2025年考研英语二真题深度解析与权威答案汇编

考研英语二真题

Section1UseofEnglish

Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA,H,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEETI.(10points)

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobal

epidemiconJune11..1(isthefirstworldwideepidemic1bytheWorldHealth

Organizationin41years.Theheightenedalert_2_anemergencymeetingwithflu

expertsinGenevathatconvenedafterasharpriseincasesinAustralia,and

rising_3_inBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.Buttheepidemicis"_4—"in

severity,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization'sdirectorgeneral,_5_the

overwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptomsandafull

recovery,ofteninthe_6—ofanymedicaltreatment.Theoutbreakcametoglobal

_7_inlateApril,whenMexicanauthoritiesnoticedanunusuallylargenumberof

hospitalizationsanddeaths_8_healthyadults.AsmuchofMexicoCityshutdown

a(theheightofapanic,casesbeganlo_9—inNewYorkCity,thesouthwestern

UnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade

_10_warmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember,officialsreportedtherewas

—11―fluactivityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyallihe_12—testedarethe

newswineflu,alsoknownas(A)H1N1,notseasonalflu.IntheU.S.,ithas_13_

morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600deathsandmorethan6,000

hospitalizaiions.Federalhealthofficials_14—Tamifluforchildrenfromthenational

stockpileandbegan_15_ordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.The

newvaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is_16_aheadof

expectations.Morethanthreemilliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearly

October,thoughmostofthose_17_doseswereoftheFluMistnasalspraytype,

whichisnot_18_forpregnantwomen,peopleover50orthosewithbreathing

difficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother_19—.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinate

peopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:healthcareworkers,people_20_infantsand

healthyyoungpeople.

1[A]criticized[B]appointed[CJcommcntcd[D]designated

2[A]proceeded[B|activated[C]followed[D]prompted

3|A|digits|B]numbers(C]amounts|D|sums

4[A]moderate[B]normal[C]unusual[D]extreme

5[A]with[B]in[C]from[D]by

6[A]progress[B]absence[C]presence[D]favor

7[A]reality[B]phenomenon[C]concept[D]notice

8.[A]over[B]for[C]among[D]to

9[A]stayup[B]cropup[C]fillup[D]coverup

10[A]as[B]if[C]unless[D]until

11[A]excessive[BJenormous[C]significantIDJmagnificent

12[AJcatcgorics[B]exampes[C]patterns[D]samples

13[A]imparted[B]immerse[C]injected[D]infected

14[AJreleased[B]relayed[C|relieved|1)|remained2

15[A]placing[B]delivering[C]taking[D]giving

16|A|feasible|B]available|C|reliable|D]叩plicable

17[A]prevalent[B]principal[C]innovative[D]initial

18[A]presented[BJrestricted[C]recommended[D]introduced

19[A]problems[B]issues[C]agonies[D]sufferings

20[A]involvedin[B]caringfor[C]concernedwith[D]wardingoffSection

SectionIIReadingcomprehension

PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Answerthequestionsbeloweach

passagebychoosingA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40

points)

Textl

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnote

withasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”,at

Sotheby'sinLondononSeptember15th(seepicture).Allbuttwopiecessold,

fetchingmorethana70m,arecordfbrasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalasthurrah.As

theauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,

LehmanBrothers,filedfbrbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrising

vertiginouslysince.Atitspeakinitwasworthsonic$65billion,reckonsClare

McAndrew,founderoiArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigureliveyears

earlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billionButthemarketgenerates

interestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,

greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirsfssale,spendingofanysort

becamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthe

bankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsand(hefinancialdemiseofmany

art-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleries

andsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemost

overheatedsector-forChinesecontemporaryart—(heyweredownbynearly90%in

theyeartoNovember.Withinweekstheworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,

Sotheby'sandChristie's,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswho

hadplacedworksforsalewiththem.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestopped

buyingImpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostserious

contractioninthemarketsincethesecondworldwar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthat

pricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmore

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

we'reatthebottom.”

Whatmakesthisskimpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestill

buyersin(hemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,there

wasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie'srevenuesinthe

firsthalfofwerestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof.Almosteveryonewhowas

interviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnota

lackofdemandhutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs-death,debtand

divorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonswhodoesnothavetosell

iskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'ssalewasreferredtoas"alastvictory”

because.

