1986-2017考研英语真题

19862017年历年考研英语真题集2017年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Could a hug a day keep the doctor away? The answer may be a resounding "yes!" _1_ helping you feel close and _2_to people you care about, it turns out that hugs can bring a _3_ of health benefits to your body and mind. Believe it or not, a warm embrace might even help you _4_ getting sick this winter.In a recent study _5_ over 400 healthy adults, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania examined the effects of perceived social support and the receipt of hugs _6_ the participants susceptibility（敏感性） to developing the common cold after being _7_ to the virus. People who perceived greater social support were less likely to come _8_ with a cold, and the researchers _9_ that the stress-reducing effects of hugging _10_ about 32 percent of that beneficial effect. _11_ among those who got a cold, the ones who felt greater social support and received more frequent hugs had less severe _12_."Hugging protects people who are under stress from the _13_ risk for colds thats usually _14_ with stress," notes Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie. Hugging "is a marker of intimacy and helps _15_ the feeling that others are there to help _16_difficulty."Some experts _17_ the stress-reducing,health-related benefits of hugging to the release of oxytocin（后叶催产素）, often called"the bonding hormone" _18_ it promotes attachment in relationships, including that between mothers and their newborn babies. Oxytocin is made primarily in the central lower part of the brain, and some of it is released into the bloodstream. But some of it_19_ in the brain, where it _20_ mood, behavior and physiology.1.ABesides BUnlike CThroughout DDespite2.Aequal Brestricted Cconnected Dinferior3. Aview Bhost Clesson Dchoice 4. Aavoid Bforget Crecall Dkeep5. Acollecting Baffecting Cguiding Dinvolving6. Aon Bin Cat Dof 7. Adevoted Battracted Clost Dexposed8. Aalong Bacross Cdown Dout9. Aimagined Bdenied Cdoubted Dcalculated 10. Aserved Brestored Cexplained Drequired11. AThus BStill CRather DEven 12. Adefeats Bsymptoms Cerrors Dtests 13. Ahighlighted Bincreased Ccontrolled Dminimized 14. Apresented Bequipped Cassociated Dcompared 15. Aassess Bgenerate Cmoderate Drecord16. Ain the name of B in the form of C in the face of D in the way of17.Aattribute Bcommit Ctransfer Dreturn18.Aunless Bbecause Cthough Duntil19.Aremains Bemerges Cvanishes Ddecreases20.Aexperiences Bcombines Cjustifies DinfluencesSection 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 on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1First two hours, now three hours this is how far in advance authorities are recommending people show up to catch a domestic flight, at least at some major U.S. airports with increasingly massive security lines.Americans are willing to tolerate time-consuming security protocols in return for increased safety. The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804, which terrorists may have downed over the Mediterranean Sea, provides another tragic reminder of why. But demanding too much of air travelers or providing too little security in return undermines public support for the process. And it should: Wasted time is a drag on Americans economic and private lives, not to mention infuriating.Last year, the Transportation Security Administration(TSA) found in a secret check that undercover investigators were able to sneak weapons both fake and real past airport security nearly every time they tried. Enhanced security measures since then, combined with a rise in airline travel due to the improving economy and low oil prices, have resulted in long waits at major airports such as Chicagos OHare International. It is not yet clear how much more effective airline security has become but the lines are obvious.Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increase in airline travel, so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the line. Part of the issue is that airports have only so much room for screening lanes. Another factor may be t