历年考研英语二真题及答案解析.docx
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历年考研英语二真题及答案解析
考研英语
(二)真题解析+答案[完整版]
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith–orevenlookingat–astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyclingtothephones,evenwithouta__1__onasubway.
It’sasadreality–ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings–becausethere’s__2__tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn’tknowit,__3__intoyourphone.Thisuniversalprotectionsendsthe__4__:
”Pleasedon’tapproachme.”
Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide__5__ourscreens?
Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,anexecutivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe__6__as“weird.”Wefearwe’llbe__7__.Wefearwe’llbedisruptive.
Strangersareinherently__8__tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel__9__whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisuneasiness,we_10_toourphones.”Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,”Wortmannsays.”Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore__11___”
Butonceweripofftheband-aid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn’t___12___sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:
Starta__13___.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow__14___.”WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto__15___howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir__16___wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,”TheNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn’texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey__17__withtheexperiment,”notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeenembarrassed”
__18__,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosewithoutcommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,___19___humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It’sthat___20___:
Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.
选项及答案:
1. [A]signal [B]permit[C]ticket[D]record
2.[A]nothing[B]little[C]another [D]much
3.[A]beaten[B]guided [C]plugged [D]brought
4.[A]sign[B]code[C]notice [D]message
5.[A]under [B]behind [C]beyond[D]from
6.[A]misapplied[B]mismatched[C]misadjusted [D]misinterpreted
7.[A]replaced[B]fired [C]judged [D]delayed
8.[A]unreasonable[B]ungrateful[C]unconventional [D]unfamiliar
9.[A]comfortable[B]confident [C]anxious [D]angry
10.[A]attend[B]point[C]take [D]turn
11. [A]dangerous [B]mysterious[C]violent[D]boring
12. [A]hurt [B]resist[C]bend[D]decay
13.[A]lecture [B]conversation [C]debate[D]negotiation
14. [A]passengers [B]employees[C]researchers[D]trainees
15.[A]reveal[B]choose [C]predict [D]design
16.[A]voyage [B]ride [C]walk[D]flight
17. [A]wentthrough [B]didaway[C]caughtup[D]putup
18.[A]Inturn [B]Infact [C]Inparticular[D]Inconsequence
19.[A]unless [B]since [C]if[D]whereas
20.[A]funny[B]logical [C]simple [D]rare[page]
原文及答案:
Whilethesubway'sarrivalmaybeambiguous,onethingaboutyourcommuteiscertain:
Noonewantstotalktoeachother.Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith--orevenlookingat--astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta1signalunderground.
It'sasadreality--ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings--becausethere's2muchtobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit,3pluggedintoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe4message:
'Pleasedon'tapproachme.'
Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5behindourscreens?
Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoachandauthorof'HijackedbyYourBrain:
HowtoFreeYourselfWhenStressTakesOver.'Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6misinterpretedas'creepy,'hetoldTheHuffingtonPost.Wefearwe'llbe7judged.Wefearwe'llbedisruptive.
Strangersareinherently8unfamiliartous,sowearemorelikelytofeel9anxiouswhencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we10turntoourphones.'Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,'Wortmannsays.'Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11dangerous.'
Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn't12hurtsobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:
Starta13conversation.TheduohadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14passengers.'WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15predicthowtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir16ridewouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,'theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn'texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey17wentthroughwiththeexperiment,'notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed.'
18Infact,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19sincehumanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat20simple:
Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.Thetrainrideisafortuityforsocialconnection--'thestuffoflife,'Wortmannsays.Evenseeminglytrivialinteractionscanboostmoodandincreasethesenseofbelonging.AstudysimilarinhypothesistoEplyandSchroder'spublishedinSocialPsychological&PersonalityScienceaskedparticipantstosmile,makeeyecontactandchatwiththeircashier.Thosewhoengagedwiththecashierexperiencedbettermoods--andevenreportedabettershoppingexperiencethanthosewhoavoidedsuperfluousconversation.
分析:
文章节选自2014.5.16赫芬顿邮报,难度与2014/2013持平,明显比模考时的文章容易。
选项ABCD各出现五次。
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Text1
Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorestressedathomethatatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople'scortisol,whichisastressmarker,whiletheywereatwordandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.
"Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthatathome,"writeroneoftheresearchers,SarahDamaske.Infactwomenevensaytheyfeelbetteratwork,shenotes."Itismen,notwomen,whoreportbeinghappierathomethatatwork."Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.
Whatthestudydoesn'tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey'reathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomenit'snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.
Butit'snotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhatthey'resupposedtobedoingtobedoing:
wording,makingmoney,doingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:
Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.
Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintois,ofifthey'reteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,they’reteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,they'reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.
Soit'snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinite,theco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.
21.AccordingtoParagraph1,mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome________.
[A]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace
[B]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement
[C]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace
[D]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation
22.AccordingtoDamaske,whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?
[A]Childlesswives
[B]workingmothers
[C]Childlesshusbands
[D]Workingfathers
23.Theblurringofworkingwomen’srolesreferstothefactthat____
[AJitisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice
{B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback
[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind
[DJtheyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives
24.Theword"moola"(Line4,para.4)mostprobablymeans____
[A]skills
[B]energy
[C]earnings
[D]nutrition
25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat_____
[A]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut
[B]homeishardlyaco
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