2023年考研英语二真题及答案

2023年考研英语二真题及答案（仅供参考）

SectionIUseofEnglish

Here'sacommonscenariothatanynumberofentrepreneursfacetoday:you're

theCEOofasmallbusinessandthoughyou'remakinganice1,youneedtofinda

waytotakeittothenextlevel,whatyouneedtodois2growthbyestablishinga

growthteam.Agrowthteamismadeupofmembersfromdifferentdepartments

withinyourcompany,anditharnessesthepowerofcollaborationtofocus3on

findingwaystogrow.

Let'slookatareal-world4.Priortoformingagrowthteam,thesoftware

companyBitTorrenthad50employees.Workinginthe5departmentsofengineering,

marketingandproductdevelopment.Thisbroughtthemgoodresultsuntil2012,when

theirgrowthplateaued.The6wasthattoomanycustomerswereusingthebasic,free

versionoftheirproduct.And7improvementstothepremium,paidversion,few

peopleweremakingtheupgrade.

Thingschanged,8,whenaninnovativeprojectmarketingmanagercameaboard,

9agrowthteamandsparkedthekindof10perspectivetheyneeded.Bylookingat

engineeringissuesfromamarketingpointofview,itbecameclearthatthe11of

upgradeswasn'tduetoaqualityissue.Mostcustomersweresimplyunawareofthe

premiumversionandwhatitoffered.

Armedwiththis12,themarketingandengineeringteamsjoinedforcestoraise

awarenessbyprominently13thepremiumversiontousersofthefreeversion.14,

upgradesskyrocketed,andrevenueincreasedby92percent.

Butinorderforyourgrowth,teamtosucceed,itneedstoahaveastrongleader.

Itneedssomeonewhocan15theinterdisciplinaryteamandkeepthemoncoursefor

improvement.

Thisleaderwill16thetargetarea,setcleargoalsandestablishatimeframefor

the17ofthesegoals.Thisgrowthleaderisalso18forkeepingtheteamfocuson

movingforwardandsteerthemclearofdistractions.19attractive,newideascanbe

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distracting,theteamleadermustrecognizewhentheseideasdon't20thecurrentgoal

andneedtobeputonthebackburner.

l.A.purchaseB.profitC.connectionD.bet

2.A.defineB.predictC.prioritizeD.appreciate

3.A.exclusivelyB.temporarilyC.potentiallyD.initially

4.A.experimentB.proposalC.debateD.example

5.A.identicalB.marginalC.provisionalD.traditional

6.A.rumorB.secretC.mythD.problem

7.A.despiteB.unlikeC.throughD.besides

8.A.moreoverB.howeverC.thereforeD.again

9.A.inspectedB.createdC.expandedD.reformed

lO.A.culturalB.objectiveC.freshD.personal

1l.A.endB.burdenC.lackD.decrease

12.A.policyB.suggestionC.purposeD.insight

13.A.contributingB.allocatingC.promotingD.transferring

14.A.AsaresultB.AtanyrateC.BythewayD.Inasense15.A.uniteB.

financeC.followD.choose

16.A.shareB.identifyC.divideD.broaden

17.A.announcementB.assessmentC.adjustmentD.accomplishment

18.A.famousB.responsibleC.availableD.respectable

19.A.BeforeB.OnceC.WhileD.Unless20.A.serveB.limitC.summarizeD.

alter

[1]B.profit原文提到“小公司的CEO也挣到了大钱二makeaniceprofit

意为“挣得可观的利润"故选profit。

[2]C.prioritize原文提到“所需要做的是通过建立一个发展小组来优先促

进增长二此处强调“优先性”,故选prioritize.

