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2022年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）试题
Section I 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
the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
The idea that plants have some degree of consciousness first took root in the early 2000s; the
term “ plant neurobiology ” was
1
around the notion that some aspects of plant behavior could be
2
to intelligence in animals.
3
plants lack brains, the firing of electrical signals in their
stems and leaves nonetheless triggered responses that
4 consciousness , researchers previously reported.
But such an idea is untrue, according to a new opinion article. Plant biology is complex
and fascinating, but it
5
so greatly from
that of animals that so-called
6
of plants’ intelligence
is inconclusive, the authors wrote.
Beginning in 2006, some scientists have 7
that plants
possess neuron-like cells that interact with
hormones and neurotransmitters,
8
“ a plant nervous system,
9
to that in animals,” said lead study
author Lincoln Taiz. “ They
10
claimed that plants have ‘ brain-like command centers’ at their root
tips.”
第 1 页 共 13 页This 11
makes sense if you simplify the
workings of a complex brain,
12 it to an array of
electrical pulses; cells in plants also communicate through electrical signals.
13
, the signaling
in a plant is only
14
similar to the firing in a complex
animal brain, which is more than “a mass of cells that communicate by electricity,” Taiz said.
“ For consciousness to evolve, a brain with a
threshold
15 of
complexity and capacity is required, ” he
16 .
“ Since plants don’t have nervous systems, the
17
that they have consciousness are effectively zero. ”
And what’s so great about consciousness, anyway? Plants can’t run away from
18
, so investing energy in a body system which
19
a threat and can feel pain would
be a very 20
evolutionary strategy,
according to the article.
1. [A]coined [B]discovered [C]collected [D]issued
2. [A]attributed [B]directed [C]compared [D]confined
3. [A]Unless [B]When [C]Once [D]Though
4. [A]coped with [B]consisted of [C]hinted at [D]extended to
5. [A]suffers [B]benefits [C]develops [D]differs
6. [A]acceptance [B]evidence [C]cultivation [D]creation
7. [A]doubted [B]denied [C]argued [D]requested
第 2 页 共 13 页8. [A]adapting [B]forming [C]repairing [D]testing
9. [A]analogous [B]essential [C]suitable [D]sensitive
10. [A]just [B]ever [C]still [D]even
11. [A]restriction [B]experiment [C]perspective [D]demand
12. [A]attaching [B]reducing [C]returning [D]exposing
13. [A]However [B]Moreover [C]Therefore [D]Otherwise
14. [A]temporarily [B]literally [C]superficially [D]imaginarily
15. [A]list [B]level [C]label [D]load
16. [A]recalled [B]agreed [C]questioned [D]added
17. [A]chances [B]risks [C]excuses [D]assumptions
18. [A]danger [B]failure [C]warning [D]control
19. [A]represents [B]includes [C]reveals [D]recognizes
20. [A]humble [B]poor [C]practical [D]easy
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark
your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)
第 3 页 共 13 页Text 1
People often complain that plastics are too durable. Water bottles, shopping bags, and other
trash litter the planet, from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench, because plastics are everywhere
and don’t break down easily. But some plastic materials change over time. They crack and frizzle.
They “weep” out additives. They melt into sludge. All of which creates huge headaches for
institutions, such as museums, trying to preserve culturally important objects. The variety of
plastic objects at risk is dizzying: early radios, avant-gardesculptures, celluloid animation stills from
Disney films, the first artificial heart.
Certain artifacts are especially vulnerable because some pioneers in plastic art didn’t always
know how to mix ingredients properly, says Thea van Oosten, a polymer chemist who, until retiring
a few years ago, worked for decades at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE).
“It’s like baking a cake: If you don’t have exact amounts, it goes wrong,” she says. “The object you
make isalready a time bomb.”
And sometimes, it’s not the artist’s fault. In the 1960s, the Italian artist Piero Gilardi began to
create hundreds of bright, colorful foam pieces. Thosepieces included small beds of roses and other
items as well as a few dozen “ nature carpets ”— large rectangles decorated
with foam pumpkins, cabbages, and watermelons. He wanted viewers to walk around on the carpets
—whichmeant they had to be durable.
Unfortunately, the polyurethane foam he used is inherently unstable. It’s especially vulnerable
to light damage, and by the mid-1990s, Gilardi’s pumpkins, roses, and other figures were splitting
and crumbling. Museums locked some of them away in the dark.
