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2009考研英语答案

【篇一：

2009年考研英语真题及详解】

pclass=txt>sectionⅠuseofenglish

directions:

readthefollowingtext.choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarka,b,cordonanswersheet1.（10points）

researchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesmewonderjusthowsmarthumansare_____thefruit-flyexperimentsdescribedincarlzimmer’spieceinthesciencetimesontuesday.fruitfileswhoweretaughttobesmarterthantheaveragefruitfly______toliveshorterlives.thissuggeststhat____bulbsbumlonger,thatthereisan_____innotbeingtooterrificallybright.

intelligence,it_____out,isahigh-pricedoption.ittakesmoreupkeep.bumsmorefuelandisslow_____thestartinglinebecauseitdependsonlearning–agradual____-insteadofinstinct.plentyofotherspeciesareabletolearn,andoneofthethingsthey’veapparentlylearnediswhento_____.

isthereanadaptivevalueto______intelligence?

that’sthequestionbehindthisnewresearch.ilikeit.insteadofcastingawistfulglance_____atallthespecieswe’veleftinthedusti.q.-wise,itimplicitlyaskswhatthereal____ofourownintelligencemightbe.thisis______themindofeveryanimali’veevermet.

researchonanimalintelligencealsomakesmewonderwhatexperimentsanimalswould_____onhumansiftheyhadthechance.everycatwithanowner,_____,isrunningasmall-scalestudyinoperantconditioning.webelievethat____animalsranthelabs,theywouldtestusto______thelimitsofourpatience,ourfaithfulness,ourmemoryforterrain,theywouldtrytodecidewhatintelligenceinhumansisreally______,notmerelyhowmuchofitthereis.______.theywouldhopetostudya_____question;arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivein?

_____theresultareinconclusive.

1.[a]suppose[b]consider[c]observe[d]imagine

2.[a]tended[b]feared[c]happened[d]threatened

3.[a]thinner[b]stabler[c]lighter[d]dimmer

4.[a]tendency[b]advantage[c]inclination[d]priority

5.[a]insistson[b]sumsup[c]turnsout[d]putsforward

6.[a]off[b]behind[c]over[d]along

7.[a]incredible[b]spontaneous[c]inevitable[d]gradual

8.[a]fight[b]doubt[c]stop[d]think

9.[a]invisible[b]limit[c]indefinite[d]different

10.[a]upward[b]forward[c]afterward[d]backward

11．[a]features[b]influences[c]results[d]costs

12．[a]outside[b]on[c]by[d]across

13．[a]deliver[b]carry[c]perform[d]apply

14．[a]bychance[b]incontrast[c]asusual[d]forinstance

15．[a]if[b]unless[c]as[d]lest

16．[a]moderate[b]overcome[c]determine[d]reach

17．[a]at[b]for[c]after[d]with

18．[a]aboveall[b]afterall[c]however[d]otherwise

19．[a]fundamental[b]comprehensive[c]equivalent[d]hostile

20．[a]byaccident[b]intime[c]sofar[d]betterstill

sectionⅡreadingcomprehension

parta

directions:

readthefollowingfourtexts,answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosinga,b,cord.markyouranswersonanswersheet1.（40points）

text1

habitareafunnything.wereachforthemmindlessly,settingourbrainsonauto-pilotandrelaxingintotheunconsciouscomfortoffamiliarroutine.―notchoice,buthabitrulestheueflectingherd,‖williamwordsworthsaidinthe19thcentury.intheever-changing21stcentury,eventheword―habit‖carriesanegativeconnotation.

soitseemsantitheticaltotalkabouthabitsinthesamecontextascreativityandinnovation.butbrainresearchershavediscoveredthatwhenweconsciouslydevelopnewhabits,wecreateparallelsynapticpaths,andevenentirelynewbraincells,thatcanjumpourtrainsofthoughtontonew,innovativetracks.

allofusworkthroughproblemsinwaysofwhichwe’reunaware,shesays,researchersinthelate1960coveredthathumansarebornwiththecapacitytoapproachchallengesinfourprimaryways;analytically,procedurally,relationally（orcollaboratively）andinnovatively.atpuberty,however,thebrainshutsdownhalfofthatcapacity,preservingonlythosemodesofthoughtthathaveseemedmostvaluableduringthefirstdecadeorsooflife.

thecurrentemphasisonstandardizedtestinghighlightsanalysisandprocedure,meaningthatfewofusinherentlyuseourinnovativeandcollaborativemodesofthought.―thisbreaksthemajorruleintheamericanbeliefsystem—thatanyonecandoanything,‖explainsm.j.ryan,authorofthe2006book―thisyeariwill…‖andms.markova’sbusinesspartner.―that’saliethatwehaveperpetuated,anditfosterscommonnessknowingwhatyou’regoodatanddoingevenmoreofitcreatesexcellence.‖thisiswheredevelopingnewhabitscomesin.

