最新考研英语阅读理解试题及解析

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英语考研真题及答案

英语考研真题及答案

英语考研真题及答案一、阅读理解(共40分)Passage 1In recent years, the number of international students in the United States has been steadily increasing. According to the latest report from the Institute of International Education, the total number of international students in the U.S. has reached a new high of 1.1 million.Questions:1. What is the main topic of the passage?A. The growth of international students in the U.S.B. The Institute of International Education.C. The reasons for the increase in international students.D. The total number of students in the U.S.Answer: A2. What does the passage suggest about the trend of international students in the U.S.?A. It has been decreasing.B. It has been fluctuating.C. It has been increasing.D. It has remained stable.Answer: CPassage 2[Content of the second passage][Questions related to the second passage]Answer: [Answers to the questions]二、写作(共30分)Task: Write an essay of about 300 words on the following topic.Topic: "The impact of technology on education."[Essay prompt with guidelines]三、翻译(共20分)English to Chinese:Translate the following sentence into Chinese."The rapid development of technology has brought about significant changes in the way we live and work."Answer: 技术的快速发展已经改变了我们生活和工作的方式。

考研英语阅读理解精选试题及答案解析

考研英语阅读理解精选试题及答案解析

考研英语阅读理解精选试题及答案解析Unit1Part ADirections: Read the following four texts。

Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B,C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)T ext 1It’s plain common sense? D the more happiness you feel, the less unhappiness you experience。

It’s plain common sense, but it’s not true. Recent research reveals that happiness and unhappiness are not really two sides of the same emotion. They are two distinct feelings that,coexisting, rise and fall independently.People might think that the higher a person’s level of unhappiness,the lower their level of happiness and vice versa. But when researchers measure people’s average levels of happiness and unhappiness,they often find little relationship between the two.The recognition that feelings of happiness and unhappiness can co—exist much like love and hate in a close relationship may offer valuable clues on how to lead a happier life. It suggests, for example,that changing or avoiding things that make you miserable may well make you less miserable,but probably won’t make you any happier。

考研英语真题阅读理解试题及答案分析

考研英语真题阅读理解试题及答案分析

考研英语真题阅读理解试题及答案分析考研英语真题阅读理解试题及答案分析Being a man hasalways been dangerous. There are about 105 males born for every 100 females,but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among70-year-olds there are twice as many women as men. But the great universal ofmale mortality is being changed. Now, boy babies survive almost as well as girlsdo. This means that, for the first time, there will be an excess of boys inthose crucial years when they are searching for a mate. More important, anotherchance for natural selection has been removed. Fifty years ago, the chance of ababy surviving depended on its weight. A kilogram toolight or too heavy meant almost certain death. Today it makes almost nodifference. Since much of the variation is due to genes, one more agent ofevolution has gone。

There is another way to commit evolutionary : stay alive,but have fewer children. Few people are as fertile as in the past. Except insome religious communities, very few women have 15 children. Nowadays thenumber of births, like the age of death, has become average. Most of us haveroughly the same number of offspring. Again, differences between people and theopportunity for natural selection to take advantage of it have diminished.India shows what is happening. The country offers wealth for a few in the greatcities and poverty for the remaining tribal peoples. The grand mediocrity oftoday―everyone being the same in survival and number of offspring meansthat natural selection has lost 80% of its power in upper-middle-class Indiacompared to the tribes。

最新考研英语阅读理解试题及名师解析(23)

最新考研英语阅读理解试题及名师解析(23)

考研英语阅读理解试题及名师解析(23)Everybody loves afat pay rise. Yet pleasure at your own can vanish if you learn that a colleaguehas been given a bigger one. Indeed, if he has a reputation for slacking, youmight even be outraged. Such behaviour is regarded as “all toohuman”,with the underlying assumption that other animals would not becapable of this finely developed sense of grievance. But a study by SarahBrosnan and Frans de Waal of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, which hasjust been published in Nature, suggests that it is all too monkey, as well。

The researchers studied the behaviour of female brown capuchinmonkeys. They look cute. They are good-natured, co-cooperative creatures, andthey share their food readily. Above all, like their female human counterparts,they tend to pay much closer attention to the value of “good andservices” than males。

考研英语一阅读理解练习试题及答案解析

考研英语一阅读理解练习试题及答案解析

考研英语一阅读理解练习试题及答案解析(一)阅读理解部分由A、B、C三节组成,考查考生理解书面英语的能力。

下面是的考研英语(一)阅读理解练习试题,欢迎阅读!France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women. Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways.The parliament also agreed to ban websites that“incite excessive thinness” by promoting extreme dieting.Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health. That’s a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death - as some have done. It tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth.The bans, if fully enforced, would suggest to women (and many men) that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty. And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character andintellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep — and bone-showing. Under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a $85,000 fine and six monthsin prison.The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problemin focusing on material adornment and idealized body types. In Denmark, the United States, and a few other countries,it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement.In contrast to France’s actions, Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age, health, and other characteristics of models. The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states: “We are aware of and take responsibility for the impactthe fashion industry has on body ideals, especially onyoung people.’ The charter’s main tool of enforcement isto deny aess for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week, which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute. But in general it relies on a name-and-shame method of pliance.Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step. Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.21. Aording to the first paragraph, what would happen in France?[A] Physical beauty would be redefined.[B] New runways would be constructed.[C] Websites about dieting would thrive.[D] The fashion industry would decline.【答案】 [A] Physical beauty would be redefined【解析】推断题。

