考研英语二2009-2017历年真题及答案解析Word格式.doc

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22.A.coveredB.discoveredC.arrangedD.ranged

23.A.intensityB.infinityC.insecurityD.instability

24.A.drawnB.redrawnC.retainedD.reviewed

25.A.fightingB.strugglingC.challengingD.threatenin

26.A.andB.whileC.thusD.though

27.A.confineB.conflictC.conformD.confront

28.A.problemB.questionC.matterD.event

29.A.lookforB.lockupC.sendoutD.keepoff

30.A.nomatterB.whatifC.onlyifD.inspiteof

31.A.abolishingB.deprivingC.destroyingD.eliminating

32.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.whom

33.A.interestsB.taxesC.incomesD.revenues

34.A.asmanyasB.asgoodasC.asfarasD.aswellas

35.A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.SinceD.As

36.A.advancedB.grewC.reducesD.multiplie

37.A.evenB.stillC.ratherD.fairly

38.A.askingB.requestingC.callingD.demanding

39.A.changeB.turnC.shiftD.transform

46.A.forB.fromC.acrossD.Over

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40%）

Direction:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.

PASSAGE1.

HenricIbsen,authoroftheplay"

ADoll'

sHouse"

inwhichapretty,helplesshousewifeabandons.Herhusbandandchildrentoseekamoreseriouslife,wouldsurelyhaveapproved..FromJanuaryIst,2008,allpubliccompaniesinNorwayareobligedtoensurethatatleast40%oftheirboarddirectorsarewomen.Mostfirmshaveobeyedthelaw,whichwaspassedin2003.Butabout75outofthe480orsocompaniesitaffectsarestilltoomaleforthegovernment'

sliking.TheywillshortlyreceivealetterinformingthemthattheyhaveuntiltheendofFebruarytoact,orfacethelegalconsequences---whichcouldincludebeingdissolved.

Beforethelawwasproposed,about7%ofboardmembersinNorwaywerefemale,accordingtotheCentreforCorporateDiversity.Thenumberhassincejumpedto36%.Thatisfarhigherthantheaverageof9%forbigcompaniesacrossEuropeorAmerica'

s15%fortheFortune500.Norway'

sstockexchangeanditsmainbusinesslobbyopposethelaw,asdomanybusinessmen."

Iamagainstquotasforwomenormenasamatterofprinciple,"

saysSverreMunck,headofinternationaloperationsatamediafirm."

Boardmembersofpubliccompaniesshouldbechosensolelyonthebasisofmeritandexperience,"

besays.Severalfirmshaveevengivenuptheirpublicstatusinordertoescapethenewlaw.

Companieshavehadtorecruitabout1,000womeninfouryears.Manycomplainthatithasbeendifficulttofindexperiencedcandidates.Becauseofthis,someofthebestwomenhavecollectedasmanyas25-35directorshipseach,andareknowninNorwegianbusinesscirclesasthe"

goldenskirts"

.OnereasonforthescarcityisthattherearefairlyfewwomeninmanagementinNorwegiancompanies---theyoccupyaround15%ofseniorpositions.Ithasbeenparticularlyhardforfirmsintheoil,technologyandfinancialindustriestofindwomenwithaenoughexperience.

Somepeopleworrythattheirrelativelackofexperiencemaykeepwomenquietonboards,andthatinturncouldmeanthatboardsmightbecomelessabletoholdmanagerstoaccount.RecenthistoryinNorway,however,suggeststhattherightwomencanmakestrongdirectors."

Womenfeelmorecompelledthanmentodotheirhomework,"

saysMsRekstenSkaugen,whowasvotedNorway'

schairmanoftheyearfor2007,"

andwecanaffordtoaskthehardquestions,becausewomenarenotalwaysexpectedtoknowtheanswers."

41.TheauthormentionsIbsen'

splayinthefirstparagraphinorderto?

?

.

