英语二网考阅读理解答案

A. 英语二2021年真题解析-阅读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.

当微软在2015年收购任务管理应用Wunderlist和移动日历Sunrise时，它选择了两个新成员，这两个新成员在硅谷引起了相当大的反响。  

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.

微软自己的Office主导着“生产力”软件市场，但这些初创企业代表了一波为智能手机世界从头开始设计的新技术。  

第2段

Both apps,however,were later scrapped after Microsoft said it had used their best features in its own procts. 干扰项目出处

然而，这两个应用程序后来都被废弃了，因为微软表示，它在自己的产品中使用了它们最好的功能。  

♥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。

他们的引擎团队留下来了，使他们成为最大的公司用来满足对技术人才的巨大需求的许多“人才并购”中的两名。  

31.What is true about Wunderlist and Sunrise after their acquisitions? 【判断题】

对于他们的需求获取，哪项是正确的？

[A] Their market values declined. 他们的市场价值正在下滑 ×无中生有

[B] Their engineers were retained. 他们的工程师被保留了下来。√ 原文替换：stayed on

[C] Their tech features improved.他们的技术特征得到了改进  ×原文是微软自己的产品技术用了最好

[D] Their procts were re-priced. 他们的产品重新定价     ×无中生有

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.

对微软的批评者来说，Wunderlist和Sunrise的命运是大型科技公司无情打击任何在其发展道路上存在的创新公司👁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.

总部位于旧金山的Switch Ventures的合伙人保罗•阿莫德(Paul Amold)抱怨道:“他们买下了这些幼苗，然后把它们关了。”这样，可能有一天会变成竞争对手的企业就被终结了。 微软拒绝置评。

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

[A]exaggerate their proct quality 夸大产品质量

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

[C] eliminate their potential competitions 排除潜在的竞争对手  原文替换：chew up any innovative companies  吃掉创新公司

[D] ignore public opinions 无视公众意见

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."

和其他初创企业的投资者一样，他说: 阿诺德自己的生意通常依赖于将初创企业出售给规模更大的科技公司，不过他承认，他对这样做的结果有复杂的感受:“如果我戴上自私的帽子，我认为这些事情对我是有好处的。 但它们对美国经济有好处吗? 我不知道。”  

33 .Paul Arnold is concerned that small acquisitions might 【推断题】⭐⭐⭐⭐

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

[B] worse market competition 更糟糕的是市场竞争

[C]discourage start up investors 不鼓励创业投资者

[D] harm the national economy 危害国民经济 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. (没有对应选项，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，该机构询问了美国市值最高的5家科技公司，询问它们在过去10年里进行的许多小规模收购。  

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.

尽管目前还只是搜索项目，但这一要求增加了监管机构涉足早期科技市场的可能性，而迄今为止，监管机构还无法涉足这些市场。  

34. The US Federal Trade Commission intends to _____.

[A] supervise start-ups' operations 监督初创公司的运营   原文只说调查，并没有采取行动

[B] encourage research collaboration 鼓励研究合作 × 无中生有 过度脑补 Although only are search project at this stage

[C] limit Big Tech's expansion 限制了大型科技公司的扩张 × 无中生有 过度脑补

[D] examine small acquisitions.检查小规模收购 /对小规模收购进行调查

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.

考虑到它们的总市值超过5.5万亿美元，浏览这些小交易(其中许多远不如Wunderlist和sunrise那么重要)可能显得无关紧要。  

❤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.

他们之间,五大科技公司花费了平均只有34亿年代sub-SI十亿收购过去五年下降海洋与大规模金融储备相比,超过1300亿的风险投资,去年在美国投资。  

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，批评人士表示，大公司利用此类交易，在自己的业务有机会获得发展势头之前，收购最具威胁性的潜在竞争对手，在某些情况下，这是一种“买了就杀”(buy and kill)策略的一部分，目的只是让它们倒闭。  

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

对于五家最大的科技公司来说，它们的小规模收购已经产生了什么影响？ 

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

[B] brought little financial pressure  几乎没有财政压力

[C] Set an example for future deals 为未来的交易树立榜样

[D] generated considerable profits  产生可观的利润

答案∶ B

fate

talent

unfairly

eliminate

potential

innovative

supervise 监督

operations 运营

collaboration合作

expansion 膨胀

B. 英语二2021年真题解析-阅读1

第1段：员工有必要接受“再培训”。

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】}   。在培训听上去是一个流行语，但如果我们希望未来的员工不被时代抛弃的话，这实际上是一个必要条件 。——“再培训”是员工进步的必要条件

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】.}我们知道人们正在进入一个工作需求将发生迅速变化的时期，剩余岗位的需求也会很快改变。 —— 工作需求正发生迅速变化。

as引导方式状语，“就像”，后面倒装。正常语序是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.

