考研英语一真题及答案

2011年考研英语一真

题及答案汇总

SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreach

numberedblankandmarkA],B],

C]orD]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)AncientGreek

philosopherAristotle

viewedlaughteras“abodilyexerciseprecioustohas

littleinfluenceonhealth.vBut_1someclaimstothe

contrary,laughingprobably

physicalfitnessLaughterdoes_2short-termchangesin

thefunctionoftheheartandits

bloodvessels,3_heartrateandoxygenconsumptionBut

becausehardlaughterisdifficultto

_4_,agoodlaughisunlikelytohave_5benefitsthe

way,say,walkingorjoggingdoes,apparentlydoes,laughter

buildthem,asexercisemuscles_6_,insteadofstrainingto

sindicatethatlaughter_8muscles,accomplishesthe

_7_,studiesdatingbacktothe1930'decreasingmuscle

toneforupto45minutesafterthelaughdiesdown.Such

bodilyreactionmightconceivablyhelp_9__theeffectsof

psychologicalstress.Anyway,

theactoflaughingprobablydoesproduceothertypesof

10feedback,thatimprovean

semotionalstate._11oneclassicaltheoryofemotion,

ourfeelingsarepartially'individualrooted12

physicalreactions.Itwasarguedattheendofthe19thcentury

thathumansdo

notcry13theyaresadbuttheybecomesadwhenthe

tearsbegintoflow.Althoughsadnessalso14tears,

evidencesuggeststhatemotionscanflow_15

theStrackof1988,socialpsychologistFritzinmuscular

responses.Inanexperimentpublished

teeth-eitherwiththeirtoofUniversitywurzburginGermany

askedvolunteers_16apen

orwiththeirlips,whichwouldproducea(n)_17thereby

creatinganartificialsmile-expression.Thoseforcedto

exercisetheirenthusiasticallytofunnycatoonsthandidthose

whose

monthswerecontractedinafrown,19that

expressionsmayinfluenceemotionsratherthan

justtheotherwayaround_20_,thephysicalactoflaughter

couldimprovemood.1.A]amongB]exceptC]despiteD]like

2.A]reflectB]demandC]indicateD]produce

3.A]stabilizingB]boostingC]impairingD]determining

4.A]transmitB]sustainCJevaluateD]observe5.A]measurable

B]manageableC]affordableD]renewable

6.A]lnturnB]lnfactC]lnadditionD]lnbrief

7.A]oppositeB]impossibleC]averageD]expected

8.A]hardensB]weakensC]tightensD]relaxes

9.A]aggravateB]generateC]moderateD]enhance

1O.A]physicalB]mentalC]subconsciousD]internal

11.A]ExceptforB]AccordingtoC]DuetoD]Asfor12.A]with

B]onC]inD]at

13.A]unlessB]untilC]ifD]because14.A]exhaustsB]follows

C]precedesD]suppresses15.A]intoB]fromC]towards

D]beyond

16.A]fetchB]biteC]pickD]hold17.A]disappointedB]excited

C]joyfulD]indifferent

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18.A]adaptedB]cateredC]turnedD]reacted

19.A]suggestingB]requiringC]mentioningD]supposing

2O.A]EventuallyB]ConsequentlyC]Similarly

D]ConverselySectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbelow

eachtextbychoosingA],B],C]orD].Markyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1

ThedecisionoftheNewYorkPhilharmonictohireAlanGilbert

asitsnextmusicdirectorhasbeen

thetalkoftheclassical-musicworldeversincethesudden

announcementofhisappointmentin2009.

Forthemostpart,theresponsehasbeenfavorable,tosaythe

least."Hooray!Atlast!”wroteAnthonylommasini,a

sober-sidedclassical-musiccritic.

Oneofthereasonswhytheappointmentcameassucha

surprise,however,isthatGilbertis

comparativelylittleknown.EvenTbmmasini,whohad

advocatedGilbertsappointmentinthe'

Times,callshim“anunpretentiousmusicianwithnoairof

theformidableconductorabouthim.”

