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1、2018 年考研英语二真题 Section Use of English Directions 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 Because humans have an inherent ne
2、ed 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 behavioral scientists at the University of Chicag
3、o and the Wisconsin School of Business tested Student s willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity For one 5 each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment The twist Half of the pens would 6 an electric s
4、hock when clicked Twenty seven students were told with 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 more shocks than the students who knew what wo
5、uld 8 subsequent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli 9 the sound of fingernails 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 Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago Cu
6、riosity 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 in a final experiment participants who were encourage
7、d 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 can help determine 19 it is worth the endeavor Thinking about long term 20 is key to reducing
8、the possible negative effects of curiosity Hsee says in other words don t read online comments 1 A protect B resolve C discuss D ignore 2 A refuse B wait C regret D seek 3 A hurt B last C mislead D rise 4 A alert B tie C treat D expose 5 A message B review C trial D concept 6 A remove B weaken C int
9、errupt D deliver 7 A When B If C Though D Unless 8 A continue B happen C disappear D change 9 A rather than B regardless of C such as D owing to 10 A discover B forgive C forget D disagree 11 A pay B marriage C schooling D food 12 A lead to B rest on C learn from D begin with 13 A withdrawal B persi
10、stence C inquiry D diligence 14 A self reliant B self deceptive C self evident D self destructive 15 A define B resist C replace D trace 16 A overlook B predict C design D conceal 17 A remember B promise C choose D pretend 18 A relief B plan C duty D outcome 19 A why B whether C where D how 20 A con
11、sequences B investments C strategies D limitations Section II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions 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 1 It is curious that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as t
12、hough 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 When did it become accepted wisdom that stu
13、dents should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly overwhelmed by a broken bike chain As Koziatek know there is learning in just about everything Nothing is necessarily gained by forcing students to learn geometry at a graffitied desk stuck with generations of discar
14、ded 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 School in the family of vocational education have that stereotype that it s for kids who can t make it academically h
15、e 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
16、rightfully so But the headlong push into bachelor s degrees for all and the subtle devaluing of anything less misses an important point That s not the only thing the American economy needs Yes a bachelor s degree opens more doors But even now 54 percent of the jobs in the country are middle skill jobs such as construction and high skill manufacturing But only 44 percent of workers are adequately trained In other words at a time when the working class has turned the country on its political head
