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1、宁波市海曙区2023年考研英语一考前冲刺试题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)I first started writing in the summer of 1998. Back then I was a teacher. After years of dreaming, I decided it was
2、finally time to write a book. For 10 years I wrote, 1 four middle-grade novels and six pictures books almost only to editors. This was 2 in the snail-mail age. Remember the 3 you experienced as a child waiting for birthday presents to arrive in the mail? That was me for the better part of a decade.I
3、n Spring 2009, at the last minute, I decided to hand in a middle-grade historical novel-in-verse to a 4 at a local writing conference. I knew in my heart that it was my 5 work, but I wasnt sure how it would be 6 alongside pieces meant for the adult market. But then -I won. My prize 7 a one-on-one in
4、terview with an editor who, after 8 my manuscript, asked, “Why dont you have a(n) 9 yet?”Not long after that, I 10 with my first agent. Then in 2013, after parting with my first agent, I was again faced with the 11 for representation. This time I submitted to three agencies and got two 12 . Over the
5、 span of 20 years, Ive got 18 completed manuscripts and was 13 almost 350 times. It took me 14 years to see my first book 14 the shelf. You could look at these numbers and get pretty 15 . I can look at these numbers and feel the same. I know plenty of people with a 16 apprenticeship(学徒期). I have fri
6、ends who have been more 17 . All sorts of authors I 18 with in 2012 have published far more than I have. But heres the 19 thing Ive learned in the last 20 years: My process is mine. My journey is mine. Each book finds its way on its own.The writing life is a long-term journey. There is no right way.
7、 There is no 20 fix. There is no easy road. There is a lot of frustration and disappointment, but there is joy and satisfaction, too.1、Asubmitting Blending Ckeeping Dpresenting2、Asoon Bback Calready Dlater3、Aappreciation Bentertainment Canticipation Dembarrassment4、Apublisher Bnewspaper Creception D
8、competition5、Ainitial Bcasual Cinnovative Dsubjective6、Acriticized Bprocessed Creceived Ddistributed7、Afollowed Bconcluded Censured Dconfirmed8、Acorrecting Bpolishing Cmonitoring Dreviewing9、Aagent Bclient Cinstructor Dfan10、Asigned Bbargained Cdealt Dreasoned11、Aexcuse Baffection Chunt Drequest12、A
9、offers Bsubstitutions Cprofessions Dcomplaints13、Aregistered Brejected Cdefeated Ddeserted14、Aunder Bbeside Coff Don15、Aamused Binspired Ctouched Dfrustrated16、Alonger Bheavier Cshorter Dnewer17、Afamous Bintelligent Centhusiastic Dproductive18、Adebated Bmixed Ccooperated Ddisagreed19、Akey Bhandy Cfu
10、nny Dlively20、Atemporary Bquick Cpossible DflexibleSection 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 1As a gesture of friendship,Mayor Yukio Ozaki of To
11、kyo,Japan gave Washington,DC a gift of more than 3,000 Japanese cherry trees on March 17,1912.Every spring, the cherry trees in Washington,DCtake bloom(开花),beginning one of the countrys loveliest celebrations,the National Cherry Blossom Festival (March 17-April 15). Book your trip now to see this vi
12、brant display of pink and white in this city full of history!Washington,DCCherry Blossom In-Depth TourPriee: $45/personAvailable: Mar.25-Apr.15Duration: 1 DayHighlights: Visit Washington, DC;experience the peak period of cherry blossom(April 8-12)Itinerary: Guests will start to celebrate the Nationa
13、l Cherry Blossom Festival and discover the beauty of cherry blossoms. Next,we will begin our sightseeing city tour including Lincoln Memorial,White House,US Capitol,Madame Tussauds Wax Museum,Washington Monument and International Spy Museum. Then visit the next tourist spot,the Jefferson Memorial,It
14、s the best location to view the cherry blossoms.Finally,guests may board a Potomac River cruise to see the city from the water.Then tour ends.Price Includes: Ground TransportationAdmission Fees:DestinationAdultChildSeniorInternational Spy Museum(optional)$21.95$14.95(3-12yrs)$19.95(Over 65 yrs)Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (optional)$23$17(3-12yrs)$20(Over 65 yrs)Potomac River Cruise(optional)$26$18(3-12yrs)$23(Over 65 yrs)Note:If you would like to join in the optional activities,please pay the fee in cash to the tour guide.You cannot buy the tickets on your own or use City Pass.The