考研英语真题含答案解析.docx

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考研英语真题含答案解析

2007年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

By1830theformerSpanishandPortuguesecolonieshadbecomeindependentnations.Theroughly20million

ofthesenationslooked

tothefuture.BorninthecrisisoftheoldregimeandIberianColonialism,manyoftheleadersofindependence

theidealsofrepresentativegovernment,careers

totalent,freedomofcommerceandtrade,the

toprivateproperty,andabeliefintheindividualasthebasisofsociety.

therewasabeliefthatthenewnationsshouldbesovereignandindependentstates,largeenoughtobeeconomicallyviableandintegratedbya

setoflaws.

Ontheissueof

ofreligionandthepositionofthechurch,

therewaslessagreement

theleadership.RomanCatholicismhadbeenthestatereligionandtheonlyone

bytheSpanishcrown.

mostleaderssoughttomaintainCatholicism

theofficialreligionofthenewstates,somesoughttoendthe

ofotherfaiths.ThedefenseoftheChurchbecamearallying

fortheconservativeforces.

Theidealsoftheearlyleadersofindependencewereoftenegalitarian,valuingequalityofeverything.BolivarhadreceivedaidfromHaitiandhad

inreturntoabolishslaveryintheareasheliberated.By1854slaveryhadbeenabolishedeverywhereexceptSpain’s

colonies.EarlypromisestoendIndiantributeandtaxesonpeopleofmixedorigincamemuch

becausethenewnationsstillneededtherevenuesuchpolicies

.Egalitariansentimentswereoftentemperedbyfearsthatthemassofthepopulationwas

self-ruleanddemocracy.

1.[A]natives[B]inhabitants[C]peoples（B）[D]individuals

2.[A]confusedly[B]cheerfully[C]worriedly（D）[D]hopefully

3.[A]shared[B]forgot[C]attained（A）[D]rejected

4.[A]related[B]close[C]open（C）[D]devoted

5.[A]access[B]succession[C]right（C）[D]return

6.[A]Presumably[B]Incidentally[C]Obviously（D）[D]Generally

7.[A]unique[B]common[C]particular（B）[D]typical

8.[A]freedom[B]origin[C]impact（A）[D]reform

9.[A]therefore[B]however[C]indeed（B）[D]moreover

10.[A]with[B]about[C]among（C）[D]by

11.[A]allowed[B]preached[C]granted（A）[D]funded

12.[A]Since[B]If[C]Unless（D）[D]While

13.[A]as[B]for[C]under（A）[D]against

14.[A]spread[B]interference[C]exclusion（C）[D]influence

15.[A]support[B]cry[C]plea（B）[D]wish

16.[A]urged[B]intended[C]expected（D）[D]promised

17.[A]controlling[B]former[C]remaining（C）[D]original

18.[A]slower[B]faster[C]easier（A）[D]tougher

19.[A]created[B]produced[C]contributed（B）[D]preferred

20.[A]puzzledby[B]hostileto[C]pessimisticabout（D）[D]unpreparedfor

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C],or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

Ifyouweretoexaminethebirthcertificatesofeverysoccerplayerin2006’sWorldCuptournament,youwouldmostlikelyfindanoteworthyquirk:

elitesoccerplayersaremorelikelytohavebeenbornintheearliermonthsoftheyearthaninthelatermonths.IfyouthenexaminedtheEuropeannationalyouthteamsthatfeedtheWorldCupandprofessionalranks,youwouldfindthisstrangephenomenontobeevenmorepronounced.

Whatmightaccountforthisstrangephenomenon?

Hereareafewguesses:

a）certainastrologicalsignsconfersuperiorsoccerskills;b）winter-bornbabiestendtohavehigheroxygencapacity,whichincreasessoccerstamina;c）soccer-madparentsaremorelikelytoconceivechildreninspringtime,attheannualpeakofsoccermania;d）noneoftheabove.

AndersEricsson,a58-year-oldpsychologyprofessoratFloridaStateUniversity,sayshebelievesstronglyin“noneoftheabove.”EricssongrewupinSweden,andstudiednuclearengineeringuntilherealizedhewouldhavemoreopportunitytoconducthisownresearchifheswitchedtopsychology.Hisfirstexperiment,nearly30yearsago,involvedmemory:

trainingapersontohearandthenrepeatarandomseriesofnumbers.“Withthefirstsubject,afterabout20hoursoftraining,hisdigitspanhadrisenfrom7to20,”Ericssonrecalls.“Hekeptimproving,andafterabout200hoursoftraininghehadrisentoover80numbers.”

Thissuccess,coupledwithlaterresearchshowingthatmemoryitselfisnotgeneticallydetermined,ledEricssontoconcludethattheactofmemorizingismoreofacognitiveexercisethananintuitiveone.Inotherwords,whateverinborndifferencestwopeoplemayexhibitintheirabilitiestomemorize,thosedifferencesareswampedbyhowwelleachperson“encodes”theinformation.Andthebestwaytolearnhowtoencodeinformationmeaningfully,Ericssondetermined,wasaprocessknownasdeliberatepractice.Deliberatepracticeentailsmorethansimplyrepeatingatask.Rather,itinvolvessettingspecificgoals,obtainingimmediatefeedbackandconcentratingasmuchontechniqueasonoutcome.

