英語二網考閱讀理解答案

A. 英語二2021年真題解析-閱讀3

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第1段

When Microsoft bought task management app Wunderlist and mobile calendar Sunrise in 2015,it picked two newcomers that were attracting considerable buzz in Silicon Valley.

當微軟在2015年收購任務管理應用Wunderlist和移動日歷Sunrise時，它選擇了兩個新成員，這兩個新成員在矽谷引起了相當大的反響。  

Microsoft's own Office dominates the market for"proctivity"software,but the star-ups represented a new wave of technology designed from the ground up for the smartphone world.

微軟自己的Office主導著「生產力」軟體市場，但這些初創企業代表了一波為智能手機世界從頭開始設計的新技術。  

第2段

Both apps,however,were later scrapped after Microsoft said it had used their best features in its own procts. 干擾項目出處

然而，這兩個應用程序後來都被廢棄了，因為微軟表示，它在自己的產品中使用了它們最好的功能。  

♥Their teams of engines stayed on👀, making them two of the many"acqui-hires"that the biggest companies have used to feed their great hunger for tech talent。

他們的引擎團隊留下來了，使他們成為最大的公司用來滿足對技術人才的巨大需求的許多「人才並購」中的兩名。  

31.What is true about Wunderlist and Sunrise after their acquisitions? 【判斷題】

對於他們的需求獲取，哪項是正確的？

[A] Their market values declined. 他們的市場價值正在下滑 ×無中生有

[B] Their engineers were retained. 他們的工程師被保留了下來。√ 原文替換：stayed on

[C] Their tech features improved.他們的技術特徵得到了改進  ×原文是微軟自己的產品技術用了最好

[D] Their procts were re-priced. 他們的產品重新定價     ×無中生有

答案∶B

第3段

♥To Microsoft's critics , the fates of Wunderlist and Sunrise are examples of a remorseless drive by Big Tech to 👁 chew up any innovative companies 👁 that lie in their path.

對微軟的批評者來說，Wunderlist和Sunrise的命運是大型科技公司無情打擊任何在其發展道路上存在的創新公司👁的例子。  

"They bought the seedlings and closed them down,"complained  Paul Amold a partner at San Francisco-based Switch Ventures, putting an end to businesses that might one day tum into competitors. Microsoft declined to comment.

總部位於舊金山的Switch Ventures的合夥人保羅•阿莫德(Paul Amold)抱怨道:「他們買下了這些幼苗，然後把它們關了。」這樣，可能有一天會變成競爭對手的企業就被終結了。 微軟拒絕置評。

32.Microsofts critics believe that the big tech companies tend to_____.

[A]exaggerate their proct quality 誇大產品質量

[B]treat new tech talent unfairly 不公平地對待新科技人才

[C] eliminate their potential competitions 排除潛在的競爭對手  原文替換：chew up any innovative companies  吃掉創新公司

[D] ignore public opinions 無視公眾意見

答案∶C

第4段

Like other start-up investors,Mr.Arnold's own business often depends on selling start-ups to larger tech companies,though he admits to mixed feelings about the result:"I think these things are good for me,if I put my selfish hat on. 👁But are they good for the American economy? I don't know."

和其他初創企業的投資者一樣，他說: 阿諾德自己的生意通常依賴於將初創企業出售給規模更大的科技公司，不過他承認，他對這樣做的結果有復雜的感受:「如果我戴上自私的帽子，我認為這些事情對我是有好處的。 但它們對美國經濟有好處嗎? 我不知道。」  

33 .Paul Arnold is concerned that small acquisitions might 【推斷題】⭐⭐⭐⭐

[A] weaken big tech companies 削弱大型科技公司

[B] worse market competition 更糟糕的是市場競爭

[C]discourage start up investors 不鼓勵創業投資者

[D] harm the national economy 危害國民經濟 But are they good for the American economy?

答案∶D

第5段

The US Federal Trade Commission says it wants to find the answer to that question. (沒有對應選項，往下看）

This week, it asked the five most valuable US tech companies for information ab out their many small acquisitions over the past decade.

本周，該機構詢問了美國市值最高的5家科技公司，詢問它們在過去10年裡進行的許多小規模收購。  

Although only are search project at this stage,the request has raised the prospect of regulators wading into early-stage tech markets that until now have been beyond their reach.

盡管目前還只是搜索項目，但這一要求增加了監管機構涉足早期科技市場的可能性，而迄今為止，監管機構還無法涉足這些市場。  

34. The US Federal Trade Commission intends to _____.

[A] supervise start-ups' operations 監督初創公司的運營   原文只說調查，並沒有採取行動

[B] encourage research collaboration 鼓勵研究合作 × 無中生有 過度腦補 Although only are search project at this stage

[C] limit Big Tech's expansion 限制了大型科技公司的擴張 × 無中生有 過度腦補

[D] examine small acquisitions.檢查小規模收購 /對小規模收購進行調查

答案∶D

第6段

Given their combined market value of more than $5.5trillion, rifling through such small deals-many of them much less prominent than Wunderlist and Sunrise-might seem beside the point.

考慮到它們的總市值超過5.5萬億美元，瀏覽這些小交易(其中許多遠不如Wunderlist和sunrise那麼重要)可能顯得無關緊要。  

❤Between them, the five biggest tech companies have spent an average of only S 3.4 billion a year on sub-SI billion acquisitions over the past five years— a drop in the ocean compared with their massive financial reserves, and the more than S 130 billion of venture capital that was invested in the US last year.

