考研英语一泾阳县2023年临考冲刺试卷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)完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good36in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I37to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 38,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 39. I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to40that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But,41, I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 42city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 43 to tell me all about his friend.His friends main44in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he45had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming46, yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 47like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He 48that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 49but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 50my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence51his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 52who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 53the house next to my brothers house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.“Would your friends name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 54and said, “Yes. Would your brothers name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my55 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.1、Abrother Bteacher Cneighbour Dfriend 2、Amanaged Bhappened Ctried Dwanted 3、Aexpecting Blying Cjoking Dtalking 4、Afunny Bserious Ccareful Ddisappointed 5、Athink Bfind Crealize Dsee 6、Aindeed Bactually Cinstead Dexactly 7、Afamous Binteresting Cnoisy Dbig8、Abegan Bstopped Crefused Dfailed 9、Aproblem Binterest Cchoice Dwork 10、Ajust Bever Ceven Dsurely 11、Asuit Bhabit Cpools Driver 12、Apeople Bplayers Cstrangers Dfriends 13、Aadvised Bargued Cadmitted Dannounced 14、Arecognized Brealized Cvisited Dfound 15、Ahow Bwhether Cwhen Dwhere 16、Abecause Bif Cthen Dthough 17、Adoctor Bfriend Cneighbour Dplayer 18、Ahired Bvisited Cdesigned Dsold 19、Asmiled Blaughed Ccried Dnodded20、Achance Bpleasure Ctime DturnSection 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 1When Lone Star College student Dwyanya Earnhardt first heard about a food pantry(食品室)opening at her college in September 2015, she was embarrassed to ask for help, but knew she needed it. shes used the food pantry several times since.Lone Star Montgomery Campus is among a growing number of US colleges opening food pantries for students. In the Houston area alone, San Jacinto College and the University of Houston Downtown(UHD) have also added them. UHD opened its food pantry in spring 2015. its hoping to increase its use among students through a program being launched this term. About 100 to 150 students will be awarded food scholarships to use in a new food bank constructed inside the student services building.“More students of different backgrounds have access to higher education, but that you got in doesnt mean you have the support coming from home to keep you in,” said Patrick Jefferson, UHD”s assistant vice president for student affairs.“Many of the students come after work, take their class, then they go home, and they dont leave their challenges at the front door,” said Jefferson. “Were recognizing that we just cant ay. We only worry about our students academic challenges. We have to think about the student as a whole person.”The majority of donations to Lone Stars food pantry have come from teachers and students. The food pantry is open from noon until 3 p. m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, but students can request it at another time if needed. Nearly 590 students have used the pantry since it opened last fall.Sa