2025年考研英语二真题集锦与详解

考研英语二真题及答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobal

pandemiconJune11,,inthefirstdesignationbytheWorldHealthOrganizationofa

worldwidepandemicin41years.

Theheightenedalertcameafteranemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsin

GenevathatconvenedafterasharpriseincasesinAustralia,andrisingnumbersin

Britain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.

Butthepandemicis"moderate'1inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,the

organization'sdirectorgeneral,withtheoverwhelmingmajorityofpatients

experiencingonlymildsymptomsandafullrecovery,oftenintheabsenceofany

medicaltreatment.

TheoutbreakcametoglobalnoticeinlateApril,whenMexicanauthorities

noticedanunusuallylargenumberofhospitalizationsanddeathsamonghealthy

adults.AsmuchofMexicoCityshutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto

cropupinNewYorkCity,thesouthwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofadeaswarmerweatherarrived.Butin

lateSeptember,officialsreportedtherewassignificantfluactivityinalmostevery

stateandthatvirtuallyallthesamplestestedarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas(A)

H1N1,notseasonalflu.@Zov&()

1IntheU.S.,ithasinfectedmorethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan

600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.

FederalhealthofficialsreleasedTamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpile

andbegantakingordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenew

vaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,isavailableaheadof

expectations.Morethanthreemilliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearly

October,thoughmostofthoseinitialdoseswereoftheFluMislnasalspraytype,

whichisnotrecommendedforpregnantwomen,peopleover5()orthosewith

breathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralotherproblems.Butitwasstillpossible

tovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:healthcareworkers,peoplecaringfor

infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.

SectionIIReadingcomprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourpassages.Answerthequestionsbeloweachpassageby

choosingA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Textl

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnote

withasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,''BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”,at

Sotheby'sinLondononSeptember15th(seepicture).AHbuttwopiecessold,

fetchingmorethana70in,arecordfbrasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalasthurrah.As

theauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,

LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrising

vertiginouslysince.Atitspeakinitwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClare

McAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm-doublethefigurefiveyears

earlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgenerates

interestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,

greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst'ssale,spendingofanysort

becamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthe

bankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmany

art-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleries

andsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemost

overheatedsector-forChinesecontemporaryart-theyweredownbynearly90%in

theyeartoNovember.Withinweekstheworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,

Sotheby'sandChristie's,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswho

hadplacedworksforsalewiththem.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestopped

buyingImpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostserious

conlractioninthemarketsincethesecondworldwar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthat

pricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmore

volatile.ButEdwardDolman,Christie'schiefexecutive,says:'Tmprettyconfident

we'reatthebottom.M

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestill

buyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,there

wasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie'srevenuesinthe

firsthalfofwerestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof.Almosteveryonewhowas

interviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnota

lackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs-death,debtand

divorce-stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetosell

iskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirsfssalewasreferredtoas“alast

victory“because

A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictoryies

B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable'、Line1-

2,Para.3),theauthorsuggeststhat.

A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTlure?

A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfromto.

B.Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

D.Somcartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare

A.auctionhouses1favorites

B.contemporarytrends

C.factorspromotingartworkcirculation

D.stylesrepresentingimpressionists

25.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe

A.FluctuationofAnPrices

B.Up-to-dateArtAuctions

C.ArtMarketinDecline

0.ShiftedInterestinArts（编辑）

Text2

IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom—a

women'sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningoneman

hadbeenparticularlytalkativefrequentlyofferingideasandanecdoteswhilehiswife

satsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthat

womenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.Thismanquickly

concurred.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid"She'sthetalkerinourfamily."The

roomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."Itstrue"heexplained.

"WhenIcomehomefromworkIhavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeepthe

conversationgoingwe'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmore

thanwomeninpublicsituationstheyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatternis

wreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate70s.

SociologistCatherineKohlerRicssmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"that

mostofthewomensheinterviewed-butonlyafewofthemen-gavelackof

communicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateof

nearly50percentthatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear—a

virtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoften

focusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareerto

accompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-support

worklikecleaningcookingsocialarrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedon

communication:nHedoesn'tlistentome""Hedoesn'ttalktome."IfoundasHacker

observedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemost

conversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypical

cartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfront

ofhisfacewhileawomanglaresatthebackofitwantingtotalk.

26.Whatismostwives'mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

A.Talkingtothem.

B.Trustingthem.

C.Supportingtheircareers.

D.Shsringhousework.

27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase“wreakinghavoc”(Line3,Para.2)most

probablymeans.

Ageneratingmotivation.

B.exertinginfluence

C.causingdamage

□creatingpressure

28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT

A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublictanwomen

B.nearly50pcrcentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

C.womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouples

Dafemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemianideaofthistext?

A.Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.

B.Marriagebreak_upstemsfromsexinequalities.

C.Husbandandwofehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.

□.Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.

3O.Inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobably

focus

on______

A.avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalk

B.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon

C.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.

DabriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistAndrewHacker

Txet3

overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomatic

behaviors—habits—amongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearn

billionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacks,applylotionsandwipecountersalmost

withoutthinking,ofteninresponsetoacarefullydesignedsetofdailycues.

“Therearcfundamentalpublichealthproblems,likehandwashingwithsoap,

thatremainkillersonlybecausewecan'tfigureouthowtochangepeople'shabits,“

Dr.Curtissaid."Wewantedtolearnfromprivateindustryhowtocreatenew

behaviorsthathappenautomatically.”

ThecompaniesthatDr.Curtisturnedto-Procter&Gamble,Colgate-

PalmoliveandUnilever——hadinvestedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsfindingthe

subtlecuesinconsumers7livesthatcorporationscouldusetointroducenewroutines.

Ifyoulookhardenough,you'llfindthatmanyoftheproductsweuseeveryday

—chewinggums,skinmoisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,waterpurifiers,

healthsnacks,antiperspirants,colognes,teethwhiteners,fabricsofteners,vitamins—

arcresultsofmanufacturedhabits.Acenturyago,fewpeopleregularlybrushedtheir

teethmultipletimesaday.Today,becauseofcannyadvertisingandpublichealth

campaigns,manyAmericanshabituallygivetheirpearlywhitesacavity-preventing

scrubtwiceaday,oftenwithColgate,Crestoroneoftheotherbrands.

Afewdecadesago,manypeopledidn'tdrinkwateroutsideofameal.Then

beveragecompaniesstartedbottlingtheproductionoffar-offsprings,andnowoffice

workersunthinkinglysipbottledwateralldaylong.Chewinggum,oncebought

primarilybyadolescentboys,isnowfeaturedincommercialsasabreathfreshener

andteethcleanserforuseafterameal.Skinmoisturizersareadvertisedaspartof

morningbeautyrituals,slippedinbetweenhairbrushingandputtingonmakeup.

“Ourproductssucceedwhentheybecomepartofdailyorweeklypatterns/'said

CarolBerning,aconsumerpsychologistwhorecentlyretiredfromProcter&Gamble,

thecompanythatsold$76billionofTide,Crestandotherproductslastyear.

“Creatingpositivehabitsisahugepartofimprovingourconsumers'lives,andit's

essentialtomakingnewproductscommerciallyviable.”

Throughexperimentsandobservation,socialscientistslikeDr.Berninghave

learnedthatthereispowerintyingcertainbehaviorstohabitualcuesthrough

relentlessadvertising.Asthisnewscienceofhabithasemerged,controversieshave

eruptedwhenthetacticshavebeenusedtosellquestionablebeautycreamsor

unhealthyfoods.

31.AccordingtoDr.Curtis,habitslikehandwashingwithsoap.

