第 1 页：Use of English
第 2 页：Reading Comprehension
第 7 页：Translation
第 8 页：writing
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2018考研英语(二)真题及参考答案(完整版)
SectionⅠ Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A]2018考研真题及答案,[B], [C] or [D] on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inherent need to D uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is strong that people will B to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will C .
In a series of experiments,behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin school of Business tested students’ willingness to B themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one A2018考研真题及答案, each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist? Half of the pens would B an electric shock when clicked.
Twenty-seven students were told with pens were electrified; another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified. C left alone in the room. The students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew that would D . Subsequent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli, A the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects.
The drive to C is deeply rooted in humans, much the same as the basic drives for B or shelter,says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is often considered a good instinct—it can C new scientific advances2018考研真题及答案2018考研真题及答案, for instance—but sometimes such A can backfire. The insight that curiosity can drive you to do D things is a profound one.
Unhealthycuriosity is possible to D , however. In a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to D how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to A to see such an image. These results suggest that imagining the B of following through on one’s curiosity ahead of time can help determine D it is worth the endeavor. Thinking about long-term C is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity,”Hsee says. In other words, don’t read online comments.
1.A.ignore B.protect C.discuss D.resolve
2.A.refuse B.seek C.wait D.regret
3.A.rise B.last C.hurt D.mislead
4.A.alert B.expose C.tie D.treat
5.A.trial B.message C.review D.concept
6.A.remove B.deliver C.weaken D.interrupt
7.A.Unless B.If C.When D.Though
8.A.change B.continue C.disappear D.happen
9.A.such as B.rather than C.regardless of D.owing to
10.A.disagree B.forgive C.discover D.forget
11.A.pay B.food C.marriage D.schooling
12.A.begin with B.rest on C.lead to D.learn from
13.A.inquiry B.withdrawal C.persistence D.diligence
14.A.self-deceptive B.self-reliant C.self-evident D.self-destructive
15.A.trace B.define C.replace D.resist
16.A.conceal B.overlook C.design D.predict
17.A.choose B.remember C.promise D.pretend
18.A.relief B.outcome C.plan D.duty
19.A.how B.why C.where D.whether
20.A.limitations B.investments C.consequences D.strategies
转载：2018年考研《英语二》真题及答案(版)
