考研英语二真题及答案解析Section I 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 inherent 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 wiill 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 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 pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked.Twenty-seven students were told which 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 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 Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity 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 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 one's curiosity ahead of time can help determine 19 it is worth the endeavor. Thinking about long-term 20 is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity."Hsee says.In other words,don't read online comments.1. A.resolveB.protectC.discussD.ignore2.A.refuseB.waitC.seekD.regret3.A.riseB.lastC.misleadD.hurt4.A.alertB.tieC.exposeD.treat5.A.messageB.trialC.reviewD.concept6.A.removeB.weakenC.deliverD.interrupt7. A.UnlessB.IfC.ThoughD.When8. A.happenB.continueC.disappearD.change9. A.rather thanB.such asC.regardless ofD.owing to10. A.disagreeB. forgiveC.forgetD.discover11. A.payB.marriageC.foodD.schooling12.A.begin withB.rest onC.learn fromD.lead to13.A. withdrawalB. inquiryC .persistenceD.diligence14.A.self-destiuctiveB.self-reliantC. self-evidentD.self-deceptive15.A.resistB.defineC.replaceD.trace16.A.predictB.overlookC.designD.conceal17. A.rememberB.chooseC.promiseD.pretend18. A.reliefB.planC.outcomeD.duty19.A. whetherB.whyC.whereD.how20. A.limitationsB.investmentsC.strategiesD.consequences1. 【答案】A【解析】句首作者提出疑问，“为何大家会读互联网负面评论和明显很让人难过其他事情呢？”随即作者给出答案，“由于大家所有有___不确定性内在需求”。
[A]处理[B]保护[C]讨论[D]忽视，根据动宾搭配关系，处理不确定性搭配合理2. 【答案】C【解析】本题考察动介词搭配根据原文语境，需要选择一种动词和背面“to”连用[A]拒绝做...[B]等待做...[C]寻求，努力争取做...[D]懊悔做...结合文意“大家要___ 满足她们好奇心”来鉴定，正选为[C]寻求，努力争取做3. 【答案】D【解析】根据原文语境，“painful, uncertainty”均为消极词汇4. 【答案】C【解析】固定搭配考察根据原文语境，考察短语____ sb to sth 意为“让某人承受某事”因此，C选项为正选5.【答案】 B【解析】根据上文，第二段句首提到in a series of four experiments,阐明是在“试验”语境结合四个选项，[A]信息[B]试验[C]复习[D]观念，只有B选项和段落语境相符合所认为正选6.【答案】 C【解析】动宾搭配结合语境，“当点击时候，二分之一钢笔会____电流根据动宾搭配，本题需要一种动词来搭配电流，考察四个选项，[A]移除[B]减弱[C]传播[D]打扰 A选项更符合语境7.【答案】 D【解析】时间状语考察。
结合语境，“___被独自留在房间，学生会....”,因此，这是一种很明显时间状语从句正选为D.8. 【答案】A【解析】动词辨析结合原文语境，由who 引导定语从句修饰前面学生，而在定语从句中，又出现由what引导宾语从句结合宾语从句含义，“懂得接下来会发生什么”更符合语境9. 【答案】B【解析】结合语境，背面语境为并列关系，因此此题应填举例子B为正选10. 【答案】D【解析】Discover 和上文中Curiosity 相对应11 .【答案】C【解析】本词和后文Basic drives 详细阐明和shelter同样所有属于人类基础需求12 .【答案】D【解析】破折号内容是对前文instinct 解释阐明这种本能可以增进新科学发展，属于因果关系13. 【答案】B【解析】跟前文drives 相对应14. 【答案】A【解析】本题和前文backfire相对应，所有属于贬义词15. 【答案】A【解析】从后文试验中，参与者应当被鼓励参与，因此跟前文坚持相对应16. 【答案】A【解析】通过后文after能看出这个事情并没有发生，因此填估计17. 【答案】B【解析】动宾搭配18.【答案】C【解析】of 引导后置定语。
由一种人好奇心所带来成果19.【答案】A【解析】whether 引导宾语从句20.【答案】D【解析】关联对应，对应18题outcome.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 feels 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 。