考研二真题2015 Use of English
考研二真题2015 Use of English
①　In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with – or even looking at – a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they cling to their phones, even without a ____1____ on a subway.
②　It’s a sad reality – our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings – because there’s ____2____ to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldn’t know it, ____3____ into your phone. This universal protection sends the ____4____: “Please don’t approach me.”
③　What is it that makes us feel we need to hide ____5____ our screens?
④　One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, an executive mental coach. We fear rejection, or that our innocent social advances will be ____6____ as “weird.” We fear we’ll be ____7____. We fear we’ll be disruptive.
⑤　Strangers are inherently ____8____ to us, so we are more likely to feel ____9____ when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances. To avoid this uneasiness, we ____10____ to our phones. “Phones become our security blanket,” Wortmann says. “They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more ____11____.”
⑥　But once we rip off the band-aid, tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up, it doesn’t ____12____ so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a ____13____. They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow ____14____. “When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to ____15____ how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their ____16____ would be more pleasant if they sat on their own,” The New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn’t expect a positive  experience, after they ____17____ with the experiment, “not a single person reported having been embarrassed.”
⑦　____18____, these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those without communication, which makes absolute sense, ____19____ human beings thrive off of social connections. It’s that ____20____: Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.

1.1.

A signal

B permit

C ticket

D record

解析：选A。1.A 考查名词辨析。地铁上即使没有手机“信号”，人们依然紧盯着手机，“signal”（信号）符合“使用手机”的场景；“permit（许可）、ticket（车票）、record（记录）”均与“手机使用”的核心场景无关。

2.2.

A nothing

B little

C another

D much

解析：选D。2.D 考查代词辨析与语义呼应。前文提到“回避与陌生人交流是令人遗憾的现实”，后文转折强调与陌生人交流能收获“很多”，“much”（许多）体现正向价值；“nothing（没有东西）、little（很少）”与转折逻辑冲突，“another（另一个）”无法修饰“gained”。

3.3.

A beaten

B plugged

C guided

D brought

解析：选B。3.B 考查动词辨析与固定搭配。“plug into one’s phone”是固定表达，指“专注于手机、沉浸在手机中”，符合“回避交流”的语境；“beaten（打败）、guided（引导）、brought（带来）”均无此搭配，且不符合语义。

4.4.

A message

B code

C notice

D sign

解析：选A。4.A 考查名词辨析与语义逻辑。盯着手机的行为传递出“请勿靠近我”的“信息”，“message”（信息）侧重传递的意图；“code（密码）、notice（通知）、sign（标志）”均无法体现“行为传递的隐性意图”。

5.5.

A under

B beyond

C behind

D from

解析：选C。5.C 考查介词辨析与固定搭配。“hide behind screens”指“躲在屏幕后面”，是常用表达，符合“通过手机回避交流”的场景；“under（在……下面）、beyond（超出）、from（从……）”均无法与“hide”搭配体现“借助屏幕遮挡”的含义。

6.6.

A misapplied

B misinterpreted

C misadjusted

D mismatched

解析：选B。6.B 考查动词辨析与语义逻辑。人们担心善意的社交举动会被“误解”为“怪异”，“misinterpreted”（误解）符合“社交顾虑”的语境；“misapplied（误用）、misadjusted（适应不良）、mismatched（错配）”均与“对行为的解读”无关。

7.7.

A judged

B fired

C replaced

D delayed

解析：选A。7.A 考查动词辨析与语义呼应。前文提到担心被误解为怪异，此处承接“担心被评判”，“judged”（评判）符合“社交恐惧”的逻辑；“fired（解雇）、replaced（取代）、delayed（延迟）”均与“陌生人社交”的场景无关联。

8.8.

A unreasonable

B ungrateful

C unconventional

D unfamiliar

解析：选D。8.D 考查形容词辨析与语义基础。陌生人对我们而言本质上是“陌生的”，“unfamiliar”（陌生的）是客观描述；“unreasonable（不合理的）、ungrateful（忘恩负义的）、unconventional（非传统的）”均不符合“陌生人的本质属性”。

9.9.

