2012 Postgraduate Entrance Examination English Answers: Analysis of the Answers to the Postgraduate Examination English II Questions

Section I Use of English

1. Answer B

Analysis From the empty sentence "the people they liberated" we can see that the unprecedented sentence expresses The ones should be men and women who participated in the Second World War. Only serve means "to perform military service", so choose B. Others do not meet the meaning of the question.

2. Answer B

Analyzing the information in the sky should be opposite to the meaning of hero. The following clauses say that he left his hometown and experienced a lot of hardships. Obviously, this should mean He grew from a common man to a hero, so he chose B.

3. Answer A

Analysis: This question tests the collocation relationship of words. To bear the burden brought by war, the verb bear or shoulder should be used, so choose A, bore here.

4. Answer A

Analysis necessities means "necessities of life", and space information food and shelter (food and accommodation) are the minimum conditions for survival. Facilities refer to equipment, commodities, and properties, which do not meet the meaning of the question.

5. Answer C

Analysis not...but, "No, but" indicates a turning point. He is not a volunteer soldier, nor does he have high remuneration, but an ordinary person. So choose C.

6. Answer D

Analysis of this question mainly tests the collocation of prepositions. According to up______(the best trained, bestequipped, fiercest, most brutal).enemies can know that they rise up against the enemy, so choose option D against.

7. Answer C

Analyze GI. In military terms, it is the abbreviation of Government Issue, so, GL. This symbol symbolizes the full name of Government Issue. Choose C.

8. Answer A

The meaning of this sentence is, GI. This symbol appears on all items distributed to soldiers, and "hand out, hand out" fits the meaning of the question. Turn over "hand over", bring back "bring back", pass down "inherit, pass down from generation to generation" all make no sense in the meaning of the sentence.

9. Answer C

Analyze the context of the sentence where Kong is located: Joe is a common noun, the name of a person who has never climbed to the top of society. Manage said that no matter how hard he tried, he never succeeded in the end, so he chose C.

10. Answer B

Based on the analysis of question 9, it can be seen that the empty sentence is actually a further example to illustrate that Joe has not achieved great achievements: there has never been a person named Joe. President, Vice President, Secretary of State. According to the meaning of the sentence, you can only choose never or B.

11. Answer D

Analysis This question examines vocabulary analysis. The context where Kong is located is: GI. Joe has a military career of _ and has fought with the German, American and Korean armies. Based on this context, I decided to choose D. The other items are not in line with the meaning of the question.

12. Answer B

Analysis This question examines vocabulary analysis. The context of Sora is: he embodies certain characteristics of Americans, or combines many characteristics of Americans. Combined with the context, it can be seen that the author wants to express that he has many typical American characteristics, so he chooses B.

13. Answer C

Analysis This question examines vocabulary analysis. The soldier whose context is: Pyle _ _ also appeared in the film in his true colors. Combined with the introduction of Ernie Pyle in the previous sentence, it can be seen that he was a war correspondent (warcorrespondent), and the answer is determined to be C.

14. Answer D

Analysis This question examines vocabulary analysis. The context is: Pyle is good at reporting on the _ _ side of war, reporting on these soldiers who are covered in dust, snow and mud. Pyle's reporting focused on soldiers rather than war, so it's safe to assume that his focus was more on human nature. So choose D.

15. Answer D

Analysis This question examines vocabulary analysis. This question continues the previous question and expresses: Pyle does not pay attention to how many miles the soldiers marched, or how many places they occupied or liberated. Gain means advancing (a certain distance), so D is chosen.

16. Answer A

Analysis This question examines vocabulary analysis. The context of Kong is: His report is _____ with Bill Maulden's. The next sentence reveals the answer to this question, both (Both men). From this, it can be determined that the two reports should be similar. Therefore, choose A.

"Counteracted" means "resist, neutralize, confront", duplicated means "copy, repeat", and "contradicted" means "refute, contradict...".

