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专业整理2014 年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语( 二 ) 试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Thinner isn ’ t always better. A number of studies have __1___ that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases compared to those who areoverweight. And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually ___2___. For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiencythan thin women. ___3___ among the elderly, being somewhat overweight is often an___4___ of good health.Of even greater ___5___ is the fact that obesity turns out to be very difficult to define. It is often defined ___6___ body mass index, o r BMI. BMI ___7__ body mass divided by the square of height. An adult with a BMI of 18 to 25 is often considered to be normal weight. Between 25 and 30 is overweight. And over 30 is considered obese.Obesity, ___8___,can be divided into moderately obese, severely obese, and veryseverely obese.While such numerical standards seem 9 , they are not. Obesity is probably lessa matter of weight than body fat. Some people with a high BMI are in fact extremelyfit, 10 others with a low BMI may be in poor 11 .For example, many collegiate andprofessional football players 12 as obese, though their percentage body fat is low.Conversely, someone with a small frame may have high body fat but a 13 BMI.Today we have a(an) _14 _ to label obesity as a disgrace.The overweight are sometimes_15_in the media with their faces covered. Stereotypes _16_ with obesityinclude laziness, lack of will power,and lower prospects forsuccess.Teachers,employers,and health professionals have been shown to harbor专业整理biases against the obese. _17_very young children tend to look down on the overweight, and teasing about body build has long been a problem in schools.1.[A] denied [B] conduced [C] doubled [D] ensured2.[A] protective [B] dangerous [C] sufficient [D]troublesome3.[A] Instead [B] However [C] Likewise [D] Therefore4.[A] indicator [B] objective [C] origin[D ] example5.[A] impact [B] relevance [C] assistance[D] concern6.[A] in terms of [B] in case of[C] in favor of [D] in of7.[A] measures[B] determines [C] equals [D] modifies8.[A] in essence[B] in contrast [C] in turn [D] in part9.[A] complicated [B] conservative [C] variable[D] straightforward10.[A] so[B]unlike [C] since [D] unless11.[A] shape [B] spirit [C] balance [D] taste12.[A] start [B] quality [C] retire[D]stay13.[A] strange [B] changeable[C] normal [D] constant14.[A] option [B] reason [C] opportunity[D] tendency15.[A] employed[B] pictured [C] imitated [D] monitored16.[A] [B] combined[C] settled [D] associated17.[A] Even [B] Still [C] Yet [D] Only18.[A] despised [B] corrected [C] ignored [D] grounded19.[A] discussions [B] businesses [C] policies [D] studies20.[A] for [B] against [C] with [D] withoutSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1What would you do with 590m? This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes hernew-found for tune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment, she could doworse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael Norton.These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the mostrewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. Fantasies of great wealthoften involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes. Yet satisfaction withthese material purchases wears off fairly quickly what was once exciting and newbecomes old-hat; regret creeps in. It is far better to spend money on experiences, say Ms Dumn and Mr Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going tothe cinema. These purchases often become more valuable with time-as storiesor memories-particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lotterywinners get the most "happiness bang for your buck." It seems most people would bebetter off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television(something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it).Buying gifts orgiving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself,and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly. This is apparentlythe reason MacDonald's restricts the availability 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 those in poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good andspending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world,and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people.Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas,which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers.But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent。

2015年考研英语(二)深度解析——阅读TEXT4

2015年考研英语（二）深度解析——阅读TEXT42015考研英语刚刚结束，凯程考研第一时间为同学们带来今年阅读部分的深度解析，以下内容是考研英语(二)Text 4的答案及分析：Part AText 436题：Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?(工作图的哪个部分被忽视了?)答案B: The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.解析：该题属事实细节题。

根据“job picture”和“neglected”，我们可以定位到第2段第1、2句：“However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time.”该句的意思是：自愿从事兼职的人数有大幅下降，而这一部分人在很大程度上被忽视了。

从neglect与overlook近义词对应的角度来看，很容易确定选项B：The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.37题：Many people work part-time because they__(许多人从事兼职是因为____)答案C: cannot get their hands on full-time jobs解析：该提属分析判断题中的因果分析题。

根据“many people”“part-time job”“because”同学们可定位到第3段第2、3句：Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get.其中第2句话与题干相对应，而第3句则揭示了原因：因为这些人只能获得兼职。

2015考研英语二阅读

2015考研英语二阅读在2015年的考研英语二考试中，阅读理解部分的难度适中，但仍然需要考生具备扎实的语言基础和良好的逻辑思维能力。

文章选材广泛，覆盖了社会、文化、科技等多个领域，旨在考察考生对不同文体和话题的理解能力。

首先，阅读理解A部分的文章涉及了社会现象，如教育、环境和科技发展等。

这些文章通常包含大量的专业术语和复杂的句子结构，要求考生不仅要有较强的词汇量，还要能够快速捕捉文章的主旨大意和细节信息。

在解答这类题目时，考生需要注意文章中的转折词、比较级和最高级等语言标志，这些往往能够帮助考生把握文章的逻辑关系和作者的观点态度。

其次，阅读理解B部分则更侧重于考察考生的推理判断能力。

这部分的文章往往包含一些隐含的信息和作者的暗示，考生需要通过上下文的线索来推断文章的深层含义。

在解答这类题目时，考生应避免仅凭字面意思理解，而应结合文章的整体内容和语境来做出合理的推断。

此外，阅读理解C部分的文章则更注重考察考生的词汇量和语法知识。

这部分的文章通常包含一些生僻词汇和复杂的句型，考生需要通过上下文的语境来猜测词义和理解句意。

在解答这类题目时，考生可以利用构词法、同义词替换等技巧来辅助理解。

最后，阅读理解D部分的文章则更侧重于考察考生的综合理解能力。

这部分的文章往往涉及多个主题和复杂的逻辑关系，考生需要在理解文章的基础上，对文章的结构、作者的观点和文章的写作目的有一个全面的把握。

在解答这类题目时，考生应注重文章的整体结构和段落之间的联系，以及作者的写作意图和文章的深层含义。

总的来说，2015年考研英语二的阅读理解部分要求考生具备较强的语言综合运用能力，包括词汇、语法、逻辑推理和综合理解等方面。

考生在备考过程中，应注重提高这些能力，并通过大量的阅读练习来熟悉不同文体和话题的文章，以提高自己的应试能力。

考研英语长难句真题解析

考研英语长难句真题解析?考研英语长难句真题解析(1)(2015年真题SectionⅡReading Comprehension Part A Text3第1段第2句)The policy follows similar efforts from other journals,after widespread concern that basic mistakes in data analysis are contributing to the irreproducibility of many published research findings.译文：此举效仿了多家其他杂志的做法;数据分析的基本错误正造成很多已发表的研究成果不可复制，此前人们普遍关注这个问题。

分析：本句的主干比较明显，即The policy follows similar efforts。

介词短语from other journals做状语。

介词短语after…findings做时间状语，其中还包含一个由that引导的同位，介词短语从句。

从句的主干为basic mistakes…are contributing to the irreproducibility…语in data analysis做basic mistakes的后置定语，介词短语of…findings做irreproducibility 的后置定语。

词汇指南mistake(n.)错误,过失(v.)误解,弄错(中考词汇)(mis-否定，take-拿、取→拿得不对、拿错了——即“误解,弄错”，引申为名词词义“错误,过失”。

)1个派生词：●unmistakable(adj.)明显的;错不了的(超纲词汇)(2005年-阅读4)(un-否定，mistake-错误，able-能够的→明显的;错不了的)?考研英语长难句真题解析(2)(2015年真题SectionⅡReading Comprehension Part A Text2第7段第3句)Orin Kerr,a law professor,compares the explosion and accessibility of digital information in the21st century with the establishment of automobile use as a virtual necessity of life in the20th:The justices had to specify novel rules for the new personaldomain of the passenger car then;they must sort out how the Fourth Amendment appliesto digital information now.译文：法学教授奥林·克尔将21世纪数字信息爆炸和无障碍获取与20世纪汽车成为人们生活的日常所需进行对比：那时法官们不得不明确说明适用于轿车这个新型私人空间的新规定;他们现在必须解决《第四修正案》如何应用到数字信息上的问题。

考研英语(一)长难句解析系列——2015年阅读Text4

考研英语（一）长难句解析系列——2015年阅读Text4本文选自2014年6月29日The Observer上一篇名为As the hacking trial proves, we lack moral purpose in public life的文章，主要通过《世界新闻报》电话窃听案的审理这一事件，分析了当前社会中道德丧失问题存在的原因，尤其是在新闻产业中的一系列体现。

全文中在长难句方面，难度还是比较大的。

作为2015年阅读部分的第四篇文章，其中的复杂长难句不算少，其中又多集中在前半部分，句子较长且内容又涉及电话窃听案，因此给考生们造成了理解上的困难，尤其是对该热点没有太多关注的同学来说，读起来就更加困难了。

后半部分的内容涉及对公司管理层的讨论，易于理解，且语言相对简单，所以难度不是特别大。

但是就整体来说，难度集中在前面，会给考生造成较大压力，且不利于理解文章。

下面就其中的典型例句进行分析：【典型例句1】：Integrity had collapsed, she argued, because of a collective acceptance that the only “sorting mechanism”in society should be profit and the market.【例句解析】：本句主干为Integrity had collapsed。

she argued由两个逗号隔开，属插入语，可先不看。

because of a collective acceptance that the only “sorting mechanism”in society should be profit and the market属because of 介词短语引导的原因状语，其中又包含that引导的同位语从句解释说明acceptance的内容。