Asadescriptionofthenextmusicdirectorofanorchestrathat

hashithertobeenledbymusicians

likeGustavMahlerandPierreBoulez,thatseemslikelyto

havestruckatleastsomeTimesreaders

asfaintpraise.

Formypart,IhavenoideawhetherGilbertisagreat

conductororevenagoodone.lbbesure,he

performsanimpressivevarietyofinterestingcompositions,but

itisnotnecessaryformetovisit

AveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,tohearinteresting

orchestralmusic.AllIhavetodoistogoto

myCDshelf,orbootupmycomputeranddownloadstillmore

recordedmusicfromiTunes.Devoted

concertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsarenosubstitutefor

liveperformancearemissingthepoint.

Forthetime,attention,andmoneyoftheart-lovingpublic,

classicalinstrumentalistsmustcompete

notonlywithoperahouses,dancetroupes,theatercompanies,

andmuseums,butalsowiththe

recordedperformancesofthegreatclassicalmusiciansofthe

20thcentury.There

'recordingsarecheap,availableeverywhere,andveryoften

muchhigherinartisticqualitythantodayatatimeandplaceof

the"。moreover,theycanbe“consumedsliveperformances

schoosing.Thewidespreadavailabilityofsuchrecordingshas

thusbroughtaboutalistener'crisisintheinstitutionofthe

traditionalclassicalconcert.

Onepossibleresponseisforclassicalperformerstoprogram

attractivenewmusicthatisnotyet

sowninterestinnewmusichasbeenwidelynoted:AlexRoss,a

'availableonrecord.Gilbert

classical-musiccritic,hasdescribedhimasamanwhoiscapable

ofturningthePhilharmonicinto

“amarkedlydifferent,morevibrantorganization.”Butwhat

w川bethenatureofthatdifference?

Merelyexpandingtheorchestra'srepertoirewillnotbe

enough.IfGilbertandthePhilharmonicare

tosucceed,theymustfirstchangetherelationshipbetween

America'soldestorchestraandthe

newaudienceithopstoattract.

21.WelearnfromPara.1thatGilbert'sappointment

hasA]incurredcriticism,suspicion.B]raised

acclaim.C]received

D]arousedcuriosity.

TbmmasiniregardsGilbertasanartistwhois

22.

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A]influential.

B]modest.C]respectable.

D]talented.23.Theauthorbelievesthatthedevotedconcertgoers

A]ignoretheexpensesofliveperformances.

B]rejectmostkindsofrecordedperformances.

C]exaggeratethevarietyofliveperformances.

D]overestimatethevalueofliveperformances.

24.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistrueof

recordings?

A]Theyareofteninferiortoliveconcertsinquality.B]They

areeasilyaccessibletothegeneralpublic.

C]Theyhelpimprovethequalityofmusic.D]Theyhaveonly

coveredmasterpieces.

sroleinrevitalizingthePhilharmonic,theauthorfeels'25.

RegardingGilbert

A]doubtful.B]enthusiastic.C]confident.D]puzzled.

Text2

WhenLiamMcGeedepartedaspresidentofBankofAmerica

inAugust,hisexplanationwas

surprisinglystraightup.Ratherthancloakinghisexitinthe

usualvagueexcuses,hecamerightBroadcastinghisout

andsaidhewasleaving""topursuemygoalofrunning

acompany.

McGeesays.Withintwoweeks,hewastalkingforthefirst”

“ambitionwasverymuchmydecision,

timewiththeboardofHartfordFinancialServicesGroup,

whichnamedhimCEOandchairmanon

September29.

