1、考研英语(阅读)-试卷 165 及答案解析(总分:60.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数:6,分数:60.00)1.Section II Reading Comprehension(分数:10.00)_2.Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.(分数:10.00)_While everyone is different, there arc a few common
2、 themes that surface for those with a history of abuse. For instance, it“s unlikely that one who suffered abuse was taught much about boundaries. Yet good boundaries are inherent in any healthy relationship. This comes up in a variety of ways. For example, many couples have learned to be very carefu
3、l not to say hurtful things to their partner during a fight; they“ve learned not to be flirtatious with others if they are in an exclusive relationship. “ These may seem like small concerns, but they actively maintain safety and respect, both for each other and for the integrity of the relationship.
4、 People without abuse history typically recognize when another person(man or woman)is “coming onto“ them inappropriately, and they have no trouble telling the “intruder,“ so to speak, to back off. With abuse history, especially if the abuse was chronic, we don“t even recognize inappropriate behavior
5、, because such behavior was “normalized“ during one“s childhood. The abuse survivor then is less likely to take steps to protect oneself, and is left with an array of feelings, including frustration, disappointment, confusion, anger, and resignation. How different it becomes when the survivor learns
6、 to recognize inappropriate behavior for what it is, use appropriate boundaries, move on, and then be able to open to what we do want, a person who is respectful, loving, honest, and so on. “As children, when our parents directly contradict our inner voice, our intuitive knowing, we“ll trust them an
7、d discount our own truth. As adults, we have to learn to trust our intuition all over again. “ Another unfortunate, but repairable, side effect of sexual abuse is that we have often lost trust in our intuition. If our intuition told us that something that happened wasn“t right, hut all the adults in
8、 our family said, “I don“t see any problem here“, or “You“re lying! Shame on you!“ we get confused. As children we need to trust our parents for our basic survival. When our parents say and do things that directly contradict our inner voice, our intuitive knowing, we“ll trust mom or dad, and discoun
9、t ourselves. For children, it“s safer this way. But as adults, it takes retraining to trust our intuition again. This is a gradual process, but it can be done. Once we trust our inner knowing more fully, we become confident, more empowered, and more able to receive what is beneficial to us. Love, tr
10、ust, intimacy, and ease are not only possible; they are our birthright. We mustn“t allow someone else“s violation of us to impede our right to love and be loved. Thankfully, we don“t have to.(分数:10.00)(1).By citing the example of many couples, the author intends to show that _.(分数:2.00)A.good bounda
11、ries are small concerns rather than big dealsB.it“s silly for one to say hurtful things to his or her partnerC.one should never be flirtatious with unfamiliar peopleD.there are things prohibited in a healthy relationship(2).People with abuse history are_.(分数:2.00)A.unwilling to take steps to protect
12、 themselvesB.likely to have an unhealthy relationship with othersC.willing to maintain a normal relationship with othersD.likely to build an intimate relationship with others gradually(3).People without abuse history are usually_.(分数:2.00)A.able to identify inappropriate behaviorB.respected, affecti
13、onate, and passionateC.more likely to feel angry and frustratedD.optimistic about their chances of success(4).The author argues that children_.(分数:2.00)A.have to suffer various side effects of abuseB.have often lost trust in the power of intuitionC.have to trust their parents rather than intuitionD.
