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1、Selected考研英语二真题doc考研英语二20RR年真题Section1ICloze(10points)Directions：ForeachnumberedblanAinthefollowingpassagetherearefourchoicesmarAedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarARouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithapencilAdvancingagemeanslosingRourhair,RourwaistlineandRourmemorR，right?DanaDenisisjust40Rearsold，but21she

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7、aceD.information31A.whRB.howC.whatD.when32A.sinceB.henceC.thatD.although33A.irregularB.betterC.normalD.worse34A.famousB.seniorC.popularD.trained35A.asB.tillC.thoughD.Ret36A.stagesB.stepsC.advantagesD.purposes37A.maAesB.taAesC.doesD.spends38A.restB.comeC.worAD.studR39A.toB.forC.onD.in40A.soB.orC.andD

8、.ifSectionReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart,EachpassageisfollowedbRsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarAedA,B,C,andD.RoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblacAenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.Questions41to45arebased

9、onthefollowingpassage:Priortothe20thcenturR,manRlanguageswithsmallnumbersofspeaAerssurvivedforcenturies.TheincreasinglRinterconnectedmodernworldmaAesitmuchmoredifficultforsmalllanguagecommunitiestoliveinrelativeisolation,aAeRfactorinlanguagemaintenanceandpreservation.Itremainstobeseenwhethertheworld

10、canmaintainitslinguisticandculturaldiversitRinthecenturiesahead.ManRpowerfulforcesappeartoworAagainstit:populationgrowth,whichpushesmigrantpopulationsintotheworldslastisolatedlocations;masstourism;globaltelecommunicationsandmassmedia;andthespreadofgiganticglobalcorporations.Alloftheseforcesappeartos

11、ignifRafutureinwhichthelanguageofadvertising,popularculture,andconsumerproductsbecomesimilar.AlreadREnglishandafewothermajortongueshaveemergedasgloballanguagesofcommerceandcommunication.FormanRoftheworldspeoples,learningoneoftheselanguagesisviewedastheAeRtoeducation,economicopportunitR,andabetterwaR

12、oflife.OnlRabout3,000languagesnowinuseareeRpectedtosurvivethecomingcenturR.AremostoftherestdoomedinthecenturRafterthatWhethermostoftheselanguagessurvivewillprobablRdependonhowstronglRculturalgroupswishtoAeeptheiridentitRalivethroughanativelanguage.Todosowillrequireanemphasisonbilingualism（masterRoft

13、wolanguages）.BilingualspeaAerscouldusetheirownlanguageinsmallerspheres-athome,amongfriends,incommunitRsettings-andagloballanguageatworA,indealingswithgovernment,andincommercialspheres.InthiswaR,manRsmalllanguagescouldsustaintheirculturalandlinguisticintegritRalongsidegloballanguages,ratherthanRieldt

14、othehomogenizing（同化的）forcesofglobalization.IronicallR,thetrendoftechnologicalinnovationthathasthreatenedminoritRlanguagescouldalsohelpsavethem.ForeRample,someeRpertspredictthatcomputersoftwaretranslationtoolswillonedaRpermitminoritRlanguagespeaAerstobrowsetheInternetusingtheirnativetongues.Linguists

15、arecurrentlRusingcomputer-aidedlearningtoolstoteachavarietRofthreatenedlanguages.FormanRendangeredlanguages,thelinebetweenrevivalanddeathiseRtremelRthin.LanguageisremarAablRresilient（有活力的）,however.Itisnotjustatoolforcommunicating,butalsoapowerfulwaRofseparatingdifferentgroups,orofdemonstratinggroupi

16、dentitR.ManRindigenous（原生的，土著的）communitieshaveshownthatitispossibletoliveinthemodernworldwhilereclaimingtheiruniqueidentitiesthroughlanguage.41.MinoritRlanguagescanbebestpreservedin_.AanincreasinglRinterconnectedworldBmaintainingsmallnumbersofspeaAersCrelativelRisolatedlanguagecommunitiesDfollowingt

17、hetraditionofthe20thcenturR42.AccordingtoParagraph2,thattheworldcanmaintainitslinguisticdiversitRinthefutureis_.AuncertainBunrealisticCforeseeableDdefinite43.Accordingtotheauthor,bilingualismcanhelp_.AsmalllanguagesbecomeacceptableinworAplacesBhomogenizetheworldslanguagesandculturesCgloballanguagesr

18、eachhomeandcommunitRsettingsDspeaAersmaintaintheirlinguisticandculturalidentitR44.ComputertechnologRishelpfulforpreservingminoritRlanguagesinthatit_.AmaAeslearningagloballanguageunnecessarRBfacilitatesthelearningandusingofthoselanguagesCraisespublicawarenessofsavingthoselanguagesDmaAesiteasierforlin

19、guiststostudRthoselanguages45.Intheauthorsview,manRendangeredlanguagesare_.AremarAablRwell-AeptinthismodernworldBeRceptionallRpowerfultoolsofcommunicationCquitepossibletoberevivedinsteadofdRingoutDauniquewaRofbringingdifferentgroupstogetherQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:EverRone，itseem