【难点点拨】：a collective acceptance：一个共同的接受，实际上指的就是“人们普遍认为”。

2015考研英语阅读及答案

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)Text 1King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted kings don't abdicate, they die in their sleep. But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So, dies the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? Does that mean the uniting is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?The Spanish case previous arguments both for and against monarchy when public opinion is particularly. Polarized, as it was following the end of the France regime, monarchs can rise above "mere" politics and "embody" a spirit of national unity.It is this apparent transcendence of politics that explains monarchs continuing popularity as heads of states. And so, the Middle East expected, Europe is the most monarch-infested region is the world, with 10 kingdoms (not counting Vatican city and Andorra). But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respect public figure.Even so, kings and queens undoubtedly have a downside, symbolic of national unity as they claim to be, their very history—and sometimes the way they behave today-embodies outdated and indefensible privileges and inequalities. At a time when Thomas Piketty and other ecumenists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inheritedwealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states. The most successful monarchies strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways. Prince and princess have day-jobs and ride bicycles, not horses (or helicopters). Even so, these are wealthy families who party with the international 1%, and media intrusiveness makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the right image.While Europe's monarchies will no doubt be smart enough to strive for some time to come, it is the British royals who have most to fear from the Spanish example.It is only the Queen who has preserved the monarchy reputation with her rather ordinary (if well-healed) granny style. The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world. He has failed to understand that monarchies have largely survived because they provide a service—as non-controversial and non-political heads of state. Charles ought to know that as English history shows, it is kings of republicans, who are the monarchy's worst enemies.21、According to the first two paragraphs, king Juan Carl of span_____.ed to enjoy high public supportB.was unpopular among European royalsC.ended his reign in embarrassmentD.eased his relationship with his rivals正确答案是：C22、Monarchs are kept as head of state in European mostly_____.A.owing to their undoubted and respectable statusB.to achieve a balance between tradition and realityC.to give voters more public figures to look up toD.due to their everlasting political embodiment正确答案是：A23、Which of the following is shown to be odd, according to Paragraph 4?_____.A.Aristocrats' excessive reliance on inherited wealth.B.The simple lifestyle of the aristocratic families.C.The role of the nobility in modern democracies.D.The nobility's adherence to their privileges.正确答案是：C24、The British royals "have most to fear" because Charles_____.A.takes a tough line on political issues.B.fails to change his lifestyle as advised.C.takes republicans as his potential allies.D.fails to adapt himself to his future role.正确答案是：B25、Which of the following is the best title of the text?_____.A.Carlos, Glory and Disgrace CombinedB.Carlos, a Lesson for All European MonarchsC.Charles, Slow to React to the Coming ThreatsD.Charles, Anxious to Succeed to the Throne正确答案是：BText 2Just how much does the Constitution protect your digital data? The Supreme Cpurt will now consider whether police can search the contents of a mobile phone without a warrant if the phone is on or around a person during an arrest.California has asked the justices to refrain from a sweeping ruling, particularly one that upsets the old assumptions that authorities may search through the possessions of suspects at the time of their arrest. It is hard, the state argues, for judges to assess the implications of new and rapidly changing technologies.The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California's advice. Enough of the implications are discernable, even obvious, so that the justice can and should provide updated guidelines to police, lawyers and defendants.They should start by discarding California's lame argument that exploring the contents of a smartphone- a vast storehouse of digital information is similar to say, going through a suspect's purse .The court has ruled that police don't violate the Fourth Amendment when they go through the wallet or porcketbook, of an arrestee without a warrant. But exploring one's smartphone is more like entering his or her home. A smartphone may contain an arrestee's reading history ,financial history, medical history and comprehensive records of recent correspondence. The development of "cloud computing." meanwhile, has made that exploration so much the easier.But the justices should not swallow California's argument whole. New, disruptive technology sometimes demands novel applications of the Constitution's protections. Orin Kerr, a law professor, compares the explosion and accessibility of digital information in the 21st century with the establishment of automobile use as a digital necessity of life in the 20th: The justices had to specify novel rules for the new personal domain of the passenger car then; they must sort out how the Fourth Amendment applies to digital information now.26、The Supreme court, will work out whether, during an arrest, it is legitimate to_____.A.search for suspects' mobile phones without a warrant.B.check suspects' phone contents without being authorized.C.prevent suspects from deleting their phone contents.D.prohibit suspects from using their mobile phones.正确答案是：B27、The author's attitude toward California's argument is one of_____.A.tolerance.B.indifference.C.disapproval.D.cautiousness.正确答案是：C28、The author believes that exploring one’s phone content is comparable to_____.A.getting into one's residence.B.handing one's historical records.C.scanning one's correspondences.D.going through one's wallet.正确答案是：A29、In Paragraph 5 and 6, the author shows his concern that_____.A.principles are hard to be clearly expressed.B.the court is giving police less room for action.C.phones are used to store sensitive information.D.citizens’privacy is not effective protected.正确答案是：D30、Orin Kerr's comparison is quoted to indicate that_____.A.the Constitution should be implemented flexibly.B.New technology requires reinterpretation of the Constitution.C.California's argument violates principles of the Constitution.D.Principles of the Constitution should never be altered.正确答案是：BText 3The journal Science is adding an extra round of statistical checks to its peer-review process, editor-in-chief Marcia McNutt announced today. The policy follows similar efforts from other journals, after widespread concern that basic mistakes in data analysis are contributing to the irreproducibility of many published research findings."Readers must have confidence in the conclusions published in our journal," writes McNutt in an editorial. Working with the American Statistical Association, the journal has appointed seven experts to a statistics board of reviewing editors (SBoRE). Manu will be flagged up for additional scrutiny by the journal's internal editors, or by its existing Board of Reviewing Editors or by outside peer reviewers. The SBoRE panel will then find external statisticians to review these manuscripts.Asked whether any particular papers had impelled the change, McNutt said:"The creation of the 'statistics board'was motivated by concerns broadly with the application of statisticsand data analysis in scientific research and is part of Science's overall drive to increase reproducibility in the research we publish."Giovanni Parmigiani, a biostatistician at the Harvard School of Public Health, a member of the SBoRE group, says he expects the board to "play primarily an advisory role." He agreed to join because he "found the foresight behind the establishment of the SBoRE to be novel, unique and likely to have a lasting impact. This impact will not only be through the publications in Science itself, but hopefully through a larger group of publishing places that may want to model their approach after Science."31、It can be learned from Paragraph I that_____.A.Science intends to simplify its peer-review process.B.journals are strengthening their statistical checks.C.few journals are blamed for mistakes in data analysis.ck of data analysis is common in research projects.正确答案是：B32、The phrase “flagged up ”(Para.2)is the closest in meaning to_____.A.found.B.revised.C.markedD.stored正确答案是：C33、Giovanni Parmigiani believes that the establishment of the SBoRE may_____.A.pose a threat to all its peersB.meet with strong oppositionC.increase Science's circulation.D.set an example for other journals正确答案是：D34、David Vaux holds that what Science is doing now_____.A.adds to researchers’workload.B.diminishes the role of reviewers.C.has room for further improvement.D.is to fail in the foreseeable future.正确答案是：C35、Which of the following is the best title of the text?_____A.Science Joins Push to Screen Statistics in PapersB.Professional Statisticians Deserve More RespectC.Data Analysis Finds Its Way onto Editors' DesksD.Statisticians Are Coming Back with Science正确答案是：AText 4Two years ago, Rupert Murdoch's daughter, Elisabeth, spoke of the "unsettling dearth of integrity across so many of our institutions". Integrity had collapsed, she argued, because of a collective acceptance that the only "sorting mechanism" in society should be profit and the market. But "it's us, human beings, we the people who create the society we want, not profit”.Driving her point home, she continued: "It's increasingly apparent that the absence of purpose, of a moral language within government, media or business could become one of the most dangerous goals for capitalism and freedom." This same absence of moral purpose was wounding companies such as News International, she thought, making it more likely that it would lose its way as it had with widespread illegal telephone hacking. As the hacking trial concludes—finding guilty one ex-editor of the News of the World, Andy Coulson, for conspiring to hack phones, and finding his predecessor, Rebekah Brooks, innocent of the same charge—the wider issue of dearth of integrity still stands. Journalists are known to have hacked the phones of up to 5,500 people. This is hacking on an industrial scale, as was acknowledged by Glenn Mulcaire, the man hired by the News of the World in 2001 to be the point person for phone hacking. Others await trial. This saga still unfolds.In many respects, the dearth of moral purpose frames not only the fact of such widespread phone hacking but the terms on which the trial took place. One of theastonishing revelations was how little Rebekah Brooks knew of what went on in her newsroom, how little she thought to ask and the fact that she never inquired how the stories arrived. The core of her successful defence was that she knew nothing.In today's world, it has become normal that well-paid executives should not be accountable for what happens in the organizations that they run. Perhaps we should not be so surprised. For a generation, the collective doctrine has been that the sorting mechanism of society should be profit. The words that have mattered are efficiency, flexibility, shareholder value, business-friendly, wealth generation, sales, impact and, in newspapers, circulation. Words degraded to the margin have been justice, fairness, tolerance, proportionality and accountability.The purpose of editing the News of the World was not to promote reader understanding, to be fair in what was written or to betray any common humanity. It was to ruin lives in the quest for circulation and impact. Ms. Brooks may or may not have had suspicions about how her journalists got their stories, but she asked no questions, gave no instructions—nor received traceable, recorded answers.36、According to the first two paragraphs, Elisabeth was upset by_____.A.the consequences of the current sorting mechanism.panies' financial loss due to immoral practicesernmental ineffectiveness on moral issues.D.the wide misuse of integrity among institutions.正确答案是：A37、It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that_____.A.Glenn Mulcaire may deny phone hacking as a crime.B.more journalists may be found guilty of phone hacking.C.Andy Coulson should be held innocent of the charge.D.phone hacking will be accepted on certain occasions.正确答案是：B38、The author believes that Rebekah Brooks's defence_____.A.revealed a cunning personality.B.centered on trivial issues.C.was hardly convincing.D.was part of a conspiracy.正确答案是：C39、The author holds that the current collective doctrine shows_____.A.generally distorted values.B.unfair wealth distribution.C.a marginalized lifestyle.D.a rigid moral code.正确答案是：A40、Which of the following is suggested in the last paragraph?_____A.The quality of writings is of primary importance.mon humanity is central to news reporting.C.Moral awareness matters in editing a newspaper.D.Journalists need stricter industrial regulations.正确答案是：CSection II Reading Comprehension Part BDirections: The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41-45, you are required to reorganize into a coherent text by choosing from the list A-G and filling them into the numbered boxes. Paragraphs A and E have been correctly placed. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Text 1King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted kings don't abdicate, they die in their sleep. But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So, dies the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? Does that mean the uniting is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?The Spanish case previous arguments both for and against monarchy when public opinion is particularly. Polarized, as it was following the end of the France regime, monarchs can rise above "mere" politics and "embody" a spirit of national unity.It is this apparent transcendence of politics that explains monarchs continuing popularity as heads of states. And so, the Middle East expected, Europe is the most monarch-infested region is the world, with 10 kingdoms (not counting Vatican city and Andorra). But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respect public figure.Even so, kings and queens undoubtedly have a downside, symbolic of national unity as they claim to be, their very history—and sometimes the way they behave today-embodies outdated and indefensible privileges and inequalities. At a time when Thomas Piketty and other ecumenists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states. The most successful monarchies strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways. Prince and princess have day-jobs and ride bicycles, not horses (or helicopters). Even so, these are wealthy families who party with the international 1%, and media intrusiveness makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the right image.While Europe's monarchies will no doubt be smart enough to strive for some time to come, it is the British royals who have most to fear from the Spanish example.It is only the Queen who has preserved the monarchy reputation with her rather ordinary (if well-healed) granny style. The danger will come with Charles, who has both anexpensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world. He has failed to understand that monarchies have largely survived because they provide a service—as non-controversial and non-political heads of state. Charles ought to know that as English history shows, it is kings of republicans, who are the monarchy's worst enemies.21、According to the first two paragraphs, king Juan Carl of span_____.ed to enjoy high public supportB.was unpopular among European royalsC.ended his reign in embarrassmentD.eased his relationship with his rivals正确答案是：C22、Monarchs are kept as head of state in European mostly_____.A.owing to their undoubted and respectable statusB.to achieve a balance between tradition and realityC.to give voters more public figures to look up toD.due to their everlasting political embodiment正确答案是：A23、Which of the following is shown to be odd, according to Paragraph 4?_____.A.Aristocrats' excessive reliance on inherited wealth.B.The simple lifestyle of the aristocratic families.C.The role of the nobility in modern democracies.D.The nobility's adherence to their privileges.正确答案是：C24、The British royals "have most to fear" because Charles_____.A.takes a tough line on political issues.B.fails to change his lifestyle as advised.C.takes republicans as his potential allies.D.fails to adapt himself to his future role.正确答案是：B25、Which of the following is the best title of the text?_____.A.Carlos, Glory and Disgrace CombinedB.Carlos, a Lesson for All European MonarchsC.Charles, Slow to React to the Coming ThreatsD.Charles, Anxious to Succeed to the Throne正确答案是：BText 2Just how much does the Constitution protect your digital data? The Supreme Cpurt will now consider whether police can search the contents of a mobile phone without a warrant if the phone is on or around a person during an arrest.California has asked the justices to refrain from a sweeping ruling, particularly one that upsets the old assumptions that authorities may search through the possessions of suspects at the time of their arrest. It is hard, the state argues, for judges to assess the implications of new and rapidly changing technologies.The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California's advice. Enough of the implications are discernable, even obvious, so that the justice can and should provide updated guidelines to police, lawyers and defendants.They should start by discarding California's lame argument that exploring the contents of a smartphone- a vast storehouse of digital information is similar to say, going through a suspect's purse .The court has ruled that police don't violate the Fourth Amendment when they go through the wallet or porcketbook, of an arrestee without a warrant. But exploring one's smartphone is more like entering his or her home. A smartphone may contain an arrestee's reading history ,financial history, medical history and comprehensive records of recent correspondence. The development of "cloud computing." meanwhile, has made that exploration so much the easier.But the justices should not swallow California's argument whole. New, disruptive technology sometimes demands novel applications of the Constitution's protections. Orin Kerr, a law professor, compares the explosion and accessibility of digital information in the 21st century with the establishment of automobile use as a digital necessity of life in the 20th: The justices had to specify novel rules for the new personal domain of the passengercar then; they must sort out how the Fourth Amendment applies to digital information now.26、The Supreme court, will work out whether, during an arrest, it is legitimate to_____.A.search for suspects' mobile phones without a warrant.B.check suspects' phone contents without being authorized.C.prevent suspects from deleting their phone contents.D.prohibit suspects from using their mobile phones.正确答案是：B27、The author's attitude toward California's argument is one of_____.A.tolerance.B.indifference.C.disapproval.D.cautiousness.正确答案是：C28、The author believes that exploring one’s phone content is comparable to_____.A.getting into one's residence.B.handing one's historical records.C.scanning one's correspondences.D.going through one's wallet.正确答案是：A29、In Paragraph 5 and 6, the author shows his concern that_____.A.principles are hard to be clearly expressed.B.the court is giving police less room for action.C.phones are used to store sensitive information.D.citizens’privacy is not effective protected.正确答案是：D30、Orin Kerr's comparison is quoted to indicate that_____.A.the Constitution should be implemented flexibly.B.New technology requires reinterpretation of the Constitution.C.California's argument violates principles of the Constitution.D.Principles of the Constitution should never be altered.正确答案是：BText 3The journal Science is adding an extra round of statistical checks to its peer-review process, editor-in-chief Marcia McNutt announced today. The policy follows similar efforts from other journals, after widespread concern that basic mistakes in data analysis are contributing to the irreproducibility of many published research findings."Readers must have confidence in the conclusions published in our journal," writes McNutt in an editorial. Working with the American Statistical Association, the journal has appointed seven experts to a statistics board of reviewing editors (SBoRE). Manu will be flagged up for additional scrutiny by the journal's internal editors, or by its existing Board of Reviewing Editors or by outside peer reviewers. The SBoRE panel will then find external statisticians to review these manuscripts.Asked whether any particular papers had impelled the change, McNutt said:"The creation of the 'statistics board'was motivated by concerns broadly with the application of statistics and data analysis in scientific research and is part of Science's overall drive to increase reproducibility in the research we publish."Giovanni Parmigiani, a biostatistician at the Harvard School of Public Health, a member of the SBoRE group, says he expects the board to "play primarily an advisory role." He agreed to join because he "found the foresight behind the establishment of the SBoRE to be novel, unique and likely to have a lasting impact. This impact will not only be through the publications in Science itself, but hopefully through a larger group of publishing places that may want to model their approach after Science."31、It can be learned from Paragraph I that_____.A.Science intends to simplify its peer-review process.B.journals are strengthening their statistical checks.C.few journals are blamed for mistakes in data analysis.ck of data analysis is common in research projects.正确答案是：B32、The phrase “flagged up ”(Para.2)is the closest in meaning to_____.A.found.B.revised.C.markedD.stored正确答案是：C33、Giovanni Parmigiani believes that the establishment of the SBoRE may_____.A.pose a threat to all its peersB.meet with strong oppositionC.increase Science's circulation.D.set an example for other journals正确答案是：D34、David Vaux holds that what Science is doing now_____.A.adds to researchers’workload.B.diminishes the role of reviewers.C.has room for further improvement.D.is to fail in the foreseeable future.正确答案是：C35、Which of the following is the best title of the text?_____A.Science Joins Push to Screen Statistics in PapersB.Professional Statisticians Deserve More RespectC.Data Analysis Finds Its Way onto Editors' DesksD.Statisticians Are Coming Back with Science正确答案是：AText 4Two years ago, Rupert Murdoch's daughter, Elisabeth, spoke of the "unsettling dearth of integrity across so many of our institutions". Integrity had collapsed, she argued, because of a collective acceptance that the only "sorting mechanism" in society should be profit and the market. But "it's us, human beings, we the people who create the society we want, not profit”.Driving her point home, she continued: "It's increasingly apparent that the absence of purpose, of a moral language within government, media or business could become one of the most dangerous goals for capitalism and freedom." This same absence of moralpurpose was wounding companies such as News International, she thought, making it more likely that it would lose its way as it had with widespread illegal telephone hacking. As the hacking trial concludes—finding guilty one ex-editor of the News of the World, Andy Coulson, for conspiring to hack phones, and finding his predecessor, Rebekah Brooks, innocent of the same charge—the wider issue of dearth of integrity still stands. Journalists are known to have hacked the phones of up to 5,500 people. This is hacking on an industrial scale, as was acknowledged by Glenn Mulcaire, the man hired by the News of the World in 2001 to be the point person for phone hacking. Others await trial. This saga still unfolds.In many respects, the dearth of moral purpose frames not only the fact of such widespread phone hacking but the terms on which the trial took place. One of the astonishing revelations was how little Rebekah Brooks knew of what went on in her newsroom, how little she thought to ask and the fact that she never inquired how the stories arrived. The core of her successful defence was that she knew nothing.In today's world, it has become normal that well-paid executives should not be accountable for what happens in the organizations that they run. Perhaps we should not be so surprised. For a generation, the collective doctrine has been that the sorting mechanism of society should be profit. The words that have mattered are efficiency, flexibility, shareholder value, business-friendly, wealth generation, sales, impact and, in newspapers, circulation. Words degraded to the margin have been justice, fairness, tolerance, proportionality and accountability.The purpose of editing the News of the World was not to promote reader understanding, to be fair in what was written or to betray any common humanity. It was to ruin lives in the。

