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考研英语真题和答案解析
2013年研究生入学考试英语一试题
SectionI UseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Peopleare,onthewhole,pooratconsideringbackgroundinformationwhenmakingindividualdecisions.Atfirstglancethismightseemlikeastrengththat 1 theabilitytomakejudgmentswhichareunbiasedby 2 factors.ButDr.UriSimonsohnspeculatedthataninabilitytoconsiderthebig 3 wasleadingdecision-makerstobebiasedbythedailysamlesofinformationtheywereworkingwith. 4 ,hetheorisedthatajudge 5 ofapperaringtoosoft 6 crimemightbemorelikelytosendsomeonetoprison 7 hehadalreadysentencedfiveorsixotherdefendantsonlytoforcedcommunityserviceonthatday。
To 8 thisidea,heturnedtotheuniversity-admissionsprocess.Intheory,the 9 ofanapplicantshouldnotdependonthefewothers 10 randomlyforinterviewduringthesameday,butDr.Simonsohosuspectedthetruthwas 11 。
Hestudiedtheresultsof9,323 MBA interviews 12 by31admissionsofficers.Theinterviewershad 13 applicantsonascaleofonetofive.Thisscale 14 numerousfactorsintoconsideration.Thescoreswere 15 usedinconjunctionwithanapplicant’sscoreontheGranduateManagentAdimssionTest,orGMAT,astandardizedexamwhichis 16 outof800points,tomakeadecisiononwhethertoaccepthimorher。
Dr.Simonsohofoundifthescoreofthepreviouscandidateinadailyseriesofintervieweeswas0.75pointsormorehigherthanthatoftheone 17 that,thenthescoreforthenextapplicantwould 18 byanaverageof0.075points.Thismightsoundsmall,butto 19 theeffectsofsuchadecreaseacandidatecouldneed30moreGMATpointsthanwouldotherwisehavebeen 20 。
1.[A]grants [B]submits [C]transmits [D]delivers
2.[A]minor [B]objective [C]crucial [D]external
3.[A]issue [B]vision [C]picture [D]external
4.[A]Forexample [B]Onaverage [C]Inprinciple [D]Aboveall
5.[A]fond [B]fearful [C]capable [D]thoughtless
6.[A]in [B]on [C]to [D]for
7.[A]if [B]until [C]though [D]unless
8.[A]promote [B]emphasize [C]share [D]success
9.[A]decision [B]quality [C]status [D]success
10.[A]chosen [B]studied [C]found [D]identified
11.[A]exceptional [B]defensible [C]replaceable [D]otherwise
12.[A]inspired [B]expressed [C]conducted [D]secured
13.[A]assigned [B]rated [C]matched [D]arranged
14.[A]put [B]got [C]gave [D]took
15.[A]instead [B]then [C]ever [D]rather
16.[A]selected [B]passed [C]marked [D]introduced
17.[A]before [B]after [C]above [D]below
18.[A]jump [B]float [C]drop [D]fluctuate
19.[A]achieve [B]undo [C]maintain [D]disregard
20.[A]promising [B]possible [C]necessary [D]helpful
SectionII ReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Inthe2006filmversionofTheDevilWearsPrada,MirandaPriestly,playedbyMerylStreep,scoldsherunattractiveassistantforimaginingthathighfashiondoesn’taffecther,Priestlyexplainshowthedeepbluecoloroftheassistant’ssweaterdescendedovertheyearsfromfashionshowstodepartmentsstoresandtothebargainbininwhichthepoorgirldoubtlessfoundhergarment。
Thistop-downconceptionofthefashionbusinesscouldn’tbemoreoutofdateoratoddswiththefeverishwoulddescribedin Overdressed, EliazabethCline’sthree-year indictment of“fastfashion”.Inthelastdecadeorso,advancesintechnologyhaveallowedmass-marketlabelssuchasZara,H&M,andUniqlotoreacttotrendsmorequicklyandanticipatedemandmoreprecisely.Quickerturnaroundsmeanlesswastedinventory,morefrequentrelease,andmoreprofit.Theselabelsencouragestyle-consciousconsumerstoseeclothesasdisposable-meanttolastonlyawashortwo,althoughtheydon’tadvertisethat–andtorenewtheirwardrobeeveryfewweeks.Byofferingon-trenditemsatdirt-cheapprices,Clineargues,thesebrandshavehijackedfashioncycles,shakinganindustrylongaccustomedtoaseasonalpace。
Thevictimsofthisrevolution,ofcourse,arenotlimitedtodesigners.ForH&Mtooffera$5.95knitminiskirtinallits2,300-piusstoresaroundtheworld,itmustrelyonlow-wageoverseaslabor,orderinvolumesthatstrainnaturalresources,andusemassiveamountsofharmfulchemicals。
