2005年研究生入学考试英语试题.pdfVIP

2005 Section 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) 05U1P1The human beings nose is an underrated tool. Humans are often thought to be insensitive smellers compared with animals, but1 this is largely because, unlike animals, we stand upright. This means that our 2 noses are limited3 to perceiving those smells which float through the air, missing4 the majority of smells which stick to surfaces. In fact, though , we are 5 extremely sensitive to smells, even if6 we do not generally realize it. Our noses are capable of detecting7 human smells even when these are diluted8 to far below one part in one million. 05U1P2Strangely, some people find that they can smell one type of flower but not another, whereas9 others are sensitive to the smells of both flowers. This may be because some people do not have the genes necessary to generate particular 10 smell receptors in the nose. These receptors are the cells which sense smells and send messages11 to the brain. However, it - 1 - has been found that even people insens