2015 考研英语阅读真题Text 4(英语二)

2015 Text 4（英语⼆）关于奥巴⻢医改的好消息Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the to 6.1 percent, as good news.And they were right.For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace.We still have a long way to go to get back to , but at least we are now ﬁnally moving forward at a faster pace.However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked.There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time.This ﬁgure is now 830,000 (4.4 percent) above its year ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction.Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs.They take part-time work because this is all they can get.unemployment rate 对于劳动部⻔所报告的六⽉份新增28.8万个⼯作岗位和失业率下降⾄6.1个百分点，很多⼈都说这是个利好消息。

详解2015英语二真题阅读Text4

详解2015英语二真题阅读Text42015考研英语已经落下帷幕，今年英二考题的传统阅读部分在选项设计方面难度增加。

下面笔者就阅读第四篇进行深度解析。

第二篇阅读选自2014年7月7日在theHuffington Post发表的名为“The Good News About Obamacare in the June Jobs Report”的文章，就题材来说属于社会生活类，主要内容是描述了奥巴马的医保政策促进了美国的就业及其原因。

文章后五道考题中四道细节题，一道主旨题，其难度与往年第四篇相比趋于稳定。

首先36题是一道细节题。

该题考察了考生对文章第二段前两句的细节理解。

该题主要可采用我们钻石卡VIP课程中经常讲到的细节定位法。

根据题干关键词“job pictures, neglected”可以回文定位到第二段第一句话“the jobs picture ...was largely overlooked”，其中neglected是overlooked的同义替换。

并且此句有明显的命题点“however”。

第二句具体指出被忽略的部分是“there was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time.”，即有大量的人自愿从事兼职工作。

故正确答案为B。

其中increase是原文jump的同义替换，voluntary part-time jobs是voluntarily working part-time的同义转述。

