2018年英语二真题
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2018年全国硕士研究生招生考试
英语（二）
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2018年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题
Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark
A, B, C or Don the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will
obviously be painful? Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty,
according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that
the need to know is so strong that people will 2 to satisfy their curiosity even
when it is clear the answer will 3
In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago
and the Wisconsin School of Business tested students'willingness to 4 themselves
to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 , each participant
was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment.
The twist? Half of the pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked.
Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified; another
twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified. 7 left alone in the room,
the students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and
incurred more shocks than the students who knew what would 8 . Subsequent
experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli, 9 the sound of fingernails
on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects.
The drive to 10 is deeply rooted in humans, much the same as the basic
drives for 11 or shelter, says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago.
Curiosity is often considered a good instinct -it can 12 new scientific advances,
for instance -but sometimes such 13 can backfire. The insight that curiosity
can drive you to do 14 things is a profound one.
U呻ealthycuriosity is possible to 15 , however. In a final experiment,
participants who were encouraged to 16 how they would feel after viewing an
unpleasant picture were less likely to 17 to see such an image. These results
suggest that imagining the 18 of following through on one's curiosity ahead of
time can help determine 19 it is worth the endeavor. "Thinking about long-term
20 is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity," Hsee says. In
other words, don't read online comments.
英语（二）试题 . 1 . (共 14 页）
1.A. protect
2.A. refuse
3.A. hurt
4.A. alert
5.A. message
6.A. remove
7.A. When
8.A. continue
9.A. rather than
10.A. discover
11.A. pay
12.A. lead to
13.A. withdrawal
14.A. self-reliant
15.A. define
16.A. overlook
17.A. remember
18.A. relief
19.A. why
20.A. consequences
Part A
Directions:
B.resolve C.discuss D.ignore
B.wait C.regret D.seek
B.last C.mislead D.rise
B.tie C.treat D.expose
B.review C.trial D.concept
B.weaken C.interrupt D.deliver
B.If C.Though D.Unless
B.happen C.disappear D.change
B.regardless of C.such as D.owing to
B.forgive C.forget D.disagree
B.marriage C.schooling D.food
B.rest on C.learn from D.begin with
B.persistence C.inquiry D.diligence
B.self-destructive C. self-evident D.self-deceptive
B.resist C.replace D.trace
B.predict C.design D.conceal
B.promise C.choose D.pretend
B.plan C.duty D.outcome
B.whether C.where D.how
B.investments C.strategies D.limitations
Section II Reading Comp rehension
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B,
C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)
英语（二）试题 . 2 . (共 14 页）
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