2005年考研英语（一）答案及解析.pdfVIP

2005 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 SectionIUseofEnglish Directions: Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]on ANSWERSHEET1(10points) Thehumannoseisanunderratedtool.Humansareoftenthoughttobeinsensitivesmellerscomparedwith animals,1thisislargelybecause,2animals,westandupright.Thismeansthatournosesare3toperceiving thosesmellswhichfloatthroughtheair,4 themajorityofsmellswhichsticktosurfaces.Infact,5 ,weare extremelysensitivetosmells,6wedonotgenerallyrealizeit.Ournosesarecapableof7 humansmellseven whentheseare8 tofarbelowonepartinonemillion. Strangely,somepeoplefindthattheycansmellonetypeofflowerbutnotanother,9othersaresensitivetothe smellsofbothflowers.Thismaybebecausesomepeopledonothavethegenesnecessarytogenerate10 smell receptorsinthenose.Thesereceptorsarethecellswhichsensesmellsandsend11tothebrain.However,ithas beenfoundthatevenpeopleinsensitivetoacertainsmell12 cansuddenlybecomesensitivetoitwhen13toit oftenenough. Theexplanationforinsensitivitytosmellseemstobethatbrainfindsit14tokeepallsmellreceptorsworkingall thetimebutcan15 newreceptorsifnecessary.Thismay16 explainwhywearenotusuallysensitivetoourown smells—wesimplydonotneedtobe.Wearenot17 oftheusualsmellofourownhouse,butwe18newsmells whenwevisitsomeoneelse’s.Thebrainfindsitbesttokeepsmellreceptors19 forunfamiliarandemergency signals20thesmellofsmoke,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 [C]instead [D]therefore 6.[A]evenif [B]ifonly [C]onlyif [D]asif 7.[A]distinguishing[B]discovering [C]determining [D]detecting 8.[A]diluted [B]dissolved [C]dispersed [D]dif