2025年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C
orDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Therearemanyunderstandablereasonswhyyoumightfinditdifficulttoaskforhelpwhenyou
needit.Psychologistshavebeeninterestedinthis1fordecades,notleastbecausepeople’s
widespread2toaskforhelphasledtosomehigh-profilefailures.
Askingforhelptakes3.Itinvolvescommunicatinganeedonyourpart—there’ssomething
youcan’tdo.4you’rebroadcastingyourownweaknesses,whichcanbe5.Youmightworry
aboutcomingacrossasincompetent.Youmighthave6aboutlosingcontrolofwhateveritis
you’reaskingforhelpwith.7someonestartstohelp,perhapsthey’lltakeover,orgetcreditfor
yourearlierefforts.Yetanother8thatyoumightbeworriedaboutisbeinganuisanceor9the
personyougotoforhelp.
Ifyoustrugglewithlowself-esteem,youmightfinditespeciallydifficultto10forhelp
becauseyouhavetheaddedworryoftheotherperson11yourrequest.Youmightseesuch
refusalsasimplyingsomething12aboutthestatusofyourrelationshipwiththem.To13these
difficulties,trytoremindyourselfthateveryoneneedshelpsometimes.Nobodyknowseverythingand
candoeverythingallbythemselves.Andwhileyoumight14comingacrossasincompetent,
there’sactuallyresearchthatshowsthatadvice-seekersare15asmorecompetent,notless.
Perhapsmostencouragingofallisapaperfrom2022byresearchersatStanfordUniversity,in
California,thatin