2023年考研外语冲刺密卷11

考研外语冲刺密卷11

一、UseofEnglish

1、Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Likemostailments,ithasitsown(1)_____andcure.

Cultureshockis(2)_____bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandone(3)_____inwhichweorientourselvestothe(4)_____ofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeople,whenandhowtogivetips,howto(5)_____purchases,whentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitations,whentotakestatementseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues,(6)_____maybewords,gestures,facial(7)_____customs,ornorms,are(8)_____byallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha(9)_____ofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus(10)_____forourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues,(11)_____ofwhichwedonotcarryonthe(12)_____ofconsciousawareness.

Nowwhenanindividual(13)_____astrangeculture,allormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedor(14)_____ofgoodwillyoumaybe,aseriesofpropshavebeen(15)_____underyou,followedbyafeelingoffrustrationand(16)_____.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthe(17)_____way.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthe(18)_____."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherto(19)_____aboutthehostcountryanditspeople,youcanbesuretheyare(20)_____fromcultureshock.

A.significance

B.symptoms

C.diseases

D.symbols

2、(2)

A.expected

B.predicted

C.accelerated

D.anticipated

3、(3)

A.plans

B.methods

C.directions

D.ways

4、(4)

A.situation

B.communication

C.state

D.association

5、(5)

A.do

B.make

C.complete

D.finish

6、(6)

A.which

B.that

C.when

D.what

7、(7)

A.expression

B.feature

C.muscle

D.characteristic

8、(8)

A.learned

B.acquired

C.acknowledged

D.received

9、(9)

A.kind

B.group

C.part

D.type

10、(10)

A.depend

B.account

C.look

D.consider

11、(11)

A.much

B.none

C.all

D.most

12、(12)

A.horizon

B.degree

C.level

D.latitude

13、(13)

A．exposes

B．enters

C．receives

D．accepts

14、(14)

A.free

B.many

C.lack

D.full

15、(15)

A.knockeddown

B.knockedagainst

C.knockedfrom

D.knockedout

16、(16)

A.trouble

B.nuisance

C.worry

D.anxiety

17、(17)

A.finite

B.strange

C.same

D.familiar

18、(18)

A.difference

B.disagreement

C.difficulty

D.discomfort

19、(19)

A.complain

B.satirize

C.criticize

D.despise

20、(20)

A．suffering

B．resulting

C．undertaking

D．talking

二、ReadingComprehension

1、PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

OptimationLtd.,apolymerpackagingandconvertingspecialist,isonesmallcompanythatissuffering.Itshighlyspecialisedengineeringworkisingreatdemandbutalackofqualifiedstaffhashinderedgrowth.

"Wehaveanumberofpotentialclientsawaitingavisittodiscussnewprojects,butwearetieduponexistingordersbecauseweareshortofthenecessaryskillsontheshopfloor,"HelenMitchell,thecompany'sfounder,says.

AndaccordingtoAliceTeague,theeducationandtrainingofficerattheFederationofSmallBusinesses,Ms.Mitchell'sexperienceisnotunique.Manysmallbusinessessufferskillshortages—particularlythoseatthetechnicalcraftlevelsuchasengineeringandconstructioncompanies.

"Smallcompaniestendtobemorevulnerabletoskillshortagesbecausetheyareunabletoofferthesamepayorbenefitsaslargercompaniessotheystruggleintherecruitmentmarket."

ThisisborneoutbytheexperiencesofOptimation."Lastyear,welostoneofourbestengineerstoarivalcompanywhoofferedhimabetterpackage.Beingabletoaffordthesalariessuchskillsdemandisdifficultforus,"Ms.Mitchellsays.

Thegovernment-fundedLearningandSkillsCouncil(LSC)saysthatapprenticeshipsofferasolutiontotheskillshortageproblem."Byaddressingskillsgapsdirectlyapprenticeshipscanmakebusinesses,smallorlarge,moreproductiveandcompetitive,"StephenGardner,theLSC'sdirectorofworkedbasedlearning,says."Apprenticeshipsallowbusinessestodevelopthespecialistskillstheyneedforthelatesttechnologyandworkingpracticesintheirsector."

