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2013年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试（模拟试题）
    英语（二）
    （科目代码：204）
   
    考生注意事项
    1.考生必须严格遵守各项考场规则。
   
    2.答题前，考生应按准考证上的有关内容填写答题卡上的“考生姓名”、“报考单位”、“考生编号”等信息。
    3.答案必须按要求填涂或书写在指定的答题卡上。
    （1）英语知识运用和阅读理解A节、B节的答案填涂在答题卡1上。填涂部分应该按照答题卡上的要求用2B铅笔完成。如要改动，必须用橡皮擦干净。
    （2）英译汉和写作部分必须用蓝（黑）色字迹钢笔、圆珠笔或签字笔在答题卡2上作答。字迹要清楚。
    4.考试结束，将试题、答题卡1和答题卡2一并装入试题袋中交回。
   
    SectionⅠUseofEnglish
    Directions:
    Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
    Acontainmentcaponaruptured1intheGulfofMexicoisnowfunnellingoff10,000barrelsofoiladay,BP'schiefexecutiveTonyHaywardsays.Theamounthas2sinceSaturday,and3morethanhalftheestimated12,000to19,000barrels4eachdayisnowbeing5.
    ThespillhasbeendescribedasthebiggestenvironmentaldisasterinUShistory.MrHaywardtoldtheBBCthatBPwouldrestoretheGulftoits6state.7ontheAndrewMarrShow,MrHaywardsaid:"Aswespeak,thecontainmentcapisproducingaround10,000barrelsofoiladaytothesurface."Askedwhatamountofthe8thatrepresented,theBPchiefexecutivesaiditwasexpectedtobe"themajority,probablythe9majority"oftheoilgushingout."Wehavea10containmentsystemtoimplementinthecourseofthis11weekwhichwillbeinplacebynextweekendsowhenthosetwoareinplace,wewouldverymuchhopetobe12thevastmajorityoftheoil."
    Hiscompany,hesaid,wasgoingtostoptheleakandtakecareofthe13.
    "We'regoingto14theoil,we'regoingtoremediateanyenvironmentaldamageandwearegoingto15theGulfcoasttothe16itwasin17tothisevent.That'sanabsolute18,wewillbetherelongafterthemediahasgone,makinggoodonourpromises."
    Butthemaninchargeofthefederal19to20thespillsaidno-oneshouldbepleased"aslongasthere'soilinthewater".
    1.[A]good[B]well[C]fountain[D]hole
    2.[A]beenrising[B]rose[C]risen[D]fallen
    3.[A]applies[B]replies[C]complies[D]implies
    4.[A]leaked[B]isleaking[C]beenleaked[D]leaking
    5.[A]caught[B]seized[C]captured[D]gained
    6.[A]original[B]initial[C]primary[D]former
    7.[A]Tospeak[B]Speaking[C]Havingspoken[D]Beingspoken
    8.[A]estimated[B]estimating[C]beingestimated[D]estimate
    9.[A]great[B]enormous[C]vast[D]mass
    10.[A]another[B]latter[C]further[D]better
    11.[A]following[B]coming[C]next[D]consecutive
    12.[A]containing[B]maintaining[C]sustaining[D]keeping
    13.[A]sequences[B]consequences[C]outcomes[D]effects
    14.[A]cleanup[B]cleanout[C]swipeout[D]getridof
    15.[A]turn[B]change[C]transform[D]return
    16.[A]position[B]location[C]situation[D]circumstances
    17.[A]former[B]superior[C]prior[D]previous
    18.[A]commitment[B]contribution[C]devotion[D]strength
    19.[A]measurements[B]issues[C]efforts[D]judgments
    20.[A]careabout[B]concernabout[C]copeup[D]copewith
   
    SectionⅡReadingComprehension
    PartA
    Directions:
    Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
   