世界经济论坛发现42%的核心技能，赋予的工作角色将要被改变。在2022年世界经济论坛的研究发现，到2020年工作岗位中平均有42%的核心技能将发生改变。剩下的时间不多了。 ——通过世界经济论坛佐证，“员工需要新的工作技能”

第2段：谁来为员工“再培训”买单？

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

这个问题谁来买单这个重塑技能是一个棘手的问题。

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） 】

对于个别公司来说，他们喜欢的做法总是抛弃那些技能不再有用的员工，取而代之的是那些具备符合要求技能的员工。

3、（转折句）That does not always happen.  这也不经常发生。

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. 】

有的公司决定进行大规模再培训项目，而非采取解雇和雇佣的策略。美国电话电报公司就经常被视作这类公司的典范。我们找到第2题关键词，但是这个例子本身。例证题是要去找的外面去找第三句是转折句，所以我们找第二句，第二句是跟第四句的反义。

5、Other companies had also pledged to create their own plans. 其他公司也承诺会制定自己的计划。

6、When the skills mismatch is in the broader economy, though（转折） ,the focus usually turns to government to handle.然而当技能不匹配的现象出现在更广泛的经济领域时，焦点常常会转向政府，并由其处理。

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】.可以这么说。加拿大和其他地方付出的努力，充其量还是不够。含这也使我们经常听到雇主央求招聘员工的情况发生，即使在失业率高的时期和地区也是如此。

languid表示“慵懒，慢悠悠”即努力不够，这词一般不认识考上下文。 and have givenus asituation，and 说明与上句并列意思基本一致，说明解决问题的努力（efforts）还不够，要不怎会出现招工难？

第3段：高失业率下依然存在劳动力短缺现象

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

随着流行疾病失业的人确实越来越高却确实非常高

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.

二月加拿大和美国的失业率分别为3.5%和5.5降到了代际低点，劳动力短缺的现象随处可见。

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，两国失业率已经分别飙升到13%和13.7%，尽管许多工作的短缺情况消失了，但也并非所有行业都解决了这一问题。

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.

一个明显的例子，就是在医疗领域，疫情的爆发意味着医生护士和其他医务人员仍存在着大量短缺。

第4段：开展再培训的必要性

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

当然这并不是说你能在几周之内把一个失业的服务员培训他们成为一名医生

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.

但即便不能填补这个空缺，也许还在其他方面，可以有所突破。这样对所有的相关人员，都有好处。

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.】

瑞典似乎就有这样的情况，90%的空乘人员被迫休假后，北欧航空决定启动一项再培训的项目，重新培训这些失业的员工以支援医院的工作。

4、The effort was a collective one and involved other companies as well as a Swedish university.  这是一次集体的行动，其他公司和一所瑞典的大学都参与到了其中。

21.Research by the World Economic Forum Suggests _____.世界经济论坛的研究 表明 了？

[A] an urgent demand for new job skills （“既然42%要变” ，那么对新的工作技能迫切的需求）

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

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

[D]a controversy about the"core skills"    原文是 will change，并没有说“争议”

答案∶ A

22. AT&T is cited to show_____.【例证题找例外】文章引用at and t是为了证明？

[A] The characteristics of reskilling in programs 在培训的项目特点   无中生有

[B] The importance of staff appraisal standards 员工评价标准的重要性  无中生有

[C] An immediate need for government support  干扰项出自第6句，though转折了，故与A无关

[D]An alternative to the five-and-hire standards  解雇和雇佣策略之外的另一种选择 good

答案∶D

23.Efforts to resolve the skills mismatch in Canada___. 细节题（稍难）

在加拿大解决技能不匹配问题 努力

[A] have appeared to be insufficient  似乎还不够      注意题目问的是对“努力”的评价

[B] have driven labour costs up 抬高劳动力成本    无中生有

[C] have proved ti be inconsistent  被证明是矛盾的  无中生有

[D] have met with fierce opposition 遭到激烈反对    无中生有

答案∶A

24. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that there was_____.细节题（简）

