考研英语一山西省晋中市太谷县2023年全真模拟试题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)While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous. 1 Mr. Larchmont refused to 2 his request? Andrew had 3 so hard in the last 18 months. 4 , he should get a wage increase.The thought of walking into Larchmonts office left Andrew weak at the knees. Late in the afternoon he finally gathered the 5 to approach his superior. To his 6 and surprise, the ever-frugal（一贯节省的）Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a 7 !Andrew arrived home that evening, to find their dining table 8 with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal 9 his favorite dishes. Immediately he 10 someone from the office had broken the message to her!Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered 11 . It was from his wife, which 12 : “Congratulations, my love! I knew youd get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show 13 how much I love you. Im so proud of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to 14 how sensitive and caring Tina was.After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen 15 he observed a second card had slipped out of Tinas pocket. He picked it up. It said: “Dont worry about not getting the raise! You do 16 one! I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you 17 you didnt get the increase.”Tears 18 in Andrews eyes. Total acceptance! Tinas support for him was not 19 upon his success at work.The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us 20 our success or failure.1、AWhat about BHow come CHow about DWhat if2、Agrant Badmit Csubmit Dguarantee3、Amanaged Bstudied Cworked Dconducted4、AFinally BAbsolutely CSuccessfully DEffectively5、Athoughts Bcourage Cstrength Dforce6、Ashock Bconfusion Cdelight Damazement7、Apraise Baward Creward Draise8、Acovered Bmade Cdecorated Dset9、Aincluding Bthrough Cas Dfor10、Aconfirmed Bproved Cfigured Dadmitted11、Acheque Bcard Cenvelope Dmail12、Awrote Bspoke Cread Dtold13、Ajust Balmost Cnearly Deven14、Acall on Breflect on Cfeed back Dremind of15、Awhile Bbefore Cuntil Dwhen16、Adeserve Bprefer Cignore Dappreciate17、Aas though Beven though Cwhether Dunless18、Awelled up Bflowed over Crushed out Dstreamed down19、Aqualified Btemporary Cconditional Dconcerned20、Adespite Bwithout Ceither Dregardless ofSection 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 12015 TFK Poetry ContestCall all poets! Time For Kids (TFK) has a challenge for you: write a funny, rhyming poem. It must be an original poem that does not copy another poets work. Enter it in the Time for Kids Poetry Contest! As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, Time For Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.Contest Rules1. How to enter This contest begins at 12:01 am on March 6,2015 and ends at 11:59 pm on July 24,2015. To enter, mail the following information to 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10020:(a) an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme; (b) entrants first name only and a parents mail address. Limit one entry per person. When entering, entrant promises that the entry is original, and has not been published in any medium and has not won an award.2. Judging All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality (50%), use of language and rhyme (25%) and appropriateness to the theme of the contest (25%). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.3. Prizes Our judge will select four semi-finalists (半决赛选手) from which one grand prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand prize winner will receive an online class visit from Childrens Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids，approximately value at $ 275. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitts newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grand prize winner will be published at .4. Elig