2019年考研英语二真题及答案解析

2019年考研英语二真题及答案解析

(1~20/共20题)SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,BzCorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

Weighingyourselfregularlyisawonderfulwaytostayawareofanysignificantweight

fluctuations._1_,whendonetoooften,thishabitcansometimeshurtmorethanit_2_.

Asforme,weighingmyselfeverydaycausedmetoshiftmyfocusfrombeinggenerally

healthyandphysicallyactivetofocusing_3_onthescale.Thatwasbadtomyoverallfitness

goals.Ihadgainedweightintheformofmusclemass,butthinkingonlyof_4_thenumberon

thescale,Ialteredmytrainingprogram.ThatconflictedwithhowIneededtotrainto_5_my

goals.

Ialsofoundweighingmyselfdailydidnotprovideanaccurate_6_ofthehardworkand

progressIwasmakinginthegym.lttakesaboutthreeweekstoamonthtonoticesignificant

changesinweight_7_alteringyourtrainingprogram.Themost_8_changeswillbeobserved

inskilllevel,strengthandincheslost.

Forthese_9_,Istoppedweighingmyselfeverydayandswitchedtoabimonthlyweighing

schedule_10_.Sinceweightlossisnotmygoal,itislessimportantformeto_11_my

weighteachweek.Weighingeveryotherweekallowsmetoobserveand_12_anysignificant

weightchanges.ThattellsmewhetherIneedto_13_mytrainingprogram.

Ialsousemybimonthlyweigh-in_14_togetinformationaboutmynutritionaswell.Ifmy

trainingintensityremainsthesame,butI'mconstantly_15_anddroppingweight,thisisa

_16_thatIneedtoincreasemydailycaloricintake.

The_17_tostopweighingmyselfeverydayhasdonewondersformyoverallhealth,fitness

andwell-being.IamexperiencingincreasedzealforworkingoutsinceInolongercarrythe

burdenofa_18_morningweigh-in.I'vealsoexperiencedgreatersuccessinachievingmy

specificfitnessgoals,_19_I'mtrainingaccordingtothosegoals,insteadofnumbersonascale.

Ratherthan_20_overthescale,turnyourfocustohowyoulook,feel,howyourclothesfit

andyouroverallenergylevel.

第1题

A.Therefore

B.Otherwise

C.However

0.Besides

第2题

A.Cares

B.warns

C.reduces

D.helps

第3题

A.Solely

B.occasionally

C.formally

0.initially

第4题

A.Lowering

B.explaining

C.accepting

0.recording

第5题

A.Set

B.review

C.reach

□.modify

第6题

A.Depiction

B.distribution

C.prediction

0.definition

第7题

A.Regardlessof

B.asidefrom

C.alongwith

D.dueto

第8题

A.Rigid

B.precise

C.immediate

□,orderly

第9题

A.judgments

B.reasons

C.methods

□.claims

第10题

A.Though

B.again

C.indeed

0.instead

第11题

A.Track

B.overlook

C.conceal

0.report

第12题

A.Approvalof

B.holdonto

C.accountfor

□.dependon

第13题

A.Share

B.adjust

C.confirm

0.prepare

第14题

A.Features

B.rules

C.tests

0.results

第15题

A.Anxious

B.hungry

C.sick

D.bored

第16题

A.Secret

B.belief

C.sign

0.principle

第17题

A.Necessity

B.decision

C.wish

□.request

第18题

A.Surprising

B.restricting

C.consuming

0.disappointing

第19题

A.Because

B.unless

C.until

D.if

第20题

A.Dominating

B.puzzling

C.triumphing

□.obsessing

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（21~25/共20题）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Unlikeso-calledbasicemotionssuchassadness,fear,andanger;guiltemergesalittlelater;in

conjunctionwithachild'sgrowinggraspofsocialandmoralnorms.Childrenaren/tbornknowing

howtosay"I'msorry”;rather;theylearnovertimethatsuchstatementsappeaseparentsand

friends—andtheirownconsciences.Thisiswhyresearchersgenerallyregardso-calledmoralguilt,

intherightamount,tobeagoodthing:Achildwhoclaimsresponsibilityforknockingovera

towerandtriestorebuilditisengaginginbehaviorthat'snotonlyreparativebutalsoprosocial.

