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2011年硕士研究生入学考试英语(二) 真题及参考答案

Section I Use of English

Directions：

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered black and mark

A， B， C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

The Internet affords anonymity to its users， a blessing to privacy and freedom of

speech. But that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cyber-crime that

has 1 across the Web.

Can privacy be preserved 2 bringing safety and security to a world that seems

increasingly 3 ？

Last month， Howard Schmidt， the nation's cyber-czar， offered the federal

government a 4 to make the Web a safer place-a "voluntary trusted identity" system

that would be the high-tech 5 of a physical key， a fingerprint and a photo ID card， all

rolled 6 one. The system might use a smart identity card， or a digital credential 7 to a

specific computer .and would authenticate users at a range of online services.

The idea is to 8 a federation of private online identity systems. User

could 9 which system to join， and only registered users whose identities have been

authenticated could navigate those systems. The approach contrasts with one that would

require an Internet driver's license 10 by the government.

Google and Microsoft are among companies that already have these"single sign-on"

systems that make it possible for users to 11 just once but use many different services.

12 .the approach would create a "walled garden" n cyberspace， with safe

"neighborhoods" and bright "streetlights" to establish a sense of a 13 community.

Mr. Schmidt described it as a "voluntary ecosystem" in which "individuals and

organizations can complete online transactions with 14 ，trusting the identities of each

other and the identities of the infrastructure 15 which the transaction runs".

Still， the administration's plan has 16 privacy rights activists. Some applaud the

approach； others are concerned. It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push

toward what would 17 be a compulsory Internet "drive's license" mentality.

The plan has also been greeted with 18 by some computer security experts， who

worry that the "voluntary ecosystem" envisioned by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of

the Internet 19 .They argue that all Internet users should be 20 to register and identify

themselves， in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.

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Section II Reading Comprehension

Part A

Directions：

Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A， B，

C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40points)

Text 1

Ruth Simmons joined Goldman Sachs's board as an outside director in January 2000：

a year later she became president of Brown University. For the rest of the decade she

apparently managed both roles without attracting much eroticism. But by the end of 2009

Ms. Simmons was under fire for having sat on Goldman's compensation committee； how

could she have let those enormous bonus payouts pass unremarked？ By February the

next year Ms. Simmons had left the board. The position was just taking up too much time，

she said.

Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpful， yet less biased， advisers on a

firm's board. Having made their wealth and their reputations elsewhere， they presumably

have enough independence to disagree with the chief executive's proposals. If the sky，

and the share price is falling， outside directors should be able to give advice based on

having weathered their own crises.

The researchers from Ohio University used a database hat covered more than 10，000 firms and more than 64，000 different directors between 1989 and 2004. Then they

simply checked which directors stayed from one proxy statement to the next. The most

likely reason for departing a board was age， so the researchers concentrated on those

"surprise" disappearances by directors under the age of 70. They fount that after a

surprise departure， the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate

earnings increased by nearly 20%. The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action

lawsuit also increases， and the stock is likely to perform worse. The effect tended to be

larger for larger firms. Although a correlation between them leaving and subsequent bad

performance at the firm is suggestive， it does not mean that such directors are always

jumping off a sinking ship. Often they "trade up." Leaving riskier， smaller firms for larger

and more stable firms.

But the researchers believe that outside directors have an easier time of avoiding a

blow to their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks， even if a review of

history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred. Firms who

want to keep their outside directors through tough times may have to create incentives.

Otherwise outside directors will follow the example of Ms. Simmons， once again very

popular on campus.

21. According to Paragraph 1， Ms. Simmons was criticized for .

[A]gaining excessive profits

[B]failing to fulfill her duty

[C]refusing to make compromises

[D]leaving the board in tough times

22. We learn from Paragraph 2 that outside directors are supposed to be .

[A]generous investors

[B]unbiased executives

[C]share price forecasters

[D]independent advisers

23. According to the researchers from Ohio University after an outside director's

surprise departure， the firm is likely to .

[A]become more stable

[B]report increased earnings

[C]do less well in the stock market

[D]perform worse in lawsuits

24. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that outside directors .