    Text1
    Nowletuslookathowweread.Whenwereadaprintedtext,oureyesmoveacrossapage,inshort,jerkymovement.Werecognizewordsusuallywhenoureyesarestillwhentheyfixate.Eachtimetheyfixate,weseeagroupofwords.Thisisknownastherecognitionspanorthevisualspan.Thelengthoftimeforwhichtheeyesstop—thedurationofthefixation—variesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson.Italsovarieswithinanyonepersonaccordingtohispurposeinreadingandhisfamiliaritywiththetext.Furthermore,itcanbeaffectedbysuchfactorsaslightingandtiredness.
    Unfortunately,inthepast,manyreadingimprovementcourseshaveconcentratedtoomuchonhowoureyesmoveacrosstheprintedpage.Asaresultofthismisleadingemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsofreading,numerousexerciseshavebeendevisedtotraintheeyestoseemorewordsatonefixation.Forinstance,insomeexercises,wordsareflashedontoascreenfor,say,atenthoratwentiethofasecond.Oneoftheexerciseshasrequiredstudentstofixtheireyesonsomecentralpoint,takinginthewordsoneitherside.Suchwordpatternsareoftenconstructedintheshapeofrathersteeppyramidssothereadertakesinmoreandmorewordsateachsuccessivefixation.Alltheseexercisesareveryclever,butit’sonethingtoimproveaperson’sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.Readingrequirestheabilitytounderstandtherelationshipbetweenwords.Consequently,forthesereasons,manyexpertshavenowbeguntoquestiontheusefulnessofeyetraining,especiallysinceanyapproachwhichtrainsapersontoreadisolatedwordsandphraseswouldseemunlikelytohelphiminreadingacontinuoustext.
    21.Thetimeoftherecognitionspancanbeaffectedbythefollowingfactsexcept________.
    [A]one’sfamiliaritywiththetext
    [B]one’spurposeinreading
    [C]thelengthofagroupofwords
    [D]lightingandtiredness
    22.Theauthormaybelievethatreading______.
    [A]requiresareadertotakeinmorewordsateachfixation
    [B]requiresareadertoseewordsmorequickly
    [C]demandsandeeply-participatingmind
    [D]demandsmoremindthaneyes
    23.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“butit’sonethingtoimproveaperson’sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.”inthesecondparagraph?
    [A]Theabilitytoseewordsisnotneededwhenanefficientreadingisconducted.
    [B]Thereadingexercisesmentionedcan’thelptoimproveboththeabilitytoseeandtocomprehendwords.
    [C]Thereadingexercisesmentionedcan’thelptoimproveanefficientreading.
    [D]Thereadingexercisesmentionedhasdoneagreatjobtoimproveone’sabilitytoseewords.
    24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
    [A]Thevisualspanisawordoragroupofwordsweseeeachtime.
    [B]Manyexpertsbegantoquestiontheefficiencyofeyetraining.
    [C]Theemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsismisleading.
    [D]Theeyetrainingwillhelpreadersinreadingacontinuoustext.
    25.Thetuneoftheauthorinwritingthisarticleis________
    [A]critical[B]neutral[C]pessimistic[D]optimistic
   