[3]A.exclusively原文提到“利用合作的力量来专注于专门寻找增长的方

法“。exclusively表示，独占地,专门地”，符合题意。

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[4]D.example原文提到“来看一个现实生活中的例子”，此处通过举例子

来例证上文的观点，故选example0

[5]D.traditional原文提到“50名雇员在工程、市场营销与产品研发等传统

部门工作二traditional表示“传统的”,符合题意。

[6]D.problem原文提到“问题是太多的顾客可以免费使用其产品的基础免

费版本”。上文指出最开始卓有成就，但后来陷入了瓶颈期，所以，此处应衔接

具有产生什么样的问题。故选problem。

[7]A.despite原文提到“虽然对于付费版本做出了一定的改善，但是几乎

没有人进行升级”。此处前后形成让步-转折逻辑,故选despite。

[8]B.however原文提到“但是自从一位创新的海外经理人的到来使得事情

发生了改变工此处考查上下文的逻辑关系，上文指出改善没有得到公众的买账,

而海外人才的引入却改变了这一些，所以，此处应填入转折逻辑词，故选

howevero

[9]B.created原文提到“这名经理人创建了发展团队”。此处与首段establish

agrowthteam形成语义复现，故选created.,

[10]C.fresh原文提到“引发了一个他们所需要的新鲜视角二创新人才的

加入势必会给团队带来新鲜血液。此处与本段innovative形成语义复现，故选

fresho

[11]c.lack原文提到“缺少升级的原因并不是由质量问题多导致，而是大

部分消费者没有这方面的意识二上文提到很少有消费者进行升级，所以产品缺

少升级，故选lacko

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【12】D.insight原文提到“具备这种洞察力，市场营销和工程部门加入到了

团队之中二此处与上文freshperspective形成语义复现，新鲜的看法预示着对事

情有了更独到的见解,故选insight。

[13]C.promoting原文提到“将免费版本升级成优质版本二此处与后文

upgrade形成语义复现，故选promoting.,

[14]A.Asaresult原文提到“因此，升级量激增”。此处考查句间的逻辑关

系，由于版本变得更加优质，所以选择升级的人数数量在增加，因此应填入因

果逻辑词,故选asaresulto

[15]A.unite原文提到“需要一个人来联合来自跨学科的组别二上文leader

一词提示，员工之间需要团结才能成功。unite意为“联合”，符合题意。

[16]B.identify原文提至lj“领导需要确定目标区域二下文指出设立目标，

所以在设立目标之前应确定目标区域，故选identify.,

【17】D.accomplishment原文提到“建立时间框架赖完成这些目标二上文

提到设立目标，所以此处应表示实现目标，故选accomplishment。

[18]B.responsible原文提到“领导需要负责去带领整个团队一起前进二

beresponsiblefor意为“对...负责”,符合题意。

[19]C.while原文提到“虽然很有吸引力，但是新的想法会让人分心二此

处体现句间的让步-转折逻辑关系，故选while。

[20]A.serve原文提到“一些想法不能服务目前的目标，并且需要暂时搁

置二即想法和目标无法实现协调统一，所以需要暂停，故选serve。

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Text1

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\21.TheRHSthinksthatplasticgrass_A.isharmfultotheenvironmentB.isa

hottopicingardeningcirclesC.isoverpraisedintheannualshowD.isruiningthe

viewofWestLondon

[21]A.isharmfultotheenvironment解析：该题为细节题，问RHS对于

plasticgrass塑料草的看法。通过RHS和plasticgrass定位，锁定句子"TheRoyal

HorticulturalSociety（RHS）,whichrunstheannualshowinwestLondon,saysithas

introducedthebanbecauseofthedamageplasticgrassdoestotheenvironmentand

biodiversity."核心句意"由于塑料草对环境和生物多样性造成的破坏，RHS出

台了这项禁令。”文章中becauseofthedamageplasticgrassdoestothe

environmentandbiodiversity.又寸应A选项isharmfultotheenvironmentodamage和

harmful为同义改写。

\22.ThepetitionsmentionedinParagraph3revealedthecampaigners9A.

disappointmentwiththeRHS

B.resistancetofakegrassuse

C.angerovertheproposedtax

D.concernaboutrealgrasssupply

【22】B.resistancetofakegrassuse解析：该题为细节题，通过题干

petitions（请愿书）和campaigners（运动领导者）进行定位。通过campaigners所在

句子“TheRHS'sdecisioncomesascampaignerstrytoraiseawarenessofthe

problemsfakegrasscauses.”得知，campaigners试图提高人们对假草造成的问题

的认识。下文petitions所在句子详细说明提升对假草问题的具体方式Itistrying

toencouragepeopletosigntwopetitions,onecallingforabanonthesaleofplastic

grassandanothercallingforan"ecologicaldamage“taxonsuchlawns.即“呼吁禁

止销售塑料草，和呼吁对此类草坪征收“生态破坏”税"。只有B选项resistanceto

fakegrassuse（对假草使用的抵制）,对定位句进行了同义改写。

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\23.InParagraph4,supportersoffakegrasspointout—

A.thenecessitytolowerthecostsoffakegrass

B.thedisadvantagesofgrowingrealgrass

C.thewaytotakecareofartificiallawns

D.thechallengesofinsecthabitatprotection

【23】B.thedisadvantagesofgrowingrealgrass解析：该题为细节题，问假

草支持者的观点态度。通过第4段内容可概括出“天然草坪也会对环境造成影

响，并且真正的草需要大量的水、除草剂或其他处理。”只有B选项the

disadvantagesofgrowingrealgrass（种植真草的缺点），是对文章的同义概括。

\24.Whatwouldthegovernmentdowithregardtoartificialgrass?A.Urge

legislationtorestrictitsuse

B.TakemeasurestoguaranteeitsqualityC.Reminditsuserstoobeyexisting

rules.D.Replaceitwithsustainablealternatives.

【24】C.Reminditsuserstoobeyexistingrules.解析:该题为细节题，问“政

府会如何处理人造草?”通过government和artificialgrass定位从文章中得知“政

府没有计划禁止使用人造草，并且人工草地的使用必须遵守现有的法律和政策

保障措施。文章中的complywiththelegalandpolicy（遵守法律和政策）与B选项

Reminditsuserstoobeyexistingrules.（提醒用户遵守现有规则。）是同义改写。

\25.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatfakegrassA.isbeingimproved

continuouslyB.hasseenamarketsharedeclineC.isbecomingincreasingaffordable

D.hasbeenacontroversialproduct

【25】D.hasbeenacontroversialproduct.解析：该题为主旨题，问通过文章

可以得出什么关于假草的结论。本题考查对文章主旨和段落大意的把握。文章

阐述了RHS，假草支持者，和政府对于假草的不同态度，其中RHS禁止假草

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的使用，而政府表明没有禁止计划。各方观点明确并阐述了理由。因为文章是

围绕fakegi-ass展开争议，因为答案是D,是“有争议性的产品工

Text2

26.WhatproblemareUSnationalparksfacedwith?A.Declineofbusiness

profits.

B.Inadequatecommercialization.C.Lackoftransportationservices.D.Poorly

maintainedinfrastructure.

【26】DPoorlymaintainedinfrastructure.解析：该题为细节题，问美国国家

公园面临着什么问题，根据problem,USnationalparks回到原文定位，文中提到：

“美国国家公园正处于危机之中。他们总共有超过120亿美元的维护费用积压下

来没有拨款。"(U.S.nationalparksareincrisis.Collectively,theyhavea

maintenancebacklogofmorethan$12billion.)所以美国国家公园面临着维护缺钱

的问题，即基础设施维护不良。

27.Increasedprivatizationofthecampgroundsmay.A.spoilvisitorexperience

B.helppreservenatureC.bringoperationalpressureD.boostvisitstoparks

[27]A.spoilvisitorexperience解析：该题为细节题，问增加露营地的私有

化可能会如何，根据关键词privatization,thecampgrounds回到原文定位，文

中提到：“增加私有化肯定会削弱每年3亿游客来公园的主要原因之一：享受自

然，从淹没日常生活的商业鼓声中得到喘息。”(increasedprivatizationwould

certainlyundercutoneofthemajorreasonswhy300millionvisitorscometothe

parkseachyear:toenjoynatureandgetarespitefromthecommercialdrumbeatthat

overwhelms

dailylife.)所以增加露营地的私有化可能会让游客仍然受到商业的影响，不

能更好地享受自然，即破坏游客体验。

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28.AccordingtoParagraph5,mostrespondentsinthesurveywouldA.gotothe

nationalparksonaregularbasis.

