1、考研英语二（完形填空）模拟试卷 121 及答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数：3，分数：120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.（分数：40.00）_Forget milky drinks, hot water bottles or curling up with a good book. The r
2、eal secret to a good nights sleep may be where you sit at work. Not only can the stress of work leave employees【C1】_and turning, but sitting too far from a window can knock 46 minutes【C2】_a normal nights sleep. Researchers found that workers forced to【C3】_in windowless rooms had a poorer quality of
3、life and more irregular sleep patterns than those【C4】_daylight. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine,【C5】_the working environment may be【C6】_to setting the bodys own internal clock. Researchers say【C7】_designed offices could boost the physical and mental health of worker
4、s. “We suggest that architectural design of office environments should place more【C8】_on sufficient daylight exposure for workers in order to【C9】_health and well-being,“ said Dr Ivy Cheung of the Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago. “Office workers with more light exposure at t
5、he work place also【C10】_have better sleep quality, more physical activity and a better quality of life.“ A sunny day is equivalent to about 10,000 lux or higher of light. However indoor office lighting【C11】_provides only about 300 to 500 lux. One【C12】_three British people suffers from poor sleep, wi
6、th stress, computers and taking work home often【C13】_for the shortage of quality sleep. 【C14】_the cost of all those sleepless nights is more than just bad moods and a【C15】_of focus. Regular poor sleep【C16】_the risk of serious medical conditions like obesity, heart and diabetesand can even shorten li
7、fe expectancy. 【C17】_exposure to natural daylight is known to be important for governing the bodys the built-in clock which【C18】_our sleeping and waking patterns. Independent sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley said the body needs exposure to daylight to keeps its sleeping patterns【C19】_Light is essentiall
8、y the thing that tells our bodies to be【C20】_and dark tells them to go to sleep.（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.frustratingB.tossingC.scaringD.worrying(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.outB.overC.offD.down(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.toilB.hideC.crowdD.queue(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.with access toB.in contact withC.on account ofD.nex
9、t to(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.supposeB.adviseC.speculateD.suggest(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）A.relativeB.trivialC.crucialD.dependent(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.worseB.nearerC.betterD.farther(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）A.spaceB.emphasisC.decisionD.analysis(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.inspireB.amendC.determineD.promote(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A.tended to
10、B.adapted toC.answered toD.brought to(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）A.particularlyB.typicallyC.naturallyD.differently(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）A.amongB.forC.inD.with(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）A.quarreledB.defendedC.assertedD.blamed(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BecauseD.Moreover(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）A.shrinkB.drainC.la
11、ckD.miss(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）A.raisesB.risesC.rousesD.arouses(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）A.RegularB.ExcessiveC.MassiveD.Adequate(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）A.marksB.dictatesC.recordsD.distinguishes(19).【C19】（分数：2.00）A.under wayB.on trackC.in accordD.at odds(20).【C20】（分数：2.00）A.activeB.alertC.awakeD.healthyAs a general
12、rule, American men earn more than American women. This holds true across industries, across education levels, and across states. But, theres at least one big【C1】_: part-time employees. In 2012, women who worked less than 40 hours a week generally out-earned men who spent the same【C2】_at their jobs.