[A]may stay for the attractive offers from the firm

[B]have often had records of wrongdoings in the firm

[C]are accustomed to stress-free work in the firm

[D]will decline incentives from the firm

25. The author's attitude toward the role of outside directors is .

[A]permissive

[B]positive

[C]scornful

[D]critical

Text 2

Whatever happened to the death of newspaper？ A year ago the end seemed near.

The recession threatened to remove the advertising and readers that had not already fled

to the internet. Newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle were chronicling their own

doom. America's Federal Trade commission launched a round of talks about how to save

newspapers. Should they become charitable corporations？ Should the state subsidize

them ？ It will hold another meeting soon. But the discussions now seem out of date.

In much of the world there is the sign of crisis. German and Brazilian papers have

shrugged off the recession. Even American newspapers， which inhabit the most troubled

come of the global industry， have not only survived but often returned to profit. Not the 20%

profit margins that were routine a few years ago， but profit all the same.

It has not been much fun. Many papers stayed afloat by pushing journalists

overboard. The American Society of News Editors reckons that 13，500 newsroom jobs

have gone since 2007. Readers are paying more for slimmer products. Some papers even

had the nerve to refuse delivery to distant suburbs. Yet these desperate measures have

proved the right ones and， sadly for many journalists， they can be pushed further.

Newspapers are becoming more balanced businesses， with a healthier mix of

revenues from readers and advertisers. American papers have long been highly unusual

in their reliance on ads. Fully 87% of their revenues came from advertising in 2008，

according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD). In

Japan the proportion is 35%. Not surprisingly， Japanese newspapers are much more

stable.

The whirlwind that swept through newsrooms harmed everybody， but much of the

damage has been concentrated in areas where newspaper are least distinctive. Car and

film reviewers have gone. So have science and general business reporters. Foreign

bureaus have been savagely cut off. Newspapers are less complete as a result. But

completeness is no longer a virtue in the newspaper business.

26. By saying "Newspapers like … their own doom" (Lines 3-4， Para. 1)， the author

indicates that newspaper .

[A]neglected the sign of crisis

[B]failed to get state subsidies

[C]were not charitable corporations

[D]were in a desperate situation

27. Some newspapers refused delivery to distant suburbs probably because .

[A]readers threatened to pay less

[B]newspapers wanted to reduce costs

[C]journalists reported little about these areas

[D]subscribers complained about slimmer products

28. Compared with their American counterparts， Japanese newspapers are much

more stable because they .

[A]have more sources of revenue

[B]have more balanced newsrooms

[C]are less dependent on advertising

[D]are less affected by readership

29. What can be inferred from the last paragraph about the current newspaper

business？

[A]Distinctiveness is an essential feature of newspapers.

[B]Completeness is to blame for the failure of newspaper.

[C]Foreign bureaus play a crucial role in the newspaper business.

[D]Readers have lost their interest in car and film reviews.

30. The most appropriate title for this text would be .

[A]American Newspapers： Struggling for Survival

[B]American Newspapers： Gone with the Wind

[C]American Newspapers： A Thriving Business

[D]American Newspapers： A Hopeless Story

Text 3

We tend to think of the decades immediately following World War II as a time of

prosperity and growth， with soldiers returning home by the millions， going off to college

on the G. I. Bill and lining up at the marriage bureaus.

But when it came to their houses， it was a time of common sense and a belief that

less could truly be more. During the Depression and the war， Americans had learned to

live with less， and that restraint， in combination with the postwar confidence in the future，

made small， efficient housing positively stylish.

Economic condition was only a stimulus for the trend toward efficient living. The

phrase "less is more" was actually first popularized by a German， the architect Ludwig

Mies van der Rohe， who like other people associated with the Bauhaus， a school of

design， emigrated to the United States before World War II

and took up posts at American architecture schools. These designers came to exert

enormous influence on the course of American architecture， but none more so that Mies.

Mies's signature phrase means that less decoration， properly organized， has more

impact that a lot. Elegance， he believed， did not derive from abundance. Like other

modern architects， he employed metal， glass and laminated wood-materials that we

take for granted today buy that in the 1940s symbolized the future. Mies's sophisticated

presentation masked the fact that the spaces he designed were small and efficient，

rather than big and often empty.

The apartments in the elegant towers Mies built on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive， for

example， were smaller-two-bedroom units under 1，000 square feet-than those in their

older neighbors along the city's Gold Coast. But they were popular because of their airy

glass walls， the views they afforded and the elegance of the buildings' details and

proportions， the architectural equivalent of the abstract art so popular at the time.

