2021年考研英語(一)真題及答案解析

1、2021年考研英語()真題及答案解析2021年全國碩士研究生入學(xué)統(tǒng)一考試英語(_)試題Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and markA,B,C,orDon the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Even if families dont sit down to eat together as frequently as before, millions of Britons will none

2、theless have got a share this weekend of one of that nation s great traditions:the Sunday roast.l a cold winters day,few culinary pleasures can 2 it.Yet as we report now.The food police are determined our health. That this 3 should be rendered yet another quality pleasure 4 to damage our health.The

3、Food Standards Authority (FSA) has 5 a public worming about the risks of a compound called acrylamide that forms in some foods cooked 6 high temperatures.This means that people should 7 crisping their roast potatoes,reject thin- crust pizzas and only, 8 toast their bread.But where is the evidence to

4、 support such alarmist advice? 9 studies have shown that acrylamide can cause neurological damage in mice,there is no 10 evidence that it causes cancer in humans.Scientists say the compound is 11 to cause cancer but have no hard scientific proof 12 the precautionary principle it could be argued that

5、 it is 13 to follow the FSA advice.14 it was rumoured that smoking caused cancer for years before the evidence was found to prove a 15 .2021年考研英語()真題及答案解析2021年考研英語（一）真題及答案解析Doubtless a piece of boiled beef can always be 16 up on Sunday alongside some steamed vegetables,without the Yorkshire pudding

6、and no wine. But would life be worth living? 17 the FSA says it is not telling people to cut out roast foods 18 but reduce their lifetime intake.However its 19 risks coming a cross as being pushy and overprotective.Constant health scares just 20 with one listening.AIn BTowards COn DTillA match Bexpr

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9、e brief DIn generalAreluctantly Bentirely Cgradually DcarefullyApromise Bexperience Ccampaign DcompetitionAfollow up Bpick up Copen up Dend up .Section II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosingA,BLCLorD.Mark your answers o

10、n the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points) Text 1A group of labour MPs,among them Yvette Cooper,are bringing in the new year with a call to institute a UK town of cultureaward.The proposal is that it should sit alongside the existing city of culture title,which was held by Hull in 2017 and has been awarded to C

11、oventry for zozl.Cooper and her colleagues argue that the success of the crown for Hull,where it brought in 220m of investment and an avalanche of arts,out not to be confined to cities.Britain townjt is true are not prevented from applying, but they generally lack the resources to put together a bit

12、 to beat their bigger competitions.A town of culture award could,it is argued,become an annual eventattracting funding and creating jobs.Some Imight see the proposal as a boo by prize for the fact that Britain is no longer be able to apply for the much more prestigious title of European capital of c

13、ulture,a sough after award bagged by Glasgow in 1990 and Liverpool in 2008.A cynic might speculate that the UK is on the verge of disappearing into an endless fever of self-celebration in its desperation to reinvent itself for the post-Brexit world: after town of culture, who knows that will follow-

14、village of culture?Suburb of culture? Hamlet of culture?It is also wise Io recall that such titles are not a cure-all.A badly run year of culturewashes in and out ofa place like the tide, bringing prominence for a spell but leaving no lasting benefits to the community.The really successful holders o

15、f such titles are those that do a great deal more than fill hotel bedrooms and bring in high profile arts events and good press for a year.They transform the aspirations of the people who live there;they nudge the self-image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light.lt is hard to get right

16、, and requires a remarkable degree of vision, as well as cooperation between city authorities,the private sector,community.groups and cultural organisations.But it can be done:Glasgows year as European capital of culture can certainly be seen as one of complex series of factors that have turned the

17、city into the power of art, music and theatre that it remains today.A town of culture could be not just about the arts but about honouring a towns peculiarities-helping sustain its high street, supporting local facilities and above all celebrating its people and turn it into action.Cooper and her co

18、lleagues argue that a town of culture award could consolidate the town-city ties in Bmote cooperation among Britains towns.increase the economic strength of Britains towns.focus Britains limited resources on cultural events.According to Paragraph 2, the proposal might be regarded by some a

19、s Aa sensible compromise.2021年考研英語（一）真題及答案解析2021年考研英語（一）真題及答案解析a self-deceiving attempt.an eye catching bonusan inaccessible target.The author suggests that a title holder is successful onlyif it endeavours to maintain its image.meets the aspirations of its people.brings its local arts to mits to it

20、s long-term growth.Glasgow is mentioned in Paragraph 3 to present a contrasting case.a supporting example.a background story.a related topic.What is the authors attitude towards the proposal?Skeptical.Objective.Favourable.Critical.Text 2Scientific publishing has long been a licence to print money. S