他們之間,五大科技公司花費了平均只有34億年代sub-SI十億收購過去五年下降海洋與大規模金融儲備相比,超過1300億的風險投資,去年在美國投資。  

第7段

However, critics say the big companies use such deals to buy their most threatening potential competitors before their businesses have a chance to gain momentum,in some cases as part of a"buy and kill "tactic to simply close them down.

然而，批評人士表示，大公司利用此類交易，在自己的業務有機會獲得發展勢頭之前，收購最具威脅性的潛在競爭對手，在某些情況下，這是一種「買了就殺」(buy and kill)策略的一部分，目的只是讓它們倒閉。  

35.For the five biggest tech companies , their small acquisitions have_____.

對於五家最大的科技公司來說，它們的小規模收購已經產生了什麼影響？ 

[A] raised few management challenges 提出了一些管理上的挑戰

[B] brought little financial pressure  幾乎沒有財政壓力

[C] Set an example for future deals 為未來的交易樹立榜樣

[D] generated considerable profits  產生可觀的利潤

答案∶ B

fate

talent

unfairly

eliminate

potential

innovative

supervise 監督

operations 運營

collaboration合作

expansion 膨脹

B. 英語二2021年真題解析-閱讀1

第1段：員工有必要接受「再培訓」。

1、"Reskilling" is something 【 that sounds like a buzzword】   but is actually a requirement   {   if we plan to have a future   【 in which a lot of would-be workers do not get left behind】}   。在培訓聽上去是一個流行語，但如果我們希望未來的員工不被時代拋棄的話，這實際上是一個必要條件 。——「再培訓」是員工進步的必要條件

2、 We know（that） {【we are moving into a period 】（where the jobs in demand will change rapidly）, as will the requirements of the jobs 【that remain】.}我們知道人們正在進入一個工作需求將發生迅速變化的時期，剩餘崗位的需求也會很快改變。 —— 工作需求正發生迅速變化。

as引導方式狀語，「就像」，後面倒裝。正常語序是the requirements of the jobs that remain  will （change rapidly）

3、 ⭐ Research by the World Economic Forum finds that on average 42 per cent of the"core skills" within job roles will change by 2022.   That is a very short timeline.

世界經濟論壇發現42%的核心技能，賦予的工作角色將要被改變。在2022年世界經濟論壇的研究發現，到2020年工作崗位中平均有42%的核心技能將發生改變。剩下的時間不多了。 ——通過世界經濟論壇佐證，「員工需要新的工作技能」

第2段：誰來為員工「再培訓」買單？

1、The question of who should pay for reskilling is a thorny one.

這個問題誰來買單這個重塑技能是一個棘手的問題。

2、 ⭐ For indivial companies, the temptation is always to let go of workers 【whose skills are no longer in demand 】and replace them with those 【whose skills are.（省略 in demand） 】

對於個別公司來說，他們喜歡的做法總是拋棄那些技能不再有用的員工，取而代之的是那些具備符合要求技能的員工。

3、（轉折句）That does not always happen.  這也不經常發生。

4、 ⭐ AT&T is often given as the gold standard of a company 【 that decided to do a massive reskilling program rather than go with a fire-and-hire strategy. 】

有的公司決定進行大規模再培訓項目，而非採取解僱和僱傭的策略。美國電話電報公司就經常被視作這類公司的典範。我們找到第2題關鍵詞，但是這個例子本身。例證題是要去找的外面去找第三句是轉折句，所以我們找第二句，第二句是跟第四句的反義。

5、Other companies had also pledged to create their own plans. 其他公司也承諾會制定自己的計劃。

6、When the skills mismatch is in the broader economy, though（轉折） ,the focus usually turns to government to handle.然而當技能不匹配的現象出現在更廣泛的經濟領域時，焦點常常會轉向政府，並由其處理。

7、 ⭐ Efforts in Canada and elsewhere have been arguably languid at best, and have given us a situation 【where we frequently hear of employers （begging for workers）】,even at times and in regions【 where unemployment is high】.可以這么說。加拿大和其他地方付出的努力，充其量還是不夠。含這也使我們經常聽到僱主央求招聘員工的情況發生，即使在失業率高的時期和地區也是如此。

languid表示「慵懶，慢悠悠」即努力不夠，這詞一般不認識考上下文。 and have givenus asituation，and 說明與上句並列意思基本一致，說明解決問題的努力（efforts）還不夠，要不怎會出現招工難？

第3段：高失業率下依然存在勞動力短缺現象

1、With the pandemic,unemployment is very high indeed.

隨著流行疾病失業的人確實越來越高卻確實非常高

2、In February,at 3.5 percent and 5.5 percent respectively,unemployment rates in Canada and United States were at generational lows and worker shortages were everywhere.

二月加拿大和美國的失業率分別為3.5%和5.5降到了代際低點，勞動力短缺的現象隨處可見。

3、As of May, those rates had spiked up to 13.3 per cent and 13.7 per cent,and although many worker shortages had disappeared, not all had done so.

截至五月，兩國失業率已經分別飆升到13%和13.7%，盡管許多工作的短缺情況消失了，但也並非所有行業都解決了這一問題。

4、 ⭐ In the medical field, to take an obvious example,the pandemic meant that there were still clear shortages of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel.

一個明顯的例子，就是在醫療領域，疫情的爆發意味著醫生護士和其他醫務人員仍存在著大量短缺。

第4段：開展再培訓的必要性

1、Of course,it is not like you can take and unemployed waiter and train him to be a doctor in a few weeks.

當然這並不是說你能在幾周之內把一個失業的服務員培訓他們成為一名醫生

2、But even if you cannot close that gap,may be you can close others,and doing so would be to the benefit of all concerned.

