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【篇一:
2013年考研英语二真题及答案解析】
directions:
readthefollowingtext.choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarka,b,cordonanswersheet1.(10points)
giventheadvantagesofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatwewouldmovequicklytothecashlesssocietyinwhichallpaymentsaremadeelectronically.1atruecashlesssocietyisprobablynotaroundthecorner.indeed,predictionshavebeen2fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometofruition.forexample,businessweekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansofpaymentwouldsoonrevolutionizethevery3ofmoneyitself,onlyto4itselfseveralyearslater.whyhasthemovementtoacashlesssocietybeenso5incoming?
althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork6thedisappearanceofthepapersystem.first,itisvery7tosetupthecomputer,cardreader,andtelecommunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe8formofpaymentsecond,papercheckshavetheadvantagethatthey9receipts,somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto10.third,theuseofpaperchecksgivesconsumersseveraldaysoffloat-ittakesseveraldays11acheckiscashedandfunds
are12fromtheissuersaccount,whichmeansthatthewriterofthecheckcancaminterestonthefundsinthemeantime.13electronicpaymentsarcimmediate;theyeliminatethefloatfortheconsumer.
fourth,electronicmeansofpaymentmay14securityandprivacyconcerns.weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessacomputerdatabaseandtoalterinformation15there.thefactthatthisisnotan16occurrencemeansthatdishonestpersonsmightbeabletoaccessbankaccountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand17fromsomeoneelsesaccounts.the18ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andanewfieldofcomputerscienceisdevelopingto19securityissues.afurtherconcernisthattheuseofelectronicmeansofpaymentleavesanelectronic20thatcontainsalargeamountofpersonaldata.thereare
concernsthatgovernment,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12.[a]kept[b]borrowed[c]released[d]withdrawn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
sectioniireadingcomprehension
parta
directions:
readthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosinga,b,cor
d.markyouranswersonanswersheet1.(40points)
text1
inanessayentitled“makingitinamerica”,theauthoradamdavidsonrelatesajokefromcottonaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:
theaveragemillonlytwoemployeestoday,”amanandadog.themanistheretofeedthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.”
davidson?
sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddle-classincomestodayisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.
inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob,couldearnanaverage
lifestyle,but,today,averageisofficiallyover.beingaveragejustwon?
tearnyouwhatitusedto.itcan?
twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra-theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.
yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.butthere?
sbeenan
acceleration.asdavidsonnotes,”inthe10yearsendingin2009,[u.s.]factoriesshedworkerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious70years;roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs-about6millionintotal-disappeared.
therewillalwaysbechanged-newjobs,newproducts,newservices.buttheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandthei.t.revolution,thebestjobswillrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomakethemselvesaboveaverage.
inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemanythingsweneedtodotosupportemployment,butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofg.i.billforthe21stcenturythatensuresthateveryamericanhasaccesstopoet-highschooleducation.
21.thejokeinparagraph1isusedtoillustrate_______
[a]theimpactoftechnologicaladvances
[b]thealleviationofjobpressure
[c]theshrinkageoftextilemills
[d]thedeclineofmiddle-classincomes
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]roadvanceeconomicglobalization
[d]topassmorebillsinthe21stcentury
25.whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?
[a]newlawtakeseffect
[b]technologygoescheap
[c]averageisover
[d]recessionisbad
text2
acenturyago,theimmigrantsfromacrosstheatlanticincludesettlersandsojourners.alongwiththemanyfolkslookingtomakeapermanenthomeintheunitedstatescamethosewhohadnointentiontostay,and7millinpeoplearrivedwhileabout2milliondeparted.aboutaquarterofallitalianimmigrants,forexample,eventuallyreturnedtoitalyforgood.theyevenhadanaffectionatenickname,“uccellidipassaggio,”birdsofpassage.
today,wearemuchmorerigidaboutimmigrants.wedividenewcomersintotwo
categories:
legalorillegal,goodorbad.wehailthemasamericansinthemaking,orourbrokenimmigrationsystemandthelongpoliticalparalysisoverhowtofixit.wedon?
tneedmorecategories,butweneedtochangethewaywethinkaboutcategories.weneedtolookbeyondstrickdefinitionsoflegalandillegal.tostart,wecanrecognizethenewbirdsofpassage,thoselivingandthrivinginthegrayareas.wemightthenbegintosolveourimmigrationchallenges.
croppickers,violinists,constructionworkers,entrepreneurs,engineers,homehealth-careaidesandphysicistsareamongtoday?
sbirdsofpassage.theyareenergeticparticipantsinaglobaleconomydrivenbytheflowofwork,moneyandideas.theyprefertocomeandgoasopportunitycallsthem,theycanmanagetohaveajobinoneplaceandafamilyinanother.
withorwithoutpermission,theystraddlelaws,jurisdictionsandidentitieswithease.weneedthemtoimaginetheunitedstatesasaplacewheretheycanbeproductiveforawhilewithoutcommittingthemselvestostayingforever.weneedthemtofeelthathomecanbebothhereandthereandthattheycanbelongtotwonationshonorably.
accommodatingthisnewworldofpeopleinmotionwillrequirenewattitudesonbothsidesoftheimmigrationbattle.lookingbeyondtheculturewarlogicofrightorwrongmeansopeningupthemiddlegroundandunderstandingthatmanagingimmigrationtodayrequiresmultiplepathsandmultipleoutcomes.includingsomethatarenoteasytoaccomplishlegallyintheexistingsystem.
26“birdsofpassage”referstothosewho____
[a]immigrateacrosstheatlantic.
[b]leavetheirhomecountriesforgood.
[c]stayinaforeigntemporarily.
[d]findpermanentjobsoverseas.
27itisimpliedinparagraph2thatthecurrentimmigrationsystemintheus____
[a]needsnewimmigrantcategories.
[b]hasloosenedcontroloverimmigrants.
[c]shouldbeadoptedtomeetchallenges.
[d]hasbeenfixedviapoliticalmeans.
28accordingtotheauthor,today?
sbirdsofpassagewant___
[a]financialincentives.
[b]aglobalrecognition.
[c]opportunitiestogetregularjobs.
[d]thefreedomtostayandleave.
29theauthorsuggeststhatthebirdsofpassagetodayshouldbetreated__
[a]asfaithfulpartners.
[b]witheconomicfavors.
[c]withregaltolerance.
[d]asmightyrivals.
30choosethebesttitleforthispassage.
[a]comeandgo:
bigmistake.
[b]livingandthriving:
greatrisk.
[c]withorwithout:
greatrisk.
[d]legalorillegal:
bigmistake.
text3
scientistshavefoundthatalthoughwearepronetosnapoverreactions,ifwetakeamomentandthinkabouthowwearelikelytoreact,wecanreduceor
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