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2014年考研英语一真题下载

研究生考试2014年英语

（一）真题及答案汇总。

2014年考研时间为：

2014年1月4日—6日。

考研教育网祝全体考生顺利通过考试。

Section1UseofEnglish

Directions：

Readthefollowingtext.Choosetheword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDontheANSWERSHEET.（10points）

Asmanypeoplehitmiddleage，theyoftenstarttonoticethattheirmemoryandmentalclarityarenotwhattheyusedtobe.Wesuddenlycan'tremember___weputthekeysjustamomentago，oranoldacquaintance'sname，orthenameofanoldbandweusedtolove.Asthebrain___，werefertotheseoccurrencesan“seniormoments.”___seeminglyinnocent，thislossofmentalfocuscanpotentiallyhavea（n）___impactonourprofessional，social，andpersonal___.

Neuroscientists，expertswhostudythenervoussystem，areincreasinglyshowingthatthere'sactuallyalotthatcanbedone.It___outthatthebrainneedsexerciseinmuchthesamewayourmusclesdo，andtherightmental___cansignificantlyimproveourbasiccognitive___.Thinkingis___essentiallya___ofmakingconnectionsinthebrain.Toacertainextent，ourabilityto___inmarkingtheconnectionsthatdriveintelligenceisinherited.abilityto___inmakingtheconnectionsaremadethrougheffortandpractice，___，becausetheseconnectionsaremadethrougheffortandpractice，scientistsbelievethatintelligencecanexpandandfluctuate___mentaleffort.

Now，anewWeb-basedcompanyhastakenitastep___anddevelopedthefirst“braintrainingprogram”designedtoactuallyhelppeopleimproveandregaintheirmental___.

TheWeb-basedprogram___youtosystematicallyimproveyourmemoryandattentionskills.Theprogramkeeps___ofyourprogressandprovidesdetailedfeedback___yourperformanceandimprovement.Mostimportantly，it___modifiesandenhancesthegamesyouplayto___onthestrengthsyouaredeveloping-muchlikea（n）___exerciseroutinerequiresyoutoincreaseresistanceandvaryyourmuscleuse.

1.[A]where[B]when[C]that[D]why

2.[A]improves[B]fades[C]recovers[D]collapses

3.[A]If[B]Unless[C]Once[D]While

4.[A]uneven[B]limited[C]damaging[D]obsucure

5.[A]wellbeing[B]envirenment[C]relationahip[D]outlook

6.[A]turns[B]finds[C]points[D]figures

7.[A]roundabouts[B]responses[C]workouts[D]associations

8.[A]genre[B]functions[C]cicumstances[D]criterion

9.[A]channel[B]condition[C]sequence[D]process

10.[A]persist[B]believe[C]excel[D]feature

11.[A]Therefore[B]Moreover[C]Otherwise[D]However

12.[A]accordingto[B]regardlessof[C]apartfrom[D]insteadof

13.[A]back[B]further[C]aside[D]around

14.[A]sharpness[B]stability[C]framework[D]flexibility

15.[A]forces[B]reminds[C]hurries[D]allows

16.[A]hold[B]track[C]order[D]pace

17.[A]to[B]with[C]for[D]on

18.[A]irregularly[B]habitually[C]constantly[D]unusually

19.[A]carry[B]put[C]build[D]take

20.[A]risky[B]effective[C]idle[D]familiar

Section2ReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions：

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）

Text1

Inorderto“changelivesforthebetter”andreduce“dependency.”GeorgeOsbome，ChancelloroftheExchequer，inroducedthe“upfrontworksearch”sebeme.OnlyifthejoblessarriveatthejobcentrewithaCV.registerforonlinejobsearch，andstartlookingforworkwilltheybeeligibleforbenefit-andthentheyshouldreportweeklyratherthanfortnightly.Whatcouldbemorereasonable？

Moreapparentreasonablenessfollowed.Therewillnowbeaseven-daywaitforthejobseeker'sallowance.“Therefirstfewdaysshouldbespentlookingforwork，notlookingtosignon.”he4claimed，“We'redoingthesethingsbecauseweknowtheyhelppeoplestayoffbenefitsandhelpthoseonbenefitsgetintoworkfaster.”Help？

Rellay？

Onfirsthearing，thiswasthesociallyconcernedchancellor，tryingtochangelivesforthebetter，completewith“reforms”toanobviouslyindulgentsystemthatdemandstoolittleeffortfromthenewlyunemployedtofindwork，andsubsidiseslaziness.Whatmotivatedhim，weweretounderstand，washiszealfor“fundamentalfairness”-protectingthetaxpayer，controllingspendingandensuringthatonlythemostdescringclaimantsreceivedtheirbenefits.

Losingajobishurting：

youdon'tskipdowntothejobcenterwithasonginyourheart，delightedattheprospectofdoublingyourincomefromthegenerousstate.Itisfinanciallyterrifying，psychologicallyembarrassingandyouknowthatsuportisminimalandextraordinarilyhardtoget.Youarenownotwanted；youarenowexcludedfromtheworkenvironmentthatofferspurposeandstructureinyourlife.Worse，thecrucialincometofeedyourselfandyourfamilyandpaythebillshasdisappeared.Askanyonenewlyunemployedwhattheywantandtheanswerisalways：

ajob.

