考研英语一2023年昂仁县最后冲刺试题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)Every time Shelly and her friends go out to dinner, they play something called the “phone pile” game. Upon entering the private room, everyone places their 1 On the tea table; whoever checks their device before the bill arrives 2 for dinner.This game was first played about one year ago, when Lily, the starter, found that she had trouble 3 her mobile phone after she got home from work. So she 4 putting her phone into a small container the moment she walked in. It would remain there until after dinner.The similar technique was carried out by Holly, who didnt 5 to sleep close to a beeping phone. So she 6 computers and phones in her bedroom-a rule she 7 in her WeChat friends circle.With the rapid development of science and technology, smart phones 8 to impact our lives, and wearable devices like Google Glass 9 Our individual space even further. Thus overburdened users are creating their own device-free zones. These disconnecting - 10 are improving their lives.Disconnecting is something that we all 11 , said Shelly. The expectation that we must always be 12 to everyone creates a real problem in trying to 13 private time. But that private time is more important than ever.A useful method for 14 is to choose a milk tin for your cell phone, just like Lily does. 15 my phone is lighting up, its still a distraction（分心的事物）， so it goes in the 16 , she said.Others choose new 17 . No screens after 11 p.m. said Ari Melber, a TV host. Now evenings are more 18 and I am sleeping better.Sleep is a big factor, which is why some 19 to leave their phones out of their bedrooms. To these people, it 20 is a head-clearer.1、Awallets Bhandbags Cphones Dwatches2、Awaits Bpays Cprepares Dlook3、Aignoring Bchecking Ccharging Dfinding4、Aadvised Bforgot Cstopped Dbegan5、Ahate Barrange Cwant Dpromise6、Alost Bbanned Ccollected Dadjusted7、Ashared Bagreed Ctalked Dprovided8、Aintend Bchoose Chappen Dcontinue9、Athreaten Bdefend Cimprove Duse10、Atricks Bbeliefs Cways Dguesses11、Aneed Bavoid Cdiscover Dlearn12、Adependable Battractive Cconvenient Davailable13、Aput out Bset aside Cturn down Dcut off14、Aconnecting Bdistributing Cdisconnecting Dentertaining15、AUnless BAlthough CUntil DWhen16、Aroom Bpocket Cbag Dbox17、Arules Borders Csteps Dgames18、Aflexible Brelaxing Curgent Dupsetting19、Aadmit Brefuse Cprefer Dtry20、Anearly Bdefinitely Cfinally DhardlySection 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 The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has welcomed home two paintings by the Dutch master, more than 14 years after they were ripped (扯) off the museums wall in a nighttime theft. Museum director Axel Rueger called their return “one of the most special days in the history of the museum”. The paintings were discovered last year by Italian police while they were searching an Italian criminals farmhouse near Naples for evidence of drug dealing. They were in a box and hidden behind a wall in a toilet when they were found.The paintings were considered among the artworks most searched for in the world. After years in darkness, they can now shine again. They are back on display at the museum before being taken to the conservation studio for repair. Fortunately, they suffered surprisingly little damage as thieves who had climbed up a ladder and broken a window to get into the museum in 2004 ripped them out of their frames.“It is not only a surprise that the works have been recovered but its even more surprising they are in relatively unharmed condition,” Rueger said.The museum director was on vacation when the call came last year from Italian authorities who believed they had recovered the paintings. He didnt celebrate right away. Hed had calls like this before.“I was hopeful but also a little hesitant. Over these years, we had so many occasions when people phoned us, contacted us, claiming that they knew something about the whereabouts (下落) of the works and each time it was false, the trace went cold,” he said. “So the way has been full of disappointment.” But museum experts sent to Italy to check the authenticity (真实性) of the works quickly turned Ruegers doubts into delight.Rueger said the paintings are now back at the museum, which is home