考研英语二真题及答案

2010年考研英语二真题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEETI,(10points)

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobal

epidemiconJune11,2009.Itisthefirstworldwideepidemic_1_bytheWorld

HealthOrganizationin41years.Theheightenedalert_2_anemergencymeeting

withfluexpertsinGenevathatconvenedafterasharpriseincasesinAustralia,and

rising_3_inBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.Buttheepidemicis"_4_"in

severity,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization'sdirectorgeneral,_5_the

overwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptomsandafull

recovery,ofteninthe_6_ofanymedicaltreatment.Theoutbreakcametoglobal

_7_inlateApril2009,whenMexicanauthoritiesnoticedanunusuallylarge

numberofhospitalizationsanddeaths_8_healthyadults.AsmuchofMexicoCity

shutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto_9_inNewYorkCity,the

southwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.IntheUnitedStates,newcases

seemedtofade_10_warmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember2009,officials

reportedtherewas_11_fluactivityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyall

the_12_testedarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas(A)H1N1,notseasonalflu.In

theU.S.,ithas_13_morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600

deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.Federalhealthofficials_14_Tamiflu

forchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandbegan_15_ordersfromthestatesforthe

newswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualflu

vaccine,is_16_aheadofexpectations.Morethanthreemilliondosesweretobe

madeavailableinearlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthose_17_doseswereofthe

FluMistnasalspraytype,whichisnot_18_fbrpregnantwomen,peopleover50or

thosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother_19_.Butitwasstill

possibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:healthcareworkers,people

_20_infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.

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]fbr[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]immerse[C]injected[D]infected

14[A]released[B]relayed[C]relieved[D]remained2

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]caringfbr[C]concernedwith[D]wardingoffSection

Section□Readingcomprehension

PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Answerthequestionsbeloweach

passagebychoosingA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40

points)

Textl

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnote

withasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,"BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”,at

Sotheby'sinLondononSeptember15th2008(seepicture).Allbuttwopiecessold,

fetchingmorethana70m,arecordfbrasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalasthurrah.As

theauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,

LehmanBrothers,filedfbrbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafter

risingvertiginouslysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,

reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm-doublethe

figurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthe

marketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,

enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewother

industries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst'ssale,spendingofanysort

becamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthe

bankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmany

art-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleries

andsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemost

overheatedsector-fbrChinesecontemporaryart-theyweredownbynearly90%in

theyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,

Sotheby'sandChristie's,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswho

hadplacedworksfbrsalewiththem.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestopped

buyingImpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostserious

contractioninthemarketsincethesecondworldwar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthat

pricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmore

volatile.ButEdwardDolman,Christie'schiefexecutive,says:"I'mprettyconfident

we'reatthebottom.^^

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestill

buyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,there

wasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie'srevenuesinthe

firsthalfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewho

wasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentis

notalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs-death,debtand

divorce一stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetosell

iskeepingaway,waitingfbrconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirsfssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”

because.

A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictoryies

B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.Bysaying"spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable^CLine

l-2,Para.3),theauthorsuggeststhat.

A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTture?

A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.

B.Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare

A.auctionhouses*favorites

B.contemporarytrends

C.factorspromotingartworkcirculation

D.stylesrepresentingimpressionists

25.Themostappropriatetitlefbrthistextcouldbe_

A.FluctuationofArtPrices

B.Up-to-dateArtAuctions

C.ArtMarketinDecline

D.ShiftedInterestinArts

Text2

IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom-a

women'sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningoneman

hadbeenparticularlytalkativefrequentlyofferingideasandanecdoteswhilehiswife

satsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthat

womenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.Thismanquickly

concurred.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid"She'sthetalkerinourfamily."The

roomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."It'strue*1heexplained.

"WhenIcomehomefromworkIhavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeepthe

conversationgoingwe'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence.”

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmore

thanwomeninpublicsituationstheyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatternis

wreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate70s.

SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk”that

mostofthewomensheinterviewed—butonlyafewofthemen—gavelackof

communicationasthereasonfbrtheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateof

nearly50percentthatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear-a

virtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoften

focusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechancefbracareerto

accompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-support

worklikecleaningcookingsocialarrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedon

communication:"Hedoesn'tlistentome""Hedoesn'ttalktome."IfoundasHacker

observedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemost

conversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypical

cartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfront

ofhisfacewhileawomanglaresatthebackofitwantingtotalk.

