凤县2023年考研英语一预测试题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)The other day I was offered two tickets to a special preview of the latest movie for free. I wasnt interested, 1 I knew my two boys would be.That evening, we were a bit 2 for time. So instead of having dinner at home, we had fast food near the movie theater Oscar. There went the 3 of eight movie tickets.Then I met up with a friend and we sat around 4 for a while , and another movie ticket went into a cup of coffee, After that, we figured we might as well 5 around until the movie ended to pick up the boys. To help 6 the time, I bought snacks. However, the 7 went for an hour longer than expected. To watch the free movie, we always have to 8 an hour of ads.Oh, did I 9 parking and fighting my way through the 10 to get to the right theater? I could have sent the 11 to a movie theater in walking distance and had enough 12 left over to watch ten mare movies!Next time Im offered something free, Ill 13 refuse it.I should have known better. 14 in 2004, I built my own business. One of my marketing strategies is that I often offer free gifts, I said “probably” because “free” is just the most irresistible 15 in your marketing language. And it always 16 .If you dont believe me, next time when you do a promotion, 17 this test: one with and one without the free 18 . You will be amazed by how many people will 19 hundreds of dollars to get something for 20 !1、Afor Bor Cso Dhut2、Agrateful Bprepared Crushed Dthankful3、Alime Bprice Cchance Dlength4、Asinging Bjudging Cbargaining Dchatting5、Awander Bturn Clook Dgather6、Asave Bwaste Crecord Dkill7、Ameeting Bmovie Cwalk Dcoffee8、Abreak down Bsit through Ccut down Dlook through9、Aforget Bcontinue Cmention Dstop10、Arace Bpark Cgate Dtraffic11、Aemployees Bcustomers Cboys Dfriends12、Afood Bpatience Cmom Dmoney13、Aprobably Bangrily Cdefinitely Drepeatedly14、AEnding BWriting CRevolting DStalling15、Aword Breason Cletter Ddesire16、Afails Bcheats Cworks Dloses17、Atry Bstudy Cface Dattend18、Ahelp Bgift Cadvice Dmarket19、Again Bhank Creceive Dpay20、Asomething Beverything Cnothing DanythingSection 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 International Painting Contest on Googles homepage in 2015 may look pretty strange, but it spotlightings a very serious issue: clean water, which is unusual for an 11-year-old from Long Island.Audrey Zhang, a fifth-grader from Levittown, N.Y, is the winner of this years Doodle 4 Google contest, rising to the top of some 100, 000 entries on the theme of “draw one thing to make the world a better place.”Her piece, titled “Back to Mother Nature,” describes a detailed water-cleaning machine. Zhang worked with a team of artists at Google to animate(使生动)her drawing.“To make the world a better place, I came up with a transformative water purifier, a machine used to remove dirty or harmful substances,” Google quoted Zhang as saying. “It takes in dirty and polluted water from rivers, lakes and even oceans, then massively transforms the water into clean, safe and pure water. When humans and animals drink this water, they will live a healthier life.”She created a whole world around the deviceone populated by humans, a whale in a top hat and dragons.Zhang, s piece is “so vivid and so rich and so full and so complete, Google Doodle team leader Ryan Germick told the Washington Post. “Every leaf seemed to have life in it.”Along with having her artwork featured on Googles homepage, Zhang wins a $30,000 college scholarship. In addition, her school will receive a $50,000 Google for Education technology grant, and the company is donating $20,000 in her name to a charity devoted to bringing clean water to schools in Bangladesh.On Sunday, the night before her work was revealed on net, Zhang told Newsday she was excited by the big win, but said she wouldnt be awake when her art first went online at midnight.“I have school-tomorrow, so I cant stay up late,” she told the paper.1、Whats the passage mainly about?AThe winner and her work in the painting contest.BThe team of artists at Google to animate drawings.CThe painting contest of Googles homepage in 2015.DThe water-cleaning machine in the painting contest.2、According to the passage, we know that_.A