2013年考研英语1真题答案与解析.doc

.. . . ..2013年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语一真题及答案Section I Use of English 　　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 samles of information they were working with. 4 , he theorised that a judge 5 of apperaring 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 community 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. Simonsoho 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 Granduate Managent Adimssion Test, or GMAT, a standardized exam which is 16 out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether to accept him or her。

　　Dr. Simonsoho 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]success　　9. [A] decision [B] quality [C] status [D] success　　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 II Reading Comprehension　　Part A　　Directions:　　Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)　　Text 1　　In the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada ,Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn’t affect her, Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistant’s sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to departments stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment。

　　This top-down conception of the fashion business couldn’t be more out of date or at odds with the feverish would described in Overdressed, Eliazabeth Cline’s three-year indictment of “fast fashion”. In the last decade or so ,advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara ,H&M, and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely. Quicker turnarounds mean less wasted inventory, more frequent release, and more profit. These labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable-meant to last only a wash or two, although they don’t advertise that –and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks. By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices, Cline argues, these brands have hijacked fashion cycles, shaking an industry l。