McGeesaysleavingwithoutapositionlinedupgavehimtime

toreflectonwhatkindofcompany

hewantedtorun.Italsosentaclearmessagetotheoutside

worldabouthisaspirations.And

talone.InrecentweekstheNo.2executivesatAvonand

AmericanExpressquitwiththe'McGeeisnexplanationthat

theywerelookingforaCEOpost.Asboardsscrutinize

successionplansin

tgetthenodalsomaywishtomoveon.Aresponseto

shareholderpressure,executiveswhodon'turbulentbusiness

environmentalsohasseniormanagerscautiousofletting

vaguepronouncements

cloudtheirreputations.

Asthefirstsignsofrecoverybegintotakehold,deputychiefs

maybemorew川ingtomakethe

jumpwithoutanet.Inthethirdquarter,CEOturnoverwas

down23%fromayearagoasnervous

boardsstuckwiththeleaderstheyhad,accordingtoLiberum

Research.Astheeconomypicksup,

opportunitieswillaboundforaspiringleaders.

Thedecisiontoquitaseniorpositiontolookforabetteroneis

unconventional.Foryearsexecutives

andheadhuntershaveadheredtotherulethatthemost

attractiveCEOcandidatesaretheoneswho

mustbepoached.SaysKorn/FerryseniorpartnerDennis

Carey:IcantthinkofasinglesearchIThosewhojumpedve

donewhereaboardhasnotinstructedmetolookatsitting

CEOsfirst.”talwayslandedintoppositionsquickly.Ellen

MarramquitaschiefofTropicanawithoutajobhaven'a

decadeage,sayingshewantedtobeaCEO.Itwasayear

beforeshebecameheadofatiny

Internet-basedcommoditiesexchange.RobertWillumstadleft

Citigroupin

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2005withambitionstobeaCEO.Hefinallytookthatpostata

majorfinancialinstitution

threeyearslater.

Manyrecruiterssaytheolddisgraceisfadingfortop

performers.Thefinancialcrisishasmadeit

moreacceptabletobebetweenjobsortoleaveabadone.

“Thetraditionalrulewasit'ssaferto

staywhereyouare,butthat'sbeenfundamentallyinverted,”

saysoneheadhunter.uThepeople

who'vebeenhurttheworstarethosewho'vestayedtoo

long.”

WhenMcGeeannouncedhisdeparture,hismannercanbest

bedescribedas26.

beingA]arrogant.B]frank.C]self-centered.

D]impulsive.

quittingmaybespurredby27.AccordingtoParagraph2,

seniorexecutives'A]theirexpectationofbetterfinancialstatus.

B]theirneedtoreflectontheir

privatelife.

C]theirstrainedrelationswiththeboards.D]theirpursuitof

newcareergoals.

(Line3,Paragraph4)mostprobablymeans”Theword

“poached28.

A]approvedof.B]attendedto.

C]huntedfor.

D]guardedagainst.

Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat29.A]top

performersusedtoclingtotheirposts.

B]loyaltyoftopperformersisgettingout-dated.

C]topperformerscaremoreaboutreputations.

ssafertosticktothetraditionalrules.D]it'

Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?30.

A]CEOs:WheretoGo?B]CEOs:AlltheWayUp?

C]7bpManagersJumpwithoutaNet

D]TheOnlyWayOutforTop

PerformersText3

Theroughguidetomarketingsuccessusedtobethatyougot

whatyoupaidfor.Nolonger.While

stillplaya-traditionalpaidmedia-suchastelevision

commercialsandprintadvertisements

majorrole,companiestodaycanexploitmanyalternative

formsofmedia.Consumerspassionate

mediabysendinge-mailalertsaboutproductsandsalesto”

“aboutaproductmaycreateownedcustomersregistered

withitsWebsite.Thewayconsumersnowapproachthebroad

rangeoffactors

beyondconventionalpaidmedia.

