2023年盘锦市盘山县考研英语一深度预测试卷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)Whenever Michael Carl, the fashion market director at Vanity Fair, goes out to dinner with friends, he plays something called the “phone stack” game: Everyone 1 their phones in the middle of the table; whoever looks at their device before the check arrives 2 the tab（账单）.Brandon Holley, the former editor of Lucky magazine, had trouble 3 her mobile phone when she got home from work. So about six months ago, she 4 putting her phone into a milk tin the moment she walked in. It remains there until after dinner. And Mare Jacobs, the fashion designer, didnt 5 to sleep close to a beeping gadget. So he 6 digital devices from his bedroom a house rule he 7 with audiences during a recent screening of Disconnect, a film that shows how technology has alienated(使疏远) people from one another.As smart phones 8 to make their way into our lives, and wearable devices like Google Glass 9 to destroy our personal space even further, overtaxed users are carving out their own device-free zones. Whether its a physical 10 (no ipads at the dinner table) or a conceptual one (turn off devices by 11 p.m.), users say these disconnecting 11 are improving their relationships.“Disconnecting is a luxury that we all 12 ,” said Lesley M. M. Blume, a New York writer who keeps her phone away from the dinner table at home. “The expectation that we must always be 13 to employers, colleagues and family: it creates a real problem in trying to 14 private time. But that private time is more important than ever.”A popular method for disconnecting is to choose a box for your cellphone, like the milk tin that Ms. Holley uses. “ 15 my phone is buzzing or lighting up, its still a distraction, so it 16 in the box.” said Ms. Holley. Others choose new 17 . “No screens after 11 p.m.” said Ari. Melber, a TV host. “Now evenings are more 18 and I am sleeping better.” he added.Sleep is a big factor, which is why some 19 to leave their phones out of their bedrooms. “I dont want to sleep next to something full of photos and emails.” said Peter Som, a fashion designer, who keeps his phone plugged in in the living room overnight. “It 20 is a headclearer and distinguishes daytime and sleep time.”1、Apiles Ballocates Carranges Dplaces2、Apicks up Bpays off Cpicks on Dpays back3、Aexamining Bignoring Cmissing Dfinding4、Astopped Bforgot Cbegan Dsuggested5、Ahate Bwant Cexpect Drefuse6、Abanned Blost Ccollected Dadjusted7、Atalked Bagreed Cprovided Dshared8、Aintend Bchoose Ccontinue Dhappen9、Adefend Bthreaten Cimprove Doccupy10、Abarrier Bsuffering Cissue Ddrawback11、Atechniques Bperformances Cmanners Dachievements12、Alearn Bconsider Caccept Dneed13、Adependable Bavailable Cconvenient Dappealing14、Afigure out Bsave up Cset aside Dtake up15、AUnless BIf CUntil DAlthough16、Agoes Bfills Cburies Dlays17、Agames Borders Csteps Drules18、Aflexible Burgent Crelaxing Dupsetting19、Aadmit Bprefer Crefuse Dpermit20、Adefinitely Brarely Cfinally DoriginallySection 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 1Our success, satisfaction and general happiness in life is not dependent on what happens to us but how we deal with it.You will probably know from personal experience what a difference your attitude can make when, for example, youre returning faulty goods or making a complaint. An open, polite and friendly approach, expecting a satisfactory result, normally results in one as people tend to respond with a similar attitude. If, however, you present an argument with an angry, accusing tone, expecting trouble, there is little doubt that this is what youll get!Some people see the world through a filter of optimism and some through a filter of pessimism (悲观) which largely comes down to having a positive or negative (消极的) attitude. People who are suffering from a negative attitude primarily think that something cant be done; they talk about problems, see all the difficulties, find fault with and criticize other people and focus on all the things they would like but havent got. On the contrary, people blessed with a positive attitude think that anything is possible. They look for ways to solve the problems, they see the good in everybody, and they are grateful for all the good things in their lives.Whether suffering fro