2009年考研英语真题及解析.pdf

2009年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语 （一）试题 SectionI UseofEnglish Directions: Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s) for eachnumberedblank andmarkA,B,CorD on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10points) Research on animalintelligencealwaysmakesuswonderjusthow smarthumansare. 1thefruit-fly experimentsdescribedby CarlZimmer intheScience Times.Fruit flieswhoweretaughttobe smarterthan theaveragefruit fly 2tolive shorter lives.Thissuggeststhat 3bulbsburn longer,thatthereisa(n)4 innot beingtoobright. Intelligence,it 5,isahigh-pricedoption.Ittakesmoreupkeep,burnsmorefuelandisslow 6thestartingline becauseit dependson learning— a(n)7process— insteadofinstinct.Plenty ofother speciesareabletolearn, andoneofthethingsthey’veapparently learnediswhento 8. Istherean adaptivevalueto9intelligence?That’sthequestionbehindthisnewresearch.Insteadofcastinga wistfulglance 10at allthespecieswe’veleft inthedust I.Q.-wise,it implicitly askswhatthereal 11ofour own intelligencemightbe.Thisis 12themindofevery animalwe’veevermet. Research on animalintelligencealsomakesuswonderwhat experimentsanimalswould 13onhumansif theyhadthechance.Every catwith an owner, 14 ,isrunninga small-scalestudy in operantconditioning.We believethat 15animalsranthelabs,theywouldtestusto 16thelimitsofourpatience,our faithfulness,our memory for locations.Theywouldtrytodecidewhat intelligenceinhumansisreally 17,notmerelyhow much ofitthereis. 18,theywouldhopetostudy a(n) 19question:Arehumansactually awareoftheworld they livein?20theresultsareinconclusive. 1.[A] Suppose [B]Consider [C]Observe [D]Imagine 2.[A]tended [B]feared [C]happened [D]threatened 3.[A]thinner [B]stabler [C]lighter [D]dimmer 4.[A]tendency [B]advantage [C]inclination [D]priority 5.[A]insistson [B]sumsup [C]turnsout [D]putsforward 6.[A]off [B]behind [C]over [D]along 7.[A]incredible [B]spontaneous [C]