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1、考研英语一荆州市公安县2023年高分冲刺试卷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)For many years,drivers of electric trains in the UK were at risk from bird strikes.When they were travelling at high
2、 speeds,a 1 hitting the front of the train could 2 the windscreen of the driving cab.I once had a pigeon break the offside window into pieces at only 20 mi/h.The pigeon didnt 3 ,but I didI am alive!In an effort to provide a better degree of 4 and reduce delays,of course,research was done to find a 5
3、 toughened glass windscreen for 6 .As part of this research, 7 was sought from airline suppliers,who said that a good test for ant new glass type was to fire a chicken at high speed 8 the window material.The 9 was soon set up and a number of dead chickens obtained.Even though it was of a standard us
4、ed by 10 ,the test with the first chicken showed that the glass was not 11 enough.A second test 12 broke the glass.Another test damaged the third windscreen!Repeated 13 showed that no glass could 14 the chicken being fired at it.More advice was sought from the airline people,who could not understand
5、 15 the glass they offered could withstand（禁得住）airborne bird strikes but 16 failing the railway tests. They decided to come to 17 test.The railway research team set up a 18 test and sent someone to obtain more chickens. 19 the chickens arrived,it was then that the airline experts realized what was w
6、rong.They told the railway research team.You know,you do 20 to defrost（解冻）the chickens first.1、Adevice Bchicken Cbird Dstone2、Akeep out Bpass through Cescape from Dtake away3、Afly Bappear Cfall Dsurvive4、Asafety Bspeed Ctravel Dtemperature5、Aheavy Bbright Csuitable Dflat6、Apassengers Bdrivers Canima
7、ls Dpilots7、Ainformation Benergy Ccourage Dadvice8、Aoff Btowards Cbeyond Dacross9、Atest Bresearch Cbusiness Dorganization10、Agovernment Barmy Crailways Dairlines11、Apopular Battractive Ctough Dtransparent12、Aalso Bthen Cever Donly13、Achanges Battempts Cevents Dideas14、Areflect Bprevent Cseparate Dre
8、sist15、Awhether Bhow Cwhy Dwhen16、Aavoided Bkept Cstood Dstopped17、Awitness Bcancel Cprove Dcorrect18、Astrange Bstrict Cnew Dnecessary19、AThe moment BNow that CEven if DIn case20、Amanage Bagree Cexpect DhaveSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the qu
9、estions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Business depends on productivity and employees interaction(互动) with customers. The more productive a company is and the better its customer service is, the more income it makes. Productivity is
10、measured by the output of employees. No other factor influences productivity and customer interaction more than how the employees think about their job.Working environments are not the same. Blame Donais, in his book Workplaces That Work, defines culture as “a system of shared beliefs, values and no
11、rms(规范) that shape behavior”. This system of shared beliefs creates the atmosphere in which the employees work and determines their worth in the company, their opportunities within the company and their opinions of their managers.A review of the culture of the workplace helps the management team to
12、create models that inspire a more productive and employee-friendly culture. Understanding the workplace culture gives the management insight（洞察力）as to what hinders(阻碍) production, what can be changed and what policies can be added.Negative cultures discourage employees, form having opinions. This is
13、 generally a result of a management team that only sees employees for their production values. Employees who dont feel valued move on to companies that encourage their input. The high turnover results in less qualified employees.Positive workplace cultures keep more employees. Employees who remain i
14、n positions for extended periods of time develop relationships with preferred customers and can often be the reason that a customer does business with a company. Motivated employees value the companys assets（资产）more, and their decisions reflect this value.Joan Hodgins, a management psychologist, ins
15、ists that “Research shows organizations that are committed to developing and maintaining a culture of dignity at work, harvest the benefits in terms of financial results.” Blame Donais advises that large workplaces be aware of subcultures that can develop in different regions in the world. Large companies may need outside help to create national or global platforms to
