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1、西安市户县2023年考研英语一考前冲刺预测试卷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)I ask my grandpa what it feels like to grow old. He 1 this question while we sit in his office overlooking the yard
2、, where an empty bird feeder swings 2 from a tree branch. The yard has gone into a state of 3 in recent years. Grandpa no longer possesses the energy to maintain its 4 splendid glory.After taking a sip of his black tea, he asks me a question. “Have you ever been in a hot 5 when the water ran cold?”
3、I tell him I have. “Thats what 6 feels like,” he says. “At first the water is too warm, but you 7 the heat and begin enjoying it. When youre young, you think its going to be this way 8 . But one day you realize the 9 begins to drop. You gradually feel the warmth leaving your body. The water is still
4、 pleasant, but you know itll soon become cold and theres nothing you can do,” he 10 . “I knew a few people who decided to 11 the shower. I was able to stay in because I 12 myself recalling the showers of my youth. Its too late now, and no matter how hard I try, Ill never get the hot water 13 again.”
5、This is how my grandpa felt about growing old, but he has lived a good life to have 14 the birth of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.After dinner, I fetch a bag of birdseed, take it out to the 15 and pour the seed into the feeder. I go inside, 16 to tell Grandpa about what Ive don
6、e, only to find he is sleeping. I think about waking him up 17 decide not to disturb his sleep, a sleep which will soon 18 forever. I hope he is 19 the dreams of his youth, remembering the 20 of days gone by, the days before the water ran cold.1、Areads Bconsiders Cadmits Dasks2、Awildly Blifelessly C
7、helplessly Dslowly3、Adecline Bpeace Cboom Drepair4、Aever Blately Conce Donly5、Astove Bshower Ctemper Dday6、Agrowing Bsleeping Caging Dliving7、Aget used to Bget addicted to Cget tired of Dget rid of8、Ainstead Bforever Csometime Dthen9、Apressure Bquality Ctemperature Dlevel10、Aconcludes Bcompromises C
8、complains Dcontinues11、Atake Benjoy Cleave Drefuse12、Acontented Bconfused Ctaught Dcheated13、Aon Boff Cup Ddown14、Aordered Bgiven Cdemanded Dwitnessed15、Awindow Byard Croom Doffice16、Adisappointed Bpuzzled Cdepressed Dexcited17、Abut Bso Cor Dand18、Aend Bchange Clast Ddisappear19、Avaluing Bachieving
9、Cexperiencing Ddreaming20、Astrength Bwarmth Cenergy DsoulSection 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 1Joanna Cole, born on August 11, 1944 in Newa
10、rk, New Jersey, has been credited to be one of the most popular childrens authors of all time. She has written over 250 books and is famous for writing one of the most popular childrens book series. She knew as early as 5th grade that she was interested in writing and science. Cole has owed a large
11、part of her passion to one of her elementary school teachers.Joanna Cole continued her education by attending the University of Massachusetts and Indiana. She would eventually earn a bachelors degree in psychology from the City College of New York in 1967; after graduation Cole decided to take some
12、education courses to become a librarian at a Brooklyn elementary school in 1967. Eventually, she would take jobs working for Newsweek, Seesaw book club.Coles passion for writing and science was still alive and well during this time. In 197l she decided to write her first book, Cockroaches. She did s
13、ome research and discovered there had never been a book written for children about cockroaches. So she thought she would be the first.Cole struck gold when she wrote the first Magic School Bus in 1985. The book would go on to be published the following year and quickly became book series and cartoon
14、 series due to its success.Cole continued to write both non-fiction and fiction books for children. She writes in a way that will hopefully inspire children to think like a scientist. She does this by writing ideas instead of just facts. She also tries to ask questions in her books that require chil
15、dren to think and discover the answers as they read. This creates an engaging experience for children, so it is no wonder why younger readers are hooked on her books.1、When Joanna Cole was young, she _.Awas very popular with childrenBgot inspired by one of her teachersCbegan her career of writing novelsDknew wh
