2023年绵阳市涪城区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 was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye：Queen City Casket Company“What is it?” I wonderedI 36 it overThere，in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years I was nine years old, walking down the cold，wet streets of Springfield，with a bag of magazines on my shoulderOn my 39 that dayI came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader，had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines Shaking off the 41 like a wet dogI entered Mr. Raders officeAfter a quick glance ,he 42 me over to the fire-placeNoticing the 43 in the top of my 44 ，he said，“Come with me!”，pulling me into his pickup 45 we pulled to a stop before a shoe storeInside，a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seenI 48 about 10 feet tall when I got up 49 them“Wed like a pair of new socks too” Mr Rader said Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 50 ，wrote something on it, and handed it to meWith 51 eyes，I read，“Do to others as you would have them do to you” He said affectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，I want you to52I love you” I said good-bye, and for the first time I 53 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 54 With people like Mr Rader in the world，there was hope，kindness and love，and that would always make a 55 1、AreadBthoughtCturnedDpassed2、AaddressB1istCmessageDinformation3、AforwardBsoCaheadDback4、AreturnBroundsCtripDarrival5、Aif onlyBhowCwhetherDwhy6、AdustBsweatCtailDrain7、AledBfollowedCwatchedDcarried8、AholeBmudCwaterDcover9、AmagazineBshoeCsockDbag10、AtruckBfactoryChomeDstore11、AdressedBfittedCshowedDcomforted12、AeverBalreadyCneverDhardly13、AappearedBseemedClookedDfelt14、AforBwithConDin15、ApenBpaperCcardDnotebook16、AtearfulBunbelievableCcurious.Dpuzzled17、AadmitBknowCconsiderDexpress18、AsensedBreceivedClostDgained19、AmistakenBfightCall rightDpossible20、AdealBfortuneCchoiceDdifferenceSection 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 1In 2013 alone at least 20,000 African elephants were killed for their teeth. In South Africa over the last two years more than 2,200 rhinos were killed for their horns. These numbers are alarming, because current rates of illegal hunting are faster than birth rates, which could lead to extinction for these ecologically important creatures in their environment. Indeed, some elephant and rhino populations are on track to be locally extinct within the next decade.If you are reading this, you may already be aware of these facts. But you might not know that wildlife trafficking (走私) not only threatens the existence of elephants and rhinos but is also leading to extinction of other species, such as tigers, tortoises, sea turtlesand the worlds most trafficked mammalpangolins (穿山甲).Pangolins are the only mammals that are entirely covered in tough scales (鳞)，which makes them look very strong. But actually they are endangered mammals. There are eight different species of pangolins, four in Asia and four in Africa, and all are threatened with extinction. Although pangolins are protected throughout most of the countries where they live, high demand in East Asia, where the delicious pangolin meat is considered a delicacy and where their scales are used in traditional medicines, is driving an illegal trade in both live animals and pangolin parts. The number of pangolin trafficking is shocking. Experts believe that over the last 10 years more than 1 million pangolins were taken from the wild. It is estimated that between 40,000 and 81,250 pangolins were killed for the illegal trade in 2013 alone.In February, the United States released a plan to deal with wildlife trafficking, which lays out the steps we will take to fight the illegal trade in wildlife, including pangolins. We are strengthening the carrying out of the plan; building international cooperation and contribution to protect wildlife; raising awareness to drive down the demand that is fueling the illegal trade.Get involved and remember World Wildlife Day (March 3) by spreading the plan. Use social media and tell everyone that now is the time to get serious about wildlife crime and end the demand that threatens species, big and small, from the huge elephant to the shy pangolin.1、How many endangered creatures are mentioned in the passage?A4. B5.C6. D7.2、Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?AEight species of pangolins live on the