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1、达州市通川区2023年考研英语一临考冲刺试题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)Footracing(竞走)is a popular activity in the United StatesIt is not only seen as a competitive sport,but also as a 1 t
2、o exerciseThough 2 runners may spend months training to compete,other runners and walkers might not train at al1 3 not competing to win might run in an effort to 4 their own time,or 5 to enjoy the fun and exercisePeople of all 6 ,from those less than one year old to those in their 80s, 7 into this s
3、portThe races are held on city streets,on college campuses, 8 parks,and in suburban areas,and commonly 5 to 10 kilometers in 9 The largest footrace in the world is the 12-kilometer Bay to Breakers 10 that is held in San Francisco every springThis race 11 on the east side of the city near San Francis
4、co Bay and ends on the 12 side at the Pacific OceanIn 1993 there were 80,000 people 13 in this race through the streets and hills of San FranciscoIn the 14 are the serious runners who compete to win,and 15 might finish in as little as 34 minutesBehind them 16 the thousands who take several hours to
5、finishIn the back of the race are those who wear various clothing just for 17 There was a group of firefighters who were all 18 in a long line and were carrying a fire-hose(消防水龙带)One year there was a wedding 19 in which the bride dressed in a long white dress and the groom wore a tuxedo(晚礼服)They 20
6、flowers to by-standers,and were actually married at some point along the route1、AplanBdesignCsportDway2、AseriousBamateurCfamousDordinary3、AOthersBTheseCThoseDOnes4、AsaveBbeatCwasteDvalue5、AfinallyBsimplyCpartlyDcertainly6、AagesBwalksCsortsDnations7、AturnB1ookCbreakDenter8、AacrossBoverCthroughDon9、As
7、izeB1engthCdepthDheight10、AraceBcityCgroundDceremony11、AholdsBgoesCbeginsDcarries12、AnorthBsouthCeastDwest13、AsigningBhelpingCwatchingDrunning14、AbeginningBfrontCcourseDprocess15、AwhoBwhatCwhichDAs16、AstayBfallCareDstand17、AfunBmedalCwinDprize18、AwrappedBfollowedCseparatedDtied19、AdinnerBpartyCdayDi
8、nvitation20、AsoldBpresentedCthrewDDonatedSection 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 1 Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles to change
9、 our beliefs, they materialize in the places wed least expect. They can come to us as a great change in our physical reality or as a simple coincidence in our lives. Sometimes theyre big and cant be missed. Other times theyre so subtle that if we arent aware, we may miss them altogether. They can co
10、me from the lips of a stranger we suddenly and mysteriously meet at just the right instant. If we listen carefully, well always hear the right words, at the right time, to dazzle (目眩) us into a realization of something that we may have failed to notice only moments before.On a cold January afternoon
11、 in 1989, I was hiking up the trail that leads to the top of Egypts Mt. Horeb. Id spent the day at St. Catherines Monastery and wanted to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was winding up the narrow path, Id occasionally see other hikers who were coming down from a day on the mo
12、untain. While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man that day who did neither.I saw him coming from the last switchback on the trail that led to the backside of the mountain. As he got closer, I could see that he was dressed differently from
13、the other hikers Id seen. Rather than the high-tech fabrics and styles that had been the norm, this man was wearing traditional Egyptian clothing. He wore a tattered, rust-colored galabia and obviously old and thick-soled sandals that were covered in dust. What made his appearance so odd, though, wa
14、s that the man didnt even appear to be Egyptian! He was a small-framed Asian man, had very little hair, and was wearing round, wire-rimmed glasses.As we neared one another, I was the first to speak, “Hello,” I said, stopping on the trail for a moment to catch my breath. Not a sound came from the man
15、 as he walked closer. I thought that maybe he hadnt heard me or the wind had carried my voice away from him in another direction. Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me on the high side of the trail, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English, “Sometimes you dont know what you have lost until youve lost it.” As I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his going down the trail.That moment in my life wa