考研英语一桂东县2023年押题密卷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)“Are you going shopping today?” my husband, Roy, asked when I answered the telephone. “I 1 to,” I said. Thanksgiving was only a couple days away. My money was 2 and I knew I had to be creative in my shopping that day.For a few seconds, Roy sat 3 on the other end of the line. The nervousness gradually increased under the wordlessness, which I couldnt wait to break through. “Why do you ask?” I whispered, 4 what he might say.“Nancy, theres a family with six kids that will not have anything to 5 for Thanksgiving. The little one is only five years old. While youre at the store could you 6 buy something for them?” My head began to spin when I was thinking about the fifty dollars I had 7 for our familys Thanksgiving dinner.In the back of my mind I 8 the hungry guests who would be coming to our house for dinner. I put my head down on my desk, already feeling 9 Theres no way possible, I thought. But the compassion (怜悯) I heard in my husbands 10 struck a nerve inside me.I replied, “ 11 but only if God helps.”I finished my work and 12 all the way to the nearest grocery store. I entered the parking lot and noticed a big 13 in the grocery store window: Turkeys-29 cents a pound. “Thank God!” I said to myself.I went inside, but when I read the sign my heart 14 “Limit one.” But I needed at least two so I decided to find the manager. I 15 the problem. He made an exception. To my 16 , I had enough money. I was even able to purchase a package of cookies for the five-year-old child who had 17 my heart, even though I had never met her.Later that afternoon, Roy and I made a special delivery to a home 18 with children of all ages. I will never forget the 19 on the six kids faces.By far, that was the greatest 20 of my life.1、AplanBrefuseCfailDagree2、AprivateBenoughCendlessDlimited3、AnervouslyBsilentlyCfriendlyDexcitedly4、AarrangingBreceivingCfearingDblaming5、AeatBdoCpayDsay6、AfreelyBpossiblyCgentlyDregularly7、AlentBpulledChiddenDsaved8、AinvitedBorganizedCcountedDconnected9、AaffectedBdefeatedCsatisfiedDbored10、AvoiceBfaceCheartDbody11、ABadBPoorCSureDAfraid12、AangeredBworriedCwonderedDprayed13、AflowerBsignCbookDword14、AsankBfellCendedDheld15、AexplainedBpromisedCrequiredDcorrected16、AhorrorBsadnessCcreditDsurprise17、AbrokenBstolenCoperatedDsupported18、AcoveredBshapedCfilledDmade19、AsorrowBlonelinessCdisappointmentDsmiles20、AyearBseasonCThanksgivingDrewardSection 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 1Loui Armstrong had two famous nicknames（绰号）. Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet（短号）at a boys home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong began. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing American popular songs.His cornet playing had deep humanity and warmth that caused many listeners to say,” Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over. “He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6,1971, was headline news around the world.1、Armstrong was called Pops because he .Alooked like a musician Bwas an influential musicianCshowed an interest in music Dtraveled to play modern music2、Paragraph 3 is organized .Aby space Bby examplesCby time sequence Dby comparison3、Which of the following statements about Armstrong is TRUE?AHis tale began in New Orleans.BHe was born before jazz was invented.CHis music was popular with his listeners.DHe learned popular music at a boys home.4、What is the best title for the text?A