1、世紀(jì)文都教育科技集團(tuán)股份有限公司12018考研英語（二）真題（完整版）考研英語（二）真題（完整版）來源：文都教育來源：文都教育SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestwd(s)feachnumberedblankmark[A][B][C][D]ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhydopeoplereadnegativeInt

2、ercommentsdootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepainfulBecausehumanshaveaninherentneedto1uncertaintyaccdingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowisstrongthatpeoplewill2tosatisfytheircuriosi

3、tyevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill3.InaseriesofexperimentsbehavialscientistsattheUniversityofChicagotheWisconsinschoolofBusinesstestedstudents’willingnessto4themselvestounpleasantstimuliinaneffttosatisfycuriosity.Fone5each

4、participantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment.ThetwistHalfofthepenswould6anelectricshockwhenclicked.Twentysevenstudentsweretoldwithpenswereelectrifiedanothertwentysevenweretoldonlythat

5、somewereelectrified.7leftaloneintheroom.Thestudentswhodidnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmepensincurredmeshocksthanthestudentswhoknewthatwould8.Subsequentexperimentsreproducedthiseffectwithotherstimuli9thesoundoffin

6、gernailsonachalkboardphotographsofdisgustinginsects.Thedriveto10isdeeplyrootedinhumansmuchthesameasthebasicdrivesf11sheltersaysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinct—itcan12newsci

7、entificadvancesfinstance—butsometimessuch13canbackfire.Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo14thingsisaprofoundone.Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto15however.Inafinalexperimentparticipantswho世紀(jì)文都教育科技集團(tuán)股份有限公司318.A.reliefB.o

8、utcomeC.planD.duty19.A.howB.whyC.whereD.whether20.A.limitationsB.investmentsC.consequencesD.strategiesSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A][B]

9、[C][D].MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ItiscuriousthatStephenKoziatekfeelsalmostasthoughhehastojustifyhisefftstogivehisstudentsabetterfuture.Mr.Koziatekispartofsomethingpioneering.HeisateacherataNewHampshi

10、rehighschoolwherelearningisnotsomethingofbookstestsmechanicalmemizationbutpractical.Whendiditbecomeacceptedwisdomthatstudentsshouldbeabletonamethe13thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesbutbeutterlyoverwhelmedbyabrokenbikeChainAsK

11、oziatekknowthereislearninginjustabouteverything.Nothingisnecessarilygainedbyfcingstudentstolearngeometryatagraffitieddeskstuckwithgenerationsofdiscardedchewinggum.Theycanalsolearngeometrybyassemblingabicycle.Buthe’salsof

12、oundakindofinsidiousprejudice.Wkingwithyourhsisseenasalmostamarkofinferiity.Schoolinthefamilyofvocationaleducation“havethatstereotype...thatit’sfkidswhocan’tmakeitacademically”hesays.Ononehthatviewpointisalogicalproducto