1、考研英语二真题及答案2000考研英语二真题及答案Section I Use of English (10%)Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and ma,A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1 (客观答题卡).We suffer from a conspicuous lack of role models and shared causes. This is 1 ofreason, I think, that many young Asian-A
2、mericans continue to assimilate quietly into America 2 as doctors, scientists and engineers. Our struggles are individual and familial but 3 communal or political. Ours is a frustratingly limited version of the AMERICAN DrearrWhile I can strive for 4 into Harvard and become the talk of the Korean mo
3、thers in mlhometown, God forbid that I aim much further and higher than that 5 fame antinfluence as a writer, an intellectual or perhaps president of the United States. I wish more than anything else to feel like part of something 6 than myself and mpersonal ambitions, part of a larger culture. Unfo
4、rtunately, by coming to America my parent, 7 the cultural legacy they would have passed on to me. When I visited 8 last summer, found that I was 9 and chastised by many people for never learning how to speak Koreanand for turning my 10 on their culture. Taxi drivers would 11 to stop for me and my Ko
5、rean-American friends because they knew from our 12 where we had come from.And 13 , in spite of the 17 years I have spent in this country, I feel more acutely consciousthan ever of the fact that I am not completely 14. Recently, a black man called me a littleChinese faggot in a mens room, and a 15 w
6、oman on the street told me to go back toJapan. Americans, I think, feel a(n) 16 to keep both Asians and Asian-Americans at asociological, philosophical and geographical distance. With 17 numbers of Asian-American18 applying to top colleges, many white students have begun to complain about Asian-Amer
7、ican 19 and competitiveness, calling us Asian nerds. Many Americans consider thisas part of a larger Asian invasionf associated 20 Japans export success in America.01. A one B part C much D some02. A country B city C land D society03. A hardly B frequently C approximately D always04. A scholarship B
8、 citizenship C admittance D integration05. A toward B nearC between D among06. A more B better C larger D longer07. A sold B maintained C memorized D sacrificed08. A Japan B China C Korea D Thailand09. A scorned B respected Csurprised D ignored10. A side B head C eyes D back11. A like B refuse C str
9、aggle D want12. A skin B clothes C faces D politeness13. A also B so C yet D then14. A hated B ignored C treated D welcome15. IAI homeless B careless C selfless D shameless16. A fear B need C interest D hate17. A growing B expanding C developing D enlarging18. A people B residents C students D forei
10、gners19. ,Al diligence B laziness C hardship D stubbornness20. A for B to C with D atgection II Reading Comprehension (60%)Part A (40 %)Read the following texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1 (客观答题卡).Text 1InfraGard is a grass-root
11、s effort to respond to the need for cooperation and collaboration n countering the threat of cybercrime and terrorism to private businesses and the government. By the end of September, there will be InfraGard chapters in all 50 states, Calloway said.With advice from the FBI, each local chapter will
12、be run by a board of directors that includes members of private industry, the academic community and public agencies. Banks,utilities, and other businesses and government agencies will use a secure Web site to share nformation about attempts to hack into their computer networks. Members can join the
13、 system!t no charge.A key feature of the system is a two-pronged method of reporting attacks. A sanitizeddescription of a hacking attempt or other incident - one that doesnt reveal the name or ensitive information about the victim- can be shared with the other members to spot trends?hen a more detai
14、led description also can be sent to the FBIs computer crimes unit to ietermine if there are grounds for an investigation.Cybercrime has jumped in recent years across the nation, particularly in hotbeds of financial cormmerce and technology like Charlotte. Ten years ago, all you needed to protect you
15、rself was a safe, a fence and security officers, said Chris Swecker, who is in charge of the FBIs Charlotte office. Now any business with a modem is subject to attack.FBE agents investigating computer hacking that disrupted popular Web sites including A, CNN and Yahoo! this year identified several N
16、orth Carolina victims. The investigation has also identified computer systems in North Carolina used by hackers to commit such attacks.Prosecutions of hackers have been hampered by the reluctance of businesses to report security intrusions for fear of bad publicity and lost business. Meanwhile, too
