2020全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）
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 defining that it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very 1 , particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, 2 , a younger sibling. 3 , there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to 4 : a patient parent. Children of every age benefit parenting. Still, 5 every parent would like to be patient, there is no easy 6 . Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a 7 and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You are only human, and sometimes your kids can 8 you just a little too far. And then the 9 happens; You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too 10 and does nobody any good.You wish that you could 11 the clock and start over. We ’ve all been there.
12 , even though it’s common, it’s important 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.
If you consistently lose your 15 with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the 16 of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when 17 by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly 18 to maintain patience at all times with your children. 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. tedious
B.pleasant B.for example
C. instructive C. at once
D.tricky D.by accident
2. A. in addition 3. A. Fortunately 4. A. assume 5. A. while
B.Occasionally
B.assist
C. According
D.Eventually
D.train D.once
C. describe C.unless
B.because
6. A. answer 7. A. tolerant 8. A. move
B.task
C.choice
D.access
B.formal
C. rigid
D.critical
D.send D.inevitable D.vague D.cover up D.Otherwise D.regret D.reflect D. cool D.context D.confronted D.wrong
B.drag C. push
9. A. mysterious 10. A.boring
B.illogical B.native
C. suspicious C.harsh
11. A. turn back 12. A. Overall 13. A. like 14. A. raise 15. A. time 16. A. nature 17. A. cheated 18. A. terrible 19. A. trying 20. A. hide
B.take apart B.Instead B.miss B.affect B.bond B.secret
C. set aside C.However C.believe C. justify C. race
C. importance C. confused C.strange
B.defeated B.hard
B.changing
C. exciting
D.surprising
D.escape
B. emerge C. withdraw
Section II Reading Comprehension
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 the 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 pened 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.
Across 18 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 behaviours 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. \to give it a moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scene on it 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 are 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,\Wiles.
21.Quinn and her colleagues conducted a test to see if rats can ____ .
[A] pickup social signals from non-living rats [B]distinguish a friendly rat from a hostile one [C]attain sociable traits through special training [D] send out warning messages to their fellow
22.What did the asocial robot do during the experiment?
[A]It followed the social robot. [B]It played with some toys. [C]It set the trapped rats free. [D]It moved around alone.
23.According to Quinn,the rats released the social robot because they____ .
[A]tried to practice a means of escape [B]expected it to do the same in return [C]wanted to display their intelligence [D]considered that an interesting game 24.James Wiles notes that rats ____ .
[A]can remember other rat's facial features
2020全国硕士研究生入学统一考试204英语二考研真题及答案