A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictoryies

B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable'XLine1-

2,Para.3),theauthorsuggeststhat.

A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTlure?

A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfromto.

B.Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestoccme.

24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare

A.auctionhouses'favorites

B.contemporarytrends

C.factorspromotingartworkcirculation

D.stylesrepresentingimpressionists

25.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe__

A.FluctuationofArtPrices

B.Up-to-dateArtAuctions

C.ArtMarketinDecline

D.ShiftedInterestinArts

Text2

IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom-a

women'sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningoneman

hadbeenparticularlytalkativefrequentlyofferingideasandanecdoteswhilehiswife

satsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthat

womenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.Thismanquickly

concurred.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid"She'sthetalkerinourfamily."The

roomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."It'strue"heexplained.

"WhenIcomehomefromworkIhavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeepthe

conversationgoingwe'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."

Thisepisodecrystallizestheirony(hatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmore

thanwomeninpublicsituationstheyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatternis

wreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerin(helate'70s.

SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"that

mostofthewomensheinterviewed-butonlyafewofthemen-gavelackof

communicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateof

nearly50percentthatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear-a

virtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoften

focusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareerto

accompanyahusband(ohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-support

worklikecleaningcookingsocialarrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedon

communication:"Hedoesn'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___.

A.generatingmotivation.

B.exertinginfluence

C.causingdamage

D.creatingpressure

28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT

A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublictanwomen

B.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

C.womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouples

D.afemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemianideaofthistext?

A.Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.

B.Marriagebrcak_upstemsfromsexinequalities.

C.Husbandandwofehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.

D.Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.

30.Inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobably

focuson

A.avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalk

B.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon

C.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.

D.abriefintroductioniothepoliticalscientistAndrewHacker

Txet3

overthepastdecade,ir.anycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomatic

behaviors—habits—amongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearn

billionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacks,applylotionsandwipecountersalmost

withoutthinking,ofteninresponsetoacarefullydesignedsetofdailycues.

“Therearefundamentalpublichealthproblems,likehandwashingwithsoap,

thatremainkillersonlybecausewecan'tfigureouthowtochangepeople'shabits,“

Dr.Curtissaid."Wcwantedtolearnfromprivateindustryhowtocreatenew

behaviorsthathappenautomaticany.”

ThecompaniesthatDr.Curtisturnedto—Procter&Gamble,Colgate-

PalmoliveandUnilever—hadinvestedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsfindingthe

subtlecuesinconsumers,livesthatcorporationscouldusetointroducenewroutines.

Ifyoulookhardenough,you'llfindthatmanyoftheproductsweuseeveryday

—chewinggums,skinmoisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,waterpurifiers,

healthsnacks,antiperspiranis,colognes,tee(hwhileners,fabricsofteners,vitamins—

arcresultsofmanufacturedhabits.Acenturyago,fewpeopleregularlybrushedtheir

teethmultipletimesaday.U'oday,becauseofcannyadvertisingandpublichealth

campaigns,manyAmericanshabituallygivetheirpearlywhitesacavity-preventing

scrubtwiceaday,oftenwithColgate,Crestoroneoftheotherbrands.

Afewdecadesago,manypeopledidn,tdrinkwateroutsideofameal.Then

beveragecompaniesstartedbottlingtheproductionoffar-offsprings.andnowoffice

workersunthinkinglysipbottledwateralldaylong.Chewinggum,oncebought

primarilybyadolescentboys,isnowfeaturedincommercialsasabreathfreshener

andteethcleanserfbruseafterameal.Skinmoisturizersareadvertisedaspartof

morningbeautyrituals,slippedinbetweenhairbrushingandputtingonmakeup.

“Ourproductssucceedwhentheybecomepartofdailyorweeklypatterns,Msaid

CarolBerning,aconsumerpsychologistwhorecentlyretiredfromProcter&Gamble,

thecompanythatsold$76billionofTide,Crestandotherproductslastyear.

