考研英语二（完形填空）-试卷42
(总分：120.00，做题时间：90分钟)
一、 Use of English(总题数：3，分数：120.00)
1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.（分数：40.00）
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While we"ve known for some time about the many long-term benefits of exercise, new research shows aerobic exercise also may have considerable effects on aging and brain health in the short term.
A new study says exercise can help older adults improve their memory and overall cognitive health as they【C1】______. Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth studied a group of 37 adults ages 57 to 75【C2】______inactive lifestyles. They were【C3】______two groups, one control group and one physically active group. The fitness group spent one hour a day, three times a week, either bicycling or jogging【C4】______the course of 12 weeks. Each participant was【C5】______before, after and halfway through the study on their overall brain【C6】______and the fitness level of heart and blood vessel. At all three checkpoints, the group that was physically active was found to have higher blood flow in the brain and also improved memory. Researchers【C7】______this to increased blood flow in certain regions of the brain concerning memory. "Science has shown that aging【C8】______mental efficiency and memory decline is the number one cognitive【C9】______of older adults," lead author Sandra Bond Chapman said in a statement. "This research shows the 【C10】______benefit of aerobic exercise on a person"s memory and demonstrates that aerobic exercise can reduce both the biological and cognitive【C11】______of aging." There are hundreds of benefits of exercise at any age【C12】______. for older adults, the affects are especially astonishing. Another study in 2006 showed that exercise not only improved brain performance but 【C13】______increased brain volume in older adults. Researchers say the best part about the 【C14】______findings is that aerobic exercise is low-cost and accessible to anyone,【C15】______is packed with benefits. Exercise can help lower blood pressure, help【C16】______your hormone levels, and even shorten hot flashes. But to【C17】______maximum benefits from an exercise regime, Chapman says it"s important to also get plenty of mental stimulation. "To think we can【C18】______and improve the basic structure of the【C19】______brain through aerobic exercise and complex thinking should【C20】______us to challenge our thinking and get moving at any age," Chapman said.（分数：40.00）
(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）
A.age √
B.mature
C.develop
D.ripen
解析：解析：上文提到新的研究表明有氧运动可能也会对老龄化(aging)产生巨大的影响。本句顺接上文，指出新的研究表明运动可以帮助老年人提高记忆力和整体认知能力。空格前的as“随着”引导时间状语从句，A项age表示“衰老”，与上文的aging对应，符合语义逻辑。
(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）
A.from
B.with √
C.on
D.without
解析：解析：这37名成年人都有inactive lifestyles(不爱运动的生活方式)的人，B项with表伴随状态。后接名词在句中作adults的定语。表示“不爱运动的成年人”。
(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）
A.derived from
B.split into √
C.made into
D.differed from
解析：解析：空格后的两个组control group和physically active group表明这里将这37人分成两组。B项split into“分成”符合语义逻辑。
(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）
A.before
B.after
C.by
D.over √
解析：解析：由句法结构可推测本题需填入介词与表示时间段的the course of 12 weeks构成的短语作为本句的时间状语，over the course of“在……期间”，选D项over。
(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）
A.instructed
B.estimated
C.assessed √
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解析：解析：on their overall…and．．．blood vessel表明了参与者是测量或评估了这些内容。C项assessed有“评估”的意思，填入文中指研究人员在实验之前、之后和实验过程中对每个参与者的身体情况进行评估，语义通顺。
(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）
A.function √
B.structure
C.illness
D.development
解析：解析：空格所在的部分是本句的宾语，brain．．．与the fitness level．．．blood vessel构成并列。文章开头提及运动对brain health有影响，且下文提到大脑的血流量(blood flow)、记忆力(memory)与大脑所起的作用相关，故选A项function“功能”。
(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）
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B.devote
C.lead
D.attribute √
解析：解析：this指代上句的研究发现；空格词应与to搭配，说明研究发现与大脑某些有关记忆的特定区域血流量增加的关系。D项attribute与to搭配表示“把……归因于”，代入句中指研究者们把这种现象归因于大脑某些有关记忆的特定区域血流量的增加。
(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）
A.improves
B.lessens
C.decreases √
D.alters
解析：解析：此空格需填入一个动词作宾语从句的谓语，其主语是宾语是aging(衰老)，宾语是mental efficiency(大脑效率)。and后并列的内容谈论记忆力衰退(memory decline)与老年人(older adults)的关系，说明衰老是会导致记忆力下降的。故选C项decreases“降低”，排除A项improves“改善”。
(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）
A.process
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https://www.doczj.com/doc/2811120334.html,plaint √
D.phenomenon
解析：解析：老年人会遇到记忆力衰退的问题，本句需填入能被cognitive修饰的名词来指代该问题。complaint可以指病症，既可以是小病、慢性病，也可以是传染性疾病等。cognitive complaint“认知疾病”符合语义逻辑，故选择C项complaint。
(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）
A.tremendous √
B.special
C.unknown
D.limited
解析：解析：第一段提到，新的研究表明有氧运动可能也会对老龄化和脑健康在短期内产生巨大的影响(have considerable effects)，推测此处应填入与considerable语义呼应的形容词来修饰benefit，故选A项tremendous“巨大的”。
(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）
A.factors
B.consequences √
C.signs
D.symptoms
解析：解析：本段开头提到老年人会遇到记忆力衰退的问题，这是由老化所致的。而本句提到有氧运动可以减缓由老化导致的生理和认知方面问题。本题需填入cognitive．．．of aging的中心词，B项consequences 表示“后果”，cognitive consequences of aging指老龄化所致的认知方面的后果。可以与上文memory decline语义呼应。
(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）
A.so
B.but √
C.or
D.unless
解析：解析：前半句提到在任何年龄段锻炼身体都会有很多益处，后半句则说锻炼对老年人的影响是尤为惊人的。选B项but,此处更多的是表示强调。
(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）
A.hardly
B.unexpectedly
C.probably
D.actually √
解析：解析：本句指出另一项研究的成果，即“锻炼不仅能改善大脑功能，而且增加了老年人的脑容量”。这也印证了上一段提到的研究的成果。因此空格应填入用于强调事实的副词，D项actually“确实地”符合语义逻辑。
(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）
A.promising √
B.original
C.costly
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解析：解析：本题需填入形容词修饰findings(研究发现)，上文提到的发现包括锻炼能改善大脑功能、能增加老年人的脑容量，都是积极方面的。故选A项promising“可喜的”，逻辑及语义也与其后的内容相吻合。
(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）
A.still
B.yet √
C.although
D.so
解析：解析：空格前表明有氧运动成本低廉(low-cost)、适用广泛(accessible to anyone)，空格后又指出有氧运动益处良多(packed with benefits)，语义上有一定的转折意味。B项yet用作连词指“然而”，常含有“尽管如此，但……”之意，符合本题逻辑。
(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）
A.control
B.minimize
C.regulate √
D.capture
解析：解析：空格处填入动词与hormone levels搭配，即“运动可以……激素水平”。C项regulate有“调节”的意思。填入后语义通顺。
(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）
A.reap √
B.win
C.prevent
D.provide
解析：解析：上文提到运动的多种好处．而本句谈论如何能发挥运动的最大利益(maximum ben-efits)。A 项reap有“获得”的意思，代入后指从运动养生法中获取最大的利益，符合语义逻辑。
(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）
A.transform
B.perfect
C.devise
D.alter √
解析：解析：本句描述有氧运动(aerobic exercise)和复杂思考(complex thinking)的作用。填入的动词应与improve(提高)并列，且与basic structure of．．brain(大脑的基本结构)构成动宾关系。D项alter“改变”符合语义。
(19).【C19】（分数：2.00）
A.young
B.mature √
C.abnormal
D.typical
解析：解析：上文多次提到有氧运动对老年人大脑的益处，因此本句中所提及的能通过有氧运动改善大脑机构的人群应为本文所研究的实验对象：老年人。本题需填入形容词修饰他们的大脑，B项mature表示“成年人的”。符合语义逻辑。
(20).【C20】（分数：2.00）
A.discourage
B.pull
C.persuade
D.inspire √
解析：解析：前半句提到有氧运动和复杂思考可以改善大脑的基本结构，是积极的一面。空格处填入的动词能与to搭配。表明这有助于挑战自我的思辨能力和促使我们运动起来。D项inspire“激励”符合语义逻辑。
Social science has weighed in on the "tiger mom" debate, and it looks like everyone is right: Both over-protective and laid-back mothers can raise successful children. Three years after Yale law professor Amy Chua"s controversial article, "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior," in the Wall Street Journal, Stanford researchers Alyssa Fu and Hazel Markus have published a study examining the effectiveness of the【C1】______, high-pressure parenting Chua【C2】______and the more relaxing style【C3】______in European-American culture. They found both parenting styles can be【C4】______; the key is in how the child views his or her relationship with the mother. In Asian-American
culture, children are often expected to rely on their families,【C5】______traditionally European-American families【C6】______value and encourage independence. Parental pressure【C7】______different reactions in each culture: Asian-American students said they felt like parent involvement in their lives is a form of support, while European-American children【C8】______the pressure to perform. "These findings underline the importance of understanding cultural【C9】______in how people interpret themselves and their relationships to others," the researchers wrote. "European-American mothers who assume that achievement is an individual project may be right to believe that too much involvement can【C10】______motivation. Tiger Mothers who assume