全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二真题及答案.docx

1、全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二真题及答案2018 年考研英语(二)试题及参考答案Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful

2、? Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3 .In a series of four experiments, behaviora

3、l scientists at the University ofChicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested. Student s willingness to 4themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 eachparticipant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twis

4、t? Half of the pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked.Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified, another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified 7 left alone in the room, the students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and incurred mo

5、re shocks than the students who knew what would 8 subsequent experiments reproduced, this effect with other stimuli 9 the sound of finger nails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects.The drive to_10_is deeply rooted in humans. Much the same as the basic drives for_11_or shelter, says

6、Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago Curiosity is often considered a good instinct-it can _12_New Scientific advances, for instance-but sometimes such_13_can backfire, the insight that curiosity can drive you to do _14_things is a profound one.Unhealthy curiosity is possible to 15 , however

7、, in a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to 16 how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to 17 to see such an image. These results suggest that imagining the 18 of following through on one s curiosity ahead of time canhelp determine 19 it is worth the

8、endeavor. ” Thinking about long-term 20 is keyto reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity. Hsee says “ in other words, don t read online comments ” .1.AProtect B resolve C discuss D ignore2.Arefuse B wait C regret D seek3.Ahurt B last Cmislead D rise4.Aalert B tie C treat D expose5.Amessa

9、ge B review C trial D concept6 A remove B weaken C interrupt D deliver7 Awhen B if C though D unless8 A continue B happen C disappear D change9 A rather than B regardless of C such as D owing to10 A discover B forgive C forget D disagree11 A pay B marriage C schooling D food12 A lead to Brest on C l

10、earn from D begin with13 A withdrawal B persistence C inquiry D diligence14 A self-reliant B self-destructive C self-evident D self-deceptive15 A define B resist Creplace D trace16 A overlook B predict C design D conceal17 A remember B promise C choose D pretend18 A relief B plan C duty D outcome19

11、A why B whether C where D how20 A consequences B investments C strategies D limitationsSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1It is curious

12、that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as though he has to justify his efforts to give his students a better future.Mr. Koziatek is part of something pioneering. He is a teacher at a New Hampshire high school where learning is not something of books and tests and mechanical memorization, but practical.

13、Whendid it become accepted wisdom that students should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly overwhelmed by a broken bike chain?As Koziatek knows, there is learning in just about everything. Nothing is necessarily gained by forcing students to learn geometry at a gra

14、ffitied desk stuck with generations of discarded chewing gum. They can also learn geometry by assembling a bicycle.But he s also found a kind of insidious prejudice. Working with your hands is seen as almost a mark of inferiority. Schools in the family of vocational education “have that stereotype.t

15、hat it s for kids who can t make it academically, ”he says.On one hand, that viewpoint is a logical product of America s evolution.Manufacturing is not the economic engine that it once was. The job security that the US economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated. More education is the new principle. We want more for our kids, and rightfully so.But the headlong push into bachelor s degrees for all - and the subtledevaluing of anything less - misses an important point: That s not the