考研英语试题

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2021年考研英语真题(含答案解析)

2021年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题SectionI

UofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingte_t.

Choothebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankand

markA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.

(10points)Theideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemay

bemoreintelligentthanothersisoneoftho

hypothesthatdarenotspeakitsname.

ButGregoryCochranistosayitanyway.

Heisthatbird,ascientistwhoworksindependently

anyinstitution.

Hehelpedpopularizetheideathatsomediasnot

thoughttohaveabacterialcauwereactually

infections,whicharoudmuchcontroversywhenitwas

firstsuggested.

he,however,mighttrembleattheofwhatheis

abouttodo.

Togetherwithanothertwoscientists,heis

publishingapaperwhichnotonlythatonegroupof

humanityismoreintelligentthantheothers,but

e_plainstheprocessthathasbroughtthisabout.

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Thegroupinareaparticularpeopleoriginatedfrom

centralEurope.

Theprocessisnaturallection.

ThisgroupgenerallydowellinIQtest,12-15

pointsabovethevalueof100,andhavecontributedto

theintellectualandculturallifeoftheWest,asthe

oftheirelites,includingveralworld-renowned

scientists,.

Theyalsosuffermoreoftenthanmostpeoplefroma

numberofnastygeicdias,suchasbreastcancer.

Thefacts,,havepreviouslybeenthoughtunrelated.

Theformerhasbeentosocialeffects,suchasa

strongtraditionofeducation.

Thelatterwasenasa(an)ofgeicisolation.

Dr.

Cochransuggeststhattheintelligenceanddias

areintimately.

Hisargumentisthattheunusualhistoryofthe

peoplehasthemtouniqueevolutionarypressuresthat

haveresultedinthisstateofaffairs.

1.

[A]lected[B]prepared[C]obliged[D]plead2.

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[A]unique[B]particular[C]special[D]rare3.

[A]of[B]with[C]in[D]against4.

[A]subquently[B]prently[C]previously[D]

lately5.

[A]Only[B]So[C]Even[D]Hence6.

[A]thought[B]sight[C]cost[D]risk7.

[A]advis[B]suggests[C]protests[D]objects8.

[A]progress[B]fact[C]need[D]question9.

[A]attaining[B]scoring[C]reaching[D]

calculating10.

[A]normal[B]mon[C]mean[D]total11.

[A]unconsciously[B]disproportionately[C]

indefinitely[D]unaccountably12.

[A]missions[B]fortunes[C]interests[D]careers

13.

[A]affirm[B]witness[C]obrve[D]approve14.

[A]moreover[B]therefore[C]however[D]meanwhile

15.

[A]givenup[B]gotover[C]carriedon[D]putdown

16.

[A]asssing[B]supervising[C]administering[D]

valuing17.

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[A]development[B]origin[C]conquence[D]

instrument18.

[A]linked[B]integrated[C]woven[D]bined19.

[A]limited[B]subjected[C]converted[D]directed

20.

[A]parado_ical[B]inpatible[C]inevitable[D]

continuousSectionIIReadingprehensionPartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourte_ts.

Answerthequestionsbeloweachte_tbychoosingA,B,

CorD.

MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

(40points)Te_t1Whilestillcatching-uptomenin

somespheresofmodernlife,womenappeartobewayahead

inatleastoneundesirablecategory.

“Womenareparticularlysusceptibletodeveloping

depressionandan_ietydisordersinrespontostress

paredtomen,”accordingtoDr.

Yehuda,chiefpsychiatristatNewYork’sVeteran’s

AdministrationHospital.

Studiesofbothanimalsandhumanshaveshownthat

_hormonessomehowaffectthestressrespon,causing

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femalesunderstresstoproducemoreofthetrigger

chemicalsthandomalesunderthesameconditions.

Inveralofthestudies,whenstresd-outfemale

ratshadtheirovaries(thefemalereproductiveorgans)

removed,theirchemicalresponsbecameequaltotho

ofthemales.

Addingtoawoman’sincreaddoofstress

chemicals,areherincread“opportunities”forstress.

“It’snotnecessarilythatwomendon’tcopeas

well.

It’sjustthattheyhavesomuchmoretocope

with,”saysDr.