13、If they worked 35 hours a week, they earned about 11 percent more. If they worked 25 hours a week, they earned about 4 percent more. But once females hit that magic 40 hour【C3】_their relative pay declined dramatically. So why do women beat out men while working part-time and【C4】_out while working fu
14、ll-time? My guess is that much (【C5】_certainly not all) of the explanation【C6】_down to two reasons: marriage and children. Women, including highly educated【C7】_, tend to cut their hours once they have families and children, especially【C8】_their husband has a higher salary. Men, meanwhile, are more l
15、ikely to keep working a【C9】_week And so part-time women, as a group, are somewhat more likely to have gone to college, and【C10】_less likely to have dropped out of high school, than part-time men, who may well be working shorter【C11】_for lack of better options. The problem for women is that working p
16、art-time early in their careers can cost them salary while working full-time later in their careers,【C12】_lost experience and perhaps some【C13】_opportunities for promotions. Motherhood might be the most【C14】_job in the world. But all too often, our economy still makes it【C15】_a career killer. So【C16
17、】_part-timers, which other women out-earn men? The BLS includes a job-by-job breakdown of the wage【C17】_, and among the nearly 150【C18】_with good-enough data to【C19】_, it found just two where females were better paid: counselors and health technicians. That said, as men look more toward those sorts
18、of traditionally pink-collar jobs for employment, one has to【C20】_how long that pay advantage will last.（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.problemB.surpriseC.turnD.exception(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.numberB.amountC.moneyD.effort(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.targetB.thresholdC.bottomD.list(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.loseB.leaveC.dro
19、pD.fall(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.sinceB.soC.orD.though(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）A.goesB.dropsC.boilsD.closes(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.learnersB.professionalsC.colleaguesD.amateurs(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）A.untilB.beforeC.henceD.if(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.stressfulB.happyC.fullD.complete(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A.farB.neverC.stillD.too(11).【C
20、11】（分数：2.00）A.spansB.shiftsC.distancesD.weeks(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）A.apart fromB.in spite ofC.in case ofD.thanks to(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）A.preciousB.equalC.missedD.impossible(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）A.importantB.difficultC.boringD.perfect(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）A.asB.intoC.forD.up(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）A.except forB.acc
21、ording toC.instead ofD.aside from(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）A.structureB.disputeC.gapD.system(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）A.occupationsB.employeesC.companiesD.careers(19).【C19】（分数：2.00）A.collectB.testC.analyzeD.record(20).【C20】（分数：2.00）A.doubtB.wonderC.admitD.discover考研英语二（完形填空）模拟试卷 121 答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Us
22、e of English(总题数：3，分数：120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.（分数：40.00）_解析：Forget milky drinks, hot water bottles or curling up with a good book. The real secret to a good nights sleep may be where y
23、ou sit at work. Not only can the stress of work leave employees【C1】_and turning, but sitting too far from a window can knock 46 minutes【C2】_a normal nights sleep. Researchers found that workers forced to【C3】_in windowless rooms had a poorer quality of life and more irregular sleep patterns than thos
24、e【C4】_daylight. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine,【C5】_the working environment may be【C6】_to setting the bodys own internal clock. Researchers say【C7】_designed offices could boost the physical and mental health of workers. “We suggest that architectural design of offi