    Text2
    BaekelandandHartmannreportthatthe“shortsleepers”hadbeenmoreorlessaverageintheirsleepneedsuntilthemenwereintheirteens.Butataboutage15orso,themenvoluntarilybegancuttingdowntheirnightlysleeptimebecauseofpressuresfromschool,work,andotheractivities.Thesementendedtoviewtheirnightlyperiodsofunconsciousnessasbothersomeinterruptionsintheirdailyroutines.
    Ingeneral,these“shortsleeps”appearedambitious,active,energetic,cheerful,conformist(不动摇)intheiropinions,andverysureabouttheircareerchoices.Theyoftenheldseveraljobsatonce,orworkersfull-orpart-timewhilegoingtoschool.Andmanyofthemhadastrongurgetoappear“normal”or“acceptable”totheirfriendsandassociates.
    Whenaskedtorecalltheirdreams,the“shortsleepers”didpoorly.Morethanthis,theyseemedtoprefernotremembering.Insimilarfashion,theirusualwayofdealingwithpsychologicalproblemswastodenythattheproblemexisted,andthentokeepbusyinthehopethatthetroublewouldgoaway.
    Thesleeppatternsofthe“shortsleepers”weresimilarto,butlessextremethan,sleeppatternsshownbymanymentalpatientscategorizedasmanic(疯人).
    The“longsleepers”werequitedifferentindeed.BaekelandandHartmannreportthattheseyoungmenhadbeenlengthysleepssincechildhood.Theyseemedtoenjoytheirsleep,protectedit,andwerequiteconcernedwhentheywereoccasionallydeprivedoftheirdesired9hoursofnightlybedrest.Theytendedtorecalltheirdreamsmuchbetterthandidthe“shortsleepers.”
    Manyofthe“longsleepers”wereshy,anxious,introverted(内向),inhibited(压抑),passive,mildlydepressed,andunsureofthemselves(particularlyinsocialsituations).Severalopenlystatesthatsleepwasanescapefromtheirdailyproblems.
    26.Accordingtothereport,______.
    [A]manyshortsleepersneedlesssleepbynature
    [B]manyshortsleepersareobligedtoreducetheirnightlysleeptimebecausetheyarebusywiththeirwork
    [C]longsleeperssleepalongerperiodoftimeduringtheday
    [D]manylongsleeperspreservetheirsleepinghabitformedduringtheirchildhood
    27.Many“shortsleepers”arelikelytoholdtheviewthat_____.
    [A]sleepisawithdrawalfromthereality
    [B]sleepinterfereswiththeirsoundjudgment
    [C]sleepistheleastexpensiveitemontheirroutineprogram
    [D]sleepisthebestwaytodealwithpsychologicaltroubles
    28.Itisstatedinthethirdparagraphthatshortsleepers_____.
    [A]areideallyvigorousevenunderthepressuresoflife
    [B]oftenneglecttheconsequencesofinadequatesleep
    [C]donotknowhowtorelaxproperly
    [D]aremoreunlikelytorunintomentalproblems
    29.Whensometimestheycannotenjoyadequatesleep,thelongsleepersmight____.
    [A]appeardisturbed
    [B]becomeenergetic
    [C]feeldissatisfied
    [D]beextremelydepressed
    30.WhichofthefollowingisNotincludedinthepassage?
    [A]Ifonesleepsinadequately,hisperformancesuffersandhismemoryisweakened
    [B]Thesleeppatternsofshortsleepersareexactlythesaneasthoseshownbymanymentalpatients
    [C]Longandshortsleepersdifferintheirattitudestowardssleep
    [D]Shortsleeperswouldbebetteroffwithmorerest
      
      
                    

