2023年考研外语专家预测试卷5.pdfVIP

考研外语专家预测试卷5

一、UseofEnglish

1HumanbeingsareanimalsWebreathe,eatanddigest,and

reproducethesairelife(1)commontoallanimalsIna

biologicallaboratory,rats,monkeys,andhumansseemveryiruch

thesame

However,biologicalunderstandingisnotenough:(2)

itself,itcannevertelluswhathumanbeingsare(3)

toourphysicalequipment一thenakedhumanbody一wearenotan

(4)animaliVearetropicalcreatures,(5)hairless

andsensitivetocoldWearenotfastandhaveneitherclaws

norsharpteethtodefendourselvesWeneedalotoffoodbut

havealmostnophysicalequipmenttohelpusgetitInthe

purelyphysical(6),ourspeciesseemsapoor(7)for

survival

Butwehavesurvived一survivedandmultipliedand(8)_____the

earthSomedaywewi11havea(9)livingonthemoon,a

placewithneitherairnorwaterandwithtemperaturesthatmm

gasesintosolidsHowcanwehavedoneallthesethings?Part

oftheanswerisphysical

(10)itslimitations,ourphysicalequipmenthassome

important(11).Wehaveexcellentvisionandhandsthat

can(12)objectswithaprecisionunmatchedbyanyother

(13)ostimportantly,wehavealargebrainwithanalmost

(14)numberofneural(15).

Wehaveusedthisphysicalequipmenttocreateculture,thekey

tooursurvivalandsuccess.IfweliveintheArctic,wesupply

thewarmthforourtropicalbodiesneed(16)clothing,

shelter,and(17)heat.Ifamillionpeoplewanttolive

inadesertthatsuppliesnaturalfoodforonlyafewhundred,

wefindwatertogrowfoodand(18)deficitsby

transportingsuppliesfromdistantplaces.Inhabitantsofour

eventualmooncolonywillbringtheirownfoodandoxygenand

thencreateanartificialearthenvironment