考研英语一2023年湖北省十堰市丹江口市模拟预测试卷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)It is 1971.Sally with Josh and Martin,her two brothers,discovers a massive whale stranded (搁浅) on the beach near their home.The three children 1 their sweaters into the cold sea water and rush back to wet the 2 animal.Realizing the urgency,Josh runs for help and people gather to 3 .Though they do all they can,it becomes clear that their efforts are 4 Sitting by the whale,Sally tells him hes 5 and beautiful, and that she will 6 him no matter what happens next.As Sally talks to him,the animal lets out “a deep 7 like the wind off the ocean” and dies.The Stranded Whale is a 8 book for children carrying a(n) 9 life lesson about accepting the 10 of ones power.Master storyteller Yolen and illustrator (插画家) Cataldo have 11 an honest picture of human weakness that is moving.Yolen 12 sets her story in 1971,when the lack of cell phones would delay the 13 of both helpers and broadcasters.This adds to the 14 because so much time is lost.Cataldos paintings 15 gentle and soft colors,providing vast 16 views and conveying the childrens helplessness.The ending is 17 .Sally expresses the irony to herself when 18 with a medal by the community. “So,the whale died and we were heroes.” 19 they have made great efforts to rescue the whale,Sally and her brothers learn that not all living creatures can be saved.This is an important truth for 20 .1、Asqueeze Bdip Cthrow Ddive2、Adangerous Bdeserted Cdying Ddeadly3、Arespond Bfight Cwitness Dcharge4、Aworthwhile Bin vain Cat loss Dawarded5、Apatient Bconsiderate Cstrong Dcautious6、Asave Bpity Cunderstand Dmiss7、Asigh Bcough Cscream Dyawn8、Adrawing Bpicture Creference Dwriting9、Aeasy Bbitter Cstrict Dstrange10、Afailures Bmistakes Climits Dshortcomings11、Aforesaw Bmade up Ctook up Dcreated12、Awisely Bespecially Crandomly Dusually13、Amessage Btransfer Carrival Dprotection14、Asorrow Bfun Cexcitement Dtension15、Aavoid Badjust Ccompare Demploy16、Aseashore Bisland Ccountry Doutdoor17、Atouched Brealistic Cabstract Dcomforting18、Areplied Bprovided Cpresented Drelated19、AAs long as BAs though CIf only DEven though20、Achildren Banimals Cwriters DillustratorsSection 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 With smart technology increasingly influencing all aspects of our lives, it is only a matter of time before someone invents “smart” shoesones that can be made based on personal needs. Called “ShiftWear”, the sneakers are the brainchild of a team of businessmen, and engineers led by New York-based designer David Coel.The adaptable shoes can be customized by using a smart phone app. Shoe owners will have the option of selecting a design from a variety of HD pattern by famous artists or creating one themselves. The companys founders imagine a marketplace where artists can not only share but also sell their designs to others. Despite being electronic, the designs are clearly visible even in the brightest sunlight. Whats even cooler is that by switching on a backlight, users can even show off their designs in the dark!According to Coel, the sneakers will keep their charge “forever” if only images are displayed. Though they will need periodic recharging, active users have nothing to worry about. Thats because the shoes are equipped with special walk-n-charge technology that powers the shoeswith every step. Inactive users also have options of charging the sneakers without using wires.The bottom part of the shoes is covered with Kevler fibers, a kind of strong material, reducing normal wear and tear. Even better? They are completely waterproof (not let water through) and can even be thrown into an ordinary laundry machine for a quick wash! The company predicts that the shoes will range the price from $150 to $1000 depending on the size of the E-panels where the designs are displayed.This is not the first time that electronics and shoes have combined. Lithuania-based iShuh Technology has come up with a similar concept that connects e-reader panels to a smart phone app via the Bluetooth. Whether these smart shoes become as popular as our smart devices remains to be seen, though they surely are attractive.1、What can we know about the smart shoes from the text?AThe electronic designs can not be seen clearly at night.BThe designers make sure