2018年考研英语二真题及答案

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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SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepainful?Becausehumanshaveaninherentneedto1

2、uncertainty,accordingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowissostrongthatpeoplewill2tosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill3.Inaseriesoffourexperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityofChicagoBoothSchoolofBusinessandtheWi

3、sconsinSchoolofBusinesstestedstudents'willingnessto4themselvestounpleasantstimuliinanefforttosatisfycuriosity.Forone5,eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment.Thetwist?Halfofthepenswould6anelectricshockwhenclicked.Twenty-sevenstude

4、ntsweretoldwhichpenswererigged;anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified.7leftaloneintheroom,thestudentswhodidnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmorepensandincurredmorejoltsthanthestudentswhoknewwhatwould8.Subsequentexperimentsreplicatedthiseffectwithotherstimu

5、li,9thesoundoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.Thedriveto10isdeeplyingrainedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrives11orshelter,saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago,aco-authorofthepaper.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstin—ctitcan12newscientificad

6、vances,forinstanc—ebutsometimessuch13canbackfire.Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo14thingsisaprofoundone.Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto15,however.Inafinalexperiment,participantswhowereencouragedto16howtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelesslikelyto17tosees

7、uchanimage.Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingthe18_timecanhelpdetermine19_offollowingthroughonone'scuriosityaheadofitisworththeendeavor.―Thinkingaboutlong-term20iskeytomitigatingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity,Hseesays.Inotherwords,don'treadonlinecomments.1.A.ignoreB.pro

8、tectC.discussD.resolve2.A.refuseB.seekC.waitD.regret3.A.riseB.lastC.