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考研閱讀理解真題英語二
考研閱讀理解真題英語二1
Text1
Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys.
Peopleartactuallymorestressedathomethanat
work.Researchersmeasuredpeople'scortntlol.Which
isitatstressmarker.Whiletheywereatworkand
whiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhat
issupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.
"Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,we
foundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsof
stressatworkthanathome,"writesoneofthe
researchers.SarahDamaske,Infactwomensaythey
feelbetteratwork.Shenotes,“itismennotwomen.
Whoreportbeingbappicrathomethanatwork,n
Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtruefor
boththosewithchildrenandwithout,butmoresofor
nonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhoworkoutsidethe
homehavebetterhealth.
Whatthestudydoesn*tmeasureiswhetherpeople
arestilldoingworkwhenthey'reathome,whether
itishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromthe
office.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisa
timetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,they
nevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhowork
outsidethehome,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-
with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,and
thefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindthe
workplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,
it'snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedat
home.
Butit'snotjustagenderthing.Atwork,people
prettymuchknowwhatthey'resupposedtobedoing:
working,makingmoney,doingthetaskstheyhaveto
doinordertodrawanine.Thebargainisverypure:
Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallabor
andemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.
Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuch
clarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivision
oflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.
Therearealotoftaskstobedone,thereare
inadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhome
colleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfor
theirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoit,orif
they'reteenagers,threatenedwithpleteremovalof
allelectronicdevices.Plus,they'reyourfamily.
Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygetto
gohomefromhome.
Soit'snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemore
stressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparently
infinite,theco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.
21.AccordingtoParagraph1,mostprevioussu
rveysfoundthathome
[A]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation
[B]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace
[C]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement
[D]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace
22.AccordingtoDamaske,whoarelikelytobethe
happiestathome?
[A]Workingmothers
[B]Childlesshusbands
EC]Childlesswives
[D]Workingfathers
23Theblurringofworkingwomen'srolesrefersto
thefactthay
[A]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives
[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback
[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind
[D]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice
24.Thewordnmoola"(Line4,Para4)mostprobably
means
[A]energy
[B]skills
[C]earnings
[D]nutrition
25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplacein
that_____________
[A]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment
[B]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut
[C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating
[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarded
考研閱讀理解真題英語二2
Text1
Whatwouldyoudowith590m?Thisisnowa
questionforGloriaMackenzie,an84-year-oldwidow
whorecentlyemergedfromhersmall,tin-roofedhouse
inFloridatocollectthebiggestundividedlottery
jackpotinhistory.Ifshehopeshernew-foundfor
tunewillyieldlastingfeelingsoffulfillment,she
coulddoworsethanreadHappyMoneybyElizabeth
DumnandMichaelNorton.
Thesetwoacademicsuseanarrayofbehavioral
researchtoshowthatthemostrewardingwaysto
spendmoneycanbecounterintuitive.Fantasiesof
greatwealthofteninvolvevisionsoffancycarsand
extravaganthomes.Yetsatisfactionwiththese
materialpurchaseswearsofffairlyquicklywhatwas
onceexcitingandnewbeesold-hat;regretcreepsin.
Itisfarbettertospendmoneyonexperiences,say
MsDumnandMrNorton,likeinterestingtrips,unique
mealsorevengoingtothecinema.Thesepurchases
oftenbeemorevaluablewithtime-asstoriesor
memories-particularlyiftheyinvolvefeelingmore
connectedtoothers.
Thisslimvolumeispackedwithtipstohelpwage
slavesaswellaslotterywinnersgetthemost
"happinessbangforyourbuck."Itseemsmostpeople
wouldbebetteroffiftheycouldshortentheirmutes
towork,spendmoretimewithfriendsandfamilyand
lessofitwatchingtelevision(somethingtheaverage
Americanspendsawhoppingtwomonthsayeardoing,
andishardlyjollierforit).Buyinggiftsorgiving
tocharityisoftenmorepleasurablethanpurchasing
thingsforoneself,andluxuriesaremostenjoyable
whentheyareconsumedsparingly.Thisisapparently
thereasonMacDonald'srestrictstheavailabilityof
itspopularMcRib-amarketingtrickthathasturned
theporksandwichintoanobjectofobsession.
Readersof“HappyMoney“areclearlyaprivileged
lot,anxiousaboutfulfillment,nothunger.Moneymay
notquitebuyhappiness,butpeopleinwealthier
countriesaregenerallyhappierthanthoseinpoor
ones.Yetthelinkbetweenfeelinggoodandspending
moneyonotherscanbeseenamongrichandpoor
peoplearoundtheworld,andscarcityenhancesthe
pleasureofmostthingsformostpeople.Noteveryone
willagreewiththeauthors'policyideas,which
rangefrommandatingmoreholidaytimetoreducing
taxincentivesforAmericanhomebuyers.Butmost
peoplewilleawayfromthisbookbelievingitwas
moneywellspento
21.AccordingtoDumnandNorton,whichofthe
followingisthemostrewardingpurchase?
