2018年考研英语二真题及答案解析
Section I U of English
Directions：
Read the following text. Choo 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?Becau humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new rearch 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 ries of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested students' willingness to 4 themlves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 each participant was shown a pile of pens that the rearcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist?Half of the pens w
ould 6 an electric shock when clicked.
Twenty-ven students were told which pens were electrified;another twenty-ven 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 .Subquent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli, 9 the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting incts.
The drive to吸血鬼日记3 10 is deeply rooted in humans,much the same as the basic drives for 11 or shelter,says Christopher He 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 e such an image.The 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."He says.In other words,don't read online comments.
1. A.resolve | B.protect | C.discuss | D.ignore |
fu | B.wait | C.ek | D.regret |
世卫缅怀李文亮3.A.ri | B.last | C.mislead | D.hurt |
4.A.alert | B.tie | C.expo | D.treat |
ssage | B.trial | C.review | D.concept |
donicve | B.weaken | C.deliver | D.interrupt |
7. A.Unless | B.If | C.Though | D.When |
forinstance8. A.happen | B.continue | C.disappear | D.change |
9. A.rather than | B.such as | C.regardless of | D.owing to |
10. A.disagree | B. forgive | C.forget | D.discover |
11. A.pay | B.marriage | C.food | D.schooling |
12.A.begin with | B.rest on | C.learn from | D.lead to |
13.A. withdrawal | B. inquiry | 广告平面设计师C .persistence | D.diligence |
14.A.lf-destiuctive | B.lf-reliant | C. lf-evident | D.lf-deceptive |
sist | B.define | C.replace | D.trace |
16.A.predict | B.overlook | C.design | D.conceal |
17. A.remember | B.choo | C.promi | D.pretend |
18. A.relief | B.plan | C.outcome | D.duty |
19.A. whether | B.why | C.where | D.how |
20. A.limitations | B.investments | C.strategies | D.conquences |
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1. 【答案】A
【解析】句首作者提出疑问，“为什么人们会读互联网的负面评论和明显很让人伤心的其它事情呢？”随后作者给出答案，“因为人们都有___不确定性的内在需求”。[A]解决[B]保护[C]讨论[D]忽视，根据动宾搭配关系，解决不确定性搭配合理。
2. 老外怎么学汉语【答案】C
【解析】本题考查动介词搭配。根据原文语境，需要选择一个动词和后面的“to”连用。[A]拒绝做...[B]等待做...[C]寻求，力求做...[D]后悔做...结合文意“人们要___ 满足他们的好奇心”来判断，正选为[C]寻求，力求做。
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】固定搭配考查。根据原文语境，考查短语____ sb to sth 意为“让某人承受某事”。
因此，C选项为正选。
5.【答案】粤犬吠雪 B
【解析】根据上文，第二段句首提到in a ries of four experiments,说明是在“实验”的语境。结合四个选项，[A]信息[B]实验[C]复习[D]观念，只有B选项和段落语境相符合。因此为正选。
6.【答案】 Cietm
【解析】动宾搭配。结合语境，“当点击的时候，一半的钢笔会____电流。”根据动宾搭配，本题需要一个动词来搭配电流，考查四个选项，[A]移除[B]削弱[C]传递[D]打扰 A选项更符合语境。
7.【答案】 D
【解析】时间状语的考查。结合语境，“___被独自留在房间，学生会....”,因此，这是一个非常明显的时间状语从句。正选为D.
8. 【答案】A
【解析】pizi动词辨析。结合原文语境，由who 引导的定语从句修饰前面的学生，而在定语从句中，又出现由what引导的宾语从句。结合宾语从句的含义，“知道接下来会发生什么”更符合语境。
9. 【答案】B
【解析】结合语境，后面语境为并列关系，因此此题应填举例子。B为正选。
10. 【答案】D
【解析】Discover 与上文中的Curiosity 相对应。
11 .【答案】C
【解析】本词与后文的Basic drives 的详细说明。与shelter一样都属于人类的基本需求。
12 .【答案】D
【解析】破折号的内容是对前文instinct 的解释。说明这种本能能够促进新的科学发展，属于因果关系。
13. 【答案】B
【解析】跟前文的drives 相对应。
14. 【答案】A
【解析】本题与前文的backfire相对应，都属于贬义词。
15. 【答案】A
【解析】从后文的试验中，参与者应该被鼓励参与，因此跟前文的坚持相对应。
16. 【答案】A
【解析】通过后文的after能看出这个事情并没有发生，因此填预测。
17. 【答案】B
【解析】动宾搭配。
18.【答案】C
【解析】of 引导的后置定语。由一个人的好奇心所带来的结果。
19foreign是什么意思.【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题的outcome.
Section 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 the ANSWER SHEET. （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 mechanical memorization, but practical. When did it become accepted wisdom that students should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly overwhelmed by a broken bike chain?
