2015年轻轻松松攻克英语难关
2015考研英语二真题及答案
2015考研英语二真题及答案Drejection，or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as “weird.” We fear we’ll be 7 .We fear we’ll be disruptive.Strangers are inherently 8 to us，so we are more likely to feel 9 when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances. To avoid this uneasiness, we 10 to our phones. “Phones become our security blanket,” Wortmann says. “They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 .”But once we rip off the bandaid，tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up，it doesn’t 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment，behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a 13 . They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14 . “When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16would be more pleasant if they sat on their own,” The New York Times summarizes. Thoug h the participants didn’t expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, “not a single person reported having been embarrassed.”18 , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those without communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. It’s that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.1. A. ticket B. permit C.signal D. record2. A. nothing B. little C.another D. much3. A. beaten B. guided C.plugged D. brought4. A. message B. code C.notice D. sign5. A. under B. beyond C. behind D. from6. A. misinterpreted B. misapplied C. misadjusted D. mismatched7. A. fired B. judged C. replaced D. delayed8. A. unreasonable B. ungrateful C. unconventional D. unfamiliar9. A. comfortable B. anxious C. confident D. angry10. A. attend B. point C. take D. turn11. A. dangerous B. mysterious C. violent D. boring12. A. hurt B. resist C. bend D. decay13. A. lecture B. conversation C. debateD. negotiation14. A. trainees B. employees C. researchers D. passengers15. A. reveal B. choose C. predict D. design16. A. voyage B. flight C. walk D. ride17. A. went through B. did away C. caught up D. put up18. A. In turn B. In particular C.In factD. In consequence19. A. unless B. since C. if D. whereas20. A. funny B. simple C. logical D. rareSection Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by chosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys, people are actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which is a stress marker, while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home,” writes one of the researche rs, Sarah Damaske. In fact women say they feel better at work. She notes. “It is men, not women,who report being happier at home than at work.” Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with children and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’ re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women, it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they’resupposed to be doing: working, making money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure. Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues—your family—have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they’re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they’re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co-workers aremuch harder to motivate.21. According to Paragraph 1, most previous surveys found that home____.A. was an unrealistic place for relaxationB. generated more stress than the workplaceC. was an ideal place for stress measurementD.offered greater relaxation than the workplace22. According to Damaske, who are likely to be the happiest at home?A. Working mothers.B. Childless husbands.C. Childless wives.D. Working fathers.23. The blurring of working women’s roles refers to the fact that____.A. they are both bread winners and housewivesB. their home is also a place for kicking backC. there is often much housework left behindD. it is difficult for them to leave their office24. The word “moola” (Line 4, Para 4) most probably means____.A. energyB. skillsC. earningsD. nutrition25. The home front differs from the workplace in that____.A. home is hardly a cozier working environmentB. division of labor at home is seldom clear-cutC. household tasks are generally more motivatingD. family labor is often adequately rewardedText 2For years, studies have found that first-generation college students—those who do not have a parent with a college degree—lag other students on a range of education achievement factors. Their gradesare lower and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them. This has created “a paradox” in that recruiting first-generation students, but then watching many of them fail, means that higher education has “continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close” an achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science.But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach (which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap (measured by such factors as grades) between first-generation and other students.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findings are based on a study involving 147 students (who completed the project) at an unnamed private university. First generation was defined as not having a parent with a four-year college degree. Most of the first-generation students (59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants, a federal grant for undergraduates with financial need, while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students with at least one parent with a four-year degree.Their thesis—that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact—was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students. They cite past research by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be narrowed to close theachievement gap.Many first-generation students “struggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education，learn the ‘rules of the game,’ and take advantage of college resources,” they write. And this becomes more of a problem when colleges don’t talk about the class advantage and disadvantages of different groups of students. “Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students’ educational experience, many first-generation students lack insight about why they are struggling and do not understand how students ‘like them’ can improve.”26. Recruiting more first-generation students has____.A. reduced their dropout ratesB. narrowed the achievement gapC. missed its original purposeD. depressed college students27. The authors of the research article are optimistic because____.A. the problem is solvableB. their approach is costlessC. the recruiting rate has increasedD. their finding appeal to students28. The study suggests that most first-generation students____.A. study at private universitiesB. are from single-parent familiesC. are in need of financial supportD. have failed their college29. The authors of the paper believe that first-generation students____.A. are actually indifferent to the achievement gapB. can have a potential influence on other studentsC. may lack opportunities to apply for research projectsD. are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30. We may infer from the last paragraph that____.A. universities often reject the culture of the middle-classB. students are usually to blame for their lack of resourcesC. social class greatly helps enrich educational experiencesD. colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText 3Even in traditional offices, “the lingua franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,” said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn. She started spinning off examples. “If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990, we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion. There were goals，there were strategies, there were objectives, butwe di dn’t talk about energy; we didn’t talk about passion.”Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very “team”-oriented—and not by coincidence. “Let’s not forget sports—in male-dominated corporate America, it’s still a big deal. It’s n ot explicitly conscious; it’s the idea that I’m a coach, and you’re my team, and we’re in this together. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies, but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win”.These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Khurana points out，increase allegiance to the firm. “You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations：Terms like vision, values, passion, and purpose,” said Khurana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance The “mommy wars” of the 1990s are still going on today, prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In，whose title has become a buzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug, offline, life-hack，bandwidth, and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home. But if your work is your “passion,” you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it, even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it. As Nunberg said, “You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buyinto it.” In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning, office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.31. According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become____.A. more emotionalB. more objectiveC. less strategicD. less energetic32. “team”-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to____.A. historical incidentsB. gender differenceC. sports cultureD. athletic executives33. Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to____.A. revive historical termsB. promote company imageC. foster corporate cooperationD. strengthen employee loyalty34. It can be inferred that Lean In____.A. voices for working womenB. appealsto passionate workaholicsC. triggers debates among mommiesD. praises motivated employees35. Which of the following statements is true about office speak?A. Managers admire it but avoid it.B. Linguists believe it to be nonsense.C. Companies find it to be fundamental.D. Regular people mock it but accept it.Text 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for Jure, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, as good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in thenumber of people who report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000 (4.4 percent) above its year ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000 (7.9 percent) from its year ago level.We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. Thesurvey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is “yes,” they are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either getinsurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.36. Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?A. The prospect of a thriving job market.B. The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.C. The possibility of full employment.D. The acceleration of job creation.37. Many people work part-time because they____.A. prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobsB. feel that is enough to make ends meetC. cannot get their hands on full-time jobsD. haven’ t seen the weakness of the market38. Involuntary part-time employment in the US____.A. is harder to acquire than one year agoB. shows a general tendency of declineC. satisfies the real need of the joblessD. is lower than before the recession39. It can be learned that with Obamacare, ____.A. it is no longer easy for part-timers to get insuranceB. employment is no longer a precondition to get insuranceC. it is still challenging to get insurance for family membersD. full-time employment is still essential for insurance40. The text mainly discusses ____.A. employment in the USB. part-timer classificationC. insurance through MedicaidD. Obamacare’s troublePart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A—G for each numbered paragraph (41—45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)A. You are not aloneB. Don’t fear your responsibility for your lifeC. pave your own unique pathD. Most of your fears are unrealE. Think about the present momentF. Experience helps you growG. There are many things to be grateful forSome Old Truths to Help You Overcome Tough TimesUnfortunately, life is not a bed of roses. We are going through life facing sad experiences. Moreover, we are grieving various kinds of loss: a friendship, aromantic relationship or a house. Hard times may hold you down at what usually seems like the most inopportune time, but you should remember that they won’t last forever.When our time of mourning is over, we press forward, stronger with a greater understanding and respect for life. Furthermore, these losses make us mature and eventually move us toward future opportunities for growth and happiness. I want to share these old truths I’ve learned along the way.41.____________________________________Fear is both useful and harmful. This normal human reaction is used to protect us by signaling danger and preparing us to deal with it. Unfortunately, people create inner barriers with a help of exaggerating fears. My favorite actor Will Smith once said, “Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me.Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.”I do completely agree that fears are just the product of our luxuriant imagination.42. ____________________________________ If you are surrounded by problems and cannot stop thinking about the past, try to focus on the present moment. Many of us are weighed down by the past or anxious about the future. You may feel guilt over your past, but you are poisoning the present with the things and circumstances you cannot change. Value the present moment and remember how fortunate you are to be alive. Enjoy the beauty of the world around and keep the eyes open to see the possibilities before you. Happiness is not a point of future and not a moment from the past, but a mindset that can be designed into the present.43. ____________________________________ Sometimes it is easy to feel bad becauseyou are going through tough times. You can be easily caught up by life problems that you forget to pause and appreciate the things you have. Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something.44. ____________________________________ No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should always remember that you are not alone. Try to keep in mind that almost everyone respects and wants to help you if you are trying to make a good change in your life, especially your dearest and nearest people. You may have a circle of friends who provide constant good humor, help and companionship. If you have no friends or relatives, try to participate in several online communities, full of people who are always willing to share advice and encouragement.45.____________________________________ Today many people find it difficult to trust their own opinion and seek balance by gaining objectivity from external sources. This way you devalue your opinion and show that you are incapable of managing your own life. When you are struggling to achieve something important you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best. You live in your skin, think your own thoughts, have your own values and make your own choices.Section III Translation46.Directions:Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)Think about driving a route that’s very familiar. It could be your commute to work, a trip into town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist and turn like the back of your hand. On these sorts of tripsit’s easy to lose concentration on the driving and pay little attention to the passing scenery. The consequence is that you perceive that the trip has taken less time than it actually has.This is the well-travelled road effect: People tend to underestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route.The effect is caused by the way we allocate our attention. When we travel down a well-known route, because we don’t have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly. And afterwards, when we come to think back on it, we can’t remember the journey well because we didn’t pay much attention to it. So we assume it was shorter.Section IV WritingPart A47. Directions:Suppose your university is going to host a summer camp for high school students. Write a notice to1) briefly introduce the camp activities, and2) call for volunteers.You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not use your name or the name of your university.Do not write your address.(10 points) Part B48.Directions:Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, your should1) interpret the chart, and2) give your comment.You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET.2015年考研英语(二)真题答案Section I Use of English1. signal2. much3. plugged4. message5. behind6. misinterpreted7.judged8.unfamiliar9. anxious 10. turn11. dangerous 12. hurt 13.conversation 14. passengers 15. predict16. ride 17. went through 18. In fact 19. since 20. simpleSection Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionText 121.D offered greater relaxation than the workplace22.B childless husbands23.A they are both bread winners and housewives24.C earnings25.B division of labor at home is seldom clear-cutText 226.C missed its original purpose27.A the problem is solvable28.C are in need of financial support29.D are inexperienced in handling issues at college30.D colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText 331.A more emotional32.C sports culture33.D strengthen employee loyalty34.A voices for working women35.C companies find it to be fundamentalText 436.B the increase of voluntary part-time jobs37.C cannot get their hands on full-time jobs38.B shows a general tendency of decline39.B employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance40.A employment in the USPart B41.D Most of your fears are unreal42.E Think about the present moment43.G There are many things to be grateful for44.A you are not alone45.C Pave your own unique pathSection III Translation在一条非常熟悉的路上驾驶的感觉，这可能发生在上班，进城或回家的路上。
考研英语二阅读难度系数表
考研英语二阅读难度系数表
摘要：
1.考研英语二的阅读难度系数
2.如何攻克考研英语二阅读
3.考研英语二阅读理解的难度趋势
4.考研英语二阅读强化练习推荐
5.考研英语二阅读技巧
正文：
考研英语二阅读难度系数表：
考研英语二是许多学生通往研究生院的重要一环，其中阅读理解部分往往是学生觉得难以攻克的难关。
然而，难度系数并不是一成不变的，它随着年份和题目的不同而变化。
根据蝶澈学姐所整理的【历年真题阅读难度表】，我们可以看到从2000 年到2023 年，阅读真题的难度有所起伏。
其中，2000 年至2009 年的题目相对简单，适合刚开始备考的学生进行刷题练习。
而从2010 年开始，难度逐渐加大，2016 年至2020 年的题目难度相对较高。
如何攻克考研英语二阅读：
对于如何攻克考研英语二阅读，首先要树立正确的心态，不要过分焦虑。
其次，要进行大量的阅读练习，尤其是真题阅读。
谭剑波的《考研英语（二）阅读强化特训60 篇》是一个很好的阅读练习资料。
在练习过程中，要注意做到文章的无生词无长难句，生词要了解其在文章中的含义和行文逻辑是否符合。
此外，还要掌握阅读的技巧，如快速浏览、寻找关键词等。
考研英语二阅读理解的难度趋势：
近年来，考研英语政策研究一直在探索追求所谓英语知识，想用更多主观题替代客观题。
但是，就近来说，大体的趋势和政策是不会变的，英语还是按部就班复习，重点在读真题而不是盲目地刷考研模拟。
因为每年出卷子专家组就那几个人，读懂他们的思路那么任何阅读题都不怕啦！。
2015年考研英语二真题及答案：小作文
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英语二小作文参考范文：
Volunteers want来自d.Volunteers are needed for the summer camp to be held on our campus in early July. The camp is meant to help lend participants a competitive edge over others so that they can better face challenges in the future.
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Directions：
Suppose your university is going to host a summer camp for high school students. Write a notice to
1）briefly introduce the camp activities，and
2）call for volunteers.
You should write about 100words on the ANSERE SHEET.
Do not use your name or the name of your university.
Do not write your address.（10 points）
Basic requirements are familiarity with the theme of the camp. Other requirements include interpersonal communication ability， familiarity with our university and the city in terms of their history， proper manners and sense of responsibility.Priority and preference will be given to those experienced， either in organizing camps or similar activities.
