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考研英语二真题和答案

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.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentenceThenblackenthe

correspondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.

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,included

AnneMclntoshandtheMayor.

A.liveB.aliveC.livingD.lively

10.ANewZealandmanwasrecently_____tolifeimprisonmentforthemurderofanEnglish

tourist,MonicaCantwell.

A.punishedB.accusedC.sentencedD.put

11.Thepast22yearshavereallybeenamazing,andeverypredictionwe'vemadeabout

improvementshaveallcome____

A.trulyB.trueC.truthD.truthful

12.Theteacherstriedto______thesestudentsthattheycouldsolvethecomplicatedproblem,

however,theyjustdidn’tseethepoint.

A.convinceB.encourageC.consultD.concern

13.I'm_________tothinkthatmostchildrenwouldliketheirteacherstobetheirfriendsrather

thantheircommanders.

A.subjectedB.supposedC.declinedD.inclined

14.Sheisundertheimpressionthatheisn’ta________personforhewouldn’ttellherwher

whenhewenttouniversity.

A.geniusB.generousC.genuineD.genetic

15.ThefirstglassesofCoca-Colaweredrunkin1886.Thedrinkwasfirst_____byaUSchemist

calledJohnPemberton

A.formedB.madeC.foundD.done

16.Thesetwochemicals______witheachotheratacertaintemperaturetoproduceasubstance

whichcouldcauseanexplosion.

A.interactB.attractC.reactD.expel

17.________theycangetpeopleintheorganizationtodowhatmusthedone,theywillnot

succeed.

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________theplanthathadbeendisapproveda

weekbefore.

A.broughtaboutB.broughtoutC.broughtupD.broughtdown

SectionIICloze（10points）

Directions:

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWETSHEETwithapencil.

WholesalepricesinJulyrosemoresharplythanexpectedandatafasterratethanconsumerprices,

21thatbusinesseswerestillprotectingconsumers22thefullbrunt（冲击）ofhigherenergy

costs.

TheProducerPriceIndex,23measureswhatproducersreceiveforgoodsandservices,

241percentinJuly,theLaborDepartmentreportedyesterday,double25economistshad

beenexpectingandasharpturnaroundfromflatpricesinJune.Excluding26andenergy,the

coreindexofproducerpricesrose0.4percent,27thanthe0.1percentthateconomistshad

28.Muchofthatincreasewasaresultofan29increaseincarandtruckprices.

OnTuesday,theLaborDepartmentsaidthe30thatconsumerspaidforgoodsandservicesin

Julywere310.5percentoverall,andup0.1percent,excludingfoodandenergy.

32theoverallriseinbothconsumerandproducerprices33causedbyenergycosts,which

increased4.4percentinthemonth.（Wholesalefoodprices340.3percentinJuly.35

July2004,wholesalepriceswereup4.6percent,thecorerate362.8percent,itsfastestpace

since1995.

Typically,increasesintheProducerPriceIndexindicatesimilarchangesintheconsumerindex

37businessesrecoup（补偿）highercostsfromcustomers.38formuchofthisexpansion,which

started39theendof2001,thathasnotbeenthe40.Infact,manybusinesseslike

automakershavebeenaggressivelydiscountingtheirproducts

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.Eachpassageosfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmardedA,B,C,andD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwitha

pencil.

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Officejobsareamongthepositionshardesthitbycompumation（计算机自动化）.Word

processorsandtypistswillloseabout93,000jobsoverthenextfewyears,while57,000secretarial

jobswillvanish.BlamethePC:

Today,manyexecutivestypetheirownmemosandcarrytheir：

“secretaries”inthepalmsoftheirhands.Timeisalsohardforstockclerks,whoseranksare

expectedtodecreaseby68,000.Andemployeesinmanufacturingfirmsandwholesalersarebeing

replacedwithcomputerizedsystems.

Butnoteveryonewholosesajobwillendupintheunemploymentline.Manywillshifttogrowing

positionswithintheirowncompanies.Whennewtechnologiesshookupthetelecommbusiness,

telephoneoperatorJudyDoughertypursuedretraining.Sheisnowacommunicationstechnician,

earningabout$64,000peryear.Ofcourse,ifyou'vebeenatollboothcollectorforthepast30years,

andyoufindyourselfreplacedbyanE¬-ZPassmachine,itmaybeoflittleconsolation（安慰）

toknowthatthetelecommfieldisbooming.

Andthat'sjustit:

Theserviceeconomyisfading;welcometotheexpertise（专门知识）economy.To

succeedinthenewjobmarket,youmustbeabletohandlecomplexproblems.Indeed,allbutone

ofthe50highest-payingoccupations---air-trafficcontroller---demandatleastabachelor’sdegree.

Forthosewithjustahighschooldiploma（毕业证书）,It'sgoingtogettoughertofindawell-paying

job.Sincefewerfactoryandclericaljobswillbeavailable,what'sleftwillbethejobsthat

compumationcan’tkill:

Computerscan’tcleanoffices,orcareforAlzheimer'spatients（老年痴呆

病人）.But,sincemostpeoplehavetheskillstofillthosepositions,thewagesstaypainfully

low,meaningcompumationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedge（楔子）betweentherichandpoor.

Thebestadvicenow:

Neverstoplearning,andkeepupwithnewtechnology.

Forbusyadults,ofcourse,thatcanbetough.Thegoodnewsisthattheverytechnologythat's

reducingsomanyjobsisalsomakingiteasiertogobacktoschoolwithouthavingtositina

classroom.So-calledInternetdistancelearningishot,withmorethanthreemillionstudents

currentlyenrolled,andit’sgainingcredibilitywithemployers.

Areyouatriskoflosingyourjobtoacomputer?

CheckthefederalBureauofLabor

Statistics'OccupationalOutlookHandbook,whichisavailableonlineatbls.gov.

41、Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthatallofthefollowingpersonsareeasilythrowninto

unemploymentEXCEPT.

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.Theirvalidity

willbequestionedonlywhentheiremployersdiscoverthatthesegraduatesar