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1、宁陵县2023年考研英语一临考冲刺试题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)English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my j
2、unior year, my 1 allowed me to give spelling tests to the class. I had wonderful 2 of this year. Mrs. Alexander 3 me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was 4 , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected college-level wor
3、k. Every student received a “C” or “D” grade the first quarter. 5 English was still my subject.I graduated from high school, 6 early and had children. 7 about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I 8 long articles and beautiful poetry for a newspaper. Fifteen years lat
4、er, I went to college, and because I had been an “A” student, I 9 an “A” student. I lived up to my own expectations.Yesterday, I 10 my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle (捆) of report cards 11 back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisors office, explaining
5、that I had always been excellent at English and complaining that I did not 12 a “D” from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was 13 but unable to change a grade.My old 14 cards showed something else too. I wanted to tear them up or 15 them. I was not an “A” student in high scho
6、ol English! Somehow, I had convinced myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an 16 student with an occasional “A” or “B”, but mostly “C”s.Had I lived up to those 17 and define (定义) myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently 18 my writing career. Had I believed in my
7、early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of 19 to defeat my enthusiasm and damage my creativity. 20 , I regarded my younger self as an “A” English student, except for that undeserved “D”.1、Ateacher Bheadmaster Cclassmate Dmonitor2、Amemories Bthoughts Cexpectations Dimpressions3、A
8、forced Bappointed Cpermitted Dbegged4、Aactive Bcreative Cinteresting Ddisappointing5、ASo BBut CAnd DOr6、Aworked Bmarried Csucceeded Dprogressed7、AConfident BHappy CSorry DAnxious8、Awrote Bedited Cread Dcopied9、Amet Blost Cadmired Dremained10、Acounted Bremembered Cdiscovered Dapproached11、Aturned Bbr
9、ought Cheld Dput12、Adeserve Bmake Creceive Dlearn13、Asympathetic Benergetic Cangry Dsad14、Abirthday Bpost Cinvitation Dreport15、Akeep Bcorrect Chide Dsend16、Asilent Bbright Caverage Doutstanding17、Afigures Bgrades Cpapers Dwords18、Achanged Bended Cdamaged Dsought19、Achange Brisk Cstress Dfailure20、A
10、Otherwise BBesides CInstead DStillSection 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 1 When the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (巴黎圣母院) was on fire, it
11、seemed as if the nation had lost a piece of its soul. A similar tragedy took place in 19th century Russia. And the rebuilding effort of the Russians might offer some inspiration for the French.Standing in the heart of the Russian capital, with 60,000 square meters of floor space and 1,500 rooms, the
12、 Winter Palace was among the worlds grandest building. On Dec. 17, 1837, a fire broke out at the Winter Palace. By the morning of Dec.19, only the structures framework remained.For the czar (沙皇) , the fire presented a political challenge. Fearing that Russias enemies would cast the fire as a blow to
13、 the czarist orders, the czars supporters quickly worked together to shape the description of the fire in Russia and abroad. They wanted the country to appear united. And they certainly didnt want despair to become the story.The first full account of the fire was written in French by the poet Petr V
14、iazemskii. A Russian translation appeared two months later. That text and others painted a highly idealized picture of the response to the tragedy. The accounts noted that the czar forcefully directed the fires containment. Soldiers were selfless to save the palace. The Russian people felt the loss
15、just as deeply as the czar.To erase the shame of the fire, the czar set a nearly impossible goal: rebuild the palace within 15 months, and he ordered that rebuilt palace look exactly as it had before.Thousands of workers labored on the construction site. They made rapid progress. On Match 25, 1839, the czar celebrated the rebirth of the Winter Palace.Outwardly ident