Thereare160differentapprenticeshipsavailableacross80differentindustrysectors.Theyareopentobusinessesofallsizesandofferwork-basedtrainingprogrammesfor16to24-year-olds.ThetrainingisruninconjunctionwiththeSectorSkillsCounciltoensureindustryspecificskillsaretaught.

BusinessesareresponsibleforthewagesofapprenticesbuttheLSCcontributesbetween￡1,500and￡10,000towardsthecostofthetraining,dependingontheindustrysector.

Slack＆ParrLtd.,amanufacturerofprecisionequipmentfortheaerospaceindustry,isonesmallcompanythathasbenefitedfromthescheme.Morethan50percentoftheKegworth-basedcompany'semployeesstartedasapprentices.

"Weopenedanon-sitetrainingcentretoensureapprenticesbenefitedfromthehighestqualityoftraining,"RichardHallsworth,themanagingdirector,says."Sixteenofourformerapprenticesarenowinmanagementpositions.Theschemeworksforusbecauseithelpskeepcostlyexternalrecruitmenttoaminimum."

ButMs.TeagueoftheFSBwarnsthatapprenticeshipsmightnotsuitallsmallbusinesses.

Theapprenticeshipschemeoffersvaluablevocationaltrainingbutoftensmallcompaniesdon'thavesufficienttimeorresourcestodevotetotheapprentice.Inthepasttherehasalsobeenaproblemofpoorqualitycandidatesandlowcompletionrates.

"Butsomeoftheseproblemsarebeingaddressed.IknowtheLearningandSkillsCouncilislookingathowsmallbusinessesmightbeabletoshareapprenticesandsolessentherisk.Completionratesalsoseemtobeimprovingsotheschemeiscertainlyworthinvestigating."

Wecanlearnfromthetextthat

A.thereareenoughhighlyspecialisedengineersinsmallcompanies.

B.themostserioussituationsmallcompaniesconfrontnowisthelackofnewprojects.

C.notasmallcompanyisshortofskillfulstaff.

D.largercompaniesalsofacethesameproblemofskillshortagesassmallerones.

2、

TheexperiencesofOptimationindicatethat

A.onlytheengineeringandconstructioncompaniesmayhavetheproblemofskilldeficiency.

B.somelargercompaniesalwaystakeunjustmeasurestocompetewithsmallerones.

C.withoutskillfulengineers,smallcompaniesstillhavetheabilitytoenlargetheirscales.

D.smallcompaniesareinextremeneedoftechnicalpersonnelwithexcellentskills.

3、

ApprenticeshipscanbringmanybenefitstosmallcompaniesEXCEPT

A.makinganykindofcompaniestobemorecompetitive.

B.savingthewagespaidtothoseemployeesasapprentices.

C.enablingthespecialistsincompaniestodeveloptheirskills.

D.keepingtheexpensiveexternalrecruitmenttoaminimum.

4、

Fromthelastthreeparagraphs,theauthorimpliesthat

A.smallcompaniesmayalwayshavenosufficienttimeandmoneytoputintothescheme.

B.allthecandidatesstudyingintheschemecanbequalifiedandskillfulfinally.

C.theapprenticeshipschemeisstillveryvaluabledespitesomesmallimperfections

D.allthebusinessesneedtoadopttheapprenticestoimprovetheirachievements.

5、

Thetextischieflyconcernedwith

A.remindingthesmallcompaniestofilltheskillsgap.

B.analyzingthepresentdifficultsituationthatsmallcompaniesarein.

C.showingthepriorityoflargercompaniesinthemarket.

D.suggestingthereasonsthatsmallcompaniesaresuffering.

6、Thegovernment'schiefprosecutorhaslaunchedanoutspokenattackonplansbyDavidBlunkett,thehomesecretary,totryterroristswithoutjuriesandinsecret.