The trend toward "less" was not entirely foreign. In the 1930s Frank Lloyd Wright

started building more modest and efficient houses-usually around 1，200 square feet-than

the spreading two-story ones he had designed in the 1890s and the early 20th century.

The "Case Study Houses" commissioned from talented modern architects by

California Arts & Architecture magazine between 1945 and 1962 were yet another

homegrown influence on the "less is more" trend. Aesthetic effect came from the

landscape， new materials and forthright detailing. In his Case Study House， Ralph

everyday life - few American families acquired helicopters， though most eventually got

clothes dryers - but his belief that self-sufficiency was both desirable and inevitable was

widely shared.

31. The postwar American housing style largely reflected the Americans' .

[A]prosperity and growth

[B]efficiency and practicality

[C]restraint and confidence

[D]pride and faithfulness

32. Which of the following can be inferred from Paragraph 3 about Bauhaus？

[A]It was founded by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

[B]Its designing concept was affected by World War II.

[C]Most American architects used to be associated with it.

[D]It had a great influence upon American architecture.

33. Mies held that elegance of architectural design .

[A]was related to large space

[B]was identified with emptiness

[C]was not reliant on abundant decoration

[D]was not associated with efficiency

34. What is true about the apartments Mies building Chicago's Lake Shore Drive？

[A]They ignored details and proportions.

[B]They were built with materials popular at that time.

[C]They were more spacious than neighboring buildings.

[D]They shared some characteristics of abstract art.

35. What can we learn about the design of the "Case Study House"？

[A]Mechanical devices were widely used.

[B]Natural scenes were taken into consideration

[C]Details were sacrificed for the overall effect.

[D]Eco-friendly materials were employed.

Text 4

Will the European Union make it？ The question would have sounded strange not

long ago. Now even the project's greatest cheerleaders talk of a continent facing a

"Bermuda triangle" of debt， population decline and lower growth.

As well as those chronic problems， the EU face an acute crisis in its economic core，

the 16 countries that use the single currency. Markets have lost faith that the euro zone's

economies， weaker or stronger， will one day converge thanks to the discipline of sharing

a single currency， which denies uncompetitive members the quick fix of devaluation.

Yet the debate about how to save Europe's single currency from disintegration is

stuck. It is stuck because the euro zone's dominant powers， France and Germany，

agree on the need for greater harmonization within the euro zone， but disagree about

what to harmonies.

Germany thinks the euro must be saved by stricter rules on borrow spending and

competitiveness， barked by quasi-automatic sanctions for governments that do not obey.

These might include threats to freeze EU funds for poorer regions and EU mega-projects

and even the suspension of a country's voting rights in EU ministerial councils. It insists

that economic co-ordination should involve all 27 members of the EU club， among whom

there is a small majority for free-market liberalism and economic rigour； in the inner core

alone， Germany fears， a small majority favour French interference.

A "southern" camp headed by French wants something different： "European

economic government" within an inner core of euro-zone members. Translated， that

means politicians intervening in monetary policy and a system of redistribution from richer

to poorer members， via cheaper borrowing for governments through common Eurobonds

or complete fiscal transfers. Finally， figures close to the France government have

murmured， curo-zone members should agree to some fiscal and social harmonization：

e.g.， curbing competition in corporate-tax rates or labour costs.

It is too soon to write off the EU. It remains the world's largest trading block. At its best，

the European project is remarkably liberal： built around a single market of 27 rich and

poor countries， its internal borders are far more open to goods， capital and labour than

any comparable trading area. It is an ambitious attempt to blunt the sharpest edges of

globalization， and make capitalism benign.

36. The EU is faced with so many problems that .

[A] it has more or less lost faith in markets

[B] even its supporters begin to feel concerned

[C] some of its member countries plan to abandon euro

[D] it intends to deny the possibility of devaluation

37. The debate over the EU's single currency is stuck because the dominant

powers .

