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【篇一：

2013年考研英语二真题及答案解析】

directions:

readthefollowingtext.choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarka,b,cordonanswersheet1.（10points）

giventheadvantagesofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatwewouldmovequicklytothecashlesssocietyinwhichallpaymentsaremadeelectronically.1atruecashlesssocietyisprobablynotaroundthecorner.indeed,predictionshavebeen2fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometofruition.forexample,businessweekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansofpaymentwouldsoonrevolutionizethevery3ofmoneyitself,onlyto4itselfseveralyearslater.whyhasthemovementtoacashlesssocietybeenso5incoming?

althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork6thedisappearanceofthepapersystem.first,itisvery7tosetupthecomputer,cardreader,andtelecommunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe8formofpaymentsecond,papercheckshavetheadvantagethatthey9receipts,somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto10.third,theuseofpaperchecksgivesconsumersseveraldaysoffloat-ittakesseveraldays11acheckiscashedandfunds

are12fromtheissuersaccount,whichmeansthatthewriterofthecheckcancaminterestonthefundsinthemeantime.13electronicpaymentsarcimmediate;theyeliminatethefloatfortheconsumer.

fourth,electronicmeansofpaymentmay14securityandprivacyconcerns.weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessacomputerdatabaseandtoalterinformation15there.thefactthatthisisnotan16occurrencemeansthatdishonestpersonsmightbeabletoaccessbankaccountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand17fromsomeoneelsesaccounts.the18ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andanewfieldofcomputerscienceisdevelopingto19securityissues.afurtherconcernisthattheuseofelectronicmeansofpaymentleavesanelectronic20thatcontainsalargeamountofpersonaldata.thereare

concernsthatgovernment,employers,andmarketersmightbeabletoaccessthesedata,therebyviolatingourprivacy.

1.[a]however[b]moreover[c]therefore[d]otherwise

2.[a]off[b]back[c]over[d]around

3.[a]power[b]concept[c]history[d]role

4.[a]reward[b]resist[c]resume[d]reverse

5.[a]silent[b]sudden[c]slow[d]steady

6.[a]for[b]against[c]with[d]on

7.[a]imaginative[b]expensive[c]sensitive[d]productive

8.[a]similar[b]original[c]temporary[d]dominant

9.[a]collect[b]provide[c]copy[d]print

10.[a]giveup[b]takeover[c]bringback[d]passdown

11.[a]before[b]after[c]since[d]when

12.[a]kept[b]borrowed[c]released[d]withdrawn

13.[a]unless[b]until[c]because[d]though

14.[a]hide[b]express[c]raise[d]ease

15.[a]analyzed[b]shared[c]stored[d]displayed

16.[a]unsafe[b]unnatural[c]uncommon[d]unclear

17.[a]steal[b]choose[c]benefit[d]return

18.[a]consideration[b]prevention[c]manipulation[d]justification

19.[a]copewith[b]fightagainst[c]adaptto[d]callfor

20.[a]chunk[b]chip[c]path[d]trail

sectioniireadingcomprehension

parta

directions:

readthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosinga,b,cor

d.markyouranswersonanswersheet1.（40points）

text1

inanessayentitled“makingitinamerica”,theauthoradamdavidsonrelatesajokefromcottonaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:

theaveragemillonlytwoemployeestoday,”amanandadog.themanistheretofeedthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.”

davidson?

sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddle-classincomestodayisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.

inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob，couldearnanaverage

lifestyle,but,today,averageisofficiallyover.beingaveragejustwon?

tearnyouwhatitusedto.itcan?

twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra-theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.

yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.butthere?

sbeenan

acceleration.asdavidsonnotes,”inthe10yearsendingin2009,[u.s.]factoriesshedworkerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious70years;roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs-about6millionintotal-disappeared.

therewillalwaysbechanged-newjobs,newproducts,newservices.buttheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandthei.t.revolution,thebestjobswillrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomakethemselvesaboveaverage.

inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemanythingsweneedtodotosupportemployment,butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofg.i.billforthe21stcenturythatensuresthateveryamericanhasaccesstopoet-highschooleducation.

