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考研英语二真命题和答案解析
2006年全国攻读工商管理硕士学位研究生入学考试
英语试题
SectionIVocabulary(10points)
Directions:
Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentenceThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.
1.Insomecountriesgirlsarestill_____ofagoodeducation.
A.denied.B.declinedC.derivedD.deprived
2.Astheyearspassed,thememoriesofherchildhood______away.
A.fadedB.disappearedC.flashedD.fired
3.Brierley’sbookhasthe________ofbeingbothinformativeandreadable.
A.inspirationB.requirementsC.mythD.merit
4.IfIhaveanycommentstomake,I’llwritetheminthe______ofthebookI’mreading
A.edgeB.pageC.marginD.side
5.My________wouldreallytroublemeifIworeafurcoat.
A.consciousnessB.consequenceC.constitutionD.conscience
6.Whenthepostfell_______,DennisBasswasappointedtofillit.
A.emptyB.vacantC.hollowD.bare
7.Motherwhotakescareofeverybodyisusuallythemost_________personineachfamily.
A.considerateB.considerableC.consideringD.constant
8.FortenyearstheGreeks_______thecityofTroytoseparateitfromtheoutside.
A.capturedB.occupiedC.destroyedD.surrounded
9.Otherguestsatyesterday'sopening,whichwasbroadcast______bytheradiostation,includedAnneMclntoshandtheMayor.
A.liveB.aliveC.livingD.lively
10.ANewZealandmanwasrecently_____tolifeimprisonmentforthemurderofanEnglishtourist,MonicaCantwell.
A.punishedB.accusedC.sentencedD.put
11.Thepast22yearshavereallybeenamazing,andeverypredictionwe'vemadeaboutimprovementshaveallcome____
A.trulyB.trueC.truthD.truthful
12.Theteacherstriedto______thesestudentsthattheycouldsolvethecomplicatedproblem,however,theyjustdidn’tseethepoint.
A.convinceB.encourageC.consultD.concern
13.I'm_________tothinkthatmostchildrenwouldliketheirteacherstobetheirfriendsratherthantheircommanders.
A.subjectedB.supposedC.declinedD.inclined
14.Sheisundertheimpressionthatheisn’ta________personforhewouldn’ttellherwhereandwhenhewenttouniversity.
A.geniusB.generousC.genuineD.genetic
15.ThefirstglassesofCoca-Colaweredrunkin1886.Thedrinkwasfirst_____byaUSchemistcalledJohnPemberton
A.formedB.madeC.foundD.done
16.Thesetwochemicals______witheachotheratacertaintemperaturetoproduceasubstancewhichcouldcauseanexplosion.
A.interactB.attractC.reactD.expel
17.________theycangetpeopleintheorganizationtodowhatmusthedone,theywillnotsucceed.
A.SinceB.UnlessC.IfD.Whether
18.Onceyouhavestartedajob,youshoulddoit__________.
A.inpracticeB.intheoryC.inearnestD.inahurry
19.Althoughthenewlibraryservicehasbeenverysuccessful,itsfutureis______certain.
A.atanyrateB.bynomeansC.byallmeansD.atanycost
20.Tomysurprise,atyesterday'smeetingheagain________theplanthathadbeendisapprovedaweekbefore.
A.broughtaboutB.broughtoutC.broughtupD.broughtdown
SectionIICloze(10points)
Directions:
Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWETSHEETwithapencil.
WholesalepricesinJulyrosemoresharplythanexpectedandatafasterratethanconsumerprices,21thatbusinesseswerestillprotectingconsumers22thefullbrunt(冲击)ofhigherenergycosts.
TheProducerPriceIndex,23measureswhatproducersreceiveforgoodsandservices,
241percentinJuly,theLaborDepartmentreportedyesterday,double25economistshadbeenexpectingandasharpturnaroundfromflatpricesinJune.Excluding26andenergy,thecoreindexofproducerpricesrose0.4percent,27thanthe0.1percentthateconomistshad28.Muchofthatincreasewasaresultofan29increaseincarandtruckprices.
OnTuesday,theLaborDepartmentsaidthe30thatconsumerspaidforgoodsandservicesinJulywere310.5percentoverall,andup0.1percent,excludingfoodandenergy.
32theoverallriseinbothconsumerandproducerprices33causedbyenergycosts,whichincreased4.4percentinthemonth.(Wholesalefoodprices340.3percentinJuly.35July2004,wholesalepriceswereup4.6percent,thecorerate362.8percent,itsfastestpacesince1995.