25、ce environments should place more【C8】_on sufficient daylight exposure for workers in order to【C9】_health and well-being,“ said Dr Ivy Cheung of the Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago. “Office workers with more light exposure at the work place also【C10】_have better sleep qualit
26、y, more physical activity and a better quality of life.“ A sunny day is equivalent to about 10,000 lux or higher of light. However indoor office lighting【C11】_provides only about 300 to 500 lux. One【C12】_three British people suffers from poor sleep, with stress, computers and taking work home often【
27、C13】_for the shortage of quality sleep. 【C14】_the cost of all those sleepless nights is more than just bad moods and a【C15】_of focus. Regular poor sleep【C16】_the risk of serious medical conditions like obesity, heart and diabetesand can even shorten life expectancy. 【C17】_exposure to natural dayligh
28、t is known to be important for governing the bodys the built-in clock which【C18】_our sleeping and waking patterns. Independent sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley said the body needs exposure to daylight to keeps its sleeping patterns【C19】_Light is essentially the thing that tells our bodies to be【C20】_and
29、 dark tells them to go to sleep.（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.frustratingB.tossing C.scaringD.worrying解析：解析：本句承接第一段，进一步讨论在办公室所坐的位置和睡眠质量的关系。空格所在处意为“工作压力使人翻来翻去”，可知工作压力让人睡不好觉，故选 B 项 tossing“翻来覆去”。toss and turn 为惯用表达，意为“辗转难眠”。(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.outB.overC.off D.down解析：解析：从下句中 workers forcedin windowless
30、rooms had a poorer quality(在无窗的房间里工作的员工睡眠魔量差)可推出，坐离窗太远的员工的睡眠质量也会较差。故选 C 项 off。knock off“减少”，此处指比正常睡眠少了 46 分钟。(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.toil B.hideC.crowdD.queue解析：解析：由首段可知本文讨论的是员工工作位置对睡眠的影响，此处需填入一个动词来连接“员工被迫”与地点状语“在无窗的房间”。因此所需词语应能表达工作状态。故选 A 项 toil“辛苦地工作”。(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.with access to B.in contact with
31、C.on account ofD.next to解析：解析：从 poorer 可知此处进行对比。根据本句已知的信息“在无窗的房间的员工”与“那些阳光的员工”可知，另一组员工应该是能看到阳光的，故选 A 项 with access to“获得，进入”，此处指能接触到阳光。(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.supposeB.adviseC.speculateD.suggest 解析：解析：空格需填入谓语动词，主语为 The findings(研究结果)，宾语为“工作环境可能”。宾语是研究结果的内容故选 D 项 suggest“表明”。(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）A.relativeB.t
32、rivialC.crucial D.dependent解析：解析：从前面讨论员工在工作场所所处的位置与睡眠的关系可知：工作环境对身体的生物钟(internal clock)很重要，故选 C 项 crucial“至关重要的”。(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.worseB.nearerC.better D.farther解析：解析：从前面论述的工作环境和员工睡眠的关系和空格所在句的后半部分 could boost the physical and mental health of workers(能促进工人的身心健康)可推出，要有好的工作环境，才能使员工健康。故选 C 项 better“更好
33、地”。(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）A.spaceB.emphasis C.decisionD.analysis解析：解析：考查固定搭配。place emphasis on 意为“注重”，承前的观点论述，办公场所应该让员工多接触阳光，因此在设计时，要多给予考虑，故选 B 项。(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.inspireB.amendC.determineD.promote 解析：解析：上句提到 could boost the physical and mental health of workers(能促进工人的身心健康)，这里仍然讨论如何让员工在办公室能有更好的环境，以使他们的健
34、康状况更好。故选 D 项promote“促进”。(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A.tended to B.adapted toC.answered toD.brought to解析：解析：根据本句已有的信息“能接触到更多光照的办公室职员有更好的睡眠质量，他们更多地参与体育锻炼。进而拥有更好的生活质量。”可以看出，前半句为条件，后半句为结果，表现出一种趋势故选 A 项 tended to“趋向”。(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）A.particularlyB.typically C.naturallyD.differently解析：解析：本段比较太阳光和办公室室内照明的光照量。由
35、about 300 to 500 lux 可以看出，办公室室内照明的光照量为一个概数，故选 B 项 typically“通常”。(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）A.amongB.forC.in D.with解析：解析：固定用法。表示几分之几，用“数字+in+数字”来表示，故选 C 项 in，one in three 意为“三分之一”。(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）A.quarreledB.defendedC.assertedD.blamed 解析：解析：此处需填入过去分词，“介词 with+名词+过去分词”表被动，作伴随动作。空格前“工作压力、电脑以及时常的把工作带回家”是几个对
