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2025年研究生考试英语（二）试题及答案

2025年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(二)试题及参考答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Therearemanyunderstandablereasonswhyyoumightfinditdifficulttoaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.Psychologistshavebeeninterestedinthis_1_fordecades,notleastbecausepeople’swidespread_2_toaskforhelphasledtosomehigh-profilefailures.

Askingorhelptakes_3_.Itinvolvescommunicatinganeedonyourpart-theressomethingyoucantdo._4_,yourebroadcastingyourownweaknesseswhichcanbe_5_.Youmightworryaboutcomingacrossasincompetent.Youmighthave_6_aboutlosingcontrolofwhateveritisyoureaskingforhelpwith._7_someonestartstohelp,perhapsthey’lltakeover,orgetcreditforyourearlierefforts.Yetanother_8_thatmightbeworriedaboutisbeinganuisanceor_9thepersonyougotoforhelp.

Ifyoustrugglewithlowself-esteem,youmightfinditespeciallydifficultto_10_forhelpbecauseyouhavetheaddedworryoftheotherperson_11_yourrequest.Youmightseesuchrefusalsasimplyingsomething_12_aboutthestatusofyourrelationshipwiththem.To_13_thesedifficulties,trytoremindyourselfthateveryone

needshelpsometimes.Nobodyknowseverythingandcandoeverythingallbythemselves.Andwhileyoumight_14_comingacrossasincompetent,theresactuallyresearchthatshowsthatadvice-seekersare15_asmorecompetent,notless.

Perhapsmostencouragingofallisapaperfrom2022byresearchersatStanfordUniversitythatinvolvedamixofcontrivedhelp-seekinginteractionsandaskingpeopleto_16_timesthey’dsoughthelpinthepast.Thefindingsshowedthathelp-seekergenerallyunderestimatehow17_otherpeoplewillbetohelpandhowgooditllmakethehelp-giverfeel(formostpeople,havingthechancetohelpsomeoneishighly18_).

So,