2015年真题详解

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.

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. ”

What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screens?

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.

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. “Phone becomes our security blanket, ” Wortmann says. “They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 .”

But once we rip off the band-aid, tuck our smart phones 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.”

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. [A] signal

[B] permit

[C] ticket

[D] record

2. [A] nothing

[B] little

[C] another

[D] much

3. [A] beaten

[B] guided

[C] plugged

[D] brought

4. [A] sign

[B] code

[C] notice

[D] message

5. [A] under

[B] behind

[C] beyond

[D] from

6. [A] misapplied

[B] mismatched

[C] misadjusted

[D] misinterpreted

7. [A] replaced

[B] fired

[C] judged

[D] delayed

8. [A] unreasonable

[B] ungrateful

[C] unconventional

[D] unfamiliar

9. [A] comfortable

[B] confident

[C] anxious

[D] angry

10.[A] attend

[B] point

[C] take

[D] turn

11.[A] dangerous

[B] mysterious

[C] violent

[D] boring

12.[A] hurt

[B] resist

[C] bend

[D] decay

13.[A] lecture

[B] conversation

[C] debate

[D] negotiation

14.[A] passengers

[B] employees

[C] researchers

[D] trainees

15.[A] reveal

[B] choose

[C] predict

[D] design

16.[A] voyage

[B] ride

[C] walk

[D] flight

17.[A] went through

[B] did away

[C] caught up

[D] put up

18.[A] In turn

[B] In fact

[C] In particular

[D] In consequence

19.[A] unless

[B] since

[C] if

[D] whereas

20.[A] funny

[B] logical

[C] simple

[D] rare

答案解析

1.【答案】[A]

【解析】根据上下文，在这里所要表述的意思是“即使没有手机信号，他们也会捧着手机”。

2.【答案】[D]

【解析】这里的语义是“其实我们可以在同陌生人的交流中获益良多”，表示“多”，在这里只有much了。

3.【答案】[C]

【解析】这里的用词很形象，表示“但你却不知道其中的益处，一头扎进你的手机世界”。

4.【答案】[D]

【解析】这种通常的保护方式传递出一个“信息”:“不要靠近我”。

5.【答案】[B]

【解析】这里是我们在“藏”的时候与手机屏幕的方位关系，自然是“藏在后面”最为贴切。

6.【答案】[D]

【解析】misapplied是被误用；mismatched是匹配错误；misadjusted是失调；misinterpreted是被误解；显然最后一个放在这里更为通顺：我们害怕被拒绝，或者觉得我们天真的社交之举会被认为是“怪异的”。

7.【答案】[C]

【解析】延续上一题的语境“被误解”，在这里我们选择“被评判”judged。

8.【答案】[D]

【解析】对应语句中的“stranger”陌生人，这里选择“unfamiliar”不熟悉。

9.【答案】[C]

【解析】承接上半句，陌生人对我们不熟悉，我们对陌生人感到紧张。

10.【答案】[D]

【解析】词组turn to，表示“求助于”。

11.【答案】[A]

【解析】与本句中protect对应的词汇是dangerous; mysterious和boring不合语境，violent程度有点过了。

12.【答案】[A]

【解析】本句语义为“但是当我们撕掉创可贴，把智能手机塞进口袋里，抬头走路，其实并不会那么糟”。

13.【答案】[B]

【解析】根据全文的主线，可知这里是让参加实验的人彼此交流。

14.【答案】[A]

【解析】根据commuters（往返的乘客），可以知道是在往返的交通工具上。

15.【答案】[C]

【解析】此处句意为“当要求其他人预测跟陌生人交谈的感受时”。

16.【答案】[B]

【解析】因为是乘坐火车，所以这里选ride（乘车的短途旅程）是得当的。

17.【答案】[A]

【解析】went through在这里表述“当他们经历完这个实验后”。

18.【答案】[B]

【解析】在这里开始总结陈词并阐明观点了，用in fact（实际上）恰到好处。

19.【答案】[B]

【解析】在这里要表述因果关系，只有since有这个含义。

20.【答案】[C]

【解析】simple表达了文中的“就是这么简单！同陌生人交谈让你感觉不再孤单”。

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