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年考研英語(二)真題答案

　　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 暫無

　　31.

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　　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. 翻譯參考：(逐句對照)

　　Most people would define optimism as being endlessly happy, with a glass that's perpetually half full. 大多數(shù)人將樂觀定義為永遠(yuǎn)快樂，總覺得杯子里的水還有一半。But that's exactly the kind of false cheerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn't recommend. 但積極心理學(xué)家并不提倡這種虛假的快樂。"Healthy optimism means being in touch with reality," says Tal Ben-Shahar, a Harvard professor."健康的樂觀是與現(xiàn)實聯(lián)系在一起的，"哈佛大學(xué)教授泰·本-沙哈說道。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.根據(jù)他的觀點，現(xiàn)實的樂觀主義者是去積極實現(xiàn)事情的圓滿，而不是坐等事情會自己圓滿。

　　Ben-Shahar uses three optimistic exercises. 本-沙哈提出了樂觀訓(xùn)練的三個階段。When he feels down-say, after giving a bad lecture---he grants himself permission to be human.當(dāng)他心情低落時--比如，一個糟糕的演講之后--他寬慰自己這是人之常情。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講都要求諾貝爾標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，有些演講的效果會不如其他。Next is reconstruction. 下一個階段是重塑。He analyzes the weak lecture, learning lessons for the future about what works and what doesn't. 他會分析這次失敗的演講，哪些地方可取，哪些不可取，為將來的演講積累經(jīng)驗。Finally, there is perspective, which involves acknowledging that in the grand scheme of life, one lecture really doesn't matter.最后一個階段是前瞻，我們要認(rèn)識到在生命的宏偉藍圖中，一次演講根本算不上什么。

　　47. 參考范文：

　　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. 參考范文：

　　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)