但即便不能填補這個空缺，也許還在其他方面，可以有所突破。這樣對所有的相關人員，都有好處。

3、 ⭐ That seems to be the case in Sweden: 【When forced to furlough 90 per cent of their cabin staff】 , Scandinavian Airlines decided to start up a short retraining program 【 that reskilled the laid-off workers to support hospital staff.】

瑞典似乎就有這樣的情況，90%的空乘人員被迫休假後，北歐航空決定啟動一項再培訓的項目，重新培訓這些失業的員工以支援醫院的工作。

4、The effort was a collective one and involved other companies as well as a Swedish university.  這是一次集體的行動，其他公司和一所瑞典的大學都參與到了其中。

21.Research by the World Economic Forum Suggests _____.世界經濟論壇的研究 表明 了？

[A] an urgent demand for new job skills （「既然42%要變」 ，那麼對新的工作技能迫切的需求）

[B] an increase in full-time employment    無中生有

[C] a steady growth of job opportunities    無中生有

[D]a controversy about the"core skills"    原文是 will change，並沒有說「爭議」

答案∶ A

22. AT&T is cited to show_____.【例證題找例外】文章引用at and t是為了證明？

[A] The characteristics of reskilling in programs 在培訓的項目特點   無中生有

[B] The importance of staff appraisal standards 員工評價標準的重要性  無中生有

[C] An immediate need for government support  干擾項出自第6句，though轉折了，故與A無關

[D]An alternative to the five-and-hire standards  解僱和僱傭策略之外的另一種選擇 good

答案∶D

23.Efforts to resolve the skills mismatch in Canada___. 細節題（稍難）

在加拿大解決技能不匹配問題 努力

[A] have appeared to be insufficient  似乎還不夠      注意題目問的是對「努力」的評價

[B] have driven labour costs up 抬高勞動力成本    無中生有

[C] have proved ti be inconsistent  被證明是矛盾的  無中生有

[D] have met with fierce opposition 遭到激烈反對    無中生有

答案∶A

24. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that there was_____.細節題（簡）

[A] a sign of economic recovery 暗示經濟復甦   無中生有

[B] a call for policy adjustment   一種對政策調整的呼籲  無中生有

[C] a change in hiring practices  一種招聘方式的改變  無中生有

[D] a lack of medical workers

答案∶D

25.Scandinavian Airlines decided to_____.細節題（易）

[A] create job vacancies for the unemployed  為失業者創造職位空缺。空缺不對，原文是給失業員工創造新的工作機會

[B] retrain their cabin staff for better services   前半句重新培訓對，後半句無中生有

[C] prepare their laid-off workers for other jobs  讓失業員工為其他工作做好准備

[D] finance their staffs' college ecation   為員工的大學教育提供資助  干擾項最後一句，原文是有一所大學參與這個項目，不是資助員工讀大學

答案∶C

forum論壇

let go of  釋放 放棄

massive 巨大

pledge 保證

arguably 按理

languid 慵懶

at best 最多充其量

Pendemic 流行病

spike 迅速增長

concerned 有關的

furlough 臨時解僱

collective 集體的

C. 2014考研英語二閱讀text3真題及答案

完____8
善____4，仔細來
教____0
師____5
資自____2，拔了毛的鴿子
格____7
達____6
案____8，飛不了。
叩____4
每過一天，我就在日歷上打個圈。到星期天的時候，才發現日子被我過成了省略號。

D. 尋昨天剛考完的2006年10月自考英語二試題及答案

PART ONE

Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item)

從下列各句四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，並在答題紙上將相應的字母塗黑。

1. ________ Americans have different views on many issues, they tend to agree on one subject: taxes are too high.�

A. Despite B. In spite of C. Because D. Although�

2. These little things aren\'t important ________ themselves, but put together, they can cause troubles.

A. by B. in C. for D. at�

3. If there were any inhabitants of the moon, they would see our earth reflecting the light of the sun, again like a huge mirror ________ in the sky.�

A. hang B. hanged C. hung D. hangs�

4. When we call a word 「learned,」 we do not mean that it is used by learned persons alone, ________ simply that its presence in the English vocabulary is e to books and the cultivation of literature rather than to the actual needs of ordinary conversation.�

A. so B. since C. but D. for�

5. ________ is accepted as true often is relatively, and not absolutely, true.

A. What B. That C. Which D. It�

6. I ________ awake for about two hours last night.

A. lie B. lied C. laid D. lay

7. In theory, every person will have ________ to an unlimited amount of information with the development of telecommunication satellites.�

A. entry B. access C. entrance D. opening�

8. It is in Iran ________ the family members are involved in the wedding preparations.

A. where B. in which

C. that D. from which�

9. I have never before met ________ as he is.�

A. so an intelligent person B. a so intelligent person

C. so intelligent person D. so intelligent a person�

10. The role of the father in the traditional family was to provide ________ his family.

� A. for B. with C. up D. over

Ⅱ. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)

�下列短文中有十個空白，每個空白有四個選項。 根據上下文要求選出最佳答案，並在答題紙上將相應的字母塗黑。

Getting plenty of exercise is very important. I enjoy 11 very much. Last Summer, I went to the beach every day. I plan to go there this summer too, 12 I may not be able to. I have a new job. Sometimes I have to work until 13 at night. Though I now work more hours than I used to, I do receive a larger salary. I didn\'t receive much pay on my old job. I like 14 new job, but had I known that it would take up so much of my free time, I 15 it. I prefer swimming to spending money.

