考研閱讀理解真題英語二2023

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考研閱讀理解真題英語二1

Text1

Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys.People

artactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchers

measuredpeoplescortntlol.Whichisitatstressmarker.While

theywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigher

atwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.

Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthat

womenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthan

athome,writesoneoftheresearchers.SarahDamaske,Infact

womensaytheyfeelbetteratwork.Shenotes,itismennot

women.Whoreportbeingbappicrathomethanatwork,Another

surpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewith

childrenandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhy

peoplewhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.

Whatthestudydoesntmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestill

doingworkwhentheyreathome,whetheritishouseholdwork

千里之行，始于足下。

orworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendof

theworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,

theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhowork

outsidethehome,theyoftenareplaying

catch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,and

thefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplacein

makingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,itsnotsurprisingthat

womenaremorestressedathome.

Butitsnotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuch

knowwhattheyresupposedtobedoing:working,makingmoney,

doingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.The

bargainisverypure:Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalor

mentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.

Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.

Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborisso

clinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftasks

tobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Your

homecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheir

labor;theyneedtobetalkedintoit,oriftheyreteenagers,

threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.

Plus,theyreyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.You

neverreallygettogohomefromhome.

Soitsnotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.

Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinite,theco-workersare

muchhardertomotivate.

21.AccordingtoParagraph1,mostprevioussurveysfound

thathome____________

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[A]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation

[B]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace

[C]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement

[D]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

22.AccordingtoDamaske,whoarelikelytobethehappiest

athome?

[A]Workingmothers

[B]Childlesshusbands

[C]Childlesswives

[D]Workingfathers

23Theblurringofworkingwomensrolesreferstothefact

thay____________

[A]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback

[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind

[D]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice

千里之行，始于足下。

24.Thewordmoola(Line4,Para4)mostprobably

means

[A]energy

[B]skills

[C]earnings

[D]nutrition

25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplacein

that

[A]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment

[B]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

?householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating

[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarded

考研閱讀理解真題英語二2

Text1

Whatwouldyoudowith590m?Thisisnowaquestionfor

GloriaMackenzie,an84-year-oldwidowwhorecentlyemerged

fromhersmall,tin-roofedhouseinFloridatocollectthe

biggestundividedlotteryjackpotinhistory.Ifshehopesher

new-foundfortunewillyieldlastingfeelingsoffulfillment,

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shecoulddoworsethanreadHappyMoneybyElizabethDumnand

MichaelNorton.

Thesetwoacademicsuseanarrayofbehavioralresearchto

showthatthemostrewardingwaystospendmoneycanbe

counterintuitive.Fantasiesofgreatwealthofteninvolve

visionsoffancycarsandextravaganthomes.Yetsatisfaction

withthesematerialpurchaseswearsofffairlyquicklywhatwas

onceexcitingandnewbecomesold-hat;regretcreepsin.Itis

farbettertospendmoneyonexperiences,sayMsDumnandMr

Norton,likeinterestingtrips,uniquemealsorevengoingto

thecinema.Thesepurchasesoftenbecomemorevaluablewith

time-asstoriesormemories-particularlyiftheyinvolve

feelingmoreconnectedtoothers.

Thisslimvolumeispackedwithtipstohelpwageslaves

aswellaslotterywinnersgetthemosthappinessbangforyour

buck.Itseemsmostpeoplewouldbebetteroffiftheycould

shortentheircommutestowork,spendmoretimewithfriends

andfamilyandlessofitwatchingtelevision(somethingthe

averageAmericanspendsawhoppingtwomonthsayeardoing,and

ishardlyjollierforit).Buyinggiftsorgivingtocharityis

oftenmorepleasurablethanpurchasingthingsforoneself,and

luxuriesaremostenjoyablewhentheyareconsumedsparingly.

ThisisapparentlythereasonMacDonaldsrestrictsthe

availabilityofitspopularMcRib-amarketingtrickthathas

turnedtheporksandwichintoanobjectofobsession.

Readersof“HappyMoney“areclearlyaprivilegedlot,

anxiousaboutfulfillment,nothunger.Moneymaynotquitebuy

happiness,butpeopleinwealthiercountriesaregenerally

千里之行，始于足下。

happierthanthoseinpoorones.Yetthelinkbetweenfeeling

goodandspendingmoneyonotherscanbeseenamongrichand

poorpeoplearoundtheworld,andscarcityenhancesthe

pleasureofmostthingsformostpeople.Noteveryonewillagree

withtheauthorsJpolicyideas,whichrangefrommandating

moreholidaytimetoreducingtaxincentivesforAmerican

homebuyers.Butmostpeoplewillcomeawayfromthisbook

believingitwasmoneywel1spent0

21.AccordingtoDumnandNorton,whichofthefollowingis

themostrewardingpurchase?