KenMacdonaldQC,thedirectorofpublicprosecutions,saysinanarticleintoday'sSundayTimesthatplansfortrialswithoutjuriesofsometerrorsuspectswouldunderminepublicfaithinthecriminaljusticesystem.InhisattackonproposalsexpectedinBlunkett'sforthcomingdraftterrorismbilltolimittherighttojurytrialforAl-QaedaandotherIslamicterrorsuspects,Macdonaldsays:"Tobeeffectiveagainst...terrorism,weneedtocallonlegislationthatisclear,flexibleandproportionatetothethreat."

Nobodywantstothrowoutthebabywiththebathwater;wedonotwanttofightterrorismbydestroyingpreciselythosethingsterrorismistryingtotakeawayfromus.

"Open,liberaldemocraciesfailiftheytrytoprotectthemselvesbybecomingilliberal,closedandrepressive."

Macdonalsayshefavoursproposalsbyministerstoallowtelephone-tappingevidencefromMI5andpolicetobeusedinopencourt.Healsobelievesthat"minorplayers"interroristplotsshouldbeofferedsomeimmunityfromprosecutioninreturnforinformation.

Butheemphasizes:"Changestothecriminaltrialprocesshavetobeapproachedwithgreatcautionandaclearhead."

Macdonald,whoasheadoftheCrownProsecutionService,hasoverallresponsibilityforchargingandprosecutingallterroristsuspectsinEnglandandWales,saysthatsomebasicrights"cannotbenegotiatedawayinafreeanddemocraticsociety".

Socriminaltrialsmustremainroutinelyopenandtakeplacebeforeindependentandimpartialtribunals.InBritainpeoplehavegreataffectionfortrialbyjury.Publicfaithinpublicjusticewillnotsurviveabandonmentofthesefundamentalprinciples.

Macdonaldwaitedtolaunchhisbroadsideuntilafterlastweek'sQueen'sspeech,whentheHomeOfficesaiddraconiannewcounter-terrorismmeasureswouldbecontainedinadraftbill,expectedtobepublishedinthenewyear.

Thebillwouldallowforanti-terrorcourtswithoutjuries,whichareexpectedtohearevidenceinsecretbeforespecialsecurity-clearedjudges.

Macdonald'sstrongcommentsamounttotheclearestsignalyetthatBlunkettwillfaceafiercebattlenotjustinparliamentbutinWhitehallovertheplans.

OtherseniorlegalfiguresincludingLordWoolf,thelordchiefjustice,havepreviouslycriticisedgovernmentplanstolimittrialbyjuryinordinarycriminaltrials.However,Macdonaldisthefirsttocomeoutagainstthenewproposalstolimittherighttoajurytrialinterrorismcases.

Bysayingthat"Nobodywantstothrowoutthebabywiththebathwater"(Line1,Paragraph3),theauthorimpliesthat

A.noterroristscanbecaughtifthelegislationisunclear.

B.secrettrialswoulddestroybothpublicfaithandterrorists.

C.nobodywantstooffer"minorplayers"someimmunity.

D.weshouldnottryterroristsinsecret.

7、

Ifthebillforsecretterrortrialsispassed,itmaybecarriedoutin

A.America.

B.Britain.

C.China.

D.Japan.

8、

Wecaninferfromthetextthat

A.terroristswillbesentencedtodeathifthehilliscarriedout.

B.Macdonaldopposedtochangesincriminaltrialprocess.

C.thereare"minorplayers"offeredsomeimmunityfromprosecutioninreturnforinformation.

D.somebasicrightsshouldbelefttotheterrorists.

9、

Macdonaldbeganhisattackonplansforsecretterrortrials

A.whenhefoundthebillillegal.

B.afterQueen'sspeechlastweek.

C.rightafterthebillwaspublished.

D.afterLordWoolfcriticisedgovernmentplans.

10、

Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetextisto

A.backupMacdonald.

B.introducetheargumentabouttheplanforsecretterrortrials.

C.criticisethebillbecauseoftheindifferencetotheterrorist'sbasicrights.

D.arguefortheindependenceofjurytrials.

11、RogerMichelldescribeshispotentnewfilmas"athrilleraboutlove".AdaptedfromIanMcEwan'snovel,EnduringLove,starsDanielCraigasJoe,apeevishandsplendidlyirritatingsocialanthropologist,andRhysIfansasthescruffy,puppy-likeGodbotheredwho,afteranaccidentwithahot-airballoon,becomesobsessedwithhim.

