0000 考研英语（一）模拟试题一
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)
Black death that drove Newton from his college and into a momentous discovery, 1 England in 1665. Astronomical records of the time show that 2 was a year of intense sunspot activity, and studies of annual tree 3 , which are wider when the sun is disturbed, 4 that the terrible plague of 1348 was 5 accompanied by an active sun. This sounds incredible, 6 we now have evidence that the sun has a direct effect on some of our body 7 . Over 120 000 tests were made on people in a Black Sea 8 to measure the number of lymphocytes in their blood. These small cells normally 9 between 20 and 25 percent of man's white blood cells, but in years of great solar activity this 10 decreases. There was a big drop during the sunspot years of 1986 and 1987, and number of people 11 from diseases caused by a lymphocyte deficiency 12 doubled during the tremendous solar explosion of February 1986.
Many of the body's 13 seem to be influenced by sun-induced changes in the earth's magnetic 14 . If this is so, one 15 to find that the nervous system, which depends on electrical stimuli, would be the most 16 . A study of 5 580 coal-mine accidents 17 the Ruhr river shows that most occurred on the day following solar activity. Studies of traffic accidents in Russia and in Germany show that these increase, by as much as four 18 the average, on days after the 19 of a solar flare. This suggests that accidents may be 20 a disturbance deeper than a simple decrease in reaction time. These results make it clear that man in, among other things, a remarkably sensitive living sundial. 1. [A] blanketed [B] swept [C] covered [D] spread 2. [A] this [B] such [C] so [D] either 3. [A] rings [B] cycles [C] circles [D] rounds 4. [A] survey [B] reveal [C] predict [D] release 5. [A] still [B] even [C] then [D] also 6. [A] but [B] because [C] unless [D] when 7. [A] chemistry [B] construction [C] physiology [D] constitution 8. [A] retreat [B] reserve [C] resort [D] refuge 9. [A] put in [B] take over [C] make up [D] set off 10. [A] number [B] figure [C] share [D] proportion 11. [A] suffered [B] suffer [C] suffering [D] to suffer 12. [A] unexpectedly [B] actually [C] disappointedly [D] practically 13. [A] performances [B] operations [C] functions [D] workings 14. [A] environment [B] field [C] layer [D] shell 15. [A] would expect [B] expects [C] expect [D] expected 16. [A] affected [B] respected [C] protected [D] connected 17. [A] beside [B] at [C] by [D] on
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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
Over the last decade, demand for the most common cosmetic surgery procedures, like breast enlargements and nose jobs, has increased by more than 400 percent. According to Dr. Dai Davies, of the Plastic Surgery Partnership in Hammersmith, the majority of cosmetic surgery patients are not chasing physical perfection. Rather, they are driven to fantastic lengths to improve their appearance by a desire to look normal. \prescribed by the advertising media and other external pressures. They give us look like that.
In America, the debate is no longer about whether surgery is normal; rather, it centers on what age people should be before going under the knife. New York surgeon Dr. Gerard Imber recommends \heroic transformation is silly,\he says. \then, you've wasted 20 great years of your life and allowed things to get out of hand.\18, however, \seems that someone we don't consider old enough to order a drink shouldn't be considering plastic surgery.\
In the UK cosmetic surgery has long been seen as the exclusive domain of the very rich and famous. But the proportionate cost of treatment has fallen substantially, bringing all but the most advanced laser technology within the reach of most people. Dr. Davies, who claims to \average person\agrees. He says: \treat a few of the rich and famous and an awful lot of secretaries. Of course, ￡3, 000 for an operation is a lot of money. But it is also an investment for life which costs about half the price of a good family holiday.\
Dr. Davies suspects that the increasing sophistication of the fat injecting and removal techniques that allow patients to be treated with a local anaesthetic in an afternoon has also helped promote the popularity of cosmetic surgery. Yet, as one woman who recently paid ￡2,500for liposuction to remove fat from her thighs admitted, the slope to becoming a cosmetic surgery Veteran is a deceptively gentle one. \But going into the clinic was so low key and effective it whetted my appetite. Now I don't think there's any operation that I would rule out having if I could afford it.\21. According to the text, the reason for cosmetic surgery is to
[A] be physically healthy. [B] look more normal. [C] satisfy appetite.
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[D] be accepted by media.
22. According to the third paragraph, Dr. Davies implies that
[A] cosmetic surgery, though costly, is worth having. [B] cosmetic surgery is too expensive.
[C] cosmetic surgery is necessary even for the average person. [D] cosmetic surgery is mainly for the rich and famous.
23. The statement \
[A] removing wrinkles from the face. [B] helping people make up. [C] enjoying operating. [D] refusing to operate.
24. It can be inferred from the text that
[A] it is wise to have cosmetic surgery under 18. [B] cosmetic surgery is now much easier. [C] people tend to abuse cosmetic surgery.
[D] the earlier people have cosmetic surgery, the better they will be. 25. The text is mainly about
[A] the advantage of having cosmetic surgery.
[B] what kind of people should have cosmetic surgery. [C] the reason why cosmetic surgery is so popular. [D] the disadvantage of having cosmetic surgery.
Text 2
In nature as in culture, diversity can be a difficult concept. Understanding it is one thing, accepting it another, especially when diversity means not only acknowledging a pre-existing mixture of difference--the very ampleness of the world--but also accommodating an adjustment to the existing state of things. A case in point is the reintroduction of gray wolves in Yellowstone national Park. Thirty-three wolves were released in 1995, and their number has now reached 97. Population expansion is one measure of the wolf program's success, but a better one is the wolves' impact on the natural diversity of the park.