Typically,increasesintheProducerPriceIndexindicatesimilarchangesintheconsumerindex37businessesrecoup(补偿)highercostsfromcustomers.38formuchofthisexpansion,whichstarted39theendof2001,thathasnotbeenthe40.Infact,manybusinesseslikeautomakershavebeenaggressivelydiscountingtheirproducts
21.A.indicateB.toindicateC.indicatingD.indicated
22.A.ofB.toC.byD.from
23.A.thatB.whichC.itD.this
24.A.riseB.risesC.roseD.raised
25.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.this
26.A.foodB.grainC.cropD.diet
27.A.lessB.lowerC.higherD.more
28.A.saidB.reportedC.calculatedD.forecast
29.A.expectableB.unexpectedC.expectationD.expecting
30.A.pricesB.costsC.chargesD.values
31.A.downB.fromC.toD.up
32.A.MuchB.MostC.MostofD.Muchof
33.A.wasB.wereC.isD.are
34.A.fallB.fellC.fallsD.hasfallen
35.A.ComparingwithB.IncomparisonC.ComparedwithD.Compareto
36.A.droppedB.declinedC.liftedD.climbed
37.A.asB.soC.whileD.when
38.A.AndB.ButC.YetD.Still
39.A.atB.byC.inD.to
40.A.conditionB.situationC.matterD.case
SectionIIIReadingComprehension(40points)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageosfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmardedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.
Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Officejobsareamongthepositionshardesthitbycompumation(计算机自动化).Wordprocessorsandtypistswillloseabout93,000jobsoverthenextfewyears,while57,000secretarialjobswillvanish.BlamethePC:
Today,manyexecutivestypetheirownmemosandcarrytheir:
“secretaries”inthepalmsoftheirhands.Timeisalsohardforstockclerks,whoseranksareexpectedtodecreaseby68,000.Andemployeesinmanufacturingfirmsandwholesalersarebeingreplacedwithcomputerizedsystems.
Butnoteveryonewholosesajobwillendupintheunemploymentline.Manywillshifttogrowingpositionswithintheirowncompanies.Whennewtechnologiesshookupthetelecommbusiness,telephoneoperatorJudyDoughertypursuedretraining.Sheisnowacommunicationstechnician,earningabout$64,000peryear.Ofcourse,ifyou'vebeenatollboothcollectorforthepast30years,andyoufindyourselfreplacedbyanE¬-ZPassmachine,itmaybeoflittleconsolation(安慰)toknowthatthetelecommfieldisbooming.
Andthat'sjustit:
Theserviceeconomyisfading;welcometotheexpertise(专门知识)economy.Tosucceedinthenewjobmarket,youmustbeabletohandlecomplexproblems.Indeed,allbutoneofthe50highest-payingoccupations---air-trafficcontroller---demandatleastabachelor’sdegree.
Forthosewithjustahighschooldiploma(毕业证书),It'sgoingtogettoughertofindawell-payingjob.Sincefewerfactoryandclericaljobswillbeavailable,what'sleftwillbethejobsthatcompumationcan’tkill:
Computerscan’tcleanoffices,orcareforAlzheimer'spatients(老年痴呆病人).But,sincemostpeoplehavetheskillstofillthosepositions,thewagesstaypainfullylow,meaningcompumationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedge(楔子)betweentherichandpoor.Thebestadvicenow:
Neverstoplearning,andkeepupwithnewtechnology.
Forbusyadults,ofcourse,thatcanbetough.Thegoodnewsisthattheverytechnologythat'sreducingsomanyjobsisalsomakingiteasiertogobacktoschoolwithouthavingtositinaclassroom.So-calledInternetdistancelearningishot,withmorethanthreemillionstudentscurrentlyenrolled,andit’sgainingcredibilitywithemployers.
Areyouatriskoflosingyourjobtoacomputer?
CheckthefederalBureauofLabor
Statistics'OccupationalOutlookHandbook,whichisavailableonlineatbls.gov.
41、FromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthatallofthefollowingpersonsareeasilythrownintounemploymentEXCEPT.
A.secretariesB.stockclerksC.managersD.wholesalers
42、Inthesecondparagraphtheauthormentionsthetollboothcollectorto
A.meanhewillgetbenefitsfromthetelecommfield
B.showheistoooldtoshifttoanewposition
C.consolehimonhavingbeenreplacedbyamachine
D.blamethePCforhisunemployment
43.Bysaying“┅compumationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedgebetweentherichandpoor”(line5,Para.4)theauthormeans
A.peoplearegettingricherandricher
B.therewillbeasmallgapbetweenrichandpoor
C.thegapbetweenrichandpoorisgettinglargerandlarger
D.it’stimetocloseupthegapbetweentherichandpoor
44、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardscomputers?
A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.prejudiced
45、Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofpassage?
A.BlamingthePC
B.Theboomingtelecommfield
C.Internetdistanceleaning
D.Keepingupwithcompumation
Question46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.Thesediplomaswon'tlookanydifferentfromthoseawardedtheirluckierclassmates.Theirvaliditywillbequestionedonlywh