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历年考研英语二真题及答案
2009年考研英语二真题
Section II Close(10%)
Directions:
For each numbered blank in the following passage ,there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose thebest one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil. (10 points)
In1999, the price of oil hovered around $16 a barrel. By 2008, it had(21)the $100 a barrel mark.
The reasons for the surge (22) from the dramatic growth of the economies of china and India to widespread (23) in oil-producing regions, including Iraq and Nigeria's delta region. Triple-digit oil prices have (24) the economic and political map of the world, (25) some old notions of power. Oil-rich
nations are enjoying historic gains and opportunities, (26) major importers—including chinaand India, home to a third of the world's population-- (27) rising economic and social costs.Managing this new order is fast becoming a central (28) of global politics. Countries that need oil are clawing at each other to (29) scarce supplies, and are willing to deal with any government, (30) how unpleasant, to do it .
In many poor nations with oil , the profits are being ,lost to corruption,(31) these countries of
their best hope for development. And oil is fueling enormous investment funds run by foreign
governments, (32) some in the west see as a new threat.
Countries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran are well supplied with rising oil 33, a change reflected in newly aggressive foreign policies. But some unexpected countries are reaping benefits, (34) costs,
from higher prices. Consider Germany. (35) it imports virtually all its oil, it has prospered from
extensive trade with a booming Russia and the Middle East. German exports to Russia (36) 128
percent from 2001 to 2006.
In the United States, as already high gas prices rose (37) higher in the spring of 2008,the issue
cropped up in the presidential campaign, with Senators McCain and Obama (38) for a federal gas tax holiday during the peak summer driving months. And driving habits began to (39) ,as sales of
small cars jumped and mass transport systems (40) the country reported a sharp increase in riders.
21. A. come B. gone C. crossed D. arrived
22. A. covered B. discovered C. arranged D. ranged
23. A. intensity B. infinity C. insecurity D.instability
24. A. drawn B. redrawn C. retained D. reviewed
25. A. fighting B. struggling C. challenging D. threatenin
26. A. and B. while C. thus D. though
27. A. confine B. conflict C. conform D. confront
28. A. problem B. question C. matter D. event
29. A. look for B. lock up C. send out D. keep off
30. A. no matter B. what if C. only if D. in spite of
31. A. abolishing B. depriving C. destroying D. eliminating
32. A. what B. that C. which D. whom
33. A. interests B. taxes C. incomes D. revenues
34. A. as many as B. as good as C. as far as D. as well as
35. A. Although B. Because C. Since D. As
36. A. advanced B. grew C. reduces D. multiplie
37. A. even B. still C. rather D. fairly
38. A. asking B. requesting C. calling D. demanding
39. A. change B. turn C. shift D. transform
40.A. for B. from C. across D. Over
Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)
Direction:
There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the
best choice. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.
PASSAGE1.
Henric Ibsen ,author of the play"A Doll's House", in which a pretty, helpless housewife abandons .Her husband and children to seek a more serious life, would surely have approved.. From January Ist ,
2008, all public companies in Norway are obliged to ensure that at least 40% of their board directors
are women. Most firms have obeyed the law, which was passed in 2003.But about 75 out of the 480 or
so companies it affects are still too male for the government's liking. They will shortly receive a letter
informing them that they have until the end of February to act , or face the legal consequences---
which could include being dissolved.
Before the law was proposed, about 7% of board members in Norway were female , according to the
Centre for Corporate Diversity .The number has since jumped to 36%. That is far higher than the
average of 9% for big companies across Europe or America's 15% for the Fortune 500.Norway's stock exchange and its main business lobby oppose the law, as do many businessmen." I am against quotas
for women or men as a matter of principle," says Sverre Munck , head of international operations at a media firm. "Board members of public companies should be chosen solely on the basis of merit and
experience,"be says. Several firms have even given up their public status in order to escape the new
law.
Companies have had to recruit about 1,000 women in four years. Many complain that it has been
difficult to find experienced candidates. Because of this, some of the best women have collected as
many as 25-35 directorships each, and are known in Norwegian business circles as the "golden skirts".One reason for the scarcity is that there are fairly few women in management in Norwegian companies---they occupy around 15% of senior positions. It has been particularly hard for firms in the oil,
technology and financial industries to find women with a enough experience.
Some people worry that their relative lack of experience may keep women quiet on boards, and that in turn could mean that boards might become less able to hold managers to account. Recent history in
Norway, however, suggests that the right women can make strong directors. "Women feel more
compelled than men to do their homework," says Ms Reksten Skaugen , who was voted Norway's
chairman of the year for 2007, "and we can afford to ask the hard questions, because women are not
always expected to know the answers."
41. The author mentions Ibsen's play in the first paragraph in order to?
.
A. depict women's dilemma at work B. explain the newly passed law
C. support Norwegian government D. introduce the topic under discussion
42. A public company that fails to obey the new law could be forced to?
.
A. pay a heavy fine B. close down its business
C. change to a private business D. sign a document promising to act
43. To which of the following is Sverre Munck most likely to agree?
A. A set ratio of women in a board is unreasonable.
B. A reasonable quota for women at work needs to be set.
C. A common principle should be followed by all companies.
D. An inexperienced businessman is not subject to the new law.
44.The author attributes the phenomenon of "golden skirts" to?
.
A. the small number of qualified females in management
B. the over-recruitment of female managers in public companies
C. the advantage women enjoy when competing for senior positions
D. the discrimination toward women in Norwegian business circles
45. The main idea of the passage might be?
.
A. female power and liberation in Norway B. the significance of Henric Ibsen's play
C. women's status in Norwegian firms D. the constitution of board members in Norway
PASSAGE2
While there's never a good age to get cancer, people in their 20s and 30s can feel particularly isolated. The average age of a cancer patient at diagnosis is 67. Children with cancer often are treated at
pediatric cancer centers, but young adults have a tough time finding peers, often sitting side-by-side
during treatments with people who could be their grandparents.
In her new book Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips, writer Kris Carr looks at cancer from the perspective of a
young adult who confronts death just as she's discovering life. Ms. Carr was 31 when she was
diagnosed with a rare from of cancer that had generated tumors on her liver and lungs.
Ms. Carr reacted with the normal feelings of shock and sadness. She called her parents and stocked up on organic food, determined to become a "full-time healing addict." Then she picked up the phone
and called everyone in her address book, asking if they knew other young women with cancer. The
result was her own personal "cancer posse":
a rock concert tour manager, a model, a fashion
magazine editor, a cartoonist and a MTV celebrity, to name a few. This club of?
"cancer babes"
offered support, advice and fashion tips, among other things.
Ms. Carr put her cancer experience in a recent Learning Channel documentary, and she has written
a practical guide about how she coped. Cancer isn't funny, but Ms. Carr often is. She swears, she
makes up names for the people who treat her ( Dr. Fabulous and Dr. Guru ), and she even makes
second sound fun ("cancer road trips," she calls them).
She leaves the medical advice to doctors, instead offering insightful and practical tips that reflect the
world view of a young adult. "I refused to let cancer ruin my party," she writes. " There are just too
many cool things to do and plan and live for."
Ms. Carr still has cancer, but it has stopped progressing. Her cancer tips include using time-saving
mass e-mails to keep friends informed, sewing or buying fashionable hospital gowns so you're not
stuck with regulation blue or gray and playing Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" so loud you
neighbors call the police. Ms. Carr also advises an eyebrow wax and a new outfit before you tell