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考研英語(yǔ)二2023年真題Section1ICloze(10points)Directions:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage.therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.Advancingagemeanslosingyourhair,yourwaistlineandyourmemory,right?DanaDenisisjust40yearsold,but21she'sworriedaboutwhat(yī)shecalls'myrollingmentalblackouts.""ItrytoremembersomethingandIjustblankout,"shesaysYoumay22abouttheselapses,callingthem"seniormoments"orblaming"earlyAlzheimer's(老年癡呆癥)."Isitaninescapablefactthattheolderyouget,the23yourememberWell,sortof.Butastimegoesby,wetendtoblameage24problemsthatarenotnecessarilyage-relat(yī)ed."Whenateenagercan'tfindherkeys,shethinksit'sbecauseshe'sdistractedordisorganized,"saysPaulGold."A70-year-oldblamesher25."Infact,the70-year-oldmayhavebee(cuò)n26thingsfordecades.Inhealthypeople,memorydoesn'tworsenas27asmanyofusthink."Aswe28,thememorymechanismisn't29,"sayspsychologistFergusCraik."It'sjustinefficient."Thebrain'sprocessing30slowsdownovertheyears,thoughnooneknowsexactly31.Recentresearchsuggeststhatnervecellsloseefficiencyand32there'slessactivityinthebrain.But,cautionsBarryGordon,"It'snotclearthat(yī)lessactivityis33.Abeginningat(yī)hleteiswinded(氣喘吁吁)moreeasilythana34athlete.Inthesameway,35thebraingetsmoreskilledatatask,itexpendslessenergyonit."Thereare36youcantaketocompensatefornormalslippageinyourmemorygears,thoughit37effort.MargaretSewellsays:"We'reaquick-fixculture,butyouhaveto38tokeepyourbrain39shape.It'slikehavingagoodbody.YouCan'tgotothegymonceayear40expecttostayintopform."21.A.almostB.seldomC.alreadyD.never22.A.jokeB.laughC.blameD.criticize23.A.muchB.littleC.moreD.less24.A.sinceB.forC.byD.because25.A.memoryB.mindC.troubleD.health26.A.disorganizingB.misplacingC.puttingD.finding27.A.swiftlyB.frequentlyC.timelyD.quickly28.A.matureB.advanceC.ageD.grow29.A.brokenB.poorC.perfectD.working30.A.patternB.timeC.spaceD.information31.A.whyB.howC.whatD.when32.A.sinceB.henceC.that(yī)D.although33.A.irregularB.betterC.normalD.worse34.A.famousB.seniorC.popularD.trained35.A.asB.tillC.thoughD.yet36.A.stagesB.stepsC.a(chǎn)dvantagesD.purposes37.A.makesB.takesC.doesD.spends38.A.restB.comeC.workD.study39.A.toB.forC.onD.in40.A.soB.orC.andD.ifSectionⅢReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart,Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Priortothe20thcentury,manylanguageswithsmallnumbersofspeakerssurvivedforcenturies.Theincreasinglyinterconnectedmodernworldmakesitmuchmoredifficultforsmalllanguagecommunitiestoliveinrelativeisolation,akeyfactorinlanguagemaintenanceandpreservat(yī)ion.Itremainstobeseenwhethertheworldcanmaintainitslinguisticandculturaldiversityinthecenturiesahead.Manypowerfulforcesappeartoworkagainstit:populat(yī)iongrowth,whichpushesmigrantpopulationsintotheworld'slastisolatedlocations;masstourism;globaltelecommunicationsandmassmedia;andthespreadofgiganticglobalcorporations.Alloftheseforcesappeartosignifyafutureinwhichthelanguageofadvertising,popularculture,andconsumerproductsbecomesimilar.AlreadyEnglishandafewothermajortongueshavee(cuò)mergedasgloballanguagesofcommerceandcommunication.Formanyoftheworld'speoples,learningoneoftheselanguagesisviewedasthekeytoeducation,economicopportunity,andabetterwayoflife.Onlyabout3,000languagesnowinuseareexpectedtosurvivethecomingcentury.Aremostoftherestdoomedinthecenturyafterthat(yī)Whethermostoftheselanguagessurvivewillprobablydependonhowstronglyculturalgroupswishtokeeptheiridentityalivethroughanativelanguage.Todosowillrequireanemphasisonbilingualism(masteryoftwolanguages).Bilingualspeakerscouldusetheirownlanguageinsmallerspheres---athome,amongfriends,incommunitysettings---andagloballanguageatwork,indealingswithgovernment,andincommercialspheres.Inthisway,