[A]shouldbefurthercultivated

[B]shouldbechangedgradually

[C]aredeepiyrootedinhistory

[DIarebasicallyprivateconcerns（编辑：）

32.Bottledwater,chewinggunandskinmoisturizersarementionedinParagraph

5soasto

[A]revealtheirimpactonpeople'habits

[B]showtheurgentneedofdailynecessities

[C]indicatetheireffectonpcople'buyingpower

|D]manifestthesignificantroleofgoodhabits

33.whichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoproductsthathelpcreatepeople's

habits?

[AJTide

[B]Crest

[C]Colgate

[DJUnilver

34.Fromthetextwekonwthatsomeofconsumer'shabitsaredevelopeddueto

[Alperfectedartofproducts

[B]automaticbehaviorcreation

[CJcommercialpromotions

[D]scicntificexperiments

35.theauthor1sattitudetowardtheinfluenceofadvertisementonpeople'shabits

is____

[AJindifferent

[B]negative

[C]positive

[D]biased

Tcxt4

ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucial

democraticvalues,includingtheprinciplesthatallcitizenswhomeetminimal

qualificationsofageandliteracyareequallycompetenttoserveonjuries;thatjurors

shouldbeselectedrandomlyfromarepresentativecrosssectionofthecommunity;

thatnocitizenshouldbedeniedtherighttoserveonajuryonaccountofrace,

religion,sex,ornationalorigin;thatdefendantsareentitledtotrialbytheirpeers;and

thatverdictsshouldrepresenttheconscienceofthecommunilyandnoijusttheleiier

ofthelaw.Thejuryisalsosaidtobethebestsurvivingexampleofdirectratherthan

representativedemocracy.Inadirectdemocracy,citizenslaketurnsgoverning

themselves,ratherthanelectingrepresentativestogovernforthem.

Butasrecentlyasin1986,juryselectionproceduresconflictedwiththese

democraticideals.Insomestates,forexample,jurydutywaslimitedtopersonsof

supposedlysuperiorintelligence,education,andmoralcharacter.Althoughthe

SupremeCourtoftheUnitedStateshadprohibitedintentionalracialdiscriminationin

juryselectionasearlyasthe188()caseofstrauderv.WestVirginia,thepracticeof

selectingso-calledeliteorblue-ribbonjuriesprovidedaconvenientwayaroundthis

andotherantidiscriminationlaws.

Thesystemalsofailedtoregularlyincludewomenonjuriesuntilthemid-20th

century.AlthoughwomenfirstservedonstatejuriesinUtahin1898,itwasnotuntil

the1940sthatamajorityofstatesmadewomeneligibleforjuryduty.Eventhen

severalstatesautomaticallyexemptedwomenfromjurydutyunlesstheyperson!ly

askedtohavetheirnamesincludedonthejurylist.Thispracticewasjustifiedbythe

claimthatwomenwereneededathome,anditkeptjuriesunrepresentativeofwomen

throughthe1960s.

In1968,theCongressoftheUnitedStatespassedtheJurySelectionandService

Act,usheringinaneweraofdemocraticreformsforthejury.Thislawabolished

specialeducationalrequirementsforfederaljurorsandrequiredthemtobeselectedat

randomfromacrosssectionoftheentirecommunity.Inthelandmark1975decision

Taylorv.Louisiana,theSupremeCourtextendedtherequirementthatjuriesbe

representativeofallpartsofthecommunitytothestatelevel.TheTaylordecision

alsodeclaredsexdiscriminationinjuryselectiontobeunconstitutionalandordered

statestousethesameproceduresforselectingmaleandfemalejurors.

