2017年考研英语一真题及答案

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4. A. recall B. forget C. avoid

D. keep

5. A. collecting B. affecting

C. guiding D. involving

6. A. on B. in C. at D. of

7. A. devoted B. exposed

D. attracted

8. A. along B. across

D. out

9. A. imagined B. denied C.

D. calculated

C. lost

C. down

doubted

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10. A. served B. explained

C. restored D. required

11. A. Thus B. Still

D. Even

12. A. defeats B. symptoms C. errors

D. tests

13. A. highlighted B. minimized

C. controlled D. increased

14. A. associated B. equipped

C. presented D. compared

15. A. assess B. moderate C. generate

D. record

C. Rather

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16. A. in the face of

B. in the form of

C. in the name of D. in the

17. A. attribute B. commit

C. transfer D. return

18. A. unless B. because C.

D. until

19. A. vanishes B. emerges C.

D. decreases

20. A. experiences B. combines

C. justifies D. Influences

way of

though

remains

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【答案】

1.【B】Besides

2.【C】connected

3.【A】host

4.【C】avoid

5.【D】involving

6.【A】on

7.【B】exposed

8.【C】down

9.【D】calculated

10.【B】explained

11.【D】Even

12.【B】symptoms

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13.【D】increased

14.【A】associated

15.【C】generate

16.【A】in the face of

17.【A】attribute

18.【B】because

19.【C】remains

20.【D】influences

Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension

Part A

Directions：

Read the following four texts. Answe

r the questions below each text by

choosing A, B, C or D.

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Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHE

ET. (40 points)

Text 1

First two hours, now three hours -

this is how far in advance author

ities are recommending

people show up to catch a domestic

flight, at least at some major U.

S. airports with increasingly

massive security lines.

Americans are willing to tolerate ti

me-consuming security procedures in r

eturn for increased

safety. The crash of EgyptAir Flight

804, which terrorists may have dow

ned over the

Mediterranean Sea, provides another t

ragic reminder of why. But demanding

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too much of air

travelers or providing too little se

curity in return undermines public s

upport for the process. And it

should: Wasted time is a drag on A

mericans’ economic and private lives

, not to mention

infuriating.

Last year, the Transportation Securit

y Administration (TSA) found in a s

ecret check that

undercover investigators were able to

sneak weapons - both fake and rea

l - past airport security

nearly every time they tried. Enhanc

ed security measures since then, com

bined with a rise in

airline travel due to the improving

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economy and low oil prices, have

resulted in long waits at

major airports such as Chicago

et clear how much more effective

airline security has become - but t

he lines are obvious.

Part of the issue is that the gove

rnment did not anticipate the steep

increase in airline travel,

so the TSA is now rushing to get

new screeners on the line. Part of

the issue is that airports have

only so much room for screening lan

es. Another factor may be that more

people are trying to

overpack their carry-on bags to avoi

d checked-baggage fees, though the a

’

s O'Hare International. It is not y

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irlines strongly dispute

this.

There is one step the TSA could ta

ke that would not require remodeling

airports or rushing to

hire: Enroll more people in the Pre

Check program. PreCheck is supposed

to be a win-win for

travelers and the TSA. Passengers wh

o pass a background check are eligi

ble to use expedited

3

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screening lanes. This allows the TSA

to focus on travelers who are hig

her risk, saving time for

everyone involved. The TSA wants to

enroll 25 million people in PreChe

ck.

It has not gotten anywhere close to

that, and one big reason is stick

er shock: Passengers must

pay $85 every five years to process

their background checks. Since the

beginning, this price tag

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has been PreCheck’

s fatal flaw. Upcoming reforms might

bring the price to a more reasona

ble

level. But Congress should look into

doing so directly, by helping to

finance PreCheck enrollment

or to cut costs in other ways.

The TSA cannot continue diverting re

sources into underused PreCheck lanes

while most of

the traveling public suffers in unne

cessary line's. It is long past tim

e o make the program work.