So van Oosten and colleagues worked to preserve Gilardi’s sculptures. They infused some with
stabilizing and consolidating chemicals. Van Oosten callsthose chemicals “ sunscreens
” because their goal was to prevent further lightdamage and rebuild worn polymer fibers. She
is proud that several sculptures have even gone on display again, albeit sometimes beneath
protective cases.
Despite success stories like van Oosten’s, preservation of plastics will likelyget harder. Old
objects continue to deteriorate. Worse, biodegradable plastics,designed to disintegrate, are
increasingly common.
And more is at stake here than individual objects. Joana Lia Ferreira, anassistant professor of
conservation and restoration at the NOVA School of Science and Technology, notes that
archaeologists first defined the great material ages of human history—Stone Age, Iron Age, and so
on—after examining artifacts inmuseums. We now live in an age of plastic, she says, “and what we
decide tocollect today, what we decide to preserve...will have a strong impact on how inthe future
we’ll be seen.”
21. According to Paragraph 1, museums are faced with difficulties in
[A]maintaining their plastic items.
[B]obtaining durable plastic artifacts.
[C]handling outdated plastic exhibits.
[D]classifying their plastic collections.
22. Van Oosten believes that certain plastic objects are
第 4 页 共 13 页[A]immune to decay.
[B]improperly shaped.
[C]inherently flawed.
[D]complex in structure.
23. Museums stopped exhibiting some of Gilardi’s artworks to
[A]keep them from hurting visitors.
[B]duplicate them for future display.
[C]have their ingredients analyzed.
[D]prevent them from further damage.
24. The author thinks that preservation of plastics is
[A]costly.
[B]unworthy.
[C]unpopular.
[D]challenging.
25. In Ferreira’s opinion, preservation of plastic artifacts
[A]will inspire future scientific research.
[B]has profound historical significance.
[C]will help us separate the material ages.
[D]has an impact on today’s cultural life.
Text 2
As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate application form and weigh up their
options, it may be worth considering just how the point, purpose and value of a degree has changed
and what Generation Z need to consider as they start the third stage of their educational journey.
Millennials were told that if you did well in school, got a decent degree, you would be set up
for life. But that promise has been found wanting. As degrees became universal, they became
devalued. Education was no longer a secure route of social mobility. Today, 28 per cent of graduates
in the UK are in non-graduate roles, a percentage which is double the average among the OECD
countries.
This is not to say that there is no point in getting a degree, but rather stress that a degree is not
for everyone, that the switch from classroom to lecture hall is not an inevitable one and that other
options are available.
Thankfully, there are signs that this is already happening, with Generation Z seeking to learn
from their millennial predecessors, even if parents and teachers tend to be still set in the degree
mindset. Employers have long seen the advantages of hiring school leavers who often prove
themselves to be more committed and loyal employees than graduates. Many too are seeing the
第 5 页 共 13 页advantages of scrapping a degree requirement for certain roles.
For those for whom a degree is the desired route, consider that this may well be the first of
many. In this age of generalists, it pays to have specific knowledge or skills. Postgraduates now earn
40 per cent more than graduates. When more and more of us have a degree, it makes sense to have
two.
It is unlikely that Generation Z will be done with education at 18 or 21; they will need to be
constantly upskilling throughout their career to stay employable. It has been estimated that this
generation, due to the pressures of technology, the wish for personal fulfilment and desire for
diversity, will work for 17 different employers over the course of their working life and have five
different careers. Education, and not just knowledge gained on campus, will be a core part of
Generation Z’s career trajectory.
Older generations often talk about their degree in the present and personal tense: ‘I am a
geographer’ or ‘I am a classicist’. Their sons or daughters would never say such a thing; it’s as if
they already know that their degree won’t define them in the same way.
26. The author suggests that Generation Z should
[A]be careful in choosing a college.
[B]be diligent at each educational stage.
[C]reassess the necessity of college education.
[D]postpone their undergraduate application.
27. The percentage of UK graduates in non-graduate roles reflects
[A]Millennial’s opinion about work.
[B]the shrinking value of a degree.
[C]public discontent with education.
[D]the desired route of social mobility.
28. The author considers it a good sign that
[A]Generation Z are seeking to earn a decent degree.
[B]school leavers are willing to be skilled workers.
[C]employers are taking a realistic attitude to degree.
[D] parents are changing their minds about education.
29. It is advised in Paragraph 5 that those with one degree should
[A]make an early decision on their career.
