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1、2013考研英语一真题及答案解析2013年全国硕士探讨生入学统一考试英语一试题 Section Use of English People are, on the whole, poor at considering background information when making individual decisions. At first glance this might seem like a strength that 1 the ability to make judgments which are unbiased by 2 factors. But Dr. Uri Simo

2、nsohn speculated that an inability to consider the big 3 was leading decision-makers to be biased by the daily samples of information they were working with. 4 , he theorised that a judge 5 of appearing too soft 6 crime might be more likely to send someone to prison 7 he had already sentenced five o

3、r six other defendants only to probation on that day. To 8 this idea, he turned to the university-admissions process. In theory, the 9 of an applicant should not depend on the few others 10 randomly for interview during the same day, but Dr Simonsohn suspected the truth was 11 . He studied the resul

4、ts of 9,323 MBA interviews, 12 by 31 admissions officers. The interviewers had 13 applicants on a scale of one to five. This scale 14 numerous factors into consideration. The scores were 15 used in conjunction with an applicants score on the Graduate Management Admission Test, or GMAT, a standardise

5、d exam which is 16 out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether to accept him or her. Dr Simonsohn found if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of interviewees was 0.75 points or more higher than that of the one 17 that, then the score for the next applicant would 18 by an aver

6、age of 0.075 points. This might sound small, but to 19 the effects of such a decrease a candidate would need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been 20 . 1.A grant B submits C transmits D delivers 2.A minor Bobjective C crucial D external 3.A issue B vision C picture D moment 4.A For exam

7、ple B On average C In principleD Above all 5.A fond Bfearful C capable D thoughtless 6.A in B on C to D for 7.A if Buntil C though D unless 8.A promote Bemphasize C share D test 9.A decision B quality C status D success 10.A chosen Bstupid Cfound D identified 11.A exceptional B defensible C replacea

8、ble D otherwise 12.A inspired Bexpressed C conducted D secured 13.A assigned Brated C matched D arranged 14.A put Bgot Cgave D took 15.Ainstead Bthen C ever D rather 16.Aselected Bpassed C marked D introduced 17.Abefore B after C above D below 18.A jump B float C drop D fluctuate 19.Aachieve Bundo C

9、 maintain Ddisregard 20. A promising B possible C necessary D helpful Section Reading Comprehension Part A Directions：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 In the 2006 film version of The

10、Devil Wears Prada, Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scold her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesnt affect her. Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistants sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to department stores and to the bargain bin

11、 in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment. This top-down conception of the fashion business couldnt be more out of date or at odds with feverish world described in Overdressed, Elizabeth Clines three-year indictment of “fast fashion”. In the last decades or so, advances in technology have

12、allowed mass-market labels such as Zara, HM, and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely. Quckier turnrounds mean less wasted inventory, more frequent releases, and more profit. Those labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposal meant to l

13、ast only a wash or two, although they dont advertise thatand to renew their wardrobe every few weeks. By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices, Cline argues, these brands have hijacked fashion cycles, shaking all industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace. The victims of this revolution, of

14、course, are not limited to designers. For HM to offer a 5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2300-plus stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage, overseas labor, order in volumes that strain natural resources, and use massive amount of harmful chemicals. Overdressed is the fashion worlds answer to

15、 consumer activist bestsellers like Michael Pollans The Omnivores Dilemma. Mass-produced clothing, like fast food, fills a hunger and need, yet is non-durable, and wasteful,” Cline argues, Americans, she finds, buy roughly 20 billion garments a yearabout 64 items per personand no matter how much the

16、y give away, this excess leads to waste. Towards the end of Overdressed, Cline introduced her ideal, a Brooklyn woman named SKB, who, since 2008 has make all of her own clothesand beautifully. But as Cline is the first to note, it took Beaumont decades to perfect her craft; her example, cant be knoc

17、ked off. Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environmentincluding HM, with its green Conscious Collection LineCline believes lasting-change can only be effected by the customer. She exhibits the idealism common to many advocates of sustainabi

18、lity, be it in food or in energy. Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they cant afford to it. 21. Priestly criticizes her assistant for her A poor bargaining skill. B insensitivity to fashion. C obsession with high fashion.Dlack of imagination. 22. According t

19、o Cline, mass-maket labels urge consumers to A combat unnecessary waste. B shut out the feverish fashion world. C resist the influence of advertisements.D shop for their garments more frequently. 23. The word “indictment” (Line 3, Para.2) is closest in meaning to A accusation.B enthusiasm.C indiffer

20、ence.D tolerance. 24. Which of the following can be inferred from the lase paragraph? A Vanity has more often been found in idealists. B The fast-fashion industry ignores sustainability. C People are more interested in unaffordable garments.D Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing. 25.

21、What is the subject of the text? A Satire on an extravagant lifestyle. B Challenge to a high-fashion myth. C Criticism of the fast-fashion industry.D Exposure of a mass-market secret. Text 2 An old saying has it that half of all advertising budgets are wasted-the trouble is, no one knows which half

22、. In the internet age, at least in theory ,this fraction can be much reduced . By watching what people search for, click on and say online, companies can aim “behavioural” ads at those most likely to buy. In the past couple of weeks a quarrel has illustrated the value to advertisers of such fine-gra

23、ined information: Should advertisers assume that people are happy to be tracked and sent behavioural ads? Or should they have explicit permission? In December 2010 Americas Federal Trade Cornmission (FTC) proposed adding a “do not track “(DNT) option to internet browsers ,so that users could tell ad

24、wertisers that they did not want to be followed .Microsofts Internet Explorer and Apples Safari both offer DNT ;Googles Chrome is due to do so this year. In February the FTC and Digltal Adwertising Alliance (DAA) agreed that the industry would get cracking on responging to DNT requests. On May 31st