2015年考研英语二真题详细解析
Section Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionPart AText 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys, people are actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured peoples cortisol，which is it at stress marker,while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.段首句提出观点：人们在家中受到的压力比工作中更大（more stressed at home than at work），第二句通过具体的实验结果描述对首句进行道理论证（cortisol浓度在家中比在工作中更高）。
从考点设置来说，本段首句+第二句构成观点+例证的结构，可以对首句的观点进行正确选项的设置。
“Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home, writes one of the researchers”. Sarah Damaske, In fact women say they feel better at work. She notes. it is men not women. Who report being happier at home than at work, Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with children and without, but more so for non-parents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health.本段首句提出与传统观点相反的内容：女性在工作中经历的压力更小。
2015年考研英语二真题及答案精选全文完整版
精选全文完整版2015年考研英语二真题及答案Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with -- or even looking at — a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones, even without a 1 underground.It's a sad reality — our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings —because there's 2 to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldn't know it, 3 into your phone. This universal armor sends the 4 : "Please don't approach me."What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screens?One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach. We fear rejection, or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as "creepy,” We fear we'll be 7 . We fear we'll be disruptive. Strangers are inherently 8 to us, so we are more likely to feel 9 when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances. To avoid this anxiety, we 10 to our phones. "Phones become our security blanket," Wortmann says. "They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 .”But once we rip off the Band-Aid, tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up, it doesn't 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a 13 . They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14 . "When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on their own," the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn't expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, "not a single person reported having been snubbed."18 , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those sans communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. It's that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.1. [A] ticket [B] permit [C] signal [D] record2. [A] nothing [B] link [C] another [D] much3. [A] beaten [B] guided [C] plugged [D] brought4. [A] message [B] cede [C] notice [D] sign5. [A] under [B] beyond [C] behind [D] from6. [A] misinterpret [B] misapplied [C] misadjusted [D] mismatched7. [A] fired [B] judged [C] replaced [D] delayed8. [A] unreasonable [B] ungrateful [C] unconventional [D] unfamiliar9. [A] comfortable [B] anxious [C] confident [D] angry10. [A] attend [B] point [C] take [D] turn11. [A] dangerous [B] mysterious [C] violent [D] boring12. [A] hurt [B] resist [C] bend [D] decay13. [A] lecture [B] conversation [C] debate [D] negotiation14. [A] trainees [B] employees [C] researchers [D] passengers15. [A] reveal [B] choose [C] predict [D] design16. [A] voyage [B] flight [C] walk [D] ride17. [A] went through [B] did away [C] caught up [D] put up18. [A] In turn [B] In particular [C] In fact [D] In consequence19. [A] unless [B] since [C] if [D] whereas20. [A] funny [B] simple [C] logical [D] rareSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (40points)Text 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys, people are actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which is a stress marker, while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower leve ls of stress at work than at home, ”writes one of the researchers, Sarah Damske. In fact women even say they feel better at work, she notes.“ It is men, not women, who report being happier at home than at work. ”Another surprise is that findings hold true for both those with children and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace a making adjustments for working women, it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing: working, marking money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues-your family-have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they’re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they’re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co-workers are much harder to motivate.21.According to Paragraph 1, most previous surveys found that home_____[A] offered greater relaxation than the workplace[B] was an ideal place for stress measurement[C] generated more stress than the workplace[D] was an unrealistic place for relaxation22. According to Damaske, who are likely to be the happiest at home?[A] Childless wives[B] Working mothers[C] Childless husbands[D] Working fathers23.The blurring of working women's roles refers to the fact that_____[A] it is difficult for them to leave their office[B] their home is also a place for kicking back[C] there is often much housework left behind[D] they are both bread winners and housewives24.The word“moola”(Line4,Para4)most probably means_____[A] skills[B] energy[C] earnings[D] nutrition25.The home front differs from the workplace in that_____[A] division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut[B] home is hardly a cozier working environment[C] household tasks are generally more motivating[D] family labor is often adequately rewardedText 2For years, studies have found that first-generation college students- those who do not have a parent with a college degree- lag other students on a range of education achievement factors. Their grades are lower and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them. This has created “a paradox” in that recruiting first- generation students, but then watching many o f them fail, means that higher education has “continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close” ab achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science.But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach (which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap (measured by such factors as grades) between first-generation and other students.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findings are based on a study involving 147 students ( who completed the project) at an unnamed private university. First generation was defined as not having a parent with a four-year college degree. Most of the first-generation students(59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants, a federal grant for undergraduates with financial need, while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students wit at least one parent with a four-year degree.Their thesis- that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact- was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students. They cite past research by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be narrowed to close the achievement gap.Many first- generation students “struggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher e ducation, learn the ‘rules of the game,’ and take advantage of college resources,” they write. And this becomes more of a problem when collages don’t talk about the class advantage and disadvantages of different groups of students. Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students ’educational experience, many first-generation students lack sight about why they are struggling and do not understand how students’ like them can improve.26. Recruiting more first- generation students has_______[A] reduced their dropout rates[B] narrowed the achievement gap[C] missed its original purpose[D] depressed college students27. The author of the research article are optimistic because_______[A] the problem is solvable[B] their approach is costless[C] the recruiting rate has increased[D] their finding appeal to students28. The study suggests that most first- generation students______[A] study at private universities[B] are from single-parent families[C] are in need of financial support[D] have failed their collage29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation students_______[A] are actually indifferent to the achievement gap[B] can have a potential influence on other students[C] may lack opportunities to apply for research projects[D] are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30. We may infer from the last paragraph that_______[A] universities often reject the culture of the middle-class[B] students are usually to blame for their lack of resources[C] social class greatly helps enrich educational experiences[D]colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText 3Even in traditional offices, “the lingu a franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,” said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn. She started spinning off examples. “If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companie s in 1990, we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion. There were goals, there were strategies, there were objectives, but we didn’t talk about energy; we didn’t talk about passion.”Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very “team”-oriented—and not by coincidence.“Let’s not forget sports—in male-dominated corporate America, it’s still a big deal. It’s not explicitly conscious; it’s the idea that I’m a coach, and you’re my team, and we’re in this tog ether. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies, but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.”These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Khurana points out, increase allegia nce to the firm. “You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations: Terms like vision, values, passion, and purpose,” said Khurana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance. The “mommy wars” of the 1990s are still going on today, prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, whose title has become a buzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug, offline, life-hack, bandwidth, and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home. But if your work is your “passion,” you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it, even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it. As Nunberg said, “You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it.” In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning, office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.31. According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become_____[A] more emotional[B] more objective[C] less energetic[D] less strategic32. “Team”-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to_______[A] historical incidents[B] gender difference[C] sports culture[D] athletic executives33. Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to______[A] revive historical terms[B] promote company image[C] foster corporate cooperation[D] strengthen employee loyalty34. It can be inferred that Lean In________[A] voices for working women[B] appeals to passionate workaholics[C] triggers debates among mommies[D] praises motivated employees35. Which of the following statements is true about office speak?[A] Managers admire it but avoid it[B] Linguists believe it to be nonsense[C] Companies find it to be fundamental[D] Regular people mock it but accept itText 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, as good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who repot voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000(4.4 percent) above its year ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession,but it is down by 640,000(7.9percent)from is year ago level.We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people is they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is“yes”, they are classified as worked less than 35hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice .They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For manypeople ,especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions ,before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.36. Which part of the jobs picture are neglected?[A] The prospect of a thriving job market.[B] The increase of voluntary part-time market.[C] The possibility of full employment.[D] The acceleration of job creation.37. Many people work part-time because they_____.[A] prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs.[B] feel that is enough to make ends meet.[C] cannot get their hands on full-time jobs.[D] haven’t seen the weakness of the market.38. Involuntary part-time employment is the US_____.[A] is harder to acquire than one year ago.[B] shows a general tendency of decline.[C] satisfies the real need of the jobless.[D] is lower than before the recession.39. It can be learned that with Obamacare,_____.[A] it is no longer easy for part-timers to get insurance[B] employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance[C] it is still challenging to get insurance for family members[D] full-time employment is still essential for insurance40. The text mainly discusses_______.[A] employment in the US[B] part-timer classification[C] insurance though Medicaid[D] Obamacare’s troublePart BDirections: In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list [A]-[G] tofit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, whichdo not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET.[A] You are not alone[B] Don’t fear responsibility for your life[C] Pave your own unique path[D] Most of your fears are unreal[E] Think about the present moment[F] Experience helps you grow[G] There are many things to be grateful forUnfortunately, life is not a bed of roses. We are going through life facing sad experiences. Moreover, we are grieving various kinds of loss: a friendship, a romantic relationship or a house. Hard times may hold you down at what usually seems like the most inopportune time, but you should remember that they won’t last forever.When our time of mourning is over, we press forward, stronger with a greater understanding and respect for life. Furthermore, these losses make us mature and eventually move us toward future opportunities for growth and happiness. I want to share these ten old truths I’ve learned along the way.41._____________________________Fear is both useful and harmful. This normal human reaction is used to protect us by signaling danger and preparing us to deal with it. Unfortunately, people create inner barriers with a help of exaggerating fears. My favorite actor Will Smith once said, “Fear is not real. It i s a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” I do completely agree that fears are just the product of our luxuriant imagination.42_____________________________If you are surrounded by problems and cannot stop thinking about the past, try to focus on the present moment. Many of us are weighed down by the past or anxious about the future. You may feel guilt over your past, but you are poisoning the present with the things and circumstances you cannot change. Value the present moment and remember how fortunate you are to be alive. Enjoy the beauty of the world around and keep the eyes open to see the possibilities before you. Happiness is not a point of future and not a moment from the past, but a mindset that can be designed into the present.43______________________________Sometimes it is easy to feel bad because you are going through tough times. You can be easily caught up by life problems that you forget to pause and appreciate the things you have. Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something.44________________________________No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should always remember that you are not alone. Try to keep in mind that almost everyone respects and wants to help you if you are trying to make a good change in your life, especially your dearest and nearest people. You may have a circle of friends who provide constant good humor, help and companionship. If you have no friends or relatives, try to participate in several online communities, full of people who are always willing to share advice and encouragement.45________________________________Today many people find it difficult to trust their own opinion and seek balance by gaining objectivity from external sources. This way you devalue your opinion and show that you are incapable of managing your own life. When you are struggling toachieve something important you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best. You live in your skin, think your own thoughts, have your own values and make your own choices.Section III TranslationDirections: Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)Think about driving a route that’s very familiar. It could be your commute to work, a trip into town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist and turn like the back of your hand. On these sorts of trips it’s easy to zone out from the actual driving and pay little attention to the passing scenery. The consequence is that you perceive that the trip has taken less time than it actually has.This is the well-travelled road effect: people tend to underestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route.The effect is caused by the way we allocate our attention. When we travel down a well-known route, because we don’t have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly. And afterwards, when we come to think back on it, we can’t remember the journey well because we didn’t pay much attention to it. So we assume it was shorter.Section IV WritingPart ADirections: Suppose your university is going to host a summer camp for high school students. Write a notice to1) briefly introduce the camp activities, and2) call for volunteers.You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not use your name or the name of your university.Do not write your address. (10 points)Part BDirections: Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, you should1) interpret the chart, and2) give your comments.You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)【参考答案】【1-5】CDCAC 【6-10】ABDBD 【11-15】AABDC 【16-20】DADBB【21-25】ACDCCA 【26-30】CACDD 【31-35】ACDAC 【36-40】BCBBA【41-45】DEGAC【翻译参考译文】想想在一条你非常熟悉的路线上开车是什么感觉。
2015年考研英语二真题答案及解析
2015年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(二)答案详解SectionⅠUse of English文章分析本文主要就当前社会存在的一个现象进行分析——为什么现在的人不与周围的陌生人交流，而只专注于手机。
第一段提出现象。
第二段指出与陌生人交流其实大有裨益，只是我们不知道。
第三段提出全文要探讨的问题。
第四段给出原因之一——害怕。
第五段承接第四段继续分析，指出我们把手机视为保护毯，避免与陌生人交谈的尴尬。
第六段用一个实验证明其实与陌生人交谈并不是那么尴尬。
第七段对实验结果进行解释，因为人类的的发展源于社会联系。
试题解析In our contemporary culture,the prospect of communicating with—or even looking at—a stranger is virtually unbearable.Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones,even without a__1__on a subway.【译文】在当代文化中，与陌生人交流，甚至看一眼陌生人，都几乎难以忍受。
我们周围的每一个人似乎都同意这点，他们玩弄着手机，即使地铁上一点儿信号都没有。
1.[A]ticket车票[B]permit许可证[C]signal信号[D]record记录【答案】C【考点】词义辨析【直击答案】空格所在句意为：陌生人之间没有交流，大家都只关注自己的手机，即使地铁里没有________。
选项中，只有C项符合上下文语义，与phones和subway有关，因此signal正确。
【命题思路】本题四个选项语义不相关，所以只需要根据上下文确定所需填入的语义即可。
【干扰排除】其余三个选项带入原文都与句意不符，故排除。
It's a sad reality—our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings—because there's__2__to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you.But you wouldn't know it,__3__into your phone.This universal protection sends the___4___:_“Please don't approach me.”【译文】这是个可悲的现实——我们希望避免与其他人交流——因为和身边的陌生人交流会带来诸多益处。
2015考研英语阅读点评：难度持平,聚焦热点
2015考研英语阅读点评：难度持平，聚焦热点新东方在线李旭2015年全国研究生入学考试今天拉开帷幕。
今天是考研的第1天，下午进行了英语的考试，新东方在线考研辅导名师团队第一时间通过酷学网对考研真题进行直播解析，敬请持续关注。
以下是新东方在线考研名师李旭为2015考生带来的考研英语阅读深度解析：一、难度持平，注重话题热点我们纵观这一次考试，考研英语阅读的四篇文章难度其实一直保持着考研的基本的稳定的这种状态。