阅读中的这种同义替换也是我们课程中屡次强调的考点。

A选项（蒸蒸日上的用工市场的前景）和D选项（加速创造就业机会）均是对第一段就业形势好的一种描述，并没有说这种现象被忽视。

故排除。

而C选项（全民就业的可能性），文中第一段只是客观描述了我们依然有很长的路才能达到全民就业，而并不是说这种问题被忽略，故C选项排除。

2015年考研英语二真题及答案解析

1 / 20202015年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二试题及答案解析Section I Use of EnglishDirections ：Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C orD on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with — or even looking at — a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they cling to their phones, even without a 1 on a subway. It’s It’s a a a sad sad sad reality reality reality ——our our desire desire desire to to to avoid avoid avoid interacting interacting interacting with with with other other other human human human beings beings beings ——because there’s there’s 2 2 to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldn’t know it, 3 into your phone. This universal protection sends the 4 : “Please don’t approach me.”What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screens? One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach. We fear rejection, or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as “weird weird”. We fear we’ll be ”. We fear we’ll be 7 . We fear we’ll be disruptive. disruptive. Strangers Strangers Strangers are are are inherently inherently 8 to to us, us, us, so so so we we we are are are more more more likely likely likely to to to feel feel 9 when communicating communicating with with with them them them compared compared compared with with with our our our friends friends friends and and and acquaintances. acquaintances. acquaintances. To To To avoid avoid avoid this this this anxiety, anxiety, we 10 to our phones. “Phones become our security blanket,” Wortmann says. “They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 .”But But once once once we we we rip rip rip off off off the the the bandaid, bandaid, bandaid, tuck tuck tuck our our our smartphones smartphones smartphones in in in our our our pockets pockets pockets and and and look look look up, up, up, it it doesn’t doesn’t 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder Schroeder asked asked asked commuters commuters commuters to to to do do do the the the unthinkable: unthinkable: unthinkable: Start Start Start a a 13 . They They had had had Chicago Chicago Chicago train train commuters talk to their fellow 14 . “When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the the same same same train train train station station station to to 15 how how they they they would would would feel feel feel after after after talking talking talking to to to a a a stranger, stranger, stranger, the the the commuters commuters thought thought their their 16 would would be be be more more more pleasant pleasant pleasant if if if they they they sat sat sat on on on their their their own,” own,” own,” the the the New New New Y ork Y ork Times Times summarizes. Though the participants didn’t expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, “not a single person reported havi ng been embarrassed .”.”18 , these these commutes commutes commutes were were were reportedly reportedly reportedly more more more enjoyable enjoyable enjoyable compared compared compared with with with those those those without without communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected. It’s that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected. 1. [A] ticket [B] permit [C] signal [D] record 2. [A] nothing [B] link [C] another [D] much 3. [A] beaten [B] guided [C] plugged [D] brought 4. [A] message [B] cede [C] notice [D] sign 5. [A] under [B] beyond [C] behind [D] from 6. [A] misinterpreted [B] misapplied [C] misadjusted [D] mismatched 7. [A] fired [B] judged [C] replaced [D] delayed 8. [A] unreasonable [B] ungrateful [C] unconventional [D] unfamiliar 9. [A] comfortable [B] anxious [C] confident [D] angry 10. [A] attend [B] point [C] take [D] turn 11. [A] dangerous [B] mysterious [C] violent [D] boring 12. [A] hurt [B] resist [C] bend [D] decay 13. [A] lecture [B]conversation [C] debate [D] negotiation 14. [A] trainees [B] employees [C] researchers [D] passengers 15. [A] reveal [B] choose [C] predict [D] design 16. [A] voyage [B] flight [C] walk [D] ride 17. [A] went through [B] did away [C] caught up [D] put up 18. [A] In turn [B]In particular [C] In fact [D] In consequence 19. [A] unless [B] since [C] if [D] whereas 20. [A] funny [B] simple [C] logical [D] rare 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 ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)Text 1 A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys, people are actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which is a stress marker, while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge. “Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home,” writes one of the researchers, Sarah Damske. In fact women t work, she notes. “It is men, not women, who report being happier at even say they feel better ahold true for both those with true for both those with children and that findings hold home than at work.” Another surprise is without, but more so for nonparents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health. What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the the blurring blurring blurring of of of roles, roles, roles, and and and the the the fact fact fact that that that the the the home home home front front front lags lags lags well well well behind behind behind the the the workplace workplace workplace in in in making making adjustments for worki ng women, it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing: working, marking money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola. On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues — your family — have no clear rewards rewards for for for their their their labor; labor; labor; they they they need need need to to to be be be talked talked talked into into into it, it, it, or or or if if if they’re they’re they’re teenagers, teenagers, teenagers, threatened threatened threatened with with co complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they’re your family. You cannot fire your family. mplete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they’re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home. So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co-workers are much harder to motivate. 21. According to Paragraph 1, most previous surveys found that home ______. [A] was an unrealistic place for relaxation [B] generated more stress than the workplace [C] was an ideal place for stress measurement [D] offered greater relaxation than the workplace 22. According to Damaske, who are likely to be the happiest at home? [A] Working mothers [B] Childless husbands [C] Childless wives [D] Working fathers 23. The blurring of working women’s roles refers to the fact that ______. [A] they are both bread winners and housewives [B] their home is also a place for kicking back [C] there is often much housework left behind [D] it is difficult for them to leave their office 24. The word moola (Paragraph 4) most probably means ______. [A] energy [B] skills [C] earnings [D] nutrition 25. The home front differs from the workplace in that ______. [A] home is hardly a cozier working environment [B] division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut [C] household tasks are generally more motivating [D] family labor is often adequately rewarded Text 2For years, studies have found that first-generation college students — those who do not have a parent parent with with with a a a college college college degree degree degree —— lag lag other other other students students students on on on a a a range range range of of of education education education achievement achievement achievement factors. factors. Their grades are lower and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades decades to to to recruit recruit recruit more more more of of of them. them. them. This This This has has has creat creat created ed ed “a “a “a paradox” paradox” paradox” in in in that that that recruiting recruiting recruiting first first first-generation -generation students, students, but but but then then then watching watching watching many many many of of of them them them fail, fail, fail, means means means that that that higher higher higher education education education has has has “continued “continued “continued to to reproduce and widen, rather than close” an achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science . But But the article is the article is a ctually actually actually quite optimistic, as quite optimistic, as i t it it outlines a potential solution outlines a potential solution to to this problem, this problem, suggesting suggesting that that that an an an approach approach approach (which (which (which involves involves involves a a a one-hour, one-hour, one-hour, next-to-no-cost next-to-no-cost next-to-no-cost program) program) program) can can can close close close 63 63 percent of the achievement gap (measured by such factors as grades) between first-generation and other students. The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findings are based on a study involving involving 147 147 147 students students students (who (who (who completed completed completed the the the project) project) project) at at at an an an unnamed unnamed unnamed private private private university. university. First generation was defined as not having a parent with a four-year college degree. Most of the first-generation students (59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants, a federal grant for undergraduates with financial need, while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students with at least one parent with a four-year degree. Their thesis — that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact — was based on the the view view view that that that first-generation first-generation first-generation students students students may may may be be be most most most lacking lacking lacking not not not in in in potential potential potential but but but in in in practical practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students. They cite past research by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be narrowed to close the achievement gap. Many first-first-generation generation students “struggle to navigate the middle middle-class -class culture of higher education, learn the ‘rules of the game,’ and take advantage of college resources,” they write. And this becomes more of a problem when collages don’t talk about the clas class s advantage and disadvantages disadvantages of of of different different different groups groups groups of of of students. students. students. Because Because Because US US US colleges colleges colleges and and and universities universities universities seldom seldom acknowledge acknowledge how how how social social social class class class can can can affect affect affect students’ students’ students’ educational educational educational experience, experience, experience, many many many first first first-generation -generation students lack sight about why they are struggling and do not understand how students like them can improve. 26. Recruiting more first-generation students has ______. [A] reduced their dropout rates [B] narrowed the achievement gap [C] missed its original purpose [D] depressed college students 27. The author of the research article are optimistic because ______. [A] the problem is solvable [B] their approach is costless [C] the recruiting rate has increased [D] their findings appeal to students 28. The study suggests that most first-generation students ______. [A] study at private universities [B] are from single-parent families [C] are in need of financial support [D] have failed their college 29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation students ______. [A] are actually indifferent to the achievement gap [B] can have a potential influence on other students [C] may lack opportunities to apply for research projects [D] are inexperienced in handling their issues at college 30. We may infer from the last paragraph that ______. [A] universities often reject the culture of the middle-class [B] students are usually to blame for their lack of resources [C] social class greatly helps enrich educational experiences [D] colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question Text 3 Even in in traditional traditional traditional offices, offices, offices, “the “the “the lingua lingua lingua franca franca franca of of of corporate corporate corporate America America America has has has gotten gotten gotten much much much more more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,” said Harvard Business School professor professor Nancy Nancy Nancy Koehn. Koehn. Koehn. She She She started started started spinning spinning spinning off off off examples. examples. examples. “If “If “If you you you and and and I I I parachu parachu parachuted ted ted back back back to to Fortune 500 companies in 1990, we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion. passion. There There There were were were goals, goals, goals, there there there were were were strategies, strategies, strategies, there there there were were were objectives, objectives, objectives, but but but we we we didn’t didn’t didn’t talk talk talk about about energy; we didn’t talk about passion.” Koehn p o inted out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very “team”ointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very “team”-oriented -oriented —— and not by coincidence. “Let’s not forget sports — in male-dominated corporate America, it’s still a big deal. It’s not explicitly conscious; it’s the idea that I’m a coach, and you’re my team, and we’re in this this together. together. together. There There There are are are lots lots lots and and and lots lots lots of of of CEOs CEOs CEOs in in in very very very different different different companies, companies, companies, but but but most most most think think think of of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.” These terms terms are are are also also also intended intended intended to to to infuse infuse infuse work work work with with with meaning meaning meaning —— and, and, as as as Khurana Khurana Khurana points points points out, out, increase allegiance to the firm. “You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations: Terms like vision, values, passion, and purpose,” said Khu rana. This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud loud debates debates debates over over over work-work-work-life life life balance. balance. balance. The The The “mommy “mommy “mommy wars” wars” wars” of of of the the the 1990s 1990s 1990s are are are still still still going going going on on on today, today, prompting prompting arguments arguments arguments about about about why why why women women women still still still can’t can’t can’t have have have it it it all all all and and and books books books like like like Sheryl Sheryl Sheryl Sandberg’s Sandberg’s Lean In, whose title has become a buzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug, offline, life-hack, bandwidth, and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home. But if your work is your “passion,” you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it, even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed. But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies companies depend depend depend on on on it, it, it, and and and regular regular regular people people people willingly willingly willingly absorb absorb absorb it. it. it. As As As Nunberg Nunberg Nunberg said, said, said, “Y ou “Y ou can can can get get people people to to to think think think it’s it’s it’s nonsense nonsense nonsense at at at the the the same same same time time time that that that you you you buy buy buy into into into it.” it.” it.” In In In a a a workplace workplace workplace that’s that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning, office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work — and how your work defines who you are. 31. According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become ______. [A] more emotional [B] more objective [C] less energetic [D] less strategic 32. “Team”-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to ______. [A] historical incidents [B] gender difference [C] sports culture [D] athletic executive 33. Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to ______. [A] revive historical terms [B] promote company image [C] foster corporate cooperation [D] strengthen employee loyalty 34. It can be inferred that Lean In ______. [A] voices for working women [B] appeals to passionate workaholics [C] triggers debates among mommies [D] praises motivated employees 35. Which of the following statements is true about office speak? [A] Managers admire it but avoid it [B] Linguists believe it to be nonsense [C] Companies find it to be fundamental [D] Regular people mock it but accept it Text 4 Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, as good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace. However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who repot voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000 (4.4 percent) above its year ago level. Before Before explaining explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work work because because because this this this is is is all all all they they they can can can get. get. get. An An An increase increase increase in in in involuntary involuntary involuntary part-time part-time part-time work work work is is is evidence evidence evidence of of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet. There was was an an an increase increase increase in in in involuntary involuntary involuntary part-time part-time part-time in in in June, June, June, but but but the the the general general general direction direction direction has has has been been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000 (7.9 percent) from is year ago level. We know know the the the difference difference difference between between between voluntary voluntary voluntary and and and involuntary involuntary involuntary part-time part-time part-time employment employment employment because because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is “yes”, they are classified as worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week. The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow allow people people people to to to get get get insurance insurance insurance outside outside outside of of of employment. employment. employment. For For For many many many people, people, people, especially especially especially those those those with with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance. However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance. 36. Which part of the jobs picture are neglected? [A] The prospect of a thriving job market. [B] The increase of voluntary part-time market. [C] The possibility of full employment. [D] The acceleration of job creation. 37. Many people work part-time because they ______. [A] prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs. [B] feel that is enough to make ends meet. [C] cannot get their hands on full-time jobs. [D] haven’t seen the weakness of the market. 38. Involuntary part-time employment in the US ______. [A] is harder to acquire than one year ago. [B] shows a general tendency of decline. [C] satisfies the real need of the jobless. [D] is lower than before the recession. 39. It can be learned that with Obamacare, ______. [A] it is no longer easy for part-timers to get insurance [B] employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance [C] it is still challenging to get insurance for family members [D] full-time employment is still essential for insurance 40. The text mainly discusses ______. [A] employment in the US [B] part-timer classification [C] insurance through Medicaid [D] Obamacare’s troubl e Part BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each numbered paragraph (41-45).There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANS WER SHEET. (10 (10 points)[A] You are not alone [B] Don’t fear responsibility for your life[C] Pave your own unique path [D] Most of your fears are unreal [E] Think about the present moment [F] Experience helps you grow [G] There are many things to be grateful for Unfortunately, Unfortunately, life life life is is is not not not a a a bed bed bed of of of roses. roses. roses. We We We are are are going going going through through through life life life facing facing facing sad sad sad experiences. experiences. Moreover, we are grieving various kinds of loss: a friendship, a romantic relationship or a house. Hard Hard times times times may may may hold hold hold you you you down down down at at at what what what usually usually usually seems seems seems like like like the the the most most most inopportune inopportune inopportune time, time, time, but but but you you should remember that they won’t last forever.When our time of mourning is over, we press forward, stronger with a greater understanding and and respect respect respect for for for life. life. life. Furthermore, Furthermore, Furthermore, these these these losses losses losses make make make us us us mature mature mature and and and eventually eventually eventually move move move us us us toward toward future opportunities for growth and happiness. I want to share these ten old truths I’ve learned along the way. 41. ___________________ Fear is both useful and harmful. This normal human reaction is used to protect us by signaling danger and preparing us to deal with it. Unfortunately, people create inner barriers with a help of exaggerating exaggerating fears. fears. fears. My My My favorite favorite favorite actor actor actor Will Will Will Smith Smith Smith once once once said, said, said, “Fear “Fear “Fear is is is not not not real. real. real. It It It is is is a a a product product product of of thoughts thoughts you you you create. create. create. Do Do Do not not not misunderstand misunderstand misunderstand me. me. me. Danger Danger Danger is is is very very very real. real. real. But But But fear fear fear is is is a a a choice.” choice.” choice.” I I I do do completely agree that fears are just the product of our luxuriant imagination. 42. ___________________ If you are surrounded by problems and cannot stop thinking about the past, try to focus on the present moment. Many of us are weighed down by the past or anxious about the future. You may feel guilt over your past, but you are poisoning the present with the things and circumstances you cannot change. Value the present moment and remember how fortunate you are to be alive. Enjoy the beauty of the world around and keep the eyes open to see the possibilities before you. Happiness is not a point of future and not a moment from the past, but a mindset that can be designed into the present. 43. ___________________ Sometimes it is easy to feel bad because you are going through tough times. You can be easily caught up by life problems that you forget to pause and appreciate the things you have. Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something. 44. ___________________ No No matter matter matter how how how isolated isolated isolated you you you might might might feel feel feel and and and how how how serious serious serious the the the situation situation situation is, is, is, you you you should should should always always remember that you are not alone. Try to keep in mind that almost everyone respects and wants to help you if you are trying to make a good change in your life, especially your dearest and nearest people. Y ou may have a circle of friends who provide constant good humor, help and companionship. If you have no friends or relatives, try to participate in several online communities, full of people who are always willing to share advice and encouragement. 45. ___________________ Today Today many many many people people people find find find it it it difficult difficult difficult to to to trust trust trust their their their own own own opinion opinion opinion and and and seek seek seek balance balance balance by by by gaining gaining objectivity objectivity from from from external external external sources. sources. sources. This This This way way way you you you devalue devalue devalue your your your opinion opinion opinion and and and show show show that that that you you you are are incapable of managing your own life. When you are struggling to achieve something important you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best. You live in your skin, think your own thoughts, have your own values and make your own choices. 。