that achievement is a group project may be equally right to【C11】______that parental involvement is 【C12】______for motivation." The researchers evaluated these two different parenting【C13】______by analyzing the connections between children"s motivation and their mothers. Across the studies, Asian-American students saw more【C14】______between themselves and their mothers and were more accepting of their mothers" involvement in their lives. These students viewed pressure from their mothers【C15】______and said it motivated them in times of【C16】______. European-American students, on the other hand, reported feeling more independent from their mothers and seeing pressure to succeed【C17】______a lack of support rather than a source of motivation. Parents might take some comfort knowing that,【C18】______Chua"s battle cries for stricter childrearing, it looks like parenting isn"t quite so clear-cut And dissatisfied white kids can【C19】______, too: They now have the social science to【C20】______ignoring their mothers.（分数：40.00）
(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）
A.appropriate
B.strict √
C.mean
D.different
解析：解析：空格要填入的词与high-pressure(高压)并列，修饰parenting，且从本句的对比部分the more relaxing style(更宽容的方式)可推出，第一种育儿方式不那么宽容。故选B项strict“严格的”。
(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）
A.opposes
B.releases
C.plans
D.advocates √
解析：解析：第一段提及两种育儿方式overprotective和laid-back，分别对应本句中的
high-pressureparenting和the more relaxing style。laid-back和relaxing是典型的西方育儿观，故此处“高压的育儿方式”应是蔡美儿的观点，选D项advocates“提倡”。
(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）
A.frequent
B.normal
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D.unique
解析：解析：根据本句已知的信息，此处是对两个地域的人所采取的两种不同育儿方式的比较。the more relaxing style在欧美文化中更常见，故选C项common“常见的”。
(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）
A.alike
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C.effective √
D.precise
解析：解析：文章首段指出两种育儿方式都能培养出成功的孩子(raise successful children)，由此可判断两种育儿方式都是可行的。故选C项effective“有效的”。
(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）
B.so
C.and
D.or
解析：解析：空格前的分句意为“在亚裔美国人的文化里，孩子应该依靠他们的家庭”，空格所在句的已知信息为“欧美家庭……重视和鼓励孩子的独立性”。由此可见，这两中育儿方式截然不同，应为转折关系。故选A项but．
(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）
A.happen to
B.tend to √
C.hope to
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解析：解析：从本句的前半句children are often expected to．．．(孩子常被期望……)可知，育儿方式是价值观的体现，描述的是一种整体趋向。traditionally(传统上)和often一样，也可体现这种趋向性。故空格处应选B项tend to“倾向于”。
(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）
A.increases
B.provokes √
C.imposes
D.involves
解析：解析：冒号后的句子是对前半句的具体说明，felt like．．．a form of support是他们对parentinvolvement(即parental pressure)的反应，也就是说parental pressure能带来不同的反应。故选B项provokes“引起”。
(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）
A.treasured
B.ignored
C.resented √
D.enjoyed
解析：解析：本句的中的while“然而”表明了两种不同文化中的学生对于父母的干预反应不同。亚裔美国人认为父母的干预是一种支持(a form of support)，作为对比，可知欧美文化中的孩子应该不喜欢父母的干预，因此C项resented“厌恶”为正确答案。
(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）
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B.dimension
C.coalition
D.variation √
解析：解析：上段提到不同文化背景的学生对父母干涉有不同反应，空格后in how people．．．toothers(人们怎么诠释自己和他人的关系)补充说明了空格的意义。人们诠释的方式不同，皆因文化的不同。故选D项variation“变化”。
(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）
A.suppress √
B.promote
C.sustain
D.exclude
解析：解析：空格前提到“欧美母亲认为成就是个人的努力”，第三段提到“欧美家庭的父母鼓励独
立”(encourage independence)。由此可推断欧美父母认为太多的干涉会打击积极性，故选A项suppress“压制”。
(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）
A.assert √
C.infer
D.estimate
解析：解析：空格所在句与前一句对比：采取两种不同育儿方式的母亲们对于父母的干涉和孩子动力的关系。她们各执一词，故选A项assert“坚称”，对应上句的believe。
(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）
A.destructive
B.irrespective
C.beneficial √
D.relative
解析：解析：根据第三段中的“亚裔美国学生说他们认为家长在他们生活中的干涉是一种支持”，虎妈们认为父母的干涉当然是对孩子好的．故选C项beneficial“有利的”。
(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）
A.roles
B.techniques √
C.solutions
D.hypothesis
解析：解析：空格前的these two parenting．．．指代本文前面几段一直论述两种不同文化中的育儿方式，可以看出，育儿非常讲究技巧，故选B项techniques“技能”。
(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）
A.argument
B.control
C.overlap √
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解析：解析：本句的and说明其前后的两个分句意思为并列或顺承关系。根据后一个分句“……更能接受母亲对自己生活的干涉”和本段最后一句“欧美学生说母亲让他们感受更多的独立感”可以对比出，亚裔美国孩子对母亲的依赖性更强。故选C项overlap“重叠部分”，意为“亚裔美国学生看到自己与母亲之间更多的相同点”。
