2015年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语(二)真题(完整版).docx

2015年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语（二）Directions:　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)　　In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with -- or even looking at -- a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones, even without a 1 underground.　　Its a sad reality -- our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings -- because theres 2 to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldnt know it, 3 into your phone. This universal armor sends the 4 : "Please dont approach me."　　What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screens?　　One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach. We fear rejection, or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as "creepy,". We fear well be 7 . We fear well be disruptive. 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 phones. "Phones become our security blanket," Wortmann says. "They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 .”　　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 Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a 13 . They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14 . "When Dr. Epley 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," the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didnt expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, "not a single person reported having been snubbed."　　18 , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those sans communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. Its that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.　　1. [A] ticket [B] permit [C] signal [D] record　　2. [A] nothing [B] link [C] another [D] much　　3. [A] beaten [B] guided [C] plugged [D] brought　　4. [A] message [B] cede [C] notice [D] sign　　5. [A] under [B] beyond [C] behind [D] from　　6. [A] misinterpret [B] misapplied [C] misadjusted [D] mismatched　　7. [A] fired [B] judged [C] replaced [D] delayed　　8. [A] unreasonable [B] ungrateful [C] unconventional [D] unfamiliar　　9. [A] comfortable [B] anxious [C] confident [D] angry　　10. [A] attend [B] point [C] take [D] turn　　11. [A] dangerous [B] mysterious [C] violent [D] boring　　12. [A] hurt [B] resist [C] bend [D] decay　　13. [A] lecture [B] conversation [C] debate [D] negotiation　　14. [A] trainees [B] employees [C] researchers [D] passengers　　15. [A] reveal [B] choose [C] predict [D] design　　16. [A] voyage [B] flight [C] walk [D] ride　　17. [A] went through [B] did away [C] caught up [D] put up　　18. [A] In turn [B] In particular [C] In fact [D] In consequence　　19. [A] unless [B] since [C] if [D] whereas　　20. [A] funny [B] simple [C] logical [D] rareSection II Reading Comprehension　　Part A　　Directions:　　Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)　　Text 1　　A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys, people are actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which is a 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, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home, ” writes one of the researchers, Sarah Damske. In fact women even say they feel better at work, she notes.“ It is men, not women, who report being happier at home than at work. ”Another surprise is that findings hold true for both those with children and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health.　　What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, 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 a making adjustments for working women, it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.　　But it’s not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing: working, marking money, doing the t。