Inthepopularimagination,ofcourse,guiltstillgetsabadrap.ltevokesFreud/sideasand

religioushang-ups.Moreimportant,guiltisdeeplyuncomfortable-it'stheemotionalequivalent

ofwearingajacketweightedwithstones.Whowouldinflictituponachild?Yetthis

understandingisoutdated/'Therehasbeenakindofrevivalorarethinkingaboutwhatguiltis

andwhatroleguiltcanserve/Vaishsays,addingthatthisrevivalispartofalargerrecognition

thatemotionsaren'tbinary-feelingsthatmaybeadvantageousinonecontextmaybeharmful

inanother.Jealousyandanger;forexample,mayhaveevolvedtoalertustoimportant

inequalities.Toomuchhappiness(thinkmania)canbedestructive.

Andguilt,bypromptingustothinkmoredeeplyaboutourgoodness,canencouragehumans

toatoneforerrorsandfixrelationships.Guilt,inotherwords,canhelpholdacooperativespecies

together.ltisakindofsocialglue.

Viewedinthislight,guiltisanopportunity.WorkbyTinaMalti,apsychologyprofessoratthe

UniversityofToronto,suggeststhatguiltmaycompensateforanemotionaldeficiency.lna

numberofstudies,Maltiandothershaveshownthatguiltandsympathy(anditsclosecousin

empathy)mayrepresentdifferentpathwaystocooperationandsharing.Somekidswhoarelowin

sympathymaymakeupforthatshortfallbyexperiencingmoreguilt,whichcanreinintheir

nastierimpulses.Andviceversa:Highsympathycansubstituteforlowguilt.

Ina2014study,forexample,Maltiandacolleaguelookedat244children,ages4,8,and

12.Usingcaregiverassessmentsandthechildren'sself-observations,theyratedeachchild's

overallsympathylevelandhisorhertendencytofeelnegativeemotions(likeguiltandsadness)

aftermoraltransgressions.Thenthekidswerehandedstickersandchocolatecoins,andgivena

chancetosharethemwithananonymouschild.Forthelow-sympathykids,howmuchthey

sharedappearedtoturnonhowinclinedtheyweretofeelguilty.Theguilt-proneonesshared

more,eventhoughtheyhadn'tmagicallybecomemoresympathetictotheotherchild's

deprivation.

"That'sgoodnews/Maltisays/'Wecanbeprosocialbecauseofourempatheticproclivity,or

becausewecausedharmandwefeelregret/

第21题

Researchersthinkthatguiltcanbeagoodthingbecauseitmayhelp.

A.regulateachild'sbasicemotions

B.improveachild'sintellectualability

C.intensifyachild'spositivefeelings

D.fosterachild'smoraldevelopment

第22题

AccordingtoParagraph2,manypeoplestillguilttobe.

A.deceptive

B.addictive

C.burdensome

0.inexcusable

第23题

Vaishholdsthattherethinkingaboutguiltcomesfromanawareness

that.

A.anemotioncanplayopposingroles

B.emotionsaresociallyconstructive

C.emotionalstabilitycanbenefithealth

0.emotionsarecontext-independent

第24题

Maltiandothershaveshownthatcooperationandsharing.

A.mayhelpcorrectemotionaldeficiencies

B.canbringaboutemotionalsatisfaction

C.canresultfromeithersympathyorguilt

D.maybetheoutcomeofimpulsiveacts

第25题

Theword"transgressions”(Iine4para5)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.wrongdoings

B.discussions

C.restrictions

0.Teachings

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(26~30/共20题)SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Forestsgiveusshade,quietandoneoftheharderchallengesinthefightagainstclimate

change.Evenaswehumanscountonforeststosoakupagoodshareofthecarbondioxidewe

produce,wearethreateningtheirabilitytodoso.Theclimatechangewearehasteningcouldone

dayleaveuswithforeststhatemitmorecarbonthantheyabsorb.

