1、考研英语（阅读）-试卷 148 及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：6，分数：60.00)1.Section II Reading Comprehension（分数：10.00）_2.Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.（分数：10.00）_In the idealized version of how science is done, fa
2、cts about the world are waiting to be observed and collected by objective researchers who use the scientific method to carry out their work. But in the everyday practice of science, discovery frequently follows an ambiguous and complicated route. We aim to be objective, but we cannot escape the cont
3、ext of our unique life experiences. Prior knowledge and interest influence what we experience, what we think our experiences mean, and the subsequent actions we take. Opportunities for misinterpretation, error, and self-deception abound. Consequently, discovery claims should be thought of as protosc
4、ience. Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential. But it takes collective scrutiny and acceptance to transform a discovery claim into a mature discovery. This is the credibility process, through which the individual researcher“s me, here, now becomes the community“s anyone, a
5、nywhere, anytime. Objective knowledge is the goal, not the starting point. Once a discovery claim becomes public, the discoverer receives intellectual credit. But, unlike with mining claims, the community takes control of what happens next. Within the complex social structure of the scientific commu
6、nity, researchers make discoveries; editors and reviewers act as gatekeepers by controlling the publication process; other scientists use the new finding to suit their own purposes; and finally, the public (including other scientists) receives the new discovery and possibly accompanying technology.
7、As a discovery claim works its way through the community, the interaction and confrontation between shared and competing beliefs about the science and the technology involved transforms an individual“s discovery claim into the community“s credible discovery. Two paradoxes exist throughout this credi
8、bility process. First, scientific work tends to focus on some aspect of prevailing knowledge that is viewed as incomplete or incorrect. Little reward accompanies duplication and confirmation of what is already known and believed. The goal is new-search, not re-search. Not surprisingly, newly publish
9、ed discovery claims and credible discoveries that appear to be important and convincing will always be open to challenge and potential modification or refutation by future researchers. Second, novelty itself frequently provokes disbelief. Nobel Laureate and physiologist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi once des
10、cribed discovery as “seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.“ But thinking what nobody else has thought and telling others what they have missed may not change their views. Sometimes years are required for truly novel discovery claims to be accepted and appreciated. In t
11、he end, credibility “happens“ to a discovery claima process that corresponds to what philosopher Annette Baier has described as the commons of the mind. “We reason together, challenge, revise, and complete each other“s reasoning and each other“s conceptions of reason.“（分数：10.00）(1).According to the
12、first paragraph, the process of discovery is characterized by its（分数：2.00）A.uncertainty and complexity.B.misconception and deceptiveness.C.logicality and objectivity.D.systematicness and regularity.(2).It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that credibility process requires（分数：2.00）A.strict inspection.
13、B.shared efforts.C.individual wisdom.D.persistent innovation.(3).Paragraph 3 shows that a discovery claim becomes credible after it（分数：2.00）A.has attracted the attention of the general public.B.has been examined by the scientific community.C.has received recognition from editors and reviewers.D.has
14、been frequently quoted by peer scientists.(4).Albert Szent-Gyorgyi would most likely agree that（分数：2.00）A.scientific claims will survive challenges.B.discoveries today inspire future research.C.efforts to make discoveries are justified.D.scientific work calls for a critical mind.(5).Which of the fol
15、lowing would be the best title of the text?（分数：2.00）A.Novelty as an Engine of Scientific DevelopmentB.Collective Scrutiny in Scientific DiscoveryC.Evolution of Credibility in Doing ScienceD.Challenge to Credibility at the Gate to ScienceEverybody loves a fat pay rise. Yet pleasure at your own can va
16、nish if you learn that a colleague has been given a bigger one. Indeed, if he has a reputation for slacking, you might even be outraged. Such behaviour is regarded as “all too human,“ with the underlying assumption that other animals would not be capable of this finely developed sense of grievance.
