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1、7A版优质实用文档2015年硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二真题及答案SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET.(10points)Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith-orevenlookingatastrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythew
2、aytheyfiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta 1 underground.Itsasadrealityourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeingsbecausetheres 2 tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldntknowit, 3 intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe 4 :Pleasedontapproachme.Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtoh
3、ide 5 ourscreens?Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,eGecutivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe 6 ascreepy,”Wefearwellbe 7 .Wefearwellbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently 8 tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel 9 whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintance
4、s.ToavoidthisanGiety,we 10 toourphones.Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,Wortmannsays.Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore 11 .”ButonceweripofftheBand-Aid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesnt 12 sobad.Inone20GGeGperiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJu
5、lianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta 13 .TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow 14 .WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto 15 howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir 16 wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,theNewYorkTimes
6、summarizes.ThoughtheparticipantsdidnteGpectapositiveeGperience,afterthey 17 withtheeGperiment,notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed. 18 ,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense, 19 humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.Itsthat 20 :Talk
7、ingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.1.AticketBpermitCsignalDrecord2.AnothingBlinkCanotherDmuch3.AbeatenBguidedCpluggedDbrought4.AmessageBcedeCnoticeDsign5.AunderBbeyondCbehindDfrom6.AmisinterpretBmisappliedCmisadjustedDmismatched7.AfiredBjudgedCreplacedDdelayed8.AunreasonableBungratefulCunconventi
8、onalDunfamiliar9.AcomfortableBanGiousCconfidentDangry10.AattendBpointCtakeDturn11.AdangerousBmysteriousCviolentDboring12.AhurtBresistCbendDdecay13.AlectureBconversationCdebateDnegotiation14.AtraineesBemployeesCresearchersDpassengers15.ArevealBchooseCpredictDdesign16.AvoyageBflightCwalkDride17.Awentt
9、hroughBdidawayCcaughtupDputup18.AInturnBInparticularCInfactDInconsequence19.AunlessBsinceCifDwhereas20.AfunnyBsimpleClogicalDrareSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(40points)TeGt1Anewst
10、udysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeoplescortisol,whichisastressmarker,whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenha
11、velowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,”writesoneoftheresearchers,SarahDamske.Infactwomenevensaytheyfeelbetteratwork,shenotes.“Itismen,notwomen,whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatwork.”Anothersurpriseisthatfindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhoworko
12、utsidethehomehavebetterhealth.Whatthestudydoesntmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhentheyreathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenare
13、playingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceamakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,itsnotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.Butitsnotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhattheyresupposedtobedoing:working,markingmoney,doingt
14、hetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedone,t
15、hereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoit,oriftheyreteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,theyreyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.Soitsnotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinite,theco-worker
