2015考研英语二真题、解析和翻译(大师兄版).pdf

@大师兄英语·2015年考研英语二 2015年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二试题 SectionI UseofEnglish Directions: Readthe followingtext. Choosethebestword(s) foreachnumberedblank andmark [A], [B], [C]or [D]on theANSWERSHEET.(10points) In our contemporary culture,the prospect of communicatingwith—or even looking at—a stranger is virtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta 1 underground. It’s a sadreality—our desire to avoid interacting with otherhuman beings—because there’s 2 to be gained fromtalking to the stranger standingby you. But you wouldn’t know it, 3 into your phone. This universalarmorsendsthe 4 :“Pleasedon’tapproachme.” Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide 5 ourscreens? One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach. We fear rejection, or that our innocentsocialadvanceswillbe 6 as“creepy.”Wefearwe’llbe 7 .Wefearwe’llbedisruptive. Strangersareinherently 8 tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel 9 whencommunicatingwiththem comparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we 10 toourphones.“Phonesbecome oursecurityblanket,”Wortmannsays.“Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoing tobemore 11 .” Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn’t 12 sobad. In one2011 experiment,behavioral scientistsNicholas Epley and Juliana Schroederasked commuters to dothe unthinkable: Starta 13 .Theyhad Chicagotrain commuterstalktotheir fellow 14 .“WhenDr.Epley andMs. Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrain stationto 15 howtheywould feelaftertalkingtoa stranger,the commutersthoughttheir 16 wouldbemorepleasant ifthey satontheir own,”theNewYork Timessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn’texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey 17 withtheexpe- riment,“notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed.” 18 , thes