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)
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
正确选项： 1-5 CDCAC 6-10 DCDCD 11-15 AABAC 16-20 BABBC
真题解析：
1. C [A] ticket 票 [B] permit 允许，许可 [C] signal信号，标志 [D] record记录，记载
解析：名词辨析。根据上句话含义，“我们周围的每个人似乎都打开他们的手机，甚至没有__出现的时候“。与手机相关的最合适的选项应为C信号的意思。因此C为正确选项。
2. D [A] nothing 没有什么 [B] little 一点 [C] another另外一个 [D] much许多
解析：名词辨析。在这句话中because there's ____to be gained，缺少的是gained 的宾语。所以我们much 代替这个宾语。因此D为正确选项。
3. C [A] beaten被击败的，打败的 [B] guided有指导的 [C] plugged 塞紧的 [D] brought带来，拿来
解析：动宾搭配。C选项plugged 与into搭配，译为“塞进”，符合原文语境。因此C为正确选项。
4. A [A] message消息，信息 [B] code密码，法则 [C] notice注意 [D] sign符号，签名
解析：动宾搭配。send the messages 译为“传递消息”符合原文语义。因此A为正确选项。
5. C [A] under在……下面 [B] beyond超出 [C] behind 在……后面 [D] from来自
解析：动词与介词搭配。本题中，空格处所需一个介词，和前面的hide搭配。因此，hide behind 翻译成“隐藏在__的后面”，搭配最为合理。因此C为正确选项。
6.D [A]misapplied 被误用的 [B]mismatched 不相配的，不势均力敌的 [C]misadjusted 失调的 [D]misinterpreted误解
解析：上下文语义+词义辨析 在本题中，空格处需要填一个动词的被动语态，同时要搭配后面的“as creepy”(被___当做怪异的)。因此，结合四个单词的含义，D选项“被误解成为行为怪异的”更符合原文语义要求。因此D为正确选项。