2012考研英语（一）真题小作文范文

2012年全国硕士研究生英语(论坛)考试于1月7日下午进行，英语一考查建议信的写法，英语二应用文考察投诉信的写作。这个结果给我们传达2个消息，一是应用文的信件（letter）是两个考试永恒的重点。二

Section1 UseofEninglishDirections:MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGI.Joeasam

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SectionIIITranslation46.Directions:TranslatethefollowingtextfromEnglishintoChinese,Write

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附：2011年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题点击此处下载阅读[非教育部考试中心官方标准答案，仅供参考]客观题1-5ACBDD；6-10BACCA；11-15DBACA；16-20

附：2011年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题参考答案点击此处下载阅读[非教育部考试中心官方标准试题，仅供参考]SectionI UseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblackandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)TheInternetaffordsanonymitytoitsusers，ablessingtoprivacyandfreedomofspeech.Butthatveryanonymityisalsobehindtheexplosionofcyber-crimethathas 1 acrosstheWeb.Canprivacybepreserved 2  bringingsafetyandsecuritytoaworldthatseemsincreasingly 3  ？Lastmonth，HowardSchmidt，thenation‘scyber-czar，offeredthefederalgovernmenta 4 tomaketheWebasaferplace-a“voluntarytrustedidentity“systemthatwouldbethehigh-tech 5 ofaphysicalkey，afingerprintandaphotoIDcard，allrolled 6 one.Thesystemmightuseasmartidentitycard，oradigitalcredential 7 toaspecificcomputer.andwouldauthenticateusersatarangeofonlineservices.Theideaisto 8 afederationofprivateonlineidentitysystems.Usercould 9 whichsystemtojoin，andonlyregistereduserswhoseidentitieshavebeenauthenticatedcouldnavigatethosesystems.TheapproachcontrastswithonethatwouldrequireanInternetdriver‘slicense     10   bythegovernment.GoogleandMicrosoftareamongcompaniesthatalreadyhavethese“singlesign-on“systemsthatmakeitpossibleforusersto  11 justoncebutusemanydifferentservices.12.theapproachwouldcreatea“walledgarden“ncyberspace，withsafe“neighborhoods“andbright“streetlights“toestablishasenseofa  13 community.Mr.Schmidtdescribeditasa“voluntaryecosystem“inwhich“indivialsandorganizationscancompleteonlinetransactionswith 14 ，trustingtheidentitiesofeachotherandtheidentitiesoftheinfrastructure 15 whichthetransactionruns“.Still，theadministration‘splanhas 16 privacyrightsactivists.Someapplaudtheapproach；othersareconcerned.Itseemsclearthatsuchaschemeisaninitiativepushtowardwhatwould 17 beacompulsoryInternet“drive‘slicense“mentality.Theplanhasalsobeengreetedwith 18 bysomecomputersecurityexperts，whoworrythatthe“voluntaryecosystem“envisionedbyMr.SchmidtwouldstillleavemuchoftheInternet 19 .TheyarguethatallInternetusersshouldbe 20 toregisterandidentifythemselves，inthesamewaythatdriversmustbelicensedtodriveonpublicroads.1．A.sweptB.skippedC.walkedD.ridden2．A.forB.withinC.whileD.though3．A.carelessB.lawlessC.pointlessD.helpless4．A.reasonB.reminderC.compromiseD.proposal5．A.informationB.interferenceC.entertainmentD.equivalent6．A.byB.intoC.fromD.over7．A.linkedB.directedC.chainedD.compared8．A.dismissB.discoverC.createD.improve9．A.recallB.suggestC.selectD.realize10．A.relcasedB.issuedC.distributedD.delivered11．A.carryon B.lingeronC.setin D.login12．A.InvainB.IneffectC.Inreturn D.Incontrast13．A.trustedB.modernizedc.thrivingD.competing14．A.cautionB.delightC.confidenceD.patience15．A.onB.afterC.beyondD.across16．A.dividedB.disappointedC.protectedD.united17．A.frequestlyB.incidentallyC.occasionallyD.eventually18．A.skepticismB.releranceC.indifferenceD.enthusiasm19．A.manageableB.defendableC.vulnerableD.invisible20．