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考研英语历年阅读理解真题精析--2000年part2
考研英语历年阅读理解真题精析--2000年part2Part TwoBeing a man has always been dangerous. There are about 105 males born for every 100 females, but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among 70-year-olds there are twice as many women as men. But the great universal of male mortality is being changed. Now, by babies survive almost as well as girls do. This means that, for the first time, there will be an excess of boys in those crucial years when they are searching for a mate. More important, another chance for natural selection has been removed. Fifty years ago, the chance of a baby （particularly a boy baby）surviving depended on its weight. A kilogram too light or too heavy meant almost certain death. Today it makes almost no difference. Since much of the variation is due to genes one more agent of evolution has gone.There is another way to commit evolutionary suicide: stay alive, but have fewer children. Few people are as fertile as in the past. Except in some religious communities, very few women has 15 children. Nowadays the number of births, like the age of death, has become average. Most of us have roughly the same number of offspring. Again, differences between people and the opportunity for natural selection to take advantage of it have diminished. India shows what is happening. The country offers wealth for a few in the great cities and poverty for the remaining tribal peoples. The grand mediocrity of today ---everyone being the same in survival and number of offspring---means that natural selection has lost 80% of its power in upper-middle-class India compared to the tribes.For us, this means that evolution is over; the biological Utopia has arrived. Strangely, it has involved little physical change No other species fills so manyplaces in nature. But in the pass 100,000 years--- even the past 100year ---our lives have been transformed but our bodies have not. We did not evolve, because machines and society did it for us. Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they "look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension." No doubt we will remember a 20th century way of life beyond comprehension for its ugliness. But however amazed our descendants may be at how far from Utopia we were, they will look just like us.5. What used to be the danger in being a man according to the first paragraph?［A］A lack of mates. ［B］A fierce competition.［C］A lower survival rate. ［D］A defective gene.6. What does the example of India illustrate?［A］Wealthy people tend to have fewer children than poor people.［B］Natural selection hardly works among the rich and the poor.［C］The middle class population is 80% smaller than that of the tribes.［D］India is one of the countries with a very high birth rate.7. The author argues that our bodies have stopped evolving because____ .［A］life has been improved by technological advance［B］the number of female babies has been declining［C］our species has reached the highest stage of evolution［D］the difference between wealth and poverty is disappearing8. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?［A］Sex Ration Changes in Human Evolution ［B］Ways of Continuing Man's Evolution［C］The Evolutionary Future of Nature ［D］Human Evolution Going NowhereUnit 7 （2000） Part2重点词汇：1.maturity （成熟）←matur（e）+ity，mature（成熟的v.成熟），-ity名词后缀。
2022年考研英语（一）完整版真题及答案解析（2）
2022年考研英语（一）完整版真题及答案解析（2）1. 英语在研究生招生考试中往往是很多理工科考生心中的痛，因为英语这一科考试科目的复习内容是没有上限的，所以考生在复习过程中也经常无从下手，那么接下来小编就为大家带来2022年考研英语（一）完整版真题及答案解析，快来看看吧！Section 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 the ANSWER SHEET. （40 points）Text 1People often complain that plastics are too durable. Water bottles，shopping bags，and other trash litter the planet，from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench， because plastics are everywhere and don＇t break down easily. But some plastic materials change over time. They crack and frizzle. They ＂weep＂out additives. They melt into sludge. All of which creates huge headaches for institutions，such as museums，trying to preserve culturally important objects. The variety of plastic objects at risk is dizzying： early radios， avant-garde sculptures，celluloid animation stills from Disney films，the first artificial heart.Certain artifacts are especially vulnerable because some pioneers in plastic art didn＇t always know how to mix ingredients properly，says Thea van Oosten， a polymer chemist who，until retiring a few years ago，worked for decades at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands. ＂It＇s like baking a cake： If you don＇t have exact amounts. itgoes wrong.＂ She says. ＂The object you make is already a time bomb.＂And sometimes， it＇s not the artist＇s fault. In the 1960s，the Italian artist Picro Gilardi began to create hundreds of bright，colorful foam pieces. Those pieces included small beds of roses and other items as well as a few dozen ＂nature carpets＂–large rectangles decorated with foam pumpkins，cabbages，and watermelons. He wanted viewers to walk around on the carpets –which meant they had to be durable.Unfortunately， the polyurethane foam he used is inherently unstable. It＇s especially vulnerable to light damage， and by the mid-1990s，Gilardi＇s pumpkins，roses，and other figures were splitting and crumbling. Museums locked some of them away in the dark. So van Oosten and her colleagues worked to preserve Gilardi＇s sculptures. They infused some with stabilizing and consolidating chemicals. Van Oosten calls those chemicals ＂sunscreens＂because their goal was to prevent further light damage and rebuild worn polymer fibers. She is proud that several sculptures have even gone on display again，albeit sometimes beneath protective cases.Despite success stories like van Oosten＇s， preservation of plastics will likely get harder. Old objects continue to deteriorate. Worse，biodegradable plastics designed to disintegrate，are increasingly common. And more is at stake here than individual objects. Joana Lia Ferreira，an assistant professor of conservation and restoration at the NOVA School of Science and Technology，notes that archaeologists first defined the great material ages of human history-Stone Age， Iron Age， and so on-after examining artifacts in museums. We now live in an age of plastic， she says，＂and what we decide to collect today，what we decide to preserve. …will have a strong impact on how in the future we＇ll be seen.＂21.【题干】According to Paragraph 1， museums are faced with difficulties in_____.【选项】A.maintaining their plastic itemsB.obtaining durable plastic artifactsC.handling outdated plastic exhibitsD.classifying their plastic collections【答案】A22.【题干】Van Oosten believes that certain plastic objects are_____.【选项】A.immune to decayB.improperly shapedC.inherently flawedplex in structure【答案】C23.【题干】Museums stopped exhibiting some of Gilardi＇s artworks to_____.【选项】A.keep them from hurting visitorsB.duplicate them for future displayC.have their ingredients analyzedD.prevent them from further damage【答案】D24.【题干】The author thinks that preservation of plastics is_____.【选项】A.costlyB.unworthyC.unpopularD.challenging【答案】D25.【题干】In Ferreira＇s opinion，preservation of plastic artifacts_____.【选项】A.will inspire future scientific researchB.has profound historical significanceC.will help us separate the material agesD.has an impact on today＇s cultural life【答案】BText 2As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate applications and weigh up their options，it may be worth considering just how the point， purpose and value of a degree has changed and what Gen Z need to consider as they start the third stage of their educational journey.Millennials were told that if you did well in school， got a decent degree， you would be set up for life. But that promise has been found wanting. As degrees became universal，they became devalued. Education was no longer a secure route of social mobility. T oday， 28 per cent of graduates in the UK are in non-graduate roles； a percentage which is double the average amongst the OECD.This is not to say that there is no point in getting a degree，but， rather stress that a degree is not for everyone， that the switch from classroom to lecture hall is not an inevitable one and that other options are available.Thankfully， there are signs that this is already happening，with Gen Z seeking to learn from their millennial predecessors，even if parents and teachers tend to be still set in the degree mindset. Employers have long seen the advantages of hiring school leavers who often prove themselves to be more committed and loyal employees than graduates. Many too are seeing the advantages of scrapping a degree requirement for certain roles.For those for whom a degree is the desired route， consider that this may well be the first of many. In this age of generalists，it pays to have specific knowledge or skills. Postgraduates now earn 40 per cent more than graduates. When more and more of us have a degree， it makes sense to have two.It is unlikely that Gen Z will be done with education at 18 or 21； they will need to be constantly up-skilling throughout their career to stay agile，relevant and employable. It has been estimated that this generation due to the pressures of technology，the wish for personal fulfilment and desire for diversity will work for 17 different employers over the course of their working life and have five different careers. Education， and not just knowledge gained on campus， will be a core part of Generation Z＇s career trajectory.Older generations often talk about their degree in the present and personal tense：I am a geographer＇or I am a classist. Their sons or daughters would never say such a thing；it＇s as if they already know that their degree won＇t define them in the same way.26.【题干】The author suggests that Generation Z should_____.【选项】A.be careful in choosing a collegeB.be diligent at each educational stageC.reassess the necessity of college educationD.postpone their undergraduate application【答案】C27.【题干】The percentage of UK graduates in non-graduate roles reflect_____.【选项】lennial’s opinions about workB.the shrinking value of a degreeC.public discontent with educationD.the desired route of social mobility【答案】B28.【题干】The author considers it a good sign that_____.【选项】A.Generation Z are seeking to earn a decent degreeB.school leavers are willing to be skilled workersC.employers are taking a realistic attitude to degreeD.parents are changing their minds about education【答案】C29.【题干】It is advised in Paragraph 5 that those with one degree should_____.【选项】A.make an early decision on their careerB.attend on the job training programsC.team up with high-paid postgraduatesD.further their studies in a specific field【答案】D30.【题干】What can be concluded about Generation Z from the last two paragraphs？【选项】A.Lifelong learning will define them.B.They will make qualified educators.C.Depress will no longer appeal them.D.They will have a limited choice of jobs.【答案】AText 3Enlightening， challenging， stimulating， fun. These were some of the words that Nature readers used to describe their experience of art-science collaborations in a series of articles on partnerships between artists and researchers. Nearly 40% of the roughly 350 people who responded to an accompanying poll said，they had collaborated with artists：and almost all said they would consider doing so in future.Such an encouraging results is not surprising. Scientists are increasingly seeking out visual artists to help them communicate their work to new audiences. ＂Artists help scientists reach a broader audience and make emotional connections that enhance learning.