实用参考考研英语二真题及答案解析完整版.docx

1、实用参考考研英语二真题及答案解析完整版英语二真题：Section1UseofEninglishDirections:MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGI.Joeasamindlesswartoy,thesymbolofAmericanmilitaryadventurism,butthatsnothowitusedtobe.Tothemenandwomenwho（1)inWorldWarIIandthepeopletheyliberated,theGI.wasthe（2)mangrownintohero,thepoolfarmkidtornawayfromh

2、ishome,theguywho（3)alltheburdensofbattle,whosleptincoldfoGholes,whowentwithoutthe（4)offoodandshelter,whostuckitoutanddrovebacktheNazireignofmurder.thiswasnotavolunteersoldier,notsomeonewellpaid,（5)anaverageguy,up（6)thebesttrained,bestequipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesseenincenturies.Hisnameisnotmuc

3、h.GI.isjustamilitaryabbreviation（7)GovernmentIssue,anditwasonallofthearticle（8)tosoldiers.AndJoe?Acommonnameforaguywhonever（9)ittothetop.JoeBlow,JoeMagracaworkingclassname.TheUnitedStateshas（10)hadapresidentorvicepresidentorsecretaryofstateJoe.GI.joehada(11)careerfightingGerman,Japanese,andKoreantro

4、ops.Heappersasacharacter,ora(12)ofamericanpersonalities,inthe1945movieTheStoryofGI.Joe,basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentErniePyle.SomeofthesoldiersPyle(13)portraydethemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamousforcoveringthe(14)sideofthewarl,writingaboutthedirt-snowand-mudsoldiers,nothowmanymileswere(15)orwha

5、ttownswerecapturedorliberated,Hisreports(16)the“willie”cartoonsoffamedStarsandStripesartistBillMaulden.Bothmen(17)thedirtandeGhaustionofwar,the(18)ofcivilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:coffee,tobacco,whiskey,shelter,sleep.(19)Egypt,France,andadozenmorecountries,G.I.Joewasan

6、yAmericansoldier,(20)themostimportantpersonintheirlives.1.AperformedBservedCrebelledDbetrayed2.AactualBcommonCspecialDnormal3.AboreBcasedCremovedDloaded4.AnecessitiesBfaciliticeCcommoditiesDpropertoes5.AandBnorCbutDhence6.AforBintoCformDagainst7.AmeaningBimplyingCsymbolizingDclaiming8.AhandedoutBtur

7、noverCbroughtbackDpasseddown9.ApushedBgotCmadeDmanaged10.AeverBneverCeitherDneither11.AdisguisedBdisturbedCdisputedDdistinguished12.AcompanyBcollectionCcommunityDcolony13.AemployedBappointedCinterviewedDquestioned14.AethicalBmilitaryCpoliticalDhuman15.AruinedBcommutedCpatrolledDgained16.AparalleledB

8、counteractedCduplicatedDcontradicted17.AneglectedBavoidedCemphasizedDadmired18.AstagesBillusionsCfragmentsDadvancea19.AWithBToCAmongDBeyond20.AonthecontraryBbythismeansCfromtheoutsetDatthatpointSectionIIResdiongComprehensionPartADirections:ReadthefollowingfourteGts.answerthequestionaftereachteGtbych

9、oosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)TeGt1Homeworkhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,butinrecentyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistrictsacrossthecountry,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonhiseducationalritual.Unfortunately,L.A.Un

10、ifiedhasproducedaninfleGiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththeeGceptionofsomeadvancedcourses,homeworkmaynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudentsacademicgrade.Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyisunclearandcontradict

11、ory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotdowithouteGpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.Districtadministratorssaytha

12、thomeworkwillstillbeapatofschooling:teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithhomeworkcountingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomeworkandseeveylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomework,butwhataboutthes

13、tudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomework?Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomework.Ifthedistrictfindshomew

14、orktobeunimportanttoitsstudentsacademicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmakethemcountforalmostnothing.Conversely,ifhomeworkdoesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworkstudentsarenotassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.Thehomeworkrulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheschoolboar

15、d,whichisresponsibleforsettingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconductspublichearings.ItisnottoolateforL.A.Unifiedtodohomeworkright.21.Itisimpliedinparagraph1thatnowadayshomework_.AisreceivingmorecriticismBisnolongeraneducationalritualCisnotrequiredforadvancedcoursesDisgainingmorepreferences22

16、.L.A.Unifiedhasmadetheruleabouthomeworkmainlybecausepoorstudents_.AtendtohavemoderateeGpectationsfortheireducationBhaveaskedforadifferenteducationalstandardCmayhaveproblemsfinishingtheirhomeworkDhavevoicedtheircomplaintsabouthomework23.AccordingtoParagraph3,oneproblemwiththepolicyisthatitmay_.Adisco

17、uragestudentsfromdoinghomeworkBresultinstudentsindifferencetotheirreportcardsCunderminetheauthorityofstatetestsDrestrictteacherspowerineducation24.AsmentionedinParagraph4,akeyquestionunansweredabouthomeworkiswhether_.AitshouldbeeliminatedBitcountsmuchinschoolingCitplaceseGtraburdensonteachersDitisim

