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1、考研阅读理解真题英语二 复习规划和方法很重要，尤其是考研复习规划，许多同学落榜的就是因为前期的复习规划没有做好，导致后面走了弯路，复习进度落下许多，下文是我为你细心编辑整理的考研阅读理解真题英语二，希望对你有所帮助，更多内容，请点击相关栏目查看，感谢! 考研阅读理解真题英语二1 Text 1 A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys. People art actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people's cortntlol.

2、Which is it at stress marker. While they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge. "Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home," writes one of

3、 the researchers. Sarah Damaske, In fact women say they feel better at work. She notes. "it is men not women. Who report being bappicr at home than at work," Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with childrcn and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why pc

4、oplc who work outside the home have better health. What the study doesn't measure is whether people are still doing work when they' re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay h

5、ome, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women, it' s not surprising that w

6、omen are more stressed at home. But it's not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they're supposed to be doing: working, making money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labo

7、r and employee draws out life-sustaining moola. On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home coll

8、eagues-your family-have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they' re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they' re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home. So it's not

9、surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co-workers are much harder to motivate. 21.According to Pa ragraph 1，most previous su rveys found that home_ Awas an un realistic place for relaxation Bgenerated more stress than the workplace Cwas an i

10、deal place for stress measurement Doffered greater relaxation than the workplace 22.According to Damaske， who are likely to be the happiest at home? AWorking mothers BChildless husbands C Childless wives DWorking fathers 23 The blurring of working women's roles refers to the fact thay_ Athey are

11、 both bread winners and housewives Btheir home is also a place for kicking back Cthere is often much housework left behind Dit is difficult for them to leave their office 24.The word"moola"(Line 4，Para 4)most probably means_ Aenergy Bskills Cearnings Dnutrition 25.The home front differs fr

12、om the workplace in that_ Ahome is hardly a cozier working environment Bdivision of labor at home is seldom clear-cut Chousehold tasks are generally more motivating Dfamily labor is often adequately rewarded 考研阅读理解真题英语二2 Text 1 What would you do with 590m? This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie

13、, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found for tune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment, she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael

14、Norton. These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes. Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly wh

15、at was once exciting and new becomes old-hat; regret creeps in. It is far better to spend money on experiences, say Ms Dumn and Mr Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema. These purchases often become more valuable with time-as stories or memories-particularly if the

16、y involve feeling more connected to others. This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most "happiness bang for your buck." It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends a

17、nd family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it).Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed

18、 sparingly. This is apparently the reason MacDonald's restricts the availability of its popular McRib - a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession. Readers of “HappyMoney” are clearly a privileged lot, anxious about fulfillment, not hunger.Money may not quite

19、 buy happiness, but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world, and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people. Not everyone wil

20、l agree with the authors policy ideas, which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers. But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent。 21.According to Dumn and Norton,which of the following is the most rewarding purcha

21、se? AA big house BA special tour CA stylish car DA rich meal 22.The authors attitude toward Americans watching TV is Acritical Bsupportive Csympathetic Dambiguous 23.Macrib is mentioned in paragraph 3 to show that Aconsumers are sometimes irrational Bpopularity usually comes after quality Cmarketing

22、 tricks are after effective Drarity generally increases pleasure 24.According to the last paragraph,Happy Money Ahas left much room for readerscriticism Bmay prove to be a worthwhile purchase Chas predicted a wider income gap in the us Dmay give its readers a sense of achievement 25.This text mainly

23、 discusses how to Abalance feeling good and spending money Bspend large sums of money won in lotteries Cobtain lasting satisfaction from money spent Dbecome more reasonable in spending on luxuries 考研阅读理解真题英语二3 Text 1 In an essay entitled “Making It in America”, the author Adam Davidson relates a jok

24、e from cotton about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: The average mill only two employees today,” a man and a dog. The man is there to feed the dog is there to keep the man away from the machines.” Davidsons article is one of a number of pieces that have recently appeared makin

25、g the point that the reason we have such stubbornly high unemployment and declining middle-class incomes today is also because of the advances in both globalization and the information technology revolution, which are more rapidly than ever replacing labor with machines or foreign worker. In the pas

26、t, workers with average skills, doing an average job，could earn an average lifestyle ,But ,today ,average is officially over. Being average just wont earn you what it used to. It cant when so many more employers have so much more access to so much more above average cheap foreign labor, cheap roboti

27、cs, cheap software, cheap automation and cheap genius. Therefore, everyone needs to find their extra-their unique value contribution that makes them stand out in whatever is their field of employment. Yes, new technology has been eating jobs forever, and always will. But theres been an acceleration.

