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1、英语一考研历年真题阅读理解英语一考研历年真题阅读理解1 Directions： Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A， B， C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to health.” But _1_some claims to the contrary， lau

2、ghing probably has little influence on physical fitness Laughter does _2_short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels， _3_ heart rate and oxygen consumption But because hard laughter is difficult to _4_， a good laugh is unlikely to have _5_ benefits the way， say， walking or

3、jogging does. _6_， instead of straining muscles to build them， as exercise does， laughter apparently accomplishes the _7_， studies dating back to the 1930s indicate that laughter_8_ muscles， decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down. Such bodily reaction might conceivably

4、 help _9_the effects of psychological stress. Anyway， the act of laughing probably does produce other types of _10_ feedback， that improve an individuals emotional state. _11_one classical theory of emotion， our feelings are partially rooted _12_ physical reactions. It was argued at the end of the 1

5、9th century that humans do not cry _13_they are sad but they become sad when the tears begin to flow. Although sadness also _14_ tears， evidence suggests that emotions can flow _15_ muscular responses. In an experiment published in 1988，social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of wrzburg i

6、n Germany asked volunteers to _16_ a pen either with their teeth-thereby creating an artificial smile or with their lips， which would produce a(n) _17_ expression. Those forced to exercise their enthusiastically to funny catoons than did those whose months were contracted in a frown， _19_ that expre

7、ssions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around _20_ ， the physical act of laughter could improve mood. 1.Aamong Bexcept Cdespite Dlike 2.Areflect Bdemand Cindicate Dproduce 3.Astabilizing Bboosting Cimpairing Ddetermining 4.Atransmit Bsustain Cevaluate Dobserve 5.Ameasurable Bma

8、nageable Caffordable Drenewable 6.AIn turn BIn fact CIn addition DIn brief 7.Aopposite Bimpossible Caverage Dexpected 8.Ahardens Bweakens Ctightens Drelaxes 9.Aaggravate Bgenerate Cmoderate Denhance 10.Aphysical Bmental Csubconscious Dinternal 11.AExcept for BAccording to CDue to DAs for 12.Awith Bo

9、n Cin Dat 13.Aunless Buntil Cif Dbecause 14.Aexhausts Bfollows Cprecedes Dsuppresses 15.Ainto Bfrom Ctowards Dbeyond 16.Afetch Bbite Cpick Dhold 17.Adisappointed Bexcited Cjoyful Dindifferent 18.Aadapted Bcatered Cturned Dreacted 19.Asuggesting Brequiring Cmentioning Dsupposing 20.AEventually BConse

10、quently CSimilarly DConversely 英语一考研历年真题阅读理解2 Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) Though not biologically related, friends are as related as fourth cousins, sharing about 1% of genes. That is 1 a st

11、udy published from the University of California and Yale University in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has 2 . The study is a genome-wide analysis conducted 3 1932 unique subjects which 4 pairs of unrelated friends and unrelated strangers. The same people were used in both 5 .Wh

12、ile 1% may seem 6 , it is not so to a geneticist. As James Fowler, professor of medical genetics at UC San Diego, says, Most people do not even 7 their fourth cousins but somehow manage to select as friends the people who 8 our kin. The study 9 found that the genes for smell were something shared in

13、 friends but not genes for immunity. Why this similarity in olfactory genes is difficult to explain, for now. 10 Perhaps, as the team suggests, it draws us to similar environments but there is more 11 it. There could be many mechanisms working in tandem that 12 us in choosing genetically similar fri

14、ends 13 than functional kinship of being friends with 14 !One of the remarkable findings of the study was that the similar genes seem to be evolving 15 than other genes. Studying this could help 16 why human evolution picked pace in the last 30,000 years, with social environment being a major 17 fac

15、tor. The findings do not simply corroborate people's 18 to befriend those of similar 19 backgrounds, say the researchers. Though all the subjects were drawn from a population of European extraction, care was taken to 20 that all subjects, friends and strangers were taken from the same population

16、. The team also controlled the data to check ancestry of subjects. Section II Reading Comprehension 1、What 2、Concluded 3、On 4、Compared 5、Samples 6、Insignificant 7、Know 8、Resemble 9、Also 10、Perhaps 11、To 12、Drive 13、Ratherthan 14、Benefits 15、Faster 16、understand 17、Contributory 18、Tendency 19、Ethnic