B.advocateabiggerbudgetforthenationalparks.C.agreetopayextraforthe

nationalparks.

D.supportthenationalparks'recentreforms.

【28】C.agreetopayextraforthenationalparks.解析：该题为细节题，问调

查中的大多数受访者会如何根据关键词respondents,thesurvey回到原文定位，

文中提到：“约81%的受访者表示，他们愿意在未来10年缴纳额外的税款，以

避免任何削减国家公园的开支。”(Some81%ofrespondentssaidtheywouldbe

willingtopayadditionaltaxesforthenext10yearstoavoidanycutstothenational

parks.)所以调查中的大多数受访者会愿意额外缴纳税款，即同意为国家公园支付

额外的费用。

29.Thenationalparksarevaluableinthatthey

A.leadthewayintourism.B.havehistoricalsignificance.

C.sponsorresearchonclimateD.provideanincomeforthelocals.

[29]B.havehistoricalsignificance.解析：该题为细节题，问国家公园很有

价值因为它们怎么样，根据关键词thenationalparks,valuable回到原文中定位，

文中提到，这些公园还有助于让美国的历史充满活力，与全国数千个地方司法

机构合作，保护包括埃利斯岛和葛底斯堡在内的历史遗迹，并让这些地方的故

事变得生动起来。”(TheparksalsohelpkeepAmerica'spastalive,workingwith

thousandsoflocaljurisdictionsaroundthecountrytoprotecthistoricalsites一

includingEllisIslandandGettysburg-andtobringthestoriesoftheseplacestolife.)

所以国家公园很有价值因为它们有助于让美国的历史充满活力，保护历史遗迹，

即有历史意义。

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30.ltcanbeconcludedfromthetextthatthenationalparksystemA.isableto

copewithstaffshortage.B.isabletomeetvisitor'sdemands.

C.isinneedofanewpricepolicy.

D.isinneedofafundingincrease.

【30】D.isinneedofafundingincrease.解析:该题为细节题,问国家公园

体系如何，根据关键词thenationalparksystem回到原文中定位，文中提到：“国

会每年只给国家公园系统拨款30亿美元——这一数额自2001年以来一直没有

变化(以通货膨胀调整后的美元计算)，除了2009年作为奥巴马刺激计划一部分

的一次增加。与此同时，自1980年以来，每年的游客数量增长了50%以上,现

在每年达到3.3亿人次。”(Congressallocatesonly$3billionayeartothenational

parksystem—anamountthathasbeenflatsince2001(ininflation-adjusteddollars)

withtheexceptionofaonetimeboostin2009aspartoftheObamastimuluspackage.

Meanwhile,thenumberofannualvisitorshasincreasedbymorethan50%since1980,

andnowstandsat330millionvisitorsperyear.)可以得知，国家公园体系得到的拨

款每年基本上保持不变，然而参观公园的游客再增长，所以国家公园体系需要

拨款资金的增加。

Text3

\31.Sparrow'sstudyshowthatwiththeInternet,thehumanbrainwill

A.analyzeinformationindetail

B.collectinformationefficiently

C.switchitsfocusofmemoryD.extenditsmemoryduration

[31]C.switchitsfocusofmemory解析：该题为细节题,问Sparrow的研

究表明在互联网时代，人类大脑会怎样。通过Spanow定位，最终锁定第一段

最后一句,即对研究结论的表“humanmemoryisnotdeterioratingbut"adaptingto

newcommunicationstechnology,"人类的记忆并没有退化，而是“适应新的通信

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技术二CD选项都提到了memory,C是转换大脑记忆焦点，D是延长大脑记忆时