Thankfully,thereisawayoutofthistrap-butitinvolvesstrikingasubtlebalance.Helping

forestsflourishasvaluable"carbonsinks"longintothefuturemayrequirereducingtheir

capacitytosequestercarbonnow.Californiaisleadingtheway,asitdoesonsomanyclimate

efforts,infiguringoutthedetails.

Thestate'sproposedForestCarbonPlanaimstodoubleeffortstothinoutyoungtreesand

clearbrushinpartsoftheforest,includingbycontrolledburning.Thistemporarilylowers

carbon-carryingcapacity.Buttheremainingtreesdrawagreatershareoftheavailablemoisture,

sotheygrowandthrive,restoringtheforest'scapacitytopullcarbonfromtheair.Healthytrees

arealsobetterabletofendoffbarkbeetles.Thelandscapeisrenderedlesscombustible.Evenin

theeventofafire,fewertreesareconsumed.

Theneedforsuchplanningisincreasinglyurgent.Already,since2010,droughtandbeetles

havekilledmorethan100milliontreesinCalifornia,mostofthemin2016alone,andwildfires

havescorchedhundredsofthousandsofacres.

California'splanenvisionstreating35,000acresofforestayearby2020,and60,000by2030

—financedfromtheproceedsofthestate'semissions-permitauctions.That'sonlyasmallshare

ofthetotalacreagethatcouldbenefit,anestimatedhalfamillionacresinall,soitwillbe

importanttoprioritizeareasatgreatestriskoffireordrought.

Thestrategyalsoaimstoensurethatcarboninwoodymaterialremovedfromtheforestsis

lockedawayintheformofsolidlumber,burnedasbiofuelinvehiclesthatwouldotherwiserun

onfossilfuels,orusedincompostoranimalfeed.Newresearchontransportationbiofuelsis

underway,andthestateplanstoencouragelumberproductionclosetoforestlands.lnfuturethe

stateproposestotakeaninventoryofitsforests7carbon-storingcapacityeveryfiveyears.

Stategovernmentsarewellaccustomedtomanagingforests,includingthoseownedbythe

U.S.ForestService,buttraditionallythey'vefocusedonwildlife,watershedsandopportunitiesfor

recreation.Onlyrecentlyhavetheycometoseethevitalpartforestswillhavetoplayinstoring

carbon.Californiazsplan,whichisexpectedtobefinalizedbythegovernorearlynextyear,should

serveasamodel.

第26题

“Oneoftheharderchallenges,/implies___

A.globalclimatechangemaygetoutofcontrol

B.forestsmaybecomeapotentialthreat

C.peoplemaymisunderstandglobalwarming

□.extremeweatherconditionsmayarise

第27题

Tomaintainforestsasvaluable"carbonsinks",wemayneedto___

A.preservediversityofspecies

B.lowertheirpresentcarbon-absorbingcapacity

C.acceleratethegrowthofyoungtrees

D.strikeabalanceamongdifferentplants

第28题

California'sForestCarbonPlanendeavorsto___

A.restoreitsforestsquicklyafterwildfires.

B.cultivatemoredroughtresistanttrees.

C.findmoreeffectivewaystokillinsects

□.reducethedensityofsomeofitsforests

第29题

WhatisessentialtoCalifornia'splanaccordingtopara.5?

A.Toobtainenoughfinancialsupport

B.Tocarryitoutbefore2020

C.Tohandletheareasintheseriousdangerfirst

D.Toperfecttheemission-permitauctions

第30题

theauthor'sattitudetowardCalifornia'splancanbebestdescribedas

A.supportive

B.ambiguous

C.tolerant

D.cautious

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（31~35/共20题）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Americanfarmershavebeencomplainingoflaborshortagesforseveralyearsnow.Givena

multi-yeardeclineinillegalimmigration,andasimilarlysustainedpickupintheU.S.jobmarket,

thecomplaintsareunlikelytostopwithoutanoverhaulofimmigrationrulesforfarmworkers.