ButinOsbomeland，yourfirstinstinctistofallintodepency-permanentdependencyifyoucangetit-supportedbyastateonlytooreadytoindulgeyourfalsehood.Itisasthough20yearsoferer-thougherreformsofthejobsearchandbenefitadministrationsystemneverhappend.TheprincipleofBritishwelfareisnolongerthatyoucnainsureyourselfagainsttheriskofunemploymentandreceiveunconditionalpaymentsifthedisasterhappens.Eventheveryphrase“jobseeker'sallowance”isaboutredefiningrheunemployedasa“jobseeker”whohadnofundamentalrighttoabenefitheorshehasearnedthroughmakingnationalinsurancecontributions.Instead，theclaimantreceivesatime-limited“allowance，”conditionalonactivelyseekingajob；noentitlementandnoinsurance，at$71.70aweek，oneoftheleastgenerousintheEU.

21.GeorgeOsborue'sschemewasintendedto

[A]providetheunemployedwitheasieraccesstobenefits.

[B]encouragejobseekersactiveengagementinjobseeking.

[C]motivatetheunemployedtoreportvoluntarily.

[D]guaranteejobseekerslegitimaterighttobenefits.

22.Thephrase“tosignon”mostprobablymeans

[A]tocheckontheavailabilityofjobsatthejobcentre.

[B]toacceptthegovernment'srestrictionontheallowance.

[C]toregisterforanallowanceformthegovernment.

[D]toattendagovernmentjob-trainingprogram.

23.Whatpromptedthechancellortodevelophisscheme？

[A]Adesiretosecureabetterlifeforall

[B]Aneagernesstoprotecttheunemployed.

[C]Anurgetobegeneroustotheclaimants.

[D]Apassiontoensurefairnessfortaxpayers.

24.AccordingtoParagraph3，beingunemployedmakesonefeel

[A]uneasy

[B]enraged

[C]insulted

[D]guilty

25.Towhichofthefollowingwouldtheauthormostprobablyagree？

[A]TheBritishwelfaresystemindulgesjobseekerslaziness.

[B]Osborne'sreformswillreducetheriskofunemployment.

[C]Thejobseekers'allowancehasmettheiractualneeds.

[D]Unemploymentbenefitsshouldnotbemadeconditional.

Text2

Allaroundtheworld，lawyersgeneratemorehostilitythanthemembersofanyotherprofession-withthepossibleexceptionofjournalism.ButtherearefewplaceswhereclientshavemoregroundsforcomplaintthanAmerica.

DuringthedecadebeforetheeconomiccrisisspendingonlegalservicesinAmericagrewtwiceasinflation.Thebestlawyersmadeskyscrapers-fullofmoney，temptingevermorestudentstopileintolawschools.Butmostlawgraduatesnevergetabig-firmjob.Manyoftheminsteadbecomethekindofnuisance-lawsuitfilerthatmakesthetortsystemacostltnightmare.

Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Oneistheexcessivecostsofalegaleducation.ThereisjustonepathforalawerinmostAmericanstatesafour-yearundergraduatedegreeinsomeunrelatedsubject，thenathree-yearlawdegreeatoneof200lawschoolsauthorizedbytheAmericanBarAssociationandanexpensivepreparationforthebarexam.Thisleavestoday'saveragelaw-schoolgraduatewith$1000，000ofdebtontopofundergraduatedebts.Law-schooldebtmeansthattheyhavetoworkfearsomelyhard.

Reformingthesystemwouldhelpbothlawyersandtheircustomers.Sensibleideashavebeenaroundforalongtime，butthestate-levelbodiesthatgoverntheprofessionhavebeentooconservativetoimplementthem.Oneideaistoallowpeopletostudylawasanundergraduatedegree.Anotheristoletstudentssitforthebarafteronlytwoyearsoflawschool.Ifthebarexamistrulyastemenoughtestforawould-belawyer，thosewhocansititearliershouldbeallowedtodoso.Studentswhodonotneedtheextratrainingcouldcuttheirdebtmountainbyathird.

Theotherreasonwhycostsaresohighistherestrictiveguild-likeownershipsyuctureofthebusiness.ExceptintheDistrictofColumbia，non-lawyersmaynotownanyshareofalawfirm.Thiskeepsfeeshighandinnovationslow.Thereispressureforchangefromwithintheprofession，butopponentsofchangeamongtheregulatorsinsistthatkeepingoutsidersoutofalawfirmisolateslawyersfromthepressuretomakemoneyratherthanserveclientsethically.

Infact，allowingnon-lawyerstoownsharesinlawfirmswouldreducecostsandimproveservicestocustomers，byencouraginglawfirmstousetechnologyandimproveservicestocustomers，byencouraginglawfirmstousetechnologyandtoemployprofessionalmanagerstofocusonimprovingfirms'efficiency.

Afterall，othercountries，suchasAustraliaandBritain，havestartedliberalizingtherelegalprofessions.Americashouldfollow.

26.Alotofstudentstakeuplawastheirprofessiondueto

[A]thegrowingdemandfromclients.

[B]theincreasingpressureofinflation.

[C]theprospectofworkinginbigfirms.

[D]theattractionoffinancialrewards.

27.WhichofthefollowingaddstothecostsoflegaleducationinmostAmericanstates？

[A]Highertuitionfeesfor