[B]attend on-the-job training programs.
[C]team up with high-paid postgraduates.
[D]further their studies in a specific field.
30. What can be concluded about Generation Z from the last two paragraphs?
[A]Lifelong learning will define them.
第 6 页 共 13 页[B]They will make qualified educators.
[C]Degrees will no longer appeal them.
[D]They will have a limited choice of jobs.
Text 3
Enlightening, challenging, stimulating, fun. These were some of the words that Nature readers
used to describe their experience of art-science collaborations in a series of articles on partnerships
between artists and researchers. Nearly 40% of the roughly 350 people who responded to an
accompanying poll said, they had collaborated with artists; and almost all said they would consider
doing so in future.
Such an encouraging result is not surprising. Scientists are increasingly seeking out visual artists
to help them communicate their work to new audiences. “Artists help scientists reach a broader
audience and make emotional connections that enhance learning,” one respondent said.
One example of how artists and scientists have together rocked the scenes came last month
when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performed a reworked version of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four
Seasons. They reimagined the 300-year-old score by injecting the latest climate prediction data for
each season—provided by Monash University’s Climate Change Communication Research Hub. The
performance was a creative call to action ahead of November’s United Nations Climate Change
Conference in Glasgow, UK.
But a genuine partnership must be a two-way street. Fewer artists than scientists responded to
the Nature poll, however, several respondents noted that artists do not simply assist scientists with
their communication requirements. Nor should their work be considered only as an object of study.
The alliances are most valuable when scientists and artists have a shared stake in a project, are able to
jointly design it and can critique each other’s work. Such an approach can both prompt new research
as well as result in powerful art.
More than half a century ago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology opened its Center for
Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) to explore the role of technology in culture. The founders
deliberately focused their projects around light—hence the “visual studies” in the name. Light
was a something that both artists and scientists had an interest in, and therefore could form the basis
of collaboration. As science and technology progressed, and divided into more sub-disciplines, the
centre was simultaneously looking to a time when leading researchers could also be artists, writers
and poets, and vice versa.
Nature’s poll findings suggest that this trend is as strong as ever, but, tomake a collaboration
work, both sides need to invest time, and embrace surprise and challenge. The reach of art-science
tie-ups needs to go beyond the necessary purpose of research communication, and participants must
not fall into the trap of stereotyping each other. Artists and scientists alike are immersed in discovery
and invention, and challenge and critique are core to both, too.
第 7 页 共 13 页31. According to Paragraph 1, art-science collaborations have
[A]caught the attention of critics.
[B]received favorable responses.
[C] promoted academic publishing.
[D]sparked heated public disputes.
32. The reworked version of The Four Seasons is mentioned to show that
[A] art can off er audiences easy access to science.
[B] science can help with the expression of emoti ons.
[C] public participation in science has a promising future.
[D] art is effective in facilitating scientific innovations.
33. Some artists seem to worry about in the art-science partnership
[A]their role may be underestimated.
[B]their reputation may be impaired.
[C] their creativity may be inhibited.
[D]their work may be misguided.
34. What does the author say about CAYS?
[A]It was headed alternately by artists and scientists.
[B]It exemplified valuable art-science alliances.
[C]Its projects aimed at advancing visual studies.
[D]Its founders sought to raise the status of artists.
35. In the last paragraph, the author holds that art-science collaborations
[A]are likely to go beyond public expectations.
[B] will intensify interdisciplinary competi tion.
[C] should do more than communicating science.
[D] are becoming more popular than before.
Text 4
The personal grievance provisions of New Zealand’s Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA)
prevent an employer from firing an employee without good cause. Instead, dismissals must be
justified. Employers must both show cause and act in a procedurally fair way.
Personal grievance procedures were designed to guard the jobs of ordinary workers from
“unjustified dismissals”. The premise was that the common law of contract lacked sufficient
safeguards for workers against arbitrary conduct by management. Long gone are the days when a
boss could simply give an employee contractual notice.
But these provisions create difficulties for businesses when applied to highly paid managers and
executives. As countless boards and business owners will attest, constraining firms from firing
poorly performing, high-earning managers is a handbrake on boosting productivity and overall
第 8 页 共 13 页performance. The difference between C-grade and A-grade managers may very well be the
difference between business success or failure. Between preserving the jobs of ordinary workers or
losing them. Yet mediocrity is no longer enough to justify a dismissal.