I have heared that riding a bike is good exercise. Maybe I will be able to

16 enough money to buy a bike. My neighbour, Mrs. Wilson, has a bicycle that I could borrow from her, but I would rather own my own bike. If I used 17 , I would worry about damaging it. Since I 18 more money now, I think that I can afford to buy my own. Getting a bike is really a good idea, because while I am riding to and from work, I will be getting exercise at the same time. It\'s easier to get to the beach by bike too. I might be able to go swimming every day 19 . This new job is great: I\'m very 20 . This will be a summer full of exercise.

11. A. to swim B. swim C. swimming D. the swim

12. A. and B. or C. neither D. but

13. A. lately B. latter C. late D. latest

14. A. some B. any C. my D. its

15. A. would not take B. wouldn\'t have taken�

C. won\'t have taken D. had not taken�

16. A. take B. save C. keep D. maintain�

17. A. her B. hers C. its D. theirs�

18. A. make B. spend C. pay D. do�

19. A. at all B. all over C. after all D. all but�

20. A. excited B. exciting C. surprising D. surprised

Ⅲ．Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item)

�從下列每篇短文的問題後所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，並在答題紙上將相應的答案塗黑。

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

When Rowland Hill, little more than a hundred years ago, first advocated the introction of cheap postage in England, he had to face many opponents of the scheme; some said that it would not pay, others that it was unworkable. But Hill, supported by general public opinion, eventually overcame opposition, and late in 1839 the Penny Post was established. From then until the first world war the cost of sending a letter any distance within the United Kingdom remained at one penny. The gloomy prophecies (預言) of the critics were not fulfilled: the profits of the Post Office were maintained and improvements in transport and administration made it possible not only to handle the increased volume of correspondence but also to extend postal facilities.

Before this great change took place, the charge for sending a letter varied according to the distance the letter was carried and had to be paid for on delivery by the person to whom it was addressed. The lowest charge was four pence and for long distances as much as eighteen pence. Such high rates, when wages were low, could rarely be afforded by poor people, who were often compelled to refuse letters from their dear ones because they were unable to pay. Under the new scheme, a letter was paid for by the sender, who affixed(貼上) to it an adhesive(粘的) postage stamp, the cost of which was within reach of all. Thus the poor were enabled to exchange news with their relations and friends at a time when many of them had left their homes to seek work elsewhere.�

Businessmen also found cheap postage a boom and, since it soon turned out to be a great financial success, the new scheme was, before long, adopted by every civilized country in the world——a final tribute(明證) to the wisdom and vision of its promoter.

21. 「Some said that it (i.e. Rowland Hill\'s scheme) would not pay」 means ________.

A. some said that people would refuse to pay for the scheme�

B. some said that the scheme would not be profitable�

C. some said that the scheme was not economical�

D. some said that they did not have enough money to pay for the scheme�

22. Rowland Hill\'s system is known as the 『Penny post』 ________.�

A. because it undertook the delivery of all inland letters for the charge of one penny�

B. since it was established late in 1839�

C. because many people who used its facilities were poor�

D. as a result of the gloomy prophecies of those who had said scheme would not pay

23. Postal facilities were extended after the introction of the Penny Post ________.

A. because the volume of correspondence increased�

B. as a result of improvements in transport and administration�

C. until the first world war�

D. provided that the cost of sending a letter remained at one penny�

24. Under the old system the poor had frequently been compelled to refuse letters ________.�

A. because they could not afford to pay the high postage rates which had to be paid on receipt of a letter�

B. unless the charge on them was less than four pence�

C. although rates varied according to the distance letters were carried�

D. because many of them had left their homes to seek work elsewhere�

25. The new postal scheme was adopted by every civilized country in the world ________.

A. because it enabled the poor, as well as the rich, to exchange news�

B. as a tribute to the wisdom and vision of its promoter�

C. since the scheme, in addition to its convenience, had proved financially successful�

D. a hundred years after its adoption by the English

Passage Two

�Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

�We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. 「Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?」 「When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?」「And Paul-why didn\'t I pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?」 When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it\'s too late.�

Why do we go wrong about our friends——or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don\'t really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, 「You\'re a lucky dog.」 Is he really on your side? If he said, 「You\'re a lucky guy」 or 「You\'re a lucky gal,」 that\'s being friendly. But 「lucky dog」? There\'s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn\'t see it himself. But bringing in the 「dog」 bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn\'t think you deserve your luck.�

「Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for」 is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn\'t important. It\'s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven\'t got a date for Saturday night.�

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone\'s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says quare with(符合) the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.�

26. In the first paragraph, the writer recalls some things that happened between him and his friends. He ________.�

A. feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him�

B. feels he may not have 「read」 his friends\' true feeling correctly�

C. is sorry that his friends let him down�

D. thinks it was a mistake to have broken up with his girl friends, Helen

27. In the second paragraph, the writer talks about someone saying, 「You\'re a lucky dog.」 He is saying that ________.�

A. the speaker of this sentence is just being friendly�

B. this saying means the same as 「You\'re a lucky guy」 or 「You\'re a lucky gal.」

C. the word 「dog」 shouldn\'t be used to apply to people�

D. sometimes the words give a clue(線索) to the feeling behind the words�

28. This passage tries to tell you how to ________.�

A. avoid mistakes about money and friends�

B. 「size up」 people�

C. avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you�

D. keep people friendly without trusting them�

29. In listening to a person the important thing is ________.�

A. to notice his tone, his posture, and the look in his eye�

B. to listen to how he pronounces his words�

C. to check his words against his manner, his tone of voice, and his posture�

D. not to believe what he says�

30. The phrase 『puts you down』 (Para 2, Line 7) can be replaced by another phrase 「________」.�

A. makes you humble B. reces you to silence�

C. press you down D. makes you sad Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion(拋棄), but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wife\'s right to receive a tenth of all her husband\'s property. The wife had the right to withhold consent(不同意), in all transactions(交易) the husband would make. And more than just a right: the documents show that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In no case do the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife.�

The wife shared in the management of her husband\'s personal property, but the opposite was not always true. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance against husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on occasion they showed a fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Maria Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona(巴塞羅那). Having agreed with her husband Miro to sell a field she had inherited, for the needs of the household, she insisted on co mpensation(補償). None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the scribe(法律學家) to have a contract ly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miro\'s personal inheritance. The unfortunate husband was obliged to agree, as the contract says, 「for the sake of peace.」 Either through the dowry or through being hot�tempered, the Catalan wife knew how to win herself, within the context of the family, a powerful economic position.

