2015年考研英语二真题及答案解析(1~20/共20题SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(sforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.
Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith--orevenlookingat--astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta__1__underground.It´sasadreality--ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings--becausethere´s__2__tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn´tknowit,__3__intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe__4__:"Pleasedon´tapproachme."Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide__5__ourscreens?
Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe__6__as"creepy,".Wefearwe´llbe__7__.Wefearwe´llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently__8__tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel__9__whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we__10__toourphones."Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,"Wortmannsays."Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore__11__."
Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn´t__12__sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta__13__.TheduohadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow__14__."WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto__15__howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir__16__wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,"theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn´texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey__17__withtheexperiment,"notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed."
__18__,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,__19__humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It´sthat__20__:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.第1题A.ticketB.permitC.signalD.record第2题A.nothingB.littleC.anotherD.much第3题A.beatenB.guidedC.pluggedD.brought
第4题A.messageB.codeC.noticeD.sign第5题A.underB.beyondC.behindD.from
第6题
A.misappliedB.mismatchedC.misadjustedD.misinterpreted第7题A.replacedB.firedC.judgedD.delayed第8题
A.unreasonableB.ungrateful
C.unconventionalD.unfamiliar第9题
A.comfortableB.confidentC.anxiousD.angry第10题A.attend