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.' c4 [8 \; R* z
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.- F; A& p( X, w y
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.
. v/ s3 x) {$ \- Q2 x 1. [A]exhibit [B]exaggerate [C]examine [D]exceed( d$ c+ v4 p- H% O/ K( x; ~4 u; ~1 y
2. [A]contexts [B]circumstances [C]inspections [D]intuitions! r* {; A9 y( j4 U" N7 D
3.[A]underestimate [B]undermine [C]undertake [D]undergo
- h' P( X ^4 R+ E, q6 Z) ^ 4. [A]specially [B]particularly [C]always [D]generally
' H1 m, x% y% Z E: N0 `3 i, ]: @ 5. [A]somehow [B]somebody [C]someone [D]something
4 F) P! ^- j' Q+ ^ 6. [A]enact [B]affect [C]reflect [D]inflect5 k; u+ T3 b) f& n/ P0 g5 @5 K9 j
7. [A]meeting [B]occurrence [C]encounter [D]contact
0 Z8 d& I# O$ |. c# t' X* w& Q 8. [A]patterns [B]designs [C]arrangements[D]pictures
# t2 n t W! D$ H# J 9. [A]disappointde [B]absent [C]inadequate [D]absolute
# q: Z% ^0 `$ o$ W* N; V 10.[A]creates [B]produces [C]loses [D]protects( w' O7 r, ]0 W- T, \5 k
11.[A]obscure [B]indistinct [C]explicit [D]explosive
& E2 K5 L/ X% J* m2 o; Q7 y! j 12.[A]for [B]at [C]in [D]with I* K7 I# m$ m5 u$ h! p
13.[A]distinguish [B]distinct [C]distort [D]distract
5 W* d) B6 ?( h9 f4 y' F9 X8 i1 K) y 14.[A]at [B]on [C]to [D]under# g+ W- o7 d1 t
15.[A]why [B]how [C]that [D]where
5 b# ?8 t$ f! K1 R5 W) }$ a; r 16.[A]predict [B]produce [C]pretend [D]precede( Y( }$ Z, N1 s9 d( V" F
17.[A]content [B]contact [C]contest [D]context; t1 m* @4 c7 `' p
18.[A]happen [B]occur [C]occupy [D]incur0 w/ U% C/ t/ I+ G& S
19.[A]at [B]on [C]to [D]beyond6 D5 Z3 [$ F( T0 P; g$ }8 g
20.[A]purposes [B]ambitions [C]drives [D]goals 参考答案:$ T* z" f0 k6 L* L8 v" t) [ Q4 p9 w
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。& @ o" t* I1 W+ R' S8 h; a) O
2.B 词义辨析 context"上下文",circumstance"环境",inspection"检查,视察", intuition"直觉"
: x4 i. c, R6 N& S( l 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"
5 K+ Q- }6 B7 h) n 4.D 词义辨析 选项C、D看似均可,但always显得有些武断。/ f! d! r8 \# l: a& x- o
5.A 篇章逻辑 somehow"不知何故,以某种方式"- [+ K4 p B2 z& a3 v7 G' {
6.B 词义辨析 enact"制定法律,颁布",inflect"弯曲"; N. c6 b- t; t7 E: |
7.C 词义辨析 encounter指没有事先计划的、未料到的、短暂的相遇
/ p, y& {1 W, @) f) H$ ? 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。0 o' @* Z( G0 W3 t F7 X+ }5 F$ e
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。
' D) \5 N: i2 W7 ^ 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。
& K$ r% G' p: z( S! ~& i 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+ a e4 S' Q- [1 f4 {4 k$ Y
12.D 短语搭配 deal in经营 eg:He deals in a small shop. deal with处理,安排
- V7 _) V5 q# u 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..."
0 F; ]' c$ A* V/ P9 C 14.B 短语搭配 on the basis of以...为基础) ~4 u8 r9 t/ {: b3 t$ @1 A
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。
9 L w5 j$ L/ D 16.A 词义辨析 predict预言;pretend假装;precede在...之前& }( P/ E5 V& @3 s( G6 @0 V
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", ?; S% \" F& h0 Y6 Y9 P, x o
18.B 词义辨析 occur发生,出现;occupy占用,占领;incur招致
. P2 Y' b- U+ h! o; ` 19.A 短语搭配 aim at瞄准,针对# a/ o; @( w' b, b; D- t
20.D 词义辨析 purpose目的,以图;ambition野心;drive推动力;goal目的,目标。 |