考研英语二真题完美打印版.docx

1、考研英语二真题完美打印版2015年考研英语二真题(完美打印版)2015年考研英语二真题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark A，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1(10points).Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith-orevenlookingat-astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseems

2、toagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones，evenwithouta_1_onasubway.Itsasadrealityourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeingsbecausetheres_2_tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldntknowit,_3_intoyourphone.Thisuniversalprotectionsendsthe_4_:”Pleasedontapproachme.”Whatisitthatma

3、kesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,anexecutivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe_6_as“weird.” Wefearwellbe_7_.Wefear wellbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently_8_tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel_9_whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfr

4、iendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisuneasiness,we_10_to ourphones.”Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,”Wortmannsays.”Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore_11_”Butonceweripofftheband-aid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesnt_12_sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralsc

5、ientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta_13_.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalkto theirfellow_14_.”WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto_15_howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir_16_wouldbemorepleasantiftheys

6、atontheirown,” TheNewYorkTimessummarizes. Thoughthe participantsdidntexpectapositiveexperience,afterthey_17_withtheexperiment,”not a singlepersonreportedhavingbeenembarrassed”._18_,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosewithoutcommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,_19_humanbeingsth

7、riveoffofsocialconnections.Itsthat_20_:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.1.Asignal Bpermit Cticket Drecord 2.Anothing Blittle Canother Dmuch3.AbeatenBguidedCpluggedDbrought 4.Asign Bcode Cnotice Dmessage5.AunderBbehindCbeyondDfrom6.AmisappliedBmismatchedCmisadjustedDmisinterpreted7.Areplaced

8、BfiredCjudgedDdelayed8.AunreasonableBungratefulCunconventionalDunfamiliar9.Acomfortable BconfidentCanxiousDangry 10.AattendBpointCtakeDturn11.AdangerousBmysteriousCviolentDboring 12.AhurtBresistCbendDdecay13.AlectureBconversationCdebateDnegotiation14.ApassengersBemployeesCresearchersDtrainees15.Arev

9、ealBchooseCpredictDdesign 16.AvoyageBrideCwalkDflight17.AwentthroughBdidawayCcaughtupDputup18.AInturnBInfactCInparticularDInconsequence19.AunlessBsinceCifDwhereas 20.AfunnyBlogicalCsimpleDrareSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartA Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsaftereachtextbycho

10、osingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points) Text1Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorestressedathomethatatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeoplescortisol,whichisastressmarker, whiletheywereatwordandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatis supposedtobeaplaceofrefuge

11、.Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom, wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,writesoneoftheresearchers,SarahDamaske.Infactwomensaytheyfeelbetteratwork.Shenotes.itismennotwomen.Whoreport beingbappicrathomethanatwork,Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewi

12、thchildrcnandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypcoplcwhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.Whatthestudydoesntmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhentheyreat home,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,theyne

13、verget toleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplaying catch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,itsnot surprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.Butitsnotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peo

14、pleprettymuchknowwhattheyresupposedtobedoingtobedoing:wording,makingmoney,doingthetaskstheyhavetodoin ordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthe

15、divisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintois,ofiftheyreteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,theyreteenagers,

16、threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,theyreyourfamily.You cannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.Soitsnotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasks apparentlyinfinite,theco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.21.AccordingtoParagraph1mostprevioussurvey

17、sfoundthathomeAwasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation BgeneratedmorestressthantheworkplaceCwasanidealplaceforstressmeasurementDofferedgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace22.AccordingtoDamaske，whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?AWorkingmothers BChildlesshusbands CChildlesswives DWorkingfathers23.Theblurringo

18、fworkingwomensrolesreferstothefactthatAtheyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewivesBtheirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingbackCthereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehindDitisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice24.Thewordmoola(Line4，4)mostprobablymeansAenergy Bskills Cearnings Dnutrition25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplac

19、einthatAhomeishardlyacozierworkingenvironmentBdivisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cutChouseholdtasksaregenerallymoremotivatingDfamilylaborisoftenadequatelyrewardedText2For years, studies have found that first-generation college students-those who do not have a parent with a college degree-lag other s

20、tudents on a range of education achievement factors. Their grades are lower and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them. This has cre

21、ated a dox in that recruiting first-generation students, but then watching many of them fail, means that higher education has continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychol

22、ogical Sciense. But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach(which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap(measured by such factors as grades)between first-generation a

23、nd other students.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findings are based on a study involving 147 students (who completed the project) at an unnamed private university. First generation was defined as not having a parent with a four-year college degree. Most of the fi

24、rst-generation students (59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants, a federal grant for undergraduates with financial need, while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students with at least one parent with a four-year degree. Their thesis-that a relatively modest intervention could have a bi

25、g impact-was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students. They cite past research by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be narrowed to close the

26、achievement gap. Many first-generation students struggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education, learn the rules of the game, and take advantage of colleges resources,” they write, And this becomes more of a problem when colleges dont talk about the class advantages and disadvantag

27、es of different groups of students.Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students educational experiences, many first-generation students lack insight about why they are struggling and do not understand how students like them can improve.26. Recruiting m

28、ore first-generation students has . A reduced their dropout rates B narrowed the achievement gap C depressed college students D missed its original purpose 27. The authors of the research article are optimistic because . A their findings appeal to students B the recruiting rate has increased C the problem is solvable D their approach is costless 28. The study suggests that most first-generation stu