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1、2023年黔西南布依族苗族自治州册亨县考研英语一考前冲刺试卷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)It was the last day of final examination in an Eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of
2、engineering seniors gathered for the 1 due to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was 2 This was their last exam then on to graduation and jobs.Some 3 of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they would get. With all this assurance of four years of 4 , they felt ready and able to 5 the wor
3、ld.The approaching exam, they 6 , would be a piece of cake. The professor had said they could 7 any books or notes they wanted. Requesting only that they 8 not talk to each other during the test.Happily they entered the classroom. The professor 9 the papers. And smiles broadened as the students note
4、d there were only five essay-type questions.Three hours 10 Then the professor began to collect papers. The students 11 looked confident. On their faces was a 12 expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the 13 faced the class.He examined the worried faces before him, and then asked: “How many comp
5、leted all five questions?” Not a 14 was raised. He asked again, “How many answered four?” Still no hands.Then the students 15 restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody finished one,” he said. But the class remained 16 The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I expecte
6、d,” he said.“I 17 want to impress on you that, even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you dont know. These 18 you could not answer are relatively common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added: “You will all pass this course, 19
7、 remember you are now college graduates, your education had just begun.”The years have obscured (使不分明) the name of this professor, but not the 20 he taught.1、AuniversityBexaminationCbuildingDday2、AconfidenceBsadnessCpuzzleDdisappointment3、AreferredBmentionedCtalkedDreminded4、AlifeBwarCcollegeDjob5、A
8、breakBimproveCcreateDconquer6、AknewBrecognizedCfrightenedDadmitted7、AbringBtakeCsellDbuy8、AcouldBwouldCshouldDmust9、Ahanded inBhanded outCsorted outDgave in10、AfinishedBendedCpassedDarrived11、Ano longerBno moreChardlyDnearly12、AproudBrelaxingCcheerfulDfearful13、AheadteacherBheadmasterCprofessorDdoct
9、or14、AhandBflagCvoiceDsmile15、AshookBmovedCtrembledDcried16、AcalmBstillCsilentDquiet17、AjustBneverCeverDseldom18、AquestionsBexercisesCsubjectsDtopics19、AorBandCbutDwhile20、AexpressionBlessonCexperienceDclassSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the qu
10、estions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1 Have you ever pressed the pedestrian button at a crosswalk and wondered if it really worked? Theyre called “placebo(安慰剂）buttons”一buttons that mechanically sound and can be pushed，but provide no
11、 functionality.In New York City, only about 2 of the 1, 000 crosswalk buttons actually function. Crosswalk signals were generally installed before traffic jam had reached todays levels.But while their function was taken over by more advanced systemssuch as automated lights or traffic sensors the phy
12、sical buttons were often kept, rather than being replaced at further expense. Other cities，such as Boston，Dallas and Seattle，have gone through a similar process, leaving them with their own placebo pedestrian buttons. In London, which has 6, 000 traffic signals, pressing the pedestrian button result
13、s in a reliable “Wait” light. But that doesnt necessarily mean that the “green man” or “pedestrian stage” in traffic signal design profession will appear any sooner.“We do have some crossings where the green light comes on automatically, but we still ask people to press the button because that enabl
14、es accessible features, said Glynn Barton, director of network management at Transport for London.These features, such as blind tracks and hearable traffic signals, help people with visual disorder cross the road and only function when the button is pressed. As for the lights, a growing number of th
15、em are now combined and become a part of an electronic system that detects traffic and adjusts time frequency accordingly (giving priority to buses if theyre running late, for example), which means that pressing the button has no effect.According to Langer, a Harvard psychologist, placebo buttons give us the illusion (错觉)of control and something to do in situations where the alternative would be doing nothing. In the case of pedestrian crossings, they may even