Effortstocreateamorestraightforwardagricultural-workersvisathatwouldenableforeign

workerstostaylongerintheU.S.andchangejobswithintheindustryhavesofarfailedin

Congress.lfthisdoesn'tchange,Americanbusinesses,communitiesandconsumerswillbethe

losers.

PerhapshalfofU.S.farmlaborersareundocumentedimmigrants.Asfewersuchworkersenter

theU.S.,thecharacteristicsoftheagriculturalworkforcearechanging.Today'sfarmlaborers,

whilestillpredominantlyborninMexico,aremorelikelytobesettled,ratherthanmigrating,and

morelikelytobemarriedthansingle.Theyarealsoaging.Atthestartofthiscentury,about

one-thirdofcropworkerswereovertheageof35.Now,morethanhalfare.Andcroppickingis

hardonolderbodies.

Oneoft-debatedcureforthislaborshortageremainsasimplausibleasithasbeenallalong:

NativeU.S.workerswon'tbereturningtothefarm.

Inastudypublishedin2013,economistMichaelClemensanalyzed15yearsofdataonNorth

Carolina'sfarm-labormarketandconcluded,"Thereisvirtuallynosupplyofnativemanualfarm

laborers“inthestate.Thiswastrueeveninthedepthsofasevererecession.

Mechanizationisnottheanswereither-notyetatleast.Productionofcorn,cotton,rice,

soybeansandwheathavebeenlargelymechanized,butmanyhigh-value,labor-intensivecrops,

suchasstrawberries,needlabor.Evendairyfarms,whererobotscurrentlydoonlyasmallshare

ofmilking,havealongwaytogobeforetheyareautomated.

Asaresult,farmshavegrownincreasinglyreliantontemporaryguestworkersusingtheH-2A

visatofillthegapsintheagriculturalworkforce.Startingaround2012,requestsforthevisasrose

sharply;from2011to2016thenumberofvisasissuedmorethandoubled.

TheH-2Avisahasnonumericalcap,unliketheH-2Bvisafornonagriculturalwork,whichis

limitedto66,000annually.Evenso,employersfrequentlycomplainthattheyaren'tallottedall

theworkerstheyneed.Theprocessiscumbersome,expensiveandunreliable.Onesurveyfound

thatbureaucraticdelaysledH-2Aworkerstoarriveonthejobanaverageof22dayslate.Andthe

shortageiscompoundedbyfederalimmigrationraids,whichremovesomeworkersanddrive

othersunderground.

Petitioningeachyearforlaborers—andhopingthegovernmentprovidesenough,andthat

theyarriveontime-isnowaytorunabusiness.lna2012surveybytheCaliforniaFarmBureau,

71percentoftree-fruitgrowersandnearly80percentofraisinandberrygrowerssaidtheywere

shortoflabor.SomewesterngrowershaverespondedbymovingoperationstoMexico.Without

reliableaccesstoareliableworkforce,moregrowerswillbetemptedtomovesouth.

AccordingtoareportbythePartnershipforaNewAmericanEconomy,Americansare

consumingmorefreshproduce,whichisgood.Butarisingshareofitisgrownelsewhere.In

1998-2000,14.5percentofthefruitAmericansconsumedwasimported.Littlemorethana

decadelater;theshareofimportedfruithadincreasedto25.8percent.RuralU.S.communities

thatmighthavebenefiteddidn/t.

Ineffect,theU.S.canimportfoodoritcanimporttheworkerswhopickit.TheU.S.needsa

simpler,streamlined,multi-yearvisaforagriculturalworkers,accompaniedbymeasurestoguard

againstexploitationandaviablepathtoU.S.residencyforworkerswhomeetthe

requirements.Otherwisegrowerswillcontinuetostrugglewithshortagesanduncertainty,and

thecountryasawholewillloseout.

