You meet new people every day： the grocery worker， the cab driver， new people at work or the security guard at the door。 Simply starting a conversation with them will form a link。

　　Here are five simple ways that you can make the first move and start a conversation with strangers。

　　41、______________________________________________

　　Suppose you are in a room with someone you don’t know and something within you says “I want to talk with this person”-this is something that mostly happens with all of us。 You wanted to say something-the first word –but it just won’t come out， it feels like it is stuck somewhere。 I know the feeling and here is my advice： just get it out。

　　Just think： what is the worst that could happen? They won’t talk with you? Well， they are not talking with you now!

　　I truly believe that once you get that first word out everything else will just flow。 So keep it simple： “Hi”，“Hey”or “Hello”- do the best you can to gather all of the enthusiasm and energy you can ， put on a big smile and say “Hi”。

　　42、______________________________________________

　　It is a problem all of us face; you have limited time with the person that you want to talk with and you want to make this talk memorable。

　　Honestly， if we got stuck in the result of “hi”， “hello”， ”how are you?” and “what is going on ?”，you will fail to give the initial jolt to the conversation that can make it so memorable。

　　So don’t be afraid to ask more personal questions。 Trust me， you’ll be surprised to see how much people are willing to share if you just ask。

　　43、______________________________________________

　　When you meet a person for the first time， make an effort to find the things which you and

　　that person have in common so that you can build the conversation from that point。 When you

　　start conversation from there and then move outwards， you‘ll find all of a sudden that the conversation becomes a lot easier。

　　44、______________________________________________

　　Imagine you are pouring your heart out to someone and they are just busy on their phone， and if you ask for their attention you get the response “I can multitask”。

　　So when someone tries to communicate with you， just be in that communication wholeheartedly。 Mike eye contact。 Trust me， eye contact is where all the magic happens。 When you make eye contact， you can feel the conversation。

　　45、______________________________________________

　　You all came into a conversation where you first met the person， but after some time you may have met again and have forgotten their name。 Isn’t that awkward!

　　So， remember the little details of the people you met or you talked with; perhaps the places

　　they have been to， the places they want to go， the things they like， the things they hate - whatever you talk about。

　　When you remember such things you can automatically become investor in their wellbeing。

　　So they feel a responsibility to you to keep that relationship going。

　　That’s it。 Five amazing ways that you can make conversation with almost anyone。 Every

　　person is a really good book to read， or to have a conversation with!

　　Section III Translation

　　46.Directions：

　　Translate the following text into Chinese。 Write your translation neatly on the ANSWER SHEET。 (15 points)

　　A fifth grader gets a homework assignment to select his future career path from a list of occupations。 He ticks “astronaut” ， but quickly adds “scientist” to the list and selects it as well。 The boy is convinced that if he reads enough， he can explore as many career paths as he likes。 And so he reads everything from encyclopedias to science fiction novels。 He reads so passionately that his parents have to institute a “no reading policy” at the dinner table。

　　That boy was Bill Gates， and he hasn’t stopped reading yet--not even after becoming one of the most successful people on the planet。 Nowadays， his reading material has changed from science fiction and reference books recently， he revealed that he reads at least 50 nonfiction books a year。 Gates chooses nonfiction titles because they explain how the world works。 “Each book opens up new avenues of knowledge，” Gates says。

　　Section IV Writing

　　Part A

　　47、Directions：Suppose you have to cancel your travel plan and will not be able to visit professor Smith， write him an email to

　　1)apologize and explain the situation and suggest a future meeting。

　　2)You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET。

　　Do not use your own name; Use “Li Ming” instead。

　　Do not write your address(10points)。

　　Part B

　　48、Directions：Write an essay based on the chart below。 In your writing ， you should

　　1) interpret the chart， and

　　2) give your comments

　　You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET。(15 points)

　　2018年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二)试题答案详解

　　注意：英语试卷为花卷，以答案内容进行核对

　　Section I Use of English

　　1、[答案][B] resolve

　　[解析]此处考察词义辨析。首段首句以问句形式提出文章中心：人们浏览网络负面评论信息以及做一些明显令人痛苦的事情的原因。第二句给出原因：因为人们内心里有一种____(生活中的)不确定因素或不安的需求，空格处所需的动词需要和后面的宾语uncertainty构成语义搭配。B选项resolve (解决、消除)符合语义要求;A选项protect(保护)，C选项discuss(讨论)，D选项ignore(忽略)带入空格后，语义不通顺，均排除。故正确答案为B选项resolve。