17. Answer C

Analyze this question to examine logical combinations. The context of Kong is: both_the ugliness of war and the losses it brings. "From the above question, we can know that Pyle paid more attention to the soldiers in the war, so he could not have ignored, avoided, or admired the negative things brought about by the war, so he chose C for this question. .

18. Answer B

Analyze this question by expressing coffee, cigarettes, whiskey, a place to live, a place to sleep, a good night's sleep and the front. The aforementioned dirt, exhaustion of war form a sharp contrast. Therefore, choose B

19. Answer B

Analyze the usage of the preposition "empty" in: _ _ India, France, and other countries, G.I. Joe can be any American soldier. Therefore, for these people, answer B is determined.

< p> Analysis: This question examines logical combinations. The context of the empty question is: G.I. Joe is the most important person in their lives. The four options of the original question respectively mean "on the contrary"; [B] by this means "in this way. "; [C] from the outset "from the beginning"; [D] at that point means "at that point (aspect)". D is the answer.

　Section II

Reading Comprehension

Part A

Text 1

21. Answer A

The first sentence of the first paragraph of the analysis article points out that "homework has never been Popular with students and many parents, especially in recent years, homework has been looked down upon. "The following content briefly puts forward the actions of various school districts in the United States regarding homework, and introduces the policy designated by L.A. Unified regarding homework. The question asks "According to the first paragraph of the article, current homework...", and the key words are Homework, so the answer can be judged from the first sentence. Nowadays in the question corresponds to recent years in the original text, and the selected answer is to "it has been particularly corned." ” is rewritten as a synonym, so the answer is A.

22. Answer C

The first sentence of the second paragraph of the analysis article clearly states that “This policy is formulated to solve the problem of poverty-stricken families. of difficulties students may encounter in completing homework assignments. "This corresponds to the question "the main reason for formulating this policy" and "poor students", so the answer is C.

　23. Answer A

Analysis article The second sentence of the third paragraph states, “If homework counts for only 10% of a grade, students can easily do half the homework and there will be no difference on their transcripts. "Homework only accounts for 10% of the grade." This is the content of the homework policy formulated by L.A. Unified. Therefore, it can be seen from this sentence that with this policy, since there will be no difference on the transcript, students will I would choose to do half the homework, which corresponds to option A. 24. Answer B

Analysis of the key word "a key question unanswered" corresponds to the first sentence of the fourth paragraph "the policy addresses none." of the truly thorny questions about homework. "The specific content of this question starts with "if", so to get the correct answer to this question, you need to analyze the following content, "If the school district believes that homework is not important to students' academic performance, the school district should strive to Instead of reducing or deleting homework so that it has no role; on the contrary, if homework is important, it should form an important part of schoolwork. "From the content of these two sentences, we can simply conclude that the policy designated by L.A. Unified has not yet given a definite answer to whether homework plays an important role in students' academic studies, so the answer is option B.

　25. Answer D

Analysis This article begins by pointing out the shortcomings of homework, and then puts forward the efforts made by various school districts in the United States, taking the policy designated by L.A. Unified as an example , to explain the effects of this policy in various aspects. For example, the end of the third paragraph says "The policy imposes aflat, across-the-board rule", and the first sentence of the fourth paragraph says "This policy does not solve any thorny issues regarding homework." "problem", it can be seen that the author actually holds a negative attitude towards this policy, so answer B can be eliminated; and option C refers to "the thorny issue about homework". Although this "thorny issue" is mentioned in the article, It is not the main explanation. The final focus is on the policy on homework, so option C is eliminated; the error in option A lies in "misinterpretation". The article is an objective interpretation of the policy, and the error is the policy itself, not the interpretation. The reason why candidates may not choose option D is because they do not understand the connotation of the word "approach". The original meaning of approach is approach, approach, method. It is extended to mean strategy, which is consistent with the connotation of policy in the article, so the answer D is the correct option.

