2017考研英语二词汇(七)
2017-2019考研英语英语二阅读词汇总结
2017 Reading ComprehensionText 1inspire v.启发，促成；鼓舞，激励legacy n.遗产pledge v.保证，许诺，发誓competitor n.竞争者，对手；选手bidder n.出价人，竞标者newcomer n.新手association n.协会，社团provision n.供应，提供successive adj.连续的，相继的preside over 负责，主持authority n.当局，权威，权威人士thrive vi.繁荣，兴旺；茁壮成长Text 2routine n. 日常事务；例行程序engagement n.参与；约定/约会/订婚interaction n.互动，交流tension n.紧张，不安；张力，拉力blank adj.无表情的；空白的；茫然的visual adj.视力的，视觉的feedback n.反馈distressed adj.痛苦的，苦恼的sensitive adj.敏感的；灵敏的ideology n.意识形态，思想体系expose sb. to sth. 使某人遭受/接触neglect v.忽略，忽视，疏忽available adj.有空的；可获得的，可用的Text 3widespread adj.分布广泛的，普遍/普及的in conjunction with 与……共同/协力academic adj.学术/学院/大学的condemn v.谴责，指责，批判；宣判，判处pursuit n.追求，寻求enhance v.提高，增加，增强hinder v.妨碍，阻碍perform v.表现；执行，履行；表演；运转adjust v.适应，调整inherent adj.固有的；内在的；天生的mandatory adj.强制的，法定的，义务的curriculum n.课程switch v.转换，改变，转变credit n.学分initially adv.开始，最初prevent v.阻止，阻碍，预防Text 4impact n.影响；冲击/碰撞/撞击federal adj.联邦的；联盟的specialist n.专家budget n.预算conservation n.保存，保护；节约watershed n.流域；分水岭；转折点district n.地区，区域perspective n.态度，观点，看法landscape n.地形；局势/形势；风景corresponding adj.相当/对应/符合/一致的shift n.转变，变动，转移simplify vt.简化，使简洁perception n.理解，看法；洞察力；感知unleash vt.释放，发泄，放弃对……的控制inevitable adj.不可避免的，必然发生的presence n.存在，出席，到场crucial adj.关键性的，决定性的recruit v.雇用，招募，招收workforce n.劳动力assemble v.装配/组装；集合/收集2018 Reading ComprehensionText 1justify v.证明……有道理，为……辩护overwhelm vt.使不知所措；压倒，压服discard 丢弃，扔掉Inferiority n.低等，劣等；自卑viewpoint n.观点，意见，角度；视角；evolution n.进化/演化/发展evaporate v.消失/失踪；蒸发/挥发devalue v.贬低；使贬值adequately adv.充分地，足够地frustrated adj.懊恼的，沮丧的vanish v.消失，突然不见overlook v.忽视，忽略，俯瞰diversity n.多样性，多元化motivation n.动机，积极性yield vt.产生；带来；得出，产生Text 2fossil fuel化石燃料generate v.产生（电能），造成，导致roughly adv.大约renewable adj.可再生的，可再生能源momentum n.势头，动力commitment n.承诺/保证；投身于；委托remarkable adj.显著的，值得注意的administration n.行政机关，管理部门underline v.强调，在……下面划线dismiss v.不予考虑/理会；解雇/解散generation n.产生capacity n.容量；能力alternative adj.可再生的，供替代的Text 3ambition n.雄心/抱负/志向astonishing adj.惊人的，令人惊讶的announce n.宣布公布physical adj.实物的，有形的enormously adv.极其imbalance n.不平衡，失调interpret v.解释，诠释virtual adj.虚拟的；事实上的dominate v.控制支配主宰entertainment n.娱乐Text 4combat v.与……战斗/对抗distract v.分散注意力/使分心distraction (n.) recommend v.推荐，建议/劝告interruption n.中断，终止；打扰，干扰prioritize v.确定优先顺序，优先考虑assume v.假定，假设；承担demotivate v.使失去动力；使变得消极embrace v.（欣然）接受；拥抱；包括/包含indispensable adj.不可或缺的2019 Reading ComprehensionText 1emerge v.出现/浮现；显现/显露norm n.标准、规范.statement n.声明；陈述；说明；说法conscience n.道德心，良心.imagination n.想象力；想象equivalent adj.(价值/意义等)相等/相同的revival n.振兴/复苏；复兴；再流行inequality n.不平等；不平衡；不平均compensate v.补偿；弥补；给……赔偿；deficiency n.缺乏；缺少；不足；缺点；缺陷sympathy n.同情shortfall n. 缺少/不足；不达标；不符合要求guilt n. 犯罪，过失；内疚rein vt.控制；驾驭substitute n.代替者/代替物/代用品constructive adj.建设性的opposing adj. 反对的；相对的；对面的wrongdoing n. 坏事；不道德的行为Text 2 emission n.排放；排放物（v. emit）carbon sinks碳汇figure out vt. 计算；认为；找出proceed n.收益auction n.拍卖；竞卖acreage n.英亩数drought n.旱灾recreation n. 娱乐；消遣；休养.finalize vt.完成；确定，最终确定Text 3immigration n.移居（入境）overhaul n. 彻底检修，详细/全面检查straightforward adj. 直截了当的predominantly adv.占主导地位地migrate v.迁移，移往automate v.使自动化reliant adj.依赖性的；依靠的temporary adj.短暂的；暂时的；临时的Text 4enact v.通过（法律）legislation n.法规；法律；立法curb v.控制，抑制，限定，约束accomplish vt. 完成；实现；达到priority n.优先；优先权；重点collectively adv.集体地；共同地；总起来说implement v.使生效；贯彻；执行；实施eliminate v.排除，消除incentive n.激励；刺激；鼓励trash disposal 垃圾处理。
2017年考研英语真题：《英语二》(完整版)
2017年考研英语真题：《英语二》（完整版）2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二)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 the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)People have speculated for centuries about a future withoutwork .Today is no different, with academics, writers, and activists once again 1 that technology be replacing human workers. Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by 2 . A few wealthy people will own all the capital, and the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland.A different and not mutually exclusive 3 holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort, one 4 by purposelessness: Without jobs to give their lives 5 , people will simply become lazy and depressed. 6 , today's unemployed don't seem to be having a great time. One Gallup poll found that 20 percent of Americans who have been unemployed for at least a year report having depression, double the rate for 7 Americans. Also, some research suggests that the 8 for rising rates of mortality, mental-health problems, and addicting 9 poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs. Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullness of a jobless future.But it doesn't 11 follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with unease. Such visions are based on the 12 of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment. In the 13 of work, a society designed with other ends in mind could 14 strikingly different circumstanced for the future of labor and leisure. Today, the 15 of work may be a bit overblown. "Many jobs are boring, degrading, unhealthy, and a waste of human potential," says John Danaher, a lecturer at the National University of Ireland in Galway.These days, because leisure time is relatively 16 for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance theintellectual and emotional 17 of their jobs. "When I come home from a hard day's work, I often feel 18 ," Danaher says, adding, "In a world in which I don't have to work, I might feel rather different"—perhaps different enough to throw himself 19 a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for 20 matters.1.[A] boasting [B] denying [C] warning [D] ensuring2.[A] inequality [B] instability [C] unreliability [D]uncertainty3.[A] policy [B]guideline [C] resolution [D] prediction4.[A] characterized [B]divided [C] balanced [D]measured5.[A] wisdom [B] meaning [C] glory [D] freedom6.[A] Instead [B] Indeed [C] Thus [D] Nevertheless7.[A] rich [B] urban [C]working [D] educated8.[A] explanation [B] requirement [C] compensation [D] substitute9.[A] under [B] beyond [C] alongside [D] among10.[A] leave behind [B] make up [C] worry about [D] set aside11.[A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily [D] economically12.[A] chances [B] downsides [C] benefits [D] principles13.[A] absence [B] height [C] face [D] course14.[A] disturb [B] restore [C] exclude [D] yield15.[A] model [B] practice [C] virtue [D] hardship16.[A] tricky [B] lengthy [C] mysterious [D] scarce17.[A] demands [B] standards [C] qualities [D] threats18.[A] ignored [B] tired [C] confused [D] starved19.[A] off [B] against [C] behind [D] into20.[A] technological [B] professional [C] educational [D] interpersonal Section II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below eachtext by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)Text 1Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners rangefrom four years old to grandparents; their times range from Andrew Baddeley's world record 13 minutes 48 seconds up to an hour.Parkrun is succeeding where London's Olympic "legacy" is failing. Ten years ago on Monday, it was announced that the Games of the 30th Olympiad would be in London. Planning documents pledged that the great legacy of the Games would be to level a nation of sport lovers away from their couches. The population would be fitter, healthier and produce more winners. It has not happened. The number of adults doing weekly sport did rise, by nearly 2 million in the run—up to 2012—but the general population was growing faster. Worse, the numbers are now falling at an accelerating rate. The opposition claims primary school pupils doing at least two hours of sport a week have nearly halved. Obesity has risen among adults and children. Official retrospections continue as to why London 2012 failed to "inspire a generation." The success of Parkrun offers answers.Parkun is not a race but a time trial: Your only competitor is the clock. The ethos welcomes anybody. There is as much joy over a puffed-out first-timer being clapped over the line as there is about top talent shining. The Olympic bidders, by contrast, wanted to get more people doing sports and to produce more elite athletes. The dual aim was mixed up: The stress on success over taking part was intimidating for newcomers.Indeed, there is something a little absurd in the state getting involved in the planning of such a fundamentally "grassroots", concept as community sports associations. If there is a role for government, it should really be getting involved in providing common goods—making sure there is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and netball courts, and encouraging the provision of all these activities in schools. But successive governments have presided over selling green spaces, squeezing money from local authorities and declining attention on sport in education. Instead of wordy, worthy strategies, future governments need to do more to provide the conditions for sport to thrive. Or at least not make them worse. 