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1、考研英语一模拟试题一考研英语（一）模拟试题一Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and markA, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Black death that drove Newton from his college and into a momentous discovery, 1England in 1665. Astronomical records

2、of the time show that 2 was a year of intense sunspot activity, and studies of annual tree 3 , which are wider when the sun is disturbed, 4 that the terrible plague of 1348 was 5 accompanied by an active sun.This sounds incredible, 6 we now have evidence that the sun has a direct effect on some of o

3、ur body 7 . Over 120 000 tests were made on people in a Black Sea 8 to measure the number of lymphocytes in their blood. These small cells normally 9 between 20 and 25 percent of mans white blood cells, but in years of great solar activity this 10 decreases. There was a big drop during the sunspot y

4、ears of 1986 and 1987, and number of people 11 from diseases caused by a lymphocyte deficiency 12 doubled during the tremendous solar explosion of February1986.1. A blanketedB sweptC coveredD spread2. A thisB suchC soD either3. A ringsB cyclesC circlesD rounds4. A surveyB revealC predictD release5.

5、A stillB evenC thenD also6. A butB becauseC unlessD when7. A chemistryB constructionC physiologyD constitution8. A retreatB reserveC resortD refuge9. A put inB take overC make upD set off10. A numberB figureC shareD proportion11. A sufferedB sufferC sufferingD to suffer12. A unexpectedlyB actuallyC

6、disappointedlyD practically13. A performancesB operationsC functionsD workings14. A environmentB fieldC layerD shell15. A would expectB expectsC expectD expected16. A affectedB respectedC protectedD connected17. A besideB atC byD onMany of the bodys 13 seem to be influenced by sun-induced changes in

7、 the earths magnetic 14 . If this is so, one 15 to find that the nervous system, which depends on electrical stimuli, would be the most 16 . A study of 5 580 coal-mine accidents 17 the Ruhr river shows that most occurred on the day following solar activity. Studies of traffic accidents in Russia and

8、 in Germany show that these increase, by as much as four 18 the average, on days after the 19 of a solar flare. This suggests that accidents may be 20 a disturbance deeper than a simple decrease in reaction time. These results make it clear that man in, among other things, a remarkably sensitive liv

9、ing sundial.18. A times aboveB timeC times inDtimes19. A formationB explosionC eruptionDpropulsion20. A due toB apt forC all butD prior toSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers

10、on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1Over the last decade, demand for the most common cosmetic surgery procedures, like breast enlargements and nose jobs, has increased by more than 400 percent. According to Dr. Dai Davies, of the Plastic Surgery Partnership in Hammersmith, the majority of cosmetic s

11、urgery patients are not chasing physical perfection. Rather, they are driven to fantastic lengths to improve their appearance by a desire to look normal. What we all crave is to look normal, and normal is what is prescribed by the advertising media and other external pressures. They give us look lik

12、e that.In America, the debate is no longer about whether surgery is normal; rather, it centers on what age people should be before going under the knife. New York surgeon Dr. Gerard Imber recommends maintenance work for people in their thirties. The idea of waiting until one needs a heroic transform

13、ation is silly, he says. By then, youve wasted 20 great years of your life and allowed things to get out of hand. Dr. Imber draws the line at operating on people who are under18, however, It seems that someone we dont consider old enough to order a drink shouldnt be considering plastic surgery.In th

14、e UK cosmetic surgery has long been seen as the exclusive domain of the very rich and famous. But the proportionate cost of treatment has fallen substantially, bringing all but the most advanced laser technology within the reach of most people. Dr. Davies, who claims to cater for the average person,

15、 agrees. He says: I treat a few of the rich and famous and an awful lot of secretaries. Of course, 3, 000 for an operation is a lot of money. But it is also an investment for life which costs about half the price of a good family holiday.Dr. Davies suspects that the increasing sophistication of the

16、fat injecting and removal techniques that allow patients to be treated with a local anaesthetic in an afternoon has also helped promote the popularity of cosmetic surgery. Yet, as one woman who recently paid 2,500for liposuction to remove fat from her thighs admitted, the slope to becoming a cosmeti