21、cientists need journals in which to publish their research, so they will supply the articles without monetary reward.Other scientists perform the specialised work of peer review also for free,because it is a central element in the acquisition of status and the production of scientific knowledge.With

22、 the content of papers secured for free,the publisher needs only find a market for its journal.Until this century, university libraries were not very price sensitive.Scientific publishers routinely report profit margins approaching 40% on their operations,at a time when the rest of the publishing in

23、dustry is in an existential crisis.The Dutch giant Elsevier,which claims to publish 25% of the scientific papers produced in the world, made profits of more than f900m last year,while UK universities alone spent more than f210m in 2016 to enable researchers to access their own publicly funded resear

24、ch;both figures seem to rise unstoppably despite increasingly desperate efforts to change them.The most drastic, and thoroughly illegal, reaction has been the emergence of Sci-Hub,a kind of global photocopier for scientific papers,set up in 2012, which now claims to offer access to every paywalled a

25、rticle published since 2O15.The success of Sci-Hub, which relies on researchers passing on copies they have themselves legally accessed,shows the legal ecosystem has lost legitimacy among is users and must be transformed so that it works for all participants.In Britain the move towards open access p

26、ublishing has been driven by funding bodies.In some ways it has been very successful.More than half of all Brtish scientific research is now published under open access terms: either freely available from the moment of publication,or paywalled for a year or more so that the publishers can make a pro

27、fit before being placed on general release.Yet the new system has not worked out any cheaper for the universities.Publishers have responded to the demand that they make their product free to readers by charging their writers fees to cover the costs of preparing an article. These range from around 50

28、0 to S5,000.A report last year pointed out that the costs both of subscriptions and of these article preparation costs had been steadily rising at a rate above inflation.In some ways the scientific publishing model resembles the economy of the social internetlabour is provided free in exchange for t

29、he hope of status,while huge profits are made by a few big firms who run the market places.In both cases,we need a rebalancing of power.26.Scientific publishing is seen as a licence to print money partly because its funding has enjoyed a steady increase.its marketing strategy has been successful.its

30、 payment for peer review is reduced.its content acquisition costs nothing.According to Paragraphs 2 and 3,scientific publishers Elsevier have thrived mainly on university libraries.gone through an existential crisis.revived the publishing industry.financed researchers generously.How does the author

31、feel about the success of Sci-Hub? Relieved.Puzzled.Concermed.Encouraged.29.lt can be learmned from Paragraphs 5 and 6 that open access terms a I low publishers some room to make money.render publishing much easier for scientists.reduce the cost of publication subtantiallyfree universities from fina

32、ncial burdens.3O.Which of the following characteristics the scientific publishing model? Trial subscription is offered.Labour triumphs over status.Costs are well controlled.The few feed on the many.Text 3Progressives often support diversity mandates as a path to equality and a way to level the playi

33、ng field. But all too often such policies are an insincere form of virtue-signaling that benefits only the most privileged and does little to help average people.A pair of bills sponsored by Massachusetts state Senator Jason Lewis and House Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia Haddad,to ensure gender parity

34、non boards andcommissions, provide a case in commissions will be required to set aside 50 percent of board seats for women by 2022.The bills are similar to a measure recently adopted in California, which last year became the irst state to require gender quotas for private companies.In signing the me

35、asure,Califomia Govermor Jery Brown admitted that the law, which expressly classifies people on the basis of sex,is probably unconstitutional.The US Supreme Court frowns on sex-based classifications unless they are designed to address an importanfpolicy interest,Because the California law applies to

36、 all boards,ever where there is no history of prior discrimination.courts are likely to rule that the law violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection.But are such government mandates even necessary?Female participation on corporate boards may not currently mirror the percentage of wome

37、n.in the general population,but so what?The number of women on corporate boards has been steadily increasing without govenment interference.According to a study by Catalyst,between 2010 and 2015 the share of women on the boards of global corporations increased by 54 percent Requiring companies to ma

38、ke gender the primary qualification for board membership will inevitably lead to less experienced private sector boards.That is exactly what happened when Norway adopted a nationwide corporate gender quota. Writing in The New Republic, Alice Lee notes that increasing the number of opportunities for

39、board membership without increasing the pool of qualified women to serve on such boards has led to a golden skirtphenomenon, where the same elite women scoop up multiple seats on a variety of boards.Next time somebody pushes corporate quotas as a way to promote gender equity,remember that such polic

40、ies are largely self-serving measures that make their sponsors feel good but do little to help average women.The author believes hat the bills sponsored by Lewis and Haddad will help Ittle to reduce gender bias.pose a threat to the state government.raise womens position in politics.greatly broaden c

