2018考研英语二真题及答案解析.pdf

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1、2018年全国硕士研究生入学统考试英语(二)试题2018年全国硕士研究生入学统考试英语(二)试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddootherthingsthatwillobviouslyhepainful?Becauseh

2、umanshaveaninherentneedto1uncertainty,accordingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowissostrongthatpeoplewill2_tosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill3.Inaseriesoffourexperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityofChica

3、goBoothSchoolofBusinessandtheWisconsinSchoolofBusinesstestedstudents'willingnessto4themselvestounpleasantstimuliinanefforttosatisfycuriosity.Forone5_,eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefronapreviousexperiment.Thetwist?Halfofthepenswould6anelectr

4、icshockwhenclicked.Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwhichpenswererigged;anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified.7leftaloneintheroom,thestudentswhodidnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmorepensandincurred8__.Subsequentexperimentsreplicatedthiseffectwithothersti

5、muli,9thesoundoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.Thedriveto10_isdeeplyingrainedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrives11orshelter,saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago,aco-authorofthepaper.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinct--itcan_12newsci

6、entificadvances,forinstance--butsometimessuch13canbackfire.Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo_14thingsisaprofoundone.Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto15__,however.Inafinalexperiment,participantswhowereencouragedto16howtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelessl

7、ikelyto17toseesuchanimage.Theseresultssuggeststhatimagingthe18offollowingthroughonone'scuriosityaheadoftimecanhelpdetermine19itisworththeendeavor."Thinkingaboutlong-term20iskeytomitigatingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity,"Hseesays.Inotherwords,don'treadonlinecomments

8、.1.A.ignoreB.protectC.discussD.resolve2.A.refuseB.seekC.waitD.regret3.A.riseBlastC.hurtDmislead4