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考研英语二真题
2009年考研英语真题
SectionⅠUseofEnglish(20minutes,10%)
Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordforeachnumberedblankfromA.B.CorD.
Canyou“think”yourselfyounger?
Anti-agingmaybemorethanherbs,creams,orexercise.Recently,moreandmorepeopleare
01towardsanti-agingpsychology,amajorclaimof02isthatanti-agingrequiresyoutolearnlife03attitudes,beliefs.andcopingskillsthat04youthfulnessandhealth.Itissaidonly30%ofyouragingispredeterminedbyyourgeneticcode,andthe05isyourdecisionsandattitude.
Socanyou“think”yourselfyounger?
Manypeople06thesesortsofattitudeadjustmentsasopposedto07yourbodywithcountlesschemicals.Often,peoplesaymindovermatter,andtoadegree08psychologyworkswhenyouarelooking09betterperformanceonsportsorothertests,butyoucannotuseyourmindto10aphysicalinjury,suchasabrokenbone,orinour11,getawrinkleoutofourforehead.Yourattitudecanchangeyour12personality,andsmilingmaymakeotherpeople13youmore,butIamnotsureitistrulyanti-aging.
14,yourattitudesandbelievescanchangeyouroutwardappearanceand15asapossibleeffectiveanti-agingagent16bychangingyourattitudeyoureducestress,whichisalarge17inaging.So,indirectlyyoucan“think”yourselfyoungerifyourthoughtsleadtolessstress,butyouwillneverbecomeyounger18simplythinkingaboutbecomingyounger.Thinkingpositivelyandanti-agingisnot19,ratherthinkingpositivelyiscorrelatedwithanti-aging20itreducesstressandhelpsyouliveamoreactivelife.
01.[A]moving[B]going[C]turning[D]coming
02.[A]that[B]which[C]what[D]who
03.[A]enhanced[B]enhance[C]enhancing[D]enhances
04.[A]include[B]constitute[C]construct[D]foster
05.[A]rest[B]other[C]others[D]opposite
06.[A]like[B]prefer[C]enjoy[D]support
07.[A]covering[B]checking[C]changing[D]filling
08.[A]positive[B]reliable[C]advanced[D]modern
09.[A]for[B]to[C]at[D]up
10.[A]deal[B]heal[C]reveal[D]recover
11.[A]case[B]sense[C]mind[D]time
12.[A]major[B]born[C]outward[D]obvious
13.[A]tolike[B]like[C]liking[D]liked
14.[A]Therefore[B]However[C]Although[D]Furthermore
15.[A]are[B]find[C]play[D]act
16.[A]unless[B]but[C]if[D]after
17.[A]problem[B]factor[C]issue[D]question
18.[A]when[B]for[C]by[D]with
19.[A]cause[B]caused[C]causing[D]causation
20.[A]because[B]while[C]whether[D]how
SectionⅡReadingComprehension(70minutes,50%)
PartA
ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.
TheTrueMeaningofSelf-Help
Accordingtoself-helpexpertTonyRobbins,walkingbarefootacross1,000-degreered-hotcoals“isanexperienceinbelief.Itteachespeopleinthemostintuitivesensethattheycandothingstheyneverthoughtpossible.”
I’vedonethreefirewalksmyself,withoutchanting“coolmoss”orthinkingpositivethoughts.Ididn’tgetburned.Why?
Becausecharcoalisapoorconductorofheat,particularlythroughthedeadcallousedskinonthebottomofyourfeetandespeciallyifyouwalkacrossthebedofcoalsasquicklyasfirewalkersarelikelytodo.Physicsexplainsthe“how”offirewalking.Tounderstandthe“why,”wemustturntopsychology.
In1980IattendedabicycleindustrytradeconventionwhosekeynotespeakerwasMarkVictorHansen,wellknowncoauthorofthewildlypopularChickenSoupfortheSoulbookseries.IwassurprisedthatHansendidn’trequireaspeaker’sfee,untilIsawwhathappenedafterhistalk;peoplewerelinedupoutthedoortopurchasehismotivationtapes.Ilistenedtothosetapesoverandoverduringtrainingridesinpreparationforbicycleraces.
The“overandover”partisthekeytounderstandingthe“why”ofwhatjournalistSteveSalernocallstheSelf-HelpandActualizationMovement(SHAM).Inhisrecentbook:
HowtheSelf-HelpMovementMadeAmericaHelpless,heexplainshowthetalksandtapesofferamomentaryliftofinspirationthatfadesafterafewweeks,turningbuyersintorepeatcustomers.SurroundingSHAMisabuiletproofshield:
ifyourlifedoesnotgetbetter,itisyourfault--yourthoughtswerenotpositiveenough.Thesolution?
Moreofthesameself-help--oratleastthesamemessagerepackagedintonewproducts.ConsiderthemultiplepermutationsofJohnGray’sMenArefromMars,WomenArefromVenus.SHAMtakesadvantagebycleverlymarketingthedualismofvictimizationandempowerment.SHAMexpertsinsistthatweareallvictimsofourwildandcruel“innerchildren”whoareproducedbypainfulpaststhatcreatenegative“tapes”thatreplayoverandoverinourminds.Liberationcomesthemselves,forpricesthatrangefrom$500one-daywork-shopstoRobbins’s$5,995“DatewithDestiny”seminar.Dotheseprogramswork?
