2012-2020年考研英语二历年真题及答案全面解析
2020 年考研英语（二）真题及解析 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 D on the ANSWER SHEET . (10 points)
Being a good parent is ,of course, what every parent would like to be. But
calm,rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than. 2 ,a younger one.
3 , there's another sort of parent that's a bit easier to 4 : a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, 5 ,every parent would like to be patient. this is no easy 6 . sometimes, parents get exhausted and are unable to maintain a 7 and composed sty1e with their kids. I understand this.
You're only human, and sometimes your kids can 8 you just a little too 12 even though it's common. it's vital to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may 13 for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also 14 your child's self-esteem.
modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the 16 of modeling patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to maintain emotional control when 17 by stress is one of the most significant of all life's skills.
Certainly, it's incredibly 18 to maintain patience at all times with your kids. A more practical goal is to try , to the best of your ability ,to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with 19 situations involving your children.I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and 20 from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally. 1. A.pleasant B.tricky 2. A.at once B.in addition 3. A.Fortunately B.Occasionally 4. A.amuse B.train 5. A.once B.because 6. A.choice B.answer 7. A.formal B.tolerant 8. A.move B.send 9. A. inevitable B.illogical 10. A.boring B.harsh 11. A.turn back B.take apart 12. A.Overall B.Instead 13. A.believe B.regret 14. A.justify B.raise 15. A.bond B.time 16. A.nature B. secret 17. A.confronted B.defeated 18. A.strange B.terrible 19. A.exciting B.trying 20. A.withdraw B.hide
Selection Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
C.tedious C.for example C.Accordingly C.assist C.unless C.task C.rigid C.drag C. mysterious C.naive C.set aside C.Otherwise C.miss C.affect C.race C.context C.cheated C.hard C.surprising C. emerge
D.instructive D.by accident D.Eventually D.describe D.while D.access D.critical D.push D.suspicious D.vague D.cover up D.However D.like D.reflect D.cool D.importance D.confused D.wrong D.changing D.escape
Part A Directions ：
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A ，
B ， C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)
Text 1
Rats and other animals need to be highly at tuned to social signals from others so that can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living beings. Loleh Quinn at the University of California. San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats. They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat — one social and one asocial-for 5 our days. The robots rats were quite minimalist. resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels-to move around and colorful markings. During the experiment,. the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.
Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a lever.
Across18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviors like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, says Quinn.
The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its
minimal design.The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels.”We’d assumed we’ d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features. and put a scene on u to make it smell like a real rat. but that wasn’ t necessary,” says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia. who helped
with the research.
The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly,children tend to treat robots as if they arc fellow beings, even when they display only simple social signals. “ We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are too.” M says Wiles.
2012-2020年考研英语二历年真题及答案全面解析
