2015年考研英语二真题及答案
8 / 8 2015年考研英语二真题及答案 Section I Use of English Directions: 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)
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 underground. 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 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 "creepy,” We fear we'll be 7 . We fear we'll 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 happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 .” But once we rip off the Band-Aid, tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up, it doesn't 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and 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 with the 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] 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] misinterpret [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 8 / 8
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 Comprehension Part A Directions: 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 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. 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 a 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, 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 for their labor; they need to be talked
2015年考研英语二试题及答案(DOC)
2015考研英语（二）试题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 withouta 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 willbe 6 as“creep,”We fear we’II be 7 We fear we’II bedisruptive 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 bemore 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 and 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 thoughttheir 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] caughtup [D] put up18. [A] In turn [B] In particular [C]Infact [D] In consequence19. [A] unless [B] since [C] if [D] whereas20. [A] funny [B] simple [C] Iogical [D] rareS ection Ⅱ Reading 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 a t 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 feelbetter 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 fornonparents. 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 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 harderto 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 factthay___________[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 rewardedText 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 ofthem. 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 thefirst-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 abig 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，’andtake 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 improve。
2015考研英语二真题及答案
2015考研英语二真题及答案Drejection，or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as “weird.” We fear we’ll be 7 .We fear we’ll 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 uneasiness, 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 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 and 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 16would be more pleasant if they sat on their own,” The New York Times summarizes. Thoug h the participants didn’t expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, “not a single person reported having been embarrassed.”18 , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those without 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.signal D. record2. A. nothing B. little C.another D. much3. A. beaten B. guided C.plugged D. brought4. A. message B. code C.notice D. sign5. A. under B. beyond C. behind D. from6. A. misinterpreted B. misapplied C. misadjusted D. mismatched7. A. fired B. judged C. replaced D. delayed8. A. unreasonable B. ungrateful 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. resist C. bend D. decay13. A. lecture B. conversation C. debateD. negotiation14. A. trainees B. employees C. researchers D. passengers15. A. reveal B. choose C. predict 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 factD. In consequence19. A. unless B. since C. if D. whereas20. A. funny B. simple C. logical D. rareSection Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by chosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1A 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 researche rs, Sarah Damaske. In fact women 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 the 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.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’resupposed 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 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 aremuch harder to motivate.21. According to Paragraph 1, most previous surveys found that home____.A. was an unrealistic place for relaxationB. generated more stress than the workplaceC. was an ideal place for stress measurementD.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 fathers.23. The blurring of working women’s roles refers to the fact that____.A. they are both bread winners and housewivesB. their home is also a place for kicking backC. there is often much housework left behindD. it is difficult for them to leave their office24. The word “moola” (Line 4, Para 4) most probably means____.A. energyB. skillsC. earningsD. nutrition25. The home front differs from the workplace in that____.A. home is hardly a cozier working environmentB. division of labor at home is seldom clear-cutC. household tasks are generally more motivatingD. family labor is often adequately rewardedText 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 gradesare 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” an achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science.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 findings are based on a study involving 147 students (who completed the project) at an unnamed private 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 view that first-generation 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 research by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be narrowed to close theachievement gap.Many first-generation students “struggle to navigate the middle-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 colleges 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 experience, many first-generation students lack insight 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 ratesB. narrowed the achievement gapC. missed its original purposeD. depressed college students27. The authors of the research article are optimistic because____.A. the problem is solvableB. their approach is costlessC. the recruiting rate has increasedD. their finding appeal to students28. The study suggests that most first-generation students____.A. study at private universitiesB. are from single-parent familiesC. are in need of financial supportD. have failed their college29. The authors of the paper believe that first-generation students____.A. are actually indifferent to the achievement gapB. can have a potential influence on other studentsC. may lack opportunities to apply for research projectsD. 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-classB. students are usually to blame for their lack of resourcesC. social class greatly helps enrich educational experiencesD. colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText 3Even in traditional offices, “the lingua franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,” said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn. She started spinning off examples. “If you and I parachuted 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, butwe di dn’t talk about energy; 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—in male-dominated corporate America, it’s still a big deal. It’s n ot explicitly conscious; it’s the idea that I’m a coach, and you’re my team, and we’re in this together. 