2018年考研英語二真題及答案解析

2018年考研英語二真題及答案解析

(1~20/共20題)SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,BzCorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

Inaseriesoffourexperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityofChicagoandthe

WisconsinSchoolofBusinesstestedstudents'willingnessto4themselvestounpleasantstimuli

inanefforttosatisfycuriosity.Forone5eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthatthe

researcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment.ThetwistHalfofthepenswould6an

electricshockwhenclicked.

Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwhichpenswereelectrified;anothertwenty-sevenweretold

onlythatsomewereelectrified7leftaloneintheroom,thestudentswhodidnotknowwhich

oneswouldshockthemclickedmorepensandincurredmoreshocksthanthestudentswho

knewwhatwould8.Subsequentexperimentsreproducedthiseffectwithotherstimuli,9the

soundoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.

Thedriveto10isdeeplyrootedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrivesfor11or

sheltecsaysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagood

instinct-itcan12newscientificadvances,forinstance-butsometimessuch13canbackfire.The

insightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo14thingsisaprofoundone.Unhealthycuriosityis

possibleto15,however.lnafinalexperimentparticipantswhowereencouragedto16howthey

wouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelesslikelyto17toseesuchanimage.These

resultssuggestthatimaginingthe18offollowingthroughononezscuriosityaheadoftimecan

helpdetermine19itisworththeendeavor.Thinkingaboutlong-term20iskeytoreducingthe

z

possiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity."Hseesays.Inotherwordszdontreadonlinecomments.

第1題

A.resolve

B.protect

C.discuss

0.ignore

第2題

A.refuse

B.wait

C.seek

D.regret

第3題

A.rise

Blast

C.mislead

D.hurt

第4題

A.alert

B.tie

C.expose

D.treat

第5題

A.message

B.trial

C.review

□.concept

第6題

A.remove

B.weaken

C.deliver

0.interrupt

第7題

A.Unless

B.lf

C.Though

D.When

第8題

A.happen

B.continue

C.disappear

□.change

第9題

A.ratherthan

B.suchas

C.regardlessof

D.owingto

第10題

A.disagree

B.forgive

C.forget

□.discover

第11題

A.pay

B.marriage

C.food

□.schooling

第12題

A.beginwith

B.reston

C.learnfrom

D.leadto

第13題

A.withdrawal

B.inquiry

C.persistence

□.diligence

第14題

A.self-destructive

B.self-reliant

C.self-evident

D.self-deceptive

第15題

A.resist

B.define

C.replace

D.trace

第16題

A.predict

B.overlook

C.design

D.conceal

第17題

A.remember

B.choose

C.promise

D.pretend

第18題

A.relief

B.plan

C.outcome

D.duty

第19題

A.whether

B.why

C.where

D.how

第20題

A.limitations

B.investments

C.strategies

□.consequences

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（21~25/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

ItiscuriousthatStephenKoziatekfeelsalmostasthoughhehastojustifyhiseffortstogivehis

studentsabetterfuture.

Mr.Koziatekispartofsomethingpioneering.HeisateacherataNewHampshirehighschool

wherelearningisnotsomethingofbooksandtestsandmechanicalmemorization,but

practical.Whendiditbecomeacceptedwisdomthatstudentsshouldbeabletonamethe13th

presidentoftheUnitedStatesbutbeutterlyoverwhelmedbyabrokenbikechain

AsKoziatekknows,thereislearninginjustabouteverything.Nothingisnecessarilygainedby

forcingstudentstolearngeometryatagraffitieddeskstuckwithgenerationsofdiscarded

chewinggum.Theycanalsolearngeometrybyassemblingabicycle.

Buthe'salsofoundakindofinsidiousprejudice.Workingwithyourhandsisseenasalmosta

markofinferiority.Schoolsinthefamilyofvocationaleducation“havethatstereotype,thatit's

forkidswhocan'tmakeitacademically/hesays.

Ononehand,thatviewpointisalogicalproductofAmerica'sevolution.Manufacturingisnot

theeconomicenginethatitoncewas.ThejobsecuritythattheUSeconomyonceofferedtohigh

schoolgraduateshaslargelyevaporated.Moreeducationisthenewprinciple.Wewantmorefor

ourkids,andrigitfullyso.

Buttheheadlongpushintobachelor/sdegreesforall-andthesubtledevaluingofanything

less-missesanimportantpoint:That'snottheonlythingtheAmericaneconomyneeds.Yes,a

bachelor'sdegreeopensmoredoors.Butevennow,54percentofthejobsinthecountryare

middle-skilljobs,suchasconstructionandhigh-skillmanufacturing.Butonly44percentof

workersareadequatelytrained.