Yehuda.

“Theircapacityfortoleratingstressmayevenbe

greaterthanmen’s,”sheobrves,“it’sjustthat

they’redealingwithsomanymorethingsthattheybee

wornoutfromitmorevisiblyandsooner.”Dr.

Yehudanotesanotherdifferencebetweenthe_es.

“Ithinkthatthekindsofthingsthatwomenare

e_podtotendtobeinmoreofachronicorrepeated

nature.

Mengotowarandaree_podtobatstress.

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Menaree_podtomoreactsofrandomphysical

violence.

Thekindsofinterpersonalviolencethatwomenare

e_podtotendtobeindomesticsituations,by,

unfortunately,parentsorotherfamilymembers,andthey

tendnottobeone-shotdeals.

Thewear-and-tearthatesfromthelonger

relationshipscanbequitedevastating.”AdelineAlvarez

marriedat18andgavebirthtoason,butwasdetermined

tofinishcollege.

“Istruggledalottogetthecollegedegree.

Iwaslivinginsomuchfrustrationthatthatwasmy

escape,togotoschool,andgetaheadanddobetter.”

Later,hermarriageendedandshebecameasinglemother.

“It’sthehardestthingtotakecareofateenager,

haveajob,paytherent,paythecarpayment,andpay

thedebt.

Ilivedfrompaychecktopaycheck.”Noteveryone

e_periencesthekindsofverechronicstressAlvarez

describes.

Butmostwomentodayarecopingwithalotof

obligations,withfewbreaks,andfeelingthestrain.

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Alvarez’_periencedemonstratestheimportanceof

findingwaystodiffustressbeforeitthreatensyour

healthandyourabilitytofunction.

21.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirst

twoparagraphs?[A]Womenarebiologicallymore

vulnerabletostress.

[B]Womenarestillsufferingmuchstresscaudby

men.

[C]Womenaremoree_periencedthanmenincoping

withstress.

[D]Menandwomenshowdifferentinclinationswhen

facedwithstress.

22.

Dr.

Yehuda’srearchsuggeststhatwomen[A]neede_tra

dosofchemicalstohandlestress.

[B]havelimitedcapacityfortoleratingstress.

[C]aremorecapableofavoidingstress.

[D]aree_podtomorestress.

23.

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AccordingtoParagraph4,thestresswomenconfront

tendstobe[A]domesticandtemporary.

[B]irregularandviolent.

[C]durableandfrequent.

[D]trivialandrandom.

24.

Thentence“Ilivedfrompaychecktopaycheck.”

(Line6,Para.

5)showsthat[A]Alvarezcaredaboutnothingbut

makingmoney.

[B]Alvarez’ssalarybarelycoveredherhouhold

e_pens.

[C]Alvarezgotpaychecksfromdifferentjobs.

[D]Alvarezpaidpracticallyeverythingbycheck.

25.

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitlefor

thete_t?[A]StrainofStress:NoWayOut?[B]Respons

toStress:GenderDifference[C]StressAnalysis:What

ChemicalsSay[D]GenderInequality:WomenUnderStress

Te_t2Itudtobesostraightforward.

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Ateamofrearchersworkingtogetherinthe

laboratorywouldsubmittheresultsoftheirrearchto

ajournal.

Ajournaleditorwouldthenremovetheauthors’

namesandaffiliationsfromthepaperandnditto

theirpeersforreview.

Dependingonthementsreceived,theeditorwould

acceptthepaperforpublicationordeclineit.

Copyrightrestedwiththejournalpublisher,and

rearchersekingknowledgeoftheresultswouldhave

tosubscribetothejournal.

Nolonger.

TheInter–andpressurefromfundingagencies,who

arequestioningwhymercialpublishersaremakingmoney

fromgovernment-fundedrearchbyrestrictingaccessto

it–ismakingaccesstoscientificresultsareality.

TheOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationand

Development(OECD)hasjustissuedareportdescribing

thefar-reachingconquencesofthis.

Thereport,byJohnHoughtonofVictoriaUniversity

inAustraliaandGrahamVickeryoftheOECD,makesheavy

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readingforpublisherswhohave,sofar,madehandsome

profits.

Butitgoesfurtherthanthat.

