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1、2023年黔东南南苗族侗族自治州麻江县考研英语一考前冲刺试题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)About two years ago, I was at a stop sign when I heard whimpering (微弱的狗叫声) coming from inside a car parked o
2、n the street next to me. It was very 1 and the dog was trying to get some of the cooler fresh air outside the car. Without thinking I 2 my car and got out to help him.The car was locked and there was no way to 3 the dog. Thinking of the irresponsible owner I became 4 I didnt know if I should 5 the w
3、indow and take the dog or try to contact (联系) the owner. Just then, I 6 a police car on the opposite side of the street. I ran out and flagged it down.When the police officer helped open the door, the dog 7 both of us and ran quickly behind the house the car was parked in front of. We 8 the dog to m
4、ake sure he was OK. Then we saw 9 the dog had run: The dogs owner was 10 in the middle of his garage.Apparently the man had a condition that caused him to have a(n) 11 This one was particularly 12 and required medical attention. After the incident I learned that had I not 13 , both the dog and the m
5、an would likely have died. I was overcome with 14 and my eyes swelled up. I realized how much of an effect you can have on other peoples lives by doing the 15 thing. I was so quick to 16 assuming the dogs owner was neglecting (疏忽) his pet. And had the police officer not have been around I may have j
6、ust left a(n) 17 on the car after I took the dog.I cannot 18 what I would feel if I knew that man had died because of any number of things that may have went 19 It made me understand that things are not always as they 20 .1、AhotBdarkCquiteDdry2、AdroveBparkedCtookDlocked3、AfindBsaveCwalkDtouch4、AsadB
7、boredCpuzzledDangry5、AbreakBopenCcleanDreplace6、AhitBcalledCstoppedDnoticed7、AdisappointedBfrightenedCsurprisedDexcited8、Awent afterBlooked afterCshouted atDpointed at9、AhowBwhyCwhenDwhere10、AlyingBsleepingCstandingDworking11、AopportunityBrestCattackDfight12、AbadBstrangeCimportantDclear13、AknownBcon
8、tinuedCstayedDhelped14、AuncertaintyBanxietyCexhaustionDemotion15、ArightBhardCriskyDbig16、AactBjudgeCblameDagree17、AnoteBaddressCmarkDnumber18、AbelieveBimagineCfaceDremember19、AquicklyBperfectlyCdifferentlyDsmoothly20、AseemBhappenCexpectDpreferSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the
9、 following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Endless playing of songs like All I want for Christmas in shops during the festive season doesnt just drive us mad the songs also make us more careless with o
10、ur money, research has warned.While repeated performance of Jingle Bells may seem like an innocent attempt to raise customers spirits during the nightmare of Christmas shopping, the songs also have a more delicate impact.“Background music, or “Muzak”, can be used by marketers to impose cultures -suc
11、h as the commercialization of Christmas- onto consumers and influence their behaviour,” experts said.Dr. Alan Bradshaw of Royal Holloway, University of London, said, “Festive jingles are force-fed to Christmas shoppers in a bid to change their mood, influence their sense of time and what sort of pro
12、ducts they buy. In other words, this is an attempt to control your shopping habits in a way that you might hardly be aware of.”“Often we are told that we have the freedom to choose where we want to shop, but during Christmas the use of music in this way is so common that our freedom to choose disapp
13、ears.”Dr. Bradshaw and Prof Morris Holbrook of Columbia University examined the phenomenon and found that retailers often “dumb down” the music played in shops to relax customers, meaning it is easier to control their behaviour.It is thought that slowing down the rhythm of music in shops can trick c
14、ustomers into thinking less time has passed, and therefore spend more time examining the shelves, for example.Some providers of background music have been known to promote their services by claiming they can boost profits by controlling the behaviour of customers.“A common trick is to take a popular
15、 current song and record an instrumental version which can be slowed down or sped up at different time of the day to influence behaviour in different ways,” Dr. Bradshaw said.Background music is often classed as “Muzak” in honor of the Seattle-based company which began producing its soft-sounding melodies in the 1930s.1、According to Dr. Bradshaw, in what ways does Christmas music influence customers?their mood their income their sense of time the sort of products th
