雨水是什么季节2017年考研英语二 及答案解析

2021年1月19日发(作者：任静)

2017
年考研英语二

Section I Use of English
Directions
：

Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D
on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)





1. [A] boasting
[B] denying [C] warning [D] ensuring
2. [A] inequality
[B] instability [C] unreliability [D] uncertainty
3. [A] policy

[B]guideline [C] resolution [D] prediction
4. [A] characterized

[B]divided [C] balanced [D]measured
5. [A] wisdom

[B] meaning [C] glory [D] freedom
6. [A] Instead
[B] Indeed
[C] Thus

[D] Nevertheless
7. [A] rich
[B] urban [C]working
[D] educated
8. [A] explanation [B] requirement [C] compensation [D] substitute
9. [A] under [B] beyond [C] alongside [D] among
10. [A] leave behind [B] make up
[C] worry about [D] set aside
11. [A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily

[D] economically
12. [A] chances
[B] downsides [C] benefits


[D] principles
13. [A] absence [B] height
[C] face
[D] course
14. [A] disturb [B] restore [C] exclude
[D] yield
15. [A] model [B] practice
[C] virtue [D] hardship
16. [A] tricky [B] lengthy [C] mysterious
[D] scarce
17. [A] demands
[B] standards [C] qualities

[D] threats

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18. [A] ignored [B] tired
[C] confused [D] starved
19. [A] off
[B] against [C] behind [D] into
20. [A] technological [B] professional [C] educational [D] interpersonal


Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions
：

Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your
answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
（
40 points
）

Text 1

2


Text 2



3



Text 3
Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction wit
h increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to comple
tely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year. After all, if everyone you know is goin
g to college in the fall, it seems silly to stay back a year, doesn't it? And after going to sc
hool for 12 years, itdoesn't feel natural to spend a year doing something that
isn’t
acade
mic.

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But while this may be true,
it’s
not a good enough reason to condemn gap years.


There's always a constant fear of falling behind everyone else on the socially perpe
tuated
“race
to the finish
line,”
whether that be toward graduate school, medical school
or lucrative career. But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hinder the
success of academic pursuits
－
in fact, it probably enhances it.
Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap yea
r are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not.
Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for i
ndependence, new responsibilities and environmental changes all things that first-year s
tudents often struggle with the most. Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it
comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making i
t easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders.
If you're not convinced of the inherent value in taking a year off to explore interest
s, then consider its financial impact on future academic choices. According to the Natio
nal Center for Education Statistics, nearly 80 percent of college students end up changin
g their majors at least once. This
isn’t
surprising, considering the basic mandatory high
school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of themselves listing one
major on their college applications, but switching to another after taking college classes.

It’s
not necessarily a bad thing, but depending on the school, it can be costly to make u
p credits after switching too late in the game. At Boston College, for example, you woul
d have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another
department. Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and s
ave money later on.
of the reasons for high-school graduates not taking a gap year is that_____.
A
．
they think it academically misleading
B
．
they have a lot of fun to expect in college
C
．
it feels strange to do differently from others
D
．
it seems worthless to take off- campus courses
s from the US and Australia imply that taking a gap year helps_____.
A
．
keep students from being unrealistic
B
．
lower risks in choosing careers
C
．
ease freshmen
’
s financial burdens
D
．
relieve freshmen of pressures
word
“
acclimation
”
（
Line 8, Para. 3
）
is closest in meaning to_____.
A
．
adaptation B
．
application C
．
motivation D
．
competition
34.A gap year may save money for students by helping them_____.
A
．
avoid academic failures B
．
establish long-term goals
C
．
switch to another college D
．
decide on the right major
most suitable title for this text would be_____.
A
．
In Favor of the Gap Year B
．
The ABCs of the Gap Year
C
．
The Gap Year Comes Back D
．
The Gap Year: A Dilemma
Text 4
Though often viewed as a problem for western states, the growing frequency of w

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ildfires is a national concern because of its impact on federal tax dollars, says Professor
Max Moritz, a specialist in fire ecology and management.

