2023年从化市考研英语一临考冲刺试卷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) When you think of friends, you often think of those who accompany you for a long time. But there is another kind of 1 one that does not unfold over a 2 period of time but springs entirely from a particular 3 .In my eighth grade，there was Jenny. I 4 to stay at her farmhouse with cats and dogs. Eighth grade was a terrible year. We both 5 it，but we didnt talk about it. On cold winter days，she 6 me how she lied on her pony Redwings back. Then we would 7 on long journey，riding and walking. She left in ninth grade and I 8 her. We had gotten each other through a 9 time.Anyone with children knows the rapid friendships formed with parallel parents. To Julie, I will be forever 10 . We met on a 11 in New Jersey. Her twin boys were about the same 12 as my daughter. She lived in the beach town. I lived alone with my 13 a block away. My husband had left for North Dakota, leaving me to 14 out what to do next. Now, 15 , there was someone I could talk to. For the next weeks，we met at the beach，and I would go 16 with her so that the 17 could go on playing. The normal state of her little home 18 my broken heart.Such friends as these often 19 when your own life is off balance；they 20 you till the world settles on its axis(轴) once again.1、AclassmateBfriendshipCmarriageDneighbour2、AbriefBspecialCconsistentDlong3、AcustomBfestivalCceremonyDmoment4、AlovedBtendedCattemptedDdemanded5、AoverlookedBknewCforgotDpreserved6、AinspiredBrequiredCconsultedDshowed7、Ago outBmake upCslow downDfall behind8、AfollowedBadmiredCmissedDforgave9、AcheerfulBdifficultCgrandDdecisive10、AreliableBmercifulCgenerousDgrateful11、AbeachBfarmCplaygroundDsquare12、AsizeBintelligenceCageDweight13、AdaughterBhusbandCsisterDparents14、AturnBpuzzleCpointDcarry15、ApunctuallyBridiculouslyCsuddenlyDtheoretically16、AhomeBdowntownCshoppingDswimming17、AadolescentsBboysCchildrenDgirls18、AachedBhardenedCcomfortedDbled19、AwithdrawBarriveCdisappearDgather20、ArecommendedBpromotedCtoleratedDsupportedSection 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 1Culture can affect not just language and customs, but also how people experience the world on surprisingly basic levels.Researchers, with the help of brain scans, have uncovered shocking differences in perception（感知）between Westerners and Asians, what they see when they look at a city street, for example, or even how they perceive a simple line in a square, according to findings published in a leading science journal.In western countries, culture makes people think of themselves as highly independent individuals. When looking at scenes, Westerners tend to focus more on central objects than on their surroundings. East Asian cultures, however, emphasize inter-dependence. When Easterners look at a scene, they tend to focus on surroundings as well as the object.Using an experiment involving two tasks, Dr Hedden asked subjects to look at a line simply to estimate its length, a task that is played to American strengths. In another, they estimated the lines length relative to the size of a square, an easier task for the Asians.The level of brain activity, by tracking blood flow, was then measured by Brain Scanners. The experiment found that although there was no difference in performance, and the tasks were very easy, the levels of activity in the subjects brains were different. For the Americans, areas linked to attention lit up more, when they worked on the task they tended to find more difficult estimating the lines size relative to the square. For the Asians, the attention areas lit up more during the harder task also estimating the lines length without comparing it to the square. The findings are a reflection of more than ten years of previous experimental research into East-West differences.In one study, for instance, researchers offered people a choice among five pens; four red and one green. Easterners were more likely to choose a red pen while Westerners were more likely to choose the green one.Culture is not affecting how you see the world, but how you choose to understand and internalize(使内化) it.But such habits can be changed. Some psychological studies suggest that when an Easterner goes to the West or vice versa, habits of thought and perception also begin to change. Such research gives us clues on how our brain works and is hopeful for us to develop programs to improve our