间。文章中的“适应新的通信技术”对应C选项“转换焦点。，因此答案是Co

\32.Theprocessof"cognitiveoffloading"___A.helpsusidentifyfalse

informationB.keepsourmemoryfromfailingC.enablesustoclassifytrivialfactsD.

lessensourmemoryburdens

【32】D.lessensourmemoryburdens解析：该题为细节题,通过cognitive

offloading定位。文章描述“互联网正在成为我们记忆的外部硬盘，这一过程被

称为“cognitiveoffloading”。传统上，这一角色是由数据库、图书馆和其他人类

完成的。例如，你的父亲可能永远不会记得生日，因为你的母亲会记得。”即

cognitiveoffloading可以帮助储存部分记忆，即对应D选项“减轻我们的记忆负

担二

\33.WhichofthefollowingwouldSpaiTowssupportabouttheInternet?A.It

mayreformourlearningapproachB.Itmayimpactoursocietynegatively

C.ItmayenhanceouradaptabilitytotechnologyD.Itmayinterferewithour

conceptualthinking

【33】A.Itmayreformourlearningapproach解析：该题为细节题z通过

Sparrows进行定位，本句话表明了Sparrows的观点：“thetrendwillchangeour

approachtolearningfromafocusonindividualfactsandmemorizationtoan

emphasisonmoreconceptualthinking^,“也许，她建议,这一趋势将改变我们的学

习方式，从关注个人事实和记忆转变，变为关注更多的概念思维”。A选项Itmay

reformourleai-ningapproach（它可能会改变我们的学习方式）是对文章的同义改

写。

\34.ItisindicatedinParagraph3thathowtheInternetaffectsourbrains_

A.requiresfurtheracademicresearch

B.ismoststudiedinolderadults

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C.isreflectedinourreadingspeed

D.dependsonourweb-surfinghabits

【34】A.requiresfurtheracademicresearch解析：该题为推断题。段首句明

确表示“还有其他专家表示，现在了解互联网如何影响我们的大脑还为时过

早。”。A选项“需要进一步的学术研究”是对文章的同义改写。

\35.NeitherSparrowsnorStormwouldagreethat_

A.ourrelianceontheInternetwillbecostly

B.theInternetisweakeningourmemory

C.memoryexerciseisamustforourbrains

D.ourabilitytofucusdeclineswithage

【35】B.theInternetisweakeningourmemory解析：该题为观点对比，问

Sparrows和Storm都不会同意什么。Sparrows认为互联网可以改变我们的学习

方式，Storm在文章最后一段表明观点。"Theremaybecostsassociatedwithour

increasedrelianceontheInternet,butI'dhavetoimaginethatoverallthebenefitsare

goingtooutweighthosecosts,”“我们对互联网的依赖增加可能会带来一些成本,

但我不得不想象，总的来说，收益将超过这些成本。"因为Storm也支持互联

网。即两人都没有认为互联网有害,对应B选项theInternetisweakeningour

memory,即都不会认为互联网正在削弱我们的记忆。

Text4

36.AccordingtoParagraph1,childrengrowingintoadolescencetendto.

A.developoppositepersonalitytraits.

B.seetheworldinanunreasonableway.C.havefondmemoriesoftheirpast.

D.showaffectionfortheirparents.

【36】A.developoppositepersonalitytraits.解析：该题为细节题，问进入青

春期的孩子往往会如何，根据关键词childrenadolescence回到原文中定位，文

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中提到：“在青春期，无助和依赖成年人的孩子成为独立的人，他们可以照顾自

己，互相帮助。与此同时，曾经快乐顺从的孩子变成了叛逆的冒险家，往往到

了自我毁灭的地步。(Inadolescence,helplessanddependentchildrenwhohave

reliedongrown-upsforjustabouteverythingbecomeindependentpeoplewhocan

takecareofthemselvesandhelpeachother.Atthesametime,oncecheerfuland

compliantchildrenbecomerebelliousteenagerisk-takers,oftentothepointof

self-destruction.)所以进入青春期的孩子往往发展出相反的人格特征。

37.ItcanbelearnedformParagraph2thatCrone'sstudyA.exploresteenagers5

socialresponsibilities.B.examinesteenagers9emotionalproblems.C.providesanew

insightintoadolescence.D.highlightsnegativeadolescentbehavior.

