英语二真题2016答案

英语二真题2016答案

【篇一：2016年考研英语二真题及答案】

lass=txt>英语（二）

section i

use of english

directions:

read the following text. choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark a, b, c or d on the answer sheet. (10 points)

happy people work differently. theyre more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. and new research suggests that happiness might influence___1__firms work, too. companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper.__2__, firms in happy places spend more on rd (research and development). thats because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term

thinking__3__for making investments for the future.

the researchers wanted to know if the__4__and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would__5__the way companies invested. so they compared u.s. cities average happiness__6__by gallup polling with the investment activity

of publicly traded firms in those areas.

__7__enough, firms investment and rd intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they

were__8__. but it is really happiness thats linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities__9__why firms there spend more on rd? to find out, the researchers controlled for various__10__that

might make firms more likely to invest — like size, industry, and sales — and for indicators that a place

was__11__to live in, like growth in wages or population. the link between happiness and investment generally__12__even after accounting for these things.

the correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the

authors__13__to less codified decision-making process and the possible presence of younger and less__14__managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment. the

relationship was__15__stronger in places where happiness was spread more__16__.firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happiness inequality.

__17__ this doesnt prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to take a longer-term view, the authors believe it at least__18__at that possibility. its not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help__19__how executives think about the future. it surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative

and__20__rd more than the average, said one researcher.

1. [a] why

2. [a] in return

3. [a] sufficient

4. [a] individualism

5.

[a] echo 6. [a] imagined 7. [a] sure

8. [a] advertised 9. [a] explain 10. [a] stages 11. [a] desirable 12.

[a] resumed 13. [a] attribute 14. [a] serious 15. [a] thus 16. [a] rapidly 17. [a] after 18. [a] arrives 19. [a] shape 20. [a] pray for [b] where

[b] in particular [b] famous [b] modernism [b] miss [b] measured [b] odd [b] divided [b] overstate [b] factors [b] sociable [b] held [b] assign [b] civilized [b] instead [b] regularly

[b] until [b] jumps [b] rediscover [b] lean towards [c] how

[c] in contrast [c] perfect [c] optimism [c] spoil [c] invented [c] unfortunate [c] overtaxed [c] summarize [c] levels [c] reputable [c]emerged [c] transfer [c] ambitious [c] also [c] directly [c] while [c] hints [c] simplify [c] give away [d] when

[d] in conclusion [d] necessary [d] realism [d] change [d] assumed [d] often

[d] headquartered [d] emphasize [d] methods [d] reliable [d] broke [d]compare [d]experienced [d] never [d] equally [d] since [d] strikes [d] share [d] send out

section ii reading comprehension

part a directions:

read the following four texts. answer the questions below

each text by choosing a, b, c or d. mark your answers on the answer sheet. (40 points)

text 1

its true that high-school coding classes arent essential for learning computer science in college. students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said

tom cortina, the assistant dean at carnegie mellons school of computer science.

however, cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. when younger kids learn computer science, they learn that its not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers—but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or

test hypotheses. its not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal. giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, cortina said.

the flatiron school, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding bootcamps thats become popular for adults looking for a career change. the high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but we try to gear lessons toward things theyre interested in, said victoria friedman, an instructor. for instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.

the students in the flatiron class probably wont drop out of high school and build the next facebook. programming languages have a quick turnover, so the ruby on rails language they learned may not even be

relevant by the time they enter the job market. but the skills they learn—how to think logically through a problem

and organize the results —apply to any coding language, said deborah seehorn, an education consultant for the

state of north carolina.

indeed, the flatiron students might not go into it at all. but creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. these kids are going to be surrounded by computers—in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes—for the rest of their lives. the younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want—the earlier they learn that they have the power to

do that—the better.

21. cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easier to____. [a] complete future job training

[b] remodel the way of thinking [c] formulate logical hypotheses [d] perfect artwork production

22. in delivering lessons for high-schoolers, flatiron has considered their____. [a] experience

[b] academic backgrounds [c] career prospects

[d] interest 23. deborah seehorn believes that the skills learned at flatiron will____. [a]. help students learn other computer languages [b]. have to be upgraded when new technologies come [c] need improving when students look for jobs [d] enable students to make big quick money

24. according to the last paragraph, flatiron students are expected to____. [a] compete with a future army of programmers

[b] stay longer in the information technology industry [c] become better prepared for the digitalized world

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[d] bring forth innovative computer technologies

25. the word coax (para.6) is closest in meaning to____. [a] challenge [b] persuade [c] frighten [d] misguide

text 2

biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens—a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands—once lent red to the often gray landscape of the midwestern and southwestern united states. but just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species historic range.