A.depictwomen'

sdilemmaatwork

B.explainthenewlypassedlaw

C.supportNorwegiangovernment

D.introducethetopicunderdiscussion

42.Apubliccompanythatfailstoobeythenewlawcouldbeforcedto?

A.payaheavyfine

B.closedownitsbusiness

C.changetoaprivatebusiness

D.signadocumentpromisingtoact

43.TowhichofthefollowingisSverreMunckmostlikelytoagree?

A.Asetratioofwomeninaboardisunreasonable.

B.Areasonablequotaforwomenatworkneedstobeset.

C.Acommonprincipleshouldbefollowedbyallcompanies.

D.Aninexperiencedbusinessmanisnotsubjecttothenewlaw.

44.Theauthorattributesthephenomenonof"

to?

A.thesmallnumberofqualifiedfemalesinmanagement

B.theover-recruitmentoffemalemanagersinpubliccompanies

C.theadvantagewomenenjoywhencompetingforseniorpositions

D.thediscriminationtowardwomeninNorwegianbusinesscircles

45.Themainideaofthepassagemightbe?

A.femalepowerandliberationinNorway

B.thesignificanceofHenricIbsen'

splay

C.women'

sstatusinNorwegianfirms

D.theconstitutionofboardmembersinNorway

PASSAGE2

Whilethere'

sneveragoodagetogetcancer,peopleintheir20sand30scanfeelparticularlyisolated.Theaverageageofacancerpatientatdiagnosisis67.Childrenwithcanceroftenaretreatedatpediatric（小儿科的）cancercenters,butyoungadultshaveatoughtimefindingpeers,oftensittingside-by-sideduringtreatmentswithpeoplewhocouldbetheirgrandparents.

InhernewbookCrazySexyCancerTips,writerKrisCarrlooksatcancerfromtheperspectiveofayoungadultwhoconfrontsdeathjustasshe'

sdiscoveringlife.Ms.Carrwas31whenshewasdiagnosedwithararefromofcancerthathadgeneratedtumorsonherliverandlungs.

Ms.Carrreactedwiththenormalfeelingsofshockandsadness.Shecalledherparentsandstockeduponorganicfood,determinedtobecomea"

full-timehealingaddict."

Thenshepickedupthephoneandcalledeveryoneinheraddressbook,askingiftheyknewotheryoungwomenwithcancer.Theresultwasherownpersonal"

cancerposse"

:

arockconcerttourmanager,amodel,afashionmagazineeditor,acartoonistandaMTVcelebrity,tonameafew.Thisclubof?

"

cancerbabes"

offeredsupport,adviceandfashiontips,amongotherthings.

Ms.CarrputhercancerexperienceinarecentLearningChanneldocumentary,andshehaswrittenapracticalguideabouthowshecoped.Cancerisn'

tfunny,butMs.Carroftenis.Sheswears,shemakesupnamesforthepeoplewhotreather（Dr.FabulousandDr.Guru）,andsheevenmakessecondsoundfun（"

cancerroadtrips,"

shecallsthem）.

Sheleavesthemedicaladvicetodoctors,insteadofferinginsightfulandpracticaltipsthatreflecttheworldviewofayoungadult."

Irefusedtoletcancerruinmyparty,"

shewrites."

Therearejusttoomanycoolthingstodoandplanandlivefor."

Ms.Carrstillhascancer,butithasstoppedprogressing.Hercancertipsincludeusingtime-savingmasse-mailstokeepfriendsinformed,sewingorbuyingfashionablehospitalgownssoyou'

renotstuckwithregulationblueorgrayandplayingGloriaGaynor'

s"

IWillSurvive"

soloudyouneighborscallthepolice.Ms.Carralsoadvisesaneyebrowwaxandanewoutfitbeforeyoutelltheimportantpeopleinyourillness."

peopleyoutellaregoingtocautiousandnotsocautiouslytrytoseet