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1、考研英语一2023年湖北省荆门市京山县模拟试题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)Everything happens for the best. my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. 1 , and one day something good will h
2、appen. Then youll realize it wouldnt have happened 2 the disappointment you had experienced 3 Mother was right, 4 I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job 5 radio, then 6 my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免费车) to Chicago and tried every station, but go
3、t 7 In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldnt risk hiring inexperienced persons. Try your luck in the 8 she said.I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local 9 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was 10 I
4、 had played high school football, I 11 The job sounded just 12 for me. But l wasnt hired.My disappointment 13 have shown. Everything harem for the best. Mother 14 Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left
5、his office, my disappointment boiled 15 I asked aloud. How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he cant get a job in a radio station?I was waiting for the 16 when I heard MacArthur calling, What was that you said about sports? You know something about football? Then he 17 me before a 18 and aske
6、d me to broadcast a(n) 19 game.On my way home, as I have many times 20 , I thought of my mothers words.1、AGet on BCarry on CWork on DConcentrate on2、Ain spite of Bregardless of Cbut for Dinstead of3、Apreviously Bpreciously Cprecisely Dpresently4、Ait Bwhat Cthat Das5、Ain Bon Cby Dfrom6、Afeel Bwork Cf
7、ind Dpush7、Adeclined Baccepted Creduced Dreceived8、Acity Bhome Ccountry Dtown9、Asalesman Bathlete Cshop assistant Dmanager10、Ain which Bwhen Cwhere Dhow11、Aappealed Brefused Cagreed Dapplied12、Aright Breasonable Cimproper Dstable13、Ashould Bmust Ccould Dmight14、Arecommended Brequested Creminded Dreq
8、uired15、Aabove Bout Cin Dover16、Alift Bresult Cresponse Doffer17、Atold Bstood Cshowed Dhelped18、Aradio Bstation CTV Dmicrophone19、Alive Bordinary Cimaginary Dfierce20、Abefore Bsince Cuntil DunlessSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions bel
9、ow each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1 What makes a person a giver or taker? The idea “give vs. take” takes shape in all interactions (互动) and relationships of our lives. Were either giving advice, making time for people, or were on the receiv
10、ing end. We keep changing between the two based on different situations on a daily basis, if not an hourly one.According to Adam Grant, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, most people are matchers. They make careful observations on takers and make it a point for them to pay something back
11、. They hate to see people who act so generously towards others not receive any rewards. Actually, most matchers will try hard to promote and support givers so that they can get the good they deserve.Is there a gender factor (性别因素) that plays a part in this?A study led by Hannah Riley Bowles, a profe
12、ssor at Harvard University, focused on this question. She asked 200 senior managers to sit down in pairs where one person would act as the boss and the other as an employee to discuss salary promotions. Male “employees” asked for an average salary of $146k while the females asked for only $141k. But
13、 why did they not bargain as hard as the men? Simply because they were more likely to be givers.As a woman, I do enjoy the act of giving up my time, my knowledge, and my care and my attention to others. I dont expect anything in return, but I do tend to pull myself away when I feel like Im being tak
14、en for granted. I also tend to get upset when I see a loved ones continuous actions of kindness go unnoticed. So, its safe to say Im 50% giver, 35% matcher and 15% taker.I do know someone, however, who is 99% giver. Theyre constantly devoting their time, sharing valuable insights (洞察力) and going out
15、 of their way for everyone who crosses their path. Although theyre changed the lives of many people, they rarely see any of it returned. But the universe is slowly repaying them; theyre now extremely successful, well known for what they do.1、We can learn from the first paragraph that _.Amost people think they are giversBpeople