14、often say or do things against their inner voice(5).According to the text, as an adult, you should_.(分数:2.00)A.appreciate the amazing power of your intuitionB.know how your inner self communicates with youC.enjoy the blessing of love, trust, intimacy and easeD.learn to treasure all the beneficial th
15、ings in your lifeEuropeans suggest that the reason why so many work-life initiatives come first from America is that American firms have more scope for improvement. Paid holidays there, for instance, are considerably shorter than in Europe. Flexible working and the occasional sabbatical may be the l
16、ocal alternative to Europe“s longer annual leave, a one-off levelling of the non-pay elements of remuneration in the face of international competition. The introduction of flexible working, of itself, gives no guarantee that employees“ work life balance will improve. The same technology that enables
17、 them to work flexibly from home or on the road also prevents them from ever leaving their office. There are lots of people who choose to sleep close to their mobile phones and their BlackBerries. Is the fashion for work-life balance here to stay? Plenty of companies eschew such corporate programmes
18、. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia recently told employees to leave if they were not prepared to work weekends and long evenings over the coming months for no extra reward. Sylvia Ann Hewlett, president of the Centre for Work-Life Policy in New York, says that many workers still have what she calls “
19、extreme jobs“. Global responsibilities and “always on“ communications leave little room for balance. Charles Handy, the author of several books on the changing nature of work, says that young workers today are increasingly “chunking“ their lives, dividing them into discrete bits. These include work,
20、 parenting, travelling and doing something completely different. He believes this marks a change in attitude that is slowly filtering down from elite knowledge workers to manufacturing employees. Heavy lay-offs in the early 1990s, mostly the result of enthusiasm for the ephemeral fad of re-engineeri
21、ng, changed attitudes to work. For many, downsizing sounded the death-knell for having a job for life. Some go further, arguing that in the not-too-long term, the desire of global firms to entice the West“s educated elite may disappear in a flash of enthusiasm for the graduates of India“s and China“
22、s tertiary-education systems. Even today, less than one in five of the world“s university graduates are white men. However, Liz Ramos, the partner at Bain and this is often the cause of its ultimate undoing. This moral is as clear and well-established as the recorded history of the lingua franca phe
23、nomenon. English will not decline as a first language: Indeed for the foreseeable future it will be among the five major mother tongues of the world. Spread out worldwide, it may even change and ultimately split into a family of languages. But it would go against the pattern of world history if alie
24、n peoples patronized English for very much longer than necessary. In sum, the world in the next few generations is likely to see greater multilingualism and less English-backed bilingualism. We can learn the long view from language history, but it may be a hard lesson.(分数:10.00)(1).The example of In
25、dia in the first paragraph is given to show_.(分数:2.00)A.the uncontrollable increase of its populationB.the importance of English in economic growthC.the influence of English over native languagesD.the pre-eminence of English in the whole world(2).The author suggests that English is(分数:2.00)A.pre-emi
26、nent rather than vulnerableB.an international language for goodC.sure to decline in the distant futureD.the lingua franca in China and India(3).According to the text, every lingua franca(分数:2.00)A.remains pre eminent as a first languageB.will decline in spite of its pre-eminenceC.has a recorded hist
27、ory as clear as EnglishD.is going to split into a family of languages(4).It is implied in the text that both Latin and French(分数:2.00)A.were imposed upon many nations by charmB.spread across the whole continent of EuropeC.maintained the status of lingua franca at a timeD.fascinated as many people as
28、 English once did(5).The author argues that the future of English is(分数:2.00)A.bleakB.definiteC.uncertainD.foreseeable考研英语(阅读)-试卷 165 答案解析(总分:60.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数:6,分数:60.00)1.Section II Reading Comprehension(分数:10.00)_解析:2.Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answ
29、er the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.(分数:10.00)_解析:While everyone is different, there arc a few common themes that surface for those with a history of abuse. For instance, it“s unlikely that one who suffered abuse was taught much about boundaries. Yet good boundaries are inheren
30、t in any healthy relationship. This comes up in a variety of ways. For example, many couples have learned to be very careful not to say hurtful things to their partner during a fight; they“ve learned not to be flirtatious with others if they are in an exclusive relationship. “ These may seem like sm
31、all concerns, but they actively maintain safety and respect, both for each other and for the integrity of the relationship. People without abuse history typically recognize when another person(man or woman)is “coming onto“ them inappropriately, and they have no trouble telling the “intruder,“ so to
