2025年考研英语二真题解析与满分答案汇编

考研英语二真题及答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalpandemiconJunei1,,in

thefirstdesignationbytheWorldHealthOrganizationofaworldwidepandemicin41years.

TheheightenedalertcameafteranemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathatconvenedafterasharp

riseincasesinAustralia,andrisingnumbersinBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.

Butthepandemicis"moderate"inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganizationsdirectorgeneral,

withtheoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptomsandafullrecovery,ofteninthe

absenceofanymedicaltreatment.

TheoutbreakcametoglobalnoticeinlateApril,whenMexicanauthoritiesnoticedanunusuallylarge

numberofhospitalizationsanddeathsamonghealthyadults.AsmuchofMexicoCityshutdownattheheightofa

panic,casesbegantocropupinNewYorkCity,thesouthwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofadeaswannerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember,officials

reportedtherewassignificantlluaclivityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyall(hesamplestestedarethenew

swineflu,alsoknownas(A)H1N1,notseasonalflu.@Zov&0

1IntheU.S.,ithasinfectedmorethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600deathsandmorethan

6,000hospitalizations.

FederalhealthofficialsreleasedTamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandbegantakingorders

fromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannuallluvaccine,is

availableaheadofexpectations.Morethanthreemilliondoseswere:obemadeavailableinearlyOctober,though

mostofthoseinitialdoseswereoftheFluMistnasalspraytype,whichisnotrecommendedforpregnantwomen,

peopleover50or(hosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralotherproblems.Butitwasstillpossible

tovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:healthcareworkers,peoplecaringforinfantsandhealthyyoung

people.

SectionIIReadingcomprehension

PartA

Directions:

Read(hefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CandD.

MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Textl

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksby

DamienHirst,44BcautifulInsideMyHeadForever”，atSotheby'sinLondononSeptember15th(seepicture).All

buttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethana70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalasthurrah.Asthe

auctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedfbr

bankruptcy.

Theworldailmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingvertiginouslysince.Atits

peakinitwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm一

doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgenerates

interestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversy

inawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst'ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable,

especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthe

financialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleries

andsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forChinese

contemporaryart一theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember.Withinweekstheworld'stwobiggest

auctionhouses,Sotheby'sandChristie's,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplaced

worksfbrsalewiththem.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsatthe

endof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincethesecondworldwar.Thistime

expertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonavenige,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile.

ButEdwardDolman,Christie'schiefexecutive,says:T'mprettyconfidentwe'reatthebottom.^

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersin(hemarket,whereasin

theearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.

Christie'srevenuesinthefirsthalfofwerestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof.Almosteveryonewhowas

inteniewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackof

gocdworktosell.ThethreeDs-death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewho

doesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory^because

A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

B.theauctioneerfinallygot(heIwopiecesatthehighestbids

C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionablc'XLincl-2,Para.3),thcauthorsuggests

that.

A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

C.artcollectionasafashionhadlosti(sappealtoagreatextent

D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTlure?

A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfromto.

B.Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

24.ThethreeDsmentionedin:helastparagraphare

A.auctionhouses'favorites

B.contemporarytrends

C.factorspromotingartworkcirculation

D.stylesrepresentingimpressionists

25.Themostappropriatetitlefbrthistextcouldbe_

A.FluctuationofArtPrices

B.Up-to-dateArtAuctions

C.ArtMarketinDecline

□.ShiftedInterestinArts

Text2

IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom-awomen'sgroupthathadinvited

mentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkativefrequentlyofferingideasand

anecdoteswhilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthat

womenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.Thismanquicklyconcurred.Hegestured

towardhiswifeandsaid"She'sthetiilkcrinourfamily."Theroomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledand

hurl,"h'strue"heexplained."WhenIcomehomefromworkIhavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeepthe

conversationgoingwe'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublic

situationstheyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate'70s.SociologistCatherineKohler

Riessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"thatmostofChewomensheinterviewed-butonlyafewofthe

men—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfbrtheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50

percentthatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedSlateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabout(heirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangible

inequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethan

theirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaningcookingsocialarrangemenisanderrands.Insteadtheyfocused

oncommunication:"Hedoesn'tlistentome""Hedoesn'ttalktome."IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethat

mostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethis

expectationoftheirwives.

Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingat

thebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisfacewhileawomanglaresatthebackofitwantingto

talk.

26.Whatismostwives'mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

A.Talkingtothem.

B.Trustingthem.

C.Supportingtheircareers.

D.Shsringhousework.

27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase“wreakinghavoc'XLine3,Para.2)mostprobablymeans_.

Ageneratinginotivalion.

B.exertinginfluence

C.causingdamage

□creatingpressure

28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT

A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublictanwomen

B.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

C.womenattachmuchimportancetoconimunicationbetweencouples

Dafemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemianideaofthistext?

A.Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.

B.Marriagebreak_upstemsfromsexinequalities.

C.Husbandandwofehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.

□.Conversationalpatternsbelweenmanandwifearedifferent.

30.Inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobablyfocus

on______

A.avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalk

B.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon

C.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.

Dabriefintroductionto(hepoliticalscientistAndrewHacker

Txet3

overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomaticbehaviors—habits一

amongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearnbillionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacks,apply

lotionsandwipecountersalmostwithoutthinking,ofteninresponsetoacarefullydesignedsetofdailycues.

“Therearcfimdamcntalpublichealthproblems,likehandwashingwithsoap,thatremainkillersonly

becausewecan'ifigureouthowtochangepeople'shabits,MDr.Curtissaid."Wewantedtolearnfromprivate

industryhowtocreatenewbehaviorsthathappenautomatically/'

ThecompaniesthatDr.Curtislunicdlo—Procter&Gamble,Colgate-PalmoliveandUnilever—had

investedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsfindingthesubtlecuesinconsumers'livesthatcorporationscoulduseto

introducenewroutines.

Ifyoulookhardenough,you'llfindthatmanyoftheproductswcuseeveryday—chewinggums,skin

moisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,waterpurifiers,healthsnacks,antiperspirants,colognes,teeth

whiteners,fabricsofteners,vitamins——arcresultsofmanufacturedhabits.Acenturyago,fewpeopleregularly

brushedtheirteethmultipletimesaday.Today,becauseofcannyadvertisingandpublichealthcampaigns,many

Americanshabituallygivetheirpearlywhitesacavity-preventingscrubtwiceaday,oftenwithColgate,Crestor

oneof(heotherbrands.

Afewdecadesago,manypeopledidn'tdrinkwateroutsideofameal.Thenbeveragecompaniesstarted

bottlingtheproductionoffar-offsprings,andnowofficeworkersunthinkinglysipbottledwateralldaylong.

Chewinggum,onceboughtprimarilybyadolescentboys,isnowfeaturedincommercialsasabreathfreshenerand

teethcleanserforuseafterameal.Skinmoisturizersareadvertisedaspartofmorningbeautyrituals,slippedin

betweenhairbrushingandputtingonmakeup.

“Ourproductssucceedwhentheybecomepartofdailyorweeklypatterns,saidCarolBerning,aconsumer

psychologistwhoruuunllyrulirudfromProcter&Gamble,ihccompanythalsold$76billionufTide,Crustand

otherproductslastyear."Creatingpositivehabitsisahugepartofimprovingourconsumers,lives,andit's

essentialtomakingnewproductscommerciallyviablc.^^

Throughexperimentsandobservation,socialscientistslikeDr.Berninghavelearnedthatthereispowerin

lyingcertainbehaviorslohabitualcuesthroughrelentlessadvertising.Asthisnewscienceofhabithasemerged,

controversieshaveeruptedwhenthetacticshavebeenusedtosellquestionablebeautycreamsorunhealthyfoods.

