2023年考研英語閱讀的經典試題及答案
SAMPLE 12
[生物學類]
題目序號
題型歸類
第1題
細節推導題型
第2題
寫作手法題型
第3題
審題定位與中心主旨題型
第4題
詞匯題型
第5題
審題定位題型
Flatfish, such as the flounder, are among the few vertebrates that lackapproximate bilateral symmetry . Most striking among the many asymmetriesevident in an adult flatfish is eye placement: before maturity one eyemigrates, so that in an adult flatfish both eyes are on the same side of thehead. While in most species with asymmetries virtually all adults share thesame asymmetry, members of the starry flounder species can be either left-eyed or right-eyed. In the waters between theUnited States and Japan, the starry flounder populations vary from about 50percent left-eyed off the United States West Coast, through about 70 percentleft-eyed halfway between the United States and Japan, to nearly 100 percentleft-eyed off the Japanese coast.
Biologists call this kind of gradual variation over a certain geographicrange a cline and interpret clines as strong indications that the variation isadaptive, a response to environmental differences. For the starry flounder thisinterpretation implies that a geometric difference is adaptive, that left-eyedness in the Japanesestarry flounder has been selected for, which provokes a perplexing question:what is the selective advantage in having both eyes on one side rather than onthe other?
The ease with which a fish can reverse the effect of the sidedness of itseye asymmetry simply by turning around has caused biologists to study internalanatomy, especially the optic nerves, for the answer. In all flatfish the opticnerves cross, so that the right optic nerve is joined to the brains left side and vice versa. Thiscrossing introduces an asymmetry, as one optic nerve must cross above or belowthe other. G. H. Parker reasoned that if, for example, a flatfishs left eye migrated when the rightoptic nerve was on top, there would be a twisting of nerves, which might bemechanically disadvantageous. For starry flounders, then, the left-eyed varietywould be selected against, since in a starry flounder the left optic nerve isuppermost.
The problem with the above explanation is that the Japanese starryflounder population is almost exclusively left-eyed, and natural selectionnever promotes a purely less advantageous variation. As other explanationsproved equally untenable, biologists concluded that there is no importantadaptive difference between left-eyedness and right-eyedness, and that the twocharacteristics are genetically associated with some other adaptivelysignificant characteristic. This situation is one commonly encountered by evolutionarybiologists, who must often decide whether a characteristic is adaptive orselectively neutral. As for the left-eyed and right-eyed flatfish, theirdifference, however striking, appears to be an evolutionary red herring.
1. According to the text, starry flounder differ form most other speciesof flatfish in that starry flounder
[A] are not basically bilaterally symmetric.
[B] do not become asymmetric until adulthood.
[C] do not all share the same asymmetry.
[D] have both eyes on the same side of the head.
2. Which of the following best describes the organization of the text asa whole?
[A] A phenomenon is described and an interpretation presented andrejected.
[B] A generalization is made and supporting evidence is supplied andweighed.
[C] A contradiction is noted and a resolution is suggested and thenmodified.
[D] A series of observations is presented and explained in terms of thedominant theory.
3. The text supplies information for answering which of the followingquestions?
[A] Why are Japanese starry flounder mostly left-eyed?
[B] Why should the eye-sidedness in starry flounder be consideredselectively neutral?
[C] Why have biologists recently become interested in whether acharacteristic is adaptive or selectively neutral?
[D] How do the eyes in flatfish migrate?
4. Which of the following is most clearly similar to a cline as it isdescribed in the second paragraph of the text?
[A] A vegetable market in which the various items are grouped accordingto place of origin.
[B] A wheat field in which different varieties of wheat are planted toyield a crop that will bring the maximum profit.
[C] A flower stall in which the various species of flowers are arrangedaccording to their price.
[D] A housing development in which the length of the front strutssupporting the porch of each house increases as houses are built up the hill.
5. Which of the following phrases from the text best expresses the authors conclusion about the meaning ofthe difference between left-eyed and right-eyed flatfish?
