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1、考研英语二（完形填空）模拟试卷 23（无答案）一、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. (10 points) 0 A pretty pot plant might make an unemotional work space feel more personal. But new research has revealed that office plants do s

2、o much more as they can help staff be more creative and productive, which could ultimately【C1】_promotion.At work,【C2】_houseplants have been proven to aid concentration, increase productivity and【C3】_staff well-being by 47 per cent, according to a study undertaken at this years Chelsea Flower Show.Th

3、e results showed that【C4】_staff to make design decisions in a workspace【C5】_with office plants can increase creativity by 45 per cent and improve productivity by 38 per cent.The researchers believe their findings demonstrate that plants are not unnecessary【C6】_of business environments and add【C7】_to

4、 other studies, which indicate plants increase psychological comfort and business【C8 】_.Psychologist Dr Craig Knight said: “We have previously shown that designing your own workspace improves health, happiness and productivity. It was time to go a step【C9】_and see whether the principle can also【C10】

5、_creativity and indeed whether the very act of designing the workspace can be used effectively. The results indicate that plants, in a well-designed and personalized office environment can increase business effectiveness【C11】_improved staff productivity and creativity. This gives company managers a

6、real【C12】_to share control of office space with their staff and create meaningful, less【C13】_and more grown up space.“Plants have previously been proven to have【C14】_effects in hospitals, where patients with pot plants close by said they experienced less pain, anxiety and tiredness,【C15 】_houses wit

7、h plant-filled rooms【C16】_between 50 and 60 per cent fewer bacteria than other rooms【C17】_plants.Monique Kemperman from The Joy of Plants, said: “Scientific studies have demonstrated that we can see a【C18】_improvement in air quality alone, just by【C19 】_a few common houseplants around a room.“ The o

8、rganization wants to encourage everyone in the UK to add a houseplant to their home and office and claims it will make a 【C20 】_ impact to peoples quality of life on a daily basis.1 【C1 】（A）put down（B） result in（C） depend on（D）take over2 【C2 】（A）elegant（B） expensive（C） ugly（D）humble3 【C3 】（A）double（

9、B） boost（C） harm（D）reduce4 【C4 】（A）refusing（B） forcing（C） allowing（D）helping5 【C5 】（A）enhanced（B） compared（C） complied（D）replaced6 【C6 】（A）functions（B） products（C） means（D）elements7 【C7 】（A）pressure（B） balance（C） weight（D）proportion8 【C8 】（A）performance（B） scope（C） ethics（D）management9 【C9 】（A）away（

10、B） further（C） back（D）longer10 【C10 】（A）be absorbed in（B） be acquainted with（C） be applied to（D）be composed of11 【C11 】（A）in（B） over（C） to（D）through12 【C12 】（A）intention（B） incentive（C） right（D）method13 【C13 】（A）stiff（B） personal（C） crowded（D）comfortable14 【C14 】（A）negative（B） protective（C） positive（

11、D）adverse15 【C15 】（A）when（B） if（C） while（D）because16 【C16 】（A）release（B） contain（C） identify（D）destroy17 【C17 】（A）with（B） as（C） for（D）without18 【C18 】（A）slight（B） distinctive（C） fast（D）remarkable19 【C19 】（A）dotting（B） carrying（C） inserting（D）rising20 【C20 】（A）violent（B） significant（C） tiny（D）severe2

12、0 Everyone knows that the first rule of driving is never taking your eyes off the road. Teen drivers【C1】_being careful, but they tend to start multitasking after just a few months behind the wheel, according to research published Tuesday. And【C2】_older drivers can handle eating or talking to passeng

13、ers, which【C3】_up the new drivers, dialing a cell phone increased the risk of accidents among young and【C4】_drivers alike.This isnt great news, since its well【C5】_that distracted driving is a leading cause of accidents among all drivers.It makes sense that young drivers will start testing their limi

14、ts after a few months behind the wheel, according to Bruce Simons-Morton, a behavioral scientist. “You increase the difficulty of a task until you make an【C6 】_,“ Simons-Morton says. “It seems like a very natural thing but still its very【C7 】_, because good driving ability and safety judgment develo

15、ps【C8 】_a very long period of time.“Within six months of getting their licenses, young drivers in this study -started texting, eating and【C9】_the radio while driving as much as their more skilled【C10】_But it takes thousands of hours of【C11】_to get good at driving, according to Simons-Morton. That di

16、sconnect may help【C12】_the high accident rates among teenage drivers.The researchers compared data from two small studiesone tracked 42【C13 】_licensed young drivers and the other looked at 100 drivers with more experience .All the participants had sensors and cameras【C14】_in their cars. The research

17、ers used the sensors to track when drivers got into accidents or close calls. The videos were then used to see what the drivers were doing just before the accidents【C15】_.Because the researchers wanted to focus on the【C16】_of distracted driving, they【C17】_crashes caused by drunk driving and ones tha

18、t were clearly caused by other drivers.Since the number of people in this study was small, Simons-Morton says the results will have to be【C18】_by other research. A couple of bigger studies already【C19 】_the works, might make things clearer. But Simons-Morton says this is the first totally【C20】_look

19、at teen driver distraction.21 【C1 】（A）start over（B） start for（C） start off（D）come off22 【C2 】（A）because（B） if（C） unless（D）while23 【C3 】（A）trip（B） take（C） turn（D）set24 【C4 】（A）former（B） experienced（C） new（D）professional25 【C5 】（A）argued（B） reported（C） expected（D）established26 【C6 】（A）effect（B） attemp

20、t（C） error（D）offer27 【C7 】（A）safe（B） troublesome（C） dangerous（D）confusing28 【C8 】（A）before（B） by（C） for（D）over29 【C9 】（A）adjusting（B） switching（C） changing（D）repairing30 【C10 】（A）partner（B） counterpart（C） competitor（D）opponent31 【C11 】（A）attention（B） process（C） knowledge（D）practice32 【C12 】（A）descri

21、be（B） explain（C） represent（D）illustrate33 【C13 】（A）lately（B） mainly（C） newly（D）regularly34 【C14 】（A）installed（B） worked（C） repaired（D）removed35 【C15 】（A）existed（B） appeared（C） disappeared（D）occurred36 【C16 】（A）influences（B） ways（C） effects（D）conditions37 【C17 】（A）ignored（B） valued（C） overlooked（D）forgot38 【C18 】（A）testified（B） inferred（C） rectified（D）verified39 【C19 】（A）for（B） from（C） on（D）in40 【C20 】（A）optimistic（B） objective（C） subjective（D）biased