2015年英语真题及解析(英语二)
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C
orDonANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith--orevenlookingat--a
strangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewith
theirphones,evenwithouta1underground.
Itsasadreality--ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings--becausetheres2
tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldntknowit,3intoyour
phone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe4:Pleasedontapproachme.
Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?
Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,
orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6ascreepy,.Wefearwellbe7.Wefearwellbe
disruptive.Strangersareinherently8tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel9whencommunicating
withthemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we10toour
phones.Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,Wortmannsays.Theyareourhappyglassesthat
protectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11.”
Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesnt
12sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroeder
askedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta13.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalkto
theirfellow14.WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstation
to15howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir16wouldbe
morepleasantiftheysatontheirown,theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipants
didntexpectapositiveexperience,afterthey17wi