【考研类试卷】考研英语二（完形填空）-试卷35及答案解析.doc

1、考研英语二（完形填空）-试卷 35 及答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数：3，分数：120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.（分数：40.00）_Now that we are fairly sure that there are many Earth-like planets in the Gala

2、xy, the time is ripe (or almost so) to wonder whether these new worlds do indeed have a high probability of hosting new forms of life. Currently, the best【C1】_on the existence of other planets comes from NASA“s【C2】_Kepler satellite, which has been mapping an area of the sky【C3】_some 150,000 stars. S

3、cientists estimate that around 5 percent of planets in our galaxy have masses similar【C4】_Earth“s and, possibly, are within the habitable zone of their stars, meaning that【C5】_they hold water it has a high chance of being liquid.【C6】_there are about 200 billion stars in our galaxy alone, scientists

4、estimate that there should be about 10 billion Earth-size planets. Not bad, especially if we【C7】_that to be Earth-size and within a habitable zone is all it takes for life to take hold in an【C8】_world. In practice, however, the situation is much more【C9】_, since it depends on what life is and how it

5、 appears in a planet,【C10】_on the planet“s detailed geological history. Here on Earth life appeared some 3.5 billion years ago.【C11】_that it may have been here as far【C12】_as 3.8 billion years ago remain tentative. For about the first three billion years, life on earth was【C13】_in the form of single

6、-cell creatures. Only when Earth“s atmosphere was full of oxygen did more sophisticated organisms appear. 【C14】_its unusual atmosphere, Earth“s heavy, single moon, its magnetic field also did something else that allowed complex life to【C15】_on its surface.【C16】_these, Complex life would find it very

7、 hard to【C17】_and survive. The results from Kepler“s mission are encouraging and exciting. We have the【C18】_of confirming the existence of countless other worlds out there. Based on these findings, we should indeed【C19】_that other worlds would host some kind of simple life. However, as some scientis

8、ts argued, Earth and its ability to host complex life will probably remain a【C20】_phenomenon in this and other galaxies.（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.dataB.lectureC.commentD.stress(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.flexibleB.accessibleC.remarkableD.renewable(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.creatingB.comprisingC.unitingD.merging(4

9、).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.asB.toC.withD.like(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.whenB.untilC.asD.if(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）A.ProvidedB.HenceC.SinceD.Unless(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.promiseB.demandC.defineD.assume(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）A.absurdB.imaginaryC.invisibleD.alien(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.subtleB.cheerfulC.emotionalD.casual(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A

10、.instead ofB.except thatC.as well asD.in terms of(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）A.ClaimsB.DoctrinesC.ApproachesD.Orthodoxies(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）A.backB.awayC.forwardD.down(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）A.absolutelyB.mostlyC.eventuallyD.directly(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）A.In spite ofB.Other thanC.Apart fromD.Due to(15).【C15】（分数：2.0

11、0）A.succeedB.thriveC.wanderD.assemble(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）A.BehindB.AlongC.OverD.Without(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）A.evolveB.persistC.degenerateD.ripen(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）A.riskB.libertyC.privilegeD.objective(19).【C19】（分数：2.00）A.suspectB.pledgeC.celebrateD.conclude(20).【C20】（分数：2.00）A.rareB.popularC.naturalD.n

12、ewFor decades the market for expensive headphones was mainly limited to hi-fi fans. But【C1】_the boxy stereo system in the corner of the bedroom is largely a thing of the past, and young music fans listen【C2】_on portable devices, headphones have become as much of a fashion statement as the music play

13、er itself.【C3】_the first to spot the potential of this market was Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine. In 2008 they【C4】_their Beats range of headphones, to great【C5】_. They have all but created a new product【C6】_: premium-priced headphones whose sound quality is good enough,【C7】_which mainly sell on their brand

14、 image. Beats Electronics and its founders have proved skilled【C8】_using celebrity endorsements and product placement to【C9】_his headphones. In America the company now has almost half the market for premium-priced headphones, compared with 21% for Bose, a longer-established maker. Beats headphones a

15、re exactly what hip-hop fans want, but might not suit opera lovers. Overall,【C10】_, they are a lot better than the earphones that come free with most portable devices. There is in any case a limit to how good music will sound through even the best headphones. Most of the music tracks on portable mus

