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考研英语二真题及标准答案word完整版

2015考研英语二真题及标准答案（word完整版）

　SectionIUseofEnglish

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingtext。

Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1（10points）

　　Inourcontemporaryculture，theprospectofcommunicatingwith-orevenlookingat-astrangerisvirtuallyunbearableEveryonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones，evenwithouta1underground

　　It'sasadreality-ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings-becausethere's2tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit，3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe4：

"Pleasedon'tapproachme."

　　Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?

　　Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoachWefearrejection，orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6as"creep,"Wefearwe'IIbe7Wefearwe'IIbedisruptiveStrangersareinherently8tous，sowearemorelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintancesToavoidthisanxiety,we10toourphones."Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket，"Wortmannsays."Theyareourhappy

　　glassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11."

　　Butonceweripoffthebandaid，tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup，itdoesn't12sobad.Inone2011experiment，behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:

Starta13.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14."WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir16wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,"theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn'texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey17with

　　theexperiment,"notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed."

　　18,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat20:

Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.

　　1.[A]ticket[B]permit[C]signall[D]record

　　2.[A]nothing[B]link[C]another[D]much

　　3.[A]beaten[B]guided[C]plugged[D]brought

　　4.[A]message[B]cede[C]notice[D]sign

　　5.[A]under[B]beyond[C]behind[D]from

　　6.[A]misinterprete[B]misapplied[C]misadjusted[D]mismatched

　　7.[A]fired[B]judged[C]replaced[D]delayed

　　8.[A]unreasonable[B]ungreatful[C]unconventional[D]unfamiliar

　　9.[A]comfortable[B]anxious[C]confident[D]angry

　　10.[A]attend[B]point[C]take[D]turn

　　11.[A]dangerous[B]mysterious[C]violent[D]boring

　　12.[A]hurt[B]resis[C]bend[D]decay

　　13.[A]lecture[B]conversation[C]debate[D]negotiation

　　14.[A]trainees[B]employees[C]researchers[D]passengers

　　15.[A]reveal[B]choose[C]predictl[D]design

　　16.[A]voyage[B]flight[C]walk[D]ride

　　17.[A]wentthrough[B]didaway[C]caughtup[D]putup

　　18.[A]Inturn[B]Inparticular[C]Infact[D]Inconsequence

　　19.[A]unless[B]since[C]if[D]whereas

　　20.[A]funny[B]simple[C]Iogical[D]rare

　　答案：

　　1.signal2.Much3.plugged4.message5.behind

　　6.misinterpreted7.judged8.unfamiliar9.anxious10.turn

　　11.dangerous12.hurt13.Conversation14.passengers

　　15.predict16.ride17.wentthrough18.infact

　　19.since20.simple

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

　　PartA

　　Directions:

　　Text1

　　Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys.Peopleartactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople'scortntlol.Whichisitatstressmarker.Whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.

　　"Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,"writesoneoftheresearchers.SarahDamaske,Infactwomensaytheyfeelbetteratwork.Shenotes."itismennotwomen.Whoreportbeingbappicrathomethanatwork,"Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrcnandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypcoplcwhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.

　　Whatthestudydoesn'tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey'reathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,it'snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.

　　Butit'snotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhatthey'resupposedtobedoing:

working,makingmoney,doingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:

Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.

　　Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoit,orifthey'reteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,they'reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.

　　Soit'snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinite,theco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.

　　21.AccordingtoParagraph1，mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome___________

　　[A]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation

　　[B]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace

　　[C]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement

　　[D]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

　　22.AccordingtoDamaske，whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?

　　[A]Workingmothers

　　[B]Childlesshusbands

　　[C]Childlesswives

　　[D]Workingfathers

　　23Theblurringofworkingwomen'srolesreferstothefactthay___________

　　[A]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

　　[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback

　　[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind

　　[D]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice

　　24.Theword"moola"（Line4，Para4）mostprobablymeans___________

　　[A]energy

　　[B]skills

　　[C]earnings

　　[D]nutrition

　　25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat_____________

　　[A]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment

　　[B]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

　　[C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating

　　[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarded

　　答案：

　　21.Dofferedgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

　　22.Bchildlesshusbands

　　23.Atheyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

　　24.Cearnings

　　25.Bdivisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

Text2

　　Foryears,studieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents-thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree-lagotherstudentsonarangeofeducationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutratesarehigher.Butsincesuchstudentsaremostlikelytoadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducation,collegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordecadestorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreated"aparadox"inthatrecruitingfirst-generationstudents,butthenwatchingmanyofthemfail,meansthathighereducationhas"continuedtoreproduceandwiden,ratherthanclose"achievementgapbasedonsocialclass,accordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaperforthcominginthejournalPsychologicalSciense.

　　Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblem,suggestingthatanapproach（whichinvolvesaone-hour,next-to-no-costprogram）canclose63percentoftheachievementgap（measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades）betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents.

　　Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversities,andtheirfindinsarebasedonastudyinvolving147students（whocompletedtheproject）atanunnamedprivateuniversity．Firstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparentwithafour-yearcollegedegreeMostofthefirst-generationstudents（59.1percent）wererecipientsofPellGrants，afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancialneed，whilethiswastrueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswitatleastoneparentwithafour-yeardegree

　　Theirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfacemostcollegestudentsTheycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap.

　　Manyfirst-generationstudents"struggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhighereducation，learnthe'rulesofthegame，'andtakeadvantageofcollegeresources,"theywriteAndthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollagesdon'ttalkabouttheclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudentsBecauseUScollegesanduniversitiesseldomacknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents'educationalexperience，manyfirst-generationstudentslacksightaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents'likethemcanimprove

　　26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas

　　[A]reducedtheirdropoutrates

　　[B]narrowedtheachievementgao

　　[C]missed