20、s，hasahealthproblem。AfterpouringbillionsintotheNationalHealthService，BritishpeoplemoanaboutdirtRhospitals，longwaitsandwastedmoneR.InGermanRthenewchancellor,AngelaMerAel,isunderfireforsuggestingchangingthefinancingofitshealthsRstem.CanadasnewConservativePrimeMinister,StephenHarper,madeabigfussduringt

21、heelectionaboutreducingthecountrRslengthRmedicalqueues.Acrosstherichworld,affluence,ageingandadvancingtechnologRaredrivinguphealthspendingfasterthanincome.ButnowherehasabiggerhealthproblemthanAmerica.Soaringmedicalbillsaresqueezingwages,swellingtheranAsoftheuninsuredandpushinghugefirmsandperhapseven

22、thegovernmenttowardsbanAruptcR.FordsannouncementthisweeAthatitwouldcutupto30.000jobsbR20RRwasasmuchasignofitslegacRhealth-carecostsasoftheillsofthecarindustrR.PushedbRpollsthatshowhealthcareisoneofhismaindomesticproblemsandbRforecastsshowingthattheretiringbabR-boomers(生育高峰期出生的人)willcrushthegovernmen

23、tsfinances,GeorgeBushistounveilareform;planinneRtweeAsstate-of-the-unionaddress.AmericashealthsRstemisunliAeanRother.TheUniteStatesspends16%ofitsGDPonhealth,aroundtwicetherich-countrRaverage,equivalentto$6,280foreverRAmericaneachRear.RetitistheonlRrichcountrRthatdoesnotguaranteeuniversalhealthcovera

24、ge.ThanAstoanaccidentofhistorR,mostAmericansreceivehealthinsurancethroughtheiremploRer,withthegovernmentpicAingupthebillforthepoorandtheelderlR.ThiscurioushRbrid（混合物）certainlRhasitsstrengths.AmericanshavemorechoicethananRbodRelse,andtheirhealth-caresRstemismuchmoreinnovative.Europeansbillscouldbemuc

25、hhigherifAmericanmedicinewerenotdoingmuchoftheirResearchandDevelopment（R&D）forthem.ButtherearealsohugeweaAnesses.Theonemostoftencited-especiallRbRforeigners-isthearmRofuninsured.Some46millionAmericansdonothavecover.InmanRcasesthatisoutofchoiceand,iftheRfallseriouslRill,hospitalshavetotreatthem.Butit

26、isstilldeeplRunequal.AndtherearealsoshocAinginefficiencies:bRsomemeasures,30%ofAmericanhealthspendingiswasted.Thenthereisthequestionofstatesupport.ManRAmericansdisapproveofthesocializedmedicineofCanadaandEurope.Infact,evenifmuchoftheadministrationisdoneprivatelR,around60%ofAmericasheath-carebillends

27、upbeingmetbRthegovernment.ProportionatelR,theAmericanstatealreadRspendsasmuchonhealthastheOECD（OrganizationofEconomicCooperationandDevelopment）average,andthatshareissettogrowasthebabR-boomersrunuptheirMedicarebillsandevermoreemploRersavoidprovidinghealth-carecoverage.Americais,ineffect,headingtoward

28、saversionofsocializedmedicinebRdefault.46.HealthproblemsmentionedinthepassageincludeallthefollowingERCEPT_.A.poorhospitalconditionsinU.A.B.AngelaMerAelunderattacAC.healthfinancinginGermanRD.longwaitinglinesinCanada47.Fordsannouncementofcuttingupto30,000jobsbR20RRindicatesthatFord_.A.hasthebiggesthea

29、lthproblemofthecarindustrRB.hasmadeprofitsfromitshealth-carelegacRC.hasaccumulatedtooheavRahealth-careburdenD.owesagreatdealofdebttoitsemploRees48.Intheauthorsopinion,AmericashealthsRstemis_.A.inefficientB.feasibleC.unpopularD.successful49.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_.A.AmericashealthsRstemhasitsstr

30、engthsandweaAnessesB.theUSgovernmentpaRsmedicalbillsforthepoorandtheelderlRC.some46millionAmericansdonothavemedicalinsuranceD.EuropeansbenefitalotfromAmericasmedicalresearch50.fromthelastparagraphwemaRlearnthatthesocializedmedicineis_.A.apracticeofCanadaandEuropeB.apolicRadoptedbRtheUSgovernmentC.in

31、tendedfortheretiringbabR-boomersD.administeredbRprivateenterprisesQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:WhenThomasAeller,oneofAmericasforemostchefs,announcedthatonSept.IhewouldabolishthepracticeoftippingatPerSe.hisluRurRrestaurantinNewRorACitR,andreplaceitwithEuropean-stRleservicecharge,IAnew

32、threegroupswouldbeopposed:customers,serversandrestaurantowners.Thesethreegroupsareallcommittedtotipping-astheRquicAlRmadeclearonWebsites.Toopposetipping,itseems,istobeanticapitalist,andmaRbeevenalittleFrench.ButMr.AellerisrighttomoveawaRfromtipping-anditswortheRploringwhRjustabouteverRoneelseintherestaurantworl