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