Inotherwords,atatimewhentheworkingclasshasturnedthecountryonitspoliticalhead,

frustratedthattheopportunitythatoncedefinedAmericaisvanishing,oneobvioussolutionis

staringusintheface.Thereisagapinworking-classjobs,buttheworkerswhoneedthosejobs

mostaren'tequippedtodothem.Koziatek'sManchesterSchoolofTechnologyHighSchoolis

tryingtofillthatgap.

Koziatek'sschoolisawake-upcall.Wheneducationbecomesone-size-fits-all,itrisks

overlookinganation'sdiversityofgifts.

第21題

Abrokenbikechainismentionedtoshowstudents'lackof.

A.mechanicalmemorization

B.academictraining

C.practicalability

□.pioneeringspirit

第22題

Thereexiststheprejudicethatvocationaleducationisforkidswho.

A.arefinanciallydisadvantaged

B.arenotacademicallysuccessful

C.haveastereotypedmind

D.havenocareermotivation

第23題

WecaninferfromParagraph5thathighschoolgraduates.

A.areentitledtomore''educationalprivileges

B.arereluctanttoworkinmanufacturing

C.usedtohavemorejobopportunities

D.usedtohavebigfinancialconcerns

第24題

Theheadlongpushintobachelor'sdegreesforall.

A.helpscreatealotofmiddle-skilljobs

B.maynarrowthegapinworking-classjobs

C.isexpectedtoyieldabetter-trainedworkforce

0.indicatestheovervaluingofhighereducation

第25題

Theauthor'sattitudetowardKoziatek'sschoolcanbedescribedas.

A.supportive

B.disappointed

C.tolerant

D.cautious

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（26~30/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Whilefossilfuels-coal,oil,gas-stillgenerateroughly85percentoftheworld'senergysupply,it's

clearerthaneverthatthefuturebelongstorenewablesourcessuchaswindandsolar.Themove

torenewablesispickingupmomentumaroundtheworld:Theynowaccountformorethanhalf

ofnewpowersourcesgoingonline.

SomegrowthstemsfromacommitmentbygovernmentsandfarsightedBusinesstofund

cleanerenergysources.Butincreasinglythestoriesabouttheplummetingpricesofrenewables,

especiallywindandsolar.Thecostofsolarpanelshasdroppedby80percentandthecostofwind

turbinesbyclosetoone-thirdinthepasteightyears.

Inmanypartsoftheworldrenewableenergyisalreadyaprincipalenergysource.InScotland,

forexample,windturbinesprovideenoughelectricitytopower95percentofhomes.Whilethe

restoftheworldtakesthelead,notablyChinaandEurope,theUnitedStatesisalsoseeinga

remarkableshift.lnMarch,forthefirsttime,windandsolarpoweraccountedformorethan10

percentofthepowergeneratedintheUS.reportedtheUSEnergyInformationAdministration.

PresidentTrumphasunderlinedfossilfuels-especiallycoal-asthepathtoeconomic

growth.InarecentspeechinIowa,hedismissedwindpowerasanunreliableenergysource,But

thatmessagedidnotplaywellwithmanyinIowa,wherewindturbinesdotthefieldsandprovide

36percentofthestate'selectricitygeneration-andwheretechgiantslikeMicrosoftarebeing

attractedbytheavailabilityofcleanenergytopowertheirdatacenters.

Thequestion“whathappenswhenthewinddoesn'tbloworthesundoesnztshine"has

providedaquickput-downforskeptics.Butaboostinthestorage-capacityofbatteriesismaking

theirabilitytokeeppowerflowingaroundtheclockmorelikely.

Theadvanceisdriveninpartbyvehiclemanufacturers,whoareplacingbigbetson

battery-poweredelectricvehicles.Althoughelectriccarsarestillararityonroadsnow,this

massiveinvestmentcouldchangethepicturerapidlyincomingyears.

Whilethere'salongwaytogo,thetrendlinesforrenewablesarespiking.Thepaceofchange

inenergysourcesappearstobespeedingupperhaps:justintimetohaveameaningfuleffectin

slowingclimatechange.WhatWashingtondoes-ordoesn'tdo-topromotealternativeenergymay

meanlessandlessatimeofaglobalshiftinthought.

