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考研英语二真题及答案
2000考研英语二真题及答案
SectionIUseofEnglish(10%)
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandma,A,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1(客观答题卡).
Wesufferfromaconspicuouslackofrolemodelsandsharedcauses.Thisis1ofreason,Ithink,thatmanyyoungAsian-AmericanscontinuetoassimilatequietlyintoAmerica2asdoctors,scientistsandengineers.Ourstrugglesareindividualandfamilialbut3communalorpolitical.OursisafrustratinglylimitedversionoftheAMERICANDrearrWhileIcanstrivefor4intoHarvardandbecomethetalkoftheKoreanmothersinmlhometown,GodforbidthatIaimmuchfurtherandhigherthanthat——5fameantinfluenceasawriter,anintellectualorperhapspresidentoftheUnitedStates.Iwishmorethananythingelsetofeellikepartofsomething6thanmyselfandm~personalambitions,partofalargerculture.Unfortunately,bycomingtoAmericamyparent,7theculturallegacytheywouldhavepassedontome.WhenIvisited8lastsummer,foundthatIwas9andchastisedbymanypeopleforneverlearninghowtospeakKoreanandforturningmy10ontheirculture.Taxidriverswould11tostopformeandmyKorean-Americanfriendsbecausetheyknewfromour12wherewehadcomefrom.
And13,inspiteofthe17yearsIhavespentinthiscountry,IfeelmoreacutelyconsciousthaneverofthefactthatIamnotcompletely14.Recently,ablackmancalledmea"littleChinesefaggot"inamen'sroom,anda15womanonthestreettoldmeto"gobacktoJapan."Americans,Ithink,feela(n)16tokeepbothAsiansandAsian-Americansatasociological,philosophicalandgeographicaldistance.With17numbersofAsian-American18applyingtotopcolleges,manywhitestudentshavebeguntocomplainaboutAsian-American19andcompetitiveness,callingus"Asiannerds."ManyAmericansconsiderthisaspartofalarger"Asianinvasionfassociated20Japan'sexportsuccessinAmerica.
01.[A]one [B]part [C]much [D]some
02.[A]country [B]city [C]land [D]society
03.[A]hardly [B]frequently [C]approximately [D]always
04.[A]scholarship [B]citizenship [C]admittance [D]integration
05.[A]toward [B]near [C]between [D]among
06.[A]more [B]better [C]larger [D]longer
07.[A]sold [B]maintained [C]memorized [D]sacrificed
08.[A]Japan [B]China [C]Korea [D]Thailand
09.[A]scorned [B]respected [C]surprised [D]ignored
10.[A]side [B]head [C]eyes [D]back
11.[A]like [B]refuse [C]straggle [D]want
12.[A]skin [B]clothes [C]faces [D]politeness
13.[A]also [B]so [C]yet [D]then
14.[A]hated [B]ignored [C]treated [D]welcome
15.IAIhomeless [B]careless [C]selfless [D]shameless
16.[A]fear [B]need [C]interest [D]hate
17.[A]growing [B]expanding [C]developing [D]enlarging
18.[A]people [B]residents [C]students [D]foreigners
19.,[Aldiligence [B]laziness [C]hardship [D]stubbornness
20.[A]for [B]to [C]with [D]at
gectionIIReadingComprehension(60%)
PartA(40%)
Readthefollowingtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1(客观答题卡).
Text1
InfraGardisagrass-rootsefforttorespondtotheneedforcooperationandcollaborationncounteringthethreatofcybercrimeandterrorismtoprivatebusinessesandthegovernment.BytheendofSeptember,therewillbeInfraGardchaptersinall50states,Callowaysaid.
WithadvicefromtheFBI,eachlocalchapterwillberunbyaboardofdirectorsthatincludesmembersofprivateindustry,theacademiccommunityandpublicagencies.Banks,utilities,andotherbusinessesandgovernmentagencieswilluseasecureWebsitetosharenformationaboutattemptstohackintotheircomputernetworks.Memberscanjointhesystem!
tnocharge.
Akeyfeatureofthesystemisatwo-prongedmethodofreportingattacks.A"sanitized"descriptionofahackingattemptorotherincident-onethatdoesn'trevealthenameorensitiveinformationaboutthevictim-canbesharedwiththeothermemberstospottrends?
henamoredetaileddescriptionalsocanbesenttotheFBI'scomputercrimesunittoietermineiftherearegroundsforaninvestigation.
Cybercrimehasjumpedinrecentyearsacrossthenation,particularlyinhotbedsoffinancialcormmerceandtechnologylikeCharlotte."Tenyearsago,allyouneededtoprotectyourselfwasasafe,afenceandsecurityofficers,"saidChrisSwecker,whoisinchargeoftheFBI'sCharlotteoffice."Nowanybusinesswithamodemissubjecttoattack."
FBEagentsinvestigatingcomputerhackingthatdisruptedpopularWebsitesincludingA,CNNandYahoo!
thisyearidentifiedseveralNorthCarolinavictims.TheinvestigationhasalsoidentifiedcomputersystemsinNorthCarolinausedbyhackerstocommitsuchattacks.
