1、j乐学瞄EXUEMIAO.COMENTRANCE EXAMINATIONOF POSTGRADUATE适合英语()考生考研英语讲业冲刺点睛0个汝二O0女分A巧d jky66个母a:而尖老研祝您上岸微信公入的传批毋展亚盟照如撼塑（1)出共oaooo000细h0O巴圆哈盖0红2018年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（二）试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and markA,B,Cor Don the ANSWER SHEE
2、T.(10 points)Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that willobviously be painful?Because humans have an inherent need to1uncertainty,according to a recent study in Psychological Science.The new research reveals thatthe need to know is so strong that people will 2 to satis
3、fy their curiosity evenwhen it is clear the answer will 3.In a series of four experiments,behavioral scientists at the University of Chicagoand the Wisconsin School of Business tested studentswillingness to 4themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity.For one 5,eachparticipant
4、 was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previousexperiment.The twist?Half of the pens would6 an electric shock when clicked.Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified;another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified.7 left alone in the room,th
5、estudents who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens andincurred more shocks than the students who knew what would 8.Subsequentexperiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli,9 the sound of fingernailson a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects.The drive to 10 is
6、deeply rooted in humans,much the same as the basicdrives for11or shelter,says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago.Curiosity is often considered a good instinct-it can 12 new scientific advances,for instance-but sometimes such 13 can backfire.The insight that curiosity candrive you to do 14
7、 things is a profound one.Unhealthy curiosity is possible to 15,however.In a final experiment,participants who were encouraged to 16 how they would feel after viewing anunpleasant picture were less likely to 17 to see such an image.These resultssuggest that imagining the 18 of following through on o
8、nes curiosity ahead oftime can help determine 19 it is worth the endeavor.Thinking about long-term20 is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity,Hsee says.Inother words,dont read online comments.jky662018年真题第1页（共12页）顶尖考研祝您上岸微信公众号：But hes also found a kind of insidious prejudice.Wor
9、king with your hands isseen as almost a mark of inferiority.Schools in the family of vocational educationhave that stereotype.that its for kids who cant make it academically,he says.On one hand,that viewpoint is a logical product of Americas evolution.Manufacturing is not the economic engine that it
10、 once was.The job security that theUS economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated.Moreeducation is the new principle.We want more for our kids,and rightfully so.But the headlong push into bachelors degrees for all-and the subtle devaluingof anything less-misses an important
11、point:Thats not the only thing theAmerican economy needs.Yes,a bachelors degree opens more doors.But evennow,54 percent of the jobs in the country are middleskill jobs,such as constructionand high-skill manufacturing.But only 44 percent of workers are adequately trained.In other words,at a time when
12、 the working class has turned the country on itspolitical head,frustrated that the opportunity that once defined America is vanishing,one obvious solution is staring us in the face.There is a gap in working-class jobs,but the workers who need those jobs most arent equipped to do them.KoziateksManche
13、ster School of Technology High School is trying to fill that gap.Koziateks school is a wake-up call.When education becomes one-size-fits-all,itrisks overlooking a nations diversity of gifts.21.A broken bike chain is mentioned to show studentslack ofAmechanical memorizationBacademic trainingCpractica
14、l abilityDpioneering spirit22.There exists the prejudice that vocational education is for kids whoAare financially disadvantagedBare not academically successfulChave a stereotyped mindDhave no career motivation23.We can infer from Paragraph 5 that high school graduatesAare entitled to more education
15、al privilegesBare reluctant to work in manufacturingCused to have more job opportunitiesDused to have big financial concerns24.The headlong push into bachelors degrees for allAhelps create a lot of middle-skill jobsBmay narrow the gap in working-class jobsCis expected to yield a better-trained workforce2018年真题第3页（共12页）微信公众号：djky66顶尖考研祝你上岸