2013二级9月真题(百朗时代语听力风暴)

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听力二级考试题及答案

听力二级考试题及答案1. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：对话中提到了哪个节日？A. 春节B. 圣诞节C. 国庆节D. 端午节答案：A2. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：对话中两个人正在讨论什么？A. 一部电影B. 一本书C. 一个旅行计划D. 一个科学实验答案：B3. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：对话中提到了哪个国家？A. 美国B. 法国C. 日本D. 意大利答案：C4. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：对话中提到了哪种交通工具？A. 火车B. 飞机C. 地铁D. 公共汽车答案：B5. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：对话中提到了哪种食物？A. 汉堡B. 披萨C. 寿司D. 面条答案：C6. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：对话中提到了哪个季节？A. 春季B. 夏季C. 秋季D. 冬季答案：D7. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：对话中提到了哪种天气？A. 晴天B. 雨天C. 雪天D. 多云答案：B8. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：对话中提到了哪个城市？A. 北京B. 上海C. 广州D. 深圳答案：A9. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：对话中提到了哪个学科？A. 数学B. 物理C. 化学D. 生物答案：D10. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：对话中提到了哪个名人？A. 爱因斯坦B. 牛顿C. 霍金D. 达尔文答案：C结束语：以上是听力二级考试的试题及答案，希望对您的学习有所帮助。

2013年9月高级口译听力真题Listening Comprehension 含解析

2013年9月高级口译听力真题Listening Comprehension 含解析作者：沪江英语来源：沪江英语Listening comprehension 1W: So, one of the things that I really have trouble understanding is how jazz music developed to be so different from many other kinds of music? My class notes are terrible.M: Well, what can't you understand from your notes?W: Uh, one thing is I copied down the musical training from the blackboard. What did it mean by that?M: Well, most people who became professional musicians have some kind of formal training in music. But the first people who play jazz music had almost none.W: OK, but so what? Doesn't it just mean that they weren't very good musicians?M: Well, it's not that the early jazz musicians weren't good; it's that they played their instruments differently. Let's say you are receiving formal instruction in the trumpet. First you would learn the right way to place your mouth, and the right way to use your fingers, and the right way to blow air. And then you will practice single notes and different combination of notes until you could do those correctly. And only after that, would your teacher give you a piece of music to play.W: And the early jazz musician didn't learn to play this way?M: No, the first people who play jazz music learned to play their instrument by actually trying to play a song the way they like. They were humanity, and tried to play themselves on their instruments. Because they were mostly teaching themselves, they began to express themselves in ways that formally traditionally trained musicians didn't. In traditional instruction, there is one correct way to play something, and everyone who plays tries to make the correct sound. But in jazz...W: In jazz music, there isn't one right way to play. In fact, individual musicians are supposed to interpret the music in their own style. So you are saying that this aspect of jazz developed because the first people who play jazz didn't have any formal musical training?M: Yes, I believe so.Q1: What is the woman most probably according to the conversation?Q2: What is the problem the woman has trouble understanding?Q3: How did early jazz musicians learn to play their instrument?Q4: Which of the following is true according to the conversation?Q5: Why did jazz music develop to be so different from many other kinds of music?【解析】本文难度并不大，围绕着女生的疑问以及男生的解答，讲述了爵士是如何发展成一种与其他种类相距甚大的音乐的。

二级听力考试试题及答案

二级听力考试试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 听下面一段对话，回答下列问题。

（1）对话中提到了什么活动？（2）活动是什么时候开始的？答案：（1）对话中提到了一次户外徒步活动。

（2）活动是在本周六上午九点开始。

2. 根据所听短文，选择正确答案。

（1）短文中提到了哪些人？A. 老师和学生B. 父母和孩子C. 医生和病人D. 老板和员工答案：（1）A. 老师和学生3. 听下面一段独白，完成填空。

独白中提到了______，它位于______，是______的象征。

答案：独白中提到了埃菲尔铁塔，它位于法国巴黎，是法国文化的象征。

4. 听下面一段对话，判断下列句子是否正确，正确写“T”，错误写“F”。

（1）Tom打算周末去图书馆。

（2）Sally建议去电影院。

答案：（1）F（2）T5. 根据所听短文，回答问题。

（1）短文中提到了几种交通工具？（2）哪种交通工具最环保？答案：（1）短文中提到了三种交通工具。

（2）自行车是最环保的交通工具。

二、听力填空（共30分）6. 听下面一段对话，填入适当的单词或短语完成对话。

A: Hey, do you know where the ______ is?B: Yes, it's just ______ the library.答案：A: Hey, do you know where the bookstore is?B: Yes, it's just next to the library.7. 根据所听短文，填入适当的单词完成句子。

The ______ of the project was to improve the ______ of the local community.答案：The purpose of the project was to improve the quality of life of the local community.三、听力匹配（共20分）8. 听下面一段对话，将下列人物与他们的行为匹配。

2013年9月PETS真题及答案（文字完整版）

第⼀部分　听⼒第⼀节听下⾯5段对话，每段对话后有⼀个⼩题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关⼩题和阅读下⼀⼩题。

每段对话仅读⼀遍。

1. What are the speakers talking about? [A] Who will attend the meeting. [B] When to announce the news. [C] What to discuss on Wednesday. 2. What will the man do? [A] Boil more water. [B] Have a cup of tea. [C] Make tea for Christine. 3. Why is Sheila late? [A] She forgot the time. [B] She had to finish work. [C] She argued with her boss. 4. What is the weather normally like? [A] Warm. [B] Rainy. [C] Cold. 5. What does the man mean? [A] He likes his professor. [B] He wants a new task. [C] He needs more time. 第⼆节听下⾯5段对话或独⽩。

每段对话或独⽩后有2⾄4个⼩题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独⽩前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个⼩题；听完后，各⼩题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独⽩读两遍。

听下⾯⼀段对话，回答第6和第7题。

． 6. What happened to the man? [A] His car broke down. [B] He broke his phone. [C] He lost his way. 7. Why did the man fail to call the woman? [A] He had no time. [B] He forgot the number. [C] He had no coins. 听下⾯⼀段对话，回答第8⾄第10题。

2013年考研英语二真题答案及解析

2013年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(二)答案详解SectionⅠUse of English文章分析本篇文章是一篇议论文。

阐述了当代社会电子支付方式已日益成为人们生活中不可或缺的生活方式之一。

由此引发的问题是我们是否会迎来一个无现金社会(社会中不存在现金交易，电子支付方式完全将其取代)。

作者认为这样的无现金社会还需很长时间才可实现。

因为虽然电子支付方式相较于现金支付方式有很多优势，但仍存在一定的安全隐患，比如可能泄漏用户信息，不能保障用户的隐私安全等。

试题解析Given the advantages of electronic money,you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically.__1__a true cashless society is probably not around the corner.Indeed, predictions have been__2__for two decades but have not yet come to fruition.For example,Business Weekpredicted in1975that electronic means of payment would soon“revolutionize the very__3__of money itself，”only to __4__itself several years later.Why has the movement to a cashless society been so__5__in coming?【译文】鉴于电子化付款方式的优势，你或许会认为，我们将很快进入一个无现金社会，所有的交易都由电子支付方式完成。

高中英语真题-2013年秋季学期高二年级期末考试(英语)

高中英语真题:2013年秋季学期高二年级期末考试（英语）第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后又一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并表在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where is the man’s mother now ?A. At home B In a hospital C. At a bus st op2. Where is the man going first ?A. To the Healey SupermarketB. To the airportC. To3. How does the man feel about his job ?A. He enjoys it very muchB. He doesn’t care much about itC. He hates working late.4. On which days next week will the man have examinations ?A. Every day except ThursdayB. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.C. Monday, Tuesday and Friday.5. What does the woman mean ?A. He cannot make a copy because of the copyright.B. He can make his copy by himself.C. He should wait until tomorrow.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5短对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后又几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并表在试卷的相应位置。

2013高二英语上册期末试题(有答案听力)

