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2015考研英语二答案

1. C. signal

　　2. D. much

　　3. C. plugged

　　4. A. message

　　5. C. behind

　　6. A. misinterpreted

　　7. B. judged

　　8. D. unfamiliar

　　9. B. anxious

　　10. D. turn

　　11. A. dangerous

　　12. A. hurt

　　13. B. conversation

　　14. D. passengers

　　15. C. predict

　　16. D. ride

　　17. A. went through

　　18. C. in fact

　　19. B. since

　　20. B. simple

　　点评：英语(二)完型填空选自美国当今最具影响力新闻博客网站《赫芬顿邮报》(The Huffington Post)在2014年5月16日发布的一篇博文，原文题目为“This Is Why You Ignore Everybody On The Subway -- And Why You Should Stop”，文章深刻分析了地铁前等车的人流为什么不交流的原因，如恐惧、与陌生人人际交往焦虑等因素。原文篇幅很长，共计17段，本次英语二考试只选取了前七段。

Text 1

　　21. [D] offered greater relaxation than the workplace

　　22. [B] Childless husbands

　　23. [A] they are both bread winners and housewives

　　24. [C] earnings

　　25. [B] division of labor at home is seldom clear-cu

　　Text 2

　　26. [C] missed its original purpose

　　27. [A] the problem is solvable

　　28. [C] are in need of financial support

　　29. [D] are inexperienced in handling their issues at college

　　30. [D] colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question

　　Text 3

　　The Life Hackers

　　Even in traditional offices, “the lingua franca of corporate America has tten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years a,” 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 als, 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 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 not 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 ing 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 ing 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 buy into 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.

　　答案：

　　31.[A] more emotional

　　32.[C] sports culture

　　33.[D] strengthen employee loyalty

　　34.[A]voices for working women

　　35.[C]Companies find it to be fundamental

　　Text 4

　　36. B ) the increase of voluntary parttime job.

　　37. C) cannot get their hands on full-time jobs.

　　38. B) shows a general tendency of decline

　　39. B) employment is no longer a precondition to get insaurance.

　　40. A) employment in the US.

　　Part B

　　41. D Most of your fears are unreal

　　42. E Think about the present moment

　　43. G There are many things to be grateful for

　　44. A You are not alone

　　45. C Pave your own unique path

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 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.

　　拿大家都熟悉的开车来举例。比如你要上班，到市区去一趟，或者回家。不管是何种情况，你都对每一个拐弯了熟于心。开这样的一段路，你很容易开着开着就不集中注意力了，也不在意沿途的风景。这样的结果就是，你会发现不知不觉就到达目的地。

　　This is the well-travelled road effect: people tend to underestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route.

　　这就是熟路效应 —— 人们倾向于低估熟悉路程所花费的时间。

　　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.

　　这一效应是由我们分配精力的方式引起的。当我们走熟悉的路线，因为不会特别上心，时间似乎过得更快。而后回想起来，因为漫不经心，我们记不太清沿途的事物。所以，我们会觉得比实际短。

PartA

　　Volunteers Wanted

　　May 25, 2015

　　To improve your summer break language study and enrich your high school life, our university will host for you a summer camp lasting from July 10 to 20 in Shanghai, and we will recruit 40 volunteers to participate.

　　In the first four days, an in-depth city tour is planned to give you an overall grasp of Shanghai, a cosmopolis boosting splendid culture and enormous economic growth. In the following days, there will be interesting communication activities inviting some overseas high-school students, with whom you may build impressive friendship. Finally, a rgeous light show and an enjoyable farewell party is to be held at the Bund known as the name card of Shanghai. We believe that this summer camp must leave you an unforgettable fantastic memory.

　　Students who are interested in taking part may send application letters to us via abc123@university.com.cn before June 10, 2015. Whoever is interested in the summer camp will be warmly welcomed!

　　XXX University

　　PartB

　　The pie chart above clearly shows the proportion of the consumption of urban citizens during Spring Festival. The total expenditure on the holiday is classified into four types as follows: New Year gift, get-together, transportation, and others. New Year gift has the largest proportion, which accounts for 40%; then next is get-together and transportation both with 20%, followed by other expense, constituting 20%. It can be concluded from the pie chart that New Year gift is most popular factor that people tend to spend on while people also pay equal attention to gathering and transportation.

　　Why does this phenomenon revealed in the pie chart above appear? Several reasons account for this situation. To begin with, I am strongly convinced that this is partly duo to the fact that the lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people, and giving each other presents at Spring Festival is an old traditional convention. In addition, this is partly because nowadays, people attach more attention to interpersonal relationship and social connection. Therefore, people choose to join a party and enjoy reunion dinner with their friends or family members.

　　From the analyses made above, we may come to the conclusion that people would like to spend much money on New Year gift whereas they also pay equal attention to transportation and get-together. For centuries, Chinese have observed this traditional holiday to welcome the beginning of a new year, and their consumption model reflects not only their personal life style but also our traditional custom.