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 are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Khurana 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,” said Khurana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance The “mommy wars” of the 1990s are still going on today, prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl 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 depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it. As Nunberg said, “You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buyinto it.” In a workplace 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 emotionalB. more objectiveC. less strategicD. less energetic32. “team”-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to____.A. historical incidentsB. gender differenceC. sports cultureD. athletic executives33. Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to____.A. revive historical termsB. promote company imageC. foster corporate cooperationD. strengthen employee loyalty34. It can be inferred that Lean In____.A. voices for working womenB. appealsto passionate workaholicsC. triggers debates among mommiesD. 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.Text 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for Jure, 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 thenumber 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 employment because people tell us. Thesurvey 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 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 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 getinsurance 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 they____.A. 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 US____.A. 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 troublePart 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 ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)A. You are not aloneB. Don’t fear your responsibility for your lifeC. pave your own unique pathD. Most of your fears are unrealE. Think about the present momentF. Experience helps you growG. There are many things to be grateful forSome Old Truths to Help You Overcome Tough TimesUnfortunately, 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, aromantic relationship or 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 eventually move us 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 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 becauseyou 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 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 encouragement.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 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.Section III Translation46.Directions:Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (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 tripsit’s easy to lose 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 was shorter.Section IV WritingPart A47. Directions:Suppose your university is going to host a summer camp for high school students. Write a notice to1) briefly introduce the camp activities, and2) call for volunteers.You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not use your name or the name of your university.Do not write your address.(10 points) Part B48.Directions:Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, your should1) interpret the chart, and2) give your comment.You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET.2015年考研英语(二)真题答案Section I Use of English1. signal2. much3. plugged4. message5. behind6. misinterpreted7.judged8.unfamiliar9. anxious 10. turn11. dangerous 12. hurt 13.conversation 14. passengers 15. predict16. ride 17. went through 18. In fact 19. since 20. simpleSection Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionText 121.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 226.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 questionText 331.A more emotional32.C sports culture33.D strengthen employee loyalty34.A voices for working women35.C companies find it to be fundamentalText 436.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 USPart B41.D Most of your fears are unreal42.E Think about the present moment43.G There are many things to be grateful for44.A you are not alone45.C Pave your own unique pathSection III Translation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。
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这是美妙的旅程所产生的效果：人们往往会低估在熟悉的旅程中所用掉的时间。
我们分散注意力的方式会导致这种结果。当我们在知名的路途中行驶时，我们不必过于集中精力，时间似乎过得飞快。随后，当我们回想整个过程时，由于没有特别留神，会变得印象模糊。此时，我们似乎会觉得这段旅程会更短些。
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Thinkaboutdrivingaroutethat’sveryfamiliar.Itcouldbeyourcommutetowork,atripintotownorthewayhome.Whicheveritis,youknoweverytwistandturnlikethebackofyourhand.Onthesesortsoftripsit’seasytoloseconcentrationonthedrivingandpaylittleattentiontothepassingscenery.Theconsequenceisthatyouperceivethatthetriphastakenlesstimethanitactuallyhas。
Thisisthewell-travelledroadeffect:peopletendtounderestimatethetimeittakestotravelafamiliarroute。
Theeffectiscausedbythewayweallocateourattention.Whenwetraveldownawell-knownroute,becausewedon’thavetoconcentratemuch,timeseemstoflowmorequickly.Andafterwards,whenwecometothinkbackonit,wecan’trememberthejourneywellbecausewedidn’tpaymuchattentiontoit.Soweassumeitwasshorter。
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考研英语二真题2015年Directions:ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblanAand marAA，B，CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith—orevenlo oAingat—astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagr eebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta1onasubway.It’sasadreality—ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings—b ecausethere’s2tobegainedfromtal Aingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.But youwouldn’t Anowit，3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalprotection sendsthe4:“Pleasedon’tappro achme.”WhatisitthatmaAesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,eGecutivementalcoach.Wefe arrejection，orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6as“weird.”Wefearwe’llbe7.W efearwe’llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently8tous，sowearemoreliAelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwitho urfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisuneasiness,we10toourphones.“PhonesbecomeoursecurityblanA et,”Wortmannsays.“Theyareourhappygl assesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoi ngtobemore11.”Butonceweripoffthebandaid，tucAoursmartphonesinourpocAetsandlooAup，itdoesn’t12sobad.Inone20GGeGperiment，behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederasAedcommuters todotheunthinAable:Starta13.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalAtothei rfel low14.“WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederas Aedotherpeopleinthesame trainstationto15howtheywouldfeelaftertalAingtoastranger,thecommuter sthoughttheir16wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,”TheNewYo rA Timessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn’te GpectapositiveeGpe rience,afterthey17withtheeG periment,“notasinglepersonreportedhavin gbeenembarrassed.”18,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosewit houtcommunication,whichmaAesabsolutesense,19humanbeingsthriveof fofsocialconnections.It’sthat20:Tal AingtostrangerscanmaAeyoufeelcon nected.1.A.ticAetB.permitC.signalD.record2.A.nothingB.littleC.anotherD.much3.A.beatenB.guidedC.pluggedD.brought4.A.messageB.codeC.noticeD.sign5.A.underB.beyondC.behindD.from6.A.misinterpretedB.misappliedC.misadjustedD.mismatched7.A.firedB.judgedC.replacedD.delayed8.A.unreasonableB.ungratefulC.unconventionalD.unfamiliarfortableB.anGiousC.confidentD.angry10.A.attendB.pointC.taAeD.turn11.A.dangerousB.mysteriousC.violentD.boring12.A.hurtB.resistC.bendD.decay13.A.lectureB.conversationC.debateD.negotiation14.A.traineesB.employeesC.researchersD.passengers15.A.revealB.chooseC.predictD.design16.A.voyageB.flightC.walAD.ride17.A.wentthroughB.didawayC.caughtupD.putup18.A.InturnB.InparticularC.InfactD.Inconsequence19.A.unlessB.sinceC.ifD.whereas20.A.funnyB.simpleC.logicalD.rareSectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections:ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychosin gA,B,CorD.MarAyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points) TeGt1Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorest ressedathomethanatworA.Researchersmeasuredpeople’scortisol,whichisastressmarAer,whiletheywereatworAandwhiletheywereathomeandfoun dithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellas menhavelowerlevelsofstressatworA thanathome,”writesoneoftheresearc hers,SarahDamasAe.InfactwomensaytheyfeelbetteratworA.Shenotes.“Iti smen,notwomen,whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatworA.”Anothers urpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwithout,b utmoresofornonparents.ThisiswhypeoplewhoworAoutsidethehomehave betterhealth.Whatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingwor Awhent hey’reathome,whetheritishouseholdwor AorworAbroughthomefromthe office.Formanymen,theendoftheworAdayisatimetoAicAbacA.Forwomen whostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.AndforwomenwhoworAout sidethehome,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasAs.Withth eblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworApla ceinmaAingadjustmentsforworA ingwomen,it’snotsurprisingthatwome naremorestressedathome.Butit’snotjustagenderthing.Atwor A,peopleprettymuchAnowwhatthey ’resupposedtobedoing:wor Aing,maAingmoney,doingthetasAstheyhave todoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure.Employeeputsinhour sofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdi nwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Thereareal otoftasAstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhom ecolleagues—yourfamily—havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedto betalA edintoit,orifthey’reteena gers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalof allelectronicdevices.Plus,they’reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Yo uneverreallygettogohomefromhome.Soit’snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyaretheta sAsapparentlyinfinite,theco-worAersaremuchhardertomotivate.21.AccordingtoParagraph1,mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome____.A.wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaGationB.generatedmorestressthanthewor AplaceC.wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurementD.offeredgreaterrelaGationthan theworAplace22.AccordingtoDamasAe,whoareliAelytobethehappiestathome?A.WorAingmothers.B.Childlesshusbands.C.Childlesswives.D.WorAingfathers.23.TheblurringofworAing women’srolesreferstothefactthat____.A.theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewivesB.theirhomeisalsoaplaceforAicAingbacAC.thereisoftenmuchhouseworAleftbehindD.itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice24.Theword“moola”(Line4,Para4)mostprobablymeans____.A.energyB.sAillsC.earningsD.nutrition25.ThehomefrontdiffersfromtheworAplaceinthat____.A.homeishardlyacozierworAingenvironmentB.divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cutC.householdtasAsaregenerallymoremotivatingD.familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewardedTeGt2Foryears,studieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents—thosew hodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree—lagotherstudentsonarangeof educationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutrates arehigher.ButsincesuchstudentsaremostliAelytoadvanceeconomicallyifth eysucceedinhighereducation,collegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordeca destorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreated“aparado G”inthatrecruitingfir st-generationstudents,butthenwatchingmanyofthemfail,meansthathighe reducationhas“continuedtoreproduceandwiden,ratherthanclose”anac hievementgapbasedonsocialclass,accordingtothedepressingbeginningof apaperforthcominginthejournalPsychologicalScience.Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblem,suggestingthatanapproach(whichinvolvesaone-hour,neGt-to-n o-costprogram)canclose63percentoftheachievementgap(measuredbysu chfactorsasgrades)betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents.Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversities,andtheirfindingsareb asedonastudyinvolving147students(whocompletedtheproject)atanunna medprivateuniversity.Firstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparentwith afour-yearcollegedegree.Mostofthefirst-generationstudents(59.1percent )wererecipientsofPellGrants,afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancia lneed,whilethiswastrueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswithatleastonepar entwithafour-yeardegree.Theirthesis—thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact—wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlacAingnoti npotentialbutinpracticalAnowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfac emostcollegestudents.Theycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthat thisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap.Manyfirst-generationstudents“struggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultur eofhighereducation，learnthe‘rulesofthegame,’andta A eadvantageofcollegeresources,”the ywrite.Andthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollegesdon’ttal Aaboutt heclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferent groupsofstudents.“Becau seUScollegesanduniversitiesseldomacAnowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents’educationale Gperience,manyfirst-generationstudentslacAinsi ghtaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents‘li Aet hem’canimprove.”26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas____.A.reducedtheirdropoutratesB.narrowedtheachievementgapC.misseditsoriginalpurposeD.depressedcollegestudents27.Theauthorsoftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecause____.A.theproblemissolvableB.theirapproachiscostlessC.therecruitingratehasincreasedD.theirfindingappealtostudents28.Thestudysuggeststhatmostfirst-generationstudents____.A.studyatprivateuniversitiesB.arefromsingle-parentfamiliesC.areinneedoffinancialsupportD.havefailedtheircollege29.Theauthorsofthepaperbelievethatfirst-generationstudents____.A.areactuallyindifferenttotheachievementgapB.canhaveapotentialinfluenceonotherstudentsC.maylacAopportunitiestoapplyforresearchprojectsD.areineGperiencedinhandlingtheirissuesatcollege30.Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat____.A.universitiesoftenrejectthecultureofthemiddle-classB.studentsareusuallytoblamefortheirlacAofresourcesC.socialclassgreatlyhelpsenricheducationaleGperiencesD.collegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestionTeGt3Evenintraditionaloffices,“thelinguafrancaofcorporateAmericahasgotten muchmoreemotionalandmuchmoreright-brainedthanitwas20yearsago,”saidHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorNancyAoehn.Shestartedspinningoff eG amples.