Paidandownedmediaarecontrolledbymarketerspromoting

theirownproducts.Forearnedmedia,

sownedresponses.Butinsomecases,onemarketer"such

marketersactastheinitiatorforusers

forinstance,whenane-commerceretailersellsadmedia

becomeanothermarketer-'spaidmedia

spaceonitsWebsite.Wedefinesuchsoldmediaasowned

mediawhosetrafficissostrongthat

otherorganizationsplacetheircontentore-commerceengines

withinthatenvironment.This

trend,whichwebelieveisstillinitsinfancy,effectivelybegan

withretailers

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andtravelproviderssuchasairlinesandhotelsandwillno

doubtgofurther.Johnson&Johnson,for

example,hascreatedBabyCenter,astand-alonemedia

propertythatpromotescomplementaryand

evencompetitiveproducts.Besidesgeneratingincome,the

presenceofothermarketersmakesthe

siteseemobjective,givescompaniesopportunitiestolearn

valuableinformationabouttheappealof

othercompanies'marketing,andmayhelpexpandusertraffic

forallcompaniesconcerned.

Thesamedramatictechnologicalchangesthathaveprovided

marketerswithmore(andmore

diverse)communicationschoiceshavealsoincreasedtherisk

thatpassionateconsumerswillvoice

theiropinionsinquicker,morevisible,andmuchmore

damagingways.Suchhijackedmediaarethe

oppositeofearnedmedia:anassetorcampaignbecomes

hostagetoconsumers,other

stakeholders,oractivistswhomakenegativeallegationsabout

abrandorproduct.Membersof

socialnetworks,forinstance,arelearningthattheycanhijack

mediatoapplypressureonthe

businessesthatoriginallycreatedthem.

Ifthathappens,passionateconsumerswouldtrytopersuade

otherstoboycottproducts,puttingthe

reputationofthetargetcompanyatrisk.Insuchacase,the

company'sresponsemaynotbe

sufficientlyquickorthoughtful,andthelearningcurvehas

beensteep.ToyotaMotor,forexample,

alleviatedsomeofthedamagefromitsrecallcrisisearlierthis

yearwitharelativelyquickandwell-orchestratedsocial-media

responsecampaign,whichincludedeffortstoengagewith

consumers

directlyonsitessuchasTwitterandthesocial-newssiteDigg.

mediawhentheyareA]earnedw31.Consumersmaycreate

“obsessedwithonlineshoppingatcertainWebsites.B]

inspiredbyproduct-promotinge-mailssenttothem.

C]eagertohelptheirfriendspromotequalityproducts.

D]enthusiasticaboutrecommendingtheirfavoriteproducts.

AccordingtoParagraph2,soldmediafeature32.

A]asafebusinessenvironment.

B]randomcompetition.

C]strongusertraffic.D]flexibilityinorganization.

33.TheauthorindicatesinParagraph3thatearnedmedia

A]inviteconstantconflictswithpassionateconsumers.

B]canbeusedtoproducenegativeeffectsinmarketing.

C]mayberesponsibleforfiercercompetition.D]deserveallthe

negativecommentsaboutthem.34.ToyotaMotor's

experienceiscitedasanexampleof

A]respondingeffectivelytohijackedmedia.B]persuading

customersintoboycottingproducts.

C]cooperatingwithsupportiveconsumers.D]taking

advantageofhijackedmedia.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthetextmainlyabout?A]

Alternativestoconventionalpaidmedia.

B]Conflictbetweenhijackedandearnedmedia.

C]Dominanceofhijackedmedia.

D]Popularityofownedmedia.

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Text4

It1snosurprisethatJenniferSenior'sinsightful,provocative

magazinecoverstory,“IloveMy

Children,IHateMyLife,“isarousingmuchchatter-

nothinggetspeopletalkinglikethesuggestionthatchild

rearingisanythinglessthanacompletelyfulfilling,

life-enrichingexperience.

Ratherthanconcludingthatchildrenmakeparentseither

happyormiserable,Seniorsuggestswe

needtoredefinehappiness:insteadofthinkingofitas

somethingthatcanbemeasuredbymoment-to-momentjoy,

weshouldconsiderbeinghappyasapast-tensecondition.

