考研英语二真题及答案解析.docx

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考研英语二真题及答案解析

2012年考研英语二真题

Directions:

MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGI.Joeasamindlesswartoy,thesymbolofAmericanmilitaryadventurism,butthat’snothowitusedtobe.Tothemenandwomenwho1inWorldWarIIandthepeopletheyliberated,theGI.wasthe2mangrownintohero,thepoolfarmkidtornawayfromhishome,theguywho3alltheburdensofbattle,whosleptincoldfoxholes，whowentwithoutthe4offoodandshelter,whostuckitoutanddrovebacktheNazireignofmurder.thiswasnotavolunteersoldier,notsomeonewellpaid,5anaverageguy,up6thebesttrained,bestequipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesseenincenturies.

Hisnameisnotmuch.GI.isjustamilitaryabbreviation7GovernmentIssue,anditwason allofthearticle8tosoldiers.AndJoe?

Acommonnameforaguywhonever9itto thetop.JoeBlow,JoeMagrac…aworkingclassname.The UnitedStateshas10hadapresidentorvicepresidentorsecretaryofstateJoe.

GI.joe hada11careerfightingGerman,Japanese,and Koreantroops.Heappersasacharacter ,ora12ofamerican personalities,inthe1945movieTheStoryofGI.Joe,basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentErniePyle.SomeofthesoldiersPyle13portraydethemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamousforcoveringthe14sideofthewarl,writingaboutthedirt-snow–and-mudsoldiers,nothowmanymileswere15orwhattownswerecapturedorliberated,Hisreports16the“willie”cartoonsoffamedStarsandStripesartistBillMaulden.Bothmen17thedirtandexhaustionofwar,the18ofcivilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:

coffee,tobacco,whiskey,shelter,sleep.19Egypt,France,andadozenmorecountries,G.I.JoewasanyAmericansoldier,20themostimportantpersonintheirlives.

1.[A]performed  [B]served   [C]rebelled   [D]betrayed

2.[A]actual  [B]common   [C]special   [D]normal

3.[A]bore   [B]cased   [C]removed   [D]loaded

4.[A]necessities   [B]facilitice   [C]commodities   [D]propertoes

5.[A]and   [B]nor   [C]but   [D]hence

6.[A]for   [B]into   [C]form  [D]against

7.[A]meaning   [B]implying   [C]symbolizing   [D]claiming

8.[A]handedout   [B]turnover   [C]broughtback   [D]passeddown

9.[A]pushed   [B]got   [C]made   [D]managed

10.[A]ever   [B]never   [C]either   [D]neither

11.[A]disguised   [B]disturbed   [C]disputed   [D]distinguished

12.[A]company   [B]collection   [C]community   [D]colony

13.[A]employed   [B]appointed   [C]interviewed   [D]questioned

14.[A]ethical   [B]military   [C]political   [D]human

15.[A]ruined   [B]commuted   [C]patrolled   [D]gained

16.[A]paralleled   [B]counteracted   [C]duplicated   [D]contradicted

17.[A]neglected   [B]avoided   [C]emphasized   [D]admired

18.[A]stages   [B]illusions   [C]fragments   [D]advancea

19.[A]With   [B]To   [C]Among   [D]Beyond

20.[A]onthecontrary   [B]bythismeans  [C]fromtheoutset   [D]atthatpoint

PartA

Directions:

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

Text1

Homeworkhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,butinrecentyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistrictsacrossthecountry,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonhiseducationalritual.Unfortunately,L.A.Unifiedhasproducedaninflexiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththeexceptionofsomeadvancedcourses,homeworkmaynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudent’sacademicgrade.

Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyisunclearandcontradictory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotdowithoutexpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.

Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapatofschooling:

teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithhomeworkcountingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomeworkandseeveylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomework,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomework?

Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.

Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomework.Ifthedistrictfindshomeworktobeunimportant