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)
Directions：Read the following text。Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and markA,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 stranger 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 "creepy,". 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 bandaid, tuck our smartphones 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 a13. The duo 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. It's that 20: Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.
1.[A] ticket | [B] permit | [C] signal | [D] record |
2.[A] nothing | [B] little | [C] another | [D] much |
3.[A] beaten | [B] guided | [C] plugged | [D] brought |
4.[A] message | [B] code | [C] notice | [D] sign |
5.[A] under | [B] beyond | [C] behind | [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
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正確選項： 1-5 CDCAC 6-10 DCDCD 11-15 AABAC 16-20 BABBC
真題解析：
1. C [A] ticket 票 [B] permit 允許，許可 [C] signal訊號，標誌 [D] record記錄，記載
解析：名詞辨析。根據上句話含義，“我們周圍的每個人似乎都開啟他們的手機，甚至沒有__出現的時候“。與手機相關的最合適的選項應為C訊號的意思。因此C為正確選項。
2. D [A] nothing 沒有什麼 [B] little 一點 [C] another另外一個 [D] much許多
解析：名詞辨析。在這句話中because there's ____to be gained，缺少的是gained 的賓語。所以我們much 代替這個賓語。因此D為正確選項。
3. C [A] beaten被擊敗的，打敗的 [B] guided有指導的 [C] plugged 塞緊的 [D] brought帶來，拿來
解析：動賓搭配。C選項plugged 與into搭配，譯為“塞進”，符合原文語境。因此C為正確選項。
4. A [A] message訊息，資訊 [B] code密碼，法則 [C] notice注意 [D] sign符號，簽名
解析：動賓搭配。send the messages 譯為“傳遞訊息”符合原文語義。因此A為正確選項。
5. C [A] under在……下面 [B] beyond超出 [C] behind 在……後面 [D] from來自
解析：動詞與介詞搭配。本題中，空格處所需一個介詞，和前面的hide搭配。因此，hide behind 翻譯成“隱藏在__的後面”，搭配最為合理。因此C為正確選項。
6.D [A]misapplied 被誤用的 [B]mismatched 不相配的，不勢均力敵的 [C]misadjusted 失調的 [D]misinterpreted誤解
解析：上下文語義+詞義辨析 在本題中，空格處需要填一個動詞的被動語態，同時要搭配後面的“as creepy”(被___當做怪異的)。因此，結合四個單詞的含義，D選項“被誤解成為行為怪異的”更符合原文語義要求。因此D為正確選項。
7. C [A]replaced被替換的 [B]fired被開除的 [C]judged裁定的，評判的 [D]delayed延時的，拖延的
解析：上下文語義+詞義辨析 本句中，考查我們 “fear” 的事情是被____. 結合上下文語義以及選項含義，我們可以直接排除掉B和D,這兩項與“坐地鐵”無關。符合原文含義的是D，我們害怕被“評判”。因此C為正確選項。
8. D [A]unreasonable不合理的，不切合實際的 [B] ungrateful忘恩負義的，不領情的 [C]unconventional非傳統的，不合慣例的[D]unfamiliar不熟悉的
解析：上下文語義+形容詞辨析 本題考查形容詞的辨析。四個選項本身沒有難度。做形容詞這一類題要注意它修飾的成分是什麼。本句是一個較簡單的主系表結構，主語是“strangers” ，空格處讓我們填表語，修飾的是strangers,因此，根據語義，應該選擇D選項“不熟悉的”，譯為“陌生人本身對我們來說就是不太熟悉的”。因此D為正確選項。
9. C [A]comfortable 舒適的，充裕的[B]confident自信的，有信心的[C]anxious憂慮的， [D]angry生氣的，憤怒的
解析：上下文語義+形容詞辨析 本題結合前半句的含義，“陌生人本身對我們來說就是不太熟悉的”，因此，人們在和陌生人交流的時候會更___。我們要選擇一個形容詞來修飾與陌生人交流時候的心情，結合四個單詞含義，C“憂慮的”更符合這種交流心境。因此C為正確選項。
10.D [A]attend 出席，參加[B]point指出，朝向，瞄準[C]take 拿，帶 [D]turn 翻轉，旋轉,轉移
解析：動詞搭配。上句語義為“為了避免這種尷尬，我們___我們的手機”。在本句中，需要一個動詞，並且能“to”搭配。A與B比較好排除，關鍵看C和D這兩個選項. C選項 “take to ”譯為“開始，從事”。D選項“turn to”譯為“轉向”。D比C更能說明我們的這個動作。因此D為正確選項。
11. A [A]dangerous 危險的[B]mysterious神祕的[C]violent猛烈的，強烈的，暴力的 [D]boring令人厭煩的，無聊的