Eventhough

thevery“theday-to-dayexperienceofraisingkidscanbe

soul-crushinglyhard,Seniorwritesthat

andthingsthatinthemomentdampenourmoodscanlaterbe

sourcesofintensegratification

"delight.

Themagazinecovershowinganattractivemother

holdingacutebabyishardlytheonlyMadonna-and-child

imageonnewsstandsthisweek.Therearealsostoriesabout

newlyadoptive

-andnewlysingle-momSandraBullock,aswellas

theusual“JenniferAnistonis

pregnantnnews.Practicallyeveryweekfeaturesatleastone

celebritymom,ormom-to-be,smilingonthenewsstands.

Inasocietythatsopersistentlycelebratesprocreation,isitany

wonderthatadmittingyouregret

havingchildrenisequivalenttoadmittingyousupport

kitten-killing?Itdoesntseemquitefair,)

then,tocomparetheregretsofparentstotheregretsofthe

children.Unhappyparentsrarelyare

provokedtowonderiftheyshouldn'thavehadkids,but

unhappychildlessfolksarebothered

withthemessagethatchildrenarethesinglemostimportant

thingintheworld:obviouslytheir

miserymustbeadirectresultofthegapingbaby-sizeholesin

theirlives.Ofcourse,theimageofparenthoodthatcelebrity

magazineslikeUsWeeklyandPeoplepresentis

hugelyunrealistic,especiallywhentheparentsaresingle

motherslikeBullock.Accordingto

severalstudiesconcludingthatparentsarelesshappythan

childlesscouples,singleparentsarethe

leasthappyofall.Noshockthere,consideringhowmuchworkitis

toraiseakidwithoutapartner

toleanon°yettohearSandraandBritneytellit,raisingakid

ontheir“own”(read:withround-the-clockhelp)isapieceof

cake.

It'shardtoimaginethatmanypeoplearedumbenoughto

wantchildrenjustbecauseReeseand

Angelinamakeitlooksoglamorous:mostadultsunderstand

thatababyisnotahaircut.Butit's

interestingtowonderiftheimagesweseeeveryweekof

stress-free,happiness-enhancing

parenthoodaren'tinsomesmall,subconsciousway

contributingtoourowndissatisfactionswith

theactualexperience,inthesamewaythatasmallpartofus

hopedgetting“theRachelnmight

makeuslookjustalittlebitlikeJenniferAniston.36.Jennifer

Seniorsuggestsinherarticlethatraisingachildcanbring

Atemporarydelight

B]enjoymentinprogress

C]happinessinretrospect

D]lastingreward

37.WelearnfromParagraph2that

A]celebritymomsareapermanentsourceforgossip.

B]singlemotherswithbabiesdeservegreaterattention.

C]newsaboutpregnantcelebritiesisentertaining.

D]havingchildrenishighlyvaluedbythepublic.

38.ltissuggestedinParagraph3thatchildlessfolks

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A]areconstantlyexposedtocriticism.

B]arelargelyignoredbythemedia.C]failtofu用IItheirsocial

responsibilities.

D]arelesslikelytobesatisfiedwiththeirlife.

39.AccordingtoParagraph4,themessageconveyedby

celebritymagazines

isA]soothing.

B]ambiguous.C]compensatory.D]misleading.

40.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelast

paragraph?

A]Havingchildrencontributeslittletotheglamourofcelebrity

moms.

B]Celebritymomshaveinfluencedourattitudetowardschild

rearing.

C]Havingchildrenintensifiesourdissatisfactionwithlife.D]We

sometimesneglectthehappinessfromchildrearing.