21. The crash of EgyptAir Flight 80

4 is mentioned to

[A] stress the urgency to strengthen

security worldwide.

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[B] explain American

ks.

’

s tolerance of current security chec

[C] highlight the necessity of upgra

ding major U.S. Airports.

[D] emphasize the importance of priv

acy protection.

22. Which of the following contribut

es to long waits at major airports?

[A] New restrictions on carry-on bag

s.

[B] The declining efficiency of the

TSA.

[C] An increase in the number of t

ravelers.

[D] Frequent unexpected secret checks

.

23. The word “expedited” (Line 4,

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Para. 5) is closest in meaning to

[A] quieter.

[B] faster.

[C] wider.

[D] cheaper.

24. One problem with the PreCheck p

rogram is

[A] a dramatic reduction of its sca

le.

[B] its wrongly-directed implementatio

n.

[C] the government

s reluctance to back it.

[D] an unreasonable price for enroll

ment.

25. Which of the following would be

’

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the best title for the text?

[A] Getting Stuck in Security Lines

[B] PreCheck - a Belated Solution

[C] Less Screening for More Safety

[D] Underused PreCheck Lanes

Text1【答案】

21.【B】

explain Americans' tolerance of curre

nt security worldwide

22.

lers

23.【D】faster

24.【D】

【C】

An increase in the number of travel

an unreasonble price for enrollment

25.【A】Less Screening for More Safety

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Text 2

“The ancient Hawaiians are astronome

rs”, wrote Queen Lilihuokalani, Hawi

i’s last reigning

monarch, in 1987, Star watchers were

among the most esteemed members of

Hawaiian society.

Sadly, all is not well with astrono

my in Hawaii today. Protesters have

erupt of over construction of

the Thirty Meter Telescope(TMT), a g

iantobservatory that promises to revo

lutionize humanity’s

view of cosmos.

At the issue is the TMT’

s planned location on Mauna Kea, a

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domant volcano worshiped by hsome

Hawaiian aspoko, that connects the H

awaiian Island to the heavens. But

Mauna Kea is also home

to some of the world

n thePercific Ocean, Mauna Kea

s peak

rises above the bulk of our planet’

s dense atmosphere, where conditions

allow telescopes to obtain

images of surpassed clarity.

’

’

s most powerful telescopes. Rested i

Oppositions to telescopes on Mauna K

ea is nothing new. A small but voc

al group of Hawaiians

and environmentalists have long viewe

d their presence as disrespect for

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sacred land and a painful

reminder of occupation of what was

ones a sovereign nation.

Some blame for the current controver

sy belongs to astronomers. In their

eagerness to built bigger

telescopes, they forgot that science

is not the only way for understan

ding the world. They did not

always prioritize the protection of

Mauna Kea

to the islands’

inhabitants. Hawaiian culture is not

the relic of the past; it is a

living culture undergoing a

renaissance today.

Yet science has a culture history,

’

s fragile ecosystems or its holiness

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too, which roots going back to the

dawn of civilization. The same

curiosity to find what lies beyond

the horizon that first brought clear

ly Polynesians to Hawaii’s

shores inspires astronomers today to

explore the heavens. Calls to disa

ssemble all telescopes on

Mauna Kea or to ban both seek to

answer big questions about who we a

re, where we come from

and where we are going. Perhaps tha

t is why we explore the starry ski

es. As if answering a

primary calling to know ourselves an

d our true ancestral homes.

The astronomy community is making co

mprises to change its use of Mauna

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Kea. The TMT site

was chosen to minimize the telescope

’

s visibility around the island and

to avoid archaeological

and environmental impact. To limit t

he number of telescopes on Mauna Ke

a, old ones will be

removed at the end of their lifetim

es and their sites retuned to a na

tural state. There is no reason

why everyone cannot be welcomed on

Mauna Kea to embrace their cultural

heritage and to study

the stars.

