1、 2013 年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题 Section I Use of English Directions: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)People are,on the whole,poor at considering background information when making individual decisions.At fi
2、rst glance this might seem like a strength that 1 the ability to make judgments which are unbiased by 2 factors.But Dr.Uri Simonsohn speculated that an inability to consider the big 3 was leading decision-makers to be biased by the daily samples of information they were working with.4,he theorised t
3、hat a judge 5 of appearing too soft 6 crime might be more likely to send someone to prison 7 he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day.To 8 this idea,he turned to the university-admissions process.In theory,the 9 of an applicant should not dep
4、end on the few others 10 randomly for interview during the same day,but Dr.Simonsohn suspected the truth was 11.He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews 12 by 31 admissions officers.The interviewers had 13 applicants on a scale of one to five.This scale 14 numerous factors into consideration.T
5、he scores were 15 used in conjunction with an applicants score on the Graduate Management Admission Test,or GMAT,a standardized exam which is 16 out of 800 points,to make a decision on whether to accept him or her.Dr.Simonsohn found if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of intervi
6、ewees was 0.75 points or more higher than that of the one 17 that,then the score for the next applicant would 18 by an average of 0.075 points.This might sound small,but to 19 the effects of such a decrease a candidate could need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been 20.1.Agrants Bsubmi
7、ts Ctransmits Ddelivers 2.Aminor Bobjective Ccrucial D external 3.Aissue Bvision Cpicture Dexternal 4.A For example B On average CIn principle DAbove all 5.Afond Bfearful Ccapable D thoughtless 6.A in B on Cto D for 7.A if B until C though D unless 8.A promote B emphasize Cshare Dtest 9.A decision B
8、 quality C status D success 10.A chosen B studied C found D identified 11.A exceptional B defensible C replaceable D otherwise 12.A inspired B expressed C conducted D secured 13.A assigned B rated C matched D arranged 14.A put B got C gave D took 15.A instead B then C ever D rather 16.A selected B p
9、assed C marked D introduced 17.A before B after C above D below 18.A jump B float C drop D fluctuate 研途考研VIP 19.A achieve B undo C maintain D disregard 20.A promising B possible C necessary D helpful Section II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions:Read the following four texts.Answer the question
10、s below each text by choosing A,B,C or D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)Text 1 In the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada,Miranda Priestly,played by Meryl Streep,scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesnt affect her,Priestly explains how the deep
11、blue color of the assistants sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to departments stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment.This top-down conception of the fashion business couldnt be more out of date or at odds with the feverish would be describe
12、d in Overdressed,Elizabeth Clines three-year indictment of“fast fashion”.In the last decade or so,advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara,H&M,and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely.Quicker turnarounds mean less wasted inventory,mor
13、e frequent release,and more profit.These labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable-meant to last only a wash or two,although they dont advertise that and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks.By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices,Cline argues,these brands ha
14、ve hijacked fashion cycles,shaking an industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace.The victims of this revolution,of course,are not limited to designers.For H&M to offer a$5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-pius stores around the world,it must rely on low-wage overseas labor,order in volumes that s
15、train natural resources,and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals.Overdressed is the fashion worlds answer to consumer-activist bestsellers like Michael Pollans The Omnivores Dilemma.“Mass-produced clothing,like fast food,fills a hunger and need,yet is non-durable and wasteful,”Cline argues.Ameri
16、cans,she finds,buy roughly 20 billion garments a year about 64 items per person and no matter how much they give away,this excess leads to waste.Towards the end of Overdressed,Cline introduced her ideal,a Brooklyn woman named Sarah Kate Beaumont,who since 2008 has made all of her own clothes and bea
17、utifully.But as Cline is the first to note,it took Beaumont decades to perfect her craft;her example cant be knocked off.Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environment including H&M,with its green Conscious Collection line Cline believes las
