2020年考研英语二真题

2020年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Beingagoodparentis,ofcourse,whateveryparentwouldliketobe.Butdefiningwhatitmeanstobeagoodparentisundoubtedlyvery1,particularlysincechildrenresponddifferentlytothesamestyleofparenting.Acalm,rule-followingchildmightrespondbettertoadifferentsortofparentingthan,2,ayoungersibling.3,there’sanothersortofparentthat’sabiteasierto4:apatientparent.Childrenofeveryagebenefitfrompatientparenting.Still,5everyparentwouldliketobepatient,thisisnoeasy6.Sometimesparentsgetexhaustedandfrustratedandareunabletomaintaina7andcomposedstylewiththeirkids.Iunderstandthis.You’reonlyhuman,andsometimesyourkidscan8youjustalittletoofar.Andthenthe9happens:Youloseyourpatienceandeitherscreamatyourkidsorsaysomethingthatwasabittoo10anddoesnobodyanygood.Youwishthatyoucould11theclockandstartover,We’veallbeenthere.12,eventhoughit’scommon,it’simportanttokeepinmindthatinasinglemomentoffatigue.youcansaysomethingtoyourchildthatyoumay13foralongtime.Thismaynotonlydodamagetoyourrelationshipwithyourchildbutalso14yourchild’sself-esteem.Ifyouconsistentlyloseyour15withyourkids.thenyouareinadvertentlymodelingalackofemotionalcontrolforyourkids.Weareallbecomingincreasinglyawareofthe16ofmodelingtoleranceandpatiencefortheyoungergeneration.Thisisaskillthatwillhelpthemallthroughoutlife.Infact,theabilitytoemotionallyregulateormaintainemotionalcontrolwhen17bystressisoneofthemostimportantofalllife’sskills.Certainly,it’sincredibly18tomaintainpatienceatalltimeswithyourchildren.Amorepracticalgoalistotry,tothebestofyourability,tobeastolerantandcomposedasyoucanwhenfacedwith19situationsinvolvingyourchildren.Icanpromiseyouthis:Asaresultofworkingtowardthisgoal.youandyourchildrenwillbenefitand20fromstressfulmomentsfeelingbetterphysicallyandemotionally.1.[A]tedious2.[A]inaddition[B]pleasant[B]forexample[C]instructive[C]atonce[C]Accordingly[C]describe[C]unless1[D]tricky[D]byaccident[D]Eventually[D]train[D]once3.[A]Fortunately[B]Occasionally4.[A]amuse5.[A]while[B]assist[B]because6.[A]answer7.[A]tolerant8.[A]move[B]task[B]formal[B]drag[C]choice[C]rigid[C]push[C]suspicious[C]harsh[C]setaside[C]However[C]believe[C]justify[C]race[C]importance[C]confused[C]strange[C]exciting[C]withdraw[D]access[D]critical[D]send[D]inevitable[D]vague[D]coverup[D]Otherwise[D]regret[D]reflect[D]cool[D]context[D]confronted[D]wrong[D]surprising[D]escape9.[A]mysterious[B]illogical10.[A]boring11.[A]turnback12.[A]Overall13.[A]like14.[A]raise15.[A]time16.[A]nature17.[A]cheated18.[A]terrible19.[A]trying20.[A]hide[B]naive[B]takeapart[B]Instead[B]miss[B]affect[B]bond[B]secret[B]defeated[B]hard[B]changing[B]emergePartADirectios:SectionIIReadingComprehensionReadthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1Ratsandotheranimalsneedtobehighlyattunedtosocialsignalsfromotherssotheycanidentifyfriendstocooperatewithandenemiestoavoid.Tofindoutifthisextendstonon-livingbeings,LalehQuinnattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,andhercolleaguestestedwhetherratscandetectsocialsignalsfromroboticrats.Theyhousedeightadultratswithtwotypesofroboticrat—onesocialandoneasocial—forfourdays.Therobotratswerequiteminimalist,resemblingachunkierversionofacomputermousewithwheels-tomovearoundandcolorfulmarkings.Duringtheexperiment,thesocialrobotratfollowedthelivingratsaround,playedwiththesame2toys,andopenedcagedoorstolettrappedratsescape.Meanwhile,theasocialrobotsimplymovedforwardsandbackwardsandsidetoside.Next,theresearcherstrappedtherobotsincagesandgavetheratstheopportunitytoreleasethembypressingalever.Across18trialseach,thelivingratswere52percentmorelikelyonaveragetosetthesocialrobotfreethantheasocialone.Thissuggeststhattheratsperceivedthesocialrobotasagenuinesocialbeing,saysQuinn.Theratsmayhavebondedmorewiththesocialrobotbecauseitdisplayedbehaviorslikecommunalexploringandplaying.Thiscouldleadtotheratsbetterrememberinghavingfreeditearlier,andwantingtherobottoreturnthefavourwhentheygettrapped,shesays.“Ratshavebeenshowntoengageinmultipleformsofreciprocalhelpandcooperation,includingwhatisreferredtoasdirectreciprocitywherearatwillhelpanotherratthathaspreviouslyhelpedthem,”saysQuinn.Thereadinessoftheratstobefriendthesocialrobotwassurprisinggivenitsminimaldesign.Therobotwasthesamesizeasaregularratbutresembledasimpleplasticboxonwheels.“We’dassumedwe’dhavetogiveitamovingheadandtail,facialfeatures,andputascentonittomakeitsmelllikearealrat,butthatwasn’tnecessary,”saysJanetWilesattheUniversityofQueenslandinAustralia,whohelpedwiththeresearch.Thefindingshowshowsensitiveratsaretosocialcues,evenwhentheycomefrombasicrobots.saysWiles.Similarly,childrentendtotreatrobotsasiftheyarefellowbeings,evenwhentheydisplayonlysimplesocialsignals.“Wehumansseemtobefascinatedbyrobots,anditturnsoutotheranimalsaretoo,”saysWiles.321.Quinnandhercolleaguesconductedatesttoseeifratscan[A]pickupsocialsignalsfromnon-livingrats[B]distinguishafriendlyratfromahost