21. According to Paragraph1, Parkrun has .[A] gained great popularity[B] created many jobs[C] strengthened community ties[D] become an official festival22. The author believes that London's Olympic"legacy" has failed to .[A] boost population growth[B] promote sport participation[C] improve the city's image[D] increase sport hours in schools23. Parkrun is different from Olympic games in that it .[A] aims at discovering talents[B] focuses on mass competition[C] does not emphasize elitism[D] does not attract first-timers24. With regard to mass sport, the author holds that governments should .[A] organize "grassroots" sports events[B] supervise local sports associations[C] increase funds for sports clubs[D] invest in public sports facilities25. The author's attitude to what UK governments have done for sports is .[A] tolerant[B] critical[C] uncertain[D] sympatheticText 2 With so much focus on children's use of screens, it's easy for parents to forget about their own screen use. "Tech is designed to really suck on you in," says Jenny Radesky in her study of digital play, "and digital products are there to promote maximal engagement. It makes it hard to disengage, and leads to a lot of bleed-over into the family routine. "Radesky has studied the use of mobile phones and tablets at mealtimes by giving mother-child pairs a food-testing exercise. She found that mothers who sued devices during the exercise started 20 percent fewer verbal and 39 percent fewer nonverbal interactions with their children. During a separate observation, she saw that phones became a source of tension in the family. Parents would be looking at their emails while the children would be making excited bids fortheir attention.Infants are wired to look at parents' faces to try to understand their world, and if those faces are blank and unresponsive—as they often are when absorbed in a device—it can be extremely disconcerting foe the children. Radesky cites the "still faceexperiment" devised by developmental psychologist Ed Tronick in the 1970s. In it, a mother is asked to interact with her child in a normal way before putting on a blank expression and not giving them any visual social feedback; The child becomes increasingly distressed as she tries to capture her mother's attention. "Parents don't have to be exquisitely parents at all times, but there needs to be a balance and parents need to be responsive and sensitive to a child's verbal or nonverbal expressions of an emotional need," says Radesky.On the other hand, Tronick himself is concerned that the worries about kids' use of screens are born out of an "oppressive ideology that demands that parents should always be interacting" with their children: "It's based on a somewhat fantasized, very white, very upper-middle-class ideology that says if you're failing to expose your child to 30,000 words you are neglecting them." Tronick believes that just because a child isn't learning from the screen doesn't mean there's no value to it—particularly if it gives parents time to have a shower, do housework or simply have a break from their child. Parents, he says, can get a lot out of using their devices to speak to a friend or get some work out of the way. This can make them feel happier, which lets then be more available to their child the rest of the time.26. According to Jenny Radesky, digital products are designed to ______.[A] simplify routine matters[B] absorb user attention[C] better interpersonal relations[D] increase work efficiency27. Radesky's food-testing exercise shows that mothers' use of devices ______.[A] takes away babies' appetite[B] distracts children's attention[C] slows down babies' verbal development[D] reduces mother-child communication28. Radesky's cites the "still face experiment" to show that_______.[A] it is easy for children to get used to blank expressions[B] verbal expressions are unnecessary for emotional exchange[C] children are insensitive to changes in their parents' mood[D] parents need to respond to children's emotional needs29. The oppressive ideology mentioned by Tronick requires parents to_______.[A] protect kids from exposure to wild fantasies[B] teach their kids at least 30,000 words a year[C] ensure constant interaction with their children[D] remain concerned about kid's use of screens30. According to Tronick, kid's use of screens may_______.[A] give their parents some free time[B] make their parents more creative[C] help them with their homework[D] help them become more attentive Text 3Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-movingworld often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year. After all, if everyone you know is going tocollege in the fall, it seems silly to stay back a year, doesn't it? And after going to school for 12 years, it doesn't feel natural to spend a year doing something that isn't academic.But while this may be true, it's not a good enough reason to condemn gap years. There's always a constant fear of falling behind everyone else on the socially perpetuated "race to the finish line," whether that be toward graduate school, medical school or lucrative career. But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hinder the success of academic pursuits—in fact, it probably enhances it.Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not. Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes—all things thatfirst-year students often struggle with the most. Gap yearexperiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making it easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders.If you're not convinced of the inherent value in taking a yearoff to explore interests, then consider its financial impact onfuture academic choices. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once. This isn't surprising, considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leavesstudents with a poor understanding of themselves listing one major ontheir college applications, but switching to another after taking college classes. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but depending on the school, it can be costly to make up credits after switching too late in the game. At Boston College, for example, you would have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another department. Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.31. One of the reasons for high-school graduates not taking a gap year is that .[A] they think it academically misleading[B] they have a lot of fun to expect in college[C] it feels strange to do differently from others[D] it seems worthless to take off-campus courses32. Studies from the US and Australia imply that taking a gap year helps .[A] keep students from being unrealistic[B] lower risks in choosing careers[C] ease freshmen's financial burdens[D] relieve freshmen of pressures33. The word "acclimation" (Line 8, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to .[A] adaptation[B] application[C] motivation[D] competition34. A gap year may save money for students by helping them .[A] avoid academic failures[B] establish long-term goals[C] switch to another college[D] decide on the right major35. The most suitable title for this text would be .[A] In Favor of the Gap Year[B] The ABCs of the Gap Year[C] The Gap Year Comes Back[D] The Gap Year: A Dilemma Part BDirections:Read the following text and match each of the numbered items in the left column to its corresponding information in the right column. There are two extra choices in the right column. