广西壮族梧州市长洲区2023年考研英语一深度预测试题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)Someone recently asked me when I became more confident about my abilities as an entrepreneur. I thought it was a funny question, _ I not very confident at all, and constantly filled with _ about every decision I make.It doesnt exactly hold me back in my work; its just that I am very _ of what I do, and Im always _ on the way I work, think and talk. I have also learned over the years that making a decision is often more important than making the _ decision. Preferably your decisions are the right ones, but inaction or indecisiveness is more _ than making the wrong decisions every now and then.There is one thing I have learned over the years that I wish I had learned earlier in my career. And that is the _ that I am not stupid.It sounds logical, but I often sat in on meetings and heard people explain things and then _ to myself, “ I dont understand that. Maybe Im stupid?” or I would hear about a startup and I wouldnt _ their business model and think Im stupid. Or I would hear an entrepreneur speak and think, “ That all like _ bullshit, but I must be stupid, because other people seem to love it.”A couple of years ago, I came to the _ that I was not stupid at all. When people in meetings say things I dont understand I _ up and tell them so. Usually, I hear a sigh of _ in the room and find out nobody understood what was being talked about.When I dont understand a business model it usually means there is not one, or it _. Turns out Im not stupid and _ I dont understand it, most people wont understand it at all. _ doubting my own abilities Ive learned to _ my “bullshit radar” a bit more and not understanding something is a clear sign that something is _.My advice to young entrepreneurs is this: you are not stupid! If something does not make _, if it sounds stupid, if you dont understand it, something is wrong! Trust your gut( 本能的) _. Feel free not to know and be honest when you dont understand something!1、AifBunlessCbecauseDwhen2、AdisappointmentBdoubtCterrorDcuriosity3、AconsciousBtiredCashamedDfond4、AinsistingBworkingCrelyingDreflecting5、ArightBtoughCfirmDfinal6、AboringBcostlyCdisgustingDsignificant7、AtruthBconceptCrealizationDreputation8、AthoughtBreferredCsmiledDcame9、AmindBknowCloveDunderstand10、AtastesBsoundsCsmellsDlooks11、AcompromiseBconclusionCpointDagreement12、AspeakBlookChangDcheer13、AdespairBpleasureCreliefDimpatience14、AdisappearsBceasesCapproachesDsucks15、AsinceBifCasDwhile16、AInstead ofBApart fromCAs well asDRegardless of17、AoperateBdifferentiateCtrustDinspect18、AinBupConDoff19、AprogressBhistoryCmoneyDsense20、AfeelingBlevelChappinessDComfortSection 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 1A recent study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found a clear link between the color of a taxi and its accident rate. An analysis of 32 months of detailed taxi, driver and accident data from two fleets of yellow and blue taxis in Singapore suggested that yellow taxis have fewer accidents than blue taxis. The higher visibility (能见度) of yellow makes it less difficult for drivers to avoid getting into accidents with yellow taxis, leading to a lower accident rate.The study was led by Prof Ho. To test whether there was a relationship between the color of a taxi and the number of accidents the taxi had, the research team analysed data collected by the largest taxi company in Singapore. The researchers found that yellow taxis have about 2. 1 fewer accidents per 1,000 taxis per month.They also studied the economic effect of changing the color of the entire fleet of taxis to yellow. The Singapore taxi company involved in the study owns about 12,300 taxis in a ratio(比例) of one yellow to three blue taxis. If a commercial decision is made to switch from blue to yellow taxis, 32.2 fewer accidents will occur per month or 913 fewer accidents per year.Assuming an average repair cost of $1,000 per car and a downtime of six days, the color of all taxis to yellow could produce an annual saving of $ 2 million.“We are eager to continue to validate (证实) the findings of our study by looking at the use of yellow in other types of public transport, such as school buses. For example, we hope to compare the accident rates of yellow school buses against those of other colors to find out if yellow is indeed a safer color for school buses. Besides