2009考研英语真题与答案解析

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1、2009年全国硕士研究生考试英语真题及答案SectionI  UseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Researchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesmewonderjusthowsmarthumansare.1  thefruit-flyexperimentsdescribedinCarlZimmer’spieceintheScienc

2、eTimesonTuesday.Fruitflieswhoweretaughttobesmarterthantheaveragefruitfly2  toliveshorterlives.Thissuggeststhat3  bulbsburnlonger,thatthereisan4    innotbeingtooterrificallybright.  Intelligence,it5   out,isahigh-pricedoption.Ittakesmoreupkeep,burnsmorefuelandisslow6   thestartinglinebecau

3、seitdependsonlearning—agradual7   —insteadofinstinct.Plentyofotherspeciesareabletolearn,andoneofthethingsthey’veapparentlylearnediswhento8 .  Isthereanadaptivevalueto9   intelligence?That’sthequestionbehindthisnewresearch.Ilikeit.Insteadofcastingawistfulglance10   atallthespecieswe’veleft

4、inthedustI.Q.-wise,itimplicitlyaskswhatthereal11   ofourownintelligencemightbe.Thisis12  themindofeveryanimalI’veevermet.  Researchonanimalintelligencealsomakesmewonderwhatexperimentsanimalswould13  onhumansiftheyhadthechance.Everycatwithanowner,14  ,isrunningasmall-scalestudyinoperantcon

5、ditioning.webelievethat15 animalsranthelabs,theywouldtestusto16  thelimitsofourpatience,ourfaithfulness,ourmemoryforterrain.Theywouldtrytodecidewhatintelligenceinhumansisreally17 ,notmerelyhowmuchofitthereis.  18 ,theywouldhopetostudya19  question:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivei

6、n?20  theresultsareinconclusive.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    [C]inclination    [D]priority5.[A]insistson   [B]sumsup   [C]turnsout   

7、 [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]afterwa