Text 2

26. Answer A

The meaning of the analysis question is "By saying 'pink is such a tiny part of the rainbow', the author The meaning is. According to the third line of the first paragraph of the article, but as a conjunction means that the following content is a negation of the previous content, but before it means "pink itself is not bad", and then "such a tiny" "slice of" means "what a tiny part of the rainbow." It can be concluded that pink does not represent the entire childhood life of a girl. So, choose A.

27. Answer B

The purpose of analyzing the question is to determine which option is the correct understanding of color based on the second paragraph of the article. According to the first sentence of the second paragraph of the article, the first half says "Girls' attention to pink seems to be unacceptable." Avoided, somehow, just like existing in their genes", but followed by the denial of the former, so it is obvious that item A is wrong. According to line 7 of the second paragraph, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, it can be concluded that option C is wrong. For option D, according to lines 4 and 5 of the second paragraph, we can know that children wearing white belong to the past situation, not the current fact, and the tense of option D is Refers to the present tense, and the tense does not match. According to lines 8 and 9 of the article, we can know that blue symbolizes femininity. We can know that blue was once considered the color of girls, so choose B.

28. Answer A

Analysis question “The author believes that our views on children’s psychological development are mostly influenced by ____. ” This sentence can be clearly seen from the first sentence of the third paragraph of the original article: “I did not realize that our understanding of the inherent characteristics of children is deeply dominated by market trends, including our core views on their psychological development.” The related children's market and its products play an important role in influencing people's views on the psychological development of two-year-olds. However, B, C, and D all misinterpret the meaning of the original text, so the correct answer to this question is A

29. Answer C

Analysis of the question "From paragraph 4, we can see that the suggestion given to the store is ＿＿" Option A "Pay attention to clothes for babies and older children", review the original text, The first sentence of paragraph 4 talks about "In order to increase sales, manufacturers should create some business opportunities before baby clothes and clothes for older children", but it does not say that they should "pay attention to clothes for both", so A Wrong; B "Place different genders with equal importance." This statement is not mentioned in the original text. The original paragraph 4 only states in the last sentence that "One of the easiest ways to segment the market is to expand the differences between genders." sex", so B is wrong; D "create some buyer's terms", the author just gave an example of "purchasing terms", but this is not the author's suggestion. The real suggestion is C, so C is the correct answer.

　30. Answer C

Analysis of the question “We can infer that girls’ fascination with pink seems to be ＿＿＿” The last two paragraphs of the article discuss the market and manufacturers’ influence on people The induction of opinions and concepts, so option C is exactly what the question means, and the other options are incorrect.

　Text 3

　31. Answer C

Analysis of the beginning of the article. The first sentence of the paragraph mentions "In 2010, a federal judge shook America's biotech industry to its core. ”, that is, in 2010, a federal decision shocked the U.S. biotech industry.

It is mentioned later that this decision is "genes were unpatentable", which means that gene-related projects cannot obtain patent rights, and "executives were violently agitated", from agitated (angry), it can be inferred that the correct answer is C, that is The biotech industry hopes that gene-related projects will be patented.

32. Answer C

The third paragraph of the analysis article mentioned three reasons for opposing the patentability of gene-related projects. The first is that genes are natural products; the second is that patenting genes will suppress innovation; and the third is that the monopoly of gene patents will restrict genetic testing. Therefore, the correct answer is C, that is, opponents will believe that gene-related patents should rely more on innovation. Answer A is not mentioned in the article, answer D is consistent with the second reason of the opponent, and answer B is a transitional inference.

33. Answer A

In the fifth paragraph of the analysis article, it is mentioned that "Firms are now studying how genes interact, looking for correlations that might be used to determine the causes of disease or predict a drug's efficacy", that is, major companies are currently studying the interactions between genes and looking for correlations between them, so as to infer the causes of diseases or predict the effectiveness of drugs through these correlations. Hans Sauer explained that the reason why major companies are eager to win patent rights is "connecting the dots", which echoes the "interaction and interconnection between diseases" mentioned in the previous sentence, so he chose A. Answer B belongs to the concept of stealing; answers C and D are not mentioned in the article.