31.AccordingtoDr.Cur(is,habitslikehandwashingwithsoap.

[Alshouldbefurthercultivated

[Blshouldbechangedgradually

[Claredeepiyrootedinhistory

[D]arebasicallyprivateconcerns

32.Bottledwater,chewinggunandskinmoisturizersarementionedinParagraph5soasto

[A]revealtheirimpactonpeople'habits

[B|showtheurgentneedofdailynecessities

[C]indicatetheireffectonpeople'buyingpower

IDJmanifcstthesignificantroleofgoodhabits

33.whichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoproductsthathelpcreatepeople'shabits?

[AlTide

[BJCrest

[CJColgate

[DIUnilver

34.Fromthetextwckonwthatsomeofconsumer'shabitsarcdevelopeddueto

(AJperfectedartofproducts

[BJaulomalicbehaviorcreation

[Clcommercialpromotions

[D]scicntificexperiments

35.theauthor'sattitudetowardtheinfluenceofadvertisementonpeople'shabitsis

[A]indifferent

[B]negative

ICJpositivc

(DJbiased

Text4

ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucialdemocraticvalues,includingthe

principlesthatallcitizenswhomeetminimalqualificationsofageandliteracyareequallycompetenttoserveon

juries;thatjurorsshouldbeselectedrandomlyfromarepresentativecrosssectionofthecommunity;tliatnocitizen

shouldbedeniedtherighttoserveonajuryonaccountofrace,religion,sex,ornationalorigin;thatdefendantsare

entitledtotrialbytheirpeers;andthatverdictsshouldrepresenttheconscienceofthecommunityandnotjustthe

letterofthelaw.Thejuryisalsosaidtobethebestsurvivingexampleofdirectratherthanrepresentative

democracy.Inadirectdemocracy,citizenstaketurnsgoverningthemselves,ratherthanelectingrepresentativesto

governfbrthem.

Butasrecentlyasin1986,juryselectionproceduresconflictedwiththesedemocraticideals.Insomestates,

forexample,jurydutywaslimitedlopersonsofsupposedlysuperiorintelligence,education,andmoralcharacter.

Although(heSupremeCourtofiheUnitedStateshadprohibitedintentionalracialdiscriminationinjuryselection

asearlyasthe1880caseofstrauderv.WestVirginia,thepracticeofselectingso-calledeliteorblue-ribbonjuries

providedaconvenientwayaroundthisandotherantidiscriininationlaws.

Thesystemalsofailedtoregularlyincludewomenonjuriesuntilthemid-20thcentury.Althoughwomen

firstservedonstatejuriesinUtahin1898.itwasnotuntilthe1940sthatamajorityofstatesmadewomeneligible

fbrjuryduly.Eventhenseveralslatesautomaticallyexemptedwomenfromjurydutyunlesstheypersonllyasked

tohavetheirnamesincludedonthejurylist.Thispracticewasjustifiedbytheclaimthatwomenwereneededat

home,anditkeptjuriesunrepresentativeofwomenthroughthe1960s.

In1968,theCongressof(heUnitedSlatespassedtheJurySelectionandServiceAct,usheringinanewera

ofdemocraticreformsforthejury.Thislawabolishedspecialeducationalrequirementsforfederaljurorsand

requiredthem(obeselectedatrandomfromacrosssectionof(heentirecommunity.In(helandmark1975

decisionTaylorv.Louisiana,theSupremeCourtextendedtherequirementthatjuriesberepresentativeofallparts

ofthecommunitytothestatelevel.TheTaylordecisionalsodeclaredsexdiscriminationinjuryselectiontobe

unconstitutionalandorderedstatestousethesameproceduresfbrselectingmaleandfemalejurors.