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)The decline in American manufacturing is a common refrain, particularly from Donald Trump. "We don't make anything anymore," he told Fox News, while defending his own made-in-Mexico clothing line.Without question, manufacturing has taken a significant hitduring recent decades, and further trade deals raise questions about whether new shocks could hit manufacturing.But there is also a different way to look at the data.Across the country, factory owners are now grappling with a new challenge: instead of having too many workers, they may end up with too few. Despite trade competition and outsourcing, American manufacturing still needs to replace tens of thousands of retiring boomers every years. Millennials may not be that interested in taking their place, other industries are recruiting them with similar or better pay.For factory owners, it all adds up to stiff competition for workers—and upward pressure on wages. "They're harder to find and they have job offers," says Jay Dunwell, president of Wolverine Coil Spring, a family-owned firm, "They may be coming [into the workforce], but they've been plucked by other industries that are also doing an well as manufacturing," Mr. Dunwell has begun bringing high school juniors to the factory so they can get exposed to its culture.At RoMan Manufacturing, a maker of electrical transformers and welding equipment that his father cofounded in 1980, Robert Roth keep a close eye on the age of his nearly 200 workers, five are retiring this year. Mr. Roth has three community-college students enrolled ina work-placement program, with a starting wage of $13 an hour that rises to $17 after two years.At a worktable inside the transformer plant, young JasonStenquist looks flustered by the copper coils he's trying to assemble and the arrival of two visitors. It's his first week on the job. Asked about his choice of career, he says at high school heconsidered medical school before switching to electrical engineering. "I love working with tools. I love creating." he says.But to win over these young workers, manufacturers have to clear another major hurdle: parents, who lived through the worst US economic downturn since the Great Depression, telling them to avoid the factory. Millennials "remember their father and mother both were laid off. They blame it on the manufacturing recession," says BirgitKlohs, chief executive of The Right Place, a business development agency for western Michigan.These concerns aren't misplaced: Employment in manufacturing has fallen from 17 million in 1970 to 12 million in 2013. When the recovery began, worker shortages first appeared in the high-skilled trades. Now shortages are appearing at the mid-skill levels."The gap is between the jobs that take to skills and those that require a lot of skill," says Rob Spohr, a business professor at Montcalm Community College. "There're enough people to fill the jobsat McDonalds and other places where you don't need to have much skill. It's that gap in between, and that's where the problem is. "Julie Parks of Grand Rapids Community points to another key to luring Millennials into manufacturing: a work/life balance. Whiletheir parents were content to work long hours, young people value flexibility. "Overtime is not attractive to this generation. They really want to live their lives," she says.[A] says that he switched to electrical engineering because he loves working with tools.41. Jay Deuwell[B] points out that there are enough people tofill the jobs that don't need much skill.42. Jason Stenquist[C] points out that the US doesn't manufacture anything anymore.43. Birgit Klohs[D] believes that it is important to keep a close eye on the age of his workers.44. Rob Spohr[E] says that for factory owners, workers are harder to find because of stiff competition.45.Julie Parks[F] points out that a work/life balance can attract young people into manufacturing.[G] says that the manufacturing recession is to blame for thelay-off the young people's parents.Section III Translation46.Directions:Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)My dream has always been to work somewhere in an area between fashion and publishing. Two years before graduating from secondary school, I took a sewing and design course thinking that I would move on to a fashion design course. However, during that course I realized I was not good enough in this area to compete with other creative personalities in the future, so I decided that it was not the rightpath for me. Before applying for university I told everyone that I would study journalism, because writing was, and still is, one of my favourite activities. But, to be honest, I said it , because I thought that fashion and me together was just a dream—I knew that no one could imagine me in the fashion industry at all! So I decided to look for some fashion-related courses that included writing. This is when I noticed the course "Fashion Media & Promotion." Section IV WritingPart A47. Directions：Suppose you are invited by Professor Williams to give a presentation about Chinese culture to a group of international students. Write a reply to1) accept the invitation, and2) introduce the key points of your presentationYou should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.Don't use your own name, use "LiMing" instead.Don't write your address. (10 points)Part B48. Directions：You should write about 150 words neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)。
2017考研英语高频词汇及例句汇总(七)
2017考研英语高频词汇及例句汇总(七) 大纲要求考研英语词汇5500，复习备考的过程中，考生格外注意的是英语真题的高频考研英语词汇，这样可以更好地把握考研英语复习。
现在为大家分享考研英语必背高频词汇，一起学习吧。
1. attituden. 态度; 看法; 姿势; 个人风格;[例句]Being unemployed produces negative attitudes to work.失业会产生对工作的消极态度。
2. balancen. 平衡; 天平; 平衡力;(酿酒配料的)均衡;vt. 权衡; (使) 平衡;(使)均衡;(使)相抵;vt. 结平(账目); 使(在某物上)保持平衡; 使(各部分)协调; 用天平称;[例句]I balanced on the ledge.我在窗台上站稳。
3. characteristicadj. 特有的; 独特的; 表示特性的; 显示…的特征的;n. 特性，特征，特色，[数](对数的)首数; 独特性; 性质;[例句]Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing. 基因决定每个生物的特征。
4. claimvt. 声称; 索取; 断言; 需要;vi. 提出要求;n. 索赔; 声称;(根据权利而提出的)要求; 断言;[例句]He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
5. commentn. 评论; 注释; 意见; 说明;vt. 评论，谈论;vt. 表达意见; 解释，注释;[例句]So far, Mr Cook has not commented on these reports. 到目前为止，库克先生仍未就这些报道发表评论。
6. constitutevt. 构成，组成; 制定，设立; 等同于; 指派;[例句]Testing patients without their consent would constitute a professional and legal offence.未经患者同意而对其进行检查被视为违反职业操守并触犯法律。
2017年考研英语二真题及答案(完整版)
2017年考研英语二真题及答案(完整版)utomated labor。
but with a universal basic e provided by the government。
This would allow people to live comfortably without the need for work。
However。
critics argue that this would lead to a XXX.Another n of the future without work is one in which XXX taking care of menial tasks。
people would have more time to pursue their ns and interests。
This could lead to a society of artists。
thinkers。
and XXX.Regardless of the n。
XXX of work。
Jobs that were once considered secure and essential are now being automated。
and the trend is only expected to continue。
It is up to XXX are shared by all.In n。
the future without work is a complex and uncertain topic。
While it offers the potential for a more leisurely and fulfilling life。
it also poses challenges and risks。
It is up to us to shape this future and ensure that it is one that XXX.a better place。
2017年考研英语二 及答案解析
盛年不重来，一日难再晨。
及时宜自勉，岁月不待人。