2013高二英语上册期末试题（有答案听力）潮州市2012-2013学年度第一学期期末高二级教学质量检测卷英语本试卷共9页，满分150分。

考试时间130分钟。

注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。

I．听说考试 (共两节，满分15分) 做题时，先把答案写在试卷上，等听说考试结束后再把答案写在答题卡上。

第一节角色扮演（共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分) 情景介绍角色：你是学生任务：（1）Ann和Sandy就两人的爱好进行了一番对话，听完后你想问一些问题。

（2）根据两人对话内容，回答一些问题。

请听完对话后，根据下面中文提示请你用英语提出三个问题。

Now please ask the speaker three questions. 1、 Sandy是什么时候开始接触爵士乐的？ 2、Sandy最喜欢的爵士乐乐队是哪个？ 3、关于朋克摇滚（punk rock），Sandy知道的多吗？下面听录音提问，用英语回答五个问题。

Now please get ready to answer five questions in English. 4、What color did Ann dye her hair when in high school? 5、What kind of music does Sandy like best? 6、What is Sandy going to buy tomorrow? 7、With whom did Sandy first go to a concert? 8、What does Sandy think of punk rock? 第二节故事复述（共7小题，每小题1分，满分7分）请听下面一个故事，然后根据故事意思填空，每空一词，录音读两遍。

2013年二级9月真题

Text 5 W: I’d like to have my car serviced — the engine and the wheels checked. How long will that take? M: Oh, well, it’s rather late. I’m afraid it’ll take hours. You’ll have to have it done in the morning. But we can lend you a car like yours free of charge. You can take it now.
Text 3 M: If I were you, I’d ride a bike to work. Taking a bus during rush hour is really terrible. W: Thanks for your advice, but I’ve lost my bike recently. Text 4 W: Sweetie, let’s go out for a walk. M: It looks like rain. How about going to a bar for a beer? W: But I can’t drink beer with the medicine I’m taking. Why not go to a movie? M: I would rather watch a video online.
2013年二级9月真题
Text 1 W: Hey, you have so many clocks in your bedroom. Are you crazy or what? M: No, I am a heavy sleeper. I want to make sure I can wake up in the morning.

【试卷】2013年9月全国英语等级听力考试(第二级)真题及答案

2013年9月全国英语等级听力考试第二级第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What do we know about the man?［A］He has difficulty waking up.［B］He likes collecting clocks.［C］He gets up late every day.2.What does the man like about the restaurant?［A］Its environment.［B］Its service.［C］Its food.3.How does the woman probably get to work?［A］On foot.［B］By bus.［C］By bike.4.What will the man probably do?［A］Stay indoors.［B］Go to a bar.［C］See a doctor.5.When will the woman be able to use her car?［A］Right now.［B］In three hours.［C］The next day.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2~4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6.What seems to be the man’s problem?［A］Keeping his room clean every day.［B］Getting along with his roommate.［C］Having trouble making friends.7.What does the woman suggest the man do？［A］Try to get more sleep.［B］Buy some music CDs.［C］Talk to Charlie.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

