2015考研英語二真題及答案

1、考研英語二真題2015年Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestwd(s)feachnumberedblankmarkA，B，CDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Inourcontemparyculturetheprospectofcommunicatingwith—evenlookingat—astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Every

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4、swillbe6as“weird.”Wefearwe’llbe7.Wefearwe’llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently8tous，sowearemelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsacquaintances.Toavoidthisuneasinesswe10toourphones.“Phonesbecomeou

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6、asEpleyJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta13.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14.“WhenDr.EpleyMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastrangerth

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8、mmuteswerereptedlymeenjoyablecomparedwiththosewithoutcommunicationwhichmakesabsolutesense19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It’sthat20:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.1.A.ticketB.permitC.signalD.recd2.A.

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12、ers.23.Theblurringofwkingwomen’srolesreferstothefactthat____.A.theyarebothbreadwinnershousewivesB.theirhomeisalsoaplacefkickingbackC.thereisoftenmuchhousewkleftbehindD.itisdifficultfthemtoleavetheiroffice24.Thewd“moola”(

13、Line4Para4)mostprobablymeans____.A.energyB.skillsC.earningsD.nutrition25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromthewkplaceinthat____.A.homeishardlyacozierwkingenvironmentB.divisionoflabathomeisseldomclearcutC.householdtasksaregenerallym

14、emotivatingD.familylabisoftenadequatelyrewardedText2Fyearsstudieshavefoundthatfirstgenerationcollegestudents—thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree—lagotherstudentsonarangeofeducationachievementfacts.Theirgradesarelo

15、wertheiroutratesarehigher.Butsincesuchstudentsaremostlikelytoadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducationcollegesuniversitieshavepushedfdecadestorecruitmeofthem.Thishascreated“aparadox”inthatrecruitingfirstgeneratio

16、nstudentsbutthenwatchingmanyofthemfailmeansthathighereducationhas“continuedtoreproducewidenratherthanclose”anachievementgapbasedonsocialclassaccdingtothedepressingbeginningofapaperfthcominginthejournalPsychologicalScienc

17、e.Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimisticasitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblemsuggestingthatanapproach(whichinvolvesaonehournexttonocostprogram)canclose63percentoftheachievementgap(measuredbysuchfactsasgrades)betwee

18、nfirstgenerationotherstudents.Theauthsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversitiestheirfindingsarebasedonastudyinvolving147students(whocompletedtheproject)atanunnamedprivateuniversity.Firstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparen

19、twithafouryearcollegedegree.Mostofthefirstgenerationstudents(59.1percent)wererecipientsofPellGrantsafederalgrantfundergraduateswithfinancialneedwhilethiswastrueonlyf8.6percentofthestudentswithatleastoneparentwithafouryea

20、rdegree.Theirthesis—thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact—wasbasedontheviewthatfirstgenerationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfacemostcollegestud

21、ents.Theycitepastresearchbyseveralauthstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap.Manyfirstgenerationstudents“struggletonavigatethedleclasscultureofhighereducation，learnthe‘rulesofthegame’takeadvant