2017年考研英语二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 the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)1. [A] boasting [B] denying [C] warning [D] ensuring2. [A] inequality [B] instability [C] unreliability [D] uncertainty3. [A] policy [B]guideline [C] resolution [D] prediction4. [A] characterized [B]divided [C] balanced [D]measured5. [A] wisdom [B] meaning [C] glory [D] freedom6. [A] Instead [B] Indeed [C] Thus [D] Nevertheless7. [A] rich [B] urban [C]working [D] educated8. [A] explanation [B] requirement [C] compensation [D] substitute9. [A] under [B] beyond [C] alongside [D] among10. [A] leave behind [B] make up [C] worry about [D] set aside11. [A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily [D] economically12. [A] chances [B] downsides [C] benefits [D] principles13. [A] absence [B] height [C] face [D] course14. [A] disturb [B] restore [C] exclude [D] yield15. [A] model [B] practice [C] virtue [D] hardship16. [A] tricky [B] lengthy [C] mysterious [D] scarce17. [A] demands [B] standards [C] qualities [D] threats18. [A] ignored [B] tired [C] confused [D] starved19. [A] off [B] against [C] behind [D] into20. [A] technological [B] professional [C] educational [D] interpersonalSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. （40 points）Text 1Text 2Text 3Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction wit h increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to comple tely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year. After all, if everyone you know is goin g to college in the fall, it seems silly to stay back a year, doesn't it? And after going to sc hool for 12 years, itdoesn't feel natural to spend a year doing something that isn’t acade mic.But while this may be true, it’s not a good enough reason to condemn gap years.There's always a constant fear of falling behind everyone else on the socially perpe tuated “race to the finish line,” whether that be toward graduate school, medical school or lucrative career. But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hinder the success of academic pursuits－in fact, it probably enhances it.Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap yea r are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not. Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for i ndependence, new responsibilities and environmental changes all things that first-year s tudents often struggle with the most. Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making i t easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders.If you're not convinced of the inherent value in taking a year off to explore interest s, then consider its financial impact on future academic choices. According to the Natio nal Center for Education Statistics, nearly 80 percent of college students end up changin g their majors at least once. This isn’t surprising, considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of themselves listing one major on their college applications, but switching to another after taking college classes. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but depending on the school, it can be costly to make u p credits after switching too late in the game. At Boston College, for example, you woul d have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another department. Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and s ave money later on.31.One of the reasons for high-school graduates not taking a gap year is that_____.A．they think it academically misleadingB．they have a lot of fun to expect in collegeC．it feels strange to do differently from othersD．it seems worthless to take off-campus courses32.Studies from the US and Australia imply that taking a gap year helps_____.A．keep students from being unrealisticB．lower risks in choosing careersC．ease freshmen’s financial burdensD．relieve freshmen of pressures33.The word “acclimation”（Line 8, Para. 3） is closest in meaning to_____.A．adaptation B．application C．motivation D．competition34.A gap year may save money for students by helping them_____.A．avoid academic failures B．establish long-term goalsC．switch to another college D．decide on the right major35.The most suitable title for this text would be_____.A．In Favor of the Gap Year B．The ABCs of the Gap YearC．The Gap Year Comes Back D．The Gap Year: A DilemmaText 4Though often viewed as a problem for western states, the growing frequency of w ildfires is a national concern because of its impact on federal tax dollars, says Professor Max Moritz, a specialist in fire ecology and management.In 2015, the US Forest Service for the first time spent more than half of its $5.5 b illion annual budget fighting fires--nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago. In effect, fewer federal funds today are going towards the agency's other work such as forest conservation, watershed and cultural resources management, and in frastructure upkeep－that affect the lives of all Americans.Another nationwide concern is whether public funds from other agencies are going in to construction in fire-prone districts. As Moritz puts it, how often are federal dollars bu ilding homes that are likely to be lost to a wildfire?“It’s already a huge problem from a public expenditure perspective for the whole co untry,” he says. We need to take a magnifying glass to that. Like, “Wait a minute, is this OK?”“Do we want instead to redirect those funds to concentrate on lower-hazard parts of the landscape?”Such a view would require a corresponding shift in the way US society today views fire, researchers say.For one thing, conversations about wildfires need to be more inclusive. Over the pas t decade, the focus has been on climate change－how the warming of the Earth from greenhouse gases is leading to conditions that worse n fires. While climate is a key element, Moritz says, it shouldn’t come at the expense of the rest of the equation.“The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked, and the interactions go both ways," he says. Failing to recognize that, he notes, leads to "an overly simplifie d view of what the solutions might be. Our perception of the problem and of what the so lution is becomes very limite d.”At the same time, people continue to treat fire as an event that needs to be wholly controlled and unleashed only out of necessity, says Professor Balch at the University of C olorado. But acknowledging fire's inevitable presence in human life is an attitude crucia l to developing the laws, policies, and practices that make it as safe as possible, she says .“We’ve disconnected ourselves from living with fire,” Balch says. “It is really impo rtant to understand and try and tease out what is the human connection with fire today.”36.More frequent wildfires have become a national concern because in 2015 they_____ .A．exhausted unprecedented management effortsB．consumed a record-high percentage of budgetC．severely damaged the ecology of western statesD．caused a huge rise of infrastructure expenditure37.Moritz calls for the use of "a magnifying glass" to _____.A．raise more funds for fire-prone areasB．avoid the redirection of federal moneyC．find wildfire-free parts of the landscapeD．guarantee safer spending of public funds38.While admitting that climate is a key element, Moritz notes that _____.A．public debates have not settled yetB．fire-fighting conditions are improvingC．other factors should not be overlookedD．a shift in the view of fire has taken place39.The overly simplified view Moritz mentions is a result of failing to _____.A．discover the fundamental makeup of natureB．explore the mechanism of the human systemsC．maximize the role of landscape in human lifeD．understand the interrelations of man and nature40. Professor Balch points out that fire is something man should _____.A．do away withB．come to terms withC．pay a price forD．keep away fromPart BDirections：Read the following text and match each of the numbered items in the left column to its corresponding info rmation in the right column. There are two extra choices in the right column. Mark your answers on the ANS WER SHEET. （10 points）The decline in American manufacturing is a common refrain, particularly from Don ald Trump. "We don't make anything anymore," he told Fox News, while defending hisown made-in-Mexico clothing line.Without question, manufacturing has taken a significant hit during recent decades, a nd further trade deals raise questions about whether new shocks could hit manufacturin g.But there is also a different way to look at the data.Across the country, factory owners are now grappling with a new challenge: instead of having too many workers, they may end up with too few. Despite trade competition a nd outsourcing, American manufacturing still needs to replace tens of thousands of retir ing boomers every years. Millennials may not be that interested in taking their place, ot her industries are recruiting them with similar or better pay.For factory owners, it all adds up to stiff competition for workers and upward pressu re on wages. "They're harder to find and they have job offers," says Jay Dunwell, presid ent of Wolverine Coil Spring, a family-owned firm, "They may be coming [into the wor kforce], but they've been plucked by other industries that are also doing an well as manu facturing," Mr. Dunwell has begun bringing