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1、考研英语一博爱县2023年巅峰冲刺试卷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)Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. I learned that a true friend is the most i
2、mportant in my life after I had gone 1 so many terrible things. I felt upset when I was told that I would have to 2 the company. As I had a very big family to 3 and was in great need of money, what I was 4 about was how to find another new job. In order to 5 this problem, I rushed from place to plac
3、e like crazy. I read almost all the newspapers and 6 almost all the telephone numbers in the newspaper 7 in my notebook and tried to call almost all the companies that needed new 8 Not until I found a job in a small town near Townsville had I 9 down. My new boss, Mr. Johnson, was one of my good frie
4、nds since primary school. “Why didnt you 10 me until now? Was it 11 to do that ? Explain to me the reason,” he said, 12 me a cup of hot coffee. Both of us were overjoyed to see each other and we 13 the whole afternoon talking about things and persons that we 14 at school. John asked me to give him s
5、ome advice about 15 to enlarge his present business and he was entirely happy about my 16 To my great surprise, he offered me a 17 which didnt need much experience because I was not 18 with this field but the pay l got was much more than 19 . The moment I saw my 20 , the sum of money given by the co
6、mpany, I cried for the first time that was the first time for me to do so since I grew up.1、AforBoverCaroundDthrough2、AoperateBdesertCchooseDleave3、AcareBsupportCprotectDlove4、AparticularBcuriousCexcitedDconcerned5、AsolveBanalyzeCexplainDraise6、Atook downBturned downClooked forDstood for7、Aadvertise
7、mentsBsurveysCreportsDcomments8、AcustomersBbossesCclerksDapplicants9、AbrokenBcalmedCsunkDslowed10、AcontactBtrustCoverlookDfind11、AdesperateBsignificantCworthyDharmful12、AawardingBsharingChandingDshowing13、AsavedBwastedCsparedDspent14、AdiscussedBdebatedCrememberedDimagined15、AwhatBhowCwhichDwhen16、Aa
8、bilityBsuggestionsCinterestsDcourage17、AfortuneBchanceCpositionDservice18、ApopularBcontentCpatientDfamiliar19、AofferedBrequiredCneededDexpected20、AsalaryBshareCfundDtipSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,
9、B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Endless playing of songs like All I want for Christmas in shops during the festive season doesnt just drive us mad the songs also make us more careless with our money, research has warned.While repeated performance of Jingle Bells ma
10、y seem like an innocent attempt to raise customers spirits during the nightmare of Christmas shopping, the songs also have a more delicate impact.“Background music, or “Muzak”, can be used by marketers to impose cultures -such as the commercialization of Christmas- onto consumers and influence their
11、 behaviour,” experts said.Dr. Alan Bradshaw of Royal Holloway, University of London, said, “Festive jingles are force-fed to Christmas shoppers in a bid to change their mood, influence their sense of time and what sort of products they buy. In other words, this is an attempt to control your shopping
12、 habits in a way that you might hardly be aware of.”“Often we are told that we have the freedom to choose where we want to shop, but during Christmas the use of music in this way is so common that our freedom to choose disappears.”Dr. Bradshaw and Prof Morris Holbrook of Columbia University examined
13、 the phenomenon and found that retailers often “dumb down” the music played in shops to relax customers, meaning it is easier to control their behaviour.It is thought that slowing down the rhythm of music in shops can trick customers into thinking less time has passed, and therefore spend more time
14、examining the shelves, for example.Some providers of background music have been known to promote their services by claiming they can boost profits by controlling the behaviour of customers.“A common trick is to take a popular current song and record an instrumental version which can be slowed down o
15、r sped up at different time of the day to influence behaviour in different ways,” Dr. Bradshaw said.Background music is often classed as “Muzak” in honor of the Seattle-based company which began producing its soft-sounding melodies in the 1930s.1、According to Dr. Bradshaw, in what ways does Christmas music influence customers?their mood their income their sense of time the sort of products they buyABCD2、Shopkeepers slow down the rhythm of music in sho
