2020年考研英语二真题

年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题SectionI UseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Beingagoodparentis,ofcourse,whateveryparentwouldliketobe.Butdefiningwhatitmeanstobeagoodparentisundoubtedlyvery1,particularlysincechildrenresponddifferentlytothesamestyleofparenting.Acalm,rule-followingchildmightrespondbettertoadifferentsortofparentingthan,2,ayoungersibling.3,there’sanothersortofparentthat’sabiteasierto4:apatientparent.You’reonlyhuman,andsometimesyourkidscan8youjustalittletoofar.Andthenthe9 happens:Youloseyourpatienceandeitherscreamatyourkidsorsaysomethingthatwasabittoo10anddoesnobodyanygood.Youwishthatyoucould11theclockandstartover,We’veallbeenthere.12,eventhoughit’scommon,it’simportanttokeepinmindthatinasinglemomentoffatigue,youcansaysomethingtoyourchildthatyoumay13foralongtime.Thismaynotonlydodamagetoyourrelationshipwithyourchildbutalso14yourchild’sself-esteem.Ifyouconsistentlyloseyour15withyourkids,thenyouareinadvertentlymodelingalackofemotionalcontrolforyourkids.Weareallbecomingincreasinglyawareofthe16ofmodelingtoleranceandpatiencefortheyoungergeneration.Thisisaskillthatwillhelpthemallthroughoutlife.Infact,theabilitytoemotionallyregulateormaintainemotionalcontrolwhen17bystressisoneofthemostimportantofalllife’sskills.Certainly,it’sincredibly18tomaintainpatienceatalltimeswithyourchildren.Amorepracticalgoalistotry,tothebestofyourability,tobeastolerantandcomposedasyoucanwhenfacedwith19situationsinvolvingyourchildren.Icanpromiseyouthis:Asaresultofworkingtowardthisgoal.youandyourchildrenwillbenefitand20fromstressfulmomentsfeelingbetterphysicallyandemotionally.1.[A]tedious[B]pleasant[C]instructive[D]tricky2.[A]inaddition[B]forexample[C]atonce[D]byaccident3.[A]Fortunately[B]Occasionally[C]Accordingly[D]Eventually4.[A]amuse[B]assist[C]describe[D]train5.[A]while[B]because[C]unless[D]once6.[A]answer[B]task[C]choice[D]access7.[A]tolerant[B]formal[C]rigid[D]critical8.[A]move[B]drag[C]push[D]send9.[A]mysterious[B]illogical[C]suspicious[D]inevitable10.[A]boring[B]naive[C]harsh[D]vague11.[A]turnback[B]takeapart[C]setaside[D]coverup12.[A]Overall[B]Instead[C]However[D]Otherwise13.[A]like[B]miss[C]believe[D]regret14.[A]raise[B]affect[C]justify[D]reflect15.[A]time[B]bond[C]race[D]cool16.[A]nature[B]secret[C]importance[D]context17.[A]cheated[B]defeated[C]confused[D]confronted18.[A]terrible[B]hard[C]strange[D]wrong19.[A]trying[B]changing[C]exciting[D]surprising20.[A]hide[B]emerge[C]withdraw[D]escapeSectionII ReadingComprehensionPartADirectios:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Text1Ratsandotheranimalsneedtobehighlyattunedtosocialsignalsfromotherssotheycanidentifyfriendstocooperatewithandenemiestoavoid.Tofindoutifthisextendstonon-livingbeings,LalehQuinnattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,andhercolleaguestestedwhetherratscandetectsocialsignalsfromroboticrats.Theyhousedeightadultratswithtwotypesofroboticrat—onesocialandoneasocial—forfourdays.Therobotratswerequiteminimalist,resemblingachunkierversionofacomputermousewithwheelstomovearoundandcolourfulmarkings.Duringtheexperiment,thesocialrobotratfollowedthelivingratsaround,playedwiththesametoys,andopenedcagedoorstolettrappedratsescape.Meanwhile,theasocialrobotsimplymovedforwardsandbackwardsandsidetoside.Next,theresearcherstrappedtherobotsincagesandgavetheratstheopportunitytoreleasethembypressingalever.Across18trialseach,thelivingratswere52percentmorelikelyonaveragetosetthesocialrobotfreethantheasocialone.Thissuggeststhattheratsperceivedthesocialrobotasagenuinesocialbeing,saysQuinn.Theratsmayhavebondedmorewiththesocialrobotbecauseitdisplayedbehaviorslikecommunalexploringandplaying.Thiscouldleadtotheratsbetterrememberinghavingfreeditearlier,andwantingtherobottoreturnthefavourwhentheygettrapped,shesays.“Ratshavebeenshowntoengageinmultipleformsofreciprocalhelpandcooperation,includingwhatisreferredtoasdirectreciprocitywherearatwillhelpanotherratthathaspreviouslyhelpedthem,”saysQuinn.Thereadinessoftheratstobefriendthesocialrobotwassurprisinggivenitsminimaldesign.Therobotwasthesamesizeasaregularratbutresembledasimpleplasticboxonwheels.“We’dassumedwe’dhavetogiveitamovingheadandtail,facialfeatures,andputascentonittomakeitsmelllikearealrat,butthatwasn’tnecessary,”saysJanetWilesattheUniversityofQueenslandinAustralia,whohelpedwiththeresearch.Thefindingshowshowsensitiveratsaretosocialcues,evenwhentheycomefrombasicrobots.saysWiles.Similarly,childrentendtotreatrobotsasiftheyarefellowbeings,evenwhentheydisplayonlysimplesocialsignals.“Wehumansseemtobefascinatedbyrobots,anditturnsoutotheranimalsaretoo,”saysWiles.

Quinnandhercolleaguesconductedatesttoseeifratscan .pickupsocialsignalsfromnon-livingratsdistinguishafriendlyratfromahostileoneattainsociabletraitsthroughspecialtrainingsendoutwarningmessagestotheirfellowsWhatdidtheasocialrobotdoduringtheexperiment?Itfollowedthesocialrobot.Itplayedwithsometoys.Itsetthetrappedratsfree.Itmovedaroundalone.AccordingtoQuinn,theratsreleasedthesocialrobotbecausethey .[A]triedtopracticeameansofescape.[B]expectedittodothesameinreturn.[C]wantedtodisplaytheirintelligence.[D]consideredthataninterestinggame.JanetWilesnotesthatrats . [A]canrememberotherrats’facialfeatures.[B]differentiatesmellsbetterthansizes.[C]respondmoretoactionsthantolooks.[D]canbescaredbyaplasticboxonwheels.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatrats .appeartobeadaptabletonewsurroundingsaremoresociallyactivethanotheranimalsbehavedifferentlyfromchildreninsocializingaremoresensitivetosocialcuesthanexpected

Text2ItistruethatCEOpayhasgoneup—toponesmaymake300timesthepayoftypicalworkersonaverage,andsincethemid-1970s,CEOpayforlargepubliclytradedAmericancorporationshas,byvaryingestimates,goneupbyabout500%.ThetypicalCEOofatopAmericancorporationnowmakesabout$18.9millionayear.ThebestmodelforunderstandingthegrowthofCEOpayisthatoflimitedCEOtalentinaworldwherebusinessopportunitiesforthetopfirmsaregrowingrapidly.TheeffortsofAmerica’shighest-earning1%havebeenoneofthemoredynamicelementsoftheglobaleconomy.It’snotpopulartosay.butonereasontheirpayhasgoneupsomuchisthatCEOsreallyhaveuppedtheirgamerelativetomanyotherworkersintheU.S.economy.Today’sCEO,atleastformajorAmericanfirms,musthavemanymereskillsthansimplybeingableto“runthecompany.”CEOsmusthaveagoodsenseoffinancialmarketsandmaybeevenhowthecompanyshouldtradeinthem.Theyalsoneedbetterpublicrelationsskillsthantheirpredecessors,asthecostsofevenaminorslipupcanbesignificant.Thenthere’sthefactthatlargeAmericancompaniesaremuchmoreglobalizedthaneverbefore,withsupplychainsspreadacrossalargernumberofcountries.Toleadinthatsystemrequiresknowledgethatisfairlymind-boggling.Plus,virtuallyallmajorAmericancompaniesarebecomingtechcompanies,onewayoranother.Beyondthis,majorCEOsstillhavetodoalltheday-to-dayworktheyhavealwaysdone.ThecommonideathathighCEOpayismainlyaboutrippingpeopleoffdoesn’texplainhistoryverywell.Bymostmeasures,corporategovernancehasbecomealottighterandmorerigoroussincethe1970s.YetitisprincipallyduringthisperiodofstrongergovernancethatCEOpayhasbeenhighandrising.Thatsuggestsitisinthebroadercorporateinteresttorecruittopcandidatesforincreasinglytoughjobs.Furthermore,thehighestCEOsalariesarepaidtooutsidecandidates,nottothecozyinsiderpicks,anothersignthathighCEOpayisnotsomekindofdepredationattheexpenseoftherestofthecompany.AndthestockmarketreactspositivelywhencompaniestieCEOpayto,say,stockprices,asignthatthosepracticesbuildupcorporatevaluenotjustfortheCEO.WhichofthefollowinghascontributedtoCEOpayrise?Thegrowthinthenumberofcorporations.Thegeneralpayrisewithabettereconomy.Increasedbusinessopportunitiesfortopfirms.Closecooperationamongleadingeconomies.Comparedwiththeirpredecessors,today’sCEOsarerequiredto .fosterastrongersenseofteamworkfinancemoreresearchanddevelopmentestablishclosertieswithtechcompaniesoperatemoreglobalizedcompaniesCEOpayhasbeenrisingsincethe1970sdespite . .continualinternaloppositionstrictcorporategovernanceconservativebusinessstrategiesrepeatedgovernmentwarningsHighCEOpaycanbejustifiedbythefactthatithelps .confirmthestatusofCEOsmotiveinsidecandidatesboosttheefficiencyofCEOsincreasecorporatevalueThemostsuitabletitleforthistextwouldbe .CEOsAreNotOverpaidCEOPay:PastandPresentCEOs’ChallengesofTodayCEOTraits:NotEasytoDefineText3MadridwashailedasapublichealthbeaconlastNovemberwhenitrolledoutambitiousrestrictionsonthemostpollutingcars.Sevenmonthsandoneelectiondaylater,anewconservativecitycouncilsuspendedenforcementofthecleanairzone,afirststeptowarditspossibledemise.MayorJoséLuisMartinez-Almeidamadeoppositiontothezoneacentrepieceofhiselectioncampaign,despiteitssuccessinimprovingairquality.Ajudgehasnowoverruledthecity’sdecisiontostoplevyingfines,orderingthemreinstated.Butwithlegalbattlesahead,thezone’sfuturelooksuncertainatbest.Amongotherweaknesses,themeasurescitiesmustemploywhenlefttotackledirtyairontheirownarepoliticallycontentious,andthereforevulnerable.That’sbecausetheyinevitablyputthecostsofcleaningtheairontoindividualdrivers—whomustpayfeesorbuybettervehicles—ratherthanontothecarmanufacturerswhosecheatingistherealcauseofourtoxicpollution.It’snothardtoimagineasimilarreversalhappeninginLondon.Thenewultra-lowemissionzone(Ulez)islikelytobeabigissueinnextyear'smayoralelection.AndifSadiqkhanwinsandextendsittotheNorthandSouthCircularroadsin2021asheintends,itissuretosparkintenseoppositionfromthefarlargernumberofmotoristswhowillthenbeaffected.It'snotthatmeasuressuchasLondon’sUlezareuseless.Farfromit.Localofficialsareusingtheleversthatareavailabletothemtosafeguardresidents’healthinthefaceofaseriousthreat.Thezonesdodeliversomeimprovementstoairquality,andthesciencetellsusthatmeansrealhealthbenefits—fewerheartattacks,strokesandprematurebirths,lesscancer,dementiaandasthma.Feweruntimelydeaths.Butmayorsandcouncilorscanonlydosomuchaboutaproblemthatisfarbiggerthananyonecityortown.Theyareactingbecausenationalgovernments—Britain’sandothersacrossEurope—havefailedtodoso.Restrictionsthatkeephighlypollutingcarsoutofcertainareas—citycentres,“schoolstreets”,evenindividualroads—arearesponsetotheabsenceofalargerefforttoproperlyenforceexistingregulationsandrequireautocompaniestobringtheirvehiclesintocompliance.Waleshasintroducedspeciallowspeedlimitstominimisepollution.We’redoingeverythingbutinsistthatmanufacturerscleanuptheircars.