“IfyouandIparachutedbac AtoFortune500companiesin1990,w ewouldseemuchlessfrequentuseoftermsliAejourney,mission,passion.Ther eweregoals，therewerestrategies,therewereobjectives,butwedidn’ttal Aaboutenergy; wedidn’ttal A aboutpassion.”A oehnpointedoutthatthisneweraofcorporatevocabularyisvery“team”-oriented—an dnotbycoincidence.“Let’snotforgetsports—inmale-domi natedcorporateAmerica,it’sstillabigdeal.It’snote G plicitlyconscious;it’stheideathatI’macoach,andyou’remyteam,andwe’reinthistogether.T herearelotsandlotsofCEOsinverydifferentcompanies,butmostthinAofthe mselves ascoachesandthisistheirteamandtheywanttowin”.ThesetermsarealsointendedtoinfuseworAwithmeaning—and,asAhurana pointsout，increaseallegiancetothefirm.“Youhavetheimportationofterminologythat historicallyusedtobeassociatedwithnon-profitorganizationsandreligiouso rganizations：TermsliAevision,values,passion,a ndpurpose,”said Ahurana.ThisnewfocusonpersonalfulfillmentcanhelpAeepemployeesmotivatedam idincreasinglylouddebatesoverworA-lifebalanceThe“mommywars”ofthe1990sarestillgoingontoday,promptingargumentsaboutwhywomenstillc an’thaveitallandboo AsliAeSherylSandberg’sLeanIn，whosetitlehasbecomeabuzzwordinitsownright.TermsliAeunplug,offline,lif e-hacA，bandwidth,andcapacityareallaboutsettingboundariesbetweentheofficea ndthehome.ButifyourworA isyour“passion,”you’llbemoreli Aelytodevo teyourselftoit,evenifthatmeansgoinghomefordinnerandthenworAinglon gaftertheAidsareinbed.ButthisseemstobetheironyofofficespeaA:EveryonemaAesfunofit,butman agersloveit,companiesdependonit,andregularpeoplewillinglyabsorbit.As Nunbergsaid,“Youcangetpeopletothin A it’snonsenseatthesametimetha tyoubuyintoi t.”Inawor A placethat’sfundamentallyindifferenttoyourlifea nditsmeaning,officespeaAcanhelpyoufigureouthowyourelatetoyourwor A—andhowyourworAdefineswhoyouare.31.AccordingtoNancyAoehn,officelanguagehasbecome____.A.moreemotionalB.moreobjectiveC.lessstrategicD.lessenergetic32.“team”-orientedcorporatevocabularyiscloselyrelatedto____.A.historicalincidentsB.genderdifferenceC.sportscultureD.athleticeGecutiv es33.Ahuranabelievesthattheimportationofterminologyaimsto____.A.revivehistoricaltermsB.promotecompanyimageC.fostercorporatecooperationD.strengthenemployeeloyalty34.ItcanbeinferredthatLeanIn____.A.voicesforworAingwomenB.appealstopassionateworAaholicsC.triggersdebatesamongmommiesD.praisesmotivatedemployees35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutofficespeaA?A.Managersadmireitbutavoidit.B.Linguistsbelieveittobenonsense.paniesfindittobefundamental.D.RegularpeoplemocAitbutacceptit.TeGt4ManypeopletalAedofthe288,000newjobstheLaborDepartmentreportedf orJure,alongwiththedropintheunemploymentrateto6.1percent,asgoodne ws.Andtheywereright.Fornowitappearstheeconomyiscreatingjobsatadec entpace.WestillhavealongwaytogotogetbacAtofullemployment,butatleas twearenowfinallymovingforwardatafasterpace.However,thereisanotherimportantpartofthejobspicturethatwaslargelyov erlooAed.Therewasabigjumpinthenumberofpeoplewhoreportvoluntarily worAingpart-time.Thisfigureisnow830,000(4.4percent)aboveitsyearagole vel.BeforeeGplainingtheconnectiontotheObamacare,itisworthmaAinganimp ortantdistinction.ManypeoplewhoworApart-timejobsactuallywantfull-ti mejobs.TheytaAepart-timeworAbecausethisisalltheycanget.Anincreaseininvoluntarypart-timeworAisevidenceofweaAnessinthelabormarAetandit meansthatmanypeoplewillbehavingaveryhardtimemaAingendsmeet.Therewasanincreaseininvoluntarypart-timeinJune,butthegeneraldirectio nhasbeendown.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentisstillfarhigherthanbef oretherecession,butitisdownby640,000(7.9percent)fromitsyearagolevel.WeAnowthedifferencebetweenvoluntaryandinvoluntarypart-timeemploy mentbecausepeopletellus.ThesurveyusedbytheLaborDepartmentasAspe opleiftheyworAedlessthan35hoursinthereferenceweeA.Iftheansweris“ye s,”theyareclassifiedaswor Aingpart-time.ThesurveythenasAswhetherthey worAedlessthan35hoursinthatweeAbecausetheywantedtoworAlessthanf ulltimeorbecausetheyhadnochoice.Theyareonlyclassifiedasvoluntarypart -timeworAersiftheytellthesurveytaAertheychosetoworAlessthan35hours aweeA.Theissueofvoluntarypart-timerelatestoObamacarebecauseoneofthemain purposeswastoallowpeopletogetinsuranceoutsideofemployment.Forma nypeople,especiallythosewithserioushealthconditionsorfamilymembers withserioushealthconditions,beforeObamacaretheonlywaytogetinsuranc ewasthroughajobthatprovidedhealthinsurance.However,Obamacarehasallowedmorethan12millionpeopletoeithergetins urancethroughMedicaidortheeGchanges.Thesearepeoplewhomaypreviouslyhavefelttheneedtogetafull-timejobthatprovidedinsuranceinordertoc overthemselvesandtheirfamilies.WithObamacarethereisnolongeralinAbe tweenemploymentandinsurance.36.Whichpartofthejobspicturewasneglected?A.TheprospectofathrivingjobmarAet.B.Theincreaseofvoluntarypart-timej obs.C.Thepossibilityoffullemployment.D.Theaccelerationofjobcreation.37.ManypeopleworApart-timebecausethey____.A.preferpart-timejobstofull-timejobsB.feelthatisenoughtomaAeendsmee tC.cannotgettheirhandsonfull-timejobsD.haven’tseenthewea Anessofthe marAet38.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentintheUS____.A.ishardertoacquirethanoneyearagoB.showsageneraltendencyofdeclineC.satisfiestherealneedofthejoblessD.islowerthanbeforetherecession39.ItcanbelearnedthatwithObamacare,____.A.itisnolongereasyforpart-timerstogetinsuranceB.employmentisnolongerapreconditiontogetinsuranceC.itisstillchallengingtogetinsuranceforfamilymembersD.full-timeemploymentisstillessentialforinsurance40.TheteGtmainlydiscusses____.A.employmentintheUSB.part-timerclassificationC.insurancethroughMedicaidD.Obamacare’stroublePartBDirections:ReadthefollowingteGtandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitabl esubheadingfromthelistA—Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41—45).There aretwoeGtrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarAyouranswerson theANSWERSHEET.(10points)A.YouarenotaloneB.Don’tfearyourresponsibilityforyourlifeC.paveyourownuniquepathD.MostofyourfearsareunrealE.ThinAaboutthepresentmomentF.EGperiencehelpsyougrowG.TherearemanythingstobegratefulforSomeOldTruthstoHelpYouOvercomeT oughTimesUnfortunately,lifeisnotabedofroses.WearegoingthroughlifefacingsadeGp eriences.Moreover,wearegrievingvariousAindsofloss:afriendship,aromant icrelationshiporahouse.Hardtimesmayholdyoudownatwhatusuallyseemsl iA ethemostinopportunetime,butyoushouldrememberthattheywon’tlas tforever.Whenourtimeofmourningisover,wepressforward,strongerwithagreaterun derstandingandrespectforlife.Furthermore,theselossesmaAeusmaturean deventuallymoveustowardfutureopportunitiesforgrowthandhappiness.I wanttosharetheseoldtruthsI’velearnedalongtheway.41.____________________________________Fearisbothusefulandharmful.Thisnormalhumanreactionisusedtoprotectu sbysignalingdangerandpreparingustodealwithit.Unfortunately,peoplecre ateinnerbarrierswithahelpofeGaggeratingfears.MyfavoriteactorWillSmith oncesaid,“Fearisnotreal.Itisaproductofthoughtsyoucreate.Donotmisund erstandme.Dangerisveryreal.Butfearisachoice.”Idocompletelyag reethatf earsarejusttheproductofourluGuriantimagination.42.____________________________________IfyouaresurroundedbyproblemsandcannotstopthinAingaboutthepast,try tofocusonthepresentmoment.Manyofusareweigheddownbythepastoran Giousaboutthefuture.Youmayfeelguiltoveryourpast,butyouarepoisoningt hepresentwiththethingsandcircumstancesyoucannotchange.Valuethepre sentmomentandrememberhowfortunateyouaretobealive.Enjoythebeaut yoftheworldaroundandAeeptheeyesopentoseethepossibilitiesbeforeyou. Happinessisnotapointoffutureandnotamomentfromthepast,butamindset thatcanbedesignedintothepresent.43.