2017 新疆考研英语一真题及答案
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 the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Could a hug a day keep the doctor away? The answer may be a resounding
"yes!"
1
helping you feel close and
2
to people you care about, it turns out
that hugs can bring a
3
of health benefits to your body and mind. Believe it or
not, a warm embrace might even help you
4
getting sick this winter.
In a recent study
5
over 400 health adults, researchers from Carnegie Mellon
University in Pennsylvania examined the effects of perceived social support and the
receipt of hugs 6
the participants' susceptibility to developing the common cold
after being
7
to the virus .People who perceived greater social support were less
likely to come
8
with a cold ,and the researchers
9
that the stress-reducing
effects of hugging
10
about 32 percent of that beneficial effect.
11
among
those who got a cold, the ones who felt greater social support and received more
frequent hugs had less severe
12
.
"Hugging protects people who are under stress from the
13
risk for colds that's
usually
14
with stress," notes Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at
Carnegie. Hugging "is a marker of intimacy and helps
15
the feeling that others
are there to help
16
difficulty."
Some experts
17
the stress-reducing , health-related benefits of hugging to the
release of oxytocin, often called "the bonding hormone"
18
it promotes attachment
in relationships, including that between mother and their newborn babies. Oxytocin
is made primarily in the central lower part of the brain , and some of it is released
into the bloodstream. But some of it
19
in the brain, where it
20
mood, behavior
and physiology.
1.[A] Unlike [B] Besides [C] Despite [D] Throughout
【答案】[B] Besides
2.[A] connected [B] restricted [C] equal [D] inferior
【答案】[A] connected
3.[A] choice [B] view [C] lesson [D] host
【答案】[D] host
4.[A] recall [B] forget [C] avoid [D] keep
【答案】[C] avoid
5.[A] collecting [B] involving [C] guiding [D] affecting
【答案】[B] involving
6.[A] of [B] in [C] at [D] on
【答案】[D] on
7.[A] devoted [B] exposed [C] lost [D] attracted
【答案】[B] exposed
8.[A] across [B] along [C] down [D] out
【答案】[C] down
9.[A] calculated [B] denied [C] doubted [D] imagined
【答案】[A] calculated
10.[A] served [B] required [C] restored [D] explained
【答案】[D] explained
11.[A] Even [B] Still [C] Rather [D] Thus
【答案】[A] Even
12.[A] defeats [B] symptoms [C] tests [D] errors
【答案】[B] symptoms
13.[A] minimized [B] highlighted [C] controlled [D] increased
【答案】[D] increased
14.[A] equipped [B] associated [C] presented [D] compared
【答案】[B] associated
15.[A] assess [B] moderate [C] generate [D] record
【答案】[C] generate
16.[A] in the face of [B] in the form of [C] in the way of [D] in the name of
【答案】[A] in the face of
17.[A] transfer [B] commit [C] attribute [D] return
【答案】[C] attribute
18.[A] because [B] unless [C] though [D] until
【答案】[A] because
19.[A] emerges [B] vanishes [C] remains [D] decreases
【答案】[C] remains
20.[A] experiences [B] combines [C] justifies [D]influences
【答案】[D]influences
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 the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)
Text 1
First two hours , now three hours-this is how far in advance authorities are
recommending people show up to catch a domestic flight , at least at some major U.S.
airports with increasingly massive security lines.
Americans are willing to tolerate time-consuming security procedures in return for
increased safety. The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804,which terrorists may have downed
over the Mediterranean Sea ,provides another tragic reminder of why. But demanding
too much of air travelers or providing too little security in return undermines
public support for the process. And it should: Wasted time is a drag on Americans'
economic and private lives, not to mention infuriating.
Last year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) found in a secret check
that undercover investigators were able to sneak weapons---both fake and real-past
airport security nearly every time they tried .Enhanced security measures since then,
combined with a rise in airline travel due to the improving Chicago's O'Hare
International .It is not yet clear how much more effective airline security has
become-but the lines are obvious.
Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increase in
airline travel , so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the line. Part
of the issue is that airports have only so much room for screening lanes. Another
factor may be that more people are trying to overpack their carry-on bags to avoid
checked-baggage fees, though the airlines strongly dispute this.
There is one step the TSA could take that would not require remodeling airports or
rushing to hire: Enroll more people in the PreCheck program. PreCheck is supposed
to be a win-win for travelers and the TSA. Passengers who pass a background check
are eligible to use expedited screening lanes. This allows the TSA wants to enroll
25 million people in PreCheck.
It has not gotten anywhere close to that, and one big reason is sticker shock.
Passengers must pay $85 every five years to process their background checks. Since
the beginning, this price tag has been PreCheck's fatal flaw. Upcoming reforms might
bring the price to a more reasonable level. But Congress should look into doing so
directly, by helping to finance PreCheck enrollment or to cut costs in other ways.
The TSA cannot continue diverting resources into underused PreCheck lanes while most
of the traveling public suffers in unnecessary lines. It is long past time to make
the program work.
21. the crash of Egypt Air Flight 804 is mentioned to
[A] stress the urgency to strengthen security worldwide.
[B] highlight the necessity of upgrading major US airports.
[C] explain Americans' tolerance of current security checks.
[D] emphasis the importance of privacy protection.
【答案】[C] explain Americans' tolerance of current security checks.
22. which of the following contributions to long waits at major airport?
[A] New restrictions on carry-on bags.
[B] The declining efficiency of the TSA.
[C] An increase in the number of travelers.
[D] Frequent unexpected secret checks.
【答案】[C] An increase in the number of travelers.
23.The word "expedited" (Line 4, Para.5) is closest in meaning to
[A] faster.
[B] quieter.
[C] wider.
[D] cheaper.
【答案】[A] faster.
24. One problem with the PreCheck program is
[A] A dramatic reduction of its scale.
[B] Its wrongly-directed implementation.
[C] The government's reluctance to back it.
[D] An unreasonable price for enrollment.
【答案】[D] An unreasonable price for enrollment.
25. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
[A] Less Screening for More Safety
[B] PreCheck-a Belated Solution
[C] Getting Stuck in Security Lines
[D] Underused PreCheck Lanes
【答案】[B] PreCheck-a Belated Solution
Text 2
"The ancient Hawaiians were astronomers," wrote Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii's last
reigning monarch, in 1897. Star watchers were among the most esteemed members of
Hawaiian society. Sadly, all is not well with astronomy in Hawaii today. Protests
have erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope(TMT), a giant
observatory that promises to revolutionize humanity's view of the cosmos.
At issue is the TMT's planned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped
by some Hawaiians as the piko , that connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens.
But Mauna Kea is also home to some of the world's most powerful telescopes. Rested