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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]insists on[B]sums up[C]turns out[D]puts forward
6. [A]off[B]behind[C]over[D]along
7. [A]incredible[B]spontaneous[C]inevitable[D]gradual
8. [A]fight[B]doubt[C]stop[D]think
9. [A]invisible[B]limited[C]indefinite[D]different
10. [A]upward[B]forward[C]afterward[D]backward
11. [A]features[B]influences[C]results[D]costs
12. [A]outside[B]on[C]by[D]across
13. [A]deliver[B]carry[C]perform[D]apply
14. [A]by chance[B]in contrast[C]as usual[D]for instance
15. [A]if[B]unless[C]as[D]lest
16. [A]moderate[B]overcome[C]determine[D]reach
17. [A]at[B]for[C]after[D]with
18. [A]Above all[B] After all[C] However[D]Otherwise
19. [A]fundamental[B]comprehensive[C]equivalent[D] hostile
20. [A]By accident[B]In time[C]So far[D] Better still
【内容提要】 本文围绕对动物智能的研究展开话题,说明智慧也是要付出代价的,并假想若是动物对人类智能进行研究的话,会是什么状况。
1.【正确答案】B
【考查重点】语义衔接/词汇辨析
【解题过程】本题目选择动词,放在祈使句句首。选项A. suppose认为,假定;B. consider考虑;C. observe 观察;D. imagine 想象。文章开篇指出:Research on animal intelligence always makes us wonder just how smart humans are.“对动物智慧的研究总是让我对人类到底有多聪明感到好奇”,接着举了果蝇的例子,该句要选择的动词应与上句在语义上衔接。用consider意为“让读者考虑一下(果蝇实验)”,从而引出下文,其他选项均不符合题意。
2.【正确答案】A
【考查重点】语义衔接/固定搭配
【解题过程】本题目选择动词(过去式),与介词“to”构成动词短语,在句子中充当谓语。选项A. tended to易于,往往会……;B. feared to 害怕做某事;C. happened to 碰巧做某事;D. threatened to 威胁要做某事。Fruit flies who were taught to be smarter than the average fruit flyto live shorter lives. 原文讲述的是在实验中经常发生的一种情况,即“通过训练变得更聪明的果蝇,其寿命往往比普通果蝇短”。故选A。
3.【正确答案】D
【考查重点】语义衔接/词汇辨析
【解题过程】本题目选择形容词比较级,在句中作定语修饰bulbs。This suggests thatbulbs burn longer, ...“这让人想起……的灯泡照明时间比较长……。”上句讲到“聪明的果蝇寿命往往较短”,这句接着用灯泡作类比,承接上句语义,应该是越不亮的灯泡用的时间越长,所以选Ddimmer 较暗的;选项Clighter更亮的,与前文意思相悖; Athinner 更薄的,更瘦的;Bstable 更稳定的;该两项均不符合题意。 |