17、But a study by Sarah Brosnan and Frans de Waal of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, which has just been published in Nature, suggests that it is all too monkey , as well. The researchers studied the behaviour of female brown capuchin monkeys. They look cute. They are good-natured, co-operative c
18、reatures, and they share their food readily. Above all, like their female human counterparts, they tend to pay much closer attention to the value of “goods and services“ than males. Such characteristics make them perfect candidates for Dr. Brosnan“s and Dr. de Waal“s study. The researchers spent two
19、 years teaching their monkeys to exchange tokens for food. Normally, the monkeys were happy enough to exchange pieces of rock for slices of cucumber. However, when two monkeys were placed in separate but adjoining chambers, so that each could observe what the other was getting in return for its rock
20、, their behaviour became markedly different. In the world of capuchins, grapes are luxury goods (and much preferable to cucumbers). So when one monkey was handed a grape in exchange for her token, the second was reluctant to hand hers over for a mere piece of cucumber. And if one received a grape wi
21、thout having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either tossed her own token at the researcher or out of the chamber, or refused to accept the slice of cucumber. Indeed, the mere presence of a grape in the other chamber (without an actual monkey to eat it) was enough to induce resentm
22、ent in a female capuchin. The researchers suggest that capuchin monkeys, like humans, are guided by social emotions. In the wild, they are a co-operative, group-living species. Such cooperation is likely to be stable only when each animal feels it is not being cheated. Feelings of righteous indignat
23、ion, it seems, are not the preserve of people alone. Refusing a lesser reward completely makes these feelings abundantly clear to other members of the group. However, whether such a sense of fairness evolved independently in capuchins and humans, or whether it stems from the common ancestor that the
24、 species had 35 million years ago, is, as yet, an unanswered question.（分数：10.00）(1).In the opening paragraph, the author introduces his topic by（分数：2.00）A.posing a contrast.B.justifying an assumption.C.making a comparison.D.explaining a phenomenon.(2).The statement “it is all too monkey“ (Para. 1) i
25、mplies that（分数：2.00）A.monkeys are also outraged by slack rivals.B.resenting unfairness is also monkeys“ nature,C.monkeys, like humans, tend to be jealous of each other.D.no animals other than monkeys can develop such emotions.(3).Female capuchin monkeys were chosen for the research most probably bec
26、ause they are（分数：2.00）A.more inclined to weigh what they get.B.attentive to researchers“ instructions.C.nice in both appearance and temperament.D.more generous than their male companions.(4).Dr. Brosnan and Dr. de Waal have eventually found in their study that the monkeys（分数：2.00）A.prefer grapes to
27、cucumbers.B.can be taught to exchange things.C.will not be co-operative if feeling cheated.D.are unhappy when separated from others.(5).What can we infer from the last paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.Monkeys can be trained to develop social emotions.B.Human indignation evolved from an uncertain source.C.Animal
28、s usually show their feelings openly as humans do.D.Cooperation among monkeys remains stable only in the wild.Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions, if we take a moment and think about how we are likely to react, we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects o
29、f our quick, hard-wired responses. Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms; if we are judging whether someone is dangerous, our brains and bodies are hard-wired to react very quickly, within milliseconds. But we need more time to assess other factors. To accurately tell whether someone is
30、 sociable, studies show, we need at least a minute, preferably five. It takes a while to judge complex aspects of personality, like neuroticism or open-mindedness. But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli aren“t exclusive to the interpersonal realm. Psychologists at the University of Toronto
31、found that viewing a fast-food logo for just a few milliseconds primes us to read 20 percent faster, even though reading has little to do with eating. We unconsciously associate fast food with speed and impatience and carry those impulses into whatever else we “re doing. Subjects exposed to fast-foo
32、d flashes also tend to think a musical piece lasts too long. Yet we can reverse such influences. If we know we will overreact to consumer products or housing options when we see a happy face (one reason good sales representatives and real estate agents are always smiling), we can take a moment befor
33、e buying. If we know female job screeners are more likely to reject attractive female applicants, we can help screeners understand their biasesor hire outside screeners. John Gottman, the marriage expert, explains that we quickly “thin slice“ information reliably only after we ground such snap react
34、ions in “thick sliced“ long-term study. When Dr. Gottman rea-lly wants to assess whether a couple will stay together, he invites them to his island retreat for a much longer evaluation: two days, not two seconds. Our ability to mute our hard-wired reactions by pausing is what differentiates us from
35、animals: dogs can think about the future only intermittently or for a few minutes. But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term. Although technology might change the way we react, it hasn“t changed our nature. We still have the imaginative capacity to ris
36、e above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.（分数：10.00）(1).The time needed in making decisions may（分数：2.00）A.vary according to the urgency of the situation.B.prove the complexity of our brain reaction.C.depend on the importance of the assessment.D.predetermine the accuracy of our judgment.(2)
37、.Our reaction to a fast-food logo shows that snap decisions（分数：2.00）A.can be associative.B.are not unconscious.C.can be dangerous.D.are not impulsive.(3).To reverse the negative influences of snap decisions, we should（分数：2.00）A.trust our first impression.B.do as people usually do.C.think before we a
38、ct.D.ask for expert advice.(4).John Gottman says that reliable snap reactions are based on（分数：2.00）A.critical assessment.B.thin sliced study.C.sensible explanation.D.adequate information.(5).The author“s attitude toward reversing the high-speed trend is（分数：2.00）A.tolerant.B.uncertain.C.optimistic.D.