25、Microsoft Set off the row: It said that Internet Explorer 10,the version due to appear windows 8, would have DNT as a default. It is not yet clear how advertisers will respond. Geting a DNT signal does not oblige anyone to stop tracking, although some companies have promised to do so. Unable to tell

26、 whether someone really objects to behavioural ads or whether they are sticking with Microsofts default, some may ignore a DNT signal and press on anyway. Also unclear is why Microsoft has gone it alone. Atter all, it has an ad business too, which it says will comply with DNT requests, though it is

27、still working out how. If it is trying to upset Google, which relies almost wholly on default will become the norm. DNT does not seem an obviously huge selling point for windows 8-though the firm has compared some of its other products favourably with Googles on that count before. Brendon Lynch, Mic

28、rosofts chief privacy officer, bloggde:“we believe consumers should have more control.“ Could it really be that simple? 26. It is suggested in paragraph 1 that “behavioural” ads help advertisers to: A ease competition among themselvesB lower their operational costs C avoid complaints from consumers

29、Dprovide better online services 27. “The industry” (Line 6,Para.3) refers to: A online advertisers B e-commerce conductors C digital information analysisDinternet browser developers 28. Bob Liodice holds that setting DNT as a default A many cut the number of junk ads B fails to affect the ad industr

30、y C will not benefit consumers Dgoes against human nature 29. which of the following is ture according to Paragraph.6? A DNT may not serve its intended purpose B Advertisers are willing to implement DNT C DNT is losing its popularity among consumersD Advertisers are obliged to offer behavioural ads

31、30. The authors attitude towards what Brendon Lynch said in his blog is one of: A indulgenceB understandingC appreciactionD skepticism Text 3 Up until a few decades ago, our visions of the future were largely - though by no means uniformly - glowingly positive. Science and technology would cure all

32、the ills of humanity, leading to lives of fulfillment and opportunity for all. Now utopia has grown unfashionable, as we have gained a deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us, from asteroid strike to epidemic flu and to climate change. You might even be tempted to assume that humanity

33、has little future to look forward to. But such gloominess is misplaced. The fossil record shows that many species have endured for millions of years - so why shouldnt we? Take a broader look at our species place in the universe, and it becomes clear that we have an excellent chance of surviving for

34、tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of years . Look up Homo sapiens in the “Red List“ of threatened species of the International Union for the Conversation of Nature (IUCN) ,and you will read: “Listed as Least Concern as the species is very widely distributed, adaptable, currently increasing, and th

35、ere are no major threats resulting in an overall population decline.“ So what does our deep future hold? A growing number of researchers and organisations are now thinking seriously about that question. For example, the Long Now Foundation has its flagship project a medical clock that is designed to

36、 still be marking time thousands of years hence . Perhaps willfully , it may be easier to think about such lengthy timescales than about the more immediate future. The potential evolution of todays technology, and its social consequences, is dazzlingly complicated, and its perhaps best left to scien

37、ce fiction writers and futurologists to explore the many possibilities we can envisage. Thats one reason why we have launched Arc, a new publication dedicated to the near future. But take a longer view and there is a surprising amount that we can say with considerable assurance. As so often, the pas

38、t holds the key to the future: we have now identified enough of the long-term patterns shaping the history of the planet, and our species, to make evidence-based forecasts about the situations in which our descendants will find themselves. This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our pros

39、pects seem more likely to be a passing fad. To be sure, the future is not all rosy. But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans, and to improve the lot of those to come. 31. Our vision of the future used to be inspired by A our desi

40、re for lives of fulfillmentB our faith in science and technology C our awareness of potential risksD our belief in equal opportunity 32. The IUCNs “Red List” suggest that human being are A a sustained species B a threaten to the environment C the worlds dominant powerD a misplaced race 33. Which of

41、the following is true according to Paragraph 5? A Arc helps limit the scope of futurological studies.B Technology offers solutions to social problem. C The interest in science fiction is on the rise. D Our Immediate future is hard to conceive. 34. To ensure the future of mankind, it is crucial to A

42、explore our planets abundant resourcesB adopt an optimistic view of the world C draw on our experience from the past D curb our ambition to reshape history 35. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A Uncertainty about Our Future B Evolution of the Human Species C The Ever-brig

43、ht Prospects of Mankind D Science, Technology and Humanity Text 4 On a five to three vote, the Supreme Court knocked out much of Arizonas immigration law Monday-a modest policy victory for the Obama Administration. But on the more important matter of the Constitution,the decision was an 8-0 defeat f

44、or the Administrations effort to upset the balance of power between the federal government and the states. In Arizona v. United States, the majority overturned three of the four contested provisions of Arizonas controversial plan to have state and local police enforce federal immigration law. The Co

45、nstitutional principles that Washington alone has the power to “establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization ”and that federal laws precede state laws are noncontroversial . Arizona had attempted to fashion state policies that ran parallel to the existing federal ones. Justice Anthony Kennedy, joined

46、by Chief Justice John Roberts and the Courts liberals, ruled that the state flew too close to the federal sun. On the overturned provisions the majority held the congress had deliberately “occupied the field” and Arizona had thus intruded on the federals privileged powers. However,the Justices said

47、that Arizona police would be allowed to verify the legal status of people who come in contact with law enforcement.Thats because Congress has always envisioned joint federal-state immigration enforcement and explicitly encourages state officers to share information and cooperate with federal colleagues. Two of the three objecting Justice-Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas-agreed with this Constitutional logic but disagreed about which Arizona rules conflicted with the federal statute.The only major objection came from Justice Antonin Scalia,who offered an e