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年硕士研究生入学统一考试

英语二真题及答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

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

It'sasadreality—ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings—becausethere's2tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit,3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe4:

"Pleasedon'tapproachme."

Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?

6.[A]misinterpret[B]misapplied[C]misadjusted[D]mismatched

[B]

7.[A]fired

judged[C]replaced[D]delayed

8.[A]unreasonable[B]ungrateful[C]unconventional[D]unfamiliar

[B]

10.[A]attend

point[C]take[D]turn

12.[A]hurt[B]resist[C]bend[D]decay

[B]

13.[A]lecture

conversation[C]debate[D]negotiation

14.[A]trainees

[B]employees[C]researchers[D]passengers

15.[A]reveal

[B]choose[C]predict[D]design

16.[A]voyage

[B]flight[C]walk[D]ride

17.[A]wentthrough[B]didaway[C]caughtup[D]putup

18.[A]Inturn

[B]Inparticular[C]Infact[D]Inconsequenee

19.[A]unless

[B]since[C]if[D]whereas

20.[A]funny

[B]simple[C]logical[D]rare

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing

A,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.（40points）

Text1

Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople'scortisol,whic

stressmarker,whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.

Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellas

oneofthefewTi

menhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,

SarahDamske.Infactwomenevensaytheyfeelbetteratwork,shenotes.

notwomen,whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatwork.”Anothersurpri

thatfindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.

Whatthestudydoesn'tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey'reathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostay

home,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceamakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,it'snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.

Soit'snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinite,theco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.

21.AccordingtoParagraph1,mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome

[A]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

[B]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement

[C]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace

[D]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation

22.AccordingtoDamaske,whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?

[A]Childlesswives[B]Workingmothers

[C]Childlesshusbands[D]Workingfathers

23.Theblurringofworkingwomen'srolesreferstothefactthat

[A]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice

[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback

[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind

[D]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

24.Theword“moola”（Line4,Para4）mostprobablymeans

[A]skills[B]energy[C]earnings[D]

nutrition

25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat

[A]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

[B]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment

[C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating

[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarded

Text2

Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblem,suggestingthatanapproach（whichinvoIvesaone-hour,next-to-no-costprogram）canclose63percentoftheachievementgap（measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades）betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents.

Theirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfacemostcollegestudents.Theycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap.

26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas

[A]reducedtheirdropoutrates[B]narrowedtheachievementgap

[C]misseditsoriginalpurpose[D]depressedcollegestudents

27.Theauthoroftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecause

[A]theproblemissolvable[B]theirapproachiscostless

[C]therecruitingratehasincreased[D]theirfindingappealto

students

28.Thestudysuggeststhatmostfirst-generationstudents

[A]studyatprivateuniversities[B]arefromsingle-parent

families

[C]

[D]havefailedtheircollage

areinneedoffinancialsupport

29.Theauthorofthepaperbelievethatfirst-generationstudents

[A]areactuallyindifferenttotheachievementgap

[B]canhaveapotentialinflueneeonotherstudents

[C]maylackopportunitiestoapplyforresearchprojects

[D]areinexperieneedinhandlingtheirissuesatcollege

30.Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat

[A]universitiesoftenrejectthecultureofthemiddle-class

[B]studentsareusuallytoblamefortheirlackofresources

[C]socialclassgreatlyhelpsenricheducationalexperiences

[D]collegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestion

Text3

Thesetermsarealsointendedtoinfuseworkwithmeaning—and,asKhuranapointsout,increaseallegianeetothefirm.“Youhavetheimportationoften

thathistoricallyusedtobeassociatedwithnon-profitorganizationsandreligiousorganizations:

Termslikevision,values,passion,andpurpose,”saidKh

[A]moreemotional[B]moreobjective[C]lessenergetic

[D]lessstrategic

32.“Teamfientedcorporatevocabularyiscloselyrelatedto

[A]historicalincidents[B]genderdifferenee[C]sportsculture

[D]athleticexecutives

33.Khuranabelievesthattheimportationofterminologyaimsto

[C]fostercorporatecooperation[D]strengthenemployee

loyalty

34.ItcanbeinferredthatLeanIn

[A]voicesforworkingwomen[B]appealstopassionate

workaholics

[C]triggersdebatesamongmommies[D]praisesmotivated

employees

35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutofficespeak?

[A]Managersadmireitbutavoidit[B]Linguistsbelieveitto

benonsense

[C]Companiesfindittobefundamental[D]Regularpeoplemockit

butacceptit

Text4

Manypeopletalkedofthe288,000newjobstheLaborDepartmentreportedforJune,alongwiththedropintheunemploymentrateto6.1percent,asgoodnews.Andtheywereright.Fornowitappearstheeconomyiscreatingjobsatadecentpace.Westillhavealongwaytogotogetbacktofullemployment,butatleastwearenowfinallymovingforwardatafasterpace.

However,thereisanotherimportantpartofthejobspicturethatwaslargelyoverlooked.Therewasabigjumpinthenumberofpeoplewhorepotvoluntarilyworkingpart-time.Thisfigureisnow830,000（4.4percent）aboveitsyearagolevel.

BeforeexplainingtheconnectiontotheObamacare,itisworthmakinganimportantdistinction.Manypeoplewhoworkpart-timejobsactuallywantfull-timejobs.Theytakepart-timeworkbecausethisisalltheycanget.Anincreaseininvoluntarypart-timeworkisevideneeofweaknessinthelabormarketanditmeansthatmanypeoplewillbehavingaveryhardtimemakingendsmeet.

Therewasanincreaseininvoluntarypart-timeinJune,butthegeneraldirectionhasbeendown.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentisstillfarhigherthanbeforetherecession,butitisdownby640,000（7.9percent）fromisyearagolevel.

Weknowthediffereneebetweenvoluntaryandinvoluntarypart-timeemploymentbecausepeopletellus.ThesurveyusedbytheLaborDepartmentaskspeopleistheyworkedlessthan35hoursinthereferenceweek.Iftheansweristheyareclassifiedasworkedlessthan35hoursinthatweekbecausetheywantedtoworklessthanfulltimeorbecausetheyhadnochoice.Theyareonlyclassifiedasvoluntarypart-timeworkersiftheytellthesurveytakertheychosetoworklessthan35hoursaweek.

Theissueofvoluntarypart-timerelatestoObamacarebecauseoneofthemainpurposeswastoallowpeopletogetinsuraneeoutsideofemployment.Formanypeople,especiallythosewithserioushealthconditionsorfamilymemberswithserioushealthconditions,beforeObamacaretheonlywaytogetinsuraneewasthroughajobthatprovidedhealthinsuranee.

However,Obamacarehasallowedmorethan12millionpeopletoeithergetinsuraneethroughMedicaidortheexchanges.Thesearepeoplewhomaypreviouslyhavefelttheneedtogetafull-timejobthatprovidedinsuraneeinordertocoverthemselvesandtheirfamilies.WithObamacarethereisnoIongeralinkbetweenemploymentandinsuranee.

36.Whichpartofthejobspictureareneglected?

[A]Theprospectofathrivingjobmarket.

[B]Theincreaseofvoluntarypart-timemarket.

[C]Thepossibilityoffullemployment.

[D]Theaccelerationofjobcreation.

37.Manypeopleworkpart-timebecausethey.

[A]preferpart-timejobstofull-timejobs.

[B]feelthatisen