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1、2015年考研英语二真题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark A，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1(10points).Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith-orevenlookingat-astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewithth
2、eirphones，evenwithouta_1_onasubway.Itsasadrealityourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeingsbecausetheres_2_tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldntknowit,_3_intoyourphone.Thisuniversalprotectionsendsthe_4_:”Pleasedontapproachme.”Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreen
3、s?Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,anexecutivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe_6_as“weird.” Wefearwellbe_7_.Wefear wellbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently_8_tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel_9_whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidth
4、isuneasiness,we_10_to ourphones.”Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,”Wortmannsays.”Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore_11_”Butonceweripofftheband-aid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesnt_12_sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJuliana
5、Schroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta_13_.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalkto theirfellow_14_.”WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto_15_howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir_16_wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,” TheNewYorkTimess
6、ummarizes. Thoughthe participantsdidntexpectapositiveexperience,afterthey_17_withtheexperiment,”not a singlepersonreportedhavingbeenembarrassed”._18_,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosewithoutcommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,_19_humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.Itst
7、hat_20_:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.1.Asignal Bpermit Cticket Drecord 2.Anothing Blittle Canother Dmuch3.AbeatenBguidedCpluggedDbrought 4.Asign Bcode Cnotice Dmessage5.AunderBbehindCbeyondDfrom6.AmisappliedBmismatchedCmisadjustedDmisinterpreted7.AreplacedBfiredCjudgedDdelayed8.Aunreaso
8、nableBungratefulCunconventionalDunfamiliar9.Acomfortable BconfidentCanxiousDangry 10.AattendBpointCtakeDturn11.AdangerousBmysteriousCviolentDboring 12.AhurtBresistCbendDdecay13.AlectureBconversationCdebateDnegotiation14.ApassengersBemployeesCresearchersDtrainees15.ArevealBchooseCpredictDdesign 16.Av
9、oyageBrideCwalkDflight17.AwentthroughBdidawayCcaughtupDputup18.AInturnBInfactCInparticularDInconsequence19.AunlessBsinceCifDwhereas 20.AfunnyBlogicalCsimpleDrareSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartA Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyouranswerson
10、theANSWERSHEET.(40points) Text1Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorestressedathomethatatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeoplescortisol,whichisastressmarker, whiletheywereatwordandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatis supposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.Furthercontradictingconvention
11、alwisdom, wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,writesoneoftheresearchers,SarahDamaske.Infactwomensaytheyfeelbetteratwork.Shenotes.itismennotwomen.Whoreport beingbappicrathomethanatwork,Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrcnandwithout,butmoresof
12、ornonparents.Thisiswhypcoplcwhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.Whatthestudydoesntmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhentheyreat home,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,theyneverget toleavetheoffice.Andforw
13、omenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplaying catch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,itsnot surprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.Butitsnotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhattheyresuppose
