距离2014年硕士研究生考试还有不到50天的时间，在考试报名现场确认后，同学们都回归到自己的课本上继续浴血奋战全面冲刺，太奇考研英语辅导专家王瑾老师认为，在本阶段同学们不要一味的只做模拟题要结合近10年的历年真题来进行揣摩，可以说是冲刺收尾阶段历年真题的重要性是不容忽视的。下面是王瑾老师整理的2001年—2013年考研英语二真题及答案解析，希望能帮助同学们成功步入自己理想的院校!

　　Section I Vocabulary (10 points)

　　Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one to complete the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil.

　　1. Oil is an important _____ material which can be processed into may different products, including plastics.

　　A. raw B. bleak C. flexible D. fertile

　　2. The high living standards of the US cause its present population to _____ 25 percent of the world’s oil.

　　A. assume B. consume C. resume D. presume

　　3. You shouldn’t be so _____ —I didn’t mean anything bad in what I said.

　　A. sentimental B. sensible C. sensitive D. sophisticated

　　4. Picasso was an artist who fundamentally changed the _____ of art for tater generations.

　　A. philosophy B. concept C. viewpoint D. theme

　　5. Member states had the option to _____ from this agreement with one year’s notice.

　　A. deny B. object C. suspect D. withdraw

　　6. The two countries achieved some progress in the sphere of trade relations, traditionally a source of _____ irritation.

　　A. mutual B. optional C. neutral D. parallel

　　7. Williams had not been there during the _____ moments when the kidnapping had taken place.

　　A. superior B. rigorous C. vital D. unique

　　8. Travel around Japan today, and one sees foreign resident holding a wide _____ of jobs.

　　A. range B. field C. scale D. area

　　9. Modem manufacturing has _____ a global rive of materials into a stunning array of new products.

　　A. translated B. transformed C. transferred D. transported

　　10. Lightning has been the second largest storm killer in the US over the past 40 years and is _____ only by flood.

　　A. exceeded B. excelled C. excluded D. extended

　　11. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.

　　A. swollen B. increased C. developed D. raised

　　12. Some sufferers will quickly be restored to prefect health, _____ others will take a longer time.

　　A. which B. where C. when D. whereas

　　13. My brother likes eating very much but he isn’t very _____ about the food he eats.

　　A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual

　　14. Britain might still be part of France if it weren’t _____ a disastrous flood 2000,000 years age according to scientists from Imperial College in London.