2021年会计硕士MPAcc考研英语二真题及答案

2021年会计硕士MPAcc考研英语二真题及答案SectionIUseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)It'snotdifficulttosettargetsforstaff.Itismuchharder,_1_tounderstandtheirnegativeconsequences.Mostwork-relatedbehaviorshavemultiplecomponents.2_oneandtheotherbecomedistorted.TravelonaLondonbusandyou'll_3_seehowthisworkswithdrivers.Watchpeoplegetonandshowtheirtickets.Aretheyarecarefullyinspected?Never.Dopeoplegetonwithoutpaying?Ofcourse!Arethereinspectorsto4thatpeoplehavepaid?Possibly,butveryfew.Andpeoplewhorunforthebus?Theyare5.Howaboutjumpinglights?Busesdosoalmostasfrequentlyascyclists.WhyBecausethetargetis_6_.Peoplecomplainedthatbuseswerelateandinfrequent,_7_,thenumberofbusesandbuslaneswereincreased,anddriverswere_8_orpunishedaccordingtothetimetheytook.Anddrivershittheirtargets.Butthey_9_cyclists.Ifthetargetwaschangedto_10_,youwouldhavemoreinspectorsandmoresensitivepricing.Ifthecriterionchangedtosafety,youwouldgetmore__11_driverswhoobeyedtrafficlaws.Butboththesecriteriawouldbeattheexpenseoftime.Thereisanother_12_:peoplebecomeimmenselyinventiveinhittingtargets.Haveyou13_thatyoucanleaveonafightanhourlatebutstillarriveontime?Tailwind?Ofcoursenot!Airlineshavesimplychangedthetimea_14_ismeanttotake.Aone-hourflightisnowbilledasatwo-hourflight.The_15_ofthestoryissimple,Mostjobsaremultidimensionalwithmultiplecriteria.Chooseonecriterionandyoumaywell_16_others.Everythingcanbedonefasterandmadecheaper,butthereisa_17_.SettingtargetscananddoeshaveunforeseenconsequencesThisisnotanargumentagainsttarget-setting.Butitisanargumentforexploringconsequencesfirst.Allgoodtargetsshouldhavemultiplecriteria_18_criticalfactorssuchastime,money,qualityandcustomerfeedback.Thetrickisnotto_19_justoneoreventwodimensionsoftheobjective,butalsotounderstandbowtohelppeoplebetter_20_theobjective.1.A.thereforeB.howeverC.againD.moreover2.A.EmphasizeB.IdentifyC.AssessD.Explain3.A.nearlyB.curiouslyC.eagerlyD.quickly4.A.claimB.proveC.checkD.recall5.A.threatenedB.ignoredC.mockedD.blamed6.A.punctualityB.hospitalityC.competitionD.innovation7.A.YetB.SoC.BesidesD.Still8.A.hiredB.trainedC.rewardedD.grouped9.A.onlyB.ratherC.onceD.also10.A.comfortB.revenueC.efficiencyD.security11.A.friendlyB.quietC.cautiousD.diligent12.A.purposeB.problemC.prejudiceD.policy13.A.reportedB.revealedC.admittedD.noticed14.A.breakB.tripC.departureD.transfer15.A.moralB.backgroundC.styleD.form16.A.interpretB.criticizeC.sacrificeD.tolerate17.A.taskB.secretC.productD.cost18.A.leadingtoB.callingforC.relatingtoD.accountingfor19.A.specifyB.predictC.restoreD.create20.A.modifyB.reviewC.presentD.achieve答案：1-5BADCB6-10ABCDB11-15CBDBB16-20CDCADSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.40points)Text1"Reskilling"issomethingthatsoundslikeabuzzwordbutisactuallyarequirementifweplantohaveafutureinwhichalotofwould-beworkersdonotgetleftbehind.Weknowwearemovingintoaperiodwherethejobsindemandwillchangerapidly,aswilltherequirementsofthejobsthatremain.ResearchbytheWorldEconomicForumfindsthatonaverage42percentofthe"coreskills"withinjobroleswillchangeby2022.Thatisaveryshorttimeline.Thequestionofwhoshouldpayforreskillingisathornyone.Forindividualcompanies,thetemptationisalwaystoletgoofworkerswhoseskillsarenolongerindemandandreplacethemwiththosewhoseskillsare.Thatdoesnotalwayshappen.AT&Tisoftengivenasthegoldstandardofacompanythatdecidedtodoamassivereskillingprogramratherthangowithafire-and-hirestrategy.Othercompanieshadalsopledgedtocreatetheirownplans.Whentheskillsmismatchisinthebroadereconomy,though,thefocususuallyturnstogovernmenttohandle.EffortsinCanadaandelsewherehavebeenarguablylanguidatbest,andhavegivenusasituationwherewefrequentlyhearofemployersbeggingforworkers,evenattimesandinregionswhereunemploymentishigh.Withthepandemic,unemploymentisveryhighindeed.InFebruary,at3.5percentand5.5percentrespectively,unemploymentratesinCanadaandUnitedStateswereatgenerationallowsandworkershortageswereeverywhere.AsofMay,thoserateshadspikedupto13.3percentand13.7percent,andalthoughmanyworkershortageshaddisappeared,notallhaddoneso.Inthemedicalfield,totakeanobviousexample,thepandemicmeantthattherewerestillclearshortagesofdoctors,nursesandothermedicalpersonnel.Ofcourse,itisnotlikeyoucantakeandunemployedwaiterandtrainhimtobeadoctorinafewweeks.Butevenifyoucannotclosethatgap,maybeyoucancloseothers,anddoingsowouldbetothebenefitofallconcerned.ThatseemstobethecaseinSweden:Whenforcedtofurlough90percentoftheircabinstaff,ScandinavianAirlinesdecidedtostartupashortretrainingprogramthatreskilledthelaid-offworkerstosupporthospitalstaff.TheeffortwasacollectiveoneandinvolvedothercompaniesaswellasaSwedishuniversity.21.ResearchbytheWorldEconomicForumSuggests_____.[A]anurgentdemandfornewjobskills[B]anincreaseinfull-timeemployment[C]asteadygrowthofjobopportunities[D]acontroversyaboutthe"coreskills"答案∶A22.AT&Tiscitedtoshow_____.[A]Thecharacteristicsofreskillinginprograms[B]Theimportanceofstaffappraisalstandards[C]Animmediateneedforgovernmentsupport[D]Analternativetothefive-and-hirestandards答案∶D23.EffortstoresolvetheskillsmismatchinCanada_____.[A]haveappearedtobeinsufficient[B]havedrivenlabourcostsup[C]haveprovedtibeinconsistent[D]havemetwithfierceopposition答案∶A24.WecanlearnfromParagraph3thattherewas_____.[A]asignofeconomicrecovery[B]acallforpolicyadjustment[C]achangeinhiringpractices[D]alackofmedicalworkers答案∶D25.ScandinavianAirlinesdecidedto_____.[A]createjobvacanciesfortheunemployed[B]retraintheircabinstaffforbetterservices[C]preparetheirlaid-offworkersforotherjobs[D]financetheirstaffs'collegeeducation答案∶CText2Withtheglobalpopulationpredictedtohitcloseto10billionby2050,andforecaststhatagriculturalproductioninsomeregionswillneedtonearlydoubletokeeppace,foodsecurityisincreasinglymakingheadlines.IntheUK,ithasbecomeabigtalkingpointrecentlytoo,foraratherparticularreason:Brexit.BrexitisseenbysomeasanopportunitytoreversearerecenttrendtowardstheUKimportingfood.Thecountryproducesonlyabout60percentofthefooditeats,downfromalmostthree-quartersinthelate1980s.Amovebacktoself-sufficiency,theargumentgoes,wouldboostthefarmingindustry,politicalsovereigntyandeventhenation'shealth.Soundsgreat-buthowfeasibleisthisvision?AccordingtoareportonUKfoodproductionfromtheUniversityofLeeds,85percentofthecountry'stotallandareaisassociatedwithmeatanddairyproduction.Thatsupplies80percentofwhatisconsumed,soevencoveringthewholecountryinlivestockfarmswouldntallowustocoverallourmeatanddairyneeds.Therearemanycaveatstothosefigures,buttheyarestillgrave.Tobecomemuchmoreself-sufficient,theUKwouldneedtodrasticallyreduceitsconsumptionofanimalfoods,andprobablyalsofarmmoreintensively—meaningfewergreenfields,andmorefactory-styleproduction.Butswitchingtoamainlyplant-baseddietwouldn'thelp.ThereisagoodreasonwhytheUKisdominatedbyanimalhusbandry:mostofitsterraindoesn'thavetherightsoilorclimatetogrowcropsonacommercialbasis.Just25percentofthecountry'slandissuitableforcrop-growing,mostofwhichisalreadyoccupiedbyarablefields.Evenifweconvertedallthesuitablelandtofieldsoffruitandveg—whichwouldinvolvetakingoutallhenaturereservesandremovingthousandsofpeoplefromtheirhomes—wewouldachieveonlya30percentboostincropproduction.Just23percentofthefruitandvegetablesconsumedintheUKarecurrentlyhome-grown,soevenwiththemostextrememeasureswecouldmeetonly30percentofourfreshproduceneeds.Thatisbeforewelookforthespacetogrowthegrains,sugars,seedsandoilsthatprovideuswiththevastbulkofourcurrentcalorieintake.26.Somepeoplearguethatfoodself-sufficiencyinUKwould_____.[A]behinderedbyitspopulationgrowth[B]becomeapriorityofgovernment[C]poseachallengetoitsfarmingindustry[D]contributetothenation'swell-being答案∶D27.ThereportbytheuniversityofleadsshowsthatintheUK_____.[A]farmlandhasbeeninefficientlyutilized[B]factory-styleproductionneedsreforming[C]mostlandisusedformeatanddairyproduction[D]moregreenfieldswillbeconvertedforfarming答案:C28.Grop-growingintheUKrestricteddueto_____.[A]itsfarmingtechnology[B]itsdietarytradition[C]itsnaturalconditions[D]itscommercialinterests答案∶C29.ItcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthatBritishpeople?[A]relylargelyonimportsforfreshproduce[B]enjoyasteadyriseinfruntconsumption[C]areseekingeffectivewaystocutcalorieintake[D]aretryingtogrownewvarietiesofgains答案∶A30.Theauthor'sattitudetofoodself-efficiencyintheUKis_____.[A]defensive[B]tolerant[C]optimistic[D]doubtful答案∶DText3WhenMicrosoftboughttaskmanagementappWunderlistandmobilecalendarSunrisein2015,itpickedtwonewcomersthatwereattractingconsiderablebuzzinSiliconValley.Microsoft'sownOfficedominatesthemarketfor"productivity"software,butthestar-upsrepresentedanewwaveoftechnologydesignedfromthegroundupforthesmartphoneworld.Bothapps,however,werelaterscrappedafterMicrosoftsaidithadusedtheirbestfeaturesinitsownproducts.Theirteamsofenginesstayedon,makingthemtwoofthemany"acqui-hires"thatthebiggestcompanieshaveusedtofeedtheirgreathungerfortechtalentToMicrosoft'scritics,thefatesofWunderlistandSunriseareexamplesofaremorselessdrivebyBigTechtochewupanyinnovativecompaniesthatlieintheirpath."Theyboughttheseedlingsandclosedthemdown,"complainedPaulAmoldapartneratSanFrancisco-basedSwitchVentures,puttinganendtobusinessesthatmightonedaytumintocompetitors.Microsoftdeclinedtocomment.Likeotherstart-upinvestors,Mr.Arnold'sownbusinessoftendependsonsellingstart-upstolargertechcompanies,thoughheadmitstomixedfeelingsabouttheresult:"Ithinkthesethingsaregoodforme,ifIputmyselfishhaton.ButaretheygoodfortheAmericaneconomy?Idon'tknow."TheUSFederalTradeCommissionsaysitwantstofindtheanswertothatquestion.Thisweek,itaskedthefivemostvaluableUStechcompaniesforinformationabouttheirmanysmallacquisitionsoverthepastdecade.Althoughonlyaresearchprojectatthisstage,therequesthasraisedtheprospectofregulatorswadingintoearly-stagetechmarketsthatuntilnowhavebeenbeyondtheirreach.Giventheircombinedmarketvalueofmorethan$5.5trillion,riflingthroughsuchsmalldeals-manyofthemmuchlessprominentthanWunderlistandSunrise-mightseembesidethepoint.Betweenthem,thefivebiggesttechcompanieshavespentanaverageofonlyS3.4billionayearonsub-SIbillionacquisitionsoverthepastfiveyears—adropintheoceancomparedwiththeirmassivefinancialreserves,andthemorethanS130billionofventurecapitalthatwasinvestedintheUSlastyear.However,criticssaythebigcompaniesusesuchdealstobuytheirmostthreateningpotentialcompetitorsbeforetheirbusinesseshaveachancetogainmomentum,insomecasesaspartofa"buyandkill"tactictosimplyclosethemdown.31.WhatistrueaboutWunderlistandSunriseaftertheiracquisitions?