31. A decimum was ________.�

A. the wife\'s inheritance from her father

B. a gift of money to the new husband�

C. a written contract�

D. the wife\'s right to receive one�tenth of her husband\'s property�

32. In the society described in the passage, the legal standing(地位) of the wife in marriage was ________.�

A. higher than that of her husband

B. lower than that of her husband�

C. the same as that of her husband

D. higher than that of a single woman�

33. What compensation did Maria Vivas get for the field?�

A. Some of the land Miro had inherited

B. A tenth of Miro\'s land�

C. Money for household expenses

D. Money from Miro\'s inheritance�

34. Could a husband sell his wife\'s inheritance?�

A. No, under no circumstances.

B. Yes, whenever he wished to.�

C. Yes, if she agreed.

D. Yes, if his father in law agreed.�

35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an effect of the dowry system?�

A. The husband had to share the power of decision in marriage.�

B. The wife was protected from desertion.�

C. The wife gained a powerful economic position.

D. The husband was given control over his wife\'s property. PART TWO

Ⅳ. Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two items )

�將下列漢語單詞譯成英語。 作為提示，每個單詞的詞類、首字母及字母數目均已給出。請將完整的單詞寫在答題紙上。

36. 交換，調換 n. e __ __ __ __ __ __ __

37.運輸，運輸工具 n. t__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

38. 平均的；普通的 a. a __ __ __ __ __ __

39. 暴力的，猛烈的 a. v __ __ __ __ __ __

40. 仍然，然而，不過 ad. n __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

41. 有益的，有利的 a. b __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

42. 宣揚，宣傳 v. p __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

43. 估計，評價，估價 n./v. e __ __ __ __ __ __ __

44. 觀光，旅遊 n. t __ __ __ __ __ __

45. 指示，指出；代表 v. d __ __ __ __ __

46. 起初的，新穎的 a. o __ __ __ __ __ __ __

47. 獨立的，自主的 a. i __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

48. 想像，設想 v. v __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

49. 對比 n./v. c __ __ __ __ __ __ __

50. 壓力；強調 n./v. s __ __ __ __ __

51. 減少，縮小 v. r __ __ __ __ __

52. 有限的 a. l__ __ __ __ __ __

53. 使迷惑；迷 n./v. p __ __ __ __ __

54. 環境，周圍狀況 n. e__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

55. 容忍的；寬容的 a. t__ __ __ __ __ __ __

Ⅴ．Word Form（10 points， 1 point for each item）

�將括弧中的各詞變為適當的形式填入空白。 答案寫在答題紙上。

56. There is no way to escape ________(do) the work today.�

57. We will have a visit to the seaside ________ (provide) the weather remains clear.

58. Had I left a little earlier, I ________ (catch) the train.�

59. The last train ________ (go), we had to walk home.�

60. A few years later she came home only ________ (find) that her hometown had greatly changed.�

61. The more she thought about it, ________ (angry) she grew.�

62. I\'m sure he ________ (leave) Tokyo by this time tomorrow.�

63. We become used to ________ (see) blood on the news on television, or in full color in newspaper and magazines..�

64. It is ________ (interesting) novel I have ever read.

65. I can\'t find the recorder in the room. It must ________ (take) by someone else. Ⅵ．Translation from Chinese into English（15 points， 3 points for each item）

�將下列各句譯成英語並將答案寫在答題紙上。

66. 他走都不會，更不用說跑了。�

67. 不管贊成還是反對，我都將繼續下去。�

68. 生產商應該對自己的產品質量負全部責任。�

69. 老人繼續說著，根本不顧我在此事上的感情。�

70. 毋庸置疑，很多人受益於心臟手術。

Ⅶ．Translation from English into Chinese（15 points）.

�將下列短文譯成漢語並將答案寫在答題紙上。

Are you able to read these articles in a minute or less? Perhaps right now you should stop a while and remind yourself of some important things that help you to read faster. Check yourself on these points and be sure you are doing the right things. You should always move your eyes from left to right across the page. Always keep moving forward. Do not let your eyes go back over words you have already read. Do not read words separately. Learn to see groups of words. Do not sound out(發響) the words as you read them. And remember that you do not have to read every word. Look for the main nouns and the main verbs. If you want to be sure that you do not lose your place as you read, you can keep your finger under the line. But do not move your finger from left to right with your eyes. Your finger should be under the middle of the line. Keep your eyes moving all the time. Be sure to practice on everything you read. Also remember to exercise your eyes every day.