Itsignalsachangeinwhathas,untilnow,beena

keyelementofscientificendeavor.

Thevalueofknowledgeandthereturnonthepublic

investmentinrearchdepends,inpart,uponwide

distributionandreadyaccess.

Itisbigbusiness.

InAmerica,thecorescientificpublishingmarketis

estimatedatbetween$7billionand$11billion.

TheInternationalAssociationofScientific,

TechnicalandMedicalPublisherssaysthattherearemore

than2,000publishersworldwidespecializinginthe

subjects.

Theypublishmorethan1.2millionarticleachyear

insome16,000journals.

Thisisnowchanging.

AccordingtotheOECDreport,some75%ofscholarly

journalsarenowonline.

Entirelynewbusinessmodelsareemerging;threemain

oneswereidentifiedbythereport’sauthors.

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Thereistheso-calledbigdeal,whereinstitutional

subscriberspayforaccesstoacollectionofonline

journaltitlesthroughsite-licensingagreements.

Thereisopen-accesspublishing,typicallysupported

byaskingtheauthor(orhimployer)topayforthe

papertobepublished.

Finally,thereareopen-accessarchives,where

organizationssuchasuniversitiesorinternational

laboratoriessupportinstitutionalrepositories.

Othermodel_istthatarehybridsofthethree,

suchasdelayedopen-access,wherejournalsallowonly

subscriberstoreadapaperforthefirstsi_months,

beforemakingitfreelyavailabletoeveryonewhowishes

toeit.

Allthiscouldchangethetraditionalformofthe

peer-reviewprocess,atleastforthepublicationof

papers.

26.

Inthefirstparagraph,theauthordiscuss[A]the

backgroundinformationofjournalediting.

[B]thepublicationroutineoflaboratoryreports.

[C]therelationsofauthorswithjournalpublishers.

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[D]thetraditionalprocessofjournalpublication.

27.

WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheOECDreport?[A]

Itcriticizesgovernment-fundedrearch.

[B]Itintroducesaneffectivemeansofpublication.

[C]Ituptsprofit-makingjournalpublishers.

[D]Itbenefitsscientificrearchconsiderably.

28.

Accordingtothete_t,onlinepublicationis

significantinthat[A]itprovidesaneasieraccessto

scientificresults.

[B]itbringshugeprofitstoscientificrearchers.

[C]itemphasizesthecrucialroleofscientific

knowledge.

[D]itfacilitatespublicinvestmentinscientific

rearch.

29.

Withtheopen-accesspublishingmodel,theauthorof

apaperisrequiredto[A]coverthecostofits

publication.

[B]subscribetothejournalpublishingit.

[C]allowotheronlinejournalstouitfreely.

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[D]pletethepeer-reviewbeforesubmission.

30.

Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthete_t?[A]

TheInterisposingathreattopublishers.

[B]Anewmodeofpublicationimerging.

[C]Authorswelethenewchannelforpublication.

[D]Publicationisrenderedeasierbyonlinervice.

Te_t3Intheearly1960sWiltChamberlainwasoneof

onlythreeplayersintheNationalBasketballAssociation

(NBA)listedatovervenfeet.

Ifhehadplayedlastason,however,hewouldhave

beenoneof42.

Thebodiesplayingmajorprofessionalsportshave

changeddramaticallyovertheyears,andmanagershave

beenmorethanwillingtoadjustteamuniformstofitthe

growingnumbersofbigger,longerframes.

Thetrendinsports,though,maybeobscuringan

unrecognizedreality:Americanshavegenerallystopped

growing.

Thoughtypicallyabouttwoinchestallernowthan140

yearsago,today’speople–especiallythobornto

familieswhohavelivedintheU.S.

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formanygenerations–apparentlyreachedtheir

limitintheearly1960s.

Andtheyaren’tlikelytogetanytaller.

“Inthegeneralpopulationtoday,atthisgeic,

environmentallevel,we’veprettymuchgoneasfaraswe

cango,”saysanthropologistWilliamCameronChumleaof

WrightStateUniversity.

InthecaofNBAplayers,theirincreainheight

appearstoresultfromtheincreasinglymonpracticeof

recruitingplayersfromallovertheworld.

