2018年考研英语二真题与答案

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1、2018年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）及答案SectionI  UseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET. (10points)WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepainful?Becausehumanshaveani

2、nherentneedto___1___uncertainty,accordingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowissostrongthatpeoplewill___2__tosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill___3___.　　Inaseriesoffourexperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniv

3、ersityofChicagoBoothSchoolofBusinessandtheWisconsinSchoolofBusinesstestedstudents'willingnessto___4___themselvestounpleasantstimuliinanefforttosatisfycuriosity.Forone___5___,eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment.Thetw

4、ist?Halfofthepenswould___6___anelectricshockwhenclicked.　　Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwhichpenswererigged;anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified.___7___leftaloneintheroom,thestudentswhodidnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmorepensandincurredmorej

5、oltsthanthestudentswhoknewwhatwould___8___.Subsequentexperimentsreplicatedthiseffectwithotherstimuli,___9___thesoundoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.　　Thedriveto___10___isdeeplyingrainedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrives___11___orshelte

6、r,saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago,aco-authorofthepaper.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinct—itcan____12___newscientificadvances,forinstance—butsometimessuch__13____canbackfire.Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo____14____thingsisaprofoundone.Unhea

7、lthycuriosityispossibleto___15___,however.Inafinalexperiment,participantswhowereencouragedto___16___howtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelesslikelyto___17____toseesuchanimage.Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingthe___18__offollowingthroughonone'scuriosity

8、aheadoftimecanhelpdetermine___19____itisworththeendeavor.“Thinkingaboutlong-term___20___iskeytomitigatingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity,”H