2015年考研英语二真题及答案:完形填空
Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text。Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A，B，C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1(10 points)
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 fiddle with their phones，even without a 1 underground
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 strange r standing by you. But you wouldn’t know it， 3 into your phone. This universal armor 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, executive mental coach We fear rejection，or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as creep, 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 anxiety, we 10 to our phones. Phones become 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 snubbed.
18 , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those sans communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. Its that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.
1. [A] ticket [B] permit [C]signal [D] record
2. [A] nothing [B] link [C]another [D] much
3. [A] beaten [B] guided [C]plugged [D] brought
4. [A] message [B] cede [C]notice [D] sign
5. [A] under [B] beyond [C] behind [D] from
6. [A] misinterprete [B] misapplied [C] misadjusted [D] mismatched
7. [A] fired [B] judged [C] replaced [D] delayed
8. [A] unreasonable [B] ungreatful [C] unconventional [D] unfamiliar
9. [A] comfortable [B] anxious [C] confident [D] angry
10. [A] attend [B] point [C] take [D] turn
11. [A] dangerous [B] mysterious [C] violent [D] boring
12. [A] hurt [B] resis [C] bend [D] decay
13. [A] lecture [B] conversation [C] debate [D] negotiation
14. [A] trainees [B] employees [C] researchers [D] passengers
15. [A] reveal [B] choose [C] predictl [D] design
16. [A] voyage [B] flight [C] walk [D] ride
17. [A] went through [B] did away [C] caught up [D] put up
18. [A] In turn [B] In particular [C]In fact [D] In consequence
19. [A] unless [B] since [C] if [D] whereas
20. [A] funny [B] simple [C] logical [D] rare
参考答案：
1. signal 2. Much 3. plugged 4. message 5. behind
6. misinterpreted 7. judged 8. unfamiliar 9. anxious 10. turn
11. dangerous 12. hurt 13. Conversation 14. passengers
15. predict 16. ride 17. went through 18. in fact
19. since 20. simple
Section Ⅲ Translation
46.
Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)
Think about driving a route that’s very familiar. It could be your commute to work, a trip into town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist and turn like the back of your hand. On these sorts of trips it’s easy to lose concentration on the driving and pay little attention to the passing scenery. The consequence is that you perceive that the trip has taken less time than it actually has.
This is the well-travelled road effect: people tend to underestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route.
The effect is caused by the way we allocate our attention. When we travel down a well-known route, because we don’t have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly. And afterwards, when we come to think back on it, we can’t remember the journey well because we didn’t pay much attention to it. So we assume it was shorter.
【参考答案】
想想看在一条非常熟悉的路上驾驶的感觉，这可能发生在上班，进城或回家的路上。无论如何，你会熟悉路上的每一个迂回曲折。在这类旅行中，我们很容易会分散注意力并且不太关注路边的风景。结果就是你误以为旅途比实际所用的时间要少。
这是美妙的旅程所产生的效果：人们往往会低估在熟悉的旅程中所用掉的时间。
我们分散注意力的方式会导致这种结果。当我们在知名的路途中行驶时，我们不必过于集中精力，时间似乎过得飞快。随后，当我们回想整个过程时，由于没有特别留神，会变得印象模糊。此时，我们似乎会觉得这段旅程会更短些。
Section Ⅳ Writing
Part A
47.Direerions:
Suppose your university is going to host a summer camp for high school students. Write a notice to
1)briefly introduce the camp activities, and
2)call for volunteers.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not use your name or the name of your university.
Do not write your address.(10 points)
Part B
48.
Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, your should
1)interpret the chart, and
2)give your comment.
You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
参考译文：
51.
PART A
Notice
The Students Union are arranging for a summer camp for high school students to broaden their horizon and experience different life. As there are some foreign students, who will also attend it, some volunteers are needed. The details are as follows.
To begin with, the summer camp is scheduled on July 15th and will end on July 22nd.That is to say, it will last for about one week and the theme is Loving your country, Loving the world. What is more, different kinds of activities are included during the camp, like knowledge competition, patriotic songs contest, drama contest and so on. Last but not least, volunteers should be those who are good at communicating with foreigners and also take an active part in activities.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 5678 soon.
Students Union
PART B
The pie chart provides some interesting data regarding the family expense of urban residents during Spring Festival in our country. As is shown above, the family expense during the holiday is mainly used for gifts, accounting 40 percent of the whole expense.
Obviously, such statistics regarding family expenses reflects the lifestyles of the average urban family in China. To begin with, the most expense used for buying presents suggests that Chinese people are more likely to enjoy a lifestyle of communication during holidays, which may add more flavor to their routine life. What’s more, it is interesting to note that urban residents attach importance to giving others gifts, thereby devoting much of the income to gifts for friends, relatives and family members. In addition, there is no denying in saying that the major factor responsible for the phenomenon is that urban people posses more money available for gifts thanks to the growth of urban economy.
Taking above-mentioned analysis into account, we can naturally arrive at the conclusion: as the society further develops, the trend mirrored by the table is bound to continue for a couple of years in the forthcoming future.
【评析】
(饼状图)我国某市民春节假期花销比例(新年礼物40% ，交通20% ，聚会吃饭20% ，其他20% )这篇饼状图避开了热点话题，考察主题中规中矩，关于我国某城市居民开销花费问题(生活类话题)。考察的形式是英语二从未考察过的饼状图(在 1997 年考研英语饼状图出现过一次)，如果事先准备不充分的考生，很可能会有点恐慌。不过，在我个人的预测班讲义和最后的救命班的课件中已经交代了饼状图的描述方式。针对这篇文章，三个段落的写作分别如下：
第一段描述这个饼状图，包括其中各自的数据组成，并且可以将其中最大的一部分即新年礼物的数据突出。最后再简要地交代一句，尽管数字看似孤立，但是数字之间紧密联系。第二段的写法多种多样，如果针对这种送新年礼物的风气进行评析，可以作
为一个负面话题来分析原因或者举例子;也可以作文一个正面话题来谈论，谈一谈这种人际交往的形式--互送礼物 ，增强朋友家人的感情;甚至可以作文一个中立话题来谈一谈假期开销在不同的方面，消费方式的多种多样。第三段的写法就是传统地预测一下趋势，对这个事情简要评析一下，在对多姿多彩的社会和假期生活憧憬一下即可。在单词的考察方面较难的单词也不过是居民(citizen , resident )和消费(consume, consumption )。其他的单词就比较简单，包括聚会(party ,reunion) ，交通(traffic ) ，新年礼物(gifts )，其他(others ).