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1、2023年什邡市考研英语一预测试题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 used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, and success. I wanted it and
2、worked toward it like everyone else, all of us 1 chasing the same thing.One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell 2 . I found myself homeless and 3 . I had my truck and $56. I 4 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 5 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four mil
3、es up a winding mountain road over the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 6 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and 7 a corner to camp in.The locals knew nothing about me, 8 slowly, they started teaching me the 9 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candl
4、es, and tools, and began sticking around to 10 . They started to teach me a belief in a 11 American Dream not the one of individual achievement but of 12 .What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 13 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. Up on the 14 , my most valuable
5、possessions were my 15 with my neighbors.Four years later, I moved back into 16 . I saw many people were having a really hard time, 17 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 18 a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time Ive had nine people come i
6、n and move on to other places. Wed all be in 19 if we hadnt banded together.The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. Its not so much about what I can get for myself; its about 20 we can all survive together.1、AseparatelyBequallyCviolentlyDnaturally2、AoffBapartCoverDout3、AawesomeBpriceles
7、sCaloneDpassionate4、AcrossedBleftCtouredDsearched5、AfullestBlargestCfairestDcheapest6、AoccupiedBabandonedCemptiedDrobbed7、AturnedBapproachedCclearedDcut8、AbutBalthoughCotherwiseDfor9、AbenefitBlessonCnatureDart10、AchatBfightCstruggleDperform11、AwildBrealCdifferentDremote12、AneighborlinessBhappinessCf
8、riendlinessDkindness13、AuniqueBexpensiveCrareDnecessary14、AmountainBdowntownCriverDcountryside15、AcooperationBrelationshipsCsatisfactionDappointments16、ArealityBsocietyCtownDlife17、AcreatingBlosingCquittingDfinding18、Aput inBturn inCtake inDget in19、AyardsBsheltersCcampsDcottages20、AwhenBwhatCwhethe
9、rDhowSection 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 1Recently I and other Red Cross volunteers met a group of victims from Hurricane Katrina. We were
10、 there, as mental health professionals, to offer “psychological(心理的) first aid” and I was struck by the simple healing power of presence. As we walked in the gate to the shelter, we were greeted with a burst of gratitude from the first person we met. I felt appreciated, but also guilty, because I ha
11、dnt really done anything yet.I first realized the power of presence many years ago when a friends mother passed away unexpectedly. I had received a call saying she had just passed away. I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didnt want to disturb this very personal period of sadness. I was tor
12、n about what to do. Another friend with me then said, “Just go. Just be there.” I did, and I will never regret it.Since then, I have not hesitated to be in the presence of others. Once I sat at the bedside of a young man suffering from the pain of his AIDS-related dying. He was not awake, and obviou
13、sly unaware of others presence. However, the atmosphere was by no means solemn. His family, playing guitars and singing, allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.In my life, I am repeatedly struck by the healing power of presence. In it, none of us are truly alone. It
14、is not only something we give to others but also changes me for the better.1、Why were the hurricane victims grateful to the author?AHe built shelters for them.BHe came to stay with them.CHe gave immediate first aid to them.DHe brought mental health professionals.2、What did the author do when his fri
15、ends mother passed away?AHe decided not to disturb.BHe went to his friends at once.CHe knew what to do instantly.DHe hesitated over whether to go.3、What does the underlined word “solemn” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?AHeavy but warm.BA little sad but comfortable.CRelaxing and delightful.DVery serious and unhappy.4、What has the author learned from his experience?ABeing present can make a big difference.
