2018年考研英语真题及答案(完整版)

2018年考研英语真题及答案（完整版）

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)

Trust is a tricky business. On the one hand, it's a necessary condition（1）many worthwhile things: child care, friendships, etc. On the other hand, putting your（2） , in the wrong place often carries a high（3）.

（4）, why do we trust at all? Well, because it feels good. （5）people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone that（6）pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instruct that prompts humans to（7）with one another. Scientists have found that exposure（8）this hormone puts us in a trusting（9）: In a Swiss study, researchers sprayed oxytocin into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantly higher amounts of money to strangers than were their（10）who inhaled something else.

（11）for us, we also have a sixth sense for dishonesty that may（12）us. A Canadian study found that children as young as 14 months can

differentiate（13）a credible person and a dishonest one. Sixty toddlers were each（14）to an adult tester holding a plastic container. The tester would ask, “What’s in here?” before looking into the container, smiling, and exclaiming, “Wow!” Each subject was then invited to look（15）. Half of them found a toy; the other half（16）the container was empty-and realized the tester had（17）them.

Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were（18）to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating that they trusted his leadership. （19）, only five of the 30 children paired with the “（20）”tester participated in a follow-up activity.

1. A．on B．like C．for D．from 2. A．faith B．concern C．attention D．interest 3. A．benefit B．debt C．hope D．price 4. A．Therefore B．Then C．Instead D．Again 5. A．Until B．Unless C．Although D．When 6. A．selects B．produces C．applies D．maintains 7. A．consult B．compete C．connect D．compare 8. A．at B．by C．of D．to 9. A．context B．mood C．period D．circle 10. A．counterparts B．substitutes C．colleagues D．supporters 11. A．Funny B．Lucky C．Odd D．Ironic

12. A．monitor B．protect C．surprise D．delight 13. A．between B．within C．toward D．over 14. A．transferred B．added C．introduced D．entrusted 15. A．out B．back C．around D．inside 16. A．discovered B．proved C．insisted D．remembered

17. A．betrayed B．wronged C．fooled D．mocked 18. A．forced B．willing C．hesitant D．entitled 19. A．In contrast B．As a result C．On the whole D．For instance

20. A．inflexible B．incapable C．unreliable D．unsuitable

Section II Reading Comprehension

Part A

Directions:

Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)

Text 1