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WORD 专业资料 2009年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试 英语试题 SectionI UseofEnglish Directions: Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points) Researchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesmewonderjusthowsmarthumansare.1thefruit-flyexperimentsdescribedinCarlZimmer‘spieceintheScienceTimesonTuesday.Fruitflieswhoweretaughttobesmarterthantheaveragefruitfly2toliveshorterlives.Thissuggeststhat3bulbsburnlonger,thatthereisan4innotbeingtooterrificallybright. Intelligence,it5 out,isahigh-pricedoption.Ittakesmoreupkeep,burnsmore fuelandisslow6 thestartinglinebecauseitdependsonlearning—agradual7 —insteadofinstinct.Plentyofotherspeciesareabletolearn,andoneofthethingsthey‘veapparentlylearnediswhen8to. Isthereanadaptivevalueto9 intelligence?That ‘sthequestionbehindthisnew research.Ilikeit.Insteadofcastingawistfulglance 10 atallthespecieswe ‘ve leftinthedustI.Q.-wise,itimplicitly askswhat the real 11 of ourown intelligencemightbe.Thisis12 themindofeveryanimalI ‘veevermet. Researchonanimalintelligencealsomakesmewonderwhatexperimentsanimals would13onhumansiftheyhadthechance.Everycatwithanowner, 14 ,is runningasmall-scalestudyinoperantconditioning.webelievethat15animalsran thelabs,theywouldtestusto16 thelimitsofourpatience,ourfaithfulness,our memoryforterrain.Theywouldtrytodecidewhatintelligencein humansisreally 17 ,notmerelyhowmuchofitthereis.18,theywouldhopetostudya19 question:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivein? 20 theresultsare inconclusive. 1. [A]Suppose [B]Consider [C]Observe [D]Imagine 2. [A]tended [B]feared [C]happened [D]threatened 3. [A]thinner [B]stabler [C]lighter [D]dimmer 4. [A]tendency [B]advantage [C]inclination [D]priority 5. [A]insistson [B]sumsup [C]turnsout [D]putsforward 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 1 10. [A]upward [B]forward [C]afterward [D]backward 11. [A]features [B]influences [C]