21.thejokeinparagraph1isusedtoillustrate_______

[a]theimpactoftechnologicaladvances

[b]thealleviationofjobpressure

[c]theshrinkageoftextilemills

[d]thedeclineofmiddle-classincomes

22.accordingtoparagraph3,tobeasuccessfulemployee,onehasto______

[a]workoncheapsoftware

[b]askforamoderatesalary

[c]adoptanaveragelifestyle

[d]contributesomethingunique

23.thequotationinparagraph4explainsthat______

[a]gainsoftechnologyhavebeenerased

[b]jobopportunitiesaredisappearingatahighspeed

[c]factoriesaremakingmuchlessmoneythanbefore

[d]newjobsandserviceshavebeenoffered

24.accordingtotheauthor,toreduceunemployment,themostimportantis_____

[a]toacceleratethei.t.revolution

[b]toensuremoreeducationforpeople

[c]roadvanceeconomicglobalization

[d]topassmorebillsinthe21stcentury

25.whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?

[a]newlawtakeseffect

[b]technologygoescheap

[c]averageisover

[d]recessionisbad

text2

acenturyago,theimmigrantsfromacrosstheatlanticincludesettlersandsojourners.alongwiththemanyfolkslookingtomakeapermanenthomeintheunitedstatescamethosewhohadnointentiontostay,and7millinpeoplearrivedwhileabout2milliondeparted.aboutaquarterofallitalianimmigrants,forexample,eventuallyreturnedtoitalyforgood.theyevenhadanaffectionatenickname,“uccellidipassaggio,”birdsofpassage.

today,wearemuchmorerigidaboutimmigrants.wedividenewcomersintotwo

categories:

legalorillegal,goodorbad.wehailthemasamericansinthemaking,orourbrokenimmigrationsystemandthelongpoliticalparalysisoverhowtofixit.wedon?

tneedmorecategories,butweneedtochangethewaywethinkaboutcategories.weneedtolookbeyondstrickdefinitionsoflegalandillegal.tostart,wecanrecognizethenewbirdsofpassage,thoselivingandthrivinginthegrayareas.wemightthenbegintosolveourimmigrationchallenges.

croppickers,violinists,constructionworkers,entrepreneurs,engineers,homehealth-careaidesandphysicistsareamongtoday?

sbirdsofpassage.theyareenergeticparticipantsinaglobaleconomydrivenbytheflowofwork,moneyandideas.theyprefertocomeandgoasopportunitycallsthem,theycanmanagetohaveajobinoneplaceandafamilyinanother.

withorwithoutpermission,theystraddlelaws,jurisdictionsandidentitieswithease.weneedthemtoimaginetheunitedstatesasaplacewheretheycanbeproductiveforawhilewithoutcommittingthemselvestostayingforever.weneedthemtofeelthathomecanbebothhereandthereandthattheycanbelongtotwonationshonorably.

accommodatingthisnewworldofpeopleinmotionwillrequirenewattitudesonbothsidesoftheimmigrationbattle.lookingbeyondtheculturewarlogicofrightorwrongmeansopeningupthemiddlegroundandunderstandingthatmanagingimmigrationtodayrequiresmultiplepathsandmultipleoutcomes.includingsomethatarenoteasytoaccomplishlegallyintheexistingsystem.

26“birdsofpassage”referstothosewho____

[a]immigrateacrosstheatlantic.

[b]leavetheirhomecountriesforgood.

[c]stayinaforeigntemporarily.

[d]findpermanentjobsoverseas.

27itisimpliedinparagraph2thatthecurrentimmigrationsystemintheus____

[a]needsnewimmigrantcategories.

[b]hasloosenedcontroloverimmigrants.

[c]shouldbeadoptedtomeetchallenges.

[d]hasbeenfixedviapoliticalmeans.

28accordingtotheauthor,today?

sbirdsofpassagewant___

[a]financialincentives.

[b]aglobalrecognition.

[c]opportunitiestogetregularjobs.

[d]thefreedomtostayandleave.

29theauthorsuggeststhatthebirdsofpassagetodayshouldbetreated__

[a]asfaithfulpartners.

[b]witheconomicfavors.

[c]withregaltolerance.

[d]asmightyrivals.

30choosethebesttitleforthispassage.

[a]comeandgo:

bigmistake.

[b]livingandthriving:

greatrisk.

[c]withorwithout:

greatrisk.

[d]legalorillegal:

bigmistake.

text3

scientistshavefoundthatalthoughwearepronetosnapoverreactions,ifwetakeamomentandthinkabouthowwearelikelytoreact,wecanreduceor