2023年抚顺市新抚区考研英语一全真模拟试题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)Two Friends Who Discovered The Secret To SuccessHard work is the key to success.But only working hard wont help you get success in life.There are other factors involved. 1 ?Here is a story of two friends out of which one got 2 and the other,even after putting in a lot of hard work, 3 .The first friend used to 4 hard throughout the day but hardly got anything. 5 ,the other friend worked for four hours and used to 6 the needy and meditate the rest of the time.When they meet after a long time they discuss their 7 with each other.The first friend asks his friend,“ 8 is it that you get success and money after working for just 4 hours and I 9 poor even after working the whole clay.” After hearing his friends 10 ,the other friend smiles and asks his friend a question,“What do you have in 11 while you do your work.”The first friend replies,“I keep 12 ways and mean of earning more 13 .”At this the second friend replies,“This is the reason behind your unhappiness and 14 .”He explained that,“One does not 15 success by just working hard.Success is a state of mind.What is the 16 of working hard when you stay unhappy?”“ 17 happiness is very important for a successful life.”He 18 his friend to stay happy and 19 under every circumstance.After hearing his friends advice the first friend started 20 the same thing and soon he became rich and successful in life.1、AExcited BEmbarrassed CConfused DScared2、Arich Bpowerful Csincere Dcourageous3、Agave up Bpaid off Ckept on Dfell behind4、Awork Bthink Cstudy Dcompete5、ATherefore BMoreover CHowever DThus6、Asave Bhelp Ctolerate Dignore7、Agoal Bproblem Cinterest Dlife8、AWhy BHow CWhen DWhat9、Aremain Bbecome Clook Dfeel10、Apraises Bbargains Ccomplaints Dexplanations11、Afact Bmind Ctotal Drelief12、Adealing with Bsorting out Cputting forward Dthinking about13、Awealth Bfame Crespect Dlove14、Agreed Billness Cfailure Dpain15、Ajudge Battain Ccelebrate Dprove16、Acondition Bpressure Cdisaster Dpurpose17、Amental Bindividual Cinstant Deventual18、Apromised Brequired Cadvised Dcommanded19、Acautious Bcalm Cstubborn Dgrateful20、Alearning Baccepting Cfollowing DreflectingSection 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 new report comparing Australian high school students with those of 65 other countries show the nation is slipping further behind in maths and reading skills.The 2017 Programme for International Student Assessment(PISA)measures the mathematics, reading and science skills of half a million 15-year-olds from around the world. It found Australian teens placed equal 17th in maths, equal 10th in reading and equal 8th in science. Asian countries like China, Singapore, Korea and Japan are pulling ahead of Australian students in maths and reading. The results show Australian students have slipped in maths performance by about a half a year of schooling compared to 10 years ago. The decline was stronger in girls than boys, with girls dropping to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) average.The report also found a wide gab between students in different parts of the country. Tasmania and the Northern Territory lagged well behind other states in all three areas. About 14,500 Australian students from 775 schools were measured in the assessment, which was conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)for the OECDACERs director of educational monitoring and research, Dr. Sue Thomson, says gender, indigenous status and socio-economic status still divide student outcomes. Australian students from a wealthy background show a difference of about two-and-a-half years of schooling compared to a student from the lowest socio-economic group. Questionnaire responses have also found girls have a much more negative view about maths. Indigenous students are, on average, performing significantly worse than non-indigenous students, a difference of about two-and-a-half years of schooling or more in maths, science and reading.Ms. Thomson also raised concerns that more than two-fifths of students failed to reach base proficiency levels in maths. “These are the levels which the Ministerial Council set as not really ambitious goals, but achievable goals for a country such as Australia, and a large proportion of students