2015年考研英语二真题及答案解析

2015年考研英语（二）真题解析+答案

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblank

andmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith-or

evenlookingat-astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearound

usseemstoagreebythewaytheyclingtothephones,evenwithouta_1

onasubway.

It'sasadreality-ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhuman

beings-becausethere?s_2_tobegainedfromtalkingtothestranger

standingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit,_3_intoyourphone.This

universalprotectionsendsthe_4_:"Pleasedon'tapproachme.”

Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide_5_ourscreens?

Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,anexecutivementalcoach.

Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe_6_as

“weird”Wefearwe'11be_7_.Wefearwe,11bedisruptive.

Strangersareinherently_8_tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel_9_when

communicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.To

avoidthisuneasiness,we_10_toourphones."Phonesbecomeoursecurity

blanket,“Wortmannsays.”Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectus

fromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore_11___"

Butonceweripofftheband-aid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsand

lookup,itdoesn't___12___sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioral

scientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodothe

unthinkable:Starta_13.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalkto

theirfellow_14___.“WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeople

inthesametrainstationto_15___howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingto

astranger,thecommutersthoughttheir_16___wouldbemorepleasant

iftheysatontheirown,“TheNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughthe

participantsdidn,texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey_17_with

theexperiment,“notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeenembarrassed

18_,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththose

withoutcommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19___humanbeings

thriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat___20___:Talkingtostrangers

canmakeyoufeelconnected.

选项及答案：

1.[A]signal[B]permit

EC]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,onethingaboutyourcommute

iscertain:Noonewantstotalktoeachother.Inourcontemporaryculture,

theprospectofcommunicatingwith-orevenlookingat-astranger

isvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaythey

fiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta1signalunderground.

It'sasadreality-ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhuman

beings--becausethere，s2muchtobegainedfromtalkingtothestranger

standingbyyou.Butyouwouldn，tknowit,3pluggedintoyourphone.This

universalarmorsendsthe4message:JPleasedon'tapproachme.’

Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5behindourscreens?

Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoachand

authorof5HijackedbyYourBrain:HowtoFreeYourselfWhenStressTakes

Over.JWefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe

6misinterpretedas'creepy,*hetoldTheHuffingtonPost.Wefearwe'11

be7judged.Wefearwe'11bedisruptive.

Strangersareinherently8unfamiliartous,sowearemorelikelytofeel

9anxiouswhencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsand

acquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we10turntoourphones.'Phones

becomeoursecurityblanket,*Wortmannsays.'Theyareourhappyglasses

thatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11dangerous.J

Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsand

lookup,itdoesn，tl2hurtsobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioral

scientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodothe

unthinkable:Starta13conversation.TheduohadChicagotraincommuters

talktotheirfellowl4passengers.'WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederasked

otherpeopleinthesametrainstationtol5predicthowtheywouldfeel

aftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheirl6ridewouldbe

morepleasantiftheysatontheirown,'theNewYorkTimessummarizes.

Thoughtheparticipantsdidn，texpectapositiveexperience,aftertheyl7

wentthroughwiththeexperiment,'notasinglepersonreportedhaving

beensnubbed.’

18Infact,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwith

thosesanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19sincehuman

beingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat20simple:Talkingto

strangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.Thetrainrideisafortuityfor

socialconnection-'thestuffoflife,'Wortmannsays.Evenseemingly

trivialinteractionscanboostmoodandincreasethesenseofbelonging.

AstudysimilarinhypothesistoEplyandSchroder，spublishedinSocial

Psychological&PersonalityScienceaskedparticipantstosmile,makeeye

contactandchatwiththeircashier.Thosewhoengagedwiththecashier

experiencedbettermoods-andevenreportedabettershoppingexperience

thanthosewhoavoidedsuperfluousconversation.

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.Answerthequestionsaftereachtextby

choosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Textl

Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactually

morestressedathomethatatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople，scortisol,

whichisastressmarker,whiletheywereatwordandwhiletheywereat

homeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.

“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswell

asmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthatathome,writeroneof

theresearchers,SarahDamaske.Infactwomenevensaytheyfeelbetter

atwork,shenotes.，zItismen,notwomen,whoreportbeinghappierathome

thatatwork.〃Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboth

thosewithchiIdrenandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhy

peoplewhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.

Whatthestudydoesn，tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhen

they，reathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefrom

theoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.

Forwomenwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomen

whoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-household

tasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlags

wellbehindtheworkplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomenit's

notsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.

Butit'snotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhat

they，resupposedtobedoingtobedoing:wording,makingmoney,doing

thetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisvery

pure:Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedraws

outlife-sustainingmoola.

Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthe

householdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodically

laidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedone,thereareinadequaterewards

formostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewards

fortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintois,ofifthey，reteenagers,

threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,they,

reteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.

Plus,they，reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreally

gettogohomefromhome.

Soit'snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonly

arethetasksapparentlyinfinite,theco-workersaremuchharderto

motivate.

21.AccordingtoParagraph1,mostprevioussurveysfoundthat

home.

[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.Thewordz/moolaz，(Line4,para.4)mostprobablymeans

[A]skills

[B]energy

[C]earnings

[D]nutrition

25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat

[A]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

[B]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment

[C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating

[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarded

参考答案：21—25ACDCA

Text2

Foryears,studieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollage

students-thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree-lagother

studentsonarangeofeducationachievementfactors.Theirgradesare

lowerandtheirdropoutratesarehigher.Butsincesuchstudentsaremost

likelytoadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducation,

collegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordecadestorecruitmoreofthem.

Thishascreatedparadox〃inthatrecruitingfirst-generationstudents,

butthenwatchingmanyofthemfail,meansthathighereducationhas

,'continuedtoreproduceandwiden,ratherthanclose,anachievementgap

basedonsocialclass,accordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaper

forthcominginthejournalPsychologicalScience.

Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotential

solutiontothisproblem,suggestingthatanapproach(whichinvolvesa

one-hour,next-to-no-costprogram)canclose63percentofthe

achievementgap(measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades)between

first-generationandotherstudents.

Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversities,andtheir

findingsarebasedonastudyinvolving147students(whocompletedthe

project)atanunnamedprivateuniversity.Firstgenerationwasdefined

asnothavingaparentwithafour-yearcollegedegree.Mostofthe

first-generationstudents(59.1percent)wererecipientsofPellGrants,

afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancialneed,whilethiswas

trueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswithatleastoneparentwith

afour-yeardegree.

Theirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabig

impact-wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemost

lackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwith

theissuesthatfacemostcollegestudents.Theycitepastresearchby

severalauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclose

theachievementgap.

Manyfirst-generationstudents"struggletonavigatethemiddle-class

cultureofhighereducation,learnthe'rulesofthegame,Jandtake

advantageofcollegesresources,“theywrite,Andthisbecomesmoreof

aproblemwhencollegesdon'ttalkabouttheclassadvantagesand

disadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudents.^BecauseUScollegesand

universitiesseldomacknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents，

educationalexperiences,manyfirst-generationstudentslackinsight

aboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents,like

them，canimprove.

26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas.

[A]reducedtheirdropoutrates

[B]narrowedtheachievementgap

[C]depressedcollegestudents

[D]misseditsoriginalpurpose

27.Theauthorsoftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecause.

[A]theirfindingsappealtostudents

[B]therecruitingratehasincreased

[C]theproblemissolvable

[D]theirapproachiscostless

28.Thestudysuggeststhatmostfirst-generationstudents.

[A]studyatprivateuniversities

[B]arefromsingle-parentfamilies

[C]areinneedoffinancialsupport

[D]havefailedtheircollege

29.Theauthorsofthepaperbelievethatfirst-generationstudents.

[A]areactuallyindifferenttotheachievementgap

[B]canhaveapotentialinfluenceonotherstudents

[C]maylackopportunitiestoapplyforresearchprojects

[D]areinexperiencedinhandlingtheirissuesatcollege

30.Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat.

[A]universitiesoftenrejectthecultureofthemiddle-class

[B]collegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestion

[C]socialclassgreatlyhelpsenricheducationalexperiences

[D]studentsareusuallytoblamefortheirlackofresources

参考答案：26—30DCCDB

Evenintraditionaloffices,“thelinguafrancaofcorporateAmericahas

gottenmuchmoreemotionalandmuchmoreright-brainedthanitwas20years

ago,“saidHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorNancyKoehn.Shestarted

spinningoffexamples."IfyouandIparachutedbacktoFortune500

companiesin1990,wewouldseemuchlessfrequentuseoftermslike

journey,mission,passion.Thereweregoals,therewerestrategies,there

wereobjectives,butwedidn,ttalkaboutenergy;wedidn,ttalkabout

•，，

passion.

