2023年四川省南充市考研英语一点睛提分卷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) George Springer helped his team Houston Astros win the World Series in 2017. He was awarded the Most Valuable Player, 1 his struggle is mostly hidden. His 2 is not in trying to hit a fastball, but in 3 it. He stutters(口吃).Growing up in Connecticut, Springer was the kid who would 4 raise his hand in school, the kid 5 every time he opened his mouth.“I was the guy who didnt talk, he said. “I would 6 speaking at all costs.He was often 7 . Sometimes he was bullied(欺侮). The phone was suffering to him. 8 were worse. If he wanted a dish that he knew would be tough to say, he would 9 . If he was with his family, his sister Nicole would 10 for him.He remembers a couple of attempts at speech therapy(语言治疗), but he said he was 11 with encouraging parents, an ability to 12 himself in sports, and a small group of friends who 13 .“If therapy works for you, 14 . But for me, I also developed my own 15 to handle it, he said. “Besides, when I was around all my friends, it didnt really seem to 16 them. If I did it, they would 17 until I was done, then finish the conversation.To help other kids 18 the same issue, Springer frequently appeared in interviews and even agreed to wear a microphone 19 during the 2017 All-Star Game. He then added “I cant let anything in life I cant 20 slow me down or stop me from being who I want to be. These 22 words proved it.1、AsoByetCandDsince2、AstrengthBfaultCgoalDdifficulty3、Atalking aboutBdealing withCthinking aboutDplaying with4、AevenBsometimesCoftenDnever5、Ain delightBin fearCin reliefDin trouble6、AforbidBpreferCregretDavoid7、AdesertedBscaredCteasedDattacked8、AClassesBRestaurantsCFoodsDDebates9、AgestureBweepCsignalDbeg10、AtakeBpayCorderDcook11、AblessedBgetting alongCprovidedDfed up12、ArefreshBrelaxCenjoyDexpress13、AcaredBforgaveCunderstoodDapproved14、AinterestingBgreatCuniqueDstrange15、AwaysBinterestChabitsDtaste16、AamazeBhurtCaidDbother17、AlaughBpressCwaitDpanic18、AraisingBfacingCconfusingDsettling19、Aon fieldBin schoolCat homeDon stage20、AgraspBpossessCcontrolDdefendSection 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 1Welcome to the 2017 UK Festival AwardsThe UK Festival Awards & Conference is an opportunity to recognize the hard work, vision and creativity of the nations beloved festival industry.Throughout the day of the event, the Conference invites numerous industry insiders(行家) to discuss the issues most relative to the sector, reviewing its immediate past and portending to the future. The evenings Awards present a wide range of honors across categories that are decided via a combination of public voting and professional judgments. Since launching in 2004 it has evolved into a major event at The Roundhouse in London, giving the industry a chance to collectively celebrate and fondly reflect upon the achievements of the past year.With a gourmet dinner, gala awards ceremony and after-show party, it attracts over 1,000 of the most influential people in the business.Along with its sister events, the UK Festival Conference and the European Festival Awards, The UK Festival Awards & Conference is owned and produced by Festival Awards Ltd, an independent company founded in the UK.Awards include Best Major, Medium-Sized and Small Festival, Best Family Festival, Best Overseas Festival, Best Use of New Technology, and of course Best Toilets.As the festival season is approaching, we thought itd be a good time to release our free UK Festival Market Report for 2015 / 2016. We gathered the data in our annual census(人口普查) undertaken in the preparation stage for last years UK Festival Awards. The latest UK Festival Market Report can be downloaded below.Included in the Report is a bunch of related information about festivalgoers: where theyre from, how they like to purchase music, what they eat, their attitudes towards ticket prices, how receptive they are to different forms of advertising, why they go to festivals in the first place, where they sleep, and much more.We hope you find the information useful.1、Which phrase is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “portending” in paragraph 2?Agetting down Badding upCgiving way Dlooking forward2、What can be inferred from the passage?AAn annual census is conducted and released in the FestivalBThe Festival Awards Ltd, is responsible for not le