2022年考研初試時間已經確定，我們也已經進入最后的復習階段。在最后階段，除了教材復習之外，適當的試題練習也是很有必要的。下面，幫考網為大家帶來考研初試英語科目部分歷年真題，一起來看一看。

Section IUse of English

Directions：

Read thefollowing text. Choose the best word (s) fｏｒeach numbered blank ａｎｄ mark A, B,C ｏｒD on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)

Why dopeople read negative Internet comments ａｎｄ do other things that will obviouslybe painful? Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according toa recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the needto know is so strong that people will 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when itis clear the answer will 3 .

In aseries of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicagoａｎｄ the Wisconsin School of Business tested students’willingness to 4themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. Fｏｒone 5each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were froma previous experiment. The twist?Half of the pens would 6 an electric shockwhen clicked.

Twenty-sevenstudents were told which pens were electrified； another twenty-seven were toldonly that some were electrified 7 left alone in the room, the students who didnot know which ones would shock them clicked more pens ａｎｄ incurred more shocksthan the students who knew what would 8 . Subsequent experiments reproducedthis effect with other stimuli, 9 the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard andphotographs of disgusting insects.

The driveto 10 is deeply rooted in humans, much the same as the basic drives fｏｒ11 orshelter, says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is oftenconsidered a good instinct-it can 12 new scientific advances, fｏｒinstance-butsometimes such 13 can backfire. The insight that curiosity can drive you to do14 things is a profound one. Unhealthy curiosity is possible to 15 , however.In a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to 16 how they wouldfeel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to 17 to see such animage. These results suggest that imagining the 18 of following through onone’s curiosity ahead of time can help determine 19 it is worth the endeavor. Thinkingabout long-term 20 is key to reducing the possible negative effects ofcuriosity." Hsee says. In other words, don’t read online comments.

1. A.resolve B. protect C. discuss D. ignore

2. A.refuse B. wait C. seek D. regret

3. A.riseB. lastC. misleadD. hurt

4. A.alert B. tie C. expose D. treat

5. A.messageB. trialC. reviewD. concept

6. A.remove B. weakenC. deliverD. interrupt

7. A.Unless B. If C. ThoughD. When

8. A.happenB. continueC. disappearD. change

9. A.rather thanB. such asC. regardless ofD. owing to

10. A.disagreeB. forgiveC. forgetD. discover

11. A.payB. marriageC. foodD. schooling

12. A.begin withB. rest onC. learn fromD. lead to

13.A.withdrawal B. inquiryC. persistenceD. diligence

14.A.self-destructiveB. self-reliantC. self-evidentD. self-deceptive

15.A.resistB. defineC. replaceD. trace

16.A.predictB. overlookC. designD. conceal

17. A.rememberB. chooseC. promiseD. pretend

18. A.reliefB. planC. outcomeD. duty

19.A.whetherB. whyC. whereD. how

20. A.limitationsB. investmentsC. strategiesD. consequences

答案及解析：

1. A.resolve

resolve 解決 protect 保護 discuss 討論 ignore忽視

聯系上下文“the need to know”，顯然是人類有解決未知(resolve uncertainty)的內在需要。

2. C.seek

seek todo sth 爭取/設法去做某事“人們會設法滿足自己的好奇心”

3. D.hurt

hurt vi 有壞處，帶來痛苦“即使顯然答案會令人受傷”

4. C.expose

exposesb/oneself to sth 使某人/自己暴露在……

5. B.message

message 信息 trial實驗 review評論，復習 concept 概念

Trial與前面experiment對應，后面也是行為實驗中的具體內容。

6. C.deliver

remove 消除 weaken 削弱 deliver 傳遞 interrupt 打斷

動詞辨析 deliver an electric shock 傳遞一陣電擊

7. D.When

Unless 除非 If 如果 Though 盡管 When當……時候

8. A.happen

happen 發生 continue 持續 disappear 消失 change 改變

“students who knew what wouldhappen”與前文“students who did not know……”照應

9. B.such as

rather than而不是 such as 例如 regardless of 不管，不顧 owing to 因為

考察語義邏輯 后面明顯是otherstimuli的舉例。

10. D.discover

disagree 不同意 forgive 原諒 forget 遺忘 discover 發現

“人類內心根植著發現的欲望”

11. C.food

pay 支付 marriage 婚姻 food 事物 schooling上學

food andshelter 為常見搭配，吃住是人類最基本的欲望。

12. D.lead to

beginwith 以…為開始 rest on 依靠，被擱在 learn from 從…上學習 lead to 引起，導致

13. B.inquiry

withdrawal撤出 inquiry 探究，調查 persistence堅持，毅力 diligence勤奮，努力

14. B.self-reliant

self-destructive自我毀滅的 self-reliant 自力更生的

self-evident不言而喻的 self-deceptive 自欺的

15. A.resist

resist 抵制,忍住 define 定義 replace 代替 trace 追蹤

根據however轉折，上文說好奇心有時會招致毀滅性后果，此處應該說 “然而，不良的好奇心是可以忍住的”

16. A.predict

predict 預測 overlook 忽視 design 設計 conceal 隱藏

動詞辨析題“實驗鼓勵參與者預測行為后果”

17. B.choose

remember 記住 choose 選擇 promise 承諾 pretend 假裝

考察語義邏輯和動詞辨析“有所預測的參與者不太可能選擇再看那些圖”

18. C.outcome

名詞辨析：relief 救濟，減輕 plan 計劃 outcome 結果 duty 職責

19. A.whether

Whether 是否

考察語義邏輯關系 “提前想象后果從而決定是否值得做”

20. D.consequences

limitations局限 investments 投資 strategies 策略 consequences 后果

名詞辨析“思考長期后果是減少好奇心不利影響的關鍵”，與前文predict the outcome照應

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