第31题

Whatproblemshouldbeaddressedaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.discriminationagainstforeignworkersintheU.S.

B.biasedlawsinfavorofsomeAmericanbusinesses.

C.flawsinUSimmigrationrulesforfarmworkers.

0.declineofjobopportunitiesinUSagriculture.

第32题

OnetroublewithUS.Agricultureworkforceis___

A.therisingnumberofillegalimmigrants.

B.thehighmobilityofcropworkers.

C.thelackofexperiencedlabors.

D.theagingofimmigrantfarmworkers.

第33题

Whatisthemuch-arguedsolutiontothelaborshortageinUSfarming?

A.Toattractyoungerlaborerstofarmwork.

B.IbgetnativeUSworkersbacktofarming.

C.Tousemorerobotstogrowhigh-valuecrops.

D.Tbstrengthenfinancialsupportforfamers.

第34题

AgricultureemployerscomplainabouttheH-2Avisaforits____?

A.slowgrantingprocedures.

B.limitondurationofstay.

C.tightenedrequirements.

0.controlofannualadmissions.

第35题

Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.USAgricultureinDecline.

B.ImportFoodorLabor?

C.AmericaSavedbyMexico?

0.Manpowervs.Automation?

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（36~40/共20题）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

ArnoldSchwarzenegger,DiaMirzaandAdrianGrenierhaveamessageforyou:It'seasytobeat

plastic.They'repartofabunchofcelebritiesstaringinanewvideoforWorldEnvironment

Day-encouragingyou,theconsumer;toswapoutyoursingle-usePlasticstaplestocombatthe

plasticcrisis.

IfonlyI'drealizedthatwecanbuyourwayoutoftheproblemexceptwecan't.Thekey

messagesthathavebeenputtogetherforWorldEnvironmentDaydoincludeacallfor

governmentstoenactlegislationtocurbsingle-usplastics.Buttheoverarchingmessageis

directedatindividuals:Leadwithyourwallets.

Theproblemofperpetuatingthisindividualisticnarrativeisthatitzsnotgoingtogetusvery

farandtheplasticscrisiswefaceisimmense.Ouroceansareblightedbythestuff.lt'sinour

drinkingwater(includingbottledwater),andwecouldevenbebreathingitin.

I'mnotdismissingindividualactionslikeorderingstraw-freedrinksatbars,oroptingfora

reusablewaterbottleoveracupthatzsgoinginthetrashassoonasyouzveusedit.Ican'timagine

notatleasttryingtominimizemyownplasticsfootprint,whetheritzslugginghomemy

newly-refilledgallonbottleofwashing-upliquideveryfewmonths,orbuyingpackaging-freefood,

clothingandtoiletrieswherepossible.

Ontheirown,however;noneofthesethingsisenough.

Partofmyworryaboutleavingituptotheindividualisthatwe'realljustguessingatwhat's

goingonoutthere-andthatzsifwehaven'tbeenscaredofffromdoinganythingtostartwithin

thefaceofsuchahugechallenge.Asconsumers,wehavelittleideaabouthowmuchplastichas

beenusedanddiscardedalongthesupplychain,forexample.Itzsalsohardtocompare,say,going

toabulkstorethatsellsplastic-freeproductsbutrequiresyoutodrivesomedistanceversusa

moreIccalshopwhereyoumayenduptakinghomesomepackageditems.

There'salsoatimeandcostissue.Realistically,I'mnotgoingtostartmakingmyownlaundry

detergentssoIcanavoidtheplasticbottlestheycomein,andtherecanbeextracostsassociated

withenvironmentallyfriendlyproducts.