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參 考 答 案

Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item )

�1.D 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.A�

Ⅱ. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)

�11. C 12.D 13.C 14. C 15. B

�16. B 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. A

Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item)

�21. B 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. B

�26. B 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. A

�31. D 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. D

Ⅳ. Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two items )

36. exchange 37. transportation 38. average 39. violent

40. nevertheless 41. beneficial 42. publicize 43. estimate

44. tourism 45. denote 46. original 47. independent

48. visualize 49. contrast 50. stress 51. rece

52. limited 53. puzzle 54. environment 55. tolerant

Ⅴ. Word Form (10 points, 1 point for each item )

56. doing 57. provided/providing 58. would have caught

59. gone 60. to find 61. the angrier 62. will have left

63. having taken 64. the most interesting 65. have been taken

Ⅵ. Translation from Chinese into English (15 points, 3 points for each item)

66. He can\'t even walk, let alone run.�

67. Pro or con, I shall continue.�

68. The manufacturers should take full responsibility for the quality of their procts.�

69. The old man continued speaking, regardless of my feelings on the matter.�

70. There is no doubt that a large number of people benefit from heart surgery.

Ⅶ. Translation from English into Chinese (15 points)

你能在一分鍾或更短的時間內讀完這些短文嗎?也許現在你該停一下，提醒自己注意一些能幫你讀得更快的重要問題。 檢查一下以下幾點，以確定你做得正確無誤。你當始終自左至右移動目光，始終向前。別再回頭看已讀過的字句。別把每個詞分開來讀。要學會看句群。讀時別出聲。還要牢記你無須每詞必讀。找到主要的名詞和主要的動詞。如果想保證自己在讀時不至於找不到地方，你可以手指放在行下。但別隨目光自左至右移動。你的手指應當放在一行中間的下方。目光要不停地移動。一定要在每次閱讀中這樣練習。同時，記得每天做做眼部保健。

E. 2015年考研英語二閱讀理解答案及解析(海文版)

Section II Reading Comprehension

Part A

Text 1

21、【答案】[A] offered greater relaxation than the workplace

【解析】事實細節題。該題干問：之前的研究認為家是……。歷型根據題干，該題答案定位在首段首句。首句大致意思為「一項新的研究表明，與絕大部分研究相反，實際上，人們在家裡的壓力要大於工作。」由此可知，以往的研究正好跟最新研究相反，即人們在家裡的壓力小於工作。縱觀各選項，選項A意為：與工作場所相比，能提供更多的休閑;與文章表述一致，為正確答案。

22、【答案】[C ] childless husbands

【解析】事實細節題。文章第二段第三句和第四句提到「It is men not women, who report being happier at home than at work…, but more so for nonparents.」即「研究發現是男人，而不是女人，在家比在工作中更高興。更令人吃驚的是，研究發現，這種情況對於有孩子和沒有孩子都是這樣，尤其是對於沒有孩子的。」所以綜合對比後，選擇C。

23、【答案】[D] they are both bread winners and housewives

【解析】推理判斷題。文章第三段中提到「For many men, the end of the workday is …, with the blurring of role……」. 意思是「對於男人來說，一天的工作結束後，是他們休息的時候，但是對於女人來說，離開辦公室之後，還有很多的家務活」。由此可以推出，「The blurring of working women』s roles」 指的是「既要在職場打拚也要做很多家務的女性」。所以綜合判定後確定D為正確答案。

24、【胡辯答案】[C] earnings

【解析】詞義句意題。文章第四段第一句提出「在工作中，大家都知道掙錢，他們做工作就是為了家庭收入」。緊接著第二句給出「這些雇員付出體力和腦力的勞動，就是為了得到能夠維持他們生活的必須收入」。結合上下文，moola應該對應原文中的「income」,表示他們掙得的收入。故C正確。

25、【答案】[A] division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut

【解析】事實細節題。根據題干關鍵詞「The home front」可以迴文定位在原文最後一段。最後一段第一句指出「然而，人們對於大後方(家庭)就沒有那麼清楚了」，接下來的一句進一步指出「Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically…」(家務活的分工很少清清楚楚)，A項中的「seldom」同意置換原文中的「Rare」, 「clear-cut」同意置換原文的「clinically」，故A項正確。

Text 2

26、【答案】[D] missed its original purpose

【解析】根據題干關鍵詞recruiting more first-generation students迴文定位到第一段的第四句，然後一一比對選項，「rather than close an achievement gap based on social class」排除選項B，選項A和C是無關選項，由第四句話中This has created 「a paradox」 in that recruiting first-generation students…與選項D 「missed its original purpose」是同義替換，paradox的意思是「自相矛盾，似是而非的觀點」，所以正確答案為D。

27、【答案】[C] the problem is solvable

【解析】根據題干信息「research article are optimistic because…褲爛缺…」可以迴文定位到文章第二段第一句「But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem」。As引導的原因狀語從句是題干答案，跟C選「the problem is solvable」重合，因此選C。

28、【答案】[C] are in need of financial support

【解析】根據題干信息most first-generation students...定位第三段最後一句中，「most of first-generation students were recipients of Pell Grants(佩爾獎學金)，a federal grant for undergraates with financial need",可知答案為C，其中in need of和with...need對應，financial support 和financial相對應。

29、【答案】[D] are inexperienced in handling their issues at college

【解析】根據題干關鍵詞the author of the paper迴文定位到文章第四段第一句「their thesis ...that face most college students」。這句話中明確說到第一代學生缺乏處理一些問題的實際經驗，與選項D語義相符，其中are inexperienced與原文的lacking in practical knowledge對應，handling their issues與how to deal with the issues對應，at college與that face most college students對應。

