2023年湖南省长沙市浏阳市考研英语一押题密卷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) Mirai Nagasu had already lived at least two lifetimes in the sport of figure skating(花样滑冰) when she showed up in Colorado Springs in March 2014. After 1 her only national title at 14 in 2008 and finishing a 2 fourth at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Nagasus 3 turned, dramatically. A couple of rough 4 followed, then she came back to finish third at the 2014 U.S. nationals before the Sochi Olympics, only to be 5 from the U.S. team by a committee in favor of fourth-place finisher Ashley Wagner.Nagasu was 6 . “It was awful,” she said. “I was very close to 7 . ”She trained hard every day in Southern California 8 she was needed as the first alternate. She was not. Looking for a change of scenery, she 9 to go to Colorado to visit her friend Agnes and try to 10 what to do with the rest of her life. It was there that Nagasu 11 the Olympic coach Tom Zakrajsek, who she asked if he would 12 her. It turned out that the 13 to what Nagasu wanted to do with the rest of her life, couldnt have been 14 . She kept on skating. “The new environment really 15 . ”At their 16 first lesson together, Zakrajsek told her, “You can do triple axel(三圈半跳跃). ”“I 17 ，”Nagasu said, “and I want to. ”Undoubtedly, she mastered it.Nagasu, now 24, an age by which young 18 have often left the sport. 19 , she continued. She was headed to Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic to perform in the womens free skate. Her efforts finally 20 .1、AwritingBbreakingClosingDwinning2、AtiringBboringCsurprisingDterrifying3、AfortunesBinterestCcareerDtemper4、AmonthsBdecadesCweeksDyears5、AdroppedBescapedCabsentDforbidden6、AimpressedBinspiredCdesperateDfascinated7、AfightingBfallingCdrowningDquitting8、Anow thatBin caseCfor fear thatDon condition that9、AdecidedBrefusedCregrettedDdemanded10、Alet outBfigure outClook forDput forward11、AsearchedBmetCchangedDattracted12、AmarryBblameCsaveDcoach13、AkeyBapproachCanswerDentrance14、AsimplerBharderCworseDhigher15、AadaptedBhelpedCmatteredDbenefited16、AveryBjustCalreadyDever17、AmustBcanCshouldDmay18、AalternatesBteenagersCwomenDcoaches19、AThereforeBBesidesCOtherwiseDInstead20、Acame trueBcounted onCpaid offDpicked upSection 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“Facts” That Are FalseThe $100 bill is the biggest bill in circulation. Although the federal government stopped printing them in 1945, currency notes of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 are still legal tender. Most of them have been snatched up by private collectors. Between December 18, 1934, and January 9,1935, the government put out $100,000 notes. However, they were only for transactions between Federal Reserve banks and never went out to the general public.The Sahara is the worlds largest desert. Technically, Antarctica is. The U.S. Geological Survey defines a desert as “dry land with a rainfall of usually less than ten inches per year that supports only sparse vegetation and a limited population of people and animals.” Antarctica averages only six inches of rain a year (mostly as snow) and is almost 5.5 million square miles. The Sahara is only 3.3 million square miles.The green paste served with your sushi is wasabi. Wasabi is expensive and difficult to grow. Since its in the same family, most restaurants and food companies use horseradish (with food coloring) instead. Real wasabi is more complex and sweeter than what you get in a typical Japanese restaurant._ The ostriches would suffocate (窒息) if they did. If an enemy is approaching, a frightened ostrich will lay its head and neck flat against the ground as a camouflage (伪装) ploy. Some human onlookers have assumed that the birds light-colored heads were actually in the sand.258、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AAs other bigger bills are out of print, the $100 bill is still the biggest one.BAntarctica with very little rainfall is considered as the largest desert.CHorseradish can be substituted with wasabi for the similar taste and color.DAn ostrich often uses its head as a weapon to fight against its enemy.1、Which of the following is the best fit for the blank?AOstriches can breathe in the sand.BOstriches have very smart brains.COstriches bury their heads in the sand.DThe ostrichs head is the lightest in the world.Text 2Ever wondered whether punishment actually makes