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千里之行,始于足下。你若盛开,蝴蝶自来。第第2页/共2页精品文档推荐考研英语真题解析真题既可以包含某年某项考试全部内容的完整试卷,也可以同类型汇总的形式消失的专项训练,你做过的真题有多少呢?下面是我收集推举的历年考研英语真题,仅供参考,欢迎阅读。
考研英语真题
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext。Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET。(10points)
Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork。Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologybereplacinghumanworkers。Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2。Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland。
Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,one4bypurposelessness:Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed。6,today’sunemployeddon’tseemtobehavingagreattime。OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor7Americans。Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs。Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture。
Butitdoesn’t11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease。Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment。Inthe13ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancedforthefutureoflaborandleisure。Today,the15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown。“Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,”saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway。
Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17oftheirjobs。“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork,Ioftenfeel18,”Danahersays,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent”—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor20matters。
1。[A]boasting[B]denying[C]warning[D]ensuring
2。[A]inequality[B]instability[C]unreliability[D]uncertainty
3。[A]policy[B]guideline[C]resolution[D]prediction
4。[A]characterized[B]divided[C]balanced[D]measured
5。[A]wisdom[B]meaning[C]glory[D]freedom
6。[A]Instead[B]Indeed[C]Thus[D]Nevertheless
7。[A]rich[B]urban[C]working[D]educated
8。[A]explanation[B]requirement[C]compensation[D]substitute
9。[A]under[B]beyond[C]alongside[D]among
10。[A]leavebehind[B]makeup[C]worryabout[D]setaside
11。[A]statistically[B]occasionally[C]necessarily[D]economically
12。[A]chances[B]downsides[C]benefits[D]principles
13。[A]absence[B]height[C]face[D]course
14。[A]disturb[B]restore[C]exclude[D]yield
15。[A]model[B]practice[C]virtue[D]hardship
16。[A]tricky[B]lengthy[C]mysterious[D]scarce
17。[A]demands[B]standards[C]qualities[D]threats
18。[A]ignored[B]tired[C]confused[D]starved
19。[A]off[B]against[C]behind[D]into
20。[A]technological[B]professional[C]educational[D]interpersonal
SectionIIReadingComprehension
Text2
Withsomuchfocusonchildren’suseofscreens,it’seasyforparentstoforgetabouttheirownscreenuse。“Techisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin,”saysJennyRadeskyinherstudyofdigitalplay,“anddigitalproductsaretheretopromotemaximalengagement。Itmakesithardtodisengage,andleadstoalotofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine。”
Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygivingmother-childpairsafood-testingexercise。Shefoundthatmotherswhosueddevicesduringtheexercisestarted20percentfewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbalinteractionswiththeirchildren。Duringaseparateobservation,shesawthatphonesbecameasourceoftensioninthefamily。Parentswouldbelookingattheiremailswhilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbidsfortheirattention。