第26題

Theword"plummeting"(Line3,Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto

A.stabilizing

B.changing

C.falling

□.rising

第27題

AccordingtoParagraph3,theuseofrenewableenergyinAmerica

A.isprogressingnotably

B.isasextensiveasinEurope

C.facesmanychallenges

D.hasprovedtobeimpractical

第28題

ItcanbelearnedthatinIowa,.

A.windisawidelyusedenergysource

B.windenergyhasreplacedfossilfuels

C.techgiantsareinvestingincleanenergy

D.thereisashortageofcleanenergysupply

第29題

WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutcleanenergyaccordingtoParagraphs5&6

A.Itsapplicationhasboostedbatterystorage.

B.ltiscommonlyusedincarmanufacturing.

C.ltscontinuoussupplyisbecomingareality.

D.ltssustainableexploitationwillremaindifficult.

第30題

Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatrenewableenergy.

A.willbringtheUSclosertoothercountries

B.willaccelerateglobalenvironmentalchange

C.isnotreallyencouragedbytheUSgovernment

D.isnotcompetitiveenoughwithregardtoitscost

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(31~35/共20題)SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Thepowerandambitionofthegiantsofthedigitaleconomyisastonishing—Amazonhasjust

announcedthepurchaseoftheupmarketgrocerychainWholeFoodsfor$13.5bn,buttwoyears

agoFacebookpaidevenmorethanthattoacquiretheWhatsAppmessagingservice,which

doesn'thaveanyphysicalproductatall.WhatWhatsAppofferedFacebookwasanintricateand

finelydetailedwebofitsusers'friendshipsandsociallives.

FacebookpromisedtheEuropeancommissionthenthatitwouldnotlinkphonenumbersto

Facebookidentities,butitbrokethepromisealmostassoonasthedealwentthrough.Even

withoutknowingwhatwasinthemessages,theknowledgeofwhosentthemandtowhomwas

enormouslyrevealingandstillcouldbe.Whatpoliticaljournalist,whatpartywhip,wouldnot

wanttoknowthemakeupoftheWhatsAppgroupsinwhichTheresaMay'senemiesarecurrently

plottingItmaybethatthevalueofWholeFoodstoAmazonisnotsomuchthe460shopsof

owns,buttherecordsofwhichcustomershavepurchasedwhat.

Competitionlawappearstobetheonlywaytoaddresstheseimbalancesofpower.Butitis

clumsy.Foronething,itisveryslowcomparedtothepaceofchangewithinthedigital

economy.Bythetimeaproblemhasbeenaddressedandremedieditmayhavevanishedinthe

marketplace,tobereplacedbynewabusesofpower.Butthereisadeeperconceptualproblem,

too.Competitionlawaspresentlyinterpreteddealswithfinancialdisadvantagetoconsumersand

thisisnotobviouswhentheusersoftheseservicesdon'tpayforthem.Theusersoftheirservices

arenottheircustomers.Thatwouldbethepeoplewhobuyadvertisingfromthem—and

FacebookandGoogle,thetwovirtualgiants,dominatedigitaladvertisingtothedisadvantageof

allothermediaandentertainmentcompanies.

Theproductthey'resellingisdata,andwe,theusers,convertourlivestodataforthebenefitof

thedigitalgiants.Justassomeantsfarmthebugscalledaphidsforthehoneydewtheyproduce

whe

第31題

AccordingtoParagraphl,FacebookacquiredWhatsAppforits。

A.digitalproducts

B.userinformation

C.physicalassets

0.qualityservice

第32題

LinkingphonenumberstoFacebookidentitiesmay

A.worsenpoliticaldisputes

B.messupcustomerrecords

C.posearisktoFacebookusers

0.misleadtheEuropeancommission

第33題

Accordingtotheauthor,competitionlaw

A.shouldservethenewmarketpowers

B.mayworsentheeconomicimbalance

C.shouldnotprovidejustonelegalsolution

D.cannotkeeppacewiththechangingmarket

第34題

CompetitionlawaspresentlyinterpretedcanhardlyprotectFacebookusersbecause

A.theyarenodefinedascustomers

B.theyarenotfinanciallyreliable

C.theseservicesaregenerallydigital

D.theservicesarepaidforbyadvertisers

第35題

Theantsanalogyisusedtoillustrate

A.awin-winbusinessmodelbetweendigitalgiants

B.atypicalcompetitionpatternamongdigitalgiants

C.thebenefitsprovidedfordigitalgiantszcustomers

D.therelationshipbetweendigitalgiantsandtheirusers

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（36~37/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Tocombatthetrapofputtingapremiumonbeingbusy,CalNewport,authorofDeepWork:

RulesforFocusedSuccessinaDistractedWorld,recommendsbuildingahabitof"deepwork”-

theabilitytofocuswithoutdistraction.

