2009年考研英语真题及解析.pdf

考研历年真题 精品试卷 微信公众号：槟果考研，免费分享！ 2009 年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）试题 SectionIUseofEnglish Directions: Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDon ANSWERSHEET1.(10points) Researchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesuswonderjusthowsmarthumansare.1thefruit-fly experimentsdescribedbyCarlZimmerintheScienceTimes.Fruitflieswhoweretaughttobesmarterthan theaveragefruitfly2toliveshorterlives.Thissuggeststhat3bulbsburnlonger,thatthereisa(n)4innot beingtoobright. Intelligence,it5 ,isahigh-pricedoption.Ittakesmoreupkeep,burnsmorefuelandisslow6thestartingline becauseitdependsonlearning—a(n)7process—insteadofinstinct.Plentyofotherspeciesareabletolearn, andoneofthethingsthey’veapparentlylearnediswhento8 . Isthereanadaptivevalueto9intelligence?That’sthequestionbehindthisnewresearch.Insteadofcastinga wistfulglance10 atallthespecieswe’veleftinthedustI.Q.-wise,itimplicitlyaskswhatthereal11ofour ownintelligencemightbe.Thisis12themindofeveryanimalwe’veevermet. Researchonanimalintelligencealsomakesuswonderwhatexperimentsanimalswould13onhumansif theyhadthechance.Everycatwithanowner,14 ,isrunningasmall-scalestudyinoperantconditioning.We believethat15 animalsranthelabs,theywouldtestusto16thelimitsofourpatience,ourfaithfulness,our memoryforlocations.Theywouldtrytodecidewhatintelligenceinhumansisreally17 ,notmerelyhow muchofitthereis.18 ,theywouldhopetostudya(n)19question:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworld theylivein?20theresultsareinconclusive. 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]sp