2024年全国硕士研究生考试《英语二》模拟试卷一

2024年全国硕士研究生考试《英语二》模拟试卷一[问答题]1.EuropeanUnionscientistshavere（江南博哥）portedthecontinent'swarmestsummeronrecordthisyear.MeasurementsbytheEU'sCopernicussatellitesystemshowedtheaveragesurfacetemperaturesfromJunetoAugustwereabout1degreeCelsiushigherthanthe1991-2020average.TemperaturesacrossEuropewerealso0.1degreeCelsiuswarmerthanthepastwarmestsummersonrecord,in2010and2018.The2021summertemperaturerecordmarksthelatestdevelopmentinalong-termworldwidewarmingtrend.Scientistshavelinkedclimatechangeontheplanettopollutionemissionsrelatedtohumanactivities.TheCopernicusobservationprogramhasbeenkeepingtemperaturerecordssince1950.Butitsrecordsarecomparedwithotherdatagoingbacktothemid-19thcentury.Theorganizationsaidthataroundtheworld,August2021tiedforthethird-warmestmonthonrecord.TemperaturesinAugustwereover0.3degreesCelsiuswarmerthanthe1991to2020average,itreported.参考解析：欧盟科学家报告称，今年夏季是欧洲大陆据记载以来最炎热的夏季。欧盟哥白尼卫星系统的测量结果表明.6月至8月的地表平均温度比1991年至2020年的平均温度高约l摄氏度。整个欧洲的气温也比有记录以来最热的夏季(2010年和2018年)高0.1摄氏度。2021年夏季气温纪录标志着全球长期变暖趋势的最新进展。科学家已将地球上的气候变化与人类活动相关的污染排放联系起来。哥白尼观测计划自1950年以来一直记录温度。但其记录与19世纪中叶的其他数据进行了比较。该组织表示，在全球范围内，2021年8月是有记录以来气温第三高的月份。据该组织报道，8月份的气温比1991年至2020年的平均温度高出0.3摄氏度。[问答题]2.Directions:SupposeyouruniversityistoinviteMr.Williams,aforeignprofessorofChinesestudies,togivealectureonChineseliterature.Writeanemailto1)sendhimaninvitation,and2)informhimofthestudents'expectationofthelecture.Youshouldwriteabout100wordsontheANSWERSHEET.Donotuseyourownname.Use"LiMing"instead.(10points)参考解析：DearProfessorWilliams,TheChineseLiteratureConference2020willbeheldinouruniversitynextmonth.outofsincereappreciationofyoureminentresearchinthefieldofChinesestudies,IonbehalfofmyuniversitycordiallyinviteyoutoattendtheconferenceanddeliveralectureonChineseliterature.AsthestudentsintheaudienceshareagreatdealofinterestinacomparisonbetweenChineseandEnglishLiterature,wewouldlikeyoutoshareyourviewsonthistopicinthelecture.Moreover,itwouldbeilluminatingforthestudentsifyoucouldelaborateontheapproachesyouadoptwhenanalyzingthedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthem.Inordertomakeyourlectureeasiertounderstand,weadvisethatmaybeyoucouldciteacoupleofcelebratedpoemsfromChineseaswellasEnglishliteratureascasestoillustrateyourpoints.Thedetailsoftheconferencehavebeenattachedforyourreference.Itwillbeagreathonorforusifyouhavetimetocomeandshareyourinsights.Welookforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiMing[问答题]3.Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould1)interpretthechart,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)参考解析：Basedonthetable,wecanfindthatfrom2000to2020,thenumberofpeopleaged65andaboveincreaseddrasticallyfrom88.1millionto190.6million,withtheproportionrisingfrom6.96%to13.50%.Moreover,itispredictedthatamountofthoseseniorswillbe230.1millionin2030and337.6millionin2050andtheproportionwillreach17.07%andthenstandat25.76%.ThestatisticsrevealtheagingofpopulationisbecomingincreasinglysevereinChina.Whatexactlycontributestothisphenomenon?Foronething,withtheimplementationofChina'sfamilyplanningpolicy,thebirthratehasdramaticallydropped,whichresultsinalowerproportionofyoungsters.Foranother,withtheimprovementofmedicalservices,peoplecanbemorelikelytoenjoyalongerlifeandthemortalityratehasthusbeenreduced,whichalsopromptsthepopulationaging.Inrecentyears,manystudieswarnthatpopulationagingislikelytobringsomeundesirableconsequencesinthefuture.Hence,itishightimethatwefiguredsomewaysouttofacetheupcomingchallenges.共享题干题Apreferenceforinstrumentalmusicindicateshigherintelligence,researchfinds.People__1__ambientmusic,smoothjazz,filmsoundtracks,classicalmusicandsimilargenreswithoutvocalstendtohavehigherIQs.Whilevocalmusic__2__beseenasthe"__3__"ofinstrumentalmusic,likingvocalmusichasnolinktoIQ.__4__otherwords,manypeoplewithhighIQsalsolikevocalmusic,butsodomanywithlessimpressivelevelsof__5__.Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]1.第（1）题选__A.goodatB.fondofC.giftedinD.usedto参考答案：B参考解析：goodat擅长fondof喜欢giftedin有天赋usedto习惯于根据第一句Apreferenceforinstrumentalmusicindicateshigherintelligence，researchfinds.研究发现，偏好器乐表明智力更高。后一句peopleteedtohaveIQs，空格处修饰主语people，因为偏好器乐智力会更高，所以应该空格表喜欢此类音乐的人拥有高智商，B正确。Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]2.第（2）题选__A.mustB.wouldC.mightD.should参考答案：C参考解析：must必须、一定would会、将might也许should应该考查情态动词。选项[A]和[D]在表达语气上都不适合客观描述事物，所以排除；选项[B]体现了趋势和预测，同样不是在描述既定的客观事实；选项[C]是在陈述观点，但语气委婉，所以[c]符合题意。Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]3.第（3）题选__A.equivalentB.oppositeC.substitutionD.contradictory参考答案：B参考解析：equivalent等价的、相当的opposite对立的alternative替换的contradictory矛盾的while表转折。前一句：喜欢器乐的往往拥有更高的智商，后一句：likingvocalmusichasnolinktoIQ“喜欢声乐与智商无关”，similargenreswithoutvocals与vocalmusic明显的对立，因此可以确定选项[B]符合题意。Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]4.第（4）题选__A.WithB.AtC.ByD.In参考答案：D参考解析：考查固定搭配。短语inotherwords，表示“换句话说”，Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]5.第（5）题选__A.preferenceB.intelligenceC.wisdomD.interest参考答案：B参考解析：preference喜爱、偏好intelligence智力wisdom智慧interest兴趣最后一句话对这个研究的总结：喜欢器乐的往往智商更高，喜欢声乐与智商无关，也就是说，喜欢器乐的智商往往比较高，喜欢声乐的又高智商的，也有智商较低的。所以manypeoplewithhighIQsalsolikevocalmusic“很多高智商的也喜欢声乐”,butsodomanywithlessimpressivelevelsofintelligence“但是很多低智商的也喜欢声乐”，B正确。Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]6.第（6）题选__A.givenB.presentedC.providedD.taken参考答案：A参考解析：given给予