18、ting change can only be effected by the customer.She exhibits the idealism common to many advocates of sustainability,be it in food or in energy.Vanity is a constant;people will only start shopping more sustainably when they cant afford not to.21.Priestly criticizes her assistant for her A poor barg
19、aining skill.B insensitivity to fashion.C obsession with high fashion.D lack of imagination.研途考研VIP 22.According to Cline,mass-market labels urge consumers to A combat unnecessary waste.B shut out the feverish fashion world.C resist the influence of advertisements.D shop for their garments more freq
20、uently.23.The word“indictment”(Line 3,Para.2)is closest in meaning to A accusation.B enthusiasm.C indifference.D tolerance.24.Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?A Vanity has more often been found in idealists.B The fast-fashion industry ignores sustainability.C People are
21、 more interested in unaffordable garments.D Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing.25.What is the subject of the text?A Satire on an extravagant lifestyle.B Challenge to a high-fashion myth.C Criticism of the fast-fashion industry.D Exposure of a mass-market secret.Text 2 An old saying
22、has it that half of all advertising budgets are wasted-the trouble is,no one knows which half.In the internet age,at least in theory,this fraction can be much reduced.By watching what people search for,click on and say online,companies can aim“behavioural”ads at those most likely to buy.In the past
23、couple of weeks a quarrel has illustrated the value to advertisers of such fine-grained information:Should advertisers assume that people are happy to be tracked and sent behavioural ads?Or should they have explicit permission?In December 2010 Americas Federal Trade Commission(FTC)proposed adding a
24、do not track(DNT)option to internet browsers,so that users could tell advertisers that they did not want to be followed.Microsofts Internet Explorer and Apples Safari both offer DNT;Googles Chrome is due to do so this year.In February the FTC and Digital Advertising Alliance(DAA)agreed that the indu
25、stry would get cracking on responding to DNT requests.On May 31st Microsoft Set off the row:It said that Internet Explorer 10,the version due to appear windows 8,would have DNT as a default.It is not yet clear how advertisers will respond.Getting a DNT signal does not oblige anyone to stop tracking,
26、although some companies have promised to do so.Unable to tell whether someone really objects to behavioural ads or whether they are sticking with Microsofts default,some may ignore a DNT signal and press on anyway.Also unclear is why Microsoft has gone it alone.After all,it has an ad business too,wh
27、ich it says will comply with DNT requests,though it is still working out how.If it is trying to upset Google,which relies almost 研途考研VIP wholly on default will become the norm.DNT does not seem an obviously huge selling point for windows 8-though the firm has compared some of its other products favo
28、urably with Googles on that count before.Brendon Lynch,Microsofts chief privacy officer,blogged:we believe consumers should have more control.Could it really be that simple?26.It is suggested in paragraph 1 that“behavioural”ads help advertisers to:A ease competition among themselves B lower their op
29、erational costs C avoid complaints from consumers D provide better online services 27.“The industry”(Line 6,Para.3)refers to:A online advertisers B e-commerce conductors C digital information analysis D internet browser developers 28.Bob Liodice holds that setting DNT as a default A many cut the num
30、ber of junk ads B fails to affect the ad industry C will not benefit consumers D goes against human nature 29.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph.6?A DNT may not serve its intended purpose B Advertisers are willing to implement DNT C DNT is losing its popularity among consumers D A
31、dvertisers are obliged to offer behavioural ads 30.The authors attitude towards what Brendon Lynch said in his blog is one of:A indulgence B understanding C appreciation D skepticism Text 3 Up until a few decades ago,our visions of the future were largely-though by no means uniformly-glowingly posit
32、ive.Science and technology would cure all the ills of humanity,leading to lives of fulfillment and opportunity for all.Now utopia has grown unfashionable,as we have gained a deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us,from asteroid strike to epidemic flu and to climate change.You might eve
33、n be tempted to assume that humanity has little future to look forward to.But such gloominess is misplaced.The fossil record shows that many species have endured for millions of years-so why shouldnt we?Take a broader look at our species place in the universe,and it becomes clear that we have an exc
