2024考研英语二真题(完整版)
SectionⅠUseofEnglish Directions:
Readthefollowingtext。
Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankand
markA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith--oreven
lookingat--astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagree
bythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta1underground.
It'sasadreality--ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings--
becausethere's2tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.
Butyouwouldn'tknowit,3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe
4:\
Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?
Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoach.Wefear
rejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6as\y,\
we'llbe7.Wefearwe'llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently8tous,so
wearemorelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwith
ourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we10toourphones.
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glassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11.\
Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlook
up,itdoesn't12sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientists
NicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Start
a13.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14.\nDr.
EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15
howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir16
wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,%ummarizes.
Thoughtheparticipantsdidn'texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey17with
theexperiment,\.\
18,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththose
sanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19humanbeingsthriveoff
ofsocialconnections.It'sthat20:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeel
connected.
1.[A]ticket[B]permit[C]signall[D]record 2.[A]nothing[B]link[C]another[D]much 3.[A]beaten[B]guided[C]plugged[D]brought 4.[A]message[B]cede[C]notice[D]sign 5.[A]under[B]beyond[C]behind[D]from
6.[A]misinterprete[B]misapplied[C]misadjusted[D]mismatched
7.[A]fired[B]judged[C]replaced[D]delayed
8.[A]unreasonable[B]ungreatful[C]unconventional[D]unfamiliar
9.[A]comfortable[B]anxious[C]confident[D]angry 10.[A]attend[B]point[C]take[D]turn
11.[A]dangerous[B]mysterious[C]violent[D]boring 12.[A]hurt[B]resist[C]bend[D]decay
13.[A]lecture[B]conversation[C]debate[D]negotiation