考研英语一大理白族自治州永平县2023年统考试题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) This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first, 1 on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.“I am 2 .” she answered.He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep 3 . finally he asked, “What can I do to 4 your mind?”Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can 5 my heart, I will change my mind. Lets say, I want a flower 6 on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your 7 . will you do it for me?”He said, “I will give you my 8 tomorrow.”She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which 9 “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, the 10 are ”“When you use the computer you always 11 the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the 12 . You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my 13 to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n) 14 city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always 15 at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes 16 when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those 17 white hairs.”“Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you 18 I do I could not pick that flower yet, and die ”Thats life, and 19 . flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the 20 of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.1、AbutBandCorDso2、AlonelyBshamedCtiredDworried3、AspaceBthoughtCshadeDimpression4、AspeakBchangeCblowDkeep5、ArepresentBexpandCadmitDconvince6、AgrowingBfallingClivingDwaiting7、AattentionBsatisfactionCinterestDdeath8、AagreementBanswerCannouncementDjudgment9、AwritesBinformsCprintsDgoes10、AmeaningsBmessagesCreasonsDpurposes11、Aturn upBput upCuse upDmess up12、AstructuresBprogramsCbalanceDposition13、AlegsBpatienceCenergyDdollars14、AancientBnewCmodernDunderground15、AshoutBjumpCknockDstare16、Aas ifBnow thatCso thatDin case17、AannoyingBenjoyableCdustyDamusing18、Aless thanBrather thanCmore thanDother than19、AdeterminationBloveCprogressDpower20、AsurfaceBwayCprincipleDnatureSection 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 1 Self-driving cars are so popular that the University of Michigan has even established a town called Mcity to allow car manufacturers to safely test their autonomous cars.While Mcity can be used to simulate（模拟）many real-life road conditions，it cant help test gestures drivers use to communicate their intention（意图）to other drivers，pedestrians or cyclists. To find a solution，US car manufacturer Ford，with researchers from Virginia Tech，at the beginning considered using text as a way to communicate the cars intention，but decided it would probably not work universally. The option of using symbols was also rejected，because research shows that a majority of people do not have a good understanding of what they mean.Finally, the researchers settled on light signals. A white light warned that there were no humans in the car. A slow blinking one indicated that the car was coming to a stop, while a rapidly flashing light cautioned passersby that the car was about to speed up.Then came the big challengetesting the signals on real roads. We needed to try out this new lighting to communicate the intention of the vehicle, but if youve got a driver behind the seat, you still have natural communication between humans, said Andy Shaudt, who led the research team. So we needed to make it look like a driverless car.The team designed a car seat costume（戏装）that the driver would wear to cover his or her face and upper body. Of course，the drivers could see very clearly. The researchers then equipped the car with cameras to capture human reactions to a light bar，which flashed one of the three signals when appropriate. Six drivers，all keeping their hands low on the wheel so as not to be noticed，took turns to test driving the car through the busy streets.The overall reaction to the flashing lights was very encouraging. Who knew costumes could be useful for more than Halloween？1、What did the team first consider using as a way to communicate the