考研英语一河南省洛阳市西工区2023年深度自测卷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)Helen was loved as a friendly 1ady by a11 who knew her. She had belonged to the same church for almost all her adult lire and was highly 36._. Poor Helen was well into her 90s. Since her husband passed away，she moved in with Jennifer, her young granddaughter. However, life is 37._. One night driving home from the store, Jennifer was hit dead by a drunk driver. Once again, Helen was alone. The 38._ of losing those closest to her and the loneliness of being all alone were 39._ she could bear. She changed-she fell into 40._ and hopelessness. Naturally, people around her saw the change. But nobody seemed to know how to 41._ her. Months passed. It was now December, and the holiday season was 42._ to be harder than Helen imagined it would be. She felt like she was 43._, slowly inside. She wondered if she would see Christmas this year. 44._, the second Sunday of December, the Sunday School teacher came to her with a special request. Would she be 45._ enough to help decorate the tree that was in the middle of the childrens classroom? Each child had handmade a special decoration to 46._ on the tree, and they needed assistance. Helen attempted to 47._ refuse, but the teacher said that the children had requested she be the 48._ that year. It was important to them for some reason, the teacher whispered. The night of the special event, Helen was present and wore the best smile. The 49._ of the young children was bittersweet, which held memories of her dear Jennifer. For the first time in months, though, you could see her eyes 50._ through tears. She was happy that the children had 51._ her. Most decorations had been placed on the tree 52._ a group of nine children came and sat in front of her. Each of them either had no grandmother any longer, 53._ had never even known theirs. This was a very special celebration and union. In the middle lay a gift-wrapped box 54._ for her with a card reading “Our Grandma, with love. ” Christmas this year wasnt unkind to Helen. No, it was a new 55._, a brand-new start and nine new reasons to her1、Avalued Brewarded Capproved Drespected2、Afunny Bchallenging Cboring Ddiverse3、Aweakness Bcoldness Csadness Dtiredness4、Aother than Bmore than Crather than D1essthan5、Anervousness Banxiety Cdepression Dseparation6、Aacknowledge Bdistinguish Cappreciate Dcomfort7、Adesired Bpictured Caiming Dproving8、Acrying Bdying Cmoving Dstruggling9、AGradually BRecently CThen DMeanwhile10、Akind Boptimistic Cpatient Denthusiastic11、Abase Bplace Chide Dset12、Apolitely Bpersonally Cseriously Dunwillingly13、Avolunteer Bvisitor Cteacher Dassistant14、Aview Bthought Csight Dscenery15、Astaring Bshining Clooking D1ighting16、Ahelped Btreated Cinvited Damused17、Awhile Bwhen Cas Dafter18、Aor Bnor Cand Dbut19、Aintended Bwritten Csent D1eft20、Aending Bprocess Cgoal DbeginningSection 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 1American college students are becoming more adventuresome as they study abroad, showing less interests in English-speaking destinations such as Great Britain and Australia and more in such countries as China, India, Argentina and Brazil.Britain remained the most popular study destination in 2005, according to annual figures from the Institute of International Education, followed by Italy, Spain and France. But the number of American students studying in Britain and Australia descended a little, even as the number of American students abroad rose by 8%. The growth came in non-English speaking European countries and in Asia. China is now the eighth most popular destination for American students, attracting nearly 6,400 in 2005, up 35% from the number of the year before. Argentina and India saw increases of more than 50%.Allan Goodman, president of the Institute of International Education, said that a range of factors contributed to the trend, from growing awareness of globalization after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, to programs such as former President Bushs National Security Language Initiative, which trains soldiers, intelligence officers and diplomats in foreign languages. “What Americans are doing is waking up and discovering theres a world out there,” he said.Other figures showed the flow of students in the