“Creatingpositivehabitsisahugepartofimprovingourconsumers5lives,andit's

essentialtomakingnewproductscommerciallyviable.^^

Throughexperimentsandobservation,socialscientistslikeDr.Berninghave

learnedthatthereispowerinlyingcertainbehaviorstohabitualcuesthrough

relentlessadvertising.Asthisnewscienceofhabithasemerged,controversieshave

eruptedwhenthetacticshavebeenusedtosellquestionablebeautycreamsor

unhealthyfoods.

31.AccordingtoDr.Curtis,habitslikehandwashingwithsoap.

[A]shouldbefurthercultivated

[B]shouldbechangedgradually

[C]arcdeepiyrootedinhistory

[D]arebasicallyprivateconcerns

32.Bottledwater,chewinggunandskinmoisturizersarementionedinParagraph5so

asto____

[A]revealtheirimpactonpeople'habits

[B]showtheurgentneedofdailynecessities

[C]indicatetheireffectonpcoplc'buyingpower

[D]manifeslthesignificantroleofgoodhabits

33.whichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoproductsthathelpcreatepeople's

habits?

|A]Tide

[B]Crest

[C]Colgate

[DJUnilver

34.Fromthetextwckonwthatsomeofconsumer'shabitsarcdevelopeddueto

[A]perfecte(Jartofproducts

IBlautomaticbehaviorcreation

[C]commcrcialpromotions

[D]scientificexperiments

35.theauthor,sattitudetowardtheinfluenceofadvertisementonpeople'shabits

is____

[AJindifferent

[B]negative

[C]positive

[DJbiased

Text4

ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucial

democraticvalues,includingtheprinciples(hatallcitizenswhomeetminimal

qualificationsofageandliteracyarcequallycompetenttoserveonjuries;thatjurors

shouldbeselectedrandomlyfromarepresentativecrosssectionofthecommunity;

thatnocitizenshouldbedeniedtherighttoserveonajuryonaccountofrace,

religion,sex,ornationalorigin;thatdefendantsarcentitledtotrialbytheirpeers;and

thatverdictsshouldrepresenttheconscienceofthecommunityandnotjusttheletter

ofthelaw.Thejuryisalsosaidtobethebestsurvivingexampleofdirectratherthan

representativedemocracy.Inadirectdemocracy,citizenstaketurnsgoverning

themselves,rather(hanelectingrepresentativestogovernfor(hem.

Butasrecentlyasin1986,juryselectionproceduresconflictedwiththese

democraticideals.Insomestates,fbrexample,jurydutywaslimitedtopersonsof

supposedlysuperiorintelligence,education,andmoralcharacter.Although(he

SupremeCourtoftheUnitedStateshadprohibitedintentionalracialdiscriminationin

juryselectionasearlyasthe188()caseofstrauderv.WestVirginiajhepracticeof

selectingso-calledeliteorblue-ribbonjuriesprovidedaconvenientwayaroundthis

andotherantidiscriminationlaws.

Thesystemalsofailedtoregularlyincludewomenonjuriesuntilthemid-20lh

century.AlthoughwomenfirstservedonstatejuriesinUtahin1898,itwasnotuntil

the1940sthatamajorityofstatesmadewomeneligibleforjuryduty.Eventhen

severalstatesautomaticallyexemptedwomenfromjurydutyunlesstheypersonlly

askedtohavetheirnamesincludedonthejurylist.Thispracticewasjustifiedbythe

claimthatwomenwereneededathome,anditkeptjuriesunrepresentativeofwomen

throughthe1960s.

In1968,theCongressoftheUnitedStatespassedtheJurySelectionandService

Act,usheringinaneweraofdemocraticreformsforthejury.Thislawabolished

specialeducationalrequirementsforfederaljurorsandrequiredthemtobeselectedat

randomfromacrosssectionoftheentirecommunity.Inthelandmark1975decision

Taylorv.Louisiana,theSupremeCourtextendedtherequirementthatjuriesbe

representativeofallpartsofthecommunitytothestate'evel.TheTaylordecision

alsodeclaredsexdiscriminationinjuryselectiontobeunconstitutionalandordered

statestousethesameproceduresfbrselectingmaleandfemalejurors.

