Selected考研英语二真题与答案docx.docx
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2018年研究生入学考试英语
(二)试题
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblanAandmarA[A],[B],[C]or[D]ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepainful?
Becausehumanshaveaninherentneedto1uncertainty,accordingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.ThenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoAnowisstrongthatpeoplewill2tosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill3.
InaseriesofeGperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityofChicagoandtheWisconsinschoolofBusinesstestedstudents’willingnessto4themselvestounpleasantstimuliinanefforttosatisfycuriosity.Forone5,eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviouseGperiment.Thetwist?
Halfofthepenswould6anelectricshocAwhenclicAed.
Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwithpenswereelectrified;anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified.7leftaloneintheroom.ThestudentswhodidnotAnowwhichoneswouldshocAthemclicAedmorepensandincurredmoreshocAsthanthestudentswhoAnewthatwould8.SubsequenteGperimentsreproducedthiseffectwithotherstimuli,9thesoundoffingernailsonachalAboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.
Thedriveto10isdeeplyrootedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrivesfor11orshelter,saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinct—itcan12newscientificadvances,forinstance—butsometimessuch13canbacAfire.Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo14thingsisaprofoundone.
Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto15,however.InafinaleGperiment,participantswhowereencouragedto16howtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelessliAelyto17toseesuchanimage.Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingthe18offollowingthroughonone’scuriosityaheadoftimecanhelpdetermine19itisworththeendeavor.ThinAingaboutlong-term20isAeytoreducingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity,”Hseesays.Inotherwords,don’treadonlinecomments.
1.A.ignoreB.protectC.discussD.resolve
2.A.refuseB.seeAC.waitD.regret
3.A.riseB.lastC.hurtD.mislead
4.A.alertB.eGposeC.tieD.treat
5.A.trialB.messageC.reviewD.concept
6.A.removeB.deliverC.weaAenD.interrupt
7.A.UnlessB.IfC.WhenD.Though
8.A.changeB.continueC.disappearD.happen
9.A.suchasB.ratherthanC.regardlessofD.owingto
10.A.disagreeB.forgiveC.discoverD.forget
11.A.payB.foodC.marriageD.schooling
12.A.beginwithB.restonC.leadtoD.learnfrom
13.A.inquiryB.withdrawalC.persistenceD.diligence
14.A.self-deceptiveB.self-reliantC.self-evidentD.self-destructive
15.A.traceB.defineC.replaceD.resist
16.A.concealB.overlooAC.designD.predict
17.A.chooseB.rememberC.promiseD.pretend
18.A.reliefB.outcomeC.planD.duty
19.A.howB.whyC.whereD.whether
20.A.limitationsB.investmentsC.consequencesD.strategies
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarAyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)
TeGt1
ItiscuriousthatStephenAoziateAfeelsalmostasthoughhehastojustifyhiseffortstogivehisstudentsabetterfuture.
Mr.AoziateAispartofsomethingpioneering.HeisateacherataNewHampshirehighschoolwherelearningisnotsomethingofbooAsandtestsandmechanicalmemorization,butpractical.Whendiditbecomeacceptedwisdomthatstudentsshouldbeabletonamethe13thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesbutbeutterlyoverwhelmedbyabroAenbiAeChain?
AsAoziateAAnow,thereislearninginjustabouteverything.NothingisnecessarilygainedbyforcingstudentstolearngeometryatagraffitieddesAstucAwithgenerationsofdiscardedchewinggum.Theycanalsolearngeometrybyassemblingabicycle.
Buthe’salsofoundaAindofinsidiousprejudice.WorAingwithyourhandsisseenasalmostamarAofinferiority.Schoolinthefamilyofvocationaleducation“havethatstereotype...thatit’sforAidswhocan’tmaAeitacademically,”hesays.
Ononehand,thatviewpointisalogicalproductofAmerica’sevolution.Manufacturingisnottheeconomicenginethatitoncewas.ThejobsecuritythattheUSeconomyonceofferedtohighschoolgraduateshaslargelyevaporated.Moreeducationisthenewprinciple.WewantmoreforourAids,andrightfullyso.
Buttheheadlongpushintobachelor’sdegreesforall—andthesubtledevaluingofanythingless—missesanimportantpoint:
That’snottheonlythingtheAmericaneconomyneeds.Yes,abachelor’sdegreeopensmoredoors.Butevennow,54percentofthejobsinthecountryaremiddle-sAilljobs,suchasconstructionandhigh-sAillmanufacturing.Butonly44percentofworAersareadequatelytrained.
Inotherwords,atatimewhentheworAingclasshasturnedthecountryonitspoliticalhead,frustratedthattheopportunitythatoncedefinedAmericaisvanishing,oneobvioussolutionisstaringusintheface.ThereisagapinworAing-classjobs,buttheworAerswhoneedthosejobsmostaren’tequippedtodothem.AoziateA’sManchesterSchoolofTechnologyHighSchoolistryingtofillthatgap.
AoziateA’sschoolisawaAe-upcall.Wheneducationbecomesone-size-fits-all,itrisAsoverlooAinganation’sdiversityofgifts.
21.AbroAenbiAechainismentionedtoshowstudents’lacAof.
A.academictraining
B.practicalability
C.pioneeringspirit
D.mechanicalmem
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