全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二试题答案及解析.docx

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全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二试题答案及解析

2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考过试英语

（二）试题

跨考教育英语教研室

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:

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

Thinnerisn’talwaysbetter.Anumberofstudieshave__1___thatnormal-weightpeopleareinfactathigherriskofsomediseasesparedtothosewhoareoverweight.Andtherearehealthconditionsforwhichbeingoverweightisactually___2___.Forexample,heavierwomenarelesslikelytodevelopcalciumdeficiencythanthinwomen.___3___amongtheelderly,beingsomewhatoverweightisoftenan___4___ofgoodhealth.

Ofevengreater___5___isthefactthatobesityturnsouttobeverydifficulttodefine.Itisoftendefined___6___bodymassindex,orBMI.BMI___7__bodymassdividedbythesquareofheight.AnadultwithaBMIof18to25isoftenconsideredtobenormalweight.Between25and30isoverweight.Andover30isconsideredobese.Obesity,___8___,canbedividedintomoderatelyobese,severelyobese,andveryseverelyobese.

Whilesuchnumericalstandardsseem 9, theyarenot.Obesityisprobablylessamatterofweightthanbodyfat.SomepeoplewithahighBMIareinfactextremelyfit, 10  otherswithalowBMImaybeinpoor 11 .Forexample,manycollegiateandprofessionalfootballplayers  12  asobese,thoughtheirpercentagebodyfatislow.Conversely,someonewithasmallframemayhavehighbodyfatbuta  13  BMI.

Todaywehavea（an）_14_tolabelobesityasadisgrace.Theoverweightaresometimes 15  inthemediawiththeirfacescovered.Stereotypes16withobesityincludelaziness,lackofwillpower,andlowerprospectsforsuccess.Teachers,employers,andhealthprofessionalshavebeenshowntoharborbiasesagainsttheobese. 17  veryyoungchildrentendtolookdownontheoverweight,andteasingaboutbodybuildhaslongbeenaprobleminschools.

 Negativeattitudestowardobesity, 18  inhealthconcerns,havestimulatedanumberofanti-obesity 19  .Myownhospitalsystemhasbannedsugarydrinksfromitsfacilities,makingitimpossibletopurchaseanon-dietsoftdrinkthere.Manyemployershaveinstitutedweightlossandfitnessinitiatives.MichelleObamahaslaunchedahigh-visibilitycampaign 20  childhoodobesity,eventellingDr.Ozthatitrepresentsourgreatestnationalsecuritythreat.

1.[A]denied[B]conduced[C]doubled[D]ensured

　　2.[A]protective[B]dangerous[C]sufficient[D]troublesome

　　3.[A]Instead[B]However[C]Likewise[D]Therefore

　　4.[A]indicator[B]objective[C]origin[D]example

　　5.[A]impact[B]relevance[C]assistance[D]concern

　　6.[A]intermsof[B]incaseof[C]infavorof[D]inof

　　7.[A]measures[B]determines[C]equals[D]modifies

　　8.[A]inessence[B]incontrast[C]inturn[D]inpart

　　9.[A]plicated[B]conservative[C]variable[D]straightforward

　　10.[A]so[B]unlike[C]since[D]unless

　　11.[A]shape[B]spirit[C]balance[D]taste

　　12.[A]start[B]quality[C]retire[D]stay

　　13.[A]strange[B]changeable[C]normal[D]constant

　　14.[A]option[B]reason[C]opportunity[D]tendency

　　15.[A]employed[B]pictured[C]imitated[D]monitored

　　16.[A][B]bined[C]settled[D]associated

　　17.[A]Even[B]Still[C]Yet[D]Only

　　18.[A]despised[B]corrected[C]ignored[D]grounded

　　19.[A]discussions[B]businesses[C]policies[D]studies

　　20.[A]for[B]against[C]with[D]without

SectionIIReadingprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,C,D.MarkyourchoiceonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

　　Whatwouldyoudowith＄590m?

ThisisnowaquestionforGloriaMackenzie,an84-year-oldwidowwhorecentlyemergedfromhersmall,tin-roofedhouseinFloridatocollectthebiggestundividedlotteryjackpotinhistory.Ifshehopeshernew-foundfortunewillyieldlastingfeelingsoffulfillment,shecoulddoworsethanreadHappyMoneybyElizabethDunnandMichaelNorton.

　　Thesetwoacademicsuseanarrayofbehavioralresearchtoshowthatthemostrewardingwaystospendmoneycanbecounterintuitive.Fantasiesofgreatwealthofteninvolvevisionsoffancycarsandextravaganthomes.Yetsatisfactionwiththesematerialpurchaseswearsofffairlyquicklywhatwasonceexcitingandnewbeesold-hat;regretcreepsin.Itisfarbettertospendmoneyonexperiences,sayMs.DunnandMr.Norton,likeinterestingtrips,uniquemealsorevengoingtothecinema.Thesepurchasesoftenbeemorevaluablewithtime-asstoriesormemories-particularlyiftheyinvolvefeelingmoreconnectedtoothers.

　　Thisslimvolumeispackedwithtipstohelpwageslavesaswellaslotterywinnersgetthemost"happinessbangforyourbuck."Itseemsmostpeoplewouldbebetteroffiftheycouldshortentheirmutestowork,spendmoretimewithfriend