　　2、[答案][D] seek

　　[解析]此处考察词义辨析。空格所在句指出：这项新研究表明，这种求知需求如此强烈以至于人们会_____(答案)来满足他们的好奇心即使他们清楚答案会_____。空格处所填入的词需要和后面隐含的宾语答案来构成顺畅的语义搭配，只有D选项seek(试图、设法、寻找)符合要求;A选项refuse(拒绝)，B选wait(等待)，C选项regret(遗憾)带入后，语义不通顺。故正确答案为[D]seek。

　　3、[答案][A] hurt

　　[解析]此处考察词义辨析。空格所在句指出：这项新研究表明，这种求知需求如此强烈以至于人们寻找答案来满足他们的好奇心即使答案明显 本句中的even when(即使)构成了前后的对立关系，因此空格处所填入的词需和前面的感情色彩词“strong”及语义构成对立，只有A选项hurt(令人痛苦)符合要求;另外此处的it is clear that the answer will hurt 也和第一句中的that will obviously be painful 构成了近义复现。故A选项为正确答案。

　　4、[答案][D] expose

　　[解析]此处考察固定短语。空格所在处，构成了___oneself to sth结构，只有D选项expose符合要求(使某人暴露在……中)，故D选项expose为正确答案。

　　5、[答案][C] trail

　　[解析]此处考察词义辨析。本段段首提到“a series of four experiments”，空格所在句给出其中一个实验的信息，只有C选项trail与experiment语义相近，故正确答案为C选项trail。

　　6、[答案][D]deliver

　　[解析]此处考察上下文信息对应以及动宾搭配问题。上文指出：For one trial， each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment。 在一个试验中，研究人员给每位受试者一堆笔并声称其源于先前的实验。这是实验的背景。下文具体实验展开，Half of the pens would… an electric shock when clicked。 有一半的比在按下的时候会使使人触电。所以比对选项，要选择deliver ，发出，递送。因此选择 D。 deliver

　　7、[答案][A]when

　　[解析]此处考察上下文句间的逻辑关系。空前空后是状语的关系。上文讲的是Twenty-seven students were told which pens were rigged; another 27 were told only…研究人员告知了27名受试学生哪些笔是内有玄机，而另外27名学生只知道有些笔是带电的。下文就是具体的发生的实验状态了。当他们独自在房里时， … 而不是条件if， unless或者 转折关系。因此选择A。

　　8、[答案][B]happen

　　[解析]此处考察上下语境下的句内动词关系。根据上文的实验背景，试验中27个人知道哪些笔是内有玄机，而另外27名学生只知道有些笔是带电的。下面的告知了实验的结论 ：当他们独自在房里时，那些不知哪些笔带电的学生按下了更多的笔头，比这些受试者多，后面是定语，显然这些受试者是只上文被告知的人，所以这些人知道the students who knew what would happen，强调结果性。所以选择B。 happen

　　9、[答案][D]such as

　　[解析]此处考察句间的逻辑关系。上文在之后其他刺激因素的实验中， 后文讲到具体的实验：指甲刮黑板的声音和令人生厌的昆虫图片 显然这里需要例证关系，故选择D.such as

　　10、[答案][A]discover

　　[解析]此处考察上下文的信息对应和句内信息对应。这是个中心复现词，文章开篇提出：The human drive to resolve uncertainty is so strong …人们对于寻找答案以消除不确定因素总是乐此不疲。再根据上文的实验，都表示这是一种discover的需求，越是不确定的，越好奇。故选择A。 discover

　　11、[答案][D] food

　　[解析]此处考察同义复现。这个空出现在卡内基梅隆大学(Carnegie Mellon University)的观点中，前后观点没有任何转折连词，所以前后句应该一脉相承。前文中the drive is deeply rooted in human，指的是人类根深蒂固的本性，而且后文也说到curiosity is a good instinct(本能)，探索的动力在人类中根深蒂固，与食物或避难所的基本动力相当。因此此处应该选food。A选项 pay 支付;B选项 marriage 婚姻;C选项schooling 学习教育，皆不符合文意。

　　12、[答案][A] lead to

　　[解析]此处考察成分搭配。原文表达：好奇心通常被认为是一种很好的本能——它会________新的科学进步，此处选择A选项lead to 符合文意。B选项 rest on 取决于;C选项learn from向…学习;D选项 begin with 以…开始，皆不符合文意。