2023年莆田市涵江区考研英语一高分冲刺试卷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)While traveling, you might have stayed at a hotel or a family members house. But have you ever thought about staying in a strangers 1 ?This might sound 2 , but its actually a trend thats becoming popular around the world, including China.Lodging rental(借宿出租) companies like Airbnb are helping people look for cheap ways to 3 . This website allows people to rent out their 4 rooms or apartments as an alternative to 5 in over 190 countries.Created by young American men Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb is a good example of a 6 economy. Through the Internet, people share 7 such as cars, apartments and 8 their expertise. 9 post information about the location, prices, descriptions and pictures. Guests can go to the 10 and find their favorite place to stay. Users 11 their opinions on their stay so that people know whether a place is good or not.A man in New York named Jonathan Powley even rents out his 12 for $22 (140 yuan) per night through Airbnb. This is no 13 car. Powley took out the car seats and changed the 14 to look more welcoming. He keeps it clean and puts flowers in it every day. He provides snacks and tells travelers where they can go and shower.But Airbnb does have some 15 . Sometimes you end up living with a stranger or it is not as 16 as it looked like online. 17 , hosts sometimes get mad when they get home and its a complete 18 .In China, Airbnb operates in five 19 including Beijing and Shanghai. The country has seen a major 20 in Airbnb users in the past year.1、Aoffice Bcamp Chome Dgarden2、Agreat Bamazing Cdangerous Dstrange3、Atravel Bplay Cwalk Dlive4、Anew Bprivate Cspare Dseparate5、Ashops Bhotels Crestaurants Dhomes6、Asharing Bdifferent Cfresh Dcommercial7、Aobjects Brooms Cresources Dexperiences8、Astill Byet Calways Deven9、AHosts BTravelers CGuests DSellers10、Acompany Bwebsite Chotel Dagent11、Ashow Bpost Cput Ddeliver12、Aexpertise Bcar seats Capartment Dtaxi13、Aordinary Bcomfortable Cterrible Dspecial14、Aoutside Binside Csize Dshape15、Aregulations Breasons Cproblems Dadvantage16、Anice Bcheap Cbad Dreal17、AAlso BInstead CThough DTherefore18、Asurprise Btrip Cmess Djoy19、Aprojects Bcities Cbusinesses Dagents20、Ashift Bdrop Ctrend DincreaseSection 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 1Mark is always engaged in his work. But this time he felt that it was time for him to take part in his community, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area city council woman was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was on the decline. The neighborhood faced many problems. Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There were charts for parking problems, crime, and for problems in empty buildings. Mark read from the charts, “Police patrols cut back, illegal parking up 20%”. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the council woman. It was too much for Mark. “The problems are too big”, he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, “I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I can do would make a difference here.”As he neared the bus stop on his way home, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag, and a baby. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly ran into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted, and groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boys arm and led him back to his mother. “You gotta stay with mom,” he said. Then he picked up the stray groceries while and the woman smiled in relief. “Thanks,” she said, “Youve got great timing.” “Just being neighborly,” Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of bus. On one of them was “Small acts of kindness add up.” Mark smiled and thought, “Maybe thats a good place to start.”1、What was being discussed when Mark arrived at the neighborhood meeting?AThe high price of grocery.BThe education problem of children.CThe worsening of quality of life.DThe housing conditions in the community.2、Whats Marks opinion about the community problems according to the first paragraph?APeople could solve the problems by themselves.BHe didnt have the ability to solve such problems.CHe didnt have enough time to solve the problems.DPeople were too selfis