2010-2021年考研英语二真题和答案合集

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2010年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二)试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark

A,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclareda

globalepidemiconJune11,2009.Itisthefirstworldwideepidemic]bythe

WorldHealthOrganizationin41years.

Theheightenedalert2anemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGeneva

thatassembledafterasharpriseincasesinAustralia,andrising3inBritain,

Japan,Chileandelsewhere.

Buttheepidemicis"4"inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,the

organization^directorgeneral,5theoverwhelmingmajorityofpatients

experiencingonlymildsymptomsandafullrecovery,ofteninthe6ofany

medicaltreatment.

Theoutbreakcametoglobal7inlateApril2009,whenMexicanauthorities

notedanunusuallylargenumberofhospitalizationsanddeaths8healthyadults.

AsmuchofMexicoCityshutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto9in

NewYorkCity,thesouthwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade10warmerweather

arrived.ButinlateSeptember2009,officialsreportedtherewas11flu

activityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyallthe12testedarethenew

swineflu,alsoknownas(A)H1N1,notseasonalflu.IntheU.S.,ithas_13_more

thanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600deathsandmorethan6,000

hospitalizations.

Federalhealthofficials14Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpile

andbegan15ordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenew

vaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is16aheadof

expectations.Morethanthreemilliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearly

October2009,thoughmostofthose17doseswereoftheFluMistnasalspray

type,whichisnot18fbrpregnantwomen,peopleover50orthosewith

breathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother19.Butitwasstill

possibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroups:healthcareworkers,

people20infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.

英语（二）试题.1.（共14页）

1.[A]criticized[B]appointed[C]commented[D]designated

2.[A]proceeded[B]activated[C]followed[D]prompted

3.[A]digits[B]numbers[C]amounts[D]sums

4.[A]moderate[B]normal[C]unusual[D]extreme

5.[A]with[B]in[C]from[D]by

6.[A]progress[B]absence[C]presence[D]favor

7.[A]reality[B]phenomenon[C]concept[D]notice

8.[A]over[B]for[C]among[D]to

9.[A]stayup[B]cropup[C]fillup[D]coverup

10.[A]as[B]if[C]unless[D]until

11.[A]excessive[B]enormous[C]significant[D]magnificent

12.[A]categories[B]examples[C]patterns[D]samples

13.[A]imparted[B]immersed[C]injected[D]infected

14.[A]released[B]relayed[C]relieved[D]remained

15.[A]placing[B]delivering[C]taking[D]giving

16.[A]feasible[B]available[C]reliable[D]applicable

17.[A]prevalent[B]principal[C]innovative[D]initial

18.[A]presented[B]restricted[C]recommended[D]introduced

19.[A]problems[B]issues[C]agonies[D]sufferings

20.[A]involvedin[B]caringfor[C]concernedwith[D]wardingoff

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,

CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

英语（二）试题.2.（共14页）

Text1

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnote

withasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeveryat

Sotheby'sinLondononSeptember15th2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmore

than£70m,arecordfbrasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Asthe

auctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,

LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrising

bewilderinglysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckons

ClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirmdoublethefigurefive

yearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarket

generatesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,

enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversymawaymatchedbyfewother

industries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMr.Hirst'ssale,spendinqofaeysort

becamedeeplyunfashionable.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfrom

galleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemost

overheatedsector,theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.

Withinweekstheworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby'sandChristie's,had

topayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewith

them.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestopped

buyingImpressionistsattheendof1989.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesare

about40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.

ButEdwardDolman,Christie'schiefexecutive,says:"I'mprettyconfidentwe'reat

thebottom.^^

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestill

buyersinthemarket.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreport

saidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackof

goodworktosell.ThethreeDsdeath,debtanddivorcestilldeliverworksofart

tothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingfbr

confidencetoreturn.

英语（二）试题.3.（共14页）

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst5ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”

because.

[A]theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

[B]theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

[C]BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

[D]itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable59(Line1-2,Para.3),

theauthorsuggeststhat.

[A]collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

[B]peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

[C]artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

[D]worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

[A]Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.

[B]Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

[C]Theartmarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

[D]Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare.

