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南京财经大学考研试题263英语二外A

南京财经大学

2012年硕士研究生入学考试初试试题（A卷）

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英语二外满分：

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SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

ArecentpollindicatedthathalftheteenagersintheUnitedStatesbelievethatcommunicationbetweenthemandtheirparentsis__1__andfurtherthatoneoftheprimecausesofthisgapis__2__listeningbehavior.Asa（an）__3__inpoint,oneparentbelievedthatherdaughterhadasevere__4__problem.Shewasso__5__thatshetookhertoanaudiologisttohavehereartested.Theaudiologistcarefullytestedbothearsandreportedbacktotheparent：

“There‘snothingwrongwithherhearing.She’sjust__6__youout.”

Aleadingcauseofthe__7__divorcerate（morethanhalfofallmarriagesendindivorce）isthefailureofhusbandsandwivesto__8__effectively.Theydon‘tlistentoeachother.Neitherperson__9__totheactualmessagesentbytheother.In__10__fashion,politicalscientistsreportthatagrowingnumberofpeoplebelievethattheirelectedand__11__officialsareoutof__12__withtheconstituentstheyaresupposedly__13__.Why?

Becausetheydon’tbelievethattheylistentothem.Infact,itseemsthatsometimesourpoliticiansdon‘tevenlistentothemselves.Thefollowingisatruestory:

Atanational__14__conferenceheldinAlbuquerquesomeyearsago,thenSenatorJosephMontoyawas__15__acopyofapressreleasebyapressaideshortlybeforehegotupbeforetheaudienceto__16__aspeech.Whenherosetospeak,__17__thehorrorofthepressaideandthe__18__ofhisaudience,Montoyabeganreadingthepressrelease,nothisspeech.Hebegan,“Forimmediaterelease.SenatorJosephM.Montoya,DemocratofNewMexico,lastnighttoldtheNational……”Montoyareadtheentiresix-pagerelease,__19__withthestatementthathe“wasrepeatedly__20__byapplause.”

1.［A］scarce［B］little［C］rare［D］poor

2.［A］malignant［B］deficient［C］ineffective［D］feeble

3.［A］case［B］example［C］lesson［D］suggestion

4.［A］audio［B］aural［C］hearing［D］listening

5.［A］believing［B］convinced［C］assured［D］doubtless

6.［A］turning［B］tuning［C］tucking［D］tugging

7.［A］rising［B］arising［C］raising［D］arousing

8.［A］exchange［B］interchange［C］encounter［D］interact

9.［A］relates［B］refers［C］responds［D］resorts

10.［A］like［B］alike［C］likely［D］likewise

11.［A］nominated［B］selected［C］appointed［D］supported

12.［A］connection［B］reach［C］association［D］touch

13.［A］leading［B］representing［C］delegating［D］supporting

14.［A］legislative［B］legitimate［C］legalized［D］liberal

15.［A］distributed［B］awarded［C］handed［D］submitted

16.［A］present［B］publish［C］deliver［D］pursue

17.［A］to［B］with［C］for［D］on

18.［A］joy［B］enjoyment［C］amusement［D］delight

19.［A］conclude［B］toconclude［C］concluding［D］concluded

20.［A］disrupted［B］interfered［C］interrupted［D］stopped

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions：

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

WhataccountsfortheastoundingpopularityofDr.PhilMcGraw?

WhyhavesomanyTVviewersandbookbuyersembracedthistoughwarriorofapsychologistwhotellsthemtosuckitupanddealwiththeirownproblemsratherthancomplainingandblamingeveryoneelse?

Obviously,OprahWinfreyhasalottodowithit.Shemadehimfamouswithregularappearancesonhershow,andisco-producingthenew“Dr.Phil”showthat‘slikelytobethehottestnewdaytimeofferingthisfall.ButwedecidedtoputDr.Philonthecovernotjustbecausehe’saphenomenon.WethinkhissuccessmayreflectaninterestingshiftintheAmericanspiritoftime.Coulditbethatwe‘refinallygettingtiredofthecultureofvictimology?

Thisisatrickysubject,becausethereareverysadrealvictimsamongus.Menstillabusewomeninalarmingnumbers.Racismanddiscriminationpersistinsubtleandnot-so-subtleforms.Butthesedays,almostanyonecanfindatherapistorlawyertoassurethemthattheirprofessionalrelationshiporhealthproblemsaren‘ttheirfault.AsMarcPeysertellsusinhisterrificprofileofDr.Phil,theTVsuitswereinitiallyafraidaudienceswouldbeoffendedbyhissternadviceto“getreal！

”Infact,viewersthirstedforthetoughtalk.Privately,weallknowwehavetotakeresponsibilityfordecisionswecontrol.Itmaynotberevolutionaryadvice（andmayleaveoutimportantfactorslikeunconsciousimpulses）。

Butit’sstillanimportantmessagewithclearechoingas,ayearlater,wecontemplatethepersonallessonsofSeptember11.Backattheranch（livestockfarm）—theoneinCrawford,Texas—PresidentBushcontinuedtoissuemixedsignalsonIraq.HefinallypromisedtoconsultalliesandCongressbeforegoingtowar,andsignaledanattackisn‘tcomingrightnow（“I’mapatientman”）。

Butsofartherehasbeenlittleconsensus-building,evenastheadministrationtalksof“regimechange”andpositionstroopsinthegulf.Bush‘steamalsoridiculedthepressforgivingsomuchcoveragetotheIraqissue.DefenseSecretaryRumsfeldcalledita“frenzy,”andPressSecretaryAriFleischerdismisseditas“self-inflictedsilliness.”ButasMichaelHirshnotesinourleadstory,muchofthedebatehasbeeninsidetheRepublicanParty,whereimportantvoicesofexperienceargueBushneedstopreparedomesticandworldopinionandthinkthroughtheglobalconsequencesbeforemovingforward.Withsomuchatstake,themediashouldn’tpayattention?

