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2018年研究生入学统一考试试题（英语二）

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankand

markA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.（10points）

WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddootherthingsthatwillobviouslybe

painful?

Becausehumanshaveaninherentneedto1uncertainty,accordingtoarecentstudyin

PsychologicalScience.Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowissostrongthatpeople

will2tosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill3.

Inaseriesoffourexperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityofChicagoandthe

WisconsinSchoolofBusinesstestedstudents'willingnessto4themselvestounpleasantstimuliin

anefforttosatisfycuriosity.Forone5eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthatthe

researcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment.Thetwist?

Halfofthepenswould6an

electricshockwhenclicked.

Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwhichpenswereelectrified;anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified7leftaloneintheroom,thestudentswhodidnotk

nowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmorepensandincurredmoreshocksthanthestudents

whoknewwhatwould8.Subsequentexperimentsreproducedthiseffectwithotherstimuli,9thes

oundoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.

Thedriveto10isdeeplyrootedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrivesfor11orshelter

saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinct-itcan12newscientificadvances,forinstance-

butsometimessuch13canbackfire.Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo14thingsisapr

ofoundone.Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto15,however.Inafinalexperiment,participantswho

wereencouragedto16howtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelesslikelyto

17toseesuchanimage.Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingthe18offollowingthroughonone's

curiosityaheadoftimecanhelpdetermine19itisworththeendeavor.Thinkingaboutlong-

term20iskeytoreducingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity.Hseesays.Inotherwords,don'

treadonlinecomments.

1.A.resolveB.protectC.discussD.ignore

D.regret2.A.refuseB.waitC.seek

D.hurtC.mislead3.A.riseB.last

D.treatB.tie4.A.alertC.expose

D.conceptC.reviewB.trial5.A.message

D.interruptB.weaken6.A.removeC.deliver

D.WhenB.If7.A.UnlessC.Though

D.change

8.A.happen

C.disappear

B.continue

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9.A.ratherthanB.suchasC.regardlessofD.owingto

D.discoverB.forgive10.A.disagreeC.forget

D.schooling11.A.payB.marriageC.food

D.leadto12.A.beginwithC.learnfromB.reston

D.diligence13.A.withdrawalC.persistenceB.inquiry

D.self-deceptiveB.self-reliantC.self-evident14.A.self-destructive

D.traceB.define15.A.resistC.replace

D.conceal16.A.predictB.overlookC.design

D.pretend17.A.rememberB.chooseC.promise

D.dutyB.plan18.A.reliefC.outcome

D.howC.whereB.why19.A.whether

D.consequences

C.strategies

20.A.limitationsB.investments

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SectionⅡReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）

Text1

ItiscuriousthatStephenKoziatekfeelsalmostasthoughhehastojustifyhis

effortstogivehisstudentsabetterfuture.

Mr.Koziatekispartofsomethingpioneering.HeisateacherataNewHampshire

highschoolwherelearningisnotsomethingofbooksandtestsandmechanical

memorization,butpractical.Whendiditbecomeacceptedwisdomthatstudents

shouldbeabletonamethe13thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesbutbeutterly

overwhelmedbyabrokenbikechain?

AsKoziatekknows,thereislearninginjustabouteverything.Nothingis

necessarilygainedbyforcingstudentstolearngeometryatagraffitieddeskstuck

withgenerationsofdiscardedchewinggum.Theycanalsolearngeometryby

assemblingabicycle.

Buthe'salsofoundakindofinsidiousprejudice.Workingwithyourhandsisseen

asalmostamarkofinferiority.Schoolsinthefamilyofvocationaleducation“have

thatstereotype,thatit'sforkidswhocan'tmakeitacademically,”hesays.

Ononehand,thatviewpointisalogicalproductofAmerica'sevolution.

Manufacturingisnottheeconomicenginethatitoncewas.Thejobsecuritythatthe

USeconomyonceofferedtohighschoolgraduateshaslargelyevaporated.More

educationisthenewprinciple.Wewantmoreforourkids,andrigitfullyso.

Buttheheadlongpushintobachelor'sdegreesforall-andthesubtledevaluingof

anythingless-missesanimportantpoint:

That'snottheonlythingtheAmerican

economyneeds.Yes,abachelor'sdegreeopensmoredoors.Butevennow,54percent

ofthejobsinthecountryaremiddle-skilljobs,suchasconstructionandhigh-skill

manufacturing.Butonly44percentofworkersareadequatelytrained.