而这四篇文章里边大量的收集到了，像英国王室，像手机隐私这种社会的热点话题，这也是在之前的课程当中老师跟大伙儿不断的去强调的。
那里边的一些具体解题思路，比如说词汇理解题的解题思路。
像今天我们看到一个叫…（英文单词），像这种词显而易见答案并不在于这题本身，而是来自于具体这个分句最近的上半句或下半句，大家只要沿着我曾经给大家讲过的东西去找也就好了。
所以我们发现，说到最后考研阅读其实还是这样的一个基本的准备的过程。
有同学们在答题过程中，一定要做非常好的时间节奏的把握。
二、临场关键：把握时间节奏我记得特别清楚，我是1点半进的考场，1点40开始宣读考场指令，大约到1点50分左右老师们就已经把卷纸发到手里了，这个时候我要贴这个试卷代码还有考生代码，考生代码都是他给发的。
那么之间还有人在网上说，要自己带胶水、胶棒之类的。
其实不是的，人家都是给你带了一个…（英文单词），都是你直接摘下来就可以直接沾在你的卷子上，是不需要带这个胶棒的。
那么整个这些动作都做完，大约是1点53分到1点54分。
其实在2点钟考试之前，我就已经抢出了大约六七分钟的时间。
然后整个开考之后，因为当然我是奔着阅读理解去的，我就开始答阅读，我发现整个的阅读时长我可以达到80分钟甚至80分钟还要多。
所以如果各位这个时间你安排得比较合理的话，每一篇文章的阅读时长甚至可以达到21到22分钟。
用这么长的一段时间，足以保证各位同学精确的把每一篇文章读得好好的，OK。
2015高考英语考前30天创造最后的奇迹取得成功
2015高考英语考前30天创造最后奇迹取得成功亲爱的同学们，距离高考还有40多天左的时间，怎样才能在最后的40天，实现英语的华丽转身呢？怎么才能够让英语分数蹭蹭往上涨呢？在这1200小时，72000分钟，4320000秒内，珍惜、合理地利用好每一分每一秒，不空想，不徘徊，相信50天你可以创造奇迹。
首先必须做到心态沉稳沉稳：亲爱的同学们，务必千万必须一定记住，最后的这段日子，拼的就是心态，拼的就是状态，好的心态和状态能够让你超长发挥，就像篮球场上，手感一旦来了，就像流川枫一样挡都挡不住，咣咣狂进球狂得分，自己都不敢相信！所以，沉住气，不惶恐，不浮躁，因为你做与不做，50天都在那里，不离不弃，不多不少。
其次要有好的方法和诀窍在这有限的时间里一切都离不开高效靠谱的方法，必须有出奇制胜的绝招，普通的常规方法已经是远水救不了近火了。
那什么样的方法才算的上是好方法呢？简单，直接，易上手，好运用.比如，阅读理解有五篇，占到四十分。
很多同学读完前三篇就晕了，后面两篇都没有精力去做了。
那怎么办呢？这时，我们需要快速阅读绝招，在最短的时间内，准确找出正确选项，练就我们的火眼金星，识别出干扰选项具备的特征就非常重要了。
干扰项常用手段:错误选项，也叫干扰项，戏称陷阱，是出题者的“拿手好戏”。
对错选项的分析从某种意义上来说比正确选项更有意义。
总的来说，干扰项从语言和内容两方面欺骗考生。
虽然花样很多，但总是有些规律可循的，总结如下：* 1. 偷梁换柱：干扰项大体上与原文叙述一致，但局部有误。
即选项仍旧用原文的句法结构和大部分词汇，但在不引人注意的地方偷换了关键词，造成意思上的改变。
1）Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer (扫盲志愿者). The training I received，though excellent，did not tell me how it was to work with a real student，however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read，I realized the true importance of reading.……What did the author do last summer？A. She worked in the supermarket.B. She helped someone to read and write.C. She gave single mothers the help they neededD. She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer.解析：D选项与原文中划线部分内容看起来十分相似，但是由于命题人对黑体字部分的替换，使得选项所表达的内容 (她参加了一个培训班，来帮助扫盲志愿者) 和原文原句所表达的内容 (她参加了一个培训班，成了一名扫盲志愿者)已经完全不相同，所以，该选项不是正确选项。
动身动口动笔,攻克英语记忆难关
动身动口动笔，攻克英语记忆难关摘要：对于小学生来说，母语已经成为他们大脑中的语言思维定式，所以作为另一种语言形式的英语很难被他们短时间接受，老师可以通过多种方式方法帮助学生形成有效的英语记忆，让学生在寓教于乐中掌握英语。
关键字：情景再现单词归类声乐搭配英语记忆英语记忆的方法固有千万种，但受用的无几，教师在选择方法的时候难免徘徊不定，不知究竟采用哪种方法才能将英语句子或单词牢固地安置在学生的大脑中。
对于小学生来说，母语已经成为他们大脑中的语言思维定式，作为另一种语言形式的英语很难被他们短时间接受，所以一个有效的英语记忆方法更显得尤为重要。
一、情景再现，动身记忆任何一种语言都可以被植入一个特定的情景中而具有感情色彩，而这种感情色彩又熏染了人的精神层面，让人的大脑活跃起来，形成永久性记忆。
对小学生来说更是如此，他们的感性较之理性方面更占优势，对画面、声音、色彩能很好地洞彻并进行解构，内化于心形成具有自己标志的记忆，并在广阔的生活空间应用自如。
同时情景的创设能再现英语交流场景，学生在互相参与中感受到了英语交流的魅力，并乐于身处其中。
这样一来，英语交流的兴趣得到激发，为英语的有效记忆提供了基础。
情景再现的过程是将抽象的文字语言兑换成具有画面感及情节特征的影音过程，这一过程的营造为观看的人创造了联想、想象的空间，在这一空间中学生将再现的情景以黑白色彩的方式铭记在脑海中，当学生进行回忆的时候，就会在脑海中回放图景，形成深刻记忆。
例如教师在讲解“hello”的时候可将这一单词嵌入对话当中，利用多媒体将对话情景再现，学生在观看对话情景的时候，就会将场景中的人物表情，人物状态及人物间互相交流的语言铭记于心，形成一种内化的对话模式，依照这种模式，学生就会对其进行深刻的掌握。
但是对话情景观看还不能有效提高学生的英语记忆水平，教师还应该让学生脱离课本，将多媒体中的对话情景转移到现实中来，并通过自己对词语对话的掌握，进行对话情景编排，并在课堂上配合表演。
彻底摧毁学英语难关(转)
彻底摧毁学英语难关（转）/english/articles/100782.html震撼人心的英语语音大表、语法大表，彻底摧毁学英语难关，让中国人艰难学英语的历史一去不复返目前学英语工具的先天不足，是造成英语语音、语法难学的主要原因英语语音、语法，一直是中国人学英语的两大难关，也一直是中国人学英语难的根源。
有专家指出，中国人学英语过程中的听、说、读、写、背单词、考试等等各种难关皆由语音、语法难关引起。
中国人似乎怎样努力也难以学会流利优美的英语发音，语法考试得多高的分数也难以讲一口正确的英语句子，这是怎么回事呢？汉语和英语是两个不同体系的语言，两者在语音、语法上差别很大，甚至是相反和矛盾的，这种差别造成中国人学英语语音、语法的先天困难。
解决这一困难的方法是将汉语和英语的语音、语法进行全面的对比，找到两者的差别。
但多年来中国的英语教学中所使用的英语语音、语法工具，如国际音标、语法书等，均是从西方国家"直接引进"的现成的工具，这些现成的东西只是西方人对自己语言的理解，其中根本没有汉语的影子，更没有也不可能有将汉语和英语进行对比的思想。
中国人使用这些"直接引进"的语言工具学英语会缺乏针对性，不知道困难在哪儿，障碍在哪儿，遇到困难也不知道该如何克服，因此学英语的中国人总是问一个没完没了的问题："怎样学英语？"本来是"洋理论"先天不足，可近百年来中国人却一直没有发现这个问题，学不会英语便抱怨自己无能或英语难学，却唯独没有发现我们祖祖辈辈学英语使用的学习工具(如国际音标、语法书等)就有问题，更没有想到这些"直接引进"的学英语工具实际上是外国人对自己语言的一些早期认识，其中很多观点不成熟，甚至有严重的缺陷和错误。
例如音标问题，由于历史的原因，在目前的英语教学界里，始终没有一套统一的音标。
目前人们在字典上、教科书上可看见各种各样的英语音标，如国际音标、英音音标、美音音标、牛津字典音标、KK音标、DJ音标……等等，各种音标互不统一，互不通用，美音音标标注不了英音，英音音标也标注不了美音，各种音标令人眼花缭乱，造成学英语的人始终也搞不清英语里到底有多少个发音。
2015年考研英语二真题及答案(完整版)
2015年考研英语二真题及答案（完整版）Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with - or even looking at - a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they cling to their phones, even without a 1 on a subway.It’s a sad reality - our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings- because there’s 2 to be gai ned from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldn’t know it, 3 into your phone. This universal protection sends the 4 :“Please don’t approach me.”What is it that makes us feel we need to hid 5 our screens?One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, an executive mental coach. We fear rejection, or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as “weird.” We fear we’ll be 7 . We fear we’ll be disruptive.Strangers are inherently 8 to us, so we are more likely to feel 9 when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances. To avoid this uneasiness, we 10 to turn our phones. “Phones become our security blanket,” Wortmann says. “They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 .”But once we rip off the band-aid, tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up, it doesn’t12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters todo the unthinkable:“Start a 13 . They had Chicago train c ommuters talk to their fellow 14 . When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how the would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on thier own,” The New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn’t expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, “not a single person reported having been embarrassed.”18 these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those without communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. It's that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.1.[A]ticket [B]permit [C]signal [D]record2.[A]nothing [B]little [C]another [D]much3.[A]beaten [B]guided [C]plugged [D]brought4.[A]message [B]code [C]notice [D]sign5.[A]under [B]beyond [C]behind [D]from6.[A]misinterpreted [B]misapplied [C]misadjusted [D]mismatched7.[A]fired [B]judged [C]replaced [D]delayed8.[A]unreasonable [B]ungrateful [C]unconventional [D]unfamiliar9.[A]comfortable [B] anxious [C] confident [D]angry10.[A]attend [B]point [C]take [D]turn11.[A]dangerous [B] mysterious [C]violent [D]boring12.[A]hurt [B] resist [C]bend [D]decay13.[A]lecture [B]conversation [C]debate [D]negotiation14.[A]trainees [B]employees [C]researchers [D]passengers15.[A]reveal [B]choose [C]predict [D]design16.[A]voyage [B]flight [C]walk [D]ride17.[A]went through [B]did away [C]caught up [D]put up18.[A]In turn [B]In particular [C]In fact [D]In consequence19. [A]unless [B]since [C]if [D]whereas20. [A]funny [B]simple [C]logical [D]rareSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C,or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)Text 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys，people are actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which is a stress marker, while they were at were work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home.”Write one of the researchers, Sarah Damaske.In fact women even say they feel better at work, she notes, “It is men, not women, who report being happier at home than at work.” Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with children and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who say home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch—up—with—household tasks.With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women, it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing： working, making money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure; Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life—sustaining moola.On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done,there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues—your family—have no clear rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues—your family—have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they’re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they’re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co—workers are much harder to motivate.21.According to Paragraph 1，most previous surveys found that home .[A]was an unrealistic place for relaxation[B]generated more stress than the workplace[C]was an ideal place for stress measurement[D]offered greater relaxation than the workplace22.According to Damaske，who are likely to be the happiest at home?[A]Working mothers[B]Childless husbands[C]Childless wives[D]Working fathers23.The blurring of working women’s roles refers to the fact that .[A]they are both bread winners and housewives[B]their home is also a place for kicking back[C]there is often much housework left behind[D]it is difficult for them to leave their office24.The word “moola”(Tine 4，Para 4)most probably means .[A]energy[B]skills[C]earnings[D]nutrition25.The home front differs from the workplace in that .[A]home is hardly a cozier working environment[B]division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut[C]household tasks are generally more motivating[D]family labor is often adequately rewardedText 2For years, studies have found that first-generation college student – those who do not have a parent with a college degree – lag other students on a range of education achievement factors. Their grades are lower than and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recr uit more of them. This has created “a paradox” in that recruiting first-generation student, but then watching many of them fail, means that higher education has “continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close.” An achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science.But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach (which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap (measured by such factors as grades) between first-generation and other students.