16、ic players are in the form of mp3 audio files, in which the music has been【C11】_to make the files smaller and【C12】_fit more of them into a【C13】_amount of storage capacity. Since consumers have been persuaded, largely by Beats, that it is worth paying a high price for headphones, perhaps they could b

17、e persuaded to turn their backs on cheap mp3s and【C14】_recordings in true high fidelity. If sales of hi-fi recordings take off it may【C15】_the market for really top-class headphones like those of Grado Labs, another American firm. Grado has for decades relied on reviews in specialist magazines, and

18、word-of-mouth【C16】_from fans, to spread news of its headphones“【C17】_reproduction. In contrast to Beats, it has avoided imagemaking it has not【C18】_since 1964 Unlike Dr Dre, then, its【C19】_are less tied to the【C20】_tastes and fast-changing fashions of the young.（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.now thatB

19、.as long asC.for fear thatD.except that(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.extremelyB.evenC.mostlyD.only(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.FromB.BeforeC.AgainstD.Among(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.purchasedB.launchedC.restoredD.discovered(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.controversyB.successC.delightD.trouble(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）A.categoryB.contractC.serviceD.p

20、artnership(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.soB.sinceC.butD.for(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）A.onB.toC.overD.at(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.plugB.outputC.maintainD.dispose(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A.thereforeB.afterwardsC.thoughD.besides(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）A.removedB.compressedC.separatedD.packaged(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）A.soonB.onlyC.thusD.still(13

21、).【C13】（分数：2.00）A.givenB.swollenC.constrainedD.minimized(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）A.work outB.make outC.seek outD.turn out(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）A.boostB.dominateC.destroyD.shrink(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）A.greetingsB.congratulationC.commitmentsD.recommendations(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）A.artificialB.accurateC.reliableD.fai

22、thful(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）A.adjustedB.advertisedC.succeededD.collapsed(19).【C19】（分数：2.00）A.fortunesB.staffsC.imagesD.dimensions(20).【C20】（分数：2.00）A.destructiveB.embarrassedC.unstableD.casual考研英语二（完形填空）-试卷 35 答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数：3，分数：120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirection

23、s: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.（分数：40.00）_解析：Now that we are fairly sure that there are many Earth-like planets in the Galaxy, the time is ripe (or almost so) to wonder whether these new worlds do indeed have a high probability of ho

24、sting new forms of life. Currently, the best【C1】_on the existence of other planets comes from NASA“s【C2】_Kepler satellite, which has been mapping an area of the sky【C3】_some 150,000 stars. Scientists estimate that around 5 percent of planets in our galaxy have masses similar【C4】_Earth“s and, possibl

25、y, are within the habitable zone of their stars, meaning that【C5】_they hold water it has a high chance of being liquid.【C6】_there are about 200 billion stars in our galaxy alone, scientists estimate that there should be about 10 billion Earth-size planets. Not bad, especially if we【C7】_that to be Ea

26、rth-size and within a habitable zone is all it takes for life to take hold in an【C8】_world. In practice, however, the situation is much more【C9】_, since it depends on what life is and how it appears in a planet,【C10】_on the planet“s detailed geological history. Here on Earth life appeared some 3.5 b

27、illion years ago.【C11】_that it may have been here as far【C12】_as 3.8 billion years ago remain tentative. For about the first three billion years, life on earth was【C13】_in the form of single-cell creatures. Only when Earth“s atmosphere was full of oxygen did more sophisticated organisms appear. 【C14

28、】_its unusual atmosphere, Earth“s heavy, single moon, its magnetic field also did something else that allowed complex life to【C15】_on its surface.【C16】_these, Complex life would find it very hard to【C17】_and survive. The results from Kepler“s mission are encouraging and exciting. We have the【C18】_of

29、 confirming the existence of countless other worlds out there. Based on these findings, we should indeed【C19】_that other worlds would host some kind of simple life. However, as some scientists argued, Earth and its ability to host complex life will probably remain a【C20】_phenomenon in this and other

