2023年渭南市白水县考研英语一预测试题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) I always hear about brave people on social media. If bravery is as simple as showing 1 during a time of fear, I 2 a time when I had a scary experience.My family had just arrived at our Christmas holiday house when the 3 came to drop off the keys and 4 us to watch out for wild mice running around his house. My parents 5 and said they would 6 the situation if they appear. The thought of 7 something like a mouse 8 entered my mind. Besides, my father always came to my 9 if I needed him.While my parents 10 our bags, I decided to watch a movie in my room. Everyone else was 11 so I had to take care of my brother. Halfway through the movie, I really needed to take a bathroom 12 so I stepped out of my room, leaving him alone in his baby bed. He disliked it, but I would only be 13 for a moment. “Whats the 14 that could happen?” I thought.When I left the room, my brother began to cry 15 he usually did. However, his crying grew louder and more fearful, so I hurried back, and was greeted by an 16 furry visitor.“Dad!” I cried, “There is a rat in my room!”“Kill it!” he 17 .“But dad, I cant.”My mind 18 ; I was so frightened. The first thing I saw was an umbrella, so I 19 it. I began to hit the rat until it stopped moving.My parents were 20 that I put my fears aside to protect my brother. That day, I felt brave.1、AstrengthBprogressCintelligenceDskill2、AwasteBrecallCspendDappreciate3、AneighborBagentCstrangerDowner4、AwarnedBbeggedCallowedDencouraged5、AsighedBnoddedCcoughedDshook6、AignoreBhandleCovercomeDchallenge7、AobservingBplayingCteasingDkilling8、AalmostBgraduallyCneverDsuddenly9、AlifeBhandCmindDaid10、AunpackedBunfoldedCunlockedDuncovered11、AoccupiedBexcitedChurriedDfrightened12、AleaveBwalkCbreakDchance13、AavailableBbraveClostDgone14、AleastBworstCmostDbest15、AwhenBifCasDuntil16、AunreasonableBunexpectedCunconsciousDunqualified17、AcomplainedBinformedCyelledDsigned18、AfrozeBbrokeCwanderedDchanged19、AkickedBhandedCseizedDthrew20、AafraidBawkwardCoverjoyedDproudSection 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 1Unbelievable Stories of Animals Acting Just Like HumansHorses are picky eatersHorses have an even better sense of smell than humans do. When horses raise their noses and open their nostrils (鼻孔) , their nervous system allows them to sense smells we cant sense. This might explain why they refuse dirty water and carefully move around meadows, eating only the tastiest grasses, experts say.Whale says thanksIn 2011, a whale expert spotted a humpback whale trapped in a fishing net and spent an hour freeing it. Afterward, in an hour-long display of thanks, the whale swam near their boat and leaped into the air about 40 times.Pandas like to be naughtyIs there anything more lovely than a baby panda, except maybe a human baby? In fact, baby pandas sometimes behave like human babies. They sleep in the same positions and value their thumbs. Pandas are shy by nature for its shy behaviors such as covering its face with a paw of ducking its head when confronted by a stranger.A cat honors its ownerPaper towels, and a plastic cup are just a few of the gifts that Toldo, a devoted three-year-old gray-and-white cat, has placed on his former owner Iozzelli Renzos grave every day since the man died in September 2011. Renzo adopted Toldo from a shelter when the cat was three months old, and the two formed an inseparable bond. After Renzo passed away, Toldo followed the coffin to the cemetery, and now stands guard at the grave for hours at a time.1、What can horses do to pick delicious grasses?AFeel them.BTaste them.CSmell them.DObserve them.2、What do the whale and the cat have in common according to the passage?AThey are clever.BThey have a grateful heart.CThey are active and lovely.DThey have a good sense of smell.3、Which of the following acts like a human baby according to the passage?AThe whale.BThe cat.CThe horse.DThe panda.Text 2 If you want to be productive， you must complete work Almost everything we do has many stages to completion and in many situations， you dont actually create value until you finish the last stage Farmers cant sell their grain until it is harvested Automakers cant sell cars that have made it 90% of the way through the assembly line（生产线） Most employers arent going to pay you for hav