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PAGE / NUMPAGES 2018考研英语一真题及答案 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Trust is a tricky business. On the one hand, its a necessary condition?1?many worthwhile things: child care, friendships, etc. On the other hand, putting your?2?, in the wrong place often carries a high?3?. ?4?, why do we trust at all? Well, because it feels good.?5?people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone that?6?pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instruct that prompts humans to?7?with one another. Scientists have found that exposure?8?this hormone puts us in a trusting?9?: In a Swiss study, researchers sprayed oxytocin into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantly higher amounts of money to strangers than were their?10?who inhaled something else. ?11?for us, we also have a sixth sense for dishonesty that may?12?us. A Canadian study found that children as young as 14 months can differentiate?13?a credible person and a dishonest one. Sixty toddlers were each?14?to an adult tester holding a plastic container. The tester would ask, “What’s in here?” before looking into the container, smiling, and exclaiming, “Wow!” Each subject was then invited to look?15?.Half of them found a toy; the other half?16?the container was empty-and realized the tester had?17?them. Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were?18?to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating that they trusted his leadership.19?, only five of the 30 children paired with the “?20?”tester participated in a follow-up activity.8694 1. [A] on [B] like [C] for [D] from 2. [A] faith [B] concern [C] attention [D] interest 3. [A] benefit [B] debt [C] hope [D] price 4. [A] Therefore [B] Then [C] Instead [D] Again 5. [A]Until [B] Unless [C] Although [D] When 6. [A] selects [B] pr