Growth,whichrarelycontinuesbeyondtheageof20,

demandscaloriesandnutrients–notably,protein–to

feede_pandingtissues.

Atthestartofthe20thcentury,under-nutritionand

childhoodinfectionsgotintheway.

Butasdietandhealthimproved,childrenand

adolescentshave,onaverage,increadinheightby

aboutaninchandahalfevery20years,apatternknown

astheculartrendinheight.

YetaccordingtotheCentersforDiaControland

Prevention,averageheight–5′9″formen,5′4″for

women–hasn’treallychangedsince1960.

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Geicallyspeaking,thereareadvantagestoavoiding

substantialheight.

Duringchildbirth,largerbabieshavemoredifficulty

passingthroughthebirthcanal.

Moreover,eventhoughhumanshavebeenuprightfor

millionsofyears,ourfeetandbackcontinuetostruggle

withbipedalpostureandcannoteasilywithstandrepeated

strainimpodbyoversizelimbs.

“Therearesomerealconstraintsthataretbythe

geicarchitectureoftheindividualorganism,”says

anthropologistWilliamLeonardofNorthwesternUniversity.

Geicma_imumscanchange,butdon’te_pectthisto

happensoon.

ClaireC.

Gordon,nioranthropologistattheArmyRearch

CenterinNatick,Mass.,ensuresthat90percentofthe

uniformsandworkstationsfitrecruitswithoutalteration.

Shesaysthat,unlikethoforbasketball,the

lengthofmilitaryuniformshasnotchangedforsometime.

Andifyouneedtopredicthumanheightinthenear

futuretodesignapieceofequipment,Gordonsaysthat

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byandlarge,“youcouldutoday’sdataandfeel

fairlyconfident.”31.

WiltChamberlainiscitedasane_leto[A]

illustratethechangeofheightofNBAplayers.

[B]showthepopularityofNBAplayersintheU.S..

[C]paredifferentgenerationsofNBAplayers.

[D]assstheachievementsoffamousNBAplayers.

32.

Whichofthefollowingplaysakeyroleinbody

growthaccordingtothete_t?[A]Geicmodification.

[B]Naturalenvironment.

[C]Livingstandards.

[D]Dailye_erci.

33.

Onwhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthor

mostprobablyagree?[A]Non-Americansaddtotheaverage

heightofthenation.

[B]Humanheightisconditionedbytheupright

posture.

[C]Americansarethetallestonaverageintheworld.

[D]Largerbabiestendtobeetallerinadulthood.

34.

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Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatinthenear

future[A]thegarmentindustrywillreconsiderthe

uniformsize.

[B]thedesignofmilitaryuniformswillremain

unchanged.

[C]geictestingwillbeemployedinlecting

sportsmen.

[D]thee_istingdataofhumanheightwillstillbe

applicable.

35.

Thete_tintendstotellusthat[A]thechangeof

humanheightfollowsacyclicpattern.

[B]humanheightisbeingevenmorepredictable.

[C]Americanshavereachedtheirgeicgrowthlimit.

[D]thegeicpatternofAmericanshasaltered.

Te_t4In1784,fiveyearsbeforehebecamepresident

oftheUnitedStates,GeorgeWashington,52,wasnearly

toothless.

Sohehiredadentisttotransplantnineteethinto

hisjaw–havinge_tractedthemfromthemouthsofhis

slaves.

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That’safardifferentimagefromthecherry-tree-

choppingGeorgemostpeoplerememberfromtheirhistory

books.

Butrecently,manyhistorianshavebeguntofocuson

therolesslaveryplayedinthelivesofthefounding

generation.

TheyhavebeenspurredinpartbyDNAevidencemade

availablein1998,whichalmostcertainlyprovedThomas

Jeffersonhadfatheredatleastonechildwithhisslave

SallyHemings.

Andonlyoverthepast30yearshavescholars

e_aminedhistoryfromthebottomup.

Worksofveralhistoriansrevealthemoralpromis

madebythenation’arlyleadersandthefragile

natureofthecountry’sinfancy.

Moresignificantly,theyarguethatmanyofthe

FoundingFathersknewslaverywaswrong–andyetmost

didlittletofightit.