A.invitedB.appointedC.allowedD.forcedSectionII  ReadingComprehensionPartADirections：Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text 1RuthSimmonsjoinedGoldmanSachs‘sboardasanoutsidedirectorinJanuary2000：ayearlatershebecamepresidentofBrownUniversity.Fortherestofthedecadesheapparentlymanagedbothroleswithoutattractingmucheroticism.Butbytheendof2009Ms.SimmonswasunderfireforhavingsatonGoldman‘scompensationcommittee；howcouldshehaveletthoseenormousbonuspayoutspassunremarked？ByFebruarythenextyearMs.Simmonshadlefttheboard.Thepositionwasjusttakinguptoomuchtime，shesaid.Outsidedirectorsaresupposedtoserveashelpful，yetlessbiased，advisersonafirm‘sboard.Havingmadetheirwealthandtheirreputationselsewhere，theypresumablyhaveenoughindependencetodisagreewiththechiefexecutive‘sproposals.Ifthesky，andthesharepriceisfalling，outsidedirectorsshouldbeabletogiveadvicebasedonhavingweatheredtheirowncrises.TheresearchersfromOhioUniversityusedadatabasehatcoveredmorethan10，000firmsandmorethan64，000differentdirectorsbetween1989and2004.Thentheysimplycheckedwhichdirectorsstayedfromoneproxystatementtothenext.Themostlikelyreasonfordepartingaboardwasage，sotheresearchersconcentratedonthose“surprise“disappearancesbydirectorsundertheageof70.Theyfountthatafterasurprisedeparture，theprobabilitythatthecompanywillsubsequentlyhavetorestateearningsincreasedbynearly20%.Thelikelihoodofbeingnamedinafederalclass-actionlawsuitalsoincreases，andthestockislikelytoperformworse.Theeffecttendedtobelargerforlargerfirms.Althoughacorrelationbetweenthemleavingandsubsequentbadperformanceatthefirmissuggestive，itdoesnotmeanthatsuchdirectorsarealwaysjumpingoffasinkingship.Oftenthey“tradeup.“Leavingriskier，smallerfirmsforlargerandmorestablefirms.Buttheresearchersbelievethatoutsidedirectorshaveaneasiertimeofavoidingablowtotheirreputationsiftheyleaveafirmbeforebadnewsbreaks，evenifareviewofhistoryshowstheywereontheboardatthetimeanywrongdoingoccurred.Firmswhowanttokeeptheiroutsidedirectorsthroughtoughtimesmayhavetocreateincentives.OtherwiseoutsidedirectorswillfollowtheexampleofMs.Simmons，onceagainverypopularoncampus.21.AccordingtoParagraph1，Ms.Simmonswascriticizedfor        .[A]gainingexcessiveprofits[B]failingtofulfillherty[C]refusingtomakecompromises[D]leavingtheboardintoughtimes22.WelearnfromParagraph2thatoutsidedirectorsaresupposedtobe        .[A]generousinvestors[B]unbiasedexecutives[C]sharepriceforecasters[D]independentadvisers23.AccordingtotheresearchersfromOhioUniversityafteranoutsidedirector‘ssurprisedeparture，thefirmislikelyto       .[A]becomemorestable[B]reportincreasedearnings[C]dolesswellinthestockmarket[D]performworseinlawsuits24.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatoutsidedirectors        .[A]maystayfortheattractiveoffersfromthefirm[B]haveoftenhadrecordsofwrongdoingsinthefirm[C]areaccustomedtostress-freeworkinthefirm[D]willdeclineincentivesfromthefirm25.Theauthor‘sattitudetowardtheroleofoutsidedirectorsis       .[A]permissive[B]positive[C]scornful[D]criticalText 2Whateverhappenedtothedeathofnewspaper？Ayearagotheendseemednear.Therecessionthreatenedtoremovetheadvertisingandreadersthathadnotalreadyfledtotheinternet.NewspapersliketheSanFranciscoChroniclewerechroniclingtheirowndoom.America‘sFederalTradecommissionlaunchedaroundoftalksabouthowtosavenewspapers.Shouldtheybecomecharitablecorporations？Shouldthestatesubsidizethem？