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1、2023年昭通市水富县考研英语一统考试题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)During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a freecourse, called T
2、hinking Chess, for three credits. I 1 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesnt want to 2 a few dollars? More than that, Id always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I werent 3 enough about free credits, news about our 4 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmas
3、ter, which 5 I would be learning from one of the games 6 . I could hardly wait to 7 him.Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 8 was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 9 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 10
4、the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 11 what we would learn in class to our future professions and, 12 , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 13 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 14 .Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I
5、m still putting to use what he 15 me: “The absolute most important 16 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 17 . On every single move you have to 18 a situation, process what your opponent(对手）is doing and 19 the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true toda
6、y in my 20 as a journalist.1、Aput forward Bjumped at Ctried out Dturned down2、Awaste Bearn Csave Dpay3、Aexcited Bworried Cmoved Dtired4、Atitle Bcompetitor Ctextbook Dinstructor5、Aurged Bdemanded Cheld Dmeant6、Afastest Beasiest Cbest Drarest7、Ainterview Bmeet Cchallenge Dbeat8、Achance Bqualification
7、Chonor Djob9、Areal Bperfect Cclear Dpossible10、Aattend Bpass Cskip Dobserve11、Aadd Bexpose Capply Dcompare12、Aeventually Bnaturally Cdirectly Dnormally13、Agame Bpresentation Ccourse Dexperiment14、Acriterion Bclassroom Cdepartment Dsituation15、Ataught Bwrote Cquestioned Dpromised16、Afact Bstep Cmanne
8、r Dskill17、Agrades Bdecisions Cimpressions Dcomments18、Aanalyze Bdescribe Crebuild Dcontrol19、Aannounce Bsignal Cblock Devaluate20、Arole Bdesire Cconcern DbehaviorSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C
9、or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1When he was young, Louis Armstrong was taking what was called “Creole jazz”, which was also called dance music, and combining it with trumpeter(小号手) Buddy Bolden, to create what would eventually become todays jazz.Armstrong accomplished t
10、his with almost no formal training. He received little training before he was placed in the New Orleans Colored Waifs Home at the age of 12, after a run-in(小争执) with the police. The punishment turned out to be a mixed blessing, for he also had the opportunity to play in a real band.While at the Waif
11、s, Armstrong also got the chance to hear some of the citys finest musicians. Cornetist Freddie Keppard performed in a nearby club. So did trumpeter and bandleader King Joe Oliver, who took the boy under his wing and taught him how to read music and work on his playing technique.When Oliver left for
12、Chicago, Armstrong chose to stay in New Orleans and work with some of the other top musicians of the day. In Chicago, King Oliver offered him a place in his band in 1922. It became Armstrongs biggest challenge yet the band had no parts written for trumpet, so he was forced to listen to King Oliver a
13、nd improvise(即兴创作).Soon, Armstrongs undeniable talent was getting noticed. Even classically trained musicians would come to hear the incredible sounds this young man created.Lil Hardin, the bands piano player and the future Mrs. Armstrong, explained that Oliver kept Armstrong in the second trumpet-c
14、hair so that Oliver would still be “King”. Hardin convinced him to leave the band.Armstrong moved to New York City in 1924 to join Fletcher Hendersons band and then flew solo. In 1925, Armstrong put together the Hot Five, expanding his popularity even more. Armstrong recorded his first composition,
15、Cornet Chop Suey, one of the most copied jazz solos of all time. This monumental 1928 recording blends(混合) artistry, endurance and showmanship that has rarely, if ever, been matched in jazz.1、What does the underlined word “this” refer to in the second paragraph?ATo play dance music. BTo work with Buddy Bolden.CTo play a jazz in