36.FromtheprinciplesoftheUSjurysystem,welearnthat

[A]bothliterateandilliteratepeoplecanserveonjuries

[BJdefendantsareimmunefromtrialbytheirpeers

[CJnoagelimitshouldbeimposedforjuryservice

[D]judgmentshouldconsidertheopinionofthepublic

37.Thepracticeofselectingso-calledelitejurorspriorto1968showed

[A]theinadequavyofantidiscriminationlaws

[B]theprevalentdiscriminationagainstcertainraces

[C]theconflictingidealsinjuryselectionprocedures

38.Eveninthe1960s,womenwereseldomonthejurylistinsomestates

because

[A]theywereautomaticallybannedbystatelaws

[Bltheyfellfarshortoftherequiredqualifications

ICJtheyweresupposedtoperformdomesticduties

[D]thcytendedtoevadepublicengagement

39.AftertheJurySelectionandServiceActwaspassed._

[A]sexdiscriminationinjuryselectionwasunconstitutionalandhadtobe

abolished

[Bleducationalrequirementsbecamelessrigidintheselectionoffederaljurors

[C]jurorsatthestateleveloughttoberepresentativeoftheentirecommunity

[DJstatesoughttoconformtothefederalcourtinreformingthejurysystem

40.indiscussingtheUSjurysystem,thetextcenterson

[A]itsnatureandproblems

[BJitscharacteristicsandtradition

[C]itsproblemsandtheirsolutions

[DJitstraditionanddevelopment

SectionHITranslation

46.Directions:

InthissectionthereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese.Writeyour

translationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)(编辑：)

“Suatainability”hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,the

conceptwillalwayshavepersonalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodof

unsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitcleartohimthatsustainability-orientedvalues

mustbeexpressedthougheverydayactionandchoice.

Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsurance.He'd

beenthoughthedot-comboomandburstand,desperateforajob,signedonwitha

Boulderagency.

Itdidin'tgowell."Itwasareallyhadmovebecausethat'snotmypassionJsays

Ning,whosedilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales.<4Iwas

miserable,IhadsomuchanxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightand

stareattheceiling.Ihadnomoneyandneededthejob.Everyonesaid,'Justwait,

yoirlltrimthecomer,giveitsometime.'"

翻译参照

“坚持不慵”如今已成一种流行词汇，但对TedNing而言，这个概念一直有个人含义，经历了一段痛

苦松懈的个人生活，使他清晰面向以坚持不懈为导向的价值观，必须贯彻到每天的行动和选择中。

Ning回忆起20世纪90年代末期卖保险的那段迷茫时光，他通过蓬勃兴起的网络疯狂地找工作，并

且与Boulder代理机构签了约.

事情进展并不顺利，TedNing说到：“那真是个糟糕的选择，由于我对此没有激情，”可以预料，他

把工作中的矛盾能解释为没有业务。Ning说：“我很痛苦渴望午夜起来盯着天花板，我没钱，我带要工

作，每个人都说，等吧，只要有耐心会好转的。土

47.Directions:

YouhavejustcomebackfromtheU.S.asamemberofaSino-Americancultural

exchangeprogram.WritealettertoyourAmericancolleagueto

1)Expressyourthanksforhis/herwarmreception;

2)Welcomehim/hertovisitChinainduecourse.

48.Directions:

Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.In

yourwriting,youshould

1)Interpretthechartand

2)Giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayononANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

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翻译"Sustainability"hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,theconceptwill

alwayshavepersonalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodofunsustainabilityinhisownlife

madeitcleartohimthatsustainability-orientedvaluesmust5eexpressedthrougheverydayaction

andchoice.

当今，“可持续性”已经成为了一种流行的词语。不过，对特德宁来说，它对

这个词有着自身的体会。在忍受了一段痛苦的、难认为继的生活之后，他清晰

地认识到，以可持续发展为导向的生活价值必须通过平常的活动和做出的选择

体现出来。

Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990sseiling

insurance.He'dbeenthroughthedot-comboomandburstand,

desperateforajob,signedonwithaBoulderagency.