26.Whatismostwives*mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

A.Talkingtothem.

B.Trustingthem.

C.Supportingtheircareers.

D.Shsringhousework.

27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase"wreakinghavoc”(Line3,Para.2)most

probablymeans___.

A.generatingmotivation.

B.exertinginfluence

C.causingdamage

D.creatingpressure

28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT

A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublictanwomen

B.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

C.womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouples

D.afemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemianideaofthistext?

A.Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.

B.Marriagebreakupstemsfromsexinequalities.

C.Husbandandwofehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.

D.Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.

30.Inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobably

focuson

A.avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalk

B.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon

C.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.

D.abriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistAndrewHacker

Txet3

overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomatic

behaviors—habits—amongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearn

billionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacks,applylotionsandwipecountersalmost

withoutthinking,ofteninresponsetoacarefullydesignedsetofdailycues.

“Therearefundamentalpublichealthproblems,likehandwashingwithsoap,

thatremainkillersonlybecausewecan'tfigureouthowtochangepeople'shabits,“

Dr.Curtissaid."Wewantedtolearnfromprivateindustryhowtocreatenew

behaviorsthathappenautomatically.”

ThecompaniesthatDr.Curtisturnedto一Procter&Gamble,

Colgate-PalmoliveandUnilever一hadinvestedhundredsofmillionsofdollars

findingthesubtlecuesinconsumers9livesthatcorporationscouldusetointroduce

newroutines.

Ifyoulookhardenough,you'Hfindthatmanyoftheproductsweuseeveryday

一chewinggums,skinmoisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,waterpurifiers,

healthsnacks,antiperspirants,colognes,teethwhiteners,fabricsofteners,vitamins——

areresultsofmanufacturedhabits.Acenturyago,fewpeopleregularlybrushedtheir

teethmultipletimesaday.Today,becauseofcannyadvertisingandpublichealth

campaigns,manyAmericanshabituallygivetheirpearlywhitesacavity-preventing

scrubtwiceaday,oftenwithColgate,Crestoroneoftheotherbrands.

Afewdecadesago,manypeopledidn'tdrinkwateroutsideofameal.Then

beveragecompaniesstartedbottlingtheproductionoffar-offsprings,andnowoffice

workersunthinkinglysipbottledwateralldaylong.Chewinggum,oncebought

primarilybyadolescentboys,isnowfeaturedincommercialsasabreathfreshener

andteethcleanserforuseafterameal.Skinmoisturizersareadvertisedaspartof

morningbeautyrituals,slippedinbetweenhairbrushingandputtingonmakeup.

“Ourproductssucceedwhentheybecomepartofdailyorweeklypatterns/9said

CarolBerning,aconsumerpsychologistwhorecentlyretiredfromProcter&Gamble,

thecompanythatsold$76billionofTide,Crestandotherproductslastyear.

"Creatingpositivehabitsisahugepartofimprovingourconsumers9lives,andit's

essentialtomakingnewproductscommerciallyviable79

Throughexperimentsandobservation,socialscientistslikeDr.Berninghave

learnedthatthereispowerintyingcertainbehaviorstohabitualcuesthrough

relentlessadvertising.Asthisnewscienceofhabithasemerged,controversieshave

eruptedwhenthetacticshavebeenusedtosellquestionablebeautycreamsor

unhealthyfoods.

31.AccordingtoDr.Curtis,habitslikehandwashingwithsoap.

[A]shouldbefurthercultivated

[B]shouldbechangedgradually

[C]aredeepiyrootedinhistory

[D]arebasicallyprivateconcerns（编辑：）

32.Bottledwater,chewinggunandskinmoisturizersarementionedinParagraph5so

asto_

[A]revealtheirimpactonpeople'habits

[B]showtheurgentneedofdailynecessities

[C]indicatetheireffectonpeople'buyingpower

[D]manifestthesignificantroleofgoodhabits

33.whichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoproductsthathelpcreatepeople's

habits?