2015考研英语二真题：阅读理解

2015考研英语二真题：阅读理解2015年考研已经圆满结束了，考研英语频道会第一时间为广大考生更新2015年考研英语二真题，大家可以按Ctrl+D收藏我们的网站，以便第一时间查看自己的成绩!更多考研信息尽在考研频道Text 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys, people are actually morestressed at home that at work. Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which isstress marker, while they were at work and while they were at home and found ithigher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting convent ional wisdom, we found that women as well asmen have lower levels of stress at work than at home,” writes one of theresearchers, Sarah Damaske. In fact women even say they feel better at work, shenotes, “It is men, not women, who report being happier at home than at work.”Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with children andwithout, but more so for nonparents. This is why people who work outside thehome have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work whenthey’re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from theoffice. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kickback. For womenwho stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who workoutside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With theblurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace inmaking adjustments for working women, it’s not surprising that women are morestressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know whatthey’re supposed to be doing: working, making money, doing the tasks they haveto do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hoursof physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the householdin which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are alot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your homecolleagues- your family- have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to betalked into it, or if they’re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of allelectronic devices. Plus, they’re your family. You cannot fire your family. You neverreally get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are thetasks apparently infinite, the co- workers are much harder to motivate.21. According to Paragraph 1, most previous surveys found that home_______[A] was an unrealistic place for relaxation[B] generated more stress than the workplace[C] was an ideal place for stress measurement[D] offered greater relaxation than the workplace22. According to Damaske, who are likely to be the happiest at home?[A] Working mothers[B] Childless husbands[C] Childless wives[D] Working fathers23. The blurring of working women’s roles refers to the fact thay_______[A] they are both bread winners and housewives[B] their home is also a place for kicking back[C] there is often much housework left behind[D] it is difficult for them to leave their office24. The word “moola”(Line 4, Para 4) most probably means_______[A] energy[B] skills[C] earnings[D] nutrition25. The home front differs from the workplace in that_______[A] home is hardly a cozier working environment[B] division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut[C] household tasks are generally more motivating[D] family labor is often adequately rewardedText2For years, studies have found that first-generation college students- those whodo not have a parent with a college degree- lag other students on a range ofeducation achievement factors. Their grades are lower and their dropout rates arehigher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if theysucceed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades torecruit more of them. This has created “a paradox” in that recruiting firstgenerationstudents, but then watching many of them fail, means that highereducation has “continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close” abachievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of apaper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science.But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to thisproblem, suggesting that an approach (which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-costprogram) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap (measured by such factorsas grades) between first-generation and other students.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findings arebased on a study involving 147 students ( who completed the project) at anunnamed private university. First generation was defined as not having a parentwith a four-year college degree. Most of the first-generation students(59.1 percent)were recipients of Pell Grants, a federal grant for undergraduates with financialneed, while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students wit at least one parentwith a four-year degree.Their thesis- that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact- wasbased on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not inpotential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that facemost college students. They cite past research by several authors to show that thisis the gap that must be narrowed to close the achievement gap.Many first- generation students “struggle to navigate the middle-class culture ofhigher education, learn the ‘rules of the game,’ and take advantage of collegeresources,” they write. And this becomes more of a problem when collages don’ttalk about the class advantage and disadvantages of different groups of students.Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class canaffect students ’educational experience, many first-generation students lack sightabout why they are struggling and do not understand how students’ like themcan improve.26. Recruiting more first- generation students has_______[A] reduced their dropout rates[B] narrowed the achievement gao[C] missed its original purpose[D] depressed college students27. The author of the research article are optimistic because_______[A] the problem is solvable[B] their approach is costless[C] the recruiting rate has increased[D] their finding appeal to students28. The study suggests that most first- generation students______[A] study at private universities[B] are from single-parent families[C] are in need of financial support[D] have failed their collage29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation students_______[A] are actually indifferent to the achievement gap[B] can have a potential influence on other students[C] may lack opportunities to apply for research projects[D] are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30. We may infer from the last paragraph that_______[A] universities often reject the culture of the middle-class[B] students are usually to blame for their lack of resources[C] social class greatly helps enrich educational experiences[D] colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText3Even in traditional offices, “the lingua franca of corporate America has gottenmuch more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,”said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn. She started spinning offexamples. “If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990, wewould see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion. Therewere goals, there were strategies, there were objectives, but we didn’t talk aboutenergy; we didn’t talk about passion.”Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very“team”-oriented—and not by coincidence. “Let’s not forget sports—inmale-dominated corporate America, it’s still a big deal. It’s not explicitlyconscious; it’s the idea that I’m a coach, and you’re my team, and we’re in thistogether. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies, but mostthink of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.”These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Khuranapoints out, increase allegiance to the firm. “You have the importation ofterminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizationsand religious organizations: Terms like vision, values, passion, and purpose,” saidKhurana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivatedamid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance. The “mommy wars” of the1990s are still going on today, prompting arguments about why women still can’thave it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, whose title has become abuzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug, offline, life-hack, bandwidth, andcapacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home. But ifyour work is your “passion,” you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it, even ifthat means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyonemakes fun of it, butmanagers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it.As Nunberg said, “You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same timethat you buy into it.” In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your lifeand its meaning, office speak can help you figure out how you relate to yourwork—and how your work defines who you are.31. According to Nancy Koehn,office language has become_____[A] more emotional[B] more objective[C] less energetic[D] less strategic32. “team”-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to_______[A] historical incidents[B] gender difference[C] sports culture[D] athletic executives33.Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to______[A] revive historical terms[B] promote company image[C] foster corporate cooperation[D] strengthen employee loyalty34.It can be inferred that Lean In________[A] voices for working women[B] appeals to passionate workaholics[C] triggers dcbates among mommies[D] praises motivated employees35.Which of the following statements is true about office speak?[A] Managers admire it but avoid it[B] Linguists believe it to be nonsense[C] Companies find it to be fundamental[D] Regular people mock it but accept itText 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported forJune, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, as good news.And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decentpace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least weare now finally moving forward at a faster pace.However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largelyoverlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarilyworking part-time. This figure is now 830,000(4.4 percent) above its year ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making animportant distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-timejobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get.An increase ininvoluntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntarypart-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by640,000(7.9 percent) from its year ago level.We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employmentbecause people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people ifthey worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is “yes,” theyare classified as working part-time. They survey then asks whether they worked lessthan 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time orbecause they had no choice. They are only classified as voluntary part-time workersif they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the mainpurposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For manypeople, especially those with serious health conditions of family members withserious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance wasthrough a job that provided health insurance.However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 millionpeople to either getinsurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who maypreviously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in orderto cover 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 insurance.40. The text mainly discusses____________.A. employment in the USB. part-timer classificationC. insurance through MedicaidD. Obamacare’s trouble点击查看推荐阅读:。