Koehnpointedoutthatthisneweraofcorporatevocabularyisvery“team”

-oriented一andnotbycoincidence."Let'snotforgetsports一in

male-dominatedcorporateAmerica,it'sstillabigdeal.It'snot

explicitlyconscious;it'stheideathatUmacoach,andyou'remy

team,andwe'reinthistogether.TherearelotsandlotsofCEOsinvery

differentcompanies,butmostthinkofthemselvesascoachesandthisis

theirteamandtheywanttowin.Thesetermsarealsointendedtoinfuse

workwithmeaning一and,asKhuranapointsout,increaseallegiancetothe

firm."Youhavetheimportationofterminologythathistoricallyused

tobeassociatedwithnon-profitorganizationsandreligious

organizations:Termslikevision,values,passion,andpurpose,“said

Khurana.

Thisnewfocusonpersonalfulfillmentcanhelpkeepemployeesmotivated

amidincreasinglylouddebatesoverwork-lifebalance.The“mommywars”

ofthe1990sarestillgoingontoday,promptingargumentsaboutwhywomen

stillcan'thaveitallandbookslikeSherylSandberg?sLeanIn,whose

titlehasbecomeabuzzwordinitsownright.Termslikeunplug,offline,

life-hack,bandwidth,andcapacityareallaboutsettingboundaries

betweentheofficeandthehome.Butifyourworkisyour“passion,“

you'11bemorelikelytodevoteyourselftoit,evenifthatmeansgoing

homefordinnerandthenworkinglongafterthekidsareinbed.Butthis

seemstobetheironyofofficespeak:Everyonemakesfunofit,but

managersloveit,companiesdependonit,andregularpeoplewillingly

absorbit.AsNunbergsaid,“Youcangetpeopletothinkit'snonsense

atthesametimethatyoubuyintoit.”Inaworkplacethat'sfundamentally

indifferenttoyourlifeanditsmeaning,officespeakcanhelpyoufigure

outhowyourelatetoyourwork一andhowyourworkdefineswhoyouare.

31.AccordingtoNancyKoehn,officelanguagehasbecome.

[A]moreobjective

[B]lessenergetic

[C]moreemotional

[D]lessstrategic

32.zzTeamz，-orientedcorporatevocabularyiscloselyrelatedto_______.

[A]sportsculture

[B]genderdifference

[C]historicalincidents

[D]athleticexecutives

33.Khuranabelievesthattheimportationofterminologyaimsto.

[A]promotecompanyimage

[B]strengthenemployeeloyalty

[C]fostercorporatecooperation

[D]revivehistoricalterms

34.ItcanbeinferredthatLeanIn.

[A]voicesforworkingwomen

[B]appealstopassionateworkaholics

[C]triggersdebatesamongmommies

[D]praisesmotivatedemployees

35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutofficespeak?

[A]Managersadmireitbutavoidit.

[B]Linguistsbelieveittobenonsense.

[C]Companiesfindittobefundamental.

[D]Regularpeoplemockitbutacceptit.

参考答案：31—35ACDAD

Text4

Manypeopletalkedofthe288,000newjobstheLaborDepartmentreported

forJune,alongwiththedropintheunemploymentrateto6.1percent,

asgoodnews.Andtheywereright.Fornowitappearstheeconomyis

creatingjobsataleastwearenowfinallymovingforwardatafaster

pace.

However,thereisanotherimportantpartofthejobspicturethatwas

largelyoverlooked.Therewasabigjumpinthenumberofpeoplewhoreport

voluntarilyworkingpart-time.Thisfigureisnow830,000(4.4percent)

aboveitsyearagolevel.

BeforeexplainingtheconnectiontotheObamacare,itisworthmakingan

importantdistinction.Manypeoplewhoworkpart-timejobsactuallywant

full-timejobs.Theytakepart-timeworkbecausethisisalltheycanget.

Anincreaseininvoluntarypart-timeworkisevidenceofweaknessinthe

labormarketanditmeansthatmanypeoplewillbehavingaveryhardtime

makingendsmeet.

Therewasanincreaseininvoluntarypart-timeinJune,butthegeneral

directionhasbeendown.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentisstillfar

higherthanbeforetherecession,butitisdownby640,000(7.9percent)

fromitsyearagolevel.

Weknowthedifferencebetweenvoluntaryandinvoluntarypart-time

employmentbecausepeopletellus.ThesurveyusedbytheLaborDepartment

askspeopleiftheyworkedlessthan35hoursinthereferenceweek.If

theansweris“yes"，theyareclassifiedasworkingpart-time.Thesurvey

thenaskswhethertheyworkedlessthan35hoursinthatweekbecausethey

wantedtoworklessthanfulltimeorbecausetheyhadnochoice.They

areonlyclassifiedasvoluntarypart-timeworkersiftheytellthesurvey

takertheychosetoworklessthan35hoursaweek.

Theissueofvoluntarypart-timerelatestoObamacarebecauseoneofthe

mainpurposeswastoallowpeopletogetinsuranceoutsideofemployment.

