历年英语真题2013 年Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,Cor D on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)People are,on the whole,poor at considering background information when makingindividual decisions.At first glance this might seem like a strength that 1 the ability to makejudgments which are unbiased by 2 factors.But Dr.Uri Simonsohn speculated that an inability toconsider the big 3 was leading decision-makers to be biased by the daily samles of informationthey were working with.4,he theorised that a judge 5 of apperaring too soft 6 crime might bemore likely to send someone to prison 7 he had already sentenced five or six other defendants onlyto forced community service on that day.To 8 this idea,he turned to the university-admissions process.In theory,the 9 of an applicantshould not depend on the few others 10 randomly for interview during the same day,but Dr.Simonsoho suspected the truth was 11.He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews 12 by 31 admissions officers.Theinterviewers had 13 applicants on a scale of one to five.This scale 14 numerous factors intoconsideration.The scores were 15 used in conjunction with an applicants score on the GranduateManagent Adimssion Test,or GM AT,a standardized exam which is 16 out of 800 points,to makea decision on whether to accept him or her.Dr.Simonsoho found if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of intervieweeswas 0.75 points or more higher than that of the one 17 that,then the score for the next applicantwould 18 by an average of 0.075 points.This might sound small,but to 19 the effects of such adecrease a candidate could need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been 20.1.A grants|Bsubmits CJtransmits D|delivers2.fA minor Bobjective Ccrucial D external3.f A issue Bvision Cpicture Dexternal4.A For example B On average CIn principle DAbove all5.fA fond B fearful Ccapable D thoughtless6.A in B on C to D for7.AifB until C though D unless8.A promote B emphasize C share Dsuccess9.A decision B quality C status D success10.A chosen B studied C found D identified11.A exceptional|B|defensible C replaceable D otherwise12.A inspired|B|expressed|C conducted D|secured13.A assigned|B|rated|C matched|D arranged14.A put|B|got C gave D took15.A instead B then C ever D rather16.A selected B passed C marked D introduced17.A before B after C above D below18.Ajump B float C drop D fluctuate19.A achieve B undo C maintain D disregard20.A promising Bl possible C necessary D helpfulSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C orD.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)Text 1In the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada,Miranda Priestly,played by Meryl Streep,scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesnt affect her,Priestlyexplains how the deep blue color of the assistants sweater descended over the years from fashionshows to departments stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found hergarment.This top-down conception of the fashion business couldnt be more out of date or at oddswith the feverish would described in Overdressed,Eliazabeth Clines three-year indictment of“fast fashion”.In the last decade or so.advances in technology have allowed mass-market labelssuch as Zara,H&M,and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand moreprecisely.Quicker turnarounds mean less wasted inventory,more frequent release,and more profit.These labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable-meant to last onlya wash or two,although they dont advertise that-and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks.By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices,Cline argues,these brands have hijacked fashioncycles,shaking an industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace.The victims of this revolution,of course,are not limited to designers.For H&M to offer a$5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-pius stores around the world,it must rely on low-wageoverseas labor,order in volumes that strain natural resources,and use massive amounts of harmfulchemicals.Overdressed is the fashion worlds answer to consumer-activist bestsellers like MichaelPollans The Omnivores Dilemma.Mass-produced clothing,like fast food,fills a hunger andneed,yet is non-durable and wasteful J Cline argues.Americans,she finds,buy roughly 20 billiongarments a year-about 64 items per person-and no matter how much they give away,thisexcess leads to waste.Towards the end of Overdressed,Cline introduced her ideal,aBrooklynwoman named SarahKate Beaumont,who since 2008 has made all of her own clothes-and beautifully.But as Cline isthe first to note,it tookBeaumontdecades to perfect her craft;her example cant be knocked off.Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor andthe environment-including H&M,with its green Conscious Collection line-Cl。