2015年mpamba英語真題及答案解析完整版英語

1、2015年SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestwd(s)feachnumberedblankmarkABCDonANSWERSHEET.(10points)Inourcontemparyculturetheprospectofcommunicatingwithevenlookingatastrangerisvirtuallyunbearable

2、.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphonesevenwithouta1underground.Itsasadrealityourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeingsbecausetheres2tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstingbyyou.Butyouwouldnt

3、knowit3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmsendsthe4:“Pleasedontapproachme.“Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreensOneanswerisfearaccdingtoJonWtmannexecutivementalcoach.Wefearrejectionthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe

4、6as“creepy“.Wefearwellbe7.Wefearwellbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently8toussowearemelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxietywe10toourphones.“Phonesbecomeoursecuritybla

5、nket“Wtmannsays.“Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobeme11.”Butonceweripoffthebaidtuckoursmartphonesinourpocketslookupitdoesnt12sobad.Inone2011experimentbehavialscientistsNicholasEpleyJulianhro

6、ederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta13.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14.“WhenDr.EpleyMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastrangerthecommutersthoughtth

7、eir16wouldbemepleasantiftheysatontheirown“theNewYkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidntexpectapositiveexperienceafterthey17withtheexperiment“notasinglepersonreptedhavingbeensnubbed.“18thesecommuteswerereptedlymeenjo

8、yablecomparedwiththosesanscommunicationwhichmakesabsolutesense19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.Itsthat20:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.1.[A]ticket[B]permit[C]signal[D]recdSectionIIReadingComprehensio

9、nPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingABCD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveyspeopleareactuallymestressedathomethanatwk.Res

10、earchersmeasuredpeople’sctisolwhichisastressmarkerwhiletheywereatwkwhiletheywereathomefoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdomwefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstr

11、essatwkthanathome”writesoneoftheresearchersSarahDamske.Infactwomenevensaytheyfeelbetteratwkshenotes.“Itismennotwomenwhoreptbeinghappierathomethanatwk.”Anothersurpriseisthatfindingsholdtruefboththosewithchildrenwithoutbut

12、mesofnonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhowkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.Whatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingwkwhenthey’reathomewhetheritishouseholdwkwkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Fmanymentheendofthewkdayisatime

13、tokickback.Fwomenwhostayhometheynevergettoleavetheoffice.fwomenwhowkoutsidethehometheyoftenareplayingcatchupwithhouseholdtasks.Withtheblurringofrolesthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindthewkplaceamakingadjustmentsfwking

14、womenit’snotsurprisingthatwomenaremestressedathome.Butit’snotjustagenderthing.Atwkpeopleprettymuchknowwhatthey’resupposedtobedoing:wkingmarkingmoneydoingthetaskstheyhavetodoindertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:Employ

15、eeputsinhoursofphysicalmentallabemployeedrawsoutlifesustainingmoola.Onthehomefronthoweverpeoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflabissoclinicallymethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedonethere

16、areinadequaterewardsfmostofthem.Yourhomecolleaguesyourfamilyhavenoclearrewardsftheirlabtheyneedtobetalkedintoitifthey’reteenagersthreatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plusthey’reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyour