2016研究生入學(xué)統(tǒng)一考試試題(英語(yǔ)二)

2016研究生入學(xué)統(tǒng)一考試試題(英語(yǔ)二)(含答案)

Section1UseofEnglish

Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankand

mark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Happypeopleworkdifferently.They'remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotake

greaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence_1_firm'swork,too.

Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearch

paper._2_,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).Thafsbecause

happinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking_3_formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.

Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe_4—andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewith

happinesswould_5_thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities9average

happiness_6_byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.

_7_enough,firms'investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessofthe

areainwhichtheywere_8_.Butisitreallyhappinessthat'slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomething

elseabouthappiercities_9—whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearchers

controlledforvarious_10—thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest-likesize,industry,andsales

-andforindicatorsthataplacewas_11_tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelink

betweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally_12—evenafteraccountingforthesethings.

Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,

whichtheauthors_13_to"lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess“andthepossiblepresenceof

"youngerandless_14_managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.^^The

relationshipwas_15_strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore_16_.Firmsseemto

investmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappiness

inequality.

—17_thisdoesn'tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,

theauthorsbelieveitatleast_18_atthatpossibility.It'snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureand

sentimentwouldhelp_19_howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture."Itsurelyseemsplausiblethat

happypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand_20_R&Dmorethantheaverage,

saidoneresearcher.

1.[A]why[B]where[C]how[D]when

2.[A]Inreturn[B]Inparticular[C]Incontrast[D]In

conclusion

3.[A]sufficient[B]famous[C]perfect[D]necessary

4.[A]individualism[B]modernism[C]optimism[DIrealism

5.[A]echo[B]missfC]spoil[D]change

6.[A]imagined[B]measured[C]invented[D]assumed

7.[A]Sure[B]Odd[C]Unfortunate[D]Often

8.fA]advertised[Bldivided[C]overtaxed[D]headquartered

9.[A]explain[B]overstate[C]summarize[D]emphasize

10.[A]stages[B]factors[C]levels[D]methods

11.[A]desirable[B]sociable[Clreputable[D]reliable

12.[A]resumed[Blheld[C]emerged[DIbroke

13.[A]attribute[Blassign[C]transfer[D]compare

14.[A]serious[B]civilizedfC]ambitious[D]experienced

15.[A]thus[B]instead[C]also[D]never

16.[A]rapidly[B]regularly[C]directly[D]equally

17.[A]After[B]Until[ClWhile[D]Since

18.[A]arrives[Bljumps[C]hints[D]strikes

19.[A]shape[B]rediscover[Clsimplify[D]share

20.[A]prayfor[B]leantowards[C]giveaway[D]sendout

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions：Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosing

A,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Text1

It'struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren'tessentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege.

Studentswithoutexperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorycourses,saidTomCortina,the

assistantdeanatCarnegieMellon'sSchoolofComputerScience.

However,Cortinasaid,earlyexposureisbeneficial.Whenyoungerkidslearncomputerscience,

theylearnthatit'snotjustaconfusing,endlessstringoflettersandnumbers——butatooltobuildapps,

orcreateartwork,ortesthypotheses.Ifsnotashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasit

isforolderstudents.Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusingcodetosolvethem

becomesnormal.Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedin

thefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap,Cortinasaid.

Studentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygettocollege,where

introductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim,whichcandrivetheless-experienced

or-determinedstudentsaway.

TheFlatironSchool,wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming,startedasoneofthemanycoding

bootcampsthat'sbecomepopularforadultslookingforacareerchange.Thehigh-schoolersgetthe

samecurriculum,but“wetrytogearlessonstowardthingsthey'reinterestedin,“saidVictoria

Friedman,aninstructor.Forinstance,oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmovies

basedonyourmood.

ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywon'tdropoutofhighschoolandbuildthenext

Facebook.Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover,sothe“RubyonRails“l(fā)anguagethey

learnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket.Buttheskillstheylearn一

howtothinklogicallythroughaproblemandorganizetheresults一applytoanycodinglanguage,

saidDeborahSeehorn,aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina.

Indeed,theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall.Butcreatingafuturearmyofcodersisnot

thesolepurposeoftheclasses.Thesekidsaregoingtobesurroundedbycomputers一intheirpockets,

intheiroffices,intheirhomes一fortherestoftheirlives.Theyoungertheylearnhowcomputers

think,howtocoaxthemachineintoproducingwhattheywant一theearliertheylearnthattheyhave

thepowertodothat——thebetter.

21.Cortinaholdsthatearlyexposuretocomputersciencemakesiteasierto.

A.completefuturejobtrainingB.remodelthewayofthinking

C.formulatelogicalhypothesesD.perfectartworkproduction

22.Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers,Flatironhasconsideredtheir.

A.experienceB.interest

C.careerprospectsD.academicbackgrounds

23.DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill.

A.helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguages

B.havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescome

C.needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobs

D.enablestudentstomakebigquickmoney

24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,Flatironstudentsareexpectedto.

A.bringforthinnovativecomputertechnologies

B.staylongerintheinformationtechnologyindustry

C.becomebetterpreparedfbrthedigitalizedworld

D.competewithafuturearmyofprogrammers

25.Theword"coax”(Line3,Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.persuadeB.frightenC.misguideD.challenge

Text2

Biologistsestimatethatasmanyas2millionlesserprairiechickens-akindofbirdlivingon

stretchinggrasslands-oncelentredtotheoftengraylandscapeofthemidwesternandsouthwestern

UnitedStates.Butjustsome22,000birdsremaintoday,occupyingabout16%ofthespecies'historic

range.

ThecrashwasamajorreasontheU.SFishandWildlifeService(USFWS)decidedtoformally

listthebirdasthreatened."Thelesserprairiechickenisinadesperatesituation,saidUSFWS

DirectorDanielAshe.Someenvironmentalists,however,weredisappointed.Theyhadpushedthe

agencytodesignatethebirdas“endangered,"astatusthatgivesfederalofficialsgreaterregulatory

powertocrackdownonthreats.ButAsheandothersarguedthatthe“threatened“taggavethefederal

governmentflexibilitytotryoutnew,potentiallylessconfrontationalconservationsapproaches.In

particular,theycalledforforgingclosercollaborationswithwesternstategovernments,whichare

oftenuneasywithfederalactionandwiththeprivatelandownerswhocontrolanestimated95%ofthe

prairiechicken'shabitat.

Undertheplan,forexample,theagencysaiditwouldnotprosecutelandownerorbusinessesthat

unintentionallykill,harm,ordisturbthebird,aslongastheyhadsignedarange一widemanagement

plantorestoreprairiechickenhabitat.NegotiatedbyUSFWSandthestates,theplanrequires

individualsandbusinessesthatdamagehabitataspartoftheiroperationstopayintoafundtoreplace

everyacredestroyedwith2newacresofsuitablehabitat.Thefundwillalsobeusedtocompensate

landownerswhosetasidehabitat,USFWSalsosetaninterimgoalofrestoringprairiechicken

populationstoanannualaverageof67,000birdsoverthenext10years.AnditgivestheWestern

AssociationofFishandWildlifeAgencies(WAFWA),acoalitionofstateagencies,thejobof

monitoringprogress.Overall,theideaistolet“states“remaininthedriver'sseatfbrmanagingthe

species,“Ashesaid.

Noteveryonebuysthewin-winrhetoricSomeCongressmembersaretryingtoblocktheplan,and

atleastadozenindustrygroups,fourstates,andthreeenvironmentalgroupsarechallengingitin

federalcourtNotsurprisingly,doesn'tgofarenough“Thefederalgovernmentisgivingresponsibility

formanagingthebirdtothesameindustriesthatarepushingittoextinction,saysbiologistJay

Lininger.

26.Themajorreasonforlistingthelesserprairieasthreatenedis

[A]itsdrasticallydecreasedpopulation[B]theunderestimateofthegrasslandacreage

[C]adesperateappealfromsomebiologists[Dltheinsistenceofprivatelandowners

27.The“threatened“tagdisappointedsomeenvironmentalistsinthatit

[A]wasagive-intogovernmentalpressure[B]wouldinvolvefeweragenciesinaction

?grantedlessfederalregulatorypower[D]wentagainstconservationpolicies

28.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraphsthatunintentionalharm-doerswillnotbeprosecutedif

they_____

[A]agreetopayasumforcompensation[B]volunteertosetupanequallybighabitat

[C]offertosupporttheWAFWAmonitoringjob[D]promisetoraisefundsforUSFWS

operations

29.AccordingtoAshe,theleadingroleinmanagingthespeciesin

[A]thefederalgovernment[B]thewildlifeagencies

[C]thelandowners[D]thestates

3O.JayLiningerwouldmostlikelysupport

[A]industrygroups[B]thewin-winrhetoric

[C]environmentalgroups[D]theplanunderchallenge

Text3

Thateveryone'stoobusythesedaysisacliche.Butonespecificcomplaintismadeespecially

mournfully：There'sneveranytimetoread.

