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1、自贡市2023年考研英语一点睛提分卷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 already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had 1 t
2、o meet at the restaurant at seven oclock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my 2 ，I had a good excuse: A business meeting had 3 and Id wasted no time getting to the dinner.When I arrived at the 4 ，1 apologized and told Eleanor I didnt mean to be late. She screamed, You never mean to. Well, I 5 tell she
3、 was angry. Im sorry but it was not 6 , I said. Then I told her about the business meeting 7 , my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive 8 mad as well.Several weeks later, when I 9 the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, You 10 a classic mistake. Youre stuck 11 your
4、 own way of thinking. You didnt 12 to be late. But thats not the point. What is 13 in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor. He pointed out that I focused on the intention 14 Eleanor focused on the result. Thus, 15 of us felt misunderstood and crazy.Thinking more about Kens words,
5、 I 16 recognized the root cause of such disagreement. Its the result of the action that really 17 I should have started the conversation by expressing 18 my actions affected Eleanor and 19 the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never.Later on, after talking to Eleanor and
6、really 20 her experience of the resultsof my lateness, Ive managed to be on time a lot more frequently.1、AStartedBAgreedCContinuedDManaged2、AReliefBSurpriseCRegretDSorrow3、Abroken outBclosed downCfaded awayDrun over4、AHouseBRoomCRestaurantDSupermarket5、ACouldBMustCWillDmight6、AMovableBComfortableCAc
7、ceptableDAvoidable7、AHoweverBThereforeCMoreoverDOtherwise8、AHerBHimCmeDthem9、AspreadBwroteCtranslatedDdescribed10、AknewBmadeCfoundDtook11、AInBbeyondCForDagainst12、ANeedBProveCPretendDIntend13、AFunnyBImportantCPossibleDSimple14、AWhileBAfterCUntilDunless15、AAllBNoneCBothDNeither16、AUsuallyBMerelyCHard
8、lyDgradually17、AInspiresBMattersCImprovesDchallenges18、AHowBWhyCWhenDwhat19、AComparedBReportedCFinishedDsaved20、AShowingBSatisfyingCunderstandingDdestroyingSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. M
9、ark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1People Youve Never Heard of Who Changed the WorldIt is a fact that most people live their lives unremarked by history. Whether by design or by accident, there are some pioneers whose achievements changed the course of history but whose names are
10、 unknown to us.James HarrisonJames Harrison has saved the lives of over two million people by donating his blood 1,173 times, a Guinness world record. His blood produces a rare antibody (抗体) which cures the otherwise deadly Rhesus disease in unborn children. It has also been used in the development
11、of a medicine anti-D, which will cure the Rhesus disease in children forever.Lewis LatimerAfter helping Alexander Graham Bell obtain his patent for the telephone, Lewis Latimer patented a carbon filament (碳灯丝), which allowed light bulbs to burn for hours before burning out, much more useful than tha
12、t invented by Thomas Edison. Latimer went on to invent many other useful devices, including a device which cooled and cleaned patients rooms in hospitals.Maurice HillemanNot all achievements require bravery and self-sacrifice. Take Maurice Hilleman for example. He found another way to change the wor
13、ld. He developed the mumps vaccine (疫苗) after his daughter got the illness. And he didnt stop there. In total, he has single-handedly developed over 40 vaccines, including eight commonly given to children. His work has saved millions of lives and prevented serious consequences due to the diseases.Ni
14、ls BohlinIn 1959 Nils Bohlin patented a revolutionary design that has saved millions of lives the three-point safety belt. After the initial resistance from drivers who hated being told what to do, and even for their own good, the three-point belt has become a standard feature in new cars around the
15、 world.1、Whose patent allowed light bulbs to burn for hours before burning out?AAlexander Graham Bell. BLewis Latimer.CThomas Edison. DNils Bohlin.2、Whats the similarity between James Harrison and Maurice Hilleman?AThey both had spirits of bravery and self-sacrifice.BTheir contributions saved the lives of many children.CThey devoted themselves to work because of family members.DThey both set a Guinness world record.3、What was driv