最新考研英语(一)阅读理解全文翻译及解析

最新考研英语(一)阅读理解全文翻译及解析

Text 1①Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.①It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers. ②Yet a considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews. ③To read such books today is to marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once deemed suitable for publication in general-circulation dailies.① We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War 2,at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared. ②In those far-off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered. ③Theirs was a serious business. and even those reviews who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newman, could be trusted to know what they were about. ④These men believed in journalism as a calling, and were proud to be published in the daily press. ⑤So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in ournalism,Newman wrote, "that I am tempted to define "journalism" as "a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are".①Unfortunately, these critics are virtually forgotten. ②Neville Cardus, who wrote for the Manchester Guardian from 1917 until shortly before his death in 1975, is now known solely as a writer of essays on the game of cricket. ③During his lifetime, though, he was also one of England's foremost classical-music critics, and a stylist so widely admired that his Autobiography (1947) became a best-seller. ④He was knighted in 1967, the first music critic to be so honored.⑤Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists.①Is there any chance that Cardus's criticism will enjoy a revival? ②The prospect seems remote.③Journalistic tastes had changed long before his death, and postmodern readers have little use for the richly uphostered Vicwardian prose in which he specialized. ④Moreover,the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.全文翻译:在过去的25 年英语报纸所发生的变化中,影响最深远的可能就是它们对艺术方面的报道在范围上毫无疑问的缩小了,而且这些报道的严肃程度也绝对降低了。

考研英语科目试题及答案

考研英语科目试题及答案

考研英语科目试题及答案一、阅读理解1. 阅读以下短文,然后回答问题。

In recent years, the concept of a "work-life balance" has gained significant attention in the workplace. The idea is that employees should have a balance between their work and personal life, which can lead to increased productivity and overall happiness.问题:根据短文,"work-life balance" 指的是什么?答案: "work-life balance"指的是员工应该在工作和个人生活之间保持平衡。

2. 阅读以下短文,然后回答问题。

The impact of technology on education cannot be underestimated. With the advent of the internet and digital devices, learning has become more accessible and interactive.问题:根据短文,技术对教育的影响是什么?答案:技术使教育变得更加可接近和互动。

二、完形填空3. 阅读以下短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案。

In a world where technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate, it is more important than ever to stay informed. The internet has become a _______ source of information.A. reliableB. primaryC. secondaryD. tertiary答案: B4. 阅读以下短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案。

考研英语基础试题及答案

考研英语基础试题及答案

考研英语基础试题及答案一、阅读理解(每题2分,共20分)1. According to the passage, what is the primary reason for the decline in honeybee populations?A) The use of pesticides in agriculture.B) The loss of natural habitats.C) The spread of a new disease.D) The impact of climate change.答案:B2. What does the author suggest about the impact of the decline in honeybee populations?A) It will lead to a significant reduction in crop yields.B) It will have little effect on the food supply.C) It will cause a rise in food prices.D) It will result in a decrease in the variety of food available.答案:A3. What is the main argument of the passage?A) The importance of honeybees in agriculture.B) The causes of honeybee population decline.C) The consequences of the decline in honeybee populations.D) The need for immediate action to protect honeybees.答案:D4. What does the author imply about the current situation regarding honeybee populations?A) It is improving.B) It is stable.C) It is worsening.D) It is uncertain.答案:C5. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?A) To persuade readers to support honeybee conservation efforts.B) To inform readers about the honeybee population decline.C) To argue for more research into the causes of honeybee decline.D) To suggest solutions to the honeybee population decline.答案:A二、完形填空(每题1分,共15分)In recent years, there has been a significant decline in the number of honeybees, which play a crucial role in the pollination of many crops. The loss of these insects could have a profound impact on the food supply. Experts have identified several factors contributing to this decline, including the use of pesticides, habitat loss, and disease. It is essential to take immediate action to protect these vital pollinators.6. In recent years, there has been a significant decline inthe number of honeybees, which play a crucial role in the______ of many crops.A) cultivationB) productionC) pollinationD) harvesting答案:C7. The loss of these insects could have a profound impact on the ______ supply.A) waterB) energyC) foodD) air答案:C8. Experts have identified several factors contributing to this decline, including the use of ______, habitat loss, and disease.A) fertilizersB) pesticidesC) chemicalsD) herbicides答案:B9. It is essential to take immediate action to protect these vital ______.A) pollinatorsB) predatorsC) decomposersD) consumers答案:A三、翻译(英译汉,每题5分,共10分)10. The study of honeybees has provided valuable insightsinto their complex social behavior and communication methods.答案:对蜜蜂的研究为我们提供了关于它们复杂社会行为和交流方式的宝贵见解。

