2015年考研英语二真题

2015年考研英语二真题及答案

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET.

(10points)

Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith-orevenlookingat-astrangerisvirtually

unbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta1underground.

It'sasadreality-ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings-becausethere's2tobegainedfrom

talkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit,3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe4:

"Pleasedon'tapproachme."

Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?

Oneanswerisfear;accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocial

advanceswillbe6as"creepy,".Wefearwe'llbe7.Wefearwe'llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently8tous,soweare

morelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,

we10toourphones."Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,"Wortmannsays."Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectus

fromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11.”

Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn't12sobad.Inone2011

experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta13.

TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14."WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthe

sametrainstationto15howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger;thecommutersthoughttheir16wouldbemore

pleasantiftheysatontheirown,"theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn'texpectapositive

experience,afterthey17withtheexperiment,"notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed."

18,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesanscommunication,whichmakes

absolutesense,19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat20:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeel

connected.

1.[A]ticket[B]permit[C]signal[D]record

2.[A]nothing[B]link[C]another[D]much

3.[A]beaten[B]guided[C]plugged[D]brought

4.[A]message[B]cede[C]notice[D]sign

5.[A]under[B]beyond[C]behind[D]from

6.[A]misinterpret[B]misapplied[C]misadjusted[D]mismatched

7.[A]fired[B]judged[C]replaced[D]delayed

8.[A]unreasonable[B]ungrateful[C]unconventional[D]unfamiliar

9.[A]comfortable[B]anxious[C]confident[D]angry

10.[A]attend[B]point[C]take[D]turn

11.[A]dangerous[B]mysterious[C]violent[D]boring

12.[A]hurt[B]resist[C]bend[D]decay

13.[A]lecture[B]conversation[C]debate[D]negotiation

14.[A]trainees[B]employees[C]researchers[D]passengers

15.[A]reveal[B]choose[C]predict[D]design

16.[A]voyage网flight[C]walk[D]ride

17.[A]wentthrough[B]didaway[C]caughtup[D]putup

18.[A]Inturn[B]Inparticular[C]Infact[D]Inconsequence

19.[A]unless[B]since[C]if[D]whereas

20.[A]funny[B]simple[C]logical[D]rare

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,BzCorD.Markyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.

ResearchersmeasuredpeopleJscortisol,whichisastressmarker,whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathome

andfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.

uFurthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatwork

thanathome,“writesoneoftheresearchers,SarahDamske.Infactwomenevensaytheyfeelbetteratwork,shenotes.

“Itismen,notwomen,whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatwork."Anothersurpriseisthatfindingsholdtruefor

boththosewithchildrenandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhoworkoutsidethehomehave

betterhealth.

Whatthestudydoesn'tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey'reathome,whetheritis

householdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.For

womenwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenare

playingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindthe

workplaceamakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,it'snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.

Butit'snotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhatthey'resupposedtobedoing:working,

markingmoney,doingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:Employeeputsin

hoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.

Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborisso

clinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.

Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoit,orifthey're

teenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,they,reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyour

family.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.

Soit'snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinite,the

co-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.

[A]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

[B]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement

[C]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace

[D]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation

22.AccordingtoDamaske,whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?

[A]Childlesswives

[B]Workingmothers

[C]Childlesshusbands

[D]Workingfathers

[A]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice

[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback

[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind

[D]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

“moola”(Une4,Para4)mostprobablymeans

[A]skills

[B]energy

[C]earnings

[D]nutrition

[A]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

[B]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment

[C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating

[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarded

Text2

Foryears,studieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents-thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollege

degree-lagotherstudentsonarangeofeducationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutratesare

higher.Butsincesuchstudentsaremostlikelytoadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducation,collegesand

universitieshavepushedfordecadestorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreated“aparadoxvinthatrecruitingfirst-

generationstudents,butthenwatchingmanyofthemfail,meansthathighereducationhas“continuedtoreproduceand

widen,ratherthancloseMabachievementgapbasedonsocialclass,accordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaper

forthcominginthejournalPsychologicalScience.

Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblem,suggestingthatan

approach(whichinvolvesaone-hour,next-to-no-costprogram)canclose63percentoftheachievementgap(measuredby

suchfactorsasgrades)betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents.

witatleastoneparentwithafour-yeardegree.

Theirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedontheviewthat

first-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissues

thatfacemostcollegestudents.Theycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbe

narrowedtoclosetheachievementgap.

Manyfirst-generationstudentsustruggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhighereducation,learnthe'rules

ofthegame/andtakeadvantageofcollegeresources,vtheywrite.Andthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollages

don'ttalkabouttheclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudents.BecauseUScollegesand

universitiesseldomacknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents'educationalexperience,manyfirst-generation

studentslacksightaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents'likethemcanimprove.

26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas

[A]reducedtheirdropoutrates

[B]narrowedtheachievementgap

[C]misseditsoriginalpurpose

[D]depressedcollegestudents

27.Theauthoroftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecause

[A]theproblemissolvable

[B]theirapproachiscostless

[C]therecruitingratehasincreased

[D]theirfindingappealtostudents

28.Thestudysuggeststhatmostfirst-generationstudents

[A]studyatprivateuniversities

[B]arefromsingle-parentfamilies

[C]areinneedoffinancialsupport

[D]havefailedtheircollage

29.Theauthorofthepaperbelievethatfirst-generationstudents

[A]areactuallyindifferenttotheachievementgap

[B]canhaveapotentialinfluenceonotherstudents

[C]maylackopportunitiestoapplyforresearchprojects

[D]areinexperiencedinhandlingtheirissuesatcollege

30.Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat

[A]universitiesoftenrejectthecultureofthemiddle-class

[B]studentsareusuallytoblamefortheirlackofresources

[C]socialclassgreatlyhelpsenricheducationalexperiences

[D]collegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestion

Text3

Evenintraditionaloffices,“thelinguafrancaofcorporateAmericahasgottenmuchmoreemotionalandmuchmore

right-brainedthanitwas20yearsago,“saidHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorNancyKoehn.Shestartedspinningoff

examples."IfyouandIparachutedbacktoFortune500companiesin1990,wewouldseemuchlessfrequentuseof

termslikejourney,mission,passion.Thereweregoals,therewerestrategies,therewereobjectives,butwedidn,ttalk

aboutenergy;wedidn'ttalkaboutpassion.”

Koehnpointedoutthatthisneweraofcorporatevocabularyisvery"team"-oriented—andnotbycoincidence."Let'

snotforgetsports——inmale-dominatedcorporateAmerica,it*sstillabigdeal.It'snotexplicitlyconscious;it,stheidea

thatrmacoach,andyou'remyteam,andwe'reinthistogether.TherearelotsandlotsofCEOsinverydifferent

companies,butmostthinkofthemselvesascoachesandthisistheirteamandtheywanttowin.”

Thesetermsarealsointendedtoinfuseworkwithmeaning——and,asKhuranapointsout,increaseallegiancetothe

firm."Youhavetheimportationofterminologythathistoricallyusedtobeassociatedwithnon-profitorganizationsand

religiousorganizations:Termslikevision,values,passion,andpurpose,“saidKhurana.

Thisnewfocusonpersonalfulfillmentcanhelpkeepemployeesmotivatedamidincreasinglylouddebatesover

work-lifebalance.The“mommywars“ofthe1990sarestillgoingontoday,promptingargumentsaboutwhywomenstill

can'thaveitallandbookslikeSherylSandberg'sLeanIn,whosetitlehasbecomeabuzzwordinitsownright.Termslike

unplug,offline,life-hack,bandwidth,andcapacityareallaboutsettingboundariesbetweentheofficeandthehome.Butif

yourworkisyour“passion,"you'llbemorelikelytodevoteyourselftoit,evenifthatmeansgoinghomefordinnerand

thenworkinglongafterthekidsareinbed.

Butthisseemstobetheironyofofficespeak:Everyonemakesfunofit,butmanagersloveit,companiesdependonit,

andregularpeoplewillinglyabsorbit.AsNunbergsaid,“Youcangetpeopletothinkit'snonsenseatthesametimethat

youbuyintoit."Inaworkplacethat,sfundamentallyindifferenttoyourlifeanditsmeaning,officespeakcanhelpyou

figureouthowyourelatetoyourwork——andhowyourworkdefineswhoyouare.

31.AccordingtoNancyKoehn,officelanguagehasbecome

[A]moreemotional

[B]moreobjective

[C]lessenergetic

[D]lessstrategic

32.“Team”-orientedcorporatevocabularyiscloselyrelatedto

[A]historicalincidents

[B]genderdifference

[C]sportsculture

[D]athleticexecutives

[A]revivehistoricalterms

[B]promotecompanyimage

[C]fostercorporatecooperation

[D]strengthenemployeeloyalty

[A]voicesforworkingwomen

[B]appealstopassionateworkaholics

[C]triggersdebatesamongmommies

[D]praisesmotivatedemployees

[A]Managersadmireitbutavoidit

[B]Linguistsbelieveittobenonsense

[C]Companiesfindittobefundamental

[D]Regularpeoplemockitbutacceptit

Text4

BeforeexplainingtheconnectiontotheObamacare,itisworthmakinganimportantdistinction.Manypeoplewho

workpart-timejobsactuallywantfull-timejobs.Theytakepart-timeworkbecausethisisalltheycanget.Anincreasein

involuntarypart-timeworkisevidenceofweaknessinthelabormarketanditmeansthatmanypeoplewillbehavinga

veryhardtimemakingendsmeet.

Weknowthedifferencebetweenvoluntaryandinvoluntarypart-timeemploymentbecausepeopletellus.Thesurvey

usedbytheLaborDepartmentaskspeopleistheyworkedlessthan35hoursinthereferenceweek.Iftheansweris“yes”,

theyareclassifiedasworkedlessthan35hoursinthatweekbecausetheywantedtoworklessthanfulltimeorbecause

theyhadnochoice.Theyareonlyclassifiedasvoluntarypart-timeworkersiftheytellthesurveytakertheychosetowork

lessthan35hoursaweek.

Theissueofvoluntarypart-timerelatestoObamacarebecauseoneofthemainpurposeswastoallowpeopletoget

insuranceoutsideofemployment.Formanypeople,especiallythosewithserioushealthconditionsorfamilymembers

withserioushealthconditions,beforeObamacaretheonlywaytogetinsurancewasthroughajobthatprovidedhealth

insurance.

However,Obamacarehasallowedmorethan12millionpeopletoeithergetinsurancethroughMedicaidorthe

exchanges.Thesearepeoplewhomaypreviouslyhavefelttheneedtogetafull-timejobthatprovidedinsuranceinorder

tocoverthemselvesandtheirfamilies.WithObamacarethereisnolongeralinkbetweenemploymentandinsurance.

36.Whichpartofthejobspictureareneglected?

[A]Theprospectofathrivingjobmarket.

[B]Theincreaseofvoluntarypart-timemarket.

[C]Thepossibilityoffullemployment.

[D]Theaccelerationofjobcreation.

37.Manypeopleworkpart-timebecausethey.

[A]preferpart-timejobstofull-timejobs.

[B]feelthatisenoughtomakeendsmeet.

[C]cannotgettheirhandsonfull-timejobs.

[D]haven'tseentheweaknessofthemarket.

38.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentistheUS.

[A]ishardertoacquirethanoneyearago.

[B]showsageneraltendencyofdecline.

[C]satisfiestherealneedofthejobless.

[D]islowerthanbeforetherecession.

39.ItcanbelearnedthatwithObamacare,.

[A]itisnolongereasyforpart-timerstogetinsurance

[B]employmentisnolongerapreconditiontogetinsurance

[C]itisstillchallengingtogetinsuranceforfamilymembers

[D]full-timeemploymentisstillessentialforinsurance

40.Thetextmainlydiscusses.

[A]employmentintheUS

[B]part-timerclassification

[C]insurancethoughMedicaid

[D]Obamacare*strouble

PartB

Directions:

Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choosethemostsuitableonefrom

thelist[A]-[G]tofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.

MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(10points)

[A]Youarenotalone

[B]Don'tfearresponsibilityforyourlife

[C]Paveyourownuniquepath

[D]Mostofyourfearsareunreal

[E]Thinkaboutthepresentmoment

[F]Experiencehelpsyougrow

[G]Therearemanythingstobegratefulfor

Unfortunately,lifeisnotabedofroses.Wearegoingthroughlifefacingsadexperiences.Moreover,wearegrieving

variouskindsofloss:afriendship,aromanticrelationshiporahouse.Hardtimesmayholdyoudownatwhatusually

seemslikethemostinopportunetime,butyoushouldrememberthattheywon'tlastforever.

Whenourtimeofmourningisover,wepressforward,strongerwithagreaterunderstandingandrespectforlife.

Furthermore,theselossesmakeusmatureandeventuallymoveustowardfutureopportunitiesforgrowthandhappiness.

IwanttosharethesetenoldtruthsI'velearnedalongtheway.

Fearisbothusefulandharmful.Thisnormalhumanreactionisusedtoprotectusbysignalingdangerandpreparing

ustodealwithit.Unfortunately,peoplecreateinnerbarrierswithahelpofexaggeratingfears.MyfavoriteactorWill

Smithoncesaid,“Fearisnotreal.Itisaproductofthoughtsyoucreate.Donotmisunderstandme.Dangerisveryreal.

Butfearisachoice."Idocompletelyagreethatfearsarejusttheproductofourluxuriantimagination.

42______________________________

Ifyouaresurroundedbyproblemsandcannotstopthinkingaboutthepast,trytofocusonthepresentmoment.

Manyofusareweigheddownbythepastoranxiousaboutthefuture.Youmayfeelguiltoveryourpast,butyouare

poisoningthepresentwiththethingsandcircumstancesyoucannotchange.Valuethepresentmomentandremember

howfortunateyouaretobealive.Enjoythebeautyoftheworldaroundandkeeptheeyesopentoseethepossibilities

beforeyou.Happinessisnotapointoffutureandnotamomentfromthepast,butamindsetthatcanbedesignedinto

thepresent.

43_______________________________

Sometimesitiseasytofeelbadbecauseyouaregoingthroughtoughtimes.Youcanbeeasilycaughtupbylife

problemsthatyouforgettopauseandappreciatethethingsyouhave.Onlystrongpeopleprefertosmileandvaluetheir

lifeinsteadofcryingandcomplainingaboutsomething.

44_________________________________

Nomatterhowisolatedyoumightfeelandhowseriousthesituationis,youshouldalwaysrememberthatyouare

notalone.Trytokeepinmindthatalmosteveryonerespectsandwantstohelpyouifyouaretryingtomakeagood

changeinyourlife,especiallyyourdearestandnearestpeople.Youmayhaveacircleoffriendswhoprovideconstantgood

humor,helpandcompanionship.Ifyouhavenofriendsorrelatives,trytoparticipateinseveralonlinecommunities,fullof

peoplewhoarealwayswillingtoshareadviceandencouragement.

45_________________________________

Todaymanypeoplefinditdifficulttotrusttheirownopinionandseekbalancebygainingobjectivityfromexternal

sources.Thiswayyoudevalueyouropinionandshowthatyouareincapableofmanagingyourownlife.Whenyouare

strugglingtoachievesomethingimportantyoushouldbelieveinyourselfandbesurethatyourdecisionisthebest.You

liveinyourskin,thinkyourownthoughts,haveyourownvaluesandmakeyourownchoices.

SectionIIITranslation

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextfromEnglishintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

Thinkaboutdrivingaroutethat'sveryfamiliar.Itcouldbeyourcommutetowork,atripintotownorthewayhome.

Whicheveritis,youknoweverytwistandturnlikethebackofyourhand.Onthesesortsoftripsit'seasytozoneoutfrom

theactualdrivingandpaylittleattentiontothepassingscenery.Theconsequenceisthatyouperceivethatthetriphas

takenlesstimethanitactuallyhas.