[A] are competing for the leading position

[B] are busy handling their own crises

[C] fail to reach an agreement on harmonization

[D] disagree on the steps towards disintegration

38. To solve the euro problem ，Germany proposed that .

[A] EU funds for poor regions be increased

[B] stricter regulations be imposed

[C] only core members be involved in economic co-ordination

[D] voting rights of the EU members be guaranteed

39. The French proposal of handling the crisis implies that __ __.

［A］poor countries are more likely to get funds

［B］strict monetary policy will be applied to poor countries

［C］loans will be readily available to rich countries

［D］rich countries will basically control Eurobonds

40. Regarding the future of the EU， the author seems to feel __ __.

［A］pessimistic

［B］desperate

［C］conceited

［D］hopeful

Part B

Directions：

Read the following text and answer the questions by finding information from the right

column that corresponds to each of the marked details given in the left column. There are

two extra choices in the right column. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10

points)

46．Direction：

In this section there is a text in English. Translate it into Chinese， write your

translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15points)

Who would have thought that， globally， the IT industry produces about the same

volumes of greenhouse gases as the world's airlines do-rough 2 percent of all CO2

emissions？

Many everyday tasks take a surprising toll on the environment. A Google search can

leak between 0.2 and 7.0 grams of CO2 depending on how many attempts are needed to

get the "right" answer. To deliver results to its users quickly， then， Google has to

maintain vast data centres round the world， packed with powerful computers. While

producing large quantities of CO2， these computers emit a great deal of heat， so the

centres need to be well air-conditioned， which uses even more energy.

However， Google and other big tech providers monitor their efficiency closely and

make improvements. Monitoring is the first step on the road to reduction， but there is

much to be done， and not just by big companies.

2011考研英语(二)小作文

suppose your cousin LI MING has just been admited to a university write him/her a

letter to:

(1)Congratulate him/her,and

(2)give him/her suggestions on how to get prepared for university life

you should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.

DO not sign your own name at the end of the letter,Use "zhangwe

2011考研英语（二）大作文

write a short essay baesd on the following your writing,you should:

1)interpret the chart and

2)give your comments

you should write at least 150 wrods

write your essay on answer sheet 2(15points)

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2011考研英语(二)小作文

suppose your cousin LI MING has just been admited to a university write him/her a

letter to:

(1)Congratulate him/her,and

(2)give him/her suggestions on how to get prepared for university life

you should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.

DO not sign your own name at the end of the letter,Use "zhangwe

英语(二)小作文范文：

A Letter to Liming

Jan-15-2011

Dear Liming,

Congraduate on you success in passing the entrance examination.

Now, please allow me to give you some suggestion during your holidays.

First of all, you should read. Because it makes a full man. Reading during the holiday

helps you get the habit of it that when you become a freshman. College life is so plentiful

but reading is the most important thing.

Second, to do some housework can bring you another feelings. Once you get into the

college, you must do the things for yourself, including washing, clear the room and

shedule your daily life and etc.

However, reading and housework doesn’t mean all of your holiday. You need contact

with your friends or communicate with them. The reason is that old friends will be in your

memory and new friends will be there. And we all know that the friendship among senior

school.

From the things I mentioned above, hope they will bring you a richful life in your

college.

Zhangwei

2011考研英语（二）大作文

write a short essay baesd on the following your writing,you should:

1)interpret the chart and

2)give your comments

you should write at least 150 wrods

write your essay on answer sheet 2(15points)

英语二大作文范文(文都版)

As can be seen clearly from the chart, the market share taken by domestic car brands

increased rapidly from 25% in 20008 to nearly 35% in 2009, while conversely, the market

share owned by Japanese car brands dropped by 10% from 35% in 2008 to 25% in 2008.

What’s more, the market share taken by American car brands is on the upward trend, from

10% to nearly 15%.

Three reasons, in my opinion, can account for the changes in car market in these two

years. First, the rise of Chinese cars is of little surprise as we have seen Chinese

enterprises’ commitment to developing self-owned technologies, which not only free them

from potential risks, but also bring about long-term benefit. Second, Japanese cars, which

used to be highly praised for their outstanding quality and superior stability, is now reeling

from a crisis of confidence. Last, the improvement of American cars’ performance must be

attributed to the smart marketing strategy employed by American sellers. They launched a

lot of marketing campaigns designed specially for Chinese market, which won them

applaud as well as benefit.

In order to maintain the good momentum of development, domestic cars should on

one hand stick to their self-independent policy, and on the other, learn some experiences

from Japanese car’s failures and Americans’ success.