考研英语一昌都地区江达县2023年考前冲刺预测试卷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) I was driving to the grocery store on a warm morning in May. I smiled as I watched the golden sunshine 1 off the leaves. It was such a 2 and heavenly time.My calm was broken, 3 ， as I rounded a curve (拐弯处). A huge UHaul truck was coming my way several feet over the center line. I swerved as far onto the side of the road as I could to 4 it. It was followed by not one but two other UHaul trucks just as 5 . I wondered if all the stuff inside of them 6 the same person. I slowed down my car and waited for my heart rate to 7 . It was then that I 8 a selfstorage business along the side of the highway, building new units for all the people who couldnt fit their 9 into their houses. I saw a(n) 10 couple carrying boxes into one of the units. It seemed 11 that a couple just out of their teens could already have too much stuff.I lost my own 12 for owning stuff when a house fire in the middle of the night destroyed everything my family owned. The only thing I had left was the underwear I was wearing. Yet, our whole family had awakened 13 to escape. In the weeks that followed friends and family gave us a lot of stuff to get us back on our feet, but none of it seemed as 14 any more. What was important was seeing Moms smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss, and watching Dad snooze (打盹) in his chair 15 a hard days work. What was important was the stuff of 16 ， not the stuff of this world. Since then I have tried to limit the things I would 17 .I didnt want too much stuff to 18 my life. I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days in learning, growing, and 19 my family and others.I assumed that only by doing so could I make my 20 .1、AappreciatingBreflectingCadmiringDreleasing2、ArefreshingBdelightfulCpeacefulDdynamic3、AthoughBtooCanywayDinstead4、AmissBrejectCignoreDdesert5、AusefulBlargeCnewDgood6、Aturned toBreferred toCreacted toDbelonged to7、AbeatBpulseCaccelerateDfollow8、AnoticedBthoughtCdidDestablished9、AfurnitureBboxesCpossessionsDmaterials10、AoldByoungCmiddleagedDsmall11、AcuriousBapparentCcertainDobvious12、AhopeBtalentCfaithDtaste13、Ain returnBin turnCin timeDin vain14、AaffordableBsignificantCbeneficialDpractical15、AbeforeBinCafterDduring16、AmindBhandCheadDsoul17、ApurchaseBdonateCwasteDneed18、Aput upBcrowd upCbring upDset up19、AhelpingBabusingClovingDaffecting20、AnameBdayCworldDwaySection 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 1Do you ever wonder why trees begin to bud (发芽) earlier in some cities? Scientists finally found the answer but its not very pleasant. New science suggests a relationship between light pollution and the timing when trees produce buds, which signals the arrival of the spring season.Light pollution is defined by the Lighting Research Center as the unwanted consequence of outdoor lighting such as street lights. Excessive (过多的) man-made light at night results in disturbed natural cycles, and also prevents the observation of stars and planets at night. But its effect on the environment goes beyond that.By studying some trees, researchers found out that trees that are more exposed to artificial lighting at night bud up to 7.5 days earlier than those at the natural nighttime setting. And they found out that light had a more significant effect than temperature when the buds came out. The early budding may cause problems for insects, which feed on leaves, and the birds which then feed on them in turn. Professor Richard, who helped lead the research, explained that more than the budding of trees, the study implies the danger to the balance of the ecosystem. “At the moment, caterpillars (毛毛虫) are timed to hatch to make the most of the opportunities to feed on freshly budded leaves, and birds hatch in time to feed on the young caterpillar,” he said.Migratory (迁徙的) birds are also negatively affected by light pollution. The glare might confuse them and make them lose their flying sense. The phenomenon might explain why some birds accidentally knock into buildings.Such results stress the need to pursue studies that aim to measure the effect of light pollution. If the issue were left to continue, it is estimated that by 2100, spring would begin almost a full month earlier than it does today.1、What will happen if there is too much man-made light?APeoples eyesight will be damaged.BThe ecosystem will likely lose its balance.CNo