Prosecutionsofhackershavebeenhamperedbythereluctanceofbusinessestoreportsecurityintrusionsforfearofbadpublicityandlostbusiness.Meanwhile,toomanycorporationshavemadeittooeasyforcriminalsbysacrificingsecurityforspeedandaccessibility.JackWiles,whowillleadthelocalInfraGardchapter'sboard,saidarecentreportestimated97percentofallcybercrimegoesundetected.Wiles,acomputersecurityexpert,hasafirewallonhispersonalcomputertopreventhackersfromgettingintohisfiles.
"Igetatleastonereportadaythatsomebodywastryingtogetintomycomputer,"hesaid."TheNetisawonderfulplace,butit'salsoadangerousone."
21.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknow
[A]InfraGardisaprotectivemeasureaga/nstcybercrime.
[BIInfraGardisameasureofcooperationandcollaboration.
[C]therewillbe50InfraGardchaptersinallstates.
[DJprivatebusinessandthegovernmentarenowcommittingcybererime.
22.EachlocalchapterofInfraGardwillberunbythefollowingEXCEPT
[Alacademiccommunities.
[B]publicagencies.
[C]FBI.
[D]privateindustry.
23.Bysaying"toomanycorporationshavemadeittooeasyforcriminalsbysacrificingsecurityforspeedandaccessibility"theauthormeans
[A]toomanycorporationstakenonoticeofthesecurityproblemofcomputers.
[B]criminalsaresacrificingsecurityforspeedandaccessibility.
[C]it'sveryeasytosacrificesecurityforspeedandaccessibility.
[D]manycompaniessufferfromcomputerhackingbecausetheyvaluespeedandaccessibilitymorethansecurity.
24.AllthefollowingarereasonsfortheriseincybercrimeEXCEPT
[A]victimswon'treportintrusionsbyhackers.
[B]vivictimshavenofkewalls.
[C]theuseofmodemisincreasing.
[D]companiesdon'tpayenoughattentiontoSecurity.
25.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat
[A]notallhackingattemptsareworthyofinvestigation.
[B]informationofthevictimsisinaccessible.
[C]InfraGardchapterswillbeineffectbytheendofSeptember.
[D]Awasoncedisruptedbyhacking.
Text2
TheannualPhiDeltaKappa/GalluppollofattitudestowardspubliceducationreleasedthisweekfoundthatamajortyofAmericansfeeltisimportanttoput"aqualified,competentteacherineveryclassroom".BobChase,presidentoftheNationalEducationAssociation(NEA),themainteachers'union,wastednotimeinpointingoutthatthiswillrequireraisingteachers'salariessothatmorequalifiedcandidateswillentertheprofessionandstaythere.
AstudybytwoeconomistssuggeststhatthequalityofAmerica'steachershasmoretodowithhowtheyarepaidratherthanhowmuch.ThepayofAmericanpublic-schoolteachersisnotbasedonanymeasureofperformance;instead,itisdeterminedbyarigidformulabasedonexperienceandyearsofschooling,factorsmassivelyunimportantindecidinghowwellstudentsdo.
Theuniformpayscaleinviteswhateconomistscalladverseselection.Sincethemosttalentedteachersarealsolikelytobegoodatotherprofessions,theyhaveastrongincentivetoleaveeducationforjobsinwhichpayismorecloselylinkedtoproductivity.Fordullards,theincentivesarejusttheopposite.
Thedataarestriking:
whentestscoresareusedasaproxyforability,thebrightestindividualsshuntheteachingprofessionateveryjuncture.Cleverstudentsaretheleastlikelytochooseeducationasamajoratuniversity.Amongstudentswhodomajorineducation,thosewithhighertestscoresarelesslikelytobecometeachers.Andamongindividualswhoenterteaching,thosewiththehighesttestscoresarethemostlikelytoleavetheprofessionearly.
Thestudytakesintoconsiderationtheeffectsofanationwide20%realincreaseinteachersalariesduringthe1980s.Itconcludesthatithadnoappreciableeffectonoverallteacherquality,inlargepartbecauseschoolsdoapoorjobof.recruitingand-selectingthebestteachers.Also,evenifhighersalariesluremorequalifiedcandidatesintotheprofession,theoveralleffectonqualitymaybeoffsetbymediocreteacherswhochoosetopostponeretirement.
Thestudyalsotakesaimatteachertraining.Everystaterequiresthatteachersbelicensed,aprocessthatcaninvolveuptotwoyearsofeducationclasses,evenforthosewhohaveauniversitydegreeoragraduatedegreeinthefieldtheywouldliketoteach.Inevitably,thissystemdoeslittletolureingraduatesoftopuniversitiesorprofessionalswhowouldliketoenterteachingatmid-career.
26.WhichstatementisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
[A]NEAisthelargestsocietyforteachers.
[B]Education-majoredstudentsarenotaswiseaspeoplehaveassumed.
[C]Youngteachersarepaidlessbecausetheirstudentsdon'tdowellenough.
[D]Thestudyisbothconcernedwiththeeffec