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1、考研历年英语一完形填空真题考研历年英语一完形填空真题1Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numberedblank and mark A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Trust is a tricky business.On the one hand,its a necessary condition1 many worthwhile things:child care,friendships,etc.On the other hand,putting your 2

2、,in the wrong place often carries a high 3.4,why do we trust at all?Well,because it feels good.5 people placetheir trust in an individual or an institution,their brains release oxytocin,a hormone that 6 pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instructthat prompts humans to 7 with one another.S

3、cientists have found thatexposure 8 this hormone puts us in a trusting 9:In a Swiss study,researchers sprayed oxytocin into the noses of half the subjects;thosesubjects were ready to lend significantly higher amounts of money tostrangers than were their 10 who inhaled something else.11 for us,we als

4、o have a sixth sense for dishonesty that may 12 us.ACanadian study found that children as young as 14 months candifferentiate 13 a credible person and a dishonest one.Sixty toddlerswere each 14 to an adult tester holding a plastic container.The testerwould ask,Whats in here?before looking into the c

5、ontainer,smiling,and exclaiming,Wow!Each subject was then invited to look 15.Halfof them found a toy;the other half 16 the container was empty-andrealized the tester had 17 them.Among the children who had not been tricked,the majority were 18to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill,demon

6、strating thatthey trusted his leadership.19,only five of the 30 children paired withthe 20 tester participated in a follow-up activity.1.A on B like C for D from2.A faith B concern C attention D interest3.A benefit B debt C hope D price4.A Therefore B Then C Instead D Again5.AUntil B Unless C Althou

7、gh D When6.A selects B produces C applies D maintains7.A consult B compete C connect D compare8.A at B by Cof Dto9.A context B mood C period D circle10.A counterparts B substitutes C colleagues Dsupportersl l.A Funny B Lucky C Odd D Ironic12.A monitor B protect C surprise D delight13.A between B wit

8、hin C toward D over14.A transferred B added C introduced D entrusted15.A out B back C around D inside16.A discovered B proved C insisted D.remembered17.A betrayed Bwronged C fooled D mocked18.A forced B willing C hesitant D entitled19.A In contrast B As a result C On the whole D For instance2O.A inf

9、lexible B incapable C unreliable D unsuitable考研历年英语一完形填空真题2Directions:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numberedblank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as a bodilyexercise precious to health/1 But _1 _some claim

10、s to the contrary,laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness Laughter does_2 _short-term changes in the function of the heart and its bloodvessels,_3_ heart rate and oxygen consumption But because hardlaughter is difficult to _ 4 _ ,a good laugh is unlikely to have _5 _benefits the w

11、ay,say,walking or jogging does._ 6 _ ,instead of straining muscles to build them,as exercise does,laughter apparently accomplishes the _ 7 _ ,studies dating back to the1930s indicate that laughter_8_ muscles,decreasing muscle tone forup to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down.Such bodily reaction mi

12、ght conceivably help _9_the effects ofpsychological stress.Anyway,the act of laughing probably doesproduce other types of _ 1 0 _ feedback,that improve an individuals emotional state._11 one classical theory of emotion,ourfeelings are partially rooted 1 2 _ physical reactions.It was argued atthe end

13、 of the 19th century that humans do not cry _ 1 3 _ they are sadbut they become sad when the tears begin to flow.Although sadness also 1 4 _ tears,evidence suggests thatemotions can flow _15_ muscular responses.In an experimentpublished in 1988,social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of w

14、urzburg in Germany asked volunteers to _16_ a pen either with theirteeth-thereby creating an artificial smile-or with their lips,whichwould produce a(n)_17_ expression.Those forced to exercise theirenthusiastically to funny catoons than did those whose months werecontracted in a frown,1 9 _ that exp

15、ressions may influenceemotions rather than just the other way around _2 0 _,the physical actof laughter could improve mood.l .Aamong Bexcept Cdespite Dlike2.Areflect Bdemand Cindicate Dproduce3.Astabilizing Bboosting Cimpairing Ddetermining4.Atransmit Bsustain Cevaluate Dobserve5.Ameasurable Bmanage

16、able C afford able Drenewable6.AIn turn BIn fact CIn addition DIn brief7.Aopposite Bimpossible Caverage Dexpected8.Ahardens Bweakens Ctightens Drelaxes9.Aaggravate Bgenerate Cmoderate Denhance10.Aphysical Bmental Csubconscious Dinternall l .AExcept for BAccording to CDue to DAs for12.Awith Bon Cin D

17、at13.Aunless Buntil Cif Dbecause14.Aexhausts Bfollows Cprecedes Dsuppresses15.Ainto Bfrom Ctowards Dbeyond16.Afetch Bbite Cpick Dhold17.Adisappointed Bexcited Cjoyful Dindifferent18.Aad叩ted Bcatered Cturned Dreacted19.Asuggesting Brequiring Cmentioning Dsupposing2O.AEventually BConsequently CSimilar