[37]C.providesanewinsightintoadolescence.解析该题为细节题，问Crone

的研究如何，根据关键词Crone'sstudy回到原文中定位，文中提到：“这项研究

是对青春期思考的新浪潮的一部分。很长一段时间以来，科学家和政策制定者

都认为青少年是一个需要解决的问题。这项新研究强调，青春期是一个充满机

遇和风险的时期。”(Thestudyispartofanewwaveofthinkingaboutadolescence.

Foralongtime,scientistsandpolicymakersconcentratedontheideathatteenagers

wereaproblemthatneededtobesolved.Thenewworkemphasizesthatadolescence

isatimeofopportunityaswellasrisk.)所以Crone的研究和以往对于青春期的思考

不一样，即为青春期提供了一个新的见解。

38.WhatdoesCrone'sstudyfindaboutprosocialbehavior?A.Itresultsfromthe

wishtocooperate.

B.Itiscultivatedthrougheducation.

C.Itissubjecttofamilyinfluence.

D.Ittendstopeakinadolescence.

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【38】D.Ittendstopeakinadolescence.解析：该题为细节题,问关于亲社会

的行为,Crone的研究发现了什么，根据关键词Crone'sstudy,prosocialbehavior

回到原文中定位，文中提到：“有趣的是，这项新研究表明，亲社会行为也存在

同样的模式。青少年比年幼的儿童或成年人更有可能报告他们做过无私地帮助

月月友等事'情。"(thenewstudyshowsthat,interestingly,thesamepatternholdsfor

prosocialbehavior.Teenagersweremorelikelythanyoungerchildrenoradults

toreportthattheydidthingslikeunselfishlyhelpafriend.)所以相比幼童和成人,青

少年更容易做出亲社会的行为，即亲社会的行为往往在青春期达到顶峰。

39.ItcanbelearnedfromthelasttwoparagraphsthatteenagersA.overstress

theirinfluenceonothers.

B.carealotaboutsocialrecognition.

C.becomeanxiousabouttheirfuture.

D.endeavortoliveajoyfullife.

[39]B.carealotaboutsocialrecognition.解析：该题为推理题，问青少年如

何，文中提到：“青少年对社会奖励特别敏感赢得比赛，给新朋友留下深刻

印象,让那个男孩注意到你。”(Teenagersareparticularlysensitivetosocial

rewards一winningthegame,impressinganewfriend,gettingthatboytonoticeyou.)

这些都是说青少年在乎社会奖励，即社会认可。

40.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Whyteenagersareself-contradictory.

B.Whyteenagersaresensitive.

C.Howteenagersdevelopprosociality.D.Howteenagersbecomeindependent.

[40]A.Whyteenagersareself-contradictory.解析：该题为主旨题,第一段

开头提到青少年是矛盾的，中间部分通过实验研究发现主要讨论青少年自相矛

盾的表现，最后部分探讨了青少年自相矛盾产生的原因。所以这篇文章主要讨

论了青少年为什么是自相矛盾的。

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PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextandmatcheachofthenumbereditemsintheleftcolumn

toitscorrespondinginformationintherightcolumn.Therearetwoextrachoicesin

therightcolumn.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Newbuildingregulationsaimedatimprovingenergyefficiencyaresetto

increasethepriceofnewhomes,aswellasthoseofextensionsandloftconversions

onexistingones.

Therules,whichcameintoeffectonWednesdayinEngland,arepartof

governmentplanstoreducetheUK'scarbonemissionstonetzeroby2050.Theyset

newstandardsforventilation,energyefficiencyandheating,andstatethatnew

residentialbuildingsmusthavechargingpointsforelectricvehicles.

Themovesarethemostsignificantchangetobuildingregulationsinyears,and

industryexpertssaytheywillinevitablyleadtohigherpricesatatimewhena

shortageofmaterialsandhighlabourcostsisalreadydrivingupbills.