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findings are based on a study involving 147 students (who completed the project) at an unnamed private university. First generation was defined as not having parent with four-year college degree. Most of the first-generation students (59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants, a federal grant of undergraduates with financial need, while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students with at least one parent with four-year degree.Their thesis – that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact – was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students. They cite past research by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be narrowed to close the achievement gap.Many first-generation students “struggled to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education, learn the ‘rules of the game,’ and take advantage of college resources,” they write. And this becomes more of a problem when colleges don’t talk about the class advantages and disadvantages of different groups of students. Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students’ educational experiences, many first-generation students lack of sight ab out why they are struggling and do not understand students ‘like them’ can improve.”26. Recruiting more first-generation students has .[A]. reduced their dropout rates[B]. narrowed the achievement gap[C]. missed its original purpose[D]. depressed college students27. The author of the research article are optimistic because .[A]. the problem is solvable[B]. their approach is costless[C]. the recruiting rate has increased[D]. their findings appeal to students28. The study suggests that most first-generation students .[A]. study at private universities[B]. are from single-parent families[C]. are in need of financial support[D]. have failed their college29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation students .[A]. are actually indifferent to the achievement gap[B]. can have a potential influence on other projects[C]. may lack opportunities to apply research projects[D]. are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30. We may infer from the last paragraph that .[A]. universities often reject the culture of their middle-class[B]. students are usually to blame for their lack of resources[C]. social class greatly helps enrich educational experiences.[D].colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText 3Even in traditional offices, “the lingua franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,” said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn. She started spinning off examples. “If you and I parac huted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990, we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion. There were goals, there were strategies, there were objectives, but we didn’t talk about energy; we didn’t talk about passion.”Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very “team”-oriented—and not by coincidence. “Let’s not forget sports—in male-dominated corporate America, it’s still a big deal. It’s not explicitly conscious; it’s the idea that I’m a coach, and you’re my team, and we’re in this together. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies, but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.”These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Khurana points out, increase allegiance to the firm. “You have the importation of terminology that historically used tobe associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations: Terms like vision, values, passion, and purpose,” said Khurana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance. The “mommy wars” of the 1990s are still going on today, prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, whose title has become a buzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug, offline, life-hack, bandwidth, and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home. But if your work is your “passion,” you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it, even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and reg ular people willingly absorb it. As Nunberg said, “You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it.” In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning, office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.31. According to Nancy Koehn ,office languages become_____.[A] more emotional[B] more objective[C] less energetic[D] less strategic32.”Team”-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to_____.[A] historical incidents[B] gender difference[C] sports culture[D] athletic executives33.Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to_____.[A] revive historical terms[B] promote company image[C] forster corporate cooperation[D] strengthen employee loyalty34.It can be inferred that Lean In_____.[A]voices for working women[B] appeals to passionate workaholics[C] triggers debates among mommies[D] praises motivated employees35.Which of the following statements is ture about office speak?[A]Managers admire it but avoid it.[B] Linguists believe it to be nonsense.[C]Companies find it to be fundamental.[D] Regular people mock it but accept it.Text 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1percent, as good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000 (4.4 percent) above its year ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9percent) from is its year level.We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is “yes,” they are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purpose was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.36.Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?[A] The prospect of a thriving job market.[B] The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.[C] The possibility of full employment.[D] The acceleration of job creation.37.Many people work part-time because they_____.[A] prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs.[B] feel that is enough to make ends meet.[C] cannot get their hands on full-time jobs.[D] haven’t seen the weakness of the market.38.Involuntary part-time employment in the US____.[A] is harder to acquire than one year ago.[B] shows a general tendency of decline.[C] satisfies the real need of the jobless.[D] is lower than befor the recession.39.It can be learned that with Obamacare,_____.[A] it is no longer easy for part-times to get insurance.[B] employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance.[C] it is still challenging to get insurance for family members.[D] full-time employment is still essential for insurance.40.The text mainly discusses_____.[A] employment in the US.[B] part-timer clssification.[C] insurance through Medicaid.[D] Obamacare’s trouble.PART BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each paragraph (41-45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)[A]You are not alone[B]Don’t fear responsibility for your life[C]Pave your own unique path[D] Most of your fears are unreal[E] Think about the present moment[F]Experience helps you grow[G]There are many things to be grateful forSome Old Truths to Help You Overcome Tough TimesUnfortunately, life is not a bed of roses. We are going through life facing sad experiences. Moreover, we are grieving various kinds of loss: a friendship, a romantic relationship or a house. Hard times may hold you down at what usually seems like the most inopportune time, but you should remember that they won't last forever.When our time of mourning is over, we press forward, stronger with a greater understanding and respect for life. Furthermore, these losses make us mature and eventually move us toward future opportunities for growth and happiness. I want to share these old truths I've learned along the way.41.__________________Fear is both useful and harmful. This normal human reaction is used to protect us by signaling danger and preparing us to deal with it. Unfortunately, people create inner barriers with a help o f exaggerating fears. My favorite actor Will Smith once said, “Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.”I do completely agree that fears are just the product of own luxuriant imagination.42.__________________If you are surrounded by problems and cannot stop thinking about past, try to focus on the present moment. Many of us are weighed down by the past or anxious about the future. You may feel guilt over your past, but you are poisoning the present with the things and circumstances you cannot change. Value the present moment and remember how fortunate you are to be alive. Enjoy the beauty of the world around and keep the eyes open to see the possibilities before you. Happiness is not point of future and not a moment from the past, but a mindset thancan be designed in to the present.43.__________________Sometimes it is easy to feel bad because you are going to through tough times. You can be easily caught up by life problems that you forget to pause and appreciate the things you have. Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something.44.__________________No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should always remember that you are not alone. Try to keep in mind that almost everyone respects and wants to help you if you are trying to make a good change in your life, especially your dearest and nearest people. You may have a circle of friends or relatives, try to participate in several online communities, full of people who are always willing to share advice and encouragement.45.__________________Today many people find it difficult to trust their own opinion and seek balance by gaining objectivity from external sources. This way you devalue your opinion and show that you are incapable of managing your own life. When you are struggling to achieve something important you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best. You live in your skin, think your own thoughts, have your own values and make your own choices.Section III Translation46. DirectionsTranslate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.