2021年考研英语二真题及参考答案

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2021年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二)试题

及参考答案

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumbered

blankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

It'snotdifficulttosettargetsforstaff.Itismuchharder,1,tounderstandtheirnegativeconsequences.Mostwork-related

behaviorshavemultiplecomponents.2oneandtheothersbecome

distorted.

TravelonaLondonbusandyou'll3seehowthisworkswith

drivers.Watchpeoplegetonandshowtheirtickets.Arethey

carefullyinspected?Never.Dopeoplegetonwithoutpaying?Of

course!Arethereinspectorsto4thatpeoplehavepaid?

Possibly,butveryfew.Andpeoplewhorunforthebus?Theyare5.Howaboutjumpinglights?Busesdosoalmostasfrequentlyas

cyclists.

Why?Becausethetargetis6.Peoplecomplainedthatbuses

werelateandinfrequent.7,thenumberofbusesandbuslanes

wereincreased,anddriverswere8orpunishedaccordingtothe

timetheytook.Anddrivershitthesetargets.Butthey9hit

cyclists.Ifthetargetwaschangedto10,youwouldhavemore

inspectorsandmoresensitivepricing.Ifthecriterionchangedto

safety,youwouldgetmore11driverswhoobeyedtrafficlaws.

Butboththesecriteriawouldbeattheexpenseoftime.

Thereisanother12:peoplebecameimmenselyinventivein

hittingtargets.Haveyou13thatyoucanleaveonaflightan

hourlatebutstillarriveontime?Tailwinds?Ofcoursenot!Airlines

havesimplychangedthetimea14ismeanttotake.Aone-hour

fightisnowballadasatwo-hourflight.

The15ofthestoryissimple.Mostjobsaremultidimensional,全国硕士研究生入学统一考试备考资料

第 2 页,共 21 页withmultiplecriteria.Chooseonecriterionandyoumaywell16

others.EverythingCanbedonefasterandmadecheaper,butthere

isa17.Settingtargetscananddoeshaveunforeseennegative

consequences.

Thisisnotanargumentagainsttarget-setting.Butitisan

argumentforexploringconsequencesfirst.Allgoodtargetsshould

havemultiplecriteria18criticalfactorssuchastime,money,

qualityandcustomerfeedback.Thetrickisnotonlyto19just

oneoreventwodimensionsoftheobjective,butalsotounderstand

howtohelppeoplebetter20theobjective.

1.[A]therefore[B]however[C]again[D]moreover

2.[A]Emphasizes[B]Identify[C]Asses[D]Explain

3.[A]nearly[B]curiously[C]eagerly[D]quickly

4.[A]claim[B]prove[C]check[D]recall

5.[A]threatened[B]ignored[C]mocked[D]blamed

6.[A]punctuality[B]hospitality[C]competition[D]innovation

7.[A]Yes[B]So[C]Besides[D]Still

8.[A]hired[B]trained[C]rewarded[D]grouped

9.[A]only[B]rather[C]once[D]also

10.[A]comfort[B]revenue[C]efficiency[D]security

11.[A]friendly[B]quiet[C]cautious[D]diligent

12.[A]purpose[B]problem[C]prejudice[D]policy

13.[A]reported[B]revealed[C]admitted[D]noticed

14.[A]break[B]trip[C]departure[D]transfer

15.[A]moral[B]background[C]style[D]form

16.[A]interpret[B]criticize[C]sacrifice[D]tolerate

17.[A]task[B]secret[C]product[D]cast

18.[A]leadingto[B]callingfor[C]relatingto[D]accountingfor

19.[A]specify[B]predict[C]restore[D]create

20.[A]modify[B]review[C]present[D]achieve

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

PartADirections:全国硕士研究生入学统一考试备考资料

第 3 页,共 21 页Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsaftereachtext

bychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

“Reskilling”issomethingthatsoundslikeabuzzwordbutisactually

arequirementifweplantohaveafuturewherealotofwould-beworkers

donotgetleftbehind.

Weknowwearemovingintoaperiodwherethejobsindemandwillchange

rapidly,aswilltherequirementsofthejobsthatremainResearchbythe

WEFdetailedintheHarvardBusinessReview,findsthatonaverage42

percentofthe“coreskills"withinjobroleswillchangeby2022.That

isaveryshorttimeline,sowecanonlyimaginewhatthechangeswillbe

furtherinthefuture.

Thequestionofwhoshouldpayforreskillingisathornyone.For

individualcompanies,thetemptationisalwaystoletgoofworkerswhose

skillsarenolongerindemandandreplacethemwiththosewhoseskills

are.Thatdoesnotalwayshappen.AT&Tisoftengivenasthegoldstandard

ofacompanywhodecidedtodoamassivereskillingprogramratherthan

gowithafire-and-hirestrategy.Othercompanieshadalsopledgedto

createtheirownplans.Whentheskillsmismatchisinthebroadereconomy.

Though,thefocususuallytumstogovernmenttohandle.EffortsinCanada

andelsewherehavebeenarguablylanguidatbest.Andhavegivenusa

situationwherewefrequentlyhearofemployersbeggingforworkers.Even

attimesandinregionswhereunemploymentishigh.

Withthepandemic,unemploymentisveryhighindeed.InFebruaryat

3.5percentand5.5P.C.respectively,unemploymentratesinCanadaand

theUnitedStateswereatgenerationallowsandworkershortageswere

everywhere.AsofMay,thoserateshadspikedupto13.3percentand13.7

percent,andalthoughmanyworkershortageshaddisappeared,notallhad

doneso.Inthemedicalfield,totakeanobviousexample,thepandemic

meantthattherewerestillcleanshortagesofdoctors,nursesandother

medicalpersonnel.

Ofcourse,itisnotlikeyoucantakeanunemployedwaiterandtrain

himtobeadoctorinafewweeks,nomatterwhopaysforit.Butevenif全国硕士研究生入学统一考试备考资料