39、doubtful.Americans don“t like to lose wars. Of course, a lot depends on how you define just what a war is. There are shooting warsthe kind that test patriotism and courageand those are the kind at which the U.S. excels. But other struggles test those qualities too. What else was the Great Depression
40、 or the space race or the construction of the railroads? If American indulge in a bit of flagwhen the job is done, they earned it. Now there is a similar challengeglobal warming. The steady deterioration of the very climate of this very planet is becoming a war of the first order, and by any measure
41、, the U.S. is losing. Indeed, if America is fighting at all, it“s fighting on the wrong side. The U.S. produces nearly a quarter of the world“s greenhouse gases each year and has stubbornly made it clear that it doesn“t intend to do a whole lot about it. Although 174 nations approved the admittedly
42、flawed Kyoto accords to reduce carbon levels, the U.S. walked away from them. There are vague promises of manufacturing fuel from herbs or powering cars with hydrogen. But for a country that tightly cites patriotism as one of its core values, the U.S. is taking a pass on what might be the most patri
43、otic struggle of all. It“s hard to imagine a bigger fight than one for the survival of a country“s coasts and farms, the health of its people and stability of its economy. The rub is, if the vast majority of people increasingly agree that climate change is a global emergency, there“s far less agreem
44、ent on how to fix it. Industry offers its plans, which too often would fix little. Environmentalists offer theirs, which too often amount to native wish lists that could weaken America“s growth. But let“s assume that those interested parties and others will always bent the table and will always dema
45、nd that their voices be heard and that their needs be addressed. What would an aggressive, ambitious, effective plan look likeone that would leave the U.S. both environmentally safe and economically sound? Halting climate change will be far harder. One of the more conservative plans for addressing t
46、he problem calls for a reduction of 25 billion tons of carbon emissions over the next 52 years. And yet by devising a consistent strategy that mixes short-time profit with long-range objective and blends pragmatism with ambition, the U.S. can, without major damage to the economy, help halt the worst
47、 effects of climate change and ensure the survival of its way of life for future generations. Money will do some of the work, but what“s needed most is will. “I“m not saying the challenge isn“t almost overwhelming,“ says Fred Krupp. “But this is America, and America has risen to these challenges bef
48、ore.“（分数：10.00）(1).What does the passage mainly discuss?（分数：2.00）A.Human wars.B.Economic crisis.C.America“ s environmental policies.D.Global environment in general.(2).From the last sentence of Paragraph 2 we may learn that the survival of a country“s coasts and farms, the health of its people and t
49、he stability of its economy is（分数：2.00）A.of utmost importance.B.a fight no one can win.C.beyond people“ s imagination.D.a less significant issue.(3).Judging from the context, the word “rub“ (Para. 3) probably means（分数：2.00）A.friction.B.contradiction.C.conflict.D.problem.(4).What is the author“ s attitude towards America“ s policies on global warming?（分数：2.00）A.Critical.B.Indifferent.C.Supportive.D.Compromising.(