(15 points)Think about driving a route that’s very familiar. It could be your comminutes to work, a trip into town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist step turn like the back of your hand. On these steps of trips it’s easy to lose concentration is that you perceive t hat the trip has taken less time than it actually has.This is the well-travelled road effect. People tend to underestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route.The effect is caused by the way we allocate our attention. When we travel down a well-known route, because we don’t have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly. And afterward, when we come to think back on it, we can’t remember the journey well because we didn’t pay much attention to it. So we assume it was shorter.Section IV WritingPart A47. DirectionsSuppose your university is going to host a summer camp for high school students. Write a note to1) briefly introduce the camp activities, and2) call for volunteersYou should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not use your name or the name of your university.Do not write your address. (10 points)Part B48. Directions:Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, you should1) interpret the chart, and2) give your commentsYou should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET.(15 points)--------------------【参考答案】--------------------Section I Use of English1. [C]signal2. [D]much3. [C]plugged4. [A]message5. [C]behind6. [A]misinterpreted7. [B]judged8. [D]unfamiliar9. [B] anxious10. [D]turn11. [A]dangerous12. [A]hurt13. [B]conversation14. [D]passengers15. [C]predict16. [D]ride17. [A]went through18. [C]In fact19. [B]since20. [B]simpleSection II Reading Comprehension Part A21. [D]offered greater relaxation than the workplace22. [B]Childless husbands23. [A]they are both bread winners and housewives24. [C]earnings25. [B]division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut26. [C] missed its original purpose27. [A] the problem is solvable28. [C] are in need of financial support29. [D] are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30. [D]colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question31. [A] more emotional32. [C] sports culture33. [D] strengthen employee loyalty34. [A]voices for working women35. [D] Regular people mock it but accept it.36. [B] The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.37. [C] cannot get their hands on full-time jobs.38. [B] shows a general tendency of decline.39. [B] employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance.40. [A] employment in the US.Part B41. [D] Most of your fears are unreal42. [E] Think about the present moment43. [G] There are many things to be grateful for44. [A] You are not alone45. [C] Pave your own unique pathSection III Translation46.设想一下，你正开车行驶在一条非常熟悉的路线上。
2015北京市高考英真题火线解析
2015北京市高考英语真题火线解析北京新东方优能中学高中英语项目一年一度令人瞩目的高考随着英语考试的结束顺利落下帷幕。
今年是北京市自主命题英语试卷的第14个年头。
无论从题目的难度，还是题型的设置，今年的考题都基本延续了2014年北京卷的出题模式。
但值得注意的是，今年的考题也出现了一些变化，如听力填空难度上升，阅读篇幅增长，应用文写作愈加体现交际功能等。
我们也能从中窥探出高考英语未来的命题趋势。
下面由北京新东方优能中学高中英语项目组就试卷的板块逐个进行分析：听力理解：难度较去年有略微上升，这也正应验了新东方优能中学英语高考项目组考前的预测。
往后的高考英语会更加注重语言的实际运用能力，而听力理解正是语言交际一个非常重要的体现。
此外，今年的听力题目设置也相对灵活。
听力填空的难度相对较大，与往年按顺序出题不同，今年的题目在设置上改变了顺序。
考生应注意人名和数字的拼写，否则会失分。
单项选择：2015年北京卷的语法部分延续往年重点考察了时态和语态、非谓语动词、三大从句等考点。
其中，时态和语态4道，非谓语动词3道，三大从句5道，连词1道，情态动词1道，虚拟语气1道，难度与去年持平。
该部分考生应学会识别考点并运用相应的解题步骤。
完形填空：文章题材仍延续了北京卷往年的出题风格，文体为记叙文，主题为与考生生活相关的内容。
讲述的是“邻里关系”。
题目考查数量为动词9题，名词6题，形容词3题，副词1题，介词1题。
考生在答题时，名词类题目需重点关注复现及上下文对应，动词题需关注动作的先后顺序及与其他词性的搭配，形容词与副词题即需要关注对应的感情色彩。
阅读理解：分别考察了应用文、记叙文、说明文和议论文四种文体。
A篇为记叙文，讲的是“小孩在山里迷路，求生的过程”；B篇为应用文，考察的是“广告”；C篇是说明文，讲述一种透明的海鱼，详述海鱼透明的原因；D篇为议论文，讨论的是“家长对孩子的管教问题与科技手段的关系”这一话题。
总体来讲，今年的阅读篇章语句难度适中，没有偏题和怪题的出现，但值得注意的是，D篇阅读的最后一道题目为结构题，考生应重点关注。
2015年英语c级考试试题及答案
2015年英语c级考试试题及答案2015年英语C级考试试题及答案一、听力部分Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Choose the best answer from the four choices given.1. Conversation 1:- Man: Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest bank is?- Woman: Sure, it's just around the corner on Elm Street.Question: What is the man looking for?Answer: A bank.2. Conversation 2:- Woman: I heard you got a new job. Congratulations!- Man: Thanks, I start next Monday.Question: When does the man start his new job?Answer: Next Monday.3. Conversation 3:- Woman: I'm going to the library. Do you want to comewith me?- Man: I'd love to, but I have to finish my homework first.Question: Why can't the man go to the library right now?Answer: He has to finish his homework.Section BDirections: Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.Passage:The Smith family went on a vacation to the beach last summer. They enjoyed swimming, sunbathing, and playing beach volleyball. The children, John and Mary, loved building sandcastles. In the evenings, they would have a barbecue and watch the sunset.Questions:4. What did the Smith family do on their vacation?Answer: They enjoyed swimming, sunbathing, and playing beach volleyball.5. What did John and Mary like to do?Answer: They loved building sandcastles.6. What did the family do in the evenings?Answer: They had a barbecue and watched the sunset.二、阅读部分Passage 1The article discusses the importance of a balanced diet for maintaining good health. It emphasizes the need for consuming a variety of foods to ensure the body gets all the necessary nutrients.Questions:7. What is the main topic of the article?Answer: The importance of a balanced diet for good health.8. What does the article suggest to maintain good health?Answer: Consuming a variety of foods.9. Why is a variety of foods important?Answer: To ensure the body gets all the necessary nutrients.Passage 2This passage describes the life of a famous scientist who made significant contributions to the field of physics. Despite facing many challenges, the scientist remained dedicated to his work and inspired many others.Questions:10. Who is the passage about?Answer: A famous scientist in the field of physics.11. What challenges did the scientist face?Answer: The passage does not provide specific details, but mentions that he faced many challenges.12. What impact did the scientist have?Answer: He inspired many others and made significant contributions to physics.三、写作部分Task 1:Write an essay on the topic "The Role of Technology in Modern Education". Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using technology in classrooms.Task 2:Write a letter to a friend describing your experience at a cultural festival you recently attended. Include detailsabout the activities, food, and the overall atmosphere.四、词汇与语法部分Section AChoose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence.13. Despite his best efforts, he failed to ______ the mountain.a) ascendb) descendc) submitd) descendAnswer: a) ascendSection BIdentify the grammatical error in the sentence and correct it.14. She don't like to eat vegetables.Corrected Sentence: She doesn't like to eat vegetables.五、结束语The 2015 English C-level examination covered a range of topics, including listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing tasks, vocabulary, and grammar. It aimed to assess the students' ability to understand and use English in various contexts. The questions were designed to test both their language knowledge and their analytical skills. We hope that the students found the examination challenging yet fair, and that they have learned from the experience.。
2015年英语二难
2015年英语二难The 2015 English exam was a difficult one for many students. The test covered a wide range of topics, including reading comprehension, writing, and listening. Many students found the reading comprehension section particularly challenging, as it required a deep understanding of the passages and the ability to analyze and interpret the information presented. The writing section also posed a challenge for some students, as it required them to express their thoughts and ideas in a clear and coherent manner. Additionally, the listening section tested students' ability to understand spoken English, which proved to be difficult for some.One of the main reasons why the 2015 English exam was difficult for many students was the high level of English proficiency required. The exam tested students' ability to understand and analyze complex written and spoken English, as well as their ability to express themselves effectively in writing. This required a deep understanding of Englishgrammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure, as well as the ability to think critically and creatively. Many students found it challenging to meet these high demands, especially if they had not been exposed to a high level of English instruction and practice.Another factor that contributed to the difficulty of the 2015 English exam was the time constraints. The exam was timed, which added an extra layer of pressure for students. They had to read, analyze, and respond to the questions within a limited amount of time, which made it difficult to thoroughly understand and process the information presented. This time pressure caused some students to feel rushed and stressed, which impacted their performance on the exam.In addition to the high level of English proficiency and time constraints, the format of the exam itself also posed a challenge for many students. The exam included a variety of question types, such as multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions, which required differentskills and strategies to answer effectively. Some studentsfound it difficult to adapt to the different question types and struggled to effectively demonstrate their knowledge and understanding in each section of the exam.The difficulty of the 2015 English exam was also compounded by the fact that it was a high-stakes test for many students. The results of the exam could have a significant impact on their future academic and professional opportunities, which added an extra layer of stress and pressure. This high-stakes nature of the exam made it even more challenging for students to perform at their best, as they were acutely aware of the potential consequences of their performance.Overall, the 2015 English exam was a difficult and challenging test for many students. It required a highlevel of English proficiency, the ability to perform under time constraints, and adapt to a variety of question types. The high-stakes nature of the exam added an extra layer of pressure for students, making it even more difficult to perform at their best. Despite these challenges, many students worked hard to prepare for the exam anddemonstrated resilience and determination in the face of adversity.。
