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1、2009年考研英语真题2009年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Researchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesuswonderjusthowsmarthumansare._1_thefruit-flyexperimentsdescr

2、ibedinCarlZimmerintheScienceTimes.Fruitflieswhoweretaughttobesmarterthantheaveragefruitfly__2toliveshorterlives.Thissuggeststhat3bulbsburnlonger,thatthereisa(n)__4innotbeingtoobright.Intelligence,it__5,isahigh-pricedoption.Ittakesmoreupkeep,burnsmorefuelandisslow__6_

3、thestartinglinebecauseitdependsonlearning—a(n)__7_process—insteadofinstinct.Plentyofotherspeciesareabletolearn,andoneofthethingsthey’veapparentlylearnediswhento__8.Isthereanadaptivevalueto__9_intelligence?That’sthequestionbehindthisnewresearch.Insteadofcastingawistfu

4、lglance__10atallthespecieswe’veleftinthedustI.Q.-wise,itimplicitlyaskswhatthereal__11ofourownintelligencemightbe.Thisis__12themindofeveryanimalwe’veevermet.Researchonanimalintelligencealsomakesuswonderwhatexperimentsanimalswould__13_onhumansiftheyhadthechance.Everyca

5、twithanowner,__14,isrunningasmall-scalestudyinoperantconditioning.Webelievethat__15animalsranthelabs,theywouldtestusto__16thelimitsofourpatience,ourfaithfulness,ourmemoryforlocations.Theywouldtrytodecidewhatintelligenceinhumansisreally__17,notmerelyhowmuchofitthereis

6、.__18,theywouldhopetostudya(n)19question:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivein?__20theresultsareinconclusive.1.[A]Suppose[B]Consider[C]Observe[D]Imagine2.[A]tended[B]feared[C]happened[D]threatened3.[A]thinner[B]stabler[C]lighter[D]dimmer4.[A]tendency[B]advantage

7、[C]inclination[D]priority5.[A]insistson[B]sumsup[C]turnsout[D]putsforward6.[A]off[B]behind[C]over[D]along7.[A]incredible[B]spontaneous[C]inevitable[D]gradual8.[A]fight[B]doubt[C]stop[D]think9.[A]invisible[B]limited[C]indefinite[D]different10.[A]upward[B]forward[C]aft

8、erward[D]backward11.[A]features[B]influencesC]results[D]costs12.[A]outside[B]on[C]by[D]across13.[A]deliver[B]carry[C]perform[D]appl