2006考研英语二真题及答案

2006 考研英语二真题及答案 Section I Vocabulary Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 1. In some countries girls are still_____ of a good education. A. denied B. declined C. denved D. deprived 2. As the years passed, the memories of her childhood ______ away. A. faded B. disappeared C. flashed D. fired 3. Brierley’s book has the_______ of being both informative and readable. A. inspiration B. requirements C. myth D. merit 4. If I have any comments to make, I’ll write them in the ______of the book I’m reading. A. edge B. page C. margin D. side 5. My _____ would really trouble me if I wore a fur coat. A. consciousness B. consequence C. constitution D. conscience 6. When the post fell_______. Dennis Bass was appointed to fill it. A. empty B. vacant C. hollow D. hare 7. Mother who takes care of everybody is usually the most _________person in each family. A. considerate B. considerable C. considering D. constant 8. For ten years the Greeks _______the city of Troy to separate it from the outside. A. captured B. occupied C. destroyed D. surrounded 9. Other guests at yesterday’s opening, which was broadcast______ by the radio station, included Anne Melntosh and Mayor. A. live B. alive C. living D. lively 10. A New Zealand man was recently ______ to life imprisonment for the murder of an English tourist, Monica Cantwell. A. punished B. accused C. sentenced D. put 11. The past 22 years have really been amazing, and every prediction we’ve made about improvements have al come________. A. truly B. true C. Truth D. truthful 12. The teachers tried to ______these students that they could solve the complicated problem, however, they just didn’t see the point. A. convince B. encourage C. consult D. inclined 13. I’m ______ to think that most children would like their teachers to be their friends rather than their commanders. A. subjected B. supposed C. declined D. inclined 14. She is under the impression that he isn’t a _________ person for he wouldn’t tell her where and when he went to university. A. genius B. generous C. genuine D. genetic 15. The first glasses of Coca Cola were drunk in 1886. The drink was first _____ by a US chemist called John Pemberton. A. formed B. made C. found D. done 16. These two chemicals _________with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion. A. interact B. attract C. react D. expel 17. _________they can get people in the organization to do what must he done, they will not succeed. A. Since B. Unless C. If D. Whether 18. Once you have started a job, you should do it__________. A. in practice B. in theory C. in earnest D. in a hurry 19. Although they new library service has been very successful, its future is ______certain. A. at any rate B. by no means C. by all means D. at any cost 20.To my surprise, at yesterday’s meeting he again _________the plan that had been disapproved a week before. brought about B. brought out C. brought up D. brought down Section II Cloze Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than consumer prices, __21__hat businesses were still protecting consumers __22__ the full brunt (冲击) of higher energy costs. The Producer Price Index __23__ measures what producers receive for goods and services, __24__ 1 percent in July. The Labor Department reported yesterday. Double __ 25__ economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June. Excluding __ 26__ and energy. the core index of producer prices rose 0.4 percent,__ 27__ than the 0.1 percent that economists had __28__ . Much of that increase was a result of an __29__ increase in car and truck prices. On Tuesday, the Labor Department said the __30__ that consumers paid for goods and services in July were __31__ 0.5 percent over all, and up 0.1 percent, excluding food and energy. __32__ the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices __33__ caused by energy costs, which increased 4.4 percent n the month. Wholesale food prices __34__ 0.3 percent in July. __35__ July 2004,Wholesale prices were up 4.6 percent, the core rate __36__ 2.8 percent, its fastest pace since 1995. Typically, increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index __37__ businesses recoup ( 补 偿 ) higher costs from customers. __38__ for much of this expansion, which started __39__ the end of 2001, that has not been the __40__ . In fact, many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products. 21. A indicate B to indicate C indicating D indicated 22. A of B to C by D from 23. A that B which C it D this 24. A rise B rises C rose D raised 25. A that B what C which D this 26. A food B grain C crop D diet 27. A less B lower C higher D more 28. A said B reported C calculated D forecast 29. A expectable B. unexpected C expectation D expecting 30. A prices B costs C charges D values 31. A down B from C to D up 32. A Much B Most C Most of D Much of 33. A was B were C is D are 34. A fall B fell C falls D has fallen 35. A Comparing with B In comparison C Compared with D Compare to 36. A dropped B declined C lifted D climbed 37. A as B so C while D when 38. A And B But C Yet D Still 39. A at B by C in D to A condition B situation C matter D case Section III Reading comprehension Directions: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A,B,C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage: Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation (计 算 机 自 动 化). Word processors and typists will lose about 93,000 jobs over the next few years, while 57,000 secretarial jobs will vanish. Blame the PC: Today, many executives type their own memos and carry there” secretaries” in the palms of their hands. Time is also hard for stock clerks, whose ranks are expected to decrease by 68,000. And employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are being replaced with computerized systems. But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line. Many will shift to growing positions within their own companies. When new technologies shook up the telecomm business, telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued retraining. She is now a communications technician, earning about $ 64,000 per year. Of course, if you’ve been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years, and you find yourself replaced by an E ZPass machine, it may be of little consolation(安慰) to know that the telecom field is booming. And that’s just it: The service economy is fading: welcome to the expertise(专门知识) economy. To succeed in the new job market, you must be able to handle complex problems. Indeed, all but one of the 50 highest-paying occupations---air-traffic controller---demands at least a bachelor’s degree. For those with just a high school diploma( 毕 业 证 书 ).It’s going to get tougher to find a well-paying job. Since fewer factory and clerical jobs will be available .what’s left be the jobs that compumations can’t kill, computers cant clean offices, or for Alzheimer’s patients(老年痴呆病人). But, since most people have the skills to fill those positions, the wages stay painfully low, meaning compumation could drive an even deeper wedge (楔子) between the and poor, The best advice now, Never stop learning, and keep up with new technology. For busy adults of course that can be tough, The good news is that very technology that’s reducing so many jobs is a making it easier to go back to school without having to sit in a classroom. So called internet distance learning is hot, with more than three million students currently enrolled, and it’s gaining credibility with employers. Are you at risk of losing your job to a computer? Check the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, which is available online at bls.gov . 41. Prom the first paragraph we can infer that all of the following persons are easily thrown into unemployment EXCEPT . A. secretaries B. stock clerks C. managers D. wholesalers 42. In the second paragraph the anther mentions the tollbooth collector to A. mean he will get benefits from the telecomm fled B. show he is too old to shift to a new position C. console him on having been replaced by a machine D. blame the PC for his unemployment 43. By saying “compumation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor “(line 5. Para 4 )the author means