BrianBerry,chiefexecutiveoftheFederationofMasterBuilders,atradegroup

forsmallandmedium-sizedbuilders,saysthemeasureswillrequirenewmaterials,

testingmethods,productsandsystemstobeinstalled."Allthiscomesatanincreased

costduringatimewhenpricesarealreadyskyhigh.Inevitably,consumerswillhave

topaymore,^^hesays.

GarethBelsham,ofsurveyorsNaismiths,sayspeoplewhoareupgrading,or

extendingtheirhome,willbedirectlyaffected.

“Thebiggestchangesrelatetoheatingandinsulation,,9hesays,"Therearenew

rulesconcerningtheamountofglazingusedinextensions,andanynewwindowsor

doorsmustbehighlyinsulated.^^

Thechangescouldmeananextra£3,000addedtothebillofanaveragehome

extension,accordingtoJonathanRolandeoftheNationalAssociationofProperty

Buyers,agroupofprofessionalsaimedatraisingconstructionstandards.

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Homeownersextendingmayseetheamountofspacetheyhavedecrease,as

wallswillhavetobethickerinordertocomplywithrequirementsforbetter

insulation.

AndrewMellor,ofPRParchitects,saysexternalwallswillneedtobeabout7cm

thickerthanpreviously.

Windowsanddoorswillhavetoadheretohigherstandards,whiletherearenew

limitsontheamountofglazingyoucanhavetoreduceunwantedheatfromthesun.

ThomasGoodman,ofMyJobQuote,asitewhichsourcesquotes,saysthiswill

bringinnewrestrictionsforextensions.

“Glazingonwindows,doorsandrooflightsmustcovernomorethan25%ofthe

floorareatopreventheatloss,“hesays.

Aspropertiesbecomemoreairtight,therearealsomeasurestoensureproper

airflow,suchashavingsmallopenings(tricklevents)onwindowsthatallow

ventilationwhenawindowisclosed.

Forpeopleextendingtheirhomes,theymayberequiredtoinstallanew,or

replacement,heatingsystemdependingonthesizeofthebuild,saysBelsham.These

willhavetouselowertemperaturewatertodeliverthesameheat,whichwillrequire

increasedinsulationofpipes.

“We'llseemoreinsulation,betterlightingdesignandrestrictionsontheamount

ofglassusedinsomeareas.Butwithmorethermal-efficienthomescancometherisk

ofoverheatingduetosolargain,andsoventilationisalsocovered/9saysRolande.

“Asaresult,double-glazedwindowswillrequiretrickleventstoletheatescapeand

alsotoprovidefreshairforhealthreasonsand,ofcourse,toreducetheriskof

condensationbuildupinanever-moreairtightproperty.^^

AstherulescameintoeffectlastWednesday,propertydeveloperswererushing

tofileplansjustbeforethedeadline,accordingtoBelsham.Anyplanssubmitted

beforethatdateareconsideredtobeunderthepreviousrules,andcangoaheadas

longasworkstartsbefore15Junenextyear.

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Anaverageextensionwillprobablyseearound£3,000additionalcostthanksto

thenewregs

Builderswhichhavecostedprojects,buthavenotfiledthepaperwork,mayneed

togobackandsubmitfreshestimates,saysMarcusJeffordofBuildAviator,which

pricesprojects.

Asthechangesareaimedtomakehomesmoreenergyefficient,theywill

eventuallydrivedownheatingbills.Butintheshort-termhomeownersarelikelyto

facehighercostsforwork.

Materialspricesarealreadyup25%inthelasttwoyears,accordingtofigures

fromtheConstructionProductsAssociation.

Howmuchoverallpriceswillincreaseasaresultoftherulechangesisnotclear.

“Whileadmirableintheirintentions,theywilladdtothecostofhousebuildingata

timewhenmanyalreadyfeelthattheyarepricedoutofhomeownership,says

Rolande.t4Anaverageextensionwillprobablyseearound£3,000additionalcost

thankstothenewregs.”

