四川省绵阳市盐亭县2023年考研英语一考前冲刺预测试卷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)I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she _ some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in _ the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the _ of her desk and sat down there.With a gentle look on her face, she paused and said,Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought _ I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves.and _ of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is a(an) _that we must make the most out of every single day. Her eyes beginning to_, she went on,So I would like you all to make me a _.from now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesnt have to be something you see-it_ be a scent(香味)-perhaps of_ baked bread wafting out of someones house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the _ the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground. Please, look for these things, and remember them.For, _ it may sound silly to some people, these things are the stuff of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for _. We must make _important to notice them, for at any time.it can all be taken away.The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room _ .That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what a deep _ she made on all us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all _.Take notice of something _you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. _ as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often _, but the things we didnt do.1、AenjoyedBsharedCchangedDconnected2、AthroughBonCacrossDalong3、AbackBfrontCfeetDedge4、AwhatBwhichCwhenDwhere5、Ano oneBeveryCnoneDany6、AsignBsignalCsymbolDscene7、AcryBsweatCrunDwater8、ApresentBpromiseCdiscoveryDcontribution9、AshouldBmustCcouldDneed10、AeventuallyBfreshlyCgraduallyDslightly11、AwayBmethodCaccessDprocess12、AbecauseBsinceCunlessDalthough13、AresponsibilityBgrantedCfunDpleasure14、AoneBthatCthem.Dit15、AhappilyBsilentlyCsadlyDtiredly16、AexpressionBdepressionCimpressionDprogress17、AnoticeBforgetCoverlookDremember18、AspecialBniceCbeautifulDtypical19、AWhileBThoughCForDIf20、AlikeBregretCneglectDrememberSection 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 1Each day the online community reports on countless social justice issues around the world. From climate change and gun violence to natural disasters, readers come across a story, learn about an issue and often feel compelled to help. However, without any guidance on how to make a difference, many abandon the attempt and move on with their day.Ideal Impact, a new Web-based app (应用程序), sees that as a lost opportunity. The app is designed to connect news stories with efficient ways to help make a difference in the real world. Lets say, for example, you recently read an article, “The heartbreaking, world of captive (被抓的) exotic birds” and felt moved by the stories of the often sad lives those birds are forced to live. Once installed on your phone or browser, Ideal Impact would show you opportunities to volunteer, donate or get involved to help captive exotic birds.Founder, Olivier Kamanda, explains in the companys video, “What would happen when you come across a story that makes you want to get involved in? That arouses a fundamental question, How can I help? Unfortunately there is no platform that takes you from that moment of inspiration to a meaningful service opportunity. So every year 90 million people are inspired to get involved to do something with their time and they dont know how. And that comes at a cost of 207 billion dollars in lost volunteer time and donations.” Kamanda said in an interview with the Smithsonian, “Our app bridges the gap betwe