历年考研英语真题集含答案(word版).doc

20##全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section Ⅰ Use of English　　Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. <10 points>　　People are, on the whole, poor at considering background information when making individual decisions. At first glance this might seem like a strength that 1 the ability to make judgments which are unbiased by 2 factors. But Dr. Uri Simonsohn speculated that an inability to consider the big 3 was leading decision-makers to be biased by the daily samples of information they were working with. 4 , he theorised that a judge 5 of appearing too soft 6 crime might be more likely to send someone to prison 7 he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to probation on that day.　　To 8 this idea, he turned to the university-admissions process. In theory, the 9 of an applicant should not depend on the few others 10 randomly for interview during the same day, but Dr Simonsohn suspected the truth was 11 .　　He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews, 12 by 31 admissions officers. The interviewers had 13 applicants on a scale of one to five. This scale 14 numerous factors into consideration. The scores were 15 used in conjunction with an applicant's score on the Graduate Management Admission Test, or GMAT, a standardised exam which is 16 out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether to accept him or her.　　Dr Simonsohn found if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of interviewees was 0.75 points or more higher than that of the one 17 that, then the score for the next applicant would 18 by an average of 0.075 points. This might sound small, but to 19 the effects of such a decrease a candidate would need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been 20 .　　1.[A] grant [B] submits [C] transmits [D] delivers　　2.[A] minor [B]objective [C] crucial [D] external　　3.[A] issue [B] vision [C] picture [D] moment　　4.[A] For example [B] On average [C] In principle[D] Above all　　5.[A] fond [B]fearful [C] capable [D] thoughtless　　6.[A] in [B] on [C] to [D] for　　7.[A] if [B]until [C] though [D] unless　　8.[A] promote [B]emphasize [C] share [D] test　　9.[A] decision [B] quality [C] status [D] success　　10.[A] chosen [B]stupid [C]found [D] identified11.[A] exceptional [B] defensible [C] replaceable [D] otherwise　　12.[A] inspired [B]expressed [C] conducted [D] secured　　13.[A] assigned [B]rated [C] matched [D] arranged　　14.[A] put [B]got [C]gave [D] took　　15.[A]instead [B]then [C] ever [D] rather　　16.[A]selected [B]passed [C] marked [D] introduced　　17.[A]before [B] after [C] above [D] below　　18.[A] jump [B] float [C] drop [D] fluctuate　　19.[A]achieve [B]undo [C] maintain [D]disregard　　20. [A] promising [B] possible [C] necessary [D] helpfulSection Ⅱ Reading prehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. <40 points>Part B　　Directions:　　In the following article, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. <10 points>　　The social sciences are flourishing.As of 2005,there were almost half a million professional social scientists from all fields in the world, working both inside and outside academia. According to the World Social Science Report 2010,the number of social-science students worldwide has swollen by about 11% every year since 2000.　　Yet this enormous resource in not contributing enough to today’s global challenges including climate change, security,sustainable development and health.<41>______Humanity has the necessary agro-technological tools to eradicate hunger , from genetically engineered crops to arificial fertilizers . Here , too, the problems are social: the organization and distribution of food, wealth and prosperity.　　<42>____This is a shame—the munity should be grasping the opportunity to raise its influence in the real world. To paraphrase the great social scientist Joseph Schumpeter:there is no radical innovation without creative destruction .Today ,the social sciences are largely focused on disciplinary problems and internal scholarly debates,rather than on topics with external impact.　　Analyses reveal that the number of papers including the keywords "environmental changed" or "climate change" have increased rapidly since 2004,<43>____　　When social scientists do tackle practical issues ,their scope is often local:Belgium is interested mainly in the effects of poverty on Belgium for example .And whether the munity’s work contributes much to an overall accumulation of knowledge is doubtful.　　The problem is not necessarily the amount of available funding <44>____this is an adequate amount so long as it is aimed in the right。