Thereareanumberofapproachestomasteringtheartofdeepwork-beitlengthyretreats

dedicatedtoaspecifictask;developingadailyritual;ortakinga"journalistic“approachtoseizing

momentsofdeepworkwhenyoucanthroughouttheday.Whicheverapproach,thekeyisto

determineyourlengthoffocustimeandsticktoit.

Newportalsorecommends“deepscheduling“tocombatconstantinterruptionsandgetmore

doneinlesstime/'Atanygivenpoint,Ishouldhavedeepworkscheduledforroughlythenext

month.Onceonthecalendar;IprotectthistimelikeIwouldadoctor'sappointmentorimportant

meeting/hewrites.

Anotherapproachtogettingmoredoneinlesstimeistorethinkhowyouprioritiesyour

day-inparticularhowwecraftourto-dolists.TimHarford,authorofMessy:ThePowerof

DisordertoTransformOurLives,pointstoastudyintheearly1980sthatdividedundergraduates

intotwogroups:somewereadvisedtosetoutmonthlygoalsandstudyactivities;otherswere

toldtoplanactivitiesandgoalsinmuchmoredetail,daybyday.

Whiletheresearchersassumedthatthewell-structureddailyplanswouldbemosteffective

whenitcometotheexecutionoftasks,theywerewrong:thedetaileddailyplansdemotivated

students.Harfordarguesthatinevitabledistractionsoftenrenderthedailyto-dolistineffective,

whileleavingroomforimprovisationinsuchalistcanreapthebestresults.

Inordertomakethemostofourfocusandenergy,wealsoneedtoembracedowntime,oras

Newportsuggests,/zbelazy/

“Idlenessisnotjustavacation,anindulgenceoravice;itisasindispensabletothebrainas

vitaminDistothebody...[idleness]isparadoxically,necessarytogettinganyworkdone/he

argues.

SriniPillay,anassistantprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool,believesthis

counterintuitivelinkbetweendowntimeandproductivitymaybeduetothewayourbrains

operate.Whenourbrainsswitchbetweenbeingfocusedandunfocusedonatask,theytendtobe

moreefficient.

“Whatpeopledon'trealiseisthatinordertocompletethesetaskstheyneedtouseboththe

focusandunfocuscircuitsintheirbrain."saysPillay.

第36題

Thekeytomasteringtheartofdeepworkisto

A.seizeeveryminutetowork

B.listyouimmediatetasks

C.makespecificdailyplans

D.Keeptoyourfocustime

第37題

Thestudyintheearly1980scitedbyHarfordshowsthat

A.studentsarehardlymotivatedbymonthlygoals

B.detailedplansmaynotbeasfruitfulasexpected

C.distractionsmayactuallyincreaseefficiency

D.dailyschedulesarcindispensabletostudying

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（38~40/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

第38題

AccordingtoNewport,idlenessis-

A.adesirablementalstateforbusypeople

B.amajorcontributortophysicalhealth

C.aneffectivewaytosavetimeandenergy

D.anessentialfactorinaccomplishinganywork

第39題

Pillaybelievesthatourbrain'sshiftbetweenbeingfocusedandunfocused

A.canbringaboutgreaterefficiency

B.canresultinpsychologicalwell-being

C.isdrivenbytaskurgency

D.isaimedatbetterbalanceinwork

第40題

Thistextismainlyabout

A.approachestogettingmoredoneinlesstime

B.Waystorelievethetensionofbusylife

C.Thekeytoeliminatingdistractions

D.Thecauseofthelackoffocustime

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（41~45/共5題）PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtertanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTif

thestatementistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

A.Bepresent

BJustsayit

C.Askforanopinion

D.Findthe"metoo”s

E.Name,places,things

F.skipthesmalltalk

G.Payauniquecompliment

Fivewaystomakeconversationwithanyone

Conversationsarelinks,whichmeanswhenyouhaveaconversationwithanewpersonalink

getsformedandeveryconversationyouhaveafterthatmomentwillstrengthenthelink.You

meetnewpeopleeveryday:thegroceryworker,thecabdriver;newpeopleatworkorthe

securityguardatthedoor.Simplystartingaconversationwiththemwillformalink.Herearefive

simplewaysthatyoucanmakethefitmoveandstartaconversationwithstrangers.

