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1、2023年增城市考研英语一统考试题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)Be a Traveler, not a TouristLast summer, I had just enough money saved to buy a golden ticketa 3-month train pass that wo
2、uld take me to the furthest reaches of Europe. Excited for my journey, I packed all the necessities except the 1 .While the convenience of the Internet was definitely a contributing factor to my 2 not to take with me the few expensive kilograms of out-of-date information, this was not the only reaso
3、n why I decided to fly alone.To be honest, my main 3 with the guidebook is that I find it 4 the pleasure of a journeylike bossy aunt who is always telling you what to do, 5 she doesnt always know what is the best.Experience has taught me that there is an obvious 6 between a tourist and traveler.Whil
4、e waiting in a queue, I met a man who had a checklist. He showed me his list of “Top 20 Things To Do in Italy” and 7 off in a loud American accent that hed seen everything Italy has to offer in just four days.The problem I had with this mans 8 to travelling was that he was too 9 information provided
5、 by his guidebook. He was lost in the 10 attractiveness of the “must-sees” and 11 to all the wonders and adventures that might happen during the 12 trip.So, 13 any guidebook, I traveled to Estonia, the tiny Baltic country bordering Russia. In the 14 of advance plans as guidebooks would suggest, I ha
6、d no choice but to turn to some friendly faces for advice. I 15 myself first and then asked them what was happening around the town. When this 16 an invitation to a beautiful Estonian home by a river where I 17 a 110-degree wood-stove sauna(桑拿浴), 18 picked forest-mushrooms and the good 19 of our fiv
7、e newly-found Estonian friends, I was most glad that I had left my “bossy 20 ” at home.1、AmagazineBguidebookCcashDmap2、AexcuseBgoalCdecisionDmistake3、AproblemBsuggestionCdislikeDconnection4、AannoysBincreasesCremovesDlimits5、Aas ifBeven thoughCas thoughDas long as6、AsimilarityBdifferenceCmisunderstan
8、dingDcompetition7、AcutBshowedCputDgave8、AwayBdeterminationCapproachDconfidence9、Acautious aboutBamused byCsurprised atDfocused on10、AlikelyBseemingClovelyDorderly11、AdeafBdumbCblindDeager12、ArealBimaginedCguidedDpaid13、AexceptBbeyondCwithoutDunlike14、AfaceBcontrolClossDabsence15、AcalmedBwarnedCintro
9、ducedDenjoyed16、Aresulted inBput inCbroke inDcut in17、AfoundBbathedCorderedDenjoyed18、AlocallyBnervouslyCrarelyDsecretly19、AexperienceBtimeCopinionDcompany20、AmomBmasterCauntDbookSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by c
10、hoosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1 The hemlock(铁杉) trees along the Wappinger Creek, New York, look healthy. However, scientist Gary Lovett says the white balls which provide protection for the bugs are created by a tiny insect. Its hard to believe the tiny
11、 bug could kill a tree. However, trees can end up with millions and millions of the pests. When there are that many, it ends up killing the tree.The bug from East Asia is slowly killing trees across the USAThe troublemaking bug is just one of many invasive(入侵的) pests that have slipped into the Unite
12、d States. They can hurt other living things in their new home.Many invasive pests arrive on wooden pallets piled inside shipping containers. They support and separate goods, and keep them from sliding around. Invasive pests often tunnel into the pallets. How can we stop pests from riding on pallets?
13、 Lovett says new rules are needed. The companies that make pallets dont want more rules. Congress has added an amendment(修正案) in the 2018 Farm Bill to try and prevent this problem. However, Lovett is not hopeful it will make much of a difference. Pallets are checked by inspectors. Many are sprayed w
14、ith bugkilling pesticide. “I believe in the system，” said Brent McClendon, president of The National Wooden Pallet and Container Association. He also said shipping containers are checked very carefully.Still, each year 13 million containers are shipped to the U.S. Each is full of wooden pallets. Lov
15、ett says: “Inspectors cant possibly check everything. All it takes are a few bad pallets; we should get rid of wooden pallets.” He believes pallets should be made of plastic or ecocomposite wood. Ecocomposite wood is a mix of wood fiber and plastic. Insects cannot hide into it. One problem is that these choices cost more. They may be worth the extra money, though. Invasive pests cost the U.S. $5 billion a year. Trees