2012-2013年高二9月考试题及答案-推荐下载

2012-2013学年度第一学期高二年级9月考试英语试题满分150分；考试时间：120分钟（说明：选择题答案请涂到机读卡上，其余答案写在答题卷上。

）一：完形填空（共15小题， 30 分；每小题2分）The science teacher, Mr Litmus, asked his students to study a particular animal. They should write a short 1 , and tell the rest of the class their conclusion. Some talked about dogs, some about horses and some chose fish. But the most 2 discovery was made by little Sophie. “I found that flies are terribly bad-tempered.” She said, very sure of herself.Everyone smiled, waiting for her to 3 . then Sophie explained, “I spent hours in my house, watching flies. When they flew 4 , everything was OK, but when they found a window, they would really start buzzing(嗡嗡叫). I had always 5 they made that noise with their wings, but they don’t. with my daddy’s binoculars(双筒望远镜), I 6 the flies closely, and saw that what they were really doing was shouting. They were so crazy that they couldn’t fly out of the window, and they would 7 their heads against the glass again and again. If only they had seen the butterfly that 8 . they would have seen that the top of the window was open. The butterfly tried to tell them, but it had no 9 at all. The flies just kept on shouting and complaining.”Mr Litmus was 10 , and explained that that form of fly behavior had nothing to do with anger. Instead, it was an example of creatures having different levels of intelligence and 11 . they agreed that the next day they would bring a list of 12 in their order of intelligence.And this was what caused big 13 in the class. Many parents came and complained, because their children had listed their parents among the least intelligent of creatures! This, said the children, was because their parents did nothing but complain, and they never listened to anyone.Although Mr Litmus had to explain and 14 them down, it helped them realize that, although they weren’t 15 , they often behaved not terribly intelligently.1. A. report B. joke C. book D. story2. A. practical B. interesting C. useful D. satisfactory3. A. begin B. cheer C. leave D. continue4 A. normally B. suddenly C. quickly D. lowly5. A. imagined B. thought C. doubted D. hoped6. A. considered B. weighed C. inspected D. contacted7. A. raise B. beat C. protect D. turn8. A. rolled over B. pulled in C. passed by D. made out9. A. time B. power C. fact D. effect10. A. scared B. amused C. moved D. surprised11. A. sight B. face C. understanding D. emotion12. A. features B. families C. items D. creatures13. A. diseases B. disorder C. disasters D. damage14. A. calm B. put C. knock D. let15. A. impolite B. blameless C. stupid D. dishonest二、语法填空：（10题，共15分；每小题1.5分）答案请写在答题卷上John Snow was born and worked as a doctor in Great Britain. He was so famous a doctor in London 16 he became the doctor for Queen Victoria. At the time he lived, cholera was the most 17 (frighten) disease. There were four 18___ (outbreak) in the 1830s and 1840s. John Snow, 19 wanted to find the cause of Cholera, believed that people became ill after eating 20 (infect) food. He used the next outbreak of cholera to test his idea and studied the two particular areas, 21 more than 500 people died in ten days. He found that the people there got their water 22 the same pump because it was infected So he concluded that if people 23 (drink) clean water, cholera could be defeated. John Snow was 24 first person to gather information scientifically about a disease in order to find 25 cause.三、阅读理解50分（4篇20小题共40分；信息匹配共5小题满分10分；每小题2分）ALong ago, there was a time when parents told children to read slowly and loudly to understand everything they read. However, a lot of things have changed. Now, learning experts and teachers ask students to read faster and understand important points. Here are a few tips for students who have very little time, but a lot to learn.Making a time tableYour timetable should have separate time for eating, playing games, exercise, reading the newspaper and studying. You should not only make a timetable, but also do according to it. Taking notesTaking notes is an important part of learning. You need to take lecture notes and notes from your textbooks. Read the notes before going to bed. This helps you memorize the lessons clearly. Reading techniquesYou need to read fast and learn more things. Here are some suggestions on fast reading. Take a quick look at the cover to find out the important units. Take a quick look over the units, and find the important points. Because of the speed of reading, pass your eyes through the top of the letters and not through the centre. Don’t to back to read a word or a sentence.How to increase memoryTry to understand completely what you read or hear. Repeat what you hear or read in your mind. A single word can help you remember a whole idea.How to increase concentrationMental concentration is important to memory and better learning. You should separate a specific place and a specific time of the day for reading. Sit straight. It increases yourconcentration.Good conditions for learningA silent location that you don’t use for sleeping, eating or entertainment purpose is the best place for reading. Taking exercise daily is good for students. It increases concentration.26. According to the passage, today’s students are advised to ______________A. understand all the words they have readB. read fast and understand key pointsC. read fast and learn many things at a timeD. read very slowly and loudly27. What kind of information can we get from the passage?A. We should remember sentences instead of words while readingB. We should take notes from both lectures and textbooksC. We’d better not spend time playing games.D. We’d better choose to study in a silent bedroom.28. Which of the following can help improve one’s memory?A. Go back to read a word or a sentence again and again.B. Try to undeerstand everything while reading.C. Read as soon as you get up.D. Read before going to bed.29. According to the author, we can increase concentration_________A. taking exercise every day.B. reading whenever we like.C.sitting comfortably in a quiet place.D.taking notes whenever we read.30 What is the passage mainly about?A.Learning tips for students.B. some tips for fast readingC. How to arrange one’s studyD. How to form good exercise habits.B.My son was a second-grader. He went to school by bus every day. He was the first student on in the morning, as we were farthest from school, and the last student off in the evening. I was a teacher myself and it was a comfort to realize the school staff(职员) were all working as hard as I was to provide a safe learning environment.One day I came home from work and waited for my son to get home for a long time. Then I called the school, “Perhaps he’s just a bit late,” said the secretary. “I will call the driver to see if those children are home.” A few minutes later, I answered the phone to hear that the other students were home. Then I called his friends’ parents, to see if perhaps he had gotten off at their stop to play. The answers were all “No.”By that time, it was dark and I was scared. My home was in the mountain areas, and it was said that a wolf had come up somewhere. My husband wasn’t at home, so I forced myself to calm down and decided to go out to look for him. I was about to go out when the telephone rang; it was from the driver. “He’s okay,” I heard. He was asleep on the seats in the back, under a couple of jackets. Since it’s dark, can he spend the night with my family?”I was relieved and agreed. Since my son had a great adventure, the school started giving out a copy of the list to the driver, so he could check off the children’s names when they got off thebus. I think highly of the school for taking the cautionary(警戒的) step ahead; it is a sign of their concern for students, parents, and staff.31. From Paragraph 1 we learn that______________.A. the author’s son went home by bus every afternoon.B. the author’s son came to school earlier than other students.C. the author was a teacher in her son’s primary school.D. the author’s home was farther than that of any other student.32. At first the secretary thought________________A. the author’s son was still at schoolB. the author’s son was at his friend’s homeC. the school bus would arrive in a whileD. there might be something wrong with the school bus.33. According to Paragraph 3, the author______________A. worried that her son would be lost on the way home.B. thought the area where her home lay in is unsafeC. asked her husband to search for her son on the phoneD. was worried about her son more than her husband34. The author’s son probably spent the night___________A. in the busB. at his own homeC. at the driver’s homeD. in the secretary’s office35. The author wrote the text to______________A. praise the school for its quick actionB. thank the bus driver for his kindnessC. complain about the secretary of the schoolD. show her concern for kids safetyCThe village of Foston, North Yorkshire, UK, now has a post office thanks to pupils at the village primary school.People in the village were saddened to see their local branch (分局) closed 12 years ago.But now the village primary school has opened one in a converted(改造过的) outdoor toilet, a small brick building, with all the pupils at the school trained to help.Teaching assistant Laura Glass, 29, said, “ The last one closed in the 1998 and the nearest one is five miles away, meaning it was very tricky as the village has a lot of elderly people, and we suggested that the old toilet be used.“ We got a lot of help from the government and the villages in converting it. We then realizes that by getting pupils to run it, we could help teach them important skills at the same time.“ The children will be properly supervised(察看并指导). They love it and it gives them key skills, and the villagers love it because it is such a unique service.”The post office opens daily during the pupils’ schooldays, for 15 minutes during their lunch break, and for another 15 minutes after lessons at 3 p.m.Villager LAAURA Deighton’s five-year-old daughter Grace goes to the school and has been serving customers at the unusual branch.Laura, 31, said, “Grace thinks it’s wonderful and great fun, and she and all the kids learnreally useful social skills.“It is also a great benefit to the community. They’ve got everything you could possibly need, and the kids are excellent. They are so friendly and helpful.”36. The underline word tricky in Paragraph 4 probably means____________A. enjoyableB. difficultC. excitingD. different37. Laura Deighton’s attitude towards the service provided by the pupils can be described as___________A. anxiousB. surprisedC. satisfiedD. doubtful38. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The post office opens every day.B. Only selected pupils can work in the post office.C. The post office is inside the primary school.D. Pupils love to help in the post office.39. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Outdoor toilet becomes new post office.B. Kids serve customers during lunch break.C. Another post office branch reopened.D. Primary school opens village post office.40. The passage is most probably taken from a ______________A. newspaperB. storybookC. novelD. report on educationDAre you a Harry Potter fan? Have you always wanted to visit the very spot where Harry Potter first learned to fly on broomsticks(扫帚)？Do you love classic British architecture? Or perhaps you are interested in British history? Whatever your tastes, Alnwick Castle is the place of choice for anyone interested in a day of history, beauty, and even a little magic.Sitting in Northumberland, England, Alnwick Castle is the current(现在的) and historical home of Duke(公爵) of Northumberland. Built in the eleventh century，the castle has been the site of many military struggles and conquests(占领). Walking through the grounds, you can almost feel the history that has taken place there.Alnwick Castle is not only a historical site, but a popular filming location as well. Many movies have filmed scenes here, such as Elizabeth, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and ---of course---several Harry Potter films. Harry Potter fans are able to walk around and point out spots where important events took place in Harry Potter’s world.For visitors who are more interested in architecture, you won’t be disappointed. Alnwick Castle is well-preserved, although many alterations and restorations (改造和重建) have been done over the years, bringing many styles together. This variety of styles does, however add to the unique charm of this historic castle.Alnwick Castle isn’t just about history and architecture. During your visit, your children can find out what it was like to be a knight or a lady in medieval(中世纪的) times by attending Knights School. They will wear the clothes that knights and ladies wore and learn how these noble souls received their training. They may even get to take part in a lively swordfight! Spending a day at Alnwick Castle will delight everyone in your family. If you have to choose just one castle to visit during your stay in England, Alnwick Castle offers you the most varietyof activities and educational opportunities.41. According to the passage, Alnwick Castle_______________.A. has a history of two thousand years.B. also serves as a filming site.C. is a castle of one architectural styleD. also has medieval clothes for sale.42. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that__________________.A. Alnwick Castle’s architecture styles attract famous actorsB. Alnwick Castle has no longer the style of classic British architectureC. Alnwick Castle needs alterations(改变) and restorations（整修）to satisfy visitors.D. various architecture styles make Alnwick Castle more charming.43. The underlined word They in Paragraph 5 refers to ______________.A. the childrenB. knightsC. ladiesD. noble souls44. Which is the best title of the passage?A. Alnwick CastleB. Alnwick Castle and films.C. A day in Alnwick CastleD. Harry Potter and Alnwick Castle45. Why did the author write the passage?A. To study the long history of Alnwick CastleB. To offer an educational opportunity for adults.C. To introduce a famous historical site in England.D. To explain how Harry Potter movies were filmed.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）A. Gesichter of OrientsDocuments of the life of the various cultures who lived in the region of present-day Jordan, from the early Neolithic (8th century B.C.) to the early Islamic period. Besides, there are documents about other religious group.B. Covering the RealWorks by Warhol, Richter, Polke, Baldessari and another 20 artists show the relationship between art of different ages in different ways—photography, painting, video, installation and the press picture.C. At Home with ter BorchWhile Gerard ter Borch the younger is well known as a Dutch master, few people know that the other members of the family were also highly skilled in art. The exhibition shows about 80 drawings by ter Broch, his father and his half-brothers and sister.D. Robert Couturier: 100Ans of SculptorCelebrate the 100th birthday of the French sculptor, the exhibition brings together more than 100 sculptures and drawings. Couturier, who developed a close relationship with Maillol, found his inspiration in the human body, and use stone, plaster and bronze to express it.E. Follow me! Chinese Art at the Threshold of the New MillenniumLooks at the work of 19 artists born after 1960 who escaped the ideological influence of the Cultural Revolution. Everyday life and separation in the new age and in the big cities, as well asmarks of the Revolution.F. China Crossroads of CultureExplores the development of Chinese art from the Han through the Tang dynasties, a period when waves of conquest, trade and immigration along the Silk Road set off a new Chinese creativity. The 200 items include objects in jade, gold, silver, textiles, works on paper and wall painting.请阅读以下个人信息，然后为其选择合适的地方。

