融水苗族自治县2023年考研英语一考前冲刺试卷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)When your child is supposed to be doing homework, are they chatting with their friends on Facebook or playing games? Many studies have shown that multitasking doesnt 1 , 2 your child is probably proudly claiming they can do ten things 3 ! Many people believe that they can 4 two or more tasks at the same time, but Dr. Edward Hallowell says this is 5 . The reality is that multitasking 6 poor job performance.New hand-held 7 such as smartphones, iPads, games and social networking sites make it very easy to multitask and “attention 8 ” leading to difficulty focusing on the task 9 , such as listening in the classroom or doing homework. “ 10 , the brain actually 11 kids for multitasking even though when your child is supposed to doing homework performance on every task gets worse and worse. Kids dont know that they are doing 12 because they feel better when they multitask,” says Dr Edward Hallowell. 13 the appearance of hand-held devices and social networking sites, teachers have noticed a difference in 14 performance, critical thinking skills and how information is 15 . “Multitasking prevents people from gaining a deep understanding of the information they are trying to learn,” says Dr Edward Hallowell. Kids have a difficult time sticking with a” difficult to understand topic and 16 to allow themselves to be distracted(分散的), to tune out and switch 17 to Facebook or using their cell phones 18 working harder at understanding a difficult subject or problem. In the long 19 , multitasking affects grades. One study showed that kids that use the Internet while in class did 20 on tests resulting in lower grades.1、Aplay Bunderstand Cuse Dwork2、Aonly if Beven though Cso that Dno wonder3、Aat once Bright away Cin no time Dat random4、Aadvocate Bdeal Cperform Dprefer5、Aimpossible Bimportant Cimpatient Dimpolite6、Aresults in Bresults from Cexists in Dexists from7、Adesigns Bdiscoveries Cequipment Devidence8、Aattract Bdraw Cpay Dshare9、Aat hand Bon time Con schedule Dat times10、AUncertainly BUnfortunately CUniversally DUndoubtedly11、Aremains Brewards Cregards Dreflects12、Abetter Bwell Cbad Dworse13、ASince BBefore CWhen DWhile14、Aaccidental Baccurate Caccessible Dacademic15、Aproduced Bprocessed Cpossessed Dpromoted16、Atend Battend Cintend Dpretend17、Aout Bon Coff Dover18、Aexcept for Brather than Cmore than Dapart from19、Arun Bwalk Cjourney Ddistance20、Ahardly Bsuccessfully Cpoorly DmildlySection 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 1The sixth mass extinction of life on the Earth is unfolding more quickly than feared, scientists have warned. More than 30 percent of animals with a backbone fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals are declining in both range and population, according to the first comprehensive analysis of these trends.Around a decade ago, experts feared that a new range wipeout of species was appearing. Today, most agree that it is underway but the new study suggests that the die-out is already growing fast.The loss of biodiversity has recently accelerated. Several species of mammals that were relatively safe one or two decades ago are now endangered, including cheetahs, lions and giraffes, the study showed.There is no mystery as to why: our own ever-expanding species which has more than doubled in number since 1960 to 7.4 billion is eating, crowding and polluting its planetary cohabitants out of existence. By comparison, there are as few as 20,000 lions left in the wild, less than 7,000 cheetahs, 500 to 1,000 giant pandas.The main drivers of wildlife decline are habitat loss, over-consumption, pollution, other species, disease, as well as hunting in the case of tigers, elephants, rhinos and other large animals prized for their body parts.Climate change is thought to become a major threat in the coming decades, with some animals most famously polar bears already in decline due to rising temperatures and changing weather patterns.1、What does the underlined word “accelerated” in Paragraph 3 mean?AMade up. BPut up.CSped up. DUsed up.2、Why has the loss of biodiversity sped up?AThe mankinds population is growing fast.BThe air pollution is too severe.CThere are fewer species in larger areas.DMan causes wider water pollution.3