Itwillholdanothermeetingsoon.Butthediscussionsnowseemoutofdate.Inmuchoftheworldthereisthesignofcrisis.GermanandBrazilianpapershaveshruggedofftherecession.EvenAmericannewspapers，whichinhabitthemosttroubledcomeoftheglobalinstry，havenotonlysurvivedbutoftenreturnedtoprofit.Notthe20%profitmarginsthatwereroutineafewyearsago，butprofitallthesame.Ithasnotbeenmuchfun.Manypapersstayedafloatbypushingjournalistsoverboard.TheAmericanSocietyofNewsEditorsreckonsthat13，500newsroomjobshavegonesince2007.Readersarepayingmoreforslimmerprocts.Somepapersevenhadthenervetorefusedeliverytodistantsuburbs.Yetthesedesperatemeasureshaveprovedtherightonesand，sadlyformanyjournalists，theycanbepushedfurther.Newspapersarebecomingmorebalancedbusinesses，withahealthiermixofrevenuesfromreadersandadvertisers.Americanpapershavelongbeenhighlyunusualintheirrelianceonads.Fully87%oftheirrevenuescamefromadvertisingin2008，accordingtotheOrganizationforEconomicCooperation&Development(OECD).InJapantheproportionis35%.Notsurprisingly，Japanesenewspapersaremuchmorestable.Thewhirlwindthatsweptthroughnewsroomsharmedeverybody，butmuchofthedamagehasbeenconcentratedinareaswherenewspaperareleastdistinctive.Carandfilmreviewershavegone.Sohavescienceandgeneralbusinessreporters.Foreignbureaushavebeensavagelycutoff.Newspapersarelesscompleteasaresult.Butcompletenessisnolongeravirtueinthenewspaperbusiness.26.Bysaying“Newspaperslike…theirowndoom“(Lines3-4，Para.1)，theauthorindicatesthatnewspaper       .[A]neglectedthesignofcrisis[B]failedtogetstatesubsidies[C]werenotcharitablecorporations[D]wereinadesperatesituation27.Somenewspapersrefuseddeliverytodistantsuburbsprobablybecause      .[A]readersthreatenedtopayless[B]newspaperswantedtorececosts[C]journalistsreportedlittleabouttheseareas[D]subscriberscomplainedaboutslimmerprocts28.ComparedwiththeirAmericancounterparts，Japanesenewspapersaremuchmorestablebecausethey      .[A]havemoresourcesofrevenue[B]havemorebalancednewsrooms[C]arelessdependentonadvertising[D]arelessaffectedbyreadership29.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphaboutthecurrentnewspaperbusiness？[A]Distinctivenessisanessentialfeatureofnewspapers.[B]Completenessistoblameforthefailureofnewspaper.[C]Foreignbureausplayacrucialroleinthenewspaperbusiness.[D]Readershavelosttheirinterestincarandfilmreviews.30.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextwouldbe        .[A]AmericanNewspapers：StrugglingforSurvival[B]AmericanNewspapers：GonewiththeWind[C]AmericanNewspapers：AThrivingBusiness[D]AmericanNewspapers：AHopelessStoryText 3WetendtothinkofthedecadesimmediatelyfollowingWorldWarIIasatimeofprosperityandgrowth，withsoldiersreturninghomebythemillions，goingofftocollegeontheG.I.Billandliningupatthemarriagebureaus.Butwhenitcametotheirhouses，itwasatimeofcommonsenseandabeliefthatlesscouldtrulybemore.DuringtheDepressionandthewar，Americanshadlearnedtolivewithless，andthatrestraint，incombinationwiththepostwarconfidenceinthefuture，madesmall，efficienthousingpositivelystylish.Economicconditionwasonlyastimulusforthetrendtowardefficientliving.Thephrase“lessismore“wasactuallyfirstpopularizedbyaGerman，thearchitectLudwigMiesvanderRohe，wholikeotherpeopleassociatedwiththeBauhaus，aschoolofdesign，emigratedtotheUnitedStatesbeforeWorldWarIIandtookuppostsatAmericanarchitectureschools.ThesedesignerscametoexertenormousinfluenceonthecourseofAmericanarchitecture，butnonemoresothatMies.Mies‘ssignaturephrasemeansthatlessdecoration，properlyorganized，hasmoreimpactthatalot.Elegance，hebelieved，didnotderivefromabundance.Likeothermodernarchitects，heemployedmetal，glassandlaminatedwood-materialsthatwetakeforgrantedtodaybuythatinthe1940ssymbolizedthefuture.Mies‘ssophisticatedpresentationmaskedthefactthatthespaceshedesignedweresmallandefficient，ratherthanbigandoftenempty.TheapartmentsintheeleganttowersMiesbuiltonChicago‘sLakeShoreDrive，forexample，weresmaller-two-bedroomunitsunder1，000squarefeet-thanthoseintheirolderneighborsalongthecity‘sGoldCoast.Buttheywerepopularbecauseoftheirairyglasswalls，theviewstheyaffordedandtheeleganceofthebuildings‘detailsandproportions，thearchitecturalequivalentoftheabstractartsopopularatthetime.Thetrendtoward“less“wasnotentirelyforeign.Inthe1930sFrankLloydWrightstartedbuildingmoremodestandefficienthouses-usuallyaround1，200squarefeet-thanthespreadingtwo-storyoneshehaddesignedinthe1890sandtheearly20thcentury.The“CaseStudyHouses“commissionedfromtalentedmodernarchitectsbyCaliforniaArts&Architecturemagazinebetween1945and1962wereyetanotherhomegrowninfluenceonthe“lessismore“trend.Aestheticeffectcamefromthelandscape，newmaterialsandforthrightdetailing.InhisCaseStudyHouse，Ralpheverydaylife-fewAmericanfamiliesacquiredhelicopters，thoughmosteventuallygotclothesdryers-buthisbeliefthatself-sufficiencywasbothdesirableandinevitablewaswidelyshared.31.ThepostwarAmericanhousingstylelargelyreflectedtheAmericans‘        .[A]prosperityandgrowth[B]efficiencyandpracticality[C]restraintandconfidence[D]prideandfaithfulness32.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromParagraph3aboutBauhaus？[A]ItwasfoundedbyLudwigMiesvanderRohe.[B]ItsdesigningconceptwasaffectedbyWorldWarII.[C]MostAmericanarchitectsusedtobeassociatedwithit.[D]IthadagreatinfluenceuponAmericanarchitecture.33.Miesheldthateleganceofarchitecturaldesign        .[A]wasrelatedtolargespace[B]wasidentifiedwithemptiness[C]wasnotreliantonabundantdecoration[D]wasnotassociatedwithefficiency34.WhatistrueabouttheapartmentsMiesbuildingChicago‘sLakeShoreDrive？[A]Theyignoreddetailsandproportions.[B]Theywerebuiltwithmaterialspopularatthattime.[C]Theyweremorespaciousthanneighboringbuildings.[D]Theysharedsomecharacteristicsofabstractart.35.Whatcanwelearnaboutthedesignofthe“CaseStudyHouse“？[A]Mechanicaldeviceswerewidelyused.[B]Naturalscenesweretakenintoconsideration[C]Detailsweresacrificedfortheoveralleffect.[D]Eco-friendlymaterialswereemployed.Text 4WilltheEuropeanUnionmakeit？Thequestionwouldhavesoundedstrangenotlongago.Noweventheproject‘sgreatestcheerleaderstalkofacontinentfacinga“Bermudatriangle“ofdebt，populationdeclineandlowergrowth.Aswellasthosechronicproblems，theEUfaceanacutecrisisinitseconomiccore，the16countriesthatusethesinglecurrency.Marketshavelostfaiththattheeurozone‘seconomies，weakerorstronger，willonedayconvergethankstothedisciplineofsharingasinglecurrency，whichdeniesuncompetitivemembersthequickfixofdevaluation.YetthedebateabouthowtosaveEurope‘ssinglecurrencyfromdisintegrationisstuck.Itisstuckbecausetheeurozone‘sdominantpowers，FranceandGermany，agreeontheneedforgreaterharmonizationwithintheeurozone，butdisagreeaboutwhattoharmonies.Germanythinkstheeuromustbesavedbystricterrulesonborrowspendingandcompetitiveness，barkedbyquasi-automaticsanctionsforgovernmentsthatdonotobey.ThesemightincludethreatstofreezeEUfundsforpoorerregionsandEUmega-projectsandeventhesuspensionofacountry‘svotingrightsinEUministerialcouncils.Itinsiststhateconomicco-ordinationshouldinvolveall27membersoftheEUclub，amongwhomthereisasmallmajorityforfree-marketliberalismandeconomicrigour；intheinnercorealone，Germanyfears，asmallmajorityfavourFrenchinterference.A“southern“campheadedbyFrenchwantssomethingdifferent：“Europeaneconomicgovernment“withinaninnercoreofeuro-zonemembers.Translated，thatmeanspoliticiansinterveninginmonetarypolicyandasystemofredistributionfromrichertopoorermembers，viacheaperborrowingforgovernmentsthroughcommonEurobondsorcompletefiscaltransfers.Finally，figuresclosetotheFrancegovernmenthavemurmured，curo-zonemembersshouldagreetosomefiscalandsocialharmonization：e.g.