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

一、填空：

二、问答：

12、太阳是太阳系里唯一发光的恒星，直径是1400000千米。

2、在加热的过程中，蜡烛发生了什么变化？

（P29）

2、1969年7月，美国的“阿波罗11号”载人飞船成功地在月球上着陆。

答：

①利用微生物的作用，我们可以生产酒、醋、酸奶、馒头和面包等食品。

②土壤中的微生物可以分解动植物的尸体，使它们变成植物需要的营养素。

③在工业生产和医药卫生中也都离不开微生物。

6、重新使用是指多次或用另一种方法来使用已用过的物品，它也是减少垃圾的重要方法。

1、焚烧处理垃圾的优缺点是什么？

16、大量的研究事实说明生命体都是由细胞组成的，生物是由细胞构成的。

我们的皮肤表面，每平方厘米含有的细胞数量超过10万个。

答：

燃烧的蜡烛变得越来越短，发光发热并伴有气体生成。

2017年考研英语二真题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：

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

Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent，withacademics，writers，andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2.Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital，andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland..

　　Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort，one4bypurposelessness：

Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5，peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.6today’sunemployeddon’tseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression，doubletheratefor7Americans.Also，someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality，mental-healthproblems，andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.

　　Butitdoesn’t 11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe 12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe 13ofwork，asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould 14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today，the 15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.“Manyjobsareboring，degrading，unhealthy，andawasteofhumanpotential，”saysJohnDanaher，alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.

　　Thesedays，becauseleisuretimeisrelatively 16formostworkers，peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional 17oftheirjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork，Ioftenfeel 18，”Danahersays，adding，“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork，Imightfeelratherdifferent”—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself 19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor 20matters.

　　1.[A]boasting         [B]denying        [C]warning        [D]ensuring

　　2.[A]inequality       [B]instability     [C]unreliability  [D]uncertainty

　　3.[A]policy            [B]guideline       [C]resolution    [D]prediction

　　4.[A]characterized[B]divided          [C]balanced         [D]measured

　　5.[A]wisdom       [B]meaning         [C]glory            [D]freedom

　　6.[A]Instead              [B]Indeed      [C]Thus          [D]Nevertheless

　　7.[A]rich                 [B]urban              [C]working       [D]educated

　　8.[A]explanation        [B]requirement      [C]compensation    [D]substitute

　　9.[A]under                [B]beyond         [C]alongside        [D]among

　　10.[A]leavebehind     [B]makeup          [C]worryabout        [D]setaside

　　11.[A]statistically   [B]occasionally       [C]necessarily    [D]economically

　　12.[A]chances         [B]downsides          [C]benefits  [D]principles

　　13.[A]absence             [B]height             [C]face          [D]course

14.[A]disturb            [B]restore             [C]exclude         [D]yield

15.[A]model              [B]practice              [C]virtue        [D]hardship

16.[A]tricky                [B]lengthy              [C]mysterious       [D]scarce

17.[A]demands       [B]standards           [C]qualities       [D]threats

18.[A]ignored         [B]tired                [C]confused        [D]starved

19.[A]off        [B]against             [C]behind        [D]into

20.[A]technological        [B]professional         [C]educational    [D]interpersonal

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions：

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）

Text1

EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark.TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhasinspired400eventsintheUKandmoreabroad.Eventsarefree,staffedbythousandsofvolunteers.Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldtograndparents;theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeley'sworldrecord13minutes48secondsuptoanhour.

ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondon'sOlympic"legacy"isfailing.TenyearsagoonMonday,itwasannouncedthattheGamesofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon.PlanningdocumentspledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches.Thepopulationwouldbefitter,healthierandproducemorewinners.Ithasnothappened.Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,bynearly2millionintherun－upto2012－butthegeneralpopulationwasgrowingfaster.Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingatanacceleratingrate.Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved.Obesityhasrisenamongadultsandchildren.OfficialretrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon2012failedto"inspireageneration."ThesuccessofParkrunoffersanswers.

Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial:

Youronlycompetitoristheclock.Theethoswelcomesanybody.Thereisasmuchjoyoverapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereisabouttoptalentshining.TheOlympicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtogetmorepeopledoingsportsandtoproducemoreeliteathletes.Thedualaimwasmixedup:

Thestressonsuccessovertakingpartwasintimidatingfornewcomers.

Indeed,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategettinginvolvedintheplanningofsuchafundamentally"grassroots",conceptascommunitysportsassociations.Ifthereisaroleforgovernment,itshouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoods－makingsurethereisspaceforplayingfieldsandthemoneytopavetennisandnetballcourts,andencouragingtheprovisionofalltheseactivitiesinschools.Butsuccessivegovernmentshavepresidedoversellinggreenspaces,squeezingmoneyfromlocalauthoritiesanddecliningattentiononsportineducation.Insteadofwordy,worthystrategies,futuregovernmentsneedtodomoretoprovidetheconditionsforsporttothrive.Oratleastnotmakethemworse.

21.AccordingtoParagraph1,Parkrunhas_____.

A．gainedgreatpopularity

B．createdmanyjobs

C．strengthenedcommunityties

D．becomeanofficialfestival

22.TheauthorbelievesthatLondon'sOlympic"legacy"hasfailedto_____.

A．boostpopulationgrowth

B．promotesportparticipation

C．improvethecity'simage

D．increasesporthoursinschools

23.ParkrunisdifferentfromOlympicgamesinthatit_____.

A．aimsatdiscoveringtalents

B．focusesonmasscompetition

C．doesnotemphasizeelitism

D．doesnotattractfirst-timers

24.Withregardtomasssport,theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould_____.

A．organize"grassroots"sportsevents

B．superviselocalsportsassociations

C．increasefundsforsportsclubs

D．investinpublicsportsfacilities

25.Theauthor'sattitudetowhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis_____.

A．tolerant

B．critical

C．uncertain

D．sympathetic

Text2

Withsomuchfocusonchildren’suseofscreens,it'seasyforparentstoforgetabouttheirownscreenuse.“Techisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin,”saysJennyRadeskyinherstudyofdigitalplay,"anddigitalproductsaretheretopromotemaximalengagement.Itmakesithardtodisengage,andleadstoalotofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine.”

Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygivingmother-childpairsafood-testingexercise.Shefoundthatmotherswhosueddevicesduringtheexercisestarted20percentfewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbalinteractionswiththeirchildren.Duringaseparateobservation,shesawthatphonesbecameasourceoftensioninthefamily.Parentswouldbelookingattheiremailswhilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbidsfortheirattention.

Infantsarewiredtolookatparents’facestotrytounderstandtheirworld,andifthosefacesareblankandunresponsive—astheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinadevice－itcanbeextremelydisconcertingfoethechildren.Radeskycitesthe“stillfaceexperiment”devisedbydevelopmentalpsychologistEdTronickinthe1970s.Init,amotherisaskedtointeractwithherchildinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablankexpressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocialfeedback;Thechildbecomesincreasinglydistressedasshetriestocapturehermother’sattention."Parentsdon'thavetobeexquisitelyparentsatalltimes,butthereneedstobeabalanceandparentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachild’sverbalornonverbalexpressionsofanemotionalneed,"saysRadesky.

Ontheotherhand,Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkids'useofscreensarebornoutofan“oppressiveideologythatdemandsthatparentsshouldalwaysbeinteracting”withtheirchildren:

“It’sbasedonasomewhatfantasized,verywhite,veryupper-middle-classideologythatsaysifyou’refailingtoexposeyourchildto30,000wordsyouareneglectingthem.”Tronickbelievesthatjustbecaus