"AssoonasRhys'charactersays,'Let'ssitdownandpray',"chucklesthedirector,"youknowthere'sbadnewsahead.Inthebookheisamorehappy-clappyevangelist,butwetoneditdown."

Althoughclearlydrawntosucheccentriccharacters,Michellhimselfisthoroughlydown-to-earth."I'moneofthoseboringpeoplewhoknewwhatIwantedtodofromanearlyage,"heexplains."Istartedactingasachildbutwascompletelyhopelesssostarteddirectinglittleplaysinschool."

Hewentontodirectaround15playswhilereadingEnglishatCambridge,directedhisfirstprofessionalplayinapubinBrighton,andthenassistedbothJohnOsborneandSamuelBeekettattheRoyalCourtTheatre.By1985hewastheresidentdirectoroftheRoyalShakespeareCompanybutmovedtoTVintheearly1990s,whenhetookchargeofHanifKureishi'slandmarkseriesTheBuddhaofSuburbia.

Michell'stelevisioncareercontinuedtoflourishwithagloriouslyrestraineddramatisationofJaneAusten'sPersuasionandanadaptationofhisRoyalCourtsuccess,MyNightWithReg.Thatledtohisbigbreak."Thescript.forNottingHilljustploppedthroughmyletterboxonemorning;MyNightWithReghadapparentlypromptedthemtooffermethejob."

NottingHillalertedHollywoodtoMichell'sabilitytogetthebestoutofacast."Iloveactorsandspendalotoftimewiththemworkingandhangingout,andIdoproperrehearsalsbecauseIhaveatheatrebackground."Michell'snextproject,ChangingLanes,producedBenAffleck'sbestperformanceandplayedbigattheAmericanboxofflee.

WithHollywoodathisfeet,MichellsurprisedmanypeoplebyreturningtoLondontomakeTheMother,anexplicittwistonMay-DecembersexualrelationswrittenbyhisoldfriendKureishi,andstarringCraig.Whydidhedoit?"Ijustcouldn'tseeacigar-chompingstudioexecutivesaying,'Yes,Iwanttodoafilmaboutanoldwomanbeingtuppedbyaveryyoungman!'SoIcameheretodoit.But,apartfromthat,I'mEnglish.IwanttoliveinLondonwithmykidsandtellEuropeanstories.IfeeloddaboutAmericaatthemomentbecauseofwhatthey'redoingaroundtheworldandwouldmuchprefertomakethefilmsIwanttomakehere."

Whereverhegoes,though,hismostfamousfilmwillcontinuetohaunthim."BythedirectorofNottingHill",screamstheposterforEnduringLove.Howdoesthatfeel?"Ican'tberesponsiblefortheposters,butI'msurealotoftheaudiencewillbeabittakenaback,"reflectsMichell."They'llbeasking:'Wherearethejokes?Where'sHughGrant?'Idohopethey'renottoodisappointed."

Theword"obsessed"(Paragraph1)maymean

A.bored.

B.puzzled.

C.angry.

D.fascinated.

12、

WecaninferfromtheexperienceofMichellthat

A.hehasshownthegiftsasanactorwhenhewasachild.

B.hewasadramamajoratCambridgeandproducedmanyworksthere.

C.hestillmadegreatachievementswhenrevertingtoTVcareer.

D.hehadworkedasaresidentdirectorformorethantwentyyears.

13、

TheprimaryfactoraccountingforMichell'sdirectingNottingHillisthat

A.hewasonceanassistantattheRoyalCourtTheatre.

B.TheBuddhaofSuburbiahetookchargeofinterestedmanypeople.

C.hehasdoneagoodjobinthedramatisationofAustin'sPersuasion.

D.thefilmMyNightWithReghedirectedwasagreatsuccess.

14、

MichellreturnedtoLondoninsteadofstayinginHollywoodNOTbecause

A.heisinabadrelationwiththecigar-chompingstudioexecutive.

B.hehasastrongdesiretolivewithhisfamilyinLondon.

