（荐）2004-2009年全国硕士研究生考试英语试题及答案详解.doc

目 录 2009年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 2 Section I Use of English 2 Section II Reading Comprehension 3 Section Ⅲ Writing 13 2008年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 14 Section I Use of English 14 Section II Reading Comprehension 16 Section III Writing 25 2007年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 26 Section I Use of English 26 Section II Reading Comprehension 29 Section III Writing 39 2006年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 40 Section I Use of English 40 Section II Reading Comprehension 43 Section III Writing 53 2005年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 55 Section I Use of English 55 Section II Reading Comprehension 58 Section III Writing 68 2004年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 70 Section I Listening Comprehension 70 Section II Use of English 73 Section III Reading Comprehension 77 Section IV Writing 84 2009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 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.1the 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 fly2to live shorter lives. This suggests that3bulbs burn longer, that there is an4in not being too terrifically bright. Intelligence, it5out, is a high-priced option. It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow 6the starting line because it depends on learning—a gradual7instead of instinct. Plenty of other species are able to learn, and one of the things they’ve apparently learned is when to8. Is there an adaptive value to9intelligence? That’s the question behind this new research. I like it. Instead of casting a wistful glance10at all the species we’ve left in the dust I.Q.-wise, it implicitly asks what the real11of our own intelligence might be. This is 12the mind of every animal I’ve ever met. Research on animal intelligence also makes me wonder what experiments animals would13on humans if they had the chance. Every cat with