2018年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（一）真题（完型填空）

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 leads sheep to flock together for safety and prompts humans to _____(7) with one another. Swiss Scientists have found that exposure _____(8) this hormone puts us in a trusting _____(9): In a 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