[F]When an animal dies, the body its bones, or shell, may often be carried away by streams into lakes or the sea and there get covered up by mud. If the animal lived in the sea its body would probably sink and be covered with mud. More and more mud would fall upon it until the bones or shell become embedded and IG]Many factors can influence how fossils are preserved in rocks. Remains of an organism may be replaced by minerals, dissolved by an acidic solution to leave only their impression, or simply reduced to a more stable form 本篇介绍的是史前类动物。文章结构的脉络清晰:首先介绍什么是史前动物和我们研究 史前动物的依据一一化石,以及化石形成的过程。随后,作者即按照动物进化的顺序一一我 们可以见到其化石的最早的动物,水生壳类动物,脊椎类动物一—逐一加以介绍 41.文章一开始,作者告诉我们,早在人类出现以前地球上就许多物种,现在有些物种 的后代依然生存,而另外一些则没有留下后裔。在本题空白处后面文章又说岩石上偶尔会留 下数百万年前就死掉了的动物精确的印记。显然,空白处应该是关于岩石与灭绝了的动物之 间的关系(7个选项中有A、B、E、G四项提到了“rock”,但另外大三项意思上不符)。此 外,空白处前面的“ extinct”和“ no descendant”均为否定意义和表达,而空白处的后面 “ accurate”和“much”则为肯定意义的表达;这意味着空白处的内容应该有一个结构上的 转折一只有B项符合这一条件。所以正确答案只能是B 42.本题具有相当的难度。由于G项一开始就有“ how fossils ate preserved”,与上文和 下文似乎都是相吻合的;但是G项后面讲的是动物遗体上的有机组织“ organism”可能转达 化成几种形式而本题空白处后面的内容则告诉人们“ Nearly all of the fossils that we know were preserved in rocks formed by water action”(岩石中几乎所有的化石都是由于水作用泥沙 对于化石保存下来所起的作用一与上下文相符合。 43.本题选择的线索有两条:下文中有“ There were also crab- like creatures…’,空白处 显然有关于另一动物的内容;从本段开始,文章转向讨论由低级高级变化(进化)中的动物。 E项开始的部分是“ The earliest animals whose remains have been found…”,符合文章写作的 顺序。B项与上文相符,但与下文不符,且与全文结构不相吻合 4.本题选择的主要根据是:下文一开始就有“ Of these,…”,也就是说,空白部分应该 有“some, several,many”或类似的词,答案只能是A。由于文中有了“ The first animals” 为避免句式上的复,作者改变句子起始的模式一这种做法很多见,因而也是考生阅读和写作 中应该注意的 45.从文章的整体结构看,这里需要一个内容的“高潮”:前面几段,动物都在不断的 进化,而下文中“ About75 million years ago the Age of Reptiles was over”这里需要有一个“交 代”。只有C项符合这一条件;同时,“ reptile”在本题空白处前文章中从没有提到,在下文 中又没有作为新信息,因而作为正确答案的选项中一定有这个词,只有C项中有“The amphibians gave rise to the reptiles for nearly 150 million years these were the principal forms of life on land, in the sea, and in the sea, and in the air”。所以正确答案只能是C
[F]When an animal dies ,the body ,its bones ,or shell ,may often be carried away by streams into lakes or the sea and there get covered up by mud .If the animal lived in the sea its body would probably sink and be covered with mud .More and more mud would fall upon it until the bones or shell become embedded and preserved . [G]Many factors can influence how fossils are preserved in rocks .Remains of an organism may be replaced by minerals, dissolved by an acidic solution to leave only their impression, or simply reduced to a more stable form . 本篇介绍的是史前类动物。文章结构的脉络清晰：首先介绍什么是史前动物和我们研究 史前动物的依据——化石，以及化石形成的过程。随后，作者即按照动物进化的顺序——我 们可以见到其化石的最早的动物，水生壳类动物，脊椎类动物——逐一加以介绍。 41．文章一开始，作者告诉我们，早在人类出现以前地球上就许多物种，现在有些物种 的后代依然生存，而另外一些则没有留下后裔。在本题空白处后面文章又说岩石上偶尔会留 下数百万年前就死掉了的动物精确的印记。显然，空白处应该是关于岩石与灭绝了的动物之 间的关系（7 个选项中有 A﹑B﹑E﹑G 四项提到了“rock”,但另外大三项意思上不符）。此 外，空白处前面的“extinct”和“no descendant”均为否定意义和表达，而空白处的后面 “accurate”和“much”则为肯定意义的表达；这意味着空白处的内容应该有一个结构上的 “转折—只有 B 项符合这一条件。所以正确答案只能是 B。 42．本题具有相当的难度。由于 G 项一开始就有“how fossils ate preserved” ,与上文和 下文似乎都是相吻合的；但是 G 项后面讲的是动物遗体上的有机组织“organism”可能转达 化成几种形式而本题空白处后面的内容则告诉人们“Nearly all of the fossils that we know were preserved in rocks formed by water action”(岩石中几乎所有的化石都是由于水作用泥沙 对于化石保存下来所起的作用—与上下文相符合。 43．本题选择的线索有两条：下文中有“There were also crab-like creatures …’,空白处 显然有关于另一动物的内容；从本段开始，文章转向讨论由低级高级变化（进化）中的动物。 E 项开始的部分是“The earliest animals whose remains have been found…”,符合文章写作的 顺序。B 项与上文相符，但与下文不符，且与全文结构不相吻合。 44．本题选择的主要根据是：下文一开始就有“Of these,…”,也就是说，空白部分应该 有“some, several, many”或类似的词，答案只能是 A。由于文中有了“The first animals”, 为避免句式上的复，作者改变句子起始的模式—这种做法很多见，因而也是考生阅读和写作 中应该注意的。 45．从文章的整体结构看，这里需要一个内容的“高潮”：前面几段，动物都在不断的 进化，而下文中“About 75 million years ago the Age of Reptiles was over”,这里需要有一个“交 代”。只有 C 项符合这一条件；同时，“reptile”在本题空白处前文章中从没有提到，在下文 中又没有作为新信息，因而作为正确答案的选项中一定有这个词，只有 C 项中有“The amphibians gave rise to the reptiles for nearly 150 million years these were the principal forms of life on land, in the sea, and in the sea ,and in the air”。所以正确答案只能是 C
(解释的资料来源于全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语考试分析) 第二篇 Directions In the following article some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A-g to fit into each of the numbered blank. there are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1(10 points) English has become the world s number one language in the 20th century. In every country where English is not the native language, especially in the Third World, people must strive to learn it to the best of their abilities, if they want to participate fully in the development of their countries 41) 42). Nonetheless, a world full of different languages will disappear if the present trend in many countries to use English to replace the national or official languages in education, trade and even politics continues. 