，curbingcompetitionincorporate-taxratesorlabourcosts.ItistoosoontowriteofftheEU.Itremainstheworld‘slargesttradingblock.Atitsbest，theEuropeanprojectisremarkablyliberal：builtaroundasinglemarketof27richandpoorcountries，itsinternalbordersarefarmoreopentogoods，capitalandlabourthananycomparabletradingarea.Itisanambitiousattempttobluntthesharpestedgesofglobalization，andmakecapitalismbenign.36.TheEUisfacedwithsomanyproblemsthat          .[A]ithasmoreorlesslostfaithinmarkets[B]evenitssupportersbegintofeelconcerned[C]someofitsmembercountriesplantoabandoneuro[D]itintendstodenythepossibilityofdevaluation37.ThedebateovertheEU‘ssinglecurrencyisstuckbecausethedominantpowers        .[A]arecompetingfortheleadingposition[B]arebusyhandlingtheirowncrises[C]failtoreachanagreementonharmonization[D]disagreeonthestepstowardsdisintegration38.Tosolvetheeuroproblem，Germanyproposedthat      .[A]EUfundsforpoorregionsbeincreased[B]stricterregulationsbeimposed[C]onlycoremembersbeinvolvedineconomicco-ordination[D]votingrightsoftheEUmembersbeguaranteed39.TheFrenchproposalofhandlingthecrisisimpliesthat__ __.［A］poorcountriesaremorelikelytogetfunds［B］strictmonetarypolicywillbeappliedtopoorcountries［C］loanswillbereadilyavailabletorichcountries［D］richcountrieswillbasicallycontrolEurobonds40.RegardingthefutureoftheEU，theauthorseemstofeel__ __.［A］pessimistic［B］desperate［C］conceited［D］hopefulPartBDirections：Readthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbyfindinginformationfromtherightcolumnthatcorrespondstoeachofthemarkeddetailsgivenintheleftcolumn.Therearetwoextrachoicesintherightcolumn.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1.(10points)46．Direction：InthissectionthereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese，writeyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)Whowouldhavethoughtthat，globally，theITinstryprocesaboutthesamevolumesofgreenhousegasesastheworld‘sairlinesdo-rough2percentofallCO2emissions？Manyeverydaytaskstakeasurprisingtollontheenvironment.AGooglesearchcanleakbetween0.2and7.0gramsofCO2dependingonhowmanyattemptsareneededtogetthe“right“answer.Todeliverresultstoitsusersquickly，then，Googlehastomaintainvastdatacentresroundtheworld，packedwithpowerfulcomputers.WhileprocinglargequantitiesofCO2，thesecomputersemitagreatdealofheat，sothecentresneedtobewellair-conditioned，whichusesevenmoreenergy.However，Googleandotherbigtechprovidersmonitortheirefficiencycloselyandmakeimprovements.Monitoringisthefirststepontheroadtorection，butthereismuchtobedone，andnotjustbybigcompanies.2011考研英语(二)小作文supposeyourcousinLIMINGhasjustbeenadmitedtoauniversitywritehim/heraletterto:(1)Congratulatehim/her,and(2)givehim/hersuggestionsonhowtogetpreparedforuniversitylifeyoushouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.DOnotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter,Use“zhangwe2011考研英语（二）大作文writeashortessaybaesdonthefollowingchart.inyourwriting,youshould:1)interpretthechartand2)giveyourcommentsyoushouldwriteatleast150wrodswriteyouressayonanswersheet2(15points) 

2011考研英语考试已结束，备受关注的图画作文也终于揭开了面纱。整体来说，2011英语图画作文有以下两个特点：一、2011年考研英语图画作文的命题角度趋向回归早在2000年和1999年命题人就以非常

SectionIIReadingComprehensionPartA第一篇：AgroupoflabourMPs,amongthemYvetteCooper,arebr