36.FromtheprinciplesofthcUSjurysystem,wclcarnthat

[A]bolhliterateandilliteratepeoplecanserveonjuries

[BJdefendantsareimmunefromtrialby(heirpeers

[C]noagelimitshouldbeimposedforjuiyservice

(D(judgmentshouldconsidertheopinionofthepublic

37.Thepracticeofselectingso~~calledelitejurorspriorto1968showed

[Altheinadequavyofantidiscriminationlaws

[B]theprevalentdiscriminationagainstcertainraces

ICJtheconflictingidealsinjuryselectionprocedures

38.Evenin(he1960s,womenwereseldomonthejurylistinsomestatesbecause

[Altheywereautomaticallybannedbystatelaws

[Bjtheyfellfarshortoftherequiredqualificalions

[Cltheyweresupposedtoperformdomesticduties

[D]theytendedtoevadepublicengagement

39.AftertheJurySelectionandServiceActwaspassed.___

[A]sexdiscriminationinjuryselectionwasunconstitutionalandhadtobeabolished

[Bjeducationalrequirementsbecamelessrigidintheselectionoffederaljurors

[Cliurorsatthestateleveloughttoberepresentativeoftheentireconiniunity

IDJstatcsoughttoconformtothefederalcourtinreformingthejurysystem

4O.indiscussing(heUSjurysystem.the(extcenterson

[Alitsnatureandproblems

[BJitscharacteristicsandtradition

[Clitsproblemsandtheirsolutions

(DJitstraditionanddevelopment

SectionHITranslation

46.Directions:

InthissectionthereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSWER

SHEET2.(15points)(编辑：)

“Suatainability“hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,theconceptwillalwayshave

personalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodofunsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitclcartohimthat

sustainability-orientedvaluesmustbeexpressedthougheverydayactionandchoice.

Ningrecallsspendingaconfiisingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsurance.He'dbeenthoughthedot-com

bocmandburstand,desperateforajoh,signedonwithaBoulderagency.

Itdidin'tgowell."Itwasareallyhadmovebecausethat'snotmypassion,5,saysNing,whosedilemmaabout

thejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales.wasmiserable,IhadsomuchanxietythatIwouldwakeupin

themiddleofthenightandstarealtheceiling.Ihadnomoneyandneededthejob.Everyonesaid,Justwait,

you'lltrunthecorner,giveitsometmc.’”

翻译参照

“坚持不懈''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，我需要工作，

每个人都说，等吧，只要有耐心会好转的。

47.Directions:

YouhavejustcomebackfromtheU.S.asamemberofaSino-Americanculturalexchangeprogram.Writea

lettertoyourAmericancolleagueto

1)Expressyourthanksforhis/herwarmreception;

2)Welcomehim/hertovisitChinainduecourse.

48.Directions:

In(hissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedon(hefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)Interpretthechartand

2)Giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayononANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

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翻译"Sustainability"hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,theconceptwillalwayshave

personalmeaning.Havingenduredzpainfulperiodofunsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitcleartohimthat

susuiinability-orientedvaluesmustbeexpressedthrougheverydayactionandchoice.

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。

Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsurance.He'dbeenthroughthedot-comboom

andburstand,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."Itwasareallybadmovebecause(hat'snotmypassion,"saysNing,whosedilemmaaboutthejob

translated,predictably,intoalackofsales."Iwasmiserable.IhadsomuchanxietythatIwouldwakeupinthe

micdleofthenightandstareattheceiling.Ihadnomoneyandneededthejob.Everyonesaid;,Justwait,you'll

turnthecorner,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

种工作上的分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，总会有转机的，给点时间吧。”

硕士入学考试英语二真题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblackandmarkA,B,Cor

DonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

TheInternetaffordsanonymitytoitsusers,ablessingtoprivacyandfreedomofspeech.Butthatvery

anonymityisalsobehindtheexplosionofcybcr-crimcthathas1acrosstheWeb.

Canprivacybepreserved2bringingsafetyandsecuritytoaworldthatseemsincreasingly3?