Thisisthewell-travelledroadeffect:peopletendtounderestimatethetimeittakestotravelafamiliarroute.

Theeffectiscausedbythewayweallocateourattention.Whenwetraveldownawell-knownroute,becausewedon

thavetoconcentratemuch,timeseemstoflowmorequickly.Andafterwards,whenwecometothinkbackonit,wecan'

trememberthejourneywellbecausewedidn'tpaymuchattentiontoit.Soweassumeitwasshorter.

SectionIVWriting

PartA

47.Directions:

Supposeyouruniversityisgoingtohostasummercampforhighschoolstudents.Writeanoticeto

1)brieflyintroducethecampactivities,and

2)callforvolunteers.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsontheANSWERSHEET.

Donotuseyournameorthenameofyouruniversity.

Donotwriteyouraddress.(10points)

PartB

48.Directions:

Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)interpretthechart,and

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

1、【答案】[C]signal

【解析】此题所在的上下文内容的意思是：陌生人之间没有交流，大家都只关注自己的手机，甚至不。

A项“票”，B项“允许”，C项“信号，打招呼”，D项“记录”；选项中，只有C项符合上下文语义，因此signal正

确。

2、【答案】[D]much

【解析】第二个空格所在句子的语义内容是：我们避免和其他人交流是件很悲哀的是，原因在与和陌生人交流，

我们会收获o根据句子内容，显然是指和陌生人交流，我们会从中收获很多东西。三个选项均不符合句意。

因此答案选much.

3、【答案】©plugged

【解析】该题所在语境的意思是：不知道和陌生人交流，我们会从中收获很多东西吗，原因在于—我们的手

机。A.打;B.引导;C.插入，投入;D.带来;四个选项分别带入句中，可以判断出plugged符合句意。

4、【答案】[A]message

【解析】该题所在句子的意思是：这种普遍存在的盔甲(不和陌生人交流)传递了“不要靠近我”这个。

显然这里考察了动宾搭配的考点，而且空格处的内容是说“不要靠近我"。所以，根据send这个动词和空格处后面

的内容可以判断出，答案为message。其他选项均不符合前后语义。

5、【答案】[C]behind

【解析】该所要表达的意思是：…臧在我们屏幕的位置。A.下面;B.之外；C.后面;D.来自;四个选项分别

带入原句，只有behind符合句意。

6、【答案】[D]misinterpreted

【解析】空的语境为：我们害怕被拒绝，也害怕我们善意的社交之举被—成“怪异的”，只有答案D符合上

下文语义。

7、【答案】[D]delayed

【解析】空格所在句与前后句同为wefear…的并列句，故句意应前后保持一致。前一句说“我们害怕被拒绝,

被误解”，后一句说“我们害怕被打扰”，A选项带入语义不通，B,C选项不符合该文语境，D选项带入文中“我们

害怕被耽搁时间”，符合上下文语义，故答案为D。

8、【答案】[D]unfamiliar

【解析】空格处需填入一个形容词修饰strangers(陌生人)，所以该词应符合陌生人的身份与特点，既是陌生人，

肯定是“不熟悉的”，故答案为D。

9、【答案】[C]anxious

【解析】空所在语境为“因为陌生人固有的陌生感，所以当与朋友和熟人相比，在沟通时，我们很容易感到J

填入的词应满足前后句的因果逻辑关系，不难判断空格处应填入一个消极的词汇，故首先排除A和B选项，D选项

，，生气的”和C选项“紧张的，焦虑的”，根据常识，D选项更符合陌生人所带来的感觉，故答案为C。

10、【答案】[D]turn(to)

【解析】空格要求填入一个动词，首先需与介词t。构成搭配，其次需满足“为了避免这种不自在，我们

我们的手机。”的语义，D选项turnto表示转向求助于某物某事，符合上下文语义，故答案为D。

11、【答案】[A]dangerous

【解析】根据此处结构protectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore（保护我们以防我们观察的东

