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