Lastmonth,HowardSchmidt,thenation'scyber-czar,offeredthefederalgovernmenta4tomaketheWeba

saferplace-a"voluntarytnistedidentity''systemthatwouldbethehigh-tech5ofaphysicalkey,afingerprintand

aphotoIDcard,allrolled6one.Thesystemmightuseasmartidentitycard,oradigitalcredential7toa

specificcomputer.andwouldauthenticateusersatarangeofonlineservices.

Theideaisto8afederationo:privateonlineidentitysystems.Usercould9whichsystemtojoin,andonly

registereduserswhoseidentitieshavebeenauthenticatedcouldnavigatethosesystems.Theapproachcontrasts

withonethatwouldrequireanInternetdriver'slicense10bythegovernment.

GoogleandMicrosoftareamongcompaniesihaialreadyhaveihese“singlesign-onMsystemsthatmakeii

possibleforusersto11justoncebutusemanydifferentservices.

12.theapproachwouldcreatea“walledgarden^^ncyberspace,withsafe“neighborhoods”andbright

“streetlights”toestablishasenseofa13community.

Mr.Schmidtdescribeditasa“voluntaryecosystem''inwhich“individualsandorganizationscancomplete

onlinetransactionswith14trustingtheidentitiesofeachotherandtheidentitiesoftheinfrastructure15which

thetransactionruns”.

Still,theadministration^planhas16privacyrightsactivists.Someapplaudtheapproach;othersare

coiKerned.Itseemsclearthatsuchaschemeisaninitiativepushtowardwhatwould17beacompulsoryInternet

“drive'slicense^^mentality.

Theplanhasalsobeengreetedwith18bysomecomputersecurityexperts,whoworrythatthe“voluntary

ecosystem"envisionedbyMr.SchmidtwouldstillleavemuchoftheInternet19.TheyarguethatallInternet

usersshouldbe20toregisterandidentifythemselves,inthesamewaythatdriversmustbelicensedtodriveon

publicroads.

1

A.sweptB.skippedC.walkedD.rickien

2.A.forB.withinC.whilcD.though

3.A.carelessB.lawlessC.pointlessD.helpless

4.A.reasonB.reminderC.compromiseD.proposal

5.A.informationB.interferenceC.enterlainmenlD.equivalenl

6.A.byB.intoC.froinD.over

7.A.linkedB.directedC.chained0.compared

8.A.dismissB.discoverC.createD.improve

9.A.recallB.suggestC.selectD.realize

10

A.relcasedB.issuedC.distribuled□.delivered

11

A.carryonB.lingeronC.setinD.login

12

A.InvainB.IneffectC.InreturnD.Incontrast

13

A.trustedB.modernizedc.thrivingD.competing

14

A.cautionB.dclightC.confidcnccD.paticncc

15

A.onB.afterC.beyondD.across

16

A.dividcdB.disappointedC.protectedD.united

17

A.frequestlyB.incideniallyC.occasionallyD.evemually

18

A.skepticismB.releranceC.indifferenceD.enihusiasm

19

A.manageableB.defendableC.vulnerable□.invisible

20

A.invitedB.appointedC.allowedD.forced

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Mark

youranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Text1

RuthSimmonsjoinedGoldinar.Sachs'sboardasanoutsidedirectorinJanuary:ayearlatershebecame

presidentofBrownUniversity.Fortherestofthedecadesheapparentlymanagedbothroleswithoutattracting

mucheroticism.ButbytheendofMs.SimmonswasunderfirefbrhavingsatonGoldman'scompensation

committee;howcouldshehaveletthoseenonnousbonuspayoutspassunremarked?ByFebruary(henextyearMs.

Simmonshadlefttheboard.Thepositionwasjusttakinguptoomuchtime,shesaid.

Outsidedirectorsaresupposedtoserveashelpfi.il,yetlessbiased,advisersonafirm'sboard.Havingmade

theirwealthandtheirreputationselsewhere,theypresumablyhaveenoughindependencetodisagreewith(hechief

executive'sproposals.Ifthesky,andthesharepriceisfalling,outsidedirectorsshould