考研英语32.docx

1、考研英语32考研英语-32(总分：77.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BSection Use of English/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Attempts to understand the relationship between social behavior and health have their origin in history. Dubos (1969) suggested that primitive humans were closer to the animalsU U 1 /U /Uthey, too, reliedupon their instincts

2、 to stay healthy. Yet some primitive humansU U 2 /U /Ua cause and effect relationship between doing certain things and alleviatingU U 3 /U /Uof a disease orU U 4 /U /Uthe condition of a wound.U U 5 /U /Uthere was so much that primitive humans did notU U 6 /U /Uthe functioning of the body, magic beca

3、me an integral component ofthe beliefs about the causes and cures of heathU U 7 /U /UTherefore it is notU U 8 /U /Uthat early humans thought that illness was causedU U 9 /U /Uevil spirit. Primitive medicines made from vegetables or animals were invariably used in combination with some form of ritual

4、 toU U 10 /U /Uharmful spirit from a diseased body.One of the. earliestU U 11 /U /Uin the Western world to formulate principles of health care based upon rational thought andU U 12 /U /Uof supernatural phenomena is found in the work of the Greek physician Hippocrates. The writingU U 13 /U /Uto him h

5、as provided a number of principles underiying modern medical practice. One of his most famousU U 14 /U /U, the Hippocratic Oath, is the foundation of contemporary medical ethics.Hippocrates also argued that medical knowledge should be derived from aU U 15 /U /Uof the natural science and the logic of

6、 cause and effect relationships. In thisU U 16 /U /Uthesis, On Air, Water, and Places, Hippocrates pointed out that human well-being isU U 17 /U /Uby the totality of environmentalU U 18 /U /U: living habits or lifestyle, climate, geography of the land, and the quality of air, and food.U U 19 /U /Uen

7、ough, concerns about our health and the quality of air, water, and places areU U 20 /U /Uvery much written in twentieth century.（分数：10.00）(1). A. in that B. now that C. because D. so that（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(2). A. identified B. recognized C. admitted D. esteemed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(3). A. symbols B

8、. signs C. symptoms D. syndromes（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(4). A. arranging B. adjusting C. developing D. improving（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(5). A. While B. Although C. Provided D. Since（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(6). A. confirm B. appreciate C. tolerate D. discover（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(7). A. damages B. agitation C.

9、disorders D. collapse（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(8). A. surprising B. obvious C. promising D. unwise（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(9). A. in B. by C. off D. up（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(10). A. discharge B. exclude C. dismiss D. expel（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(11). A. expedition B. incentives C. stimuli D. endeavors（分数：0.50）A.B

10、.C.D.解析：(12). A. foundation B. rejection C. integration D. acceptance（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(13). A. attributed B. committed C. acknowledged D. confined（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(14). A. attractions B. subscriptions C. contributions D. functions（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(15). A. creation B. expectation C. percepti

11、on D. preference（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(16). A. durable B. classic C. thorough D. immediate（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(17). A. impressed B. surpassed C. influenced D. regarded（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(18). A. elements B. factors C. components D. deposits（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(19). A. Interesting B. Appealing C. Dema

12、nding D. Exaggerating（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：(20). A. even B. indeed C. still D. moreover（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.解析：二、BSection Reading Comprehension/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、BPart A/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、BText 1/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Penny-pinching consumers and fierce price wars are bad news for the travel industry. Bad, that

13、 is, for everyone except the booming on line travel giants. Consider the sharp rebound of such on-line players as Travelocity and Expedia. While they suffered in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, with bookings off as much as 70% in the weeks that followed, business has snapped back.

14、The speed with which those businesses bounced back surprised even the people most bullish about the sector, says Mitchell J. Rubin, a money manager at New York-based Baron Capital, an investor in on-line travel stocks.The travel industrys pain is often the on-line industrys gain, as suppliers push m

15、ore discounted airline seats and hotel rooms to win back customers. And many of those deals are available only on dine. At the same time, on-line agencies rely primarily on leisure travelers, where traffic has rebounded more quickly than on the business side.The two biggest players, Travelocity Com.