＂ One respondent said.One example of how artists and scientists have together rocked the scenes came last month when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performed a reworked version of Antonio Vivaldi＇s The Four Seasons. They reimagined the 300-year-old score by injecting the latest climate prediction data for each season-provided by Monash University＇s Climate Change Communication Research Hub. The performance was a creative call to action ahead of November＇s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow， UK.But a genuine partnership must be a two-way street. Fewer artist than scientists responded to the Nature poll， however，several respondents noted that artists do not simply assistscientists with their communication requirements. Nor should their work be considered only as an object of study. The alliances are most valuable when scientists and artists have a shared stake in a project， are able to jointly design it and can critique each other＇s work. Such an approach can both prompt new research as well as result in powerful art. More than half a century ago，the Massachusetts Institute of Technology opened its Center for Advanced Visual Studies （CAVS）to explore the role of technology in culture. The founders deliberately focused their projects around light-hence the ＂visual studies＂ in the name. Light was a something that both artists and scientists had an interest in， and therefore could form the basis of collaboration. As science and technology progressed， and divided into more sub-disciplines， the centre was simultaneously looking to a time when leading researchers could also be artists，writers and poets， and vice versa.Nature＇s poll findings suggest that this trend is as strong as ever， but， to make a collaboration work， both sides need to invest time， and embrace surprise and challenge. The reach of art-science tie-ups needs to go beyond the necessary purpose of research communication， and participants. Artists and scientists alike are immersed in discovery and invention， and challenge and critique are core to both， too.31.【题干】According to paragraph 1，art-science collaborations have_____.【选项】A.caught the attention of criticsB.received favorable responsesC.promoted academic publishingD.sparked heated public disputes【答案】B32.【题干】The reworked version of The Four Seasons is mentioned to show that_____.【选项】A.art can offer audiences easy access to scienceB.science can help with the expression of emotionsC.public participation in science has a promising futureD.art is effective in facilitating scientific innovations【答案】A33.【题干】Some artists seem to worry about in the art-science partnership_____.【选项】A.their role may be underestimatedB.their reputation may be impairedC.their creativity may be inhibitedD.their work may be misguided【答案】A34.【题干】What does the author say about CAVS？ _____.【选项】A.It was headed alternately by artists and scientists.B.It exemplified valuable art-science alliances.C.Its projects aimed at advancing visual studies.D.Its founders sought to raise the status of artists.【答案】B35.【题干】In the last paragraph， the author holds that art-science collaborations_____.【选项】A.are likely to go beyond public expectationsB.will intensify interdisciplinary competitionC.should do more than communicating science.D.are becoming more popular than before【答案】CText 4The personal grievance provisions of New Zealand＇s Employment Relations Act 2000 （ERA）prevent an employer from firing an employee without good cause. Instead. dismissals must be justified. Employers must both show cause and act in a procedurally fair way.Personal grievance procedures were designed to guard the jobs of ordinary workers from ＂unjustified dismissals＂. The premise was that the common law of contract lacked sufficient safeguards for workers against arbitrary conduct by management. Long gone are the days when a boss could simply give an employee contractual notice.But these provisions create difficulties for businesses when applied to highly paid managers and executives. As countless boards and business owners will attest， constraining firms from firing poorly performing. high-earning managers is a handbrake on boosting productivity and overall performance. The difference between C-grade and A-grade managers may very well be the difference between business success or failure. Between preserving the jobs of ordinary workers or losing them. Yet mediocrity is no longer enough to justify a dismissal.Consequently—and paradoxically—laws introduced to protect the jobs of ordinary workers may be placing those jobs at risk.If not placing jobs at risk，to the extent employment protection laws constrain business owners from dismissing under-performing managers， those laws act as a constraint on firm productivity and therefore on workers＇ wages. Indeed， in ＂An International Perspective on New Zealand＇s Productivity Paradox＂（2014）. The Productivity Commission singled out the low quality of managerial capabilities as a cause of the country＇s poor productivity growth record.Nor are highly paid managers themselves immune from the harm caused by the ERA＇s unjustified dismissal procedures. Because employment protection laws make it costlier to fire an employee， employers are more cautious about hiring new staff. This makes it harder for the marginal manager to gain employment. And firms pay staff less because firms carry the burden of the employment arrangement going wrong.Society also suffers from excessive employment protections. Stringent job dismissal regulations adversely affect productivity growth and hamper both prosperity and overall well-being.Across the Tasman Sea， Australia deals with the unjustified dismissal paradox by excluding employees earning above a specified ＂high-income threshold＂from the protection of its unfair dismissal laws. In New Zealand， a 2016 private members＇Bill tried to permit firms and high-income employees to contract out of the unjustified dismissal regime. However，the mechanisms proposed were unwieldy and the Bill was voted down following the change in government later that year.36.【题干】The personal grievance provisions of the ERA are intended to _____.【选项】A.punish dubious corporate practicesB.improve traditional hiring proceduresC.exempt employers from certain dutiesD.protect the rights of ordinary workers【答案】D37.【题干】It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that the provisions may_____ .【选项】A.hinder business developmentB.undermine managers＇ authorityC.affect the public image of the firmsD.worsen labor-management relations【答案】A38.【题干】Which of the following measures would be the Productivity Commission support？【选项】A.Imposing reasonable wage restraints.B.Enforcing employment protection lawsC.Limiting the powers of business owners.D.Dismissing poorly performing managers.【答案】D39.【题干】What might be an effect of ERA＇s unjustified dismissal procedures？ _____【选项】A.Highly paid managers lose their jobs.B.Employees suffer from salary cuts.C.Society sees a rise in overall well-being.D.Employers need to hire new staff.【答案】B40.【题干】It can be inferred that the ＂high-income threshold＂ in Australia _____.【选项】A.has secured managers＇ earningsB.has produced undesired resultsC.is beneficial to business ownersD.is difficult to put into practice【答案】CPart BDirections： The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41-45，you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent article by choosing from the list A-G and filling them into the numbered boxes. Paragraphs C and F have been correctly placed. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. （10 points）Teri Byrd_____（41）I was a zoo and wildlife park employee for years. Both the wildlife park and zoo claimed to be operating for the benefit of the animals and for conservation purposes. This claim was false. Neither one of them actually participated in any contributions whose bottom line is much more important than the condition of the animals.Animals despise being captives in zoos. No matter how you ＂enhance＂enclosures，they do not allow for freedom， a natural diet or adequate time for transparency with these institutions，and it＇s past time to eliminate zoos from our culture.Karen R. Sime_____（42）As a zoology professor， I agree with Emma Marris that zoo displays can be sad and cruel. But she underestimates the educational value of zoos.The zoology program at my university attracts students for whom zoo visits were the crucial formative experience that led them to major in biological sciences. These are mostly students who had no opportunity as children to travel to wilderness areas，wildlife refuges or national parks. Although good TV shows canhelp stir children＇s interest in conservation，they cannot replace the excitement of a zoo visit as an intense， immersive and interactive experience. Surely there must be some middle ground that balances zoos＇treatment of animals with their educational potential.Greg Newberry_____（43）Emma Marris＇s article is an insult and a disservice to the thousands of passionate who work tirelessly to improve the lives of animals and protect our planet. She uses outdated research and decades-old examples to undermine the noble mission of organization committed to connecting children to a world beyond their own.Zoos are at the forefront of conservation and constantly evolving to improve how they care for animals and protect each species in its natural habitat. Are there tragedies？ Of course. But they are the exception not the norm that Ms. Marris implies. A distressed animal in a zoo will get as good or better treatment than most of us at our local hospital.Dean Gallea_____（44）As a fellow environmentalist animal-protection advocate and longtime vegetarian. I could properly be in the same camp as Emma Marris on the issue of zoos. But I believe that well-run zoos and the heroic animals that suffer their captivity so serve a higher purpose. Were it not for opportunities to observe these beautiful wild creatures close to home many more people would be driven by their fascination to travel to wild areas to seek out disturb and even hunt them down.Zoos are in that sense similar to natural history and archeology museums serving to satisfy our need for contact with these living creatures while leaving the vast majority undisturbedin their natural environments.John Fraser_____（45）Emma Marris selectively describes and misrepresents the findings of our research. Our studies focused on the impact of zoo experiences on how people think about themselves and nature and the data points extracted from our studies.Zoos are tools for thinking. Our research provides strong support for the value of zoos in connecting people with animals and with nature. Zoos provide a critical voice for conservation and environmental protection. They afford an opportunity for people from all backgrounds to encounter a range of animals from drone bees to springbok or salmon to better understand the natural world we live in.41.【题干】41._____.【选项】A.Zoos which spare no effort to take care of animals should not be subjected to unfair criticism.B.To pressure zoos to spend less on their animals would lead to inhumane outcomes for the precious creatures in their care.C.While animals in captivity deserve sympathy， zoos play a significant role in starting young people down the path of related sciences.D.Zoos save people trips to wilderness areas and thus contribute to wildlife conservation.E.For wild animals that cannot be returned to their natural habitats， zoos offer the best altemative.F.Zoos should have been closed down as they prioritize money making over animals＇ wellbeing.G.Marris distorts our findings which actually prove that zoos serve as an indispensable link between man and nature.【答案】F42.【题干】42._____.【选项】A.Zoos which spare no effort to take care of animals should not be subjected to unfair criticism.B.To pressure zoos to spend less on their animals would lead to inhumane outcomes for the precious creatures in their care.C.While animals in captivity deserve sympathy， zoos play a significant role in starting young people down the path of related sciences.D.Zoos save people trips to wilderness areas and thus contribute to wildlife conservation.E.For wild animals that cannot be returned to their natural habitats， zoos offer the best altemative.F.Zoos should have been closed down as they prioritize money making over animals＇ wellbeing.G.Marris distorts our findings which actually prove that zoos serve as an indispensable link between man and nature.【答案】C43.【题干】43._____.