考研英语一2023年湖北省十堰市房县考前冲刺试题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)Since childhood Id been accustomed to a life where I would be afraid of everything. I saw myself as an insecure and 1 individual. But then, all too suddenly, something 2 , and over a period of 6 months I firmly managed to 3 one of my diets, and lost 30 pounds. This 4 me from overweight straight down to underweight. The 5 taught me that I could change myself.I heard about a public speaking 6 going on at my university, and for the first time, I actually managed to 7 the courage to go there. It was 8 . For the first time I shared my story in front of dozens of people 9 judging me, and suddenly all the 10 fears about speaking publicly started 11 . This taught me I could get rid of my 12 .My road to change, from that point on, went from a（n） 13 to a neat and orderly highway, and I started changing rapidly.Using the fact that I could get rid of my fears, I started working on them one by one. My fear of 14 strangers, my fear of asking simple 15 I should “make 16 of by myself”, my fear of hanging out with people. All of them were gone. And I still continue to 17 to this day without 18 .At the end, my weakness of being socially incompetent for so long became my 19 as it taught me how to change, as I now fight to become far better than the 20 , and the absolute best I can be.1、Aunconfident Bdissatisfied Csurprised Dthoughtful2、Amissed Bjumped Cpolished Dstruck3、Aaccount for Bapply for Cstick to Dsee to4、Aproduced Bbrought Cexposed Dintroduced5、Afailure Badventure Cexperience Dconnection6、Aorganization Binstruction Cidea Devent7、Agather Bobserve Cattract Dbalance8、Aoffering Bliberating Cblinding Dconfusing9、Aimpatiently Bhopefully Cpotentially Dcheerfully10、Atemporary Bcomfortable Climited Drandom11、Aaccelerating Bdisappearing Cremoving Dconvincing12、Afears Burges Cappointment Danger13、Achance Border Cmoment Dmess14、Atreating Bwitnessing Cgreeting Dremembering15、Aoccasions Bquestions Cpurposes Dpromises16、Asense Bnotes Cfun Dknowledge17、Aprogress Bpromote Ccomplain Dresearch18、Aexample Bdiscovery Cstop Dinformation19、Afeeling Bheight Ccontribution Dstrength20、Atypical Baverage Cextra DpreciousSection 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 1A Common Habit Leads to Shocking HarmCrossing your legs is an extremely common habit; most people dont even notice that theyre doing it when they sit down. While you may find it comfortable to sit with one knee crossed over the other, it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of.A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed can increase your blood pressure. The reason this happens is because the blood in your legs has to work against gravity to be pumped back to your heart, crossing one leg over the other increases resistance, making it even harder for the blood to circulate. This causes your body to increase your blood pressure to push the blood back to the heart. You wont feel any immediate effects, but if you sit for long periods of time its important that you take note of how long you have your legs crossed for. You shouldnt have your legs crossed for more than 15 minutes, and its important that you get up and walk around at least once every hour.Crossing your legs can also lead to neck and back pain. Ideally, its best for our bodies to sit with our feet planted flat, hip width apart, on the floor, but its not easy to maintain perfect posture all day at the office. When you sit with your legs crossed your hips are in a twisted position, which can cause one of your pelvic bones to rotate. Since your pelvic bone supports your neck and spine, this can cause pressure on your lower and middle back and neck.You also might notice that when you sit with your legs crossed for long periods of time your feet and legs get tingly or have the feeling of being asleep. This is because when one leg sits on top of the other it causes pressure on the veins and nerves in your legs and feet. It can cause numbness or temporary paralysis in the legs, ankles, or feet. While the feeling of discomfort may only last a minute or two, repeatedly crossing your legs until they feel numb can cause permanent nerve damage.So next time you sit down, try to get yoursel