[A]Abighouse
[B]Aspecialtour
[C]Astylishcar
[D]Arichmeal
22.Theauthor'sattitudetowardAmericans?
watchingTVis
[A]critical
[B]supportive
[C]sympathetic
[D]ambiguous
23.Macribismentionedinparagraph3toshowthat
[A]consumersaresometimesirrational
[B]popularityusuallyesafterquality
[C]marketingtricksareaftereffective
[Diraritygenerallyincreasespleasure
24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,HappyMoney
[A]hasleftmuchroomforreaders1criticism
[B]mayprovetobeaworthwhilepurchase
[C]haspredictedawiderinegapintheus
[D]maygiveitsreadersasenseofachievement
25.Thistextmainlydiscusseshowto
[A]balancefeelinggoodandspendingmoney
[B]spendlargesumsofmoneywoninlotteries
[C]obtainlastingsatisfactionfrommoneyspent
[D]beemorereasonableinspendingonluxuries
考研閱讀理解真題英語二3
Text1
Inanessayentitled“MakingItinAmericaw,the
authorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottonabout
justhowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeen
automated:Theaveragemillonlytwoemployees
today,wamanandadog.Themanistheretofeed
thedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthe
machines.”
Davidson'sarticleisoneofanumberofpieces
thathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthe
reasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentand
decliningmiddle-classinestodayisalsobecauseof
theadvancesinbothglobalizationandthe
informationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemore
rapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesor
foreignworker.
Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doingan
averagejob,couldearnanaverage
lifestyle,But,today,averageisofficiallyover.
Beingaveragejustwon'tearnyouwhatitusedto.
Itcan,twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuch
moreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheap
foreignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheap
automationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyone
needstofindtheirextra-theiruniquevalue
contributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveris
theirfieldofemployment.
Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,
andalwayswill.Butthere'sbeenanacceleration.
AsDavidsonnotes,“Inthe10yearsendingin20XX,
[U.S.]factoriesshedworkerssofastthatthey
erasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious70years;
roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs-
about6millionintotal-disappeared.
Therewillalwaysbechanged-newjobs,new
products,newservices.Buttheonethingweknowfor
sureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationand
theI.T.revolution,thebestjobswillrequire
workerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomake
themselvesaboveaverage.
Inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,there
aremanythingsweneedtodotosupportemployment,
butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsome
kindofG.I.Billforthe21stcenturythatensures
thateveryAmericanhasaccesstopoet-highschool
education.
21.ThejokeinParagraph1isusedto
i1lustrate
[A]theimpactoftechnologicaladvances
[B]thealleviationofjobpressure
[C]theshrinkageoftextilemills
[D]thedeclineofmiddle-classines
22.AccordingtoParagraph3,tobeasuccessful
employee,onehasto
[A]workoncheapsoftware
[B]askforamoderatesalary
[C]adoptanaveragelifestyle
[D]contributesomethingunique
23.ThequotationinParagraph4explainsthat
[A]gainsoftechnologyhavebeenerased
[B]jobopportunitiesaredisappearingatahigh
speed
[C]factoriesaremakingmuchlessmoneythan
before
[D]newjobsandserviceshavebeenoffered
24.Accordingtotheauthor,toreduce
unemployment,themostimportantis
[A]toacceleratetheI.T.revolution
[B]toensuremoreeducationforpeople
[C]roadvanceeconomicglobalization
[D]topassmorebillsinthe21stcentury
25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemost
appropriatetitleforthetext?
[A]NewLawTakesEffect
[B]TechnologyGoesCheap
[C]AverageIsOver
[D]RecessionIsBad
考研閱讀理解真題英語二4
Text1
ThedecisionoftheNewYorkPhilharmonictohire
AlanGilbertasitsnextmusicdirectorhasbeenthe
talkoftheclassical-musicworldeversincethe
suddenannouncementofhisappointmentin20XX.For
themostpart,theresponsehasbeenfavorable,to
saytheleast."Hooray!Atlast!”wroteAnthony
Tommasini,asober-sidedclassical-musiccritic.
Oneofthereasonswhytheappointmentcameas
suchasurprise,however,isthatGilbertis
parativelylittleknown.EvenTommasini,whohad
advocatedGilbert'sappointmentintheTimes,calls
him“anunpretentiousmusicianwithnoairofthe
formidableconductorabouthim."Asadescriptionof
thenextmusicdirectorofanorchestrathathas
hithertobeenledbymusicianslikeGustavMahlerand
PierreBoulez,thatseemslikelytohavestruckat
leastsomeTimesreadersasfaintpraise.
Formypart,IhavenoideawhetherGilbertisa
greatconductororevenagoodone.Tobesure,he
performsanimpressivevarietyofinteresting
positions,butitisnotnecessaryformetovisit
AveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,tohear
interestingorchestralmusic.AllIhavetodoisto
gotomyCDshelf,orbootupmyputeranddownload
stillmorerecordedmusicfromiTunes.
Devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsare
nosubstituteforliveperformancearemissingthe
point.Forthetime,attention,andmoneyofthe
art-lovingpublic,classicalinstrumentalistsmust
petenotonlywithoperahouses,dancetroupes,
theaterpanies,andmuseums,butalsowiththe
recordedperformancesofthegreatclassical
musiciansofthe20thcentury.Thererecordingsare
cheap,availableeverywhere,andveryoftenmuch
higherinartisticqualitythantoday,slive
performances;moreover,theycanbe“consumed”at
atimeandplaceofthelistener'schoosing.The
widespreadavailabilityofsuchrecordingshasthus
broughtaboutacrisisintheinstitutionofthe
traditionalclassicalconcert.
Onepossibleresponseisforclassicalperformers
toprogramattractivenewmusicthatisnotyet
availableonrecord.Gilbert'sowninterestinnew
musichasbeenwidelynoted:AlexRoss,a
classical-musiccritic,hasdescribedhimasaman
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