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    Text3
    Ourquarrelwithefficiencyisnotthatitgetsthingsdone,butthatitisathiefoftimewhenitleavesusnoleisuretoenjoyourselves,andthatitstrainsournerveswhenwetrytogetthingsdoneperfectly.Inbuildingbridges,Americanengineerscalculatesofinelyandexactlyastomakethetwoendscometogetherwithinone-tenthofaninch.ButwhentwoChinesebegintodigatunnelfrombothsidesofamountainbothcomeoutontheotherside.TheChinese’sfirmbeliefisthatitdoesn’tmattersolongasatunnelisdugthrough,andifwehavetwoinsteadofone,why,wehaveadoubletracktoboot.
    Thepaceofmodernindustriallifeforbidsthiskindofgloriousandmagnificentidling.But,worsethanthat,itimposesuponusadifferentconceptionoftimeasmeasuredbytheclockandeventuallyturnsthehumanbeingintoaclockhimself.(ThissortofthingisboundtocometoChina,asisevident,forinstance,inthecaseofafactoryoftwentythousandworkers.Theluxuriousprospectoftwentythousandworkerscominginattheirownsweetpleasureatallhoursis,ofcourse,somewhatterrifying.)Nevertheless,suchefficiencyiswhatmakeslifesohardandfullofexcitement.Amanwhohastobepunctuallyatacertainplaceatfiveo’clockhasthewholeafternoonfromonetofiveruinedforhimalready.EveryAmericanadultisarranginghistimeonthepatternoftheschoolboy-threeo’clockforthis,fiveo’clockforthat,six-thirtyforchangeofdress,six-fiftyforenteringthetaxi,andseveno’clockforarrivingatthedestination.Itjustmakeslifenotworthliving.
    31.Thewriterobjectstoefficiencymainlyonthegroundsthatit____.
    [A]entitlesustotoomuchleisuretime
    [B]urgesustogetthingsdonepunctually
    [C]deprivesusofleisuretime
    [D]imposesonusaperfectconceptoftime
    32.Intheeyesoftheauthor,theintroductionofindustriallifegivesriseto____.
    [A]theexcitementoflife
    [B]magnificentidlingoftime
    [C]moreemphasisonefficiency
    [D]terrifyingschoolboy
    33.Thepassagetellsus____.
    [A]Chineseworkerscometoworkwhenitisconvenient
    [B]allAmericansareforcedtobeefficientagainsttheirwill
    [C]Chineseengineersareonbettertermswiththemanagement
    [D]Americansoughtnottoworksohardforefficiency
    34.Theauthorbelievesthatrelaxingtheruleofpunctualityinfactorieswouldleadto____.
    [A]greatconfusion
    [B]increasedproduction
    [C]ahardandexcitinglife
    [D]successfulcompletionofatunnel
    35.WhatisimpliedbutNOTstatedbytheauthoristhat____.
    [A]everyAmericanisarranginghistimeinthepatternofaschoolboy
    [B]everyAmericanisreluctanttobeefficient
    [C]everyoneshouldhavesometimetospendashepleases
    [D]beingpunctualisanundesirablehabitwhichshouldnotbeformed
   
    Text4
    Uponreachinganappropriateage(usuallybetween18and21years),childrenareencouraged,butnotforced,to“leavethenest”andbeginanindependentlife.Afterchildrenleavehometheyoftenfindsocialrelationshipandfinancialsupportoutsidethefamily.Parentsdonotarrangemarriagesfortheirchildren,nordochildrenusuallyaskpermissionoftheirparentstogetmarried,RomanticloveismostoftenthebasisformarriageintheUnitedStates;youngadultsmeettheirfuturespouses(配偶)throughotherfriends,atjobs,andinorganizationsandreligiousinstitutions,Althoughchildrenchoosetheirownspouses,theystillhopetheirparentswillapproveoftheirchoices.
    Inmanyfamilies,parentsfeelthatchildrenshouldmakemajorlifedecisionsbythemselves.Aparentmaytrytoinfluenceachildtofollowaparticularprofessionbutthechildisfreetochooseanothercareer.Sometimeschildrendopreciselytheoppositeofwhattheirparentswishinordertoasserttheirindependence.Asonmaydeliberatelydecidenottogointohisfather’sbusinessbecauseofafearthathewilllosehisautonomyinhisfather’sworkplace.Thisindependencefromparentsisnotanindicationthatparentsandchildrendonotloveeachother.StronglovebetweenparentsandchildrenisuniversalandthisisnoexceptionintheAmericanfamilyCoexistingwithsuchloveintheAmericanfamilyareculturalvaluesofself–relianceandindependence.
    36.Thewriterdiscussesthemarriageofyoungadultsinordertoshowwhichofthefollowing?
    [A]Theyenjoythefreedomofchoosingtheirspouses.
    [B]Theywanttowinthepermissionoftheirparents.
    [C]Theyhaveastrongdesiretobecomeindependent.
    [D]Theywanttochallengetheauthorityoftheirparents.
    37.MostyoungadultsintheU.S.getmarriedforthesakeof____.
    [A]love
    [B]financialconcern
    [C]theirparents
    [D]familybackground
    38.Basedonthepassage,itcanbeassumedthat______.
    [A]Americanyoungadultsarelikelytofollowthesuitoftheirparents
    [B]mostAmericanpeoplenevermakemajordecisionsfortheirchildren
    [C]Americanyoungadultspossessculturalvaluesofindependence
    [D]onceayoungpersonstepsintohistwenties,hewillleavehishomepermanently
    39.Asonisunwillingtoworkinhisfather’sbusinessmainlybecause_____.
    [A]hewishestomakefulluseofwhathehaslearntinschool
    [B]hewantstoprovehisindependence
    [C]hewishestodotheoppositeofwhathisparentsapproveof
    [D]hewantstoshowhisloveforhisparents
    40.Thesubjectmatterofthisselectionis_____.
    [A]familyvalues
    [B]marriagearrangements
    [C]thepursuitofacareer
    [D]decisionmaking
   