[A]auctionhouses9favorites

[B]contemporarytrends

[C]factorspromotingartworkcirculation

[D]stylesrepresentingImpressionists

25.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe.

[A]FluctuationofArtPrices

[B]Up-to-dateArtAuctions

[C]ArtMarketinDecline

[D]ShiftedInterestinArts

英语（二）试题.4.（共14页）

Text2

IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingrooma

women'sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheevening,oneman

hadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehis

wifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.Towardtheendoftheevening,I

commentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.

Thismanquicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,"She's

thetalkerinourfhmily."Theroomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledand

hurt."It'strue,^^heexplained.66WhenIcomehomefromworkIhavenothingtosay.

Ifshedidn'tkeeptheconversationgoing,we'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence.59

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmore

thanwomeninpublicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatternis

wreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.

SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbookDivorceTalkthat

mostofthewomensheinterviewedbutonlyafewofthemengavelackof

communicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateof

nearly50percent,thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear-

avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearch,complaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoften

focusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareerto

accompanyahusbandtohis,ordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-support

worklikecleaning,cookingandsocialarrangements.Instead,theyfocusedon

communication:"Hedoesn'tlistentome.”"Hedoesn'ttalktome."Ifound,as

Hackerobservedyearsbefore,thatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobe,firstand

foremost,conversationalpartners,butfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheir

wives.

Inshort,theimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypical

cartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfront

ofhisface,whileawomanglaresatthebackofit,wantingtotalk.

英语（二）试题.5.（共14页）

26.Whatismostwives9mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

[A]Talkingtothem.

[B]Trustingthem.

[C]Supportingtheircareers.

[D]Sharinghousework.

27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase“wreakinghavoc9,(Line3,Para.2)most

probablymeans.

[A]generatingmotivation

[B]exertinginfluence

[C]causingdamage

[D]creatingpressure

28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT.

[A]mentendtotalkmoreinpublicthanwomen

[B]nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

[C]womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouples

[D]afemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthistext?

[A]Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.

[B]Marriagebreak-upstemsfromsexinequalities.

[C]Husbandandwifehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.

[D]Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.

30.Inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobably

fbcuson.

[A]avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalk

[B]adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon

[C]otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.

[D]abriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistAndrewHacker

英语（二）试题.6.（共14页）

Text3

Overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreating

automaticbehaviorshabitsamongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelped

companiesearnbillionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacksorwipecountersalmost

withoutthinking,ofteninresponsetoacarefullydesignedsetofdailycues.

“Therearefundamentalpublichealthproblems,likedirtyhandsinsteadofa

soaphabit,thatremainkillersonlybecausewecan'tfigureouthowtochange

people'shabits/9saidDr.Curtis,thedirectoroftheHygieneCenterattheLondon

SchoolofHygiene&TropicalMedicine.6UWewantedtolearnfromprivateindustry

howtocreatenewbehaviorsthathappenautomatically.^^

ThecompaniesthatDr.CurtisturnedtoProcter&Gamble,Colgate-Palmolive

andUnileverhadinvestedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsfindingthesubtlecuesin

consumers,livesthatcorporationscouldusetointroducenewroutines.

Ifyoulookhardenough,you'llfindthatmanyoftheproductsweuseeveryday

chewinggums,skinmoisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,waterpurifiers,

healthsnacks,teethwhiteners,fabricsofteners,vitaminsareresultsofmanufactured

habits.Acenturyago,fewpeopleregularlybrushedtheirteethmultipletimesaday.

Today,becauseofshrewdadvertisingandpublichealthcampaigns,manyAmericans

habituallygivetheirpearlywhitesacavity-preventingscrubtwiceaday,oftenwith

Colgate,Crestoroneoftheotherbrands.

Afewdecadesago,manypeopledidn'tdrinkwateroutsideofameal.Then

beveragecompaniesstartedbottlingtheproductionoffar-offsprings,andnowoffice

workersunthinkinglysipbottledwateralldaylong.Chewinggum,oncebought

primarilybyadolescentboys,isnowfeaturedincommercialsasabreathfreshener

andteethcleanserforuseafterameal.Skinmoisturizersareadvertisedaspartof

morningbeautyrituals,slippedinbetweenhairbrushingandputtingonmakeup.

