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考研英语二真题及详细解答

2013年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试（英语二）试题

SectionIUseof English

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

Giventheadvantagesofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatwewouldmovequicklytothecashlesssocietyinwhichallpaymentsaremadeelectronically.__1__,atruecashlesssocietyisprobablynotaroundthecorner.Indeed,predictionsofsuchasocietyhavebeen__2__fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometofruition.Forexample,BusinessWeekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansofpayment“wouldsoonrevolutionizethevery__3__ofmoneyitself,”onlyto__4__itselfseveralyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtoacashlesssocietybeenso__5__incoming?

　　Althoughe-moneymightbemoreconvenientandmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork__6__thedisappearanceofthepapersystem.First,itisvery__7__tosetupthecomputer,cardreader,andtelecommunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe__8__formofpayment.Second,papercheckshavetheadvantagethatthey__9__receipts,somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto__10__.Third,theuseofpaperchecksgivesconsumersseveraldaysof"float"-ittakesseveraldays__11__acheckiscashedandfundsare__12__fromtheissuer'saccount,whichmeansthatthewriterofthecheckcanearninterestonthefundsinthemeantime.__13__electronicpaymentsareimmediate,theyeliminatethefloatfortheconsumer.Fourth,electronicmeansofpayment__14__securityandprivacyconcerns.Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessacomputerdatabaseandtoalterinformation__15__there.

　　Becausethisisnotan__16__occurrence,unscrupulouspersonsmightbeabletoaccessbankaccountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand__17__fundsbymovingthemfromsomeoneelse’saccountsintotheirown.The__18__ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andawholenewfieldofcomputersciencehasdevelopedto__19__securityissues.Afurtherconcernisthattheuseofelectronicmeansofpaymentleavesanelectronic__20__thatcontainsalargeamountofpersonaldataonbuyinghabits.Thereareworriesthatgovernment,employers,andmarketersmightbeabletoaccessthesedata,therebyencroachingonourprivacy.

　　1.[A]However[B]Moreover[C]Therefore[D]Otherwise

　　2.[A]off[B]back[C]over[D]around

　　3.[A]power[B]concept[C]history[D]role

　　4.[A]reward[B]resist[C]resume[D]reverse

　　5.[A]silent[B]sudden[C]slow[D]steady

　　6.[A]for[B]against[C]with[D]on

　　7.[A]imaginative[B]expensive[C]sensitive[D]productive

　　8.[A]similar[B]original[C]temporary[D]dominant

　　9.[A]collect[B]provide[C]copy[D]print

　　10.[A]giveup[B]takeover[C]bringback[D]passdown

　　11.[A]before[B]after[C]since[D]when

　　12.[A]kept[B]borrowed[C]released[D]withdrawn

　　13.[A]Unless[B]Until[C]Because[D]Though

　　14.[A]hide[B]express[C]raise[D]ease

　　15.[A]analyzed[B]shared[C]stored[D]displayed

　　16.[A]unsafe[B]unnatural[C]uncommon[D]unclear

　　17.[A]steal[B]choose[C]benefit[D]return

　　18.[A]consideration[B]prevention[C]manipulation[D]justification

　　19.[A]copewith[B]fightagainst[C]adaptto[D]callfor

20.[A]chunk[B]chip[C]path[D]trail

SectionIIResdiongComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

Inanessayentitled“MakingItinAmerica”,theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottonaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:

Theaveragemillonlytwoemployeestoday,”amanandadog.Themanistheretofeedthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.”

　　Davidson’sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddle-classincomestodayisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.

　　Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob，couldearnanaveragelifestyle,But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaveragejustwon’tearnyouwhatitusedto.Itcan’twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra-theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.

　　Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Butthere’sbeenanacceleration.AsDa