    PartB
    Directions:
    Readthefollowingtextanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTifthestatementistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(10points)
   
    IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchaglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.
    Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,moreabidingemotion.
    Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.
    IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,andexpensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoiraftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.
    Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifhe’shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.
    Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.
    Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthoserichandglamorouspeopleweweresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.
    41.Funisadeeper,moreabidingemotionthanHappiness.
    42.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevisionmightmakeyoufeelfunbutmaynotbringyouhappinessbecausetheseactivitieswillhavesomenegativeeffectsonyou.
    43.ManyHollywoodstarsarenothappyintheirreallife.
    44.Buyingfancystuffsuchasanewcarcansurelymakeapersonfeelhappy.
    45.Thereisnorelationshipbetweenfunandhappiness.
   
    SectionIIITranslation
    46.Directions:
    InthissectionthereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)
    ComparingtheU.S.economytoahouseonshiftingsands,PresidentBarackObamahasappealedtotheU.S.financialindustrytosupportreformshedescribesasvitaltoavoidinganothereconomiccollapse.ThepresidentspokeinNewYork.
    Aiminghisappealdirectlyatthefinancialindustryandskepticswithinit,andatRepublicancriticsinCongress,thepresidentwarnedofthedangerofarepeatofeconomiccollapse.CallingthefinancialcrisistheoutcomeofafailureofresponsibilityfromWallStreettoWashington,hesaidthetimehascometoseizethemomenttomakefundamentalchangesintherulesofthefinancialroad."Itisessentialthatwelearnthelessonsofthiscrisis,sowedonotdoomourselvestorepeatit,"saidthepresident."Andmakenomistake,thatisexactlywhatwillhappenifweallowthismomenttopass.Thatisanoutcomethatisunacceptabletomeanditisunacceptabletoyou,theAmericanpeople."
    Withmany,butnotall,ofthemostprominentexecutivesofWallStreetfirmspresent,thepresidentoutlinedkeyaspectsoflegislationtheSenatewilldebateincomingdays.Theseincludestepstoimposenewoversightandcontrolsonhedgefundsandcomplexfinancialinstrumentsknownasderivatives,andprotectionsforconsumersoffinancialproducts.
   
    SectionIVWriting
    PartA
    47.Directions:
    Yourcompany’sSalesDepartmenthasaskedyoutogiveatalknextFridayonyourmostrecentproject.
    WriteanEmailtoMrs.JayintheSalesDepartment:
    agreeingtogivethetalkandsuggestingatime
    listingthetopicsyouwilldiscuss
    sayingwhatequipmentyouwillneed
    requestinginformationabouttheparticipants.
    Youshouldwriteabout40-50wordsonANSWERSHEET2.
    Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“ZhangWei”instead.
    Donotwriteyouraddress.(10points)
   
    PartB
    48.Directions:
    Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonFakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:
    1.假冒伪劣商品的危害
    2.怎样杜绝假冒伪劣商品