2025年考研英语真题(二)及参考答案
2025年全国硕士研究生招生考试
英语(二)(科目代码：204)
SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Therearemanyunderstandablereasonswhyyoumightfinditdifficulttoaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.Psychologistshavebeeninterestedinthis1fordecades,notleastbecausepeople’swidespread2toaskforhelphasledtosomehigh-profilefailures.Askingorhelptakes3.Itinvolvescommunicatinganeedonyourpart-there’ssomethingyoucan’tdo.4,you’rebroadcastingyourownweaknesseswhichcanbe5.Youmightworryaboutcomingacrossasincompetent.Youmighthave6aboutlosingcontrolofwhateveritisyou’reaskingforhelpwith.7someonestartstohelp,perhapsthey’lltakeover,orgetcreditforyourearlierefforts.Yetanother8thatmightbeworriedaboutisbeinganuisanceor9thepersonyougotoforhelp.Ifyoustrugglewithlowself-esteem,youmightfinditespeciallydifficultto10forhelpbecauseyouhavetheaddedworryoftheotherperson11yourrequest.Youmightseesuchrefusalsasimplyingsomething12aboutthestatusofyourrelationshipwiththem.To13thesedifficulties,trytoremindyourselfthateveryoneneedshelpsometimes.Nobodyknowseverythingandcandoeverythingallbythemselves.Andwhileyoumight14comingacrossasincompetent,there’sactuallyresearchthatshowsthatadvice-seekersare15asmorecompetent,notless.Perhapsmostencouragingofallisapaperfrom2022byresearchersatStanfordUniversitythatinvolvedamixofcontrivedhelp-seekinginteractionsandaskingpeopleto16timesthey’dsoughthelpinthepast.Thefindingsshowedthathelp-seekergenerallyunderestimatehow17otherpeoplewillbetohelpandhowgoodit’llmakethehelp-giverfeel(formostpeople,havingthechancetohelpsomeoneishighly18).So,bearallthisinmindthenexttimeyouneedtoaskforhelp19,takecareoverwhoyouaskandwhenyouaskthem.Andifsomeonecan’thelprightnow,avoidtalkingitpersonally.Theymightjustbetoo20,ortheymightnotfeelconfidentabouttheirabilitytohelp.SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)1.[A]illusion[B]discussion[C]tradition[D]question2.[A]reluctance[B]ambition[C]tendency[D]enthusiasm
3.[A]attention[B]talent[C]courage[D]patience
4.[A]Atanytime[B]Inotherwords[C]Byallmeans[D]Onthecontrary
5.[A]unrealistic[B]deceptive[C]tiresome[D]uncomfortable
6.[A]doubts[B]concerns[C]suggestions[D]secrets
7.[A]Once[B]Unless[C]Although[D]Before
8.[A]theory[B]choice[C]factor[D]context
9.[A]overpraising[B]outperforming[C]reassessing[D]inconveniencing10.[A]reachout[B]settledown[C]turnover[D]lookback11.[A]declining[B]considering[C]criticising[D]evaluating
12.[A]unnecessary[B]negative[C]strange[D]impractical
13.[A]explain[B]identify[C]predict[D]overcome
14.[A]deny[B]forget[C]miss[D]fear
15.[A]disguised[B]perceived[C]followed[D]introduced16.[A]read[B]classify[C]analyse[D]compare
17.[A]brave[B]surprising[C]willing[D]demanding
18.[A]relaxing[B]disappointed[C]rewarding[D]hesitant
19.[A]Thus[B]Also[C]Finally[D]Instead
20.[A]polite[B]proud[C]busy[D]lazyText1
U.S.customershistoricallytippedpeopletheyassumedwereearningmostoftheirincomeviatips,suchasrestaurantserversearninglessthantheminimumwage.Intheearly2010s,awiderangeofbusinessesstartedprocessingpurchaseswithiPadsandotherdigitalpaymentsystems.Thesesystemspromptedcustomerstotipforservicesthatwerenotpreviouslytipped.Today’stiprequestsareoftennotconnectedtothesalaryandservicenormsthatusedtodeterminewhenoudhowpeopletip.Customersinthepastnearlyalwayspaidtipsafterreceivingaservice,suchasattheconclusionofarestaurantmeal,aftergettingahaircutoronceapizzawasdelivered.Thattimingcouldrewardhigh-qualityserviceandgiveworkersanincentivetoprovideit.It’sbecomingmorecommonfortipstoberequestedbeforehand.Andnewtippingtechnologymayevenautomaticallyaddtips.Theprevalenceofdigitalpaymentdeviceshasmadeiteasiertoaskcustomersforatip.Thathelpsexplainwhytiprequestsarecreepingintonewkindofservices.Customersnowroutinelyseemenusofsuggesteddefaultoptions-oftenwellabove70%ofwhattheyowe.Theamountshaverisenfrom10%orlessinthe1950sto15%aroundtheyear2000to20%orhighertoday.Thisincreaseissometimescalledtipflation---theexpectationofever-highertipamounts.Tippinghasalwaysbeenavitalsourceofincomeforworkersinhistoricallytippedservices,likerestaurants,wherethetippedminimumwagecanbeaslowasUS$2.13anhour.Tipcreepandtipflationarenowfurthersupplementingtheincomeofmanylow-wageserviceworkers.Notably,tippingprimarilybenefitssomeoftheseworkers,suchascooksanddishwashers.Toensurethatallemployeeswerepaidfairwages,somerestaurantsbannedtippingandincreasedprices,butthismovementtowardno-tippingserviceshaslargelyfizzledout.21.Accordingtoparagraph1,thepracticeoftipsintheU.S..[A]wasregardedbymanycustomersasasignofgenerosity
【新东方版】2021年考研英语二真题及参考答案
2021年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorD
ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
It'snotdifficulttosettargetsforstaff.Itismuchharder,1,tounderstandtheirnegative
consequences.Mostwork-relatedbehaviorshavemultiplecomponents.2oneandtheothers
becomedistorted.
TravelonaLondonbusandyou'll3seehowthisworkswithdrivers.Watchpeopleget
onandshowtheirtickets.Aretheycarefullyinspected?Never.Dopeoplegetonwithoutpaying?
Ofcourse!Arethereinspectorsto4thatpeoplehavepaid?Possibly,butveryfew.Andpeople
whorunforthebus?Theyare5.Howaboutjumpinglights?Busesdosoalmostasfrequently
ascyclists.
Why?Becausethetargetis6.Peoplecomplainedthatbuseswerelateandinfrequent.7,thenumberofbusesandbuslaneswereincreased,anddriverswere8orpunished
accordingtothetimetheytook.Anddrivershitthesetargets.Butthey9hitcyclists.Ifthe
2021年考研英语二真题及答案
2021年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorD
ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
It'snotdifficulttosettargetsforstaff.Itismuchharder,1,tounderstandtheirnegative
consequences.Mostwork-relatedbehaviorshavemultiplecomponents.2oneandtheothers
becomedistorted.
TravelonaLondonbusandyou'll3seehowthisworkswithdrivers.Watchpeopleget
onandshowtheirtickets.Aretheycarefullyinspected?Never.Dopeoplegetonwithoutpaying?
Ofcourse!Arethereinspectorsto4thatpeoplehavepaid?Possibly,butveryfew.Andpeople
whorunforthebus?Theyare5.Howaboutjumpinglights?Busesdosoalmostasfrequently
ascyclists.
Why?Becausethetargetis6.Peoplecomplainedthatbuseswerelateandinfrequent.7,thenumberofbusesandbuslaneswereincreased,anddriverswere8orpunished
accordingtothetimetheytook.Anddrivershitthesetargets.Butthey9hitcyclists.Ifthe
2018年考研英语二真题与答案
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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 the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will
obviously be painful? Because humans have an inherent need to___1___ uncertainty,
according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that
the need to know is so strong that people will ___2_ _ to satisfy their curiosity even
when it is clear the answer will ___3___.
In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago
Booth School of Business and the Wisconsin School of Business tested students'
willingness to ___4___ themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy
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SectionⅠ 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
the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?
Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological
Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is strong that people will 2 to satisfy their
curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3 .
In a series of experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin
school of Business tested students’ willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to
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2018考研英语（二）真题及参考答案（完整版）
SectionⅠ 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
the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?
Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological
Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is strong that people will 2 to satisfy their
curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3 .
In a series of experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin
school of Business tested students’ willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to
satisfy curiosity. For one 5 , each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed
2018考研英语(二)真题及参考答案 3
2018考研英语（二）真题及参考答案（完整版）
SectionⅠ 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
the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?
Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological
Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is strong that people will 2 to satisfy their
curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3 .
In a series of experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin
school of Business tested students’ willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to
satisfy curiosity. For one 5 , each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed
2021年考研英语二真题及答案 2
2021年考研英语二真题及答案
Section ⅠUse of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark
A, B, C
or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
It's not difficult to set targets for staff . It is much harder, 1 ,to understand
their negative
consequences. Most work-related behaviors have multiple components. 2 one and the
others
become distorted. Travel on a London bus and you'll 3 see how this works with drivers.
Watch people get on and show their tickets. Are they carefully inspected? Never.
Do people get on without paying? Of course ! Are there inspectors to 4 that people
have paid? Possibly, but very few. And people who run for the bus? They are 5 . How
about jumping lights? Buses do so almost as frequently as cyclists. Why? Because
the target is 6 . People complained that buses were late and infrequent. 7 , the
2020年考研英语二真题及答案
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12020年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）
SectionIUseofEnglishDirection:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Beingagoodparentiswhateveryparentwouldliketobe.Butdefiningwhatitmeanstobeagoodparentisundoubtedlyvery___1___,particularlysincechildrenresponddifferentlytothesamestyleofparenting.Acalm,rule-followingchildmightrespondbettertoadifferentsortofparentingthan,___2___,ayoungerone.___3___,there’sanothersortofparentthat’seasierto___4___:apatientparent.Childrenofeveryagebenefitfrompatientparenting.Still,___5___everyparentwouldliketobepatient,thisisnoeasy___6___.Sometimes,parentsgetexhaustedandareunabletomaintaina___7___stylewiththeirkids.Iunderstandthis.You’reonlyhuman,andsometimesyourkidscan___8___youjustalittletoofar.Andthenthe___9___happens:Youloseyourpatienceandeitherscreamatyourkidsorsaysomethingthatwastoo___10___anddoesnobodyanygood.Youwishthatyoucould___11___theclockandstartover.We’veallbeenthere.___12___,eventhoughit’scommon,it’svitaltokeepinmindthatinasinglemomentoffatigue,youcansaysomethingtoyourchildthatyoumay___13___foralongtime.Thismaynotonlydodamagetoyourrelationshipwithyourchildbutalso___14___yourchild’sself-esteem.Ifyouconsistentlyloseyour___15___withyourkids,thenyouaremodelingalackofemotionalcontrolforyourkids.Weareallbecomingincreasinglyawareofthe___16___ofmodelingpatiencefortheyoungergeneration.Thisisaskillthatwillhelpthemallthroughoutlife.Infact,theabilitytomaintainemotionalcontrolwhen___17___bystressisoneofthemostsignificantofalllife’sskills.Certainly,it’s___18___tomaintainpatienceatalltimeswithyourkids.Amorepracticalgoalistotrytobeascalmasyoucanwhenfacedwith___19___situationsinvolvingyourchildren.Icanpromiseyouthis:Asaresultofworkingtowardthisgoal,youandyourchildrenwillbenefitand___20___fromstressfulmomentsfeelingbetterphysicallyandemotionally.
2015年考研英语二真题及答案
2015年考研英语二真题及答案
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET.
(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
2009年考研英语二真题及答案
2009年考研英语二真题及答案
【篇一：2009英语二真题及答案】
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directions: for each numbered blank in the following
passage ,there are four choices marked a, b, c, and d. choose
thebest one and mark your answer on answer sheet 1 with a
pencil. (10 points)
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