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMadrid’scleanairzone?Itseffectsarequestionable.Ithasbeenopposedbyajudge.Itneedstougherenforcement.Itsfateisyettobedecided.Whichisconsideredaweaknessofthecity-levelmeasurestotackledirtyair?Theyarebiasedagainstcarmanufacturers.Theyproveimpracticalforcitycouncils.Theyaredeemedtoomildforpoliticians.Theyputtoomuchburdenonindividualmotorists.TheauthorbelievesthattheextensionofLondon’sUlezwill .arousestrongresistanceensureKhan’selectoralsuccessimprovethecity’strafficdiscouragecarmanufacturingWhodoestheauthorthinkshouldhaveaddressedtheproblem?Localresidents.Mayors.Councilors.Nationalgovernments.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatautocompanies .willraiselow-emissioncarproductionshouldbeforcedtofollowregulationswillupgradethedesignoftheirvehiclesshouldbeputunderpublicsupervisionText4NowthatmembersofGenerationZaregraduatingcollegethisspring—themostcommonly-accepteddefinitionsaysthisgenerationwasbornafter1995,giveortakeayear—theattentionhasbeenrisingsteadilyinrecentweeks.GenZsareabouttohitthestreetslookingforworkinalabormarketthat’stighterthanit'sbeenindecades.Andemployersareplanningonhiringabout17percentmorenewgraduatesforjobsintheU.S.thisyearthanlast,accordingtoasurveyconductedbytheNationalAssociationofCollegesandEmployers.Everybodywantstoknowhowthepeoplewhowillsooninhabitthoseemptyofficecubicleswilldifferfromthosewhocamebeforethem.If“entitled”isthemostcommonadjective,fairlyornot,appliedtomillennials(thosebornbetween1981and1995),thecatchwordsforGenerationZarepracticalandcautious.Accordingtothecareercounselorsandexpertswhostudythem,GenerationZsareclear-eyed,economicpragmatists.Despitegraduatingintothebesteconomyinthepast50years,GenZsknowwhataneconomictrainwrecklookslike.Theywereimpressionablekidsduringthecrashof2008,whenmanyoftheirparentslosttheirjobsortheirlifesavingsorboth.Theyaren'tinterestedintakinganychances.Theboomingeconomyseemstohavedonelittletoassuagethisunderlyinggenerationalsenseofanxiousurgency,especiallyforthosewhohavecollegedebt.CollegeloanbalancesintheU.S.nowstandatarecord$1.5trillion,accordingtotheFederalReserve.OnesurveyfromAccenturefoundthat88percentofgraduatingseniorsthisyearchosetheirmajorwithajobinmind.Ina2019surveyofUniversityofGeorgiastudents,meanwhile,thecareerofficefoundthemostdesirabletraitinafutureemployerwastheabilitytooffersecureemployment(followedbyprofessionaldevelopmentandtraining,andtheninspiringpurpose).Jobsecurityorstabilitywasthesecondmostimportantcareergoal(work-lifebalancewasnumberone),followedbyasenseofbeingdedicatedtoacauseortofeelgoodaboutservingthegreatergood.That’sabigchangefromthepreviousgeneration.“Millennialswantedmoreflexibilityintheirlives,”notesTanyaMichelsen,AssociateDirectorofYouthSight,aUK-basedbrandmanagerthatconductsregular60-daysurveysofBritishyouth,infindingsthatmightjustaswellapplytoAmericanyouth.