沛县2023年考研英语一全真模拟试题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) I was often told that God loved me. I wanted to believe that so much.For nearly a 1 I was shuttled between adoptive families and group homes14 of them. Some families were nice. Others were 2 , like evils in a dark fairy tale. At the age of 12, I was finally 3 , by Gay and Phil Courter, a couple with two adult sons. Gay said, “We lived for a 4 , and we believe that reason is you.”Id been lied to by adults so many times in the past years. I wasnt sure they 5 loved me. “There will be no 6 . All those parents were pretty much the same,” I said to myself. I 7 to call them Mom and Dad. I was particular about the home-cooked meals Gay 8 prepared. I hid in my room as much as possible. I wanted to make them 9 so theyd show their true colors.One Friday night in the eighth grade, I really 10 things to the limit. A neighborhood girl had persuaded me to 11 out of the house with her to meet some boys. I put Advil(镇痛药) in my parents drinks after dinner, 12 it would make them sleepy. Wow! Id never seen them so 13 . “Now they would surely send me back”, I thought. Instead they said. “Ashley, we are family, we have nowhere to send you back to, we must 14 this like a family.”I ran in 15 to my bedroom, where I spent the weekend. Seeing how much Id disappointed them made me 16 . No one had ever cared for me like that. I didnt deserve this 17 .Sunday night, Gay came into my room. She 18 down and kissed my cheek. “Love you, sweetie,” she said. For the first time ever, I kissed her back. “Love you too,” I said. That word-love-sounded so 19 , yet felt so true. I was discovering that love is what makes a(n) 20 .1、AfortnightBweekCmonthDdecade2、AcruelBmadCangryDstrange3、AmovedBdiscoveredCadoptedDpersuaded4、AfamilyBkindnessCloveDreason5、ApossiblyBfinallyCtrulyDcertainly6、ApointBchoiceCdifferenceDevidence7、AstartedBrefusedCwantedDagreed8、AhappilyBpainstakinglyCwillinglyDeasily9、AmadBrelaxedCcontentDshocked10、AdraggedBprovedCpulledDpushed11、ArunBjumpCslideDbreak12、AdiscoveringBobservingCseeingDthinking13、AniceBangryCdifferentDcruel14、Adeal withBput downClook throughDwrite down15、AjoyBtearsCangerDlaughters16、AashamedBannoyedCexcitedDsatisfied17、AserviceBhonorChonestyDkindness18、AbentBtookCputDbroke19、AdifferentBpopularCstrangeDfamiliar20、AgroupBfamilyCadultDunionSection 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 1Ticks of theTradeHere are some of the ways companies try to get you to buy their products. See if you can spot any of them the next time you watch an ad,What a Character! Companies often use mascots to sell their products A memorable mascotlike a rabbit that loves cerealmakes you immediately think of the product.Convincing Colors: Many foods come in brightly colored packaging meant to grab your attention. Different colors can create different feelings. For example, research shows that red and yellow can make you hungry.Name ThatTune: Have you ever had a song from a commercial stuck in your head?Companies create catchy jingles and slogans to make sure you dont forget their products.Making Your Mouth Water: Have you noticed that food in commercials often looks better than it does in real life? Thats because advertisers hire people called food stylists to make burgers look extra juicy and chips extra crispy.Star Power: Companies pay actors, athletes, and singers to promote their products. The idea is that people will want to eat and drink the same products as the celebrities they admire.Football star Cam Newton appears in ads for Gatorade.1、250In the first trick, what do companies try to associate their products with?ATrademarks.BMascots.CLogos.DSymbols.2、252Research shows that the color yellow can .Aincrease a persons appetiteBinspire a persons imaginationCsharpen a persons eyesightDmotivate persons creativity3、254Food stylists try to promote the food by taking advantage of a persons sense of .AhearingBtouchCsightDsmellText 2 Babbage, born in London in 1791, was a great mathematical genius. He was a natural inventor.When he finished school, he went to study mathematics at Cambridge University. Later, he got a job teaching at the university. While working there, he designed his “first difference engine”. This was, basically, a hand-operated mechanical calculator.He took nine years to build