18、portantforgrades25.AsuitabletitleforthisteGtcouldbe_.AWrongInterpretationofanEducationalPolicyBAWelcomedPolicyforPoorStudentsCThornyQuestionsaboutHomeworkDAFaultyApproachtoHomeworkTeGt2Prettyinpink:adultwomendonotrememerbeingsoobsessedwiththecolour,yetitispervasiveinouryounggirlslives.Ttisnotthatpin

19、kisintrinsicallybad,butitissuchatinysliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhoodinoneway,italsorepeatedlyandfirmlyfusesgirlsidentitytoappearance.Thenitpresentsthatconnection,evenamongtwo-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonlyinnocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.Lookingaround,Idespairedatthesingularlackofi

20、maginationaboutgirlslivesandinterests.Girlsattractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,butaccordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,itisnot.Childrenwerenotcolour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:intheerabeforedomesticwashingmachinesallbabiesworewhiteasapracticalma

21、tter,sincetheonlywayofgettingclothescleanwastoboilthem.Whatsmore,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwerethoughtofasgender-neutraldresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinkwasactuallyconsideredthemoremasculinecolour,apastelversionofred,whichwasassociatedwithstrength.Blue,withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,con

22、stancyandfaithfulness,symbolisedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,whenamplifyingageandseGdifferencesbecameadominantchildrensmarketingstrategy,thatpinkfullycameintoitsown,whenitbegantoseeminherentlyattractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthemasfemale,atleastforthefirstfewcriticalyears.Ihadnotrealisedho

23、wprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperceptionofwhatisnaturaltokins,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychologicaldevelopment.Takethetoddler.IassumedthatphasewassomethingeGpertsdevelopedafteryearsofresearchintochildrensbehaviour:wrong.Turnsout,acdordingtoDanielCook,ahistorianofchildhoodconsumerism,

24、itwaspopularisedasamarketingtrickbyclothingmanufacrurersinthe1930s.Tradepublicationscounselleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincreasesales,theyshouldcreatea“thirdsteppingstone”betweeninfantwearandolderkidsclothes.Ttwasonlyafter“toddler”becameacommonshopperstermthatitevolvedintoabroadlyaccepteddevelop

25、mentalstage.Splittingkids,oradults,intoever-tiniercategorieshasprovedasure-firewaytoboostprofits.AndoneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarketistomagnifygenderdifferencesorinventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyeGist.26.Bysayingitis.therainbow(Line3,Para.1),theauthormeanspink_.Ashouldnotbethesolerepresentation

26、ofgirlhoodBshouldnotbeassociatedwithgirlsinnocenceCcannoteGplaingirlslackofimaginationDcannotinfluencegirlslivesandinterests27.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueofcolours?AColoursareencodedingirlsDNA.BBlueusedtoberegardedasthecolourforgirls.CPinkusedtobeaneutralcolourinsymbolisinggender

27、s.DWhiteispreferedbybabies.28.Theauthorsuggeststhatourperceptionofchildrenspsychologicaldevelopmentwasmuchinfluencedby_.AthemarketingofproductsforchildrenBtheobservationofchildrensnatureCresearchesintochildrensbehaviorDstudiesofchildhoodconsumption29.WemaylearnfromParagraph4thatdepartmentstoreswerea

28、dvisedto_.AfocusoninfantwearandolderkidsclothesBattachequalimportancetodifferentgendersCclassifyconsumersintosmallergroupsDcreatesomecommonshoppersterms30.Itcanbeconcludedthatgirlsattractiontopinkseemstobe_.AclearlyeGplainedbytheirinborntendencyBfullyunderstoodbyclothingmanufacturersCmainlyimposedby

29、profit-drivenbusinessmenDwellinterpretedbypsychologicaleGpertsTeGt3In20GG.afederaljudgeshookAmericasbiotechindustrytoitscore.CompanieshadwonpatentsforisolatedDNAfordecades-by20GGsome20%ofhumangeneswereparented.ButinMarch20GGajudgeruledthatgeneswereunpatentable.EGecutiveswereviolentlyagitated.TheBiot

30、echnologyIndustryOrganisation(BIO),atradegroup,assuredmembersthatthiswasjusta“preliminarystep”inalongerbattle.OnJuly29ththeywererelieved,atleasttemporarily.Afederalappealscourtoverturnedthepriordecision,rulingthatMyriadGeneticscouldindeedholbpatentstotwogenssthathelpforecastawomansriskofbreastcancer

31、.ThechiefeGecutiveofMyriad,acompanyinUtah,saidtherulingwasablessingtofirmsandpatientsalike.Butascompaniescontinuetheirattemptsatpersonalisedmedicine,thecourtswillremainratherbusy.TheMyriadcaseitselfisprobablynotoverCriticsmakethreemainargumentsagainstgenepatents:ageneisaproductofnature,soitmaynotbepatented;genepatentssuppre