“Ourproductssucceedwhentheybecomepartofdailyorweeklypattems5^^said

CarolBerning,aconsumerpsychologistwhorecentlyretiredfromProcter&Gamble,

thecompanythatsold$76billionofTide,Crestandotherproductslastyear.

"Creatingpositivehabitsisahugepartofimprovingourconsumers9lives,andit's

essentialtomakingnewproductscommerciallyviable.^^

Throughexperimentsandobservation,socialscientistslikeDr.Berninghave

learnedthatthereispowerintyingcertainbehaviorstohabitualcuesthroughruthless

advertising.Asthisnewscienceofhabithasemerged,controversieshaveerupted

whenthetacticshavebeenusedtosellquestionablebeautycreamsorunhealthyfoods.

英语（二）试题.7.（共14页）

31.AccordingtoDr.Curtis,habitslikehandwashingwithsoap.

[A]shouldbefurthercultivated

[B]shouldbechangedgradually

[C]aredeeplyrootedinhistory

[D]arebasicallyprivateconcerns

32.Bottledwater,chewinggumandskinmoisturizersarementionedinParagraph5

soasto,・

[A]revealtheirimpactonpeople'shabits

[B]showtheurgentneedofdailynecessities

[C]indicatetheireffectonpeople'sbuyingpower

[D]manifestthesignificantroleofgoodhabits

33.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoproductsthathelpcreatepeople's

habits?

[A]Tide.

[B]Crest.

[C]Colgate.

[D]Unilever.

34.Fromthetextweknowthatsomeofconsumers9habitsaredevelopeddueto.

[A]perfectedartofproducts

[B]automaticbehaviorcreation

[C]commercialpromotions

[D]scientificexperiments

35.Theauthor'sattitudetowardtheinfluenceofadvertisementonpeople'shabitsis

[A]indifferent

[B]negative

[C]positive

[D]biased

英语（二）试题.8.（共14页）

Text4

ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucial

democraticvalues,includingtheprinciplesthatallcitizenswhomeetminimal

qualificationsofageandliteracyareequallycompetenttoserveonjuries;thatjurors

shouldbeselectedrandomlyfromarepresentativecrosssectionofthecommunity;

thatnocitizenshouldbedeniedtherighttoserveonajuryonaccountofrace,

religion,sex,ornationalorigin;thatdefendantsareentitledtotrialbytheirpeers;and

thatverdictsshouldrepresenttheconscienceofthecommunityandnotjusttheletter

ofthelaw.Thejuryisalsosaidtobethebestsurvivingexampleofdirectratherthan

representativedemocracy.Inadirectdemocracy,citizenstaketurnsgoverning

themselves,ratherthanelectingrepresentativestogovernforthem.

Butasrecentlyasin1968,juryselectionproceduresconflictedwiththese

democraticideals.Insomestates,forexample,jurydutywaslimitedtopersonsof

supposedlysuperiorintelligence,education,andmoralcharacter.Althoughthe

SupremeCourtoftheUnitedStateshadprohibitedintentionalracialdiscriminationin

juryselectionasearlyasthe1880caseofStrauderv.WestVirginiaythepracticeof

selectingso-calledeliteorblue-ribbonjuriesprovidedaconvenientwayaroundthis

andotherantidiscriminationlaws.

Thesystemalsofailedtoregularlyincludewomenonjuriesuntilthemid-20th

century.AlthoughwomenfirstservedonstatejuriesinUtahin1898,itwasnotuntil

the1940sthatamajorityofstatesmadewomeneligibleforjuryduty.Eventhen

severalstatesautomaticallyexemptedwomenfromjurydutyunlesstheypersonally

askedtohavetheirnamesincludedonthejurylistThispracticewasjustifiedbythe

claimthatwomenwereneededathome,anditkeptjuriesunrepresentativeofwomen

throughthe1960s.

