2014年考研英语二真题及答案(2)

themselves . If you are depressed, you won t be self-enhancing.Knowing the results of Epley s study,it makes sense that whypeople heat photographs of themselves

Viscerally-on one level, theydon t even recognise the person in the picture as

themselves,Facebook therefore ,is a self-enhancer s paradise,where people canshare only the most flattering photos, the cream of their wit,style ,beauty, intellect and lifestyle it s not that people sprofiles are dishonest,says catalina toma of

Wiscon—Madisonuniversity ,”but they portray an idealized version ofthemselves.

26. According to the first paragraph, social psychologist havefound that ______.

[A] our self-ratings are unrealistically high

[B] illusory superiority is baseless effect

[C] our need for leadership is unnatural

[D] self-enhancing strategies are ineffective

27. Visual recognition is believed to be people s______

[A] rapid watching

[B] conscious choice

[C] intuitive response

[D] automatic self-defence

28. Epley found that people with higher self-esteem tendedto______

[A] underestimate their insecurities

[B] believe in their attractiveness

[C] cover up their depressions

[D] oversimplify their illusions

29.The word “Viscerally”(Line 2,para.5) is closest in meaningto_____.

[A]instinctively

[B]occasionally

[C]particularly

[D]aggressively

30. It can be inferred that Facebook is self-enhancer s paradisebecause people can _____.

[A]present their dishonest profiles

[B]define their traditional life styles

[C]share their intellectual pursuits

[D]withhold their unflattering sides

Text 4

When the government talks about infrastructure contributing tothe economy the focus is usually on roads, railways, broadband andenergy. Housing is seldom mentioned.

Why is that? To some extent the housing sector must shoulder theblame. We have not been good at communicating the real value thathousing can contribute to economic growth. Then there is the scaleof the typical housing project. It is hard to shove for attentionamong multibillion-pound infrastructure project, so it isinevitable that the

attention is focused elsewhere. But perhaps themost significant reason is that the issue has always been sopolitically charged.

Nevertheless, the affordable housing situation is desperate.Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not buildingenough new homes.

The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for thegovernment to help rectify this. It needs to put historicalprejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgenthousing need.

There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that.The communities

minister, Don Foster, has hinted that GeorgeOsborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, may introduce moreflexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authoritiescan borrow against their housing stock debt. Evidence shows that60,000 extra new homes could be built over the next five years ifthe cap were lifted, increasing GDP by 0.6%.

Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in therental environment, which would have a significant impact on theability of registered providers to fund new developments fromrevenues.

But it is not just down to the government. While these measureswould be welcome in the short term, we must face up to the factthat the existing £4.5bn programme of grants to fund newaffordable housing, set to expire in 2015,is unlikely to beextended beyond then. The Labour party has recently announced thatit will retain a large part of the coalition s spending plans ifreturns to power. The housing sector needs to accept that we arevery unlikely to ever return to era of large-scale public grants.We need to adjust to this changing climate.

36. The author believes that the housing sector__

[A] has attracted much attention

[B] involves certain political factors

[C] shoulders too much responsibility

[D] has lost its real value in economy

37. It can be learned that affordable housing has__

[A] increased its home supply

[B] offered spending opportunities

[C] suffered government biases

[D] disappointed the government

38. According to Paragraph 5,George Osborne may_______.

[A] allow greater government debt for housing

[B] stop local authorities from building homes

[C] prepare to reduce housing stock debt

[D] release a lifted GDP growth forecast

39.It can be inferred that a stable rental environmentwould_______.

[A]lower the costs of registered providers

[B]lessen the impact of government interference

[C]contribute to funding new developments

[D]relieve the ministers of responsibilities

40.The author believes that after 2015,the governmentmay______.

[A]implement more policies to support housing

[B]review the need for large-scale public grants

[C]renew the affordable housing grants programme

[D]stop generous funding to the housing sector

Section IIITranslation

Directions:

Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Writeyour translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)

Most people would define optimism as endlessly happy, with aglass that s perpetually half fall. But that s exactly the kind offalse deerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn t recommend.“Healthy optimists means being in touch with reality.” says TalBen-Shahar, a Harvard professor, According to Ben- Shalar,realisticoptimists are these who make the best of things that happen, butnot those who believe everything happens for the best.

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