【选项】A.Zoos which spare no effort to take care of animals should not be subjected to unfair criticism.B.To pressure zoos to spend less on their animals would lead to inhumane outcomes for the precious creatures in their care.C.While animals in captivity deserve sympathy， zoos play a significant role in starting young people down the path of related sciences.D.Zoos save people trips to wilderness areas and thus contribute to wildlife conservation.E.For wild animals that cannot be returned to their natural habitats， zoos offer the best altemative.F.Zoos should have been closed down as they prioritize money making over animals＇ wellbeing.G.Marris distorts our findings which actually prove that zoos serve as an indispensable link between man and nature.【答案】A44.【题干】44._____.【选项】A.Zoos which spare no effort to take care of animals should not be subjected to unfair criticism.B.To pressure zoos to spend less on their animals would lead to inhumane outcomes for the precious creatures in their care.C.While animals in captivity deserve sympathy， zoos play a significant role in starting young people down the path of related sciences.D.Zoos save people trips to wilderness areas and thus contribute to wildlife conservation.E.For wild animals that cannot be returned to their natural habitats， zoos offer the best altemative.F.Zoos should have been closed down as they prioritize money making over animals＇ wellbeing.G.Marris distorts our findings which actually prove that zoos serve as an indispensable link between man and nature.【答案】D45.【题干】45._____.【选项】A.Zoos which spare no effort to take care of animals should not be subjected to unfair criticism.B.To pressure zoos to spend less on their animals would leadto inhumane outcomes for the precious creatures in their care.C.While animals in captivity deserve sympathy， zoos play a significant role in starting young people down the path of related sciences.D.Zoos save people trips to wilderness areas and thus contribute to wildlife conservation.E.For wild animals that cannot be returned to their natural habitats， zoos offer the best altemative.F.Zoos should have been closed down as they prioritize money making over animals＇ wellbeing.G.Marris distorts our findings which actually prove that zoos serve as an indispensable link between man and nature.【答案】G考研考什么内容考研分为初试和复试，初试主要是笔试，科目有外语、政治、专业课和综合，不同专业的考试科目是不一样的；复试是笔试和面试相结合，其内容包括英语测试、专业课笔试和综合素质面试。
2019考研英语二阅读理解真题及答案解析text2
2019考研英语二阅读理解真题及答案解析text2森林为我们提供了阴凉、宁静的环境，是应对气候变化斗争中更艰巨的挑战之一。
小编为大家提供2019考研英语二阅读理解真题及答案解析text2，一起来学习一下吧！2019考研英语二阅读理解真题text2Text 2Forests give us shade, quiet and one of the harder challenges in the fight against climate change. Even as we humans count on forests to soak up a good share of the carbon dioxide we produce, we are threatening their ability to do so. The climate change we are hastening could one day leave us with forests that emit more carbon than they absorb.Thankfully, there is a way out of this trap—but it involves striking a subtle balance. Helping forests flourish as valuable "carbon sinks" long into the future may require reducing their capacity to sequester carbon now. California is leading the way, as it does on so many climate efforts, in figuring out the details.The state's proposed Forest Carbon Plan aims to double efforts to thin out young trees and clear brush in parts of the forest, including by controlled burning. This temporarily lowers carbon-carrying capacity. But the remaining trees draw a greater share of the available moisture, so they grow and thrive, restoring the forest's capacity to pull carbon from the air. Healthy trees are also better able to fend off bark beetles. The landscape is rendered less combustible. Even in the event of a fire, fewer trees are consumed.The need for such planning is increasingly urgent. Already, since 2010, drought and beetles have killed more than 100 million trees in California, most of them in 2016 alone, andwildfires have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres.California's plan envisions treating 35,000 acres of forest a year by 2020, and 60,000 by 2030 —financed from the proceeds of the state's emissions-permit auctions. That's only a small share of the total acreage that could benefit, an estimated half a million acres in all, so it will be important to prioritize areas at greatest risk of fire or drought.The strategy also aims to ensure that carbon in woody material removed from the forests is locked away in the form of solid lumber, burned as biofuel in vehicles that would otherwise run on fossil fuels, or used in compost or animal feed. New research on transportation biofuels is under way, and the state plans to encourage lumber production close to forest lands. In future the state proposes to take an inventory of its forests' carbon-storing capacity every five years.State governments are well accustomed to managing forests, including those owned by the U.S. Forest Service, but traditionally they've focused on wildlife, watersheds and opportunities for recreation. Only recently have they come to see the vital part forests will have to play in storing carbon. California's plan, which is expected to be finalized by the governor early next year, should serve as a model.26. “One of the harder challenges” implies ___A. global climate change may get out of controlB. forests may become a potential threatC. people may misunderstand global warmingD. extreme weather conditions may arise27. To maintain forests as valuable "carbon sinks", we may need to _A.preserve diversity of speciesB. lower their present carbon-absorbing capacityC. accelerate the growth of young treesD. strike a balance among different plants28.California's Forest Carbon Plan endeavors to ___A. restore its forests quickly after wildfires.B. cultivate more drought resistant trees.C. find more effective ways to kill insectsD. reduce the density of some of its forests29. What is essential to California's plan according to para. 5?A. To obtain enough financial supportB. To carry it out before 2020C. To handle the areas in the serious danger firstD. To perfect the emission-permit auctions30.the author's attitude toward California's plan can be best described as ____A. supportiveB. ambiguousC. tolerantD. cautious2019考研英语二阅读理解答案解析text226. 答案【B】 forests may become a potential threat解析：本题目为推断题，考察推理判断能力。
2022 考研英语阅读真题Text 2(英语二)
2022 Text 2（英语⼆）"不退休"的晚年⽣活More Americans are opting to work well into retirement, a growing trend that threatens to upend the old workforce model.One in three Americans who are at least 40 have or plan to have a job in retirement to prepare for a longer life, according to a survey conducted by for TD Ameritrade.Even more surprising is that more than half of "unretirees" — those who plan to work in retirement or went back to work after retiring — said they would be employed in their later years even if they had enough money to settle down, the survey showed.Financial needs aren't the only culprit for the "unretirement" trend.Other reasons, according to the study, include personal fulfillment such as staying mentally fit, preventing boredom or avoiding depression.About 72% of "unretire" respondents said that they would return to work once retired to keep mentally fit while 59% said it would be tied to making ends meet."The concept of retirement is evolving," said Christine Russell, senior manager of retirement at TD Ameritrade. "It's not just about finances. The value of work is also driving folks to continue working past retirement."One reason for the change in retirement patterns: Americans are living longer.越来越多的美国⼈选择在退休后好好⼯作，这⼀⽇益增⻓的趋势有可能颠覆旧的劳动⼒模式。
2019考研英语(二)阅读真题答案及解析(text2)
2019考研英语（二）阅读真题答案及解析(text2)来源：文都教育2019考研英语(二)阅读真题Text2是应对气候变化的文章，文都教育的英语老师就2019考研英语(二)阅读第二篇给大家做了解析，为了方便核对，我们将选项内容也对应给出。
阅读理解Text2 答案26.[D] forests may become a potential threat27.[D] lower their present carbon-absorbing capacity28.[B] reduce the density of some of its forests29.[A] To handle the areas in serious danger first30.[C] supportive解析：根据题干By saying “one of the harder challenges,” the author implies that _______.定位到原文第一段第一句，但是我们发现第一段只提到了one of the harder challenges，而没有给出harder challenges指什么，也就是没有给出本题的答案，因此我们需要看第一句后面的句子。
第一句是中心句，后面的句子是对第一句进行阐述，根据后面的句子的阐述，我们可知尽管我们人类依靠森林来吸收大量的二氧化碳，但是我们造成的气候变化将会使我们的森林最终会释放的碳比吸收的碳还要多。
也就是D选项所说的森林可能会成为潜在的威胁。
因此答案为D选项。
根据题干To maintain forests as valuable “carbon sinks,” we may need to _______.定位到原文第二段第二句Helping forests flourish as valuable “carbon sinks” long into the future may require reducing their capacity to absorb carbon now. 其中may require 后面的内容就是题干问的内容。
2022年考研英语一真题详解阅读理解text2
2022年考研英语一真题详解阅读理解text2 All around the world，lawyers generate more hostility than the members of any other professionwith the possible exception of journalism. But there are few places where clients have more grounds for complaint than America.During the decade before the economic crisis，spending on legal services in America grew twice as fast as inflation. The best lawyers made skyscrapers-full of money，tempting ever more students to pile into law schools. But most law graduates never get a big-firm job. Many of them instead become the kind of nuisance-lawsuit filer that makes the tort system a costly nightmare.There are many reasons for this. One is the excessive costs of a legal education. There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states：a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject，then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the bar exam. This leaves todays average law-school graduate with $100，000 of debt on top of undergraduate debts. Law-school debt means that many cannot afford to go into government or non-profit work，and that they have to work fearsomely hard.Reforming the system would help both lawyers and their customers. Sensible ideas have beenaround for a long time，but the state-level bodies that govern the profession have been too conservative to implement them. One idea is to allow people to study law as an undergraduate degree. Another is to let students sit for the bar after only two years of law school. If the bar exam is truly a stern enough test for a would-be lawyer，those who can sit it earlier should be allowed to do so. Students who do not need the extra training could cut their debt mountain by a third.The other reason why costs are so high is the restrictive guild-like ownership structure of the business. Except in the District of Columbia，non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm. This keeps fees high and innovation slow. There is pressure for change from within the profession，but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically.In fact，allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers，by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms efficiency. After all，other countries，such as Australia and Britain，have started liberalizing their legal professions. America should follow.26. A lot of students take up law astheir profession due to______.[A]the growing demand from clients.[B]the increasing pressure of inflation.[C]the prospect of working in big firms.[D]the attraction of financial rewards.27. Which of the following adds to the costs of legal education in most American states？[A]Higher tuition fees for undergraduate studies.[B] Admissions approval from the bar association.[C] Pursuing a bachelors degree in another major.[D] Receiving training by professional associations.28. Hindrance to the reform of the legal system originates from________.[A]lawyers and clients strong resistance.[B]the rigid bodies governing the profession.[C]the stem exam for would-be lawyers.[D]non-professionals sharp criticism.29. The guild-like ownership structure is considered restrictive partly because it_______.[A]bans outsiders involvement in the profession.[B]keeps lawyers from holding law-firm shares.[C]aggravates the ethical situation in the trade.[D]prevents lawyers from gaining due profits.30. In this text，the author mainly discusses____________.[A]flawed ownership of Americas law firms and its causes.[B]the factors that help make a successful lawyer in America.[C]a problem in Americas legal profession and solutions to it.[D]the role of undergraduate studies in Americas legal education.【参考答案】26、D 27、C 28、B 29、A 30、C【主要内容】本文是是最近几年每年消失的法律学类文章，叙述美国法律界的一些问题及解决方法。
2019考研英语一阅读理解真题及答案解析（text2）