2013年考研英语二真题及答案解析课件.doc

2013 考研英语（二）真题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)Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically. ___1___ a true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions have been___2___for two decades but have not yet come to fruition. For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment would soon "revolutionize the very ___3___ of money itself," only to___4___ itself several years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society been so___5___in coming?Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a paymentssystem based on paper, several factors work___6___the disappearance of the papersystem. First, it is very___7___to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the___8___formof payment Second, paper checks have the advantage that they___9___receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to___10___. Third, the use of paperchecks gives consumers several days of "float" - it takes several days___11___ a check is cashed and funds are___12___from the issuer's account, which means thatthe writer of the check can cam interest on the funds in the meantime. ___13___electronic payments arc immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer.Fourth, electronic means of payment may___14___security and privacy concerns.We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access acomputer database and to alter information___15___there. The fact that this is notan ___16___ occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bankaccounts in electronic payments systems and___17___from someone else's accounts.The___18___of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a new field of computer scienceis developing to___19___security issues. A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic___20___that contains a large amount of personal data. There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy.1. [A] However [B] Moreover [C] Therefore [D] Otherwise2. [A] off [B] back [C] over [D] around3. [A] power [B] concept [C] history [D] role4. [A] reward [B] resist [C] resume [D] reverse5. [A] silent [B] sudden [C] slow [D] steady6. [A] for [B] against [C]with [D] on7. [A] imaginative [B] expensive [C] sensitive [D] productive8. [A] similar [B] original [C] temporary [D] dominant9. [A] collect [B] provide [C] copy [D] print10. [A] give up [B] take over [C] bring back [D] pass down11. [A] before [B] after [C] since [D] when12. [A] kept [B] borrowed [C] released [D] withdrawn13. [A] Unless [B] Until [C] Because [D] Though14. [A] hide [B] express [C] raise [D]ease15. [A] analyzed [B] shared [C] stored [D] displayed16. [A] unsafe [B] unnatural [C] uncommon [D] unclear17. [A] steal [B] choose [C] benefit [D] return18. [A] consideration [B] prevention [C] manipulation [D] justification19. [A] cope with [B] fight against [C] adapt to [D] call for20. [A] chunk [B] chip [C] path [D] trailSection 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 1In an essay entitled “Making It in America ”,the author Adam Davidsonrelates a joke from cotton about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: The average mill only two employees today, ” a man and a dog. The man is there to feed the dog is there to keep the man away from the machines.Da vidson ’s article is one of a number of pieces that have recently appearedmaking the point that the reason we have such stubbornly high unemployment anddeclining middle-class incomes today is also because of the advances in both globalization and the information technology revolution, which are more rapidlythan ever replacing labor with machines or foreign worker.In the past, workers with average skills, doing an average job ，could earn anaverage lifestyle ,But ,today ,average is officially over. Being a verage just won ’tearn you what it used to. It can ’t when so many more employers have so muchmore access to so much more above average cheap foreign labor, cheap robotics,cheap software, cheap automation and cheap genius. Therefore, everyone needs tofind their extra-their unique value contribution that makes them stand out in whatever is their field of employment.Yes, new technology has been eating jobs forever, and always will. But therebeen an acceleration. As Davidson notes, ”In the 10 y e a g r s i n e n2d0i0n9,[U.S.]factories shed workers so fast that they erased almost all the gains of the previous70 years; roughly one out of every three manufacturing jobs-about 6 million in total-disappeared.There will always be changed-new jobs, new products, new services. But theone thing we know for sure is that with each advance in globalization and the I.T.revolution, the best jobs will require workers to have more and better education tomake themselves above average.In a world where average is officially over, there are many things we need to doto support employment, but nothing would be more important than passing somekind of G.I.Bill for the 21st century that ensures that every American has access topoet-high school education.21. The joke in Paragraph 1 is used to illustrate_______.[A] the impact of technological advances[B] the alleviation of job pressure[C] the shrinkage of textile mills[D] the decline of middle-class incomes22. According to Paragraph 3, to be a successful employee, one has to______[A] work on cheap software[B] ask for a moderate salary[C] adopt an average lifestyle[D] contribute something unique23. The quotation in Paragraph 4 explains that ______[A] gains of technology have been erased[B] job opportunities are disappearing at a high speed[C] factories are making much less money than before[D] new jobs and services have been offered24. According to the author, to reduce unemployment, the most important is_____[A] to accelerate the I.T. revolution[B] to ensure more education for people[C] to advance economic globalization[D] to pass more bills in the 21st century25. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the text?[A] New Law Takes Effect[B] Technology Goes Cheap[C] Average Is Over[D] Recession Is BadText 2A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic included settlers andsojourners. Along with the many folks looking to make a permanent home in theUnited States came those who had no intention to stay, and 7millin people arrivedwhile about 2 million departed. About a quarter of all Italian immigrants, for example, eventually returned to Italy for good. They even had an affectionate nickname, “uccelli di passaggio, ”birds of passage.Today, we are much more rigid about immigrants. We divide newcomers intotwo categories: legal or illegal, good or bad. We hail them as Americans in the making, or our broken immigration system and the long political paralysis over how to fix it. We don ’t need more categories, but weneed to change the way wethink about categories. We need to look beyond strict definitions of legal and illegal. To start, we can recognize the new birds of passage, those living and thriving in the gray areas. We might then begin to solve our immigration challenges.Crop pickers, violinists, construction workers, entrepreneurs, engineers, homehealth- care aides and physicists are among today ’sbirds of passage. They are energetic participants in a global economy driven by the flow of work, money andideas .They prefer to come and go as opportunity calls them , They can manage tohave a job in one place and a family in another.With or without permission, they straddle laws, jurisdictions and identities withease. We need them to imagine the United States as a place where they can beproductive for a while without committing themselves to staying forever. We needthem to feel that home can be both here and there and that they can belong to twonations honorably.Accommodating this new world of people in motion will require new attitudeson both sides of the immigration battle .Looking beyond the culture war logic ofright or wrong means opening up the middle ground and understanding that managing immigration today requires multiple paths and multiple outcomes. Including some that are not easy to accomplish legally in the existing system.26 “Birds of passage ”refers to those who____.[A] immigrate across the Atlantic[B] leave their home countries for good[C] stay in a foreign temporarily[D]find permanent jobs overseas27 It is implied in paragraph 2 that the current immigration system in the US ____.[A] needs new immigrant categories[B] has loosened control over immigrants[C] should be adopted to meet challenges[D]has been fixed via political means28 According to the author, today ’s birds of passage want___[A] financial incentives.[B] a global recognition.[C] opportunities to get regular jobs.[D]the freedom to stay and leave.29 The author suggests that the birds of passage today should be treated __[A] as faithful partners.[B] with economic favors.[C] with regal tolerance.[D]as mighty rivals.30 which is the best title of the passage?[A] come and go: big mistake[B] living and thriving : great risk[C] with or without : great risk[D]legal or illegal: big mistakeText 3Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions, if wetake a moment and think about how we are likely to react, we can reduce or eveneliminate the negative effects of our quick, hard-wired responses.Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms; if we are judgingwhether someone is dangerous, our brains and bodies are hard-wired to react veryquickly, within milliseconds. But we need more time to assess other factors. Toaccurately tell whether someone is sociable, studies show, we need at least aminute, preferably five. It takes a while to judge complex aspects of personality, likeneuroticism or open-mindedness.But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli aren ’ t exclusive to theinterpersonal realm. Psychologists at the University of Toronto found that viewing afast-food logo for just a few milliseconds primes us to read 20 percent faster, eventhough reading has little to do with eating. We unconsciously associate fast foodwith speed and impatience and carry those impulses into whatever else we’ redoing, Subjects exposed to fast-food flashes also tend to think a musical piece laststoo long.Yet we can reverse such influences. If we know we will overreact to consumerproducts or housing options when we see a happy face (one reason good salesrepresentatives and real estate agents are always smiling), we can take a momentbefore buying. If we know female job screeners are more likely to reject attractivefemale applicants, we can help screeners understand their biases-or hire outsidescreeners.John Gottman, the marriage expert, explains that we quickly “ thin slice ”information reliably only after we ground such snap reactions in “ thick sliced ”long-term study. When Dr. Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple willstay together, he invites them to his island retreat for a muck longer evaluation; twodays, not two seconds.Our ability to mute our hard-wired reactions by pausing is what differentiatesus from animals: doge can think about the future only intermittently or for a fewminutes. But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplatingthe longer term. Although technology might change the way we react, it hasn ’changed our nature. We still have the imaginative capacity to rise abovetemptation and reverse the high-speed trend.31. The time needed in making decisions may____.[A] vary according to the urgency of the situation[B] prove the complexity of our brain reaction[C] depend on the importance of the assessment[D] predetermine the accuracy of our judgment32. Our reaction to a fast-food logo shows that snap decisions____.[A] can be associative[B] are not unconscious[C] can be dangerous[D] are not impulsive33. To reverse the negative influences of snap decisions, we should____.[A] trust our first impression[B] do as people usually do[C] think before we act[D] ask for expert advice34. John Gottman says that reliable snap reaction are based on____.[A] critical assessment[B] ‘thin sliced ’study[C] sensible explanation[D] adequate information35. The author ’s attitude toward reversing the high -speed trend is____.[A] tolerant[B] uncertain[C] optimistic[D] doubtfulText 4Europe is not a gender-equality heaven. In particular, the corporate workplacewill never be completely family —friendly until women are part of senior management decisions, and Europe ’s top corp-ogroavternance positions remain overwhelmingly male. Indeed, women hold only 14 percent of positions on Europecorporate boards.The Europe Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boards tomaintain a certain proportion of women-up to 60 percent. This proposed mandatewas born of frustration. Last year, Europe Commission Vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action. Reding invited corporations to sign up forgender balance goal of 40 percent female board membership. But her appeal wasconsidered a failure: only 24 companies took it up.Do we need quotas to ensure that women can continue to climb the corporateLadder fairy as they balance work and family?“Personally, I don ’t like quotas, ”Reding said recently. “But i like what the quotas do. ”Quotas get action: they “open t o h e q w u a a y l i t ty and they breakthrough the glass ceiling, ”according to Reding, a result seen in France and othercountries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top businesspositions.I understand Reding ’sreluctance - and her frustration. I don ’t like quotaseither; they run counter to my belief in meritocracy, government by the capable.Bur, when one considers the obstacles to achieving the meritocratic ideal, it doeslook as if a fairer world must be temporarily ordered.After all, four decades of evidence has now shown that corporations in Europeas the US are evading the meritocratic hiring and promotion of women to topposition —no matter how much “soft pressure ”is put upon them. When womendo break through to the summit of corporate power--as, for example, SherylSandberg recently did at Facebook —they attract massive attention preciselybecause they remain the exception to the rule.If appropriate pubic policies were in place to help all women —whether CEOs ortheir children ’csaregivers a—nd all families, Sandberg would be no morenewsworthy than any other highly capable person living in a more just society.36. In the European corporate workplace, generally_____.[A] women take the lead[B] men have the final say[C] corporate governance is overwhelmed[D] senior management is family-friendly37. The European Union ’s intended legislation is ________.[A] a reflection of gender balance[B] a reluctant choice[C] a response to Reding ’s call[D] a voluntary action38. According to Reding, quotas may help women ______.[A] get top business positions[B] see through the glass ceiling[C] balance work and family[D] anticipate legal results39. The author ’s attitude toward Reding ’s appeal is one of _________.[A] skepticism[B] objectiveness[C] indifference[D] approval40. Women entering top management become headlines due to the lack of ______.[A] more social justice[B] massive media attention[C] suitable public policies[D] great er “soft pressure ”Part BDirections:You are going to read a list of headings and a text. Choose the most suitableheading from the list A-F for each numbered paragraph (41-45).Mark your answerson ANSWER SHEET1. (10 points)The hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances hislove of good food with living on benefits. After bills, Tony has ￡60 a week to s￡40of which goes on food, but 10 years ago he was earning ￡130,000 a I yearworking in corporate communications and eating at London's betft restaurants'" atleast twice a week. Then his marriage failed, his career burned out and his drinkingbecame serious. "The community mental health team saved my life. And I felt likethat again, to a certain degree, when people responded to the blog so well. It gaveme the validation and confidence that I'd lost. But it's still a day-by-day thing." Nowhe's living in a council flat and fielding offers from literary agents. He's feelingpositive, but he'll carry on blogging - not about eating as cheaply as you can -"there are so many people in a much worse state, with barely any money to spendon food" - but eating well on a budget. Here's his advice for economical foodies.[A] Live like a peasant[B] Balance your diet[C] Shopkeepers are your friends[D] Remember to treat yourself[E] Stick to what you need[F] Planning is everything[G] Waste not, want not41._____________________Impulsive spending isn't an option, so plan your week's menu in advance,making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities. I have an Exceltemplate for a week of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Stop laughing: it's not just costeffective but helps you balance your diet. It's also a good idea to shop daily insteadof weekly, because, being-human, you'll sometimes change your mind about whatyou fancy.42____________________________________________________________This is where supermarkets and their anonymity come in handy. With them,there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer. And if you plan properly, you'll know that you only need, say, 350g ofshin of beef and six rashers of bacon, not whatever weight is pre-packed in the supermarket chiller.43_________You may proudly claim to only have frozen peas in the freezer - that's not goodenough. Mine is filled with leftovers, bread, stock, meat and fish. Planning aheadshould eliminate wastage, but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetablesoup, and all fruits threatening to "go off' will be cooked or juiced.44___________________________________Everyone says this, but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters. Shop at butchers,delis and fish-sellers regularly, even for small things, and be super friendly. Soonyou'll feel comfortable asking if they've any knuckles of ham for soups and stews,or beef bones, chicken carcasses and fish heads for stock which, more often thannot, They will let you have for free.45__________________You won't be eating out a lot, but save your pennies and once every fewmonths treat yourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant - ￡1.75 a week for threemonths gives you ￡21 - more than" enough for a three-course lunch atMichelin- starred Arbutus. It's ￡16.95 there - or ￡12.99 for a large pizza fromDomino's: I know which I'd rather eat.Section III TranslationDirections:Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation onANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)I can pick a date from the past 53 years and know instantly where I was, whathappened in the news and even the day of the week. I ’ve been able to do this since I was four.I never feel overwhelmed with the amount of information my brain absorbs mymind seems to be able to cope and the information is stored away reatly. When Ithink of a sad memory, I do what everyone does- try to put it to one side. I don ’ t think it ’ sharder for me just because my memory is clearer. Powerful memorydoesn ’ t make my emotions any more acute or vivid. I can recall the day mygrandfather died and the sadness I felt when we went to the hospital the day before.I also remember that the musical play Hair opened on the Broadway on the sameday- they both just pop into my mind in the same way.Section IV Writing47. Suppose your class is to hold a charity sale foe kids in need of help. Write yourclassmates an email to1) inform them about the details and encourage them to participate .2) Don ’ t use your own name, use “ Li Ming ”instead. Don ’ t write youraddress.(10 points)48 write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, you should1)interpret the chart and2)give your commentsYou should write about 150 words2013 考研英语（二）答案Section I use of English1．【答案】A（However ）优势,你也许会认的为,我们将快速步入非现金社会,币【解析】空前作者讲到“鉴于电子货语义是金社会很可能不会马上到来”这两句话实现完全电子支付。

