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1、考研英语一凉山彝族自治州西昌市2023年考前冲刺预测试卷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) At 15, I had started a band with three mates Id met at the local rehearsal (排练)rooms.We played our first perf
2、ormance at a pub in Bolton. We were 1 , but the crowd didnt seem to mind,and after a few more local concerts, we recorded some songs and we started to 2 .We sent out hundreds of demo(样本)tapes in 3 of our favourite band, the Manics. After finishing my high school, we drove to London to play at the Du
3、blin Castle. Only five people 4 .But we persevered(坚持) and slowly things began to 5 . Two years after our first performance, we 6 a record deal. We 7 endlessly for the next two years and built up a small but 8 following. At the end of 2002, the Manics 9 us to play with them. My teenage dreams had co
4、me true, the band I looked up to seemed to 10 of us.We 11 performing in New York, and to 5,000 people at the Fuji Rock festival in Japan. Theres no greater 12 than the moment you step on stage. The lights darken, the crowd swells (波浪起伏) and they 13 in applause as you finish.Our album was 14 in 2003.
5、 Unfortunately, no one bought the thing. 15 , I think that was about right. 16 I m extremely proud of the music we produced, we were riding a wave of hype(天花乱坠的宣传) we could 17 live up to. Our record company quietly 18 us and, as quickly as it had started, my time in a band was over. We 19 peacefully
6、 on the day it was released. We even had alast supperto mark our demise(停业).The band had 20 everything. My old school welcomed me back and I worked harder and was finally admitted to Oxford University at the grand old age of 21.1、AtroublesomeBthrilledChopefulDterrible2、AhesitateBsucceedCdreamDqualif
7、y3、AimitationBfavourCchargeDcelebration4、Adropped outBturned upCdived inDpassed by5、Acatch onBtake offCpick upDget round6、AdeclinedBlostCexpectedDsigned7、ApracticedBstudiedCtouredDwaited8、AseparatedBdevotedCconcernedDrelieved9、ApersuadedBrequiredCremindedDinvited10、AapproveBtireChearDthink11、Agave u
8、pBended upCput offDinsisted on12、AriskBpainClossDrush13、AeruptBgatherCsqueezeDwithdraw14、ApreservedBreleasedCdisplayedDevaluated15、ALooking forwardBLooking downCLooking backDLooking up16、AThoughBSinceCUnlessDBefore17、AactuallyBsomehowCalwaysDnever18、AbetrayedBdroppedCimpressedDsponsored19、Asplit upB
9、hung aroundCmoved awayDbroke down20、AexperiencedBdisturbedCchangedDreplacedSection 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 Two of the saddest words
10、in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extr
11、a minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as t
12、aping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.I dont only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. Its equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they hadforegonean opportunity to sa
13、y “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldnt be here. But then I thought about the fact that hes 84 years old and I realized that I shouldnt give up an op
14、portunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And eve
15、n though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that Im doing the right thing. Im buying myself peace of mind and thats the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.1、Why does the writer regard “if only” as two of the saddest words in the English language?ABecause people use them when they feel sadBBecause they expres