Mybiggestconcernwithleavingituptotheindividual,however;isourlimitedsenseofwhat

needstobeachievedOntheirown,takingourownbagstothegrocerystoreorquittingplastic

straws,forexample,willaccomplishlittleandrequireverylittleofus.Theycouldevenbe

detrimental,satisfyinganeedtohave"doneourbit"withouteverprogressingontobigger,bolder,

moreeffectiveactions—akindof"morallicensing"thatallaysourconcernsandstopsusdoing

moreandaskingmoreofthoseincharge.

Whiletheconversationaroundourenvironmentandourresponsibilitytowarditremains

centeredonshoppingbagsandstraws,we'reignoringthebalanceofpowerthatimpliesthatas

"consumers"wemustshopsustainably,ratherthanas"citizens"holdourgovernmentsand

industriestoaccounttopushforrealsystemicchange.NowhereinWorldEnvironmentDay

2018zskeymessagesisthereanythingaboutvotingforenvironmentallyprogressivepoliticians,

forexample.Whynot?

It'simportanttoacknowledgethattheenvironmentisn'teveryone'spriority-orevenmost

people's.Weshouldn'texpectittobe.Inherlatestbook,WhyCouldPeopleDoBad

EnvironmentalThings,WellesleyCollegeprofessorElizabethR.DeSombrearguethatthebest

waytocollectivelychangethebehavioroflargenumbersofpeopleisforthechangetobe

structural.

Thismightmeanimplementingpolicysuchasaplastictaxthataddsacosttoenvironmentally

problematicaction,orbanningsingle-useplasticsaltogether.lndiahasjustannounceditwill”

eliminateallsingle-useplasticinthecountryby2022.〃Therearealsoincentive-basedwaysof

makingbetterenvironmentalchoiceseasier,suchasensuringrecyclingisatleastaseasyastrash

disposal.

DeSombreisn'tsayingpeopleshouldstopcaringabouttheenvironment.It'sjustthat

individualactionsaretooslow,shesays,forthattobeonly,orevenprimary,approachto

changingwidespreadbehavior.

Noneofthisisaboutwritingofftheindividual.It/sjustaboutputtingthingsinto

perspective.Wedon'thavetimetowait.Weneedprogressivepoliciesthatshapecollectiveaction

(andreininpollutingbusiness),alongsideengagedcitizenspushingforchange.That'snot

somethingwecanbuy.

第36题

Somecelebritiesstarinanewvideoto

A.demandnewlawsontheuseofplastics

B.urgeconsumerstocuttheuseofplastics

C.invitepublicopinionontheplasticscrisis

0.disclosethecausesoftheplasticscrisis

第37题

Theauthorisconcernedthat“morallicensing”may

A.misleadusintodoingworthlessthings

B.preventusfrommakingfurtherefforts

C.weakenoursenseofaccomplishment

0.suppressourdesireforsuccess

第38题

Bypointingoutouridentityas“citizens,"theauthorindicatesthat

A.ourfocusshouldbeshiftedtocommunitywelfare

B.ourrelationshipwithlocalindustriesisimproving

C.wehavebeenactivelyexercisingourcivilrights

D.Weshouldpressourgovernmentstoleadthecombat

第39题

DeSombrearguesthatthebestwayforacollectivechangeshouldbe

A.awin-winarrangement

B.aself-drivenmechanism

C.acost-effectiveapproach

D.atopdownprocess

第40题

Theauthorconcludesthatindividualefforts

A.canbetooaggressive

B.arefarfromsufficient

C.canbetooinconsistent

D.arefarfromrational

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(41~45/共5题)PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtertanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTif

thestatementistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Fivewaystomakeconversationwithanyoneinchoosinganewhome,CamilleMcClain/skids

haveasingledemand:abackyard.

McClain'slittleonesaren'ttheonlykidswhohaveanoptionwhenitcomestohousing,andin

manycasesyoungsters'viewsweighheavilyonparents7realestatedecisions,accordingtoa2018

HarrisPollsurveyofmorethan2000USadults.

Whilemorefamiliesbuckanolder-generationproclivitytoleavekidsinthedarkaboutreal

estatedecisions,realityagentsandpsychologistshavemixedviewsaboutthefinancial,personal

andlong-termeffectskids'opinionsmayhave.