30、【答案】[B] colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question

【解析】根據題干關鍵詞infer from the last paragraph迴文定位到文章最後一段，這是一個段落推理題，可以通過尋找段落中心的方式來解。最後一段第一句和第二句是並列關系，均提出第一代學生中存在的與社會階層有關的問題。第三句以一個because所引導的原因狀語從句點明中心，明確該問題的來源是美國高校未承認社會階層對學生教育經歷的影響，因此總結出來可知，選項B正確，說明出現了相應問題，高校應該擔負一部分責任。

Text 3

31、【答案】[A]more emotional

【解析】細節題。題干中的office language對應文章中的lingua franca of corporate(公司通用語)，題干中的has become對應文章中的has gotten，所以答案對應文章中的more emotional and much more right-brained。所以答案A more emotional。本題的易錯答案是 more objective。文章中的objectives是名詞「目標，話題」的意思。

32、【答案】[C] sports culture

【解析】細節題。本題的答案可以從第二段的第二句到第四句中得出。這幾句話都是在舉例子，作為論據出現來論證第一句話。第二句話中出現了sports，第三句話中出現了coach和team，第四句話中出現了coach和team，win，所有的這些詞都與運動相關，所以答案選C sports culture。

33、【答案】[D] strengthen employee loyalty

【解析】細節題。本題題干中還出現了believe這一觀點動詞，根據題干中的importation of terminology可以定位到第三段的第二句話，但是這句話屬於論據，其論點是第一句話。本句中出現are intended to表示目的，對應題干中的aims to，句子出現了increase allegiance to the firm，對應D strengthen employee loyalty，表示「加強員工的忠誠度」。

34、【答案】[A] voices for working women

【解析】推理題。根據題干中的Lean In可以定位到第四段的第二句話。這句話中出現了1990s和「mommy wars」也是明顯的論據，所以推理的核心論點是前面的第一句話。第一句話中出現了work-life balance，第二句話中出現了mommy wars，結合二者可以推理出這句話談論的是工作中對於女性的不公平。所以答案選voices for working women(為職業女性申辯)。

35、【答案】[D] regular people mock it but accept it

【解析】細節題。根據題乾的關鍵詞可以定位到最後一段的第一句話。要注意這句話的結構。本句是一個轉折句，盡管大家取笑office speak，但是…。轉折之後表示的是人們對它的認可，A Managers …avoid it態度與文章不符。B中的linguists 在文章中沒有提到。C中的Companies find it to fundamental,屬於推理過度，文章說的是depend on，依靠並不說明fundamental根本的。

Text 4

36、【答案】[B] the increase of part-time jobs

【解析】本題為細節題。根據關鍵詞「job pictures, neglected」可以迴文定位到第二段第一句話「the jobs picture ...was largely overlooked」，其中neglected是overlooked的同義替換。並且此句有明顯的命題點「however」。第二句具體指出被忽略的部分是「there was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time.」，即有大量的人自願從事兼職工作。故正確答案為B。其中increase是原文jump的同義替換，voluntary part-time jobs是voluntarily working part-time的同義轉述。

37、【答案】[C] cannot get their hands on full-time jobs

【解析】根據題干中的關鍵詞「many people work part-time」可以定位到第二段第五句話「many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs」。由此句可知，那些從事兼職工作的人實際想擁有全日制工作。接著第六句明確指出他們從事兼職工作的原因：they take part-time because this is all they can get。言外之意是說，人們目前只能得到兼職工作，而無法獲得全職工作。故正確答案為C。

38、【答案】[B] shows a general tendency of decline

【解析】通過題干中的involuntary part-time employment可以將該題定位在文章第二段。該段倒數第二句表明「這種非自願參加兼職工作在六月份是呈現增長的，但是總趨勢是下降的」。故B選項(呈現出一種普遍下降的趨勢)正確。

39、【答案】[B] employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance

【解析】通過題干中with Obamacare可以將該題定位在全文最後一句。該句表明，就業和保險之間不再有關聯。而從上一句可以看出，之前很多人想要找一份提供保險的全職工作來養活自己和家人。可見，之前，就業就意味著能得到保險。而它們之間的關系不復存在，即僱傭不再是得到保險的前提條件。可見，B選項正確。

40、【答案】[A] employment in the US

【解析】該題考察的是文章主旨大意。文章首段指出目前的失業率呈現出下降的趨勢，而接下來的第二段提出在這種失業率下降的好現象中，我們忽略了那些自願(voluntary)參加兼職工作的人。第三段就自願兼職工作者和非自願兼職工作者的區別展開描述。最後兩段表明，那些自願參加兼職工作的人是因為有了一項名為Obamacare的政策，該政策旨在使那些沒有全職工作的人也有可能獲得保險，從而提升就業率。可見，全文都是圍繞美國的就業形勢展開討論。故A選項正確。

Part B

41、【答案】[D] Most of your fears are unreal

【解析】本段中出現了多次詞義復現，如Fear is not real以及fears are just the proct of our luxuriant imagination(恐懼只是豐富想像的產物)。Unfortunately轉折後作者通過引用Will Smith的話以及自己的總結強調揭示了段落主題。

42、【答案】[E] Think about the present moment

【解析】該題所在段落平鋪直敘，因此第一句話為段落中心句，其中關鍵信息是focus on the present moment，與選項E主題詞復現。下文中又多次復現了主題詞，如value the present moment，moment以及present。

43、【答案】[G] There are many things to be grateful for

【解析】該題的解題線索是主題詞復現。段落中的appreciate，smile，value與grateful屬於近義復現，cry和complain與grateful是反義復現。

44、【答案】[A] You are not alone

【解析】段落首句出現了表達強烈語氣的情態動詞should，因此主題句為首句，關鍵信息為you are not alone，與A選項匹配。

45、【答案】[C] Pave your own unique path

【解析】該段落主題句為「When you…you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best.」作者正面提出了自己的觀點「相信自己以及自己的決定是的」。下文進一步闡釋，其中own thoughts, own values 以及own choices構成了標題中的own unique path。