manysmalllanguagescouldsustaintheirculturalandlinguisticintegrityalongsidegloballanguages,ratherthanyieldtothehomogenizing(同化的)forcesofglobalization.Ironically,thetrendoftechnologicalinnovationthathasthreatenedminoritylanguagescouldalsohelpsavethem.Forexample,someexpertspredictthatcomputersoftwaretranslationtoolswillonedaypermitminoritylanguagespeakerstobrowsetheInternetusingtheirnativetongues.Linguistsarecurrentlyusingcomputer-aidedlearningtoolstoteachavarietyofthreatenedlanguages.Formanyendangeredlanguages,thelinebetweenrevivalanddeat(yī)hisextremelythin.Languageisremarkablyresilient(有活力的),however.Itisnotjustatoolforcommunicating,butalsoapowerfulwayofseparatingdifferentgroups,orofdemonstratinggroupidentity.Manyindigenous(原生的,土著的)communitieshaveshownthatitispossibletoliveinthemodernworldwhilereclaimingtheiruniqueidentitiesthroughlanguage.41.Minoritylanguagescanbebestpreservedin____(dá)______.A.anincreasinglyinterconnectedworldB.maintainingsmallnumbersofspeakersC.relativelyisolat(yī)edlanguagecommunitiesD.followingthetraditionofthe20thcentury42.AccordingtoParagraph2,thattheworldcanmaintainitslinguisticdiversityinthefutureis_______.A.uncertainB.unrealisticC.foreseeableD.definite43.Accordingtotheauthor,bilingualismcanhelp______(dá)___.A.smalllanguagesbecomeacceptableinworkplacesB.homogenizetheworld'slanguagesandculturesC.globallanguagesreachhomeandcommunitysettingsD.speakersmaintaintheirlinguisticandculturalidentity44.Computertechnologyishelpfulforpreservingminoritylanguagesinthatit____(dá)____(dá)_.A.makeslearningagloballanguageunnecessaryB.facilitatesthelearningandusingofthoselanguagesC.raisespublicawarenessofsavingthoselanguagesD.makesiteasierforlinguiststostudythoselanguages45.Intheauthor'sview,manyendangeredlanguagesare___(dá)_____.A.remarkablywell-keptinthismodernworldB.exceptionallypowerfultoolsofcommunicationC.quitepossibletoberevivedinsteadofdyingoutD.a(chǎn)uniquewayofbringingdifferentgroupstogetherQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Everyone,itseems,hasahealthproblem。AfterpouringbillionsintotheNationalHealthService,Britishpeoplemoanaboutdirtyhospitals,longwaitsandwastedmoney.InGermanythenewchancellor,AngelaMerkel,isunderfireforsuggestingchangingthefinancingofitshealthsystem.Canada'snewConservativePrimeMinister,StephenHarper,madeabigfussduringtheelectionaboutreducingthecountry'slengthymedicalqueues.Acrosstherichworld,affluence,ageingandadvancingtechnologyaredrivinguphealthspendingfasterthanincome.ButnowherehasabiggerhealthproblemthanAmerica.Soaringmedicalbillsaresqueezingwages,swellingtheranksoftheuninsuredandpushinghugefirmsandperhapseventhegovernmenttowardsbankruptcy.Ford'sannouncementthiswee(cuò)kthatitwouldcutupto30.000jobsby2023wasasmuchasignofit's"legacy"health-carecostsasoftheillsofthecarindustry.Pushedbypollsthat(yī)showhealthcareisoneofhismaindomesticproblemsandbyforecastsshowingthattheretiringbaby-boomers(生育高峰期出生的人)willcrushthegovernment'sfinances,GeorgeBushistounveilareform;planinnextweek'sstate-of-the-unionaddress.America'shealthsystemisunlikeanyother.TheUniteStatesspends16%ofitsGDPonhealth,aroundtwicetherich-countryaverage,equivalentto$6,280foreveryAmericaneachyear.Yetitistheonlyrichcountrythatdoesnotguaranteeuniversalhealthcoverage.Thankstoanaccidentofhistory,mostAmericansreceivehealthinsurancethroughtheiremployer,withthegovernmentpickingupthebillforthepoorandthee(cuò)lderly.Thiscurioushybrid(混合物)certainlyhasitsstrengths.Americanshavemorechoicethananybodyelse,andtheirhealth-caresystemismuchmoreinnovative.Europeans'billscouldbemuchhigherifAmericanmedicinewerenotdoingmuchoftheirResearchandDevelopment(R&D)forthem.Buttherearealsohugeweaknesses.Theonemostoftencited-especiallybyforeigners-isthearmyofuninsured.Some46millionAmericansdonothavecover.Inmanycasesthatisoutofchoiceand,iftheyfallseriouslyill,hospitalshavetotreatthem.Butitisstilldeeplyunequal.Andtherearealsoshockinginefficiencies:bysomemeasures,30%ofAmericanhealthspendingiswasted.Thenthereisthequestionofstatesupport.ManyAmericansdisapproveofthe"socializedmedicine"ofCanadaandEurope.Infact,evenifmuchoftheadministrat(yī)ionisdoneprivately,around60%ofAmerica'sheath-carebillendsupbeingmetbythegovernment.Proportionately,theAmericanstatealreadyspendsasmuchonhealthastheOECD(OrganizationofEconomicCooperationandDevelopment)average,andthatshareissettogrowasthebaby-boomersrunuptheirMedicarebillsandevermoreemployersavoidprovidinghealth-carecoverage.Americais,ineffect,headingtowardsaversionofsocializedmedicinebydefault.46.HealthproblemsmentionedinthepassageincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT___(dá)__(dá)____.A.poorhospitalconditionsinU.K.B.AngelaMerkelunderattackC.healthfinancinginGermanyD.longwaitinglinesinCanada47.Ford'sannouncementofcuttingupto30,000jobsby2023indicatesthatFord____(dá)____(dá)_.A.hasthebiggesthealthproblemofthecarindustryB.hasmadeprofitsfromitshealth-carelegacyC.hasaccumulatedtooheavyahealth-careburdenD.owesagreatdealofdebttoitsemployee(cuò)s48.Intheauthor'sopinion,America'shealthsystemis____(dá)___(dá)__.A.inefficientB.feasibleC.unpopularD.successful49.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat____(dá)____(dá)_.A.America'shealthsystemhasitsstrengthsandweaknessesB.theUSgovernmentpaysmedicalbillsforthepoorandtheelderlyC.some46millionAmericansdonothavemedicalinsuranceD.EuropeansbenefitalotfromAmerica'smedicalresearch50.fromthelastparagraphwemaylearnthatthe"socializedmedicine"is__(dá)___(dá)______(dá)_.A.a(chǎn)practiceofCanadaandEuropeB.apolicyadoptedbytheUSgovernmentC.intendedfortheretiringbaby-boomersD.administeredbyprivateenterprisesQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:WhenThomasKeller,oneofAmerica'sforemostchefs,announcedthatonSept.IhewouldabolishthepracticeoftippingatPerSe.hisluxuryrestaurantinNewYorkCity,andreplaceitwithEuropean-styleservicecharge,Iknewthree(cuò)groupswouldbeopposed:customers,serversandrestaurantowners.Thesethreegroupsareallcommittedtotipping--astheyquicklymadeclearonWebsites.Toopposetipping,itsee(cuò)ms,istobeanticapitalist,andmaybeevenalittleFrench..ButMr.Kellerisrighttomoveawayfromtipping-andit'sworthexploringwhyjustabouteveryoneelseintherestaurantworldiswrongtostickwiththepractice.Customersbelieveintippingbecausetheythinkitmakeseconomicsense."Waitersknowthattheywon'tgetpaidiftheydon'tdoagoodjob"ishowmostadvocatesofthesystemwouldputit.Tobesure,thisisatempting,apparentlyrationalstat(yī)ementabouteconomictheory,butitappearstohavelittleapplicabilitytotherealworldofrestaurants.MichaelLynn,anassociateprofessorofconsumerbehaviorandmarketingat(yī)Cornell'sSchoolofHotelAdministrat(yī)ion,hasconducteddozensofstudentsoftippingandhasconcludedthatconsumersassessmentsofthequalityofservicecorrelateweaklytotheamounttheytip.Rather,customersarelikelytotipmoreinresponsetoserverstouchingthemlightlyandleaningforwardnexttothetabletomakeconversationthantohowoftentheirwaterglassisrefilled--inotherwords,customerstipmorewhentheyliketheserver,notwhentheserviceisgood.Mr.Lynn'sstudiesalsoindicat(yī)ethatmalecustomersincreasetheirtipsforfemaleserverswhilefemalecustomersincreasetheirtipsformaleservers,.What'smore,.consumersseemtoforgetthatthetipincreasesasthebillincreases.Thus,thetippingsystemisanopeninvitationtowhatrestaurantprofessionalscall"upwelling":everybottleofimportedwater,everyespressoandeverycocktailisextramoneyintheserver'spocket.Aggressiveupwellingfortipsisoftenrewardedwhilelow-key,qualityserviceoftengoesunrecognized.Inaddition,thepracticeoftippooling,whichisthenorminfine-diningrestaurantsandisbecomingmoreineverykindofrestaurantabovethelevelofagreasyspoon,hasruinedwhatevereffectvotingwithyourtipmighthavehadonanindividualwaiter.Inanunreasonableoutcome,youarepunishingthegoodwaitersintherestaurantbynottippingthebadone.Indee(cuò)d,thereappeartobelittleconnectionbetweentippingandgoodservice.51.ItmaybeinferredthataEuropean-styleservice___(dá)___.A.istipping-freeB.chargeslittletipC.istheauthor'sinitiat(yī)iveD.isofferedat(yī)Per-se52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheauthor.A.Tippingisacommonpracticeintherestaurantworld.B.Waitersdon'tcareabouttippingC.Customersgenerallybelieveintipping.D.Tippinghaslittleconnectionwiththequalityofservice.53.AccordingtoMichaelLynn'sstudies,waiterswilllikelygetmoretipsifthey___(dá)__(dá)_A.haveperformedgoodserviceB.frequentlyrefillcustomers'waterglassC.wincustomers'favorD.servecustomersofthesamesex54.Wemayinferfromthecontextthat"upwelling"(Line2,Para6)probablymeans___(dá)___(dá)__A.sellingsomethingupB.sellingsomethingfancyC.sellingsomethingunnecessaryD.sellingsomethingmoreexpensive55.Thispassageismainlyabout_____(dá)__(dá)__(dá)_A.reasonstoabolishthepracticeoftippingB.economicsenseoftippingC.consumers'at(yī)titudestowardstippingD.tippingforgoodserviceQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage:"Ipromise.""Isweartoyouit'llneverhappenagain.""Igiveyoumyword.""Honestly.Believeme."Sure,Itrust.WhynotIteachEnglishcompositionataprivatecollege.Withacertainexcitementandintensity.Ireadmystudents'essays,hopingtofindthepersonbehindthepen.Aseachsemesterprogresses,plagiarism(抄襲)appears.NotonlyismyintelligenceinsultedasoneassumesIwon'tdetectapolishedpieceofprosefromanotherwise-averagewriter,butIfeelasadnessthatastudenthasresortedtobuyingapaperfromapee(cuò)r.Writershavestyleslikefingerprintsandafterseveralassignments,Icanmat(yī)chastudent'sworkwithhisorhernamee(cuò)venifit'smissingfromtheupperleft-handcorner.Whyislearninglessimportantthanahighergrade-pointaverage(GPA)Whenwe'rethreatenedorsick,wemakeconditionalpromises."IfyouletmepassmathIwill….""Lord,ifyougetmeoverthisbeforethebighomecominggameI'll…."Oncethesituationisbehindus,soarethepromises.Humannat(yī)urePerhaps,butwedousethatcliché(陳詞濫調(diào))togetusoutofuncomfortablebargains.Divineinterferenceduringdistressisasked;gratitudeisunpaid.Afterall,fewfulfillthecontract,sowhyshouldanyonebetheexception.WhynotSixyearsago,Itookastudentbeforethedean.HehadturnedinanessaywiththevocabularyandsentencestructureofPhDthesis.Upuntilthattime,bothhisout-of-classandin-classworkwereborderlinepassing.IquestionedthepersonregardinghisessayandhesworeitI'dunderstandthiscopywouldnothavethetimeandattentionanout-of-classpaperisgiven,buthehadalreadyafinishedpiecesoheunderstoodwhat(yī)wasasked.Hesatonehour,thenturnedinpartofapageofunskilledwritingandfaultylogic.Iconfrontedhimwithbothessays."Ipromise….,I'mnotlying.IsweartoyouthatIwrotethee(cuò)ssay.I'mjustnervoustoday."TheheadoftheEnglishdepartmentagreedwithmyfinding,andthemeetingwiththedeanhadtheboy'sparentspresent.Afteranhourofdiscussion,touchingoneightoftheboy'spreviousessaysandhisgrade-pointaverage,whichindicatedhewasalreadyonacademicprobation(留校察看),thedeanagreedthat(yī)thestudenthadplagiarized.Hisparentsprotested,"He'sonlyachild"andweinstructorsarewiserandshouldbecompassionate.Collegepeoplearenotreallychildrenandmosttimeswouldresentbeinglabeledassuch….Exceptinthisuncomfortablecircumstance.56.Accordingtotheauthor,studentscommitplagiarismmainlyfor____(dá)_.A.moneyB.degreeC.higherGPAD.reputation57.thesentence"Oncethesituationisbehindus,soarethepromises'impliesthat__(dá)_______.A.studentsusuallykeeptheirpromisesB.somestudentstendtobreaktheirpromisesC.thepromisesarealwaysbehindth
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