Theideaofinvolvingchildreninabigdecisionisagreatideabecauseitcanhelpthemfeela

senseofcontrolandownershipinwhatcanbeanoverwhelmingprocess,andRyanHooper,a

clinicalpsychologistinChicago.

〃Childrenmayfaceseriousdifficultiesincopingwithsignificantmoves,especiallyifitremoves

themfromtheircurrentschoolorsupportsystem/hesaid.

GregJaroszewski,arealestatebrokerswithGagliardoRealtyAssociates,saidhe'snot

convincedthatkidsshouldbeinvolvedinselectingahome-buttheiroptionsshouldbe

consideredtoregardstoproximitytofriendsandsocialactivities,ifpossible.

Youngerchildrenshouldfeellikethey'rechoosingtheirhome-withoutactuallygettinga

choiceinthematter;saidADAMBailey,arealestateattorneybasedinNewYork.

Askingthemquestionsaboutwhattheylikeaboutthebackyardofapotentialhomewillmake

themfeellikethey'rebeingincludedinthedecision-makingprocess,Baileysaid.

Manyoftheaspectsofhomebuyingaren'taconsiderationforchildren,saidTraceyHampson,

arealestateagentbasedinSantaClarita,Calif.Andplacingtoomuchemphasisontheiropinions

canruinafantastichomepurchase.

“Speakingwithyourchildrenbeforeyoumakearealestatedecisioniswise,butIwouldn't

basethepurchasingdecisionsolelyontheiropinions/Hampsonsaid.Theotherissueisthat

manychildren-especiallyolderones-maybasetheirrealestateknowledgeonHGTVshows,

saidAaronNorrisofTheNorrisGroupinRiverside,Calif.

“TheyloveChipandJoannaGainesjustasmuchastherestofus/hesaid/HGTVhasseriously

changedhowpeopleviewrealestate.It'snotshelter,it'salifestyle.Withthatmindsetchange

comesomeseriousmoneyconsequences/

Kidstendtogetstuckinthefeaturesandtheimmediatebenefitstothempersonally,Norris

said.

Parentsneedtoremindtheirchildrenthattheirneedsanddesiresmaychangeovertime,said

JulieGurner;arealestateanalystwithFitSmallB.

“Theiropinionscanchangetomorrow/Gurnersaid."Harshasitmaybetosay,thatdecision

shouldlikelynotbemadecontingentonachild'sopinions,butrathermadeforthemwithgreat

considerationintowhathomecanmeettheirneedsbest-andgivethemanopportunityto

customizeitabitandmakeittheirown.”

Thisadviceismorerelevantnowthaneverbefore,evenasmoreparentswanttoembracethe

ideasoftheirchildren,despitethecurrenthousingcrunch.

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(l/l)PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese.(10points)

第46题

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

ItiseasytounderestimateEnglishwriterJamesHerriot.Hehadsuchapleasant,readablestyle

thataremightthinkthatanyonecouldimitateit.HowmanytimeshaveIheardpeoplesay,"I

couldwriteabook,Ijusthaven'tthetime"Easilysaid.Notsoeasilydone.JamesHerriot,contrary

topopularopiniondidnotfinditeasyinhisearlydaysof,asheputit,“havingagoatthewriting

game”.Whileheobviouslyhadanabundanceofnaturaltalent,thefinalpolishedworkthathe

havetotheworldwastheresultofyearsofpracticing,re-writingandreading.Likethemajorityof

authors,hehadtosuffermanydisappointmentsandrejectionsalongtheway,butthesemade

himallthemoredeterminedtosucceed.Everythingheachievedinlifewasearnedthehardway

andhissuccessintheliteracyfieldwasnoexception.

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(l/l)SectionWriting

PartA

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Directions:

SupposeprofessorSmithaskedyoutoplanadebateonthethemeofcitytraffic.Writehiman

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