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