2018年考研英语二真题及答案（打印）.pdf

2018 年考研英语二真题及答案年考研英语二真题及答案 Section I Use of English Directions: 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 will 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 Booth School of Business 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 rigged; 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 jolts than the students who knew what would 8 . Subsequent experiments replicated this effect with other stimuli, 9 the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects. The drive to 10 is deeply ingrained in humans, much the same as the basic drives 11 or shelter, says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago, a co-author of the paper. Curiosity is often considered a good instinctit can 12 new scientific advances, for instancebut 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 ones curiosity ahead of time can help determine 19 it is worth the endeavor. “Thinking about long- term 20 is key to mitigating the possible negative effects of curiosity,” Hsee says. In other words, dont read online comments. 1. AIgnore Bprotect Cdiscuss Dresolve 2. Arefuse Bseek Cwait Dregret 3. Arise Blast Churt Dmislead 4. Aalert Bexpose Ctie Dtreat 5. Atrial Bmessage Creview Dconcept 6. Aremove Bdeliver Cweaken Dinterrupt 7. AUnless BIf CWhen DThough 8. Achange Bcontinue Cdisappear Dhappen 9. Asuch as Brather than Cregardless of Dowing to 10. Adisagree Bforgive Cdiscover Dforget 11. Apay Bfood Cmarriage Dschooling 12. Abegin with Brest on Clead to Dlearn from 13. Ainquiry Bwithdrawal Cpersistence Ddiligence 14. Aself-deceptive Bself-reliant Cself-evident Dself-destructive 15. Atrace Bdefine Creplace Dresist 16. Aconceal Boverlook Cdesign Dpredict 17. Achoose Bremember Cpromise Dpretend 18. Arelief Boutcome Cplan Dduty 19. Ahow Bwhy Cwhere Dwhether 20. Alimitations Binvestments Cconsequences Dstrategies Section Reading Comprehension Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 It 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 rote memorization, but practical, reports staff writer Stacy Teicher Khadaroo in this weeks cover story. When did it become accepted wisdom that students should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly bamboozled by a busted bike chain? As Koziatek knows, there is learning in just about everything. Nothing is necessarily gained by forcing students to learn geometry at a graffitied desk stuck with generations of discarded chewing gum. They can also learn geometry by assembling a bicycle. But hes also found a kind of insidious prejudice. Working with your hands is seen as almost a mark of inferiority. Schools in the family of vocational education “have that stereotype . that its for kids who cant make it academically,” he says. On one hand, that viewpoint is a logical product of Americas evolution. Manufacturing is not the economic engine that it once was. The job security that the US economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated. More education is the new mantra. We want more for our kids, and rightfully so. But the headlong push into bachelors degrees for all and the subtle devaluing of anything less misses an important point: Thats not the only thing the American economy needs. Yes, abachelors degree opens moredoors. But even now, 54 percent of the jobs in the country aremiddle-skill job, such as construction and high-skill manufacturing. But only 44 per。