2017年考研英语一试题及答案解析

　　2017年考研英语一试题及答案解析

　　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)

　　Could a hug a day keep the doctor away? The answer may be a resounding "yes!"_____(1)helping you feel close and _____(2)to people you care about, it turns out that hugs can bring a _____(3)of health benefits to your body and mind. Believe it or not, a warm embrace might even help you _____(4)getting sick this winter.

　　In a recent study _____(5)over 400 healthy adults, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania examined the effects of perceived social support and the receipt of hugs_____(6)the participants' susceptibility to developing the common cold after being_____(7)to the virus. People who perceived greater social support were less likely to come_____(8)with a cold, and the researchers_____(9)that the stress-reducing effects of hugging _____(10)about 32 percent of that beneficial effect. _____(11)among those who got a cold, the ones who felt greater social support and received more frequent hugs had less severe_____(12).

　　"Hugging protects people who are under stress from the _____(13)risk for colds that's usually _____(14)with stress," notes Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie, Hugging " is a marker of intimacy and help _____(15)the feeling that others are there to help_____(16)difficulty."

　　Some experts_____(17)the stress-reducing, health-related benefits of hugging to the release of oxytocin, often called "the bonding hormone"_____(18)it promotes attachment in relationships, including that between mothers and their newborn babies. Oxytocin is made primarily in the central lower part of the brain, and some of it is released into the bloodstream. But some of it _____(19)in the brain, where it _____(20)mood, behavior and physiology.

　　1. A.Besides B.Unlike C.Throughout D.Despite

　　2. A.equal B.restricted C.connected D.inferior

　　3. A.view B.host C.lesson D.choice

　　4. A.avoid B.forget C.recall D.keep

　　5. A.collecting B.affecting C.guiding D.involving

　　6. A.on B.in C.at D.of

　　7. A.devoted B.attracted C.lost D.exposed

　　8. A.along B.across C.down D.out

　　9. A.imagined B.denied C.doubted D.calculated

　　10.A.served B.restored C.explained D.required

　　11.A.Thus B.Still C.Rather D.Even

　　12.A.defeats B.symptoms C.errors D.tests

　　13.A.highlighted B.increased C.controlled D.minimized

　　14.A.presented B.equipped C.associated D.compared

　　15.A.assess B.generate C.moderate D.record

　　16. A.in the name of B.in the form of C.in the face of D.in the way of

　　17.A.attribute B.commit C.transfer D.return

　　18.A.unless B.because C.though D.until

　　19.A.remains B.emerges C.vanishes D.decreases

　　20.A.experiences B.combines C.justifies D.influences

　　1A.BesidesB.UnlikeC.ThroughoutD.Despite

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根据本句句内逻辑关系，“it turns out that hugs…”说明拥抱还有其他结果。因此，前文的逻辑关系应该为“除此以外”，结合选项，A.Besides(除此之外)最为合适。

　　2A.equalB.restrictedC.connectedD.inferior

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】本题实为逻辑关系题。根据句子前后结构“helping you feel close and _____(2)”，我们可以判断，由于空格处与前面内容通过and连接，说明我们要选择一个单词与feel close同义，并且要与后面介词to 连用。因此，通过对于四个选项含义判断，C选项有“关联的”含义最为符合。

　　3A.viewB.hostC.lessonD.choice

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】此题为固定搭配。“a host of”表示大量的。其他选项搭配不合理。

　　4A.avoidB.forgetC.recallD.keep

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根据题干信息“a warm embrace might even help you _____(4)getting sick this winter.”中，出现“even”，表示“甚至”，说明此句话与上一句话存在递进的逻辑关系。上一句话的语义表示“拥抱可以带来大量的好处”，因此，这句话也应该表示拥抱的好处。根据四个选项含义，A.avoid(避免)B.forget(忘记)C.recall(回忆)D.keep(保持)，A选项“避免生病”最符合文意。

　　5A.collectingB.affectingC.guidingD.involving