2010年考研英语一真题
2010年考研英语一真题
2010年考研英语一真题
2010 年全国硕士研究生招生考试
英语(一)
(科目代码:201)
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Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark
A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,
B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)
Text 1
Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during
the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable
decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.
23. Which of the following would Shaw and Newman most probably agree on?
[A] It is writers’ duty to fulfill journalistic goals.
[B] It is contemptible for writers to be journalists.
[C] Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism.
[D] Not all writers are capable of journalistic writing.
24. What can be learned about Cardus according to the last two paragraphs?
[A] His music criticism may not appeal to readers today.
[B] His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute.
[C] His style caters largely to modern specialists.
[D] His writings fail to follow the amateur tradition.
Text 2
Over the past decade, thousands of patents have been granted for what are called
business methods. Amazon.com received one for its “one-click” online payment
system. Merrill Lynch got legal protection for an asset allocation strategy. One
inventor patented a technique for lifting a box.
29. We learn from the last two paragraphs that business-method patents
[A] are immune to legal challenges.
[B] are often unnecessarily issued.
[C] lower the esteem for patent holders.
[D] increase the incidence of risks.
Text 3
In his book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell argues that “social epidemics”
are driven in large part by the actions of a tiny minority of special individuals, often
called influentials, who are unusually informed, persuasive, or well connected. The
idea is intuitively compelling, but it doesn’t explain how ideas actually spread.
The supposed importance of influentials derives from a plausible-sounding but
.
31. By citing the book The Tipping Point, the author intends to
[A] analyze the consequences of social epidemics.
[B] discuss influentials’ function in spreading ideas.
[C] exemplify people’s intuitive response to social epidemics.
[D] describe the essential characteristics of influentials.
34. The underlined phrase “these people” in Paragraph 4 refers to the ones who
[A] stay outside the network of social influence.
[B] have little contact with the source of influence.
[C] are influenced and then influence others.
[D] are influenced by the initial influential.
Text 4
Bankers have been blaming themselves for their troubles in public. Behind the
scenes, they have been taking aim at someone else: the accounting standard-setters.
Their rules, moan the banks, have forced them to report enormous losses, and it’s just
not fair. These rules say they must value some assets at the price a third party would
pay, not the price managers and regulators would like them to fetch.
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39. The author thinks the banks were “on the wrong planet” in that they
[A] misinterpreted market price indicators.
[B] exaggerated the real value of their assets.
[C] neglected the likely existence of bad debts.
[D] denied booking losses in their sale of assets.
Part B
Directions:
For questions 41-45, choose the most suitable paragraphs from the list A-G and fill
them into the numbered boxes to form a coherent text. Paragraph E has been
correctly placed. There is one paragraph which does not fit in with the text. Mark
your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
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[B] Retail sales of food and drink in Europe’s largest markets are at a standstill,
leaving European grocery retailers hungry for opportunities to grow. Most leading
retailers have already tried e-commerce, with limited success, and expansion
abroad. But almost all have ignored the big, profitable opportunity in their own
backyard: the wholesale food and drink trade, which appears to be just the kind of
market retailers need.
[C] Will such variations bring about a change in the overall structure of the food and
drink market? Definitely not. The functioning of the market is based on flexible
trends dominated by potential buyers. In other words, it is up to the buyer, rather
than the seller, to decide what to buy. At any rate, this change will ultimately be
acclaimed by an ever-growing number of both domestic and international
consumers, regardless of how long the current consumer pattern will take hold.
[D] All in all, this clearly seems to be a market in which big retailers could profitably
apply their gigantic scale, existing infrastructure, and proven skills in the
management of product ranges, logistics, and marketing intelligence. Retailers
that master the intricacies of wholesaling in Europe may well expect to rake in
substantial profits thereby. At least, that is how it looks as a whole. Closer
inspection reveals important differences among the biggest national markets,
[E] Despite variations in detail, wholesale markets in the countries that have been
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[F] For example, wholesale food and drink sales came to $ 268 billion in France,
Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom in 2000 – more than 40 percent
of retail sales. Moreover, average overall margins are higher in wholesale than in
retail; wholesale demand from the food service sector is growing quickly as more
Europeans eat out more often; and changes in the competitive dynamics of this
fragmented industry are at last making it feasible for wholesalers to consolidate.
[G] However, none of these requirements should deter large retailers (and even some
large food producers and existing wholesalers) from trying their hand, for those
that master the intricacies of wholesaling in Europe stand to reap considerable
gains.
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Part B
52. Directions:
Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay,
you should
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) explain its intended meaning, and
3) give your comments.
You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)
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1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.D
11.C 12.A 13.A 14.D 15.B 16.A 17.D 18.C 19.B 20.D
Part A
Part B
Part C
46. 科学家们急忙赶来挽救,但提出的证据显然站不住脚,其大意是,如果鸟类不能控制昆虫的数量 ,
昆虫便会吞噬我们人类。
47. 但是我们至少近乎承认,无论鸟类能否带给我们经济价值,它们自有生存下去的权利。
48. 有证据表明:这些生物杀死体弱者来保持种群的健康,或者说它们仅仅捕食“没有价值”的物种。
曾经有段时间,生物学家或多或少滥用了这一证据。
49. 在林业生态更为发达的欧洲,没有商业价值的树种被合理地看成是当地森林群落的成员,并得到
相应的保护。
50. 这种保护系统往往忽视陆地群落中诸多缺乏商业价值但对其健康运行至关重要的物种,而最终导
致它们的灭绝。
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