2023年吉林省长春市双阳区考研英语一最后冲刺试题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)There are too many fat people in America, so many Americans are fighting against overweight. But the 1 thing is that the French, who consume rich food, 2 to stay thin. Now a 3 by Cornell University suggests 4 life style and decisions about 5 may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel 6 . However, Americans tend to stop when their 7 are empty or their favorite TV show is over.According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a 8 expert, the French see eating 9 an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a 10 time at the table, while Americans see eating as 11 to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans 12 the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have 13 . In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and 14 foods for the week. The French, 15 tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers markets where they have a 16 of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Dont Get fat, decided to 17 about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid 18 . Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style 19 may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity(肥胖)or extreme overweightamong adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains 20 and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17%and is growing.1、Apresent Bnatural Cstrange Dmodern2、Acontinue Bmove Ctry Dexpand3、Aresearch Bnovel Cbook Dnewspaper4、Athat Bwhat Chow Dwhen5、Aworking Bliving Cstudying Deating6、Asensitive Bsad Chappy Dfull7、Apockets Brefrigerators Chouses Dplates8、Aeducation Bhealth Cliterature Dspeech9、Ainto Bas Cinside Dto10、Afairly long Bfairly short Cvery exciting Drather fast11、Aanything Bsomething Ceverything Dnothing12、Aget Bbring Close Dreceive13、Akept Benjoyed Cwent Dstopped14、Ahot Bcool Cwarm Dfrozen15、Atherefore Binstead Chowever Dmerely16、Achoice Bmessage Corder Dnumber17、Awrite Bread Cspeak Dthink18、Afruit Bfood Coil Degg19、Aexamples Btradition Cchanges Dstories20、Afailure Bsuccess Cacceptance DrejectionSection 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 1Nandakumar and Sudha were thrilled to learn that they were having children. Unfortunately, Sudha developed diabetes while pregnant and her daughters were born two months premature. They need ventilator (呼吸机) support for the next 4-6 weeks to breathe. The family is poor and does not have the money to meet the unexpected expenses and need help to keep the babies alive.Nandakumar, a carpenter by profession, fell sick after marriage and has not recovered fully. He is not mentally stable and tends to talk in a stream. He also finds it hard to hold down a job. Nandakumars mother Dheivanai has been the stabilising presence for the family. She kept things together and made sure that they had enough to eat.“Sudha has been through a lot of grief over not having children. The previous child was still born, so we were very happy that this pregnancy was going well,” said Dheivanai. Dheivanai hoped that the children would bring joy to their household and take care of her son even after she was gone. She started saving up money for her grandchildren.The cost of keeping the children alive is Rs 4 lakhs per child because they each need ICU (Intensive Care Unit) support for the next 4-6 months of their lives. The small savings of the family are already over and they are faced with a very painful situation trying to save two newborns with no money.Nandakumar is mentally unwell and Sudha is still recovering from childbirth. So it falls to his mother to arrange for the babies5 well-being. “After my son became sick, me and my daughter-in-law have taken care of things. During her pregnancy. I have cared for her like shes my own daughter. I feel pained that I dont have the money to save the babies,” she says.Before childbirth, Sudha and Dheivanai worked together and