2008 考研英语(一)真题.doc

2008年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read theA, B, C or D ontext. Choose the best word(s)SH EET 1. (10 points)each numbered blank and markThe idea tha t some groups of people ma be more intelligent tha n othe rs is one ofythose h otheses tha t dare notits name. ButCochran is 1 to sa ityanywa . He is tha t bird, a scientist w ho works independently23anyyinstitution. He helped popularize the idea tha t some diseases not4tho u ght to havea bacterial cause were actuallyfirst suggested.which aroused muchwhen it wasy5 he , however, mi ght tremble at the 6 of what he is about to do.two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only tha t onewith7grou p ofis more intelligent tha n thebut explains the process tha t hasbrought thi s about. The grou p incentral The process isThis generall do well in IQ test,of 100, and have contributed8are a particular people ori gi nated912-15 points above the 10 valueto the intellectual and cultural of theof thei r elites , including several world - renownedy11West , as thescientists, 1312. The also suffer moretha n most people anumber ofynast genetic diseases, such as breast cancer. These14 , haveypreviousl been tho u ght unrelated. T hehas been 15 to social effects,ysuch as a strong tradi ti on of 16 education. T he latter was seen as a (an) 17 ofgenetic isolation. Dr. Cochran suggests tha t the intelligence and diseases areintimately 18 . His argument is tha t the unusual hi story of the se peopleha s19the m to unique evolutionary pressures tha t have resulted inthi s 20 state of affairs.- 1 - 1.[A] selected2.[A] unique3.[A] ofprepared[C] obliged[D] pleased[D] rare[B][B] particular[C] special[C] in[B][B]with[D] against[D] lately4.[A] subsequently5.[A] Onlypresently[C] previously[C] Even[C] cost[B] So[D] Hence[D] risk6.[A] thought7.[A]advises8.[A] progress9.[A] attaining10.[A]sight[B][B][B]suggests[C] protests[C] need[D] objects[D] question[D] calculating[D] total[B] orinscg[C] reaching[B][C] mean11.[A] unconsciously [B]disproportionately[C] indefinitely[C] interests[C] observe[C] however[D] unaccountably[D] careers12.[A] missions13.[A] affi[B][B][B]witness[D] approve[D] meanwhile[D] put d而14.[A] moreover15.[A] given up16.[A] assessing17.[A] development18.[A] linked[B] got over[C]on[B][B][B][B][B]supervising[C]administering[C] consequence[C] woven[D] valuing[D]originintegratedsubjectedincompatible[D] combined[D] directed[D] continuous19.[A] limited[C] converted[C] inevitable20.[A] paradoxicalSection II Read ing Compr ehensionPart ADirections:Read thetexts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B,C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET 1. (40 points)- 2 - Text 1While still catching up to men in some spheres of modemwomen appear tobe way ahead in at least one undesirable category. "Women are particularlysusceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stressto men," according to Dr.Administration Hospital.chief ps chiatrist at New YorksyStudies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehowaffect the stress response, causing under stress to produce more of the triggerchemicals than do males under the same conditions. In several of the studies, whenstressed-out rats had their ovaries (the reproductive organs) removed,their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.Adding to a womans increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased"opportunities"stress. "Its not necessaril that women dont cope as well. Itsyjust that the have so much more to cope with," sa s Dr. Y"Their capacityyytolerating stress may even be greater than mens," she observes, "its just that the reydealing with so man more things that they becomeoutit more visibl andyysooner."Dr. Yehuda notes another difference between the sexes. "I think that the kinds ofthings that women are exposed to tend to be in more of a chronic or repeatedMen go to war and are exposed to combat stress. Men are exposed to more acts ofrandom ph sical violence. The kinds of inte ersonal violence that women areyexposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by,parents or othermembers, and they tend not to be one-shot deals. The wear-and-tear thatthese longer relationships can be quite devastating."ycomesAdeline Alvarez married at 18 and gave birth to a son, but was determined tofinish college. "I struggled a lot to get the college degree. I was living in so muchthat that was m escape, to go to school, and get ahead and do better." Later,yherended and she became a single mother. "Its the hardest thing to take care。