[A]Theirmarketvaluesdeclined.[B]Theirengineerswereretained.[C]Theirtechfeaturesimproved.[D]Theirproductswerere-priced.答案∶B32.Microsoftscriticsbelievethatthebigtechcompaniestendto_____.[A]exaggeratetheirproductquality[B]treatnewtechtalentunfairly[C]eliminatetheirpotentialcompetitionsToMicrosoft'scritics,thefatesofWunderlistandSunriseareexamplesofaremorselessdrivebyBigTechtochewupanyinnovativecompaniesthatlieintheirpath."Theyboughttheseedlingsandclosedthemdown,"complainedPaulAmoldapartneratSanFrancisco-basedSwitchVentures,puttinganendtobusinessesthatmightonedayturnintocompetitors.Microsoftdeclinedtocomment.Likeotherstart-upinvestors,Mr.Arnold'sownbusinessoftendependsonsellingstart-upstolargertechcompanies,thoughheadmitstomixedfeelingsabouttheresult:"Ithinkthesethingsaregoodforme,ifIputmyselfishhaton.ButaretheygoodfortheAmericaneconomy?Idon’tknow."TheUSFederalTradeCommissionsaysitwantstofindtheanswertothatquestion.Thisweek,itaskedthefivemostvaluableUStechcompaniesforinformationabouttheirmanysmallacquisitionsoverthepastdecade.Althoughonlyaresearchprojectatthisstage,therequesthasraisedtheprospectofregulatorswadingintoearly-stagetechmarketsthatuntilnowhavebeenbeyondtheirreach.GiventheircombinedmarketvalueofmorethanS5.5trillion,riflingthroughsuchsmalldeals-manyofthemmuchlessprominentthanWunderlistandSunrise-mightseembesidethepoint.Betweenthem,thefivebiggesttechcompanieshavespentanaverageofonly$3.4billionayearonsub-SIbillionacquisitionsoverthepastfiveyears—adropintheoceancomparedwiththeirmassivefinancialreserves,andthemorethanS130billionofventurecapitalthatwasinvestedintheUSlastyear.However,criticssaythebigcompaniesusesuchdealstobuytheirmostthreateningpotentialcompetitorsbeforetheirbusinesseshaveachancetogainmomentum,insomecasesaspartofa"buyandkill"tactictosimplyclosethemdown.31.WhatistrueaboutWunderlistandSunriseaftertheiracquisitions?[A]Theirmarketvaluesdeclined.[B]Theirengineerswereretained.[C]Theirtechfeaturesimproved.[D]Theirproductswerere-priced.答案∶B32.Microsoftscriticsbelievethatthebigtechcompaniestendto_____.[A]exaggeratetheirproductquality[B]treatnewtechtalentunfairly[C]eliminatetheirpotentialcompetitions[D]ignorepublicopinions答案∶C33.PaulArnoldisconcernedthatsmallacquisitionsmight[A]weakenbigtechcompanies[B]worsemarketcompetition[C]discouragestartupinvestors[D]harmthenationaleconomy答案∶D34.TheUSFederalTradeCommissionintendsto_____.[A]supervisestart-ups'operations[B]encourageresearchcollaboration[C]limitBigTech'sexpansion[D]examinesmallacquisitions.答案∶D35.Forthefivebiggesttechcompanies,theirsmallacquisitionshave_____.