2015年
SectionI UseofEnglish
Directions:
Read thefollowingtext. Choose thebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankand markA, B,CorD onANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Inourcontemporaryculture,the prospectofcommunicatingwith--or even looking at--astrangeris virtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreeby thewaythey fiddlewith theirphones, evenwithouta1 underground.
It'sasadreality --ourdesireto avoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings-- becausethere's2tobegainedfromtalkingto thestrangerstandingby you.Butyou wouldn'tknowit,3intoyourphone. Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe4:\approach me.\
Whatis it that makes us feelweneed to hide5 ourscreens?
Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJon Wortmann,executivementalcoach.Wefear rejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6as\
7.Wefearwe'llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently8tous,sowearemorelikely to feel 9 when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we10to ourphones. \ becomeour securityblanket,\whatweperceiveis goingto bemore11.”
Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlook up,itdoesn't12sobad.Inone2011
experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta13. Theyhad Chicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14.\EpleyandMs.Schroeder askedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingto astranger, thecommutersthoughttheir16wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheir own,\theNewYorkTimes summarizes.Though theparticipants didn't expect a positive experience,afterthey17withtheexperiment,\having beensnubbed.\
18,thesecommutes werereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwith thosesans communication,whichmakesabsolute sense,19humanbeingsthrive off of social connections.It's that20 :Talkingto strangers canmakeyoufeelconnected.
1. [A]ticket[B]permit[C]signal[D] record
2. [A]nothing[B]link [C] another [D]much
3. [A]beaten[B]guided [C]plugged [D]brought
4. [A]message[B]cede [C]notice[D]sign
5. [A]under[B]beyond [C]behind[D] from
6. [A]misinterpret[B]misapplied [C]misadjusted [D]mismatched
7. [A] fired [B]judged [C] replaced[D]delayed
8. [A]unreasonable[B]ungrateful[C]unconventional[D]unfamiliar
9. [A] comfortable[B]anxious[C]confident[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]trainees[B]employees [C]researchers [D]passengers
15. [A] reveal[B] choose [C]predict[D]design
16. [A]voyage [B]flight[C]walk [D] ride
17. [A]went through [B]did away [C]caughtup [D]putup
18. [A]Inturn [B]Inparticular[C]Infact[D]Inconsequence
19. [A]unless [B]since[C]if [D]whereas
20. [A] funny [B]simple [C]logical[D]rare
SectionII ReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts. Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextby
choosingA, B,CorD.Mark youranswers onANSWERSHEET.(40 points)
Text1
Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactually
morestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople’scortisol,whichis
astressmarker, whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundit higher atwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.
“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswell
asmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome, ”writesoneofthe
researchers,Sarah Damske.Infactwomen evensaythey feelbetteratwork,shenotes.
“Itismen,notwomen,who reportbeinghappierathome thanatwork. ”Another surpriseisthatfindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwithout,butmore sofornonparents.This is why peoplewhowork outsidethehomehavebetterhealth.
Whatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingwork
whenthey’reathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromthe
office.Formany men, theendof the workdayisa time tokickback.For womenwho stayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice. Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethe home,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringof roles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceamaking
adjustmentsforworkingwomen,it’snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedat home.
Butit’snotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhat
they’resupposedtobedoing:working,markingmoney, doingthetaskstheyhaveto doinordertodrawanincome. Thebargainisverypure:Employeeputsinhoursof physicalormental laborand employeedrawsout life-sustaining moola.
Onthehomefront,however, peoplehavenosuchclarity. Rareisthe
householdinwhichthedivisionoflaboris soclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout. Therearealotoftaskstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.
Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedto betalkedintoit,orifthey’reteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofall electronicdevices.Plus,they’reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Younever