(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）
A.negligibly
B.negatively
C.seriously
D.positively √
解析：解析：由表并列and之后的it motivated them中的it(指前面提到的pressure from theirmothers)，可见学生对这些压力持赞成的态度，故选D项positively“肯定地”。
(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）
A.failure √
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C.quarrel
D.illness
解析：解析：空格所在句和后一句就学生的成功与母亲所给予的压力作比较，且需要人给予鼓励的一般是人处于低谷的时候，故选A项failure“失败”。
(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）
A.with
B.by
C.as √
D.for
解析：解析：固定搭配。本句和上句对比，讨论欧美学生对来自父母的看法。see sb．／sth．as…意为“把某事／某人看作是……”，此处指将成功的压力看成是缺少支持……。故选C项as。
(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）
A.despite √
B.since
C.besides
D.like
解析：解析：文章第一段即指出两种母亲均能raise successful children，和本句中的parentingisn’t quite so clear-cut构成语义呼应，说明不是所有的人都赞成蔡美儿提倡的更严格育儿方式(cries for stricter childrearing)，故选A项despite“尽管”。
(19).【C19】（分数：2.00）
A.trouble
B.rejoice √
C.confuse
D.amuse
解析：解析：由句首的and和空格前的too(表递进)，可知本句顺承前一句的论述，说明白人小孩对此研究结果的反应。故填入的词应与comfort(宽慰)感情色彩相同、意义相近的词语，选B项rejoice“高兴”。
(20).【C20】（分数：2.00）
A.interpret
B.observe
C.afford
D.justify √
解析：解析：空格所在句在冒号后，对前面的句子作进一步解释。虽然“不理会母亲”(ignoringtheir mothers)是不正确的做法，但孩子却敢于这么做，原因是有“社会科学”帮忙，故选D项justify“证明……有理”。
考研英语二（完形填空）-试卷14 (总分：120.00，做题时间：90分钟) 一、 Use of English(总题数：3，分数：120.00) 1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.（分数：40.00） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析： A candlelit dinner works wonders for romance. Now scientists say it could also be good for your heart. Breathing in candle smoke causes beneficial【C1】______in your heart rhythm, they claim. It is thought that tiny salt particles released when the candle burns are【C2】______the effect The researchers monitored the hearts of 13 men and women as they breathed in air【C3】______into a small chamber. In some【C4】______the air included smoke from candles in a second room. The volunteers didn know which type of air they were breathing, but when it included candle smoke, their heart rate variability【C5】______. Everyones heart rate varies【C6】______all the time, beating a little bit faster when we breathe in than when we breathe out This is perfectly healthy and a sign that the brain is【C7】______and able to regulate the heart But this variation【C8】______as we get older and if we【C9】______heart problems. In the study, it was increased by【C10】______candle smoke. Researcher Christina Isaxon said the concentration of smoke【C11】______during the study was similar to that created by a candlelit dinner. As the volunteers could not see the candles and weren told what they were breathing, the effect could not be explained【C12】______by the calming effect of candlelight. Dr Isaxon believed that tiny particles of the candle smoke could be responsible for the beneficial effects. These particles are【C13】______regulating the hearts rhythm and in sending messages between cells in the body. More salts are produced when a【C14】______is still. The study did not find any【C15】______health effects of the smoke—【C16】______she admitted she did not make a huge effort to find any. Soot, black powder in the smoke, from lit candles has been【C17】______health problems in the past. The American Chemical Society has warned that common wax candles release【C18】______harmful chemicals linked to cancer and other illnessea It recommends using beeswax. Dr Isaxon used candles made of a natural fat in her study. She recommended using candles that are as natural as possible and avoiding【C19】______and dyes as they may give off【C20】______chemicals when burned.（分数：40.00） (1).【C1】（分数：2.00） A.supports B.changes √ C.drives D.spirits 解析：解析：前一句说到烛光晚餐对心脏也有好处，可判断，吸人蜡烛燃烧产生的烟雾能给人们的心率带来有利的影响。B项changes“变化”代入后，搭配beneficial表明烛光晚餐可“改善”心率，呼应下文出现的“心率变异性会增高”的结论。 (2).【C2】（分数：2.00） A.behind √ B.to