Infantsarewiredtolookatparents’facestotrytounderstandtheirworld,andifthosefacesareblankandunresponsive—astheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinadevice—itcanbeextremelydisconcertingfoethechildren。Radeskycitesthe“stillfaceexperiment”devisedbydevelopmentalpsychologistEdTronickinthe1970s。Init,amotherisaskedtointeractwithherchildinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablankexpressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocialfeedback;Thechildbecomesincreasinglydistressedasshetriestocapturehermother’sattention。“Parentsdon’thavetobeexquisitelyparentsatalltimes,butthereneedstobeabalanceandparentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachild’sverbalornonverbalexpressionsofanemotionalneed,”saysRadesky。
Ontheotherhand,Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkids’useofscreensarebornoutofan“oppressiveideologythatdemandsthatparentsshouldalwaysbeinteracting”withtheirchildren:“It’sbasedonasomewhatfantasized,verywhite,veryupper-middle-classideologythatsaysifyou’refailingtoexposeyourchildto30,000wordsyouareneglectingthem。”Tronickbelievesthatjustbecauseachildisn’tlearningfromthescreendoesn’tmeanthere’snovaluetoit—particularlyifitgivesparentstimetohaveashower,dohouseworkorsimplyhaveabreakfromtheirchild。Parents,hesays,cangetalotoutofusingtheirdevicestospeaktoafriendorgetsomeworkoutoftheway。Thiscanmakethemfeelhappier,whichletsthenbemoreavailabletotheirchildtherestofthetime。
AccordingtoJennyRadesky,digitalproductsaredesignedto______。
[A]simplifyroutinematters
[B]absorbuserattention
[C]betterinterpersonalrelations
[D]increaseworkefficiency
Radesky’sfood-testingexerciseshowsthatmothers’useofdevices______。
[A]takesawaybabies’appetite
[B]distractschildren’sattention
[C]slowsdownbabies’verbaldevelopment
[D]reducesmother-childcommunication
Radesky’scitesthe“stillfaceexperiment”toshowthat_______。
[A]itiseasyforchildrentogetusedtoblankexpressions
[B]verbalexpressionsareunnecessaryforemotionalexchange
[C]childrenareinsensitivetochangesintheirparents’mood
[D]parentsneedtorespondtochildren’semotionalneeds
TheoppressiveideologymentionedbyTronickrequiresparentsto_______。
[A]protectkidsfromexposuretowildfantasies
[B]teachtheirkidsatleast30,000wordsayear
[C]ensureconstantinteractionwiththeirchildren
[D]remainconcernedaboutkid’suseofscreens
AccordingtoTronick,kid’suseofscreensmay_______。
[A]givetheirparentssomefreetime
[B]maketheirparentsmorecreative
[C]helpthemwiththeirhomework
[D]helpthembecomemoreattentive
Text3
Today,widespreadsocialpressuretoimmediatelygotocollegeinconjunctionwithincreasinglyhighexpectationsinafast-movingworldoftencausesstudentstocompletelyoverlookthepossibilityoftakingagapyear。Afterall,ifeveryoneyouknowisgoingtocollegeinthefall,itseemssillytostaybackayear,doesn’tit?Andaftergoingtoschoolfor12years,itdoesn’tfeelnaturaltospendayeardoingsomethingthatisn’tacademic。
Butwhilethismaybetrue,it’snotagoodenoughreasontocondemngapyears。There’salwaysaconstantfearoffallingbehindeveryoneelseonthesociallyperpetuated“racetothefinishline,”whetherthatbetowardgraduateschool,medicalschoolorlucrativecareer。Butdespitecommonmisconceptions,agapyeardoesnothinderthesuccessofacademicpursuits—infact,itprobablyenhancesit。
StudiesfromtheUnitedStatesandAustraliashowthatstudentswhotakeagapyeararegenerallybetterpreparedforandperformbetterincollegethanthosewhodonot。Ratherthanpullingstudentsback,agapyearpushesthemaheadbypreparingthemforindependence,newresponsibilitiesandenvironmentalchanges—allthingsthatfirst-yearstudentsoftenstrugglewiththemost。Gapyearexperiencescanlessentheblowwhenitcomestoadjustingtocollegeandbeingthrownintoabrandnewenvironment,makingiteasiertofocusonacademicsandactivitiesratherthanacclimationblunders。
Ifyou’renotconvincedoftheinherentvalueintakingayearofftoexploreinterests,thenconsideritsfinancialimpactonfutureacademicchoices。AccordingtotheNationalCenterforEducationStatistics,nearly80percentofcollegestudentsendupchangingtheirmajorsatleastonce。Thisisn’tsurprising,consideringthebasicmandatoryhighschoolcurriculumleavesstudentswithapoorunderstandingofthemselveslistingonemajorontheircollegeapplications,butswitchingtoanotheraftertakingcollegeclasses。It’snotnecessarilyabadthing,butdependingontheschool,itcanbecostlytomakeupcreditsafterswitchingtoolateinthegame。AtBostonCollege,forexample,youwouldhavetocompleteanextrayearwereyoutoswitchtothenursingschoolfromanotherdepartment。Takingagapyeartofigurethingsoutinitiallycanhelppreventstressandsavemoneylateron。
