2010年考研英语一
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Over the past decade, thousands of patents have seen granted for what are called
business methods.Amazon com received one for its“one-click”online payment system
Merrill Lynch got legal protection for an asset allocation strategy.One inventor
patented a technique for lying a box。
Now the nation’s top patent court appears completely ready to scale hack on
business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first
authorized 10 years ago. In a move that has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz the
U.S court of Appeals for the federal circuit said it would use particular case to
conduct a broad review of business-method patents. In re Bilski, as the case is known,
is “a very big deal”， says Dermis'D, Crouch of the University of Missouri School
of law.It “has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents”
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①Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the
past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the
scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.
【考点分析】灭绝师太常考（the most）本句的意思是"过去这些年英语报纸上所发生的最有影响力的变化的可能是艺术评论的在报道范围和严肃性的堕落".
①It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to
imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers.
②Yet a considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the
20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews. ③ To read such books today is to
marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once deemed suitable for publication in
general-circulation dailies.
【考点分析】①to the point of "到...地步" ②转折常考，出21题。 "然而，在20世纪大量的最重要的批评集是有报纸评论组成的。"本句强调20世纪的报纸评论数量很多。③沿着上句的意思论述：如今读到这样的书的人不禁会对下面这个事实感到惊讶:这些评论之前竟然被认为适合在面向大众的日报上刊登。
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2010年考研英语真题及答案
一、考研英语真题（阅读理解部分）
1. Passage 1
文章摘自《纽约时报》(The New York Times)，讲述了人们对于沙特阿拉伯的德里布(Dariba)地区商业开发的反对声浪。作者主要介绍了沙特人对这个开发计划的局部有效性提出了质疑。
答案：D
解析：根据文章内容可以推断出，该地区商业发展项目在解决当地人就业问题以及对年轻人带来激励方面并不有效。所以答案为D。
2. Passage 2
文章介绍了爬行动物的生态类型和生存对策。通过对几种不同爬行动物的研究和观察，作者总结了它们对环境的适应能力和繁衍生息策略。
答案：C 未知驱动探索，专注成就专业
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解析：根据文章内容可以得出，某些种类的爬行动物具有在生境发生变化时进行数量调整的能力。所以答案为C。
3. Passage 3
文章介绍了一种新的种植模式，旨在减少对水资源的需求以及提高产量。作者通过对这种种植模式的实验研究，发现它可以在干旱地区获得较高的产量。
答案：B
解析：根据文章内容可以得出，这种新的种植模式通过改变作物的生长方式，减少了对水资源的需求，从而提高了产量。所以答案为B。
二、答案解析
1. Passage 1
题目要求解释为什么该地区商业发展项目在解决当地人就业问题方面并不有效。文章中提到该开发项目只提供了少量工作岗位，远远不够满足就业需求。所以答案为D。
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题目要求解释某些爬行动物的数量调整能力。通过文章可以看出，某些爬行动物能够根据其所处环境的变化来调整自身的数量，以适应变化的生境条件。所以答案为C。
3. Passage 3
题目要求解释这种新的种植模式在干旱地区获得高产量的原因。文章中解释了这种新的种植模式通过改变作物的生长方式，减少了对水资源的需求，从而提高了产量。所以答案为B。