2017考研英语二完形填空真题 Would a Work-Free World Be So Bad? Fears of civilization-wide idleness are based too much on the downsides of being unemployed in a society premised on the concept of employment. A 1567 painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder depicts a mythical land of plenty, where people grow idle in the absence of work. Wikimedia Ilana E. Strauss Jun 28, 2016 People have speculated for centuries about a future without work, and today is no different, with academics, writers, and activists once again warning that technology is replacing human workers. Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by inequality: A few wealthy people will own all the capital, and the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland. A different, less paranoid, and not mutually exclusive prediction holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort, one characterized by purposelessness: Without jobs to give their lives meaning, people will simply become lazy
考研英语完型填空练习题及答案（五）Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land.Geographers compare and contrast 1 places on earth. But they also 2 beyond theindividual places and consider the earth as a 3 . The word Geography 4 from twoGreek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth”andgraphein, 5 means “ to write”. The English word geography means “to describe theearth”. 6 geography books 7 on a small area like a town or city. Otherdeal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 8 continent. Many geography booksdeal with the whole earth. Another 9 to divide the study of 10 is to distinguishbetween physical geography and 11 geography. The former focus on the naturalworld; the 12 starts with human beings and studies 13 human being and theirenvironment act 14 each other. 15 when geography is considered as a singlesubject, 16 branch can neglect the other. A geographer might be described 17 one who observes, records, andexplains the 18 between places. If places were alike, there would be littleneed for geographer. We know, 19 ,that no two places are exactly the same. Geography, 20,is a point of view, a special way of looking at places. 1. A. similarB. distantC. variousD. famous 2. A. passB. go C. reachD. get 3. A. wholeB. untilC. part D. total
考研英语二（完形填空）-试卷10 (总分：120.00，做题时间：90分钟) 一、 Use of English(总题数：3，分数：120.00) 1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.（分数：40.00） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析： When school officials and unions work together, students have a real chance to come out on top. That was clear this week【C1】______the State Education Department and New York"s teachers" unions 【C2】______agreement on a rigorous teacher evaluation system. The Legislature should quickly approve the【C3】______. It would improve New York"s schools and the state"s chances in the second round of the federal Race to the Top competition for hundreds of millions of dollars in e-ducation 【C4】______. The proposal, which resembles one developed through a(n)【C5】______partnership in New Haven, does away with the poor evaluation system【C6】______which teachers are observed briefly in the classroom and【C7】______the most ineffective ones regularly receive glowing ratings. The new system would require more【C8】______monitoring and would finally take student【C9】______into account. Teachers would eventually be【C10】______on a 100-point scale, with 25 points based on how much students improve on the【C11】______state exams and 15 percent based on locally selected measures. The【C12】______part of the e-valuation would be locally determined, consistent with state regulations, and could include such things as evaluations by a school principal, peer observations, a teacher"s ability to【C13】______lesson plans and so on. Teachers would be【C14】______as highly effective, effective, developing or ineffective. Those who need help would be given【C15】______. Those rated ineffective for two【C16】______years could be fired through a hearing process that would take no longer than 60 days. Right now that process can【C17】______for more than a year. The State Education Department deserves particular praise,【C18】______do the two union presidents, Richard Iannuzzi of New York State United Teachers and Michael Mulgrew of the United Federation of Teachers, the city"s union. They worked on this deal even though their members are angry about coming【C19】______Legislature should move swiftly on the bill【C20】______the state can meet the next Race to the Top application deadline. It is due on June 1.（分数：40.00） (1).【C1】（分数：2.00） A.unless B.when √ C.if D.though 解析：解析：上一句提到当学校官员和教师工会共同合作就会出成果。根据句意可知，此处应该和前面一样，当the State Education Department和New York"s teachers’unions共同合作的时候，才会让学生真的有机会出类拔萃。故选B项when“当……时候”。 (2).【C2】（分数：2.00） A.prepared B.recommended C.announced √ D.activated 解析：解析：上文提到学校官员和教师工会共同合作，这句具体讲到州教育厅和纽约教师工会如何共同合作。根据句意选C项announced“宣布”，即两者宣布在一项严格的教师评价体系上达成共识。 (3).【C3】（分数：2.00） A.concept