In 2015, the US Forest Service for the first time spent more than half of its $$5.5 b
illion annual budget fighting fires --nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts
20 years ago. In effect, fewer federal funds today are going towards the agency's other
work such as forest conservation, watershed and cultural resources management, and in
frastructure upkeep
－
that affect the lives of all Americans.
Another nationwide concern is whether public funds from other agencies are going in
to construction in fire- prone districts. As Moritz puts it, how often are federal dollars bu
ilding homes that are likely to be lost to a wildfire?
“
It’s
already a huge problem from a public expenditure perspective for the whole co
untry,”
he says. We need to take a magnifying glass to that. Like,
“Wait
a minute, is this
OK?”“Do
we want instead to redirect those funds to concentrate on lower-hazard parts
of the
landscape?”

Such a view would require a corresponding shift in the way US society today views
fire, researchers say.
For one thing, conversations about wildfires need to be more inclusive. Over the pas
t decade, the focus has been on climate change
－
how the warming of the Earth from greenhouse gases is leading to conditions that worse
n fires. While climate is a key element, Moritz says, it
shouldn’t
come at the expense of
the rest of the equation.
“
The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked, and the interactions
go both ways,
d view of what the solutions might be. Our perception of the problem and of what the so
lution is becomes very
limited.”

At the same time, people continue to treat fire as an event that needs to be wholly co
ntrolled and unleashed only out of necessity, says Professor Balch at the University of C
olorado. But acknowledging fire's inevitable presence in human life is an attitude crucia
l to developing the laws, policies, and practices that make it as safe as possible, she says
.
“
We’ve
disconnected ourselves from living with
fire,”
Balch says.
“It
is really impo
rtant to understand and try and tease out what is the human connection with fire
today.”

frequent wildfires have become a national concern because in 2015 they_____
.
A
．
exhausted unprecedented management efforts
B
．
consumed a record-high percentage of budget
C
．
severely damaged the ecology of western states
D
．
caused a huge rise of infrastructure expenditure
calls for the use of
A
．
raise more funds for fire-prone areas
B
．
avoid the redirection of federal money
C
．
find wildfire-free parts of the landscape
D
．
guarantee safer spending of public funds
admitting that climate is a key element, Moritz notes that _____.

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A
．
public debates have not settled yet
B
．
fire-fighting conditions are improving
C
．
other factors should not be overlooked
D
．
a shift in the view of fire has taken place


overly simplified view Moritz mentions is a result of failing to _____.
A
．
discover the fundamental makeup of nature
B
．
explore the mechanism of the human systems
C
．
maximize the role of landscape in human life
D
．
understand the interrelations of man and nature
40. Professor Balch points out that fire is something man should _____.
A
．
do away with
B
．
come to terms with
C
．
pay a price for
D
．
keep away from

Part B
Directions
：

Read the following text and match each of the numbered items in the left column to its corresponding info
rmation in the right column. There are two extra choices in the right column. Mark your answers on the ANS
WER SHEET.
（
10 points
）


The decline in American manufacturing is a common refrain, particularly from Don
ald Trump.
own made-in-Mexico clothing line.
Without question, manufacturing has taken a significant hit during recent decades, a
nd further trade deals raise questions about whether new shocks could hit manufacturin
there is also a different way to look at the data.
Across the country, factory owners are now grappling with a new challenge: instead
of having too many workers, they may end up with too few. Despite trade competition a
nd outsourcing, American manufacturing still needs to replace tens of thousands of retir
ing boomers every years. Millennials may not be that interested in taking their place, ot
her industries are recruiting them with similar or better pay.
For factory owners, it all adds up to stiff competition for workers and upward pressu
re on wages.
ent of Wolverine Coil Spring, a family-owned firm,
kforce], but they've been plucked by other industries that are also doing an well as manu
facturing,
n get exposed to its culture.
At RoMan Manufacturing, a maker of electrical transformers and welding equipmen
t that his father cofounded in 1980, Robert Roth keep a close eye on the age of his nearl
y 200 workers, five are retiring this year. Mr. Roth has three community- college student
s enrolled in a work-placement program, with a starting wage of $$13 an hour that rises t
o $$17 after two years.
At a worktable inside the transformer plant, young Jason Stenquist looks flustered

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