16、 Inc. and Expedia Inc. , are locked in combat for the top spot. Both sold some $ 3 billion worth of travel last year, though Expedia topped Travelocity in the fourth quarter in gross bookings. And thanks in part to a greater emphasis on wholesale deals with suppliers, Expedia is more profitable. For

17、 the quarter ended in December, Expedia posted its first net profit, $ 5.2 million, even with noncash and nonrecurring charges, compared with Travelocitys $ 25 million loss.The airlines latest cost cutting moves may only spur the on-line stampede. Major carriers are eliminating travel agent commissi

18、ons in the U. S. That could lead to growing service charges for consumers at traditional agencies, driving still more travelers to the Web. Jupiter Media Metrix is predicting that on line travel sales in the U. S. will jump 29%0, to $ 31 billion this year, and to $ 50 billion by 2005. About half of

19、that is from airlines and other suppliers own Web sites, but that still leaves plenty of room for the online agents.This growing market is drawing plenty of competition and new players. Hotel and car rental franchiser Cendant Corp. snapped up Cheap Tickets last October. Barry Dillers USA Networks In

20、c. bought a controlling stake in Expedia. And a group of hotels, including Hilton Hotels and Hyatt Corp. , are launching their own business this summer to market hotel rooms on the Net.Is the field too crowded? Analysts and on-line agencies arent worried, figuring that theres plenty of new business

21、to go around. But, for now, the clear winners are consumers, who can count on finding better services and better deals on line.（分数：4.00）(1).We can learn from the beginning that the competition in the travel industry revolves chiefly around A. suppliers markets. B. price battles. C. travel stocks. D.

22、 on line services.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.解析：题干问：“从文章开头我们可以得到，旅游业的竞争主要围绕的是。”原文第一句提到了“fierce price war(激烈的价格战争)”，所以旅游业的竞争主要围绕的是“价格战争”。而选项A“供给者市场”，C“证券市场”以及D“在线服务”皆不符合题意。(2).Who benefited the most from the competition among travel agencies? A. Consumers. B. On-line agencies. C. Airliners. D. Traditional agen

23、cies.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.解析：题干问：“从旅游机构之间的竞争中获得最大利益的是。”根据原文的阐述，不断下降的价格最终的受益者就是消费者，选项A表达了此意。而选项B“在线机构”，C“空公司”以及D“传统的机构”皆不符合题意。(3).It can inferred from Paragraph 4 that airlines cost-cutting moves A. will be of great benefit to agent commissions. B. are intended to cater to the needs of consumers. C. will

24、 help plenty of new business to go around. D. might have affected the gain of on-line agencies.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.解析：题干问：“从第4自然段我们可以得出，航空公司不断降价的举措”第4自然段开头作者谈到由于航空公司不断地进行机票打折性的活动，人们把旅游公司的一些委托商逐出了市场，导致了传统行业中的服务性费用增加，但是在最后一句作者又说这仍然给在线机构留下了空间，所以这种举措“可能影响到了在线机构的收入”。而选项A“将给代理商带来好处”，B“迎合消费者”以及C“帮助许多新的企业度过难关”

25、皆不符合题意。(4).The word bullish (Paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to A. skeptical. B. doubtful. C. optimistic. D. shocked.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.解析：题干问：“第1自然段中的bullish意思是。”根据上下文，作者在上文说也许那些吝啬的消费者和激烈的价格竞争对于旅游业来说是很糟糕的，但是对于那些从事网络旅游业的巨头公司来说也许并不那么糟糕，所以“bullish”的意思是“optimistic(乐观的)”。而选项A“怀疑的”B“怀疑的”以及D“震惊的”皆不符合题意。(

26、5).Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. On-line travel agents are indispensable to travelers. B. On line travel services are likely to take wing. C. The advent of on-line players will hurt consumers. D. Consumers are denied the right to cancel bookings.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.解析：题干问：“根据

27、文章，下列正确的是。”根据作者的乐观态度，作者认为无论受到多大的冲击，“在线旅游服务仍然能展翅高飞”选项B表达了此意。而选项A“在线旅游机构对于旅游者是不可避免的”，C“在线旅游机构的出现伤害了消费者”以及D“消费者没有得到取消预定的权利”皆不符合题意：五、BText 2/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)IQ stands for Intelligence Quotient, which is a measure of a persons intelligence found by means of an intelligence test. Before marks gained in su

28、ch a test can be useful as information about a person, they must be compared with some standard, or Unorm/U. It is not enough simply to know that a boy of thirteen has scored, say, ninety marks in a particular test. To know whether he is clever, average or dull, his marks must be compared with the average achieved by boys of thirteen in that test.In 1906 the psychologist, Alfred Binet, devised the standard in relation to which intelligence has since been assessed.He invented a variety of tests and put large numbers of children of different