考研《英语一》桂林市象山区2023年深度预测试题含解析

考研英语一桂林市象山区2023年深度预测试题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)A wave of recent research has pointed to the risks of over praising a child. And it seems that how to draw a line between too little praise and too much has become a high-pressure _ _act for parents.Self-esteem (自尊) serves as a kind of tool to measure how much children feel valued and accepted by 1 This sensitivity to others' 2 develops because of humans' need for social acceptance, which is considered to be 3 to survival. As early as age 8, children's self-esteem tends to rise and fall in response to feedbacks about 4 peers see them as likable or attractive. 5 , it can also be beneficial for kids to feel bad about themselves occasionally, if they behave in selfish, mean or hurtful ways that might 6 their ability to maintain relationships or hold a job in the future.In the past, many parents and educators believed that high self-esteem 7 happiness and success, and kids could gain self-esteem simply by getting 8 and awards from their parents, teachers and people around. But recently researchers have found self-esteem doesn't 9 these desired results. Instead, if parents praise their kids 10 , their self-esteem becomes focused on being very smart and being the best and being perfect. Building too much self-esteem of the children can not go as planned, making them feel 11 later on when they hit setbacks (挫折).According to some experts, it can actually be good for kids to have 12 self-esteem, at least once in a while. And praise can be 13 if it disregards the world outside the home. Children who have a 14 understanding of how they are seen by others tend to get recovered more readily 15 disappointment, depression or the like. The best path is a 16 road, helping children develop a positive but 17 view of themselves in relation to others by praising them for the 18 they invest and behaviors they are able to sustain, like "It's 19 that you're working so hard on your homework. "1、AbalancingBcrashingCforcingDembarrassing2、AthemselvesBparentsCothersDteachers3、AviewsBenviesCfavorsDblames4、AirrelevantBsimilarCimportantDsensitive5、AwhenBwhetherChowDwhere6、AIndeedBOtherwiseCThereforeDHowever7、AimproveBdamageCchangeDdevelop8、ApromisedBdelayedCpurchasedDruined9、AsupportBhelpCchallengeDpraise10、Asettle downBwork outCgive awayDbring about11、ArarelyBcarefullyCconstantlyDcasually12、AworseBstrongerCbetterDmadder13、AhighBmuchClowDlittle14、ApowerfulBharmfulCgratefulDstressful15、ApracticalBlimitedCbasicDperfect16、AwithBtoCaboutDfrom17、AstraightBsmoothCmiddleDrough18、AgeneralBrealisticCdifferentDnegative19、AtalentBtimeCmoneyDeffort20、AnecessaryBawesomeCworthlessDawfulSection 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 1In 2013 alone at least 20,000 African elephants were killed for their teeth. In South Africa over the last two years more than 2,200 rhinos were killed for their horns. These numbers are alarming, because current rates of illegal hunting are faster than birth rates, which could lead to extinction for these ecologically important creatures in their environment. Indeed, some elephant and rhino populations are on track to be locally extinct within the next decade.If you are reading this, you may already be aware of these facts. But you might not know that wildlife trafficking (走私) not only threatens the existence of elephants and rhinos but is also leading to extinction of other species, such as tigers, tortoises, sea turtlesand the worlds most trafficked mammalpangolins (穿山甲).Pangolins are the only mammals that are entirely covered in tough scales (鳞)，which makes them look very strong. But actually they are endangered mammals. There are eight different species of pangolins, four in Asia and four in Africa, and all are threatened with extinction. Although pangolins are protected throughout most of the countries where they live, high demand in East Asia, where the delicious pangolin meat is considered a delicacy and where their scales are used in traditional medicines, is driving an illegal trade in both live animals and pangolin parts. The number of pangolin trafficking is shocking. Experts believe that over the last 10 years more than 1 million pangolins were taken from the wild. It is estimated that between 40,000 and 81,250 pangolins were killed for the illegal trade in 2013 alone.In February, the United States released a plan to deal with wildlife trafficking, which lays out the steps we will take to fig