2015年考研英语(二)真题解析+答案[完整版]Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith–orevenlookingat–astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyclingtothephones,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___”Butonceweripofftheband-aid,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.选项及答案：1.[A]signal[B]permit[C]ticket[D]record2.[A]nothing[B]li...