Inotherwords,atatimewhentheworkingclasshasturnedthecountryonits

politicalhead,frustratedthattheopportunitythatoncedefinedAmericaisvanishing,

oneobvioussolutionisstaringusintheface.Thereisagapinworking-classjobs,but

theworkerswhoneedthosejobsmostaren'tequippedtodothem.Koziatek's

ManchesterSchoolofTechnologyHighSchoolistryingtofillthatgap.

Koziatek'sschoolisawake-upcall.Wheneducationbecomesone-size-fits-all,it

risksoverlookinganation'sdiversityofgifts.

21.Abrokenbikechainismentionedtoshowstudents'lackof______.

A.mechanicalmemorization

B.academictraining

C.practicalability

D.pioneeringspirit

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22.Thereexiststheprejudicethatvocationaleducationisforkidswho______.

A.arefinanciallydisadvantaged

B.arenotacademicallysuccessful

C.haveastereotypedmind

D.havenocareermotivation

23.WecaninferfromParagraph5thathighschoolgraduates______.

A.areentitledtomore“educationalprivileges

B.arereluctanttoworkinmanufacturing

C.usedtohavemorejobopportunities

D.usedtohavebigfinancialconcerns

24.Theheadlongpushintobachelor'sdegreesforall_____.

A.helpscreatealotofmiddle-skilljobs

B.maynarrowthegapinworking-classjobs

C.isexpectedtoyieldabetter-trainedworkforce

D.indicatestheovervaluingofhighereducation

25.Theauthor'sattitudetowardKoziatek'sschoolcanbedescribedas_____.

A.supportive

B.disappointed

C.tolerant

D.cautious

Text2

Whilefossilfuels-coal,oil,gas-stillgenerateroughly85percentoftheworld'senergy

supply,it'sclearerthaneverthatthefuturebelongstorenewablesourcessuchaswindandsolar.

Themovetorenewablesispickingupmomentumaroundtheworld:

Theynowaccountformore

thanhalfofnewpowersourcesgoingonline.

SomegrowthstemsfromacommitmentbygovernmentsandfarsightedBusinesstofund

cleanerenergysources.Butincreasinglythestoriesabouttheplummetingpricesofrenewables,

especiallywindandsolar.Thecostofsolarpanelshasdroppedby80percentandthecostofwind

turbinesbyclosetoone-thirdinthepasteightyears.

Inmanypartsoftheworldrenewableenergyisalreadyaprincipalenergysource.InScotland,

forexample,windturbinesprovideenoughelectricitytopower95percentofhomes.Whilethe

restoftheworldtakesthelead,notablyChinaandEurope,theUnitedStatesisalsoseeinga

remarkableshift.InMarch,forthefirsttime,windandsolarpoweraccountedformorethan10

percentofthepowergeneratedintheUS,reportedtheUSEnergyInformationAdministration.

PresidentTrumphasunderlinedfossilfuels-especiallycoal-asthepathtoeconomicgrowth.

InarecentspeechinIowa,hedismissedwindpowerasanunreliableenergysource,Butthat

messagedidnotplaywellwithmanyinIowa,wherewindturbinesdotthefieldsandprovide36

percentofthestate'selectricitygeneration-andwheretechgiantslikeMicrosoftarebeing

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attractedbytheavailabilityofcleanenergytopowertheirdatacenters.

Thequestion“whathappenswhenthewinddoesn'tbloworthesundoesn'tshine?

hasprovidedaquickput-downforskeptics.Butaboostinthestorage-capacityofbatteriesismakingtheirabilitytokeeppowerflowingaroundtheclockmorelikely.

Theadvanceisdriveninpartbyvehiclemanufacturers,whoareplacingbigbetsonbattery-poweredelectricvehicles.Althoughelectriccarsarestillararityonroadsnow,

thismassiveinvestmentcouldchangethepicturerapidlyincomingyears.

Whilethere'salongwaytogo,thetrendlinesforrenewablesarespiking.Thepaceof

changeinenergysourcesappearstobespeedingupperhaps:

justintimetohaveameaningful

effectinslowingclimatechange.WhatWashingtondoes-ordoesn'tdo-topromotealternativeenergymaymeanlessandlessatimeofaglobalshiftinthought.

26.Thewordplummeting（Line3,Para.2）isclosestinmeaningto______

A.stabilizing

B.changing

C.falling

D.rising

27.AccordingtoParagraph3,theuseofrenewableenergyinAmerica______

A.isprogressingnotably

B.isasextensiveasinEurope

C.facesmanychallenges

D.hasprovedtobeimpractical

28.ItcanbelearnedthatinIowa,

______.

A.windisawidelyusedenergysource

B.windenergyhasreplacedfoss