《2023年东莞市考研《英语一》预测试题含解析》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《2023年东莞市考研《英语一》预测试题含解析（11页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、2023年东莞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)Do What You EnjoySometimes you may find that you are not happy in your life，although everything is going wellMost of the
2、time you have to 1 this kind of unhappy life，since it is really hard to make changes and move on to a new business，which often involves taking 2 My father，however，was a quite different exampleWhen I was about 9 or 10，he told me that I shouldbe whatever I wanted when I grew up，so long as I 3 itHe sai
3、d that if I were not feeling 4 ， I should try to change my life to make it more delightful，and I would find real 5 as a resultFrom him I learned a great lesson on the 6 of doing ones favorite My father got into the insurance industry when he was very young，and he was very 7 He became one of the comp
4、anys top salesmen，even though he was only 25 years oldSoon he became one of the first independent insurance salesmen in our state 8 ，he decided to leave his successful 9 and move on to other fieldsYou might 10 why he did soThe answer was simple：he liked to do something challenging，something that 11
5、.his strength and ability，especially in a way that is interestingMy father just wanted to have a try，and so he didAfter leaving the insurance company，he worked in social media and then in digital technology，which really 12 himOf course he wasnt successful in everything he tried，but he told me for 13
6、 that he did something he liked，and that he had the 14 of doing what he enjoyed 15 ones comfortable life is not easyIve learned this from my father，and I can say no matter 16 is good or bad，it is 17 doing ones favoriteWhen we do something we love，it whether the gives us extra 18 to meet our goals，wh
7、ich are associated with psychological well-being and healthAs long as we have no 19 and give it a try，we are forced to push against ourselvesAfter all we all want to be where we are 20 ourselves1、Alose Bstop Cshare Dcontinue2、Arisks Bturns Csteps Dsuggestions3、Apromised Benjoyed Cadmitted Dadjusted4
8、、Alucky Bsafe Ccomfortable Dspecial5、Aconcern Bpleasure Cstrength Dtalent6、Avalue Bhonor Ccontrol Drelief7、Asensitive Bcautious Coptimistic Dsuccessful8、ABesides BTherefor CHowever DMeanwhile9、Aschedule Bcareer Creform Dcompetition10、Awonder Bexplain Cblame Dconclude11、Alimited Bpredicted Ctested Da
9、ffected12、Aconfused Bshocke Cdiscouraged Dattracted13、Afree Bcertain Cgood Dreal14、Asatisfaction Bsympathy Cresponsibility Dsecurity15、AProtecting BSelecting CLeaving DArranging16、Afunction Bresult Csignal Dattitude17、Asimple Bnormal Cpopular Dworth18、Amotivation Bconsideration Coccupation Dqualific
10、ation19、Arights Bfaults Cregrets Dexcuses20、Aconvincing Bevaluating Crepresenting DchallengingSection 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 1At 27,
11、after serving in World War II, I dreamed of owning a piece of land. So I moved from central Illinois to Shelbina, Missouri, and bought 236 acres for $6,000. The plot of land was situated on a dirt road and was half farmland and half trees, with an old house that had no running water or electricity.
12、Obviously, it was not what youd call prime real estate. But it was mine.I was alone for the first time in my life, and I found it liberating. My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.I wouldnt say I was a great
13、success at farming in Missouri. However, when I went to the store to buy some plowshares, I met a nice woman named Claudette working behind the counter. I also ran into her at St. Marys Catholic Church in Shelbina each week. I found out later that her manager kept asking her about “that tall boy (an
14、d eligible bachelor) from Illinois living out in the country in an old house with no water, no electricity and no housekeeper.”Claudette and her sister soon visited my farm and put up some curtains. To show my appreciation, I took Claudette out for a ride in my 2-ton Studebaker truck. We married in
15、1954 and have now been together for more than 62 years!I later sold the Missouri farm for a $3,500 profit and bought 40 acres in Illinois. For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.1、When the author bought the plot of land in
