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1、考研英语一2023年河北省沧州市河间市模拟预测试卷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)One Friday we were packing to leave for a weekend away when my daughter heard cries for help. When I went to inve
2、stigate, I discovered an elderly neighbour we 1 knew had taken a bad fall on her front steps. She was clearly in 2 so I helped her inside her house and settled her on the couch.I noticed how 3 and dark her place was and it was obvious she hadnt cleaned in a while. She 4 she didnt need an ambulance o
3、r 5 help and that someone would be around soon, so I 6 her with a bottle of water at her side.As I left, I felt saddened to 7 that apart from a few smiles in the past 18 months we had been neighbours, we hadnt 8 She didnt know my name and I didnt know hers, and I hadnt even noticed she hadnt been 9
4、for weeks due to backache.That weekend I 10 my grandmother for her 80th birthday and noticed how clean and spacious her flat seemed in comparison to my neighbours. Then my thoughts turned to all the 11 daughters, grandkids, nieces and nephews my grandmother had, and how 12 the atmosphere was.My neig
5、hbour, as far as I knew, had no family 13 dropping by to visit.When I 14 I went to check on her but she didnt answer my 15 Trying the back door and 16 it open, I walked inside. More grateful than scared to see me, she explained she was 17 Yet, unable to bend down due to her bad back, she could not u
6、npack groceries a delivery boy had left at floor level. Her kitchen was filled with garbage she was unable to 18 by herself.Weve since become good friends and chat every few days. She keeps thanking me for my kindness but I 19 helping her. Every time I return from putting out her garbage, collecting
7、 her mail or just chatting, I feel a deep sense of 20 and peace.1、AwellBbarelyCwidelyDnever2、ApainBreliefCsorrowDsurprise3、AvastBquietCmessyDchilly4、AinsistedBpromisedCadvisedDagreed5、AtechnicalBlegalCfinancialDmedical6、AaccompaniedBleftCannoyedDwarned7、AdoubtBnoticeCregretDrealize8、AseparatedBcompl
8、ainedCconnectedDexplained9、AoutsideBinsideCawayDabroad10、AmissedBsupportedCignoredDmet11、AassistantsBneighboursCvisitorsDfellows12、AlivelyBtenseCromanticDheavy13、AhurriedlyBofficiallyCnormallyDregularly14、AmovedBreturnedCdepartedDwandered15、AphonesBquestionsCknocksDmessages16、AblowingBkeepingCfindin
9、gDtearing17、AfillBpoorCillDOK18、Atake outBleave outCpick outDhand out19、AenjoyBdislikeCconsiderDrisk20、AsafetyBdirectionCsatisfactionDHonestySection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answer
10、s on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1 If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Havent you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?According to a new study by a British university, learning a second
11、 language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people
12、learn a second language. A team led by Dr Andrea Michelle, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners. Scans showe
13、d that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a
14、 second language,” said the scientists.It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain m
15、ore flexible (灵活的).” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scienti