28、 As Davidson notes,” In the 10 years ending in 2009, U.S. factories shed workers so fast that they erased almost all the gains of the previous 70 years; roughly one out of every three manufacturing jobs-about 6 million in total -disappeared. There will always be changed-new jobs, new products, new s

29、ervices. But the one thing we know for sure is that with each advance in globalization and the I.T. revolution, the best jobs will require workers to have more and better education to make themselves above average. In a world where average is officially over, there are many things we need to do to s

30、upport employment, but nothing would be more important than passing some kind of G.I.Bill for the 21st century that ensures that every American has access to poet-high school education. 21. The joke in Paragraph 1 is used to illustrate_ A the impact of technological advances B the alleviation of job

31、 pressure C the shrinkage of textile mills D the decline of middle-class incomes 22. According to Paragraph 3, to be a successful employee, one has to_ A work on cheap software B ask for a moderate salary C adopt an average lifestyle D contribute something unique 23. The quotation in Paragraph 4 exp

32、lains that _ A gains of technology have been erased B job opportunities are disappearing at a high speed C factories are making much less money than before D new jobs and services have been offered 24. According to the author, to reduce unemployment, the most important is_ A to accelerate the I.T. r

33、evolution B to ensure more education for people C ro advance economic globalization D to pass more bills in the 21st century 25. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the text? A New Law Takes Effect B Technology Goes Cheap C Average Is Over D Recession Is Bad 考研阅读理解真题英语二4 T

34、ext 1 The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009. For the most part， the response has been favorable， to say the least. “Hooray! At last!” wrote

35、 Anthony Tommasini， a sober-sided classical-music critic. One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise， however， is that Gilbert is comparatively little known. Even Tommasini， who had advocated Gilberts appointment in the Times， calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of t

36、he formidable conductor about him.” As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez， that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise. For my part， I have no idea whether Gilbert is a

37、 great conductor or even a good one. To be sure， he performs an impressive variety of interesting compositions， but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall， or anywhere else， to hear interesting orchestral music. All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf， or boot up my computer and down

38、load still more recorded music from iTunes. Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point. For the time， attention， and money of the art-loving public， classical instrumentalists must compete not only with opera houses， dance troupes， the

39、ater companies， and museums， but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century. There recordings are cheap， available everywhere， and very often much higher in artistic quality than todays live performances; moreover， they can be “consumed” at a time and pl

40、ace of the listeners choosing. The widespread availability of such recordings has thus brought about a crisis in the institution of the traditional classical concert. One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive new music that is not yet available on record. Gilberts own i

41、nterest in new music has been widely noted： Alex Ross， a classical-music critic， has described him as a man who is capable of turning the Philharmonic into “a markedly different， more vibrant organization.” But what will be the nature of that difference? Merely expanding the orchestras repertoire wi

42、ll not be enough. If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed， they must first change the relationship between Americas oldest orchestra and the new audience it hops to attract. 21. We learn from Para.1 that Gilberts appointment has Aincurred criticism. Braised suspicion. Creceived acclaim. Darou

43、sed curiosity. 22. Tommasini regards Gilbert as an artist who is Ainfluential. Bmodest. Crespectable. Dtalented. 23. The author believes that the devoted concertgoers Aignore the expenses of live performances. Breject most kinds of recorded performances. Cexaggerate the variety of live performances.

44、 Doverestimate the value of live performances. 24. According to the text， which of the following is true of recordings? AThey are often inferior to live concerts in quality. BThey are easily accessible to the general public. CThey help improve the quality of music. DThey have only covered masterpiec

45、es. 25. Regarding Gilberts role in revitalizing the Philharmonic， the author feels Adoubtful. Benthusiastic. Cconfident. Dpuzzled. 考研英语二本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第18页 共18页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页