PartBDirections:

Thefollowingparagrapharegiveninawrongorder.For

Questions41-45,youarerequiredto

reorganizetheseparagraphsintoacoherenttextbychoosing

fromthelistA-Gtofillingthemintothe

numberedboxes.ParagraphsEandGhavebeencorrectly

placed.Markyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEET1.(10points)A]Nodisciplineshave

seizedonprofessionalismwithasmuchenthusiasmasthe

humanities.You

can,MrMenandpointsout,becamealawyerinthreeyears

andamedicaldoctorinfour.Butthe

regulartimeittakestogetadoctoraldegreeinthehumanities

isnineyears.Notsurprisingly,upto

halfofalldoctoralstudentsinEnglishdropoutbeforegetting

theirdegrees.

B]Hisconcernismainlywiththehumanities:Literature,

languages,philosophyandsoon.These

aredisciplinesthataregoingoutofstyle:22%ofAmerican

collegegraduatesnowmajorin

businesscomparedwithonly2%inhistoryand4%inEnglish.

However,manyleadingAmerican

universitieswanttheirundergraduatestohaveagroundingin

thebasiccanonofideasthatevery

generaleducation”educatedpersonshouldposses.But

mostfinditdifficulttoagreeonwhata“thegreatbooksare

readbecausetheyhavebeen“shouldlooklike.AtHarvard,

MrMenandnotes,

-theyformasortofsocialglue.readn

C]Equallyunsurprisingly,onlyabouthalfendupwith

professorshipsforwhichtheyentered

toofewposts.Thisispartlybecauseuniversitiescontinue

tograduateschool.Therearesimply

studyhumanitiessubjects:Englishproduceevermore

PhDs.Butfewerstudentswantto

sdegreesin1970-71thantheydid20yearslater.Fewer

departmentsawardedmorebachelor'studentsrequiresfewer

teachers.So,attheendofadecadeoftheses-writing,many

humanities

studentsleavetheprofessiontodosomethingforwhichthey

havenotbeentrained.

D]Onereasonwhyitishardtodesignandteachsuch

coursesisthattheycancutacrossthe

insistencebytopAmericanuniversitiesthatliberal-arts

educationsandprofessionaleducation

shouldbekeptseparate,taughtindifferentschools.Many

studentsexperiencebothvarieties.

AlthoughmorethanhalfofHarvardundergraduatesendupin

law,medicineorbusiness,future

doctorsandlawyersmuststudyanon-specialistliberal-arts

degreebeforeembarkingona

professionalqualification.

E]Besidesprofessionalizingtheprofessionsbythis

separation,topAmericanuniversitieshave

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professionalisedtheprofessor.Thegrowthinpublicmoneyfor

academicresearchhasspeededthe

process:federalresearchgrantsrosefourfoldbetween

1960and1990,butfacultyteachinghoursfell

byhalfasresearchtookitstoll.Professionalismhasturnedthe

acquisitionofadoctoraldegreeintoa

prerequisiteforasuccessfulacademiccareer:aslateas

1969athirdofAmericanprofessorsdidnot

possessone.Butthekeyideabehindprofessionalisation,

arguesMrMenand,isthat“the

knowledgeandskillsneededforaparticularspecializationare

transmissiblebutnottransferable.”

Sodisciplinesacquireamonopolynotjustovertheproduction

ofknowledge,butalsooverthe

productionoftheproducersofknowledge.F]Thekeyto

reforminghighereducation,concludesMrMenand,isto

alterthewayinwhich

“theproducersofknowledgeareproduced.,,

Otherwise,academicswillcontinuetothink

dangerouslyalike,increasinglydetachedfromthesocieties

whichtheystudy,investigateand

criticize.”Academicinquiry,atleastinsomefields,mayneed

tobecomelessexclusionaryand

moreholistic.”Yetquitehowthathappens,MrMenanddose

notsay.G]ThesubtleandintelligentlittlebookThe

MarketplaceofIdeas:ReformandResistanceinthe

AmericanUniversityshouldbereadbyeverystudentthinking

ofapplyingtotakeadoctoraldegree.