[A] a sign of economic recovery 暗示经济复苏   无中生有

[B] a call for policy adjustment   一种对政策调整的呼吁  无中生有

[C] a change in hiring practices  一种招聘方式的改变  无中生有

[D] a lack of medical workers

答案∶D

25.Scandinavian Airlines decided to_____.细节题（易）

[A] create job vacancies for the unemployed  为失业者创造职位空缺。空缺不对，原文是给失业员工创造新的工作机会

[B] retrain their cabin staff for better services   前半句重新培训对，后半句无中生有

[C] prepare their laid-off workers for other jobs  让失业员工为其他工作做好准备

[D] finance their staffs' college ecation   为员工的大学教育提供资助  干扰项最后一句，原文是有一所大学参与这个项目，不是资助员工读大学

答案∶C

forum论坛

let go of  释放 放弃

massive 巨大

pledge 保证

arguably 按理

languid 慵懒

at best 最多充其量

Pendemic 流行病

spike 迅速增长

concerned 有关的

furlough 临时解雇

collective 集体的

C. 2014考研英语二阅读text3真题及答案

完____8
善____4，仔细来
教____0
师____5
资自____2，拔了毛的鸽子
格____7
达____6
案____8，飞不了。
叩____4
每过一天，我就在日历上打个圈。到星期天的时候，才发现日子被我过成了省略号。

D. 寻昨天刚考完的2006年10月自考英语二试题及答案

PART ONE

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

从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

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)

�下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。 根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

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)

�从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的答案涂黑。

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 (预言) 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(贴上) 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(明证) 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(线索) 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(抛弃), 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(巴塞罗那). Having agreed with her husband Miro to sell a field she had inherited, for the needs of the household, she insisted on co mpensation(补偿). None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the scribe(法律学家) 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 )

�将下列汉语单词译成英语。 作为提示，每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。请将完整的单词写在答题纸上。

36. 交换，调换 n. e __ __ __ __ __ __ __

37.运输，运输工具 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，不过 ad. n __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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

42. 宣扬，宣传 v. p __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

43. 估计，评价，估价 n./v. e __ __ __ __ __ __ __

44. 观光，旅游 n. t __ __ __ __ __ __

45. 指示，指出；代表 v. d __ __ __ __ __

46. 起初的，新颖的 a. o __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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

48. 想象，设想 v. v __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

49. 对比 n./v. c __ __ __ __ __ __ __

50. 压力；强调 n./v. s __ __ __ __ __

51. 减少，缩小 v. r __ __ __ __ __

52. 有限的 a. l__ __ __ __ __ __

53. 使迷惑；迷 n./v. p __ __ __ __ __

54. 环境，周围状况 n. e__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

55. 容忍的；宽容的 a. t__ __ __ __ __ __ __

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

�将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。 答案写在答题纸上。

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）

�将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。

66. 他走都不会，更不用说跑了。�

67. 不管赞成还是反对，我都将继续下去。�

68. 生产商应该对自己的产品质量负全部责任。�

69. 老人继续说着，根本不顾我在此事上的感情。�

70. 毋庸置疑，很多人受益于心脏手术。

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

�将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。

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(发响) 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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参 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)

你能在一分钟或更短的时间内读完这些短文吗?也许现在你该停一下，提醒自己注意一些能帮你读得更快的重要问题。 检查一下以下几点，以确定你做得正确无误。你当始终自左至右移动目光，始终向前。别再回头看已读过的字句。别把每个词分开来读。要学会看句群。读时别出声。还要牢记你无须每词必读。找到主要的名词和主要的动词。如果想保证自己在读时不至于找不到地方，你可以手指放在行下。但别随目光自左至右移动。你的手指应当放在一行中间的下方。目光要不停地移动。一定要在每次阅读中这样练习。同时，记得每天做做眼部保健。

