2020考研英语二阅读理解真题及解析出国网考研英语真题频道为大家提供2014考研英语二阅读理解真题及解析，欢迎大家参考借鉴!2014考研英语二阅读理解真题及解析PartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtex tbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Whatwouldyoudowith590m?ThisisnowaquestionforGloriaMacken zie,an84-year-oldwidowwhorecentlyemergedfromhersmall,tin-roofedhouseinFloridatocollectthebiggestundividedlotteryjack potinhistory.Ifshehopeshernew-foundfortunewillyieldlastingfeelingsoffulfillment,shecouldd oworsethanreadHappyMoneybyElizabethDumnandMichaelNorton.Thesetwoacademicsuseanarrayofbehavioralresearchtoshowtha tthemostrewardingwaystospendmoneycanbecounterintuitive.Fant asiesofgreatwealthofteninvolvevisionsoffancycarsandextravag anthomes.Yetsatisfactionwiththesematerialpurchaseswearsofff airlyquicklywhatwasonceexcitingandnewbecomesold-hat;regretcreepsin.Itisfarbettertospendmoneyonexperiences,s ayMsDumnandMrNorton,likeinterestingtrips,uniquemealsoreveng oingtothecinema.Thesepurchasesoftenbecomemorevaluablewithti me-asstoriesormemories-particularlyiftheyinvolvefeelingmoreconnectedtoothers.Thisslimvolumeispackedwithtipstohelpwageslavesaswellaslo tterywinnersgetthemost"happinessbangforyourbuck."Itseemsmostpeoplewouldbebetteroffiftheycouldshortentheircommutestowor k,spendmoretimewithfriendsandfamilyandlessofitwatchingtelev ision(somethingtheaverageAmericanspendsawhoppingtwomonthsay eardoing,andishardlyjollierforit).Buyinggiftsorgivingtochar ityisoftenmorepleasurablethanpurchasingthingsforoneself,and luxuriesaremostenjoyablewhentheyareconsumedsparingly.Thisis apparentlythereasonMacDonald'srestrictstheavailabilityofits popularMcRib-amarketingtrickthathasturnedtheporksandwichintoanobjectofob session.Readersof“HappyMoney”areclearlyaprivilegedlot,anxiousa boutfulfillment,nothunger.Moneymaynotquitebuyhappiness,butp eopleinwealthiercountriesaregenerallyhappierthanthoseinpoor ones.Yetthelinkbetweenfeelinggoodandspendingmoneyonothersca nbeseenamongrichandpoorpeoplearoundtheworld,andscarcityenha ncesthepleasureofmostthingsformostpeople.Noteveryonewillagr eewiththeauthors’policyideas,whichrangefrommandatingmoreho lidaytimetoreducingtaxincentivesforAmericanhomebuyers.Butmo stpeoplewillcomeawayfromthisbookbelievingitwasmoneywellspen t。

21.AccordingtoDumnandNorton,whichofthefollowingisthemost rewardingpurchase?[A]Abighouse[B]Aspecialtour[C]Astylishcar[D]Arichmeal22.Theauthor’sattitudetowardAmericans’watchingTVis[A]critical[B]supportive[C]sympathetic[D]ambiguous23.Macribismentionedinparagraph3toshowthat[A]consumersaresometimesirrational[B]popularityusuallycomesafterquality[C]marketingtricksareaftereffective[D]raritygenerallyincreasespleasure24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,HappyMoney[A]hasleftmuchroomforreaders’criticism[B]mayprovetobeaworthwhilepurchase[C]haspredictedawiderincomegapintheus[D]maygiveitsreadersasenseofachievement25.Thistextmainlydiscusseshowto[A]balancefeelinggoodandspendingmoney[B]spendlargesumsofmoneywoninlotteries[C]obtainlastingsatisfactionfrommoneyspent[D]becomemorereasonableinspendingonluxuriesText2AnarticleinScientificAmericahaspointedoutthatempiricalre searchsaysthat,actually,youthinkyou’remorebeautifulthanyou are.Wehaveadeep-seatedneedtofeelgoodaboutourselvesandwenaturallyemployanumb erofself-enhancingstrategiestoresearchintowhatthecallthe“aboveaverageeffect”,or“illusorysuperiority”,andshownthat,forexampl e,70%ofusrateourselvesasaboveaverageinleadership,93%indrivi ngand85%atgettingonwellwithothers—allobviouslystatisticalimpossibilities.Werosetintourmemoriesandputourselvesintoself-affirmingsituations.Webecomedefensivewhencriticized,andappl ynegativestereotypestootherstoboostourownesteem,westalkarou ndthinkingwe’rehotstuff.PsychologistandbehavioralscientistNicholasEpleyoversawak eystudyingintoself-enhancementandattractiveness.Ratherthathavepeoplesimplyrate theirbeautycompresswithothers,heaskedthemtoidentifyanorigin alphotograghofthemselves’fromalineupincludingversionsthath adbeenalteredtoappearmoreandlessattractive.Visualrecognitio n,readsthestudy,is“anautomaticpsychologicalprocessoccurrin grapidlyandintuitivelywithlittleornoapparentconsciousdelibe ration”.Ifthesubjectsquicklychoseafalselyflatteringimage-whichmustdid-theygenuinelybelieveditwasreallyhowtheylooked.Epleyfoundnos ignificantgenderdifferenceinresponses.Norwasthereanyevidenc ethat,thosewhoself-enhancethemust(thatis,theparticipantswhothoughtthemostposit ivelydoctoredpicturewerereal)weredoingsotomakeupforprofound insecurities.Infactthosewhothoughtthattheimageshigherupthea ttractivenessscalewererealdirectlycorrespondedwiththosewhos howedothermakersforhavinghigherself-esteem.