全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二试题Word文档下载推荐.docx
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[B]concluded
[C]doubted
[D]ensured
2.[A]protective
[B]dangerous
[C]sufficient
[D]troublesome
3.[A]Instead
[B]However
[C]Likewise
[D]Therefore
4.[A]indicator
[B]objective
[C]origin
[D]example
5.[A]impact
[B]relevance
[C]assistance
[D]concern
6.[A]intermsof
[B]incaseof
[C]infavorof
[D]inrespectof
7.[A]measures
[B]determines
[C]equals
[D]modifies
8.[A]inessence
[B]incontrast
[C]inturn
[D]inpart
9.[A]complicated
[B]conservative
[C]variable
[D]straightforward
10.[A]so
[B]while
[C]since
[D]unless
11.[A]shape
[B]spirit
[C]balance
[D]taste
12.[A]start
[B]qualify
[C]retire
[D]stay
13.[A]strange
[B]changeable
[C]normal
[D]constant
14.[A]option
[B]reason
[C]opportunity
[D]tendency
15.[A]employed
[B]pictured
[C]imitated
[D]monitored
16.[A]compared
[B]combined
[C]settled
[D]associated
17.[A]Even
[B]Still
[C]Yet
[D]Only
18.[A]despised
[B]corrected
[C]ignored
[D]grounded
19.[A]discussions
[B]businesses
[C]policies
[D]studies
20.[A]for
[B]against
[C]with
[D]without
Directions·
SectionIIReadingComprehension
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETI.(40points)
Text1
Whatwouldyoudowith$590m?
ThisisnowaquestionforGloriaMackenzie,an84-year-oldwidowwhorecentlyemergedfromhersmall,tin-roofedhouseinFloridatocollectthebiggestundividedlotteryjackpotinhistory.Ifshehopeshernew-foundfortunewillyieldlastingfeelingsoffulfillment,shecoulddoworsethanread“HappyMoney"
byElizabethDumnandMichaelNorton.
Thesetwoacademicsuseanarrayofbehavioralresearchtoshowthatthemostrewardingwaystospendmoneycanbecounterintuitive.Fantasiesofgreatwealthofteninvolvevisionsoffancycarsandextravaganthomes.Yetsatisfactionwiththesematerialpurchaseswearsofffairlyquickly.Whatwasonceexcitingandnewbecomesold-hat;
regretcreepsin.Itisfarbettertospendmoneyonexperiences,sayMs.DumnandMr.Norton,likeinterestingtrips,uniquemealsorevengoingtothecinema.Thesepurchasesoftenbecomemorevaluablewithtimeasstories
ormemoriesparticularlyiftheyinvolvefeelingmoreconnectedtoothers.
Thisslimvolumeispackedwithtipstohelpwageslavesaswellaslotterywinnersgetthemost“happinessbangforyourbuck.”Itseemsmostpeoplewouldbebetteroffiftheycouldshortentheircommutestowork,spendmoretimewithfriendsandfamilyandlessofitwatchingtelevision(somethingtheaverageAmericanspendsawhoppingtwomonthsayeardoing,andishardlyjollierforit).Buyinggiftsorgivingtocharityisoftenmorepleasurablethanpurchasingthingsforoneself,andluxuriesaremostenjoyablewhentheyareconsumedsparingly.ThisisapparentlythereasonMacDonald’srestrictstheavailabilityofitspopularMcRib一-amarketingtrickthathasturnedtheporksandwichintoanobjectofobsession.
Readersof"
HappyMoney"
areclearlyaprivilegedlot,anxiousaboutfulfillment,nothunger.Moneymaynotquitebuyhappiness,butpeopleinwealthiercountriesaregenerallyhappierthanthoseinpoorones.Yetthelinkbetweenfeelinggoodandspendingmoneyonotherscanbeseenamongrichandpoorpeoplearoundtheworld,andscarcityenhancesthepleasureofmostthingsformostpeople.Noteveryonewillagreewiththeauthors’policyideas,whichrangefrommandatingmoreholidaytimetoreducingtaxincentivesforAmericanhomebuyers.Butmostpeoplewillcomeawayfromthisbookbelievingitwasmoneywellspent.