34. Answer C

The last paragraph of the analysis article mentioned a meeting that BIO will hold recently. "Each meeting was packed", the original meaning of "packed" in this sentence is "packing, packaging", but in this sentence it means: crowded, stuffed. That is, the meeting was packed with people, thus reflecting everyone's concern about gene patents, so the correct answer is C. Answer A has nothing to do with the question; answer B is a subjective conjecture; answer D is an interference item. Training lawyers is only part of the content of this conference, so it is not a complete summary.

35. Answer D

Analysis On the whole, the author not only mentioned the efforts made by the biotechnology industry that hopes to obtain full gene patents, but also mentioned the opponents. As for the reasons for the objection, the fourth paragraph of the article further mentioned the practical problems encountered in the process of obtaining gene patents. Therefore, the author's polygenic professional attitude is objective, which is the answer D.

Text 4

36. Answer D

The analysis question is located in the first sentence of the paragraph. So it should be a summary of the entire meaning. The second sentence says that although unemployment is painful, it also brings benefits in many ways. What follows the colon specifically states that they have changed in terms of concepts and lifestyles. So choose D. A and B are irrelevant options. The word "makeprofit" in option C focuses on obtaining economic benefits, so it is inconsistent with the original text.

37. Answer D

Analyze the second sentence after the colon: they are no longer so materialistic and more economically frugal; at the same time, they realize that others are working hard, that is, option D reconsider their lifestyle, reexamine their lifestyle. Item A is disruptive, but the text says it "wakes us up from our dreams", so it is incorrect. B and C were not mentioned.

38. Answer B

The analysis is located at the beginning of the second sentence of the third paragraph. The next sentence uses the keyword mean-spiritedand less inclusive. Option B is a rewrite of this sentence, so it is the correct answer; A is excessive reasoning; C and D have obviously reversed meanings

39. Answer D

The analysis is located after the colon in the third sentence of the fourth paragraph: graduates of higher education institutions can quickly adjust themselves to the state before encountering a crisis. Option D is consistent with its meaning. C is obviously wrong. “Not all people graduating into a recession see their life chances dimmed” shows that not all graduates see their life chances dimmed. Item B comes out of nothing. A is the opposite of the original text.

40. Answer A

From the analysis of the last sentence, "they certainly will reshape it" means that difficult times will definitely have an impact on society, so certain is consistent with it.

It is impossible to tell whether the last paragraph is positive or destructive, so neither B nor D is correct. Item A is "insignificant", which is obviously wrong.

Part B

41. Answer A

Analysis The answer to this question is locked in the third natural paragraph. The second line talks about "Petrarchbegan...highlighting the virtue of classical heroes” that is, Petrarch emphasized the virtues of classical heroes in his book. Answer A is completely corresponding to this.

42. Answer D

Analyze this question and locate it in the fifth line of the third natural paragraph. Focus on understanding the phrase "turn on its head", which means "to change sthcompletely", so it is said Niccolò, Machiavelli's views are opposite to Petrarch's, opening up a new dimension in understanding the great men of history.

43. Answer G

Analysis of this question is located in the fourth line of the fourth natural paragraph, "Self-help as acatalogue of the worthy lives of engineers, industrialists and explorers", Samuel Smiles talked about the meaningful life of engineers, industrialists, and explorers in his book "You Make It Yourself", and G corresponds to this

44. Answer C

Analysis: This question is located in the third line of the fifth natural paragraph, "these epochal figures represent lives hard to imitate". Thomas Carlyle described some epoch-making figures who have gone through suffering. C corresponds to this answer.

45. Answer E

Analysis: This question is located in the fifth line of the sixth natural paragraph, "history should be the story of the masses and their record of struggle". The answer E is the same as the sentence is completely corresponding.

　Section III Translation

　46. Reference Translation When people in developing countries worry about immigration, they usually worry about leaving their country to go to Silicon Valley or hospitals and universities in developed countries. The prospect of the show and the brightest group. These are the workers that countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia seek to attract through immigration laws that privilege those with university educations.

