考研英语一湖南省岳阳市2023年押题密卷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)On Dyec. 13, 2014, Nubia Wilson turned 16. But instead of 1 with an exciting Sweet 16 birthday party, the California teen devoted this milestone to 2 the lives of orphans in Ethiopia.Through several summers of volunteer work at an Ethiopia orphanage, Nubia learned firsthand the severe poverty so many children 3 . In an email to The Huffington Post, Nubia said that she was 4 struck by the childrens lack of access to 5 their school only went through the fourth grade.Over the course of her volunteer work, Nubia became interested in one 6 , Hermela. She writes:Out of the many students in the kindergarten class, Hermela became 7 and attached to me to a point where it was becoming 8 for both of us to leave each other. She is now in the second grade. The thought of Hermela not being able to have her meal and 9 education after the fourth grade became 10 and I knew I had to do something.Thats when Nubia decided that she didnt want a traditional Sweet 16. 11 , she wanted to use the money her parents would have spent on a party to establish 12 grade class for Hermela and other kids.“The money could provide a(n) 13 solution that will serve for many years compared to the one-day 14 of my party,”Nubia wrote to Huffpost Live. In short, I want Hermela to continue 15 . ”After telling friends and family her 16 , Nubia set up a(n) 17 page “Keep Hermela Smiling” on CrowdRise. Her 18 will raise funds for the Fregenet Foundation, which funds education and community services in Ethiopia.So far, Nubia has 19 2,781 of her 10,000 goal. Nubia says that her parents have been extremely 20 ; theyre selling most of their Ethiopian artifacts to help raise funds.Nubias birthday may not have been a party, but its truly a celebration.1、Acommunicating Bcelebrating Ccompeting Dcompromising2、Aexperiencing Benjoying Crescuing Dimproving3、Aconcern Bdiscuss Cface Ddescribe4、Ahopefully Bslightly Cparticularly Dquietly5、Aexploration Beducation Cexperiment Dentertainment6、Ateacher Bdoctor Cstudent Dparent7、Aclose Bmean Cfunny Dpolite8、Adifficult Bstrange Cpossible Dboring9、Aprovide Bleave Creceive Dfinish10、Aunimaginable Bunimportant Cunnecessary Duncomfortable11、ABesides BInstead CTherefore DHowever12、Asixth Bfifth Cfourth Dthird13、Aearly Btechnical Csimple Dlasting14、Arelief Bpleasure Chonor Dtrouble15、Ayelling Bsmiling Ctalking Dcrying16、Abelief Bneed Csecret Dplan17、Aquestion Bdevotion Cdonation Dappreciation18、Astory Bschool Ccampaign Dfamily19、Aearned Bborrowed Craised Dlent20、Aeffective Bsupportive Ccreative DsensitiveSection 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 1Idema,a Dutch Sinologist（汉学家）,has served as the director of the Chinese Languages and Cultures Department at Leiden University of the Netherlands and was also director of Harvards Fairbank Center for East Asian Research.He has studied ancient Chinese plays,novels and literature,and has authored or translated a number of influential books published in English and other languages.The 70-year-old Dutch Sinologist recalled his half-century-long romance with Chinese culture during a recent visit to Beijing.As a child,the vivid descriptions of China in Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winner Pearl S.Bucks books sparked Idemas interest in the country.He later read classic Chinese literature and spent whole days pouring through works at the National Library of China.While many other experts on China focused on the countrys economic transformation,Idema continued to study traditional Chinese literature.There were scholars studying law,religion and society,but not traditional Chinese literature,which was my personal interest,Idema explains.Finding reference books for his research,especially regional publications,used to be a huge challenge,and Idema used to spend a lot of time collecting books and other materials during visits to China.Now it is much more convenient with the Internet.Idema usually chooses less-known subjects for his research and tries to get firsthand materials.In recent years, he has devoted himself to translating Chinese folk tales and writing about Chinese folk society and folk culture.Traditional Chinese culture is a passion.I have been studying it for 50 years and will continue to do so