2013 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语一试题 Section Use of English People are, on the whole, poor at considering background information when making individual decisions. At first glance this might seem like a strength that 1 the ability to make judgments which are unbiased by 2 factors. But Dr. Uri Simonsohn speculated that an inability to consider the big 3 was leading decision-makers to be biased by the daily samples of information they were working with. 4 , he theorised that a judge 5 of appearing too soft 6 crime might be more likely to send someone to prison 7 he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to probation on that day. To 8 this idea, he turned to the university-admissions process. In theory, the 9 of an applicant should not depend on the few others 10 randomly for interview during the same day, but Dr Simonsohn suspected the truth was 11 . He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews, 12 by 31 admissions officers. The interviewers had 13 applicants on a scale of one to five. This scale 14 numerous factors into consideration. The scores were 15 used in conjunction with an applicants score on the Graduate Management Admission Test, or GMAT, a standardised exam which is 16 out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether to accept him or her. Dr Simonsohn found if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of interviewees was 0.75 points or more higher than that of the one 17 that, then the score for the next applicant would 18 by an average of 0.075 points. This might sound small, but to 19 the effects of such a decrease a candidate would need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been 20 . 1.A grant B submits C transmits D delivers 2.A minor Bobjective C crucial D external 3.A issue B vision C picture D moment 4.A For example B On average C In principleD Above all 5.A fond Bfearful C capable D thoughtless 6.A in B on C to D for 7.A if Buntil C though D unless 8.A promote Bemphasize C share D test 9.A decision B quality C status D success 10.A chosen Bstupid Cfound D identified 11.A exceptional B defensible C replaceable D otherwise 12.A inspired Bexpressed C conducted D secured 13.A assigned Brated C matched D arranged 14.A put Bgot Cgave D took 15.Ainstead Bthen C ever D rather 16.Aselected Bpassed C marked D introduced 17.Abefore B after C above D below 18.A jump B float C drop D fluctuate 19.Aachieve Bundo C maintain Ddisregard 20. A promising B possible C necessary D helpful Section Reading Comprehension Part A Directions：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 In the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada, Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scold her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesnt affect her. Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistants sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to department stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment. This top-down conception of the fashion business couldnt be more out of date or at odds with feverish world described in Overdressed, Elizabeth Clines three-year indictment of “fast fashion”. In the last decades or so, advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara, H her example, cant be knocked off. Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environmentincluding H people will only start shopping more sustainably when they cant afford to it. 21. Priestly criticizes her assistant for her A poor bargaining skill.B insensitivity to fashion. C obsession with high fashion.Dlack of imagination. 22. According to Cline, mass-maket labels urge consumers to A combat unnecessary waste.B shut out the feverish fashion world. C resist the influence of advertisements.D shop for their garments more frequently. 23. The word “indictment” (Line 3, Para.2) is closest in meaning to A accusation.B enthusiasm.C indifference.D tolerance. 24. Which of the following can be inferred from the lase paragraph? A Vanity has more often been found in idealists.B The fast-fashion industry ignores sustainability. C People are more interested in unaffordable garments.D Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing. 25. What is the subject of the text? A Satire on an extravagant lifestyle.B Challenge to a high-fashion myth. C Criticism of the fast-fashion industry.D Exposure of a mass-market secret. Text 2 An old saying has it that half of all advertising budgets are wasted-the trouble is, no one knows which half . In the internet age, at least in theory ,this fraction can be much reduced . By watching what people search for, click on and say online, companies can aim “behavioural” ads at those most likely to buy. In the past couple of weeks a quarrel has illustrated the value to advertisers of such fine-grained information: Should advertisers assume that people are happy to be track