考研英语二真题和答案.docx

1、考研英语二真题和答案2005年考研英语二真题和答案2005年1月份MBA联考英语真题Section I Vocabulary Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil.(10 points)

2、 1Advertisers often aim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending_. Apower Bforce Cenergy Dability 2Weve bought some _chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away. Aadapting Badjusting Cbending Dfolding 3 The new speed restrictions were a _debated issue. Aheavil

3、y Bhotly Cdeeply Dprofoundly 4His change of job has _him with a new challenge in life Aintroduced Binitiated Cpresented Dled 5No _youre hungry if you havent eaten since yesterday. Amatter Bsurprise Cwonder Dproblem 6The pianist played beautifully, showing a real _for the music. Afeeling Bunderstandi

4、ng Cappreciation Dsense 7The boss _into a rage and started shouting at Robert to do as the _of important business himself. Atransaction Bsolution Ctranslation Dstimulation 13As is known to all, a country gets a (an) _from taxes. Aincome Brevenue Cfund Dpayment 14The government has decided to reduce

5、_on all imports. Afee Bcharge Ctariff Dtuition 15The need for financial provision _not only to producers but also to consumers. Aconnects Blinks Cassociates Drelates 16The ability of bank to create deposits is determined by the ratio of liquid assets which they_ Amount Bcontain Cremain Dmaintain 17T

6、he first serious prospect of a cure for Aids, a treatment which delays its effects ,ha emerged recently. Aother than Brather than Cmore than Dless than 18His parents died when he was young ,so he was by his grandma . Abred Bbrought Cfed Dgrown 19The Japanese dollar-buying makes traders eager to doll

7、ars in fear of another government intervention . Alet in Blet out Clet go of Dlet off 20The local people could hardly think of any good way to the disaster of the war . Ashake off Bget off Cput off Dtake off Section II Close Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage ,there are fou

8、r choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil. (15 points) A few decades ago, the world banking community invented new Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) systems to move money more efficiently across countries and around the globe. The _21_ben

9、efit of such systems was to _22_the float of capital that was unavailable for ? _23_ checks were being cleared through banking_24_. Today, we understand that benefits of electronic banking are far more _25_ than just reducing floating cash. The world of banking_26_revolutionizeDIt is _27_ more effic

10、ient and faster, but more global. And now_28_the Internet, EFT systems are increasingly _29_with the new world of e-commerce and e-trade. _30_1997 and 2003, EFT value_31_from less than $50 trillion to nearly $40 trillion, more than the _32_economic product of all the countries and territories of the

11、 entire world. These statistics_33_should emphasize the true importance of transnational EFT Satellite, wireless, and cable-based electronic fund transfers _34_ the hub of global enterprise. Such electronic cash is _35_central to the idea of an emerging “worldwide mind.” Without the satellite and fi

12、ber infrastructure to support the flow of electronic funds, the world economy would grind to a halt. 21Ahiding Bgetting Cdriving Dgiving 22Aintroduce Breduce Cproduce Dincrease 23Awhich Bthat Cwhile Dwhere 24Amechanics Bmethods Cprocedures Dsystems 25Aextensive Bintensive Cprofound Dgreat 26Ais Bhas

13、 Chas been Dhad been 27Afar Beven Cjust Dnot only 28Awith Bby Cfor Don 29Alinked Bintegrated Ccontrolled Djoined 30ABetween BIn CFrom DAmong 31Adecreased Braised Celevated Dsoared 32Agross Baccelerated Ccombined Dcollective 33Alonely Balone Conly Dmerely 34Apresent Brepresent Creserve Dcomprehend 35

14、Aso Bnevertheless Cthereafter Dtherefore Section III Reading Comprehension Directions: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C, and D. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil. (15 points) Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following pas

15、sage: Working at nonstandard timesevenings, nights, or weekendsis taking its toll on American families. One-fifth of all employed Americans work variable or rotating shifts, and one-third work weekends, according to Harriet B. Presser, sociology professor at the University of Maryland. The result is

