考研英语一2023年盐城市射阳县全真模拟试题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)We experienced and unusual weekend last month!Early in the morning, we went to the country and spent a whole day wild flowers. the car full of we were going home. On our way back, my wife a bookshelf outside a furniture shop. “Buy it,” my wife said at once. “Well it home on the roof-rack（车顶架）. Ive always wanted one like that.”Ten minutes , we were back with the bookshelf in the flowers on the roof.In the gathering darkness I drove . Other drivers seemed unusually that evening. The even stopped traffic to let us through. I had thought carrying furniture was a good idea.After a time my wife said, “ Theres a long line of cars . Why dont they overtake（超车）, I wonder?” Just at that time a police car did . The two officers inside looked at us seriously they passed. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the came to me.“Right, sir,” he said, “Do you need any more help?”I was a bit . “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You have been very kind.”He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said, . “Its a bookshelf youve got there! We thought it was something else.”My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood the police drove here. The truth me. I smiled at the officer, “Yes, its a bookshelf, thanks again.” Then I home as fast as I could.1、Agrowing Bpicking Cbuying Dselling 2、AFor BAs CWithout DWith3、Abooks Bflowers Cfruits Dvegetables4、Anoticed Bheard Cwatched Dfelt5、Apost Bcarry Csend Dhold6、Abefore Bafter Clater Dago7、Aquickly Bquietly Ccarelessly Dslowly8、Apolite Bworried Crude Dfrightened9、Adrivers Bpolice Ccleaners Dvillagers10、Abehind Bahead Cbeside Dalong 11、Ago Bstop Covertake Darrive12、Awhile Bafter Cas Dbefore13、Atake Bfollow Cmove Dpush14、Aofficers Bpassers-by Cdrivers Dministers15、Apuzzled Bexcited Cdepressed Ddelighted16、Acoughing Blaughing Ccrying Dshouting17、Ahow Bwhat Cwho Dwhy18、Apleased Bfooled Cinterested Dhit19、Aso Bbut Cand Dor20、Adrove Bwalked Cflew DleftSection 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 1 “Anything you want, anytime you need it.”The message appeared on computer screens across the country at the same time, on the same day: December 12th, at 12 p.m. Simultaneously, important looking envelopes containing cards with the same message were hand-delivered to the offices of all the major news companies.One found its way to the desk of Chris Lin, a business reporter at The Post. The card was beautifully designed a black background with the words printed out in crisp white letters. There was no explanation on the back, just a website address.Chris went to the website. Its style was identical to the cards and said: “Anytime: Starting Tomorrow.”The next day websites and blogs were filled with articles theorising about Anytime. Was it a shopping website like Tao Bao or Amazon? A joke? Something illegal? Anytimes marketing had worked it was a household name before itd even made a single sale.When the opening came, that day at noon, the Anytime website suddenly had a single field that read, “What do you want?” All you had to do was type the words into that box, and then specify how quickly you wanted your item delivered: within one, ten, or twenty-four hours.Bloggers were the first to test the service. And their reviews were glowing. Within weeks, Anytime had become a part of daily life. Nobody used other delivery sites or the post anymore as Anytime was much cheaper and faster.Chris still wondered what exactly Anytime was. He tried to find out who owned the company, but it was registered in a small country that did not require such information to be made public. He did find some interesting facts, though. Anyone who challenged the company, it seemed, met with serious trouble. A government offic