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1、修正版2018年考研英语二真题Section 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? Because humans have an inher
2、ent 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, behavioral scientists at the Unive
3、rsity of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested Students 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 pen
4、s would _6 _an electric shock 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
5、 the students who knew what would _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 Christop
6、her Hsee of the University of Chicago Curiosity is often considered a good instinctit can _12_ New Scientific advances, for instancebut 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
7、 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 ones curiosity ahead of time can help determine 19 it is worth th
8、e endeavor. Thinking about long-term _20_ is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity. Hsee says. “in other words, dont read online comments”.1. A protectB resolve C discuss D ignore2. Arefuse Bwait C regretD seek3. A hurtBlastC misleadD rise4. Aalert B tie C treatD expose5. A mess
9、ageB reviewC trialDconcept6. Aremove B weakenC interruptD deliver7. A WhenBIfC ThoughD Unless8. A continue B happenC disappearD change9. A rather thanB regardless of C such as Dowing to10. A discover Bforgive C forgetD disagree11. Apay B marriageC schoolingD food12. A lead to Brest on C learn fromD
10、begin with13. A withdrawalB persistenceC inquiryDdiligence14. A self-reliant B self-deceptiveC self-evidentDself-destructive15. A defineB resistC replace D trace16. A overlook B predictC designD conceal17. A remember B promiseC chooseDpretend18. Arelief B planC dutyD outcome19. A whyB whetherC where
11、 D how20. A consequences BinvestmentsC strategiesD limitations Section 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 that Stephen Koziatek fe
12、els 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. When did it become accep
13、ted 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 know, there is learning in just about everything. Nothing is necessarily gained by forcing students to learn geometry at a graffitied desk stuck with
14、generations of discarded chewing 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
15、make it academically,” he says.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 rightfull
