2023年考研英语二真题及答案.pdf

2023 年全国硕士研究生统一入学考试英语（二）试题年全国硕士研究生统一入学考试英语（二）试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,Cor D on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)Heres a common scenario that any number of entrepreneurs face today:youre the CEO of asmall business,and though youre making a nice_1_,you need to find a way to take it to the nextlevel.What you need to do is to_2_ growth by establishing a growth team.A growth team is madeup of members from different departments within your company,and it harnesses the power ofcollaboration to focus_3_on finding ways to grow.Lets look at a real-world_4_.Prior to forming a growth team,the software companyBitTorrent had 50 employees working in the_5_departments of engineering,marketing andproduct development.This brought them good results until 2012,when their growth plateaued.The_6_was that too many customers were using the basic,free version of their product.And_7_making improvements to the premium,paid version,few people were making the upgrade.Things changed,_8_,when an innovative project-marketing manager(PMM)came aboard,_9_a growth team and sparked the kind of _10_perspective they needed.By looking atengineering issues from a marketing point of view,it became clear that the_11_of upgrades wasntdue to a quality issue.Most customers were simply unaware of quality issue.Most customers weresimply unaware of the premium version and what it offered.Armed with this_12_,the marketing and engineering teams joined forces to raise awareness byprominently_13_the premium version to users of the free version._14_，upgrades skyrocketedand revenue increased by 92 percent.But in order for your growth team to succeed,it needs to have a strong leader.It needs someonewho can_15_the interdisciplinary team and keep them on course for improvement.This leaderwill_16_ the target area,set clear goals and establish a time frame for the_17_of these goals.The growth leader is also_18_ for keeping the team focused on moving forward and steeringthem clear of distractions._19_attractive new ideas can be distracting,the team leader mustrecognize when these ideas dont _20_the current goal and need to be put on the back burner.1.A purchaseB profitC connectionD bet2.A defineB predictC prioritizeD appreciate3.A exclusivelyB temporarilyC potentiallyD initially4.A experimentB proposalC debateD example5.A identicalB marginalC provisionalD traditional6.A rumorB secretC mythD problem7.A despiteB unlikeC throughD besides8.A moreoverB howeverC thereforeD again9.A inspectedB createdC expandedD reformed10.A culturalB objectiveC freshD personal11.A endB burdenC lackD decrease12.A policyB suggestionC purposeD insight13.A contributingB allocatingC promotingD transferring14.A As a resultB At any rateC By the wayD In a sense15.A uniteB financeC followD choose16.A shareB identifyC divideD broaden17.A announcementB assessmentC adjustmentD accomplishment18.A famousB responsibleC availableD respectable19.A BeforeB OnceC WhileD Unless20.A serveB limitC summarizeD alterSection IIReading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)Text1In the quest for the perfect lawn,homeowners across the country are taking a shortcut-and it isthe environment that is paying the price.About eight million square metres of plastic grass is soldeach year but opposition has now spread to the highest gardening circles.The Chelsea Flower Showhas banned fake grass from this years event,declaring it to be not part of its ethos.The RoyalHorticultural Society(RHS),which runs the annual show in west London,says it has introduced theban because of the damage plastic grass does to the environment and biodiversity.Ed Horne,of the RHS,said:“We launched our sustainability strategy last year and fake grass isjust not in line with our ethos and views on plastic.We recommend using real grass because of itsenvironmental benefits,which include supporting wildlife alleviating flooding and cooling theenvironment.”The RHSs decision comes as campaigners try to raise awareness of the problems fake grasscauses.A Twitter account,which claims to“cut through the green wash”of artificial grass,alreadyhas more than 20,000 followers.It is trying to encourage people to sign two petitions,one calling fora ban on the sale of plastic grass and another calling for an“ecological damage”tax on such lawns.They have gathered 7,276 and 11,282 signatures.However,supporters of fake grass point out that there is also an environmental impact withnatural lawns,which need mowing and therefore usually consume electricity or petrol.The industryalso points out that real grass requires considerable amounts of water,weed killer or other treatmentsand that people who lay fake grass tend to use their garden more.The industry also claims thatpeople who lay fake grass spend an average of 500 on trees or shrubs for their 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