14考研英语二真题及答案
SectionI Use of English
公务员二次补录通过率大吗>22年考研成绩查询  Directions:
  Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for eachnumbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET. (10points)
  Thinner isn’t always better. A number of studies have __1___ thatnormal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseasescompared to those who are overweight. And there are healthconditions for which being overweight is actually ___2___. Forexample, heavier women are less likely to develop calciumdeficiency than thin women. ___3___ among the elderly, beingsomewhat overweight is often an ___4___ of good health.
  Of even greater ___5___ is the fact that obesity turns out to bevery difficult to define. It is often defined ___6___ body massindex, or BMI. BMI ___7__ body mass divided by the square ofheight. An adult with a BMI of 18 to 25 is often considered to benormal weight.
Between 25 and 30 is overweight. And over 30 isconsidered obese. Obesity, ___8___,can be divided into moderatelyobese, severely obese, and very severely obese.
  While such numerical standards seem 9 , they are not. Obesity isprobably less a matter of weight than body fat. Some people with ahigh BMI are in fact extremely fit, 10 others with a low BMI may bein poor 11 .For example, many collegiate and professional footballplayers 12 as obese, though their percentage body fat is low.Conversely, someone with a small frame may have high body fat but a13 BMI.
  Today we have a(an) _14 _ to label obesity as a disgrace.Theoverweight are sometimes_15_in the media with their faces covered.Stereotypes _16_ with obesity include laziness, lack of willpower,and lower prospects for success.Teachers,employers,and healthprofessionals have been shown to harbor biases against the obese._17_very young children tend to look down on the overweight, andteasing about body build has long been a problem in schools.
  1. [A] denied [B] conduced [C] doubled [D] ensured
  2. [A] protective [B] dangerous [C] sufficient[D]troublesome
  3. [A] Instead [B] However [C] Likewise [D] Therefore
  4. [A] indicator [B] objective [C] origin [D] example
  5. [A] impact [B] relevance [C] assistance [D] concern
  6. [A] in terms of [B] in case of [C] in favor of [D] in of
  7. [A] measures [B] determines [C] equals [D] modifies
  8. [A] in essence [B] in contrast [C] in turn [D] in part
  9. [A] complicated [B] conservative [C] variable [D]straightforward
  10. [A] so [B] unlike [C] since [D] unless
  11. [A] shape [B] spirit [C] balance [D] taste
  12. [A] start [B] quality [C] retire [D] stay
  13. [A] strange [B] changeable [C] normal [D] constant
  14. [A] option [B] reason [C] opportunity [D] tendency
  15. [A] employed [B] pictured [C] imitated [D] monitored
  16. [A] [B] combined [C] settled [D] associated
  17. [A] Even [B] Still [C] Yet [D] Only
  18. [A] despised [B] corrected [C] ignored [D] grounded
  19. [A] discussions [B] businesses [C] policies [D] studies
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  20. [A] for [B] against [C] with [D] without
 
Section II ReadingComprehension
  Part A
  Directions:
  Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below eachtext by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)
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  What would you do with 590m? This is now a question for GloriaMackenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from hersmall, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undividedlottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found for tunewill yield lasting feelings of fulfillment, she could do worse thanread Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael Norton.
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  These two academics use an array of behavioral research to showthat the most rewarding ways to spend money can becounterintuitive. Fantasies of great wealth often involve visionsof fancy cars and extravagant homes. Yet satisfaction with thesematerial purchases wears off fairly quickly what was once excitingand new becomes old-hat; regre
t creeps in. It is far better tospend money on experiences, say Ms Dumn and Mr Norton, likeinteresting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema. Thesepurchases often become more valuable with time-as stories ormemories-particularly if they involve feeling more connected toothers.
  This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as wellas lottery winners get the most "happiness bang for your buck." Itseems most people would be better off if they could shorten theircommutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and lessof it watching television (something the average American spends awhopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier forit).Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurablethan purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyablewhen they are consumed sparingly. This is apparently the reasonMacDonald's restricts the availability of its popular McRib - amarketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object ofobsession.