(OK)2009年考研英语真题

(OK)2009 年考研英语真题

 2009 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
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 Section I Use of English
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 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)
 Research on animal intelligence always makes me wonder just how smart humans are.the
fruit-fly experiments described in Carl Zimmer‘s piece in the Science Times on Tuesday. Fruit
flies who were taught to be smarter than the average fruit fly to live shorter lives. This suggests
thatbulbs burn longer, that there is an in not being too terrifically bright.
 Intelligence, it out, is a high-priced option. It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow
the starting line because it depends on learning — a gradual — instead of instinct. Plenty of
other species are able to learn, and one of the things they‘ve apparently learned is when to Is there
an adaptive value tointelligence? That‘s the question behind this new research. I like it. Instead of
casting a wistful glance at all the species we‘ve left in the dust I.Q.-wise, it implicitly asks what
the realof our own intelligence might be. This isthe mind of every animal I‘ve ever met.
 Research on animal intelligence also makes me wonder what experiments animals would on
humans if they had the chance. Every cat with an owner, , is running a small-scale study in operant
conditioning. we believe that animals ran the labs, they would test us to the limits of our patience,
our faithfulness, our memory for terrain. They would try to decide what intelligence in humans is
really , not merely how much of it there is., they would hope to study a question: Are humans
actually aware of the world they live in?the results are inconclusive.
 1. [A] Suppose [B] Consider [C] Observe [D] Imagine
 2. [A] tended [B] feared [C] happened [D] threatened
 3. [A] thinner [B] stable [C] lighter [D] dimmer
 4. [A] tendency [B] advantage [C] inclination [D] priority
 5. [A] insists on [B] sums up [C] turns out [D] puts forward
 6. [A] off [B] behind [C] over [D] along
 7. [A] incredible [B] spontaneous [C]inevitable [D] gradual
 8. [A] fight [B] doubt [C] stop [D] think
 9. [A] invisible [B] limited [C] indefinite [D] different
 10. [A] upward [B] forward [C] afterward [D] backward
 11. [A] features [B] influences [C] results [D] costs
 12. [A] outside [B] on [C] by [D] across
 13. [A] deliver [B] carry [C]perform [D] apply
 14. [A] by chance [B] in contrast [C] as usual [D] for instance
 15. [A] if [B] unless [C] as [D] l est
 16. [A] moderate [B] overcome [C] determine [D] reach
 17. [A] at [B] for [C] after [D] with
 18. [A] Above all [B] After all [C] However [D] Otherwise
 19. [A] fundamental [B] comprehensive [C] equivalent [D] hostile