2018年考研英语二真题及答案解析

2018年考研英语二真题及答案解析

(1~20/共20题)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题

A.resolve

B.protect

C.discuss

0.ignore

第2题

A.refuse

B.wait

C.seek

D.regret

第3题

A.rise

Blast

C.mislead

D.hurt

第4题

A.alert

B.tie

C.expose

D.treat

第5题

A.message

B.trial

C.review

□.concept

第6题

A.remove

B.weaken

C.deliver

0.interrupt

第7题

A.Unless

B.lf

C.Though

D.When

第8题

A.happen

B.continue

C.disappear

□.change

第9题

A.ratherthan

B.suchas

C.regardlessof

D.owingto

第10题

A.disagree

B.forgive

C.forget

□.discover

第11题

A.pay

B.marriage

C.food

□.schooling

第12题

A.beginwith

B.reston

C.learnfrom

D.leadto

第13题

A.withdrawal

B.inquiry

C.persistence

□.diligence

第14题

A.self-destructive

B.self-reliant

C.self-evident

D.self-deceptive

第15题

A.resist

B.define

C.replace

D.trace

第16题

A.predict

B.overlook

C.design

D.conceal

第17题

A.remember

B.choose

C.promise

D.pretend

第18题

A.relief

B.plan

C.outcome

D.duty

第19题

A.whether

B.why

C.where

D.how

第20题

A.limitations

B.investments

C.strategies

□.consequences

下一题

（21~25/共20题）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题

Abrokenbikechainismentionedtoshowstudents'lackof.

A.mechanicalmemorization

B.academictraining

C.practicalability

□.pioneeringspirit

第22题

Thereexiststheprejudicethatvocationaleducationisforkidswho.

A.arefinanciallydisadvantaged

B.arenotacademicallysuccessful

C.haveastereotypedmind

D.havenocareermotivation

第23题

WecaninferfromParagraph5thathighschoolgraduates.

A.areentitledtomore''educationalprivileges

B.arereluctanttoworkinmanufacturing

C.usedtohavemorejobopportunities

D.usedtohavebigfinancialconcerns

第24题

Theheadlongpushintobachelor'sdegreesforall.

A.helpscreatealotofmiddle-skilljobs

B.maynarrowthegapinworking-classjobs

C.isexpectedtoyieldabetter-trainedworkforce

0.indicatestheovervaluingofhighereducation

第25题

Theauthor'sattitudetowardKoziatek'sschoolcanbedescribedas.

A.supportive

B.disappointed

C.tolerant

D.cautious

上一题下一题

（26~30/共20题）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题

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

A.stabilizing

B.changing

C.falling

□.rising

第27题

AccordingtoParagraph3,theuseofrenewableenergyinAmerica

A.isprogressingnotably

B.isasextensiveasinEurope

C.facesmanychallenges

D.hasprovedtobeimpractical

第28题

ItcanbelearnedthatinIowa,.

A.windisawidelyusedenergysource

B.windenergyhasreplacedfossilfuels

C.techgiantsareinvestingincleanenergy

D.thereisashortageofcleanenergysupply

第29题

WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutcleanenergyaccordingtoParagraphs5&6

A.Itsapplicationhasboostedbatterystorage.

B.ltiscommonlyusedincarmanufacturing.

C.ltscontinuoussupplyisbecomingareality.

D.ltssustainableexploitationwillremaindifficult.

第30题

Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatrenewableenergy.

A.willbringtheUSclosertoothercountries

B.willaccelerateglobalenvironmentalchange

C.isnotreallyencouragedbytheUSgovernment

D.isnotcompetitiveenoughwithregardtoitscost

上一题下一题

(31~35/共20题)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题

AccordingtoParagraphl,FacebookacquiredWhatsAppforits。

A.digitalproducts

B.userinformation

C.physicalassets

0.qualityservice

第32题

LinkingphonenumberstoFacebookidentitiesmay

A.worsenpoliticaldisputes

B.messupcustomerrecords

C.posearisktoFacebookusers

0.misleadtheEuropeancommission

第33题

Accordingtotheauthor,competitionlaw

A.shouldservethenewmarketpowers

B.mayworsentheeconomicimbalance

C.shouldnotprovidejustonelegalsolution

D.cannotkeeppacewiththechangingmarket

第34题

CompetitionlawaspresentlyinterpretedcanhardlyprotectFacebookusersbecause

A.theyarenodefinedascustomers

B.theyarenotfinanciallyreliable

C.theseservicesaregenerallydigital

D.theservicesarepaidforbyadvertisers

第35题

Theantsanalogyisusedtoillustrate

A.awin-winbusinessmodelbetweendigitalgiants

B.atypicalcompetitionpatternamongdigitalgiants

C.thebenefitsprovidedfordigitalgiantszcustomers

D.therelationshipbetweendigitalgiantsandtheirusers

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（36~37/共20题）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题