17、many corporations have made it too easy for criminals by sacrificing security for speed and accessibility. Jack Wiles, who will lead the local InfraGard chapters board, said a recent report estimated 97 percent of all cybercrime goes undetected. Wiles, a computer security expert, has a firewall on h
18、is personal computer to prevent hackers from getting into his files.I get at least one report a day that somebody was trying to get into my computer, he said. The Net is a wonderful place, but its also a dangerous one.21. From the first paragraph, we knowA InfraGard is a protective measure aga/nst c
19、ybercrime.BI InfraGard is a measure of cooperation and collaboration.C there will be 50 InfraGard chapters in all states.DJ private business and the government are now committing cybererime.22. Each local chapter of InfraGard will be run by the following EXCEPTAl academic communities.B public agenci
20、es.C FBI.D private industry.23. By saying too many corporations have made it too easy for criminals by sacrificing security for speed and accessibility the author meansA too many corporations take no notice of the security problem of computers.B criminals are sacrificing security for speed and acces
21、sibility.C its very easy to sacrifice security for speed and accessibility.D many companies suffer from computer hacking because they value speed and accessibility more than security.24. All the following are reasons for the rise in cybercrime EXCEPTA victims wont report intrusions by hackers.B vi v
22、ictims have no fkewalls.C the use of modem is increasing.D companies dont pay enough attention to Security.25. It can be concluded from the passage thatA not all hacking attempts are worthy of investigation.B information of the victims is inaccessible.C InfraGard chapters will be in effect by the en
23、d of September.D A was once disrupted by hacking.Text 2The annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup poll of attitudes towards public education releasedthis week found that a majorty of Americans feel t is important to put a qualified,competent teacher in every classroom. Bob Chase, president of the National Ed
24、ucationAssociation (NEA), the main teachers union, wasted no time in pointing out that this willrequire raising teachers salaries so that more qualified candidates will enter the profession andstay there.A study by two economists suggests that the quality of Americas teachers has more to dowith how
25、they are paid rather than how much. The pay of American public-school teachers isnot based on any measure of performance; instead, it is determined by a rigid formula based onexperience and years of schooling, factors massively unimportant in deciding how wellstudents do.The uniform pay scale invite
26、s what economists call adverse selection. Since the mosttalented teachers are also likely to be good at other professions, they have a strong incentive toleave education for jobs in which pay is more closely linked to productivity. For dullards, theincentives are just the opposite.The data are strik
27、ing: when test scores are used as a proxy for ability, the brightestindividuals shun the teaching profession at every juncture. Clever students are the least likelyto choose education as a major at university. Among students who do major in education, those with higher test scores are less likely to
28、 become teachers. And among individuals who enterteaching, those with the highest test scores are the most likely to leave the profession early.The study takes into consideration the effects of a nationwide 20% real increase in teachersalaries during the 1980s. It concludes that it had no appreciabl
29、e effect on overall teacherquality, in large part because schools do a poor job of. recruiting and-selecting the best teachers.Also, even if higher salaries lure more qualified candidates into the profession, the overall effect on quality may be offset by mediocre teachers who choose to postpone ret
30、irement.The study also takes aim at teacher training. Every state requires that teachers be licensed,a process that can involve up to two years of education classes, even for those who have auniversity degree or a graduate degree in the field they would like to teach. Inevitably, thissystem does lit
31、tle to lure in graduates of top universities or professionals who would like toenter teaching at mid-career.26. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A NEA is the largest society for teachers.B Education-majored students are not as wise as people have assumed.C Young teachers are paid less because their students dont do well enough.D The study is both concerned with the effec
copyright@ 2008-2022 冰豆网网站版权所有
经营许可证编号:鄂ICP备2022015515号-1