36、睡眠有影响的因素，会导致睡眠质量不佳。故选 D 项blamed，be blamed for 意为“把归咎于”。(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）A.ThereforeB.However C.BecauseD.Moreover解析：解析：前一段阐述了英国人“遭受睡眠不良的痛苦”，本段提到“睡眠不良所导致的代价绝还不仅仅是工作上的坏心情”。表转折，故选 B 项 However“然而”。(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）A.shrinkB.drainC.lack D.miss解析：解析：空格所在句的 and 表明“坏心情”和“注意力”并列，故空格要填入的词应具有否定意义。故选 C 项 lac
37、k“缺少”。(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）A.raises B.risesC.rousesD.arouses解析：解析：破折号后的句子 and can even shorten life expectancy(甚至能缩短寿命)是对前半部分句子的递进。故可推出：长期睡眠不良会增加患严重疾病的风险。故选 A 项 raises“提高”。(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）A.RegularB.ExcessiveC.MassiveD.Adequate 解析：解析：根据空格后的句意“接触阳光对于控制体内的生物钟起着至关重要的作用”，本文论述的是办公室人员缺乏阳光对睡眠及身体造成的影响，反之，要
38、使睡眠好，就要多接触阳光，故选 D 项Adequate“充足的”。(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）A.marksB.dictates C.recordsD.distinguishes解析：解析：空格前的 which 指代 the built-in clock，宾语为“我们的睡眠和清醒模式”。可以判定，生物钟影响着我们的活砖，故选 B 项 dictates“控制；决定”。(19).【C19】（分数：2.00）A.under wayB.on track C.in accordD.at odds解析：解析：本句主要信息为“身体需要接触阳光来使睡眠模式”，从前面的论述 workers force
39、d toin windowless rooms had a poorer quality 可判断，接触阳光可保证人们有正常的睡眠。故选 B 项 on track“正常运转”。(20).【C20】（分数：2.00）A.activeB.alertC.awake D.healthy解析：解析：空格后的 and 将其前后两个部分进行对比。“光线”对“黑暗”，“告诉我们的身体”对“告诉我们的身体睡觉”。由此可知，光线就是让人保持清醒的状态，故选 C 项 awake“醒着的”。As a general rule, American men earn more than American women. Th
40、is holds true across industries, across education levels, and across states. But, theres at least one big【C1】_: part-time employees. In 2012, women who worked less than 40 hours a week generally out-earned men who spent the same【C2】_at their jobs. If they worked 35 hours a week, they earned about 11
41、 percent more. If they worked 25 hours a week, they earned about 4 percent more. But once females hit that magic 40 hour【C3】_their relative pay declined dramatically. So why do women beat out men while working part-time and【C4】_out while working full-time? My guess is that much (【C5】_certainly not a
42、ll) of the explanation【C6】_down to two reasons: marriage and children. Women, including highly educated【C7】_, tend to cut their hours once they have families and children, especially【C8】_their husband has a higher salary. Men, meanwhile, are more likely to keep working a【C9】_week And so part-time wo
43、men, as a group, are somewhat more likely to have gone to college, and【C10】_less likely to have dropped out of high school, than part-time men, who may well be working shorter【C11】_for lack of better options. The problem for women is that working part-time early in their careers can cost them salary
44、 while working full-time later in their careers,【C12】_lost experience and perhaps some【C13】_opportunities for promotions. Motherhood might be the most【C14】_job in the world. But all too often, our economy still makes it【C15】_a career killer. So【C16】_part-timers, which other women out-earn men? The B
45、LS includes a job-by-job breakdown of the wage【C17】_, and among the nearly 150【C18】_with good-enough data to【C19】_, it found just two where females were better paid: counselors and health technicians. That said, as men look more toward those sorts of traditionally pink-collar jobs for employment, on
46、e has to【C20】_how long that pay advantage will last.（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.problemB.surpriseC.turnD.exception 解析：解析：上文说美国男性比女性挣得多(American men earn more than American women)。本句出现But，表示转折，可以推断其后所说情况与前面不同。D 项 exception 意为“例外”。符合语义逻辑。(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.numberB.amount C.moneyD.effort解析：解析：本句表明，在每周
47、工作时间少于 40 小时的情况下，女性工资比男性高。结合空格前的谓语动词 spent(常指花费时间或金钱)可推断，空格处所填单词应能表示前面提到的时间。B 项 amount“数量”，可以指代前面时间的数量(少于 40 小时)。(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.targetB.threshold C.bottomD.list解析：解析：前文提到在每周工作时间少于 40 小时的情况下，女性比男性薪资高；本句提到她们的相对薪酬优势将骤降(declined dramatically)。由此可以推断 40 小时是一个分水岭，threshold 有“门槛，临界值”之意，语义符合,故选 B 项。(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.lose B.leaveC.dropD.fall解析：解析：本句提到女性的薪酬会在兼职领域胜过(beat out)男性，working part-time(做兼职工作)与后面的 working full-time(做全职的工作)形成对比，由此可推断空格处所填选项应与 beat out 形成对比。lose out 意为“输掉”，A 项符合语义逻辑。(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.sinceB.soC.orD.though 解析：解析：空格所在从句为表语从句，用于说明 My gu
