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2025年研究生考试英语（二）试题及答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumbered

blankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Therearemanyunderstandablereasonswhyyoumightfinditdifficulttoaskfor

helpwhenyouneedit.Psychologistshavebeeninterestedinthis_1_fordecades,not

leastbecausepeople’swidespread_2_toaskforhelphasledtosomehigh-profile

failures.

Askingorhelptakes_3_.Itinvolvescommunicatinganeedonyourpart-theres

somethingyoucantdo._4_,yourebroadcastingyourownweaknesseswhichcanbe

_5_.Youmightworryaboutcomingacrossasincompetent.Youmighthave_6_

aboutlosingcontrolofwhateveritisyoureaskingforhelpwith._7_someonestarts

tohelp,perhapsthey’lltakeover,orgetcreditforyourearlierefforts.Yetanother

_8_thatmightbeworriedaboutisbeinganuisanceor_9thepersonyougotofor

help.

Ifyoustrugglewithlowself-esteem,youmightfinditespeciallydifficultto

_10_forhelpbecauseyouhavetheaddedworryoftheotherperson_11_your

request.Youmightseesuchrefusalsasimplyingsomething_12_aboutthestatusof

yourrelationshipwiththem.To_13_thesedifficulties,trytoremindyourselfthat

everyone

needshelpsometimes.Nobodyknowseverythingandcandoeverythingallby

themselves.Andwhileyoumight_14_comingacrossasincompetent,theresactually

researchthatshowsthatadvice-seekersare15_asmorecompetent,notless.

Perhapsmostencouragingofallisapaperfrom2022byresearchersatStanford

Universitythatinvolvedamixofcontrivedhelp-seekinginteractionsandasking

peopleto_16_timesthey’dsoughthelpinthepast.Thefindingsshowedthat

help-seekergenerallyunderestimatehow17_otherpeoplewillbetohelpandhow

gooditllmakethehelp-giverfeel(formostpeople,havingthechancetohelp

someoneishighly18_).

So,bearallthisinmindthenexttimeyouneedtoaskforhelp19_,takecare

overwhoyouaskandwhenyouaskthem.Andifsomeonecanthelprightnow,avoid

talkingitpersonally.Theymightjustbetoo_20_,o