Whatmakestheproblemthornieristhattheusualtime-managementtechniquesdon'tseem

sufficient.Theweb'sfullofarticlesofferingtipsonmakingtimetoread:"GiveupTV"or"Carrya

bookwithyouatalltimes“Butinmyexperience,usingsuchmethodstofreeuptheodd30minutes

doesn'twork.Sitdowntoreadandtheflywheelofwork-relatedthoughtskeepsspinning—orelse

you'resoexhaustedthatachallengingbook'sthelastthingyouneed.Themodernmind,TimParks,a

novelistandcritic,writes,64isoverwhelminglyinclinedtowardcommunication...Itisnotsimplythat

oneisinterrupted;itisthatoneisactuallyinclinedtointerruption”.Deepreadingrequiresnotjusttime,

butaspecialkindoftimewhichcan'tbeobtainedmerelybybecomingmoreefficient.

Infact,"becomingmoreefficient“ispartoftheproblem.Thinkingoftimeasaresourcetobe

maximisedmeansyouapproachitinstrumentally,judginganygivenmomentaswellspentonlyinso

farasitadvancesprogresstowardsomegoalimmersivereading,bycontrast,dependsonbeingwilling

toriskinefficiency,goallessness,eventime-wasting.Trytoslotitasato-dolistitemandyou'll

manageonlygoal-focusedreading一useful,sometimes,butnotthemostfulfillingkind,"Thefuture

comesatuslikeemptybottlesalonganunstoppableandnearlyinfiniteconveyorbelt,“writesGary

EberleinhisbookSacredTime,and“wefeelapressuretofillthesedifferent-sizedbottles(days,hours,

minutes)astheypass,foriftheygetbywithoutbeingfilled,wewillhavewastedthem".Nomind-set

couldbeworseforlosingyourselfinabook.

Sowhatdoeswork?Perhapssurprisingly,schedulingregulartimesfbrreading.You'dthinkthis

mightfueltheefficiencymind-set,butinfact,Eberlenotes,suchritualisticbehaviourhelpsus”step

outsidetime'sflow"into"soultime”.Youcouldlimitdistractionsbyreadingonlyphysicalbooks,or

onsingle-purposee-readers."Carryabookwithyouatalltimes“canactuallywork,too一providing

youdipinoftenenough,sothatreadingbecomesthedefaultstatefromwhichyoutemporarilysurface

totakecareofbusiness,beforedroppingbackdown.Onareallygoodday,itnolongerfeelsasif

you're"makingtimetoread,“butjustreading,andmakingtimefbreverythingelse.

31.Theusualtime-managementtechniquesdon'tworkbecause

[A]whattheycanofferdoesnoteasethemodemmind

[B]whatchallengingbooksdemandisrepetitivereading

[C]whatpeopleoftenforgetiscaiTyingabookwiththem

[DIwhatdeepreadingrequirescannotbeguaranteed

32.The“emptybottles“metaphorillustratesthatpeoplefeelapressureto

[A]updatetheirto-dolists[B]makepassingtimefulfilling

[C]carrytheirplansthrough[D]pursuecarefreereading

33.Eberlewouldagreethatschedulingregulartimesforreadinghelps

[A]encouragetheefficiencymind-set[B]developonlinereadinghabits

[C]promoteritualisticreading[D]achieveimmersivereading

34."Carryabookwithyouatalltimes“canworkif

[A]readingbecomesyourprimarybusinessoftheday

[Blallthedailybusinesshasbeenpromptlydealtwith

[Clyouareabletodropbacktobusinessafterreading

[D]timecanbeevenlysplitforreadingandbusiness

35.Thebesttitleforthistextcouldbe

[A]HowtoEnjoyEasyReading[B]HowtoFindTimetoRead

[C]HowtoSetReadingGoals[D]HowtoReadExtensively

Text4

Againstabackdropofdrasticchangesineconomyandpopulationstructure,youngerAmericans

aredrawinganew21st-centuryroadmaptosuccess,alatestpollhasfound.

Acrossgenerationallines,Americanscontinuetoprizemanyofthesametraditionalmilestonesof

asuccessfullife,includinggettingmarried,havingchildren,owningahome,andretiringintheir

sixties.Butwhileyoungandoldmostlyagreeonwhatconstitutesthefinishlineofafulfillinglife,

theyofferstrikinglydifferentpathsforreachingit.

