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考研英语二真题

2015年考研英语

（二）真题

　　SectionIUseofEnglish

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingtext。

Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1（10points）

　　Inourcontemporaryculture，theprospectofcommunicatingwith-orevenlookingat-astrangerisvirtuallyunbearableEveryonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones，evenwithouta 1  underground

　　It'sasadreality-ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings-becausethere's2  tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit， 3 intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe 4 ：

"Pleasedon'tapproachme."

　　Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide 5 ourscreens?

　　Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoachWefearrejection，orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe 6 as"creep,"Wefearwe'IIbe 7 Wefearwe'IIbedisruptiveStrangersareinherently 8 tous，sowearemorelikelytofeel 9 whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintancesToavoidthisanxiety,we  10 toourphones."Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket，"Wortmannsays."Theyareourhappy

　　glassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore 11 ."

　　Butonceweripoffthebandaid，tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup，itdoesn't12  sobad.Inone2011experiment，behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:

Starta 13 .TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow 14 ."WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto 15 howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir 16 wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,"theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn'texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey 17 with

　　theexperiment,"notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed."

　　18 ,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense, 19 humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat  20 :

Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.

　　1.[A]ticket [B]permit [C]signall [D]record

　　2.[A]nothing [B]link          [C]another           [D]much

　　3.[A]beaten [B]guided        [C]plugged          [D]brought

　　4.[A]message [B]cede           [C]notice [D]sign

　　5.[A]under [B]beyond      [C]behind [D]from

　　6.[A]misinterprete [B]misapplied    [C]misadjusted      [D]mismatched

　　7.[A]fired [B]judged        [C]replaced         [D]delayed

　　8.[A]unreasonable [B]ungreatful    [C]unconventional   [D]unfamiliar

　　9.[A]comfortable [B]anxious     [C]confident        [D]angry

　　10.[A]attend  [B]point [C]take [D]turn

　　11.[A]dangerous [B]mysterious [C]violent [D]boring

　　12.[A]hurt [B]resis [C]bend [D]decay

　　13.[A]lecture [B]conversation   [C]debate        [D]negotiation

　　14.[A]trainees [B]employees     [C]researchers [D]passengers

　　15.[A]reveal [B]choose        [C]predictl [D]design

　　16.[A]voyage  [B]flight [C]walk [D]ride

　　17.[A]wentthrough [B]didaway [C]caughtup      [D]putup

　　18.[A]Inturn [B]Inparticular   [C]Infact         [D]Inconsequence

　　19.[A]unless [B]since [C]if [D]whereas

　　20.[A]funny   [B]simple [C]Iogical [D]rare

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

　　PartA

　　Directions:

　　Text1

　　Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys.Peopleartactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople'scortntlol.Whichisitatstressmarker.Whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.

　　"Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,"writesoneoftheresearchers.SarahDamaske,Infactwomensaytheyfeelbetteratwork.Shenotes."itismennotwomen.Whoreportbeingbappicrathomethanatwork,"Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrcnandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypcoplcwhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.

　　Whatthestudydoesn'tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey'reathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,it'snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.

　　Butit'snotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhatthey'resupposedtobedoing:

working,makingmoney,doingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:

Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.

　　Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoit,orifthey'reteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,they'reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.

　　Soit'snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinite,theco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.

　　21.AccordingtoParagraph1，mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome___________

　　[A]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation

　　[B]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace

　　[C]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement

　　[D]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

　　22.AccordingtoDamaske，whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?

　　[A]Workingmothers

　　[B]Childlesshusbands

　　[C]Childlesswives

　　[D]Workingfathers

　　23Theblurringofworkingwomen'srolesreferstothefactthay___________

　　[A]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

　　[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback

　　[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind

　　[D]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice

　　24.Theword"moola"（Line4，Para4）mostprobablymeans___________

　　[A]energy

　　[B]skills

　　[C]earnings

　　[D]nutrition

　　25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat_____________

　　[A]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment

　　[B]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

　　[C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating

　　[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarded

　　Text2

　　Foryears,studieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents-thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree-lagotherstudentsonarangeofeducationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutratesarehigher.Butsincesuchstudentsaremostlikelytoadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducation,collegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordecadestorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreated"aparadox"inthatrecruitingfirst-generationstudents,butthenwatchingmanyofthemfail,meansthathighereducationhas"continuedtoreproduceandwiden,ratherthanclose"achievementgapbasedonsocialclass,accordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaperforthcominginthejournalPsychologicalSciense.

　　Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblem,suggestingthatanapproach（whichinvolvesaone-hour,next-to-no-costprogram）canclose63percentoftheachievementgap（measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades）betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents.

　　Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversities,andtheirfindinsarebasedonastudyinvolving147students（whocompletedtheproject）atanunnamedprivateuniversity．Firstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparentwithafour-yearcollegedegreeMostofthefirst-generationstudents（59.1percent）wererecipientsofPellGrants，afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancialneed，whilethiswastrueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswitatleastoneparentwithafour-yeardegree

　　Theirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfacemostcollegestudentsTheycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap.

　　Manyfirst-generationstudents"struggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhighereducation，learnthe'rulesofthegame，'andtakeadvantageofcollegeresources,"theywriteAndthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollagesdon'ttalkabouttheclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudentsBecauseUScollegesanduniversitiesseldomacknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents'educationalexperience，manyfirst-generationstudentslacksightaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents'likethemcanimprove

　　26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas

　　[A]reducedtheirdropoutrates

　　[B]narrowedtheachievementgao

　　[C]misseditsoriginalpurpose

　　[D]depressedcollegestudents

　　27Theauthoroftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecause

　　[A]theproblemissolvable

　　[B]theirapproachiscostless

　　[qtherecruitingratehasincreased

　　[D]theirfindingappealtostudents

　　28Thestudysuggestst