16、 stress on familial relationships, which is likely to continue in coming decades. The consequences of working irregular hours vary according to gender, economic level, and whether or not children are involved. Single mothers are more likely to work nights and weekends than married mothers. Women in

17、clerical, sales, or other low-paying jobs participate disproportionately in working late and graveyard shifts. Married-couple households with children are increasingly becoming dual-earner households, generating more split-shift couples. School-aged children, however, may benefit from parents nonsta

18、ndard work schedules because of the greater likelihood that a parent will be home before or after school. On the other hand, a correlation exists between nonstandard work schedules and both marital instability and a decline in the quality of marriages. Nonstandard working hours mean families spend l

19、ess time together for diner but more time together for breakfast. One-on-one interaction between parents and children varies, however, based on parent, shift, and age of children. There is also a greater reliance on child care by relatives and by professional providers. Working nonstandard hours is

20、less a choice of employees and more a mandate of employer. Presser believes that the need for swing shifts and weekend work will continue to rise in the coming decades. She reports that in some European countries there are substantial salary premiums for employees working irregular hours-sometimes a

21、s much as 50% higher. The convenience of having services available 24 hours a day continues to drive this trend. Unfortunately, says Presser, the issue is virtually absent from public discourse. She emphasizes the need for focused studies on costs and benefits of working odd hours, the physical and

22、emotional health of people working nights and weekends, and the reasons behind the necessity for working these hours. “Nonstandard work schedules not only are highly prevalent among American families but also generate a level of complexity in family functioning that needs greater attention,” she say

23、s. 36Which of the following demonstrates that working at nonstandard times is taking its toll on American families？ AStress on familial relationships BRotating shifts. CEvenings，nights，or weekends. DIts consequences. 37Which of the following is affected most by working irregular hours？ AChildren. BM

24、arriage. CSingle mothers. DWorking women. 38Who would be in favor of the practice of working nonstandard hours？ AChildren. BParents. CEmployees DProfessional child providers. 39It is implied that the consequences of nonstandard work schedules are . Aemphasized Babsent Cneglected Dprevalent 40What is

25、 the authors attitude towards working irregular hours？ APositive. BNegative. CIndifferent. DObjective. Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage: Most human beings actual1y decide before they think. When any human beingexecutive, specialized expert, or person in the streetencounters a co

26、mplex issue and forms an opinion, often within a matter of seconds, how thoroughly has he or she explored the implications of the various courses of action? Answer: not very thoroughly. Very few people, no matter how inte1ligent or experienced, can take inventory of the many branching possibilities,

27、 possible outcomes, side effects, and undesired consequences of a policy or a course of action in a matter of seconds. Yet, those who pride themse1ves on being decisive often try to do just that. And once their brains lock onto an opinion, most of their thinking thereafter consists of finding suppor

28、t for it. A very serious side effect of argumentative decision making can be a lack of support for the chosen course of action on the pat of the “losing” faction. When one faction wins the meeting and the others see themselves as losing, the battle often doesnt end when the meeting ends. Anger, rese

29、ntment, and jealousy may lead them to sabotage the 4ecision later, or to reopen the debate at later meetings. There is a better. As philosopher Aldous Huxley said, “It isnt who is right, but what is right, that counts.” The structured-inquiry method offers a better alternative to argumentative decis

30、ion making by debate. With the help of the Internet and wireless computer technology the gap between experts and executives is now being dramatically closed. By actually putting the brakes on the thinking process, slowing it down, and organizing the flow of logic, its possible to create a level of c

31、larity that sheer argumentation can never match. The structured-inquiry process introduces a level of conceptual clarity by organizing the contributions of the experts, then brings the experts and the decision makers closer together. Although it isnt possible or necessary for a president or prime minister to listen in on every intelligence analysis meeting, its possible to organize the experts information to give the decision maker much greater insight as to its meaning. This process may somewhat resemble a marketing focus grou