2015年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith—orevenlookingat—astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyclingtotheirphones,evenwithouta__1__onasubway.It’sasadreality—ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings—becausethere’s__2__tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn’tknowit,__3__intoyourphone.Thisuniversalprotectionsendsthe__4__:“Pleasedon’tapproachme.”Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide__5__ourscreens?Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,anexecutivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe__6__as“weird.”Wefearwe’llbe__7__.Wefearwe’llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently__8__tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel__9__whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisuneasiness,we__10__toourphones.“Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,”Wortmannsays.“Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore__11__.”Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn’t__12__sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta__13__.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow__14__.WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto__15__howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir__16__wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,”TheNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn’texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey__17__withtheexperiment,“notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeenembarrassed.”__18__,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosewithoutcommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,__19__humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat__20__:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.1.[A]ticket[B]permit[C]signal[D]record2.[A]nothing...