Formanypeople,especiallythosewithserioushealthconditionsorfamily

memberswithserioushealthconditions,beforeObamacaretheonlywayto

getinsurancewasthroughajobthatprovidedhealthinsurance.

However,Obamacarehasallowedmorethan12millionpeopletoeitherget

insurancethroughMedicaidortheexchanges.Thesearepeoplewhomay

previouslyhavefelttheneedtogetafull-timejobthatprovided

insuranceinordertocoverthemselvesandtheirfamilies.WithObamacare

thereisnolongeralinkbetweenemploymentandinsurance.

36.Whichpartofthejobspicturewasneglected?

[A]Theprospectofathrivingjobmarket.

[B]Theincreaseofvoluntarypart-timejobs.

[C]Thepossibilityoffullemployment.

[D]Theaccelerationofjobcreation.

37.Manypeopleworkpart-timebecausethey.

[A]Fellthatisenoughtomakeendsmeet

[B]Cannotgettheirhandsonfull-timejobs

[C]Haven'tseentheweaknessofthemarket

[D]Preferpart-timejobstofull-timejobs

38.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentintheUS.

[A]Showsageneraltendencyofdecline

[B]Ishardertoacquirethanoneyearago

[C]Satisfiestherealneedofthejobless

[D]Islowerthanbeforetherecession

39.ItcanbelearnedthatwithObamacare,___.

[A]Itisnolongereasyforpart-timerstogetinsurance

[B]Employmentisnolongerapreconditiontogetinsurance

[C]Itisstillchallengingtogetinsuranceforfamilymembers

[D]Full-timeemploymentisstillessentialforinsurance

40.Thetextmainlydiscusses.

[A]ObamacareJstrouble

[B]Part-timerclassification

[C]InsurancethroughMedicaid

[D]EmploymentintheUS

参考答案：36—40BBABD

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemost

suitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph

(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

[A]Youarenotalone

[B]Don,tfearresponsibilityforyourlife

[C]Paveyourownuniquepath

[D]Mostofyourfearsareunreal

[E]Thinkaboutthepresentmoment

[F]Experiencehelpsyougrow

[G]Therearemanythingstobegratefulfor

SomeOldTruthstoHelpYouOvercomeToughTimes

Unfortunately,lifeisnotabedofroses,Wearegoingthoughlifefacing

sadexperiences.Moreover,wearegrievingvariouskindsofloss:a

friendship,aromanticrelationshiporahouse.Hardtimesmayholdyou

downatwhatusuallyseemslikethemostinopportunetime,butyoushould

rememberthattheywon'tlastforever.

Whenourtimeofmourningisover,wepressforward,strongerwitha

greaterunderstandingandrespectforlife.Furthermore,theselosses

makeusmatureandeventuallymoveustowardfutureopportunitiesfor

growthandhappiness.IwanttosharetheseoldtruthsI'velearnedalong

theway.

41.

[D]Mostofyourfearsareunreal

Fearisbothusefulandharmful.Thisnormalhumanreactionisusedto

protectusbysignalingdangerandpreparingustodealwithit.

Unfortunately,peoplecreateinnerbarrierswithahelpofexaggerating

fears.MyfavoriteactorWillSmithoncesaid,“Fearisnotreal.Itis

aproductofthoughtsyoucreate.Donotmisunderstandme.Dangerisvery

real.Butfearisachoice."Idocompletelyagreethefearsarejust

theproductofourluxuriantimagination.

42.

[E]Thinkaboutthepresentmoment

Ifyouaresurroundedbyproblemsandcannotstopthinkingaboutthepast,

tryfocusonthepresentmoment.Manyofusareweigheddownbythepast

oranxiousaboutthefuture.Youmayfeelguiltoveryourpast,butyou

arepoisoningthepresentwiththethingsandcircumstancesyoucannot

change.Valuethepresentmomentandrememberhowfortunateyouareto

bealive.Enjoythebeautyoftheworldaroundandkeeptheeyesopento

seethepossibilitiesbeforeyou.Happinessisnotapointoffutureand

notamomentfromthepast,butamindsetthatcanbedesignedintothe

present.

43.

[G]Therearemanythingstobegratefulfor

Sometimesitiseasytofeelbadbecauseyouaregoingthroughtoughtimes.

Youcanbeeasilycaughtupbylifeproblemsthatyouforgettopauseand

appreciatethethingsyouhave.Onlystrongpeopleprefertosmileand

valuetheirlifeinsteadofcryingandcomplainingaboutsomething.

44.

[A]Youarenotalone

Nomatterhowisolatedyoumight