[A] Most striking
[B] variation is adaptive
[C] mechanically disadvantageous
[D] evolutionary red herring
[答案與考點解析]
1. 【答案】C
【考點解析】這是一道細節推導題。根據本題題干中的most other species可以把本題的答案信息來源確定在第一段的第三句，從第三句的主從句中可以歸納推導出本題的正確答案C。本句中的while一詞的含義是雖然、盡管，用來表達事物之間的對照對比。考生在解題時一定要首先學會審題定位的基本功。
2. 【答案】A
【考點解析】這是一道文章具體寫作手法題。這是一道比較難的題型，需要考生對文章的敘述結構有深刻的理解。本文第一段介紹了一種現象，第二段和第三段是生物學家對這種現象的解釋，第四段是本文作者對生物學家的解釋提出否定。可見本題的正確選項是A。考生在解題時一定要注意文章的發展脈絡。
3. 【答案】B
【考點解析】本題是一道審題定位題型。本題的題干沒有具體給出尋找答案信息的任何線索。在這種情況下考生一定要牢記原文作者的主要意圖。具體來說，本文作者的主要意圖是要否定一些生物學家對某種生物現象的解釋。相關的內容出現在原文第四段的首句。如果考生能夠認識到原文第四段首句在全文中的重要性，就找到了破解本題的方法，再把第三段的尾句和第四段的第二、三句通讀并且仔細理解就會找出本題的正確答案B。當然這是一道比較難的題目，需要考生良好的答題素質。希望考生在迷失答題思路的時候，一定要多想一想從原文的中心主旨句和每段的段首句設法破解難題。
4. 【答案】D
【考點解析】這是一道詞匯理解題。根據原文中的cline一詞可迅速把本題的答案信息確定在第二段第一句。第二段第一句中的gradual、geographic、adaptive和environmental differences等詞提供了本題的正確答案D。考生在閱讀原文回答問題時，一定要學會識讀原文中的相關重要詞語。
5. 【答案】D
【考點解析】這是一道審題定位題。根據題干中的the authors conclusion可將本題的答案信息迅速確定在尾段，確切地說就是尾段的最后一句。考生一定要清楚原文作者的結論一般會出現在全文的尾段。本題的正確答案應該是涉及到尾段的選項D。
[參考譯文]
鲆魚，例如比目魚，是少數左右兩側不太對稱的脊椎動物之一。在成年的比目魚所具有的眾多明顯的不對稱現象中，最令人震驚的是它的眼睛的位置：在成熟以前，一只眼睛會移動，結果是成年比目魚的兩只眼睛都移動到頭部的同一側。在大多數非對稱的物種中，成年個體的非對稱性看起來都是相同的，但星形比目魚種的成員則既可以是眼在左側的，也可以是眼在右側的。在美國和日本之間的水域中，星形比目魚的群體組成不斷變化，在美國西海岸附近，50%是眼在左側的，在美國和日本之間的中間位置，70%是眼在左側的，而到了靠近日本海岸的地方，則幾乎百分之百都是眼在左側的了。
生物學家將這種在特定地理區域范圍內的逐漸變化稱為漸變群，并針對漸變群解釋說，它強烈地表明這種變化是適應性的，是對環境差異所作出的反應。對于星形比目魚來說，這種說法暗示形狀上的差異是適應性的，日本的星形比目魚之所以眼在左側，是選擇的結果，但這又引起了一個令人困惑的問題：兩只眼睛都在一側比兩只眼睛分在兩側具有什么選擇性的優勢呢?
魚只要簡單地轉個身，就可以使它的眼睛在一側的不對稱性所帶來的影響逆轉，這是非常容易的，所以生物學家只好去研究內部解剖學，特別是研究視覺神經，以尋求答案。在所有的比目魚中，視覺神經都是交叉的，右邊的視覺神經連接到大腦的左半部，左邊的視覺神經連接到大腦的右半部。這種交叉會引起不對稱性，因為一條視覺神經必須會在另一條視覺神經的上面，要不就在下面。GH帕克對此解釋說，舉例來說，如果一條比目魚的右視覺神經在上面而左眼發生了移動，那么兩條視覺神經就會扭曲糾纏在一起，這在結構上可能是不利的。于是對于星形比目魚來說，就不應該選擇眼在左側，因為在星形比目魚中，左側的視覺神經是在上面的。
上面這種解釋的問題是日本的星形比目魚種群幾乎全是眼在左側的，而大自然的選擇則從不推動完全沒有有利條件的種屬發展。由于其它的解釋被證明同樣也是站不住腳的，所以生物學家得出了結論，認為眼是在左側還是在右側并沒有什么重要的適應性差異，這兩種特征在遺傳上與別的一些有意義的適應性特征相關。研究進化的生物學家經常會遇到這樣的情況，他們經常必須判斷一個特征究竟是適應性的，還是在選擇上中性的。對于眼在左側的比目魚和眼在右側的比目魚來說，它們的差異雖然很驚人，但這似乎是進化過程中的一個分散人們注意力的不相干的現象。
SAMPLE 12
[生物學類]
題目序號
題型歸類
第1題
細節推導題型
第2題
寫作手法題型
第3題
審題定位與中心主旨題型
第4題
詞匯題型
第5題
審題定位題型
Flatfish, such as the flounder, are among the few vertebrates that lackapproximate bilateral symmetry . Most striking among the many asymmetriesevident in an adult flatfish is eye placement: before maturity one eyemigrates, so that in an adult flatfish both eyes are on the same side of thehead. While in most species with asymmetries virtually all adults share thesame asymmetry, members of the starry flounder species can be either left-eyed or right-eyed. In the waters between theUnited States and Japan, the starry flounder populations vary from about 50percent left-eyed off the United States West Coast, through about 70 percentleft-eyed halfway between the United States and Japan, to nearly 100 percentleft-eyed off the Japanese coast.