32、speak, to back off. With abuse history, especially if the abuse was chronic, we don“t even recognize inappropriate behavior, because such behavior was “normalized“ during one“s childhood. The abuse survivor then is less likely to take steps to protect oneself, and is left with an array of feelings,
33、including frustration, disappointment, confusion, anger, and resignation. How different it becomes when the survivor learns to recognize inappropriate behavior for what it is, use appropriate boundaries, move on, and then be able to open to what we do want, a person who is respectful, loving, honest
34、, and so on. “As children, when our parents directly contradict our inner voice, our intuitive knowing, we“ll trust them and discount our own truth. As adults, we have to learn to trust our intuition all over again. “ Another unfortunate, but repairable, side effect of sexual abuse is that we have o
35、ften lost trust in our intuition. If our intuition told us that something that happened wasn“t right, hut all the adults in our family said, “I don“t see any problem here“, or “You“re lying! Shame on you!“ we get confused. As children we need to trust our parents for our basic survival. When our par
36、ents say and do things that directly contradict our inner voice, our intuitive knowing, we“ll trust mom or dad, and discount ourselves. For children, it“s safer this way. But as adults, it takes retraining to trust our intuition again. This is a gradual process, but it can be done. Once we trust our
37、 inner knowing more fully, we become confident, more empowered, and more able to receive what is beneficial to us. Love, trust, intimacy, and ease are not only possible; they are our birthright. We mustn“t allow someone else“s violation of us to impede our right to love and be loved. Thankfully, we
38、don“t have to.(分数:10.00)(1).By citing the example of many couples, the author intends to show that _.(分数:2.00)A.good boundaries are small concerns rather than big dealsB.it“s silly for one to say hurtful things to his or her partnerC.one should never be flirtatious with unfamiliar peopleD.there are
39、things prohibited in a healthy relationship 解析:解析:根据第一段中的“Yet good boundaries are inherent in any healthy relationship”,D 应为答案。(2).People with abuse history are_.(分数:2.00)A.unwilling to take steps to protect themselvesB.likely to have an unhealthy relationship with others C.willing to maintain a nor
40、mal relationship with othersD.likely to build an intimate relationship with others gradually解析:解析:根据第一段第二句“its unlikely that one who suffered abuse was taught much aboutboundaries”,B 应为答案。(3).People without abuse history are usually_.(分数:2.00)A.able to identify inappropriate behavior B.respected, af
41、fectionate, and passionateC.more likely to feel angry and frustratedD.optimistic about their chances of success解析:解析:根据第二段第一句“People without abuse history typically recognize when another person(man or woman)iscoming ontothem inappropriately”,A 应为答案。(4).The author argues that children_.(分数:2.00)A.ha
42、ve to suffer various side effects of abuseB.have often lost trust in the power of intuitionC.have to trust their parents rather than intuition D.often say or do things against their inner voice解析:解析:根据第三段中的“As children we need to trust our parents for our basic survivalForchildren,its safer this way
43、”,C 应为答案。(5).According to the text, as an adult, you should_.(分数:2.00)A.appreciate the amazing power of your intuitionB.know how your inner self communicates with you C.enjoy the blessing of love, trust, intimacy and easeD.learn to treasure all the beneficial things in your life解析:解析:根据第三段中的“But as
44、adults,it takes retraining to trust our intuition againOnce wetrust our inner knowing more fully,we become confident,more empowered,and more able to receivewhat is beneficial to us”,B 应为答案。Europeans suggest that the reason why so many work-life initiatives come first from America is that American fi
45、rms have more scope for improvement. Paid holidays there, for instance, are considerably shorter than in Europe. Flexible working and the occasional sabbatical may be the local alternative to Europe“s longer annual leave, a one-off levelling of the non-pay elements of remuneration in the face of int
46、ernational competition. The introduction of flexible working, of itself, gives no guarantee that employees“ work life balance will improve. The same technology that enables them to work flexibly from home or on the road also prevents them from ever leaving their office. There are lots of people who
47、choose to sleep close to their mobile phones and their BlackBerries. Is the fashion for work-life balance here to stay? Plenty of companies eschew such corporate programmes. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia recently told employees to leave if they were not prepared to work weekends and long evenings
48、over the coming months for no extra reward. Sylvia Ann Hewlett, president of the Centre for Work-Life Policy in New York, says that many workers still have what she calls “extreme jobs“. Global responsibilities and “always on“ communications leave little room for balance. Charles Handy, the author of several books on the changing nature of work, says that young workers today are increasingly “chunking“ their lives, dividing them into discrete bits. These include work,