2019考研英语一阅读理解真题及答案解析(text2) 2019考研英语一阅读理解第二部分讲的是分数膨胀，为大家提供2019考研英语一真题阅读理解真题及答案解析考研英语一真题阅读理解真题及答案解析(text2)(text2)(text2)，，一起来看看吧！Text 2Grade inflation Grade inflation——the gradual increase in average GPAs (grade-point averages) over the past few decades (grade-point averages) over the past few decades——is often considered considered a a product product of of a consumer consumer era era in higher education, education, in in which students are treated like customers to be pleased. But another, related force another, related force——a policy often buried deep in course catalogs called "grade forgiveness"catalogs called "grade forgiveness"—— is helping raise GPAs. Grade forgiveness allows students to retake a course in which they received a low grade, and the most recent grade or the highest grade is the only one that counts in calculating a student a student’’s overall GPA.The use of this little-known practice has aelerated in recent years, as colleges continue to do their utmost to keep students in school (and paying tuition) and improve their graduation rates. When this practice first started decades ago, it was usually limited to freshmen, to give them a second chance to take a class in their first year if they struggled in their transition to college-level courses. But now most colleges,save for many selective campuses, allow all undergraduates, and even graduate students, to get their low grades forgiven. College officials tend to emphasize that the goal of grade forgiveness is less about the grade itself and more about encouraging students to retake courses critical to their degree program and graduation without incurring a big penalty. “Untimely,Untimely,”” said Jack Miner, Ohio State University said Jack Miner, Ohio State University’’s registrar, registrar, ““we see students achieve more suess because they retake a course and do better better in in subsequent subsequent contents contents contents or or master the content that allows them to graduate on time.the content that allows them to graduate on time.””That said, there is a way in which grade forgiveness satisfies colleges colleges’’ ownneeds as well. For public institutions, state funds are sometimes tied partly to their suess on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention such as graduation rates and student retention——so better grades can, by boosting figures like those, mean more money. And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students——who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill bill——feel they they’’ve gotten a better value value for for their their tuition tuition tuition dollars, dollars, dollars, which which is another big concern for colleges.Indeed, grade forgiveness is just another way that universities are responding to consumers universities are responding to consumers’’ expectations for higher education. Since students and parents expect a collegedegree degree to to lead lead to to a a job, job, it it is is is in in the the best best best interest interest interest of of a a school school to turn out graduates who are as qualified as possible to turn out graduates who are as qualified as possible——or at least appear to be. On this, students students’’and colleges' incentives seem to be aligned.26. What is monly regarded as the cause of grade inflation?A. The change of course catalogs.B. Students' indifference to GPAS.C. Colleges' neglect of GPAS.D. The influence of consumer culture.27. What was the original purpose of grade forgiveness?A. To help freshmen adapt to college learning.B. To maintain colleges' graduation rates.C. To prepare graduates for a challenging future.D. To increase universities' ine from tuition.28. Aording to Paragraph 5, grade forgiveness enables colleges toA. obtain more financial support.B. boost their student enrollments.C. improve their teaching quality.D. meet local governments' needs.29. 29. What What does does the the phrase phrase "to "to be aligned"(Line aligned"(Line 5, 5, Para. Para. 6) 6) most probably mean?A. To counterbalance each other.B. To plement each other.C. To be identical with each other.D. To be contradictory to each other.30. The author examines the practice of grade forgiveness byA. assessing its feasibility.B. analyzing the causes behind it.C. paring different views on it.D. listing its long-run effects.26. 26. 答案【答案【答案【D D 】 The influence of consumer culture. 解析：本题目为原因细节题，考察具体细节。
考研真题历年英语二阅读
考研真题历年英语二阅读考研真题历年英语二阅读1Text 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reporledfor Jure, along with the drop in the unemployment take to 6 J percent. at goodnews. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at adecent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, butat least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.However there is another important part of the jobs picture that wastargely ovedookcd. There was a big jump in the number of people who reportvoluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000(4,4 percent)above itsyear ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making animportant distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually wantfull-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. Anincrease in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labormarket and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making endsmeet.There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but thegeneraldirection has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higherthan before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9 percent)from its yearago level.We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-timeemployment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department askspeople 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 whetherthey worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work lessthan full time or because they had no choice. They are only elassified asvoluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to workless than 35 hours a week.The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare becanse one of themain purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. Formany people, especially those with serious health conditions or family memberswith serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurancewas 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 previouslyhave felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order tocover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a linkbetween 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 theyA. 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 USA. 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 trouble考研真题历年英语二阅读2Text 4When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economythe focus is usually on roads, railways, broadband and energy. Housing is seldommentioned.Why is that? To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame. Wehave not been good at communicating the real value that housing can contributeto economic growth. Then there is the scale of the typical housing project. Itis hard to shove for attention among multibillion-pound infrastructure project,so it is inevitable that the attention is focused elsewhere. But perhaps themost significant reason is that the issue has always been so politicallycharged.Nevertheless, the affordable housing situation is desperate. Waiting listsincrease all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the governmentto help rectify this. It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and takesome steps to address our urgent housing need.There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that.Thecommunities minister, Don Foster, has hinted that George Osborne, Chancellor ofthe Exchequer, may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amountthat local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt. Evidenceshows that 60,000 extra new homes could be built over the next five years if thecap were lifted, increasing GDP by 0.6%.Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rentalenvironment, which would have a significant impact on the ability of registeredproviders to fund new developments from revenues.But it is not just down to the government. While these measures would bewelcome in the short term, we must face up to the fact that the existing ?4.5bnprogramme of grants to fund new affordable housing, set to expire in 2022年,isunlikely to be extended beyond then. The Labour party has recently announcedthat it will retai n a large part of the coalition’s spending plans if returns topower. The housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to everreturn to era of large-scale public grants. We need to adjust to this changingclimate.36. The author believes that the housing sector__[A] has attracted much attention[B] involves certain political factors[C] shoulders too much responsibility[D] has lost its real value in economy37. It can be learned that affordable housing has__[A] increased its home supply[B] offered spending opportunities[C] suffered government biases[D] disappointed the government38. According to Paragraph 5,George Osborne may_______.[A] allow greater government debt for housing[B] stop local authorities from building homes[C] prepare to reduce housing stock debt[D] release a lifted GDP growth forecast39.It can be inferred that a stable rental environment would_______.[A]lower the costs of registered providers[B]lessen the impact of government interference[C]contribute to funding new developments[D]relieve the ministers of responsibilities40.The author believes that after 2022年,the government may______.[A]implement more policies to support housing[B]review the need for large-scale public grants[C]renew the affordable housing grants programme[D]stop generous funding to the housing sector考研真题历年英语二阅读3Text 4Europe is not a gender-equality heaven.In particular, thecorporateworkplace will never be completely family—friendly until women are part ofsenior management decisions,and Europe,s top corporate-governance positionsremain overwhelmingly male .indeed,women hold only 14 percent of positions onEurope corporate boards.The Europe Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boardsto maintain a certain proportion of women-up to 60 percent.This proposed mandatewas born of frustration. Last year, Europe Commission Vice President VivianeReding issued a call to voluntary action. Reding invited corporations to sign upfor gender balance goal of 40 percent female board membership. But her appealwas considered 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 whatthe quotas do.” Quotas get action: they “open the way to equality and they breakthrough the glass ceiling,” according to R eding, a result seen in France andother countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top businesspositions.I understand Reding’s reluctance-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, itdoes look as if a fairer world must be temporarilyordered.After all, four decades of evidence has now shown that corporations inEurope as the US are evading the meritocratic hiring and promotion of women totop position—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---whetherCEOs or their children’s caregivers--and all families, Sandberg would be no morenewsworthy than any other highly capable person living in a more justsociety.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 ti 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”考研真题历年英语二阅读4Text 4It‘s no surprise that Jennifer Senior’s insightful，provocative magazinecover story，“I love My Children，I Hate My Life，” is arousing much chatter –nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anythingless than a completely fulfilling，life-enriching experience. Rather thanconcluding that children make parentseither happy or miserable，Senior suggestswe need to redefine happiness：instead of thinking of it as something that canbe measured by moment-to-moment joy，we should consider being happy as apast-tense condition. Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids canbe soul-crushingly hard，Senior writes that “the very things that in the momentdampen our moods can later be sources of intensegratifica tion and delight.”The magazine cover showing an attractive mother holding a cute baby ishardly the only Madonna-and-child image on newsstands this week. There are alsostories about newly adoptive – and newly single –mom Sandra Bullock，as well asthe usual “Jennifer Aniston is pregnant” news. Practically every week featuresat least one celebrity mom，or mom-to-be，smiling on the newsstands.In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation，is it any wonderthat admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you supportkitten-killing ? It doesn‘t seem quite fair，then，to compare the regrets ofparents to the regrets of the children. Unhappy parents rarely are provoked towonder if they shouldn’t have had kids，but unhappy childless folks are botheredwith the message that children are the single most important thing in the world：obviously their misery must be a direct result of the gaping baby-size holes intheir lives.Of course，the image of parenthood that celebrity magazines like Us Weeklyand People present is hugely unrealistic，especially when the parents are singlemothers like Bullock. According to several studies concluding that parents areless happy than childless couples，single parents are the least happy of all. Noshock there，considering how much work it is to raise a kid without a partner tolean on; yet to hear Sandra and Britney tell it，raising a kid on their “own”(read：with round-the-clock help) is a piece of cake.It‘s hard to imagine that many people are dumb enough to want children justbecause Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous：most adults understandthat a baby is not a haircut. But it’s interesting to wonder if the images wesee every week of stress-free，happiness-enhancing parenthood aren‘t in somesmall，subconscious way contributing to our own dissatisfactions with the actualexperience，in the same way that a small part of us hoped getting “ the Rachel”might make us look just a little bit like Jennifer Aniston.36.Jennifer Senior suggests in her article that raising a child canbring[A]temporary delight[B]enjoyment in progress[C]happiness in retrospect[D]lasting reward37.We learn from Paragraph 2 that[A]celebrity moms are a permanent source for gossip.[B]single mothers with babies deserve greater attention.[C]news about pregnant celebrities is entertaining.[D]having children is highly valued by the public.38.It is suggested in Paragraph 3 that childless folks[A]are constantly exposed to criticism.[B]are largely ignored by the media.[C]fail to fulfill their social responsibilities.[D]are less likely to be satisfied with their life.39.According to Paragraph 4，the message conveyed by celebrity magazinesis[A]soothing.[B]ambiguous.[C]compensatory.[D]misleading.40.Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?[A]Having children contributes little to the glamour of celebrity moms.[B]Celebrity moms have influenced our attitude towards child rearing.[C]Having children intensifies our dissatisfaction with life.[D]We sometimes neglect the happiness from child rearing.。
考研英语2试题精解及答案
考研英语2试题精解及答案模拟试题：考研英语2阅读理解（Part A）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Passage OneIn the past few years, the use of social media hasdramatically increased. While social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have become an integral part of many people's lives, they have also raised concerns about privacy and the potential for misuse of personal information.One of the primary concerns is the collection of personaldata by these platforms. Users often unknowingly provide detailed information about themselves, including their interests, hobbies, and even their daily routines. This datais then used to create detailed profiles that can beexploited for targeted advertising.Moreover, there is a growing awareness of the potential for social media to be used as a tool for spreading misinformation. Fake news stories can spread rapidly on these platforms, leading to confusion and a lack of trust in the information that people receive online.Despite these concerns, many people continue to use socialmedia because of the benefits it provides. It allows individuals to stay connected with friends and family, share important life events, and even use it as a platform for activism and social change.56. What is the main concern regarding the use of social media platforms?A) The potential for spreading misinformation.B) The misuse of personal information.C) The decline in face-to-face communication.D) The increase in cyberbullying incidents.57. What do social media platforms primarily do with the personal data they collect?A) They sell it to third-party companies.B) They use it for targeted advertising.C) They provide it to government agencies.D) They archive it for historical research.58. According to the passage, why do people continue to use social media despite the concerns?A) Because it provides a space for activism.B) Because it allows them to stay connected with others.C) Because it is a source of entertainment.D) Because it is a necessary tool for business.59. What is the primary reason for the rapid spread of fake news on social media?A) The anonymity of the internet.B) The lack of fact-checking mechanisms.C) The desire for sensational content.D) The algorithmic promotion of popular posts.60. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a concern regarding social media in the passage?A) Privacy issues.B) The misuse of personal data.C) The potential for spreading misinformation.D) The promotion of healthy eating habits.答案：56. B) The misuse of personal information.57. B) They use it for targeted advertising.58. B) Because it allows them to stay connected with others.59. D) The algorithmic promotion of popular posts.60. D) The promotion of healthy eating habits.。
2021年考研《英语二》阅读真题及答案-2精选全文
精选全文完整版（可编辑修改）2021年考研《英语二》阅读真题及答案Text 1It is curious that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as though he has to justify his efforts to give his students a better future.Mr. Koziatek is part of something pioneering. He is a teacher at a New Hampshire high school where learning is not something of books and tests and mechanical memorization, but practical. When did it become accepted wisdom that students should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly overwhelmed by a broken bike Chain?As Koziatek know, there is learning in just about everything. Nothing is necessarily gained by forcing students to learn geometry at a graffitied desk stuck with generations of discarded chewing gum. They can also learn geometry by assembling a bicycle.But he's also found a kind of insidious prejudice. Working with your hands is seen as almost a mark of inferiority. School in the family of vocational education "have thatstereotype...that it's for kids who can't make it academically," he says.On one hand, that viewpoint is a logical product of America's evolution. Manufacturing is not the economic engine that it once was. The job security that the US economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated. More education is the new principle. We want more for our kids, and rightfully so.But the headlong push into bachelor's degrees for all—and the subtle devaluing of anything less—misses an important point: That's not the only thing the American economy needs.Yes,a bachelor's degree opens moredoors. Buteven now,54 percent of the jobs in the country are middle-skill jobs, such as construction and high-skill manufacturing. But only 44 percent of workers are adequately trained.In other words, at a time when the working class has turned the country on its political head, frustrated that the opportunity that once defined America is vanishing,one obvious solution is staring us in the face. There is a gap in working-class jobs, but the workers who need those jobs most aren't equipped to do them. Koziatek's Manchester School of Technology High School is trying to fill that gap.Koziatek's school is a wake-up call. When education becomes one-size-fits-all, it risks overlooking a nation's diversity of gifts.21.【题干】A broken bike chain is mentioned to show students' lack of_____.【选项】A.mechanical memorizationB.academic trainingC.practical abilityD.pioneering spirit【答案】C【解析】这是一道细节题，根据题干关键词可定位至第二段最后一句话,意思是”什么时候这种观点变得可接受了呢?学生应该能够说出美国第十三任总统的名字，但是却完全对坏了的自行车链束手无策”。
2021年考研英语二阅读理解考试真题答案精选全文
精选全文完整版（可编辑修改）2021年考研英语二阅读理解考试真题答案Section II Reading Comprehension Part ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Reskilling is something that sounds like a buzzword but is actually a requirement if we plan to have a future where a lot of would-be workers do not get left behind.We know we are moving into a period where the jobs in demand will change rapidly, as will the requirements of the jobs that remain. Research by the WEF detailed in the Harvard Business Review, finds that on average 42 per cent of the "core skill" within job roles will change by 2022. That is a very short timeline, so we can only imagine what the changes will be further in the future.The question of who should pay for reskilling is a thorny one. For individual companies, the temptation is always to let go of workers whose skills are no longer demand and replace themwith those whose skills are. That does not always happen. AT&T is often given as the gold standard of a company who decided to do a massive reskilling program rather than go with a fire-and-hire strategy ultimately retraining 18,000 employees. Prepandemic, other companies including Amazon and Disney had also pledged to create their own plans. When the skills mismatch is in the broader economy though, the focus usually turns to government to handle. Efforts in Canada and elsewhere have been arguably languid at best, and have given us a situation where we frequently hear of employers begging for workers even at times and in regions where unemployment is high.With the pandemic, unemployment is very high indeed. In February, at 3.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent respectively, unemployment rates in Canada and the United States were at generational lows and worker shortages were everywhere. As of May, those rates had spiked up to 13.3 per cent and 13.7 per cent, and although many worker shortages had disappeared, not all had done so. In the medical field, to take an obvious example the pandemic meant that there were still clear shortages of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel.Of course, it is not like you can take an unemployed waiter and train him to be doctor in few weeks, no matter who pays forit. But even if you cannot close that gap, maybe you can close others, and doing so would be to the benefit of all concerned. That seems to be the case in Sweden, where the pandemic kick-started a retraining program where business as well as government had a role.Reskilling in this way would be challenging in a North American context. You can easily imagine chorus of "can't do that" because teachers or nurses or whoever have special skills, and using any support who has been quickly trained is bound to end in disaster, Maybe. Or maybe it is something that can work well in Sweden, with its history of co-operation between businesses, labor and government, but not in North America where our history is very different. Then again, maybe it is akin to wartime, when extraordinary things take place but it is business as usual after the fact. And yet, as in war the pandemic is teaching us that many things, including rapid reskilling, can be done if there is a will to do them. In any case. Sweden's work force is now more skilled, in more things, and more flexible than it was before.Of course, reskilling programs, whether for pandemic needs or the post pandemic world, are expensive and at a time when everyone's budgets are lean this may not be the time toimplement them. Then again, extending income support programs to get us through the next months is expensive, too, to say nothing of the cost of having a swath of long-term unemployed in the POST-COVID years given that, perhaps we should think hard about whether the pandemic can jump-start us to a place where reskilling becomes much more than a buzzword.21.