21.AccordingtoDumnandNorton,whichofthefollowingisthemostrewardingpurchase?
[A]Abighouse.
[B]Aspecialtour.
[C]Astylishcar.
[D]Arichmeal.
22.Theauthor’sattitudetowardAmericans’watchingTVis.
[A]critical
[B]supportive
[C]sympathetic
[D]ambiguous
23.MacRibismentionedinParagraph3toshowthat.
[A]consumersaresometimesirrational
[B]popularityusuallycomesafterquality
[C]marketingtricksareaftereffective
[D]raritygenerallyincreasespleasure
24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,HappyMoney.
[A]hasleftmuchroomforreaders’criticism
[B]mayprovetobeaworthwhilepurchase
[C]haspredictedawiderincomegapintheUS
[D]maygiveitsreadersasenseofachievement
25.Thistextmainlydiscusseshowto.
[A]balancefeelinggoodandspendingmoney
[B]spendlargesumsofmoneywoninlotteries
[C]obtainlastingsatisfactionfrommoneyspent
[D]becomemorereasonableinspendingonluxuries
Text2
AnarticleinScientificAmericahaspointedoutthatempiricalresearchsaysthat,actually,youthinkyou’remorebeautifulthanyouare.Wehaveadeep-seatedneedtofeelgoodaboutourselvesandwenaturallyemployanumberofself-enhancingstrategiestoachievethis.Socialpsychologistshaveamassedoceansofresearchintowhattheycallthe“aboveaverageeffect,”or“illusorysuperiority,”andshownthat,forexample,70%ofusrateourselvesasaboveaverageinleadership,93%indrivingand85%atgettingonwellwithothers—allobviouslystatisticalimpossibilities.
Werose-tintourmemoriesandputourselvesintoself-affirmingsituations.Webecomedefensivewhencriticized,andapplynegativestereotypestootherstoboostourownesteem.Westalkaroundthinkingwe’rehotstuff.
PsychologistandbehavioralscientistNicholasEpleyoversawakeystudyingintoself-enhancementandattractiveness.Ratherthathavepeoplesimplyratetheirbeautycomparedwithothers,heaskedthemtoidentifyanoriginalphotographofthemselves’fromalineup
includingversionsthathadbeenalteredtoappearmoreandlessattractive.Visualrecognition,readsthestudy,is“anautomaticpsychologicalprocessoccurringrapidlyandintuitivelywithlittleornoapparentconsciousdeliberation.”Ifthesubjectsquicklychoseafalselyflatteringimage—whichmostdid-theygenuinelybelieveditwasreallyhowtheylooked.
Epleyfoundnosignificantgenderdifferenceinresponses.Norwasthereanyevidencethat,thosewhoself-enhancedthemost(thatis,theparticipantswhothoughtthemostpositivelydoctoredpictureswerereal)weredoingsotomakeupforprofoundinsecurities.Infactthosewhothoughtthattheimageshigheruptheattractivenessscalewererealdirectlycorrespondedwiththosewhoshowedothermakersforhavinghigherself-esteem.“Idon’tthinkthefindingsthatwehaveareanyevidenceofpersonaldelusion,”saysEpley.“It’sareflectionsimplyofpeoplegenerallythinkingwellofthemselves.”Ifyouaredepressed,youwon'
tbeself-enhancing.
KnowingtheresultsofEpley’sstudy,itmakessensethatwhypeoplehatephotographsofthemselvesviscerally—ononelevel,theydon’tevenrecognisethepersoninthepictureasthemselves.Facebook,therefore,isaself-enhancer’sparadise,wherepeoplecanshareonlythemostflatteringphotos,thecreamoftheirwit,style,beauty,intellectandlifestyle.“It’snotthatpeople’sprofilesaredishonest,”saysCatalinaTomaofWiscon-MadisonUniversity,“buttheyportrayanidealizedversionofthemselves.”
26.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,socialpsychologistshavefoundthat.
[A]ourself-ratingsareunrealisticallyhigh
[B]illusorysuperiorityisbaselesseffect
[C]ourneedforleadershipisunnatural
[D]self-enhancingstrategiesareineffective
27.Visualrecognitionisbelievedtobepeople’s.
[A]rapidwatching[B
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