考研英语二真题与答案.docx

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考研英语二真题与答案考研英语二真题与答案2018年全國碩士研究生入學統一考試英語

（二）及答案SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:

Readthefollowingtext、Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET、（10points）WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepainful?

Becausehumanshaveaninherentneedto_1_uncertainty,accordingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience、Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowissostrongthatpeoplewill_2__tosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill_3_、Inaseriesoffourexperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityofChicagoBoothSchoolofBusinessandtheWisconsinSchoolofBusinesstestedstudentswillingnessto_4_themselvestounpleasantstimuliinanefforttosatisfycuriosity、Forone_5_,eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment、Thetwist?

Halfofthepenswould_6_anelectricshockwhenclicked、Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwhichpenswererigged;anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified、_7_leftaloneintheroom,thestudentswhodidnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmorepensandincurredmorejoltsthanthestudentswhoknewwhatwould_8_、Subsequentexperimentsreplicatedthiseffectwithotherstimuli,_9_thesoundoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects、Thedriveto_10_isdeeplyingrainedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrives_11_orshelter,saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago,aco-authorofthepaper、Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinctitcan_12_newscientificadvances,forinstancebutsometimessuch_13_canbackfire、Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo_14_thingsisaprofoundone、Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto_15_,however、Inafinalexperiment,participantswhowereencouragedto_16_howtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelesslikelyto_17_toseesuchanimage、Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingthe_18__offollowingthroughononescuriosityaheadoftimecanhelpdetermine_19_itisworththeendeavor、“Thinkingaboutlong-term_20_iskeytomitigatingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity,”Hseesays、Inotherwords,dontreadonlinecomments、1、A、ignoreB、protectC、discussD、resolve2、A、refuseB、seekC、waitD、regret3、A、riseB、lastC、hurtD、mislead4、A、alertB、exposeC、tieD、treat5、A、trialB、messageC、reviewD、concept6、A、removeB、deliverC、weakenD、interrupt7、A、UnlessB、IfC、WhenD、Though8、A、changeB、continueC、disappearD、happen9、A、suchasB、ratherthanC、regardlessofD、owingto10、A、disagreeB、forgiveC、discoverD、forget11、A、payB、foodC、marriageD、schooling12、A、beginwithB、restonC、leadtoD、learnfrom13、A、inquiryB、withdrawalC、persistenceD、diligence14、A、self-deceptiveB、self-reliantC、self-evidentD、self-destructive15、A、traceB、defineC、replaceD、resist16、A、concealB、overlookC、designD、predict17、A、chooseB、rememberC、promiseD、pretend18、A、reliefB、outcomeC、planD、duty19、A、howB、whyC、whereD、whether20、A、limitationsB、investmentsC、consequencesD、strategiesSectionReadingComprehensionPartADirections:

Readthefollowingfourtexts、AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD、MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1、（40points）Text1ItiscuriousthatStephenKoziatekfeelsalmostasthoughhehastojustifyhiseffortstogivehisstudentsabetterfuture、Mr、Koziatekispartofsomethingpioneering、HeisateacherataNewHampshirehighschoolwherelearningisnotsomethingofbooksandtestsandrotememorization,butpractical,reportsstaffwriterStacyTeicherKhadaroointhisweekscoverstory、Whendiditbecomeacceptedwisdomthatstudentsshouldbeabletonamethe13thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesbutbeutterlybamboozledbyabustedbikechain?

AsKoziatekknows,thereislearninginjustabouteverything、Nothingisnecessarilygainedbyforcingstudentstolearngeometryatagraffitieddeskstuckwithgenerationsofdiscardedchewinggum、Theycanalsolearngeometrybyassemblingabicycle、Buthesalsofoundakindofinsidiousprejudice、Workingwithyourhandsisseenasalmostamarkofinferiority、Schoolsinthefamilyofvocationaleducation“havethatstereotype、thatitsforkidswhocantmakeitacademically,”hesays、Ononehand,thatviewpointisalogicalproductofAmericasevolution、Manufacturingisnottheeconomicenginethatitoncewas、ThejobsecuritythattheUSeconomyonceofferedtohighschoolgraduateshaslargelyevaporated、Moreeducationisthenewmantra、Wewantmoreforourkids,andrightfullyso、Buttheheadlongpushintobachelorsdegreesforallandthesubtledevaluingofanythinglessmissesanimportantpoint:

ThatsnottheonlythingtheAmericaneconomyneeds、Yes,abachelorsdegreeopensmoredoors、Butevennow,54percentofthejobsinthecountryaremiddle-skilljob,suchasconstructionan