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全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题与答案
2018年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试卷与答案
SectionIUseofEnglish
Dnecclious:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebcslword(s)foreachnumbcredblank.andmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
In1924American'NationalResearchCouncilsenttoengineertosuperviseaseriesof
experimentsatatelephone-partsfactorycalledtheHawhtorePlantnearChicagoIthopedthey
wouldlearnhowstop-floorEgnting__1__workorsproductivityInstead,thestudiesended__2__
givingtheirnametothe“Hawhthomeeffect”theextremelyinflentlcelldeatheveey__3__tobemg
expenmenteduponchangedsubjects'behavior
Theideaarosebecauseofthe__4__behaviorofthewomenintheplato.Accordmgto__5__of
thecxpetmems.their.houriyoutputrosewhenhghtmgwasincreased.butalsowhenitwasdimmed.
Itdidnot__6__whatwasdoneintheexpenment.__7__sometmgwaschanged.produchntyrose
A(n)__8__thattheywerebemgexperimenteduponseemedtobe__9__t0alterworkers'bchamor
__10__uself
Afterseveraldecades,thesaliledatawere__11__toeconometrictheanalysisHawthorne
experimentshasanothersurprisestorej2一thedescnpuonsonrecord,nosystematic__13__was
foundthatlcvclsofproduchxntywererelatedtochangesinlighting
Itturnsoutthatpeculiarwayofconductingthec~enmentsmaybehaveletto
__14__interpretationofwhathapped.__15__,tighringwasalwayschangedonaSundayWhen
workstartedagainonMonday,output__16__rosecomparedwiththepreviousSaturdayand
__17__toriseforthenextcoupleofdays__18__,acomparisonwithdataforweekswhenthere
wasnoexpenmentationshowedthatoutputalwayswentupOnMonday,workers__19__tobe
duigentforthefirstfewdaysoftheweekinanycase,before__21__aplateauandthenslackening
offThissuggeststhatthealleged”Hawthorneeffect“ishardtoptndown
1.[A]affected[B]achieved[C]exlracted[D]restored
2[A]at[B]up[C]with[D]Off
3[A]Wuth[B]sight[C]act[D]proof
4.[A]convoversial[B]perplexing[c]mischieous[D]ambiguous
5.[A]reqtttrents[B]cxplanalions[C]accounts[D]assements
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6[A]conclude[B]matter[C]indicate[D]work
7[A]asfaras[B]forfearthat[C]incasethat[D]solongas
8.[A]awarerress[B]expectation[C]sentiment[D]illusion
9.[A]suitale[B]excessive[C]enough[D]abundant
10.[A]about[B]for[C]on[D]by
11[A]compared[B]shown[C]subjected[D]conveyed
12.[A]contraryto[B]consistentwith[C]parallelwith[D]pealliarto
13.[A]evidence[B]guidance[C]implication[D]source
14.[A]disputable[B]enlightening[C]retiable[D]wasleadmg
15.[A]Incontast[B]Forexample[C]Inconsequence[D]Asusual
16.[A]duly[B]accidentally[C]unpredictably[D]suddenly
17.[A]failed[B]ceased[C]started[D]continued
20.[A]breaking[B]chrnbing[C]surpassmg[D]hiting
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text2
Overthepastdecade,thousandsofpatentshaveseengranledforwhatarecalledbusiness
methods.Amazoncomreceivedoneforits“one-click”onlinepaymentsysternMerrillLynchgot
legalprotectionforanassetallocationstrategy.Oneinvenlorpatentedatochniqueforlyingabox
Nowthenation'stoppatentcourtappearscompletelyreadytoscalehackonbusiness-method
patents,whichhavebeencontroversiale,versincetheywerefirst
authorized10yearsagoInamovethathasintellectual-propertylawyersabuzztheU.Scourt
ofAppealsforthefederalctrcuitsalditwoulduseaparticularcasetoconductabroadreviewof
business-methodpatents.InreBijskl,asthecaseisknown,is“averybigdeal”,saysDermis'D
CrouchoftheUniversityofMissoun
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Schooloflaw.It“hasthepotentialtoelinateanentireclassofpatmts”
Curbsonbusiness-methodclaimswouldbeadramaticabout-facebecauseitwasthefederal
circuititselfthatintroducedsuchpatentswithis1998decisionintheso-calledstateStreetBank
case,approvingapatentonawayofpoolingmutual-fundassets.Thatrulingproducedan
explosioninbusiness-methodpatentfilings,initiallybyemerginginternetcompaniestryingto
stakeoutexclusivepinhtstospecifictypesofonlinetransactions.Later,moveestablished
companiesracedtoaddsuchpatentstotheirfiles,ifonlyasadefensivemoveagainstrivalsthat
mightbentthemtothepunch.In2005,IBMnotedinacourtfilingthatithadbeenissuedmore
than300business-methodpatentsdespitethafactthatitquestionedthelegalbasisforgranting
them.Similarly,someWallStreetinvestmentfilmsarmedthemselveswithpatentsforfinancial
products,evenastheytookpositionsincourtcasesopposingthepractice。
TheBilskicaseinvolvesaclaimedpatentonamethodforhedgingriskintheenergymarket.
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