Oneofthereasonsforhigh-schoolgraduatesnottakingagapyearisthat。
[A]theythinkitacademicallymisleading
[B]theyhavealotoffuntoexpectincollege
[C]itfeelsstrangetododifferentlyfromothers
[D]itseemsworthlesstotakeoff-campuscourses
StudiesfromtheUSandAustraliaimplythattakingagapyearhelps。
[A]keepstudentsfrombeingunrealistic
[B]lowerrisksinchoosingcareers
[C]easefreshmen’sfinancialburdens
[D]relievefreshmenofpressures
Theword“acclimation”(Line8,Para。3)isclosestinmeaningto。
[A]adaptation
[B]application
[C]motivation
[D]competition
Agapyearmaysavemoneyforstudentsbyhelpingthem。
[A]avoidacademicfailures
[B]establishlong-termgoals
[C]switchtoanothercollege
[D]decideontherightmajor
Themostsuitabletitleforthistextwouldbe。
[A]InFavoroftheGapYear
[B]TheABCsoftheGapYear
[C]TheGapYearComesBack
[D]TheGapYear:ADilemma
Text4
Thoughoftenviewedasaproblemforwesternstates,thegrowingfrequencyofwildfiresisanationalconcernbecauseofitsimpactonfederaltaxdollars,saysProfessorMaxMoritz,aspecialistinfireecologyandmanagement。
In2023,theUSForestServiceforthefirsttimespentmorethanhalfofits$5.5billionannualbudgetfightingfires—nearlydoublethepercentageitspentonsuchefforts20yearsago。Ineffect,fewerfederalfundstodayaregoingtowardstheagency’sotherwork—suchasforestconservation,watershedandculturalresourcesmanagement,andinfrastructureupkeep—thataffectthelivesofallAmericans。
Anothernationwideconcerniswhetherpublicfundsfromotheragenciesaregoingintoconstructioninfire-pronedistricts。AsMoritzputsit,howoftenarefederaldollarsbuildinghomesthatarelikelytobelosttoawildfire?
“It’salreadyahugeproblemfromapublicexpenditureperspectiveforthewholecountry,”hesays。”Weneedtotakeamagnifyingglasstothat。Like,“Waitaminute,isthisOK?”“Dowewantinsteadtoredirectthosefundstoconcentrateonlower-hazardpartsofthelandscape?”
SuchaviewwouldrequireacorrespondingshiftinthewayUSsocietytodayviewsfire,researcherssay。
Foronething,conversationsaboutwildfiresneedtobemoreinclusive。Overthepastdecade,thefocushasbeenonclimatechange—howthewarmingoftheEarthfromgreenhousegasesisleadingtoconditionsthatworsenfires。
Whileclimateisakeyelement,Moritzsays,itshouldn’tcomeattheexpenseoftherestoftheequation。
“Thehumansystemsandthelandscapesweliveonarelinked,andtheinteractionsgobothways,”hesays。Failingtorecognizethat,henotes,leadsto“anoverlysimplifiedviewofwhatthesolutionsmightbe。Ourperceptionoftheproblemandofwhatthesolutionisbecomesverylimited。”
Atthesametime,peoplecontinuetotreatfireasaneventthatneedstobewhollycontrolledandunleashedonlyoutofnecessity,saysProfessorBalchattheUniversityofColorado。Butacknowledgingfire’sinevitablepresenceinhumanlifeisanattitudecrucialtodevelopingthelaws,policies,andpracticesthatmakeitassafeaspossible,shesays。
“We’vedisconnectedourselvesfromlivingwithfire,”Balchsays。“Itisreallyimportanttounderstandandtryandteaseoutwhatisthehumanconnectionwithfiretoday。”
Morefrequentwildfireshavebecomeanationalconcernbecausein2023they。
[A]exhaustedunprecedentedmanagementefforts
[B]consumedarecord-highpercentageofbudget
[C]severelydamagedtheecologyofwesternstates
[D]causedahugeriseofinfrastructureexpenditure
Moritzcallsfortheuseof“amagnifyingglass”to。
[A]raisemorefundsforfire-proneareas
[B]avoidtheredirectionoffederalmoney
[C]findwildfire-freepartsofthelandscape
[D]guaranteesaferspendingofpublicfunds
Whileadmittingthatclimateisakeyelement,Moritznotesthat。
[A]publicdebateshavenotsettledyet
[B]fire-fightingconditionsareimproving