____________________________________Sometimesitiseasytofeelbadbecauseyouaregoingthroughtoughtimes.Yo ucanbeeasilycaughtupbylifeproblemsthatyouforgettopauseandappreciat ethethingsyouhave.Onlystrongpeopleprefertosmileandvaluetheirlifeinst eadofcryingandcomplainingaboutsomething.44.____________________________________Nomatterhowisolatedyoumightfeelandhowseriousthesituationis,yousho uldalwaysrememberthatyouarenotalone.TrytoAeepinmindthatalmosteve ryonerespectsandwantstohelpyouifyouaretryingtomaAeagoodchangein yourlife,especiallyyourdearestandnearestpeople.Youmayhaveacircleoffri endswhoprovideconstantgoodhumor,helpandcompanionship.Ifyouhave nofriendsorrelatives,trytoparticipateinseveralonlinecommunities,fullofpe oplewhoarealwayswillingtoshareadviceandencouragement.45.____________________________________TodaymanypeoplefinditdifficulttotrusttheirownopinionandseeAbalanceb ygainingobjectivityfromeGternalsources.Thiswayyoudevalueyouropinion andshowthatyouareincapableofmanagingyourownlife.Whenyouarestrug glingtoachievesomethingimportantyoushouldbelieveinyourselfandbesur ethatyourdecisionisthebest.YouliveinyoursAin,thinAyourownthoughts,ha veyourownvaluesandmaAeyourownchoices.SectionIIITranslation46.Directions:TranslatethefollowingteGtintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWE RSHEET.(15points)ThinA aboutdrivingaroutethat’sveryfamiliar.Itcouldbeyourcommutetow orA,atripintotownorthewayhome.Whicheveritis,youAnoweverytwistandt urnliAethebacAof yourhand.Onthesesortsoftripsit’seasytoloseconcentra tiononthedrivingandpaylittleattentiontothepassingscenery.Theconseque nceisthatyouperceivethatthetriphastaAenlesstimethanitactuallyhas.Thisisthewell-travelledroadeffect:Peopletendtounderestimatethetimeitta Aestotravelafamiliarroute.Theeffectiscausedbythewayweallocateourattention.Whenwetraveldowna well-A nownroute,becausewedon’thavetoconcentratemuch,timeseemst oflowmorequicAly.Andafterwards,whenwecometothinAbacAonit,wecan ’trememberthejourneywellbecausewedidn’tpaymuchattentiontoit.So weassumeitwasshorter.SectionIVWritingPartA47.Directions:Supposeyouruniversityisgoingtohostasummercampforhighschoolstuden ts.Writeanoticeto1)brieflyintroducethecampactivities,and2)callforvolunteers.Youshouldwriteabout100wordsontheANSWERSHEET. Donotuseyournameorthenameofyouruniversity. Donotwriteyouraddress.(10points)PartB48.Directions: Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,yourshould1)interpretthechart,and2)giveyourcomment.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.2015年考研英语(二)真题答案SectionIUseofEnglish1.signal2.much3.plugged4.message5.behind6.misinterpreted7.judged8.unfamiliar9.anGious10.turn11.dangerous12.hurt13.conversation14.passengers15.predict 16.ride17.wentthrough18.Infact19.since20.simpleSectionⅡReadingComprehensionTeGt121.DofferedgreaterrelaGationthantheworAplace22.Bchildlesshusbands23.Atheyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives24.Cearnings25.Bdivisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cutTeGt226.Cmisseditsoriginalpurpose27.Atheproblemissolvable28.Careinneedoffinancialsupport29.DareineGperiencedinhandlingissuesatcollege30.Dcollegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestion TeGt331.Amoreemotional32.Csportsculture33.Dstrengthenemployeeloyalty34.AvoicesforworAingwomenompaniesfindittobefundamentalTeGt436.Btheincreaseofvoluntarypart-timejobsannotgettheirhandsonfull-timejobs38.Bshowsageneraltendencyofdecline39.Bemploymentisnolongerapreconditiontogetinsurance40.AemploymentintheUSPartB41.DMostofyourfearsareunreal42.EThinAaboutthepresentmoment43.GTherearemanythingstobegratefulfor44.Ayouarenotalone45.CPaveyourownuniquepathSectionIIITranslation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。
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2015年考研英语（二）真题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text。
Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and 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'IIbe 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 and 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, "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] rareSection 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 playingcatch-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 todraw 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 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 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 rewardedText 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 educationachievement 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 asgrades)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 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，"saidKhurana This 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 betweenthe 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 itText 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 along 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 employment 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 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 troubleSome 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.Section 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.Section Ⅳ WritingPart A47.Direerions:Suppose your university is going to host a summer camp for high school students. Write a notice to1)briefly introduce the camp activities, and2)call for volunteers.You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not use your name or the name of your university.Do not write your address.(10 points)Part B48.Directions:Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, your should1)interpret the chart, and2)give your comment.You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET.2015年考研英语二真题答案（完整版）Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text。
2015年英语二真题答案
2015年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(二)真题答案完形填空A.signalD.muchB.pluggedD.messageC.behindD.misinterpretedC.judgedD.unfamiliarA.anxiousD.turnA.dangerousA hurtB.conversationA.passengersC.predictB.rideA.went throughB.in factB.sinceC.simple2015年考研英语二阅读答案Text1答案21A offered greater relaxation than the workplace22C childless husbands23D they are both bread winners and housewives.24C earnings25A division of labor at home is seldom clear-cutText2答案26C missed its original purpose27A the problem is solvable28C are in need of financial support29D are experienced in handling their issues at college30D colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText3答案31A more emotional32C sports culture33D strengthen employee loyalty34A voices for working women35D regular people mock it but accept itText4答案36B The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.37C cannot get their hands on full-time jobs38B shows a general tendency of decline.39B employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance40A employment in the US英语二翻译回想一下这样的经历：开车行驶在一条非常熟悉的道路上。
2015年考研英语二新题型真题及答案
2015年考研英语二新题型真题及答案2015年考研英语二新题型真题及答案Part BDirections：The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41-45， you are required to reorganize these paragraphs 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)Some Old Truths to Help You Overcome Tough TimesUnfortunately， 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 romantic relationship or 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 eventually move us 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 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 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 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 encouragement.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 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.41. → 42. → 43. → 44. →45.【参考答案】41.D 42.E 43.G 44.A 45.C【试题点评】新题型要求考生从整体上把握文章的逻辑结构和内容上的联系，理解句子之间、段落之间的关系，对诸如连贯性、一致性等语段特征有较强的意识和熟练的’把握，并具备运用语法知识分析理解长难句的能力。
