2015考研英语二真题及答案

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1、考研英语二真题2015年　　Directions:　　Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)　　Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith—orevenlookingat—astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewayt

2、heyfiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta1onasubway.　　It’sasadreality—ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings—becausethere’s2tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn’tknowit，3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalprotectionsendsthe4:“Pleasedon’tapproachme.”　　

3、Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?　　Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoach.Wefearrejection，orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6as“weird.”Wefearwe’llbe7.Wefearwe’llbedisruptive.　　Strangersareinherently8tous，sowearemorelikelytofeel9whenco

4、mmunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisuneasiness,we10toourphones.“Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,”Wortmannsays.“Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11.”　　Butonceweripoffthebandaid，tuckoursmartphonesinourpocket

5、sandlookup，itdoesn’t12sobad.Inone2011experiment，behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta13.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14.“WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15howtheywouldf

6、eelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir16wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,”TheNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn’texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey17withtheexperiment,“notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeenembarrassed.”　　18,thesecommuteswerer

7、eportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosewithoutcommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It’sthat20:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.　　1.A.ticketB.permitC.signalD.record　　2.A.nothingB.littleC.anotherD.much　　3.A.beatenB.guidedC

8、.pluggedD.brought　　4.A.messageB.codeC.noticeD.sign　　5.A.underB.beyondC.behindD.from　　6.A.misinte