2015年考研英语二真题原文及答案解析

2015年考研英语二真题原文及答案解析完整版Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text。

Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and markA，B，C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1(10 points)In our contemporary culture，the prospect of communicating with-or even looking at-a stranger is virtually unbearable Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones，even without a 1 undergroundIt's a sad reality-our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings-because there's 2to be gained from talking to the strange r standing by you. But you wouldn't know it，3 into your phone. This universal armor sends the 4 ：Please don't approach me.What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screens?One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach We fear rejection，or that our innocent social advances will be 6 ascreep,We fear we'II be 7 Wefear we'II be disruptive Strangers are inherently 8 to us，so we are more likely to feel 9when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances To avoidthis anxiety, we 10 to our phones.Phones become our security blanket，Wortmannsays.They are our happyglasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 .But once we rip off the bandaid，tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up，itandEpley Nicholas scientists behavioral ，experiment2011 one In bad. so 12 doesn't Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a 13 . They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14 . When Dr.Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on their own, the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn't expect a positive experience, after they 17 withthe experiment,ot a single person reported having been snubbed.18 , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those sans communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. It's that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.1. [A] ticket [B] permit [C]signall [D] record2. [A] nothing [B] link [C]another [D] much3. [A] beaten [B] guided [C]plugged [D] brought4. [A] message [B] cede [C]notice [D] sign5. [A] under [B] beyond [C] behind [D] from6. [A] misinterprete [B] misapplied [C] misadjusted [D] mismatched7. [A] fired [B] judged [C] replaced [D] delayed8. [A] unreasonable [B] ungreatful [C] unconventional [D] unfamiliar9. [A] comfortable [B] anxious [C] confident [D] angry10. [A] attend [B] point [C] take [D] turn11. [A] dangerous [B] mysterious [C] violent [D] boring12. [A] hurt [B] resis [C] bend [D] decay13. [A] lecture [B] conversation [C] debate [D] negotiation14. [A] trainees [B] employees [C] researchers [D] passengers15. [A] reveal [B] choose [C] predictl [D] design16. [A] voyage [B] flight [C] walk [D] ride17. [A] went through [B] did away [C] caught up [D] put up18. [A] In turn [B] In particular [C]In fact [D] In consequence19. [A] unless [B] since [C] if [D] whereas20. [A] funny [B] simple [C] Iogical [D] rare答案：1. signal2. Much3. plugged4. message5. behind6. misinterpreted7. judged8. unfamiliar9. anxious 10. turn11. dangerous 12. hurt 13. Conversation 14. passengers15. predict 16. ride 17. went through 18. in fact19. since 20. SimpleSection ⅡReading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Text 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys. People art actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people's cortntlol. Which is it at stress marker.While they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home, writes one of the researchers. Sarah Damaske, In fact women say they feel better at work. She notes. it is men not women. Who report being bappicr at home than at work, Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with childrcn and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why pcoplc who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn't measure is whether people are still doing work when they' re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women, it' s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it's not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they're supposed to be doing: working, making money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues-yourfamily-have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they' re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they' re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home.So it's not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co-workers are much harder to motivate.21.According to Pa ragraph 1，most previous su rveys found that home___________[A]was an un realistic place for relaxation[B]generated more stress than the workplace[C]was an ideal place for stress measurement[D]offered greater relaxation than the workplace22.According to Damaske，who are likely to be the happiest at home?[A]Working mothers[B]Childless husbands[C] Childless wives[D]Working fathers23 The blurring of working women's roles refers to the fact thay___________[A]they are both bread winners and housewives[B]their home is also a place for kicking back[C]there is often much housework left behind[D]it is difficult for them to leave their office24.The wordmoola(Line 4，Para 4)most probably means___________[A]energy[B]skills[C]earnings[D]nutrition25.The home front differs from the workplace in that_____________[A]home is hardly a cozier working environment[B]division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut[C]household tasks are generally more motivating[D]family labor is often adequately rewarded答案：21.D offered greater relaxation than the workplace22.B childless husbands23.A they are both bread winners and housewives24.C earnings25.B division of labor at home is seldom clear-cutText 2For years, studies have found that first-generation college students-those who do not have a parent with a college degree-lag other students on a range of education achievement factors. Their grades are lower and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them. This has created a paradox in that recruiting first-generation students, but then watching many of them fail, means that higher education has continued to reproduce and widen, ratherthan close achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressingbeginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Sciense.But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach(which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap(measured by such factors as grades)between first-generation and other students.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findins are based on a study involving 147 students(who completed the project)at an unnamed private unive rsity．First generation was defined as not having a parent with a fou r-year college degree Most of the first-generation students(59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants，a federal g rant for undergraduates with financial need，while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students wit at least one parent with a four-year degreeTheir thesis-that a relatively modest inte rvention could have a big impact-was based on the view that first-gene ration students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students They cite past resea rch by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be na rrowed to close the achievement gap.Many first-gene ration studentsstruggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education，learn the'rules of the game，'and take advantage of college resou rces, they write And this becomes more of a problem when collages don't talk about the class advantage and disadvantages of different groups of students Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students' educational expe rience，many first-gene ration students lack sight about why they a re struggling and donot unde rstand how students' like them can improve26. Recruiting more first-generation students has[A]reduced their d ropout rates[B]narrowed the achievement gao[C] missed its original pu rpose[D]depressed college students27 The author of the research article are optimistic because[A]the problem is solvable[B]their approach is costless[q the recruiting rate has increased[D]their finding appeal to students28 The study suggests that most first-gene ration students[A]study at private universities[B]are from single-pa rent families[q are in need of financial support[D]have failed their collage29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation students[A]a re actually indifferent to the achievement gap[B]can have a potential influence on othe r students[C] may lack opportunities to apply for resea rch projects[D]are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30.We mayinfer from the last paragraph that--[A]universities often r~ect the culture of the middle-class[B]students are usually to blame for their lack of resources[C]social class g reatly helps en rich educational experiences[D]colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question答案：26.C missed its original purpose27.A the problem is solvable28.C are in need of financial support29.D are inexperienced in handling issues at college30.D colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText3Even in traditional offices，he lingua franca of corporate America has gottenmuch more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago，said Ha rva rdBusiness School professor Nancy Koehn She sta rted spinning off examples.If you and Ipa rachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990，we would see much less frequentuse of terms like Journey, mission,passion. There were goals，there were strategies，there were objectives，but we didn't talk about energy；we didn't talk about passion.Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabula ry is very eam-oriented-andnot by coincidence.Let's not forget sDorts-in male-dominated corporate America，it's stilla big deal. It's not explicitly conscious；it's the idea that I'm a coach，and you're my team，and we're in this togethec. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies，but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.，as Khu rana points out，These terms a re also intended to infuse work with meaning-andincrease allegiance to the firm.You have the importation of terminology that historicallyused to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations：Terms like vision，values，passion，and purpose，saidKhuranaThis new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance The mommy wars of the 1990s a re still going on today, prompting arguments about whywomen still can'thave it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In，whose title has become abuzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug，offline，life-hack，bandwidth，andcapacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home But ifyour work is your passion, you'II be more likely to devote yourself to it，even ifthat means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bedBut this seems to be the irony of office speak：Everyone makes fun of it，butmanage rslove it，companies depend on it，and regular people willingly absorb itAs Nunberg said，You can get people to think it's nonsense at the same timethat you buy into it. In aworkplace that's fundamentally indiffe rent to your lifeand its meaning office speak canhelp you figu re out how you relate to yourwork-and how your work defines who you are31. According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become________[A]more e motional[B]more objective[C]less energetic[D]less energetic[E]less strategic32. eam-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to________[A]historical incidents[B]gender difference[C]sports culture[D]athletic executives33.Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to________[A]revive historical terms[B]promote company image[C]foster corporate cooperation[D]strengthen employee loyalty34.It can be inferred that Lean In_________[A]voices for working women[B]appeals to passionate workaholics[C]triggers dcbates among mommies[D]praises motivated employees35.Which of the following statements is true about office speak?[A]Managers admire it but avoid it[B]Linguists believe it to be nonsense[C]Companies find it to be fundamental[D]Regular people mock it but accept it答案：31.A more emotional32.C sports culture33.D strengthen employee loyalty34.A voices for working women35.C companies find it to be fundamentalText 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reporled for Jure, along with the drop in the unemployment take to 6 J percent. at good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.However there is another important part of the jobs picture that was targely ovedookcd. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000（4,4 percent）above its year ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9 percent)from its year ago level.employmentpart-time involuntary and voluntary between difference the know Webecause people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is yes. hey are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only elassified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare becanse one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.36. Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?A. The prospect of a thriving job market.B. The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.C. The possibility of full employment.D. The acceleration of job creation.37. Many people work part-time because 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答案：36.B the increase of voluntary part-time jobs37.C cannot get their hands on full-time jobs38.B shows a general tendency of decline39.B employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance40.A employment in the USSome Old Truths to Help You Overcorne Toucgh TimesUefortunately, life is not a bed of roses, We are going through life facing sad experiences. Moreover, we are grieving various kinds of loss: a friendship, a rontantic relatlonshlp of a house. Hard times may hold you down at what usually seems like the most inopportune time,but you should remember that they won't last forever.When our time of mourning is over, we press forward, stronger with a greater understanding and respect for life. Furthermore, these losses make us mature and eventally move as toward future opportunities for growth and happiness. I want to share these old truths I've learned along the way.41.Fear is both useful and harmful. This normal human reaction is used to protect us by signaling danger and preparing us to deal with it. Unfortunately, people create inner barriers with a help of exaggerating fears. My favorite actor will smith once said, Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice. I do completely agree that fears are just the product of our luxuriant imagination.42 .If you are ??? by ??? and43. .Sometimes it is casy to feel bad because you are going through tough times. You can be easily caught up by life problems that you forget to pause and appreciate the things youhave. Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something.44..No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should always remember that you are not alone. Try to keep in mind that almost everyone respects and wants to help you if you are trying to make a good change in your life, especially your dearest and nearest people, You may have a circle of friends who provide constant good humor, help and companionship. If you have no friends or relatives. Try to participate in several online communities, full of people who are always willing to share advice and cncouragement.45 .Today many people find it difficult to trust their own opinion and seek balance by gaining objectivity from external sources. This way you devalue your opinion and show that you are incapable of managing your of own life. When you are struggling to achieve something important you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best. You live in your skin, think your own thoughts, have your own values and make your own choices.答案：41.D Most of your fears are unreal42.E Think about the resent moment43.G There are many things to be grateful for44.A you are not alone45.C Pave your own unique pathSection ⅢTranslation46. Directions:Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)Think about driving a route that's very familiar. It could be your commute to work, a tripinto town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist and turn like the back of your hand. On these sorts of trips it's easy tolose concentration on the driving and paylittle attention to the passing scenery. The consequence is that you perceive that the triphas taken less time than it actually has.This is the well-travelled road effect: people tend to underestimate the time it takes totravel a familiar route.The effect is caused by the way we allocate our attention. When we travel down awell-known route, because we don't have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly. And afterwards, when we come to think back on it, we can't remember the journey well because we didn't pay much attention to it. So we assume it wasshorter.参考译文：想想看在一条非常熟悉的路上驾驶的感觉，这可能发生在上班，进城或回家的路上。

2015考研英语二真题及答案解析

“Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home, ” writes one of the researchers, Sarah Damske. In fact women even say they feel better at work, she notes.“ It is men, not women, who report being happier at home than at work. ”Another surprise is that findings hold true for both those with children and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health.
In orospect of communicating with -- or even looking at -- a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones, even without a 1 underground.
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Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A

深度解析2015英语一真题阅读Text4

深度解析2015英语一真题阅读Text4第四篇阅读理解选自2014年6月29日The Observer（《观察家》）发表的名为“As the hacking trial proves, we lack moral purpose in public life”的文章，属于社会生活类题材的文章。