17、c surgery Veteran is a deceptively gentle one. I had my legs done because theyd been bugging me for years. But going into the clinic was so low key and effective it whetted my appetite. Now I dont think theres any operation that I would rule out having if I could afford it.21. According to the text,

18、 the reason for cosmetic surgery is toA be physically healthy. B look more normal.C satisfy appetite.D be accepted by media.22. According to the third paragraph, Dr. Davies implies thatA cosmetic surgery, though costly, is worth having. B cosmetic surgery is too expensive.C cosmetic surgery is neces

19、sary even for the average person. D cosmetic surgery is mainly for the rich and famous.23. The statement draws the line at operating on people (para. 2) is closest in meaning toA removing wrinkles from the face. B helping people make up.C enjoying operating. D refusing to operate.24. It can be infer

20、red from the text thatA it is wise to have cosmetic surgery under 18. B cosmetic surgery is now much easier.C people tend to abuse cosmetic surgery.D the earlier people have cosmetic surgery, the better they will be.25. The text is mainly aboutA the advantage of having cosmetic surgery.B what kind o

21、f people should have cosmetic surgery. C the reason why cosmetic surgery is so popular.D the disadvantage of having cosmetic surgery.Text 2In nature as in culture, diversity can be a difficult concept. Understanding it is one thing, accepting it another, especially when diversity means not only ackn

22、owledging a pre-existing mixture of difference-the very ampleness of the world-but also accommodating an adjustment to the existing state of things. A case in point is the reintroduction of gray wolves in Yellowstone national Park. Thirty-three wolves were released in 1995, and their number has now

23、reached 97. Population expansion is one measure of the wolf programs success, but a better one is the wolves impact on the natural diversity of the park.Typically, a pack of the Yellowstone wolves kills a big deer very few days. But over the remains the wolves abandon, a wonderful new diversity has

24、emerged. Since their arrival, wolveshave killed many of the parks coyotes ( 丛林 郎), a smaller kind of wolf. The reduction in coyoteshas caused an increase in rodents such as mice, rabbits and squirrels, which also benefits a wide range of predators. Even the coyotes that live at the margins of wolf c

25、ountry have prospered, thanks to the leftovers the wolves leave behind. So do grizzly bears, which feed on wolf-kilted deer before beginning hibernation or winter sleep.What has interested scientists is the swiftness, the dynamism, of this shift in diversity. There has been, however, no matching dyn

26、amism in the opinion of humans who oppose the wolf reintroduction. That was made plain by a Federal district judges recent order to remove the wolves, the result or a legal process that is the offspring of inflexibility. Several livestock groups, including the Wyoming Farm Bureau, had filed a suit t

27、hat urged, in slightly cleverer terms, the old proposition, no wolves, no problems. Several environmental groups had flied a separate lawsuit-unconnected to the Yellowstone wolves-protesting the dropping of legal protection forwolves that were recolonizing Idaho. The two suits were unfortunately mer

28、ged.Though Judge William Downes stayed his own decision, pending appeal, his judgment is a sad encouragement to the mistaken defensiveness of most ranchers or cattle farmers. It is also a misunderstanding of the purpose of the environmentalists suit. His decision needs to be swiftly and decisively o

29、verturned on appeal. It is no exaggeration to say that since the return of the wolves, Yellowstone has witnessed an economy of diversity from which human culture-including the culture of ranching-can directly profit, if only it chooses to do so.26. Since the arrival of 33 wolves in the Yellowstone N

30、ational Park, A a dynamic biological chain has started to functionB animals kept in the park have had enough foodC some animals that are not wanted have been vanishingD the attraction of the park is greatly increased27. The author thinks it unfortunate that the judge shouldA make efforts to accept s

31、uits with regard to old issues. B make use of legal means to protect his own interests.C mix up two irrelevant suits and make wolves the victims.D support the protest against canceling legal protections for wolves.28. The author believes that Judge William Downes was obviously on the side ofA the Yellowstone ParkB l