Biologists call this kind of gradual variation over a certain geographicrange a cline and interpret clines as strong indications that the variation isadaptive, a response to environmental differences. For the starry flounder thisinterpretation implies that a geometric difference is adaptive, that left-eyedness in the Japanesestarry flounder has been selected for, which provokes a perplexing question:what is the selective advantage in having both eyes on one side rather than onthe other?
The ease with which a fish can reverse the effect of the sidedness of itseye asymmetry simply by turning around has caused biologists to study internalanatomy, especially the optic nerves, for the answer. In all flatfish the opticnerves cross, so that the right optic nerve is joined to the brains left side and vice versa. Thiscrossing introduces an asymmetry, as one optic nerve must cross above or belowthe other. G. H. Parker reasoned that if, for example, a flatfishs left eye migrated when the rightoptic nerve was on top, there would be a twisting of nerves, which might bemechanically disadvantageous. For starry flounders, then, the left-eyed varietywould be selected against, since in a starry flounder the left optic nerve isuppermost.
The problem with the above explanation is that the Japanese starryflounder population is almost exclusively left-eyed, and natural selectionnever promotes a purely less advantageous variation. As other explanationsproved equally untenable, biologists concluded that there is no importantadaptive difference between left-eyedness and right-eyedness, and that the twocharacteristics are genetically associated with some other adaptivelysignificant characteristic. This situation is one commonly encountered by evolutionarybiologists, who must often decide whether a characteristic is adaptive orselectively neutral. As for the left-eyed and right-eyed flatfish, theirdifference, however striking, appears to be an evolutionary red herring.
1. According to the text, starry flounder differ form most other speciesof flatfish in that starry flounder
[A] are not basically bilaterally symmetric.
[B] do not become asymmetric until adulthood.
[C] do not all share the same asymmetry.
[D] have both eyes on the same side of the head.
2. Which of the following best describes the organization of the text asa whole?
[A] A phenomenon is described and an interpretation presented andrejected.
[B] A generalization is made and supporting evidence is supplied andweighed.
[C] A contradiction is noted and a resolution is suggested and thenmodified.
[D] A series of observations is presented and explained in terms of thedominant theory.
3. The text supplies information for answering which of the followingquestions?
[A] Why are Japanese starry flounder mostly left-eyed?
[B] Why should the eye-sidedness in starry flounder be consideredselectively neutral?
[C] Why have biologists recently become interested in whether acharacteristic is adaptive or selectively neutral?
[D] How do the eyes in flatfish migrate?
4. Which of the following is most clearly similar to a cline as it isdescribed in the second paragraph of the text?
[A] A vegetable market in which the various items are grouped accordingto place of origin.
[B] A wheat field in which different varieties of wheat are planted toyield a crop that will bring the maximum profit.
[C] A flower stall in which the various species of flowers are arrangedaccording to their price.
[D] A housing development in which the length of the front strutssupporting the porch of each house increases as houses are built up the hill.
5. Which of the following phrases from the text best expresses the authors conclusion about the meaning ofthe difference between left-eyed and right-eyed flatfish?