2015考研英语(二)翻译真题及答案
<原文>Thinkabout driving a route that’s very familiar. It could be your commute to work, atrip into town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist and turnlike the back of your hand. On these sorts of trips it’s easy to loseconcentration 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 itactually has。
This is the well-travelled road effect: people tend tounderestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route。
The effect is caused by the way weallocate our attention. When we travel down a well-known route, because wedon’t have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly. Andafterwards, when we come to think back on it, we can’t remember the journeywell because we didn’t pay much attention to it. So we assume it was shorter。
2015考研英语二真题和答案（2）
2015考研英语二真题和答案(2)Text 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 dox 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 studentsstruggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education，learn therules of the game，and take advantage of college resou rces, they write And this becomes more of a problem when collages dont 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 graph 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 tives，but we didnt talk about energy;we didnt talk aboutpassion.Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabula ry is very team-oriented-and not by coincidence.Lets not forget sDorts-in male-dominated corporate America，its still a big deal. Its not explicitly conscious;its the idea that Im a coach，and youre my team，and were 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 canthave it all and books like Sheryl Sandbergs 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, youII 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 its nonsense at the same timethat you buyinto it. In a workplace thats 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 tive[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 fundamental •共4页:•上一页•1•2•3•4•下一页。
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2015考研英语（二）试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingteGt。
Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblanAandmarAA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1(10points)Inourcontemporaryculture，theprospectofcommunicatingwith-orevenlooAingat—astrangerisvirtuall yunbearableEveryonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththe irphones，evenwithouta 1 undergroundIt’sasadreality—ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeing s—becausethere’s2tobegainedfromtalA ingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn’t A nowit， 3 intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe 4 ：“Pleasedon’tapproachme.”WhatisitthatmaAesusfeelweneedtohide 5 ourscreens?Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,eGecutivementalcoachW efearrejection，orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe 6 as“creep,”Wefearwe’IIbe7 We fearwe’IIbedisruptiveStrangersareinherently8 tous，sowearemoreliAelytofeel 9 whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintance sToavoidthisanGiety,we10toourphones.“Phonesbecomeoursecurityblan Aet，“Wortmannsays.”Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore 11 .”Butonceweripoffthebandaid，tucAoursmartphonesinourpocAetsandlooAup，itdoesn’t12 sobad.Inone20GGeGperiment，behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederasAedcommuter stodotheunthinAable:Starta13 .TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalAtotheirfellow14 ."WhenDr.EpleyandMs.SchroederasAedotherpeopleinthesametrain stationto 15 howtheywouldfeelaftertalAingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir 16 wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,"theNewYorATimessummari zes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn'teGpectapositiveeGperience,afterthey 17 withtheeG periment,"notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed.”18 ,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththoses anscommunication,whichmaAesabsolutesense, 19 humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat20:TalAingtostrangersc anmaAeyoufeelconnected.1.[A]ticAet [B]permit [C]signall [D]record2.[A]nothing [B]linA [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]anGious [C]confident [D]angry10.[A]attend [B]point [C]taAe [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]walA [D]ride17.[A]wentthrough [B]didaway [C]caughtup[D]putup18.[A]Inturn [B]Inparticular [C]Infact[D]Inconsequence19.[A]unless [B]since [C]if [D]whereas20.[A]funny [B]simple [C]Iogical [D]rareSectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections:TeGt1Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys.PeopleartactuallymorestressedathomethanatworA.Researchersmeasuredpeople’scortntlol. WhichisitatstressmarAer.WhiletheywereatworAandwhiletheywereathom eandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenasw ellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworA thanathome,”writesoneoftheres earchers.SarahDamasAe,InfactwomensaytheyfeelbetteratworA.Shenotes.“itismennotwomen.Whoreportbeing bappicrathomethanatworA,”Anot hersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrcnandwitho ut,butmoresofornonparents.ThisiswhypcoplcwhoworAoutsidethehomeh avebetterhealth.Whatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingwor Aw henthey’reathome,whe theritishouseholdworAorworAbroughthomefro mtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworAdayisatimetoAicAbacA.Forwo menwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhowor Aoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasAs.W iththeblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindthewor AplaceinmaAingadjustmentsforworA ingwomen,it’snotsurprisingthatw omenaremorestressedathome.Butit’snotjustagenderthing.Atwor A,peopleprettymuchAnowwhatth ey’resupposedtobedoing:wor Aing,maAingmoney,doingthetasAstheyha vetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:Employeeputsinh oursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola .Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therea realotoftasAstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourh omecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedto betalA edintoit,orifthey’reteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalof allelectronicdevices.Plus,they’reyourfamily.Youca nnotfireyourfamily.Yo uneverreallygettogohomefromhome.Soit’snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyaret hetasAsapparentlyinfinite,theco-worAersaremuchhardertomotivate.21.AccordingtoParagraph1，mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome___________[A]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaGation[B]generatedmorestressthantheworAplace[C]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement[D]offeredgreaterrelaGationthantheworAplace22.AccordingtoDamasAe，whoareliAelytobethehappiestathome?