E. 2015年考研英语二阅读理解答案及解析(海文版)

Section II Reading Comprehension

Part A

Text 1

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

【解析】事实细节题。该题干问：之前的研究认为家是……。历型根据题干，该题答案定位在首段首句。首句大致意思为“一项新的研究表明，与绝大部分研究相反，实际上，人们在家里的压力要大于工作。”由此可知，以往的研究正好跟最新研究相反，即人们在家里的压力小于工作。纵观各选项，选项A意为：与工作场所相比，能提供更多的休闲;与文章表述一致，为正确答案。

22、【答案】[C ] childless husbands

【解析】事实细节题。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“研究发现是男人，而不是女人，在家比在工作中更高兴。更令人吃惊的是，研究发现，这种情况对于有孩子和没有孩子都是这样，尤其是对于没有孩子的。”所以综合对比后，选择C。

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

【解析】推理判断题。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“对于男人来说，一天的工作结束后，是他们休息的时候，但是对于女人来说，离开办公室之后，还有很多的家务活”。由此可以推出，“The blurring of working women’s roles” 指的是“既要在职场打拼也要做很多家务的女性”。所以综合判定后确定D为正确答案。

24、【胡辩答案】[C] earnings

【解析】词义句意题。文章第四段第一句提出“在工作中，大家都知道挣钱，他们做工作就是为了家庭收入”。紧接着第二句给出“这些雇员付出体力和脑力的劳动，就是为了得到能够维持他们生活的必须收入”。结合上下文，moola应该对应原文中的“income”,表示他们挣得的收入。故C正确。

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

【解析】事实细节题。根据题干关键词“The home front”可以回文定位在原文最后一段。最后一段第一句指出“然而，人们对于大后方(家庭)就没有那么清楚了”，接下来的一句进一步指出“Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically…”(家务活的分工很少清清楚楚)，A项中的“seldom”同意置换原文中的“Rare”, “clear-cut”同意置换原文的“clinically”，故A项正确。

Text 2

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

【解析】根据题干关键词recruiting more first-generation students回文定位到第一段的第四句，然后一一比对选项，“rather than close an achievement gap based on social class”排除选项B，选项A和C是无关选项，由第四句话中This has created “a paradox” in that recruiting first-generation students…与选项D “missed its original purpose”是同义替换，paradox的意思是“自相矛盾，似是而非的观点”，所以正确答案为D。

27、【答案】[C] the problem is solvable

【解析】根据题干信息“research article are optimistic because…裤烂缺…”可以回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引导的原因状语从句是题干答案，跟C选“the problem is solvable”重合，因此选C。

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

【解析】根据题干信息most first-generation students...定位第三段最后一句中，“most of first-generation students were recipients of Pell Grants(佩尔奖学金)，a federal grant for undergraates with financial need",可知答案为C，其中in need of和with...need对应，financial support 和financial相对应。

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

【解析】根据题干关键词the author of the paper回文定位到文章第四段第一句“their thesis ...that face most college students”。这句话中明确说到第一代学生缺乏处理一些问题的实际经验，与选项D语义相符，其中are inexperienced与原文的lacking in practical knowledge对应，handling their issues与how to deal with the issues对应，at college与that face most college students对应。

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

【解析】根据题干关键词infer from the last paragraph回文定位到文章最后一段，这是一个段落推理题，可以通过寻找段落中心的方式来解。最后一段第一句和第二句是并列关系，均提出第一代学生中存在的与社会阶层有关的问题。第三句以一个because所引导的原因状语从句点明中心，明确该问题的来源是美国高校未承认社会阶层对学生教育经历的影响，因此总结出来可知，选项B正确，说明出现了相应问题，高校应该担负一部分责任。

Text 3

31、【答案】[A]more emotional

【解析】细节题。题干中的office language对应文章中的lingua franca of corporate(公司通用语)，题干中的has become对应文章中的has gotten，所以答案对应文章中的more emotional and much more right-brained。所以答案A more emotional。本题的易错答案是 more objective。文章中的objectives是名词“目标，话题”的意思。

32、【答案】[C] sports culture

【解析】细节题。本题的答案可以从第二段的第二句到第四句中得出。这几句话都是在举例子，作为论据出现来论证第一句话。第二句话中出现了sports，第三句话中出现了coach和team，第四句话中出现了coach和team，win，所有的这些词都与运动相关，所以答案选C sports culture。

