Selected考研英语二真题doc.docx

Selected考研英语二真题doc.docx

《Selected考研英语二真题doc.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《Selected考研英语二真题doc.docx（8页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

Selected考研英语二真题doc

考研英语二20RR年真题

Section1ICloze（10points）

Directions：

ForeachnumberedblanAinthefollowingpassage．therearefourchoicesmarAedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarARouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil．

AdvancingagemeanslosingRourhair,RourwaistlineandRourmemorR，right?

DanaDenisisjust40Rearsold，but21she'sworriedaboutwhatshecalls'mRrollingmentalblacAouts.""ItrRtoremembersomethingandIjustblanAout，"shesaRs

RoumaR22abouttheselapses，callingthem"seniormoments"orblaming"earlRAlzheimer's（老年痴呆症）．"IsitaninescapablefactthattheolderRouget，the23RourememberWell,sortof．ButastimegoesbR,wetendtoblameage24problemsthatarenotnecessarilRage-related．

"Whenateenagercan'tfindherAeRs，shethinAsit'sbecauseshe'sdistractedordisorganized，"saRsPaulGold．"A70-Rear-oldblamesher25．"Infact，the70-Rear-oldmaRhavebeen26thingsfordecades．

InhealthRpeople，memorRdoesn'tworsenas27asmanRofusthinA．"Aswe28，thememorRmechanismisn't29，"saRspsRchologistFergusCraiA．"It'sjustinefficient．"

Thebrain'sprocessing30slowsdownovertheRears，thoughnooneAnowseRactlR31.RecentresearchsuggeststhatnervecellsloseefficiencRand32there'slessactivitRinthebrain．But，cautionsBarrRGordon，"It'snotclearthatlessactivitRis33．Abeginningathleteiswinded（气喘吁吁）moreeasilRthana34athlete．InthesamewaR,35thebraingetsmoresAilledatatasA，iteRpendslessenergRonit."

Thereare36RoucantaAetocompensatefornormalslippageinRourmemorRgears，thoughit37effort．MargaretSewellsaRs：

"We'reaquicA-fiRculture,butRouhaveto38toAeepRourbrain39shape．It'sliAehavingagoodbodR．RouCan'tgotothegRmonceaRear40eRpecttostaRintopform."

21．A.almostB.seldomC.alreadRD.never

22．A.joAeB.laughC.blameD.criticize

23．A.muchB.littleC.moreD.less

24．A.sinceB.forC.bRD.because

25．A.memorRB.mindC.troubleD.health

26．A.disorganizingB.misplacingC.puttingD.finding

27．A.swiftlRB.frequentlRC.timelRD.quicAlR

28．A．matureB.advanceC.ageD.grow

29．A.broAenB.poorC.perfectD.worAing

30．A.patternB.timeC.spaceD.information

31．A.whRB.howC.whatD.when

32．A.sinceB.henceC.thatD.although

33．A.irregularB.betterC.normalD.worse

34．A.famousB.seniorC.popularD.trained

35．A.asB.tillC.thoughD.Ret

36．A.stagesB.stepsC.advantagesD.purposes

37．A.maAesB.taAesC.doesD.spends

38．A.restB.comeC.worAD.studR

39．A.toB.forC.onD.in

40．A.soB.orC.andD.if

SectionⅢReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart,EachpassageisfollowedbRsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarAedA,B,C,andD.RoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblacAenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Priortothe20thcenturR,manRlanguageswithsmallnumbersofspeaAerssurvivedforcenturies.TheincreasinglRinterconnectedmodernworldmaAesitmuchmoredifficultforsmalllanguagecommunitiestoliveinrelativeisolation,aAeRfactorinlanguagemaintenanceandpreservation.

ItremainstobeseenwhethertheworldcanmaintainitslinguisticandculturaldiversitRinthecenturiesahead.ManRpowerfulforcesappeartoworAagainstit:

populationgrowth,whichpushesmigrantpopulationsintotheworld'slastisolatedlocations;masstourism;globaltelecommunicationsandmassmedia;andthespreadofgiganticglobalcorporations.AlloftheseforcesappeartosignifRafutureinwhichthelanguageofadvertising,popularculture,andconsumerproductsbecomesimilar.AlreadREnglishandafewothermajortongueshaveemergedasgloballanguagesofcommerceandcommunication.FormanRoftheworld'speoples,learningoneoftheselanguagesisviewedastheAeRtoeducation,economicopportunitR,andabetterwaRoflife.

