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1、2023年常州市钟楼区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) Twelve-year-old Allen decided to leave home city and make a living by himself because his family was too poor.Before
2、he left,his father asked him what he was going to do.Allen answered,“I want to learn 1 performance.”His father was 2 with his answer, “What? No, you cant do that. Circus is the place for clowns in many peoples eyes. Our family will be 3 of you.”But Allen 4 , “Our family is so poor right now. Which i
3、s more important to you, 5 or clothing and food? I will give you some money every month from the circus. It probably will be a huge 6 .” His father was very 7 , “If you go there, somebody will know about it very soon and Ill be very 8 .”After going 9 a lot of difficulties,Allen finally found a circu
4、s and convinced the 10 to let him stay. He worked very hard studying magic and lived with animals.Every month, his parents would get a 11 from him. But they never knew his address. They knew the money was from Allen but when people asked them about Allens 12 , they never told them the truth. Later,
5、his parents received more and more money from him.Then,a 13 named Albert became very famous in the whole world.Everyone thought 14 of his performance. Lots of people hurried to see his performance from far away.One day, Allens father went to visit a relative in another 15 . The relative paid a lot o
6、f money for tickets of Albert the magicians show. Allens father went to the show with the relative. During the show, Allens father got totally 16 by the magicians tricks. When the magician took off his 17 ,the father found Albert was his son,Allen.Allen recognized his father. His father 18 him, “Why
7、 did you change your name?”“Because you said you would be embarrassed for me.”“But nobody will 19 the famous magician is my son Allen.”We want all the best things in life and avoid the bad past. However, every good thing comes at a 20 . You cant have them all without giving up something.1、AmusicBthe
8、atreCcircusDanimal2、AsatisfiedBunhappyCcuriousDhopeful3、AguiltyBproudCtiredDashamed4、AinsistedBdemandedCaddedDdeclined5、AdignityBpopularityCnameDmoney6、AcareerBsuccessCfortuneDperformance7、AconvincingBstubbornCunderstandingDconfused8、AembarrassedBdisappointedCannoyedDfrightened9、AoverBafterCbeyondDt
9、hrough10、AguardBownerCtrainerDperformer11、AletterBphotoCcheckDnote12、AjobBperformanceCaddressDboss13、AclownBmagicianCmusicianDwriter14、AbadlyBillChighlyDnothing15、AvillageBcityCcircusDcountry16、AaffectedBaddictedCpersuadedDimpressed17、AjacketBglassesCmaskDgloves18、AhuggedBpraisedCthankedDblamed19、Ak
10、nowBdoubtCadmitDacknowledge20、AreasonBpointCrewardDpriceSection 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 1Can animals be artistic? Painting and music a
11、re part of efforts to keep animals happy at the Smithsonians National Zoo.A sloth bear (长毛熊) called Francois is one of the National Zoos artists. He began his artistic career two years ago. Francois has a very unusual way to paint. He uses his breathing to paint. His zookeeper, Stacey Tabellario, sa
12、ys that although the technique may look strange, it is actually a very natural behavior for sloth bears. The zookeepers fill one of those tubes full of paint and ask them to breathe through it. And they blow all of the paints onto the canvases (画布), making these really cool paintings.Animal artists
13、come in all shapes and sizes at the Zoo. They use many kinds of techniques to create their works of art. Apes use paintbrushes. Many use their paws or clawsmuch like a human painter who would use his or her hands.Stacey Tabellario says Francois seems to enjoy expressing himself through his art. “Whe
14、n I set up the materials for painting activity, he comes and sits next to them and waits until they are ready for painting. He does that every time. I also see where his eyes go. He does see the paints come out of the tube and land on the canvas.”But not every animal wants to paint. Music is another
15、 part of the arts enrichment program. Physically and mentally stimulating activities are an important part of the daily care of the animals. Trainers have a lot of tools, from tablet computer to small toys.Kenton Kerns says the program helps the animals and the zookeepers in many ways. Every interaction between keepers and their animals creates some sort of connections. The one-of-a-kind works of art created by the animals are popular wit