the crash was a major reason the u.s fish and wildlife service (usfws) decided to formally list the bird as threatened. the lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation, said usfws director daniel ashe. some environmentalists, however, were disappointed. they had pushed the agency to designate the bird as endangered, a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats. but ashe and others argued that the threatened tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservation approaches. in particular, they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chickens habitat.

under the plan, for example, the agency said it would not prosecute landowner or businesses that unintentionally kill, harm, or disturb the bird, as long as they had signed a range-

wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat. negotiated by usfws and the states, the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replace every acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat. the fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat. usfws also set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67,000 birds over the next 10 years. and it gives the western association of fish and wildlife agencies (wafwa), a coalition of state agencies, the job of monitoring progress. overall, the idea is to let states remain in the drivers seat for managing the species, ashe said.

not everyone buys the win-win rhetoric. some congress members are trying to block the plan, and at least a dozen industry groups, four states, and three environmental groups are challenging it in federal court. not surprisingly, industry groups and states generally argue it goes too

far ;enviornmentalists doesnt go far enough. the federal government is giving responsibility for managing the bird to the same industries that are pushing it to extinction, says biologist jay lininger.

26. the major reason for listing the lesser prairie as threatened is____.

[a] its drastically decreased population

[b] the underestimate of the grassland acreage [c] a desperate appeal from some biologists [d] the insistence of private landowners

27.the threatened tag disappointed some environmentalists in that it_____. [a]was a give-in to governmental pressure

[b] would involve fewer agencies in action [c] granted less federal regulatory power [d] went against conservation policies 28.it can be learned from paragraph 3 that unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they_____. [a] agree to pay a sum for compensation [b] volunteer to set up an equally big habitat [c] offer to support the wafwa monitoring job [d] promise to raise funds for usfws operations

29. according to ashe, the leading role in managing the species lies in_____. [a] the federal government [b] the wildlife agencies [c] the landowners [d] the states

30.jay lininger would most likely support_____. [a] industry groups [b] the win-win rhetoric

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[c] environmental groups [d] the plan under challenge

text 3

what makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques dont seem sufficient. the webs full of articles offering tips on making time to read: give up tv or carry a book with you at all times. but in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesnt work. sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning or else youre so exhausted that a challenging books the last thing you need. the modern mind, tim parks, a novelist and critic, writes, is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication…it is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption. deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which cant be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.

in fact, becoming more efficient is part of the problem. thinking of time as a resource to be maximized means you approach it instrumentally; judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. try to slot it as a to-do list item and youll manage only goal-focused reading

—useful, sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. the future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt, writes gary eberle in his book sacred time, and we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes)as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will have wasted them. no mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.

so what does work? perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. youd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us step outside times flow into soul time. you could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. carry a

book with you at all times can actually work, too

—providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down. on a really good day, it no longer feels as if youre making time to read, but just reading, and making time for everything else.

31. the usual time-management techniques dont work because_____. [a] what they can offer does not ease the modern mind

[b] what challenging books demand is repetitive reading [c] what people often forget is carrying a book with them [d] what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed

32. the empty bottles metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressure to_____. [a] update their to-do lists

[b] make passing time fulfilling [c] carry their plans through [d] pursue carefree reading

33. eberle would agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps_____. [a] encourage the efficiency mind-set

[b] develop online reading habits [c] promote ritualistic reading [d] achieve immersive reading

34. carry a book with you at all times can work if_____. [a] reading becomes your primary business of the day [b] all the daily business has been promptly dealt with [c] you are able to drop back to business after reading [d] time can be evenly split for reading and business 35. the best title for this text could

be_____.

[a] how to enjoy easy reading [b] how to find time to read [c] how to set reading goals [d] how to read extensively

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text 4

against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure, younger americans are drawing a new

21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found.

across generational lines, americans continue to prize many

of the same traditional milestones of a successful life, including getting married, having children, owning a home,

and retiring in their sixties. but while young and old mostly agree on what constitutes the finish line of a fulfilling life, they offer strikingly different paths for reaching it.

young people who are still getting started in life were more likely than older adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their

work, to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs, to favor communities with more public services and a faster pace of life, to agree that couples should be financially secure before getting married or having children, and to maintain that children are best served by two parents working outside the home, the survey found.

from career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing great recession, those just starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of american life, from consumer preferences to housing patterns to politics.

young and old converge on one key point: overwhelming majorities of both groups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started in life than it was for earlier generations. while younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today, big majorities in both groups believe those just getting started in life face a tougher good-paying job, starting a family, managing debt, and finding affordable housing.

pete schneider considers the climb tougher today. schneider, a 27-year-old auto technician from the chicago suburbs says he struggled to find a job after graduating from college. even now that he is working steadily, he said. i cant afford to pay my monthly mortgage payments on my own, so i have to rent rooms out to people to make that happen. looking back, he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for their children even though neither had completed college when he was young. i still grew up in an upper middle-class home with parents who didnt have college degrees, schneider said, i dont think people are capable of that anymore.

