考研英语二真题阅读理解（Text 2）

1、本文格式为Word版，下载可编辑2022考研英语二真题阅读理解（Text 2） 阅读理解：Text 2An article in Scientific America has pointed out that empirical research says that，actually，you think youre more beautiful than you are.We have a deep-seated need to feel good about ourselves and we naturally employ a number of self-enhancing strategies to research into what the call theabove average effect，orillusory superiority，and shown that，for example，70%of us rate ourselves as above average in leadership，93%in driving and 85%at getting on

2、well with othersall obviously statistical impossibilities.We rose tint our memories and put ourselves into self-affirming situations.We become defensive when criticized，and apply negative stereotypes to others to boost our own esteem，we stalk around thinking were hot stuff.Psychologist and behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley oversaw a key studying into self-enhancement and attractiveness.Rather that have people simply rate their beauty compress with others，he asked them to identify an original p

3、hotogragh of themselvesfrom a lineup including versions that had been altered to appear more and less attractive.Visual recognition，reads the study，isan automatic psychological process occurring rapidly and intuitively with little or no apparent conscious deliberation。If the subjects quickly chose a falsely flattering image-which must did-they genuinely believed it was really how they looked.Epley found no significant gender difference in responses.Nor was there any evidence that，those who self-

4、enhance the must（that is，the participants who thought the most positively doctored picture were real）were doing so to make up for profound insecurities.In fact those who thought that the images higher up the attractiveness scale were real directly corresponded with those who showed other makers for having higher self-esteem.I dont think the findings that we having have are any evidence of personal delusion，says Epley.Its a reflection simply of people generally thinking well of themselves。If you

5、are depressed，you wont be self-enhancing.Knowing the results of Epleys study，it makes sense that why people heat photographs of themselves Viscerally-on one level，they dont even recognise the person in the picture as themselves，Facebook therefore，is a self-enhancers paradise，where people can share only the most flattering photos，the cream of their wit，style，beauty，intellect and lifestyle its not that peoples profiles are dishonest，says catalina toma of WisconMadison university，but they portray a

6、n idealized version of themselves.26.According to the first paragraph，social psychologist have found that_.Aour self-ratings are unrealistically highBillusory superiority is baseless effectCour need for leadership is unnaturalDself-enhancing strategies are ineffective27.Visual recognition is believed to be peoples_Arapid watchingBconscious choiceCintuitive responseDautomatic self-defence28.Epley found that people with higher self-esteem tended to_Aunderestimate their insecuritiesBbelieve in their attractivenessCcover up their depressionsDoversimplify their illusions29.The wordViscerally（Line 2，para.5）is closest in meaning to_.AinstinctivelyBoccasionallyCparticularlyDaggressively30.It can be inferred that Facebook is self-enhancers paradise because people can_.Apresent their dishonest profilesBdefine their traditional life stylesCshare their intellectual pursuitsDwithhold their unflattering sides 3 / 3

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