high school juniors to the factory so they ca n get exposed to its culture.At RoMan Manufacturing, a maker of electrical transformers and welding equipmen t that his father cofounded in 1980, Robert Roth keep a close eye on the age of his nearl y 200 workers, five are retiring this year. Mr. Roth has three community-college student s enrolled in a work-placement program, with a starting wage of $13 an hour that rises t o $17 after two years.At a worktable inside the transformer plant, young Jason Stenquist looks flustered by the copper coils he's trying to assemble and the arrival of two visitors. It's his first w eek on the job. Asked about his choice of career, he says at high school he considered m edical school before switching to electrical engineering. "I love working with tools.I love creating." he says.But to win over these young workers, manufacturers have to clear another major hurdle: parents, who lived through the worst US economic downturn since the Great Depressio n, telling them to avoid the factory. Millennials "remember their father and mother both were laid off. They blame it on the manufacturing recession," says Birgit Klohs, chief e xecutive of The Right Place, a business development agency for western Michigan.These concerns aren't misplaced: Employment in manufacturing has fallen from 17 million in 1970 to 12 million in 2013. When the recovery began, worker shortages first appeared in the high-skilled trades. Now shortages are appearing at the mid-skill levels."The gap is between the jobs that take to skills and those that require a lot of skill," s ays Rob Spohr, a business professor at Montcalm Community College. "There're enoug h people to fill the jobs at McDonalds and other places where you don't need to have m uch skill. It's that gap in between, and that's where the problem is."Julie Parks of Grand Rapids Community points to another key to luring Millennials into manufacturing: a work/life balance. While their parents were content to work long hours, young people value flexibility. "Overtime is not attractive to this generation. The y really want to live their lives," she says.Section III Translation Directions:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation sh ould be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)46. My dream has always been to work somewhere in an area between fashion and pu blishing.Two years before graduating from secondary school, I took a sewing and design cou rse thinking that I would move on to a fashion design course. However, during that cours e I realised that I was not good enough in this area to compete with other creative persona lities in the future, so I decided that it was not the right path for me. Before applying for university I told everyone that I would study journalism, because writing was, and still is, one of my favourite activities. But, to be absolutely honest, I said it, because I thought th at fashion and me together was just a dream - I knew that no one, apart from myself, coul d imagine me in the fashion industry at all!Section IV WritingPart A参考答案1. C空格之后的宾语从句部分“technology is replacing human workers.”结合选项，应该选择warning。
2017年考研英语二(带答案)
2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）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 the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)People have speculated for centuries about a future without work .Today is no different, with academics, writers, and activists once again 1 that technology be replacing human workers. Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by 2 . A few wealthy people will own all the capital, and the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland.A different and not mutually exclusive 3 holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort, one 4 by purposelessness: Without jobs to give their lives 5 , people will simply become lazy and depressed. 6 , today’s unemployed don’t seem to be having a great time. One Gallup poll found that 20 percent of Americans who have been unemployed for at least a year report having depression, double the rate for 7 Americans. Also, some research suggests that the 8 for rising rates of mortality, mental-health problems, and addicting 9 poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs. Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullness of a jobless future.But it doesn’t 11 follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with unease. Such visions are based on the 12 of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment. In the 13 of work, a society designed with other ends in mind could 14 strikingly different circumstanced for the future of labor and leisure. Today, the 15 of work may be a bit overblown.“Many jobs are boring, degrading, unhealthy, and a waste of human potential,” says John Danaher, a lecturer at the National University of Ireland in Galway.These days, because leisure time is relatively 16 for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional 17 of their jobs. “When I come home from a hard day’s work, I often feel 18 ,” Danaher says, adding, “In a world in which I don’t have to work, I might feel rather different”—perhaps different enough to throw himself 19 a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for 20 matters.1．[A] boasting [B] denying [C] warning [D] ensuring【答案】[C] warning2．[A] inequality [B] instability [C] unreliability [D] uncertainty 【答案】[A] inequality3．[A] policy [B]guideline [C] resolution [D] prediction 【答案】[D] prediction4．[A] characterized [B]divided [C] balanced [D]measured【答案】[A] characterized5．[A] wisdom [B] meaning [C] glory [D] freedom【答案】[B] meaning6．[A] Instead [B] Indeed [C] Thus [D] Nevertheless 【答案】[B] Indeed7．[A] rich [B] urban [C]working [D] educated 【答案】[C] working8．[A] explanation [B] requirement [C] compensation [D] substitute 【答案】[A] explanation9．[A] under [B] beyond [C] alongside [D] among 【答案】[D] among10．[A] leave behind [B] make up [C] worry about [D] set aside 【答案】[C] worry about11．[A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily [D] economically 【答案】[C] necessarily12．[A] chances [B] downsides [C] benefits [D] principles 【答案】[B] downsides13．[A] absence [B] height [C] face [D] course 【答案】[A] absence14．[A] disturb [B] restore [C] exclude [D] yield 【答案】[D] yield15．[A] model [B] practice [C] virtue [D] hardship 【答案】[C] virtue16．[A] tricky [B] lengthy [C] mysterious [D] scarce 【答案】[D] scarce17．[A] demands [B] standards [C] qualities [D] threats 【答案】[A] demands18．[A] ignored [B] tired [C] confused [D] starved 【答案】[B] tired19．[A] off [B] against [C] behind [D] into 【答案】[D] into20．[A] technological [B] professional [C] educational [D] interpersonal 【答案】[B] professionalSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents; their times range from Andrew Baddeley’s world record 13 minutes 48 seconds up to an hour.Parkrun is succeeding where London’s Olympic “legacy” is failing. Ten years ago on Monday, it was announced that the Games of the 30th Olympiad would be in London. Planning documents pledged that the great legacy of the Games would be to level a nation of sport lovers away from their couches. The population would be fitter, healthier and produce more winners. It has not happened. The number of adults doing weekly sport did rise, by nearly 2 million in the run —up to 2012—but the general population was growing faster. Worse, the numbers are now falling at an accelerating rate. The opposition claims primary school pupils doing at least two hours of sport a week have nearly halved. Obesity has risen among adults and children. Official retrospections continue as to why London 2012 failed to “inspire a generation.” The success of Parkrun offers answers.Parkun is not a race but a time trial: Your only competitor is the clock. The ethos welcomes anybody. There is as much joy over a puffed-out first-timer being clapped over the line as there is about top talent shining. The Olympic bidders, by contrast, wanted to get more people doing sports and to produce more elite athletes. The dual aim was mixed up: The stress on success over taking part was intimidating for newcomers.Indeed, there is something a little absurd in the state getting involved in the planning of such a fundamentally “grassroots”, concept as community sports associations. If there is a role forgovernment, it should really be getting involved in providing common goods—making sure there is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and netball courts, and encouraging the provision of all these activities in schools. But successive governments have presided over selling green spaces, squeezing money from local authorities and declining attention on sport in education. Instead of wordy, worthy strategies, future governments need to do more to provide the conditions for sport to thrive. Or at least not make them worse.21. According to Paragraph1, Parkrun has .