Theymaythendecidetogoelsewhere.Forsomethingcurious

hasbeenhappeninginAmerican

Universities,andLouisMenand,aprofessorofEnglishat

HarvardUniversity,captured

itskillfully.

45.43.-44.-G-41.-42.-E-*PartC

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatethe

underlinedsegmentsintoChinese.

YourtranslationshouldbewrittencarefullyonANSWER

SHEET2.(10points)

outercreatingourcharacterandinnerisWithitsthemethat

“Mindthemasterweaver,vcircumstances,thebookAsa

ManThinkingbyJamesAllenisanin-depthexplorationofthe

central

ideaofself-helpwriting.

scontributionwastotakeanassumptionweallshare-that

becausewearenotrobots(46)Allen'wethereforecontrol

ourthoughts-andrevealitserroneousnature.Becausemostof

usbelievethat

thismindisseparatefrommatter,wethinkthatthoughtscan

behiddenandmadepowerless。allowsustothinkoneway

andactanother.However,Allenbelievedthattheunconscious

mind

generatesasmuchactionastheconsciousmind,and(47)

whilewemaybeabletosustainthe

illusionofcontrolthroughtheconsciousmindalone,inreality

wearecontinuallyfacedwitha

“question:"WhycannotImakemyselfdothisorachievethat?

aredamagedbythepresenceofthoughtsthatdonotaccord

withdesire,Sincedesireandw川

happensAchievementwhatwhatWeAllenconcluded:

^donotattractwewant,butweare.”successbutexternal

achievementbecauseyouasapersonembodythe。youdon

'"t"getbecomeit.Thereisnogapbetweenmindand

matter.

Circumstancesdonotmakeaperson,J\Partofthefameof

Allensbookisitscontentionthat”(48)Thisseemsa

justificationforneglectofthoseinneed,andarationalization”

theyrevealhim.

ofexploitation,ofthesuperiorityofthoseatthetopandthe

inferiorityofthoseatthebottom.

This,however,wouldbeaknee-jerkreactiontoasubtle

argument.Eachsetofcircumstances,

howeverbad,offersauniqueopportunityforgrowth.If

circumstancesalwaysdeterminedthelifeand

prospectsofpeople,thenhumanitywouldneverhave

progressed.Infat,(49)circumstancesseemto

then“bedesignedtobringoutthebestinusandifwefeelthat

wehavebeenwronged”

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weareunlikelytobeginaconsciousefforttoescapefromour

situation.Nevertheless,asany

biographerknows,aperson'searlylifeanditsconditionsare

oftenthegreatestgifttoanindividual.

ThesoberingaspectofAllen'sbookisthatwehavenoone

elsetoblameforourpresent

conditionexceptourselves.(50)Theupsideisthepossibilities

containedinknowingthateverything

isuptousowherebeforewewereexpertsinthearrayof

limitations,nowwebecomeauthoritiesof

whatispossible.WritinglHSectionPartA

51.Directions:

Writealettertoafriendofyoursto

recommendoneofyourfavoritemoviesand1)givereasons

foryourrecommendation

2)

Yourshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheleter.Userinstead.

“LIMING”

Donotwritertheaddress.(10points)

PartB

52.Directions:Writeanessayof160—200wordsbasedon

thefollowingdrawing.Inyouressay,youshould

describethedrawingbriefly,

1)

sintendedmeaning,and2)explainit'giveyourcomments.

3)

YourshouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.(20points)

年考研英语一真题参考答案2011客观题

SectionIUseofEnglishCDBBABADCABCDCBDADAC

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

DBDBABDCACDCBAACCDDB

PartB

41.B42.D43.A44.C45.F

翻译题：

-因为我们不是机器人，因此46、艾伦的贡献在于提供了我们能

分担和揭示错误性质的假设

我们能够控制我们的理想。

但实际上我们一直面临着一个问题，47、我们可以单独通过