In1968,theCongressoftheUnitedStatespassedtheJurySelectionandService

Act,usheringinaneweraofdemocraticreformsforthejury.Thislawabolished

specialeducationalrequirementsforfederaljurorsandrequiredthemtobeselectedat

randomfromacrosssectionoftheentirecommunity.Inthelandmark1975decision

Taylorv.Louisiana,theSupremeCourtextendedtherequirementthatjuriesbe

representativeofallpartsofthecommunitytothestatelevel.TheTaylordecision

alsodeclaredsexdiscriminationinjuryselectiontobeunconstitutionalandordered

statestousethesameproceduresforselectingmaleandfemalejurors.

英语（二）试题.9.（共14页）

36.FromtheprinciplesoftheUSjurysystem,welearnthat.

[A]bothliterateandilliteratepeoplecanserveonjuries

[B]defendantsareimmunefromtrialbytheirpeers

[C]noagelimitshouldbeimposedforjuryservice

[D]judgmentshouldconsidertheopinionofthepublic

37.Thepracticeofselectingso-calledelitejurorspriorto1968showed.

[A]theinadequacyofantidiscriminationlaws

[B]theprevalentdiscriminationagainstcertainraces

[C]theconflictingidealsinjuryselectionprocedures

[D]thearrogancecommonamongtheSupremeCourtjudges

38.Eveninthe1960s,womenwereseldomonthejurylistinsomestatesbecause

[A]theywereautomaticallybannedbystatelaws

[B]theyfellfarshortoftherequiredqualifications

[C]theyweresupposedtoperformdomesticduties

[D]theytendedtoevadepublicengagement

39.AftertheJurySelectionandServiceActwaspassed,.

[A]sexdiscriminationinjuryselectionwasunconstitutionalandhadtobeabolished

[B]educationalrequirementsbecamelessrigidintheselectionoffederaljurors

[C]jurorsatthestateleveloughttoberepresentativeoftheentirecommunity

[D]statesoughttoconformtothefederalcourtinreformingthejurysystem

40.IndiscussingtheUSjurysystem,thetextcenterson.

[A]itsnatureandproblems

[B]itscharacteristicsandtradition

[C]itsproblemsandtheirsolutions

[D]itstraditionanddevelopment

英语（二）试题.10.（共14页）

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.

ChooseTifthestatementistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.Markyouranswers

onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

CopyingBirdsMaySaveAircraftFuel

BothBoeingandAirbushavetrumpetedtheefficiencyoftheirnewestaircraft,

the787andA350respectively.Theircleverdesignsandlightweightcomposites

certainlymakeadifference.ButagroupofresearchersatStanfordUniversity,ledby

IlanKroo,hassuggestedthatairlinescouldtakeamorenaturalisticapproachto

cuttingjet-fueluseanditwouldnotrequirethemtobuynewaircraft.

Theanswer,saysDr.Kroo,lieswithbirds.Since1914,scientistshaveknown

thatbirdsflyinginformationaV-shapeexpendlessenergy.Theairflowingovera

bird'swingscurlsupwardsbehindthewingtips,aphenomenonknownasupwash.

Otherbirdsflyingintheupwashexperiencereduceddrag,andspendlessenergy

propellingthemselves.PeterLissaman,anaeronauticsexpertwhowasformerlyat

CaltechandtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,hassuggestedthataformationof

25birdsmightenjoyarangeincreaseof71%.

Whenappliedtoaircraft,theprinciplesarenotsubstantiallydifferent.Dr.Kroo

andhisteammodeledwhatwouldhappenifthreepassengerjetsdepartingfromLos

Angeles,SanFranciscoandLasVegasweretoassembleoverUtah,assumean

invertedV-fbrmation,occasionallychangeplacessoallcouldhaveaturninthemost

favourablepositions,andproceedtoLondon.Theyfoundthattheaircraftconsumed

asmuchas15%lessfuel(coupledwithareductionincarbon-dioxideoutput).

Nitrogen-oxideemissionsduringthecruisingportionsoftheflightfellbyarounda

quarter.

Thereare,ofcourse,knotstobeworkedout.Oneconsiderationissafety,orat

leasttheperceptionofit.Wouldpassengersfeelcomfortabletravellingincompanion?

Dr.Kroopointsoutthattheaircraftcouldbeseparatedbyseveralnauticalmiles,and

wouldnotbeintheintimategroupingsfavouredbydisplayteamsliketheRedArrows.

