考研名师详解2009年考研英语完形填空真题
2009-10-26 15:25阅读：
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)
Paragraph 1
Research on animal intelligence always makes me wonder just how
smart humans are.
【点评】'对动物智能的研究总是让我很好奇人类究竟有多聪明'。
补充：wonder 【vt.】想知道，好奇，如I wonder if…。Wonder后为宾语从句。
【n.】No wonder 不足为奇。
1 the fruit-fly experiments
described in Carl Zimmer's piece in the Science Times on
Tuesday.
1. [A] Suppose [B] Consider [C] Observe [D] Imagine
【点评】1空后是一个名词短语，described
in…是过去分词作定语修饰experiments（试验），结合上句，即主题句的核心词research
研究，可以知道这里的试验就是为了研究动物智能，所以是举例子。
英语
中动词+n能够独立成句表示举例，只有两个用法：consider + n., Take …for
example。所以，答案是____。
其余词的意思…，注意observe 还有'遵守'的意思，也是考点。
Fruit flies who were taught to be smarter than the average fruit
fly 2 to live shorter lives.
2. [A] tended [B] feared [C] happened [D] threatened
【点评】重要考点tend to，who 引导定语从句。能够与to搭配的有tend, happen，用法完全不一样，举例：A
great idea happened to me at that
moment.那时，我碰巧有一个好主意。答案选____。
This suggests that 3 bulbs burn
longer, that there is an 4 in not being too
terrifically bright.
3. [A] thinner [B] stabler [C] lighter [D] dimmer
4. [A] tendency [B] advantage [C] inclination [D] priority
【点评】联系上句，'越聪明的果蝇寿命越短'，那___灯泡用的时间更长，不难理解，应该是越不亮的灯泡，所以，答案选____。
第4空后有个词bright意思是'明亮的，聪明的'，其实这个词的用法是'一语双关'，'灯泡不那么亮未必是坏事，还可能是优势；果蝇不那么聪明不见得就很糟糕'，因此答案是___。其他几个词的意思分别是：_____。
Paragraph 2
Intelligence, it 5 , is a high-priced
option.
5. [A] insists on [B] sums up [C] turns out [D] puts
forward
【点评】固定用法'It turns out (to be that…)'。
句子意思是'….'
It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow
6 the starting line because it depends on learning-a
7 process-instead of instinct.
6. [A] off [B] behind [C] over [D] along
7. [A] incredible [B] spontaneous [C]inevitable [D]
gradual
【点评】第6空四个介词的本质涵义需要弄清楚，off 离开，behind在…之后，over在…之上，along
沿着…，满足题意的是___，意思是：….。
解决第7空需要注意到instead of
…，这是一个相反对比，解题时需要充分利用。既然不是本能，那就应该是一个循序渐进的过程，所以答案是____。
四个单词的意思分别是：…。
Plenty of other species are able to learn, and one of the things
they've apparently learned is when to 8
.
8. [A] fight [B] doubt [C] stop [D] think
【点评】'聪明的果蝇不停地学习'，其他大量物种与其不一样的就是学会'停下来'。答案是____。
Paragraph 3
Is there an adaptive value to 9
intelligence? That's the question behind this new research. I like
it.
9. [A] invisible [B] limited [C] indefinite [D]
different
【点评】既然不那么聪明（有限智能）是有好处的，那么有限智能是否有相应的价值呢？所以答案是____，也是05年真题的正确答案。
Instead of casting a wistful glance 10 at
all the species we've left in the dust I.Q.-wise, it implicitly
asks what the real 11 of our own
intelligence might be.
10. [A] upward [B] forward [C] afterward [D] backward
11. [A] features [B] influences [C] results [D] costs
【点评】'而不是把…抛在脑后…'，这里应该有一个behind，但是10空的四个选项没有，最接近的就是_____。
-ward:表示方向
11.空比较难，因为要考虑到上文提到过'聪明是一个需要付出高额代价的选择'，所以这里选一个词与price近义即可，答案是____。
This is 12 the mind of every animal I've
ever met.
12. [A] outside [B] on [C] by [D] across
【点评】'记在心上'，在…上，比较容易得到答案是_____。
Paragraph 4
Research on animal intelligence also makes me wonder what
experiments animals would 13 on humans if
they had the chance.
13. [A] deliver [B] carry [C] perform [D] apply
【点评】考查what引导的宾语从句里，动词与experiments的搭配，做试验，答案是_____。注意：carry out =
perform。
Every cat with an owner, 14 , is running a
small-scale study in operant conditioning.
14. [A] by chance [B] in contrast [C] as usual [D] for
instance
【点评】上一句提到对动物只能的研究，该句提到具体的动物cat，显然是举例说明，所以答案是____。
we believe that 15 animals ran the labs,
they would test us to 16 the limits of our
patience, our faithfulness, our memory for terrain.
15. [A] if [B] unless [C] as [D] lest
16. [A] moderate [B] overcome [C] determine [D] reach
【点评】注意到that 从句里的虚拟语气，…., would….，所以答案是____。
'动物试验我们人类（if…），为了___我们的耐心、忠诚、对地势的记忆'，试验的目的就是要看看我们有多少耐心等，所以，答案是_____。
They would try to decide what intelligence in humans is really
17 , not merely how much of it there
is.
17. [A] at [B] for [C] after [D] with
【点评】本句的to decide 反过来证明16空的正确性。
'..决定人类的智能有何目的，不仅仅是要知道有多少智能'，考一个搭配'what…for'，答案是____。
18 , they would hope to study a 19
question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live
in?
18. [A] Above all [B] After all [C] However [D]
Otherwise
19. [A] fundamental [B] comprehensive [C] equivalent [D]
hostile
【点评】18空后面的句子结构'…would hope to…'，与上文的'would try
to…'一脉相承，前后是一个递进关系，所以，四个选项_______中，选____。
19.空纯粹测试四个单词的意思_____，答案是_____。
20 the results are inconclusive.
20. [A] By accident [B] In time [C] So far [D] Better
still
【点评】整个这篇文章都在讲动物智能的研究，做了很多假设，结论怎样呢？
四个字——尚无定论！因为到文章的最后，仍然只是假设而已。所以，答案选____。
Conclude, conclusion, conclusive
Include, inclusion, inclusive
Exclude, exclusion, exclusive
Decide, decision, decisive
