2009考研英语二真题及答案

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2009 考研英语二真题及答案

Section II Close(10%) Directions: For each numbered blank in the following

passage ,there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose thebest one and

mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil. (10 points)

In1999, the price of oil hovered around $16 a barrel. By 2008, it had(21)the

$100 a barrel mark. The reasons for the surge (22) from the dramatic growth of

the economies of china and India to widespread (23) in oil-producing regions,

including Iraq and Nigeria's delta region. Triple-digit oil prices have (24)

the economic and political map of the world, (25) some old notions of

power. Oil-rich nations are enjoying historic gains and opportunities, (26)

major importers—including chinaand India, home to a third of the world's

population-- (27) rising economic and social costs.Managing this new order is

fast becoming a central (28) of global politics. Countries that need oil

are clawing at each other to (29) scarce supplies, and are willing to deal

with any government, (30) how unpleasant, to do it . In many poor

nations with oil , the profits are being ,lost to corruption,(31) these

countries of their best hope for development. And oil is fueling enormous

investment funds run by foreign governments, (32) some in the west see as a

new threat. Countries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran are well supplied

with rising oil 33, a change reflected in newly aggressive foreign policies.

But some unexpected countries are reaping benefits, (34) costs, from

higher prices. Consider Germany. (35) it imports virtually all its oil, it

has prospered from extensive trade with a booming Russia and the Middle East.

German exports to Russia (36) 128 percent from 2001 to 2006. In the

United States, as already high gas prices rose (37) higher in the spring of

2008,the issue cropped up in the presidential campaign, with Senators McCain

and Obama (38) for a federal gas tax holiday during the peak summer driving

months. And driving habits began to (39) ,as sales of small cars jumped

and mass transport systems (40) the country reported a sharp increase in

riders.

21. A. come B. gone C. crossed D. arrived

22. A. covered B. discovered C. arranged D. ranged

23. A. intensity B. infinity C. insecurity D.instability

24. A. drawn B. redrawn C. retained D. reviewed

25. A. fighting B. struggling C. challenging D. threatenin

26. A. and B. while C. thus D. though

27. A. confine B. conflict C. conform D. confront

28. A. problem B. question C. matter D. event

29. A. look for B. lock up C. send out D. keep off

30. A. no matter B. what if C. only if D. in spite of

31. A. abolishing B. depriving C. destroying D. eliminating

32. A. what B. that C. which D. whom

33. A. interests B. taxes C. incomes D. revenues

34. A. as many as B. as good as C. as far as D. as well as

35. A. Although B. Because C. Since D. As

36. A. advanced B. grew C. reduces D. multiplie

37. A. even B. still C. rather D. fairly

38. A. asking B. requesting C. calling D. demanding

39. A. change B. turn C. shift D. transform

40.A. for B. from C. across D. Over

Part III Reading Comprehension (40%) Direction: There are 4 passages in this

part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For

each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on

the best choice. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with

a pencil.

PASSAGE1. Henric Ibsen ,author of the play"A Doll's House", in which a pretty,

helpless housewife abandons .Her husband and children to seek a more serious

life, would surely have approved.. From January Ist ,2008, all public companies

in Norway are obliged to ensure that at least 40% of their board directors are

women. Most firms have obeyed the law, which was passed in 2003.But about 75

out of the 480 or so companies it affects are still too male for the

government's liking. They will shortly receive a letter informing them that

they have until the end of February to act , or face the legal consequences---

which could include being dissolved. Before the law was proposed, about 7% of

board members in Norway were female , according to the Centre for Corporate

Diversity .The number has since jumped to 36%. That is far higher than the

average of 9% for big companies across Europe or America's 15% for the Fortune

500.Norway's stock exchange and its main business lobby oppose the law, as do

many businessmen." I am against quotas for women or men as a matter of

principle," says Sverre Munck , head of international operations at a media

firm. "Board members of public companies should be chosen solely on the basis

of merit and experience,"be says. Several firms have even given up their public

status in order to escape the new law. Companies have had to recruit about

1,000 women in four years. Many complain that it has been difficult to find

experienced candidates. Because of this, some of the best women have collected

as many as 25-35 directorships each, and are known in Norwegian business

circles as the "golden skirts". One reason for the scarcity is that there are

fairly few women in management in Norwegian companies---they occupy around 15%

of senior positions. It has been particularly hard for firms in the oil,

technology and financial industries to find women with a enough experience.

Some people worry that their relative lack of experience may keep women quiet

on boards, and that in turn could mean that boards might become less able to

hold managers to account. Recent history in Norway, however, suggests that the

right women can make strong directors. "Women feel more compelled than men to

do their homework," says Ms Reksten Skaugen , who was voted Norway's chairman

of the year for 2007, "and we can afford to ask the hard questions, because

women are not always expected to know the answers."

41. The author mentions Ibsen's play in the first paragraph in order

to?????????? . A. depict women's dilemma at work B. explain the newly passed

law C. support Norwegian government D. introduce the topic under discussion

42. A public company that fails to obey the new law could be forced

to?????????? . A. pay a heavy fine B. close down its business C. change to a

private business D. sign a document promising to act 43. To which of the

following is Sverre Munck most likely to agree? A. A set ratio of women in a

board is unreasonable. B. A reasonable quota for women at work needs to be set.

C. A common principle should be followed by all companies. D. An inexperienced

businessman is not subject to the new law.

44.The author attributes the phenomenon of "golden skirts" to??????????? . A.

the small number of qualified females in management B. the over-recruitment of

female managers in public companies C. the advantage women enjoy when

competing for senior positions D. the discrimination toward women in Norwegian

business circles 45. The main idea of the passage might be???????? . A. female

power and liberation in Norway B. the significance of Henric Ibsen's play C.

women's status in Norwegian firms D. the constitution of board members in

Norway

PASSAGE2 While there's never a good age to get cancer, people in their 20s and

30s can feel particularly isolated. The average age of a cancer patient at

diagnosis is 67. Children with cancer often are treated at pediatric (小儿科的)

cancer centers, but young adults have a tough time finding peers, often sitting

side-by-side during treatments with people who could be their grandparents. In

her new book Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips, writer Kris Carr looks at cancer from the

perspective of a young adult who confronts death just as she's discovering

life. Ms. Carr was 31 when she was diagnosed with a rare from of cancer that

had generated tumors on her liver and lungs. Ms. Carr reacted with the normal

feelings of shock and sadness. She called her parents and stocked up on organic

food, determined to become a "full-time healing addict." Then she picked up the

phone and called everyone in her address book, asking if they knew other young

women with cancer. The result was her own personal "cancer posse": a rock

concert tour manager, a model, a fashion magazine editor, a cartoonist and a

MTV celebrity, to name a few. This club of? "cancer babes" offered support,

advice and fashion tips, among other things. Ms. Carr put her cancer experience

in a recent Learning Channel documentary, and she has written a practical guide

about how she coped. Cancer isn't funny, but Ms. Carr often is. She swears, she

makes up names for the people who treat her ( Dr. Fabulous and Dr. Guru ), and

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