【题干】Research by the World Economic Forum suggests_____【选项】A.an increase in full-time employmentB.an urgent demand for new job skillsC.a steady growth of job opportunitiesD.a controversy about the "core skills"【答案】B22.【题干】AT&T is cited to show_____【选项】A.an alternative to the fire-and-hire strategyB.an immediate need for government supportC.the importance of staff appraisal standardsD.the characteristics of reskilling program【答案】A23.【题干】Efforts to resolve the skills mismatch inCanada_____【选项】A.have driven up labor costsB.have proved to be inconsistentC.have met with fierce oppositionD.have appeared to be insufficient【答案】D24.【题干】We can learn from Paragraph 3 that there was_____.【选项】A.a call for policy adjustment.B.a change in hiring practices.C.a lack of medical workers.D.a sign of economic recovery.【答案】C25.【题干】Scandinavian Airlines decided to_____.【选项】A.Great job vacancies for the unemployed.B.Prepare their laid-off workers for other jobs.C.Retrain their cabin staff for better services.D.finance their staff's college education.【答案】BWith the global population predicted to hit close to 10billion by 2050, and forecasts that agricultural production in one regions will need to nearly double to keep pace, food security is increasingly making headlines In the UK, it has become a big talking point recently too, for a rather particular reason: Brexit.Brexit is seen by some as an opportunity to reverse a recent trend towards the UK importing food. The country produces only about 60 per cent of the food it eats, down from almost three-quarters in the late 1980s. A move back to self-sufficiency, the argument goes, would boost the farming industry, political sovereignty and even the nations health, Sounds great but how feasible is this vision?According to a report on UK food production from the University of Leeds, UK, 85 percent of the country's total land area is associated with meat and dairy production. That supplies 80 percent of what is consumed, so even covering the whole country in livestock farms wouldn't allow us to cover all our meat and dairy needs.There are many caveats to those figures, but they are still grave. To become much more self-sufficient. The UK would need to drastically reduce its consumption of animal foods, and probably also farm more intensively meaning fewer green fieldsand more factory style production.But switching to a mainly plant-based diet wouldn't help. There is a good reason why the UK is dominated by animal husbandry, most of its terrain doesn't have the right soil or climate to grow crops on commercial basis. Just 25 per cent of the country's land is suitable for crop-growing, most of which is already occupied by arable fields. Even if we converted all the suitable land to fields of fruit and vegetable which would involve taking out all the nature reserves and removing thousands of people from their homes-we would achieve only a 30 percent boost in crop production.Just 23 per cent of the fruit and vegetables consumed in the UK are currently home-grown, so even with the most extreme measures we could meet only 30 per cent of our fresh produce needs. That is before we look for the space to grow the grains, sugars, seeds and oils that provide us with the vast bulk of our current calorie intake.26.【题干】Some people argue that food self-sufficiency in the UK would_____.【选项】A.a be hindered by its population growthB.contribute to the nations well-beingC.become a priority of the governmentD.post a challenge to its farming industry【答案】D27.【题干】The report by the University of Leeds showed that in the UK_____.【选项】A.farmland has been inefficiently utilisedB.factory style production needs reformingC.most land is used for meat and dairy productionD.more green fields will be converted for farming【答案】C28.【题干】Crop-growing in the UK is restricted due to_____.【选项】A.its farming technologyB.its dietary traditionC.its natural conditionsD.its commercial interests【答案】C29.【题干】It can be learned from the last paragraph that British people_____.【选项】A.rely largely on imports for fresh produceB.enjoy a steady rise in fruit consumptionC.are seeking effective ways to cut calorie intakeD.are trying to grow new varieties of grains【答案】A30.【题干】The author's attitude to food self-efficiency in the UK is_____.【选项】A.defensiveB.doubtfulC.tolerantD.optimistic【答案】BWhen Microsoft bought task management app. Wunerlist and mobile calendar Sunrise in 2021, it picked up two newcomers that were attracting considerable buzz in Silicon Valley. Microsoft' own Office dominates the market for "productivity" software, but the start-ups represented a new wave of technology designed from the ground up for the smartphone world.Both apps, however, were later scrapped, after Microsoft said it had used their best features in its own products. Their teams of engineers stayed on, making them two of the many "acqui-hires" that the biggest companies have used to feedtheir insatiable hunger for tech talent.To Microsoft's critics, the fates of Wunderlist and Sunrise are examples of a remorseless drive by Big Tech to chew up any innovative companies that lie in their path. "They bought the seedlings and closed them down," complained Paul Amold, a partner at San Francisco-based Switch Ventures, putting paid to businesses that might one day tum into competitors. Microsoft declined to comment.Like other start-up investors, Mr Amold's own business often depends on selling start-ups to larger tech companies, though he admits to mixed feelings about the result: "I think these things are good for me, if I put my selfish hat on. But are they good for the American economy? I don't know."The US Federal Trade Commission says it wants to find the answer to that question. This week, it asked the five most valuable US tech companies for information about their many small acquisitions over the past decade. Although only a research project at this stage, the request has raised the prospect of regulators wading into early-stage tech markets that until now have been beyond their reach.Given their combined market value of more than$5.5tm, rifling through such small deals-many of them much lessprominent than Wunderlist and Sunrise-might seem beside the point. Between them, the five companies (Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook) have spent an average of only $3.4 billion a year on sub-$1 billion acquisitions over the past five years-a drop in the ocean compared with their massive financial reserves, and the more than $130 billion of venture capital that was invested in the US last year.However, critics say the big companies use such deals to buy their most threatening potential competitors before their businesses have a chance to gain momentum, in some cases as part of a “buy and kill” tactic to simply close them down.31.【题干】What is true about Wunderlist and Sunrise after their acquisitions?【选项】A.Their engineers were retained.B.Their market values declined.C.Their tech features improved.D.Their products were re-priced.【答案】A32.【题干】Microsoft's critics believe that the big tech companies tend to_____.【选项】A.exaggerate their product qualityB.eliminate their potential competitorsC.treat new tech talent unfairlyD.ignore public opinions【答案】B33.【题干】Paul Arnold is concerned that small acquisitions might_____.【选项】A.weaken big tech companiesB.worsen market competitionC.harm the national economyD.discourage start-up investors【答案】C34.【题干】The US Federal Trade Commission intend to____.【选项】A.examine small acquisitionsB.limit Big Tech's expansionC.supervise start-ups operationsD.encourage research collaboration【答案】A35.【题干】For the five biggest tech companies, their small acquisition have____.【选项】A.brought little financial pressureB.raised few management challengesC.set an example for future dealsD.generate considerable profits【答案】AWe're fairly good at judging people based on first impression, thin slices of experience ranging from a glimpse of a photo to five-minute interaction, and deliberation can be not only extraneous but intrusive. In one study of the ability she dubbed "thin slicing," the late psychologist Nalini Ambady asked participants to watch silent 10-second video clips of professors and to rate the instructor's overall effectiveness. Their ratings correlated strongly with students' end-of-semester ratings. Another set of participants had count backward from 1, 000 by nines as they watched the clips, occupying their conscious working memory. Their ratings were just as accurate, demonstrating the intuitive nature of the social processing.Critically, another group was asked to spend a minute writing down reasons for their judgment, before giving the rating. Accuracy dropped dramatically. Ambady suspected thatdeliberation focused them on vivid but misleading cues, such as certain gestures or utterances, rather than letting the complex interplay of subtlesignals form a holistic impression. She found similar interference when participants watched 15-second clips of pairs of people and judged whether they were strangers, friends, or dating partners. Other research shows we're better at detecting deception an sexual orientation from thin slices when we rely on intuition instead of reflection. "It's as if you're driving a stick shift," says Judith Hall, a psychologist at Northeastern University. "and if you start thinking about it too much, you can't remember what you're doing. But if you go on automatic pilot, you're fine. Much of our social life is like that."Thinking too much can also harm our ability to form preferences. College students' ratings of strawberry jams and college course aligned better with experts' opinions when the students weren't asked to analyze their rationale. And people made car-buying decisions that were both objectively better and more personally satisfying when asked to focus on their feelings rather than on details, but only if the decision was complex-when they had a lot of information to process.Intuition's special powers are unleashed only in certain circumstances. In one study participants completed a battery of eight tasks, including four that tapped reflective thinking (discerning rule comprehending vocabulary) and four that tapped intuition an creativity (generating new products or figures of speech). Then the rated the degree to which they had used intuition ("gut feelings," "hunches," "my heart").Use of their gut hurt their performance on the first four tasks, as expected, and helped them on the rest. Sometimes the heart is smarter than the head.36.【题干】Nalini Ambaby's study deals with_____【选项】A.instructor student interactionB.the power of people' s memoryC.the reliability of first impressionsD.People's ability to influence others【答案】C37.【题干】In Ambaby's study, rating accuracy dropped when participants_____【选项】A.gave the rating in limited timeB.focused on specific detailsC.watched shorter video clipsD.discussed with on another【答案】BSection II Reading Comprehension Part BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each of the numbered paragraphs (41-45).There are two extra subheadings. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) How to Disagree with Someone More Powerful than YouYour boss proposes a new initiative you think won't work. Your senior colleague outlines a project timeline you think is unrealistic. What do you say when you disagree with someone who has more power than you do? How do you decide whether it's worth speaking up? And if you do, what exactly should you say? Here's how to disagree with someone more powerful than you._____(41)You may decide it's best to hold off on voicing your opinion. Maybe you haven t finished thinking the problem through, the whole discussion was a surprise to you, or you want to get a clearer sense of what the group thinks. If you think other people are going to disagree too, you might want to gather yourarmy first. People can contribute experience or information to your think—all the things that would make the disagreement stronger or more valid. It's also a good idea to delay the conversation if you're in a meeting or other public space. Discussing the issue in private will make the powerful person feel less threatened._____(42)Before you share your thoughts, think about what the powerful person cares about— it may be "the credibility of their team on getting a project done on time," says Grenny. You're more likely to be heard if you can connect your disagreement to a "higher purpose". When you do speak up, don't assume the link will be clear. You 'll want to state it overtly, contextualizing your statements so that you're seen not as a disagreeable underling but as a colleague who's trying to advance a shared goal. The discussion will then become more like a chess game than a boxing match._____(43)This step may sound overly deferential, but it's a smart way to give the powerful person psychological safety and control. You can say something like, "I know we seem to be moving toward a first-quarter commitment here. I have reasons to thinkthat won't work. I'd like to lay out my reasoning. Would that be OK?" This gives the person a choice, allowing them to verbally opt in. And, assuming they say yes, it will make you feel more confident about voicing your disagreement._____(44)You might feel your heart racing or your face turning red, but do whatever you can to remain neutral in both your words and actions. When your body language communicates reluctance or anxiety, it undercuts the message. It sends a mixed message, and your counterpart gets to choose what to read. Deep breaths can help, as can speaking more slowly and deliberately. When we feel panicky we tend to talk louder and faster. Simply slowing the pace and talking in an even tone helps the other person calm down and does the same for you. It also makes you seem confident, even if you aren't._____(45)Emphasize that you're offering your opinion, not gospel truth. It may be a well-informed, well-researched opinion, but it's still an opinion, my talk tentatively and slightly understate your confidence. Instead of saying something like "If we set an end-of-quarter deadline, we will never make it," say, "This is just my opinion, but I don't see how we will makethat deadline." Having asserted your perfectly willing to talk-and may even be flattered to receive your attention.41.【题干】41._____.【选项】A.Stay calmB.Stay humbleC.Don't make judgmentsD.Be realistic about the risksE.Decide whether to waitF.Ask permission to disagreeG.Identify a shared goal【答案】E42.【题干】42._____.【选项】A.Stay calmB.Stay humbleC.Don't make judgmentsD.Be realistic about the risksE.Decide whether to waitF.Ask permission to disagreeG.Identify a shared goal【答案】G43.【题干】43._____.【选项】A.Stay calmB.Stay humbleC.Don't make judgmentsD.Be realistic about the risksE.Decide whether to waitF.Ask permission to disagreeG.Identify a shared goal【答案】F44.【题干】44._____.【选项】A.Stay calmB.Stay humbleC.Don't make judgmentsD.Be realistic about the risksE.Decide whether to waitF.Ask permission to disagreeG.Identify a shared goal【答案】A45.【题干】45._____.【选项】A.Stay calmB.Stay humbleC.Don't make judgmentsD.Be realistic about the risksE.Decide whether to waitF.Ask permission to disagreeG.Identify a shared goal【答案】B第21 页共21 页。
2023年考研英语二真题答案之阅读理解Text 2部分
2023年考研英语二真题答案之阅读理解Text 2部分Part ADirections:Read the following four texts.Answer the questions after each text by choosing A,B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points) Text 2It's easy to dismiss as absurd the federal government's ideas for plugging the chronic funding gap of our national parks. Can anyone really think it's a good idea to allow Amazon deliveries to your tent in Yosemite or food trucks to line up under the redwood trees at Sequoia National Park? But the administration is right about one thing: U.S. national parks are in crisis. Collectively, they have a maintenance backlog of more than $12 billion. Roads, trails, restrooms, visitor centers and other infrastructure are crumbling.But privatizing and commercializing the campgrounds would not be the panacea that the Interior Department's Outdoor Advisory Committee would have us believe. Campgrounds are a tiny portion of the overall infrastructure backlog, and concessionaires in the parks hand over, on average, only about 5% of their revenues to the National Park Service.Moreover. increased privatization would certainly undercut one of the major reasons why 300 million visitors come to the parks each year: to enjoy nature and get a respite from the commercial drumbeat that overwhelms daily life. The real problem is that the parks have been chronically starved of funding. We conducted a comprehensive survey examining how us residents view their national parks. and we found that Americans place a very high value on them whether or not they actually visit them. The peer-reviewed economic survey of 700 U.S taxpayers, conducted by mail and internet, also found that people would be willing to pay a significant amount of money to make sure the parks and their programs are kept intact. Some 81% of respondents said they would be willing to pay additional taxes for the next 10 years to avoid any cuts to the national parks.The national parks provide great value to U.S. residents both as places to escape and as symbols of nature. On top of this, they produce value from their extensive educational programs, their positive impact on the climate through carbon sequestration, their contribution to our cultural and artistic life. and of course through tourism. The parks also help keep America's past alive, working with thousands of local jurisdictions around the country to protect historical sites including Ellis Island and Gettysburg and to bring the stories of these places to life.The parks do all this on a shoestring. Congress allocates onl$3 billion a year tothe national park system an amount that has been flat since 2001 (in inflation-adjusted dollars) with the exception of a onetime boost in 2009 as part of the Obama stimulus package Meanwhile. the number of annual visitors has increased by more than 50% since 1980, and now stands at 330 million visitors per year.26. What problem are U.S. national parks faced with?A. decline of business profitsB. inadequate commercializationC. lack of transportation servicesD. poorly maintained infrastructure【答案】 D27. Increased privatization of the campground may?A. spoil visitor experienceB. help preserve natureC. bring operational pressureD. boost visits to parks【答案】 A28. according to para 5, most respondents in the survey would?A. go to the national parks on a regular basis.B. advocate a bigger budget for the national parksC. agree to pay extra for the national parksD. support the national parks' recent reforms【答案】 C29.The national parks are valuable in that they__.A. lead the way in tourismB. sponsor research on climateC. have historical significanceD. provide an income for the locals【答案】 C.30. It can be concluded from the text that the national park system_A. is able to cope with staff shortagesB. is able to meet visitor' demandsC. is in need of a new pricing policyD. is in need of a funding increase【答案】 D。
2020年考研英语二阅读理解答案及解析(海文版)
2020年考研英语二阅读理解答案及解析(海文版)Section II Reading ComprehensionPart AText 121、【答案】[A] offered greater relaxation than the workplace【解析】事实细节题。
该题干问：之前的研究认为家是……。
根据题干，该题答案定位在首段首句。
首句大致意思为“一项新的研究表明，与绝绝大部分研究相反，实际上，人们在家里的压力要大于工作。
”由此可知，以往的研究正好跟最新研究相反，即人们在家里的压力小于工作。
纵观各选项，选项A意为：与工作场所相比，能提供更多的休闲;与文章表述一致，为准确答案。
22、【答案】[C ] childless husbands【解析】事实细节题。
文章第二段第三句和第四句提到“It is men not women, who report being happier at home than at work…, but more so for nonparents.”即“研究发现是男人，而不是女人，在家比在工作中更高兴。
更令人吃惊的是，研究发现，这种情况对于有孩子和没有孩子都是这样，尤其是对于没有孩子的。
”所以综合对比后，选择C。
23、【答案】[D] they are both bread winners and housewives【解析】推理判断题。
文章第三段中提到“For many men, the end o f the workday is …, with the blurring of role……”. 意思是“对于男人来说，一天的工作结束后，是他们休息的时候，但是对于女人来说，离开办公室之后，还有很多的家务活”。
由此能够推出，“The blurring of working women’s roles” 指的是“既要在职场打拼也要做很多家务的女性”。
所以综合判定后确定D为准确答案。
英语2考研题目及答案详解
英语2考研题目及答案详解### 考研英语二阅读理解题（模拟）#### 题目一：The Impact of Technology on EducationPassage:In recent years, the integration of technology into the educational system has been a topic of great debate. While some argue that technology enhances learning experiences, others contend that it can lead to a decrease in critical thinking skills. This passage will explore both perspectives and provide evidence from recent studies.Questions:1. What is the main concern regarding the use of technology in education?2. What benefits does technology bring to the educational process?3. How do critics view the impact of technology on critical thinking skills?Answers:1. The main concern is that while technology can improve the learning experience, it may also lead to a reduction in critical thinking skills among students.2. Technology brings benefits such as increased access to information, interactive learning tools, and personalized learning experiences.3. Critics argue that an over-reliance on technology may diminish students' ability to think critically and solve problems independently.#### 题目二：The Role of Social Media in Modern SocietyPassage:Social media has become an integral part of modern society, connecting people across the globe and providing a platform for the exchange of ideas and information. However, it also raises issues related to privacy, mental health, and the spread of misinformation.Questions:1. What are the primary functions of social media in society?2. What are some of the issues associated with the use of social media?3. How can the negative effects of social media be mitigated?Answers:1. The primary functions of social media include connecting people, sharing information, and facilitating the exchange of ideas.2. Issues associated with social media include privacy concerns, negative impacts on mental health, and thedissemination of false information.3. Negative effects can be mitigated through education on responsible social media use, stronger privacy laws, and the promotion of digital literacy.#### 题目三：Environmental Protection and Sustainable DevelopmentPassage:The concept of sustainable development has gained significant traction in recent years, with a focus on balancing economic growth with environmental protection. This passage will discuss the importance of sustainable practices and the challenges faced in achieving this balance.Questions:1. What is the core principle of sustainable development?2. How does sustainable development differ from traditional economic growth models?3. What are some of the challenges in implementing sustainable development practices?Answers:1. The core principle of sustainable development is to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.2. Sustainable development differs from traditional economic growth models by incorporating environmental and socialconsiderations alongside economic factors.3. Challenges in implementing sustainable practices include technological limitations, financial constraints, and theneed for international cooperation.#### 题目四：The Importance of Cultural DiversityPassage:Cultural diversity is a rich tapestry that enriches societies and fosters creativity and innovation. This passage will examine the benefits of cultural diversity and the importance of promoting inclusivity and tolerance.Questions:1. What are the advantages of cultural diversity for a society?2. How can cultural diversity contribute to innovation and creativity?3. What measures can be taken to promote cultural diversity and inclusivity?Answers:1. Advantages of cultural diversity include fostering a broader understanding of different perspectives, promoting tolerance and inclusivity, and enriching cultural experiences.2. Cultural diversity can contribute to innovation and creativity by providing a variety of ideas and approaches to problem-solving.3. Measures to promote cultural diversity include education programs, cultural exchange initiatives, and the celebration of multicultural events.#### 题目五：The Challenges of Aging PopulationsPassage:As life expectancy increases, many countries are facing the challenge of an aging population. This demographic shift brings with it a range of social, economic, and health-related issues that need to be addressed.Questions:1. What is the primary demographic trend that is leading to the challenges of an aging population?2. What are some of the social and economic implications of an aging population?3. How can governments and societies address the challenges posed by an aging population?Answers:1. The primary demographic trend is the increase in life expectancy and the decline in birth rates, leading to a higher proportion of older individuals in the population.2. Social and economic implications include increased healthcare costs, the need for age-appropriate housing and services, and potential labor shortages.3. Governments and societies can address these challengesthrough policies that support elderly care, encourage healthy aging, and promote intergenerational cooperation.。