Youngpeoplewhoarestillgettingstartedinlifeweremorelikelythanolderadultstoprioritize

personalfulfillmentintheirwork,tobelievetheywilladvancetheircareersmostbyregularly

changingjobs,tofavorcommunitieswithmorepublicservicesandafasterpaceoflife,toagreethat

couplesshouldbefinanciallysecurebeforegettingmarriedorhavingchildren,andtomaintainthat

childrenarebestservedbytwoparentsworkingoutsidethehome,thesurveyfound.

Fromcareertocommunityandfamily,thesecontrastssuggestthatintheaftermathofthesearing

GreatRecession,thosejuststartingoutinlifearedefiningprioritiesandexpectationsthatwill

increasinglyspreadthroughvirtuallyallaspectsofAmericanlife,fromconsumerpreferencesto

housingpatternstopolitics.

Youngandoldconvergeononekeypoint:Overwhelmingmajoritiesofbothgroupssaidthey

believeitisharderforyoungpeopletodaytogetstartedinlifethanitwasforearliergenerations.

Whileyoungerpeoplearesomewhatmoreoptimisticthantheireldersabouttheprospectsforthose

startingouttoday,bigmajoritiesinbothgroupsbelievethose'justgettingstartedinlifeMfacea

tougheragood-payingjob,startingafamily,managingdebt,andfindingaffordablehousing.

PeteSchneiderconsiderstheclimbtoughertoday.Schneider,a27-yaear-oldautotechnicianfrom

theChicagosuburbssayshestruggledtofindajobaftergraduatingfromcollege.Evennowthatheis

workingsteadily,hesaid."Ican'taffordtopaymamonthlymortgagepaymentsonmyown,soIhave

torentroomsouttopeopletomarkthathappen.^^Lookingback,heisstruckthathisparentscould

provideacomfortablelifefortheirchildreneventhoughneitherhadcompletedcollegewhenhewas

young.“Istillgrewupinanuppermiddle-classhomewithparentswhodidn'thavecollegedegrees/5

Schneidersaid."Idon'tthinkpeoplearecapableofthatanymore.

36.Onecross-generationmarkofasuccessfullifeis.

[A]tryingoutdifferentlifestyles[B]havingafamilywithchildren

[C]workingbeyondretirementage[D]settingupaprofitablebusiness

37.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatyoungpeopletendto.

[A]favoraslowerlifepace

[B]holdanoccupationlonger

[C]attachimportancetopre-maritalfinance

[D]giveprioritytochildcareoutsidethehome

38.Theprioritiesandexpectationsdefinedbytheyoungwill.

[A]becomeincreasinglyclear

[B]focusonmaterialisticissues

[C]dependlargelyonpoliticalpreferences

[D]reachalmostallaspectsofAmericanlife

39.Bothyoungandoldagreethat.

[A]good-payingjobsarelessavailable

[B]theoldmademorelifeachievements

[C]housingloanstodayareeasytoobtain

[D]gettingestablishedisharderfortheyoung

40.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutSchneider?

[A]Hefoundadreamjobaftergraduatingfromcollege.

fB]Hisparentsbelieveworkingsteadilyisamustforsuccess.

[C]Hisparents'goodlifehaslittletodowithacollegedegree.

[D]Hethinkshisjobasatechnicianquitechallenging.

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheading

fromthelistA-Gforeachofthenumberedparagraphs(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadings

whichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

[A]Besilly

[B]Havefun

[C]Askforhelp

fD]Expressyouremotions

[E]Don'toverthinkit

[F]Beeasilypleased

[G]Noticethings

Asadults,itseemsthatweareconstantlypursuinghappiness,oftenwithmixedresults.Yet

childrenappeartohaveitdowntoanart一andforthemostparttheydon'tneedself-helpbooksor

therapy,instead,theylookaftertheirwellbeinginstinctively,andusuallymoreeffectivelythanwedo

asgrownups.Perhapsit'stimetolearnafewlessonsfromthem.

41._______________

Whatdoesachilddowhenhe*ssad?Hecries.Whenhe'sangry?Heshouts.Scared?Probablya

bitofboth.Aswegrowup,welearntocontrolouremotionssotheyaremanageableanddon'tdictate

ourbehaviours,whichisinmanywaysagoodthing.Buttoooftenwetakethisprocesstoofarandend

upsuppressingemotions,especiallynegativeones,that'saboutaseffectiveasbrushingdirtundera

carpetandcanevenmakeusill.Whatweneedtodoisfindawaytoacknowledgeandexpresswhat

wefeelappropriately,andthen——againlikechildren——move.

