考研《英语二》阅读真题及答案（跨考版）.doc

考研《英语二》阅读真题及答案（跨考版） 　　Directions: 　　Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points) 　　Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents; their times range from Andrew Baddeley’s world record 13 minutes 48 seconds up to an hour. 　　Parkrun is sueeding where London’s Olympic “legacy” is failing. Ten years ago on Monday, it was announced that the Games of the 30th Olympiad would be in London. Planning documents pledged that the great legacy of the Games would be to level a nation of sport lovers away from their couches. The population would be fitter, healthier and produce more winners. It has not happened. The number of adults doing weekly sport did rise, by nearly 2 million in the run—up to xx—but the general population was growing faster. Worse, the numbers are now falling at an aelerating rate. The opposition claims primary school pupils doing at least two hours of sport a week have nearly halved. Obesity has risen among adults and children. Official retrospections continue as to why London xx failed to “inspire a generation.” The suess of Parkrun offers answers. 　　Parkun is not a race but a time trial: Your only petitor is the clock. The ethos weles anybody. There is as much joy over a puffed-out first-timer being clapped over the line as there is about top talent shining. The Olympic bidders, by contrast, wanted to get more people doing sports and to produce more elite athletes. The dual aim was mixed up: The stress on suess over taking part was intimidating for newers. 　　Indeed, there is something a little absurd in the state getting involved in the planning of such a fundamentally “grassroots”, concept as munity sports associations. If there is a role for government, it should really be getting involved in providing mon goods—making sure there is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and ball courts, and encouraging the provision of all these activities in schools. But suessive governments have presided over selling green spaces, squeezing money from local authorities and declining attention on sport in education. Instead of wordy, worthy strategies, future governments need to do more to provide the conditions for sport to thrive. Or at least not make them worse. 　　21. Aording to Paragraph1, Parkrun has . 　　[A] gained great popularity 　　[B] created many jobs 　　[C] strengthened munity ties 　　[D] bee an official festival 　　【答案】[A] gained great popularity 　　22. The author believes that London’s Olympic“legacy” has failed to . 　　[A] boost population growth 　　[B] promote sport participation 　　[C] improve the city’s image 　　[D] increase sport hours in schools 　　【答案】[B] promote sport participation 　　23. Parkrun is different from Olympic games in that it . 　　[A] aims at discovering talents 　　[B] focuses on mass petition 　　[C] does not emphasize elitism 　　[D] does not attract first-timers 　　【答案】[C] does not emphasize elitism 　　24. With regard to mass sport, the author holds that governments should . 　　[A] organize “grassroots” sports events 　　[B] supervise local sports associations 　　[C] increase funds for sports clubs 　　[D] invest in public sports facilities 　　【答案】[D] invest in public sports facilities 　　25. The author’s attitude to what UK governments have done for sports is . 　　[A] tolerant 　　[B] critical 　　[C] uncertain 　　[D] sympathetic 　　【答案】[B] critical 　　With so much focus on children’s use of screens, it’s easy for parents to forget about their own screen use. “Tech is designed to really suck on you in,” says Jenny Radesky in her study of digital play, “and digital products are there to promote maximal engagement. It makes it hard to disengage, and leads to a lot of bleed-over into the family routine. ” 　　Radesky has studied the use of mobile phones and tablets at mealtimes by giving mother-child pairs a food-testing exercise. She found that mothers who sued devices during the exercise started 20 percent fewer verbal and 39 percent fewer nonverbal interactions with their children. During a separate observation, she saw that phones became a source of tension in the family. Parents would be looking at their emails while the children would be making excited bids for their attention. 　　Infants are wired to look at parents’ faces to try to understand their world, and if those faces are blank and unresponsive—as they often are when absorbed in a device—it can be extremely disconcerting foe the children. Radesky cites the “still face experiment” devised by developmental psychologist Ed Tronick in the 1970s. In it, a mother is asked to interact with her child in a norm。