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1、2018 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语( (二二) ) Section I 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
2、 painful? Because humans have an inherent need to1uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is strong that people wil 2to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will3. In a series of experiments, behavioral sci
3、entists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin school of Business tested students willingness to4themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one5, each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist? Hal
4、f of the pens would 6an electric shock when clicked. Twenty-seven students were told with pens were electrified; another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified.7left alone in the room. The students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and incurred more shock
5、s than the students who knew that would8. Subsequent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli,9the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects. The drive to10is deeply rooted in humans, much the same as the basic drives for11 or shelter, says Christopher H
6、see of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is often considered a good instinctit can12new scientific advances, for instancebut sometimes such13can backfire. The insight that curiosity can drive you to do14things is a profound one. Unhealthycuriosity is possible to15, however. In a final experiment,
7、 participants who were encouraged to16how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to17to see such an image. These results suggest that imagining the18of following through on ones curiosity ahead of time can help determine19it is worth the endeavor. Thinking about long-te
8、rm20is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity,”Hsee says. In other words, dont read online comments. 1. A.ignoreB.protectC.discussD.resolve 2. A.refuseB.seekC.waitD.regret 3. A.riseB.lastC.hurtD.mislead 4. A.alertB.exposeC.tieD.treat 5. A.trialB.messageC.reviewD.concept 6. A.remo
9、veB.deliverC.weakenD.interrupt 7. A.UnlessB.IfC.WhenD.Though 8. A.changeB.continueC.disappearD.happen 9. A.such asB.rather than C.regardless of D.owing to 10.A.disagreeB.forgiveC.discoverD.forget 11.A.payB.foodC.marriageD.schooling 12.A.begin withB.rest onC.lead toD.learn from 13.A.inquiryB.withdraw
10、al C.persistenceD.diligence 14.A.self-deceptiveB.self-reliant C.self-evidentD.self-destructive 15.A.traceB.defineC.replaceD.resist 16.A.concealB.overlookC.designD.predict 17.A.chooseB.rememberC.promiseD.pretend 18.A.reliefB.outcomeC.planD.duty 19.A.howB.whyC.whereD.whether 20.A.limitationsB.investme
11、ntsC.consequencesD.strategies Section 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 though he has to
12、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 students shoul
13、d 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 discarded chew
14、ing gum. They can also learn geometry by assembling a bicycle. But hes 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 its for kids who cant make it academically,” he sa
15、ys. On one hand,that viewpoint is a logical product of Americas 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 rig
16、htfully so. But the headlong push into bachelors degrees for alland the subtle devaluing of anything lessmisses an important point:Thats not the only thing the American economy needs.Yes,a bachelors degree opens moredoors.Buteven 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,frus