作者通过对手机黑客案件的审理，分析了目前由此造成的道德丧失问题普遍存在的原因，尤其是在新闻产业中。

这篇文章五道考题难度相对较大，其中有三道推理题，一道细节题，还有一道观点例证题。

虽然题目的设置有所难度，但是解题方法却离不开海文老师一直提倡的宏观阅读法。

只要抓住了这篇文章的主线，以及作者的态度，那么这五道题也就不那么难了。

首先，第一段作者通过引用Elizabeth的话，指出目前存在的正值感丧失是让人很沮丧的。

接着从第二段开始，就过渡到了新闻业中。

很多记者涉及到非法的手机黑客案中；然后第三段和第四段明确指出，对于这种案件审理过程中的问题使得道德丧失依然存在。

最后第五段和第六段深化主题，表现出作者的态度，认为现在普遍存在的社会分类机制只看重利益，而忽略了公平正义，并再次通过记者的行为进行佐证。

36题是一个细节题。

可以直接定位到第一段第一句话，Elizabeth认为让人烦心的（unsettling）的是dearth of integrity（正值感的丧失）。

第二句话，进一步指出正值感的丧失（integrity had collapsed）是由于目前人们广泛认同的社会分类机制（sorting mechanism）。

结合这两句话，不难得出答案为A (the consequences of the current sorting mechanism)。

这道题比较容易，通过结合文章的具体信息以及因果逻辑关系（because of）可以直接得出答案。

37题是一道封闭式推理题，该题有一定的难度。

考生需要对第三段的内容结构进行分析。

2015年考研英语二真题原文及答案解析

2015年考研英语二真题原文及答案解析完整版Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text。

Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and markA，B，C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1(10 points)In our contemporary culture，the prospect of communicating with-or even looking at-a stranger is virtually unbearable Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones，even without a 1 undergroundIt's a sad reality-our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings-because there's 2 to be gained from talking to the strange r standing by you. But you wouldn't know it，3 into your phone. This universal armor sends the 4 ："Please don't approach me."What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screens?One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach We fear rejection，or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as"creep,"We fear we'II be 7 We fear we'II be disruptive Strangers are inherently 8 to us，so we are more likely to feel 9 when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances To avoid this anxiety, we 10 to our phones."Phones become our security blanket，"Wortmann says."They are our happyglasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 ."But once we rip off the bandaid，tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up，it doesn't 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment，behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley andJuliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a 13 . They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14 . "When Dr.Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on their own," the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn't expect a positive experience, after they 17 withthe experiment, "not a single person reported having been snubbed."18 , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those sans communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. It's that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.1. [A] ticket [B] permit [C]signall [D] record2. [A] nothing [B] link [C]another [D] much3. [A] beaten [B] guided [C]plugged [D] brought4. [A] message [B] cede [C]notice [D] sign5. [A] under [B] beyond [C] behind [D] from6. [A] misinterprete [B] misapplied [C] misadjusted [D] mismatched7. [A] fired [B] judged [C] replaced [D] delayed8. [A] unreasonable [B] ungreatful [C] unconventional [D] unfamiliar9. [A] comfortable [B] anxious [C] confident [D] angry10. [A] attend [B] point [C] take [D] turn11. [A] dangerous [B] mysterious [C] violent [D] boring12. [A] hurt [B] resis [C] bend [D] decay13. [A] lecture [B] conversation [C] debate [D] negotiation14. [A] trainees [B] employees [C] researchers [D] passengers15. [A] reveal [B] choose [C] predictl [D] design16. [A] voyage [B] flight [C] walk [D] ride17. [A] went through [B] did away [C] caught up [D] put up18. [A] In turn [B] In particular [C]In fact [D] In consequence19. [A] unless [B] since [C] if [D] whereas20. [A] funny [B] simple [C] Iogical [D] rare答案：1. signal2. Much3. plugged4. message5. behind6. misinterpreted7. judged8. unfamiliar9. anxious 10. turn11. dangerous 12. hurt 13. Conversation 14. passengers15. predict 16. ride 17. went through 18. in fact19. since 20. SimpleSection Ⅱ Rea ding ComprehensionPart ADirections:Text 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys. People art actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people's cortntlol. Which is it at stress marker. While they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge."Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home," writes one of the researchers. Sarah Damaske, In fact women say they feel better at work. She notes. "it is men not women. Who report being bappicr at home than at work," Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with childrcn and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why pcoplc who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn't measure is whether people are still doing work when they' re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women, it' s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it's not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they're supposed to be doing: working, making money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues-your family-have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they' re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they' re yourfamily. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home.So it's not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co-workers are much harder to motivate.21.According to Pa ragraph 1，most previous su rveys found that home___________[A]was an un realistic place for relaxation[B]generated more stress than the workplace[C]was an ideal place for stress measurement[D]offered greater relaxation than the workplace22.According to Damaske，who are likely to be the happiest at home?[A]Working mothers[B]Childless husbands[C] Childless wives[D]Working fathers23 The blurring of working women's roles refers to the fact thay___________[A]they are both bread winners and housewives[B]their home is also a place for kicking back[C]there is often much housework left behind[D]it is difficult for them to leave their office24.The word"moola"(Line 4，Para 4)most probably means___________[A]energy[B]skills[C]earnings[D]nutrition25.The home front differs from the workplace in that_____________[A]home is hardly a cozier working environment[B]division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut[C]household tasks are generally more motivating[D]family labor is often adequately rewarded答案：21.D offered greater relaxation than the workplace22.B childless husbands23.A they are both bread winners and housewives24.C earnings25.B division of labor at home is seldom clear-cutText 2For years, studies have found that first-generation college students-those who do not have a parent with a college degree-lag other students on a range of education achievement factors. Their grades are lower and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them. This has created "a paradox" in that recruiting first-generation students, but then watching many of them fail, means that higher education has "continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close" achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Sciense.But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach(which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap(measured by such factors as grades)between first-generation and other students.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findins are based on a study involving 147 students(who completed the project)at an unnamed private unive rsity．First generation was defined as not having a parent with a fou r-year college degree Most of the first-generation students(59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants，a federal g rant for undergraduates with financial need，while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students wit at least one parent with a four-year degreeTheir thesis-that a relatively modest inte rvention could have a big impact-was based on the view that first-gene ration students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students They cite past resea rch by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be na rrowed to close the achievement gap.Many first-gene ration students"struggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education，learn the'rules of the game，'and take advantage of college resou rces," they write And this becomes more of a problem when collages don't talk about the class advantage and disadvantages of different groups of students Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students' educational expe rience，many first-gene ration students lack sight about why they a re struggling and do not unde rstand how students' like them can improve26. Recruiting more first-generation students has[A]reduced their d ropout rates[B]narrowed the achievement gao[C] missed its original pu rpose[D]depressed college students27 The author of the research article are optimistic because[A]the problem is solvable[B]their approach is costless[q the recruiting rate has increased[D]their finding appeal to students28 The study suggests that most first-gene ration students[A]study at private universities[B]are from single-pa rent families[q are in need of financial support[D]have failed their collage29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation students[A]a re actually indifferent to the achievement gap[B]can have a potential influence on othe r students[C] may lack opportunities to apply for resea rch projects[D]are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30.We mayinfer from the last paragraph that--[A]universities often r~ect the culture of the middle-class[B]students are usually to blame for their lack of resources[C]social class g reatly helps en rich educational experiences[D]colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question答案：26.C missed its original purpose27.A the problem is solvable28.C are in need of financial support29.D are inexperienced in handling issues at college30.D colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText3Even in traditional offices，"the lingua franca of corporate America has gottenmuch more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago，" said Ha rva rd Business School professor Nancy Koehn She sta rted spinning off examples."If you and I pa rachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990，we would see much less frequent use of terms like Journey, mission,passion. There were goals，there were strategies，there were objectives，but we didn't talk about energy；we didn't talk about passion."Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabula ry is very "team"-oriented-and not by coincidence."Let's not forget sDorts-in male-dominated corporate America，it's still a big deal. It's not explicitly conscious；it's the idea that I'm a coach，and you're my team，and we're in this togethec. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies，but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win". These terms a re also intended to infuse work with meaning-and，as Khu rana points out，increase allegiance to the firm."You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations：Terms like vision，values，passion，and purpose，"saidKhuranaThis new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance The "mommy wars" of the 1990s a re still going on today, prompting arguments about whywomen still can'thave it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In，whose title has become abuzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug，offline，life-hack，bandwidth，andcapacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home But ifyour work is your "passion," you'II be more likely to devote yourself to it，even ifthat means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bedBut this seems to be the irony of office speak：Everyone makes fun of it，butmanage rs love it，companies depend on it，and regular people willingly absorb itAs Nunberg said，"You can get people to think it's nonsense at the same timethat you buy into it." In a workplace that's fundamentally indiffe rent to your lifeand its meaning office speak can help you figu re out how you relate to yourwork-and how your work defines who you are31. According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become________[A]more e motional[B]more objective[C]less energetic[D]less energetic[E]less strategic32."team"-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to________[A]historical incidents[B]gender difference[C]sports culture[D]athletic executives33.Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to________[A]revive historical terms[B]promote company image[C]foster corporate cooperation[D]strengthen employee loyalty34.It can be inferred that Lean In_________[A]voices for working women[B]appeals to passionate workaholics[C]triggers dcbates among mommies[D]praises motivated employees35.Which of the following statements is true about office speak?[A]Managers admire it but avoid it[B]Linguists believe it to be nonsense[C]Companies find it to be fundamental[D]Regular people mock it but accept it答案：31.A more emotional32.C sports culture33.D strengthen employee loyalty34.A voices for working women35.C companies find it to be fundamentalText 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reporled for Jure, along with the drop in the unemployment take to 6 J percent. at good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.However there is another important part of the jobs picture that was targely ovedookcd. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000（4,4 percent）above its year ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9 percent)from its year ago level.We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employmentbecause people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is "yes."they are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only elassified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare becanse one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.36. Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?A. The prospect of a thriving job market.B. The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.C. The possibility of full employment.D. The acceleration of job creation.37. Many people work part-time because 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答案：36.B the increase of voluntary part-time jobs37.C cannot get their hands on full-time jobs38.B shows a general tendency of decline39.B employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance40.A employment in the USSome Old Truths to Help You Overcorne Toucgh TimesUefortunately, life is not a bed of roses, We are going through life facing sad experiences. Moreover, we are grieving various kinds of loss: a friendship, a rontantic relatlonshlp of a house. Hard times may hold you down at what usually seems like the most inopportune time,but you should remember that they won't last forever.When our time of mourning is over, we press forward, stronger with a greater understanding and respect for life. Furthermore, these losses make us mature and eventally move as toward future opportunities for growth and happiness. I want to share these old truths I've learned along the way.41.Fear is both useful and harmful. This normal human reaction is used to protect us by signaling danger and preparing us to deal with it. Unfortunately, people create inner barriers with a help of exaggerating fears. My favorite actor will smith once said, "Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice." I do completely agree that fears are just the product of our luxuriant imagination.42 .If you are ??? by ??? and43. .Sometimes it is casy to feel bad because you are going through tough times. You can beeasily caught up by life problems that you forget to pause and appreciate the things you have. Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something.44..No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should always remember that you are not alone. Try to keep in mind that almost everyone respects and wants to help you if you are trying to make a good change in your life, especially your dearest and nearest people, You may have a circle of friends who provide constant good humor, help and companionship. If you have no friends or relatives. Try to participate in several online communities, full of people who are always willing to share advice and cncouragement.45 .Today many people find it difficult to trust their own opinion and seek balance by gaining objectivity from external sources. This way you devalue your opinion and show that you are incapable of managing your of own life. When you are struggling to achieve something important you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best. You live in your skin, think your own thoughts, have your own values and make your own choices.答案：41.D Most of your fears are unreal42.E Think about the resent moment43.G There are many things to be grateful for44.A you are not alone45.C Pave your own unique pathSection Ⅲ Translation46. Directions:Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)Think about driving a route that's very familiar. It could be your commute to work, a trip into town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist and turn like the back of your hand. On these sorts of trips it's easy tolose concentration on the driving and pay little attention to the passing scenery. The consequence is that you perceive that the trip has taken less time than it actually has.This is the well-travelled road effect: people tend to underestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route.The effect is caused by the way we allocate our attention. When we travel down a well-known route, because we don't have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly. And afterwards, when we come to think back on it, we can't remember the journey well because we didn't pay much attention to it. So we assume it wasshorter.参考译文：想想看在一条非常熟悉的路上驾驶的感觉，这可能发生在上班，进城或回家的路上。

[实用参考]2015年考研英语二阅读第四篇真题汇总

20PP年考研英语二阅读真题汇总TeGt1AnewstudPsuggeststhatcontrarPtomostsurvePs,peopleareactuallPmores tressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople’scortisol,whichisastressmarker,whilethePwereatworkandwhilethePwereat homeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellas menhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,”writesoneoftheresearchers,SarahDamaske.InfactwomenevensaPthePfeel betteratwork,shenotes.“Itismen,notwomen,whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatwork.”Anothersurpriseisthatfindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwith out,butmoresofornonparents.ThisiswhPpeoplewhoworkoutsidethehome havebetterhealth.WhatthestudPdoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhentheP’reathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice. FormanPmen,theendoftheworkdaPisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhosta Phome,thePnevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethe home,thePoftenareplaPingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurrin gofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceamaki ngadjustmentsforworkingwomen,it’snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.Butit’snotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettPmuchknowwhattheP’resupposedtobedoing:working,markingmoneP,doingthetasksthePhaveto doinordertodrawanincome.ThebargainisverPpure:EmploPeeputsinhours ofphPsicalormentallaborandemploPeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclaritP.Rareisthehouseholdi nwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallPandmethodicallPlaidout.Therearea lotoftaskstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Pourhom ecolleagues-PourfamilP-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;thePneedtobe talkedintoit,oriftheP’reteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,t heP’rePourfamilP.PoucannotfirePourfamilP.PouneverreallPgettogohomefrom home.Soit’snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.NotonlParethetasksap 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2015年考研英语二真题答案及解析

2015年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(二)答案详解SectionⅠUse of English文章分析本文主要就当前社会存在的一个现象进行分析——为什么现在的人不与周围的陌生人交流，而只专注于手机。

第一段提出现象。

第二段指出与陌生人交流其实大有裨益，只是我们不知道。

第三段提出全文要探讨的问题。

第四段给出原因之一——害怕。

第五段承接第四段继续分析，指出我们把手机视为保护毯，避免与陌生人交谈的尴尬。

第六段用一个实验证明其实与陌生人交谈并不是那么尴尬。

第七段对实验结果进行解释，因为人类的的发展源于社会联系。

试题解析In our contemporary culture,the prospect of communicating with—or even looking at—a stranger is virtually unbearable.Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones,even without a__1__on a subway.【译文】在当代文化中，与陌生人交流，甚至看一眼陌生人，都几乎难以忍受。

我们周围的每一个人似乎都同意这点，他们玩弄着手机，即使地铁上一点儿信号都没有。

1.[A]ticket车票[B]permit许可证[C]signal信号[D]record记录【答案】C【考点】词义辨析【直击答案】空格所在句意为：陌生人之间没有交流，大家都只关注自己的手机，即使地铁里没有________。

选项中，只有C项符合上下文语义，与phones和subway有关，因此signal正确。

【命题思路】本题四个选项语义不相关，所以只需要根据上下文确定所需填入的语义即可。

【干扰排除】其余三个选项带入原文都与句意不符，故排除。

It's a sad reality—our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings—because there's__2__to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you.But you wouldn't know it,__3__into your phone.This universal protection sends the___4___:_“Please don't approach me.”【译文】这是个可悲的现实——我们希望避免与其他人交流——因为和身边的陌生人交流会带来诸多益处。

2015年考研英语二真题答案(完整版)

完型填空题1 .C signal2 .D much3. C plugged4. A message5. C behind6. A misinterpreted7. B judged8. D unfamiliar9. B anxious10. D turn11.A dangerous12. A hurt13.B conversation14. D passengers15.C predict16. D ride17.A went through18.C in fact19.B since20 B simpleSection II Reading 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，与绝大部分研究相反，实际上，人们在家里的压力要大于工作。

”由此可知，以往的研究正好跟最新研究相反，即人们在家里的压力小于工作。

纵观各选项，选项A意为：与工作场所相比，能提供更多的休闲;与文章表述一致，为正确答案。

22、【答案】[C ] childless husbands【解析】事实细节题。

文章第二段第三句和第四句提到“It is men not women, who report being happier at home than at work…, but more so for nonparents.”即“研究发现是男人，而不是女人，在家比在工作中更高兴。

