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1、湖北省荆州市荆州区2023年考研英语一预测密卷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)I sat down at my desk and started writing an emotional letter of gratitude(感激). But 1 it came to actually placing t
2、he letter into the mailbox. I 2 .The letter was to a teacher whose volunteer efforts had 3 my view on the world and I felt I should let her know how her 4 positively influenced my life.I could have easily sent her an e-mail, 5 that seemed a bit 6 for such an important thank-you. Thats why I ended up
3、 7 the letter. But now I hesitated. We had 8 merely by Facebook comments and occasional private messages. I 9 knew her. Maybe my letter was too heartfelt. “People dont normally do this,” I thought to myself.Thinking a while, I put the envelope in the mailbox 10 .A couple of weeks later I received a
4、Facebook response from her. It turned out she was 11 a tough time and my note meant the 12 to her. She said she had no idea that she was making such a(n) 13 to others.Not only did this letter make her happier, but her 14 increased my joy as well. I was so 15 that it made such a difference to her tha
5、t I decided to write a gratitude letter to 16 each month.Ive been doing this for two years now and its 17 transformed my life. Im more likely to seek out the 18 in others and more thankful for the beautiful life Im 19 . Cultivating (培养) 20 is a great skill to practice. Life is too short not to do it
6、.1、Aafter Bif Cbecause Dwhen2、Asmiled Bburst Crejected Dfroze3、Achanged Bbalanced Cweighed Dsupported4、Aexample Bpicture Cmemory Dcall5、Aand Bbut Cin case Din order6、Anormal Bhard Cwonderful Dlame7、Aposting Bpolishing Chandwriting Dfolding8、Amade sense of Bcome into being Ckept in touch Dgot on with
7、9、Areally Bbarely Cstill Dalso10、Aimmediately Baway Cagain Deventually11、Agong through Bbreaking through Cbreaking away from Dhaving access to12、Adream Bworld Ctip Dwarning13、Amess Bdifference Ceffect Deffort14、Aexploration Bexpectation Creply Dgreeting15、Acurious Bconfident Cexcited Dhopeful16、Aany
8、one Bher Csomeone Deach other17、Agreatly Bnegatively Cslightly Dsimply18、Anature Bambition Chonesty Dgoodness19、Aliving Bgiving Cdesiring Dwasting20、Awriting Bappreciation Cdirection DprotectionSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below
9、 each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1 Experts say that if food were a country, it would rank second behind the US as one of the biggest greenhouse gas polluters. The reason is the rising demand for meat. Animal farming is responsible for14.5 pe
10、rcent of global greenhouse gas methane(甲烷) emissions(排放). While cows are the worse contributors, pigs, sheep, donkeys and other animals play a part as well.Animal agriculture also causes land to become damaged, water to be polluted and forests to get destroyed. With the world population forecast to
11、rise to 9.8 billion by 2050, things are only looking worse for our already decreasing natural resources, While going vegetarian(素食的)would help meat consumption too deep - rooted in most western diets to allow for such a sharp, permanent change. That is why experts are advocating substituting some of
12、 the beef, chicken, or pork with ordinary insects！Insects, which grow into adults within a matter of months, if not weeks, are ready for consumption much faster than domestic(驯养的) animals. They also require much less room，use less water and food, and produce far less greenhouse gas than animalsOf th
13、e 1.1 million insect species worldwide, scientists have identified 1.700 as eatable. Among them are ants, grasshoppers, grubs, and earthworms. Just like animals, each insect has a different taste. Tree worms taste just like pork, and grubs are similar to smoked meatWhile eating insects might be a ne
14、w concept for Western people, over 2 billion people worldwide consume insects as a regular part of their diet. Besides being delicious, insects are high in protein, have very few calories, and are free of the saturated(饱和)at found in animal meat. Insects can be prepared in many ways. Creative cooks
15、can use them to cook protein-rich soup make baked treats, and even fry a few with vegetables. So eat insects -both your body and Mother Earth will thank you for it ！1、Which of the following animals are responsible for the most global methane emissions?ACowsBPigsCSheepDDonkeys2、How is the third paragraph mainly developed？ABy asking ques
