考研英语一2023年陕西省宝鸡市陇县（当地女孩喜欢吃面，有秦腔戏）预测密卷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)完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My heart beat with that feeling, like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I 1 up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was 2 Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to 3 whether I had done perfectly. Then, 4 , the applause (掌声) came.“Thank you so much,” I said, 5 to the person standing on my other side. Olga, my piano teacher for six years, smiled back at me. “Youve been an 6 student all these years,” she said, “I hope that whatever you do, you never stop 7 ”I leaned forward, 8 I would keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.As it 9 , the promises werent as meaningful as Id hoped. Right after the 10 , I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day. 11 , it began slipping away from me. The reason I had stopped taking 12 was because of my busy schedule with homework. Not long after, I stopped practicing altogether. It was 13 not to have to stress about piano anymore. But something was 14 inside of me. I was empty inside.One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga.“Are you 15 taking lessons from Olga?” she asked.“Actually I just quit a while ago,” I replied.“Thats a 16 ,” she responded, “I remember your performance a year ago; it was 17 ”Two days after talking to Michelle, I was at a 18 what to do. I moved slowly into the living room unconsciously, but in fact I knew 19 what I was doing.As the music 20 , a familiar feeling rose inside me.1、AshowedBsatCstoodDlooked2、AlightBquietCcolorfulDnervous3、AexpectBremindCknowDdoubt4、AimmediatelyBsuccessfullyChopefullyDsuddenly5、AturningBwavingCrunningDpointing6、Aeasy-goingBimaginativeCamazingDhonest7、ApractisingBlearningCcompetingDgaining8、AtellingBpromisingCadmittingDspeaking9、Acarried onBbrought upCturned outDtaken in10、AperformanceBfinalCpresentationDplay11、ASoonBBesidesCThusDInstead12、AlecturesBpartsClessonsDpieces13、AdisappointingBpleasingCinspiringDpuzzling14、AbeatingBrisingCchangingDshining15、AstillBevenCmuchDyet16、AshameBreliefCpleasureDdeal17、AchallengingBbreathtakingCdemandingDembarrassing18、AtimeBheartCdreamDloss19、AnormallyBexactlyCunclearlyDbadly20、AendedBhitCcoveredDspreadSection 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 1The human brain remembers negative experiences more easily than positive ones. Our brains have developed this way because threats, like dangerous animals, had a more immediate effect on our ancestors survival compared to positive things like food or shelter. As a result, you likely know what makes you unhappy, but do you know what makes you happy?Research suggests that our level of happiness depends partly on factors we cannot controlour genes and our life circumstances. But our level of happiness is also shaped by the choices we make. If youve been chasing wealth, fame, good looks, material things and power, you may be looking for happiness in all the wrong places. Psychologists suggest that the following habits make people happier.People who form close relationships tend to be happier than those who do not. The number of friends we have is not important, What matters is the quality of our relationships. Relationships that bring happiness usually involve the sharing of feelings, mutual respect, acceptance, trust and fun.People who exercise regularly improve both their physical and mental well being. Some research has shown that exercise can be as effective as medication in treating depression,When we are so interested in an activity we enjoy that we lose track of time, we are in a state of flow. The activity could be making art, playing piano, surfing, or playing a game. People who experience flow in their work or hobbies tend to be happier,People are more likely to be happy if they know what their strengths are and use them regularly, People who set goals and use their strengths to achieve them tend to be happier. People are especially happy when they can use their strengths to serve the greater good.People who think positively by being grateful, mindful and optimistic are more likely to be happy. Being grateful means being thankful, Being mindful means being open to, focusing on and enjoying the experiences of the present moment. Being optimistic means being hopeful about the future.1、Why does the human brain re