考研英语二（完形填空）-试卷44 (总分：120.00，做题时间：90分钟) 一、 Use of English(总题数：3，分数：120.00) 1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.（分数：40.00） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析： In interviews, famous people often say that the key to becoming both happy and successful is to "do what you love." But mastering a skill,【C1】______one that you deeply love, requires a huge 【C2】______of dull practice. Any challenging activity requires【C3】______and concentrated practice. Anyone who wants to master a skill must【C4】______through the cycle of practice, critical feedback, modification, and progressive improvement again, again, and again. Some people seem able to【C5】______practicing an activity like this for years and take【C6】______in their gradual improvement.【C7】______others find this kind of concentrated, time-intensive work to be【C8】______or boring. Why? The difference may turn on the ability to enter into a state of "flow," the feeling of being completely【C9】______what you are doing. A flow state is a special experience. Flow states can happen in the【C10】______of any activity, and they are most common when a task has well-defined goals and is at an appropriate skill level, and where the individual is able to adjust their performance【C11】______clear and immediate feedback. Flow states turn the dull practice into an autotelic activity—that is, one that can be enjoyed for its own sake, rather than as a【C12】______to an end or for attaining some external reward. That raises the question of how we can turn this to our【C13】______: How can we get into a flow state for an activity that we want to master, so that we enjoy both the process of【C14】______skills and the rewards of being a master? Psychologists suggested that those who most readily entered into flow states had an "autotelic personality". For those who aren"t necessarily【C15】______with an autotelic personality, there is evidence that flow states can be【C16】______by environmental factors. While there isn"t yet a pill that can turn dull practice into a【C17】______activity for anyone, it is encouraging that we seem, at least to some degree, to be able to push ourselves toward flow states【C18】______we are given unstructured, open-ended time,【C19】______distractions, and a task set at a【C20】______level of difficulty.（分数：40.00） (1).【C1】（分数：2.00） A.especially B.even √ C.only D.just 解析：解析：句子指出“掌握一门技能需要枯燥练习”。空格后one则指代a skill，结合one thatyou deeply love的语义，推断所需副词旨在强调任何一门技能都遵循着这样的规律。B项even“甚至，即使”可加强语气，能体现句首表转折的But和句子逻辑。 (2).【C2】（分数：2.00） A.part B.variety C.amount √ D.field 解析：解析：所需名词处于a huge…of的表达中，修饰dull practice。参照“熟能生巧”的逻辑，可以推测掌握一门技能需要大量的练习，故C项amount“大量”正确。 (3).【C3】（分数：2.00） A.focused √
考研英语二（完形填空）模拟试卷139 (总分：120.00，做题时间：90分钟) 一、 Use of English(总题数：3，分数：120.00) 1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.（分数：40.00） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析： Are passwords outdated? It's starting to seem like it. Everybody hates them, and nobody can remember all the ones they've【C1】______. These days a typical internet user has dozens of online accounts. If you really want to be safe, you need to have a different password for each one, and each password needs to be incredibly【C2】______, with a mix of capital letters,【C3】______, and numbers. Who can keep all that stuff in their head? Most people don't【C4】______. Some just make up one password and use it everywhere while others might have a few passwords for different usages. Problem is that【C5】______one site gets attacked by hackers, they now have the password that you use elsewhere. In one recent attack on Sony, millions of accounts were exposed. Computer scientists realize the system is【C6】______and they're looking for alternatives. But most【C7】______haven't been very good. Fingerprint readers require special hardware, and