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考研英语阅读理解试题及解析Being a man hasalways been dangerous. There are about 105 males born for every 100 females,but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among70-year-olds there are twice as many women as men. But the great universal ofmale mortality is being changed. Now, boy babies survive almost as well as girlsdo. This means that, for the first time, there will be an excess of boys inthose crucial years when they are searching for a mate. More important, anotherchance for natural selection has been removed. Fifty years ago, the chance of ababy(particularly a boy baby) surviving depended on its weight. A kilogram toolight or too heavy meant almost certain death. Today it makes almost nodifference. Since much of the variation is due to genes, one more agent ofevolution has gone。

There is another way to commit evolutionary suicide: stay alive,but have fewer children. Few people are as fertile as in the past. Except insome religious communities, very few women have 15 children. Nowadays thenumber of births, like the age of death, has become average. Most of us haveroughly the same number of offspring. Again, differences between people and theopportunity for natural selection to take advantage of it have diminished.India shows what is happening. The country offers wealth for a few in the greatcities and poverty for the remaining tribal peoples. The grand mediocrity oftoday―everyone being the same insurvival and number of offspring meansthat natural selection has lost 80% of its power in upper-middle-class Indiacompared to the tribes。

For us, this means that evolution is over; the biological Utopiahas arrived. Strangely, it has involved little physical change. No otherspecies fills so many places in nature. But in the past 100,000 years—even thepast 100 years—our lives have been transformed but our bodies have not. We did notevolve, because machines and society did it for us. Darwin had a phrase todescribe those ignorant of evolution: “they look at anorganic being as average looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond hiscomprehension。

” No doubt we will remember a 20th century way of life beyondcomprehension for its ugliness. But however amazed our descendants may be athow far from Utopia we were, they will look just like us。

1. What used to be the danger in being a man according to thefirst paragraph?[A]A lack of mates。

[B]A fierce competition。

[C]A lower survival rate。

[D]A defective gene。

2. What does the example of India illustrate?[A]Wealthy people tend to have fewer children than poor people。

[B]Natural selection hardly works among the rich and the poor。

[C]The middle class population is 80% smaller than that of thetribes。

[D]India is one of the countries with a very high birth rate。

3. The author argues that our bodies have stopped evolving because____。

[A]life has been improved by technological advance[B]the number of female babies has been declining[C]our species has reached the highest stage of evolution[D]the difference between wealth and poverty is disappearing4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?[A]Sex Ration Changes in Human Evolution[B]Ways of Continuing Man’s Evolution[C]The Evolutionary Future of Nature[D]Human Evolution Going Nowhere名师解析1. What used to be the danger in being a man according to the firstparagraph?根据第一段,做男人以前有什么危险?[A]A lack of mates. 缺少配偶。

[B]A fierce competition. 激烈竞争。

[C]A lower survival rate. 低存活率。

[D]A defective gene. 有缺陷的基因。

【答案】C【考点】事实细节题。

【分析】文中第一段提到“做男人从来都充满危险,新生儿男女比例大约是105:100,但到了成年,这一比例基本持平,而在70岁的老人中女性是男性的两倍,但是男性死亡率高这种普遍情况正在改变,现在男婴存活率同女婴的基本一样高”这说明男人的存活率相对是比较低的。

2. What does the example of India illustrate?印度的例子证明了什么?[A] Wealthy people tend to have fewer children than poor people。

富人往往孩子比穷人少。

[B] Natural selection hardly works among the rich and the poor。

自然选择在穷人和富人之间几乎不起作用。

[C] The middle class population is 80% smaller than that of thetribes。

中产阶级的人口比部落人口少80%。

[D] India is one of the countries with a very high birth rate。

印度是出生率很高的国家之一。

【答案】B【考点】推断题。

【分析】使用事例来证明是常见的逻辑思维模式。

既然有事例,我们就需要看到它的论点是什么。

本文中提到,“进化意义上的自杀还有一种方法:存活,但少生孩子”。

首先“现在几乎没有人像过去那样多育。

除了在一些宗教社区,几乎没有几名妇女会生15个孩子”表明了“当今出生的数量同死亡年龄一样变得平均化,我们大多数人的子女数量大致相当”,再一次,人与人之间的差异和利用差异进行自然选择的机会降低了。

其次,“印度证明了这种情况。

这个国家给大城市里的少数人提供财富,而给其余的各部落居民造成了贫困。

今天这种每个人的生存机会和子女数量都相同的极其显著的平均化意味着与部落相比,自然选择在印度社会中、上层人群中,已经失去了80%的效力”是为了证明“人与人之间的差异和利用差异进行自然选择的机会降低了”,换言之,“自然选择在穷人和富人之间几乎不起作用”。

答案应该是[B]选项。

3. The author argues that our bodies have stopped evolvingbecause____。

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