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2026年考研英语（二）真题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreach

numberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Mostofusstriveforself-respect—toseeourselvesinapositivelight,tobe1

ofwhoweare.Anycommentsorexperiencesthatunderminethosefeelingsofself-

worthcanbeuncomfortableandit’sonly2towanttoavoidthem.Butthethingis,

3yourself-worthreallyisbeingunderminedis,toalargedegree,subjective.Much

ofitcomesdowntoyour4ofwhatsomeonesaidordid.

Whenyoutakethingspersonally,you’reinterpretingthesesituationsassaying

somethingsignificantandnegativeaboutyouasaperson.Sayyourbosspicksholes

inyoursalesreport,andyoucomeawayfeelinglikethismeansshethinksyou’rea

5memberofstaff.Or,twoofyourfriendscancelyour6get-togetheratthepub

andyouinterpretthisasmeaningthey’reboredofyou.Psychologistshavea7for

thiswayofthinking:personalisation.Butthe8isthatyourbossmightviewyou

veryhighly.It’sjustyoumadesome9inthereportandshewantedtopointthese

outsothatyoudobetternexttime.10,inthecaseofyourfriendscancelling,

perhapsthebothfeltunwellthatweekendortheyjust11theirminds.

Inboth12—andothersthatweallexperience—there’sanother13atwork

thatpsychologistscallmindreading.Thisiswhenyouassumetoknowwhatother

peoplearethinkingaboutyou,whenyoucan’treallyknowwithout14them

directly.

Onesimplewaytoavoid15personalisationandmindreadingistochallenge

yournegativeassumptionsofwhat’s16.Whenyoufindyourselftakingasituation

personally,trytothinkofotherinterpretationsthatarelessfocusedonyou—

especiallyinthesenseofsayinganythingdeepor17aboutyou.

Whenyoudothis,itmighthelptotrytoputyourselfinotherpeople’sshoes.

Thefactyourbosstookthetimetogiveyou18atallmeanstheycareenoughto

wanttohelpyou19.Whenitcomestoyourfriends—maybeit’sbecauseyour

friendshipisso20thattheyfeltabletocancelatlatenotice.

1.[A]afraid[B]critical