36. one cross-generation mark of a successful life is_____. [a] trying out different lifestyles

[b] having a family with children [c] working beyond retirement age [d] setting up a profitable business

37. it can be learned from paragraph 3 that young people tend to ____. [a] favor a slower life pace

[b] hold an occupation longer

[c] attach importance to pre-marital finance [d] give priority to childcare outside the home

38. the priorities and expectations defined by the young will

____. [a] become increasingly clear

[b] focus on materialistic issues

[c] depend largely on political preferences [d] reach almost all aspects of american life

39. both young and old agree that ____. [a] good-paying jobs are less available [b] the old made more life achievements [c] housing loans today are easy to obtain [d] getting established

is harder for the young

40. which of the following is true about schneider? [a] he

found a dream job after graduating from college.

[b] his parents believe working steadily is a must for success.

[c] his parents good life has little to do with a college degree.

[d] he thinks his job as a technician quite challenging.

part b

directions:

read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subtitle from the list a-g for

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【篇二：2016考研英语二真题及答案解析】

=txt>section i use of english

directions：

read the following text。 choose the best word（s） for each numbered blank and mark a， b， c or d on the answer sheet。（10 points）

happy people work differently。they’re more productive，

more creative， and willing to take greater risks。 and new research suggests that happiness might influence 1firms work，too。

companies located in place with happier people invest more，according to a recent research paper。 2 ， firms in happy places spend more on rd（research and development）。

that’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking3for making investment for the future。

the researchers wanted to know if the4 and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would5the way companies invested。 so they compared u.s。cities’ average happiness

6 by gallup polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas。

7 enough，firms’ investment and rd intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were 8。 but it is really happiness that’s linked to investment， or could something else about happier cities 9 why firms there

spend more on rd？ to find out， the researches controlled for various 10that might make firms more likely to invest like size，industry ， and sales-and-and for indicators that a place was

11 to live in， like growth in wages or population。 they link between happiness and investment generally 12 even after accounting for these things。

the correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms， which the authors 13 to “less confined decision making process” and the possible presence of younger and less 14 managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment。’’ the relationship was 15 stronger in places where happiness was spread more 16。

firms seem to invest more in places。

17 this doesn’t prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to take a longer-term view， the authors believe it at least 18 at that possibility。it’s not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help 19 how executives think

about the future。 it surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward –thinking and creative and 20 rd more than the average，” said one researcher。

1。 [a] why[b] where[c] how[d] when

2。 [a] in return [b] in particular [c] in contrast [d] in conclusion

3。 [a] sufficient [b] famous[c] perfect [d] necessary

4。 [a] individualism [b] modernism [c] optimism [d] realism

5。 [a] echo[b] miss [c] spoil[d] change

6。 [a] imagined [b] measured[c] invented [d] assumed

7。 [a] sure [b] odd [c] unfortunate [d] often

8。 [a] advertised [b] divided[c] overtaxed [d]

headquartered

9。 [a] explain[b] overstate[c] summarize [d] emphasize

10。 [a] stages[b] factors[c] levels[d] methods

11。 [a] desirable [b] sociable[c] reputable [d] reliable

12。 [a] resumed [b] held [c] emerged [d] broke

13。 [a] attribute [b] assign[c] transfer [d] compare

14。 [a] serious[b] civilized[c] ambitious [d] experienced

15。 [a] thus [b] instead[c] also[d] never

16。 [a] rapidly[b] regularly[c] directly [d] equally

17。 [a] after[b] until [c] while [d] since

18。 [a] arrives[b] jumps[c] hints[d] strikes

19。 [a] shape[b] rediscover[c] simplify [d] share

20。 [a] pray for[b] lean towards [c] give away [d] send actsection ii reading comprehension

part a

directions：

read the following four texts。 answer the questions below each text by

choosing a， b， c or d。 mark your answers on the answer sheet。（40 points）text 1

it’s true that high-school coding classes aren’t essential for learning computer science in college。 students without experience can catch up after a few

introductory courses， said tom cortina， the assistant dean at carnegie mellon’s school of computer science。

however， cortina said， early exposure is beneficial。 when younger kids learn computer science， they learn tha t it’s not just a confusing， endless string of letters and numbers – but a tool to build apps， or create artwork， or test

hypotheses。it’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students。 breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal。 giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap， cortina said。

students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college， where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim， which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away。

the flatiron school， where people pay to learn programming，started as one of the many cod ing bootcamps that’s become popular for adults looking for a career change。 the high-schoolers get the same curriculum，but “we try to gear lessons toward things they’re interested in，” said victoria friedman， an