17、20、see 英语一考研历年真题阅读理解3 Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Trust is a tricky business. On the one hand, it's a necessary condition 1 many worthwhile things: child care, friendships, etc. On th

18、e other hand, putting your 2, in the wrong place often carries a high 3. 4, why do we trust at all? Well, because it feels good. 5 people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone that 6 pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instruct that

19、prompts humans to 7 with one another. Scientists have found that exposure 8 this hormone puts us in a trusting 9: In a Swiss study, researchers sprayed oxytocin into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantly higher amounts of money to strangers than were their 1

20、0 who inhaled something else. 11 for us, we also have a sixth sense for dishonesty that may 12 us. A Canadian study found that children as young as 14 months can differentiate 13 a credible person and a dishonest one. Sixty toddlers were each 14 to an adult tester holding a plastic container. The te

21、ster would ask, “Whats in here?” before looking into the container, smiling, and exclaiming, “Wow!” Each subject was then invited to look 15. Half of them found a toy; the other half 16 the container was empty-and realized the tester had 17 them. Among the children who had not been tricked, the majo

22、rity were 18 to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating that they trusted his leadership. 19, only five of the 30 children paired with the “20”tester participated in a follow-up activity. 1. A on B like C for D from 2. A faith B concern C attention D interest 3. A benefit B

23、debt C hope D price 4. A Therefore B Then C Instead D Again 5. AUntil B Unless C Although D When 6. A selects B produces C applies D maintains 7. A consult B compete C connect D compare 8. A at B by Cof Dto 9. A context B mood C period D circle 10.A counterparts B substitutes C colleagues Dsupporter

24、s 11.A Funny B Lucky C Odd D Ironic 12.A monitor B protect C surprise D delight 13.A between B within C toward D over 14.A transferred B added C introduced D entrusted 15.A out B back C around D inside 16.A discovered B proved C insisted D .remembered 17.A betrayed Bwronged C fooled D mocked 18.A fo

25、rced B willing C hesitant D entitled 19.A In contrast B As a result C On the whole D For instance 20.A inflexible B incapable C unreliable D unsuitable 英语一考研历年真题阅读理解4 Section I Use of Language Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(S) for each numbered blank and mark A, B ,C or D

26、on ANSWER SHEET. (10 Points) As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can't remember 1 we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance's name, or the name of an old band we used to love.

27、 As the brain 2 , we refer to these occurrences as senior moments. 3 seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a(an) 4 impact on our professional, social, and personal 5 . Neuroscientists, experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there's actual

28、ly a lot that can be done. It 6 out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental 7 can significantly improve our basic cognitive 8 . Thinking is essentially a 9 of making connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to 10 in making the connect

29、ions that drive intelligence is inherited. 11 , because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and fluctuate 12 mental effort. Now, a new Web-based company has taken it a step 13 and developed the first brain training program designed

30、to actually help people improve and regain their mental 14 . The Web-based program 15 you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills. The program keeps 16 of your progress and provides detailed feedback 17 your performance and improvement. Most importantly, it 18 modifies and enhance

31、s the games you play to 19 on the strengths you are developing-much like a(n) 20 exercise routine requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use. 1.Awhere Bwhen Cthat Dwhy 2.Aimproves Bfades Crecovers Dcollapses 3.AIf BUnless COnce DWhile 4.Auneven Blimited Cdamaging Dobscure 5.Awellbe

32、ing Benvironment Crelationship Doutlook 6.Aturns Bfinds Cpoints Dfigures 7.Aroundabouts Bresponses Cworkouts Dassociations 8.Agenre Bfunctions Ccircumstances Dcriterion 9.Achannel Bcondition Csequence Dprocess 10.Apersist Bbelieve Cexcel Dfeature 11.ATherefore BMoreover COtherwise DHowever 12.Aaccor

33、ding to Bregardless of Capart from Dinstead of 13.Aback Bfurther Caside Daround 14.Asharpness Bstability Cframework Dflexibility 15.Aforces Breminds Churries Dallows 16.Ahold Btrack Corder Dpace 17.A to Bwith Cfor Don 18.Airregularly Bhabitually Cconstantly Dunusually 19.Acarry Bput Cbuild Dtake 20.Arisky Beffective Cidle Dfamiliar 英语一考研