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.
' O' F' m* n+ R0 A2 }: d: ] 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.( R' \, f% v1 _# t
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.
; v8 ?0 p, n( t: }* ~ __1. [A]exhibit [B]exaggerate [C]examine [D]exceed8 N q$ o/ X2 i8 |% Y1 i# n
__2. [A]contexts [B]circumstances [C]inspections [D]intuitions7 `1 g6 G' Y& i l$ a. G
__3.[A]underestimate [B]undermine [C]undertake [D]undergo1 p. E/ x( M$ N& F! U$ B% D
__4. [A]specially [B]particularly [C]always [D]generally# j& U! m" I. M, U: B
__5. [A]somehow [B]somebody [C]someone [D]something# i8 e2 J0 }9 r& ^; l
__6. [A]enact [B]affect [C]reflect [D]inflect
1 b' v6 N; E+ ?! r: Z8 i __7. [A]meeting [B]occurrence [C]encounter [D]contact& X$ A( ]7 E' x# ^3 ^
__8. [A]patterns [B]designs [C]arrangements[D]pictures
/ `: T: I0 D1 g __9. [A]disappointde [B]absent [C]inadequate [D]absolute, T" x( M3 s8 g
__10.[A]creates [B]produces [C]loses [D]protects
+ k! _: h8 \5 o$ ~+ J' z5 f2 @ __11.[A]obscure [B]indistinct [C]explicit [D]explosive5 T" ^. H8 L3 B( f% d
__12.[A]for [B]at [C]in [D]with
9 \$ }6 x& d9 l ^0 y* { __13.[A]distinguish [B]distinct [C]distort [D]distract) E4 e( V0 ^* q2 K3 V! {4 n$ Z
__14.[A]at [B]on [C]to [D]under/ E+ a8 u) F, z7 H) X. {# [. b
__15.[A]why [B]how [C]that [D]where: M) `, L9 k7 f4 Z
__16.[A]predict [B]produce [C]pretend [D]precede( b- L# i5 a( `) }: |+ H- w
__17.[A]content [B]contact [C]contest [D]context- ?, t8 ^ u, E( L/ ~
__18.[A]happen [B]occur [C]occupy [D]incur# A# j/ q& M& l8 m. A3 k5 A
__19.[A]at [B]on [C]to [D]beyond7 I( o3 w2 `0 x* g/ y2 _2 a- L3 V
__20.[A]purposes [B]ambitions [C]drives [D]goals3 W) f5 ]. n7 d5 Z
答案:: N7 @3 m) f' f; [
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。
( f, A; Y# s- g* T- i 2.B 词义辨析 context"上下文",circumstance"环境",inspection"检查,视察", intuition"直觉"2 v( z- v$ q' ]4 ?( B0 H. r/ b$ O4 B
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"
/ p9 |! }+ C& ]) u/ g/ O 4.D 词义辨析 选项C、D看似均可,但always显得有些武断。) G6 X0 }# D8 L% F' x
5.A 篇章逻辑 somehow"不知何故,以某种方式" g8 q: x" M3 E1 I
6.B 词义辨析 enact"制定法律,颁布",inflect"弯曲"
) {9 u7 R8 ]( e7 J 7.C 词义辨析 encounter指没有事先计划的、未料到的、短暂的相遇
9 g3 N1 X; y1 ~% X" H3 V. V 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。5 P. b# t' U3 [8 |
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。
3 |: U6 [5 r9 q a9 b3 H5 l O0 k 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。+ G8 K0 p9 j/ l1 T, F& f, e+ H( ^7 h
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 12.D 短语搭配 deal in经营 eg:He deals in a small shop. deal with处理,安排* {8 l5 a+ U3 j9 S* g5 h$ L( A; m
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..."# H3 s! M0 H4 W# ~7 J. g f
14.B 短语搭配 on the basis of以...为基础2 Z- s7 a3 y' b/ S/ R2 ~
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。5 J3 z# I" V! a$ z9 y( c0 p
16.A 词义辨析 predict预言;pretend假装;precede在...之前" S+ _ t2 p" G' T8 Z, F$ S
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"( F! `) e" P. b0 v0 r3 @/ L V
18.B 词义辨析 occur发生,出现;occupy占用,占领;incur招致
2 h& |4 z- l. r/ \6 `4 c" L/ a 19.A 短语搭配 aim at瞄准,针对 20.D 词义辨析 purpose目的,以图;ambition野心;drive推动力;goal目的,目标。 |