1、考研英语(二)-6 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：10.00)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.Sitting around a restaurant table, six workers discuss the progress of their labour action. Five of them
2、are women, U U 1 /U /Uare most of their several hundred U U 2 /U /Uwho have been occupying the toy factory since mid-April. They have been sleeping on floors, braving rats and mosquitoes, to stop the owner U U 3 /U /Udown the factory without giving them fair U U 4 /U /U. Those at the table are all m
3、igrants from the countryside. A couple are tearful. All are angry and determined not to U U 5 /U /U.In Guangdong province, where nearly 30% of Chinas exports are made, women usually far outnumber men on labour-intensive production lines U U 6 /U /Uthose at the toy factory in the city of Shenzhen, ne
4、xt to Hong Kong. U U 7 /U /Uwomen are U U 8 /U /Ufor their supposed docility (温顺，顺从), nimble (灵活的) fingers and attention to detail.U U 9 /U /Uin recent years Guangdongs workforce has changed. The supply of cheap unskilled labour, once seemingly U U 10 /U /U, has started to dry up. Factory bosses are
5、 U U 11 /U /Uall but begging their female workers to U U 12 /U /U. At the same time the women who have migrated to the factory towns have become better-educated and more aware of their U U 13 /U /U. In labour-intensive factories, stereotypes of female passivity (被动) are beginning to break down.U U 1
6、4 /U /Uthe past three decades the migration of tens of millions of women from the countryside to factories in Guangdong and other coastal provinces has helped to U U 15 /U /Uthe worldview of an especially downtrodden (受压迫的) sector of Chinese society. Conditions in the factories have often been harsh
7、U U 16 /U /Usafety, illegally long working hours, cramped accommodation, few U U 17 /U /Uand little leave. Leslie Chang, an American journalist, spent three years U U 18 /U /Uon women workers in Dongguan, a city near Shenzhen. In her 2008 book “Factory Girls“ Ms. Chang wrote that, U U 19 /U /Umen, t
8、he women she encountered were “more motivated to U U 20 /U /Uthemselves and more likely to value migration for its life-changing possibilities.“（分数：10.00）(1). A.like B.since C.as D.which（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2). A.bosses B.friends C.relatives D.colleagues（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(3). A.shutting B.taking C.putti
9、ng D.turning（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4). A.pension B.compensation C.premium D.allowance（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5). A.give way B.give out C.take away D.take up（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6). A.because of B.lead to C.such as D.due to（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(7). A.urban B.rural C.old D.young（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(8). A.fired B.invited C
10、.asked D.hired（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9). A.But B.As C.And D.So（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(10). A.relentless B.ruthless C.limitless D.penniless（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11). A.before B.now C.after D.later（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(12). A.leave B.learn C.retain D.remain（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13). A.work B.life C.right D.power（分数：0.50）A.B
11、.C.D.(14). A.Over B.On C.Among D.At（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(15). A.exchange B.change C.challenge D.charge（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(16). A.good B.sound C.tough D.poor（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(17). A.works B.studies C.dates D.breaks（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(18). A.experimenting B.operating C.reporting D.working（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(19)
12、. A.compared with B.combined with C.concentrated on D.consisted of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(20). A.protect B.improve C.resist D.dismiss（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.二、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、BPart A/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、BText 1/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The “Hard Out Here“ video has racked up (获胜) over 27 millions views to d
13、ate on YouTube. But the market for a pop star making clever, difficult songs is narrow, and Allens commercial prospects, at least in the U.S., arent as promising as they were eight years ago. Without the mass-market distribution channel of radio behind her, its tougher to get the message across. If
14、Allen had it her way, she says, “Hard Out Here“ would have been released to radio. “I think Im justified in saying it would have Umade a hit/U,“ she says. “Radio stations dont want to play any music that has a message. Everyones worried theyre going to get fired. If they had, they would have seen a
15、triumph.“Even though Alien uses top-notch producersaside from Kurstin, the album makes use of hip-hop producer DJ Dahi and Shellbackher sensibilities are too English for superstar like that of Beyonce, who released her own feminist song.Its easy to dismiss Allen as the perpetual trash talker, critic
16、izing the popular girls even as she aspires to be one of them, and yet theres real value in her social message and the wit with which she dispenses it. Allen may not be the most famous among her peers, but shes one of the more importanta cultural critic embedded within pop music, saying the things t
17、hat her contemporaries wont.“I change with the way the world changes,“ Allen says. “My music is always social commentary. I dont know what the world is going to be like in five years time, but as long as Im not ashamed of what Im putting out, then Im happy.“（分数：10.00）(1).Allens commercial expectatio
18、ns are not so promising as before because _. A.too few people appreciate her music B.the masss taste on music has changed C.radio stations dont want to play her music D.the market is not wide for a singer like her（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The sentence “it would have made a hit“ (Para. 1) is closest to _.
19、 A.it would have had tremendous impact B.it would have been a great success C.it would have suffered a great loss D.it would have shocked many people（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).We can know from the second paragraph that _. A.Allen has released her own feminist album B.Allen is among the most excellent prod
20、ucers C.DJ Dahi and Shellback usually produce hip-hop albums D.Beyonce is a feminist who receives support from many female singers（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following can best describe Allen? A.A famous pop singer. B.A feminist pop singer. C.A perpetual trash talker. D.A pop star and a cultur
21、al critic.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The authors attitude towards Allen is _. A.affirmative B.negative C.scornful D.doubtful（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、BText 2/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)At noon on May 4th the carbon-dioxide concentration in the atmosphere around the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii hit 400 parts per million
22、 (ppm). The average for the day was 399.73 and researchers at the observatory expect this figure, too, to exceed 400 in the next few days. The last time such values prevailed on Earth was in the Pliocene epoch (上新世) 4m years ago, when jungles covered northern Canada.There have already been a few rea
23、dings above 400ppm elsewherethose taken over the Arctic Ocean in May 2012, for examplebut they were exceptional. Mauna Loa is the benchmark (标准) for CO 2 measurement because Hawaii is so far from large concentrations of humanity. The Arctic, by contrast, gets a lot of polluted air from Europe and No
24、rth America.The concentration of CO2 peaks in May, falls until October as plant growth in the northern hemispheres summer absorbs the gas, and then goes up again during winter and spring. This year the average reading for the whole month will probably also reach 400ppm, according to Pieter Tans, who
25、 is in charge of monitoring at Mauna Loa, and the seasonally adjusted annual figure will reach 400ppm in the spring of 2014 or 2015.Mauna Loas readings are one of the worlds longest-running measurement series. The first, made in March 1958, was 315ppm. That means they have risen by a quarter in 55 y
26、ears. In the early 1960s they were going up by 0.7ppm a year. The rate of increase is now 2.1ppmthree times as fastreflecting the relentless rise in green-house-gas emissions.As a rule of thumb, CO2 concentrations will have to be restricted to about 450ppm if global warming is to be kept below 2 deg
27、ree. Because CO2 stays in the atmosphere for decades, artificial emissions of the gas would have to be cut immediately, and then fall to zero by 2075, in order to achieve 450ppm. There seems no chance of that. Emissions are still going up. At current rates, the Mauna Loa reading will rise above 450p
28、pm in 2037.（分数：10.00）(1).We can learn from the first paragraph that _. A.Mauna Loa Observatory is located in northern Canada B.about 4 million years ago, jungles covered northern part of the Earth C.the carbon-dioxide concentration is expected to exceed 400ppm in the next few days D.it is the first
29、time in human history that carbon-dioxide concentration reaches 400ppm（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Mauna Loa is the standard for CO2 measurement for the reason that _. A.Hawaii has small concentrations of human B.its air has been polluted by Europe and North America C.Hawaii has far larger concentrations of
30、 humanity than other places D.the Arctic gets a lot of polluted air from Europe and North America（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The third paragraph tells us that _. A.the concentration of CO2 rises during summer B.the concentration of CO2 goes down during winter C.the figure in the spring of 2015 will not rea
31、ch 400ppm D.Pieter Tans is the man in charge of supervision at Mauna Loa（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The rise of green-house-gas emissions leads to _. A.the decrease ofppm statistics B.the faster increasing rate of ppm C.the slower increasing rate of ppm D.the highest readings in recorded history（分数：2.00）A.