宁回忆了在上个世纪90年代末期的某一年，他卖保险，那是一种浑浑噩噩的生

活，在经历了网络经济的昌盛和衰败之后，他非常渴望得到一份工作，于是和

一家博德的代理企业签了合约。

Itdidn'tgowell."Itwasareallybadmovebecausethat，snotmy

passion,“saysNing,whosedi1emmaaboutthejobtranslated,

predictably,intoalackofsales."Iwasmiserable.Ihadsomuch

anxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightandstareat

theceiling.Ihadnomoneyandneededthejob.Everyonesaid,“Just

wait,you)11turnthecorner,giveitsometime.

事情进展不顺，“那确实是很糟糕的一种选择，由于那并非是我的激情所

在，”宁如是说。可以想象，他这种工作上的窘境是由于销售业绩不良导致

的。“我觉得很悲伤。我太紧张了，以至于我会在午夜醒来，盯着天花板。没

有钱，我需要这份工作。每个人都会说，等吧，总会有钱机的，给点时间

吧。”

硕士入学考试英语二真题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)for

eachnumberedblackandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10

points)

TheInternetaffordsanonymitytoitsusers,ablessingto

privacyandfreedomofspeech.Butthatveryanonymityisalsobehind

theexplosionofcyber-crimethathas1acrosstheWeb.

Canprivacybepreserved2bringingsafetyandsecurityto

aworldthatseemsincreasingly3?

Lastmonth,HowardSchmidt,thenation"scyber-czar,offeredthe

federalgovernmenta4tomaketheWebasaferplace-a

avoluntarytrustedidentitynsystemthatwouldbethehigh-

tech5ofaphysicalkey,afingerprintandaphotoIDcard,all

rolled6one.Thesystemmightuseasmartidentitycard,ora

digitalcredential7toaspecificcomputer.andwould

authenticateusersatarangeofonlineservices.

Theideaisto8afederationofprivateonlineidentity

systems.Usercould9whichsystemtojoin,andonlyregistered

userswhoseidentitieshavebeenauthenticatedcouldnavigatethose

systems.Theapproachcontrastswithonethatwouldrequirean

Internetdriver'slicense10bythegovernment.

GoogleandMicrosoftareamongcompaniesthatalreadyhavethese

Msinglesign-on”systemsthatmakeitpossibleforusers

to11justoncebutusemanydifferentservices.

12.theapproachwouldcreateauwalledgarden“ncyberspace,

withsafe“neighborhoods"andbright“streetlights”toestablish

asenseofa13community.

Mr.Schmidtdescribeditasauvoluntaryecosystem”inwhich

aindividualsandorganizationscancompleteonlinetransactions

with14,trustingtheidentitiesofeachotherandtheidentities

oftheinfrastructure15whichthetransactionruns”.

Still,theadministration'splanhas16privacyrights

activists.Someapplaudtheapproach;othersareconcerned.Itseems

clearthatsuchaschemeisaninitiativepushtowardwhat

would17beacompulsoryInternet“drive'slicense”mentality.

Theplanhasalsobeengreetedwith18bysomecomputer

securityexperts,whoworrythatthevoluntaryecosystem”

envisionedbyMr.Schmidtwouldstillleavemuchofthe

Internet19.TheyarguethatallInternetusersshould

be20toregisterandidentifythemselves,inthesamewaythat

driversmustbelicensedtodriveonpublicroads.

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A.forB.withinC.whileD.though

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A.carelessB.lawlessC.pointlessD.helpless

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A.reasonB.reminderC.compromiseD.proposal

GA.informatB.interfereC.entertainmD.equivale

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A.byB.intoC.fromD.over

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A.linkedB.directedC.chainedD.compared

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A.recallB.suggestC.selectD.realize

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A.carxyonB.lingeronC.seiinD.login

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2.contrast

1B.modernizeD.competin

A.trustedc.thriving

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A.cautionB.delightC.confidenceD.patience

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A.onB.afterC.beyondD.across

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A.dividedC.protectedD.united

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SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsaftereach

textbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

(40points)

Text1

RuthSimmonsjoinedGoldmanSachs'sboardasanoutsid