甘肃省酒泉市敦煌市2023年考研英语一预测试卷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) My father was a highly educated, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for 1 on almost any topic and hold your attention in the process. I thought there was 2 he wasnt able to do.A few days 3 my younger brothers 7th birthday, Dad planned to put together a shiny new 4 as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of 5 the instructions, Dad was still unable to put the new bike together. Later he folded up the paper of instructions, 6 his tool box, and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra money to have it 7 assembled(组装) there. Then, a(n) 8 came to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who mowed our grassland.Lovett, have you ever assembled a boys bicycle? As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the paper of instructions. Lovett handed it 9 to him, saying, No, thanks. I cant read. When you cant read, you have to 10 . Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was fully assembled, with no spare parts 11 . Dad shook Lovetts hand , patted him on the back, thanked him and hid the bike.On the night after my brother 12 his simly new gift. Dad announced at the family dinner table 13 had happened several days earlier. He took great delight in telling it 14 -he used it as an example of thinking.He did not 15 illiteracy (文盲) , but strongly taught us to use our 16 . The joke was on my father, 17 he was able to turn it into a learning tool, and I liked him even 18 after the incident. I also gained a respect for Lovett. To me he had always been the old yard man who didnt say much, but after that day, he seemed to smile 19 , even walk taller. Its amazing what a real nod of 20 can do to lift people up.1、AminutesBsecondsChoursDyears2、AnothingBeverythingCsomethingDone thing3、AafterBagoCbeforeDduring4、AtoyBcarCvehicleDbike5、AwritingBreadingChearingDexplaining6、Atook upBpicked upCheld upDgave up7、AsimplyBdeliberatelyCevidentlyDcorrectly8、AplotBsceneCideaDstory9、AbackBinCoutDdown10、AquitBstopCargueDthink11、AremainingBremainedCspottedDlosing12、AdesignedBboughtCdecoratedDreceived13、AwhatBthatCwhichDwhy14、Aonce in a whileBin no timeCfrom then onDagain and again15、Arefer toBapply toCrely onDspy on16、AhandsBheadsCmouthsDfeet17、AorBandCbutDbecause18、AlessBworseCmoreDmuch19、AlargerBhappierCluckierDbroader20、AapprovalBachievementCjudgmentDcomfortSection 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 1Traditionally, patients who want to improve their heart health have received four main suggestions from their doctors: Eat a healthy diet, get more exercise, quit smoking, and enjoy proper amounts of alcohol. Plenty of research backs up these four pieces of advice: Large studies have found that making improvements in these four areas lowers the chance of dying of heart disease by 67 percent.But lately, researchers are starting to recognize that there should be five recommendations on that list, not just four. Theyre discovering that getting enough sleep is a powerful health protector as well. When researchers include enough sleep in their studies as a fifth cardio-preventive behavior change, they find that it lowers the chance of dying of heart disease even more: Adding a good seven hours of sleep a night in addition to making positive changes in diet, exercise, smoking, and alcohol intake lowers the chance of dying of heart disease by 83 percent.When that news started coming out, doctors began adding sleep onto their list of recommended health behavior changes. But as an expert in heart disease, I dont think sleep belongs at the bottom of the list. I think it should be at the top. I believe that getting enough sleep at least seven to eight hours per night for most people is the most important health behavior change you can make to improve the health of your heart and your overall health.Sure, Id prefer that everyone make all of the big five lifestyle changes, but if I could only choose one, Id pick sleep because when you are well-rested, you have more power to make the right choices about what you eat and drink, and you have more energy to exercise and kick bad habits such as smoking and overeating. But when youre exhausted, everything in life is more difficult.1、What does plenty of research show about the 4 common suggestions?AThey should be reconsidered.BThey are the best