考研《英语一》2023年甘肃省天水市清水县预测密卷含解析.doc

考研《英语一》2023年甘肃省天水市清水县预测密卷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)Double TroubleWhen I was eight, I wanted a toy and needed $10 to buy it. But, as usual, I was broken. I decided to ask my 11-year-old sister, Kathleen, for a loan. I went to her room, 1 her for the cash. Laughing, she agreed to 2 me the money, but added, “I will charge you 10 percent compound interest every 3 until you pay me back.”“Compound interest---what’s that?” I asked.“Well, interest is what you call the 4 money borrowers have to pay back on a loan,” she explained. “Compound interest means that the interest payments get bigger and bigger the 5 you take to pay back the loan. To repay the loan, you will need to give me $11 after one month. If you wait two months to pay me back, your 6 will grow from $10 to $11. So I’ll be charging you interest on $11. Then I will add that interest to the $11 you already owe me, for a 7 of $12.10. That’s what you’ll owe after two months.”“Sure. I get it,” I said. Though truthfully, I was getting 8 .Kathleen lent me the money, and I bought the toy. My birthday came a month later, and my mom gave me $10. 9 ,that was just the amount I needed to buy another toy I wanted 10 . I put off paying my sister for a month. After another month, I 11 about the loan.Several months later, on Christmas morning, my sister and I each found a $02 bill in our stockings. I was just putting it into my pocket 12 Kathleen tapped me on the shoulder.“Sorry, kiddo. That’s mine. I’m 13 on your debt.”“Huh?” Then I remembered the loan. “Hey! How can it be that much? I 14 borrowed $10.”“True,” she said, “but interest has been compounding for eight months. Now you 15 me $21.43.” She paused, then added. “You can pay me the $1.43.”I 16 to believe that a $10 loan could more than double so quickly. Much to my 17 , my sister got her pencil and tablet and showed me exactly how it all added up.My head 18 as I tried to keep track of Kathleen’s 19 , but this time, I got the basic idea of compound interest. I 20 the hard way that borrowing money can be “double trouble” in no time.1、A．blaming B．begging C．searching D．preparing2、A．pay B．send C．lend D．hand3、A．month B．year C．week D．day4、A．little B．same C．enough D．extra5、A．shorter B．longer C．more D．less6、A．cash B．saving C．note D．debt7、A．total B．cost C．number D．bill8、A．encouraged B．shocked C．confused D．satisfied9、A．Gradually B．Obviously C．Unfortunately D．Hopefully10、A．seriously B．anxiously C．secretly D．desperately11、A．forgot B．knew C．talked D．cared12、A．after B．until C．while D．when13、A．carrying B．collecting C．relying D．focusing14、A．normally B．nearly C．only D．really15、A．owe B．offer C．take D．give16、A．decided B．refused C．pretended D．managed17、A．relief B．delight C．annoyance D．regret18、A．turned B．nodded C．stuck D．hurt19、A．calculations B．excuses C．directions D．discoveries20、A．explored B．learned C．explained D．questionedSection 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 1Some of the best research on daily experience is rooted in rates of positive and negative interactions, which has proved that being blindly positive or negative can cause others to be frustrated or annoyed or to simply tune out.Over the last two decades, scientists have made remarkable predictions simply by watching people interact with one another and then scoring the conversations based on the rate of positive and negative interactions. Researchers have used the findings to predict everything from the likelihood that a couple will divorce to the chances of a work team with high customer satisfaction and productivity levels.More recent research helps explain why these brief exchanges matter so much. When you experience negative emotions as a result of criticism or rejection, for example, your body produces higher levels of the stress hormone, which shuts down much of your thinking andactivates(激活) conflict and defense mechanisms(机制). You assume that situations are worsethan they actually are.When you experience a positive interaction, it activates a very different response. Positive exchanges increase your body’s production of oxytocin, a feel-good that increases your ability to communicate with, cooperate with and trust others. But the effects of a positive occurrence are less dramatic and lasting than they are for a negative one.We need at least three to five positive interactions to outweigh every one negative exchange. Bad moments simply outweigh good ones. Whether you’re having a conversation, keep this simple short cut in mind: At least 80 percent of your conversations should be focused 。