Nowwho‘sbeingsilly?

21.Facedwithdiversifiedissuesofinjustice,Dr.PhilMcGrawadvisedthatpeopleshould_____.

［A］stronglyvoicetheircondemnationofthoseresponsible

［B］directlyprobetherootoftheirvictimization

［C］carefullyexaminetheirownproblems

［D］sincerelyexpresstheirsympathyforthevictims

22.Onepossibleresponse,whentheprogram“Dr.Phil”wasfirstpresentedonTV,thatpeoplewereafraidofwas_____.

［A］suspicion［B］satisfaction［C］indifference［D］indignation

23.Theword“tough”（Line7,Paragraph2）mostprobablymeans_____.

［A］piercingtothetruth［B］usingvulgarlanguage

［C］meanandhostile［D］difficulttounderstand

24.Theauthoradvisesthepublicto_____.

［A］leaveoutfactorssuchasunconsciousimpulses

［B］drawlessonsoftheirownfromSeptember11

［C］responddecisivelytoSeptember11tragedy

［D］acceptdecisionsbeyondourcontrol

25.Withaseriesofquestionsattheendofthetext,theauthor_____.

［A］feelsuncertainofwhathisownopinionis

［B］differentiatestwoconflictingviews

［C］criticizestheBushAdministration

［D］arguesfortheUSpolicyonIraq

Text2

PressureismountingonAhold‘sembattledsupervisoryboardfollowingtheDutchgrocerygroup’sdecisiontopayitsnewchiefexecutivemorethanC=10mtoleaditsrecoveryfromaruiningaccountingscandal.AndersMoberg‘spaypackage—andthetimingofitsdisclosureatashareholdermeetinglastweek—hasconfrontedAholdwithanewcredibilitycrisisasitstrugglestorestoreconfidenceaftertheC=970m（$1bn）scandal.Thedispute-evidentinaseaofcriticalmediacommentintheNetherlandsattheweekendthreatenstodivertmanagementfromitsrecoverystrategy,builtonsignificantdivestmentsandalikelyrightsissuetoreduceC=11bninnetdebt.Unitsdeemedunabletoattainfirstorsecondpositioninfoodretailwithinthreetofiveyearswillimmediatelybeputupforsale.Theboard’spositionappearsallthemoredelicatefollowingcommentsmadebyMr.MobergtotheFinancialTimes,inwhichhecriticizednon-executivedirectorsforignoringhisadvicetodisclosehissalaryinMay,whenheagreedhiscontract.InsteadAholdwaitedmorethanfourmonthstomaketheannouncement,onthedayshare-holderswereaskedtoapproveMr.Moberg‘sappointment.“IwastheonewhosaidIlikedtransparency,andIhadhoped［thesupervisoryboard］hadshown［thesalarypackage］inMaytoavoidasituationlikethis,”Mr.MobergtoldtheFT.Astherowpromptedtheleft-leaningDutchDailytocallforaboycottofAhold’sDutchAlbertHeijnsupermarketchainwhereonlylastweekAholdannounced440redundancies—itwasclearthesupervisoryboardhadbadlymisjudgedthereaction.WhileHennydeRuiter,supervisoryboardchairman,saidthesalarywasafairreflectionofwhatacompanyinAhold‘sunfavorablecircumstanceshadtopaytoattractatopmanager,furiousinvestorsaccuseditofpushingthroughthepackageregardlessofinvestoropinion.Furthermore,DutchmediacommentatorsnotedthatthescandalatAholdhadbeenthetriggerfortheDutchgovernmenttoappointacommissiontostrengthencorporategovernance.Thatcommissionhasrecommendedalimitonexecutivebonuses,farbelowthepotentialtwo-and-a-halftimesannualsalarythatMr.Mobergcouldearn.Meanwhile,Mr.Mobergistryingtodistancehimselffromtherowandfocusonstrategy.HetoldtheFTthatmeasureshadalreadybeentakentoraiseitsstakeintheICA-AholdjointventureinScandinavia.Aholdhadincludedinitsforecastsanamountnecessarytobuythesharesofeitherofitsjointventurepartners,whoshouldexercisea“putoption”andselltheirstakefromApril2004.

26.ThedecisiononAndersMoberg’spaypackagehas_____.

［A］incurredmuchcriticismfromtheshareholders

［B］helpedrestorepublicconfidenceinAhold

［C］savedthesupervisoryboardfromanothercrisis

［D］putpressureonthe