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1、陕西省汉中市洋县2023年考研英语一统考试题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)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many ye
2、ars ago. The old man was _ for a ride across the river. The wait seemed _. Hie body became stiff(僵硬的) from the cold north wind.He heard the _ of approaching hooves(马蹄) running along the frozen path. Anxiously, he _ as several horsemen rounded the bend. He let the first one pass by _ an effort to get
3、 his attention. Then another passed by, and another. _, the last rider drew near. The old man caught the riders eyes and said, “Sir, would you _ giving an old man a ride to the other side?”Reining (勒住) his horse, the rider replied, “Sure thing. Hop_.” The horseman got off and helped the old man onto
4、 the horse. He took the old man not _ across the river, but to his destination.As they neared the tiny but cozy cottage, the horsemans _ caused him to inquire, “Sir, I noticed that you let several other riders pass by. Im curious _ you would wait and ask the last rider. What if I had _ and left you
5、there?”The old man replied, “I looked into the eyes of the other _ and immediately saw there was no concern for my situation. It would have been _ even to ask them for a ride. But when I looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were _. I knew your gentle spirit would _ the opportunity to help
6、me.”Those heartwarming comments _ the horseman deeply. “Im most _ for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I _ get too busy in my own affairs so that I fail to _ to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.” with that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back
7、to the White House.1、AwaitingBsearchingCpreparingDleaving2、AwordlessBpricelessCcarelessDendless3、AnumberBdistanceCrhythmDlength4、AstoppedBwatchedCfollowedDwandered5、AbeyondBwithCthroughDwithout6、AFinallyBLuckilyCSadlyDSlowly7、AenjoyBavoidCmindDadmit8、AaheadBaboardCbelowDabove9、AstillByetCevenDjust10
8、、AcourageBdeterminationCcuriosityDbravery11、AwhyBwhenChowDwhere12、AagreedBchangedCescapedDrefused13、AsoldiersBridersCleadersDenemies14、AsuccessfulBnecessaryCuselessDimpolite15、AobviousBmissingChiddenDhelpful16、AorderBforceCallowDwelcome17、AaffectedBtouchedCinjuredDshocked18、AcarefulBpeacefulCgratefu
9、lDpowerful19、AneverBalwaysCusuallyDoften20、AstickBleadCpointDrespondSection 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 1The belief that new technologies
10、are causing the death of work is the idea that never goes away. Despite evidence to the contrary, we still view technological change today as being more rapid and dramatic in its consequences for work than ever before. But this is nothing new. People have always viewed the technological changes that
11、 take place during their lives the most dramatic and dangerous that ever happened in history.In the 1930s, the British economist（经济学家）John Maynard Keynes predicted the widespread use of electricity would produce a world where people spend most of their time doing nothing. In the United States during
12、 the 1960s, the government repeatedly investigates fears that automatic machines would permanently reduce the amount of work available, In 1988, one Australian historian claimed that at least a quarter of the workforce would be without jobs within 10 years because of computers.Of course, none of the
13、se disasters came to pass in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, or anywhere else.Yet today, we are seeing the return of these predictions, with some experts claiming the world of work once more undergoing radical and unprecedented change. They argue that robots and other workplace
14、technologies are causing a reduction in the total amount of work available, or are bringing a more rapid pace substitution of machines for humans has been seen previously.But there is a little evidence to support such beliefs, Statistics show that the percentage of people in work, the number of hour
15、s they work, and how frequently they change jobs have remained remarkably constant over the past 20 years.This stability should not come as a surprise, There are good reasons why we should not expect new technologies to cause the death of work. New technologies always cause job losses, but that is only part of the story. What also needs to be understood is how they increase the amount of work available.One way this happens is through the increases in incomes that accompany the use of new technologies. With