[A]Tide

[B]Crest

[C]Colgate

[D]Unilver

34.Fromthetextwekonwthatsomeofconsumer'shabitsaredevelopeddueto

[A]perfectedartofproducts

[B]automaticbehaviorcreation

[C]commercialpromotions

[D]scientificexperiments

35.theauthor9sattitudetowardtheinfluenceofadvertisementonpeople'shabits

is_

[A]indifferent

[B]negative

[C]positive

[D]biased

Text4

ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucial

democraticvalues,includingtheprinciplesthatallcitizenswhomeetminimal

qualificationsofageandliteracyareequallycompetenttoserveonjuries;thatjurors

shouldbeselectedrandomlyfromarepresentativecrosssectionofthecommunity;

thatnocitizenshouldbedeniedtherighttoserveonajuryonaccountofrace,

religion,sex,ornationalorigin;thatdefendantsareentitledtotrialbytheirpeers;and

thatverdictsshouldrepresenttheconscienceofthecommunityandnotjusttheletter

ofthelaw.Thejuryisalsosaidtobethebestsurvivingexampleofdirectratherthan

representativedemocracy.Inadirectdemocracy,citizenstaketurnsgoverning

themselves,ratherthanelectingrepresentativestogovernforthem.

Butasrecentlyasin1986,juryselectionproceduresconflictedwiththese

democraticideals.Insomestates,fbrexample,jurydutywaslimitedtopersonsof

supposedlysuperiorintelligence,education,andmoralcharacter.Althoughthe

SupremeCourtoftheUnitedStateshadprohibitedintentionalracialdiscriminationin

juryselectionasearlyasthe1880caseofstrauderv.WestVirginia,thepracticeof

selectingso-calledeliteorblue-ribbonjuriesprovidedaconvenientwayaroundthis

andotherantidiscriminationlaws.

Thesystemalsofailedtoregularlyincludewomenonjuriesuntilthemid-20th

century.AlthoughwomenfirstservedonstatejuriesinUtahin1898,itwasnotuntil

the1940sthatamajorityofstatesmadewomeneligibleforjuryduty.Eventhen

severalstatesautomaticallyexemptedwomenfromjurydutyunlesstheypersonlly

askedtohavetheirnamesincludedonthejurylist.Thispracticewasjustifiedbythe

claimthatwomenwereneededathome,anditkeptjuriesunrepresentativeofwomen

throughthe1960s.

In1968,theCongressoftheUnitedStatespassedtheJurySelectionandService

Act,usheringinaneweraofdemocraticreformsfbrthejury.Thislawabolished

specialeducationalrequirementsforfederaljurorsandrequiredthemtobeselectedat

randomfromacrosssectionoftheentirecommunity.Inthelandmark1975decision

Taylorv.Louisiana,theSupremeCourtextendedtherequirementthatjuriesbe

representativeofallpartsofthecommunitytothestatelevel.TheTaylordecision

alsodeclaredsexdiscriminationinjuryselectiontobeunconstitutionalandordered

statestousethesameproceduresfbrselectingmaleandfemalejurors.