[A]raisedfewmanagementchallenges[B]broughtlittlefinancialpressure[C]Setanexampleforfuturedeals[D]generatedconsiderableprofits答案∶BText4We'refairlygoodatjudgingpeoplebasedonfirstimpressions,thinslicesofexperiencerangingfromaglimpseofaphototoafive-minuteinteraction,anddeliberationcanbenotonlyextraneousbutintrusive.Inonestudyoftheabilityshedubbed"thinslicing,,thelatepsychologistNaliniAmbadyaskedparticipantstowatchsilent10-secondvideoclipsofprofessorsandtoratetheinstructor'soveralleffectiveness.Theirratingscorrelatedstronglywithstudents'end-of-semesterratings.Anothersetofparticipantshadtocountbackwardfrom1,000byninesastheywatchedtheclips,occupyingtheirconsciousworkingmemory.Theirratingswerejustasaccurate,demonstratingtheintuitivenatureofthesocialprocessing.Critically,anothergroupwasaskedtospendaminutewritingdownreasonsfortheirjudgment,beforegivingtherating.Accuracydroppeddramatically.Ambadysuspectedthatdeliberationfocusedthemonvividbutmisleadingcues,suchascertaingesturesorutterances,ratherthanlettingthecomplexinterplayofsubtlesignalsformaholisticimpression.Shefoundsimilarinterferencewhenparticipantswatched15-secondclipsofpairsofpeopleandjudgedwhethertheywerestrangers,friends,ordatingpartners.Otherresearchshowswe'rebetteratdetectingdeceptionandsexualorientationfromthinsliceswhenwerelyonintuitioninsteadofreflection."It'sasifyou'redrivingastickshift,"saysJudithHall,apsychologistatNortheasterUniversity,"andifyoustartthinkingaboutittoomuch,youcan'trememberwhatyou'redoing.Butifyougoonautomaticpilot,you'refine.Muchofoursociallifeislikethat."Thinkingtoomuchcanalsoharmourabilitytoformpreferences.Collegestudents'ratingsofstrawberryjamsandcollegecoursesalignedbetterwithexperts'opinionswhenthestudentsweren'taskedtoanalyzetheirrationale.Andpeoplemadecar-buyingdecisionsthatwerebothobjectivelybetterandmorepersonallysatisfyingwhenaskedtofocusontheirfeelingsratherthanondetails,butonlyifthedecisionwascomplex—whentheyhadalotofinformationtoprocess.Intuition'sspecialpowersareunleashedonlyincertaincircumstances.Inonestudy,participantscompletedabatteryofeighttasks,includingfourthattappedreflectivethinking(discerningrules,comprehendingvocabulary)andfourthattappedintuitionandcreativity(generatingnewproductsorfiguresofspeech).Thentheyratedthedegreetowhichtheyhadusedintuition(gutfeelings,""hunches,""myheart").Useoftheirguthurttheirperformanceonthefirstfourtasks,asexpected,andhelpedthemontherest.Sometimestheheartissmarterthanthehead.36.NaliniAmbaby'sstudydealswith_____.[A]instructorstudentinteraction[B]thepowerofpeoplememory[C]thereliabilityoffirstimpression[D]People'sabilitytoinfluenceothers.答案∶C37.InAmbaby'sstudyratingaccuracydroppedwhenparticipants_____.[A]gavetheratinginlimitedtime[B]focusedonspecificdetail[C]watchedshortervideoclips[D]discussedwithonanother答案∶B38.JudithHallmentionsdrivingtomentionthat_____.[A]memorycanbeselective[B]reflectioncanbedistracting[C]socialskillsmustbecultivate[D]deceptionisdifficulttodetect答案∶B39.Whenyouaremakingcomplexdecisionsitisadvisableto_____.[A]followyourfeelings[B]listyourpreference[C]Seekexpertadvice[D]collectenoughdata答案∶A40.whatcanweearfromthelastparagraph[A]Intuitionmayaffectreflectivetasks[B]Generatingnewproductstakestime[C]Vocabularycomprehensionneedscreativity[D]Objectivethinkingmayboostinventiveness答案∶APartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)[A]Staycalm[B]Stayhumble[C]Don'tmakejudgments[D]Berealisticabouttherisks[E]Decidewhethertowait[F]Askpermissiontodisagree[G]IdentifyasharedgoalHowtoDisagreewithSomeoneMorePowerfulthanYouYourbossproposesanewinitiativeyouthinkwon'twork.Yourseniorcolleagueoutlinesaprojecttimelineyouthinkisunrealistic.Whatdoyousaywhenyoudisagreewithsomeonewhohasmorepowerthanyoudo?Howdoyoudecidewhetherit'sworthspeakingup?Andifyoudo,whatexactlyshouldyousay?Here'showtodisagreewithsomeonemorepowerfulthanyou.41.