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1、考研英语一2023年广西壮族来宾市兴宾区最后冲刺试题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) In kindergarten, I met my first love dancing. For the last eleven years, I have spent many hours at the dance s
2、tudio. The 1 I began as a little girl has shaped my personality, forming 2 that I will have for the rest of my life.Once while our dance team 3 for the state competition, six senior members quit without notice, leaving our team without a 4 . My teams enthusiasm for the season was cut in half. 5 , I
3、was determined to become the new captain and lead my team past this obstacle.During the first practice after the seniors quit, my teams emotion was 6 . As a leader, I tried to motivate my team through 7 . I started to do 8 work outside practice to improve my kicking technique. My team respected me a
4、s a coach because I showed 9 . On weekends, I spent hours trying to make up a creative competition routine. I wanted my team members to 10 the dance and perform well.Before the state meet, I drilled the 11 into the girls heads and constantly encouraged them to work harder. I would shout out names of
5、 people who were 12 well during the dance, and the girls would 13 with even more energy. Through my dance experience, I also found I got better by 14 myself. I mixed new skills into the routine for the state competition to 15 my teams technique. We wanted to prove to ourselves and our school that we
6、 could still be a(n) 16 dance team without the girls who 17 .On the stage, I felt my teams 18 . I was proud that we were able to rebuild our confidence and go beyond our expectations at the state competition. We were 19 for all our hard work by placing in the top five. This experience taught me a le
7、sson: with a passion for something, I could 20 any obstacle with creativity and determination.1、Aeducation Bactivity Ctravel Dresearch2、Aqualities Bcompetitions Cconnections Dopinions3、Alooked Bleft Cpracticed Dhoped4、Atarget Bcaptain Cproject Dguide5、AOtherwise BBesides CInstead DHowever6、Agrowing
8、Bnormal Clow Dappealing7、Aexample Baward Cpromise Dexperience8、Anew Bextra Clittle Dpersonal9、Aproduction Bexpectation Cpromotion Ddevotion10、Alove Bcheck Cbelieve Dignore11、Aresult Bfailure Croutine Dfunction12、Aplanning Bjudging Cpredicting Dperforming13、Adeal Brespond Cdefend Dcompare14、Aremindin
9、g Bteaching Cprotecting Dchallenging15、Aadmire Bshare Cimprove Dprove16、Afamiliar Bsimilar Cordinary Dbrilliant17、Aquit Bjoined Cappreciated Dapproached18、Apatience Bkindness Cenergy Dpride19、Arewarded Bthanked Cprepared Dmoved20、Athink of Bget over Ccare about Dkeep offSection II Reading Comprehens
10、ionPart 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 That competition keeps prices down is well known. But it is hard to measure by just how much, because prices vary for all sorts o
11、f reasons, from differences in labour costs and rents to taxes. Rising to the challenge is a new paper in The Economic Journal by Giacomo Calzolari, Andrea Ichino, Francesco Manaresi and Viki Nellas, economists at the European University Institute, Bologna University and the Italian central bank. Th
12、ey looked at pharmacies(药房) and specifically at customers who may be particularly easy to rip off: new parents.Using data for 2007 to 2010 covering about a fifth of pharmacies in Italy, the researchers measured the way in which prices of hygiene products for babies changed as the number of babies va
13、ried. They took advantage of a peculiar law from the 1960s, according to which regions with at most 7,500 people are allowed just one pharmacy (supposedly to keep the quality of services high). They compared prices in places with populations just below this threshold, and just above.The products stu
14、died included some 3,000 varieties of shampoos, bath foams, baby wipes, creams and so on. Many are also used by adults on themselves. Some people, for example, prefer sun-cream labeled “for children” because of its high level of protection. When raising prices for these products, even a pharmacist w
15、ith a monopoly(垄断) must consider the risk that adult users will switch to products that are not aimed at children. But a rise in the number of babies, and hence buyers who are parents, could tip the scales towards price increases. By contrast, the pharmacist should already be charging as much as parents are willing to pay for products w