Thekeytomasteringtheartofdeepworkisto

A.seizeeveryminutetowork

B.listyouimmediatetasks

C.makespecificdailyplans

D.Keeptoyourfocustime

第37题

Thestudyintheearly1980scitedbyHarfordshowsthat

A.studentsarehardlymotivatedbymonthlygoals

B.detailedplansmaynotbeasfruitfulasexpected

C.distractionsmayactuallyincreaseefficiency

D.dailyschedulesarcindispensabletostudying

上一题下一题

（38~40/共20题）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

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

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

第38题

AccordingtoNewport,idlenessis-

A.adesirablementalstateforbusypeople

B.amajorcontributortophysicalhealth

C.aneffectivewaytosavetimeandenergy

D.anessentialfactorinaccomplishinganywork

第39题

Pillaybelievesthatourbrain'sshiftbetweenbeingfocusedandunfocused

A.canbringaboutgreaterefficiency

B.canresultinpsychologicalwell-being

C.isdrivenbytaskurgency

D.isaimedatbetterbalanceinwork

第40题

Thistextismainlyabout

A.approachestogettingmoredoneinlesstime

B.Waystorelievethetensionofbusylife

C.Thekeytoeliminatingdistractions

D.Thecauseofthelackoffocustime

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（41~45/共5题）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题

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

第47题

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题

Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthechartbelow.lnyourwriting,youshould

1)interpretthechart,and

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

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(1~20/共20题)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题

A.resolve

B.protect

C.discuss

D.ignore

参考答案：A您的答案：未作答

答案解析：句首作者提出疑问，“为什么人们会读互联网的负面评论和明显很让人伤心的

其它事情呢？”随后作者给出答案，“因为人们都有—不确定性的内在需求"。［A］解决［B］

保护［C］讨论［D］忽视，根据动宾搭配关系，解决不确定性搭配合理。

第2题

A.refuse

B.wait

C.seek

D.regret

参考答案：C您的答案：未作答

答案解析：本题考查动介词搭配。根据原文语境，需要选择一个动词和后面的“t。”连用。

［A］拒绝做…网等待做…［C］寻求，力求做…［D］后悔做…结合文意“人们要—满足他们的好奇

心”来判断，正选为。寻求，力求做。

第3题

A.rise

B.last

C.mislead

D.hurt

参考答案：D您的答案：未作答

答案解析：根据原文语境，"painful,uncertainty”均为消极词汇。

第4题

A.alert

B.tie

C.expose

D.treat

参考答案：C您的答案：未作答

答案解析：固定搭配考查。根据原文语境，考查短语—sbtosth意为“让某人承受某

事”。因此，C选项为正选。

第5题

A.message

B.trial

C.review

□.concept

参考答案：B您的答案：未作答

答案解析：根据上文，第二段句首提到inaseriesoffourexperiments,说明是在"实验”的

语境。结合四个选项，［A］信息网实验。复习［D］观念，只有B选项和段落语境相符合。因此

为正选。

第6题

A.remove

B.weaken

C.deliver

0.interrupt

参考答案：C您的答案：未作答

答案解析：动宾搭配。结合语境，“当点击的时候，一半的钢笔会—电流。”根据动宾搭

配，本题需要一个动词来搭配电流，考查四个选项，［A］移除［B］削弱［C］传递［D］打扰A选项

更符合语境。

第7题

A.Unless

B.lf

C.Though

D.When

参考答案：D您的答案：未作答

答案解析：时间状语的考查。结合语境，“—被独自留在房间，学生会因此，这是

一个非常明显的时间状语从句。正选为D.

第8题

A.happen

B.continue

C.disappear

0.change

参考答案：A您的答案：未作答

答案解析：动词辨析。结合原文语境，由who引导的定语从句修饰前面的学生，而在定

语从句中，又出现由what引导的宾语从句。结合宾语从句的含义,“知道接下来会发生什么”

更符合语境。

第9题

A.ratherthan

B.suchas

C.regardlessof

D.owingto

参考答案：B您的答案：未作答

答案解析：结合语境，后面语境为并列关系，因此此题应填举例子。B为正选。

第10题

A.disagree

B.forgive

C.forget

0.discover

参考答案：D您的答案：未作答

答案解析：Discover与上文中的Curiosity相对应。

第11题

A.pay

B.marriage

C.food

0.schooling

参考答案：C您的答案：未作答

答案解析：本词与后文的Basicdrives的详细说明。与shelter一样都属于人类的基本需求。

第12题

A.beginwith

B.reston

C.learnfrom

D.leadto

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