西更加）,可推断空处填入词汇为负向感情色彩，A选项dangerous（危险的）意思吻合，且和前文uneasiness（不

安）;security（安全）形成呼应;B选项mysterious（神秘的）与主题关联不大，且为中性词;C选项violenM暴力的）意思比较

极端，且不合题意;D选项boring（无聊的）同样不吻合该段主题。故答案为A选项dangerous。

12、【答案】[A]hurt

【解析】该句意思为：当我们撕掉创可贴，把智能手机揣到口袋里，并且抬头行走，并没有那么糟糕。

A选项hurt（伤害）、B选项resist（抵抗）、C选项bend（弯曲）、D选项decay（衰退）,其中hurt符合题意,itdoesn*thurt

sobad（没那么令人难受）。因此答案为A选项hurt。

13【答案】[B]conversation

【解析】由上文推断此处为研究者进行的一项实验内容，根据该句后面一句中talkto可知，实验是让研究对象

进行交谈，可锁定B选项conversation（对话）,与talkto对应。A选项lecture（讲座）、C选项debate（讨论）、D选项

negotiation（谈判）均不吻合题意，故答案为B选项conversation。

14、【答案】[D]passengers

【解析】该句意思为：他们让芝加哥火车上的通勤者和他们的交谈。根据commuter（通勤者）一词可找

到与之对应的A选项passengers（乘客），B选项employees（雇员）、C选项researchers（研究者）、D选项trainees（受训

者）都不正确。故答案为A选项passengerso

15、【答案】[C]predict

【解析】该句意思为「当两位博士让火车站的其他人和其他陌生人交谈会有什么感觉，乘客们认为……”

A选项reveal（揭露;曝光），多接负面现象，此处不搭配;B选项choose（选择）不合题意;C选项predict（预测）代入文中翻

译通顺，文法符合;D选项design（设计）不合题意。故答案为C选项predicto

16、【答案】[B]ride

【解析】此处需要填入一个与commuters”上下班往返的人”相关的词。因此排除A选项voyage“旅途”和D

选项flight“航班上文提到了“thesametrainstation"，因此排除C选项walk“步行”，选项B为正确答案。

17、【答案】[A]wentthrough

【解析】此处考察固定词组。A选项gothroughwith意为“完成”,B选项"doawaywith”意为“废除，消灭”，

C选项“catchupwith”意为“跟上，赶上”，D选项putupwith意为“忍受”，因此符合文意，能够和实验搭配的

只能是选项Ao

18、【答案】[B]Infact

【解析】此处需要填入一个固定词组，起到承接上下文的作用。上文提到那些放下手机，积极与乘客交流的人

并没有受到冷落。空格后指出，与那些没有对话的人相比，这些人更加的开心。可见上下文之间是并列或递进的关

系。A选项Inturn意为“轮流，以此”，不符合上下文关系，C选项Inparticular”尤其是，特别是"常常用来表示

举例的逻辑关系，因此排除。D选项Inconsequence“结果”，表示因果的逻辑关系，因此排除。所以正确答案为B

选项infact"事实上

19、【答案】网since

【解析】此处考察上下文的逻辑关系。上文指出，与那些没有对话的人相比，那些积极交谈的人更加开心。下

文则提到人类的繁荣起源于社会联系。显然，这二者之间不是假设关系，因此排除A选项unless和C选项if,也非

转折关系，因此排除D选项whereas,正确答案为B选项since,表因果关系。

20、【答案】©simple

【解析】此处需要填入一个可以形容冒号后句子的形容词。与陌生人交谈让你觉得不孤单。显然这一事实，绝

非funny“滑稽的"logical“有条理的"，也非rare“稀有的”。C选项“简单的”符合文意，是正确答案。

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21^【答案】[A]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

【解析】事实细节题。该题干问：之前的研究认为家是……。根据题干，该题答案定位在首段首句。首句大致

意思为“一项新的研究表明，与绝大部分研究相反，实际上，人们在家里的压力要大于工作。”由此可知，以往的

研究正好跟最新研究相反，即人们在家里的压力小于工作。纵观各选项，选项A意为：与工作场所相比，能提供更

多的休闲;与文章表述一致，为正确答案。

22、【答案】[C]