Have you ever wondered what our future is like?Practically all people _1_ a desire to predict their future _2_.Most people seem inclined to _3_ this task using causal reasoning.First we _4_ recognize that future circumstances are _5_ caused or conditioned by present ones.We learn that getting an education will _6_ how much money we earn later and that swimming beyond the reef may bring an unhappy _7_ with a shark. ]6 X* V2 v7 y- g
Second,people also learn that such _8_ of cause and effect are probabilistic(可能的) in nature.That is,the effects occur more often when the causes occur than when the causes are _9_, but not always.Thus,students learn that studying hard _10_ good grades in most instances,but not every time.Science makes these concepts of causality and probability more _11_ and provides techniques for dealing _12_ then more accurately than does causal human inquiry.In looking at ordinary human inquiry,we need to _13_ between prediction and understanding.Often,even if we don't understand why,we are willing to act _14_ the basis of a demonstrated predictive ability.
( t& c) t. q+ M7 Z Whatever the primitive drives _15_ motivate human beings,satisfying them depends heavily on the ability to _16_ future circumstances.The attempt to predict is often played in a _17_ of knowledge and understanding.If you can understand why certain regular patterns _18_,you can predict better than if you simply observe those patterns.Thus,human inquiry aims _19_ answering both "what" and "why" question,and we pursue these _20_ by observing and figuring out.
4 c( C% O% o8 ]3 g: {) P4 }, G 1. [A]exhibit [B]exaggerate [C]examine [D]exceed: s4 @7 \ S/ |: j
2. [A]contexts [B]circumstances [C]inspections [D]intuitions1 n, v4 p9 S: E1 |; a" ^
3.[A]underestimate [B]undermine [C]undertake [D]undergo+ n% ]6 E: G6 V! K4 Y
4. [A]specially [B]particularly [C]always [D]generally
6 [1 z; n" U6 m8 ?7 u 5. [A]somehow [B]somebody [C]someone [D]something% K! q, I( u% K9 R. Y% L1 g
6. [A]enact [B]affect [C]reflect [D]inflect4 {9 S @7 v+ P+ {/ @
7. [A]meeting [B]occurrence [C]encounter [D]contact q4 ?% c# ]* ^8 [0 p% `
8. [A]patterns [B]designs [C]arrangements[D]pictures
& Z' I0 o" I* t! ~+ ^6 V 9. [A]disappointde [B]absent [C]inadequate [D]absolute9 f0 Q2 T5 {. u
10.[A]creates [B]produces [C]loses [D]protects
8 z1 ]3 K, | d' y 11.[A]obscure [B]indistinct [C]explicit [D]explosive
, D+ u) L/ p$ J" t# e) K1 D+ [ 12.[A]for [B]at [C]in [D]with+ s* L1 f. U2 X
13.[A]distinguish [B]distinct [C]distort [D]distract9 _+ z; @. p" @3 i! q
14.[A]at [B]on [C]to [D]under# P/ k* }. S7 D9 N; @
15.[A]why [B]how [C]that [D]where
" l8 h; h l' T% U9 W 16.[A]predict [B]produce [C]pretend [D]precede
( ~: i, u) y1 s) V, c- K6 Q# P* x& Z 17.[A]content [B]contact [C]contest [D]context8 Z$ p, v. d/ ?1 T
18.[A]happen [B]occur [C]occupy [D]incur# @+ L" F# w0 K F
19.[A]at [B]on [C]to [D]beyond
2 e& _- f, B h( x, x6 C z: G# s 20.[A]purposes [B]ambitions [C]drives [D]goals& s. i+ D9 W3 V8 E6 I7 b
参考答案:5 z2 ]7 f3 v' w; l3 r1 q
1.A 词义辨析 exhibit"展出 ,表现",exaggerate"夸张",exceed"超越,胜过" 原句意为:实际上,人们会对未来的 生活怀有(展示出)一定的愿望。
+ D, I6 l' Q/ ~+ R2 i& g9 k 2.B 词义辨析 context"上下文",circumstance"环境",inspection"检查,视察", intuition"直觉"* h" \$ v) g5 v, w
3.C 词义辨析 underestimate"低估",undermine"破坏",undertake"承担, 担任",undergo"经历,遭受"。undertake a task为常见搭配,意为"开始进行一项任 务"
3 z# l/ l3 b9 m 4.D 词义辨析 选项C、D看似均可,但always显得有些武断。
& y# `8 ^7 L6 o+ ? U 5.A 篇章逻辑 somehow"不知何故,以某种方式"' m; q+ ~( F8 v# {( ~7 o
6.B 词义辨析 enact"制定法律,颁布",inflect"弯曲"" p l1 F7 X0 U3 s+ g! U
7.C 词义辨析 encounter指没有事先计划的、未料到的、短暂的相遇中华考试网) p+ J0 ?" c! @( Z
8.A 词义辨析 pattern模式,式样;design设计,图案;第一段中 提到过人们习惯用因果关系去推断,这是一种思考模式。9 i- N. ^( e% n$ B
9.B 词义辨析 absent缺少的,不在的;inadequate不充分的;根据文中意思应选一个与 occur意思相反的词。0 z0 Q! o% Y0 C# P) w1 f: y$ E) P
10.B 词义辨析 create创造 produce产生,得到。原句意为学生知道努力学习在大多数 情况下会得到高的分数。
6 i2 l* j& d4 A 11.C 词义辨析 obscure朦胧的,模糊的;indistinct不清楚的;explicit外在的,清楚 地;explosive爆炸的;原句意为:科学使因果性和可能性的观念变的更加清楚) Q; \: V. M( s$ @
12.D 短语搭配 deal in经营 eg:He deals in a small shop. deal with处理,安排9 O" \4 C0 _2 C
13.A 词义辨析 distinguish区别,辨别;distinct清楚地,明显的;distort扭曲,歪 曲;distract转移。distinguish between为常用搭配,意为"区别... 和..."
; U% @) F0 x/ T6 l 14.B 短语搭配 on the basis of以...为基础7 I1 h: Y, M3 W: ?
15.C 语法结构 drive在此为名词,意为“动力”,空格后部分是对drive进行修饰,故 选关系代词that引导定语从句。* z* u' O6 P/ p0 d" ?. G7 n& |
16.A 词义辨析 predict预言;pretend假装;precede在...之前
" x# F0 m3 M/ F+ b1 |5 d$ y1 Q 17.D 词义辨析 content内容;contact接触;contest争论,竞赛;context上下文 in the context of意为"在...情况下"
. r* m* C [( n 18.B 词义辨析 occur发生,出现;occupy占用,占领;incur招致# P/ g6 x* u& W# ~6 {# ?1 Y8 l `3 u
19.A 短语搭配 aim at瞄准,针对
, N4 y1 ?& e+ }, [ 20.D 词义辨析 purpose目的,以图;ambition野心;drive推动力;goal目的,目标。 |