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1、备考2007年考研:英语考前必做三套题(二)Section Use of English Directions：Read the following text. Choose the best word（s） for each numbered blank and mark A， B， C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. （10 points）Scientists and philosophers of science tend to speak as if “scientific language” were intrinsically precise， as if thos
2、e who use it must understand one anothers meaning， 1 they disagree. But， 2， scientific language is not as different from3language as is commonly believed； it， too， is 4 to imprecision and ambiguity and hence to 5 understanding. Moreover， new theories （or arguments） are rarely，6， constructed by way o
3、f clear-cut steps of induction， deduction， and 7 （or falsification）。 Neither are they defended， rejected， or accepted in 8 straight forward a manner. 9， scientists combine the rules of scientific 10 with a generous mixture of intuition， aesthetics， and philosophical 11. The importance of what are so
4、metimes called extralogical components of thought in the discovery of a new principle or laws is generally 12. We 13 recall Einsteins description： “To these elementary laws there leads no logical path， 14 intuition， supported by being sympathetically in 15 with experience.” But the role of these ext
5、ralogical components in persuasion and acceptance （in making an argument 16） is less frequently discussed， partly because they are less 17. The ways in which the credibility or effectiveness of a 18 depends on a realm of common experiences， on extensive practice in communicating those experiences in
6、 a common language， are hard to see precisely because such19are taken for granted. Only when we step out of such a “consensual domain”when we can stand out on the periphery of a 20 with a common language.1A even ifB unlessC thoughD if2A in questionB in reliefC in factD in prospect3A standardB popula
7、rC vulgarD ordinary4A susceptibleB subjectC immuneD related5A imperfectB perfectC impersonalD personal6A if soB if not allC if everD if any7A vergeB verificationC justiceD certainty8A soB suchC tooD very9A In briefB In advanceC In practiceD In company10A psychologyB methodologyC archaeologyD theolog
8、y11A communityB communicationC committeeD commitment12A acknowledgedB confessedC abandonedD refined13A mayB ought toC were toD would14A but ratherB no more thanC but onlyD less more than15A pursuitB touchC proportionD terms16A convincingB wordyC ensuredD unreasonable17A visualB informedC imaginative
9、D visible18A statementB argumentC assertionD style19A commoditiesB commonsC commonalitiesD commonwealth20A communityB personC countryD nationSection Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A， B， C or D. Mark your answers o
10、n ANWER SHEET 1. （40 points）Text 1The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it is trying to track down as many as 386 piglets that may have been genetically engineered and wrongfully sold into the U.S. food supply.The focus of the FDA investigation is pigs raised by researchers at the Uni
11、versity of Illinois in Urbana Champaign. They engineered the animals with two genes： One is a cow gene that increases milk production in the sow. The other， a synthetic gene， makes the milk easier for piglets to digest. The goal was to raise bigger pigs faster.There has been no evidence that either
12、genetically altered plants or animals actually trigger human illness， but critics warn that potential side effects remain unknown. University officials say their tests showed the piglets were not born with the altered genes， but FDA rules require even the offspring of genetically engineered animals
13、to be destroyed so they dont get into the food supply. The FDA， in a quickly arranged news conference Wednesday prompted by inquiries by USA TODAY， said the University of Illinois will face possible sanctions and fines for selling the piglets to a livestock broker， who in turn sells to processing pl
14、ants.Both the FDA and the university say the pigs that entered the market do not pose a risk to consumers. But the investigation follows action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in December to fine a Texas company that contaminated 500，000 bushels of soybeans with corn that had been genetically
15、altered to produce a vaccine for pigs.Critics see such cases as evidence of the need for more government oversight of a burgeoning area of scientific research. “This is a small incident， but its incident like this that could destroy consumer confidence and export confidence， ”says Stephanie Childs of the Grocery Manufacturers of America. “We already have Europe shaky on biotech. The countries to whom we export are going to look at this.”The University of Illinois s