smart cards can be lost or【C8】______. "We've tried【C9】______other approaches, but we end up back with passwords. They're the least【C10】______in a series of bad options," says a security consultant. Markus Jakobsson, a veteran security researcher with a Ph.D. in computer science, has come up with something he calls "fastwords." Instead of【C11】______a meaningless and obscure password, you join three simple words that come from a【C12】______known only to you. If one day you were driving to work and【C13】______a frog that ended up flat, you might choose "frog work flat." Some【C14】______: You can enter the three words【C15】______any order ("flat frog work"), and the system 【C16】______knows that you're you. If you totally【C17】______, the fastword system will tell you one of the three words, which should enable you to remember the【C18】______idea and thus the three keywords. Jakobsson says one large service provider is evaluating the fast-words concept. Fastwords【C19】______a step in the right direction, 【C20】______it's not the promised land. Someone, somehow, needs to come up with something completely different— and radically better—than what we have today.（分数：40.00） (1).【C1】（分数：2.00） A.tested B.created √ C.told D.measured 解析：解析：前一句讲到，每个人都很讨厌密码，没有人能记下所有的密码。根据常识，这些密码都是你 自己创建的，故选B项created“创建”。 (2).【C2】（分数：2.00） A.irrational B.confidential C.personal https://www.doczj.com/doc/2811120334.html,plicated √ 解析：解析：如果真正想要让你的账号安全，密码的设置当然是越复杂越好，故选D项complicated“复 杂的”，与空格后的mix(混合)相呼应。 (3).【C3】（分数：2.00） A.symbols √ B.images
2012年考研英语完形填空 The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices have become an important issue recently. The court cannot _1_ its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law _2_ justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that _3_ the court’s reputation for being independent and impartial. Justice Antonin Scalia, for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be _4_ as impartial judgments. Part of the problem is that the justices are not _5_by an ethics code. At the very least, the court should make itself _6_to the code of conduct that _7_to the rest of the federal judiciary. This and other similar cases _8_the question of whether there is still a _9_between the court and politics. The framers of the Constitution envisioned law _10_having authority apart from politics. They gave justices permanent positions _11_they would be free to _12_ those in power and have no need to _13_ political support. Our legal system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely _14_. Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social _15_ like liberty and property. When the court deals with social policy decisions, the law it _16_ is inescapably political-which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily _17_ as unjust. The justices must _18_ doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves _19_ to the code of conduct. That would make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, _20_, convincing as law. 1. [A]emphasize [B]maintain [C]modify [D] recognize 2. [A]when [B]lest [C]before [D] unless 3. [A]restored [B]weakened[C]established [D] eliminated 4. [A]challenged [B]compromised [C]suspected [D] accepted 5.[A]advanced [B]caught [C]bound [D]founded 6.[A]resistant [B]subject [C]immune [D]prone 7.[A]resorts [B]sticks [C]loads [D]applies 8. [A]evade [B]raise [C]deny [D]settle 9.[A]line [B]barrier[C]similarity [D]conflict 10.[A]by [B]as [C]though [D]towards 11. [A]so [B]since [C]provided [D]though 12.[A]serve [B]satisfy[C]upset [D]replace 13.[A]confirm [B]express [C]cultivate [D]offer 14.[A]guarded [B]followed [C]studied [D]tied 15. [A]concepts [B]theories [C]divisions [D]conceptions 16. [A]excludes [B]questions [C]shapes [D]controls 17. [A]dismissed [B]released [C]ranked [D]distorted 18. [A]suppress [B]exploit [C]address [D]ignore 19. [A]accessible [B]amiable [C]agreeable [D]accountable 20. [A]by all mesns [B]atall costs [C]in a word [D]as a result
