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2009年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

Section I   Use of English
        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)
       
                　　Researchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesmewonderjusthowsmarthumansare.1thefruit-flyexperimentsdescribedinCarlZimmer’spieceintheScienceTimesonTuesday.Fruitflieswhoweretaughttobesmarterthantheaveragefruitfly2toliveshorterlives.Thissuggeststhat3bulbsburnlonger,thatthereisan4innotbeingtooterrificallybright.
　　Intelligence,it5out,isahigh-pricedoption.Ittakesmoreupkeep,burnsmorefuelandisslow6thestartinglinebecauseitdependsonlearning—agradual7—insteadofinstinct.Plentyofotherspeciesareabletolearn,andoneofthethingsthey’veapparentlylearnediswhento8.
　　Isthereanadaptivevalueto9intelligence?That’sthequestionbehindthisnewresearch.Ilikeit.Insteadofcastingawistfulglance10atallthespecieswe’veleftinthedustI.Q.-wise,itimplicitlyaskswhatthereal11ofourownintelligencemightbe.Thisis12themindofeveryanimalI’veevermet.
　　Researchonanimalintelligencealsomakesmewonderwhatexperimentsanimalswould13onhumansiftheyhadthechance.Everycatwithanowner,14,isrunningasmall-scalestudyinoperantconditioning.webelievethat15animalsranthelabs,theywouldtestusto16thelimitsofourpatience,ourfaithfulness,ourmemoryforterrain.Theywouldtrytodecidewhatintelligenceinhumansisreally17,notmerelyhowmuchofitthereis.18,theywouldhopetostudya19question:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivein?20theresultsareinconclusive.
　　1.SupposeConsiderObserveImagine
　　2.tendedfearedhappenedthreatened
　　3.thinnerstablerlighterdimmer
　　4.tendencyadvantageinclinationpriority
　　5.insistsonsumsupturnsoutputsforward
　　6.offbehindoveralong
　　7.incrediblespontaneousinevitablegradual
　　8.fightdoubtstopthink
　　9.invisiblelimitedindefinitedifferent
　　10.upwardforwardafterwardbackward
　　11.featuresinfluencesresultscosts
　　12.outsideonbyacross
　　13.delivercarryperformapply
　　14.bychanceincontrastasusualforinstance
　　15.ifunlessaslest
　　16.moderateovercomedeterminereach
　　17.atforafterwith
　　18.AboveallAfterallHoweverOtherwise
　　19.fundamentalcomprehensiveequivalenthostile
　　20.ByaccidentIntimeSofarBetterstill
       
       
               
       
       
               
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