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2015考研英语二真题及答案
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext。Choosethebestword(s)for eachnumberedblank andmarkA,
B,CorD onANSWER SHEET 1(10points)
In our contemporary culture,theprospect ofcommunicatingwith-or even lookingat-a
stranger isvirtuallyunbearableEveryone aroundusseemstoagreebythewaythey fiddle
withtheirphones,evenwithout a 1 underground
Itsa sadreality-our desiretoavoidinteractingwith otherhumanbeings-becausetheres
2 tobegainedfromtalkingtothestranger standingbyyou.Butyouwouldntknow it, 3
intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmor sendsthe 4 :Pleasedont approachme.
What isitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide 5 our screens?
Oneanswer isfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivemental coachWefear
rejection,orthat our innocent socialadvanceswillbe 6 ascreep,WefearweIIbe 7 We
fearweIIbedisruptive Strangersareinherently 8 tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel 9
when communicatingwiththem comparedwith our friendsandacquaintancesToavoidthis
anxiety,we 10 toourphones.Phonesbecomeour securityblanket,Wortmann
says.They areourhappy
glassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore 11 .
But oncewerip offthebandaid,tuck our smartphonesin ourpocketsandlookup,it
doesnt 12 sobad.In one2011experiment,behavioral scientistsNicholasEpley andJuliana
Schroeder askedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Start a 13 .TheyhadChicagotrain
commuterstalktotheir fellow 14 .WhenDr.Epley andMs.Schroeder askedotherpeople
inthesametrain stationto 15 howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommuters
thoughttheir 16 wouldbemorepleasant ifthey sat ontheir own,theNewYork Times
summarizes.Though theparticipantsdidnt expect apositive experience,afterthey 17 with
theexperiment,not asinglepersonreportedhavingbeen snubbed.
1 19/
18 ,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesans
communication,whichmakesabsolutesense, 19 humanb
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