更令人吃惊的是，研究发现，这种情况对于有孩子和没有孩子都是这样，尤其是对于没有孩子的。

”所以综合对比后，选择C。

23、【答案】[D] they are both bread winners and housewives【解析】推理判断题。

【Selected】2015年考研英语二阅读第四篇真题汇总.doc

20XX年考研英语二阅读真题汇总TeGt1Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorest ressedathomethanatworA.Researchersmeasuredpeople’scortisol,whichisastressmarAer,whiletheywereatworAandwhiletheywerea thomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellas menhavelowerlevelsofstressatworAthanathome,”writesoneoftheresearchers,SarahDamasAe.Infactwomenevensaytheyfeel betteratworA,shenotes.“Itismen,notwomen,whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatworA.”Anothersurpriseisthatfindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwith out,butmoresofornonparents.ThisiswhypeoplewhoworAoutsidethehome havebetterhealth.Whatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworAwhenthey’reathome,whetheritishouseholdworAorworAbroughthomefromtheoffice .Formanymen,theendoftheworAdayisatimetoAicAbacA.Forwomenwhost ayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.AndforwomenwhoworAoutsideth 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our-yearcollegedegree.Mostofthefirst-generationstudents(59.1percent) wererecipientsofPellGrants,afederalgrantforundergraduateswithatleasto neparentwithafour-yeardegree.Theirthesis–thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact –wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlacAingnoti npotentialbutinpracticalAnowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfac emostcollegestudents.Theycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthat thisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievenebtgap.Manyfirst-generationstudents “struggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhighereducation,learnthe ‘rulesofthegame,’abdtaAeadvantageofcollegeresources,”theywrite.Andthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollegedon’ttalAabouttheclassadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdiffierentgroupsofstu dents.“BecauseUScollegesanduniversitiesseldomacAnowledgehowsocialclass canaffectaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents ‘liAethem’canimprove.26Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas__________A.reducedtheirdropoutratesB.narrowedtheachievementgapC.misseditsoriginalpurposeD.depressedcollegestudents27Theauthorsoftheresearcharticleareoptimisiticbecause_________A.theproblemissolvableB.theirapproachiscostlessC.therecruitingratehasincreasedD.theirfindingappealtostudents28Thestudysuggeststhatmostfirst-generationstudents_________A.studyatprivateuniversitiesB.arefromsingle-parentfamiliesC.areinneedoffinancialsupportD.havefailedtheircollege29Theauthorsofthepaperbelievethatfirst-generationstudents_________ AareactuallyindifferenttotheachievementgapB.canhaveapotentialinfluenceonotherstudentsC.maylacAopportunitiestoapplyforresearchprojectsD.areineGperiencedinhandingtheirissuesatcollege30Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat_________A.universitiesoftenrejectthecultureofthemiddle-classB.studentsareusuallytoblamefortheirlacAofresourcesC.socialclassgreatlyhelpsenricheducationaleGperiencesD.collegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestionTeGt4ManypeopletalAedofthe288,000newjobstheLaborDepartmentreportedf orJune,alongwiththedropintheunemploymentrateto6.1percent,asgoodn ews.Andtheywereright.Fornowitappearstheeconomyiscreatingjobsatade centpace.WestillhavealongwaytogotogetbacAtofullemployment,butatlea stwearenowfinallymovingforwardatafasterpace.However,thereisanotherimportantpartofthejobspicturethatwaslargelyov erlooAed.Therewasabigjumpinthenumberofpeoplewhorepotvoluntarily worAingpart-time.Thisfigureisnow830,000(4.4percent)aboveitsyearagole vel.BeforeeGplainingtheconnectiontotheObamacare,itisworthmaAinganimp ortantdistinction.ManypeoplewhoworApart-timejobsactuallywantfull-ti mejobs.TheytaAepart-timeworAbecausethisisalltheycanget.Anincreasein involuntarypart-timeworAisevidenceofweaAnessinthelabormarAetandit meansthatmanypeoplewillbehavingaveryhardtimemaAingendsmeet.Therewasanincreaseininvoluntarypart-timeinJune,butthegeneraldirectio nhasbeendown.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentisstillfarhigherthanbef oretherecession,butitisdownby640,000(7.9percent)fromisyearagolevel.WeAnowthedifferencebetweenvoluntaryandinvoluntarypart-timeemploy mentbecausepeopletellus.ThesurveyusedbytheLaborDepartmentasAspe opleistheyworAedlessthan35hoursinthereferenceweeA.Iftheansweris “yes”,theyareclassifiedasworAedlessthan35hoursinthatweeAbecauseth eywantedtoworAlessthanfulltimeorbecausetheyhadnochoice.Theyareonl yclassifiedasvoluntarypart-timeworAersiftheytellthesurveytaAertheycho setoworAlessthan35hoursaweeA.Theissueofvoluntarypart-timerelatestoObamacarebecauseoneofthemain purposeswastoallowpeopletogetinsuranceoutsideofemployment.Forma nypeople,especiallythosewithserioushealthconditionsorfamilymembers withserioushealthconditions,beforeObamacaretheonlywaytogetinsuranc ewasthroughajobthatprovidedhealthinsurance.However,Obamacarehasallowedmorethan12millionpeopletoeithergetins urancethroughMedicaidortheeGchanges.Thesearepeoplewhomayprevio uslyhavefelttheneedtogetafull-timejobthatprovidedinsuranceinordertoc overthemselvesandtheirfamilies.WithObamacarethereisnolongeralinAbe tweenemploymentandinsurance.36.Whichpartofthejobspictureareneglected?[A]TheprospectofathrivingjobmarAet.[B]Theincreaseofvoluntarypart-timemarAet.[C]Thepossibilityoffullemployment.[D]Theaccelerationofjobcreation.37.ManypeopleworApart-timebecausethey_____.[A]preferpart-timejobstofull-timejobs.[B]feelthatisenoughtomaAeendsmeet.[C]cannotgettheirhandsonfull-timejobs.[D]haven’tseentheweaAnessofthemarAet.38.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentistheUS_____.[A]satisfiestherealneedofthejobless.[B]ishardertoacquirethanoneyearago.[C]showsageneraltendencyofdecline.[D]islowerthanbeforetherecession.39.ItcanbelearnedthatwithObamacare,_____.[A]itisnolongereasyforpart-timerstogetinsurance[B]full-timeemploymentisstillessentialforinsurance[C]itisstillchallengingtogetinsuranceforfamilymembers[D]employmentisnolongerapreconditiontogetinsurance40.TheteGtmainlydiscusses_______.[A]employmentintheUS[B]part-timerclassification[C]insurancethoughMedicaid[D]Obamacare’strouble。

2015年考研英语阅读真题精析

2015年的研究生考试已经落下帷幕，笔者第一时间与文都网校老师共同研讨，对此次英语考试的内容进行分析，一方面是为参加此次考试的考生分析整体情况，另一方面更是为参加2016年研究生考试的考生们指明复习备考的方向，毕竟方向比速度更重要。

本文笔者就着重分析2015年考研英语阅读部分的情况，供考生参考。

整体情况纵观2015年考研英语的整张试卷，总体难度趋于平稳，这符合研究生考试的一贯风格。

究其原因有二：首先，考研英语的内容取材在近十年已经非常稳定，主要集中在诸如The Economist、BusinessWeek、Time、TheScientist等期刊，取材的稳定性就决定了文章在内容难度上不会有太大波动;其次，对于这样一个有可能决定上百万人命运的考试，在试题难度上玩“过山车”显然有违这门考试的精神。

除了2010年第一次在考研英语中考查了新题型排序题(阅读理解Part B)导致当年这道10分的大题得分率很低(那一年，艺术生分数国家线下调近10分)，其他所有年份的试题难度都基本相同。

针对今年考生们反映的阅读理解难度偏大的问题，笔者认为也有两个原因：其一，今年阅读理解的第一篇文章内容是王室退位，中国考生对这一话题比较陌生;其二，历年考研阅读的四篇文章在难易程度上都有区别，难、易文章的排列顺序也有所不同，而今年把相对较难的文章放在第一篇的位置，因此很多考生还未充分“热身”就被打了个措手不及。

给2016年考生：在考研英语大纲对考试题型不做太大调整的情况下，新一年的试题难度依然以“稳定”为主旋律。

真题解析及备考建议下面笔者从词汇、长难句和命题规律三个方面来具体评析2015年考研英语的阅读部分。

1. 考研高频词汇的重复规律还在延续考研大纲要求的词汇量是5500，每一年实际考查到的卷面词汇量为3700左右，排除掉the、of、be动词、don’t、have等常见高频词后，真正考查到的单词量在3000左右(其中还有大量的中学词汇)。

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2015年考研英语二深度解析：阅读
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2015考研英语刚刚结束，凯程考研第一时间为同学们带来今年阅读部分的深度解析，以下内容是考研英语(二)Text 4的答案及分析：
Part A
Text 4
36题：Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?(工作图的哪个部分被忽视了?)
答案B: The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.
解析：该题属事实细节题。

从neglect与overlook近义词对应的角度来看，很容易确定选项B：The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.
37题：Many people work part-time because they__(许多人从事兼职是因为____) 答案C: cannot get their hands on full-time jobs
解析：该提属分析判断题中的因果分析题。

换言之，就是他们没办法获得全职工作。

由此不难判断，选项C正确： cannot get their hands on full-time jobs 该选项短语“get hands on”表示“获得”与原文中的(all they can) “get”在意义上一致。

38题：Involuntary part-time employment in the US___(美国的非自愿兼职工作____) 答案B: shows a general tendency of decline.
解析：该提属事实细节题。

根据“Involuntary part-time employment”可定位到第3段第4句：An increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. 整句话语义的重点在转折之后，也就是：大致的趋势是在依然下降。

B 选项“shows a general tendency of decline”中的general tendency对应原文中的 general direction, 而 decline 与 down相对应.
39题：It can be learned that with Obamacare,___(从Obamacare中我们可以得知_____)
答案B: employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance
解析：该题属事实细节题。

答案定位到第5段。

第5段的两句话中，第1句表示Obamacare 的目的是让无业人士也可以拥有保险。

第2句进一步阐释说明，在Obamacare之前，人们想要获得保险必须先获得一份提供保险的工作，而Obamacare改变了这一局面。

故答案为B：employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance
40题：The text mainly discusses____(这篇文章主要探讨了_____)
答案A employment in the US
解析：该题为主旨大意题。

本文的主题可在归纳各段要点后得出。

B选项“兼职工作的分类”以偏概全，仅能概括文章前第2、3段的内容。

C选项属细节干扰项，因Medicaid 仅出现在文章结尾。

D选项Obamacare’s trouble 与作者立场矛盾。

分析各选项，根据排除法得出正确答案A。

虽然有突破口、也有规律可循，但这并不意味着我们可以一劳永逸、高枕无忧，要知道，想要精通世界上任何一门语言，除非有天生的语言天分，否则偷不得半分懒，只能勤勤恳恳反复练习。

一遍不懂读两遍，默念不行就大声念出来，遇到不认识的单词就查，不懂的句子就静下心来拆分结构。

总之，读书百遍、其义自现，英语学习之路上没有笨蛋，只有懒人。

综上就是小编给大家提供的高分技巧，技巧就是牢固的知识点和强悍的答题思路，预祝所有考生2016考研有个好成绩。

小提示：目前本科生就业市场竞争激烈，就业主体是研究生，在如今考研竞争日渐激烈的情况下，我们想要不在考研大军中变成分母，我们需要：早开始+好计划+正确的复习思路+好的辅导班（如果经济条件允许的情况下）。

2017考研开始准备复习啦，早起的鸟儿有虫吃，一分耕耘一分收获。

加油！。