1、考研英语二（完形填空）模拟试卷 75（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 In interviews, famous people often say that the key to becoming both happy and successful is to “do what you love.“ But mastering
2、 a skill,【C1】_one that you deeply love, requires a huge【C2】_of dull practice. Any challenging activity requires【C3】_and concentrated practice.Anyone who wants to master a skill must【C4】_through the cycle of practice, critical feedback, modification, and progressive improvement again, again, and agai
3、n. Some people seem able to【 C5】_practicing an activity like this for years and take【C6 】_in their gradual improvement.【C7】_others find this kind of concentrated, time-intensive work to be【C8】_or boring. Why?The difference may turn on the ability to enter into a state of “flow,“ the feeling of being
4、 completely【C9】_what you are doing. A flow state is a special experience. Flow states can happen in the【C10】_of any activity, and they are most common when a task has well-defined goals and is at an appropriate skill level, and where the individual is able to adjust their performance【C11】_clear and
5、immediate feedback.Flow states turn the dull practice into an autotelic activitythat is, one that can be enjoyed for its own sake, rather than as a【C12】_to an end or for attaining some external reward. That raises the question of how we can turn this to our【C13】_: How can we get into a flow state fo
6、r an activity that we want to master, so that we enjoy both the process of【C14 】_skills and the rewards of being a master?Psychologists suggested that those who most readily entered into flow states had an “autotelic personality“. For those who arent necessarily【C15】_with an autotelic personality, t
7、here is evidence that flow states can be【C16】_by environmental factors. While there isnt yet a pill that can turn dull practice into a【C17】_activity for anyone, it is encouraging that we seem, at least to some degree, to be able to push ourselves toward flow states【C18】_we are given unstructured, op
8、en-ended time,【C19】_distractions, and a task set at a【C20】_level of difficulty.1 【C1 】（A）especially（B） even（C） only（D）just2 【C2 】（A）part（B） variety（C） amount（D）field3 【C3 】（A）focused（B） instructed（C） complicated（D）centralized4 【C4 】（A）pull（B） see（C） live（D）run5 【C5 】（A）conceive of（B） put off（C） conc
9、entrate on（D）give up6 【C6 】（A）interest（B） confidence（C） pride（D）pleasure7 【C7 】（A）Then（B） Yet（C） So（D）Because8 【C8 】（A）frightening（B） frustrating（C） offending（D）misleading9 【C9 】（A）involved in（B） shocked by（C） exhausted by（D）combined in10 【C10 】（A）end（B） design（C） display（D）course11 【C11 】（A）for（B）
10、with（C） in（D）to12 【C12 】（A）means（B） transition（C） moment（D）solution13 【C13 】（A）competition（B） advantage（C） knowledge（D）agreement14 【C14 】（A）reinforcing（B） capturing（C） improving（D）showing15 【C15 】（A）equipped（B） labeled（C） blessed（D）defined16 【C16 】（A）facilitated（B） controlled（C） determined（D）mastere
11、d17 【C17 】（A）dazzling（B） enlightening（C） overwhelming（D）thrilling18 【C18 】（A）if（B） because（C） until（D）unless19 【C19 】（A）transient（B） periodic（C） minimum（D）occasional20 【C20 】（A）familiar（B） moderate（C） typical（D）heightened20 It only takes ten minutes, but reading your baby a bedtime story could yield
12、 benefits for years to come, scientists said today. Research shows that children who are【 C1】_to a lot are faster at understanding words. This【C2 】_processing helps them do better at school and could【C3】_help them get a good job, have a happy【C4 】_and keep on the right side of the law. Psychologist
13、Anne Fernald said that the effects are so【C5】_that talking to children should be【C6】_as importantly as feeding them. And it is never too【C7】_to start.Dr Fernald said: “【C8 】_you want your kid to do well in school, talk to them【C9】_a baby. If you bring a child into the world, we【C10】_the responsibili
14、ty for feeding them, keeping them clean and keeping them safe. I think we now have enough scientific evidence to add something else to that listand that is【C11】_learning from infancy on. Long before your baby is speaking, it is【C12】_information about language.“In a series of studies on babies, Dr Fe
15、rnald showed that there are big differences in how quickly children process words. Speedy processing is important【C13】_it frees up the brain to think about the next wordor the world【C14】_. Dr Fernald said: “You are building a mind that can conceptualize and【C15】_and think about the past and think ab
16、out the future.“ She also showed that children who are【 C16】_at understanding words tend to hear more words at home. In her studies, some【C17】_had as few as 600 words a day directly talked to them. To put this in【C18】_, the average adult speaks around 200 words a minute. Other children heard more th
17、an 12,000 words.Dr Fernald has also shown that children who can quickly process words at the age of two do better at school at the age of eight. Other research has shown that children who do well in【C19】_school are more likely to go onto higher education, get a good job, re-mam married and stay out
18、of【C20】_.21 【C1 】（A）listened（B） spoken（C） replied（D）responded22 【C2 】（A）swift（B） rough（C） short（D）tense23 【C3 】（A）only（B） always（C） hence（D）even24 【C4 】（A）family（B） childhood（C） marriage（D）experience25 【C5 】（A）apparent（B） permanent（C） profound（D）persuasive26 【C6 】（A）settled（B） guided（C） encouraged（D
19、）treated27 【C7 】（A）early（B） late（C） old（D）young28 【C8 】（A）When（B） If（C） Unless（D）Until29 【C9 】（A）as（B） like（C） about（D）around30 【C10 】（A）work at（B） make up（C） take on（D）think over31 【C11 】（A）motivating（B） providing（C） compelling（D）facilitating32 【C12 】（A）demanding（B） repeating（C） accepting（D）absorbi
20、ng33 【C13 】（A）thus（B） though（C） because（D）provided34 【C14 】（A）in essence（B） in turn（C） in part（D）in general35 【C15 】（A）imagine（B） plunge（C） conceive（D）plot36 【C16 】（A）quick（B） smart（C） lazy（D）ready37 【C17 】（A）students（B） interviewees（C） grownups（D）youngsters38 【C18 】（A）contrast（B） context（C） perspective（D）word39 【C19 】（A）public（B） secondary（C） primary（D）private40 【C20 】（A）trouble（B） debt（C） prison（D）pain