Apassengerpeeringoutofthewindowmightnotevenseetheotherplanes.Whether

theseparationdistancesinvolvedwouldsatisfyair-traffic-controlregulationsis

anothermatter,althoughaworkinggroupattheInternationalCivilAviation

Organisationhasincludedthepossibilityofformationflyinginablueprintfornew

operationalguidelines.

英语（二）试题.11.（共14页）

Itremainstobeseenhowweatherconditionsaffecttheairflowsthatmake

formationflightmoreefficient.Inzonesofincreasedturbulence,theplanes'wakes

willdecaymorequicklyandtheeffectwilldiminish.Dr.Kroosaysthisisoneofthe

areashisteamwillinvestigatefurther.Itmightalsobehardforairlinestoco-ordinate

thedeparturetimesanddestinationsofpassengeraircraftinawaythatwouldallow

themtogainfromformationflight.Cargoaircraft,incontrast,mightbeeasierto

reschedule,asmightroutinemilitaryflights.

Asithappens,America'sarmedforcesareonthecasealready.Earlierthisyear

thecountry'sDefenceAdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyannouncedplanstopay

Boeingtoinvestigateformationflight,thoughtheprogrammehasyettobegin.There

arereportsthatsomemilitaryaircraftflewinformationwhentheywerelowonfuel

duringtheSecondWorldWar,butDr.Lissamansaystheyareunsubstantiated."My

fatherwasanRAFpilotandmycousintheskipperofaLancasterlostoverBerlin,“

headds.Soheshouldknow.

41.FindingsoftheStanfordUniversityresearcherswillpromotethesalesofnew

BoeingandAirbusaircraft.

42.Theupwashexperiencemaysavepropellingenergyaswellasreducingresistance.

43.Formationflightismorecomfortablebecausepassengerscannotseetheother

planes.

44.Therolethatweatherplaysinformationflighthasnotyetbeenclearlydefined.

45.IthasbeendocumentedthatduringWorldWarII,America'sarmedforcesonce

triedformationflighttosavefuel.

英语（二）试题.12.（共14页）

SectionIIITranslation

46.Directions:

InthissectionthereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese.Writeyourtranslation

onANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

“Sustainability“hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,the

conceptwillalwayshavepersonalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodof

unsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitcleartohimthatsustainability-orientedvalues

mustbeexpressedthrougheverydayactionandchoice.

Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsurance.He'd

beenthroughthedot-comboomandburstand,desperateforajob,signedonwitha

Boulderagency.

Itdidn'tgowell.uItwasareallybadmovebecausethat'snotmypassion,says

Ning,whosedilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales.6<Iwas

miserable.IhadsomuchanxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightand

stareattheceiling.Ihadnomoneyandneededthejob.Everyonesaid,'Justwait,

you'llturnthecomer,giveitsome

英语（二）试题.13.（共14页）

SectionIVWriting

PartA

47.Directions:

YouhavejustcomebackfromtheU.S.asamemberofaSino-Americancultural

exchangeprogram.WritealettertoyourAmericancolleagueto

1)expressyourthanksforhis/herwarmreception;

2)welcomehim/hertovisitChinainduecourse.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“ZhangWei,?instead.

Donotwriteyouraddress.(10points)+

PartB

48.Directions:

Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.In

yourwriting,youshould

1)interpretthechartand

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

Mobile-phonesubscriptions

英语（二）试题.14.（共14页）

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2011年全国硕士研究生招生考试

英语（二）

（科目代码:204）

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指定位置上填写报考单位、考生姓名和考生编号,并涂写考生编号信息点。

2.考生须把试题册上的“试卷条形码”粘贴条取下，粘贴在答题卡的“试卷

条形码粘贴位置”框中。不按规定粘贴条形码而影响评卷结果的，责任由

考生自负。

3.选择题的答案必须涂写在答题卡相应题号的选项上，非选择题的答案必须

书写在答题卡指定位置的边框区域内。超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在

草稿纸、试题册上答题无效。

4.填（书）写部分必须使用黑色字迹签字笔书写，字迹工整、笔迹清楚；涂

写部分必须使用2B铅笔填涂。

5.考试结束，将答题卡和试题册按规定交回。