32、B.C.D.(5).Which is true according to the last paragraph? A.CO2 remains in the atmosphere for several dozen years. B.At current rates, Mauna Loa reading will rise above 450ppm by 2075. C.The chance of cutting emissions and achieving 450ppm by 2075 is good. D.Humans gas emissions have been cut at once
33、 in order to achieve 450ppm.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、BText 3/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)European regulators have contributed to their banks decline, in two ways. First, they are specifying how much banks can pay in bonuses relative to base pay. Second, they are trying to force banks to hold more capital and to make
34、 it easier to allow them to fail by, for instance, separating their retail deposits from their wholesale businesses.The first approach is foolish. It will drive up the fixed costs of Europes banks and reduce their flexibility to cut expenses in downturns (低迷时期). They will therefore struggle to compe
35、te in America or fast-growing Asian markets with foreign rivals that have the freedom to pay the going rate. The second approach is sensible. Switzerland and Britain are making progress in ending the implicit taxpayer subsidy that supports banks that are too big to fail. The collapse of Irelands eco
36、nomy is warning enough of what happens when governments feel compelled to help out banks that weaken their economies.Some European bankers argue that the continent needs investment-banking champions. Yet it is not obvious that European firms or taxpayers gain from having national banks that are good
37、 at packaging and selling American subprime loans (次级贷款). Indeed, it is American taxpayers and investors who should worry about the dominance of a few Wall Street firms. They bear the main risk of future bail-outs (紧急援助). They would benefit from greater competition in investment banking. IPO fees ar
38、e much higher in America than elsewhere, mainly because the market is dominated by a few big investment banks.Wall Streets new titans say they are already penalised by new international rules that insist they have somewhat bigger capital buffers (缓冲) than smaller banks because they pose a greater ri
39、sk to economies if they fail. Yet the huge economies of scale and implicit subsidies from being too big to fail more than offset (抵消) the cost of the buffers. Increasing the capital surcharges for big banks would do more for the stability of the financial system than the thicket of Dodd-Frank rules
40、ever will.Five years on from the frightening summer of 2008, Americas big banks are back, and that is a good thing. But there are still things that could make Wall Street safer.（分数：10.00）(1).The first approach is foolish because _. A.it will do harm to Europes economy B.it will increase the costs of
41、 banks in Europe C.it will cut down the pay of European bankers D.Europes banks have to compete in global markets（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Switzerland and Britain are making progress in _. A.introducing more foreign capital B.competing with American and Asian banks C.helping out banks that have gone bank
42、rupt D.ending the taxpayer subsidy that supports large banks（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Who should worry about the dominance of few Wall Street corporations? A.European bankers. B.Small companies. C.American investors. D.European taxpayers.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Compared with small banks, larger ones have bi
43、gger capital buffers because _. A.they will threaten the economies if they go bankrupt B.the government pays more attention to larger banks C.larger banks have more fund than smaller ones D.they can do more for the countrys economy（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).In Paragraph 4, Wall Streets new titans refer to
44、 _. A.small banks B.big investment banks C.large European firms D.American taxpayers and investors（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.七、BText 4/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A self-described socialist and former shop steward, Sir Alex was an odd fit with the centrist Mr. Blair. Yet he was much less impressed by Blairs successor, G
45、ordon Brownthough he was also born in Glasgow and is a lifelong football fan. Nor could Sir Alex quarrel with New Labours embrace of the market. English football has become the worlds best because it pays the most: the average weekly wage in the premiership rose by 1,500% between 1992 and 2010. Sir
46、Alex was well rewarded, too; he named his mansion Fairfields, after the ship-making factory where his father once laboured.Sir Alexs success was based on his enthusiastic embrace of globalisation, something too many people in Labour are still uncomfortable with. He inherited a team that contained 2
47、Danes, 4 Irishmen and 18 Britons. He leaves a squad with players from a dozen countries, including Serbia, Ecuador and Japan. In public-policy terms, United runs both a superb domestic education system and a liberal immigration policy. This is a lesson Labours current leader, Ed. Miliband, badly needs to learnhaving expressed regret, in a vague but toe-curling (令人厌恶的) way, that his New Labour forebears let so many foreigners in.Oddly, perhaps the
