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2009年考研英语试题
Section I Use of English
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) experiments described in Carl Zimmer’s piece in the Science Times on Tuesday. Fruit flies who were taught to be smarter than the average fruit fly to live shorter lives. This suggests that in not being too terrifically bright.
Intelligence, starting line because it depends on learning — a(n) — instead of instinct. Plenty of other species are able to learn, and one of the things they’ve apparently learned is when Instead of casting a wistful glance the Research on animal intelligence also makes me wonder what experiments animals would if they had the chance. Every cat with an owner, , is running a small-scale study in operant conditioning. faithfulness, our memory for terrain. They would try to decide what intelligence in humans is really merely how much of it there is. , they would hope to study a(n) aware of the world they live in? the results are inconclusive.
1. [A] Suppose [B] Consider [C] Observe [D] Imagine
2. [A] tended [B] feared [C] happened [D] threatened
3. [A] thinner [B] stabler [C] lighter [D] dimmer
4. [A] tendency [B] advantage [C] inclination [D] priority
5. [A] insists on [B] sums up [C] turns ou...