Morethananything,thehistorianssay,thefounders

wereheredbythecultureoftheirtime.

WhileWashingtonandJeffersonprivatelye_presd

distasteforslavery,theyalsounderstoodthatitwas

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partofthepoliticalandeconomicbedrockofthecountry

theyhelpedtocreate.

Foronething,theSouthcouldnotaffordtopart

withitsslaves.

Owningslaveswas“likehavingalargebank

account,”saysWiencek,authorofAnImperfectGod:

GeorgeWashington,HisSlaves,andtheCreationof

America.

Thesouthernstateswouldnothavesignedthe

Constitutionwithoutprotectionsforthe“peculiar

institution,”includingaclauthatcountedaslaveas

threefifthsofamanforpurposofcongressional

reprentation.

Andthestatesmen’spoliticallivesdependedon

slavery.

Thethree-fifthsformulahandedJeffersonhisnarrow

victoryinthepresidentialelectionof1800byinflating

thevotesofthesouthernstatesintheElectoralCollege.

Onceinoffice,Jeffersone_tendedslaverywiththe

LouisianaPurchain1803;thenewlandwascarvedinto

13states,includingthreeslavestates.

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Still,JeffersonfreedHemings’schildren–though

notHemingsherlforhisappro_imately150otherslaves.

Washington,whohadbeguntobelievethatallmen

werecreatedequalafterobrvingthebraveryofthe

blacksoldiersduringtheRevolutionaryWar,overcamethe

strongoppositionofhisrelativestogranthisslaves

theirfreedominhiswill.

Onlyadecadeearlier,suchanactwouldhave

requiredlegislativeapprovalinVirginia.

36.

GeorgeWashington’sdentalsurgeryismentionedto

[A]showtheprimitivemedicalpracticeinthepast.

[B]demonstratethecrueltyofslaveryinhisdays.

[C]stresstheroleofslavesintheU.S.

history.

[D]revealsomeunknownaspectofhislife.

37.

Wemayinferfromthecondparagraphthat[A]DNA

technologyhasbeenwidelyappliedtohistoryrearch.

[B]initarlydaystheU.S.

wasconfrontedwithdelicatesituations.

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[C]historiansdeliberatelymadeupsomestoriesof

Jefferson’slife.

[D]politicalpromisareeasilyfoundthroughout

theU.S.

history.

38.

WhatdowelearnaboutThomasJefferson?[A]His

politicalviewchangedhisattitudetowardsslavery.

[B]Hisstatusasafathermadehimfreethechild

slaves.

[C]Hisattitudetowardsslaverywasple_.

[D]Hisaffairwithaslavestainedhisprestige.

39.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothete_t?

[A]SomeFoundingFathersbenefitpoliticallyfrom

slavery.

[B]Slavesintheolddaysdidnothavetherightto

vote.

[C]Slaveownersusuallyhadlargesavingsaccounts.

[D]Slaverywasregardedasapeculiarinstitution.

40.

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Washington’sdecisiontofreeslavesoriginatedfrom

his[A]moralconsiderations.

[B]militarye_perience.

[C]financialconditions.

[D]politicalstand.

PartBDirections:Inthefollowingarticle,some

ntenceshavebeenremoved.

ForQuestions41—45,choothemostsuitableone

fromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblanks.

Therearetwoe_trachoices,whichdonotfitinany

oftheblanks.

MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

(10points)Thetimeforsharpeningpencils,

arrangingyourdesk,anddoingalmostanythingel

insteadofwritinghanded.

Thefirstdraftwillappearonthepageonlyifyou

stopavoidingtheinevitableandsit,standup,orlie

downtowrite.

(41)是大家网原创出品Befle_ible.

Youroutlineshouldsmoothlyconductyoufromone

pointtothene_t,butdonotpermitittorailroadyou.

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Ifarelevantandimportantideaoccurstoyounow,

workitintothedraft.

(42)是大家网原创出品Grammar,punctuation,and

spellingcanwaituntilyourevi.

Concentrateonwhatyouaresaying.

Goodwritingmostoftenoccurswhenyouareinhot

pursuitofanidearatherthaninanervousarchfor

errors.