考研英语阅读理解真题及解析(2篇)
考研英语阅读理解真题及解析（2篇）1、 When a new movement in art attains a certain fashion, it is advisable to find out what its advocates are aiming at, for, however farfetched and unreasonable their principles may seem today, it is possible that in years to come they may be regarded as normal。
【构造分析】本句可以分为两个局部，“for”为分界词。
在前半局部中“it”是形式主语，真正的主语是“to”引导的不定式短语，这个短语中又消失了一个宾语从句。
“when”引导一个状语从句，表示时间。
后半句中“it”仍旧是形式主语，“that”引导一个主语从句。
“however”引导一个让步状语从句。
2、 With regard to Futurist poetry, however, the case is rather difficult, for whatever Futurist poetry may be—even admitting that the theory on which it is based may be right—it can hardly be classed as Literature。
【构造分析】本句是一个因果关系的并列句。
前一个分句的主句是“the case is rather difficult”，其中“however”表示此句与上一句之间是转折关系；缘由为“for”之后的局部，其中破折号之间的局部是插入语，表示一种让步，“on which it is based”是“the theory”的定语从句，“it”指代“Futurist poetry”。
考研英语阅读理解真题解析第二篇“在线出版”
202X Text2It used to be so straightforward. A team of researchers working together in the laboratory would submit the results of their research to a journal. A journal editor would then remove the authors’ names and affiliations from the paper and send it to their peers for review. Depending on the comments received, the editor would accept the paper for publication or decline it. Copyright rested with the journal publisher, and researchers seeking knowledge of the results would have to subscribe to the journal.原本一切都很简单。
一组研究员在实验室里共同完成一个试验，把结果提交给某刊物，刊物的编辑把作者姓名及相关信息隐去，把汇报交给这些研究者的同行去批阅。
依据评论意见，编辑将决定是否发表。
因此，留在刊物出版社手上，辛苦探求知识的研究者反倒要花钱订阅刊物。
straightforward[streit'fɔ:wəd] adj.简单的，易懂的，不复杂的：a straightforward process 简单的过程；坦诚的，坦率的，率直的。
【例】American speech is remarkably straightforward. 美国人的言语非常直率。
affiliation [ə'fili'eiʃən] n.隶属关系；隶属，附属。
2023年考研英语二真题及答案解析之阅读理解
2023年考研英语二真题及答案解析之阅读理解Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, Cor D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Here's a common scenario that any number of entrepreneurs face today: you're the CEO of a small business and though you're making a nice _1__ , you need to find a way to take it to the next level. what you need to do is _2_ growth by establishing a growth team. A growth team is made up of members from different departments within your company, and it harnesses the power of collaboration to focus _3_ on finding ways to grow.Let's look at a real -world 4 . Prior to forming a growth team, the software company BitTorrent had 50 employees. Working in the 5 departments of engineering, marketing and product development. This brought them good results until 2012, when their growth plateaued. The 6 was that too many customers were using the basic, free version of their product. And 7 improvements to the premium, paid version, few people were making the upgrade.Things changed, 8, when an innovative project marketing manager came aboard, 9 a growth team and sparked the kind of 10 perspective they needed. By looking at engineering issues from a marketing point of view, it became clear that the 11 of upgrades wasn't due to a quality issue. Most customers were simply unaware of the premium version and what it offered.Armed with this 12, the marketing and engineering teams joined forces to raise awareness by prominently 13 the premium version to users of the free version. 14, upgrades skyrocketed, and revenue increased by 92 percent.But in order for your growth, team to succeed, it needs to a have a strong leader. It needs someone who can 15 the interdisciplinary team and keep them on course for improvement. This leader will 16_ the target area, set clear goals and establish a time frame for the 17 of these goals.This growth leader is also 18 for keeping the team focus on moving forward and steer them clear of distractions. 19 attractive, new ideas can be distracting, the team leader must recognize when these ideas don't 20 the current goal and need to de put on the back burner.。
XX考研英语二阅读理解真题及解析.docx
XX考研英语二阅读理解真题及解析出guo网考研英语真题频道为大家提供 xx 考研英语二阅读理解真题及解析，欢迎大家参考借鉴 !Part 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. (40 points)Text 1What would you do with 590m? This is now a question forGloria Mackenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emergedfrom her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect thebiggest undivided lottery jackpot in history.If she hopes her new-found for tune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment,she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumnand Michael Norton.These two academics use an array of behavioral researchto show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. Fantasies of great wealth often involvevisions of fancy cars and extravagant homes. Yet satisfactionwith these material purchases wears off fairly quickly what was once exciting and new bees old-hat;regret creeps in.It is farbetter to spend moneyon experiences,say Ms Dumnand Mr Norton, like interesting trips,unique meals or even going to the cinema. These purchases often bee more valuable with time-as storiesor memories-particularly if they involve feeling moreconnected to others.This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slavesas well as lottery winners get the most "happiness bang for your buck." It seems most people would be better off if they couldshorten their mutes to work, spend more time with friends andfamily and less of it watching television (something theaverage American spends a whopping two months a year doing,and is hardly jollier for it).Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself,and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly.This is apparently the reason MacDonald's restricts theavailability of its popular McRib - a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.Readers of “HappyMoney” are clearly a privileged lot, anxious about fulfillment, not hunger.Money may not quite buy happiness,but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than thosein poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good and spendingmoney on others can be seen among rich andpoor people around the world, and scarcity enhances thepleasure of most things for most people. Not everyone will agreewith the authors ’policy ideas, which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers.But most people will e away from this book believing it was money well spent。
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阅读（一）自2002年起，阅读理解考察内容为三节A节（20题）：无明显变动。
主要考察考生理解主旨要义、具体信息、概括性要义、进行有关的判断、推理和引申，根据上下文推测生词的语义等能力。
四篇文章（总长度1600字），从四个选项中选出最佳答案B节（5题）：新增题型。
主要考察考生对连贯性、一致性等语段特征以及文章结构的理解备选题型有三种：1）一篇总长度500~600词的文章，其中有5段空白，文章后有6~7段文字，要求考生根据文章内容从这6~7段文字中分别放进文章中5个空白处的5段2）一篇总长度500~600词的文章中，各段落的顺序已被打乱。
要求考生根据文章内容和结构将所列段落（7~8个）重新排序其中有2~3个段落在文章中的位置已给出3）一篇总长度500词的文章前或后有6~7段文字或6~7个小标题。
这些文字或标题分别是对文章中某一部分的概括，阐述或举例。
要求选出最恰当的5段文字或5个标题填入文章空白处C节（5题）：翻译本课主要讲阅读理解A节1内容：4篇文章，400字/篇，上下10字浮动。
内容涉及社会学科，自然学科和人文学科。
社会学科包括社会学、人类学、心理学、教育、经济、管理、金融、法律的等领域；自然学科包括普通物理、化学、生物、工程、计算机、医学、农业等领域；人文学科包括哲学、历史、文学、语言、新闻、艺术等领域。
2文体：议论文：写作特点：（1）写作目的是陈述观点或表明态度；（2）文章围绕一个中心展开，各个段落之间关系紧密，无论是正面还是反面论述，都从不同的角度和侧面阐释这一中心；（3）每一段也是围绕一个中心，段落内部句子之间关系紧密说明文：大部分是新闻报道。
特点以事实为主，观点为辅。
对于此类文章，细节题目较多，着重把握细节真伪和作者态度。
议论文为主，说明文为辅。
被选取的文章都是议论性的、评论性的、报道性的、和分析论证性的文章。
很少有纯抒发感情、抽象思维为主的阅读材料。
这同攻读硕士学位研究生要面对大量概括性强、抽象思维为主的阅读材料想吻合。
说明文10%，议论文90%阅读材料主要来源：社会生活和文化教育：Newsweek（新闻周刊）; Time（时代周刊）; The Washington Post（华盛顿邮报）; USA today（今日美国）; The Times（泰晤士报）; The Guardian（卫报）; （美国新闻在线）。
科普类文章：National Geographic (国家地理杂志); Scientific American（科学美国人）; Science （科学杂志）; New Scientists（新科学家）; Discovery（探索杂志）; Nature（自然）商业经济类文章：Business Week（商业周刊）; The Economist（经济学家杂志）; Wall Street Journal（华尔街杂志）3.新大纲对考研阅读理解的要求：1) 理解主旨要义2).理解文中的具体信息3).理解文中的概念性含义4) 进行有关的判断、推理和引申5）根据上下文推测生词的词义6）理解文章的总体结构以及上下文之间的关系7）理解作者的意图、观点和态度8）区分论点和论据读不懂，因为文化背景制约价值观不同：西方：个人英雄主义；中国：集体主义观点：标新立异自我中心中西差别：中：意合；西：形合。
西方：讲究章法。
行文习惯，每篇文章有一个主题，有固定的逻辑思维。
词与词，句与句，段与段有搭配。
因此，文章逻辑思维，篇章结构：提观点，论证观点；得出结论。
因此，中心提出方式：词汇：基础词：mean(平均，尖酸刻薄); need（贫穷，贫困）; pool（v 汇集，集中）核心词：abrupt （鲁莽的）；collide（碰撞，冲突）超纲词：近义词辨析：compare vs contrast; risky; challenging; outrage vs grievance (愤怒)抓住作者情感立场：ignore: pay no attention toNeglected: don’t take care of1.长难句：A．习语格言e.g.: It never rains, but pours. (事态严重：祸不单行：褒义：不鸣则已，一鸣惊人)faith will move mountains. (text3)One reap what he sowsPractice makes perfectLike father, like son. (真题)B．虚假长难句e..g. :Although warning are often appropriate …….., it isn’t clear that….Although 让步状语从句，不重要。
C.真正长难句Behaviorists suggests that the child who is raised in an environment where there are many stimuli which develop his capacity for appropriate responses will experience greater intellect ual development. (行为学家表明，在一个充满刺激环境长大的孩子，并且这种刺激可以恰当的发展他的适应能力，这样的孩子会有更好的智力发展。
)（二）行文习惯：逻辑思维：篇章结构；得出结论。
基础阅读训练，句与句之间的关联；连贯句与句衔接特征：继续前进型：（同向）：and, in other words, more, moreover, more than that, furthermore, also, likewise, equally important, another ,first, second, in addition, as a result, concluding, hence, in conclusion, to sum up, therefore转完型：（反向）but, yet, however, while, whereas, nevertheless, otherwise, although, though,despite, instead, in spite of, on the contrary, notwithstanding, rather, in contrast.(考研：1.基础阶段：熟悉各类文章题材；精读文章的能力：读懂，读透；提高阅读能力；3月-6月都为基础阶段；2.强化阶段（7月-10月）：研读历年真题，解题能力，解题方法；2002-2012真题；3.冲刺阶段：实战模拟考试能力；解题准确率，和速度问题。
（11月到考试前）4.题型：主旨10%；词义：5%；态度10%；推理35%；事实细节：40%考察能力：宏观理解+微观理解（细节信息，抽象语句）（1）主旨题：测试考生阅读材料的主旨和大意的能力。
有如下提问方式：What is the main topic of the passageWhat is the main idea of the passageWhat does the passage mainly deal withWhat does the passage talk aboutWhat is the subject of the passageThe passage is mainly about…….Which of the following best states the theme of the passageWhat is the most appropriate title of the passageA good title for this short passage would be…..The title below that best expresses the idea of this passage is…..(2) 细节题文章除了要有中心思想，还要有具体的细节来阐明、发展或分析文章主题。
阅读短文后的问题一般以短文中的事实、信息和细节提问的题为主，占>50%。
主要考察掌握细节的能力，常见提问形式：Which of the following the passage mentions as a major advantage of….Who objects to ….According to the passage, form where did….comeIn what year did….The passage states that…Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factAccording to the passage, what percentage of ……The writer mentions all of the items listed below EXCEEPT…Which of the following is probably NOT considered as …..Which of the following is true according to the passage(3)语义题根据上下文半段大纲附表之外的某些词汇和短语的意义。
语义题的词汇意义大多与文章内容有关，与整篇文章的语言环境有密切联系。
常见的命题方式：The word / expression ….(in line…..) most probably means…..The author used the word…… to indicate…..According to the passage, what is ….From the passage, we can infer that the phrase…. Means….By ….., the writer probably means……..The word “it” (in line) most probably refers to……….要把握词与词，句语句的语义关系，还要考虑短语段之间的语义关系。
（4）推断题测试推理判断和引申的能力，难度较大（A）推理题根据全文或部分细节，注入人或事物的特征、事发原因、行为目的等因素推断出字里行间的隐含意义，领会作者的言外之意What can be inferred from the passageWhich of the following can be inferred from the passageThe author implies that….The passage suggests that…..It is most like that……（B）结论题对整篇文章或文章段落的整体概念，趋势做出总结、猜测和推断From the passage, we can draw the conclusion that……What was probably the conclusion for………./What can be concluded from the passageIt can be concluded from the passage that….（C）评价题根据文章内容，作者的写作方法和遣词造句，对作者或作品做出评价；诸如作者对某一问题的态度、情绪以及作品的风格等According to the passage, what is the author’s attitude to……..What is the tone of the passageHow does the author feel about………According to the passage, the author’s view of …..is……..The author expresses ……….5.阅读方法：如何避免在选项之间纠结？我们多懂一点原理，少一点技巧。