2025年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二)真题及答案.pdf
2025年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二)
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorD
ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Therearemanyunderstandablereasonswhyyoumightfinditdifficulttoaskforhelpwhen
youneedit.Psychologistshavebeeninterestedinthis1fordecades,notleastbecausepeoples
widespread2toaskforhelphasledtosomehigh-profilefailures.
Askingforhelptakes3.Itinvolvescommunicatinganeedonyourpart—there’ssomething
youcan’tdo.4,you’rebroadcastingyourownweakness,whichcanbe5.youmighthave__6__
aboutlosingcontrolofwhateveritisyouareaskingforhelpwith.7someonestartstohelp,perhaps
theywilltakeover,orgetacreditforyourearlyefforts.Yetanother8thatyoumightbeworried
aboutisbeinganuisanceor9thepersonyougotoforhelp.
Ifyoustrugglewithlowself-esteem,youmightfinditespeciallydifficultto_10_forhelp
becauseyouhavetheaddedworryoftheotherperson_11_yourrequest.Youmightseesuch
refusalsasimplyingsomething_12_aboutthestatusofyourrelationshipwiththem.To13these
difficulties,trytoremindyourselfthateveryoneneedshelpsometimes.Nobodyknowseverything
andcandoeverythingallbythemselves.Andwhileyoumight14comingacrossasincompetent,
there’sactuallyresearchthatshowsthatadvice-seekersare15asmorecompetent,notless.
Perhapsmostencouragingofallisapaperfrom2022byresearchersatStanfordUniversity,in
California,thatinvolvedamixofcontrivedhelp-seekinginteractionsandaskingpeopleto16times
they’dsoughthelpinthepast.Thefindingsshowedthathelp-seekersgenerallyunderestimatedhow
17otherpeoplewillbetohelpandhowgooditwillmakethehelp-giverfeel(formostpeople,
havingthechancetohelpsomeoneishighly