21.theviewofwordsworthhabitisclaimedbybeing_______.

a.usualb.familiarc.mechanicald.changeable

22.theresearchershavediscoveredthattheformationofhabitcanbe________.

a.predictedb.regulatedc.tracedd.guided

23.―ruts‖（inlineone,paragraph3）hasclosestmeaningto__________.

a.tracksb.seriesc.characteristicsd.connections

24.ms,markova’scommentssuggestthatthepracticeofstandardtesting_______?

a.preventsnewhabitsformbeingformed

b.nolongeremphasizescommonness

c.maintainstheinherentamericanthinkingmode

d.complieswiththeamericanbeliefsystem

25.rynmostprobablyagreethat_______.

a.ideasarebornofarelaxingmind

b.innovativenesscouldbetaught

c.decisivenessderivesfromfantasticideas

d.curiosityactivatescreativeminds

text2

itisawisefatherthatknowshisownchild,buttodayamancanboosthispaternal（fatherly）wisdom–oratleastconfirmthathe’sthekid’sdad.allheneedstodoisshellour$30for

paternitytestingkit（ptk）athislocaldrugstore–andanother$120togettheresults.

morethan60,000peoplehavepurchasedtheptkssincetheyfirstbecomeavailablewithoutprescriptionslastyears,accordingtodougfog,chiefoperatingofficerofidentigene,whichmakestheover-the-counterkits.morethantwodozencompaniesselldnatestsdirectlytothepublic,ranginginpricefromafewhundreddollarstomorethan$2500.

amongthemostpopular:

paternityandkinshiptesting.whichadoptedchildrencanusetofindtheirbiologicalrelativesandlatestrageamanypassionategenealogists-andsupportsbusinessesthatoffertosearchforafamily’sgeographicroots.

mosttestsrequirecollectingcellsbywebbingsalivainthemouthandsendingittothecompanyfortesting,alltestsrequireapotentialcandidatewithwhomtocomparedna.

butsomeobserversareskeptical,―thereisakindoffalseprecisionbeinghawkedbypeopleclaimingtheyaredoingancestrytesting.‖saystreyduster,anewyorkuniversitysociologist.henotesthateachindividualhasmanyancestors-numberinginthehundredsjustafewcenturiesback.yetmostancestrytestingonlyconsidersasinglelineage,eithertheychromosomeinheritedthroughmeninafather’slineormitochondrialdna,whichapasseddownonlyfrommothers,thisdnacanrevealgeneticinformationaboutonlyoneortwoancestors,eventhough,forexample,justthreegenerationsbackpeoplealsohavesixothergreat-grandparentsor,fourgenerationsback,14othergreat-great-grandparents.

criticsalsoarguethatcommercialgenetictestingisonlyasgoodasthereferencecollectionstowhichasampleiscompared.databasesusedbysomecompaniesdon’trelyondatacollectedsystematicallybutratherlumptogetherinformationfromdifferentresearchprojects.thismeansthatadnadatabasemaydifferdependingonthecompanythatprocessestheresults.inaddition,thecomputerprogramsacompanyusestoestimaterelationshipsmaybepatentedandnotsubjecttopeerrevieworoutsideevaluation.

26.inparagraphs1and2,thetextshowsptk’s________.

[a]easyavailability

[b]flexibilityinpricing

[c]successfulpromotion

[d]popularitywithhouseholds

27.ptkisusedto__________.

[a]locateone’sbirthplace

[b]promotegeneticresearch

[c]identifyparent-childkinship

[d]choosechildrenforadoption

28.skepticalobserversbelievethatancestrytestingfailsto________.

[a]tracedistantancestors

[b]rebuildreliablebloodlines

[c]fullyusegeneticinformation

[d]achievetheclaimedaccuracy

29.inthelastparagraph,aproblemcommercialgenetictestingfacesis_________.

[a]disorganizeddatacollection

[b]overlappingdatabasebuilding

30.anappropriatetitleforthetextismostlikelytobe_______.

[a]forsandagainstsofdnatesting

[b]dnatestingandit’sproblems

[c]dnatestingoutsidethelab

[d]liesbehinddnatesting

text3

therelationshipbetweenformaleducationandeconomicgrowthinpoorcountriesiswidelymisunderstoodbyeconomistsandpoliticiansalikeprogressinbothareaisundoubtedlynecessaryforthesocial,politicalandintellectualdevelopmentoftheseandallothersocieties,however,theconventionalviewthateducationshouldbeoneoftheveryhighestprioritiesforpromotingrapideconomicdevelopmentinpoorcountriesiswrong.wearefortunatethatisit,becauseneweducationalsystemsthereandputtingenoughpeoplethroughthemtoimproveeconomicperformancewouldrequiretwoorthreegenerations.thefindingsofaresearchinstitutionhaveconsistentlyshownthatworkersinallcountriescanbetrainedonthejobtoachieveradicalhigherproductivityand,asaresult,radicallyhigherstandardsofliving.

ironically,thefirstevidenceforthisideaappearedintheunitedstates.notlongago,withthecountryenteringarecessingandjapanatitspre-bubblepeak.theu.s.workforcewasderidedaspoorlyeducatedandoneofprimarycauseofthepooru.s.economicperformance.japanwas,andremains,thegloballeaderinautomotive-assemblyproductivity.yettheresearchrevealedthattheu.s.factoriesofhondanissan,andtoyotaachievedabout9