Many studies have found that well-educated people from developing countries are more likely to choose to immigrate to other countries. An extensive survey of Indian households in 2004 showed that about 40% of immigrants had more than high school education. In comparison, only about 3.3% of all Indians over the age of 25 have a high school education or above. "Brain drain" has long troubled policymakers in poor countries. They fear it will damage the country's economy and result in a loss of skilled workers the country desperately needs. These technicians may have taught at their universities, worked in their hospitals, or dreamed up smart new products for their factories to produce.

Analysis This year’s translation topic is the brain drain problem in poor countries. The content of the topic is relatively easy to understand, which greatly reduces the difficulty of translation. But there are still a few places where some students may be confused.

1) The main clause of the first sentence of the article requires us to think carefully. "They are usually concerned at the prospect of their best and brightest departure to Silicon Valley or to hospitals and universities in the developed world"

The object of concern at in this sentence is prospect. When we see "of", we should immediately think of "A of B" which is translated as "A of B". Here, A refers to "prospect". The key is to find out what B refers to. And this is precisely the difficulty in understanding this sentence. B refers to "theirbest and brightest" which is translated as "their best and smartest (group)".

2)

The key to the second sentence of the first paragraph lies in the understanding of the two clauses leading to that. The first that clause serves as an attributive modification of workers, and the second that clause serves as an attributive modification of rules. Here is a test point that often appears in postgraduate English exams: the nesting of clauses. For such a sentence, our key is to accurately find the antecedent and split the long sentence according to the principle that if a sentence has N conjunctions, it must have N+1 verbs.

3) "Brain drain" is a phrase that often appears in newspapers and magazines, meaning "brain drain."

The meaning of this word should be roughly guessed through contextual logic. However, in the postgraduate entrance examination room, especially after completing reading and composition, many students may have spent a lot of physical and mental energy, and guessing this word may be very laborious. , or even give up. This shows that we should pay attention to accumulating such hot vocabulary in our daily learning process.

4) "They fear that it hurts their economies, depriving them of much-needed skilled workers who"

The key to understanding this sentence is the role of the components after "depriving" in the sentence structure understanding. The original meaning of Deprive is to deprive, which is obviously not suitable for literal translation here. According to the logical relationship, we can translate it as "the loss of skilled workers." The word "clever" is very simple, and all the students know it. It obviously doesn't make sense when translated as "smart" here. In addition to "smart", clever also means "exquisite". Combined with this, it talks about the importance of skilled workers. Sex, we can translate it as "intelligent"

Section IV Writing

47. Short essay

Reference sample essay

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to make acomplaint about the quality of the electronic dictionary I bought from yourstore the other day.

The reason for my dissatisfaction is that I found the electronic dictionary can't reach my satisfaction. In the firstplace, the outlook is quite different from what it is placed online. Inaddition, the number of the vocabulary contained in it is too small. I'd like to buy an electronic dictionary with a large vocabulary.

I appreciate it very much if you couldchange another satisfying one for me. And I would like to have this mattersettled by next Friday. Thank you for your consideration and I will be lookingforward to your favorable reply.

Yourssincerely,

Zhang Wei

48. Big composition

Reference sample essay

Here demonstrates a table with regard to the degree of satisfaction on work of staff in a company ranging from threedifferent age groups, under 40, 40 to 50, and above 50 respectively.Specifically speaking, people in their forties are least satisfied with their present work situation at the rate of 64.0% . In comparison, people over 50 are most satisfied with their current situation at 40.0%. A noticeable figure is that half the staff under the age of 40 have no idea about their conditions.

There prove to be a number of reasonsaccounting for it. First and foremost, it has something to do with the structure of staff's age, especially with their working and life experience in which they play a pivotal role. What is more , this social issue is likely to be intertwined with the organization of the company where they serve.

In line with my personal thinking, there are two major factors that should be taken into account seriously. On one hand, the general people concerned should enhance their awareness in this respect. What is more, the relevant company should increase the benefits for their employees. Only if these measures are adopted effectively can people work in peace and content and companies benefit most.