考研英语二完形填空原文 xx考研英语二完形填空原文 xx年全国研究生入学考试英语考试已经结束，特为考生第一时间了xx考研英语二完形填空原文，仅供大家参考! Fears of civilization-wide idleness are based too much on the downsides of being unemployed in a society premised on the concept of employment. A 1567 painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder depicts a mythical land of plenty, where people grow idle in the absence of work. Wikimedia " Ilana E. Strauss " Jun 28, xx People have speculated for centuries about a future without work, and today is no different, with academics, writers, and activists once again warning that technology is replacing human workers. Some imagine that the ing work-
free world will be defined by inequality: A few wealthy people will own all the capital, and the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland. A different, less paranoid, and not mutually exclusive prediction holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort, one characterized by purposelessness: Without jobs to give their lives meaning, people will simply bee lazy and depressed. Indeed, today's unemployed don't seem to be having a great time. One Gallup poll found that 20 percent of Americans who have been unemployed for at least a year report having depression, double the rate for working Americans. Also, some research suggests that the explanation for rising rates of mortality, mental-health problems, and addiction among poorly-educated, middle-aged people is a shortage of well-paid jobs. Another study shows that people are often happier at work than in their free time. Perhaps this is why many worry about the agonizing dullness of a jobless future. But it doesn't necessarily follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with
考研英语二（完形填空）-试卷54 (总分：120.00，做题时间：90分钟) 一、 Use of English(总题数：3，分数：120.00) 1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.（分数：40.00） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析： We"ve been hearing about it for years, but the bookless library has finally arrived, first appearing on college campuses. At Drexel University"s new Library Learning Terrace, which opened just last month, there is not a bound【C1】______, just rows of computers and plenty of seating offering【C2】______to the Philadelphia university"s 170 million【C3】______items. Scott Erdy, designer of the new library, says open,【C4】______space allows student and staff "knowledge transfer," a concept【C5】______by Danuta Nitecki, dean of Drexel"s libraries. "We don"t【C6】______house books, we house learning," she says. The trend began, naturally,【C7】______engineers, when Kansas State University"s engineering library went primarily bookless several years ago. Last year, Stanford University【C8】______all but 10,000 printed books from its new engineering library, making more room【C9】______large tables and study areas. And the University of Texas a-bandoned print【C10】______electronic material when it opened its engineering library last year. But when books disappear, does a library lose its【C11】______? "The library is a social tent pole," says Michael Connelly, a best-selling author. "There are a lot of ideas under it.【C12】______the pole and the tent comes down." Connelly says that browsing through【C13】______books brings inspiration of the kind that led him from【C14】______his campus library"s stacks straight to a writing【C15】______. "Can something like that happen in a bookless library? I"m not so sure," he says. From a design perspective, some architects also【C16】______the inevitable trend toward booklessness. Steven Holl, architect of Queens Library"s new branch, in New York City, says books still provide character and are a nice counterpoint to technology. "A book【C17】______knowledge, and striking a balance in a library is a good thing." He says.【C18】______other designers, seem inspired by the challenge presented by a world going bookless. Others are hedging their bets that 【C19】______the library isn"t bookless now, someday it probably will be. To most people, it is best when paper and electronic【C20】______are both available.（分数：40.00） (1).【C1】（分数：2.00） A.document B.volume √ C.data D.script 解析：解析：段首提到无纸化图书馆出现了，此句说该大学的图书馆中只有成排的电脑和座位，故可知此处与段首句中的bookless相呼应，故选B项volume。bound volume意为“合订本”。 (2).【C2】（分数：2.00） A.shortcut B.access √ C.solution D.exit 解析：解析：句中提到“无纸化图书馆里没有书，只有电脑和座位”，空格后的to指向的对象是items，而电脑和座位是为查阅图书而提供的设施，故B项access“通道；使用权”最符合句意。 (3).【C3】（分数：2.00） A.visual B.printed