2014考研英语二真题和答案(3)

　　Section III Translation

　　Directions:

　　Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)

　　Most people would define optimism as endlessly happy, with a glass that’s perpetually half fall. But that’s exactly the kind of false deerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn’t recommend. “Healthy optimists means being in touch with reality.” says Tal Ben-Shahar, a Harvard professor, According to Ben- Shalar,realistic optimists are these who make the best of things that happen, but not those who believe everything happens for the best.

　　Ben-Shalar uses three optimistic exercisers. When he feels down-sag, after giving a bad lecture-he grants himself permission to be human. He reminds himself that mot every lecture can be a Nobel winner; some will be less effective than others. Next is reconstruction, He analyzes the weak lecture, leaning lessons, for the future about what works and what doesn’t. Finally, there is perspective, which involves acknowledging that in the ground scheme of life, one lecture really doesn’t matter.

　　Section IV Writing

　　Part A

　　47. Directions: Suppose you are going to study abroad and share an apartment with John, a local student. Write him to email to

　　1)tell him about your living habits, and

　　2)ask for advice about living there.

　　You should write about 100 words on answer sheet.

　　Do not use your own name.

　　Part B

　　48. Directions: Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)

　　You should

　　1. interpret the chart, and

　　2. give your comments.

　　You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15points)

　　2014年考研英语(二)真题答案

　　1. [B] concluded

　　2. [A ]protective

　　3. [[C] Likewise

　　4. [A] indicator

　　5. [D] concern

　　6. [A]in terms of

　　7. [C] equals

　　8. [C] in turn

　　9. [D] straightforward

　　10. [B] while

　　11. [A]shape

　　12. [B] qualify

　　13. [C] normal

　　14. [D] tendency

　　15. [B] pictured

　　16. [D] associated

　　17. [A]Even

　　18. [D] grounded

　　19.[C] policies

　　20.[B] against

　　Part A

　　Text 1

　　21.[B] A special tour

　　22.[A] critical

　　23.[D] rarity generally increases pleasure

　　24.[B] may prove to be a worthwhile purchase

　　25.[C] obtain lasting satisfaction from money spent

　　Text 2

　　26. [A ]our self-ratings are unrealistically high

　　27. [C] intuitive response

　　28. [B]believe in their attractiveness

　　29. [A] instinctively

　　30. [D] withhold their unflattering sides

　　Test3 暂无

　　31.

　　32.

　　33.

　　34.

　　35.

　　Text 4

　　36. [B]involves certain political factors

　　37. [C]suffered government biases

　　38. [A] allow greater government debt for housing

　　39. [C] contribute to funding new developments

　　40. [D] stop generous funding to the housing sector

　　Part B

　　41 .[D] represents the elegance of the British land art

　　42 .[E] depicts the ordinary side of the British land art

　　43 .[G] contains images from different parts of the same photograph

　　44 .[C] reminds people of the English landscape painting tradition

　　45 . [A] originates from a long walk that the artist took

　　46. 翻译参考：(逐句对照)

　　Most people would define optimism as being endlessly happy, with a glass that's perpetually half full. 大多数人将乐观定义为永远快乐，总觉得杯子里的水还有一半。But that's exactly the kind of false cheerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn't recommend. 但积极心理学家并不提倡这种虚假的快乐。"Healthy optimism means being in touch with reality," says Tal Ben-Shahar, a Harvard professor."健康的乐观是与现实联系在一起的，"哈佛大学教授泰·本-沙哈说道。According to Ben-Shahar, realistic optimists are those who make the best of things that happen, but not those who believe everything happens for the best.根据他的观点，现实的乐观主义者是去积极实现事情的圆满，而不是坐等事情会自己圆满。

　　Ben-Shahar uses three optimistic exercises. 本-沙哈提出了乐观训练的三个阶段。When he feels down-say, after giving a bad lecture---he grants himself permission to be human.当他心情低落时--比如，一个糟糕的演讲之后--他宽慰自己这是人之常情。He reminds himself that not every lecture can be a Nobel winner, some will be less effective than others. 他提醒自己不是每一次演讲都要求诺贝尔标准，有些演讲的效果会不如其他。Next is reconstruction. 下一个阶段是重塑。He analyzes the weak lecture, learning lessons for the future about what works and what doesn't. 他会分析这次失败的演讲，哪些地方可取，哪些不可取，为将来的演讲积累经验。Finally, there is perspective, which involves acknowledging that in the grand scheme of life, one lecture really doesn't matter.最后一个阶段是前瞻，我们要认识到在生命的宏伟蓝图中，一次演讲根本算不上什么。

　　47. 参考范文：

　　Dear John,

　　I'm glad to hear from you. How have you been these days? The purpose of this email is to tell you about my living habits.

　　Firstly, I never drink or smoke. Neither do I stay up late. Instead, I keep a balanced diet and go to bed before 11 o'clock at night, because I believe burning the midnight oil is harmful to health. Secondly, I'd like to keep my things clean. It is obvious that living in a messy environment results in a chaotic life.

　　Finally, could you please offer me some proposals as regards living in your city? I'm sure that we can get along well with each other, and our university life would be one of the best times in life. (123 words)

　　Yours,

　　Li Ming

　　48. 参考范文：

　　The column chart above clearly reflects the changes in the statistics between urban and rural population in China during the past two decades. For urban dwellers, there was a noticeable jump of 360 million from 300 million to 66 million between 1990 and 2010. By contrast, a remarkable decline occurred in the number of rural population by 160 million from 820 million to 660 million during the same period.

　　At least three primary contributors account for such changes. First and foremost, there is a much nicer choice of options available in cities and towns, across the broad. There are more jobs to choose from, different kinds of companies and types of work. In addition, big cities offer much more excitement and stimulation, partly as a result of all the various options available in so many areas. More importantly, people prefer to live in cities and towns for the convenience of the transportation system. It would have a well developed bus, subway, highway and airport transportation network.

　　Generally speaking, people in expanding numbers would prefer to live in cities and towns which offer a rich variety of many options, whether it be for jobs, leisure, cultural or intellectual activities. At the same time, people like the energy and stimulation of a big city environment and the convenience of a well-developed transportation system. (221 words)