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1、2023年信阳市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)Happy MaggieDuring my childhood I experienced greater hardships than most people go through in a lifetime. In my short
2、17 years of life, I have been 1 five divorces of my parents. Having a new stepmother or stepfather every few years was 2 , but the constant moving was worse. My fathers cancer diagnosis 3 me apart, and his two heart attacks and 4 with diabetes put a huge pressure on the family. By age 13, I was 5 an
3、d emotionally scarred. I felt like I had no one to 6 and that nothing would ever get better. Then I met Maggie, and my attitude towards life changed.For many summers, I 7 at a horse-riding camp for people with special needs. We taught children and adults specialized skills 8 their abilities. For exa
4、mple, we would teach a child with autism(自闭症) 9 skills, or a child with cerebral palsy(脑瘫) strength-building exercise. Each volunteer was 10 a specific child during eight weeks. A few weeks later, I was asked to 11 another volunteer who was sick. That was the day my 12 on life changed forever.As I b
5、egan to work with her, I looked through her file to get more information, which was 13 . She had been physically abused as a newborn and throughout her infancy. Her birth parents 14 her so badly that they caused her a serious brain injury by the age of two. Her skull had been broken, however, the am
6、azing thing about Maggie was her 15 attitude.When I met Maggie, she was 12, and she would say 16 but“Im happy!”. If you asked her “How old are you?”, “Im happy” she replied each time. Everyone at the camp 17 her “Happy Maggie”.My life growing up was a huge struggle, 18 Maggie taught me not to get in
7、 the way of happiness. Nothing bad in life should be enough to change 19 I am. She gave me 20 . If I learned anything from Maggie, it would be, no matter what, be happy.1、AbeyondBwithCthroughDin2、AroughBexcitingCcharmingDindependent3、AbrokeBtoreCdefeatedDturned4、ArecoveryBsufferingCconcernDbattle5、A
8、depressedBconfusedCconfidentDpleased6、Alook afterBturn toCappeal toDtake after7、AvolunteeredBhandledCadmittedDrecommended8、Acompared withBbased onCjudging fromDowing to9、AanalyzingBcreatingCcommunicatingDcalculating10、AacquiredBseparatedCpromotedDassigned11、AinterviewBemployCreplaceDdismiss12、Adecis
9、ionBevaluationCprincipleDoutlook13、Aheart-breakingBspirit-liftingCdisappointingDsurprising14、AtendedBtreatedCopposedDprotected15、AunreasonableBunacceptableCunforgettableDunsinkable16、AeverythingBanythingCnothingDsomething17、AgaveBcomplainedCtranslatedDnicknamed18、AandByetCsoDotherwise19、AwhyBwhereCw
10、hoDthat20、AhopeBambitionCstrengthDlessonSection 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 1Do you listen to the songs that your parents like? Chance are
11、 that you dont. You probably think the music that they like is old and dull and that the Songs on your playlist are much cooler.But here is what scientists found recently: peoples music tastes change as they age, according to a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. So
12、its likely that your own musical preference will follow a similar path to your parents whether you like it or not.We used to think that culture and personality arc the only factors that affect ones music choice. But researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, gathered data from more than 250,000
13、 people over the past 10 years. They noticed that as people age, their social circumstances change, and so does their music taste.There are three musical periods that people pass through as they mature-intense”, “contemporary” and “sophisticated”.The first period comes in the teenagers years, during
14、 which time people like intense music such as punk and rock because teenagers tend to be aggressive and want to establish their identity as independent individuals.But as people move into early adulthood, their lifestyle changesthey socialize more and want to build close relationships with others. A
15、s a result, they become more fond of contemporary music, such as pop and R&B, which is usually uplifting and danceable and played at parties where people hang out together and chat.When middle age comes, things have settled down for most people. This period will be dominated (支配) by more “sophisticated” music, such as jazz and classical, as well as more catchy music like country, folk, and blues.“For many, this life stage is frequently exhausted by work and