Typically, a pack of the Yellowstone wolves kills a big deer very few days. But over the remains the wolves abandon, a wonderful new diversity has emerged. Since their arrival, wolves have killed many of the park's coyotes ( 丛林 郎), a smaller kind of wolf. The reduction in coyotes has caused an increase in rodents such as mice, rabbits and squirrels, which also benefits a wide range of predators. Even the coyotes that live at the margins of wolf country have prospered, thanks to the leftovers the wolves leave behind. So do grizzly bears, which feed on wolf-kilted deer before beginning hibernation or winter sleep.
What has interested scientists is the swiftness, the dynamism, of this shift in diversity. There has been, however, no matching dynamism in the opinion of humans who oppose the wolf reintroduction. That was made plain by a Federal district judge's recent order to \the wolves, the result or a legal process that is the offspring of inflexibility. Several livestock groups, including the Wyoming Farm Bureau, had filed a suit that urged, in slightly cleverer terms, the old proposition, no wolves, no problems. Several environmental groups had flied a separate lawsuit--unconnected to the Yellowstone wolves--protesting the dropping of legal protection for
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wolves that were recolonizing Idaho. The two suits were unfortunately merged.
Though Judge William Downes stayed his own decision, pending appeal, his judgment is a sad encouragement to the mistaken defensiveness of most ranchers or cattle farmers. It is also a misunderstanding of the purpose of the environmentalists' suit. His decision needs to be swiftly and decisively overturned on appeal. It is no exaggeration to say that since the return of the wolves, Yellowstone has witnessed an economy of diversity from which human culture--including the culture of ranching---can directly profit, if only it chooses to do so. 26. Since the arrival of 33 wolves in the Yellowstone National Park,
[A] a dynamic biological chain has started to function [B] animals kept in the park have had enough food
[C] some animals that are not wanted have been vanishing [D] the attraction of the park is greatly increased 27. The author thinks it unfortunate that the judge should
[A] make efforts to accept suits with regard to old issues. [B] make use of legal means to protect his own interests. [C] mix up two irrelevant suits and make wolves the victims.
[D] support the protest against canceling legal protections for wolves.
28. The author believes that Judge William Downes was obviously on the side of
[A] the Yellowstone Park [B] livestock groups
[C] environmental groups [D] federal laws
29. Commenting on the Yellowstone Park wolf program, the author
[A] urges the district judge to reverse his recent order. [B] criticizes the attitude of environmental groups. [C] calls on the people to protect wolves everywhere [D] speaks for the interests of most cattle farmers. 30. According to the author, the protection of wolves will
[A] bring about an economic boom to the surrounding farms and ranches [B] cause bigger losses of livestock to the Park's neighboring farms [C] lead to a number of controversies in the society [D] prove to be beneficial to all parties concerned
Text 3
Vinton Cerf, known as the father of the Internet, said on Wednesday that the Web was outgrowing the planet Earth and the time had come to take the information superhighway to outer space.
\Internet is growing quickly, and we still have a lot of work to do to cover the planet,\Cerf told the first day of the annual conference of the Internet Society in Geneva where more than 1,500 cyberspace fans have gathered to seek answers to questions about the tangled web of the Internet.
Cerf believed that it would soon be possible to send real-time science data on the Internet from a space mission orbiting another planet such as Mars. \and build an interplanetary Internet. The space research community is coming closer and closer and
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Francois Fluckiger, a scientist attending the conference from the European Particle Physics Laboratory near Geneva, was not entirely convinced, saying: \know any Martian whom I'd like to communicate with through the Internet.\
Cerf has been working with NASA's Pasadena Jet Propulsion Laboratory--the people behind the recent Mars expedition--to design what he calls an \Internet protocol.\He believes that astronauts will want to use the Internet, although special problems remain with interference and delay.
\is quite real. The effort is becoming extraordinarily concrete over the next few months because the next Mars mission is in planning stages now,\
\we use domain names like Earth or Mars...jet propulsion laboratory people would be coming together with people from the Internet community.\
\the Mars mission.\
He later told a news conference that designing this system now would prepare mankind for future technological advances.
\we're going to have to put it but my guess is that we'll be going out there some time,\
\you think 100 years from now, it is entirely possible that what will be purely research 50 years from now will become commercial 100 years from now. The Internet was the same-----it started as pure research but now it is commercialized.\31. Which of the following is the main point of the text?
[A] The development of the internet. [B] The possibility of space research. [C] Universal information superhighway.
[D] The technological advances of Mars mission. 32. From the text, we learn that Vinton Cerf is
[A] seeking answers to questions about the internet web.
[B] working on interplanetary internet with collaborations of NASA. [C] trying to commercialize the interplanetary internet.
[D] exploring the possibility of establishing internet network on Mars. 33. We know from the text that Mars mission is
[A] one of NASA's internet projects: [B] an expedition to Mars.
[C] the infrastructure of the interplanetary internet. [D] to create an architecture on Mars..
34. According to Cerf, the purpose to design interplanetary internet is to
[A] send real-time science data. [B] communicate with astronauts.
[C] lay foundation for future technological advances. [D] commercialize it.
35. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that
[A] the dream to build interplanetary internet can be fulfilled in the future.
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考研英语(一)模拟试题一
