2013年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 followi ng text. Choose the best word(s) for each nu mbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
People are, on the whole, poor at con sideri ng backgro und in formatio n whe n maki ng in dividual decisi ons. At first gla nce this might seem like a stre ngth that 1 the ability to make judgme nts which are un biased by 2 factors. But Dr. Uri Sim on soh n speculated that an in ability to con sider the bg 3 was leadi ng decisio n-makers to be biased by the daily samples of information they were working with. 4 , he theorised that a judged of appeari ng too soft_6 crime might be more likely to send some one to pris on 7 he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to probation on that day.
To 8this idea, he tur ned to the uni versity-admissi ons process. In theory,_the 9 of an applica nt should not depe nd on the few others 10 ran domly for in terview duri ng the same day, but Dr Simon soh n suspected the truth was 11 .
He studied the results of 9,323 MBA in terviews, 12 by 31 admissio ns officers. The in terviewers had 13 applica nts on a scale of one to five. This scale 14 nu merous factors in to con siderati on. The scores were 15 used in conj un cti on with an applica nt's score on the Graduate Man ageme nt Admissio n Test, or GMAT,
a sta ndardised exam which is 16 out of 800 poin ts, to make a decisi on on whether to accept him or her.
Dr Simon soh n found if the score of the previous can didate 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 n ext applica nt would 18 by an average of 0.075 poin ts. This might sound small,
but to 19 the effects of such a decrease a can didate would n eed 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] fo nd [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] decisi on [B] quality [C] status [D] success 10. [A] chosen [B]stupid [C]found [D] identified
11. [A] exceptional [B] defensible [C] replaceable [D] otherwise 12. [A] in spired [B]expressed [C] con ducted [D] secured 13. [A] assig ned [B]rated [C] matched [D] arra nged
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] in troduced 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 n Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions：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 challenges including s globa
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 sham—ethe community 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
2004,(43) ___
” have increased rapidly since
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 community
' 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 direction. Social scientists who complain about a lack of funding should not expect more in today
' s econom
climate.
The trick is to direct these funds better.The European Union Framework funding programs
have long had a category specifically targeted at social scientists.This year,it was proposed
that system be changed:Horizon 2020,a new program to be enacted in 2014,would not have such
a category ,This has resulted in protests from social scientists.But the intention is not to neglect social science ; rather ,the complete opposite.(45) That should create more
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