2018年考研英語二真題與答案

1、2018年研究生入學(xué)考試英語（二）試題SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestwd(s)feachnumberedblankmark[A][B][C][D]ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhydopeoplereadnegativeIntercommentsdootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepa

2、infulBecausehumanshaveaninherentneedto1uncertaintyaccdingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowisstrongthatpeoplewill2tosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill3.Inaserieso

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5、tudentswhodidnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmepensincurredmeshocksthanthestudentswhoknewthatwould8.Subsequentexperimentsreproducedthiseffectwithotherstimuli9thesoundoffingernailsonachalkboardphotographsofdisgusting

6、insects.Thedriveto10isdeeplyrootedinhumansmuchthesameasthebasicdrivesf11sheltersaysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinct—itcan12newscientificadvancesfinstance—butsometimessuch13c

7、anbackfire.Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo14thingsisaprofoundone.Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto15however.Inafinalexperimentparticipantswhowereencouragedto16howtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelessli

8、kelyto17toseesuchanimage.Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingthe18offollowingthroughon19.A.howB.whyC.whereD.whether20.A.limitationsB.investmentsC.consequencesD.strategiesSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefo

9、llowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A][B][C][D].MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ItiscuriousthatStephenKoziatekfeelsalmostasthoughhehastojustifyhisefftstogivehisstudentsabetterfuture.

10、Mr.Koziatekispartofsomethingpioneering.HeisateacherataNewHampshirehighschoolwherelearningisnotsomethingofbookstestsmechanicalmemizationbutpractical.Whendiditbecomeacceptedwisdomthatstudentsshouldbeabletonamethe13thpresid

11、entoftheUnitedStatesbutbeutterlyoverwhelmedbyabrokenbikeChainAsKoziatekknowthereislearninginjustabouteverything.Nothingisnecessarilygainedbyfcingstudentstolearngeometryatagraffitieddeskstuckwithgenerationsofdiscardedchew

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13、tmakeitacademically”hesays.OnonehthatviewpointisalogicalproductofAmerica’sevolution.Manufacturingisnottheeconomicenginethatitoncewas.ThejobsecuritythattheUSeconomyonceofferedtohighschoolgraduateshaslargelyevapated.Meeduc