考研英语一2023年萝北县高分冲刺试题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)Mr.Bard is the manager at his familys shoe company.He really 1 competence in his workers.He always tells the 2 and hard-working employees that he is 3 of them.But Mr.Bard does not only show his appreciation through words.The most competent workers are also paid 4 .Mr.Bard thinks when an 5 works harder and produces higher quality shoes,the company earns more money. 6 ,the employee should also earn more.But many of the less competent workers 7 .“We are equal,”they protest（抗议）. “We do the same job,so we should get the 8 pay!”He is a kind man,but he is also 9 .If he keeps hiring the less competent workers,the whole company will 10 , and perhaps all employees will lose their jobs.It will also be bad for his family and for the company is 11 .To 12 the situation,Mr.Bard creates evening workshops（工作坊）to help 13 the employees who are not working at company 14 .They watch the most competent workers,who receive a special bonus for 15 their co-workers,and make lots of notes.They inspect the production line,ask lots of questions,and 16 until they are skilled and 17 .Production at the company 18 ,and the customers are happier with the high 19 shoes!As sales increase, Mr.Bard is able to pay his workers better.And 20 the companys smart pay system,the most competent workers can be highly rewarded.1、Aappreciates Bdescribes Cabsorbs Dagrees2、Aexcited Bskilled Cborn Dconsiderate3、Aworried Bconfused Cproud Dpainful4、Aworse Bless Cdegree Dmore5、Aemployer Bemployee Cdegree Dguarantee6、AHowever BOn the contrary CIn other words DTherefore7、Adisagreed Bdisliked Cdisappeared Ddiscouraged8、Ahigh Bsame Clow Ddistant9、Asilly Blikely Cwise Dsimple10、Aselect Bshake Csuffer Dscold11、Adrivers Bteachers Ccooks Dcustomers12、Aimprove Bput up Cpostpone Dcome up13、Aforget Bsell Ctrain Dharm14、Astandards Blimits Cborders Dpatience15、Apicking Bteaching Ctolerating Dweighing16、Awarn Bsneeze Csob Dpractice17、Aproductive Baffected Cstrict Dstraight18、Agoes down Bgoes away Cgoes against Dgoes up19、Aquantity Bability Cquality Dequality20、Aregardless of Bthanks to Cinstead of Din spite ofSection 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 1 Against the supposition that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror more sunlight into space.This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. Usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. Scientists predict that with climate warming, fires may occur more frequently over next several centuries as a result of a longer fire season. Sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling.This is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. Earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat.Scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the atmosphere and caused warming. Ozone（臭氧）levels increased, and ash from the fire fell on far-off sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. The following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer trees covered the ground. Snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into space, leading to cooling.“We need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Scientists tracked the change in amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate system as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global air temperature. Typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. Scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling results. Specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predicated, 0.5 watts per square meter of area burn