C.hehasnogoodfeelingtowardAmericaforsomethings.

D.hewouldrathermakefilmshewantsinhishomeland.

15、

ThesloganontheposterforEnduringLoveindicatesthat

A.EnduringLovewillbeassuccessfulasNottingHill.

B.peoplecanonlyrememberMichellforhisNottingHill.

C.NottingHillleftaverydeepimpressionontheaudience.

D.Michellneedstomakeabetterpropagandathroughthisway.

16、SinceOctober1,ithasbeenillegalforanybusinesstodiscriminateagainstdisabledpeople,eitherduringtherecruitmentprocessoratwork,anddisabilityrightscampaignerssaysthatemployersmustmakebetteruseofnewtechnologytohelpthemfulfilltheirnewobligations.

AmendmentstotheDisabilityDiscriminationAct(DDA)requireallBusinesses,notjustthosewithmorethan15employeesaspreviously,tomake"reasonableadjustments"toworkplacestoaccommodatethedisabled.Suchadjustmentsincludebuyingnewequipmentormodifyingexistingsystemssothatdisabledpeoplecanusethem.

Butmanyemployersarefailingtoinvestigatepotentiallyusefulchangesorupgradestosystems.Theyarealsofailingtoclaimgenerousaccesstoworkgrantsfromthegovernment,designedtocoverthecostofadaptingorre-equippingaworkplace,extratrainingorhiringhumanassistantslikesignlanguageinterpreters.

RuthLoehl,aseniorICTdevelopmentofficerattheRoyalNationalInstitutefortheBlind,says:"Thetechnologyisthereandthefundingisthere.Butmanyemployersandemployeesdon'tknowwhat'savailable.It'spatchyacrossthecountry."AccesstoWorkgrantscancoverupto100percentofthecostofneworadaptedequipment,saysMs.Loehl."Youshouldn'thavetopayanymoretoemployablindperson."

LynneNelson,employmentcoordinatorfortheRoyalNationalInstitutefortheDeafagrees:"Technologyisverymuchunderused.Employersarenotawareofwhat'savailableandthey'remorereactivethanproactive."

Complyingwiththeactcouldbeaseasyasrearranginganofficesothatthelightisbetterforadeafpersontolip-read.Attheotherendofthescale,itcouldmeaninvestinginacuttingedgemessagingsystemwhichcombinescomputersandphones,convertingtextmessagesintovoicemessagesforblindorpartiallysightedemployeesandincorporatingvoicerecognitionsoftwareforpeopleunabletouseaconventionalkeyboardandmouse.

Changingfontsizesandshapesandusingdifferentbackgroundcolourscanallhelptomakecomputer-screendisplaysmorelegibleandaccessibleforvisuallyimpairedusers.Screenmagnifierprogrammesareavailabletoenlargetext.Screenreadersoftwarewillreadoutthecontentofemailboxesorwebsites.

Commercialwebsitesnowincorporatealt.tags,phrasesorsentenceswhichdescribeimagesonsitestoblindandpartiallysightedusersthroughscreenreaders.Butsomesitesstillcarryimagesdescribedsimplyas"corporatelogo"or"image".AsurveybytheDisabilityRightsCommissionearlierthisyearfoundthat81percentofwebsiteswereinaccessibleordifficulttouse,oftenbecauseofbadlywordedalt.tagsorbecausethesoftwarewasblockingattemptstochangefontsorcolours.

Fromthebeginningofthetext,wecanconcludethat

A.thereisnodiscriminationagainstdisabledpeopleafterOct.1.

B.theemployersmustassistthosecampaignerstocompletetheirduties.

C.previousDDAonlyhadrestrictionsoncompanieswithmorethan15people.

D.thecompanieshavetopreparenewequipmentfortheirdisabledemployees.

17、

Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatmanyemployers

A.modifytheirexistingsystemstomakethedisabledfeelcomfortable.

B.knowlittleaboutwhat'stherealmeaningofDDA'samendments.

C.havetocoverthetotalcostsofnewandadaptedequipment.

D.makefulluseoftechnologyandfunding.

