2025年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（二）试题.docx

2025年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（二）试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:?Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.（10points）

Therearemanyunderstandablereasonswhyyoumightfinditdifficulttoaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.Psychologistshavebeeninterestedinthis??1??fordecades,notleastbecausepeople’widespread??2??toaskforhelphasledtosomehigh-profilefailures.

Askingorhelptakes??3??.Itinvolvescommunicatingneedonyourpart-there’ssomethingyoucan’tdo.??4??,you’rebroadcastingyourownweaknesseswhichcanbe??5??.Youmightworryaboutcomingacrossasincompetent.Youmighthave??6??ofwhateveritisyou’reaskingforhelpwith.??7??someonestartstohelp,perhapsthey’lltakeover,orgetcreditforyourearlierefforts.Yetanother??8??thatmightbeworriedaboutisbeinganuisanceor??9??thepersonyougotoforhelp.

Ifyoustrugglewithlowself-esteem,youmightfinditespeciallydifficultto??10??forhelpbecauseyouhavetheaddedworryoftheotherperson??11??yourrequest.Youmightseesuchrefusalsasimplyingsomething??12??aboutthestatusofyourrelationshipwiththem.To??13??thesedifficulties,trytoremindyourselfthateveryoneneedshelpsometimes.Nobodyknowseverythingandcandoeverythingallbythemselves.

Andwhileyoumight?14?comingacrossasincompetent,there’sactuallyresearchthatshowsthatadviceseekersare?15?asmorecompetent,notless.

Perhapsmostencouragingofallisapaperfrom2022byresearchersatStanfordUniversitythatinvolvedamixofcontrivedhelp-seekinginteractionsandaskingpeopleto?16?timesthey’dsoughthelpinthepast.Thefindingsshowedthathelp-seekergenerallyunderestimatehow?17?otherpeoplewillbetohelpandhowgoodit’llmakethehelp-giverfeel（formostpeople,havingthechancetohelpsomeoneis

highly?18?）.?

So,bearallthisinmindthenexttimeyouneedtoaskforhelp?19?,takecareo