Consequently—and paradoxically—laws introduced to protect the jobs of ordinary workers
may be placing those jobs at risk.
If not placing jobs at risk, to the extent employment protection laws constrain business owners
from dismissing under-performing managers, those laws act as a constraint on firm productivity and
therefore on workers’ wages. Indeed, in “An International Perspective on New Zealand’s
Productivity Paradox” (2014), the Productivity Commission singled out the low quality of
managerial capabilities as a cause of the country’s poor productivity growth record.
Nor are highly paid managers themselves immune from the harm caused by the ERA’S
unjustified dismissal procedures. Because employment protection laws make it costlier to fire an
employee, employers are more cautious about hiring new staff. This makes it harder for the marginal
manager to gain employment. And firms pay staff less because firms carry the burden of the
employment arrangement going wrong.
Society also suffers from excessive employment protections. Stringent job dismissal regulations
adversely affect productivity growth and hamper both prosperity and overall well-being.
Across the Tasman Sea, Australia deals with the unjustified dismissal paradox by excluding
employees earning above a specified “high-income threshold” from the protection of its unfair
dismissal laws. In New Zealand, a 2016 private members’ Bill tried to permit firms and high-
income employees to contract out of the unjustified dismissal regime. However, the mechanisms
proposed were unwieldy and the Bill was voted down following the change in government later that
year.
36. The personal grievance provisions of the ERA are intended to
[A]punish dubious corporate practices.
[B] improve traditional hiring procedures.
[C] exempt employers from certain duties.
[D]protect the rights of ordinary workers.
37. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that the provisions may
[A]hinder business development.
[B] undermine managers’ authority.
[C] affect the public image of the firms.
[D]worsen labor-management relations.
38. Which of the following measures would the Productivity Commissionsupport?
[A]Imposing reasonable wage restraints.
[B] Enforcing employment protection laws.
[C]Limiting the powers of business owners.
[D]Dismissing poorly performing managers.
39. What might be an effect of ERA’s unjustified dismissal procedures?
[A]Highly paid managers lose their jobs.
[B]Employees suffer from salary cuts.
第 9 页 共 13 页[C]Society sees a rise in overall well-being.
[D]Employers need to hire new staff.
40. It can be inferred that the “ high-income threshold ” in Australia
[A]has secured managers’ earnings.
[B]has produced undesired results.
[C] is beneficial to business owners.
[D]is difficult to put into practice
Part B
Directions:
In the following text, there are five people’s opinions about Emma Manis’s article “ The Case
Against Zoos”. For Questions 41-45, choose the best statement from the list A-G to summarize each
numbered person’s opinion. There are two extra choices which do not fit in any of the blanks. Mark
your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
(41) Teri Byrd:
I was a zoo and wildlife park employee for years. Both the wildlife park and zoo claimed to be
operating for the benefit of the animals and for conservation purposes. This claim was false. Neither
one of them actually participated in any contributions to animal research or conservation. They are
profitable institutions whose bottom line is much more important than the condition of the animals.
Animals despise being captives in zoos. No matter how you
“ enhance” enclosures, they do not allow for freedom, a natural diet or adequate exercise.
Animals end up stressed and unhealthy or dead. It’s past time for transparency with these institutions,
and it’s past time to eliminate zoos from our culture.
(42) Karen R. Sime:
As a zoology professor, I agree with Emma Marris that zoo displays can be sad and cruel. But
she underestimates the educational value of zoos.
The zoology program at my university attracts students for whom zoo visits were the crucial
formative experience that led them to major in biological sciences. These are mostly students who
had no opportunity as children to travel to wilderness areas, wildlife refuges or national parks.
Although good TV shows can help stir children’s interest in conservation, they cannot replace the
excitement of a zoo visit as an intense, immersive and interactive experience. Surely there must be
some middle ground that balances zoos’ treatment of animals with their educational potential.
(43) Greg Newberry:
Emma Marris’s article is an insult and a disservice to the thousands of passionate people who
work tirelessly to improve the lives of animals and protect our planet. She uses outdated research and
decades-old examples to undermine the noble mission of organizations committed to connecting
children to a world beyond their own.
Zoos are at the forefront of conservation and constantly evolving to improve how they care for
animals and protect each species in its natural habitat. Are there tragedies? Of course. But they are
the exception, not the norm that Ms. Marris implies. A distressed animal in a zoo will get as good or
better treatment than most of us at our local hospital.