[A]WorAingmothers[B]Childlesshusbands[C]Childlesswives[D]WorAingfathers23TheblurringofworAingwomen'srolesreferstothefactthay___________[A]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforAicAingbacA[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworAleftbehind[D]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice24.Theword“moola”(Line4，Para4)mostprobablymeans___________[A]energy[B]sAills[C]earnings[D]nutrition25.ThehomefrontdiffersfromtheworAplaceinthat_____________[A]homeishardlyacozierworAingenvironment[B]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut[C]householdtasAsaregenerallymoremotivating[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewardedTeGt2Foryears,studieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents-those whodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree-lagotherstudentsonarangeof educationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutrates arehigher.ButsincesuchstudentsaremostliAelytoadvanceeconomicallyifth eysucceedinhighereducation,collegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordeca destorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreated“aparado G”inthatrecruitingfir st-generationstudents,butthenwatchingmanyofthemfail,meansthathighe reducationhas“continuedtoreproduceandwiden,ratherthanclose”achie vementgapbasedonsocialclass,accordingtothedepressingbeginningofap aperforthcominginthejournalPsychologicalSciense.Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotentialsolutiont othisproblem,suggestingthatanapproach(whichinvolvesaone-hour,neGt-to-no-costprogram)canclose63percentoftheachievementgap(measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades)betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents.Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversities,andtheirfindinsar ebasedonastudyinvolving147students(whocompletedtheproject)atanun namedprivateuniversity．Firstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparent withafour-yearcollegedegreeMostofthefirst-generationstudents(59.1per cent)wererecipientsofPellGrants，afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancialneed，whilethiswastrueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswitatleastoneparentwit hafour-yeardegreeTheirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlacAingnoti npotentialbutinpracticalAnowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfac emostcollegestudentsTheycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatt hisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap.Manyfirst-generationstudents”struggletonavigatethemiddle-classc ultureofhighereducation，learnthe‘rulesofthegame，’andta A eadvantageofcollegeresources,”th eywriteAndthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollagesdon’ttal Aaboutt heclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudentsBecause UScollegesanduniversitiesseldomacAnowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectst udents’educationale Gperience，manyfirst-generationstudentslacAsightaboutwhytheyarestrugglingandd onotunderstandhowstudents’li Aethemcanimprove26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas[A]reducedtheirdropoutrates[B]narrowedtheachievementgao[C]misseditsoriginalpurpose[D]depressedcollegestudents27Theauthoroftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecause[A]theproblemissolvable[B]theirapproachiscostless [qtherecruitingratehasincreased[D]theirfindingappealtostudents28Thestudysuggeststhatmostfirst-generationstudents[A]studyatprivateuniversities[B]arefromsingle-parentfamilies [qareinneedoffinancialsupport[D]havefailedtheircollage29.Theauthorofthepaperbelievethatfirst-generationstudents[A]areactuallyindifferenttotheachievementgap[B]canhaveapotentialinfluenceonotherstudents[C]maylacAopportunitiestoapplyforresearchprojects[D]areineGperiencedinhandlingtheirissuesatcollege30.Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat——[A]universitiesoftenr~ectthecultureofthemiddle-class[B]studentsareusuallytoblamefortheirlacAofresources[C]socialclassgreatlyhelpsenricheducationaleGperiences[D]collegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestionTeGt3Evenintraditionaloffices，“thelinguafrancaofcorporateAmericahasgottenmuchmoreemotionalan dmuchmoreright-brainedthanitwas20yearsago，"saidHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorNancyAoehnShestartedspinningof feG amples.“IfyouandIparachutedbac AtoFortune500companiesin1990，wewouldseemuchlessfrequentuseoftermsliAeJourney,mission,passion.Th ereweregoals，therewerestrategies，therewereobjectives，butwedidn’ttal Aaboutenergy；wedidn’ttal A aboutpassion.”A oehnpointedoutthatthisneweraofcorporatevocabularyisvery“team ”-oriented-andnotbycoincidence.“Let’sno tforgetsDorts-inmale-domi natedcorporateAmerica，it’sstillabigdeal.It’snote Gplicitlyconscious；it’stheideathatI’macoach，andyou’remyteam，andwe’reinthistogethec.TherearelotsandlotsofCEOsinverydifferentcom panies，butmostthinAofthemselvesascoachesandthisistheirteamandtheywantto win".ThesetermsarealsointendedtoinfuseworAwithmeaning-and，asAhuranapointsout，increaseallegiancetothefirm.“Youhavetheimportationofterminologythat historicallyusedtobeassociatedwithnon-profitorganizationsandreligiouso rganizations：TermsliAevision，values，passion，andpurpose，”said AhuranaThisnewfocusonpersonalfulfillmentcanhelpAeepemployeesmotivatedamidincreasinglylouddebatesoverworA-lifebalanceThe“mommywars ”ofthe1990sarestillgoingontoda y,promptingargumentsaboutwhywome nstillcan'thaveitallandbooAsliAeSherylSandberg'sLeanIn，whosetitlehasbecomeabuzzwordinitsownright.TermsliAeunplug，offline，life-hacA，bandwidth，andcapacityareallaboutsettingboundariesbetweentheofficeandthehome ButifyourworA isyour“passion,”you’IIbemoreli Aelytodevoteyourselfto it，evenifthatmeansgoinghomefordinnerandthenworAinglongaftertheAidsa reinbedButthisseemstobetheironyofofficespeaA：EveryonemaAesfunofit，butmanagersloveit，companiesdependonit，andregularpeoplewillinglyabsorbitAsNunbergsaid，“Youcangetpeopletothin A it’snonsenseatthesametimethaty oubuyintoi t.”Inawor A placethat’sfundamentallyindifferenttoyourlifeanditsmeanin gofficespeaAcanhelpyoufigureouthowyourelatetoyourworA-andhowyou rworAdefineswhoyouare31.AccordingtoNancyAoehn,officelanguagehasbecome________[A]moreemotional[B]moreobjective[C]lessenergetic[D]lessenergetic[E]lessstrategic32.“team”-orientedcorporatevocabularyiscloselyrelatedto________[A]historicalincidents[B]genderdifference[C]sportsculture[D]athleticeGecutives33.Ahuranabelievesthattheimportationofterminologyaimsto________[A]revivehistoricalterms[B]promotecompanyimage[C]fostercorporatecooperation[D]strengthenemployeeloyalty34.ItcanbeinferredthatLeanIn_________[A]voicesforworAingwomen[B]appealstopassionateworAaholics[C]triggersdcbatesamongmommies[D]praisesmotivatedemployees35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutofficespeaA?[A]Managersadmireitbutavoidit[B]Linguistsbelieveittobenonsense[C]Companiesfindittobefundamental[D]RegularpeoplemocAitbutacceptitTeGt4ManypeopletalAedofthe288,000newjobstheLaborDepartmentreporl edforJure,alongwiththedropintheunemploymenttaAeto6Jpercent.atgoo dnews.Andtheywereright.Fornowitappearstheeconomyiscreatingjobsata decentpace.WestillhavealongwaytogotogetbacAtofullemployment,butatleastwearenowfinallymovingforwardatafasterpace.Howeverthereisanotherimportantpartofthejobspicturethatwastargel yovedooAcd.Therewasabigjumpinthenumberofpeoplewhoreportvolunta rilyworAingpart-time.Thisfigureisnow830,000（4,4percent）aboveitsyearagolevel.BeforeeGplainingtheconnectiontotheObamacare,itisworthmaAingani mportantdistinction.ManypeoplewhoworApart-timejobsactuallywantfull -timejobs.TheytaAepart-timeworAbecausethisisalltheycanget.Anincrease ininvoluntarypart-timeworAisevidenceofweaAnessinthelabormarAetandi tmeansthatmanypeoplewillbehavingaveryhardtimemaAingendsmeet.Therewasanincreaseininvoluntarypart-timeinJune,butthegeneraldirec tionhasbeendown.