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2013考研英语二真题及答案解析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)Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically. 1 a true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions have been 2 for two decades but have not yet come to fruition. For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment would soon "revolutionize the very 3 of money itself," only to 4 itself several years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society been so 5 in coming?Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work 6 the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very 7 to set up the computer, card reader, and telecornmunications networks necessary to make electronic money the 8 form of payment Second, paper checks have the advantage that they 9 receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to 10 . Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of "float" - it takes several days 11 a check is cashed and funds are 12 from the issuer's account, which means that the writer of the check can cam interest on the funds in the meantime. 13 electronic payments arc immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer.Fourth, electronic means of payment may 14 security and privacy concerns. We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information 15 there. The fact that this is not an 16 occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and 17 from someone else's accounts. The 18 of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a new field of computer science is developing to 19 security issues. A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic 20 that contains a large amount of personal data. There are concerns thatgovernment, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy.1. [A] However [B] Moreover [C] Therefore [D] Otherwise2. [A] off [B] back [C] over [D] around3. [A] power [B] concept [C] history [D] role4. [A] reward [B] resist [C] resume [D] reverse5. [A] silent [B] sudden [C] slow [D] steady6. [A] for [B] against [C]with [D] on7. [A] imaginative [B] expensive [C] sensitive [D] productive8. [A] similar [B] original [C] temporary [D] dominant9. [A] collect [B] provide [C] copy [D] print10. [A] give up [B] take over [C] bring back [D] pass down11. [A] before [B] after [C] since [D] when12. [A] kept [B] borrowed [C] released [D] withdrawn13. [A] Unless [B] Until [C] Because [D] Though14. [A] hide [B] express [C] raise [D]ease15. [A] analyzed [B] shared [C] stored [D] displayed16. [A] unsafe [B] unnatural [C] uncommon [D] unclear17. [A] steal [B] choose [C] benefit [D] return18. [A] consideration [B] prevention[C] manipulation [D] justification19. [A] cope with [B] fight against [C] adapt to [D] call for20. [A] chunk [B] chip [C] path [D] trailSection 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 1In an essay entitled “Making It in America”, the author Adam Davidson relates a joke from cotton about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: The average mill only two e mployees today,” a man and a dog. The man is there to feed the dog is there to keep the man away from the machines.”Davidson’s article is one of a number of pieces that have recently appeared making the point that the reason we have such stubbornly high unemployment and declining middle-class incomes today is also because of the advances in both globalization and the information technology revolution, which are more rapidly than ever replacing labor with machines or foreign worker.In the past, workers with average skills, doing an average job，could earn an averagelifestyle ,But ,today ,average is officially over. Being average just won’t earn you what it used to. It can’t when so many more employers have so much more access to so much more above average cheap foreign labor, cheap robotics, cheap software, cheap automation and cheap genius. Therefore, everyone needs to find their extra-their unique value contribution that makes them stand out in whatever is their field of employment.Yes, new technology has been eating jobs forever, and always will. But there’s been an acceleration. As Davidson notes,” In the 10 years ending in 2009, [U.S.] factories shed workers so fast that they erased almost all the gains of the previous 70 years; roughly one out of every three manufacturing jobs-about 6 million in total -disappeared.There will always be changed-new jobs, new products, new services. But the one thing we know for sure is that with each advance in globalization and the I.T. revolution, the best jobs will require workers to have more and better education to make themselves above average.In a world where average is officially over, there are many things we need to do to support employment, but nothing would be more important than passing some kind of G.I.Bill for the 21st century that ensures that every American has access to poet-high school education.21. The joke in Paragraph 1 is used to illustrate_______.[A] the impact of technological advances[B] the alleviation of job pressure[C] the shrinkage of textile mills[D] the decline of middle-class incomes22. According to Paragraph 3, to be a successful employee, one has to______[A] work on cheap software[B] ask for a moderate salary[C] adopt an average lifestyle[D] contribute something unique23. The quotation in Paragraph 4 explains that ______[A] gains of technology have been erased[B] job opportunities are disappearing at a high speed[C] factories are making much less money than before[D] new jobs and services have been offered24. According to the author, to reduce unemployment, the most important is_____[A] to accelerate the I.T. revolution[B] to ensure more education for people[C] to advance economic globalization[D] to pass more bills in the 21st century25. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the text?[A] New Law Takes Effect[B] Technology Goes Cheap[C] Average Is Over[D] Recession Is BadText 2A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic included settlers and sojourners. Along with the many folks looking to make a permanent home in the United States came those who had no intention to stay, and 7millin people arrived while about 2 million departed. About a quarter of allItalian immigrants, for example, eventually returned to Italy for good. They even had an affectionate nickname, “uccelli di passaggio,” birds of passage.Today, we are much more rigid about immigrants. We divide newcomers into two categories: legal or illegal, good or bad. We hail them as Americans in the making, or our broken immigration system and the long political paralysis over how to fix it. We don’t need more categories, but we need to change the way we think about categories. We need to look beyond strict definitions of legal and illegal. To start, we can recognize the new birds of passage, those living and thriving in the gray areas. We might then begin to solve our immigration challenges.Crop pickers, violinists, construction workers, entrepreneurs, engineers, home health-care aides and physicists are among tod ay’s birds of passage. They are energetic participants in a global economy driven by the flow of work, money and ideas .They prefer to come and go as opportunity calls them , They can manage to have a job in one place and a family in another.With or without permission, they straddle laws, jurisdictions and identities with ease. We need them to imagine the United States as a place where they can be productive for a while without committing themselves to staying forever. We need them to feel that home can be both here and there and that they can belong to two nations honorably.Accommodating this new world of people in motion will require new attitudes on both sides of the immigration battle .Looking beyond the culture war logic of right or wrong means opening up the middle ground and understanding that managing immigration today requires multiple paths and multiple outcomes. Including some that are not easy to accomplish legally in the existing system.26 “Birds of passage” refers to those who____.[A] immigrate across the Atlantic[B] leave their home countries for good[C] stay in a foreign temporarily[D]find permanent jobs overseas27 It is implied in paragraph 2 that the current immigration system in the US ____.[A] needs new immigrant categories[B] has loosened control over immigrants[C] should be adopted to meet challenges[D] has been fixed via political means28 According to the author, today’s birds of passage want___[A] financial incentives.[B] a global recognition.[C] opportunities to get regular jobs.[D]the freedom to stay and leave.29 The author suggests that the birds of passage today should be treated __[A] as faithful partners.[B] with economic favors.[C] with regal tolerance.[D]as mighty rivals.30 which is the best title of the passage?[A] come and go: big mistake[B] living and thriving : great risk[C] with or without : great risk[D]legal or illegal: big mistakeText 3Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions, if we take a moment and think about how we are likely to react, we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of our quick, hard-wired responses.Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms; if we are judging whether someone is dangerous, our brains and bodies are hard-wired to react very quickly, within milliseconds. But we need more time to assess other factors. To accurately tell whether someone is sociable, studies show, we need at least a minute, preferably five. It takes a while to judge complex aspects of personality, like neuroticism or open-mindedness.But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli aren’t exclusive to the interpersonal realm. Psychologists at the University of Toronto found that viewing a fast-food logo for just a few milliseconds primes us to read 20 percent faster, even though reading has little to do with eating. We unconsciously associate fast food with speed and impatience and carry those impulses into whatever else we’re doing, Subjects exposed to fast-food flashes also tend to think a musical piece lasts too long.Yet we can reverse such influences. If we know we will overreact to consumer products or housing options when we see a happy face (one reason good sales representatives and real estate agents are always smiling), we can take a moment before buying. If we know female job screenersare more likely to reject attractive female applicants, we can help screeners understand their biases-or hire outside screeners.John Gottman, the marriage expert, explains that we quickly “thin slice” informat ion reliably only after we ground such snap reactions in “thick sliced” long-term study. When Dr. Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together, he invites them to his island retreat for a muck longer evaluation; two days, not two seconds.Our ability to mute our hard-wired reactions by pausing is what differentiates us from animals: doge can think about the future only intermittently or for a few minutes. But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term. Although technology might change the way we react, it hasn’t changed our nature. We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.31. The time needed in making decisions may____.[A] vary according to the urgency of the situation[B] prove the complexity of our brain reaction[C] depend on the importance of the assessment[D] predetermine the accuracy of our judgment32. Our reaction to a fast-food logo shows that snap decisions____.[A] can be associative[B] are not unconscious[C] can be dangerous[D] are not impulsive33. To reverse the negative influences of snap decisions, we should____.[A] trust our first impression[B] do as people usually do[C] think before we act[D] ask for expert advice34. John Gottman says that reliable snap reaction are based on____.[A] critical assessment[B]‘thin sliced’study[C] sensible explanation[D] adequate information35. The author’s attitude toward reversing the high-speed trend is____.[A] tolerant[B] uncertain[C] optimistic[D] doubtfulText 4Europe is not a gender-equality heaven. In particular, the corporate workplace will never be completely family—friendly until women are part of senior management decisions, and Europe’s top corporate-governance positions remain overwhelmingly male. Indeed, women hold only 14 percent of positions on Europe corporate boards.The Europe Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boards to maintain a certain proportion of women-up to 60 percent. This proposed mandate was born of frustration. Last year, Europe Commission Vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action. Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goal of 40 percent female board membership. But her appeal was considered a failure: only 24 companies took it up.Do we need quotas to ensure that women can continue to climb the corporate Ladder fairy as they balance work and family?“Personally, I don’t like quotas,” Reding said recently. “But i like what the quotas do.” Quotas get action: they “open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling,” according to Reding, a result seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.I underst and Reding’s reluctance-and her frustration. I don’t like quotas either; they run counter to my belief in meritocracy, government by the capable. Bur, when one considers the obstacles to achieving the meritocratic ideal, it does look as if a fairer world must be temporarily ordered.After all, four decades of evidence has now shown that corporations in Europe as the US are evading the meritocratic hiring and promotion of women to top position—no matter how much “soft pressure ” is put upon them. When women do break through to the summit of corporate power--as, for example, Sheryl Sandberg recently did at Facebook—they attract massive attention precisely because they remain the exception to the rule.If appropriate pubic policies were in place to help all women—whether CEOs or their children’s caregivers—and all families, Sandberg would be no more newsworthy than any other highly capable person living in a more just society.36. In the European corporate workplace, generally_____.[A] women take the lead[B] men have the final say[C] corporate governance is overwhelmed[D] senior management is family-friendly37. The European Union’s intended legislation is ________.[A] a reflection of gender balance[B] a reluctant choice[C] a response to Reding’s call[D] a voluntary action38. According to Reding, quotas may help women ______.[A] get top business positions[B] see through the glass ceiling[C] balance work and family[D] anticipate legal results39. The author’s attitude toward Reding’s appeal is one of _________.[A] skepticism[B] objectiveness[C] indifference[D] approval40. Women entering top management become headlines due to the lack of ______.[A] more social justice[B] massive media attention[C] suitable public policies[D] greater“soft pressure”Part BDirections:You are going to read a list of headings and a text. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each numbered paragraph (41-45).Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1. (10 points)The hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances his love of good food with living on benefits. After bills, Tony has £60 a week to spend, £40 of which goes on food, but 10 years ago he was earning £130,000 a I year working in corporate communications and eating at London's betft restaurants'" at least twice a week. Then his marriage failed, his career burned out and his drinking became serious. "The community mental health team saved my life. And I felt like that again, to a certain degree, when people responded to the blog so well. It gave me the validation and confidence that I'd lost. But it's still a day-by-day thing." Now he's living in a council flat and fielding offers from literary agents. He's feeling positive, but he'll carry on blogging - not about eating as cheaply as you can - "there are so many people in a much worse state, with barely any money to spend on food" - but eating well on a budget. Here's his advice for economical foodies.[A] Live like a peasant[B] Balance your diet[C] Shopkeepers are your friends[D] Remember to treat yourself[E] Stick to what you need[F] Planning is everything[G] Waste not, want not41._____________________Impulsive spending isn't an option, so plan your week's menu in advance, making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities. I have an Excel template for a week of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Stop laughing: it's not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet. It's also a good idea to shop daily instead of weekly, because, being-human, you'll sometimes change your mind about what you fancy.42____________________________________________________________This is where supermarkets and their anonymity come in handy. With them, there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer. And if you plan properly, you'll know that you only need, say, 350g of shin of beef and six rashers of bacon, not whatever weight is pre-packed in the supermarket chiller.43_________You may proudly claim to only have frozen peas in the freezer - that's not good enough. Mine is filled with leftovers, bread, stock, meat and fish. Planning ahead should eliminate wastage, but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup, and all fruits threatening to "go off' will be cooked or juiced.44___________________________________Everyone says this, but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters. Shop at butchers, delis andfish-sellers regularly, even for small things, and be super friendly. Soon you'll feel comfortable asking if they've any knuckles of ham for soups and stews, or beef bones, chicken carcasses and fish heads for stock which, more often than not, They will let you have for free.45__________________You won't be eating out a lot, but save your pennies and once every fewmonths treat yourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant - £1.75 a week for three months gives you £21 - more than" enough for a three-course lunch at Michelin-starred Arbutus. It's £16.95 there - or £12.99 for a large pizza from Domino's: I know which I'd rather eat.Section III TranslationDirections:Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)I can pick a date from the past 53 years and know instantly where I was, what happened in the news and even the day of the week. I’ve been able to do this since I was four.I never feel overwhelmed with the amount of information my brain absorbs my mind seems to be able to cope and the information is stored away reatly. When I think of a sad memory, I do what everyone does- try to put it to one side. I don’t think it’s harder for me just because my memory is clearer. Powerful memory doesn’t make my emotions any more acute or vivid. I can recall the day my grandfather died and the sadness I felt when we went to the hospital the day before. I also remember that the musical play Hair opened on the Broadway on the same day- they both just pop into my mind in the same way.Section IV Writing47. Suppose your class is to hold a charity sale foe kids in need of help. Write your classmates an email to1) inform them about the details and encourage them to participate .2) Don’t use your own name, use “Li Ming” instead. Don’t write your add ress.(10 points)48 write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, you should1)interpret the chart and2)give your commentsYou should write about 150 words1．【答案】A（However）【解析】空前作者讲到“鉴于电子货币的优势,你也许会认为,我们将快速步入非现金社会,实现完全电子支付。

