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1、考研英语一2023年威信县临考冲刺试卷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)Communication with a StrangerLast weekend I sat on the bus talking with excitement and so ready to spend time in New Yo
2、rk City with one of my best friends from college. As I took the window seat and wore headphones over ears, I almost didnt 1 the elderly man sitting beside me.Two hours passed and I was still absorbed in my own world. 2 the elderly man asked me a question, a simple question 3 the buss Wi-Fi connectio
3、n, which turned into a two-hour 4 . In fact, it directly 5 my personal life.We talked a lot about my dreams, my fears and my life. I 6 more with this stranger on the bus than I have with any friend or family member in months. Maybe it had something to do with me just being 7 to let anyone I know clo
4、se to me. I was 8 that the stranger was not only so deeply interested in getting to know me, but also just as willing to 9 me to my greatest abilities. He listened carefully to every word I said and made some useful 10 at times. Instead of politely 11 his head when I mentioned my major, he told me t
5、hat my strong liking seemed to be psychology, but not the one I was studying. He said that he knew I would face difficulties if I studied psychology and that he fully understood my 12 for the failure.This elderly man made me 13 the plans that I had laid out for my life with just that simple statemen
6、t. He helped me realize that my neatly 14 plan for the next five years of my life wasnt all that neat, but actually complex and filled with 15 . Most of all, he helped me 16 the complex, not stay away from it because of my fear for the unknown. I 17 a lot from talking with the elderly stranger.A few
7、 days later, he emailed me, saying, “I think youre 18 for great things no matter what you decide to do.” The email was filled with words of 19 In a few hours a stranger showed me a sense of kindness that made me realize that life is sometimes 20 but it is going to be okay.1、AcheckBnoticeCexcuseDbeli
8、eve2、AThenBInsteadCAgainDAlso3、AthroughBwithCduringDabout4、AintroductionBexplanationCconversationDcompetition5、AaffectedBcontrolledCinterruptedDcreated6、AsearchedBsharedCdemandedDreviewed7、AsorryBcuriousCanxiousDafraid8、ApuzzledBbotheredCamazedDdisappointed9、ApushBinviteCtreatDadmit10、AchoicesBsugge
9、stionsCdecisionsDefforts11、AraisingBdroppingCturningDnodding12、AregretBchangeCfearDdesire13、AprepareBdevelopCapproveDquestion14、AreplacedBorganizedCdiscussedDpredicted15、AuncertaintyBdangerCresponsibilityDconflict16、AidentifyBignoreCseizeDaccept17、AsufferedBincreasedCbenefitedDexperienced18、Aleaving
10、BheadingCwatchingDcaring19、AencouragementBprotectionCadmirationDdescription20、AstableBnormalCpainfulDseriousSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the 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
11、)Text 1If you want to convince the boss you deserve a pay rise or promotion, the solution could be simple eat the same food as they do. Psychologists have discovered managers are much more likely to instantly trust us if we choose the same dishes as them.During experiments, discussions over wages an
12、d work conditions were much more successful if both sides chose to snack on the same treats. And shoppers were much more likely to buy a product advertised on TV by someone eating a similar food to them at the time.The reason is thought to be so-called similarity attraction theory where people tend
13、to like others who have similar tastes or habits to themselves. But this is believed to be one of the first studies highlighting the role of food in this relationship. Researchers atChicagoUniversityin theUSconducted a series of experiments to examine foods role in earning trust.In a test, participa
14、nts were told to watch TV where someone pretending to be a member of the public praised a certain product. The volunteers were given Kit Kat bars to nibble (咬), while the TV people ate either a Kit Kat or grapes as they talked.The results showed viewers were much more likely to express an interest i
15、n buying the product if the TV showed the other person eating a Kit Kat too.The researchers added, “Although similarity in food consumption is not a sign of whether two people will get along, we find consumers treat this as such. They feel more trusting of those who consume as they do. It means people can immediately begin to feel friendship and develop a bond, leading to smoother transactions (交易) from the start.”Harley Streetpsychologist Dr.