33、【答案】[D] strengthen employee loyalty

【解析】细节题。本题题干中还出现了believe这一观点动词，根据题干中的importation of terminology可以定位到第三段的第二句话，但是这句话属于论据，其论点是第一句话。本句中出现are intended to表示目的，对应题干中的aims to，句子出现了increase allegiance to the firm，对应D strengthen employee loyalty，表示“加强员工的忠诚度”。

34、【答案】[A] voices for working women

【解析】推理题。根据题干中的Lean In可以定位到第四段的第二句话。这句话中出现了1990s和“mommy wars”也是明显的论据，所以推理的核心论点是前面的第一句话。第一句话中出现了work-life balance，第二句话中出现了mommy wars，结合二者可以推理出这句话谈论的是工作中对于女性的不公平。所以答案选voices for working women(为职业女性申辩)。

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

【解析】细节题。根据题干的关键词可以定位到最后一段的第一句话。要注意这句话的结构。本句是一个转折句，尽管大家取笑office speak，但是…。转折之后表示的是人们对它的认可，A Managers …avoid it态度与文章不符。B中的linguists 在文章中没有提到。C中的Companies find it to fundamental,属于推理过度，文章说的是depend on，依靠并不说明fundamental根本的。

Text 4

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

【解析】本题为细节题。根据关键词“job pictures, neglected”可以回文定位到第二段第一句话“the jobs picture ...was largely overlooked”，其中neglected是overlooked的同义替换。并且此句有明显的命题点“however”。第二句具体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.”，即有大量的人自愿从事兼职工作。故正确答案为B。其中increase是原文jump的同义替换，voluntary part-time jobs是voluntarily working part-time的同义转述。

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

【解析】根据题干中的关键词“many people work part-time”可以定位到第二段第五句话“many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs”。由此句可知，那些从事兼职工作的人实际想拥有全日制工作。接着第六句明确指出他们从事兼职工作的原因：they take part-time because this is all they can get。言外之意是说，人们目前只能得到兼职工作，而无法获得全职工作。故正确答案为C。

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

【解析】通过题干中的involuntary part-time employment可以将该题定位在文章第二段。该段倒数第二句表明“这种非自愿参加兼职工作在六月份是呈现增长的，但是总趋势是下降的”。故B选项(呈现出一种普遍下降的趋势)正确。

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

【解析】通过题干中with Obamacare可以将该题定位在全文最后一句。该句表明，就业和保险之间不再有关联。而从上一句可以看出，之前很多人想要找一份提供保险的全职工作来养活自己和家人。可见，之前，就业就意味着能得到保险。而它们之间的关系不复存在，即雇佣不再是得到保险的前提条件。可见，B选项正确。

40、【答案】[A] employment in the US

【解析】该题考察的是文章主旨大意。文章首段指出目前的失业率呈现出下降的趋势，而接下来的第二段提出在这种失业率下降的好现象中，我们忽略了那些自愿(voluntary)参加兼职工作的人。第三段就自愿兼职工作者和非自愿兼职工作者的区别展开描述。最后两段表明，那些自愿参加兼职工作的人是因为有了一项名为Obamacare的政策，该政策旨在使那些没有全职工作的人也有可能获得保险，从而提升就业率。可见，全文都是围绕美国的就业形势展开讨论。故A选项正确。

Part B

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

【解析】本段中出现了多次词义复现，如Fear is not real以及fears are just the proct of our luxuriant imagination(恐惧只是丰富想象的产物)。Unfortunately转折后作者通过引用Will Smith的话以及自己的总结强调揭示了段落主题。

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

【解析】该题所在段落平铺直叙，因此第一句话为段落中心句，其中关键信息是focus on the present moment，与选项E主题词复现。下文中又多次复现了主题词，如value the present moment，moment以及present。

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

【解析】该题的解题线索是主题词复现。段落中的appreciate，smile，value与grateful属于近义复现，cry和complain与grateful是反义复现。

44、【答案】[A] You are not alone

【解析】段落首句出现了表达强烈语气的情态动词should，因此主题句为首句，关键信息为you are not alone，与A选项匹配。

45、【答案】[C] Pave your own unique path

【解析】该段落主题句为“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观点“相信自己以及自己的决定是的”。下文进一步阐释，其中own thoughts, own values 以及own choices构成了标题中的own unique path。