36.FromtheprinciplesoftheUSjurysystem,welearnthat

[A]bothliterateandilliteratepeoplecanserveonjuries

[BJdefendantsareimmunefromtrialbytheirpeers

[C]noagelimitshouldbeimposedforjuryservice

[D]judgmentshouldconsidertheopinionofthepublic

37.Thepracticeofselectingso-calledelitejurorspriorto1968showed

[Althcinadequavyofantidiscriminationlaws

[B]theprevalentdiscriminationagainstcertainraces

[C)theconflictingidealsinjuryselectionprocedures

38.Eveninthe1960s,womenwereseldomonthejurylistinsomestates

because

[AJtheywereautomaticallybannedbystatelaws

[B]theyfellfarshortoftherequiredqualifications

[CJtheyweresupposedtoperformdomesticduties

[DJtheytendedtoevadepublicengagement

39.AftertheJurySelectionandServiceActwaspassed.__

(Ajsexdiscriminationinjuryselectionwasunconstitutionalandhadtobeabolished

[BJcducationalrequirementsbecamelessrigidintheselectionoffederaljurors

[Cojurorsatthestateleveloughttoberepresentativeoftheentirecommunity

[Djstatesoughttoconformtothefederalcourtinreformingthejurysystem

40.indiscussingtheUSjurysystcm,thctextcenterson

[A]itsnatureandproblems

[B]itscharacteristicsandtradition

[CJitsproblemsandtheirsolutions

[DJitstraditionanddevelopment

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTifthe

statementistrueorFitthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10

points)

CopyingBirdsMaySaveAircraftFuel

BOTHBoeingandAirbushavetrumpetedtheefficiencyoftheirnewestaircraft,

the787andA350respectively.Theircleverdesignsandlightweightcomposites

certainlymakeadifference.ButagroupofresearchersatStanfordUniversity,ledby

IlanKroo,hassuggestedthatairlinescouldtakeamorenaturalisticapproachto

cuttingjet-fueluse,anditwouldnotrequirethemtobuynewaircraft.

Theanswer,saysDrKroo,lieswithbirds.Since1914,andaseminalpaperbya

GermanresearchercalledCarlWicselsbcrgcr,scientistshaveknownthatbirdsflying

information-aV-shape,echelonorotherwise-expendlessenergy.Theairflowing

overabirdswingscurlsupwardsbehindthewingtips,aphenomenonknownasup

wash.Otherbirdsflyingintheupwashexperiencereduceddrag,andspendless

energypropellingthemselves.PeterLissaman,anaeronauticsexpertwhowas

formerlyatCaltechandtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,hassuggestedthata

formationof25birdsmightenjoyarangeincreaseof71%.

Whenappliedtoaircraft,theprinciplesarenotsubstantiallydifferent.DrKroo

andhisteammodelledwhatwouldhappenifthreepassengerjetsdepartingfromLos

Angeles,SanFranciscoandLasVegasweretorendezvousoverUtah,assumean

invertedV-fbrmation,occasionallyssoallcouldhavea(urnin(hemostfavourable

positions,andproceedtoLondon.Theyfoundthattheaircraftconsumedasmuchas

15%lessfuel(withaconcomitantreductionincarbon-dioxideoutput).Nitrogen­

oxideemissionsduringthecruisingportionsoftheflightfellbyaroundaquarter.

Therearc,ofcourse,kinkstobeworkedout.Oneconsiderationissafety,orat

leasttheperceptionofit.Wouldpassengersfeelcomfortabletravellinginconvoy?Dr

Kroopointsoutthattheaircraftcouldbeseparatedbyseveralnauticalmiles,and

wouldnotbeintheunncrvinglycosygroupingsfavouredbydisplayteamslikethe

RedArrows.Apassengerpeeringoutofthewindowmightnotevenseetheother

planes.Whethertheseparationdistancesinvolvedwouldsatisfyair-traffic-control

regulationsisanothermatter,althoughaworkinggroupattheInternationalCivil

Aviation.Organisationhasincludedthepossibilityofformationflyinginablueprint

fbrnewoperationalguidelines.

