2014考研英语二真题阅读理解（Text 2）
<p> 阅读理解：<span word="Text">Text</span> 2 <span word="An">An</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scientific">Scientific</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="empirical">empirical</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span>，<span word="actually">actually</span>，<span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>-<span word="seated">seated</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="enhancing">enhancing</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="theabove">theabove</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>，<span word="orillusory">orillusory</span> <span word="superiority">superiority</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span>，<span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>，70%<span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>，93%<span word="in">in</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="and">and</span> 85%<span word="at">at</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="othersall">othersall</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="statistical">statistical</span> <span word="impossibilities">impossibilities</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="tint">tint</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="affirming">affirming</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="stereotypes">stereotypes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="esteem">esteem</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="stalk">stalk</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>. <span word="Psychologist">Psychologist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="behavioral">behavioral</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Epley">Epley</span> <span word="oversaw">oversaw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="enhancement">enhancement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attractiveness">attractiveness</span>.<span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="compress">compress</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="photogragh">photogragh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselvesfrom">themselvesfrom</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lineup">lineup</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="altered">altered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span>.<span word="Visual">Visual</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span>，<span word="reads">reads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>，<span word="isan">isan</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="occurring">occurring</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intuitively">intuitively</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="conscious">conscious</span> <span word="deliberation">deliberation</span>。<span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="falsely">falsely</span> <span word="flattering">flattering</span> <span word="image">image</span>-<span word="which">which</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="did">did</span>-<span word="they">they</span> <span word="genuinely">genuinely</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="looked">looked</span>.<span word="Epley">Epley</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="responses">responses</span>.<span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span>，<span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="must">must</span>（<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="positively">positively</span> <span word="doctored">doctored</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="real">real</span>）<span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="insecurities">insecurities</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attractiveness">attractiveness</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="corresponded">corresponded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="esteem">esteem</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="delusion">delusion</span>，<span word="says">says</span> <span word="Epley">Epley</span>.<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>。<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="depressed">depressed</span>，<span word="you">you</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="enhancing">enhancing</span>.<span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Epleys">Epleys</span> <span word="study">study</span>，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="Viscerally">Viscerally</span>-<span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="level">level</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="recognise">recognise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>，<span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>，<span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="enhancers">enhancers</span> <span word="paradise">paradise</span>，<span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="flattering">flattering</span> <span word="photos">photos</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>，<span word="style">style</span>，<span word="beauty">beauty</span>，<span word="intellect">intellect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="profiles">profiles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span>，<span word="says">says</span> <span word="catalina">catalina</span> <span word="toma">toma</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="WisconMadison">WisconMadison</span> <span word="university">university</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="portray">portray</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idealized">idealized</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. 26.<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>，<span word="social">social</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span>______. [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="our">our</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="ratings">ratings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unrealistically">unrealistically</span> <span word="high">high</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="illusory">illusory</span> <span word="superiority">superiority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="baseless">baseless</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="our">our</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unnatural">unnatural</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="self">self</span>-<span word="enhancing">enhancing</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ineffective">ineffective</span> 27.<span word="Visual">Visual</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span>______ [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="conscious">conscious</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="intuitive">intuitive</span> <span word="response">response</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="defence">defence</span> 28.<span word="Epley">Epley</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="esteem">esteem</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span>______ [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="underestimate">underestimate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="insecurities">insecurities</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attractiveness">attractiveness</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="depressions">depressions</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="oversimplify">oversimplify</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="illusions">illusions</span> 29.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="wordViscerally">wordViscerally</span>（<span word="Line">Line</span> 2，<span word="para">para</span>.5）<span word="is">is</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="to">to</span>_____. [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="instinctively">instinctively</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="particularly">particularly</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="aggressively">aggressively</span> 30.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inferred">inferred</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="enhancers">enhancers</span> <span word="paradise">paradise</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span>_____. [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="present">present</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span> <span word="profiles">profiles</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="define">define</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="share">share</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="pursuits">pursuits</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="withhold">withhold</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="unflattering">unflattering</span> <span word="sides">sides</span></p>
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