F. 求2005年考研英語二真題閱讀部分的答案

英語二是從2010年才開始考的，不可能有2005年的英語二真題

G. 哪裡2016考研英語二閱讀理解答案解析

2016考研英語二閱讀答案如下：
21、[B]remodel the way of thinking
根據題干定位在第二段。典型的欲揚先抑，首段說coding classs不重要arent essential， 第二段引出中心Cortina認為較早的接觸電腦是有益的beneficial，緊接著具體說明好處在於，他們就學習了電腦知識就懂得如何去開發手機應用程序，創作藝術，或者驗證假設。答案關鍵句在於第三句的比較：It』s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students.對於他們來說與大孩子相比，改變思維並不難。綜上所述，[B]remodel the way of thinking是對原文「transform their thought」的同義改寫。對比處為命題點。
22、[D] interest
根據題干「in delivering lessons for high-schoolers」、「Flatiron 」，定位到第四段。其中deliver是gear的同義改寫。Lesson是curriculum的同義改寫。The high-schoolers get the same curriculum， but 「we try to gear lessons toward things they』re interested in」(高中生們上同樣的課程，但是「我們力圖以他們的興趣來調整課程」)，說明該校開設課程是主要考慮到「學生的興趣」，故選[B] interest。
23、[A] help students learn other computer languages
根據Deborah Seehorn 定位到文章第五段最後一句But the skills they learn —..... — apply to any coding language,。他們所學的技能......可以應用到任何編碼語言中去。選項[A]help首先體現了文章主體感情色彩beneficial，computer languages對應 coding language。
24、[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world
根據題干關鍵詞「the last paragraph」迴文定位在最後一段。最後一段第一句指出Flatiron的學生不會全都進入IT界。因此馬上可以排除A. compete with a future army of programmers和B. stay longer in the information technology instry(都在談IT行業)第三句進一步指出這些學生將會一生「被電腦包圍」(對應the digitalized world)，第四句繼續表明態度，越早學習電腦思維方式越好(且又一次進行比較the earlier the better)，[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world是對上述內容的概況總結。
25、[B] persuade
根據題干關鍵信息「coax」(Line 4， Para.6)，定位到最後一段第四行how to coax the machine into procing what they want本文通篇態度明確，對電腦級相關知識都是強烈的正面態度，只有A選項(「勸說，勸誘」)帶入後符合中心思想：其他選項;[B] frighten「嚇唬，使驚嚇」[C] misguide「誤導」，都是明顯負面感情色彩，故排除;[D] challenge「挑戰」，即「挑戰電腦去生產他們想要的」，與A比較後順利排除。

H. 急求：2011年10月23日自考科目《英語二》的試題和答案！

英語二（每個人都自己改幾道選擇題，大題呀不要都一樣了）

一單選

1、 Elderly ……A

2、 It is ……A

3、 Unexpectedly ……C

4、 A good manager ……C

5、 Everything ……C

6、 Besides ……B

7、 The biologist ……B

8、 Scientists ……A

9、 ——，jane is ……D

10、——I admire ……D

二、完型

Courage is an essential attribute in、learning a foreign language。……

11-----20 DABCB, ABDCB

三、閱讀

段落一 Karen was 14，depressed and not doing well at school。……

21------25 CDBDD

段落二 the amount of time kids spend online is a source of frustration for many parents。……

26------30 AABCD

段落三 American scientist have found that some birds are more intelligent than believed。……

31-----35 AAABD

四、單詞翻譯

36、古代的、古老的ancient

37、生涯、經歷career

38、毀壞、損傷damage

39、特別、尤其especially

40、漸漸的、逐步的graally

41、車庫garage

42、誠實的、正直的honest
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43、保險、保險金insurance

44、汁、液juice

45、商人merchant

46、談判、協商negotiate

47、發生、出現occur

48、停止、放棄quit

49、包圍、環繞surround

50、薪金、薪水salary

51、治療、對待treatment

52、技術、技巧technique

53、美德virtue

54、值得做的worth

55、屈服、屈從yield

五、變換格式

56、（become）become

57、（curious）curiosity
aa
58、（watch）watching

59、（be）is

60、（expect）expectation

61、（agree）agreeable

62、（crowd）crowded

63、（rich）Enrich

64、(praise) has been praised

65、(appear) appeared

五、翻譯

66、我們都被大自然的美深深的吸引住了we are deeply impressed with the beauty of nature

67、如果想省錢，你就不要買那塊昂貴的表。If you want to save money ,do not buy the expensive watch

68、那篇小說是她創作時心情的真實反映。The novel really reflects his mood when he wrote it

69、應歌迷要求，年輕歌手又唱了一首民歌。The young singer sang a folk song again at the fans request

70、一些科學家認為需要有更多的數據才能證明這一事實。Some scientists believe that more data car prove the reality.

六、翻譯短文

每種文化都有自已的理想行為，美國也不例外。在那裡，孩子們被鼓勵要開放、直接。美國人認為開放是誠實的表現，他們對於沉默和保守提出懷疑。他們覺得你一定在隱藏什麼如果你沒說出來。他們覺得由於沉默而受威脅，這一點他們不相信也不理解。然而，許多其它文化並不看重開放和直接。事實上，他們不喜歡這些品質因為對它們而言，開放和直接孩子好像很粗魯。在它信眼裡不像成人的行為。那麼並不令人吃驚的是許多種文化的誤解也由於開放和直接所致