(43)是大家网原创出品Yourpageswillbeeasierto

keeptrackofthatway,and,ifyouhavetoclipa

paragraphtoplaceitelwhere,youwillnotloany

writingontheotherside.

Ifyouareworkingonawordprocessor,youcantake

advantageofitscapacitytomakeadditionsanddeletions

aswellasmoveentireparagraphsbymakingjustafew

simplekeyboardmands.

Somesoftwareprogramscanalsocheckspellingand

certaingrammaticalelementsinyourwriting.

(44)是大家网原创出品Theprintoutsarealsoeasier

toreadthanthescreenwhenyouworkonrevisions.

Onceyouhaveafirstdraftonpaper,youcandelete

materialthatisunrelatedtoyourthesisandadd

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materialnecessarytoillustrateyourpointsandmake

yourpaperconvincing.

Thestudentwhowrote“TheA&;PasaStateof

Mind”wilydroppedaparagraphthatquestionedwhether

Sammydisplayschauvinisticattitudestowardwomen.

(45)是大家网原创出品Rememberthatyourinitial

draftisonlythat.

Youshouldgothroughthepapermanytimes–and

thenagain–workingtosubstantiateandclarifyyour

ideas.

Youmayevenendupwithveralentireversionsof

thepaper.

Rewrite.

Thentenceswithineachparagraphshouldberelated

toasingletopic.

Transitionsshouldconnectoneparagraphtothene_t

sothattherearenoabruptorconfusingshifts.

Awkwardorwordyphrasingorunclearntencesand

paragraphsshouldbemercilesslypokedandproddedinto

shape.

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[A]Tomakerevisingeasier,leavewidemarginsand

e_traspacebetweenlinessothatyoucaneasilyadd

words,ntences,andcorrections.

Writeononlyonesideofthepaper.

[B]Afteryouhaveclearlyandadequatelydeveloped

thebodyofyourpaper,payparticularattentiontothe

introductoryandconcludingparagraphs.

It’sprobablybesttowritetheintroductionlast,

afteryouknowprecilywhatyouareintroducing.

Concludingparagraphsdemandequalattentionbecau

theyleavethereaderwithafinalimpression.

[C]It’sworthremembering,however,thatthougha

cleancopyfreshoffaprintermaylookterrific,itwill

readonlyaswellasthethinkingandwritingthathave

goneintoit.

Manywritersprudentlystoretheirdataondisksand

printtheirpageachtimetheyfinishadrafttoavoid

losinganymaterialbecauofpowerfailuresorother

problems.

[D]Itmakesnodifferencehowyouwrite,justsoyou

do.

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Nowthatyouhavedevelopedatopicintoatentative

thesis,youcanasmbleyournotesandbegintoflesh

outwhateveroutlineyouhavemade.

[E]Althoughthisisaninterestingissue,ithas

nothingtodowiththethesis,whiche_plainshowthe

ttinginfluencesSammy’sdecisiontoquithisjob.

Insteadofincludingthatparagraph,sheaddedone

thatdescribedLengel’scrabbedrespontothegirlsso

thatshecouldleaduptotheA&;P“policy”he

enforces.

[F]Inthefinalparagraphaboutthesignificanceof

thettingin“A&;P,”thestudentbringstogether

thereasonsSammyquithisjobbyreferringtohis

refusaltoacceptLengel’sstorepolicies.

[G]Byusingthefirstdraftasameansofthinking

aboutwhatyouwanttosay,youwillverylikelydiscover

morethanyournotesoriginallysuggested.

Plentyofgoodwritersdon’tuoutlinesatallbut

discoverorderingprinciplesastheywrite.

Donotattempttopoaperfectlycorrectdraftthe

firsttimearound.

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PartCDirections:Readthefollowingte_tcarefully

andthentranslatetheunderlinedgmentsintoChine.

YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWER

SHEET2.

(10points)Inhisautobiography,Darwinhimlf

speaksofhisintellectualpowerswithe_traordinary

modesty.

Hepointsoutthathealway_periencedmuch

difficultyine_pressinghimlfclearlyandconcily,

but(46)hebelievesthatthisverydifficultymayhave

hadthepensatingadvantageofforcinghimtothinklong

andintentlyabouteveryntence,andthunablinghim

todetecterrorsinreasoningandinhisownobrvations.