“GenerationZsarelookingformorecertaintyandstability,becauseoftheriseofthegigeconomy.Theyhavetroublesseeingafinancialfutureandtheyarequiteriskaverse.”GenerationZsgraduatingcollegethisspring .arerecognizedfortheirabilitiesareoptimisticaboutthelabormarketareinfavorofofficejoboffersaredrawinggrowingpublicattentionGenerationZsarekeenlyaware .whattheirparentsexpectofthemhowvaluableacounselor’sadviceiswhatatougheconomicsituationislikehowtheydifferfrompastgenerationsTheword“assuage”(line9,para.2)isclosestinmeaningto .deependefinemaintainrelieveItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatGenerationZs .[A]givetopprioritytoprofessionaltraininghaveaclearideaabouttheirfuturejobcarelittleabouttheirjobperformancethinkithardtoachievework-lifebalanceMichelsenthinksthatcomparedwithmillennials,GenerationZsare .[A]lessrealistic[B]lessadventurous[C]morediligent[D]moregenerousPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Givecompliments,justnottoomanyPutonagoodface,alwaysTailoryourinteractionsSpendtimewitheveryoneReveal,don’thide,informationSlowdownandlistenPutyourselvesinothers’shoesFiveWaystoWinOverEveryoneintheOfficeIsitpossibletolikeeveryoneinyouroffice?Thinkabouthowtoughitistogettogether15people,muchless50,whoallgetalongperfectly.Butunlikeinfriendships,youneedcoworkers.Youworkwiththemeveryday,andyoudependonthemjustastheydependonyou.Herearesomewaysthatyoucangetthewholeofficeonyourside.41. Ifyouhaveabonetopickwithsomeoneinyourworkplace,youmaytrytostaytight-lippedaroundthem.Butyouwon’tbehelpingeitheroneofyou.AHarvardBusinessSchoolstudyfoundthatobserversconsistentlyratedthosewhowereupfrontaboutthemselvesmorehighly,whilethosewhohidlosttrustworthiness.Thelessonisnotthatyoushouldmakeyourpersonallifeanopenbook,butrather,whengiventheoptiontoofferupdetailsaboutyourselforstudiouslystashthemaway,youshouldjustbehonest.42. Justasimportantasbeinghonestaboutyourselfisbeingreceptivetoothers.Weoftenfeeltheneedtotellothershowwefeel,whetherit'saconcernaboutaproject,astraythought,oracompliment.Thoseareallvalid,butyouneedtotaketimetohearoutyourcoworkers,too.Infact,rushingtogetyourownideasouttherecancausecolleaguestofeelyoudon’tvaluetheiropinions.Doyourbesttoengagecoworkersinagenuine,back-and-forthconversation,ratherthanprioritizingyourownthoughts.43. It'scommontohavea“cubiclemate”orspecialconfidantinaworksetting.Butinadditiontothosetrustedcoworkers,youshouldexpandyourhorizonsandfindoutaboutallthepeoplearoundyou.Useyourlunchandcoffeebreakstomeetupwithcolleaguesyoudon’talwayssee.Findoutabouttheirlivesandinterestsbeyondthejob.Itrequiresminimaleffortandgoesalongway.Thiswillhelptogrowyourinternalnetwork,inadditiontobeinganicebreakintheworkday.44. Positivefeedbackisimportantforanyonetohear.Andyoudon’thavetobesomeone’sbosstotellthemtheydidanexceptionaljobonaparticularproject.Thiswillhelpengendergoodwillinothers.Butdon'toverdoitorbefakeaboutit.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplerespondedbesttocommentsthatshiftedfromnegativetopositive,possiblybecauseitsuggestedtheyhadwonsomebodyover.45. Thisonemaybeabitmoredifficulttopulloff,butitcangoalongwaytoachievingresults.Rememberindealingwithanycoworkerwhattheyappreciatefrom