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1、邵阳市2023年考研英语一考前冲刺试题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)Mr. William remembered to buy some bananas after he left his office. It was 1 cold outside when he saw an ill -looking
2、old lady selling bananas on the street across. He usually shopped in a grocery shop a few 2 away from his office but as he was in a 3 to reach home today, not intending to go there.Quickly he 4 the old lady and she offered $7 per kg. Mr. William said,” But the store where I usually buy sells them fo
3、r$5 per kg, why not the same price? The lady said,“ No Sir, I cannot afford to 5 that price. $6 per kg, and thats the lowest.”Shaking his head, he left in his car towards the 6 grocery shop.After picking up a good 7 0f bananas there, he was surprised when the cashier told that price per kg was $10.
4、He told the cashier,” I have been buying bananas from here only for some years and cant you offer me a better deal for being a 8 customer?The manager overheard him and told Mr. William，“Sorry Sir, but our prices are 9 ，we do not bargain.”Mr. William felt a little 10 with that flat attitude, and put
5、them back.Mr. William returned to the poor old lady and 11 $ 20 for 2kg. Unexpectedly she only accepted $ 12. Afterwards learning she had to sell her husbands fruit shop to 12 his medical bills and had to sell the bananas to survive, he felt inspired and 13 many of his colleagues to buy fruits from
6、the lady. And with the 14 from Mr. William an, other warmhearted buyers, she made a better living.All too often we 15 to go shopping in big malls or big grocery shops, We always. pay the fixed price without 16 That is fine 17 we all have our own choices. However, we need to 18 a moment and think tha
7、t why we have no courage or reason to bar gain while shopping at big shops and why we try to bargain . 19 with small street sellers？Think wisely. Always be 20 and supportive to someone who works hard to earn and has a need for it.1、Aburning Bfreezing Cfrozen Dbitten2、Ablocks Bcities Ctowns Dparks3、A
8、mess Bsense Cmoment Dhurry4、Aassessed Bappointed Capproached Dapplauded5、Abuy Bfit Cget Dmatch6、Acommon Busual Cnormal Dgeneral7、Abunch Bpile Ccup Dband8、Amodest Bhonest Cloyal Dconsiderate9、Aunderstandable Bfocused Creasonable Dfixed10、Abad Bwell Cgood Dscary11、Aoffered Bsupplied Cprovided Dreporte
9、d12、Aspend Bdeal Ccover Dcharge13、Aattracted Bdrove Cremoved Drecommended14、Apermission Bsupply Cinvitation Ddemand15、Achoose Bintend Crisk Ddemand16、Adealing Bpaying Cbargaining Dwondering17、Aeven if Bas Cunless Donce18、Asave Bset Cspare Dselect19、Aheavily Bquickly Ctotally Dslowly20、Aawful Bcarefu
10、l Cuseful DhelpfulSection 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 Whenever we talk about holidays, my mother teases my sister and me about how we “m
11、ake out like robbers.” She is referring to the fact that we are half Jewish and half Indian, so we receive gifts on both the. festivals of lights. Hanukkah and Diwali. Though my mother teases us, I do not mind getting two sets of gifts!Hanukkah is celebrated on the 25th day of the Jewish month. whic
12、h is usually sometime in December. On Hanukkah, like most Jewish families. we light a menorah and say a prayer each night. We also say a special prayer on the first night. After that, it is a tradition tor my sister and me to do hot and cold, for our hidden Hanukkah gifts. When we walk towards the g
13、ift, our parents say hot and when we walk further away, they say cold. We each receive one present every night of Hanukkah. Another part I like about this holiday is seeing family members who we do not see often. My aunt usually stays for a few days, and we sometimes visit other relatives.Diwali is
14、celebrated on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Ashwin(October / November). To celebrate Diwali, my family does a pooja, or prayers, in honor of the goddess Lakshmi. Since she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, the pooja includes washing silver coins in milk and water. In Indi
15、a, people decorate their houses with lamps, similar to the way you might light up your house for Christmas. My family just places a few candles outside We also set off firecrackers, which is my favorite part. We often do this activity with friends to add to the excitement.Both holidays have different histories and stories We celebrate them in different ways, yet t
