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2018考研英语二真题和答案完整版
SectionI UseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext。
Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET。
(10points)
WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepainful?
Becausehumanshaveaninherentneedto 1 uncertainty,accordingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience。
Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowissostrongthatpeoplewill 2 tosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill 3 。
Inaseriesoffourexperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityofChicagoandtheWisconsinSchoolofBusinesstested。
Student’swillingnessto 4 themselvestounpleasantstimuliinanefforttosatisfycuriosity。
Forone 5 eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment。
Thetwist?
Halfofthepenswould 6 anelectricshockwhenclicked。
Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwhichpenswereelectrified,anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified7leftaloneintheroom,thestudentswhodidnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmorepensandincurredmoreshocksthanthestudentswhoknewwhatwould8subsequentexperimentsreproduced,thiseffectwithotherstimuli9thesoundoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects。
Thedriveto_10_isdeeplyrootedinhumans。
Muchthesameasthebasicdrivesfor_11_orshelter,saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicagoCuriosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinct-itcan_12_NewScientificadvances,forinstance-butsometimessuch_13_canbackfire,theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo_14_thingsisaprofoundone。
Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto 15 ,however,inafinalexperiment,participantswhowereencouragedto 16 howtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelesslikelyto 17 toseesuchanimage。
Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingthe 18 offollowingthroughonone’scuriosityaheadoftimecanhelpdetermine 19 itisworththeendeavor。
”Thinkingaboutlong-term 20 iskeytoreducingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity。
Hseesays“inotherwords,don’treadonlinecomments”。
1.[A]Protect[B]resolve [C]discuss [D]ignore
2.[A]refuse[B]wait [C]regret [D]seek
3.[A]hurt[B]last [C]mislead [D]rise
4.[A]alert[B]tie [C]treat [D]expose
5.[A]message[B]review [C]trial [D]concept
6。
[A]remove [B]weaken [C]interrupt [D]deliver
7。
[A]when [B]if [C]though [D]unless
8。
[A]continue [B]happen [C]disappear [D]change
9。
[A]ratherthan [B]regardlessof [C]suchas [D]owingto
10。
[A]discover [B]forgive [C]forget [D]disagree
11。
[A]pay [B]marriage [C]schooling [D]food
12。
[A]leadto [B]reston [C]learnfrom [D]beginwith
13。
[A]withdrawal [B]persistence [C]inquiry [D]diligence
14。
[A]self-reliant [B]self-destructive[C]self-evident [D]self-deceptive
15。
[A]define [B]resist [C]replace [D]trace
16。
[A]overlook [B]predict [C]design [D]conceal
17。
[A]remember [B] promise [C]choose [D]pretend
18。
[A]relief [B]plan [C]duty [D]outcome
19。
[A]why [B]whether [C]where [D]how
20。
[A]consequences [B]investments [C]strategies [D]limitations
SectionII ReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts。
AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD。
MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET。
(40points)
Text1
ItiscuriousthatStephenKoziatekfeelsalmostasthoughhehastojustifyhiseffortstogivehisstudentsabetterfuture。
Mr。
Koziatekispartofsomethingpioneering。
HeisateacherataNewHampshirehighschoolwherelearningisnotsomethingofbooksandtestsandmechanicalmemorization,butpractical。
Whendiditbecomeacceptedwisdomthatstudentsshouldbeabletonamethe13thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesbutbeutterlyoverwhelmedbyabrokenbikechain?