JohnKelly,aconstructionlawyeratFreethslawfirm,believespriceswill

eventuallycomedown.Butnotintheimmediatefuture."Asthemarketplaceadapts

tothenewrequirements,andthetechnologiesthatsupportthem,thescalingupof

thesetechnologieswilleventuallybringcostsdown,butintheshortterm,wewillall

havetopaythepriceofthenecessarytransition,hesays.

However,thelong-termeffectsofthechangeswillbemorecomfortableand

energy-efficienthomes,addsMellor."Homeownerswillprobablyrecoupthatcost

overtimeinenergybillsavings.Itwillobviouslybeveryvolatileatthemoment,but

theywillhavethatbenefitover

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|A|Theriseofhomepncesisatemporarymatter

41BrainBerry[B|Builderspossiblyneedtosubmitnewestimatesoftheirprojects

42.GarethBelshd

|C)Therewillbespecificlimitsonhomeextensionstopreventheatloss.

m

43MarcusJefford|D]Thenewruleswilltakehomepricestoanevenhigherlevel

44JohnKellyIE)Manypeoplefeelthathomepncesarealreadybeyondwhattheyc«nafford

|F|Thenewruleswillaffectpeoplewhosehomeextensionsincludenewwindowsord

45AndrewMellor

oors.

IG]Therulechangeswillbenefithomeownerseventually.

[41]D

Thenewruleswilltakehomepricestoanevenhigherlevel.

根据题干BrianBerry进行定位，原文提到“Allthiscomesatanincreasedcost

duringatimewhenpricesarealreadyskyhigh."，即在价格已经高得离谱的时候,

所有这些都会增加成本。对于消费者而言，新政策的发布会让原本就很高的房

价继续攀高。D项为原文的同义改写，故D项正确。

[42]F

Thenewruleswillaffectpeoplewhosehomeextensionsincludenewwindows

ordoors.

根据题干GarethBelsham进行定位，原文提到“peoplewhoareupgrading,or

extendingtheirhome,willbedirectlyaffected”,即考虑升级或者扩建房屋的人们会

受到影响。F项为原文的同义改写，故F项正确。

【43】B

Builderspossiblyneedtosubmitnewestimatesoftheirprojects.

根据题干MarcusJefford定位定位，原文提到“Builderswhichhavecosted

projects,buthavenotfiledthepaperwork,mayneedtogobackandsubmitfresh

estimates”，即已经估算项目成本但尚未提交文件的建筑商可能需要回去提交新

的估算。B项为原文的同义改写，故B项正确。

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[44]A

Theriseofhomepricesisatemporarymatter.

根据JohnKelly进行定位,原文提到“JohnKelly,aconstructionlawyerat

Freethslawfirm,believespriceswilleventuallycomedown.Butnotintheimmediate

future-,即房价最终一定会下降，但并不是在短期之内。所以,房价的下跌只

是一个时间问题。A项为原文的同义改写，故A项正确。

[45]G

Therulechangeswillbenefithomeownerseventually.

根据AndrewMellor进行定位,原文提到“"Homeownerswillprobablyrecoup

thatcostovertimeinenergybillsavings.Itwillobviouslybeveryvolatileatthe

moment,buttheywillhavethatbenefitovertime.",即随着时间的推移，房主很可

能会通过节省能源账单来收回这笔费用。目前情况显然会很不稳定，但随着时

间的推移，他们会从中受益。G项为原文的同义改写，故G项正确。

SectionIIITranslation

[46]

Inthelate18thcentury,WilliamWordsworthbecamefamousforhispoems

aboutnature.AndhewasoneofthefoundersofamovementcalledRomanticism,

whichcelebratedthewondersofthenaturalworld.

Poetryispowerful.Itsenergyandrhythmcancaptureareader,transportthemto

anotherworldandmakethenseethingsdifferently.Throughcarefullyselectedwords

andphrases,poemscanbedramatic,funny,beautiful,movingandinspiring.

Nooneknowsforsurewhenpoetrybegan