36.FromtheprinciplesoftheUSjurysystem,weleamthat

[A]bothliterateandilliteratepeoplecanserveonjuries

[B]defendantsareimmunefromtrialbytheirpeers

[C]noagelimitshouldbeimposedfbrjuryservice

[D]judgmentshouldconsidertheopinionofthepublic

37.Thepracticeofselectingso-calledelitejurorspriorto1968showed

[A]theinadequavyofantidiscriminationlaws

[B]theprevalentdiscriminationagainstcertainraces

[C]theconflictingidealsinjuryselectionprocedures

38.Eveninthe1960s,womenwereseldomonthejurylistinsomestates

because

[A]theywereautomaticallybannedbystatelaws

[B]theyfellfarshortoftherequiredqualifications

[C]theyweresupposedtoperformdomesticduties

[D]theytendedtoevadepublicengagement

39.AftertheJurySelectionandServiceActwaspassed._

[Alsexdiscriminationinjuryselectionwasunconstitutionalandhadtobe

abolished

[B]educationalrequirementsbecamelessrigidintheselectionoffederaljurors

[C]jurorsatthestateleveloughttoberepresentativeoftheentirecommunity

[D]statesoughttoconformtothefederalcourtinreformingthejurysystem

40.indiscussingtheUSjurysystem,thetextcenterson

[A]itsnatureandproblems

[B]itscharacteristicsandtradition

[C]itsproblemsandtheirsolutions

[D]itstraditionanddevelopment

PartB:6Tor“Fu

BOTHBoeingandAirbushavetrumpetedtheefficiencyoftheirnewestaircraft,

the787andA350respectively.Theircleverdesignsandlightweightcomposites

certainlymakeadifference.ButagroupofresearchersatStanfordUniversity,ledby

IlanKroo,hassuggestedthatairlinescouldtakeamorenaturalisticapproachto

cuttingjet-fueluse,anditwouldnotrequirethemtobuynewaircraft.Theanswer,

saysDrKroo,lieswithbirds.Since1914,andaseminalpaperbyaGerman

researchercalledCarlWieselsberger,scientistshaveknownthatbirdsflyingin

formation一aV-shape,echelonorotherwise-expendlessenergy.Theairflowing

overabirdswingscurlsupwardsbehindthewingtips,aphenomenonknownasup

wash.Otherbirdsflyingintheupwashexperiencereduceddrag,andspendless

energypropellingthemselves.PeterLissaman,anaeronauticsexpertwhowas

formerlyatCaltechandtheUniversityofSouthernWhenappliedtoaircraft,the

principlesarenotsubstantiallydifferent.DrKrooandhisteammodelledwhatwould

happenifthreepassengerjetsdepartingfromLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandLas

VegasweretorendezvousoverUtah,assumeaninvertedV-fbrmation,occasionally

swapplacessoallcouldhaveaturninthemostfavourablepositions,andproceedto

London.Theyfoundthattheaircraftconsumedasmuchas15%lessfuel(witha

concomitantreductionincarbon-dioxideoutput).Nitrogen-oxideemissionsduringthe

cruisingportionsoftheflightfellbyaroundaquarter.Thereare,ofcourse,kinksto

beworkedout.Oneconsiderationissafety,oratleasttheperceptionofit.Would

passengersfeelcomfortabletravellinginconvoy?DrKroopointsoutthattheaircraft

couldbeseparatedbyseveralnauticalmiles,andwouldnotbeintheunnervingly

cosygroupingsfavouredbydisplayteamsliketheRedArrows.Apassengerpeering

outofthewindowmightnotevenseetheotherplanes.Whethertheseparation

distancesinvolvedwouldsatisfyair-traffic-controlregulationsisanothermatter,

althoughaworkinggroupattheInternationalCivilAviation.Organisationhas

includedthepossibilityoffbnnationflyinginablueprintfornewoperational

guidelines.8

Itremainstobeseenhowweatherconditionsaffecttheairflowsthatmake

formationflightmoreefficient.Inzonesofincreasedturbulence,theplanes'wakes

willdecaymorequicklyandtheeffectwilldiminish.DrKroosaysthisisoneofthe

areashisteamwillinvestigatefurther.Itmightalsobehardforairlinestoco-ordinate

thedeparturetimesanddestinationsofpassengeraircraftinawaythatwouldallow

themtogainfromformationflight.Cargoaircraft,incontrast,mightbeeasierto

reschedule,asmightroutinemilitaryflights.Asithappens,America'sarmedforces

areonthecasealready.Earlierthisyearthecountry'sDefenceAdvancedResearch

ProjectsAgencyannouncedplanstopayBoeingtoinvestigateformationflight,

thoughtheprogrammehasyettobegin.Therearereportsthatsomemilitaryaircraft

flewinformationwhentheywerelowonfuelduringthesecondworldwar,butDr

Lissamansaystheyareapocryphal."MyfatherwasanRAFpilotandmycousinthe

skipperofaLancasterlostoverBerlin,headds.Soheshouldknow.

41.FindingsoftheStanfordUniversityresearcherswillpromotethesalesofnew

BoeingandAirbusaircraft.

42.Theupwashexperiencemaysavepropellingenergyaswellasreducingresistance.