“Idon’tthinkthefindingsthatwehavinghaveareanyevide nceofpersonaldelusion”,saysEpley.“It’sareflectionsimplyo fpeoplegenerallythinkingwellofthemselves’.Ifyouaredepresse d,youwon’tbeself-enhancing.KnowingtheresultsofEpley‘sstudy,itmakessensethat whypeopleheatphotographsofthemselvesViscerally-ononelevel,theydon’tevenrecognisethepersoninthepictureasth emselves,Facebooktherefore,isaself-enhancer’sparadise,wherepeoplecanshareonlythemostflatterin gphotos,thecreamoftheirwit,style,beauty,intellectandlifesty leit’snotthatpeople’sprofilesaredishonest,sayscatalinatom aofWiscon—Madisonuniversity,”buttheyportrayanidealizedversionofthems elves.26.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,socialpsychologisthavefo undthat______.[A]ourself-ratingsareunrealisticallyhigh[B]illusorysuperiorityisbaselesseffect[C]ourneedforleadershipisunnatural[D]self-enhancingstrategiesareineffective27.Visualrecognitionisbelievedtobepeople’s______[A]rapidwatching[B]consciouschoice[C]intuitiveresponse[D]automaticself-defence28.Epleyfoundthatpeoplewithhigherself-esteemtendedto______[A]underestimatetheirinsecurities[B]believeintheirattractiveness[C]coveruptheirdepressions[D]oversimplifytheirillusions29.Theword“Viscerally”(Line2,para.5)isclosestinmeaning to_____.[A]instinctively[B]occasionally[C]particularly[D]aggressively30.ItcanbeinferredthatFacebookisself-enhancer’sparadisebecausepeoplecan_____.[A]presenttheirdishonestprofiles[B]definetheirtraditionallifestyles[C]sharetheirintellectualpursuits[D]withholdtheirunflatteringsidesText4Whenthegovernmenttalksaboutinfrastructurecontributingtot heeconomythefocusisusuallyonroads,railways,broadbandandener gy.Housingisseldommentioned.Whyisthat?Tosomeextentthehousingsectormustshoulderthebla me.Wehavenotbeengoodatcommunicatingtherealvaluethathousingc ancontributetoeconomicgrowth.Thenthereisthescaleofthetypica lhousingproject.Itishardtoshoveforattentionamongmultibillio n-poundinfrastructureproject,soitisinevitablethattheattention isfocusedelsewhere.Butperhapsthemostsignificantreasonisthat theissuehasalwaysbeensopoliticallycharged.Nevertheless,theaffordablehousingsituationisdesperate.Wa itinglistsincreaseallthetimeandwearesimplynotbuildingenough newhomes.Thecomprehensivespendingreviewoffersanopportunityfortheg overnmenttohelprectifythis.Itneedstoputhistoricalprejudices toonesideandtakesomestepstoaddressoururgenthousingneed.Therearesomeindicationsthatitispreparingtodojustthat.The communitiesminister,DonFoster,hashintedthatGeorgeOsborne,Ch ancelloroftheExchequer,mayintroducemoreflexibilitytothecurr entcapontheamountthatlocalauthoritiescanborrowagainsttheirh ousingstockdebt.Evidenceshowsthat60,000extranewhomescouldbe builtoverthenextfiveyearsifthecapwerelifted,increasingGDPby 0.6%.Ministersshouldalsolookatcreatinggreatercertaintyinthere ntalenvironment,whichwouldhaveasignificantimpactontheabilit yofregisteredproviderstofundnewdevelopmentsfromrevenues.Butitisnotjustdowntothegovernment.Whilethesemeasureswoul dbewelcomeintheshortterm,wemustfaceuptothefactthattheexisti ng£4.5bnprogrammeofgrantstofundnewaffordablehousing,settoex pirein2015,isunlikelytobeextendedbeyondthen.TheLabourpartyh asrecentlyannouncedthatitwillretainalargepartofthecoalition ’sspendingplansifreturnstopower.Thehousingsectorneedstoacc eptthatweareveryunlikelytoeverreturntoeraoflarge-scalepublicgrants.Weneedtoadjusttothischangingclimate.36.Theauthorbelievesthatthehousingsector__[A]hasattractedmuchattention[B]involvescertainpoliticalfactors[C]shoulderstoomuchresponsibility[D]haslostitsrealvalueineconomy37.Itcanbelearnedthataffordablehousinghas__[A]increaseditshomesupply[B]offeredspendingopportunities[C]sufferedgovernmentbiases[D]disappointedthegovernment38.AccordingtoParagraph5,GeorgeOsbornemay_______.[A]allowgreatergovernmentdebtforhousing[B]stoplocalauthoritiesfrombuildinghomes[C]preparetoreducehousingstockdebt[D]releasealiftedGDPgrowthforecast39.Itcanbeinferredthatastablerentalenvironmentwould_____ __.[A]lowerthecostsofregisteredproviders[B]lessentheimpactofgovernmentinterference[C]contributetofundingnewdevelopments[D]relievetheministersofresponsibilities40.Theauthorbelievesthatafter2015,thegovernmentmay______.[A]implementmorepoliciestosupporthousing[B]reviewtheneedforlarge-scalepublicgrants[C]renewtheaffordablehousinggrantsprogramme[D]stopgenerousfundingtothehousingsector参考答案及解析：SectionIIReadingComprehensionPartAText121、【答案】BAspecialtour【解析】细节题。