Hedisclaimedtheposssionofanygreatquickness

ofapprehensionorwit,suchasdistinguishedHu_ley.

(47)Heasrted,also,thathispowertofollowa

longandpurelyabstracttrainofthoughtwasvery

limited,forwhichreasonhefeltcertainthathenever

couldhavesucceededwithmathematics.

Hismemory,too,hedescribeda_tensive,buthazy.

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Sopoorinonenwasitthathenevercould

rememberformorethanafewdaysasingledateoraline

ofpoetry.

(48)Ontheotherhand,hedidnotacceptaswell

foundedthechargemadebysomeofhiscriticsthat,

whilehewasagoodobrver,hehadnopowerof

reasoning.

This,hethought,couldnotbetrue,becauthe

“OriginofSpecies”isonelongargumentfromthe

beginningtotheend,andhasconvincedmanyablemen.

Noone,hesubmits,couldhavewrittenitwithout

posssingsomepowerofreasoning.

Hewaswillingtoasrtthat“Ihaveafairshare

ofinvention,andofmonnorjudgment,suchavery

fairlysuccessfullawyerordoctormusthave,butnot,I

believe,inanyhigherdegree.”(49)Headdshumblythat

perhapshewas“superiortothemonrunofmenin

noticingthingswhicheasilyescapeattention,andin

obrvingthemcarefully.”Writinginthelastyearof

hislife,hee_presdtheopinionthatintwoorthree

respectshismindhadchangedduringtheprecedingtwenty

orthirtyyears.

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Uptotheageofthirtyorbeyonditpoetryofmany

kindsgavehimgreatpleasure.

Formerly,too,pictureshadgivenhimconsiderable,

andmusicverygreat,delight.

In1881,however,hesaid:“NowformanyyearsI

cannotenduretoreadalineofpoetry.

Ihavealsoalmostlostmytasteforpicturesor

music.”(50)Darwinwasconvincedthatthelossofthe

tasteswasnotonlyalossofhappiness,butmight

possiblybeinjurioustotheintellect,andmoreprobably

tothemoralcharacter.

SectionIIIWritingPartA51.

Directions:YouhavejustebackfromCanadaand

foundamusicCDinyourluggagethatyouforgotto

returntoBob,yourlandlordthere.

Writehimaletterto1)makeanapology,and2)

suggestasolution.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.

U“LiMing”instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.

(10points)PartB52.

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Directions:Writeanessayof160-20__

wordsbadonthefollowingdrawing.

Inyouressay,youshould1)describethedrawing

briefly,2)e_plainitsintendedmeaning,andthen3)

giveyourments.

YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

(20points)2021年考研英语真题答案SectionI:U

ofEnglish(10points)1.

B2.

D3.

A4.

C5.

C6.

A7.

B8.

D9.

B10.

C11.

B12.

D13.

A14.

C15.

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D16.

D17.

C18.

A19.

B20.

ASectionII:Readingprehension(60points)PartA

(40points)21.

A22.

D23.

C24.

B25.

D26.

D27.

C28.

A29.

A30.

B31.

A32.

C33.

B34.

D35.

C36.

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D37.

B38.

C39.

A40.

BPartB(10points)41.

D42.

G43.

A44.

C45.

EPartC(10points)46.

他认为或许正因为（语言表达上的）这种困难，他不得不对

自己要说的每句话都经过长时间的认真思考，从而能发现自己在

推理和观察中的错误，结果这反而成为他的优点。

47.

他还坚持认为自己进行长时间纯抽象思维的能力十分有限，

由此他也认定自己在数学方面根本不可能有大的作为。

48.

另一方面，某些人批评他虽然善于观察，却不具备推理能

力，而他认为这种说法也是缺乏根据的。

49.

他又自谦的说，或许自己“在注意到容易被忽略的事物，并

对其加以仔细观察方面优于常人”。

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50.

达尔文确信，没有了这些爱好不只是少了乐趣，而且可能会

有损于一个人的思维能力，更有可能导致一个人道德品质的下

降。

SectionIII:Writing(30points)PartA(10points)

51.

参考范文（略）PartB(20points)52.

参考范文（略）