42._____________

AcoupleofChristmasesago,myyoungeststepdaughter,whowasnineyearsoldatthetime,gota

SupermanT-shirtfbrChristmas.Itcostlessthanafiverbutshewasoveijoyed,andcouldn'tstop

talkingaboutit.Toooftenwebelievethatanewjob,biggerhouseorbettercarwillbethemagicsilver

bulletthatwillallowustofinallybecontent,buttherealityisthesethingshaveverylittlelasting

impactonourhappinesslevels.Instead,beinggratefulforsmallthingseverydayisamuchbetterway

toimprovewellbeing.

43.________________________

Haveyouevernoticedhowmuchchildrenlaugh?Ifweadultscouldindulgeinabitofsilliness

andgiggling,wewouldreducethestresshormonesinourbodies,increasegoodhormoneslike

endorphins,improvebloodflowtoourheartsandevenhaveagreaterchanceoffightingoffenfection.

Allofwhich,ofcourse,haveapositiveeffectonhappinesslevels.

44.___________________

Theproblemwithbeingagrownupisthatthere*sanawfullotofseriousstufftodealwith——work,

mortgagepayments,figuringoutwhattocookfordinner.Butasadultswealsohavetheluxuryof

beingabletocontrolourowndiariesandit'simportantthatwescheduleintimetoenjoythethingswe

love.Thosethingsmightbesocial,sporting,creativeorcompletelyrandom(dancingaroudtheliving

room,anyone?)——itdoesn'tmatter,solongasthey'reenjoyable,andnotlikelytohavenegativeside

effects,suchasdrinkingtoomuchalcoholorgoingonawildspendingspreeifyou'reonatight

budget.

45.___________________

Havingsaidalloftheabove,itsimportanttoaddthatweshouldn'ttrytoohardtobehappy.

Scientiststellusthiscanbackfireandactuallyhaveanegativeimpactonourwellbeing.Asthe

ChinesephilosopherChuangTzuisreportedtohavesaid:"Happinessistheabsenceofstrivingfor

happiness."Andinthat,oncemore,weneedtolooktotheexampleofourchildren,towhomhappiness

isnotagoalbutanaturalbyproductofthewaytheylive.

SectionIIITranslation

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextfromEnglishintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSWER

SHEET2.(15points)

46.Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenontheANSWER

SHEET.(15points)

Thesupermarketisdesignedtolurecustomersintospendingasmuchtimeaspossiblewithinits

doors.Thereasonforthisissimple:Thelongeryoustayinthestore,themorestuffyou'llsee,andthe

morestuffyousee,themoreyou'llbuy.Andsupermarketscontainalotofstuff.Theaverage

supermarket,accordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,carriessome44,00differentitems,andmany

carrytensofthousandsmore.Thesheervolumeofavailablechoiceisenoughtosendshoppersintoa

stateofinformationoverload.Accordingtobrain-scanexperiments,thedemandsofsomuch

decision-makingquicklybecometoomuchforus.Afterabout40minutesofshopping,mostpeople

stopstrugglingtoberationallyselective,andinsteadbeginshoppingemotionally一whichisthepoint

atwhichweaccumulatethe50percentofstuffinourcartthatweneverintendedbuying.

SectionIVWriting

PartA

SupposeyouwonatranslationcontestandyourfriendJackwroteanemailtocongratulate

you,andaskadviceontranslation.Writehimareplyto

l)thankhim;

2)giveyouradvice.

YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANWSERSHEET.Donotsignyouownnameattheendofthe

letter,use“LiMinginstead.Donotwritetheaddress.(10point)

PartB

48.Directions:

Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart,youshould

1)interpretthechartand

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.(15points).

■欣賞風(fēng)暴

■援解壓力

用廣交朋友

■培林獨(dú)立能力

■箕他

2015研究生入學(xué)統(tǒng)一考試試題(英語(yǔ)二)

Section1UseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorD

onANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith一orevenlookingat一a

strangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeir

phones,evenwithouta1underground.

It'sasadreality——ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings——becausethere*s

2_tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit,3intoyour

phone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe4_:“Pleasedon'tapproachme.^^

Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?

Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatour

innocentsocialadvanceswillbe6as“creepy."Wefearwellbe7.Wefearwe'llbedisruptive.

Strangersareinherently8tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththem

comparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we10toourphones."Phones

becomeoursecurityblanket,^Wortmannsays."Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhat

weperceiveisgoingtobemore11:'

Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn't12

sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederasked

commuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta13.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheir

fellow14.“WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15

howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir16wouldbemore

pleasantiftheysatontheirown,“theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn*t

expectapositiveexperience,afterthey17withtheexperiment,"notasinglepersonreported

havingbeensnubbed.”

18,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesans

communication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.Its

that20:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnect