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1、考研英语一2023年道孚县预测试卷Section I Use of EnglishDirections: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)Efficiency is the by-product of comfort, says Dr. Erwin Tichauer of New York University. To prove this_, Dr. Tichauer use
2、s his capability to find_ways to do things. _, he felt that the traditional kind of pliers(钳子）_a better design. The usual_limited hand movement and used unnecessary force because it bent the_. So he designed a pair of pliers to allow the wrist to remain in a comfortable position.To improve the desig
3、n of_and then make work easier, Dr. Tichauer_the old tools. He asks such questions as: why _a stepladder have four legs_three are more stable? Why dose a screwdriver (螺丝刀) have to be made with straight handles? After testing his_, he has invented a new tool that causes less muscle injury and is more
4、 efficient. Tichauer is not interested in getting _ from his inventions. In fact, he says, We _ people to steal from us. At New York University, we do not patent(注册专利）knowledge or invention._ _companies have adopted some of his inventions.As a biochemist, as well as inventor, Dr Techauer_the effect
5、of stress on areas of the body. Even easy_work may put heavy stress on small areas of body and_causes a serious disease. Thus his studies of workers in factories who use the_tool all day long are extremely_in learning about the damage on human body? Dr. Techauer knows that he can not redesign the _
6、so he redesigns the tool!1、Aargument Bimpression Cstatement Dexpectation2、Aunusual Beasier Cnew Dcorrect3、AEspecially BWhats more CMeanwhile DFor example4、Afollowed Bshowed Cneeded Dproved5、Adesign Bhabits Cmaterials Dwork6、Abody Bfinger Chand Dwrist7、Apliers Ba tool Ca stepladder Dscrewdrivers8、Ate
7、sts Buses Cfixes Ddestroys9、Acould Bwill Cwould Dmust10、Aif Bbecause Cwhen Donce11、Ainventions Btheories Ctools Dquestions12、Arecognized Bfamous Cexcited Drich13、Aencourage Bprevent Cwarn Dforgive14、AModern BResearch CCommercial DIndustrial15、Ateaches Bstudies Cproduces Ddiscovers16、Aphysical Bdaily
8、 Coffice Dresearch17、Ain time Bin addition Cimmediately Dcommonly18、Awrong Bold Csame Dheavy19、Asuitable Bvaluable Clogical Dpractical20、Awork Bstudy Clabor DbodySection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C o
9、r D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Educators across the US are calling for major changes to the admissions process in higher education. The Harvard school of Greduate Education, along with 80 other schools and organizations, released a report called Turning the Tide Making
10、Caring Common” in January, 2016. The report argues that the process schools use to choose students causes major problems.David Hawkins is the Executive Director for Educational Content and Policy at the National Association for College Admissions Counseling. Hawkins told Voice of America that most c
11、olleges and universities require many things from students when they apply. Schools usually ask for an essay describing a students interests or why they want to study at that school. The schools also ask for letters from teachers or other responsible adults describing why a student is a good candida
12、te. But, Hawkins says, the area that schools are most concerned about is a students high school grades and standardized test results.The report suggests that paying attention to academic success over other qualities works well for some students but hurts others. In addition, academic success is not
13、the most important quality a student should have. More attention should be paid to showing whether or not a student wants to do well in the world, according to the report.The report goes on to state that the best way to change the admissions process is by changing college applications. It suggests t
14、hat schools should ask for evidence that students care about other people. But the report does have its critics. Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director for the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, said that every few years, someone makes the same argument for changes, but no real change has
15、happed yet. Even many of the schools that agree with the report still make no changes.Lloyd Thacker, Executive Director of the Education Conservancy, said that until a majority of schools agree to make the changes, there will still be problems. However, he said, the admissions process was better in the past. If bad changes can affect the process, so can good ones.1、What is the pr