30、 galaxies.（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.data B.lectureC.commentD.stress解析：解析：第一段谈到我们相信在银河系里有类似地球的行星；空格后又谈到了 NASA 的望远镜以及观察到的行星数量。这些都归为“数据，资料”，因此选 A 项。(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.flexibleB.accessibleC.remarkable D.renewable解析：解析：空格处形容词修饰 Kepler satellite(开普勒太空望远镜)，说明其特征。从后面的数据“15 万颗行星”可以看出，该望远镜对天体的研究意义是非常杰出的。C

31、项 remarkable“卓越的，杰出的”符合语义要求。(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.creatingB.comprising C.unitingD.merging解析：解析：空格处动词以现在分词形式出现，引导 some 150,000 stars，修饰 an area of the sky。B 项 comprising 的原形动词 comprise 表示“包括，由构成”，可以反映出“天体中聚集着许多星星”的事实，符合语义要求。(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.asB.to C.withD.like解析：解析：所需介词应能搭配 similar 表示“与相似”之意，说明“约有 5的行

32、星具有跟地球相似的质量”。选项中只有 B 项 to 符合用法上的要求。(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.whenB.untilC.asD.if 解析：解析：一般认为，适宜居住(habitable)的星球需要有水，也只有在有水的前提下，才有存在液态水的可能。由此可推断 they hold water 是 it has a high chance of being liquid 的前提条件。D 项if“如果”符合句子的语义和逻辑要求。(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）A.ProvidedB.HenceC.Since D.Unless解析：解析：结合本段首句中提到的“科学家估计约有 5的行星具有

33、跟地球相似的质量”，可以认为此句逗号前的分句“单单在银河系中就存在大约 2,000 亿颗恒星”是逗号后句子“科学家们估计大约会有100 亿颗地球体积大小的行星存在”的依据。C 项 Since 可引导原因状语从句，指“由于，因为”，用法、语义均符合要求。(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.promiseB.demandC.defineD.assume 解析：解析：上句谈到科学家估计(estimate)的情况，本句 that 后面的内容依然是科学家推测的情况。选项中，D 项 assume“假设，设想”指在缺乏证据的情况下也认为某事是真实的，语义和用法均符合要求。(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）

34、A.absurdB.imaginaryC.invisibleD.alien 解析：解析：此段在谈论银河系(galaxy)中宜居星球的情况。空格所在的短语位于介词 in 后面，表明生命体可存活的地点。D 项 alien“外星人”可作形容词用，意为“外星人的，陌生的”，搭配 world 可指“外星球”，即地球以外的空间。(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.subtle B.cheerfulC.emotionalD.casual解析：解析：空格后表原因的 since 提到决定生命条件的因素：什么是生命体、生命体如何出现在这个行星之上，以及该行星的地质史。可见生命存在的条件相当复杂。A 项 subt

35、le“微妙的，难以捉摸的”的语义符合要求。(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A.instead ofB.except thatC.as well as D.in terms of解析：解析：since 引导的原因状语从句表明其后的内容都是决定生命条件的因素，空格后的该行星的地质史也是其中之一。故选 C 项 as well as“也”。(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）A.Claims B.DoctrinesC.ApproachesD.Orthodoxies解析：解析：根据该句最后一个单词 tentative“不确定的”，可知这里说的地球生命出现在 38 亿年前是一种断言。A 项 Cla

36、ims 常指无法提供证据的“声称，断言”。(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）A.back B.awayC.forwardD.down解析：解析：如果生命在 38 亿年前(38 billion years ago)就出现的话，也意味着它的出现时间应追溯回更遥远的古代。A 项 back 代入 as faras 的表达后，组成了一个惯用表达，意为“早在(时间)，最早至”。(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）A.absolutelyB.mostly C.eventuallyD.directly解析：解析：从下句“只有在地球的大气层中充满了氧气时，更复杂的生物体才真正出现”可以推断，地球上的生命体

37、之前主要是单细胞(single-cell)，所需副词应表示单细胞生命体在数量上所占的比重。B项 mostly“大部分地，多半”符合语义和逻辑要求。(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）A.In spite ofB.Other thanC.Apart from D.Due to解析：解析：本句提到复杂生命体(complex life)在地球上赖以生存的因素：非同寻常的大气层、地球自身的重量、单月卫星以及磁场。根据常理，缺少其中的任何一个因素，都不能保证生命的存活。C 项Apart from“除之外”，表示不仅仅是大气层。(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）A.succeedB.thrive C

38、.wanderD.assemble解析：解析：一般认为，地球自身的重量、单月卫星以及磁场是使得复杂生命体得以在地球上存活和繁衍的部分因素。B 项 thrive“兴盛、茁壮成长”代入后可指生命体在地球表面上存活并发展，符合语义要求。(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）A.BehindB.AlongC.OverD.Without 解析：解析：空格所在句的过去时态(would find)是虚拟语气的用法，意为“复杂生命体将难以生存”。空格后的 these 指代的是上句中的 Earth“s heavymagnetic field 等复杂生命体赖以生存的条件。D 项 Without 可表示因为缺少某个

39、条件而引出一个虚拟的结果。(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）A.evolve B.persistC.degenerateD.ripen解析：解析：上段中提到在量初的 30 亿年里，地球上的生命体基本是单细胞。直到大气层中充满氧气才出现更复杂的生物体。这是一个逐渐进化的过程，A 项 evolve“进化”符合要求。能和其后的survive“生存”构成语义并列。(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）A.riskB.libertyC.privilege D.objective解析：解析：该段第一句谈到来自开普勒太空望远镜项目的结果令人鼓舞和振奋，正是因为开普勒太空望远镜和它所提供的资料，我们才能享

40、有这样的殊荣去求证地外世界的存在。C 项 privilege“特权，殊荣”符合上下文语义。(19).【C19】（分数：2.00）A.suspectB.pledgeC.celebrateD.conclude 解析：解析：根据空格前的 Based on these findings，可知空格后的内容为基于发现所得出的结论。D项 conclude“推断，认定”符合前后语义要求。(20).【C20】（分数：2.00）A.rare B.popularC.naturalD.new解析：解析：However 表转折，由此应推测科学家认为在银河系或是在其他星系中地球支撑如此复杂的生命体的能力是不同寻常的。A

41、项 rare“罕见的，特殊的”符合。For decades the market for expensive headphones was mainly limited to hi-fi fans. But【C1】_the boxy stereo system in the corner of the bedroom is largely a thing of the past, and young music fans listen【C2】_on portable devices, headphones have become as much of a fashion statement a

42、s the music player itself.【C3】_the first to spot the potential of this market was Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine. In 2008 they【C4】_their Beats range of headphones, to great【C5】_. They have all but created a new product【C6】_: premium-priced headphones whose sound quality is good enough,【C7】_which mainly sel

43、l on their brand image. Beats Electronics and its founders have proved skilled【C8】_using celebrity endorsements and product placement to【C9】_his headphones. In America the company now has almost half the market for premium-priced headphones, compared with 21% for Bose, a longer-established maker. Be

44、ats headphones are exactly what hip-hop fans want, but might not suit opera lovers. Overall,【C10】_, they are a lot better than the earphones that come free with most portable devices. There is in any case a limit to how good music will sound through even the best headphones. Most of the music tracks

45、 on portable music players are in the form of mp3 audio files, in which the music has been【C11】_to make the files smaller and【C12】_fit more of them into a【C13】_amount of storage capacity. Since consumers have been persuaded, largely by Beats, that it is worth paying a high price for headphones, perh

46、aps they could be persuaded to turn their backs on cheap mp3s and【C14】_recordings in true high fidelity. If sales of hi-fi recordings take off it may【C15】_the market for really top-class headphones like those of Grado Labs, another American firm. Grado has for decades relied on reviews in specialist

47、 magazines, and word-of-mouth【C16】_from fans, to spread news of its headphones“【C17】_reproduction. In contrast to Beats, it has avoided imagemaking it has not【C18】_since 1964 Unlike Dr Dre, then, its【C19】_are less tied to the【C20】_tastes and fast-changing fashions of the young.（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.now that B.as long asC.for fear thatD.except that解析：解析：首句的时态表明高端耳机市场主要局限于高保真音响爱好者已经是过去的事实，如今的情况是耳机跟音乐播放器一样成了时尚代言人。导致这一转变的原因就是箱式立体音响系统已经过时了，年轻的音乐发烧友用便携式设备听音乐。因此，所需词应连接空格后分句表示原因，故 A 项 now that“既然；由于”正确。(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.extremelyB.evenC.mostly D.only解析：解析：从下文的 fashion stateme