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2 0 0 5 年 全 国 硕 士 研 究 生 入 学 统 一 考 试 英 语 试 题 SectionI UseofEnglish Directions: Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]on ANSWERSHEET1(10points) Thehumannoseisanunderratedtool.Humansareoftenthoughttobeinsensitivesmellerscomparedwit hanimals, thisislargelybecause, animals,westandupright.Thismeansthatournosesare toperceivingthosesmellswhichfloatthroughtheair, themajorityofsmellswhichsticktosurfaces.Infact, ,weareextremelysensitivetosmells, wedonotgenerallyrealizeit.Ournosesarecapableof humansmellsevenwhentheseare tofarbelowonepartinonemillion. Strangely,somepeoplefindthattheycansmellonetypeofflowerbutnotanother, othersaresensitivetothesmellsofbothflowers.Thismaybebecausesomepeopledonothavethegenes necessarytogenerate smellreceptorsinthenose.Thesereceptorsarethecellswhichsensesmellsandsend tothebrain.However,ithasbeenfoundthatevenpeopleinsensitivetoacertainsmell cansuddenlybecomesensitivetoitwhentoitoftenenough. Theexplanationforinsensitivitytosmellseemstobethatthebrainfindsit tokeepallsmellreceptorsworkingallthetimebutcan newreceptorsifnecessary.Thismay explainwhywearenotusuallysensitivetoourownsmells — wesimplydonotneedtobe.Wearenot oftheusualsmellofourownhouse,butwe newsmellswhenwevisitsomeoneelse ’s.Thebrainfindsitbesttokeepsmellreceptors forunfamiliarandemergencysignalsthesmellofsmoke,whichmightindicatethedangeroffire. 1. [A]although [B]as [C]but [D]while 2. [A]above [B]unlike [C]excluding [D]besides 3. [A]limited [B]committed [C]dedicated [D]confined 4. [A]catching [B]ignoring [C]missing [D]tracking 5. [A]anyway [B]though