[A] gained great popularity[B] created many jobs[C] strengthened community ties[D] become an official festival【答案】[A] gained great popularity22. The author believes that London’s Olympic“legacy” has failed to .[A] boost population growth[B] promote sport participation[C] improve the city’s image[D] increase sport hours in schools【答案】[B] promote sport participation23. Parkrun is different from Olympic games in that it .[A] aims at discovering talents[B] focuses on mass competition[C] does not emphasize elitism[D] does not attract first-timers【答案】[C] does not emphasize elitism24. With regard to mass sport, the author holds that governments should .[A] organize “grassroots” sports events[B] supervise local sports associations[C] increase funds for sports clubs[D] invest in public sports facilities【答案】[D] invest in public sports facilities25. The author’s attitude to what UK governments have done for sports is .[A] tolerant[B] critical[C] uncertain[D] sympathetic【答案】[B] criticalText 2With so much focus on children’s use of screens, it’s easy for parents to forget about their own screen use. “Tech is designed to really suck on you in,” says Jenny Radesky in her study of digital play, “and digital products are there to promote maximal engagement. It makes it hard to disengage, and leads to a lot of bleed-over into the family routine. ”Radesky has studied the use of mobile phones and tablets at mealtimes by giving mother-child pairs a food-testing exercise. She found that mothers who sued devices during the exercise started 20 percent fewer verbal and 39 percent fewer nonverbal interactions with their children. During a separate observation, she saw that phones became a source of tension in the family. Parents would be looking at their emails while the children would be making excited bids for their attention.Infants are wired to look at parents’ faces to try to understand their world, and if those faces are blank and unresponsive—as they often are when absorbed in a device—it can be extremely disconcerting foe the children. Radesky cites the “still face experiment” devised by developmental psychologist Ed Tronick in the 1970s. In it, a mother is asked to interact with her child in a normal way before putting on a blank expression and not giving them any visual social feedback; The child becomes increasingly distressed as she tries to capture her mother’s attention. “Parents don’t have to be exquisitely parents at all times, but there needs to be a balance and parents need to be responsive and sensitive to a child’s verbal or nonverbal expressions of an emotional need,” says Radesky.On the other hand, Tronick himself is concerned that the worries about kids’ use of screens are born out of an “oppressive ideology that demands that parents should always be interacting” with their children: “It’s based on a somewhat fantasized, very white, very upper-middle-class ideology that says if you’re failing to expose your child to 30,000 words you are neglecting them.” Tronick believes that just because a child isn’t learning from the screen doesn’t mean there’s no value to it—particularly if it gives parents time to have a shower, do housework or simply have a break from their child. Parents, he says, can get a lot out of using their devices to speak to a friend or get some work out of the way. This can make them feel happier, which lets then be more available to their child the rest of the time.26. According to Jenny Radesky, digital products are designed to ______.[A] simplify routine matters[B] absorb user attention[C] better interpersonal relations[D] increase work efficiency【答案】[B] absorb user attention27. Radesky’s food-testing exercise shows that mothers’ use of devices ______.[A] takes away babies’ appetite[B] distracts children’s attention[C] slows down babies’ verbal development[D] reduces mother-child communication【答案】[D] reduces mother-child communication28. Radesky’s cites the “still face experiment” to show that _______.[A] it is easy for children to get used to blank expressions[B] verbal expressions are unnecessary for emotional exchange[C] children are insensitive to changes in their parents’ mood[D] parents need to respond to children’s emotional needs【答案】[D] parents need to respond to children’s emotional needs29. The oppressive ideology mentioned by Tronick requires parents to_______.[A] protect kids from exposure to wild fantasies[B] teach their kids at least 30,000 words a year[C] ensure constant interaction with their children[D] remain concerned about kid’s use of screens【答案】[C] ensure constant interaction with their children30. According to Tronick, kid’s use of screens may_______.[A] give their parents some free time[B] make their parents more creative[C] help them with their homework[D] help them become more attentive【答案】[A] give their parents some free timeText 3Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year. After all, if everyone you know is going to college in the fall, it seems silly to stay back a year, doesn’t it? And after going to school for 12 years, it doesn’t feel natural to spend a year doing something that isn’t academic.But while this may be true, it’s not a good enough reason to condemn gap years. There’s always a constant fear of falling behind everyone else on the socially perpetuated “race to the finish line,” whether that be toward graduate school, medical school or lucrative career. But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hinder the success of academic pursuits—in fact, it probably enhances it.Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not. Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes—all things that first-year students often struggle with the most. Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making it easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders.If you’re not convinced of the inherent value in taking a year off to explore interests, then consider its financial impact on future academic choices. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once. This isn’t surprising, considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of themselves listing one major on their college applications, but switching to another after taking college classes. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but depending on the school, it can be costly to make up credits after switching too late in the game.At Boston College, for example, you would have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another department. Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.31. One of the reasons for high-school graduates not taking a gap year is that .[A] they think it academically misleading[B] they have a lot of fun to expect in college[C] it feels strange to do differently from others[D] it seems worthless to take off-campus courses【答案】[C] it feels strange to do differently from others32. Studies from the US and Australia imply that taking a gap year helps .[A] keep students from being unrealistic[B] lower risks in choosing careers[C] ease freshmen’s financial burdens[D] relieve freshmen of pressures【答案】[D] relieve freshmen of pressures33. The word “acclimation” (Line 8, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to .[A] adaptation[B] application[C] motivation[D] competition【答案】[A] adaptation34. A gap year may save money for students by helping them .[A] avoid academic failures[B] establish long-term goals[C] switch to another college[D] decide on the right major【答案】[D] decide on the right major35. The most suitable title for this text would be .