[考研类试卷]考研英语（完形填空）模拟试卷36
一、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. (10 points)
0 "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon,【C1】______nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】______mate who seemed just your【C3】______in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person.
There may be ways, however, to【C4】______a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】______from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】______heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】______from people who were less than【C8】
______. For example, they were less likely to【C9】______to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions,【C10】______"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】______descriptions.
"People do this because they want to【C12】______themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】______identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】______, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】
______their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age.
Despite the【C16】______of lies, volunteers proved【C17】______at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team's research【C18】______up the possibility of a software that could【C19】______lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】
______way.
1 【C1】
（A）because
（B）and
（C）though （D）if
2 【C2】（A）only （B）innocent （C）unique （D）potential
3 【C3】（A）opposite （B）age （C）type （D）equal
4 【C4】（A）spot （B）locate （C）trust （D）fight
5 【C5】（A）away
（B）across （C）off
（D）apart
6 【C6】
（A）average （B）overall （C）actual （D）acceptable 7 【C7】
（A）responses （B）questions （C）comments （D）patterns
8 【C8】
（A）qualified （B）honest （C）responsible （D）confident
9 【C9】（A）refer （B）confine （C）contribute （D）dedicate 10 【C10】（A）so
（B）as
（C）for （D）like
11 【C11】（A）precise （B）objective （C）short （D）clear
12 【C12】（A）protect （B）distance （C）save