A comfortable

B confident

C anxious

D angry

解析：选C。9.C 考查形容词辨析与语义呼应。与陌生人交流时，因陌生感更易感到“焦虑”，“anxious”（焦虑的）符合前文“恐惧、回避”的逻辑；“comfortable（舒适的）、confident（自信的）”与“回避交流”的原因冲突，“angry（愤怒的）”无语义支撑。

10.10.

A attend

B turn

C take

D point

解析：选B。10.B 考查动词辨析与固定搭配。为避免焦虑，人们“转向”手机寻求安全感，“turn to”（转向、求助于）是固定搭配；“attend to（照料）、take to（喜欢）、point to（指向）”均不符合“借助手机逃避焦虑”的语境。

11.11.

A dangerous

B mysterious

C violent

D boring

解析：选A。11.A 考查形容词辨析与语义逻辑。手机像“防护镜”，保护我们远离感知中更“危险的”事物，“dangerous”（危险的）符合“恐惧社交”的心理；“mysterious（神秘的）、violent（暴力的）、boring（无聊的）”均未体现“社交恐惧的核心顾虑”。

12.12.

A bend

B resist

C hurt

D decay

解析：选C。12.C 考查动词辨析与语义转折。前文强调“害怕与陌生人交流”，后文转折说明“实际并不那么糟糕”，“hurt”（令人不适、有伤害）符合“感受层面的负面预期与实际反差”；“bend（弯曲）、resist（抵抗）、decay（衰退）”均无法描述“交流带来的感受”。

13.13.

A lecture

B debate

C conversation

D negotiation

解析：选C。13.C 考查名词辨析与语义呼应。实验要求通勤者与陌生人“开始交谈”，“conversation”（交谈）符合“社交互动”的核心；“lecture（讲座）、debate（辩论）、negotiation（谈判）”均超出“日常陌生人交流”的范畴。

14.14.

A trainees

B employees

C researchers

D passengers

解析：选D。14.D 考查名词辨析与场景匹配。芝加哥火车上的通勤者与其他“乘客”交流，“passengers”（乘客）符合“火车通勤”的场景；“trainees（学员）、employees（员工）、researchers（研究者）”均与“火车上的同行者”无关。

15.15.

A reveal

B choose

C predict

D design

解析：选C。15.C 考查动词辨析与语义逻辑。研究人员让车站其他人“预测”与陌生人交流后的感受，“predict”（预测）符合“实验前的预期调查”；“reveal（揭露）、choose（选择）、design（设计）”均与“对未来感受的判断”无关。

16.16.

A voyage

B flight

C walk

D ride

解析：选D。16.D 考查名词辨析与场景指代。通勤者认为独自乘坐时“旅途”更愉快，“ride”（车程、旅途）特指乘坐交通工具的行程；“voyage（航行）、flight（航班）、walk（步行）”均无法准确指代“火车通勤”的行程。

17.17.

A went through

B did away

C caught up

D put up

解析：选A。17.A 考查动词短语辨析与语义搭配。参与者“完成”实验后，无一人报告尴尬，“went through”（经历、完成）符合“参与实验的全过程”；“did away（废除）、caught up（赶上）、put up（忍受）”均无法与“experiment”搭配体现“参与并完成”。

18.18.

A In turn

B In fact

C In particular

D In consequence

解析：选B。18.B 考查逻辑连接词。前文说“无一人尴尬”，后文进一步说明“交流的旅途更愉快”，“In fact”（事实上）表递进强调；“In turn（反过来）、In particular（尤其）、In consequence（因此）”均不符合“补充强调”的逻辑。

19.19.

A unless

B whereas

C if

D since

解析：选D。19.D 考查状语从句（原因状语从句）。“人类依赖社交联系而成长”是“交流更愉快”的原因，“since”（因为）引导原因状语从句；“unless（除非）、whereas（然而）、if（如果）”均无法体现因果逻辑。

20.20.

A funny

B simple

C logical

D rare

解析：选B。20.B 考查形容词辨析与语义总结。文章核心结论“与陌生人交谈能带来联结感”是“简单的”道理，“simple”（简单的）符合“本质性结论”的表述；“funny（有趣的）、logical（逻辑的）、rare（罕见的）”均未体现“结论的直白性”。