F. 求2005年考研英语二真题阅读部分的答案

英语二是从2010年才开始考的，不可能有2005年的英语二真题

G. 哪里2016考研英语二阅读理解答案解析

2016考研英语二阅读答案如下：
21、[B]remodel the way of thinking
根据题干定位在第二段。典型的欲扬先抑，首段说coding classs不重要arent essential， 第二段引出中心Cortina认为较早的接触电脑是有益的beneficial，紧接着具体说明好处在于，他们就学习了电脑知识就懂得如何去开发手机应用程序，创作艺术，或者验证假设。答案关键句在于第三句的比较：It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students.对于他们来说与大孩子相比，改变思维并不难。综上所述，[B]remodel the way of thinking是对原文“transform their thought”的同义改写。对比处为命题点。
22、[D] interest
根据题干“in delivering lessons for high-schoolers”、“Flatiron ”，定位到第四段。其中deliver是gear的同义改写。Lesson是curriculum的同义改写。The high-schoolers get the same curriculum， but “we try to gear lessons toward things they’re interested in”(高中生们上同样的课程，但是“我们力图以他们的兴趣来调整课程”)，说明该校开设课程是主要考虑到“学生的兴趣”，故选[B] interest。
23、[A] help students learn other computer languages
根据Deborah Seehorn 定位到文章第五段最后一句But the skills they learn —..... — apply to any coding language,。他们所学的技能......可以应用到任何编码语言中去。选项[A]help首先体现了文章主体感情色彩beneficial，computer languages对应 coding language。
24、[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world
根据题干关键词“the last paragraph”回文定位在最后一段。最后一段第一句指出Flatiron的学生不会全都进入IT界。因此马上可以排除A. compete with a future army of programmers和B. stay longer in the information technology instry(都在谈IT行业)第三句进一步指出这些学生将会一生“被电脑包围”(对应the digitalized world)，第四句继续表明态度，越早学习电脑思维方式越好(且又一次进行比较the earlier the better)，[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world是对上述内容的概况总结。
25、[B] persuade
根据题干关键信息“coax”(Line 4， Para.6)，定位到最后一段第四行how to coax the machine into procing what they want本文通篇态度明确，对电脑级相关知识都是强烈的正面态度，只有A选项(“劝说，劝诱”)带入后符合中心思想：其他选项;[B] frighten“吓唬，使惊吓”[C] misguide“误导”，都是明显负面感情色彩，故排除;[D] challenge“挑战”，即“挑战电脑去生产他们想要的”，与A比较后顺利排除。

H. 急求：2011年10月23日自考科目《英语二》的试题和答案！

英语二（每个人都自己改几道选择题，大题呀不要都一样了）

一单选

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、阅读

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、单词翻译

36、古代的、古老的ancient

37、生涯、经历career

38、毁坏、损伤damage

39、特别、尤其especially

40、渐渐的、逐步的graally

41、车库garage

42、诚实的、正直的honest
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43、保险、保险金insurance

44、汁、液juice

45、商人merchant

46、谈判、协商negotiate

47、发生、出现occur

48、停止、放弃quit

49、包围、环绕surround

50、薪金、薪水salary

51、治疗、对待treatment

52、技术、技巧technique

53、美德virtue

54、值得做的worth

55、屈服、屈从yield

五、变换格式

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、翻译

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

67、如果想省钱，你就不要买那块昂贵的表。If you want to save money ,do not buy the expensive watch

68、那篇小说是她创作时心情的真实反映。The novel really reflects his mood when he wrote it

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

70、一些科学家认为需要有更多的数据才能证明这一事实。Some scientists believe that more data car prove the reality.

六、翻译短文

每种文化都有自已的理想行为，美国也不例外。在那里，孩子们被鼓励要开放、直接。美国人认为开放是诚实的表现，他们对于沉默和保守提出怀疑。他们觉得你一定在隐藏什么如果你没说出来。他们觉得由于沉默而受威胁，这一点他们不相信也不理解。然而，许多其它文化并不看重开放和直接。事实上，他们不喜欢这些品质因为对它们而言，开放和直接孩子好像很粗鲁。在它信眼里不像成人的行为。那么并不令人吃惊的是许多种文化的误解也由于开放和直接所致