2015年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）.pdf

2012015 5 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二二)真题真题SectionSection I I UseUse ofof EnglishEnglishDirections:Directions:ReadRead thethe followingfollowing texttext。ChooseChoose thethe bestbest word(s)forword(s)for eacheach numberednumbered blankblank andandmarkAmarkA，B B，C C oror D D onon ANSWERANSWER SHEETSHEET 1(101(10 points)points)In our contemporary culture，the prospect of communicating with-or even lookingat-a stranger is virtually unbearable Everyone around us seems to agree by the waythey fiddle with their phones，even without a 1 undergroundIts a sad reality-our desire to avoid interacting with other humanbeings-because theres 2 to be gained from talking to the strange r 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 fearrejection，or that our innocent social advances will be 6 ascreep,We fear weIIbe 7 We fear weII be disruptive Strangers are inherently 8 to us，so we are morelikely to feel 9 when communicating with them compared with our friends andacquaintances To avoid this anxiety,we 10 to our phones.Phones become our securityblanket，Wortmann says.They are our happyglasses 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 lookup，it doesnt 12 so bad.In one 2011 experiment，behavioral scientists NicholasEpley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable:Start a 13.Theyhad Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14.When Dr.Epley and Ms.Schroederasked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talkingto a stranger,the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they saton their own,the New York Times summarizes.Though the participants didnt expecta positive experience,after they 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 connected.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 sign 5.A under B beyond C behind D from6.A misapplied B mismatched C misadjusted D misinterpreted7.A fired B judged C replaced D delayed8.A unreasonable B 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 passengers15.A reveal B choose C predict 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 rareSectionSection ReadingReading ComprehensionComprehensionPartPart A A Directions:Directions:TextText 1 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys.People art actually morestressed at home than at work.Researchers measured peoples cortntlol.Which isit at stress marker.While they were at work and while they were at home and foundit higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.Further contradicting conventional wisdom,we found that women as well as menhave lower levels of stress at work than at home,writes one of the researchers.Sarah Damaske,In fact women say they feel better at work.She notes.it is mennot women.Who report being bappicr at home than at work,Another surprise is thatthe findings hold true for both those with childrcn and without,but more so fornonparents.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 theyre at home,whether it is household work or work brought home from the office.Formany 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,theyoften are playing catch-up-with-household tasks.With the blurring of roles,andthe fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustmentsfor working women,it s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But its not just a gender thing.At work,people pretty much know what theyresupposed to be doing:working,making money,doing the tasks they have to do in orderto draw an income.The bargain is very pure:Employee puts in hours of physical ormental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front,however,people have no such clarity.Rare is the householdin which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out.There are a lot of tasks to be done,there are inadequate rewards for mos