41、areer options.Which of the following is true of the Califomnia measure? It has irritated private business owners.It is welcomed by the Supreme Court.It may go against the Constitution.It will setle the prior controversies.The author mentions the study by Catalyst to illustrate the harm from arbitrar

42、y board decision.the importance of constitutional guarantees.the pressure on women in global corporations.the needlessness of government interventions.Norways adoption of a nationwide corporate gender quota has led to the underestimation of elite womens role.the objection to female participation on

43、bards.the entry of unqualified candidates into the board.the growing tension between Labor and managementWhich of the following can be inferred from the text? IAI Womens need in employment should be consideredFeasibility should be a prime concern in policymaking.Everyone should try hard to promote s

44、ocial justice.Major social issues should be the focus of legislation.Text 4Last Thursday, the French Senate passed a digital services tax, which would impose an entirely new tax on large multinationals that provide digital services to consumers or users in France. Digital services include everything

45、 from providing a platform for selling goods and services online to targeting advertising based on user data and the tax applies to gross revenue from such services.Many French politicians and media outlets have referred to this as a GAFA tax,meaning that it is designed to apply primarily to compani

46、es such as Google,Apple,Facebook and Amazon-in other words,mutinational tech companies based in the United States.The digital services tax now awaits the signature of President Emmanuel Macron, who has expressed support for the measure,and it could go into effect within the next few weeks.But it has

47、 already sparked significant controversy, with the Unite States trade representative opening a investigation into whether the tax discriminates against American companies,which in turn could lead to trade sanctions against France.The French tax is not just a unilateral move by one country in need of

48、 revenue.Instead,the digital services tax is part of a much larger trend, with countries over the past few years proposing or putting in place an alphabet soup of new international tax provisions.These have included Britains DPT (diverted profits tax), Australias MAAL (multinational antiavoidance la

49、w),and Indias SEP (significant economic presence) test, but a few.At the same time,the European Union,Spain,Britain and several other countries have all seriously contemplated digital services taxes.These unilateral developments differ in their specifics,but they are all designed to tax multinationa

50、ls on income and revenue that countries believe they should have a right to tax,even if intermnational tax rules do not grant them that right.In other words,they all share a view that the international tax system has failed to keep up with the current economy.In response to these many unilateral mea

51、sures, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)is currently working with 131 countries to reach a consensus by the end of 2020 on an international solution.Both France and the United States are involved in the organizations work, but Frances digital services tax and the Ameri

52、can response raise questions about what the future holds for the interational tax system.Frances planned tax is a clear waning:Unless a broad consensus can be reached on reforming the international tax system.other nations are likely to follow suit, and American companies will face a cascade of diff

53、erent taxes from dozens of nations that will prove burdensome and costly.The French Senate has passed a bill to A regulate digital services tect French companies interests.impose a levy on tech multinationals.curb the influence of advertising.It can be learmned from Paragraph 2 that the

54、 digital services tax may trigger countermeasures against France.is apt to arouse criticism at home and abroad.aims to ease intermational trade tensions.will prompt the tech giants to quit France.The countries adopting the unilateral measures share the opinion that redistribution of tech giants reve

55、nue must be ensured.the current intermational tax system needs upgradingtech multinationals monopoly should be prevented.all countries ought to enjoy equal taxing rights.It can be learned from Paragraph 5 that the OECOS current work is being resisted by Us companies.needs to be readjusted immediatel

56、y.is faced with uncertain prospects.needs to involve more countries.Which of the following might be the best title for this text? France Is Confronted with Trade SanctionsFrance leads the charge on Digital TaxFrance Says NO to Tech MultinationalsFrance Demands a Role in the Digital EconomyPart BDire

57、ctions:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the A-G for each of the numbered paragraph (41 -45).There are two extra subheadings.Mark youranswers on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Eye fixations are briefToo much eye contact is instinctively felt

58、to rudeEye contact can be a friendly social signalPersonality can affect how a person reacts to eye contactBiological factors behind eye contact are being investigatedMost people are not comfortable holding eye contact with strangersEye contact can also be aggressive.In a social situation, eye conta

59、ct with another person can show that you are paying attention in a friendly way.But it can also be antagonistic such as when a political candidate turns toward their competitor during a debate and makes eye contact that signals hostility.Heres what hard science reveals about eye contact: We know tha

60、t a typical infant will instinctively gaze into its mothers eyes, and she will look back.This mutual gaze is a major part of the attachment between mother and child. In adulthood,looking someone else in a pleasant way can be a complimentary sign of paying attention.lt can catch someones attention in