Overdressedisthefashionworld’sanswertoconsumer-activistbestsellerslikeMichaelPollan’sTheOmnivore’sDilemma.“Mass-producedclothing,likefastfood,fillsahungerandneed,yetisnon-durableandwasteful,”Clineargues.Americans,shefinds,buyroughly20billiongarmentsayear–about64itemsperperson–andnomatterhowmuchtheygiveaway,thisexcessleadstowaste。
TowardstheendofOverdressed,Clineintroducedherideal,aBrooklynwomannamedSarahKateBeaumont,whosince2008hasmadeallofherownclothes–andbeautifully.ButasClineisthefirsttonote,ittookBeaumontdecadestoperfecthercraft;herexamplecan’tbeknockedoff。
Thoughseveralfast-fashioncompanieshavemadeeffortstocurbtheirimpactonlaborandtheenvironment–includingH&M,withitsgreenConsciousCollectionline–Clinebelieveslastingchangecanonlybeeffectedbythecustomer.Sheexhibitstheidealismcommontomanyadvocatesofsustainability,beitinfoodorinenergy.Vanityisaconstant;peoplewillonlystartshoppingmoresustainablywhentheycan’taffordnotto。
21. Priestlycriticizesherassistantforher
[A]poorbargainingskill。
[B]insensitivitytofashion。
[C]obsessionwithhighfashion。
[D]lackofimagination。
22.AccordingtoCline,mass-maketlabelsurgeconsumersto
[A]combatunnecessarywaste。
[B]shutoutthefeverishfashionworld。
[C]resisttheinfluenceofadvertisements。
[D]shopfortheirgarmentsmorefrequently。
23.Theword“indictment”(Line3,Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto
[A]accusation。
[B]enthusiasm。
[C]indifference。
[D]tolerance。
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelaseparagraph?
[A]Vanityhasmoreoftenbeenfoundinidealists。
[B]Thefast-fashionindustryignoressustainability。
[C]Peoplearemoreinterestedinunaffordablegarments。
[D]Pricingisvitaltoenvironment-friendlypurchasing。
25.Whatisthesubjectofthetext?
[A]Satireonanextravagantlifestyle。
[B]Challengetoahigh-fashionmyth。
[C]Criticismofthefast-fashionindustry。
[D]Exposureofamass-marketsecret。
Text2
Anoldsayinghasitthathalfofalladvertisingbudgetsarewasted-thetroubleis,nooneknowswhichhalf.Intheinternetage,atleastintheory,thisfractioncanbemuchreduced.Bywatchingwhatpeoplesearchfor,clickonandsayonline,companiescanaim“behavioural”adsatthosemostlikelytobuy。
Inthepastcoupleofweeksaquarrelhasillustratedthevaluetoadvertisersofsuchfine-grainedinformation:
Shouldadvertisersassumethatpeoplearehappytobetrackedandsentbehaviouralads?
Orshouldtheyhaveexplicitpermission?
InDecember2010America'sFederalTradeCornmission(FTC)proposedaddinga"donottrack"(DNT)optiontointernetbrowsers,sothatuserscouldtelladwertisersthattheydidnotwanttobefollowed.Microsoft'sInternetExplorerandApple'sSafaribothofferDNT;Google'sChromeisduetodosothisyear.InFebruarytheFTCandDigltalAdwertisingAlliance(DAA)agreedthattheindustrywouldgetcrackingonrespongingtoDNTrequests。
OnMay31stMicrosoftSetofftherow:
ItsaidthatInternetExplorer10,theversionduetoappearwindows8,wouldhaveDNTasadefault。
Itisnotyetclearhowadvertiserswillrespond.GetingaDNTsignaldoesnotobligeanyonetostoptracking,althoughsomecompanieshavepromisedtodoso.UnabletotellwhethersomeonereallyobjectstobehaviouraladsorwhethertheyarestickingwithMicrosoft’sdefault,somemayignoreaDNTsignalandpressonanyway。
AlsouncleariswhyMicrosofthasgoneitalone.Atterall,ithasanadbusinesstoo,whichitsayswillcomplywithDNTrequests,thoughitisstillworkingouthow.IfitistryingtoupsetGoogle,whichreliesalmostwhollyondefaultwillbecomethenorm.DNTdoesnotseemanobviouslyhugesellingpointforwindows8-thoughthefirmhascomparedsomeofitsotherproductsfavourablywithGoogle'sonthatcountbefore.BrendonLynch,Microsoft'schiefprivacyofficer,bloggde:
"webelieveconsumersshouldhavemorecontrol."Coulditreallybethatsimple?
26.Itissuggestedinparagraph1that“behavioural”adshelpadvertisersto:
[A]easecompetitionamongthemselves
[B]lowertheiroperationalcosts
[C]avoidcomplaintsfromconsumers
[D]providebetteronlineservices
27.“Theindustry”(Line6,Para.3)refersto:
[A]onlineadvertisers
[B]e-commerceconductors
[C]digitalinformationanalysis
[D]internetbrowserdevelopers
28. BobLiodiceholdsthatsettingDNTasadefault
[A]manycutth