[A]Abighouse

[B]Aspecialtour

[C]Astylishcar

[D]Arichmeal

22.Theauthor'sattitudetowardAmericansJwatchingTV

is

[A]critical

[B]supportive

[C]sympathetic

[D]ambiguous

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23.Macribismentionedinparagraph3toshowthat

[A]consumersaresometimesirrational

[B]popularityusuallycomesafterquality

?marketingtricksareaftereffective

[D]raritygenerallyincreasespleasure

24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,HappyMoney

[A]hasleftmuchroomforreaders'criticism

[B]mayprovetobeaworthwhilepurchase

[C]haspredictedawiderincomegapintheus

[D]maygiveitsreadersasenseofachievement

25.Thistextmainlydiscusseshowto

[A]balancefeelinggoodandspendingmoney

[B]spendlargesumsofmoneywoninlotteries

[C]obtainlastingsatisfactionfrommoneyspent

[D]becomemorereasonableinspendingonluxuries

考研閱讀理解真題英語二3

千里之行，始于足下。

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Inanessayentitled“MakingItinAmerica”,theauthor

AdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottonaboutjusthowmuch

amoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:Theaveragemillonly

twoemployeestoday,“amanandadog.Themanistheretofeed

thedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.”

Davidson'sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathave

recentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuch

stubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddle-class

incomestodayisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinboth

globalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,which

aremorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesor

foreignworker.

Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaverage

job,couldearnanaveragelifestyle,But,today,averageis

officiallyover.Beingaveragejustwon'tearnyouwhatitused

to.Itcan'twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmore

accesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheap

robotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.

Therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra-theirunique

valuecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveris

theirfieldofemployment.

Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,and

alwayswill.Butthere'sbeenanacceleration.AsDavidson

notes,“Inthe10yearsendingin2023,[U.S.]factoriesshed

workerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsofthe

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previous70years;roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturing

jobs-about6millionintotal-disappeared.

Therewillalwaysbechanged-newjobs,newproducts,new

services.Buttheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheach

advanceinglobalizationandtheI.T.revolution,thebestjobs

willrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomake

themselvesaboveaverage.

Inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemany

thingsweneedtodotosupportemployment,butnothingwould

bemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofG.I.Billforthe

21stcenturythatensuresthateveryAmericanhasaccessto

poet-highschooleducation.

21.ThejokeinParagraph1isusedtoillustrate

[A]theimpactoftechnologicaladvances

[B]thealleviationofjobpressure

[C]theshrinkageoftextilemills

[D]thedeclineofmiddle-classincomes

22.AccordingtoParagraph3,tobeasuccessfulemployee,

onehasto

[A]workoncheapsoftware

[B]askforamoderatesalary

千里之行，始于足下。

[C]adoptanaveragelifestyle

[D]contributesomethingunique

23.ThequotationinParagraph4explainsthat

[A]gainsoftechnologyhavebeenerased

[B]jobopportunitiesaredisappearingatahighspeed

[C]factoriesaremakingmuchlessmoneythanbefore

[D]newjobsandserviceshavebeenoffered

24.Accordingtotheauthor,toreduceunemployment,the

mostimportantis

[A]toacceleratetheI.T.revolution

[B]toensuremoreeducationforpeople

[C]roadvanceeconomicglobalization

[D]topassmorebillsinthe21stcentury

25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriate

titleforthetext?

[A]NewLawTakesEffect

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[B]TechnologyGoesCheap

[C]AverageIsOver

[D]RecessionIsBad

考研閱讀理解真題英語二4

Text1

ThedecisionoftheNewYorkPhilharmonictohireAlan

Gilbertasitsnextmusicdirectorhasbeenthetalkofthe

classical-musicworldeversincethesuddenannouncementofhis

appointmentin2023.Forthemostpart,theresponsehasbeen

favorable,tosaytheleast."Hooray!Atlast!”wroteAnthony

Tommasini,asober-sidedclassical-musiccritic.

Oneofthereasonswhytheappointmentcameassucha

surprise,however,isthatGilbertiscomparativelylittle

known.EvenTommasini,whohadadvocatedGiIbert's

appointmentintheTimes,callshim“anunpretentious

musicianwithnoairoftheformidableconductorabouthim.”

Asadescriptionofthenextmusicdirectorofanorchestrathat

hashithertobeenledbymusicians1ikeGustavMahlerandPierre

Boulez,thatseemslikelytohavestruckatleastsomeTimes

readersasfaintpraise.

Formypart,IhavenoideawhetherGilbertisagreat

conductororevenagoodone.Tobesure,heperformsan

impressivevarietyofinterestingcompositions,butitisnot

necessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,

千里之行，始于足下。

tohearinterestingorchestralmusic.AllIhavetodoisto

gotomyCDshelf,orbootupmycomputeranddownloadstill

morerecordedmusicfromiTunes.

Devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsareno

substituteforliveperformancearemissingthepoint.Forthe

time,attention,andmoneyoftheart-lovingpublic,

classicalinstrumentalistsmustcompetenotonlywithopera

houses,dancetroupes,theatercompanies,andmuseums,but

alsowiththerecordedperformancesofthegreatclassical

musiciansofthe20thcentury.Thererecordingsarecheap,

availableeverywhere,andveryoftenmuchhigherinartistic

qualitythantoday'sliveperformances;moreover,theycan

be“consumed“atatimeandplaceofthelistener'schoosing.

Thewidespreadavailabilityofsuchrecordingshasthusbrought

aboutacrisisintheinstitutionofthetraditionalclassical

concert.

Onepossibleresponseisforclassicalperformersto

programattractivenewmusicthatisnotyetavailableonrecord.

Gilbert'sowninterestinnewmusichasbeenwidelynoted：

AlexRoss,aclassical-musiccritic,hasdescribedhimasa

manwhoiscapableofturningthePhilharmonicinto“amarkedly

diff