考研英语一真题原文包括答案完整版.docx

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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 ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
People are, on the whole, poor at considering background information when making
individual decisions. At first glance this might seem like a strength that __1_ the ability to
make judgments which are unbiased by _2_ factors. But Dr Simonsohn speculated that an
inability to consider the big _3_ was leading decision-makers to be biased by the daily
samples of information they were working with. _4_, he theorised that a judge _5_ of
appearing too soft _6_crime might be more likely to send someone to prison __7_he had
already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that
day.
To __8__this idea, they turned their attention to the university-admissions process. In
theory, the ____9___ of an applicant should not depend on the few others___10____
randomly for interview during the same day, but Dr Simonsohn suspected the truth
was____11____.
He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews _12_ by 31 admissions officers. The
interviewers had _13_ applicants on a scale of one to five. This scale _14_ numerous
factors into consideration. T he scores were _15_ used in conjunction with an applicant
score on the GMAT, a standardised exam which is _16_out of 800 points, to make a
decision on whether to accept him or her.

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Dr Simonsohn found if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of
interviewees was points or more higher than that of the one _17__ that, then the
score for the next applicant would_18_ by an average of points. This might sound
small, but to_19_the effects of such a decrease a candidate would need 30 more GMAT