________________Youmaydecideit'sbesttoholdofonvoicingyouropinion.Maybeyouhaven'tfinishedthinkingtheproblemthrough,thewholediscussionwasasurprisetoyou,oryouwanttogetaclearersenseofwhatthegroupthinks.Ifyouthinkotherpeoplearegoingtodisagreetoo,youmightwanttogatheryourarmyfirst.Peoplecancontributeexperienceorinformationtoyourthinking—allthethingsthatwouldmakethedisagreementstrongerormorevalid.It'salsoagoodideatodelaytheconversationifyou'reinameetingorotherpublicspace.Discussingtheissueinprivatewillmakethepowerfulpersonfeellessthreatened.42.________________Beforeyoushareyourthoughts,thinkaboutwhatthepowerfulpersoncaresabout—itmaybe"thecredibility"oftheirteamorgettingaprojectdoneontime.You'remorelikelytobeheardifyoucanconnectyourdisagreementtoahigherpurpose.Whenyoudospeakup,don'tassumethelinkwillbeclear.You'llwanttostateitovertly,contextualizingyourstatementssothatyou'reseennotasadisagreeableunderlingbutasacolleaguewho'stryingtoadvanceasharedgoal.Thediscussionwillthenbecomemorelikeachessgamethanaboxingmatch.43.________________Thisstepmaysoundoverlydeferential,but,it'sasmartwaytogivethepowerfulpersonpsychologicalsafetyandcontrolYoucansaysomethinglike,"Iknowweseemtobemovingtowardafist-quartercommitmenthere.Ihavereasonstothinkthatwon'twork.I'dliketolayoutmyreasoning.WouldthatbeOK?"Thisgivesthepersonachoice,allowingthemtoverballyoptin.And,assumingtheysayyesitillmakeyoufeelmoreconfidentaboutvoicingyourdisagreement.44.________________Youmightfeelyourheartracingoryourfaceturningred,butdowhateveryoucantoremainneutralinbothyourwordsandactions.Whenyourbodylanguagecommunicatesreluctanceoranxiety,itundercutsthemessage.Itsendsamixedmessage,andyourcounterpartgetstochoosewhattoread.Deepbreathscanhelp,ascanspeakingmoreslowlyanddeliberately.Whenwefeelpanickywetendtotalklouderandfaster.Simplyslowingthepaceandtalkinginaneventonehelpscalmtheotherpersondownanddoesthesameforyou.Italsomakesyouseemconfident,evenifyouaren't.45.________________Emphasizethatyou'reofferingyouropinion,notgospeltruth.Itmaybeawell-informedwell-researchedopinion,butit'sstillanopinion,mytalktentativelyandslightlyunderstateyourconfidence.Insteadofsayingsomethinglike,"Ifwesetanend-of-quarterdeadline,we'llnevermakeit,"say,"Thisisjustmyopinion,butIdon'tseehowwewillmakethatdeadline."Havingassertedyourposition((asaposition,notasafact),demonstrateequalcuriosityaboutotherviews.Remindthepersonthatthisisyourpointofview,andtheninvitecritique.Begenuinelyopentohearingotheropinions.答案∶42.E.Decidewhethertowait43.G.Identifyasharedgoal44.F.Askpermissiontodisagree45.A.Staycalm45.B.StayhumbleSectionIIITranslation46.Directions:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Wetendtothinkthatfriendsandfamilymembersareourbiggestsourcesofconnection,laughterandwarmth.Whilethatmaywellbetrue,researchershavealsorecentlyfoundthatinteractingwithstrangersactuallybringsaboostinmoodandfelingsofbelongingthatwedidn'texpect.Inoneseriesofstudies,researchersinstructedChicago-areacommutersusingpublictransportationtostrikeupaconversationwithsomeonenearthem.Onaverage,participantswhofollowedtheinstructionfeltbetterthanthosewhohadbeentoldtostandorsitinsilence.Theresearchersalsoarguedthatwhenweshyawayfromcasualinteractionwithstrangers,itisoftendueto