考研《英语一》福建省2023年统考试题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)Just as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what is possible. Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to 1 our belief systems determines the success of our inner economy. For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was not something they 2 As a member of that group, you would likely 3 that same belief about yourself. As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be 4 to really get behind yourself. Because you might fear that your 5 would not pay off. Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not born 6 would probably stop your trying. And that would be a major 7 to invest your energy in your dream.On the other hand, belief isn’t anything 8 If you found a way to 9 that negative belief, a great flood of energy would pour forth, greatly increasing the possibility of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas and dreams is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market. And in both cases, 10 plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something. One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable 11 we sometimes think. There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our 12 in, such as passion, feeling, and sense. Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over the 13 opinion held by ordinary people about what will work.In the same way, we can learn to trust our heart’s desires and our sense to guide us, 14 any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we 15 the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.1、A．simplify B．challenge C．eliminate D．maintain2、A．possessed B．trusted C．objected D．missed3、A．reject B．preserve C．deny D．share4、A．willing B．sorry C．reluctant D．ready5、A．success B．knowledge C．profession D．investment6、A．devoted B．talented C．concerned D．interested7、A．obstacle B．excuse C．chance D．principle8、A．important B．fixed C．changeable D．stimulating9、A．enhance B．reserve C．release D．follow10、A．energy B．hobby C．expense D．belief11、A．guide B．ability C．goal D．policy12、A．aim B．faith C．task D．dream13、A．unacceptable B．strange C．unbelievable D．common14、A．questioning B．understanding C．interpreting D．believing15、A．stick to B．lead to C．free up D．leave outSection 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 earlier Thanksgiving in Canada was to celebrate the earlier start of winter in the North, ending the harvest season earlier. Thanksgiving in Canada did not have a fixed date until the late 19th century. Many of the individual Canadian provinces had declared their own days of Thanksgiving. The first official Canadian Thanksgiving occurred on April 15, 1872, when the nation was celebrating the Prince of Wales’ recovery from a serious illness. By the end of the 19th century, Thanksgiving Day was normally celebrated on November 6. However, when World WarⅠended, the Armistice Day holiday was usually held during the same week. To prevent the two holidays from conflicting with each other, in 1957 the Canadian Parliament declared Thanksgiving to be observed on its present date on the second Monday of October.Much as in Canada, Thanksgiving in the United States was observed on various dates throughout history. From the time of the Founding Fathers until the time of Lincoln, the date Thanksgiving was observed varied from state to state. The final Thursday in November had become the date of custom in most states by the beginning of the 19th century. Modern Thanksgiving was first officially called for in all states in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln. Influenced by Sarah Josepha Hale, who wrote letters to politicians for around 40 years trying to make it an official holiday, Lincoln declared the date to be the final Thursday in November in an attempt to raise a sense of American unity between the Northern and Southern states. However, a nationwide official Thanksgiving date was not realized until the 1870s. On December 26, 1941, President Franklin D．Rosevelt changed the national Thanksgiving Day from the last Thursday in November t。