解析：形容詞辨析。結合上文語句，“電話已經變成了我們的安全保證”，“它是我們快樂的保障並且能夠保護我們，不讓我們受到更___的情況。”根據上下文語義以及四個形容詞含義，A選項更符合語義要求。“危險的”和前面的“保護”搭配更為合理。因此A為正確選項。
12. A [A]hurt 損害，傷害[B]resist抵制，抵抗[C]bend彎曲 [D]decay(使)衰退，腐敗
解析：動詞辨析。這段句首有一個非常重要的連線詞 “But”,表示轉折關係，說明接下來所要表述的含義與上文發生了完全的改變。根據對上一段的分析，是說人們在乘坐地鐵的時候，經常看手機是因為害怕和陌生人交流，那麼這一段的論述方向為“但是如果我們收起手機，向上看看，其實不會__的重。”結合四個選項含義，A選項“傷害”更符合語義。因此A為正確選項。
13. B [A]lecture演講，講課 [B]conversation談話，會話[C]debate辯論，爭論 [D]negotiation談判，協商
解析：名詞辨析。本題相對較簡單，動詞和名詞的搭配，“開始一個(場)__”，結合原文語義，應該為開始談話。因此B為正確選項。
14. A [A]passengers 旅客[B]employees僱員[C]researchers 研發人員[D]trainees研修生
解析：名詞辨析。結合全文主旨，本文在討論乘坐地鐵是否和陌生人說話的問題。因此，A“乘客”是最符合語境的。因此A為正確選項。
15. C [A]reveal 顯示，透漏[B]choose選擇[C]predict 預測[D]design設計，計劃
解析：動詞辨析。本題考查四個選項的詞義辨析。結合原文語境，我們不難發現，有一個非常重要的線索點，即“ how they would feel after talking to a stranger”我們要選擇一個動詞能連線後面的“would”將來時，所以，只有C選項有這個功能。因此C為正確選項。
16. B [A]voyage 航行，旅行[B]ride騎，乘[C]walk步行 [D]flight飛行
解析：名詞辨析。在本句中, “____ would be more pleasant if they sat on their own,”要選擇一個動詞與乘坐地鐵有關。因此，B選項“ride乘”比較符合原文語義。
17.A [A]went through 經歷，檢查，瀏覽[B]did away(with)廢除，去掉[C]caught up 趕上，追上[D]put up放，儲存，提供
解析：介詞短語搭配。本題所需短語要與後面的experience搭配，因此A選項“經歷”更符合語義要求。
18. B [A]in turn 依次，輪流，反過來[B]in fact事實上 [C]in particular尤其是 [D]in consequence結果是
解析：邏輯關係題。本題考查的是遞進關係，即下文對上文進一步解釋說明。因此B為正確選項。
19.B [A]unless除非 [B]since直到，因為[C]if如果 [D]whereas然而
解析：邏輯關係題。本句考查的是因果關係，因此只有B選項可以表示這種邏輯關係。
20. C [A]funny 有趣的[B]logical有邏輯的[C]simple簡單的 [D]rare罕見的
解析：形容詞辨析題。文章最後給出一個總結性的表述，即與陌生人說話可以讓你感覺有連線感，考查我們“這是什麼樣的問題”。根據上下文語義關係選擇C更符合語境。
Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)
Text1
A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys. People art actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people’s control. Which is it at stress marker. While they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge。
“Further contradicting conventional wisdom we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home” writes one of the researchers. Sarah Damaske In fact women say they feel better at work. She notes. “it is men not women. Who report being happier at home than at work” Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with children and without but more so for non parents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health。
What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’ re at home whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women it’ s not surprising that women are more stressed at home。
But it’s not just a gender thing. At work people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing: working making money doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola。
On the home front however people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues-your family-have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it or if they’ re teenagers threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus they’ re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home。