2015年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(二)试题SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)①Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith—orevenlookingat—astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.②Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyclingtotheirphones,evenwithouta1onasubway.①It’sasadreality—ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings—becausethere’s2tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.②Butyouwouldn’tknowit,3intoyourphone.③Thisuniversalprotectionsendsthe4:“Pleasedon’tapproachme.”①Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,anexecutivementalcoach.①②Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6as“weird.”③Wefearwe’llbe7.Wefearwe’llbedisruptive.④①Strangersareinherently8tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.②Toavoidthisuneasiness,we10toourphones.③“Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,”Wortmannsays.“Theyareourhappyglassesthat④protectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11.”①Butonceweripofftheband-aid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn’t12sobad.②Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta13.③TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14.“WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Sch④roederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir16wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,”TheNewYorkTimessummarizes.⑤Thoughtheparticipantsdidn’texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey17withtheexperiment,“notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeenembarrassed.”①18,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosewithoutcommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.②It’sthat20:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.1.[A]signal[B]permit[C]ticket[D]record2.[A]nothing[B]little[C]another[D]much3.[A]beaten[...