(44) Dean Gallea:
第 10 页 共 13 页As a fellow environmentalist, animal-protection advocate and longtime vegetarian, I could
properly be in the same camp as Emma Marris on the issue of zoos. But I believe that well-run zoos,
and the heroic animals that suffer their captivity, do serve a higher purpose. Were it not for
opportunities to observe these beautiful, wild creatures close to home, many more people would be
driven by their fascination to travel to wild areas to seek out, disturb and even hunt them down.
Zoos are, in that sense, similar to natural history and archeology museums, serving to satisfy
our need for contact with these living creatures while leaving the vast majority undisturbed in their
natural environments.
( 45) John Fraser:
Emma Marris selectively describes and misrepresents the findings of our research. Our studies
focused on the impact of zoo experiences on how people think about themselves and nature, and the
data points extracted from our studies do not, in any way, discount what is learned in a zoo visit.
Zoos are tools for thinking. Our research provides strong support for the value of zoos in
connecting people with animals and with nature. Zoos provide a critical voice for conservation and
environmental protection. They afford an opportunity for people from all backgrounds to encounter
a range of animals, from drone bees to springbok or salmon, to better understand the natural world
we live in.
[A] Zoos which spare no effort to take care of animals should not be subjected to unfair
criticism.
[B] To pressure zoos to spend less on their animals would lead to inhumane outcomes for the
precious creatures in their care.
[C] While animals in captivity deserve sympathy, zoos play a significant role in starting
young people down the path of related sciences.
[D] Zoos save people trips to wilderness areas and thus contribute to wildlife conservation.
［E］For wild animals that cannot be returned to their natural habitats, zoos offer the best alternative.
［F］ Zoos should have been closed down as they prioritize money making over animals’ wellbeing.
［G］Marris distorts our findings which actually prove that zoos serve as an indispensable link
between man and nature.
第 11 页 共 13 页Part C
Directions:
Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Write
your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. ( 10 points)
Between 1807 and 1814 the lberian Peninsula (comprising Spain and Portugal) was the scene
of a titanic and merciless struggle. It took place on many different planes: between Napoleon’s
French army and the angry inhabitants; between the British, ever keen to exacerbate the emperor’s
difficulties, and the marshals sent from Paris to try to keep them in check; between new forces of
science and meritocracy and old ones of conservatism and birth. (46) It was also, and this is
unknown even to many people well read a bout the period, a battle between those who made codes
and those who broke them.
I first discovered the Napoleonic cryptographic battle a few years ago when I was reading Sir
Charles Oman’s epic History of the Peninsular War. In volume V he had attached an appendix, The
Scovell Ciphers. (47) It listed many documents in code that had been captured from the French army
of Spain, and whose secrets had been revealed by the work of one George Scovell , an officer in
British headquarters. Oman rated Scovell’s significance highly, but at the same time, the general
nature of his History meant that (48) he could not analyze carefully what this obscure officer may or
may not have contributed to that great struggle between nations or indeed tell us anything much
about the man himself. I was keen to read more, but was surprised to find that Oman’s appendix,
published in 1914, was the only considered thing that had been written about this secret war.
I became convinced that this story was every bit as exciting and significant as that of Enigma
and the breaking of German codes in the Second World War. The question was , could it
be told?
Studying Scovell’s papers at the Public Record Office, London, I found that he had left
an extensive journal and copious notes about his work in the peninsula. What was more,
many original French dispatches had been preserved in this collection, which I realized was
priceless. (49) There may have been many spies and intelligence officers during the
Napoleonic Wars, but it is usually extremely difficult to find the material they actually
provided or worked on .
As I researched Scovell’s story I found far more of interest besides his intelligence work.
His status in Lord Wellington’s headquarters and the recognition given to him for his work
were all bound up with the class politics of the army at the time. His tale of self-
improvement and hard work would make a fascinating biography in its own right, but
represents something more than that. (50) Jus t a s th e cod e breaking ha s it s wide r relevance
in the struggle for Spain, so his attempts to make his way up the promotion ladder speak
volumes about British society .
Section III Writing
Part A
51. Directions:
Write an email to a professor at a British university, inviting him/her to organize a team for the
international innovation contest to be held at your university.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not use your own name. Use “Li Ming” instead. (10 points)
第 12 页 共 13 页Part B
52. Directions:
Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the picture below. In your essay, you should
1) describe the picture briefly,
2) explain its intended meaning, and
3) give your comments.
You should write neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. ( 20 points)
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