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1、2023年天津市宝坻区考研英语一考前冲刺预测试卷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)A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DCI saw many of our nations treasures, and I also saw a
2、lot of our fellow citizens on the street 1 ones, like beggars(乞丐)and homeless folks.Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice saying: “Can you help me?” When I 2 , I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand 3 . In a natural reaction, I 4 into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose ch
3、ange and placed it in her hand without even looking at her. I was 5 at being bothered by a beggar.But the blind woman smiled and said: “I dont want your money. I just need help finding the 6 .”In an instant, I realized what I had done. I had acted with prejudice(偏见) Id 7 another person 8 for what I
4、believed she had to be.I hated what I saw in myself. This incident brought back my basic belief. It 9 me that I believed in being modest even though Id lost that 10 for a moment.The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am a (n) 11 . I left Honduras and arrived in the U. S. at the age of 15.
5、I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister, and a strong mother. Through the 12 , I have been a dish washer, roofer, mechanic, cashier and pizza delivery driver 13 many other humble hobs, and 14 I became a network engineer.In my own life, I have 15 many acts of prejudice. I reme
6、mber a time, at the age of 17 when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well on school, he would 16 like me. I have also seen the same treatment of family and friends, so I know what its like, and I should have known 17 .But now, living my American middle class
7、lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lost sight of where I want to go. That blind woman cured me of my 18 . She reminded me of my belief in being humble, and to always keep my eyes and heart open. 19 , I helped that woman to the post office. A
8、nd in writing this essay, I hope to thank her for the 20 lesson she gave me.1、Aunfortunate Bcharmless Cgreedy Dgood-for-nothing2、Aturned over Bturned back Cturned about Dturned away3、Aextended Bexpanded Cspread Dlengthened4、Asearched Breached Cstuck Dwent5、Aamazed Bastonished Camused Dannoyed6、Ashop
9、ping center Bpolice station Cpost office Dbus station7、Ajudged Bestimated Ctreated Dbelieved8、Apractically Bprobably Crecommended Dsimply9、Aindicted Breminded Crecommended Dwarned10、Acause Bidea Cdream Dbelief11、AAmerican Bimmigrant Cbeggar Dengineer12、Ayears Bmonths Cmoments Ddays13、Aabove Bbelow C
10、among Dbeyond14、Adeliberately Burgently Cimmediately Deventually15、Awitnessed Bexperienced Clearned Dheard16、Akeep up Bstay up Cturn up Dend up17、Abetter Bworse Cmore Dless18、Aignorance Bpoverty Cblindness Dfear19、AIn short BBy the way COn a whole DIn an instant20、Avalueless Bworthless Cpriceless Du
11、selessSection 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 are part of efforts to keep animals happy at the Sm
12、ithsonians 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, says that although the technique may look strange, i
13、t 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 come in all shapes and sizes at the Zoo. They use
14、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. “When I set up the materials for painting activity, he
15、 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 part of the arts enrichment program. Physically and mentally stimulating act