最新英语二真题及答案.docx

最新英语二真题及答案 2022年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二)试题 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) The Internet affords anonymity to its users, a blessing to privacy and freedom of speech. But that very anonymity is also behind the exploration of cyber-crime that has __1__ across the Web. Can privacy be preserved __2__ bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly __3__ ? Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal government a __4__ to make the web a safer place-a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech __5__ of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled __6__ one. The system might use a smart identity card, or a digital credential __7__ to a specific computer, and would authenticate users at a range of online services. The idea is to __8__ a federation of private online identity systems. Users could __9__ which system to join, and only registered users whose identities have been authenticated could navigate those systems. The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver's license __10__ by the government. Google and Microsoft are among companies that already have these "single sign-an" systems that make it possible for users to __11__ just once but use many different services. __12__ , the approach would create a "walled garden" in cyberspace, with safe "neighborhoods" and bright " streetlights" to establish a sense of a __13__ community. Mr. Schmidt described it as a "voluntary ecosystem" in which "individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with __14__ , trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructure ___15___ which the transaction runs. " Still, the administration's plan has ___16___ privacy rights activists. Some applaud the approach; others are concerned. It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push toward what would ___17___ be a compulsory Internet "driver's license" mentality. The plan has also been greeted with ___18__ by some computer security experts, who worry that the "voluntary ecosystem" envisioned by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet __19__ They argue that all Internet users should be __20__ to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads. 1. [A] swept [B] skipped [C] walked [D] ridden 2. [A] for [B] within [C] while [D] though 3. [A] careless [B] lawless [C] pointless [D] helpless 4. [A] reason [B] reminder [C] compromise [D] proposal 5. [A] information [B] interference [C] entertainment [D] equivalent 6. [A] by [B] into [C] from [D] over 7. [A] linked [B] directed [C] chained [D] compared 8. [A] dismiss [B] discover [C] create [D] improve 9. [A] recall [B] suggest [C] select [D] realize 10. [A] released [B] issued [C] distributed [D] delivered 11. [A] carry on [B] linger on [C] set in [D] log in 12. [A] In vain [B] In effect [C] In return [D] In contrast 13. [A] trusted [B] modernized [C] thriving [D] competing 14. [A] caution [B] delight [C] confidence [D] patience 15. [A] on [B] after [C] beyond [D] across 16. [A] divided [B] disappointed [C] protected [D] united 17. [A] frequently [B] incidentally [C] occasionally [D] eventually 18. [A] skepticism [B] tolerance [C] indifference [D] enthusiasm 19. [A] manageable [B] defendable [C] vulnerable [D] invisible 20. [A] invited [B] appointed [C] allowed [D] forced Section II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 Ruth Simmons joined Goldman Sachs' board as an outside director in January 2000; a year later she became president of Brown University. For the rest of the decade she apparently managed both roles without attracting much criticism. But by the end of 2022 Mrs. Simmons was under fire for having sat on Goldman's compensation committee; how could she have let those enormous bonus payouts pass unremarked? By February the next year Mrs. Simmons had left the board. The position was just taking up too much time, she said. Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpful, yet less biased, advisers on a firm's board. Having made their wealth and their reputations elsewhere, they presumably have enough independence to disagree with the chief executive's proposals. If the sky, and the share price, is falling, outside directors should be able to give advice based on having weathered their own crises. The researchers from Ohio University used a database that covered more than 10,000 firms and more than 64,000 dif。