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1、吴忠市同心县2023年考研英语一模拟试题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)第四节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。“Are you too stupid to do anythin
2、g right?” These words said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son were spoken 1 he had walked away from her. The boy returned, his eyes downcast.Not a 2 moment, perhaps, 3 small moments last a very long time. And a few words though they mean 4 at the time to the people who say them can
3、 have great 5 I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff. For the last 24 years he has been a professional 6 Here is what he told me:As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 7 . He had few 8 and no self-confidence. One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assig
4、nment . The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbir D. Now they were to write their own chapter that would 9 the last chapter of the novel.Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 10 . Today he can not recall anything 11 about the chapter he wrote, or what 12 Mrs Brach gave him. What he does r
5、emember is the four words Mrs Brach wrote in margin（空白）of the paper: “This is 13 writing.”Four words. They 14 his life.“ 15 I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or 16 I was going to be.” he said. “After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 17 o
6、f doing but never believed I could do.”Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs Brach to evaluate. She was 18 , tough and honest. “She was just what I 19 ,” Dalkoff said.His confidence 20 . Dalkoff believed that none of this would ha
7、ve happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of the paper.1、AwhereBwhyCbecauseDwhen2、AwonderfulBdifficultCfunnyDbig3、AyetBalthoughCforDtherefore4、AmuchBlittleCmoreDmost5、AmeaningBpowerCforceDsense6、AwriterBplayerCpoetDsinger7、AsorryBproudCsickDshy8、AbooksBidealsCfriendsDc
8、hances9、AfollowBmatchCdecideDimprove10、AonBinCoutDdown11、AmoreBagainCdifferentDspecial12、AhonorsBremarksCprizesDgrade13、ApoorBseriousCgoodDsilly14、AchangedBdamagedCaffectedDimproved15、AUnlessBUntilCWhenDWhile16、AwhatBhowCwhereDwhich17、AtiredBfondCproudDdreaming18、AstrictBkindCencouragingDpraising19、
9、AfearedBneededCexpectedDloved20、AgrewBliftedCappearedDreturnedSection 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 1Most of us have been in this situation:
10、 Youre on your way to your friends house, then you suddenly ask yourself,Did I remember to turn the lights off?” For those with smart homes, however, this wouldnt be a problem.Over the last few years,smart home technology has become more popular. Thanks to user-friendly products like intelligent lig
11、hting and heating controllers, people can control nearly every electrical item in their homes from anywhere in the world.While smart homes arent new, companies like Philips, Amazon and Xiaomi have finally brought automation to everyday people with affordable products like artificial intelligence(AI)
12、 speakers and sensors.“The obvious message is that you can stop wasting energy,” Tom Kerber, director of research for U. S -based digital company Parks Associates, told The Guardian.And the technology also has more meaningful uses. In Norway, for example, one company is using smart tech to make life
13、 easier for its elderly customers. Abilias system allows carers to check up on patients through a tablet on a wall inside their home. The device sends patients reminders about tasks, such as when they need to take medication(冥想). It can even tell carers if theres any unusual activity in the home tha
14、t could be life-threatening.“This kind of system allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing,” Abilias vice president, Oystein Johnsen, told the BBCIt also saves the government money. In Norway, it costs 1 million kroner(about 0. 8 million yuan )per year to have someo
15、ne in a care home. This system costs 15,000 kroner a year.”So, for those who have already gone smart, will it ever be possible to go back to do things in the old-fashioned way? I think it would be difficult. When we go to a friends house or on vacation we find ourselves expecting the house to do things for us that we should do, Poulson, 35, a senior program manager from Seattle.,U. S.,explained.1、What are the first and second paragraphs used for?AInt
