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年考研英语完型填空专项练习题及答案 　　Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) 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 forced munity service 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 , a standardized exam which is 16 out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether to aept 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 could need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been 20 . 　　1. [A]grants [B]submits [C]transmits [D]delivers 　　2. [A]minor [B]objective [C]crucial [D] external 　　3. [A]issue [B]vision [C]picture [D]external 　　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] suess 　　10. [A] chosen [B] studied [C] found [D] identified 　　11. [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] helpful 　　Section I Use of English 　　1. A. grants 　　2. D. external 　　3. C. picture 　　4. A. For example 　　5. B. fearful 　　6. B. on 　　7. A. if 　　8. D. test 　　9. D. suess 　　10. A. chosen 　　11. D. otherwise 　　12. C. conducted 　　13. B. rated 　　14. D. took 　　15. B. then 　　16. C. marked 　　17. A. before 　　18. C. drop 　　19. B. undo 　　20. C. necessary 　　Aging poses a serious challenge to OECD(Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development)countries，in particular，how to pay for future public pension liabilities. And early retirement places an1burden on pension financing. There is no easy solution，but2retirement could help. Early retirement may seem like a worthy individual goal，but it is a socially3one，and makes the present public pension system difficult to sustain for long. The4reason is that more people are retiring early and living longer. That means more retirees depending on the5of those in work for their ine. The6is worrying. In the next 50 years，low fertility rates and7life expectancy in OECD countries will cause this old-age dependency rate to roughly double8size. Public pension payments，which afford 30-80% of total retirement ines in OECD countries，are9to rise，on average，by over three percentage points in GDP and by as much as eight percentage points in some countries.10is the pressure on pension funds that there is a danger of today‘s workers not getting the pensions they expected or felt they11for. Action is needed，12simply aiming to reduce the13(and cost)of public pensions，or trying to14the role of privately funded pensions within the system，though necessary steps，may be15to deal with the dependency challenge. After years of16early retirement schemes to avoid17and higher unemployment，many governments are now looking18persuading people to stay in work until they are older. Surely，the thinking goes，if we are healthier now and jobs are physically less19and unemployment is down，then perhaps the20rate should rise anew. 　　1.[A] unsolvable [B] additional [C] unsustainable [D] undue 　　2.[A] delaying [B] retaining [C] detaining [D] hindering 　　3.[A] ultimate [B] unattai。