43) The Third World countries that are now using English as a medium of instruction are depriving 75 per cent of their future leaders of a proper education. According to many studies, only around 20 to 25 per cent of students in these countries can manage to learn the language of instruction (English)as well as basic subjects at the same time many leaders of these Third World countries are obsessed with English and for them English is everything They seem to believe that if the students speak English, they are already knowledgeable All the greatest countries of the world are great because they constantly use their own languages in all national development activities, including education. From a psychological point of view, those who are taught in their own language from the start will develop better self-confidence and self-reliance. From a linguistic point of view, the best brains can only be produced if students are ducted in their own language from the start. 45) There is nothing wrong, however, in learning a foreign language at advanced levels of education But the best thing to do is to have a good education in one s native language first, then go abroad to have a university education in a foreign language [A]If this situation continues, the native or official languages of these countries will certainly die within two or three generations. This phenomenon has been called linguistic genocide. A language dies if it is not fully used in most activities, particularly as a medium of instruction in schools [B] Those who are taught in a foreign language from the start will tend to be imitators and lack self-confidence. They will tend to rely on foreign consultants IC Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve nglish, especially your spoken English [] But many people are concerned that Englishs dominance will destroy native languages
（解释的资料来源于全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语考试分析） 第二篇 Directions: In the following article, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45 ,choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices ,which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points) English has become the world’s number one language in the 20th century. In every country where English is not the native language，especially in the Third World，people must strive to learn it to the best of their abilities，if they want to participate fully in the development of their countries. 41) . 42)____.Nonetheless，a world full of different languages will disappear if the present trend in many countries to use English to replace the national or official languages in education，trade and even politics continues. 43) The Third World countries that are now using English as a medium of instruction are depriving 75 per cent of their future leaders of a proper education. According to many studies，only around 20 to 25 per cent of students in these countries can manage to learn the language of instruction （English）as well as basic subjects at the same time. Many leaders of these Third World countries are obsessed with English and for them English is everything. They seem to believe that if the students speak English，they are already knowledgeable. 44)___ _ All the greatest countries of the world are great because they constantly use their own languages in all national development activities，including education. From a psychological point of view，those who are taught in their own language from the start will develop better self-confidence and self-reliance. From a linguistic point of view，the best brains can only be produced if students are educated in their own language from the start. 45)___ _ There is nothing wrong，however，in learning a foreign language at advanced levels of education. But the best thing to do is to have a good education in one’s native language first，then go abroad to have a university education in a foreign language. [A] If this situation continues，the native or official languages of these countries will certainly die within two or three generations. This phenomenon has been called linguistic genocide. A language dies if it is not fully used in most activities，particularly as a medium of instruction in schools. [B] Those who are taught in a foreign language from the start will tend to be imitators and lack self-confidence. They will tend to rely on foreign consultants. [C] Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English，especially your spoken English. [D] But many people are concerned that English’s dominance will destroy native languages