Nooneknows.AccordingtoSalerno,noscientificevidenceindicatesthatanyofthecountlessSHAMtechniques—fromfirewalkingto12-stepping—worksbetterthandoingsomethingelseorevendoingnothing.ThelawoflargenumbersmeansthatgiventhemillionsofpeoplewhohavetriedSHAMs.Inevitablysomewillimprove.Aswithalternative,ineffectivemedicine,thebodynaturallyhealsitselfandwhateverthepatientwasdoingtohelpgetsthecredit.Patient,healthyself—thetruemeaningofself-help.
21.WhatdoesTonyRobbinssayaboutfirewalks?
[A]Firewalkersareactuallycheaters.
[B]Firewalkersshouldhaveexperience.
[C]Firewalkingisaspecialexperience.
[D]Firewalkingrequiresmuchself-confidence.
22.”…turningbuyersintorepeatcustomers”implies
[A]SHAMmayleadtoadramaticshoppinginspiration.
[B]SHAMbelieversbuymorebooksofsimilarcontent.
[C]usuallySHAMwillonlylastforseveralweeks.
[D]tapesofSteveSalerno’stalksaresoldatdifferenttime.
23.theadvantagethatSHAMtakesispossiblythe
[A]economicbenefit.
[B]scientificadvances.
[C]publicindulgence.
[D]believers’vulnerability.
24.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsSHAM?
[A]Critical.
[B]Understanding.
[C]Admiring.
[D]Indifferent.
25.Thepurposeofmentioningtheprices(forpricesthatrangefrom$500…to…$5,995…)isto
[A]tellreaderstheactualcostofsuchactivities.
[B]satirizethehighcostandanot-much-usefulactivity.
[C]recommendsomeoftheworthwhilesoultrainings.
[D]showthequalitydiscrepancyamongsuchactivities.
26.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreewith?
[A]SHAMwillworktogetherwithcertainmedicine.
[B]SHAMtechniquesarebetterthanothertechniques.
[C]SHAMmayworkforonlyasmallnumberofpeople.
[D]SHAMworksaseffectivelyasphysicalhealing.
PartB
YouaregoingtoreadanextractabouttheworkoftheMasterofCeremony.Sixparagraphshavebeenremovedfromtheextract.ChoosefromparagraphsA-Gtheonewhichfitseachgap(27-32).Thereisoneextraparagraphwhichyoudonotneedtouse.
PreparationfortheMasterofCeremony
TheMasterofCeremony(MC)performsavarietyofdutiesduringaprogram.AstheMCyouareresponsibleforgettingthingsstarted,keepingtheprogrammoving,andclosingthemeeting.Allthatoccursbetweentheopeningandclosingisyourresponsibility.
27
Asinpreparingforanyspeakingsituation,itmayworktoyouradvantagetooutlinetheprogramandthenthe“body”ofthepresentationbeforeyouprepareyourintroductionandconclusion.Insomeinstances,however,yourwelcomemaybeanestablishedcustom,andispreparationmaywellbeyourfirstandeasiesttask.
28
Inpreparingthewelcome,remembertostartontime.Then,greetyourguestsandfellowmembers.Brieflymakeyourremarkswelcomingallpresent.Neverletyourwelcomebepresentedimpromptu.Plantenwordingcarefullyasyourbeginningislikelytosetthemoodfortheentireprogram.Ifyouareseriousorhumorous,theatmospherewillhavethusbeensetfortheoccasion.
29
Ontheotherhand,youdon’twantpeoplewaitingforaspeakerlongaftertheyhavecompletedtheirdessert.Itisbesttoprepareatimescheduleforyourentireprogram,checkitwithyourcatererandspeakers,andthensticktoitascloselyasyoucan.
30
Asyouarrangetheprogram,haveareasonforputtingoneeventorspeakerfirst,anothersecond,andsoon.Thiswillhelpyouprovidecontinuityandwillhelptheaudiencetoseeconnectionsbetweenspeakers.Insomeinstances,youmayneedtoprovideimprompturemarkstotieonespeaker’spresentationtothenextspeaker.
31
Finally,asyoupreparefortheclosing,reviewthesuggestionsinchapter33forthefarewellspeech.Whilethetwoarenotexactlythesame,therearesimilarities.Eventhebestprogramneedssomesenseoffinality.Don’tsimplydismissyouraudience;youneedtotakeafewsecondsandthanktheaudienceandtietheprogramtothemonefinaltime.Planawayoftyingtheprogramtosomethinginthefuture,andpointoutthebenefitsofhavingattendedmeeting.
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Asyoucansee,thepreparationforbeinganMCisveryextensiveandneedstobeplannedcarefully.Nothingshouldbelefttochance.Ontheotherhand,youshouldalsopreparetospeak,change,andadapttothecircumstancesofthesituationathand.Adapttothespecificremarksofthespeakers.
[A]Next,prepareyourintroductionsandtransitionalremarkssotheytieyourprogramtogetherandprovidecontinuity.Whenyouspeak,makeyourcommentsbriefandrelatedtothespeechesoreventsthathavejustoccurredorareabouttotakeplace.
[B]Itisessentialthatyoukeepaconstantreminderthatyourpurposeas
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