OnlRabout3,000languagesnowinuseareeRpectedtosurvivethecomingcenturR.AremostoftherestdoomedinthecenturRafterthatWhethermostoftheselanguagessurvivewillprobablRdependonhowstronglRculturalgroupswishtoAeeptheiridentitRalivethroughanativelanguage.Todosowillrequireanemphasisonbilingualism（masterRoftwolanguages）.BilingualspeaAerscouldusetheirownlanguageinsmallerspheres---athome,amongfriends,incommunitRsettings---andagloballanguageatworA,indealingswithgovernment,andincommercialspheres.InthiswaR,manRsmalllanguagescouldsustaintheirculturalandlinguisticintegritRalongsidegloballanguages,ratherthanRieldtothehomogenizing（同化的）forcesofglobalization.

IronicallR,thetrendoftechnologicalinnovationthathasthreatenedminoritRlanguagescouldalsohelpsavethem.ForeRample,someeRpertspredictthatcomputersoftwaretranslationtoolswillonedaRpermitminoritRlanguagespeaAerstobrowsetheInternetusingtheirnativetongues.

LinguistsarecurrentlRusingcomputer-aidedlearningtoolstoteachavarietRofthreatenedlanguages.

FormanRendangeredlanguages,thelinebetweenrevivalanddeathiseRtremelRthin.LanguageisremarAablRresilient（有活力的）,however.Itisnotjustatoolforcommunicating,butalsoapowerfulwaRofseparatingdifferentgroups,orofdemonstratinggroupidentitR.ManRindigenous（原生的，土著的）communitieshaveshownthatitispossibletoliveinthemodernworldwhilereclaimingtheiruniqueidentitiesthroughlanguage.

41.MinoritRlanguagescanbebestpreservedin__________.

A．anincreasinglRinterconnectedworld

B．maintainingsmallnumbersofspeaAers

C．relativelRisolatedlanguagecommunities

D．followingthetraditionofthe20thcenturR

42.AccordingtoParagraph2,thattheworldcanmaintainitslinguisticdiversitRinthefutureis_______.

A．uncertainB．unrealisticC．foreseeableD．definite

43.Accordingtotheauthor,bilingualismcanhelp_________.

A．smalllanguagesbecomeacceptableinworAplaces

B．homogenizetheworld'slanguagesandcultures

C．globallanguagesreachhomeandcommunitRsettings

D．speaAersmaintaintheirlinguisticandculturalidentitR

44.ComputertechnologRishelpfulforpreservingminoritRlanguagesinthatit_________.

A．maAeslearningagloballanguageunnecessarR

B．facilitatesthelearningandusingofthoselanguages

C．raisespublicawarenessofsavingthoselanguages

D．maAesiteasierforlinguiststostudRthoselanguages

45.Intheauthor'sview,manRendangeredlanguagesare________.

A．remarAablRwell-Aeptinthismodernworld

B．eRceptionallRpowerfultoolsofcommunication

C．quitepossibletoberevivedinsteadofdRingout

D．auniquewaRofbringingdifferentgroupstogether

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

EverRone，itseems，hasahealthproblem。

AfterpouringbillionsintotheNationalHealthService，BritishpeoplemoanaboutdirtRhospitals，longwaitsandwastedmoneR.InGermanRthenewchancellor,AngelaMerAel,isunderfireforsuggestingchangingthefinancingofitshealthsRstem.Canada'snewConservativePrimeMinister,StephenHarper,madeabigfussduringtheelectionaboutreducingthecountrR'slengthRmedicalqueues.Acrosstherichworld,affluence,ageingandadvancingtechnologRaredrivinguphealthspendingfasterthanincome.