AsKoziatekknows,thereislearninginjustabouteverything。
Nothingisnecessarilygainedbyforcingstudentstolearngeometryatagraffitieddeskstuckwithgenerationsofdiscardedchewinggum。
Theycanalsolearngeometrybyassemblingabicycle。
Buthe’salsofoundakindofinsidiousprejudice。
Workingwithyourhandsisseenasalmostamarkofinferiority。
Schoolsinthefamilyofvocationaleducation“havethatstereotype。
。
。
thatit’sforkidswhocan’tmakeitacademically,”hesays。
Ononehand,thatviewpointisalogicalproductofAmerica’sevolution。
Manufacturingisnottheeconomicenginethatitoncewas。
ThejobsecuritythattheUSeconomyonceofferedtohighschoolgraduateshaslargelyevaporated。
Moreeducationisthenewprinciple。
Wewantmoreforourkids,andrightfullyso。
Buttheheadlongpushintobachelor’sdegreesforall–andthesubtledevaluingofanythingless–missesanimportantpoint:
That’snottheonlythingtheAmericaneconomyneed。
Yes,abachelor’sdegreeopensmoredoors。
Butevennow,54percentofthejobsinthecountryaremiddle-skilljobs,suchasconstructionandhigh-skillmanufacturing。
Butonly44percentofworkersareadequatelytrained。
Inotherwords,atatimewhentheworkingclasshasturnedthecountryonitspoliticalhead,frustratedthattheopportunitythatoncedefinedAmericaisvanishing,oneobvioussolutionisstaringusintheface。
Thereisagapinworking-classjobs,buttheworkerswhoneedthosejobsmostaren’tequippedtodothem。
Koziatek’sManchesterschoolofTechnologyHighSchoolistryingtofillthatgap。
Koziatek’sschoolisawake-upcall。
Wheneducationbecomesone-size-fits-all,itrisksoverlookinganation’sdiversityofgifts。
21.Abrokenbikechainismentionedtoshowstudents’lackof。
[A]practicalability
[B]academictraining
[C]pioneeringspirit
[D]mechanicalmemorization
22.Thereexiststheprejudicethatvocationaleducationisforkidswho。
[A]haveastereotypedmind
[B]havenocareermotivation
[C]arenotacademicallysuccessful
[D]arefinanciallydisadvantaged
23.WecaninferfromParagraph5thathighschoolgraduates。
[A]usedtohavebigfinancialconcerns
[B]usedtohavemorejobopportunities
[C]arereluctanttoworkinmanufacturing
[D]areentitledtomoreeducationalprivileges
24.Theheadlongpushintobachelor‘sdegreesforall。
[A]helpscreatealotofmiddle-skilljobs
[B]maynarrowthegapinworking-classjobs
[C]isexpectedtoyieldabetter-trainedworkforce
[D]indicatestheovervaluingofhighereducation
25.Theauthor‘sattitudetowardKoziatek’sschoolcanbedescribedas。
[A]supportive
[B]tolerant
[C]disappointed
[D]cautious
Text2
Whilefossilfuels—stillgenerateroughly85percentoftheworld’senergysupply,it’sclearerthaneverthatthefuturebelongstorenewablesourcessuchaswindandsolar。
Themovetorenewablesispickingupmomentumaroundtheworld:
Theynowaccountformorethanhalfofnewpowersourcesgoingonline。
Somegrowthstemsfromacommitmentbygovernmentsandfarsightedbusinessestofundcleanerenergysources。
Butincreasinglythestoryisabouttheplummetingpricesofrenewables,especiallywindandsolar。
Thecostofsolarpanelshasdroppedby80percentandthecostofwindturbinesbyclosetoone-thirdinthepasteightyears。
Inmanypartsoftheworldrenewableenergyisalreadyaprincipalenergysource。
InScotland,forexample,windturbinesprovideenoughelectricitytopower95percentofhomes。
Whiletherestoftheworldtakesthelead,notablyChinaandEurope,theUnitedStatesisalsoseeingaremarkableshift。
InMarch,forthefirsttime,windandsolarpoweraccountedformorethan10percentofthepowergeneratedintheUS,reportedtheUSEnergyInformationAdministration。
PresidentTrumphasunderlinedfossilfuels—especiallycoal—asthepathtoeconomicgrowth。
InarecentspeechinIowa,hedismissedwindpowerasanunreliableenergysource。
ButthatmessagedidnotplaywellwithmanyinIowa,wherewindturbinesdotthefieldsandprovide36percentofthestate’selectricitygeneration—andwheretechgiantslikeMicrosoftarebeingattractedbytheavailabilityofcleanenergytopowertheirdatacenters。
Thequestion“Whathappenswhenthewinddoesn’tbloworthesundoesn’tshine?
”hasprovidedaquickput-downforskeptics。
Butaboostinthestoragecapacityofbatteriesismakingtheirabilitytokeeppowerflowingaroundtheclockmorelikely。
Theadvanceisdriveninpartbyvehiclemanufacturers,whoareplacingbigbetsonbattery-poweredelectricvehicles。
Althoughelectriccarsarestillararityonroadsnow,thismassiveinvestmentcouldchangethepicturerapidlyincomingyears。
Whilethere’salongwaytogo,thetrendlinesforrenewablesarespiking。
Thepaceofchangeinenergysourcesappearstobespeedingup—perhapsjustintimetohaveameaningfuleffectinslowingclimatechange。
WhatWashingtondoes—ordoesn’tdo—topromotealternativeenergymaymeanlessandlessatatimeofaglobalshiftinthought。
26.Theword“plummeting”(Line3,Para。
2)isclosestinmeaningto。
[A]stabilizing
[B
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