18、ly DConversely考研历年英语一完形填空真题3Directions:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numberedblank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)People are,on the whole,poor at considering backgroundinformation when making individual decisions.At first glance this mightseem like a stren

19、gth that 1 the ability to make judgments which areunbiased by 2 factors.But Dr.Uri Simonsohn speculated that an inabilityto consider the big 3 was leading decision-makers to be biased by thedaily sarnies of information they were working with.4,he theorised thata judge 5 of apperaring too soft 6 crim

20、e might be more likely to sendsomeone to prison 7 he had already sentenced five or six otherdefendants only to forced community service on that day.To 8 this idea,he turned to the university-admissions process.Intheory,the 9 of an applicant should not depend on the few others 10randomly for intervie

21、w during the same day,but Dr.Simonsohosuspected the truth was 11.He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews 12 by 31 admissionsofficers.The interviewers had 13 applicants on a scale of one to five.Thisscale 14 numerous factors into consideration.The scores were 15 used inconjunction with an appl

22、icant7 s score on the Granduate ManagentAdimssion Test,or GM AT,a standardized exam which is 16 out of 800points,to make a decision on whether to accept him or her.Dr.Simonsoho found if the score of the previous candidate in a dailyseries of interviewees was 0.75 points or more higher than that of t

23、heone 17 that,then the score for the next applicant would 18 by an averageof 0.075 points.This might sound small,but to 19 the effects of such adecrease a candidate could need 30 more GMAT points than wouldotherwise have been 20.1.A grants Bsubmits Ctransmits Ddelivers2.A minor Bobjective Ccrucial D

24、 external3.A issue Bvision Cpicture Dexternal4.A For example B On average CIn principle DAbove all5.A fond B fearful Ccapable D thoughtless6.A in B on C to D for7.A if B until C though D unless8.A promote B emphasize C share Dsuccess9.A decision B quality C status D success10.A chosen B studied C fo

25、und D identified11.A exceptional B defensible C replaceable D otherwise12.A inspired B expressed C conducted D secured13.A assigned B rated C matched D arranged14.A put B got C gave D took15.A instead B then C ever D rather16.A selected B passed C marked D introduced17.A before B after C above D bel

26、ow18.A jump B float C drop D fluctuate19.A achieve B undo C maintain D disregard20.A promising B possible C necessary D helpful考研历年英语一完形填空真题4Directions:Read the following text.Choose the best word(S)for each numberedblank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET.(10 Points)As many people hit middle age,t

27、hey often start to notice that theirmemory and mental clarity are not what they used to be.We suddenlycant remember 1 we put the keys just a moment ago,or an oldacquaintances name,or the name of an old band we used to love.As thebrain 2,we refer to these occurrences as senior moments.3 seeminglyinno

28、cent,this loss of mental focus can potentially have a(an)4 impact onour professional,social,and personal 5.Neuroscientists,experts who study the nervous system,areincreasingly showing that theres actually a lot that can be done.It 6 outthat the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles d

29、o,andthe right mental 7 can significantly improve our basic cognitive 8.Thinking is essentially a 9 of making connections in the brain.To acertain extent,our ability to 10 in making the connections that driveintelligence is inherited.11,because these connections are madethrough effort and practice,s

30、cientists believe that intelligence canexpand and fluctuate 12 mental effort.Now,a new Web-based company has taken it a step 13 anddeveloped the first brain training program designed to actually helppeople improve and regain their mental 14.The Web-based program 15 you to systematically improve your

31、memory and attention skills.The program keeps 16 of your progress andprovides detailed feedback 17 your performance and improvement.Most importantly,it 18 modifies and enhances the games you play to 19on the strengths you are developingmuch like a(n)20 exercise routinerequires you to increase resist

32、ance and vary your muscle use.l .Awhere Bwhen Cthat Dwhy2.Aimproves Bfades Crecovers Dcollapses3.AIf BUnless COnce DWhile4.Auneven Blimited Cdamaging Dobscure5.Awellbeing Benvironment Crelationship Doutlook6.Aturns Bfinds Cpoints Dfigures7.Aroundabouts Bresponses Cworkouts Dassociations8.Agenre Bfun

33、ctions Ccircumstances Dcriterion9.Achannel Bcondition Csequence Dprocess10.Apersist Bbelieve Cexcel Dfeaturel l .ATherefore BMoreover COtherwise DHowever12.Aaccording to Bregardless of C a part from Dinstead of13.Aback Bfurther Caside Daround14.Asharpness Bstability Cframework Dflexibility15.Aforces Breminds Churries Dallows16.Ahold Btrack Corder Dpace17.A to Bwith Cfor Don18.Airregularly Bhabitually Cconstantly Dunusually19.Acarry Bput Cbuild Dtake2O.Arisky Beffective Cidle Dfamiliar