43.Formationflightismorecomfortablebecausepassengerscannotseetheother

planes.

44.Therolethatweatherplaysinformationflighthasnotyetbeenclearlydefined.

45.IthasbeendocumentedthatduringWorldWarII,America'sarmedforcesonce

triedformationflighttosavefuel.

SectionHITranslation

46.Directions:InthissectionthereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese.

WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

“Suatainability“hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,the

conceptwillalwayshavepersonalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodof

unsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitcleartohimthatsustainability-orientedvalues

mustbeexpressedthougheverydayactionandchoice.

Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsurance.He'd

beenthoughthedot-comboomandburstand,desperateforajob,signedonwitha

Boulderagency.

Itdidn'tgowell.uItwasareallyhadmovebecausethat'snotmypassion/9says

Ning,whosedilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales."Iwas

miserable,IhadsomuchanxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightand

stareattheceiling.Ihadnomoneyandneededthejob.Everyonesaid,"Justwait,

you'lltrunthecorner,giveitsome

47.Directions:YouhavejustcomebackfromtheU.S.asamemberofa

Sino-Americanculturalexchangeprogram.WritealettertoyourAmericancolleague

to

1)Expressyourthanksforhis/herwarmreception;

2)Welcomehim/hertovisitChinainduecourse.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“ZhangWei99instead.

Donotwriteyouraddress.(10points)

48.Directions:Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthefollowing

chart.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)Interpretthechartand

2)Giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayononANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

2010年考研英语二答案

1[D]2[C]3[B]4[A]5[A]

6[B]7[D]8[C]9[B]10[A]

11[C]12[D]13[D]14[A]15[C]

16[B]17[D]18[C]19[A]20[B]

21D22A23B24C25C

26A27C28D29D30B

31A32A33D34C35B

36A37C38C39C40D

新题型

41.F42.T43.T44.T45.F

翻译参考

“坚持不懈”如今已成一个流行词汇，但对TedNing而言，这个概念一直有个

人含义，经历了一段痛苦松懈的个人生活，使他清楚面向以坚持不懈为导向的价

值观，必须贯彻到每天的行动和选择中。

Ning回忆起20世纪90年代末期卖保险的那段迷茫时光，他通过蓬勃兴起

的网络疯狂地找工作，并且与Boulder代理机构签了约。

事情进展并不顺利，TedNing说到：“那真是个糟糕的选择，因为我对此没

有激情，''可以预料，他把工作中的矛盾能解释为没有业务。Ning说：“我很痛

苦渴望午夜起来盯着天花板，我没钱，我需要工作，每个人都说，等吧，只要有

耐心会好转的。

47.Directions:

Dearxxx,

Iwouldliketoconveymyheartfeltthankstoyouforyourkindnesstoreceiveme

whenIparticipatedinanexchangeprograminUSA.

YourgeneroushelpmadeitpossiblethatIhadaverypleasantstayandachance

toknowAmericanculturesbetter.Besides,Ithinkitisanhonorformetomake

friendswithyouandIwillcherishthegoodwillyoushowedtomewhereverIgo.Ido

hopethatyouwillvisitChinaoneday,sothatIcouldhavetheopportunitytorepay

yourkindnessandrefreshourfriendship.

Ifeelobligedtothankyouagain.

Sincerelyyours,

ZhangWei

48.Directions:

Inthischart,wecanseethemobilephonesubscriptionsindevelopedcountries

haveasteadyandslightincreasefrom1990to2007andthenremainconstantin2008.

Meanwhilethemobilephonesubscriptionsindevelopingcountrieshavewitnesseda

slowincreasefrom1990to2004andthenagreatsurgefrom2004to20007:the

biggestsurgehappensfrom2005to2006.

Thischartreflectsdifferentdevelopingmodesofmobilephoneindustryin

developedanddevelopingcountries.Thedevelopedcountrieshavealimitednumber

ofpopulations,mostofwhomarewell-educated.Therefore,thespreadingofthe

mobilephoneserviceisefficientandsoonthemarketissaturated.Alsoatthe

beginningthedevelopedcountrieshavemorepeoplewhocanaffordthisservice.Th