[A] Most striking
[B] variation is adaptive
[C] mechanically disadvantageous
[D] evolutionary red herring
[答案與考點解析]
1. 【答案】C
【考點解析】這是一道細節推導題。根據本題題干中的most other species可以把本題的答案信息來源確定在第一段的第三句，從第三句的主從句中可以歸納推導出本題的正確答案C。本句中的while一詞的含義是雖然、盡管，用來表達事物之間的對照對比。考生在解題時一定要首先學會審題定位的基本功。
2. 【答案】A
【考點解析】這是一道文章具體寫作手法題。這是一道比較難的題型，需要考生對文章的敘述結構有深刻的理解。本文第一段介紹了一種現象，第二段和第三段是生物學家對這種現象的解釋，第四段是本文作者對生物學家的解釋提出否定。可見本題的正確選項是A。考生在解題時一定要注意文章的發展脈絡。
3. 【答案】B
【考點解析】本題是一道審題定位題型。本題的題干沒有具體給出尋找答案信息的任何線索。在這種情況下考生一定要牢記原文作者的主要意圖。具體來說，本文作者的主要意圖是要否定一些生物學家對某種生物現象的解釋。相關的內容出現在原文第四段的首句。如果考生能夠認識到原文第四段首句在全文中的重要性，就找到了破解本題的方法，再把第三段的尾句和第四段的第二、三句通讀并且仔細理解就會找出本題的正確答案B。當然這是一道比較難的題目，需要考生良好的答題素質。希望考生在迷失答題思路的時候，一定要多想一想從原文的中心主旨句和每段的段首句設法破解難題。
4. 【答案】D
【考點解析】這是一道詞匯理解題。根據原文中的cline一詞可迅速把本題的答案信息確定在第二段第一句。第二段第一句中的gradual、geographic、adaptive和environmental differences等詞提供了本題的正確答案D。考生在閱讀原文回答問題時，一定要學會識讀原文中的相關重要詞語。
5. 【答案】D
【考點解析】這是一道審題定位題。根據題干中的the authors conclusion可將本題的答案信息迅速確定在尾段，確切地說就是尾段的最后一句。考生一定要清楚原文作者的結論一般會出現在全文的尾段。本題的正確答案應該是涉及到尾段的選項D。
[參考譯文]
鲆魚，例如比目魚，是少數左右兩側不太對稱的脊椎動物之一。在成年的比目魚所具有的眾多明顯的不對稱現象中，最令人震驚的是它的眼睛的位置：在成熟以前，一只眼睛會移動，結果是成年比目魚的兩只眼睛都移動到頭部的同一側。在大多數非對稱的物種中，成年個體的非對稱性看起來都是相同的，但星形比目魚種的成員則既可以是眼在左側的，也可以是眼在右側的。在美國和日本之間的水域中，星形比目魚的群體組成不斷變化，在美國西海岸附近，50%是眼在左側的，在美國和日本之間的中間位置，70%是眼在左側的，而到了靠近日本海岸的地方，則幾乎百分之百都是眼在左側的了。
生物學家將這種在特定地理區域范圍內的逐漸變化稱為漸變群，并針對漸變群解釋說，它強烈地表明這種變化是適應性的，是對環境差異所作出的反應。對于星形比目魚來說，這種說法暗示形狀上的差異是適應性的，日本的星形比目魚之所以眼在左側，是選擇的結果，但這又引起了一個令人困惑的問題：兩只眼睛都在一側比兩只眼睛分在兩側具有什么選擇性的優勢呢?
魚只要簡單地轉個身，就可以使它的眼睛在一側的不對稱性所帶來的影響逆轉，這是非常容易的，所以生物學家只好去研究內部解剖學，特別是研究視覺神經，以尋求答案。在所有的比目魚中，視覺神經都是交叉的，右邊的視覺神經連接到大腦的左半部，左邊的視覺神經連接到大腦的右半部。這種交叉會引起不對稱性，因為一條視覺神經必須會在另一條視覺神經的上面，要不就在下面。GH帕克對此解釋說，舉例來說，如果一條比目魚的右視覺神經在上面而左眼發生了移動，那么兩條視覺神經就會扭曲糾纏在一起，這在結構上可能是不利的。于是對于星形比目魚來說，就不應該選擇眼在左側，因為在星形比目魚中，左側的視覺神經是在上面的。
上面這種解釋的問題是日本的星形比目魚種群幾乎全是眼在左側的，而大自然的選擇則從不推動完全沒有有利條件的種屬發展。由于其它的解釋被證明同樣也是站不住腳的，所以生物學家得出了結論，認為眼是在左側還是在右側并沒有什么重要的適應性差異，這兩種特征在遺傳上與別的一些有意義的適應性特征相關。研究進化的生物學家經常會遇到這樣的情況，他們經常必須判斷一個特征究竟是適應性的，還是在選擇上中性的。對于眼在左側的比目魚和眼在右側的比目魚來說，它們的差異雖然很驚人，但這似乎是進化過程中的一個分散人們注意力的不相干的現象。