18、

TheadjustmentsthatemployercanmakeforthedisabledpeoplemayNOTinclude

A.makingtheofficelightbrighterforthedeaftolipread.

B.acquiringusefulinformationthroughthevoicerecognitionsystem.

C.usingscreenreaderstotellthemthetelephonenumbers.

D.runningofficetelephonesviaaconventionalexchange.

19、

TheattitudeofmostemployerstowardDDAamendmentsis

A.supportive.

B.negative.

C.optimistic.

D.pessimistic.

20、

Themainideaofthetextisto

A.callontheemployerstoenablethedisabledemployees.

B.introducesomeusefulequipmentforthosedisabledstaff.

C.criticizethosewhodon'tdoanythingfortheirdisabledemployees.

D.suggesttheemployerstomakeadvantageofvarioustechnologies.

21、PartB(10points)

Youaregoingtoreadatextaboutanoldweddingtradition,followedbyalistofexamples.Choosethebestexamplefromthelistforeachnumberedsubheading.Thereisoneextraexamplewhichyoudonotneedtouse.

Theweddingtraditionof"somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue"hasbeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Manybrideshavebeenaskedontheirrespectiveweddingdaysiftheyhavegatheredsomethingold,new,borrowedandbluetocarrywiththemastheywalkdowntheaisle.Thetraditionofcarryingorwearingoneofeachitemissaidtobringluckandfortunetothenewlymarriedcouple.Haveyoueverstoppedtothinkwhatthesayingreallymeans?Whatisitsoriginandwhatdoeseachitemrepresent?

TheoriginalsayingdatesbacktotheVictoriatimesandstates,"Somethingoldsomethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblueandasilversixpenceinyourshoe."

(41)Somethingold

Abridemaywearorcarrysomethingoldtorepresenthercontinuedtiestoherfamilyandheroldlife.

(42)Somethingnew

Something"new"isusuallytheeasiestcategorytofill.

(43)Somethingborrowed

Theborroweditemshouldbesomethingborrowedfromafriendthatishappilymarried.

(44)Somethingblue

Wearingsomethingbluedatesbacktobiblicaltimes.

(45)Silversixpence

Placingasilversixpenceinthebride'sleftshoeissaidtobeasymbolofwealth.Thisnotonlyreferstofinancialwealth,butalsoawealthofhappinessandjoythroughouthermarriedlife.

Somebridesaren'thoundbytraditionbutstillmaychoosetocarryoutthecustomatsomeoneelse'srequest.Iftheydon'twanttocarrynumerousitems,theymaysimplycarrytwohandkerchiefsinasmallbeadedbag.Theymaychoosetobuyanew,whitehandkerchiefandborrowablueonefromafamilymember.Thatwouldprovidethemwithsomethingnewthewhitehandkerchief,aswellassomethingthatisold,borrowedandblue.Thehandkerchiefjustmaycomeinhandyduringtheweddingfordryingtheirjoyfultears.

A.Wearingsomethingnewissupposedtorepresentsuccessandhopeinthebride'snewlifeandinhermarriage.Ifthebridepurchasedherweddingdressnew,itmayrepresenthernewitem,butanyitemthatisnewmaybeused.

B.Atthattime,ablueweddingdresswasworntorepresentpurity,fidelityandlove.Overtimethishaschangedfromwearingabluedresstowearingjustabluebandaroundthebottomofthebride'sweddingdresstomoderntimeswhereitiscommonplaceforthebridetowearabluegarter.

C.Manybrideswearapieceoffamilyjewelryastheirolditem.Somebridesweartheweddingdresswornbytheirmotherorgrandmother.Inmanycases,somethingoldmayalsobesomethingborrowed.

D.Somebridesaremoretraditionalthanotherandmaytakeagreatdealofcareinselectingoneitemforeachcategory.Itmaybetraditionalforthewomenintheirfamiliestowearthesamepieceofjewelry.

E.Itissuggestedthattheirhappinesswillruboffonyouandbringlastinghappinesstoyourmarriage.Somebridesborrowanitemofclothing,apieceofjewelry,ahandkerchieforperhapsabeadedpurse.

F.Sincemostbridesprobably