眉山市东坡区2023年考研英语一全真模拟试题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)These days my work is mostly on the Internet. However, there is one 1 that I use nearly every day. And I learned it from my dad almost 40 years ago in a very different 2 .My father ran a plumbing(水管) shop. I had to 3 him with his work. One day, I was asked to work 4 a concrete floor. It wasnt the kind of work I 5 . The work was physical work which involved 6 a chisel(凿子) and swinging a five- pound hammer at it really 7 . Often, my aim was bad 8 the hammer missed the chisel and 9 my wrist. After ten minutes, my dad came, expecting to find the job completed. Actually, it wasnt. He asked, “Son, have you been doing it all the time?”“Well dad,” I told him 10 , “I figure out a good way to do this more 11 . I just tap the chisel and move it. Im generating a circle of shock wave down into the concrete. That way, itll break along the lines and I wont hurt my wrist again.” Dad gave me a 12 look. He said, “Son, just hit the thing.” Then Dad 13 me his hand. I saw many scars on it .He told me, “If you stick to the work, youll 14 it sooner. “ Well, I did hit it then. And the job only took five more minutes to finish. 15 enough, even though I hammered my 16 two or three times, I was proud that Id just done it.Today, nearly 40 years later, when I 17 any difficulty in work I still hear my fathers voice, “Son just hit the thing.”I feel 18 because I know hes still urging me to take action, go ahead, get the job done, and never 19 the scars. And thats not a bad 20 to carry through life.1、Areason Bprinciple Cmeasure Dplan2、Alife Bmoment Cjob Doccasion3、Ahelp Bleave Cbother Dprovide4、Asweeping Bbuilding Cdesigning Dbreaking5、Aenjoyed Bheard Cfound Davoided6、Afinding Bmaking Cholding Dchoosing7、Afrequently Bfast Cexactly Dhard8、Aso Bbut Cor Dwhen9、Amissed Bdestroyed Chit Dpressed10、Asadly Bproudly Crapidly Dloudly11、Asafely Bquickly Cnormally Dfunnily12、Asatisfied Btired Cfunny Dserious13、Agave Blent Cposted Dshowed14、Arepeat Bimprove Cfinish Dknow15、ALucky BStrange CPeaceful DHappy16、Aface Bfoot Cleg Dhand17、Aget on Bmake up Cmeet with Dfind out18、Ahesitant Bworried Ccomfortable Dencouraged19、Acheck Bmind Cdevelop Dput20、Alesson Barrangement Cattitude DsituationSection 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 With its Georgian brick buildings and grassy green hills， almost everywhere in Bath feels like a living postcard With landmarks from Roman and medieval times， you may feel youve landed back in time， but the splendid row houses and people hustling about on smartphones brings you out of that fantasyBath somehow weaves together threads of smalltown life with metropolitan style It has galleries， museums and theaters Its a college town anchored by the University of Bath And it is a UNESCO World Heritage site Even on a mere day trip from London， just 90 minutes away by train， Bath bubbles over with charmBath AbbeyAn impressive landmark in the center of town， Bath Abbey is the third place of worship to occupy this site in 1，200 years The first church， built in 757， was replaced by a cathedral soon after the Norman conquest of England in 1066 That one gave way in the 15th century to the Abbey thats there todayWalk inside and eye the ceiling and stained glass windows showing 56 scenes from Christs life A floor plate marks Queen Elizabeth IIs 1973 visit Tours of the church tower are availableRoman BathsThe Roman Baths date back to the year 70，with a pool of natural， hot spring water called the Great Bath located below street level You can see the steam swirling on the street above People dressed in period clothingsuch as a Roman soldier or stone masonstand in the archwaysThe complex includes several underground spaces and displays The selfguided audio tour thoroughly explains how the citizens of Aquae Sulis （the Roman name given to Bath） socialized， worked and worshipped At the end of the tour， visitors can sample some of that refreshing waterJane Austen CentreNovelist Jane Austen lived with family in Bath between 1801 and 1806 Avid readers of Austens work know that Bath was a prominent setting in two of her books， Persuasion and Northanger Abbey The Jane Austen Centre， a threestory building on Gay Street