_41_

Supposeyouareinaroomwithsomeoneyoudon'tknowandsomethingwithinyousays”I

wanttotalkwiththisperson^-thisissomethingthatmostlyhappenswithallofus.Youwantedto

saysomething-thefirstword-butitjustwon'tcomeout,itfeelslikeitisstucksomewhere.lknow

thefeelingandhereismyadvice:justgetitout.Justthink:whatistheworstthatcouldhappen

Theywon'ttalkwithyouWell,theyarenottalkingyounow!Itrulybelievethatonceyouget

thatfirstwordouteverythingwilljustflow.Itrulybelievethatonceyougetthatfirstwordout

everythingelsewilljustflow.Sokeepitsimple"hi","hey"or"hello"-dothebestyoucantogather

alloftheenthusiasmandenergyyoucan,putonabigsmileandsay"hi".

_42_

It'saproblemallofusface;youhavelimitedtimewiththepersonthatyouwanttotalkwith

andyouwanttomakethistalkmemorable.Honestly,ifwegotstuckintherutof〃hi","hello","

howareyou"and"what'sgoingon”,youwillfailtogivetheinitialjolttotheconversationthat

canmakeitsomemorable.Sodon'tbeafraidtoaskmorepersonalquestions.Trustme,you'llbe

surprisedtoseehowmuchpeoplearewillingtoshareifyoujustask.

_43_

Whenyoumeetapersonforthefirsttime,makeanefforttofindthethingswhichyouand

thatpersonhaveincommonsothatyoucanbuildtheconversationfromthatpoint.Whenyou

startconversationfromthereandthenmoveoutwards,you'llfindallofasuddenthatthe

conversationbecomesaloteasier.

_44_

Imagineyouarepouringyourheartouttosomeoneandtheyarejustbusyontheirphone,

andifyouaskfortheirattentionyougettheresponse“Icanmultitask”.Sowhensomeonetriesto

communicatewithyou,justbeinthatcommunicationwholeheartedly.Makeeyecontact.Trust

me,eyecontactiswhereallthemagichappens.Whenyoumakeeyecontact,youcanfeelthe

conversation.

_45_

Youallcameintoaconversationwhereyoufirstmettheperson,butaftersometimeyoumay

havemetagainandhaveforgottentheirname.Isn'tthatawkward!So,rememberthelittledetails

ofthepeopleyoumetoryoutalkedwith;perhapstheplacestheyhavebeento.theplacesthey

wanttogo,thethingstheylike,thethingstheyhate-whateveryoutalkabout.Whenyou

remembersuchthingsyoucanautomaticallybecomeinvestorintheirwellbeing.Sotheyfeela

responsibilitytoyoutokeepthatrelationshipgoing.

That'sit.Fiveamazingwaysthatyoucanmakeconversationwithalmostanyone.Everyperson

isareallygoodbooktoread,ortohaveaconversationwith!

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(l/l)PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese.(10points)

第46題

Afifthgradergetsahomeworkassignmenttoselecthisfuturecareerpathfromalistof

occupations.Heticks“astronaut“butquicklyadds“scientist“tothelistandselectsitaswell.The

boyisconvincedthatifhereadsenough,hecanexploreasmanycareerpathsashelikes.Andso

hereads-everythingfromencyclopediastosciencefictionnovels.Hereadssopassionatelythat

hisparentshavetoinstitutea“noreadingpolicy“atthedinnertable.

ThatboywasBillGates,andhehasn'tstoppedreadingyet—notevenafterbecomingoneofthe

mostsuccessfulpeopleontheplanet.Nowadays,hisreadingmaterialhaschangedfromscience

fictionandreferencebooks:recently,herevealedthathereadsatleast50nonfictionbooksa

year.Gateschoosesnonfictiontitlesbecausetheyexplainhowtheworldworks/Eachbookopens

upnewavenuesofknowledgetoexplore”,Gatessays.

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(l/l)SectionWriting

PartA

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Directions:SupposeyouhavetocancelyourtravelplanandwillnotbeabletovisitProfessor

Smith.Writehimanemailto

l)Apologizeandexplainthesituation,and

2)Suggestafuturemeeting

YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANWSERSHEET.

Donotsignyouownnameattheendoftheletter,use“LiMing〃instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)

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(l/l)PartB

第48題

Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthechartbelow.lnyourwriting,youshould

1)interpretthechart,and

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

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(1~20/共20題)SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

Inaseriesoffourexperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityofChicagoandthe

WisconsinSchoolofBusinesstestedstudents'willingnessto4themselvestounpleasantstimuli

inanefforttosatisfycuriosity.Forone5eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthatthe

researcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment.ThetwistHalfofthepenswould6an

electricshockwhenclicked.

Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwhichpenswereelectrified;anothertwenty-sevenweretold

onlythatsomewereelectrified7leftaloneintheroom,thestudentswhodidnotknowwhich

oneswouldshockthemclickedmorepensandincurredmoreshocksthanthestudentswho

knewwhatwould8.Subsequentexperimentsreproducedthiseffectwithotherstimuli,9the

soundoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.

Thedriveto10isdeeplyrootedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrivesfor11or

sheltecsaysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagood

instinct-itcan12newscientificadvances,forinstance-butsometimessuch13canbackfire.The

insightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo14thingsisaprofoundone.Unhealthycuriosityis

possibleto15,however.lnafinalexperiment,participantswhowereencouragedto16howthey

wouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelesslikelyto17toseesuchanimage.These

resultssuggestthatimaginingthe18offollowingthroughononezscuriosityaheadoftimecan

helpdetermine19itisworththeendeavor.Thinkingaboutlong-term20iskeytoreducingthe

possiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity."Hseesays.Inotherwords,don'treadonlinecomments.

第1題

A.resolve

B.protect

C.discuss

D.ignore

參考答案：A您的答案：未作答

答案解析：句首作者提出疑問，“為什么人們會讀互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的負面評論和明顯很讓人傷心的

其它事情呢？”隨后作者給出答案，“因為人們都有—不確定性的內在需求"。［A］解決［B］

保護［C］討論［D］忽視，根據(jù)動賓搭配關系，解決不確定性搭配合理。

第2題

A.refuse

B.wait

C.seek

D.regret

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答案解析：本題考查動介詞搭配。根據(jù)原文語境，需要選擇一個動詞和后面的“t?！边B用。

［A］拒絕做…網(wǎng)等待做…［C］尋求，力求做…［D］后悔做…結合文意“人們要—滿足他們的好奇

心”來判斷，正選為。尋求，力求做。

第3題

A.rise

B.last

C.mislead

D.hurt

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答案解析：根據(jù)原文語境，"painful,uncertainty”均為消極詞匯。

第4題

A.alert

B.tie

C.expose

D.treat

參考答案：C您的答案：未作答

答案解析：固定搭配考查。根據(jù)原文語境，考查短語—sbtosth意為“讓某人承受某

事”。因此，C選項為正選。

第5題

A.message

B.trial

C.review

□.concept

參考答案：B您的答案：未作答

答案解析：根據(jù)上文，第二段句首提到inaseriesoffourexperiments,說明是在"實驗”的

語境。結合四個選項，［A］信息網(wǎng)實驗。復習［D］觀念，只有B選項和段落語境相符合。因此

為正選。

第6題

A.remove

B.weaken

C.deliver

0.interrupt

參考答案：C您的答案：未作答

答案解析：動賓搭配。結合語境，“當點擊的時候，一半的鋼筆會—電流?！备鶕?jù)動賓搭

配，本題需要一個動詞來搭配電流，考查四個選項，［A］移除［B］削弱［C］傳遞［D］打擾A選項

更符合語境。

第7題

A.Unless

B.lf

C.Though

D.When

參考答案：D您的答案：未作答

答案解析：時間狀語的考查。結合語境，“—被獨自留在房間，學生會因此，這是

一個非常明顯的時間狀語從句。正選為D.

第8題

A.happen

B.continue

C.disappear

0.change

參考答案：A您的答案：未作答

答案解析：動詞辨析。結合原文語境，由who引導的定語從句修飾前面的學生，而在定

語從句中，又出現(xiàn)由what引導的賓語從句。結合賓語從句的含義,“知道接下來會發(fā)生什么”

更符合語境。

第9題

A.ratherthan

B.suchas

C.regardlessof

D.owingto

參考答案：B您的答案：未作答

答案解析：結合語境，后面語境為并列關系，因此此題應填舉例子。B為正選。

第10題

A.disagree

B.forgive

C.forget

0.discover

參考答案：D您的答案：未作答

答案解析：Discover與上文中的Curiosity相對應。

第11題

A.pay

B.marriage

C.food

0.schooling

參考答案：C您的答案：未作答

答案解析：本詞與后文的Basicdrives的詳細說明。與shelter一樣都屬于人類的基本需求。

第12題

A.beginwith

B.reston

C.learnfrom

D.leadto

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