2013listening-全国2卷高考英语听力真题

2013年普通高等学校招生,全国统一考试(全国新课标卷)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What does the man want to do?A．Take photos.B．Buy a camera.C．Help the woman.2．What are the speakers talking about?A．A noisy night. B．Their life in town. C．A place of living.3．Where is the man now?A．On his way. B．In a restaurant. C．At home.4．What will Celia do?A．Find a player. B．Watch a game. C．Play basketball.5．What day is it when the conversation takes place?A．Saturday. B．Sunday. C．Monday.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。

6．What is Sara going to do?A．Buy John a gift. B．Give John a surprise. C．Invite John to France.7．What does the man think of Sara's plan?A．Funny. B．Exciting. C．Strange.听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。

2013年9月 pets2答案

2013.9 pets2 答案精析第一部分听力理解答案1—5 CCBBC 6—10 BCBAA 11—l5 CACAB l6—20 BCAAB录音稿Text 1W：Hey，you have SO many clocks in your bedroom．Are you crazy or what?M：N0，I’m a heavy sleeper．1 want to make sure I can wake up in the morning．Text 2W：The food in this restaurant doesn’t taste good．I’d rather eat in the school’S dining hall．M：But the food isn’t everything．Isn’t it pleasant to have dinner with light music without people sitting around you，laughing and talking loudly?Text 3M：If l were you，I’d ride a bike tO work．Taking a bus during rush hours is really terrible．W：Thanks for your advice，but l’Ve lost my bike re-cently．Text 4W：Sweety，let’S go OUt for a walk．M：It looks like rainy．How about going to a bar for a beer?W：But I can’t drink beer with the medicine l’m tak-ing．Why not go to a movie?M：I would rather watch a video online．Text 5W：I’d like tO have my car serviced，the engine and wheels checked．How long will that take? M：Oh，well，it’S rather late．I’m afraid it’11 take hours．You have to have it done in the morning，but we can lend you a car like yours free of charge．You call take it now．Text 6W：What’S going on between you and Charlie?Did you have a fight or something?M：N0，but I can’t stand him anymore．He is the worst roommate l’ve ever had．He never cleans up after himself and he is always listening to loud music when I try to get some sleep．W：Why don’t you have a heart—t0—heart talk with him?M：I’ve tried，but it didn’t work．Maybe you can talk to him．After all，you are his good friend．Text 7M：Hi，Sue，it’S me．W：Well，hell0，where have you been all day，Steve?Mr．Smith asked me this morning where you were but he didn’t seem to be looking for you or anytl：1ing．M：What did you say?W：I told him that I didn’t know．He seemed very busy as manager always are．Are you OK? M：I’m sorry．I didn’t call you this mornin9．I’ve had a cold since Saturday．I haven’t eaten mtlch these days and it has made me feel really weak．but l’llprobably be there tomorrow．W：All right．We’U go on a business trip next week and don’t worry．You should go to see a doctor，Steve．M：Thanks，but l’Ill getting better now．W：Take care then，bye．M：Bye bye，Sue．Text 8W：0K，tell me about yourself．M：Well，last year in school I played on the football team．It kept me busy。