34、ellent chance of surviving for tens,if not hundreds,of thousands of years.Look up Homo sapiens in the Red List of threatened species of the International Union for the Conversation of Nature 研途考研VIP (IUCN),and you will read:Listed as Least Concern as the species is very widely distributed,adaptable,
35、currently increasing,and there are no major threats resulting in an overall population decline.So what does our deep future hold?A growing number of researchers and organizations are now thinking seriously about that question.For example,the Long Now Foundation has its flagship project a medical clo
36、ck that is designed to still be marking time thousands of years hence.Perhaps willfully,it may be easier to think about such lengthy timescales than about the more immediate future.The potential evolution of todays technology,and its social consequences,is dazzlingly complicated,and its perhaps best
37、 left to science fiction writers and futurologists to explore the many possibilities we can envisage.Thats one reason why we have launched Arc,a new publication dedicated to the near future.But take a longer view and there is a surprising amount that we can say with considerable assurance.As so ofte
38、n,the past holds the key to the future:we have now identified enough of the long-term patterns shaping the history of the planet,and our species,to make evidence-based forecasts about the situations in which our descendants will find themselves.This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our
39、 prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad.To be sure,the future is not all rosy.But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans,and to improve the lot of those to come.31.Our vision of the future used to be inspired by A our desir
40、e for lives of fulfillment B our faith in science and technology C our awareness of potential risks D our belief in equal opportunity 32.The IUCNs“Red List”suggest that human being are A a sustained species B a threaten to the environment C the worlds dominant power D a misplaced race 33.Which of th
41、e following is true according to Paragraph 5?A Arc helps limit the scope of futurological studies.B Technology offers solutions to social problem.C The interest in science fiction is on the rise.D Our Immediate future is hard to conceive.34.To ensure the future of mankind,it is crucial to A explore
42、our planets abundant resources B adopt an optimistic view of the world C draw on our experience from the past D curb our ambition to reshape history 35.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A Uncertainty about Our Future B Evolution of the Human Species 研途考研VIP C The Ever-brigh
43、t Prospects of Mankind D Science,Technology and Humanity Text 4 On a five to three vote,the Supreme Court knocked out much of Arizonas immigration law Monday-a modest policy victory for the Obama Administration.But on the more important matter of the Constitution,the decision was an 8-0 defeat for t
44、he Administrations effort to upset the balance of power between the federal government and the states.In Arizona v.United States,the majority overturned three of the four contested provisions of Arizonas controversial plan to have state and local police enforce federal immigration law.The Constituti
45、onal principles that Washington alone has the power to“establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization”and that federal laws precede state laws are noncontroversial.Arizona had attempted to fashion state policies that ran parallel to the existing federal ones.Justice Anthony Kennedy,joined by Chief Justi
46、ce John Roberts and the Courts liberals,ruled that the state flew too close to the federal sun.On the overturned provisions the majority held the congress had deliberately“occupied the field”and Arizona had thus intruded on the federals privileged powers.However,the Justices said that Arizona police
47、 would be allowed to verify the legal status of people who come in contact with law enforcement.Thats because Congress has always envisioned joint federal-state immigration enforcement and explicitly encourages state officers to share information and cooperate with federal colleagues.Two of the thre
48、e objecting Justice-Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas-agreed with this Constitutional logic but disagreed about which Arizona rules conflicted with the federal statute.The only major objection came from Justice Antonin Scalia,who offered an even more robust defense of state privileges going back to t
49、he Alien and Sedition Acts.The 8-0 objection to President Obama turns on what Justice Samuel Alito describes in his objection as“a shocking assertion of federal executive power”.The White House argued that Arizonas laws conflicted with its enforcement priorities,even if state laws complied with fede
50、ral statutes to the letter.In effect,the White House claimed that it could invalidate any otherwise legitimate state law that it disagrees with.Some powers do belong exclusively to the federal government,and control of citizenship and the borders is among them.But if Congress wanted to prevent state
