1、第 1 页 共 12 页2016 考研英语二真题及答案（完整版）分析2016 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）真题及答案（完整版）（注：以下选项标红加粗为正确答案）Section I Use of EnglishDirections: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)Happy people work differently. Theyre more productive
2、, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new research suggests that happiness might influence 1 firms work, too.Companies located in place with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper. 2 , firms in happy places spend more on R it is that one is actually inclin
3、ed to interruption.“ Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which cant be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.In fact, “becoming more efficient“ is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally, judging any gi
4、ven moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal. Immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. Try to slot it as a to-do list item and youll manage only goal-focused reading-useful, sometimes, but not
5、the most fulfilling kind. “The future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt,“ writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and “we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without bein
6、g filled, we will have wasted them.“ No mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. Youd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us “step outsid
7、e times flow“ into “soul time.“ You could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. “Carry a book with you at all times“ can actually work, too-providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to
8、take care of business, before dropping back down. On a really good day, it no longer feels as if youre “making time to read,“ but just reading, and making time for everything else.31. The usual time-management techniques dont work because .第 7 页 共 12 页A what they can offer does not ease the modern m
9、indB what challenging books demand is repetitive readingC what people often forget is carrying a book with themD what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed32. The “empty bottles“ metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressure to .A update their to-do listsB make passing time fulfillingC carry
10、 their plans throughD pursue carefree reading33. Eberle would agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps .A encourage the efficiency mind-setB develop online reading habitsC promote ritualistic readingD achieve immersive reading34. “Carry a book with you at all times“ can work if .A readi
11、ng becomes your primary business of the dayB all the daily business has been promptly dealt withC you are able to drop back to business after readingD time can be evenly split for reading and business35. The best title for this text could be .A How to Enjoy Easy ReadingB How to Find Time to ReadC Ho
12、w to Set Reading GoalsD How to Read ExtensivelyText 4Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure, younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found.Across generational lines, Americans continue to prize many of the same tradit
13、ional milestones of a successful life, including getting married, having children, owning a home, and retiring in their sixties. But while young and old mostly agree on what constitutes the finish line of a fulfilling life, they offer strikingly different paths for reaching it.Young people who are s
14、till getting started in life were more likely than older adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their work, to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs, to favor communities with more public services and a faster pace of life, to agree that couples should be fina
15、ncially secure before getting married or having children, and to maintain that children are best served by two parents working outside the home, the survey found.第 8 页 共 12 页From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just
16、starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of American life, from consumer preferences to housing patterns to politics.Young and old converge on one key point: Overwhelming majorities of both groups said they believe it i
17、s harder for young people today to get started in life than it was for earlier generations. Whlie younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today, big majorities in both groups believe those “just getting started in life“ face a tougher
18、a good-paying job, starting a family, managing debt, and finding affordable housing.Pete Schneider considers the climb tougher today. Schneider, a 27-yaear-old auto technician from the Chicago suburbs says he struggled to find a job after graduating from college. Even now that he is working steadily
19、, he said.“ I cant afford to pay ma monthly mortgage payments on my own, so I have to rent rooms out to people to mark that happen.“ Looking back, he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for their children even though neither had completed college when he was young.“I still gr
20、ew up in an upper middle-class home with parents who didnt have college degrees,“Schneider said.“I dont think people are capable of that anymore. “36. One cross-generation mark of a successful life is .A trying out different lifestylesB having a family with childrenC working beyond retirement ageD s
21、etting up a profitable business37. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that young people tend to .A favor a slower life paceB hold an occupation longerC attach importance to pre-marital financeD give priority to childcare outside the home38. The priorities and expectations defined by the young will .
22、A become increasingly clearB focus on materialistic issuesC depend largely on political preferencesD reach almost all aspects of American life39. Both young and old agree that .A good-paying jobs are less availableB the old made more life achievementsC housing loans today are easy to obtainD getting
23、 established is harder for the young第 9 页 共 12 页40. Which of the following is true about Schneider?A He found a dream job after graduating from collegeB His parents believe working steadily is a must for successC His parents good life has little to do with a college degreeD He thinks his job as a te
24、chnician quite challengingPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each numbered paragraphs (41-45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points
25、)A Be sillyB Have funC Ask for helpD Express your emotions.E Dont overthink itF Be easily pleasedG Notice thingsAct Your Shoe Size, Not Your Age.(1) As adults, it seems that were constantly pursuing happiness, often with mixed results. Yet children appear to have it down to an art-and for the most p
26、art they dont need self-help books or therapy. Instead, they look after their wellbeing instinctively and usually more effectively than we do as grownups. Perhaps its time to learn a few lessons from them.41_ D Express your emotions(2) What does a child do when hes sad? He cries. When hes angry? He
27、shouts. Scared? Probably a bit of both. As we grow up, we learn to control our emotions so they are manageable and dont dictate our behaviours, which is in many ways a good thing. But too often we take this process too far and end up suppressing emotions, especially negative ones. Thats about as eff
28、ective as brushing dirt under a carpet and can even make us ill. What we feel appropriately and then-again, like children-move on.42_F Be easily pleasedA couple of Christmases ago, my youngest stepdaughter, who was 9 years old at the time, got a Superman T-shirt for Christmas. It cost less than a fi
29、ver but she was overjoyed, and couldnt bigger house or better car will be the magic silver bullet that will allow us to finally be content, but the reality is these things have little lasting impact on our happiness levels. Instead, being grateful for small things every day is a much better way to i
30、mprove wellbeing.第 10 页 共 12 页43_A Be sillyHave you ever noticed how much children laugh? If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in our bodies, increase good hormones like endorphins, improve blood flow to our hearts and ever have a greater
31、 chance of fighting off infection. All of which would, of course, have a positive effect on our happiness levels.44_ B Have funThe problem with being a grownup is that theres an awful lot of serious stuff to deal with-work, mortgage payments, figuring out what to cook for dinner. But as adults we al
32、so have the luxury of being able to control our own diaries and its important that we schedule in time to enjoy the thing we love. Those things might be social, sporting, creative or completely random (dancing around the living room, anyone?)-it doesnt matter, so long as theyre enjoyable, and not li
33、kely to have negative side effects, such as drinking too much alcohol or going on a wild spending spree if youre on a tight budget.45_ E Dont overthink itHaving said all of the above, its important to add that we shouldnt try too hard to be happy. Scientists tell us this can back fire and actually h
34、ave a negative impact on our wellbeing. As the Chinese philosopher Chuang Tzu is reported to have said: “Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.“ And in that, once more, we need to look to the example of our children, to whom happiness is not a goal but a natural byproduct of the way the
35、y live.Section III TranslationDirections:Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)The supermarket is designed to lure customers into spending as much time as possible within its doors. The reason for this is simple: The longer you stay in the
36、store, the more stuff youll see, and the more stuff you see, the more youll buy. And supermarkets contain a lot of stuff. The average supermarket, according to the Food Marketing Institute, carries some 44,000 different items, and many carry tens of thousands more. The sheer volume of available choi
37、ce is enough to send shoppers into a state of information overload. According to brain-scan experiments, the demands of so much decision-making quickly become too much for us. After about 40 minutes of shopping, most people stop struggling to be rationally selective, and instead began shopping emotionally-which is the point at which we accumulate the 50 percent of stuff in our cart that we never intended buying.【参考译文】
