2018考研英语(一)真题+答案.pdf

2018年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试 英语(一) Section I Use of English Directions:Read the following text.Choose thebestword (s) for each numberedblank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Trust is a tricky business. On the one hand, its a necessary condition 1 many worthwhile things: child care, friendships, etc. On the other hand, putting your 2 , in the wrong place often carries a high 3 . 4 ,why do we trust at all? Well, because it feels good. 5 people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone that 6 pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instruct that promptshumansto 7 with oneanother.Scientistshave found that exposure 8 this hormone puts us in a trusting 9 : In a Swiss study, researchers sprayed oxytocin into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantlyhigheramountsofmoneyto strangersthanweretheir 10 who inhaled something else. 11 for us, we also have a sixth sense for dishonesty that may 12 us. A Canadian study found that children as young as 14 months can differentiate 13 a crediblepersonandadishonestone.Sixtytoddlerswereeach 14 toanadulttester holdingaplasticcontainer.Thetesterwouldask, “What’sinhere?” beforelooking into the container, smiling, and exclaiming, “Wow!” Each subject was then invited to look 15 . Half of them found a toy; the other half 16 the container was empty-and realized the tester had 17 them. Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were 18 to cooperate withthetester in learninganew skill,demonstratingthattheytrustedhisleadership. 19,onlyfiveofthe30childrenpairedwiththe “20”testerparticipatedinafollow-up activity. 1. [A] on [B] like [C] for [D] from 2. [A] faith [B] concern [C] attention [D] interest 3. [A] benefit [B] debt [C]