考研英语二真题及解析Word下载.docx
- 文档编号:19921911
- 上传时间:2023-01-12
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:48
- 大小:126.65KB
考研英语二真题及解析Word下载.docx
《考研英语二真题及解析Word下载.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《考研英语二真题及解析Word下载.docx(48页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
5
incoming?
Althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork
6
thedisappearanceofthepapersystem.First,itisvery
7
tosetupthecomputer,cardreader,andtelecornmunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe
8
formofpaymentSecond,papercheckshavetheadvantagethatthey
9
receipts,somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto
10
.Third,theuseofpaperchecksgivesconsumersseveraldaysof"
float"
-ittakesseveraldays
11
acheckiscashedandfundsare
12
fromtheissuer'
saccount,whichmeansthatthewriterofthecheckcancaminterestonthefundsinthemeantime.
13
electronicpaymentsarcimmediate,theyeliminatethefloatfortheconsumer.
Fourth,electronicmeansofpaymentmay
14
securityandprivacyconcerns.Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessacomputerdatabaseandtoalterinformation
15
there.Thefactthatthisisnotan16occurrencemeansthatdishonestpersonsmightbeabletoaccessbankaccountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand
17
fromsomeoneelse'
saccounts.The
18
ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andanewfieldofcomputerscienceisdevelopingto
19
securityissues.Afurtherconcernisthattheuseofelectronicmeansofpaymentleavesanelectronic
20
thatcontainsalargeamountofpersonaldata.Thereareconcernsthatgovernment,employers,andmarketersmightbeabletoaccessthesedata,therebyviolatingourprivacy.
1.[A]However
[B]Moreover
[C]Therefore
[D]Otherwise
2.[A]off
[B]back
[C]over
[D]around
3.[A]power
[B]concept
[C]history
[D]role
4.[A]reward
[B]resist
[C]resume
[D]reverse
5.[A]silent
[B]sudden
[C]slow
[D]steady
6.[A]for
[B]against
[C]with
[D]on
7.[A]imaginative
[B]expensive
[C]sensitive
[D]productive
8.[A]similar
[B]original
[C]temporary
[D]dominant
9.[A]collect
[B]provide
[C]copy
[D]print
10.[A]giveup
[B]takeover
[C]bringback
[D]passdown
11.[A]before
[B]after
[C]since
[D]when
12.[A]kept
[B]borrowed
[C]released
[D]withdrawn
13.[A]Unless
[B]Until
[C]Because
[D]Though
14.[A]hide
[B]express
[C]raise
[D]ease
15.[A]analyzed
[B]shared
[C]stored
[D]displayed
16.[A]unsafe
[B]unnatural
[C]uncommon
[D]unclear
17.[A]steal
[B]choose
[C]benefit
[D]return
18.[A]consideration[B]prevention
[C]manipulation
[D]justification
19.[A]copewith
[B]fightagainst
[C]adaptto
[D]callfor
20.[A]chunk
[B]chip
[C]path
[D]trail
SectionII
ReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Text1
Inanessayentitled“MakingItinAmerica”,theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottoncountryaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:
Theaveragemillhasonlytwoemployeestoday,“amanandadog.Themanistheretofeedthedog,andthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.”
Davidson'
sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddleclassincomestodayisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.
Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob,couldearnanaveragelifestyle.But,today,averageisofficiallyover.
Beingaveragejustwon'
tearnyouwhatitusedto.Itcan'
twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra—theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.
Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Butthere'
sbeenacceleration.AsDavidsonnotes,
“Inthe10yearsendingin2009,U.S.factoriesshedworkerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious70years;
roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs—about6millionintotal—disappeared.”
Therewillalwaysbechange—newjobs,newproducts,newservices.ButtheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandtheI.T.revolution,thebestjobswillrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomakethemselvesaboveaverage.
Inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemanythingsweneedtodotosupportemployment,butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofG.I.Billforthe21stcenturythatensuresthateveryAmericanhasaccesstoposthighschooleducation.
21.ThejokeinParagraph1isusedtoillustrate________.
