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1、2015 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text 。 Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and markA， B，C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1(10 points)In our contemporary culture ， the prospect of communicating with-or even looking at-a stranger is virtually unbearable E
2、veryone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones， even without a 1 undergroundIts a sad reality-our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings-becausetheres 2 to be gained from talking to the strange r standing by you. But you wouldnt know it ， 3 into your phone. Th
3、is universal armor sends the 4 ： Please dont approach me.What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screensOne answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach We fear rejection ， or that our innocent social advances will be 6 ascreep,We fear weII be 7 Wefear weII be disrup
4、tive Strangers are inherently 8 to us ， so we are more likely to feel 9 when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances To avoid this anxiety, we 10 to our become our security blanket ， Wortmann are our happyglasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 1
5、1 .But once we rip off the bandaid， tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up，it doesnt 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment， behavioral scientists Nicholas Epleyand Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a 13 . They hadChicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14 . Whe
6、n and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on their own, theNew York Times summarizes. Though the participants didnt expect a positiveexperience, after they
7、17 withthe experiment, not a single person reported having been snubbed.18 , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those sanscommunication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of socialconnections. Its that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connecte
8、d.1. A ticket B permit Csignall D record2. A nothing B link Canother D much3. A beaten B guided Cplugged D brought4. A message B cede Cnotice D sign5. A under B beyond C behind D from6. A misinterprete B misapplied C misadjusted D mismatched7. A fired B judged C replaced D delayed8. A unreasonable B
9、 ungreatful C unconventional D unfamiliar9. A comfortable B anxious C confident D angry10. A attend B point C take D turn11. A dangerous B mysterious C violent D boring12. A hurt B resis C bend D decay13. A lecture B conversation C debate D negotiation14. A trainees B employees C researchers D passe
10、ngers15. A reveal B choose C predictl D design16. A voyage B flight C walk D ride17. A went through B did away C caught up D put up18. A In turn B In particular CIn fact D In consequence19. A unless B since C if D whereas20. A funny B simple C Iogical D rare答案：1. signal 2. Much 3. plugged 4. message
11、 5. behind6. misinterpreted 7. judged 8. unfamiliar 9. anxious 10. turn11. dangerous 12. hurt 13. Conversation 14. passengers15. predict 16. ride 17. went through 18. in fact19. since 20. simple原标题： 2015年考研英语二真题答案（完整版）Secti onn Readi ng Comprehe nsionPart AText 1A new study suggests that contrary to
12、 most surveys. People art actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured peoples cortntlol. Which is it at stress marker. While they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.Further contradicting conventional wisdom,
13、we found that womenas well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home, writes one of the researchers. SarahDamaske, In fact womensay they feel better at work. She notes. it is men not women. Whoreport being bappicr at home than at work, Another surprise is that the findings hold true fo
14、r both those with childrcn and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why pcoplc who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesnt measure is whether people are still doing work when they reat home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many me
15、n, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women, it s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But its not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty muchknow what theyre supposed to be doing: working, making money, doing t
