08考研英语模拟试题及答案解析

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1、2008年考研英语模拟试题及答案解析SectionⅠUseofEnglish　　Directions：　　Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）　　Scientistsandphilosophersofsciencetendtospeakasif“scientificlanguage”wereintrinsicallyprecise，asifthosewhousei

2、tmustunderstandoneanother'smeaning，1theydisagree.But，2，scientificlanguageisnotasdifferentfrom3languageasiscommonlybelieved；it，too，is4toimprecisionandambiguityandhenceto5understanding.Moreover，newtheories（orarguments）arerarely，6，constructedbywayofclear-cutstepsofindu

3、ction，deduction，and7（orfalsification）。Neitheraretheydefended，rejected，oracceptedin8straightforwardamanner.9，scientistscombinetherulesofscientific10withagenerousmixtureofintuition，aesthetics，andphilosophical11.Theimportanceofwhataresometimescalledextralogicalcomponen

4、tsofthoughtinthediscoveryofanewprincipleorlawsisgenerally12.We13recallEinstein'sdescription：“Totheseelementarylawsthereleadsnologicalpath，14intuition，supportedbybeingsympatheticallyin15withexperience.”Buttheroleoftheseextralogicalcomponentsinpersuasionandacceptance（

5、inmakinganargument16）islessfrequentlydiscussed，partlybecausetheyareless17.Thewaysinwhichthecredibilityoreffectivenessofa18dependsonarealmofcommonexperiences，onextensivepracticeincommunicatingthoseexperiencesinacommonlanguage，arehardtoseepreciselybecausesuch19aretake

6、nforgranted.Onlywhenwestepoutofsucha“consensualdomain”—whenwecanstandoutontheperipheryofa20withacommonlanguage.　　1［A］evenif　［B］unless　［C］though　［D］if　　2［A］inquestion　［B］inrelief　［C］infact　［D］inprospect　　3［A］standard　［B］popular　［C］vulgar　［D］ordinary　　4［A］suscepti

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8、ychology［B］methodology［C］archaeology［D］theology　　11［A］community［B］communication［C］committee［D］commitment　　12［A］acknowledged［B］confessed［