[A] In Favor of the Gap Year[B] The ABCs of the Gap Year[C] The Gap Year Comes Back[D] The Gap Year: A Dilemma【答案】[A] In Favor of the Gap YearText 4Though often viewed as a problem for western states, the growing frequency of wildfires is a national concern because of its impact on federal tax dollars, says Professor Max Moritz, a specialist in fire ecology and management.In 2015, the US Forest Service for the first time spent more than half of its $5.5 billion annual budget fighting fires—nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago. In effect, fewer federal funds today are going towards the agency’s other work—such as forest conservation, watershed and cultural resources management, and infrastructure upkeep—that affect the lives of all Americans.Another nationwide concern is whether public funds from other agencies are going into construction in fire-prone districts. As Moritz puts it, how often are federal dollars building homes that are likely to be lost to a wildfire?“It’s already a huge problem from a public expenditure perspective for the whole country,” he says.” We need to take a magnifying glass to that. Like, “Wait a minute, is this OK?” “Do we want instead to redirect those funds to concentrate on lower-hazard parts of the landscape?”Such a view would require a corresponding shift in the way US society today views fire, researchers say.For one thing, conversations about wildfires need to be more inclusive. Over the past decade, the focus has been on climate change—how the warming of the Earth from greenhouse gases is leading to conditions that worsen fires.While climate is a key element, Moritz says, it shouldn’t come at the expense of the rest of the equation.“The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked, and the interactions go both ways,” he says. Failing to recognize that, he notes, leads to “an overly simplified view of what the solutions might be. Our perception of the problem and of what the solution is becomes very limited.”At the same time, people continue to treat fire as an event that needs to be wholly controlled and unleashed only out of necessity, says Professor Balch at the University of Colorado. But acknowledging fire’s inevitable presence in human life is an attitude crucial to developing the laws, policies, and practices that make it as safe as possible, she says.“We’ve disconnected ourselves from living with fire,” Balch says. “It is really important to understand and try and tease out what is the human connection with fire today.”36. More frequent wildfires have become a national concern because in 2015 they .[A] exhausted unprecedented management efforts[B] consumed a record-high percentage of budget[C] severely damaged the ecology of western states[D] caused a huge rise of infrastructure expenditure【答案】[B] consumed a record-high percentage of budget37. Moritz calls for the use of “a magnifying glass” to .[A] raise more funds for fire-prone areas[B] avoid the redirection of federal money[C] find wildfire-free parts of the landscape[D] guarantee safer spending of public funds【答案】[D] guarantee safer spending of public funds38. While admitting that climate is a key element, Moritz notes that .[A] public debates have not settled yet[B] fire-fighting conditions are improving[C] other factors should not be overlooked[D] a shift in the view of fire has taken place【答案】[C] other factors should not be overlooked39. The overly simplified view Moritz mentions is a result of failing to .[A] discover the fundamental makeup of nature[B] explore the mechanism of the human systems[C] maximize the role of landscape in human life[D] understand the interrelations of man and nature【答案】[D] understand the interrelations of man and nature40. Professor Balch points out that fire is something man should .[A] do away with[B] come to terms with[C] pay a price for[D] keep away from【答案】[B] come to terms withPart BDirections:Read the following text and match each of the numbered items in the left column to its corresponding information in the right column. There are two extra choices in the right column. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)The decline in American manufacturing is a common refrain, particularly from Donald Trump. “We don’t make anything anymore,” he told Fox News, while defending his own made-in-Mexico clothing line.Without question, manufacturing has taken a significant hit during recent decades, and further trade deals raise questions about whether new shocks could hit manufacturing.But there is also a different way to look at the data.Across the country, factory owners are now grappling with a new challenge: instead of having too many workers, they may end up with too few. Despite trade competition and outsourcing, American manufacturing still needs to replace tens of thousands of retiring boomers every years. Millennials may not be that interested in taking their place, other industries are recruiting them with similar or better pay.For factory owners, it all adds up to stiff competition for workers—and upward pressure on wages. “They’re harder to find and they have job offers,” says Jay Dunwell, president of Wolverine Coil Spring, a family-owned firm, “They may be coming [into the workforce], but they’ve been plucked by other industries that are also doing an well as manufacturing,” Mr. Dunwell has begun bringing high school juniors to the factory so they can get exposed to its culture.At RoMan Manufacturing, a maker of electrical transformers and welding equipment that his father cofounded in 1980, Robert Roth keep a close eye on the age of his nearly 200 workers, five are retiring this year. Mr. Roth has three community-college students enrolled in a work-placement program, with a starting wage of $13 an hour that rises to $17 after two years.At a worktable inside the transformer plant, young Jason Stenquist looks flustered by the copper coils he’s trying to assemble and the arrival of two visitors. It’s his first week on the job. Asked about his choice of career, he says at high school he considered medical school beforeswitching to electrical engineering. “I love working with tools. I love creating.” he says.But to win over these young workers, manufacturers have to clear another major hurdle: parents, who lived through the worst US economic downturn since the Great Depression, telling them to avoid the factory. Millennials “remember their father and mother both were laid off. They blame it on the manufacturing recession,” says Birgit Klohs, chief executive of The Right Place, a business development agency for western Michigan.These concerns aren’t misplaced: Employment in manufacturing has fallen from 17 million in 1970 to 12 million in 2013. When the recovery began, worker shortages first appeared in the high-skilled trades. Now shortages are appearing at the mid-skill levels.“The gap is between the jobs that take to skills and those that require a lot of skill,” says Rob Spohr, a business professor at Montcalm Community College. “There’re enough people to fill the jobs at McDonalds and other places where you don’t need to have much skill. It’s that gap in between, and that’s where the problem is. ”Julie Parks of Grand Rapids Community points to another key to luring Millennials into manufacturing: a work/life balance. While their parents were content to work long hours, young people value flexibility. “Overtime is not attractive to this generation. They really want to live their lives,” she says.[A] says that he switched to electrical engineering because heloves working with tools.41. Jay Deuwell [B] points out that there are enough people to fill the jobs thatdon’t need much skill.42. Jason Stenquist [C] points out that the US doesn’t manufacture anything anymore.43. Birgit Klohs [D] believes that it is important to keep a close eye on the age ofhis workers.44. Rob Spohr [E] says that for factory owners, workers are harder to findbecause of stiff competition.45.Julie Parks [F] points out that a work/life balance can attract young peopleinto manufacturing.[G] says that the manufacturing recession is to blame for thelay-off the young people’s parents.【答案】41 [E] says that for factory owners, workers are harder to find because of stiff competition.42 [A] says that he switched to electrical engineering because he loves working with tools.43 [G] says that the manufacturing recession is to blame for the lay-off the young people’s parents.44 [B] points out that there are enough people to fill the jobs that don’t need much skill45 [F] points out that a work/life balance can attract young people into manufacturingSection III Translation46.Directions:Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)My dream has always been to work somewhere in an area between fashion and publishing. Two years before graduating from secondary school, I took a sewing and design course thinking that I would move on to a fashion design course. However, during that course I realized I was not good enough in this area to compete with other creative personalities in the future, so I decided that it was not the right path for me. Before applying for university I told everyone that I would study journalism, because writing was, and still is, one of my favourite activities. But, to be honest, I said it , because I thought that fashion and me together was just a dream—I knew that no one could imagine me in the fashion industry at all! So I decided to look for some fashion-related courses that included writing. This is when I noticed the course “Fashion Media & Promotion.”【参考译文】我一直梦想着能找到一个结合时尚与出版的工作。
