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考研英语（一）模拟试题一
Section I Use of English
Directions:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank
andmark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Black death that drove Newton from his college and into a momentous discovery, 1
England in 1665. Astronomical records of the time show that 2 was a year of intense sunspot
activity, and studies of annual tree 3 , which are wider when the sun is disturbed, 4 that the
terrible plague of 1348 was 5 accompanied by an active sun.
This sounds incredible, 6 we now have evidence that the sun has a direct effect on some
of our body 7 . Over 120 000 tests were made on people in a Black Sea 8 to measure the
number of lymphocytes in their blood. These small cells normally 9 between 20 and 25 percent
of man's white blood cells, but in years of great solar activity this 10 decreases. There was a
big drop during the sunspot years of 1986 and 1987, and number of people 11 from diseases caused by a lymphocyte deficiency 12 doubled during the tremendous solar explosion of February
1986. Many of the body's 13 seem to be influenced by sun-induced changes in the earth's
magnetic 14 . If this is so, one 15 to find that the nervous system, which depends on
electrical stimuli, would be the most 16 . A study of 5 580 coal-mine accidents 17 the Ruhr river shows that most occurred on the day following solar activity. Studies of traffic accidents in
Russia and in Germany show that these increase, by as much as four 18 the average, on days after the 19 of a solar flare. This suggests that accidents may be 20 a disturbance deeper than a simple decrease in reaction time. These results make it clear that man in, among otherthings,
a remarkably sensitive living sundial.
1. [A] blanketed [B] swept [C] covered [D] spread
2. [A] this [B] such [C] so [D] either
3. [A] rings [B] cycles [C] circles [D] rounds
4. [A] survey [B] reveal [C] predict [D] release
5. [A] still [B] even [C] then [D] also
6. [A] but [B] because [C] unless [D] when
7. [A] chemistry [B] construction [C] physiology [D] constitution
8. [A] retreat [B] reserve [C] resort [D] refuge
9. [A] put in [B] take over [C] make up [D] set off
10. [A] number [B] figure [C] share [D] proportion
11. [A] suffered [B] suffer [C] suffering [D] to suffer
12. [A] unexpectedly [B] actually [C] disappointedly [D] practically
13. [A] performances [B] operations [C] functions [D] workings
14. [A] environment [B] field [C] layer [D] shell
15. [A] would expect [B] expects [C] expect [D] expected
16. [A] affected [B] respected [C] protected [D] connected
17. [A] beside [B] at [C] by [D] on
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18. [A] times above [B] time [C] times in [D]times
19. [A] formation [B] explosion [C] eruption [D]propulsion
20. [A] due to [B] apt for [C] all but [D] prior to
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,
B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)
Text 1
Over the last decade, demand for the most common cosmetic surgery procedures, like breast
enlargements and nose jobs, has increased by more than 400 percent. According to Dr. Dai Davies, of
the Plastic Surgery Partnership in Hammersmith, the majority of cosmetic surgery patients are not
chasing physical perfection. Rather, they are driven to fantastic lengths to improve their appearance
by a desire to look normal. "What we all crave is to look normal, and normal is what is prescribed by
the advertising media and other external pressures. They give us look like that. In America, the debate is no longer about whether surgery is normal; rather, it centers on
what age people should be before going under the knife. New York surgeon Dr. Gerard Imber
recommends "maintenance" work for people in their thirties. "The idea of waiting until one needs a
heroic transformation is silly," he says. "By then, you've wasted 20 great years of your life and
allowed things to get out of hand." Dr. Imber draws the line at operating on people who are under
18, however, "It seems that someone we don't consider old enough to order a drink shouldn't be
considering plastic surgery."
In the UK cosmetic surgery has long been seen as the exclusive domain of the very rich and
famous. But the proportionate cost of treatment has fallen substantially, bringing all but the most
advanced laser technology within the reach of most people. Dr. Davies, who claims to "cater for the
average person", agrees. He says: "I treat a few of the rich and famous and an awful lot of
secretaries. Of course, 3, 000 for￡ an operation is a lot of money. But it is also an investment for
life which costs about half the price of a good family holiday."
Dr. Davies suspects that the increasing sophistication of the fat injecting and removal
techniques that allow patients to be treated with a local anaesthetic in an afternoon has also helped
promote the popularity of cosmetic surgery. Yet, as one woman who recently paid ￡2,500for
liposuction to remove fat from her thighs admitted, the slope to becoming a cosmetic surgery
Veteran is a deceptively gentle one. "I had my legs done because they'd been bugging me for years.
But going into the clinic was so low key and effective it whetted my appetite. Now I don't think
there's any operation that I would rule out having if I could afford it."
21. According to the text, the reason for cosmetic surgery is to [A] be physically healthy. [B] look more normal. [C] satisfy appetite.
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