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2015年管理类联考英语二真题及答案解析
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext。
Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith--orevenlookingat--astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta1underground.
It'sasadreality--ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings--becausethere's2tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit,3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe4:
"Pleasedon'tapproachme."
Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?
Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6as"creepy,".Wefearwe'llbe7.Wefearwe'llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently8tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we10toourphones."Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,"Wortmannsays."Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11."
Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn't12sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:
Starta13.TheduohadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14."WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir16wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,"theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn'texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey17withtheexperiment,"notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed."
18,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat20:
Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.
1.[A]ticket[B]permit[C]signal[D]record
2.[A]nothing[B]little[C]another[D]much
3.[A]beaten[B]guided[C]plugged[D]brought
4.[A]message[B]code[C]notice[D]sign
5.[A]under[B]beyond[C]behind[D]from
6.[A]misapplied[B]mismatched[C]misadjusted[D]misinterpreted
7.[A]replaced[B]fired[C]judged[D]delayed
8.[A]unreasonable[B]ungrateful[C]unconventional[D]unfamiliar
9.[A]comfortable[B]confident[C]anxious[D]angry
10.[A]attend[B]point[C]take[D]turn
11.[A]dangerous[B]mysterious[C]violent[D]boring
12.[A]hurt[B]resist[C]bend[D]decay
13.[A]lecture[B]conversation[C]debate[D]negotiation
14.[A]passengers[B]employees[C]researchers[D]trainees
15.[A]reveal[B]choose[C]predict[D]design
16.[A]voyage[B]ride[C]walk[D]flight
17.[A]wentthrough[B]didaway[C]caughtup[D]putup
18.[A]inturn[B]infact[C]inparticular[D]inconsequence
19.[A]unless[B]since[C]if[D]whereas
20.[A]funny[B]logical[C]simple[D]rare
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys.Peopleartactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople’scontrol.Whichisitatstressmarker.Whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge。
“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdomwefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome”writesoneoftheresearchers.SarahDamaskeInfactwomensaytheyfeelbetteratwork.Shenotes.“itismennotwomen.Whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatwork”Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwithoutbutmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth。
Whatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey’reathomewhetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymentheendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhometheynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehometheyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofrolesandthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomenit’snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome。
Butit’snotjustagenderthing.Atworkpeopleprettymuchknowwhatthey’resupposedtobedoing:
workingmakingmoneydoingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:
Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola。
Onthehomefronthoweverpeoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedonethereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoitorifthey’reteenagersthreatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plusthey’reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome。
Soit’snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinitetheco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate。
21.AccordingtoParagraph1,mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome___________
[A]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation
[B]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace
[C]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement
[D]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace
22.AccordingtoDamaske,whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?
[A]Workingmothers
[B]Childlesshusbands
[C]Childlesswives
[D]Workingfathers
23Theblurringofworkingwomen'srolesreferstothefactthat___________
[A]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives
[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback
[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind
[D]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice
24.Theword“moola”(Line4,Para4)mostprobablymeans___________
[A]energy
[B]skills
[C]earnings
[D]nutrition
25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat_____________
[A]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment
[B]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut
[C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating
[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarded
Text2
Foryearsstudieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents-thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree-lagotherstudentsonarangeofeducationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutratesarehigher.Butsincesuchstudentsaremostlikelytoadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducationcollegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordecadestorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreated“aparadox”inthatrecruitingfirst-generationstudentsbutthenwatchingmanyofthemfailmeansthathighereducationhas“continuedtoreproduceandwidenratherthanclose”achievementgapbasedonsocialclassaccordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaperforthcominginthejournalPsychologicalScience。
Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimisticasitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblemsuggestingthatanapproach(whichinvolvesaone-hournext-to-no-costprogram)canclose63percentoftheachievementgap(measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades)betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents。
Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversitiesandtheirfindingsarebasedonastudyinvolving147students(whocompletedtheproject)atanunnamedprivateuniversity.Firstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparentwithafour-yearcollegedegreeMostofthefirst-generationstudents(59.1percent)wererecipientsofPellGrants,afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancialneed,whilethiswastrueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswithatleastoneparentwithafour-yeardegree
Theirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfacemostcollegestudentsTheycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap。
Manyfirst-generationstudents’struggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhighereducation,learntherulesofthegame,andtakeadvantageofcollegeresources”theywriteAndthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollagesdon’ttalkabouttheclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudentsBecauseUScollegesanduniversitiesseldomacknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents’educationalexperience,manyfirst-generationstudentslacksightaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents’likethemcanimprove
26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas
[A]reducedtheirdropoutrates
[B]narrowedtheachievementgap
[C]misseditsoriginalpurpose
[D]depressedcollegestudents
27Theauthoroftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecause
[A]theproblemissolvable
[B]theirapproachiscostless
[qtherecruitingratehasincreased
[D]theirfindingappealtostudents
28Thestudysugg