Ericssonandhiscolleagueshavethustakentostudyingexpertperformersinawiderangeofpursuits,includingsoccer.Theygatherallthedatatheycan,notjustperformancestatisticsandbiographicaldetailsbutalsotheresultsoftheirownlaboratoryexperimentswithhighachievers.Theirworkmakesaratherstartlingassertion:

thetraitwecommonlycalltalentishighlyoverrated.Or,putanotherway,expertperformers–whetherinmemoryorsurgery,balletorcomputerprogramming–arenearlyalwaysmade,notborn.

21.Thebirthdayphenomenonfoundamongsoccerplayersismentionedto

[A]stresstheimportanceofprofessionaltraining.

[B]spotlightthesoccersuperstarsintheWorldCup.

[C]introducethetopicofwhatmakesexpertperformance.（C）

[D]explainwhysomesoccerteamsplaybetterthanothers.

22.Theword“mania”（Line4,Paragraph2）mostprobablymeans

[A]fun.

[B]craze.

[C]hysteria.（B）

[D]excitement.

23.AccordingtoEricsson,goodmemory

[A]dependsonmeaningfulprocessingofinformation.

[B]resultsfromintuitiveratherthancognitiveexercises.

[C]isdeterminedbygeneticratherthanpsychologicalfactors.（A）

[D]requiresimmediatefeedbackandahighdegreeofconcentration.

24.Ericssonandhiscolleaguesbelievethat

[A]talentisadominatingfactorforprofessionalsuccess.

[B]biographicaldataprovidethekeytoexcellentperformance.

[C]theroleoftalenttendstobeoverlooked.（D）

[D]highachieversowetheirsuccessmostlytonurture.

25.Whichofthefollowingproverbsisclosesttothemessagethetexttriestoconvey?

[A]“Faithwillmovemountains.”

[B]“Onereapswhatonesows.”

[C]“Practicemakesperfect.”（C）

[D]“Likefather,likeson.”

Text2

Forthepastseveralyears,theSundaynewspapersupplementParadehasfeaturedacolumncalled“AskMarilyn.”PeopleareinvitedtoqueryMarilynvosSavant,whoatage10hadtestedatamentallevelofsomeoneabout23yearsold;thatgaveheranIQof228–thehighestscoreeverrecorded.IQtestsaskyoutocompleteverbalandvisualanalogies,toenvisionpaperafterithasbeenfoldedandcut,andtodeducenumericalsequences,amongothersimilartasks.SoitisabitconfusingwhenvosSavantfieldssuchqueriesfromtheaverageJoe（whoseIQis100）as,What’sthedifferencebetweenloveandfondness?

Orwhatisthenatureofluckandcoincidence?

It’snotobvioushowthecapacitytovisualizeobjectsandtofigureoutnumericalpatternssuitsonetoanswerquestionsthathaveeludedsomeofthebestpoetsandphilosophers.

Clearly,intelligenceencompassesmorethanascoreonatest.Justwhatdoesitmeantobesmart?

Howmuchofintelligencecanbespecified,andhowmuchcanwelearnaboutitfromneurology,genetics,computerscienceandotherfields?

ThedefiningtermofintelligenceinhumansstillseemstobetheIQscore,eventhoughIQtestsarenotgivenasoftenastheyusedtobe.Thetestcomesprimarilyintwoforms:

theStanford-BinetIntelligenceScaleandtheWechslerIntelligenceScales（bothcomeinadultandchildren’sversion）.Generallycostingseveralhundreddollars,theyareusuallygivenonlybypsychologists,althoughvariationsofthempopulatebookstoresandtheWorldWideWeb.SuperhighscoreslikevosSavant’sarenolongerpossible,becausescoringisnowbasedonastatisticalpopulationdistributionamongagepeers,ratherthansimplydividingthementalagebythechronologicalageandmultiplyingby100.Otherstandardizedtests,suchastheScholasticAssessmentTest（SAT）andtheGraduateRecordExam（GRE）,capturethemainaspectsofIQtests.

Suchstandardizedtestsmaynotassessalltheimportantelementsnecessarytosucceedinschoolandinlife,arguesRobertJ.Sternberg.Inhisarticle“HowIntelligentIsIntelligenceTesting?

”,Sternbergnotesthattraditionaltestbestassessanalyticalandverbalskillsbutfailtomeasurecreativityandpracticalknowledge,componentsalsocriticaltoproblemsolvingandlifesuccess.Moreover,IQtestsdonotnecessarilypredictsowelloncepopulationsorsituationschange.ResearchhasfoundthatIQpredictedleadershipskillswhenthetestsweregivenunderlow-stressconditions,butunderhigh-stressconditions,IQwasnegativelycorrelatedwithleadership–thatis,itpredictedtheopposite.AnyonewhohastoiledthroughSATwilltestifythattest-takingskillalsomatters,whetherit’sknowingwhentoguessorwhatquestionstoskip.

26.Whichofthefollowingmayberequiredinanintelligencetest?

[A]Answeringphilosophicalquestions.

[B]Foldingorcuttingpaperintodifferentshapes.

[C]Tellingthedifferencesbetweencert