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1、考研英语一2023年广南县临考冲刺试题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)One day a man was asked to paint a boat by the owner of the boat. He brought with him paint and 1 and began to paint th
2、e boat bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting, he 2 there was a hole in the boat and decided to 3 it. When he finished painting, he received his 4 and left.The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter and 5 him with a nice check, much 6 than the payment for painting. The paint
3、er was 7 . “Youve already paid me for painting the boat!” he said.“But this is not for the paint 8 . Its for having repaired the hole in the boat.”“But it was such a(n) 9 service. Certainly its not worth 10 me such a high amount for something so unimportant!”“My dear friend, you do not 11 . Now let
4、me tell you what 12 . When I asked you to paint the boat, I 13 to mention about the hole. When the boat dried, my kids took the boat and 14 a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a 15 in the boat. I was not at home at that time. When I returned and noticed they had taken the boat, I was 16
5、 because I remembered that the boat had a hole. Imagine my 17 and joy when I saw them returning from fishing.“Then, I 18 the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You see, now, what you did? You 19 my children! I do not have enough money to pay your small good deed.”So, no mailer who, when
6、or how, just 20 repair all the “leaks” you find.1、Achains Bbrushes Cbeliefs Dpens2、Aconsulted Breminded Cround Dconfirmed3、Arepair Bwipe Chide Dmeasure4、Abenefit Bbaggage Ckey Dmoney5、Aadmired Btreated Cpresented Dcomforted6、Ahigher Bless Cquicker Dwealthier7、Ashocked Bexcited Cmoved Dsurprised8、Aaw
7、ard Bkindness Cjob Dskill9、Acheap Bsmall Cvaluable Dadditional10、Alending Bselling Cborrowing Dpaying11、Ascream Bbow Cforgive Dunderstand12、Ahappened Bexisted Ccrashed Dcirculated13、Adecided Bhated Cforgot Dremembered14、Awent through Bwent on Cdreamed about Dturned to15、Ahole Bsign Crule Ddanger16、A
8、angry Bdesperate Cembarrassed Dclumsy17、Asorrow Bsituation Cpatience Drelief18、Apulled Bspotted Cexamined Ddestroyed19、Asaved Btaught Cinstructed Dtreasured20、Aexactly Bcarefully Cactually DfinallySection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions be
9、low each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1 A large body of research has been developed in recent years to explain many aspects of willpower. Most of the researchers exploring self-control do so with an obvious goal in mind: How can willpower be s
10、trengthened? If willpower is truly a limited resource, as the research suggests, what can be done to make it stay strong?Avoiding temptation (诱惑) is an effective method for maintaining self-control, which is called the “out of sight, out of mind” principle. One recent study, for instance, found offi
11、ce workers less attracted to candy in the desk drawer than that on top of their desks, in plain sight.The research suggesting that we possess a limited reservoir of self-control raises a troubling question. When we face too many temptations, are we to fail? Not necessarily. Researchers dont believe
12、that ones willpower is ever completely exhausted. Rather, people appear to hold some willpower in reserve, saved for future demands. The right motivation allows us to tap into those reserves, allowing us to carry on even when our self-control strength has been run down. High motivation might help ov
13、ercome weakened willpower-at least to a point.Willpower may also be made less vulnerable（脆弱）to being exhausted in the first place. Researchers who study self-control often describe it as being like a muscle that gets tired with heavy use. But there is another aspect to the muscle comparison, they sa
14、y. While muscles become exhausted by exercise in the short term, they are strengthened by regular exercise in the long term. Similarly, regular practices of self-control may improve willpower strength.The evidence from willpower-exhaustion studies also suggests that making a list of resolutions on N
15、ew Years Eve is the worst possible approach. Being exhausted in one area can reduce willpower in other areas, so it makes more sense to focus on a single goal at a time. In other words, dont try to quit smoking, adopt a healthy diet and start a new exercise plan at the same time. Taking goals one by one is a better approach. On