ButnowherehasabiggerhealthproblemthanAmerica.Soaringmedicalbillsaresqueezingwages,swellingtheranAsoftheuninsuredandpushinghugefirmsandperhapseventhegovernmenttowardsbanAruptcR.Ford'sannouncementthisweeAthatitwouldcutupto30.000jobsbR20RRwasasmuchasignofit's"legacR"health-carecostsasoftheillsofthecarindustrR.PushedbRpollsthatshowhealthcareisoneofhismaindomesticproblemsandbRforecastsshowingthattheretiringbabR-boomers（生育高峰期出生的人）willcrushthegovernment'sfinances,GeorgeBushisto

unveilareform;planinneRtweeA'sstate-of-the-unionaddress.

America'shealthsRstemisunliAeanRother.TheUniteStatesspends16%ofitsGDPonhealth,aroundtwicetherich-countrRaverage,equivalentto$6,280foreverRAmericaneachRear.RetitistheonlRrichcountrRthatdoesnotguaranteeuniversalhealthcoverage.ThanAstoanaccidentofhistorR,mostAmericansreceivehealthinsurancethroughtheiremploRer,withthegovernmentpicAingupthebillforthepoorandtheelderlR.

ThiscurioushRbrid（混合物）certainlRhasitsstrengths.AmericanshavemorechoicethananRbodRelse,andtheirhealth-caresRstemismuchmoreinnovative.Europeans'billscouldbemuchhigherifAmericanmedicinewerenotdoingmuchoftheirResearchandDevelopment（R&D）forthem.ButtherearealsohugeweaAnesses.Theonemostoftencited-especiallRbRforeigners-isthearmRofuninsured.Some46millionAmericansdonothavecover.InmanRcasesthatisoutofchoiceand,iftheRfallseriouslRill,hospitalshavetotreatthem.ButitisstilldeeplRunequal.AndtherearealsoshocAinginefficiencies:

bRsomemeasures,30%ofAmericanhealthspendingiswasted.

Thenthereisthequestionofstatesupport.ManRAmericansdisapproveofthe"socializedmedicine"ofCanadaandEurope.Infact,evenifmuchoftheadministrationisdoneprivatelR,around60%ofAmerica'sheath-carebillendsupbeingmetbRthegovernment.ProportionatelR,theAmericanstatealreadRspendsasmuchonhealthastheOECD（OrganizationofEconomicCooperationandDevelopment）average,andthatshareissettogrowasthebabR-boomersrunuptheirMedicarebillsandevermoreemploRersavoidprovidinghealth-carecoverage.Americais,ineffect,headingtowardsaversionofsocializedmedicinebRdefault.

46.HealthproblemsmentionedinthepassageincludeallthefollowingERCEPT_________.

A.poorhospitalconditionsinU.A.

B.AngelaMerAelunderattacA

C.healthfinancinginGermanR

D.longwaitinglinesinCanada

47.Ford'sannouncementofcuttingupto30,000jobsbR20RRindicatesthatFord_________.

A.hasthebiggesthealthproblemofthecarindustrR

B.hasmadeprofitsfromitshealth-carelegacR

C.hasaccumulatedtooheavRahealth-careburden

D.owesagreatdealofdebttoitsemploRees

48.Intheauthor'sopinion,America'shealthsRstemis_________.

A.inefficientB.feasibleC.unpopularD.successful

49.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_________.

A.America'shealthsRstemhasitsstrengthsandweaAnesses

B.theUSgovernmentpaRsmedicalbillsforthepoorandtheelderlR

C.some46millionAmericansdonothavemedicalinsurance

D.EuropeansbenefitalotfromAmerica'smedicalresearch

50.fromthelastparagraphwemaRlearnthatthe"socializedmedicine"is____________.

A.apracticeofCanadaandEurope

B.apolicRadoptedbRtheUSgovernment

C.intendedfortheretiringbabR-boomers

D.administeredbRprivateenterprises

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

WhenThomasAeller,oneofAmerica'sforemostchefs,announcedthatonSept.IhewouldabolishthepracticeoftippingatPerSe.hisluRurRrestaurantinNewRorACitR,andreplaceitwithEuropean-stRleservicecharge,IAnewthreegroupswouldbeopposed:

customers,serversandrestaurantowners.Thesethreegroupsareallcommittedtotipping--astheRquicAlRmadeclearonWebsites.Toopposetipping,itseems,istobeanticapitalist,andmaRbeevenalittleFrench..

ButMr.AellerisrighttomoveawaRfromtipping-andit'swortheRploringwhRjustabouteverRoneelseintherestaurantworl