[A]theimpactoftechnologicaladvances[B]thealleviationofjobpressure
[C]theshrinkageoftextilemills[D]thedeclineofmiddleclassincomes
22.AccordingtoParagraph3,tobeasuccessfulemployee,onehasto________.
[A]workoncheapsoftware[B]askforamoderatesalary
[C]adoptanaveragelifestyle[D]contributesomethingunique
23.ThequotationinParagraph4explainsthat________.
[A]gainsoftechnologyhavebeenerased[B]jobopportunitiesaredisappearingatahighspeed
[C]factoriesaremakingmuchlessmoneythanbefore[D]newjobsandserviceshavebeenoffered
24.Accordingtotheauthor,toreduceunemployment,themostimportantis________.
[A]toacceleratetheI.T.revolution[B]toensuremoreeducationforpeople
[C]toadvanceeconomicglobalization[D]topassmorebillsinthe21stcentury
25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?
[A]NewLawTakesEffect[B]TechnologyGoesCheap
[C]AverageIsOver[D]RecessionIsBad
Text2
Acenturyago,theimmigrantsfromacrosstheAtlanticincludedsettlersandsojourners.AlongwiththemanyfolkslookingtomakeapermanenthomeintheUnitedStatescamethosewhohadnointentiontostay,and7millionpeoplearrivedwhileabout2milliondeparted.AboutaquarterofallItalianimmigrants,forexample,eventuallyreturnedtoItalyforgood.Theyevenhadanaffectionatenickname,“uccellidipassaggio,”birdsofpassage.
Today,wearemuchmorerigidaboutimmigrants.Wedividenewcomersintotwocategories:
legalorillegal,goodorbad.WehailthemasAmericansinthemaking,orbrandthemasalienstobekickedout.Thatframeworkhascontributedmightilytoourbrokenimmigrationsystemandthelongpoliticalparalysisoverhowtofixit.Wedon'
tneedmorecategories,butweneedtochangethewaywethinkaboutcategories.Weneedtolookbeyondstrictdefinitionsoflegalandillegal.Tostart,wecanrecognizethenewbirdsofpassage,thoselivingandthrivinginthegrayareas.Wemightthenbegintosolveourimmigrationchallenges.
Croppickers,violinists,constructionworkers,entrepreneurs,engineers,homehealthcareaidesandphysicistsareamongtoday'
sbirdsofpassage.Theyareenergeticparticipantsinaglobaleconomydrivenbytheflowofwork,moneyandideas.Theyprefertocomeandgoasopportunitycallsthem.Theycanmanagetohaveajobinoneplaceandafamilyinanother.
Withorwithoutpermission,theystraddlelaws,jurisdictionsandidentitieswithease.WeneedthemtoimaginetheUnitedStatesasaplacewheretheycanbeproductiveforawhilewithoutcommittingthemselvestostayingforever.Weneedthemtofeelthathomecanbebothhereandthereandthattheycanbelongtotwonationshonorably.
Accommodatingthisnewworldofpeopleinmotionwillrequirenewattitudesonbothsidesoftheimmigrationbattle.Lookingbeyondtheculturewarlogicofrightorwrongmeansopeningupthemiddlegroundandunderstandingthatmanagingimmigrationtodayrequiresmultiplepathsandmultipleoutcomes,includingsomethatarenoteasytoaccomplishlegallyintheexistingsystem.
26.“Birdsofpassage”referstothosewho________.
[A]immigrateacrosstheAtlantic[B]leavetheirhomecountriesforgood
[C]stayinaforeigntemporarily[D]findpermanentjobsoverseas
27.Itisimpliedinparagraph2thatthecurrentimmigrationsystemintheUS________.
[A]needsnewimmigrantcategories[B]hasloosenedcontroloverimmigrants
[C]shouldbeadoptedtomeetchallenges[D]hasbeenfixedviapoliticalmeans
28.Accordingtotheauthor,today'
sbirdsofpassagewant________.
[A]financialincentives[B]aglobalrecognition
[C]opportunitiestogetregularjobs[D]thefreedomtostayandleave
29.Theauthorsuggeststhatthebirdsofpassagetodayshouldbetreated________.
[A]asfaithfulpartners[B]witheconomicfavors
[C]withlegaltolerance[D]asmi
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 考研 英语 二真题 解析