2017年考研英语二真题答案及解析
词汇详解： unease vision be based on
不安 想象；视野 基于
end overblow degrading
目标 吹散；夸张，过分渲染 令人羞耻的
长难句分析：
In the absenceof work，a society designed with other ends in mind could yield strikingly different circumstances for the
三、试题详解
1.[A] boasting 鼓吹 [B] denying 否认
[C] warning 警告
[D] ensuring 确保
【答案】C
【考点】语义衔接题。
【解析】空格位于 with 引导的独立主格结构中，应填入动词的-ing 形式；空格处动作的发出者是 academics，writers，
的-ing 形式。
A different and not mutually exclusive 3 holds that the
另一种不互相排斥的预测则认为，未来将成为另一种
future will be a wasteland of a different sort ， one 4 by 荒原，一种以漫无目的为特征的荒原：没有工作赋予生活
但没有工作的世界并不一定就必然像研究发现的那
world without work would be filled with unease. Such 样充满不安。这些想象是基于失业的缺点，且这种失业发
visions are based on the 12 of being unemployed in a 生在一个建立在工作概念基础上的社会里。在工作缺失的
2017考研英语翻译必识高频词组(七)
2017考研英语翻译必识高频词组（七）文明乘车civil bus ride希望工程Hope Project以人为本human centered主办城市the host city综合治理comprehensively administer经济萧条economic recession记者招待会press conference钻坯rough diamond先进机器sophisticated machine强劲的增长staggering growth业界trade union统称umbrella name濒临停产边缘be close to production collapse反省reflect on回报期period of investment return痛定思痛recall a painful experience卧薪尝胆endure present hardships to revive兴旺期blossom period茁壮成长develop and flourish不断扩展的出口创汇者expanding export earner定下严格规则impose stringent rules市场波动market fluctuation协会章程association charter总经营额total business revenue用人单位end-user学徒期entry-level从头开始from square one高水平的high-caliber灌输或强化instill or reinforce工作性质job specification本土化项目localization programs表现评估performance appraisal不断调整和日趋完善的阶段the stage of constant adjustment and improvement 产学研一体化的办学机制the educational mechanism of combining learning with research andproduction成人学历教育，高等教育自学考试continuing education and self-study examination of highereducation初露端倪reveal its importance for the first time翻译导游tourist interpreter复合型，应用型管理人才versatile and practical management talents结构性调整structural adjustment民俗风情customs and habits相伴而生be accompanied by学术领域academic sector应势而生come into existence as the situation requires在职培训part-time training专业方向professional emphasis资格考试qualification testTOPICAL欧洲经济委员会The Economic Commission for Europe誉满全球A world-wide reputation会议中心Conference center世界卫生组织The world Health Organization国际事务公务员International civil servants国际新闻中心International press center艺术品Works of art国际贸易中心International trading center丰富多彩的文化交融Rich cultural blend旅游胜地Holiday resort自然保护区Natural reserves凯程教育：凯程考研成立于2005年，国内首家全日制集训机构考研，一直从事高端全日制辅导，由李海洋教授、张鑫教授、卢营教授、王洋教授、杨武金教授、张释然教授、索玉柱教授、方浩教授等一批高级考研教研队伍组成，为学员全程高质量授课、答疑、测试、督导、报考指导、方法指导、联系导师、复试等全方位的考研服务。
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2017考研英语二词汇（七）61 Such a cruel truth it is. People who don’t deserve a terminal illness get sick and die. Others have trouble follow them around like an unruly puppy. Unfortunately, there isn’t a whole lot you or anyone else can do about this reality. 事实就是如此残酷。
不应患晚期病症的人却患病离世。
对另一些人而言，麻烦总像任性的小狗一样寸步不离。
不幸的是，任何人对这种现实都无能为力。
cruel a. 残酷的，残忍的，残暴的；引起痛苦的【派生】cruelty n. 残酷，残忍；不公，虐待【近】ruthless a. 残酷的，残忍的【词组】the cruel reality 残酷的现实terminal a. 晚期的，不治的，致命的；不可救药的；末端的 n.航空站；终点站；终端【构词】termin（界限）+al（名词后缀）→终点；终端【派生】terminate v. 终止，停止，结束【近】destination n. 终点；末端【词组】terminal illness 不治之症unfortunately ad. 不幸地【构词】un（否定前缀）+fortunate（幸运的）+ly （副词后缀）→不幸地【近】unluckily ad. 不幸地【反】fortunately ad. 幸运地(总觉得自己不够好？你需要记住的14句话)62 Clarity leads to power. When we’re clear, we’re more effective. Our clarity reduces our mistakes and enables us to enlist the help of others. We are more powerful when we are clear, and we are weaker when we are confused. 思路清晰能够产生力量。
当我们思路清晰时，效率会更高。
因为思路清晰会减少我们的错误并使我们争取到别人的帮助。
当我们头脑清晰时，我们会更加强大；而当我们困惑迷茫时，我们就会变得更加弱小。
enable v. 使能够，使成为可能；授予权利或方法【构词】en（使）+able（有能力的）→使能够【近】empower v. 使能够【反】disable v. 使失去能力；使残废enlist v. 得到（帮助、支持等）；参军；征募【词组】enlist in 应募；参军powerful a. 强大的；强有力的；权利大的，有势力的【构词】power（力量；权力）+ful（形容词后缀）→强有力的；权利大的【近】strong a. 强大的【反】powerless a. 无力的；无权的【词组】powerful argument 强有力的论据confused a. 困惑的；混乱的；糊涂的【大纲词汇】confuse v. 使困惑；扰乱，打乱【记】confuse（联想Confucius“孔子”）→孔子的话使我感到困惑→使困惑【派生】confusion n. 混淆，混乱；困惑【近】puzzle v. 使困惑，使迷惑【词组】confuse with 混淆(十条人生信条)63 There are times when we are faced with illnesses, disorders, disabilities some type of tragedy that causes us to lose contact with ourselves and the world in which we live. Our happiness begins to fade and our heart begins to grow heavy. 有时候我们会遭遇疾病，混乱, 无力等一些灾难，这些灾难会使我们迷失自我，并与这个赖以生存的世界失去联系。
我们的快乐开始退却, 内心开始变得沉重。
disorder n. 混乱，杂乱；失调，紊乱，不适；骚乱，动乱【构词】dis(不，否定)+order(顺序)→不按顺序→混乱【派生】disordered a. 杂乱的，混乱的【近】unrest n. 不安【反】arrangement n. 整理，布置【词组】eating disorders 进食障碍cause v.使发生，造成 n. 事业；理由；原因【派生】causeless a. 无原因的【近】grounds n. 根据，理由【反】consequence n. 结果【词组】cause for sth. 理由；缘由contact n. 联系；接触；交往，人际关系 v. 联系【构词】con(共同)+tact(接触) →共同接触→联系；接触【近】touch v. 接触【反】isolation n. 隔离，孤立【词组】make contacts with 取得联系fade v. 逐渐消失；变暗；（演员等）走下坡路【派生】fadeless a. 不褪色的；不凋落的【近】weaken v. 减少，使变弱【反】bloom v. 使茂盛【词组】fade away 衰弱，病重死亡(伤心时不必独处)64 The men of history were not perpetually looking into the mirror to make sure of their own size. Absorbed in their work they did it. They did it so well that the wondering world sees them to be great, and labeled them accordingly. 历史上的伟人并不是靠不断地照镜子来衡量自身的形象的。
他们的形象来自于对工作的全神贯注。
他们将工作做得如此出色以至于使这些惊讶的世人将他们视为伟人，并依此而称呼他们。
perpetually ad. 不间断地，持续地；永久地【派生】perpetual a. 长久的，持续的wondering a. 显出惊奇的，惊异的，惊讶的【大纲词汇】wonder v. 想知道，琢磨；感到诧异，非常惊讶 n. 惊讶，惊奇；奇迹【近】marvel n.奇迹【词组】work wonders 创造奇迹；产生奇迹accordingly ad. 相应地，照着；因此，所以【派生】according to prep. 依照，根据【近】therefore ad. 因此（On Achieving Success关于获得成功）65 The modern world clamors for your attention in ever-louder ways, a deluge that can distract you from your course. It takes self-discipline to persevere amidst the noise and haste, to assert your willpower over casual desires and instincts. 在现代社会里，各种喧嚣愈来愈烈地扰乱着你的心绪，如洪水般干扰着你的进程。
在嘈杂和匆忙中, 你若要坚持就需要自律，用你的意志力来战胜随意的欲望和本能。
deluge n. 洪水 v. 淹没distract v. 干扰，使分散注意力；使分心【派生】distraction n. 注意力分散；娱乐，消遣【反】concentrate v. 集中【词组】distract from 转移；使从……分心persevere v. 坚持；不屈不挠【构词】per（始终）+sever（诚恳）+e→始终诚恳→坚持不懈【派生】perseverance n. 毅力；坚持不懈【近】persist v. 坚持【词组】persevere in 坚持……amids t prep. 在……当中【近】amongst prep. 在……当中assert v. 维护，坚持；断言；主张；声称【派生】assertion n. 坚持，维护；断言【近】declare v. 声称【词组】assert oneself坚持自己的权利或意见willpower n. 意志力；毅力(成功路上的8块绊脚石)66 The love is mutual. Such as to take it, necessarily and first to it. Being loved is to there is foundation. Docile, kindness, braveness, simple, handsome, the grace, tactful, manner of speaking isn’t vulgar and should be precondition. 爱是相互的。
要索取,首先要付出。
被爱是有基础的：温柔、善良、勇敢、简单、帅气、高雅、机智、说话方式不粗俗, 这些应该是前提。
docile a. 驯服的，易驾驭的，易控制的【构词】doc(教)+ile(能……的)→能教的→驯服的，易驾驭的【派生】docility n. 温顺，顺从【近】obedient a. 顺从的，服从的【反】stubborn n. 顽固的，难处理的【词组】a docile child 听话的孩子manner n. 方式，方法；举止，态度；礼貌【派生】mannered a. 不自然的，矫揉造作的；态度……的【近】method n. 方法【词组】all manner of sb./sth. 各种各样的人/事vulgar a. 粗俗的，庸俗的，不雅的；粗鲁的，粗野的【派生】vulgarity n.庸俗; 粗野【近】crude a. 粗鲁的【反】elegant a. 优雅的，高雅的【词组】vulgar decorations 俗里俗气的装饰(Love with Been Loved)67 Every drop in life composes a marvelous poem that conveys authentic emotions. Choosing to live alone does not necessarily mean we do not expect the coming of love. Falling in love with rain does not mean we do not adore glorious sunshine. 生活的点滴构成了美妙的诗篇，传达最真实的情感。