考研英语一真题及参考答案解析.docx

1、考研英语一真题及参考答案解析2010年考研英语一Section I Use of English Directions:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank.and markA，B，CorDon ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)In 1924 American National Research Council sent to engineer to supervise a series of experiments at a telephone-parts fact

2、ory called the Hawthorne Plant near Chicago. It hoped they would learn how stop-floor lighting _1_ workers productivity. Instead，the studies ended_2_ giving their name to the “Hawthorne effect” the extremely influential idea the very_3_to being experimented upon changed subjects behaviorThe idea aro

3、se because of the_4_behavior of the women in the plant.According to _5_of the experiments their hourly output rose when lighting was increased, but also when it was dimmed. It did not _6_what was done in the experiment. _7_something was changed productivity rose . A(n) _8_ that they were being exper

4、imented upon seemed to be _9_to alter workers behavior _10_ itselfAfter several decades，the same data were _11_to econometric the analysis Hawthorne experiments has another surprise store 12 the descriptions on record，no systematic _13_was found that levels of productivity were related to changes in

5、 lightingIt turns out that peculiar way of conducting the experiments may be have let to _14_interpretation of what happened._15_，lighting was always changed on a Sunday When work started again on Monday, output _16_ rose compared with the previous Saturday and _17_ to rise for the next couple of da

6、ys _18_ ，a comparison with data for weeks when there was no experimentation showed that output always went up on Monday, workers _19_to be diligent for the first few days of the week in any case，before _20_a plateau and then slackening off. This suggests that the alleged “Hawthorne effect” is hard t

7、o pin down1.A affected Bachieved Cextracted Drestored2. Aat Bup Cwith Doff3. Atruth Bsight Cact Dproof4. Acontroversial Bperplexing Cmischievous Dambiguous5. Arequirements Bexplanations Caccounts Dassessments6. Aconclude Bmatter Cindicate Dwork7. Aas far as Bfor fear that Cin case that Dso long as8.

8、 Aawareness Bexpectation Csentiment Dillusion9. Asuitable Bexcessive Cenough Dabundant10. Aabout Bfor Con Dby11. Acompared Bshown Csubjected Dconveyed12. Acontrary to Bconsistent with Cparallel with Dpeculiar to13.Aevidence Bguidance Cimplication Dsource14.Adisputable Benlightening Creliable Dmislea

9、ding15.AIn contrast BFor example CIn consequence DAs usual16. Aduly Baccidentally Cunpredictably Dsuddenly17. Afailed Bceased Cstarted Dcontinued20.Abreaking Bclimbing Csurpassing DhittingSection Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text

10、 by choosingA，B，CorD.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)Text 1Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage. It is

11、difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers. Yet a considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in l

12、arge part of newspaper reviews. To read such books today is to marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once deemed suitable for publication in general-circulation dailies.We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th ce

13、ntury and the eve of World War II, at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared. In those far-off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the ev

14、ents they covered. Theirs was a serious business, and even those reviewers who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newman, could be trusted to know what they were about. These men believed in journalism as a calling, and were proud to be published in the daily press. “So

15、 few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism,” Newman wrote, “that I am tempted to define journalism as a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are.”Unfortunately, these critics are virtually forgotten. Neville Cardus, w

16、ho wrote for the Manchester Guardian from 1917 until shortly before his death in 1975, is now known solely as a writer of essays on the game of cricket. During his lifetime, though, he was also one of Englands foremost classical-music critics, a stylist so widely admired that his Autobiography (1947

17、) became a best-seller. He was knighted in 1967, the first music critic to be so honored. Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists.Is there any chance that Carduss criticism will enjoy a revival? The prospect seems remote. Journ

18、alistic tastes had changed long before his death, and postmodern readers have little use for the richly upholstered Vicwardian prose in which he specialized. Moreover, the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.21. It is indicated in Paragraphs 1 and 2 thatA arts criticism

19、 has disappeared from big-city newspapers.B English-language newspapers used to carry more arts reviews.C high-quality newspapers retain a large body of readers.D young readers doubt the suitability of criticism on dailies.22. Newspaper reviews in England before World War II were characterized byA f

20、ree themes.B casual style.C elaborate layout.D radical viewpoints.23. Which of the following would Shaw and Newman most probably agree on?A It is writers duty to fulfill journalistic goals.B It is contemptible for writers to be journalists.C Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism.D Not all

21、 writers are capable of journalistic writing.24. What can be learned about Cardus according to the last two paragraphs?A His music criticism may not appeal to readers today.B His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute.C His style caters largely to modern specialists.D His writings fai

22、l to follow the amateur tradition.25. What would be the best title for the text?A Newspapers of the Good Old DaysB The Lost Horizon in NewspapersC Mournful Decline of JournalismD Prominent Critics in MemoryText 2Over the past decade, thousands of patents have seen granted for what are called busines

23、s methods.Amazon com received one for its“one-click”online payment system Merrill Lynch got legal protection for an asset allocation strategy.One inventor patented a technique for lying a box。Now the nations top patent court appears completely ready to scale hack on business-method patents, which ha

24、ve been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago. In a move that has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz the U.S court of Appeals for the federal circuit said it would use particular case to conduct a broad review of business-method patents. In re Bilski, as the case is known

25、, is “a very big deal”， says DermisD, Crouch of the University of Missouri School of law.It “has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents”Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face because it was the federal circuit itself that introduced such patents with is 1998 de

26、cision in the so-called state Street Bank case, approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets. That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging internet companies trying to stake out exclusive pints to specific types of online transactions. Later

27、, move established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might bent them to the punch. In 2005, IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents despite the fact that it questioned the legal basis

28、for granting them. Similarly, some Wall Street investment films armed themselves with patents for financial products, even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice。The Bilski case involves a claimed patent on a method for hedging risk in the energy market. The Federal circuit issu

29、ed an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the courts judges, rather than a typical panel of three, and that one issue it wants to evaluate is whether it should “reconsider” its state street Bank ruling。The Federal Circuits action comes in the wake of a series of recent de

30、cisions by the supreme. Count that has narrowed the scope of protections for patent holders. Last April, for example the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for “inventions” that are obvious. The judges on the Federal circuit are “reaction to the anti-patent trend at the suprem

31、e court” says Harole C Wegner, a par tend attorney and professor at Washington University Law School。26. Business-method patents have recently aroused concern because ofA their limited value to business B their connection with asset allocationC the possible restriction on their granting D the controversy over authorization27. Which of the following is true of the Bilski case?A Its ruling complies with the court decisions B It involves a very big business transactionC It has been dismissed by the Federa