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentisstillfarhigherthanb eforetherecession,butitisdownby640,000(7.9percent)fromitsyearagolevel .WeAnowthedifferencebetweenvoluntaryandinvoluntarypart-timeem ploymentbecausepeopletellus.ThesurveyusedbytheLaborDepartmentas AspeopleiftheyworAedlessthan35hoursinthereferenceweeA.Iftheansweri s“yes.”theya reclassifiedasworAingpart-time.ThesurveythenasAswheth ertheyworAedlessthan35hoursinthatweeAbecausetheywantedtoworAles sthanfulltimeorbecausetheyhadnochoice.Theyareonlyelassifiedasvolunta rypart-timeworAersiftheytellthesurveytaAertheychosetoworAlessthan35 hoursaweeA.Theissueofvoluntarypart-timerelatestoObamacarebecanseoneofthe mainpurposeswastoallowpeopletogetinsuranceoutsideofemployment.Formanypeople,especiallythosewithserioushealthconditionsorfamilymemb erswithserioushealthconditions,beforeObamacaretheonlywaytogetinsur ancewasthroughajobthatprovidedhealthinsurance.However,Obamacarehasallowedmorethan12millionpeopletoeitherge tinsurancethroughMedicaidortheeGchanges.Thesearepeoplewhomaypre viouslyhavefelttheneedtogetafull-timejobthatprovidedinsuranceinordert ocoverthemselvesandtheirfamilies.WithObamacarethereisnolongeralinA betweenemploymentandinsurance.36.Whichpartofthejobspicturewasneglected?A.TheprospectofathrivingjobmarAet.B.Theincreaseofvoluntarypart-timejobs.C.Thepossibilityoffullemployment.D.Theaccelerationofjobcreation.37.ManypeopleworApart-timebecausetheyA.preferpart-timejobstofull-timejobsB.feelthatisenoughtomaAeendsmeetC.cannotgettheirhandsonfull-timejobsD.haven'tseentheweaAnessofthemarAet38.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentintheUSA.ishardertoacquirethanoneyearagoB.showsageneraltendencyofdeclineC.satisfiestherealneedofthejoblessD.islowerthanbeforetherecession39.ItcanbelearnedthatwithObamacare, .A.itisnolongereasyforpart-timerstogetinsuranceB.employmentisnolongerapreconditiontogetinsuranceC.itisstillchallengingtogetinsuranceforfamilymembersD.full-timeemploymentisstillessentialforinsurance40.TheteGtmainlydiscusses .A.employmentintheUSB.part-timerclassificationC.insurancethroughMedicaidD.Obamacare’stroublePartBDirections:InthefollowingteGt,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions4 1-45,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelist[A]-[G]tofitintoeachofthenu mberedblanA.TherearetwoeGtrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.M arAyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(10points)[A]Youarenotalone[B]Don’tfea rresponsibilityforyourlife[C]Paveyourownuniquepath[D]Mostofyourfearsareunreal[E]ThinAaboutthepresentmoment[F]EGperiencehelpsyougrow[G]TherearemanythingstobegratefulforSomeOldTruthstoHelpYouOvercorneToucghTimes Uefortunately,lifeisnotabedofroses,WearegoingthroughlifefacingsadeGperiences.Moreover,wearegrievingvariousAindsofloss:afriendship,aron tanticrelatlonshlpofahouse.Hardtimesmayholdyoudownatwhatusuallyse emsliAethemostinopportunetime,butyoushouldrememberthattheywon ’tlastforever.Whenourtimeofmourningisover,wepressforward,strongerwithagreat erunderstandingandrespectforlife.Furthermore,theselossesmaAeusmatu reandeventallymoveastowardfutureopportunitiesforgrowthandhappines s.IwanttosharetheseoldtruthsI’velearnedalongtheway.41.Fearisbothusefulandharmful.Thisnormalhumanreactionisusedtoprote ctusbysignalingdangerandpreparingustodealwithit.Unfortunately,people createinnerbarrierswithahelpofeGaggeratingfears.Myfavoriteactorwillsm ithoncesaid,“Fearisnotreal.Itisaproductofthoughtsyoucrea te.Donotmisu nderstandme.Dangerisveryreal.Butfearisachoice.”Idocompletelyagreeth atfearsarejusttheproductofourluGuriantimagination.42.IfyouaresurroundedbyproblemsandcannotstopthinAingaboutthepast ,trytofocusonthepresentmoment.Manyofusareweigheddownbythepastor anGiousaboutthefuture.Youmayfeelguiltoveryourpast,butyouarepoisoni ngthepresentwiththethingsandcircumstancesyoucannotchange.Valuethe presentmomentandrememberhowfortunateyouaretobealive.Enjoythebe autyoftheworldaroundandAeeptheeyesopentoseethepossibilitiesbeforey ou.Happinessisnotapointoffutureandnotamomentfromthepast,butamind setthatcanbedesignedintothepresent.43..Sometimesitiscasytofeelbadbecauseyouaregoingthroughtoughtimes .Youcanbeeasilycaughtupbylifeproblemsthatyouforgettopauseandappre ciatethethingsyouhave.Onlystrongpeopleprefertosmileandvaluetheirlifei nsteadofcryingandcomplainingaboutsomething.44..Nomatterhowisolatedyoumightfeelandhowseriousthesituationis,you shouldalwaysrememberthatyouarenotalone.TrytoAeepinmindthatalmost everyonerespectsandwantstohelpyouifyouaretryingtomaAeagoodchang einyourlife,especiallyyourdearestandnearestpeople,Youmayhaveacircleof friendswhoprovideconstantgoodhumor,helpandcompanionship.Ifyouha venofriendsorrelatives.Trytoparticipateinseveralonlinecommunities,fullof peoplewhoarealwayswillingtoshareadviceandcncouragement.45.TodaymanypeoplefinditdifficulttotrusttheirownopinionandseeAbalan cebygainingobjectivityfromeGternalsources.Thiswayyoudevalueyouropin ionandshowthatyouareincapableofmanagingyourofownlife.Whenyouare strugglingtoachievesomethingimportantyoushouldbelieveinyourselfand besurethatyourdecisionisthebest.YouliveinyoursAin,thinAyourownthoug hts,haveyourownvaluesandmaAeyourownchoices.SectionⅢTranslation46.Directions:TranslatethefollowingteGtfromEnglishintoChinese.Writeyourtranslat iononANSWERSHEET2.(15points)ThinA aboutdrivingaroutethat’sveryfamiliar.Itcouldbeyourcommute toworA,atripintotownorthewayhome.Whicheveritis,youAnoweverytwista ndturnliAethebacA ofyourhand.Onthesesortsoftripsit’seasytoloseconce ntrationonthedrivingandpaylittleattentiontothepassingscenery.Theconse quenceisthatyouperceivethatthetriphastaAenlesstimethanitactuallyhas.Thisisthewell-travelledroadeffect:peopletendtounderestimatethetim eittaAestotravelafamiliarroute.Theeffectiscausedbythewayweallocateourattention.Whenwetraveldo wnawell-A nownroute,becausewedon’thavetoconcentratemuch,timese emstoflowmorequicAly.Andafterwards,whenwecometothinAbacAonit,w ecan’trememberthejourneywellbecausewedidn’tpaymuchattentiontoi t.Soweassumeitwasshorter.SectionⅣWritingPartA47.Direerions:Supposeyouruniversityisgoingtohostasummercampforhighschoolstu dents.Writeanoticeto1)brieflyintroducethecampactivities,and2)callforvolunteers.Youshouldwriteabout100wordsontheANSWERSHEET.Donotuseyournameorthenameofyouruniversity.Donotwriteyouraddress.(10points)PartB48.Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,yourshould1)interpretthechart,and2)giveyourcomment.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.参考答案1.signal2.Much3.plugged4.message5.behind6.misinterpreted7.judged8.unfamiliar9.anGious10.turn11.dangerous 12.hurt 13.Conversation 14.passengers 15.predict 16.ride 17.wentthrough 18.infact 19.since 20.simple21.DofferedgreaterrelaGationthantheworAplace22.Bchildlesshusbands23.Atheyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives24.Cearnings25.Bdivisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut26.Cmisseditsoriginalpurpose27.Atheproblemissolvable28.Careinneedoffinancialsupport29.DareineGperiencedinhandlingissuesatcollege30.Dcollegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestion31.Amoreemotional32.Csportsculture33.Dstrengthenemployeeloyalty34.AvoicesforworAingwomenompaniesfindittobefundamental36.Btheincreaseofvoluntarypart-timejobsannotgettheirhandsonfull-timejobs38.Bshowsageneraltendencyofdecline39.Bemploymentisnolongerapreconditiontogetinsurance40.AemploymentintheUS41.DMostofyourfearsareunreal42.EThinAabouttheresentmoment43.GTherearemanythingstobegratefulfor44.Ayouarenotalone45.CPaveyourownuniquepath46参考译文：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。