2013年9月份百题精练(2)英语含答案

2013年9月份百题精练（2）英语试题第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题:每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑·AEveryday we talk about and use the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet？Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s．At that time，computers were large and expensive．Computer network didn’t work well．If one computer in the network broke down，then the whole network stopped．So a new network system had to be set up．It should be good enough to be used by many different computers．If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part．In this way computer network system would keep on working on the time．At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s，universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too．However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use．By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use．Scientists had also developed software that made“surfing” in the Internet more convenient．Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day．Sending e—mail is more and more popular among students．The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life．56．The Internet has a history of more than _______ years．A．sixty B．forty C．fifty D．twenty57．A new network system was set up to _________．A．make computers cheaperB．make itself keep on working all the timeC．break down the whole networkD．make computers large and expensive58．__________ made “surfing” the Internet more convenient．A．Computers B．Hardware C．Software D．Information59．Which of the following is TRUE？A．In the 1960s，computer network worked well．B．In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use．C．Today it’s still not easy to get on-line．D．Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before．BEvery country has its traditional festivals．The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring．Though there are some sayings about its origin，all agree that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means “year”，was originally the name of a beast that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year．One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time．People were very afraid．One day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this．He said to Nian，“I hear that you are very strong，but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemies?” “Yes，" Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth．People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time．After that，the old man, who was a god, rode on the beast Nian and left．Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests；people began to enjoy their happy life．Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year’s end to drive Nian away，because red is the color the beast felt most afraid of．From then on, every year at the beginning of spring，people prepare to “Guo Nian"．The word “Guo Nian” means “go through the Nian safely”．Putting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away and makingdumplings for a better new year are still an every—year doing by the Chinese people．However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the color and the food make the New Year very enjoyable．60．How did the old man stop Nian from eating people？A．By putting red paper-cuts on windows．B．By eating up beasts．C．By talking to him．D．By riding on him．61．Why did people put on red paper—cuts instead of those of any other color？A．Because Nian liked the color red．B．Because the color red could kill Nian．C．Because the old man like the color red．D．Because Nian was afraid of the color red．62．The best title of this passage is “__________”．A．The Origin of the Chinese New YearB．The Old Man and the Beast NianC．How to Go Through the Nian safelyD．What Nian Was Like63．Which of the following statement is TRUE?A．Nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one time．B．Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animals．C．Nian is afraid of red paper-cuts．D．Nian doesn’t like to use his own mind．CHave you ever listened to young children talking in the playground? They are always boasting．They say things like，“My Dad’s car is bigger than your Dad’s,” and “My Mom is smarter than yours．” They particularly like to boast about their families．There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin，who were always boasting．Gavin was the worst．Everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensive．Whatever the others said，he could always go on better．One day when they were walking toschool, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice a week，” Ted spoke next．“That’s nothing，" he said．“Having a bath twice a week is dirty．My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a day．” Ted looked at Gavin．Now it was his turn．But what could he say? “This time,” Ted thought，“I’m going to win．” Gavin didn't know what to say．He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day．That was silly．He walked on in silence．Ted smiled at Harry, and Harry smiled back．They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin．They reached the school gates．Still Gavin said nothing．“We've won，” Ted said to Harry，but he spoke toosoon．On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is so clean tha t he doesn't have to bathe at all．”64．According to the passage，the meaning of the word “boast" is __________．A．to sing a nice song B．to talk bigC．to go on better D．to have a bath three times a day65．What did Harry boast about？A．The number of times his father had a bath every week．B．The size of the bathroom in his home．C．His father’s car．D．His mother’s family．66．Who boasted the most?A．Ted．B．Harry and Ted．C．Harry and Gavin．D．Gavin．67．What does “he spoke too soon” in the last paragraph mean? A．He spoke quickly．B．He should have spoken earlier．C．He was wrong． D．He couldn’t be understood．DIf you ask most Americans，they would say their favorite season ofthe year is summer．The weather is warm．They do not have to wear heavy clothes to keep warm．Young people do not have to go to school．They can do many activities outside, like playing sports and swimming at the beach or the pool．They like the sunshine during the day and the warm summer nights．People have written and recorded hundreds of songs about summer．These are some of our favorites．One of the most famous songs about summer is from George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess”．He wrote the music in nineteen thirty-five．The opera takes place in the southern United States．It opens with these words: “Summertime and the living’ is easy．Fish are jumping' and the cotton is high．” Leontyne Price sings the song．The nineteen fifties and sixties produced many songs about teenagers enjoying their summer vacation from school．The songs are about having fun，swimming in the ocean, driving in cars．However，for some teenagers，summer vacation was not all fun and games．Some of them had to work to earn money．68．Why did people write and record so many songs about summer？A．Summer is warm．B．They do not have to wear heavy clothes to keep warm．C．They can do many activities outside．D．They like summer．69．Which of following statements is NOT true？A．There are 1950s or 1960s songs about teenagers enjoying theirsummer vacation from school．B．Many songs are about teenagers having fun in summer．C．Teenagers have not only fun and games but other things in summer．D．Some teenagers have to work to earn money in summer 70．Please choose an appropriate title for the passage．A．Summer．B．Children in Summer．C．Summer and Children．D．Songs about Summer．第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

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全国英语等级考试第二级2013年9月真题
第一节
1. What do we know about the man？
A. He has difficulty waking up.
B. He likes collecting clocks.
C. He gets up late every day.
2. What does the man like about the restaurant?
A. It’s environment.
B. It’s service.
C. It’s food.
3. How does the woman probably get to work?
A. On foot.
B. By bus.
C. By bike.
4. What will the man probably do?
A. Stay indoors.
B. Go to a bar.
C. See a doctor.
5. When will the woman be able to use her car?
A. Right now.
B. In three hours.
C. The next day.
第二节
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. What seems to be the man’s problem?
A. Keeping his room clean every day.
B. Getting along with his roommate.
C. Having trouble making friends.
7. What does the woman suggest the man do？
A. Try to get more sleep.
B. Buy some music CDs.
C. Talk to Charlie.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

8. What do we know about Steve?
A. He’s seeing a doctor.
B. He’s on a business trip.
C. He’s absent from work.
9. How does Steve feel now?
A. Tired.
B. Weak.
C. Bored.
10. What is Sue going to do next week?
A. See her manager.
B. Travel on business.
C. Visit Steve.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。

11. Why does the man have the talk with the woman？
A. To get a job.
B. To join a sports team.
C. To get into a school.
12. What did the man learn from playing on the football team？
A. How to ask for advice from teachers.
B. How to compete with others.
C. How to manager his time.
13. What are the man’s strengths?
A. Hardworking and eager to learn.
B. Supportive and ready to help.
C. Friendly and kind-hearted.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。

14. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Buying holiday presents.
B. Making a Christmas plan.
C. Sharing opinions on friendship.
15. What does the woman always give to her friends?
A. Fruit.
B. Coffee.
C. Chocolate.
16. What does the woman say about Mary?
A. She prefers fruit to coffee.
B. She is trying to lose weight.
C. She usually goes abroad during holidays.
17. How does the woman feel about Tim’s suggestion?
A. Doubtful.
B. Satisfied.
C. Surprised.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。

18 What does the go group do?
A. Promote peace in the world.
B. Offer support to businesses.
C. Do research on educations in the UK.
19. What may the “big freeze” mean to others?
A. A broad smile.
B. A quick smile.
C. A false smile.
20. How can one make a good impression according to the research?
A. Smile widely.
B. Smile readily.
C. Smile naturally.
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