[C]otherfactorsshouldnotbeoverlooked
[D]ashiftintheviewoffirehastakenplace
TheoverlysimplifiedviewMoritzmentionsisaresultoffailingto。
[A]discoverthefundamentalmakeupofnature
[B]explorethemechanismofthehumansystems
[C]maximizetheroleoflandscapeinhumanlife
[D]understandtheinterrelationsofmanandnature
ProfessorBalchpointsoutthatfireissomethingmanshould。
[A]doawaywith
[B]cometotermswith
[C]payapricefor
[D]keepawayfrom
PartB
Directions:
Readthefollowingtextandmatcheachofthenumbereditemsintheleftcolumntoitscorrespondinginformationintherightcolumn。Therearetwoextrachoicesintherightcolumn。MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET。(10points)
ThedeclineinAmericanmanufacturingisacommonrefrain,particularlyfromDonaldTrump。“Wedon’tmakeanythinganymore,”hetoldFoxNews,whiledefendinghisownmade-in-Mexicoclothingline。
Withoutquestion,manufacturinghastakenasignificanthitduringrecentdecades,andfurthertradedealsraisequestionsaboutwhethernewshockscouldhitmanufacturing。
Butthereisalsoadifferentwaytolookatthedata。
Acrossthecountry,factoryownersarenowgrapplingwithanewchallenge:insteadofhavingtoomanyworkers,theymayendupwithtoofew。Despitetradecompetitionandoutsourcing,Americanmanufacturingstillneedstoreplacetensofthousandsofretiringboomerseveryyears。Millennialsmaynotbethatinterestedintakingtheirplace,otherindustriesarerecruitingthemwithsimilarorbetterpay。
Forfactoryowners,italladdsuptostiffcompetitionforworkers—andupwardpressureonwages。“They’rehardertofindandtheyhavejoboffers,”saysJayDunwell,presidentofWolverineCoilSpring,afamily-ownedfirm,“Theymaybecoming[intotheworkforce],butthey’vebeenpluckedbyotherindustriesthatarealsodoinganwellasmanufacturing,”Mr。Dunwellhasbegunbringinghighschooljuniorstothefactorysotheycangetexposedtoitsculture。
AtRoManManufacturing,amakerofelectricaltransformersandweldingequipmentthathisfathercofoundedin1980,RobertRothkeepacloseeyeontheageofhisnearly200workers,fiveareretiringthisyear。Mr。Rothhasthreecommunity-collegestudentsenrolledinawork-placementprogram,withastartingwageof$13anhourthatrisesto$17aftertwoyears。
Ataworktableinsidethetransformerplant,youngJasonStenquistlooksflusteredbythecoppercoilshe’stryingtoassembleandthearrivaloftwovisitors。It’shisfirstweekonthejob。Askedabouthischoiceofcareer,hesaysathighschoolheconsideredmedicalschoolbeforeswitchingtoelectricalengineering。“Iloveworkingwithtools。Ilovecreating。”hesays。
Buttowinovertheseyoungworkers,manufacturershavetoclearanothermajorhurdle:parents,wholivedthroughtheworstUSeconomicdownturnsincetheGreatDepression,tellingthemtoavoidthefactory。Millennials“remembertheirfatherandmotherbothwerelaidoff。Theyblameitonthemanufacturingrecession,”saysBirgitKlohs,chiefexecutiveofTheRightPlace,abusinessdevelopmentagencyforwesternMichigan。
Theseconcernsaren’tmisplaced:Employmentinmanufacturinghasfallenfrom17millionin1970to12millionin2023。Whentherecoverybegan,workershortagesfirstappearedinthehigh-skilledtrades。Nowshortagesareappearingatthemid-skilllevels。
“Thegapisbetweenthejobsthattaketoskillsandthosethatrequirealotofskill,”saysRobSpohr,abusinessprofessoratMontcalmCommunityCollege。“There’reenoughpeopletofillthejobsatMcDonaldsandotherplaceswhereyoudon’tneedtohavemuchskill。It’sthatgapinbetween,andthat’swheretheproblemis。”
JulieParksofGrandRapidsCommunitypointstoanotherkeytoluringMillennialsintomanufacturing:awork/lifebalance。Whiletheirparentswerecontenttoworklonghours,youngpeoplevalueflexibility。“Overtimeisnotattractivetothisgeneration。Theyreallywanttolivetheirlives,”shesays。
[A]saysthatheswitchedtoelectricalengineeringbecausehelovesworkingwithtools。
41。JayDeuwell
[B]pointsoutthatthereareenoughpeopletofillthejobsthatdon’tneedmuchskill。
42。JasonStenquist
[C]pointsoutthattheUSdoesn’tmanuf
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