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1、考研英语一西宁市湟源县2023年最后冲刺试题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) Cheques have largely replaced money as a means of exchange, for they are widely accepted everywhere. Though this is
2、 very 1 for both buyers and sellers, it should not be forgotten that cheques are not real money: They are quite 2 in themselves. A shopkeeper always faces a certain 3 when he accepts a cheque and he is quite within his rights if, on occasion, he 4 to do so.People dont always 5 this and are shocked i
3、f their good 6 is called into question. An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me that he had ever had an extremely 7 experience. He went to a famous jewelry shop which kept a large stock of precious stones and asked to see some necklaces. After examining carefully, he 8 to buy a particularly f
4、ine diamond necklace and asked if he could pay by cheque. The assistant said that this was quite in order, but the moment my friend 9 his name, he was invited into the managers office.The manager was polite, and he explained that someone with exactly the same name had 10 them with a worthless cheque
5、 not long ago. My friend got very 11 when he heard this and said that he would buy a 12 somewhere else. When he got up to leave, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and that he had better stay there 13 he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough, the police arrived
6、 soon afterwards. They politely 14 to my friend for the inconvenience, but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was 15 for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to 16 a note which had been used by the thief in several shops. The note read: “I have a gun i
7、n my pocket. Ask 17 questions and give me all the money in the safe.” 18 , my friends handwriting was quite unlike the thiefs. He was not only 19 to go without further 20 , but to take the diamond necklace with him.1、AsimpleBeasyCrightDconvenient2、AvaluelessBbelievableCusefulDamazing3、AchanceBriskCl
8、imitDsituation4、AwishesBhesitatesCrefusesDdesires5、AlikeBknowCadmitDhold6、AfaithBexampleCmoneyDfriend7、ArelevantBpleasantCcommonDterrible8、ApromisedBdemandedCdecidedDmanaged9、AmentionedBgaveCsignedDspelt10、ApresentedBequippedChelpedDsupplied11、AnervousBdisappointedCsensitiveDannoyed12、AnecklaceBcheq
9、ueCgiftDdiamond13、AthoughBuntilCunlessDsince14、AcameBapologizedCreportedDlistened15、AreasonableBregretfulCsuitableDresponsible16、Atake backBgo throughCcopy outDmake up17、AallBanyCnoDfew18、AUnexpectedlyBEventuallyCActuallyDFortunately19、AallowedBpersuadedCadvisedDforbidden20、AnoticeBquarrelCpunishmen
10、tDdelaySection 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)Text 1 About a month after I joined Facebook，I got a call from Lori Goler，a highly regarded senior d
11、irector of marketing at eBay. She made it clear this was a business call. “I want to apply to work with you at Facebook，she said. Instead of recommending myself，I want to ask you: What is your biggest problem，and how can I solve it?”My jaw hit the floor. I had hired thousands of people over the prev
12、ious decade and no one had ever said anything remotely like that. People usually focus on finding the right role for themselves，with the implication that their skills will help the company. Lori put Facebooks needs front and center. It was a killer approach. I responded, Recruiting is my biggest pro
13、blem. And, yes, you can solve it.Lori never dreamed she would work in recruiting, but she jumped in. She even agreed to trade earnings for acquiring new skills in a new field. Lori did a great job running recruiting and within months was promoted to her current job, leading People Facebook.The most
14、common metaphor（隐喻，暗喻）for careers is a ladder，but this concept no longer applies to most workers. As of 2010，the average American had eleven jobs from the ages of eighteen to forty-six alone. Lori often quotes Pattie Sellers，who came up with a much better metaphor: “Careers are a jungle gym，not a la
15、dder. ”As Lori describes it，theres only one way to get to the top of a ladder，but there are many ways to get to the top of a jungle gym. The jungle gym model benefits everyone，but especially women who might be starting careers，switching careers，getting blocked by external barriers，or reentering the workforce after taking time off. The ability to create a unique path with occasional dips，detours（弯路），and even dead ends presents great views of many