presented呈现provided提供taken拿Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people这个结论基于一份对1500人的调查，根据后面askedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical，所以空格处是做了IQ测试，选项[B]和[D]不能用于本句中的被动语态，选项[c]常与with连用，且短语providesbwithsth，表示“向某人提供某物”。[A]符合题意，短语givesbtests表示“让某人做测试”。Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]7.第（7）题选__A.genresB.featuresC.instrumentsD.plays参考答案：A参考解析：genres流派、体裁features特点instruments乐器plays表演翻译：这些结论是基于一份对1500人的调查。这1500人都进行了智商测试并被问及他们对18种音乐____的偏好。因为本文讨论的是喜爱音乐与智商的关系，且上文已经提及了vocalmusic(声乐)和instrumentalmusic(器乐)，所以应填入“类别”或“种类”等词汇。由此可知选项[A]符合题意。Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]8.第（8）题选__A.educationB.ideasC.numberD.love参考答案：C参考解析：education教育

ideas主意、想法number数量love爱and连接并列的词性，age，race，sex，education，familyincome都是形容人的属性，所以空格处是小孩的数量，C正确。Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]9.第（9）题选__A.rapB.instrumentalC.folkD.classical参考答案：B参考解析：rap说唱音乐instrumental乐器的folk民间的classical古典的根据第一段的结论高智商的，都喜欢器乐，moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer____musicsuchasbigband,classical，并且suchas后面的bigband，classical都是器乐，B正确。Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]10.第（10）题选__A.stupidB.wiseC.cleverD.intelligent参考答案：D参考解析：stupid愚蠢的wise有智慧的clever聪明的

intelligent有智力的morethan是一个比较结构，即moreintelligentAmericans与less…Americans构成对比，所以选项[D]符合题意。Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]11.第（11）题选__A.recentB.likelyC.familiarD.similar参考答案：D参考解析：recent最近的likely可能的familiar熟悉的similar类似的根据Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.

thesecondsurveyofthousandsof16-year-olds，表明此项调查与之前的调查类似，所以D正确。Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,theresearchersfoundthiscouldn'tbetrue.Opera,forexample,isseenascomplex,yetthepeoplewholikeitarenomoreintelligentthanthosewho__14__.Thestudy'sauthorswrite:"Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecase__15__big-bandmusicismorecognitivelycomplexthanclassicalmusic.Ontheotherextreme,as__16__,preferenceforrapmusicis__17__negativelycorrelatedwithintelligence.However,preferenceforgospelmusicisevenmorestronglynegativelycorrelatedwithit.Itwouldbedifficulttomakethecasethatgospelislesscognitivelycomplexthanrap."Instead,the__18__,accordingtoDrSatoshiKanazawa,thestudy'sco-author,isthatinstrumentalmusicismorenovel.Musicthatisnovel——inotherwords,__19__morerecentlyinevolutionaryterms——tendstobepreferredbypeoplewith__20__IQs.[单选题]12.第（12）题选__A.linkB.relationC.connectionD.linkage参考答案：A参考解析：link关联relation关系coalition结合linkage联系翻译：该调查同样发现高智商与对乐器的偏好之间存在的____。由Thisalsofound…(这也发现……)可知结果与上文的调查类似，所以选项A正确。linkage是link的派生词，但为不可数名词Theconclusionscomefromasurveyof1,500people.Allwere__6__IQtestsandaskedabouttheirpreferencesforeighteenmusical__7__.Theresultsshowedthat"...netofage,race,sex,education,familyincome,religion,currentandpastmaritalstatusand__8__ofchildren,moreintelligentAmericansaremorelikelytoprefer__9__musicsuchasbigband,classicalandeasylisteningthanless__10__Americans."Asecond__11__surveyofthousandsof16-year-oldsandtheirmusicalpreferenceswascarriedoutintheUKinthe1980s.Thisalsofounda__12__betweenhighintelligenceandapreferenceforinstrumentalmusic.OnetheoryaboutwhylikinginstrumentalmusicislinkedtohighIQisthecognitivecomplexityofthemusic.__13__,therese