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考研英语二真题及标准答案解析
2013考研英语
(二)真题
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankand
markA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Giventheadvantagesofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatwewould
movequicklytothecashlesssocietyinwhichallpaymentsaremade
electronically.___1___atruecashlesssocietyisprobablynotaroundthecorner.
Indeed,predictionshavebeen___2___fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometo
fruition.Forexample,BusinessWeekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansof
paymentwouldsoon
evolutionizethevery___3___ofmoneyitself,only
to___4___itselfseveralyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtoacashlesssociety
beenso___5___incoming?
Althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapayments
systembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork___6___thedisappearanceofthepaper
system.First,itisvery___7___tosetupthecomputer,cardreader,and
telecommunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe___8___form
ofpaymentSecond,papercheckshavetheadvantagethatthey___9___receipts,
somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto___10___.Third,theuseofpaper
checksgivesconsumersseveraldaysof
loat-ittakesseveraldays___11___a
checkiscashedandfundsare___12___fromtheissuer'saccount,whichmeansthat
thewriterofthecheckcancaminterestonthefundsinthemeantime.
___13___electronicpaymentsarcimmediate,theyeliminatethefloatforthe
consumer.
Fourth,electronicmeansofpaymentmay___14___securityandprivacyconcerns.
Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessa
computerdatabaseandtoalterinformation___15___there.Thefactthatthisisnot
an___16___occurrencemeansthatdishonestpersonsmightbeabletoaccessbank
accountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand___17___fromsomeoneelse'saccounts.
The___18___ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andanewfieldofcomputerscience
isdevelopingto___19___securityissues.Afurtherconcernisthattheuseof
electronicmeansofpaymentleavesanelectronic___20___thatcontainsalarge
amountofpersonaldata.Thereareconcernsthatgovernment,employers,and
marketersmightbeabletoaccessthesedata,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
[D]steady5.[A]silent[B]sudden[C]slow
[D]on
[C]with6.[A]for[B]against
[D]productive[C]sensitive7.[A]imaginative[B]expensive
8.[A]similar[B]original[D]dominant[C]temporary
[D]print[B]provide[C]copy9.[A]collect
10.[A]giveup[B]takeover[C]bringback[D]passdown
[D]when[C]since11.[A]before[B]after
[D]withdrawn12.[A]kept[B]borrowed[C]released
[C]Because[B]Until13.[A]Unless[D]Though
[D]ease[C]raise[B]express14.[A]hide
[D]displayed[B]shared15.[A]analyzed[C]stored
[D]unclear16.[A]unsafe[B]unnatural[C]uncommon
[C]benefit[B]choose17.[A]steal[D]return
[B]prevention[C]manipulation[D]justification18.[A]consideration
[D]callfor19.[A]copewith[B]fightagainst[C]adaptto
[D]trail[B]chip20.[A]chunk[C]path
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,
B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Inanessayentitled“MakingItinAmerica”,theauthorAdamDavidson
relatesajokefromcottonaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeen
automated:
Theaveragemillonlytwoemployeestoday,”amanandadog.The
manistheretofeedthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.”
Davidson'sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappeared
makingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentand
decliningmiddle-classincomestodayisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinboth
globalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidly
thaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.
Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob,couldearnan
averagelifestyle,But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaveragejustwon't
earnyouwhatitusedto.Itcan'twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuch
moreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,
cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyoneneedsto
findtheirextra-theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutin
whateveristheirfieldofemployment.
Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Butthere's
beena
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