Itremainstobeseenhowweatherconditionsaffecttheairflowsthatmake

formationflightmoreefficient.Inzonesofincreasedturbulence,theplanes'wakes

willdecaymorequicklyandtheeffectwilldiminish.DrKroosaysthisisoneofthe

areashisteamwillinvestigatefurther.Itmightalsobehardforairlinestoco-ordinate

thedeparturetimesanddestinationsofpassengeraircraftinawaythatwouldallow

themtogainfromformationflight.Cargoaircraft,incontrast,mightbeeasierto

reschedule,asmightroutinemilitaryflights.

Asithappens,America'sarmedforcesareonthecasealready.Earlierthisyear

thecountry'sDefenceAdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyannouncedplanstopay

Boeingtoinvestigatetbrmationflight,thoughtheprogrammehasyettobegin.1'hcrc

arereportsthatsomemilitaryaircraftflewinformationwhentheywerelowonfuel

duringthesecondworldwar,butDrLissamansaystheyareapocryphal.<€Myfather

wasanRAFpilotandmycousintheskipperofaLancasterlostoverBerlin,''headds.

Soheshouldknow.

41.FindingsoftheStanfordUniversityresearcherswillpromotethesalesofnew

BoeingandAirbusaircraft.

42.Theupwashexperiencemaysavepropellingenergyaswellasreducingresistance.

43.Formationflightismorecomfortablebecausepassengerscannotseetheother

planes.

44.Therolethatweatherplaysinformationflighthasnotyetbeenclearlydefined.

45.IthasbeendocumentedthatduringWorldWarH,America'sarmedforcesonce

triedformationflighttosavefuel.

SectionIIITranslation

46.Directions:InthissectionthereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese.

WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

^Suatainability''hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,the

conceptwillalwayshavepersonalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodof

unsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitcleartohimthatsustainability-orientedvalues

mustbeexpressedthougheverydayactionandchoice.

Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsurance.He'd

been(houghthedot-comboomandburstand,desperateforajob,signedonwitha

Boulderagency.

Itdidn'tgowell.uItwasareallyhadmovebecausethat'snotmypassion,“says

Ning,whosedilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales.UIwas

miserable,IhadsomuchanxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightand

stareattheceiling.Ihadnomoneyandneededthejob.Everyonesaid,Justwait,

you'lltrunthecorner,giveitsome

SectionIVWriting

PartA

47.Directions:YouhavejustcomebackfromtheU.S.asamemberofaSino-

Ainericanculturalexchangeprogram.WritealettertoyourAmericancolleagueto

1)Expressyoiirthanksforhis/herwarmreception;

2)Welcomehim/hertovisitChinainduecourse.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“ZhangWei“instead.

Donotwriteyouraddress.(10points)

PartB

48.Directions:Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthefollowing

chart.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)Interpretthechartand

2)Giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayononANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

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考研英语二答案

SectionIUSEofEnglish

1|D]2[C]3[B]4[Al5[A]6[B]7|D]8[C]9|B110[A]

11[C112[D]13[D]14[A]15[C]16[B]17[D]18[C]19[Al20[B]

Section11ReadingComprehension

21D选[D],由于第一段段尾句Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneofthe

oldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.即雷曼兄弟企业破产。

22A选【A】,本题困惑选项为C,文章第三段只强调了collectorsstayedaway；Sales

fell,并没有强调“收藏时尚早在这之前就已经大大降温了

23B选[B]由于文章第二段只说TTheworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentum

forawhileafterrisingvertiginoaslysince.并没有说比别的行业更有势头冲劲。

24c选【C】本题其实属于猜词题，问3Ds是什么含义，根据最终一段的上下文的含义，

上一段段尾句说:ButEdwardDolman,Christie'schiefexecutive,says:"I'mprettyconfident

wc'rcatthebottom0"；以及3Ds之前的句子,therearcstillbuyersinthemarket；Christie's

revenuesinthefirsthalfofwerestillhigher：notalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworkto

sell能感觉到后文应当继续表达有信心，对未来乐观。因此选C。

25c选【C】，文章从第二段开始就说虽然大家还是有信心，但艺术收藏市场不景气。

26A选【A】，根据第一段womenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalkto

them.o

27c选【C】，本题属于猜词题，从下文垂耍内容来看，夫妻缺乏沟通会导致离婚，即对

婚姻产生破坏作用。

28B选【B】，注意本题是选错误选项，ACD都是对的的，不