26. Queen Liliuokalani’

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s remark in Paragraph 1 indicates

[A]. her conservative view on the h

istorical role of astronomy

[B].the importance of astronomy in a

ncient Hawaiian society

[C].the regrettable decline of astron

omy in ancient times

[D].her appreciation of star watcher’

s feats in her time

27. Mauna Kea is deemed as an idea

l astronomical site due to

[A]. its geographical features

[B].its protective surroundings

[C]. its religious implication

[D].its exciting infrastructure

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28. The construction of the TMT is

opposed by some local partly becau

se

[A]. it may risk ruining the their

intellectual life

[B]. it remains them of a humiliati

ng history

[C]. their culture will lose a chan

ce of revival

[D].they fear losing control of Maun

a Kea

’

29. It can be inferred from Paragra

ph 5 that progress in today

s astronomy

[A]. is fulfilling the dreams of an

cient Hawaiian

[B]. helps spread Hawaiian culture a

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cross the world

[C]. may cover the origin of Hawaii

an culture

[D].will eventually soften Hawaiians’

history

30. The author

a as the TMT site is one of

[A]. severe criticism

[B]. passive acceptance

[C]. slight hesitancy

[D]. full approval

Text2【答案】

26.【C】

’

s attitude towards choosing Mauna Ke

the regrettable decline of astronomy

in ancient times

27.【A】its geographical features

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28.

story

29.

culture

【B】

it reminds them of a humiliating hi

【C】

may uncover the origin of Hawaiian

30.【D】full approval

Text 3

Robert F. Kennedy once said that a

country

hat which

makes life worthwhile.” With Britain

voting to leave the European Union

, and GDP already

predicted to slow as a result, it

is now a timely moment to assess w

’

s GDP measures “everything except t

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hat he was referring to.

The question of GDP and its usefuln

ess has annoyed policymakers for ove

r half a century.

Many argue that it is a flawed con

cept. It measures things that do no

t matter and miss things that

do. By most recent measures, the UK

’

s GDP has been the envy of the We

stern World, with record

low unemployment and high growth fig

ures. If everything was going so so

well, then why did

over 17million people vote for Brexi

t, despite the warnings about what

it could do to their

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country’s economic prospects?

A recent annual study of countries

and their ability to convert growth

into well-being sheds

some light on that question. Across

the 163 countries measured, the UK

is one of the poorest

performers in ensuring that economic

growth is translated into meaningfu

l improvement for its

citizens. Rather than just focusing

on GDP, over 40 different sets of

criteria from health, education

and civil society engagement have be

en measured to get a more rounded

assessment of how

countries are performing.

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While all of these countries face t

heir own challenges, there are a nu

mber of consistent

themes. Yes, there has been a buddi

ng economic recovery since the 2008

global crash, but in key

indicators in areas such as health

and education, major economies have

continued to decline. Yet

this isn’

t the case with all countries. Some

relatively poor European countries

have seen huge

improvements across measures including

civil society, income equality and

the environment.

This is a lesson that rich countrie

s can learn: When GDP is no longer

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regarded as the sole

measure of a country

ferent.

So, what Kennedy was referring to w

as that while GDP h as been the m

ost common method

for measuring the economic activity

of nations, as a measure, it is no

longer enough. It does not

include important factors such as en

vironmental equality or education out

comes - all things that

contribute to a person

s sense of well-being.

The sharp hit to growth predicted a

’

’

s success, the world looks very dif

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round the world and in the UK coul

d lead to a decline in

the everyday services we depend on

for our well-being and for growth.

But policymaker who

refocus efforts on improving well-bei

ng rather than simply worrying about

GDP figures could

avoid the forecasted doom and may e

ven see progress.

31. Robert F. Kennedy is cited beca

use he

A praised the UK for its GDP.

B identified GDP with happiness.

C misinterpreted the role of GDP.

D had a low opinion of GDP.