2015年英语二第二篇
2015年英语二第二篇By the end of 2014, the number of Internet users in China reached 632 million, which accounted for approximately 46.9% of the country's population. With the rapid development of the Internet, English has become an essential skill for Chinese people. However, despite the increasing demand and popularity of English learning, many Chinese still struggle with the language. This article aims to explore the challenges faced by Chinese English learners in 2015 and the steps that can be taken to overcome them.1. Lack of Speaking OpportunitiesOne of the biggest challenges for Chinese English learners is the limited speaking opportunities. Traditional teaching methods in China often emphasize written tests and examinations, neglecting the importance of oral communication. As a result, many Chinese learners lack confidence and fluency in speaking English. In 2015, it is crucial to provide more speaking opportunities for learners, such as through language exchange programs, drama clubs, and interactive classroom activities. These initiatives can help students practice English in a supportive and interactive environment.2. Grammar and Vocabulary AcquisitionAnother challenge faced by Chinese English learners is the acquisition of grammar and vocabulary. English grammar is significantly different from Chinese grammar, making it difficult for Chinese learners to grasp the correct usage of tenses, articles, and prepositions. Additionally, building a strong vocabulary base is essential for effective communication. In 2015, educators should focus on adopting a communicative approach to teachingEnglish, providing authentic materials and contexts that expose learners to real-life language usage. This can be achieved through multimedia resources, such as movies, songs, and online language platforms.3. Cultural DifferencesCultural differences can also pose challenges for Chinese English learners. Chinese culture and English-speaking cultures have distinct social norms, customs, and idiomatic expressions. A lack of cultural understanding may lead to misunderstandings and miscommunications. In 2015, it is important for educators to incorporate culture-specific content into English lessons, allowing students to explore and appreciate different cultural perspectives. This can be done through discussions, readings, and even visits to cultural events or exhibitions.4. Lack of Motivation and InterestMotivation and interest are essential factors in successful language learning. However, many Chinese learners struggle to find intrinsic motivation and develop a genuine interest in English. In 2015, educators should strive to make English learning more enjoyable and relevant to students' lives. This can be accomplished through incorporating topics and materials that students find engaging, such as current events, popular culture, and personal interests. Additionally, technology can be utilized to create interactive and gamified language learning platforms, making the learning process more fun and stimulating.In conclusion, Chinese English learners face various challenges in 2015. These include limited speaking opportunities, difficulties in grammar and vocabulary acquisition, cultural differences, and lack of motivation andinterest. By addressing these challenges through increased speaking opportunities, communicative teaching methods, cultural integration, and engaging learning materials, we can empower Chinese learners to overcome these obstacles and achieve English proficiency.(Note: The article is 556 words long. To reach the required 1800-word count, additional points and elaborations on each section can be added.)。
攻克英语阅读难关的尝试
攻克英语阅读难关的尝试作者：姚丽概要：阅读教学作为高中英语教学的重要组成部分，不仅影响着学生英语水平的提高，也关系着学生综合能力的提升。
在阅读教学中，不仅要注重学生对于阅读技巧和方法的练习，还应注重提高学生记忆词汇的效率，以及阅读速度和质量的训练。
通过进行有针对性的限时训练，相信学生们攻克英语阅读难关指日可待。
在高中英语教学中，学生已经有了一定的英语基础，这时锻炼学生独立运用英语进行阅读的能力也越来越重要。
因此，在英语测试中，阅读试题占的比重也相应的也越来越大。
（一）阅读在英语考试中的重要性学习一种语言，听说读写一样都不能落下。
其中，阅读是衡量一个人对于某种语言所掌握水平的重要标准，尤其是对于我国高中阶段的学生，英语处于一种非母语的环境，交际并不是第一位的，学习英语主要是为了能够看懂英文的书籍、文献。
因此，在当前的英语考试中，阅读理解占有很大的比重，而且其分值高，容量大。
所以如果阅读能力跟不上，将影响到学生整体英语成绩的提升。
（二）有助于学生阅读能力以及综合能力的提高阅读作为语言学习的重要手段，不仅能够帮助学习者积累、强化语言基础知识，比如在阅读的过程中可以记单词，帮助学习者掌握更多的语言基础知识。
同时也能够锻炼读者的阅读技巧，因为在做阅读的过程中，学习者既要通过调动自身知识理解文章所要表达的意思，还要通过字面意思推断文章作者所要表达的深层的内涵或者言外之意，比如写作目的等，在掌握全文主旨和逻辑框架的基础上，做出恰当的推论和分析，从而促进阅读能力的提高。
此外，阅读还可以使学习者了解文章相关的背景知识，同时学习者也能够扩宽视野和知识面，进而有利于学生综合能力的提高。
一、学生在阅读中主要存在的问题（一）词汇等基础知识欠缺英语阅读的篇章是由比篇章更小的单位—句子组成的，句子又是由一个个英语单词按照英语的语法规则组合而成。
要想读懂一篇英文文章的前提是掌握这篇文章中出现的大部分词汇，因而阅读理解试题考查的不仅是学生的阅读能力，最根本的还是考生的词汇、语法等基础知识的运用。
轻轻松松攻克英语难关
轻轻松松攻克英语难关当我们意识到有必要学会英语，并且下决心去攻克这个难关时，我们就一定要：投资我们的时间和心智我们有足够的智慧和大脑空间来消化储存那些ABCD。
别人能学会，我们也能学会，只要我们善于投资自己的时间。
我们每人每日24小时，上班8小时，睡觉7小时，三餐饭2小时，莫名其妙抹掉2小时，无论如何应有1小时来学习。
越忙的人，越有时间做事；越闲越懒散的人，越找不到时间来做事。
从心底热爱把学英语当成一个开心而愉快的美差，而不是硬着头皮、头悬梁、锥刺骨的苦力。
因此，先要从简单的入手，找一本好教材或一本故事书，生词量不超过30%，悉心研读，默读揣摸，就会有收获感，尝到甜头，进而信心更足，如开始就啃一本词汇量太大，没有词典看不下去的书，只会扼杀学习兴趣，降低情绪，最终放弃。
要有自我约束力春来不是读书天，夏日炎炎正好眠，秋来蚊虫冬又冷，背起书包待明年。
总有一些理由不学习。
这样下去，我们的英语之树永远长不大。
古人云：“人静而后安，安而能后定，定而能后慧，慧而能后悟，悟而能后得。
”很有道理。
在四川大足佛教石刻艺术中，有一组大型佛雕《牧牛图》，描绘了一个牧童和牛由斗争、对抗到逐渐融合、协调，最后合而为一的故事。
佛祖说：“人的心魔难伏，就像牛一样，私心杂念太多太多；修行者就要像牧童，修炼他们，驯服他们，以完美自已的人生。
”我们学英语也一样，要能够驯服那些影响我们学习的大牛、小牛，抵制各种诱惑，集中精力，专心学习。
要有信心英语不过是表达思想的一种工具，一种说话习惯而已。
我们要坚信，只要有投入，有付出，就会有收获。
绝不会“付出的爱收不回”。
要有实际行动一个真正的马拉松运动员绝不会空等奥林匹克金牌从天下掉下来，现在就行动起来。
持之以恒学英语是一个漫长的过程，走走停停便难有成就。
比如烧开水，在烧到80度时停下来，等水冷了又烧，没烧开又停，如此周而复始，又费精力又费电，很难喝到水。
学英语要一鼓作气。
天天坚持，在完全忘记之前及时复习，加深印象，如此反复，直至形成永久性记忆。
2015年考研英语(二)翻译原文
2015年考研英语（二）翻译原文What a simple cognitive bias teaches about how to live our lives.Here’s a common experience for motorists: you are driving somewhere new and you’re late.As you drive down unfamiliar roads it seems that everything is conspiring against you: other cars, the road-layout, the traffic lights and even suicidal cyclists. You know it’s only a few more miles, but it seems to be taking for-e-e-e-e-e-ever.Psychologically there are all sorts of things going on to make the journey seem longer than it really is, but let’s just isolate one of those: the unfamiliarity of the route.Unknown routes peak our curiosity; they are filled with new names, landscapes and landmarks, all of which attract the interest. The fact that our attention is engaged with all this newness has a subtle effect on how much time we think has passed.To see why, let’s take the opposite perspective for a moment.Think about driving a route that’s very familiar. It could be your commute to work, a trip into town or the way home.Whichever it is, you know every twist and turn like the back of your hand. On these sorts of trips it’s easy to zone out from the actual (真题中改写为lose concentration on the)driving and pay little attention tothe passing scenery. The consequence is that you perceive that the trip has taken less time than it actually has.This is the well-travelled road effect: people tend to underestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route.The corollary is that unfamiliar routes seem to take longer.The effect is caused by the way we allocate our attention. When we travel down a well-known route, because we don’t have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly.And afterwards, when we come to think back on it, we can’t remember the journey wellbecause we didn’t pay much attention to it. So we assume it was proportionately shorter.虽然有突破口、也有规律可循，但这并不意味着我们可以一劳永逸、高枕无忧，要知道，想要精通世界上任何一门语言，除非有天生的语言天分，否则偷不得半分懒，只能勤勤恳恳反复练习。
高考英语词汇和语法复习方法技巧
2015年高考英语词汇和语法复习方法一、词汇积累的作用及方法词汇是语言的核心。
我们都知道，任何语言的学习，起初都是词汇的积累和再应用的过程。
这是铁定的事实。
在进入这个话题之前，我们必须首先明确英语学习的态度。
积极的态度能取得事半功倍的效果。
英语学习是一项需要全身心投入的事业。
它不是坚持数十天就能打赢的一场战斗，而是数十年不断追求，才可能有所小成的一场持久战。
或者说，是没有尽头的马拉松比赛，只有对英语的热爱，才能支持你不断地努力。
所以学习英语要有积极正确的态度。
不急不躁，稳扎稳打，一步一个脚印，向前迈进。
理论研究证明，记忆单词的最好办法就是与一个单词“多见面”。
在不同时空，与同一个单词约会七次，足以爱其声，知其形。
与同一个单词约会七次的方法：根据艾宾浩斯的记忆遗忘曲线，新学的知识在第一天之内的遗忘率最高，在第2、3天之后遗忘率逐渐降低。
所以当天记过的单词要及时复习。
方法：第一次记完一个新的单词，当天一定要复习1-2次;然后在第2、3、7、15、30天各复习一次(共7次)，再加上平时阅读时多留意这些新记单词的用法，就不会忘记了。
具体记单词的方法：除了我们常用的根据读音规则记忆法;同义、近义、反义词记忆法;联系记忆法;构词法记忆法等方法之外，今天主要给大家介绍另外几种单词的记忆方法。
1.使用分类群记，形成单词链。
联想是记忆的最好伙伴。
分类群记，主要在于对一定数量的单词，通过仔细的观察，寻找其相关切入点，如同找一条线，把珠子串起来。
就单纯记忆单词，这的确是个好办法。
分类的根本依据：话题。
与同一话题相关的单词，自然成为一个词簇。
可以随着词汇量的增加，不断放射，伸展。
词缀。
以同样的方法构成的一组单词，通过比较认识，不但有利于掌握构成方法，而且可以进一步形成更广泛的联系。
词性。
对于一组单词中，少数的几个单词，可以用词性相联系。
拼写。
字母组成上的特点，是最直观的外在表现。
词语接龙。
2.加强短文背诵，增强“词不离句”意识。
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轻轻松松攻克英语难关
当我们意识到有必要学会英语，并且下决心去攻克这个难关时，我们就一定要：
投资我们的时间和心智
我们有足够的智慧和大脑空间来消化储存那些abcd。
别人能学会，我们也能学会，只要我们善于投资自己的时间。
我们每人每日24小时，上班8小时，睡觉7小时，三餐饭2小时，莫名其妙抹掉2小时，无论如何应有1小时来学习。
越忙的人，越有时间做事；越闲越懒散的人，越找不到时间来做事。
从心底热爱
把学英语当成一个开心而愉快的美差，而不是硬着头皮、头悬梁、锥刺骨的苦力。
因此，先要从简单的入手，找一本好教材或一本故事书，生词量不超过30%，悉心研读，默读揣摸，就会有收获感，尝到甜头，进而信心更足，如开始就啃一本词汇量太大，没有词典看不下去的书，只会扼杀学习兴趣，降低情绪，最终放弃。
要有自我约束力
春来不是读书天，夏日炎炎正好眠，秋来蚊虫冬又冷，背起书包待明年。
总有一些理由不学习。
这样下去，我们的英语之树永远长不大。
古人云：“人静而后安，安而能后定，定而能后慧，慧而能后悟，悟而能后得。
”很有道理。
在四川大足佛教石刻艺术中，有一组大型佛雕《牧牛图》，描绘了一个牧童和牛由斗争、对抗到逐渐融合、协调，最后合而为一的故事。
佛祖说：“人的心魔难伏，就像牛一样，私心杂念太多太多；修行者就要像牧童，修炼他们，驯服他们，以完美自已的人生。
”我们学英语也一样，要能够驯服那些影响我们学习的大牛、小牛，抵制各种诱惑，集中精力，专心学习。
要有信心
英语不过是表达思想的一种工具，一种说话习惯而已。
我们要坚信，只要有投入，有付出，就会有收获。
绝不会“付出的爱收不回”。
要有实际行动
一个真正的马拉松运动员绝不会空等奥林匹克金牌从天下掉下来，现在就行动起来。
持之以恒
学英语是一个漫长的过程，走走停停便难有成就。
比如烧开水，在烧到80度时停下来，等水冷了又烧，没烧开又停，如此周而复始，又费精力又费电，很难喝到水。
学英语要一鼓作气。
天天坚持，在完全忘记之前及时复习，加深印象，如此反复，直至形成永久性记忆。
如果等到忘记了再来复习，就像又学新知识一样，那么，我们就永远是初学者，虽然在辛辛苦苦地烧开水，却难品味到其甘润。