全国硕士研究生入学统一考试备考资料 全国硕士研究生入学统一考试备考资料第 1 页，共 18 页2017 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(一)试题2017 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(一)试题Section Use of EnglishSection Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blankand mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Directions:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blankand mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Could a hug a day keep the doctor away? The answer may be a resounding “yes!”1helping you feel close and2to people you care about, it turns out thathugs can bring a3of health benefits to your body and mind. Believe it or not,a warm embrace might even help you4getting sick this winter.In a recent study5over 400 healthy adults, researchers from CarnegieMellon University in Pennsylvania examined the effects of perceived social supportand the receipt of hugs6the participants susceptibility to developing thecommon cold after being7to the virus. People who perceived greater socialsupport were less likely to come8with a cold, and the researchers9thatthe stress-reducing effects of hugging10about 32 percent of that beneficialeffect. 11among those who got a cold, the ones who felt greater social supportand received more frequent hugs had less severe12.“Hugging protects people who are under stress from the13risk for coldsthats usually14with stress,” notes Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychologyat Carnegie. Hugging “is a marker of intimacy and helps15the feeling thatothers are there to help16difficulty.”Some experts17the stress-reducing, health-related benefits of huggingto the release of oxytocin, often called “the bonding hormone”18it promotesattachment in relationships, including that between mothers and their newborn babies.Oxytocin is made primarily in the central lower part of the brain, and some of itis released into the bloodstream. But some of it19in the brain, where it20mood, behavior and physiology.1.A UnlikeB BesidesC ThroughoutD Despite2.A equalB restrictedC connectedD inferior全国硕士研究生入学统一考试备考资料第 2 页，共 18 页3.A hostB viewC lessonD choice4.A recallB forgetC avoidD keep5.A collectingB affectingC guidingD involving6.A onB inC atD of7.A devotedB exposedC lostD attracted8.A alongB acrossC downD out9.A imaginedB deniedC doubtedD calculated10. A servedB explainedC restoredD required11. A ThusB StillC RatherD Even12. A defeatsB symptomsC errorsD tests13. A highlightedB minimizedC controlledD increased14. A associatedB equippedC presentedD compared15. A assessB moderateC generateD record16. A in the face ofB in the form ofC in the name ofD in the way of17. A attributeB commitC transferD return18. A unlessB becauseC thoughD until19. A vanishesB emergesC remainsD decreases20. A experiencesB combinesC justifiesD influencesSection Reading ComprehensionSection Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text bychoosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Part ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text bychoosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1First two hours, now three hoursthis is how far in advance authorities arerecommending people show up to catch a domestic flight, at least at some major U.S.airports with increasingly massive security lines.Americans are willing to tolerate time-consuming security procedures in returnfor increased safety. The crash of EgyptAir Flight 804, which terrorists may havedowned over the Mediterranean Sea, provides another tragic reminder of why. Butdemanding too much of air travelers or providing too little security in return全国硕士研究生入学统一考试备考资料第 3 页，共 18 页undermines public support for the process. And it should: Wasted time is a dragon Americans economic and private lives, not to mention infuriating.Last year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) found in a secretcheck that undercover investigators were able to sneak weaponsboth fake and realpast airport security nearly every time they tried. Enhanced security measuressince then, combined with a rise in airline travel due to the improving economy andlow oil prices, have resulted in long waits at major airports such as Chicagos OHare International. It is not yet clear how much more effective airline securityhas becomebut the lines are obvious.Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increasein airline travel, so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the line. Part of the issue is that airports have only so much room for screening lanes. Another factor may be that more people are trying to overpack their carry-on bagsto avoid checked-baggage fees, though the airlines strongly dispute this.There is one step the TSA could take that would not require remodeling airportsor rushing to hire: Enroll more people in the PreCheck program. PreCheck is supposedto be a win-win for travelers and the TSA. Passengers who pass a backgroun。