在考研英语中,一直有句名言:得阅读者得天下。这句话绝对不是危言耸听,因为在考研英语中,阅读所占分值最重。所以,黑龙江在职研究生在英语备考时一定要注意复习的重点。
Directions:Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,
eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
WhatdidyoustudyatuniversityIfitwassomethingalongthelinesoflaworbusiness,youmightwanttolookawaynow.That'sbecauseaccordingtonewresearch,whichhasfoundalinkbetweenouruniversitysubjectsandourpersonalities,youhaveselfish,uncooperativetendenciesandarenotveryintouchwithyourfeelings.Ontheplusside,you'reprobablythelifeandsoulofaparty,thefindingssuggest.
Researchersanalyzeddatafrommorethan13,000universitystudentswhowereinvolvedin12separatestudies.Fromthis,theydiscoveredacorrelationbetweenthe“BigFive”majorpersonalitytraitsandthesubjectstheywereenrolledon.
Forexample,thosestudyinglaw,economics,politicalscienceandmedicinetendedtobemuchmoreoutgoingthanthosetakingothersubjects,thestudyfound.Butwhenitcameto“agreeableness”--thetendencytowardsbeinghelpful,generousandconsiderate--thelawyersscoredparticularlylow,asdidbusinessandeconomicsstudents.
Artsandhumanitiesstudents,aswellasthosestudyingpsychologyandpoliticsscoredhighlyforopenness,meaningtheywerecurious,imaginativeandintouchwiththeirinnerfeelings,whileeconomists,engineers,lawyersandscientistsscoredcomparativelylow.However,theartsandhumanitiesstudentsalsotendedtobelessconscientiousandmorenervous,typicallyexhibitingsignsofanxietyandmoodiness.Psychologystudentswerenotfarbehindartsandhumanitiesstudentsforthesetraits.
StudyauthorAnnaVedel,fromtheUniversityofAarhusinDenmark,saidshewassurprisedbythemagnitudeoftheresults.“Theeffectsizesshowthatthedifferencesfoundarenottrivial,farfrom,”shesaid.“Onthemorehumoroussidetheydoconfirmourmoreorlessprejudicialstereotypesofthedisturbedpsychologist,thewithdrawnnaturalscientist,thecynicaleconomist.”
Andshesaidthatthefindingscouldhelpthoseschoolpupilswhocurrentlyhavenoideawhattostudyatuniversity,aswellashelpingacademicstoplantheirlectures.“I’mnotarguingthattheseresultsshouldplayamajorroleineitherguidanceorselection,butitmightprovidesomeinspirationforstudentsthatareindoubtaboutstudychoicesandwanttomakeachoicebasedonmorethanabilities,forexample,”saidDrVedel.“Orteachersmightbetterunderstandtheirstudentpopulation.”
21.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthatlaworbusinessstudentsmay_______.
A.beamusedbytheresearch
B.beinterestedintheresearch
C.disliketheresearch
D.enjoytheresearch
22.Accordingtotheresearch,lawstudentsscoredparticularlylowinthetraitof_______.
A.generosityB.opennessC.anxietyD.selfishness
23.Theword“conscientious”(Para.4)probablymeans“________”.
A.moodyB.sensitiveC.curiousD.careful
24.AnnaVedelstatedthattheresearch_______.
A.confirmedthelinkbetweenpersonalityandprofession
B.showedthatthedifferenceswerefarfromsignificant
C.wasnotreliablebecauseofitsprejudicialobservation
D.didnothaveenoughsamplestosupportitsfindings
25.AccordingtoAnnaVedel,theresearchmayhelp______.
A.studentsmakewisechoicesinfindingjobs
B.teachersunderstandtheirstudentsbetter
C.studentsmakepresentationsmoreacademically
D.schoolpupilsgotobetteruniversities
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