instructor。 for instance， one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood。

the students in the flatiron class probably won’t drop out of high school and build the next facebook。 programming languages have a quick turnover，so the “ruby on rails” language they learned may not even be relevant by the time

they enter the job market。 but the skills they learn – how to think logically through a problem and organize the results –apply to any coding language， said deborah seehorn， an education consultant for the state of north carolina。

indeed， the flatiron students might not go into it at all。 but creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes。 these kids are going to be surrounded by

computers-in their pockets ，in their offices， in their homes –for

【篇三：2016考研英语二真题答案】

p class=txt>1. how

2. in particular

3. necessary

4. optimism

5. change

6. measured

7. sure

8. headquartered

9. explain

10. factors

11. desirable

12. emerged

13. attribute

14.experienced

15. thus

16. equally

17. while

18. hints

19. shape

20. lean towards

ii reading comprehension

text 1

21. b remodel the way of thinking

22. d interest

23. a help students learn other computer languages

24. c become better prepared for the digitalized world

25. b persuade

text 2

26. its dramatically decreased population

27. granted less federal regulatory powder

28. agree to pay sum for compensation

29. the states

30. industry group

text 3

31. what deep reading required cannot be guaranteed

32. make passing time fulfilling

33. achieve immersive reading

34. reading become your primary business of the day

35. find time to read

text 4

36. having a family with a child

37. attach importance to pre-marital finance

38. reach almost all aspects of american life

39. getting established is harder for the young

40. his parents good life has little to do with a college degreepart b

41. express your emotions

42. be easily pleased

43. be silly

44. have fun

45. dont over think it

part c

【原文】

the supermarket is designed to lure customers into spending as much time as possible within its doors. the reason for this is simple:the longer you stay in the store, the more stuff youll see, and the more stuff you see, the more youll buy. and supermarkets contain a lot of stuff. the average supermarket, according to the food marketing institute, carries some 44,00 different items, and many carry tens of thousands more. the sheer volume of available choice is enough to send shoppers into a state of information overload. according to brain-scan experiments, the demands of so much decision-making quickly become too much for us. after about 40 minutes of shopping, most people stop struggling to be rationally selective, and instead begin shopping emotionally - which is the point at which we accumulate the 50 percent of stuff in our cart that we never intended buying.

【参考译文】

超市旨在吸引顾客在店里停留尽量长的时间。原因非常简单：顾客在店里停留的时间越长，看到的商品越多，看到的商品越多，买的越多。超市陈列了大量的商品。根据食品推广协会的调查，一般超市里有约44000种不同的商品;大多

数超市都有上万种。如此众多的选择足以使顾客面对的信息过于繁杂。根据脑部扫描实验，需要快速的做这么多的决定就会使我们太累。大约购物40分钟以后，大多人就不会拼命去做出理性的选择，取而代之的是冲动购物--此时，在购物车里，我们已经装了一半根本没想买的东西。

iii writing

part a

directions:

suppose you won a translation contest and your friend, jack, wrote an email to congratulate you and ask for advice on translation. write him a reply to

1) thank him, and

2) give advice.

you should write neatly on the answer sheet.

do not sign your own name at the end of the text. use li ming instead.do not write the address.(10 points)

参考范文：

dear jack,

thank you for your warm congratulation on my winning the translation contest. now i will give you some advice on translation.

to begin with, you should have an earnest interest in translation, for, just as einstein says, interest is the best teacher. besides, you should have an extensive reading on the two languages, because accurate translation demands that you should have a good grasp of the two languages and the culture related to the two languages. moreover, you should grasp essential translation techniques, which will facilitate the translating process.

i hope that you can acquire some more understanding of translation via my advice.

yours sincerely,

li ming

part b

as can be apparently illustrated /depicted in the pie graph, the purposes of the students of a college can be divided into five parts, with admiring the scenery and relieving the pressure, making friends,

developing their independent capabilities and the rest accounting for 37 %, 33%, 6%, 9% and 15 % respectively. isolated as the figures seem to be in the pie graph, as a matter of fact, they are connected with one another closely.

obviously, a variety of complicated factors contribute to the

phenomenon illustrated in the chart above, with the following two ones being the foremost. to begin with, among the most convincing reasons offered by people for this phenomenon, one should be emphasized that the improvement of our society and the progress of science and technology put the most pressure on the college students, which make them tired and bored toward their work and study. in addition to this, another equally vital point to be considered is that college students attitudes towards travel constitute a major reason for the phenomenon.

just as an old proverb says, every coin has its two sides. the situation of college students traveling is no exception. from what has been discussed above, what we should pay attention

is to encourage the positive effects and eliminate its negative influence as far as possible.