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精品文档 精品文档 PAGE PAGE8 精品文档 PAGE 2015年考研英语二真题 SectionIUseofEnglish Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1(10points). Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith-orevenlookingat-astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddle withtheirphones ，evenwithouta__1__onasubway. It’sasadreality–ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings–becausethere’s__2__tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn’tknowit,__3__intoyourphone.Thisuniversalprotectionsendsthe__4__:”Pleasedon’tapproachme.” Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens? Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,anexecutivementalcoach.Wefearrejection orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe__6__as“weird.We”fearwe’llbe__7__.Wefearwe’llbedisruptive. Strangersareinherently__8__tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel__9__whencommunicating withthemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisuneasiness,we_10_to ourphones.”Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,Wortmann”says.They”areourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore__11___” Butonceweripofftheband-aid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn’t_12_sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroeder askedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta_13_.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow_14_.”WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstation to_15_howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir_16_wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,”TheNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughthe participantsdidn’texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey__17__withtheexperiment,not”asinglepersonreportedhavingbeenembarrassed”. ___18____,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosewithout communication,whichmakesabsolutesense,_19_humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections. It’sthat___20___:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected. 1. [A]signal [B]permit[C]ticket[D]record 2.[A]nothing[B]little [C]ano