考研英语一信宜市2023年考前冲刺试卷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)A few summers ago my daughter and I were swimming in our pool. This day had been like most others, 1 I had no way of knowing that this one would 2 in our family history as a memory we 3 and still talk about from time to time.The sun was setting and the night was 4 approaching. For the shallow end of our pool, my daughter 5 it first. Right about eye level, a spider was spinning her 6 by the pool. It 7 me that my daughter noticed this, and it surprised me even 8 that she wasnt afraid of the spider.Instead, she delightfully 9 as the spider busied herself in the cycle of life. as we both gazed at this 10 of nature, a very simple thought 11 me. I had lost track of time. I honestly didnt know 12 we had been just standing there and staring at that spider 13 her web. But, regardless of what ever amount of time had passed, the 14 was that we were simply having fun. We were having fun 15 really doing anything really BIG or special. I thought. However, in contrast, I believe that by sharing this 16 of the spider building her web we were 17 just as fulfilled as if we had done something very important.Remember that the 18 things are the best things in life. spend time together appreciating the simple things in 19 , and even more importantly, 20 time together talking about life. Do this and youll have special moments and special memories that will last a life time.1、Aor Band Cbut Dso2、Ago down Bget up Ctake off Dlead to3、Adeserve Bremind Ctreasure Dexhibit4、Aeventually Bfrequently Ccarefully Dquickly5、Ainvented Bnoticed Cinformed Druined6、Acloth Bcraft Cpot Dweb7、Asurprised Binterested Cfrightened Dexcited8、Afarther Bmore Clonger Dbetter9、Anoted Bwatched Cfollowed Dchanged10、Asight Bsignal Cwonder Dadvertisement11、Acaught Boccurred Cknocked Dhit12、Ahow soon Bhow often Chow long Dhow far13、Aremoving Bbuilding Cpainting Dsending14、Atruth Bmessage Cadvice Dinformation15、Afor Bwithout Cby Din16、Aability Bknowledge Chappiness Dexperience17、Aall Bboth Ceither Dneither18、Asimple Bexpensive Cbright Dflexible19、Aoffice Bearth Clife Dhope20、Akill Bwaste Ccost DspendSection 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 1Anew international study shows that some peopled biological clock plays a powerful role for their life expectancy, regardless of lifestyle choices.Published in the latest issue of Aging on Wednesday, the study has found the most definitive evidence to explain why some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others.Geneticist Steve Horvath from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), led a team of 65 scientists around the world to record age-related changes to human DNA, analyse blood samples collected from 13,000 people and estimate their lifespan.A higher biological age, regardless of actual age, consistently predicts an earlier death, the study says.“You get people who are vegan, sleep 10 hours a day, have a low-stress job, and still end up dying young,” Horvath said in a statement. “We have shown some people have a faster innate aging rate.”The findings discovered that 5 percent of the population ages at a faster biological rate, which translated to a roughly 50 percent higher than average risk of death at any age.“The great hope is that we find anti-aging interventions that would slow your innate aging rate,” Horvath said, adding that “this is an important milestone to realizing this dream.1、How was the study conducted?ABy collecting and analyzing dataBBy interviewing lots of peopleCBy researching previous studiesDBy studying different lifestyles2、Some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others because .ABy biological clock is not powerful enoughBthe most definitive evidence has been foundCthey have a higher actual age than othersDthey ages at a relatively faster biological rate3、According to the study, it can be inferred that .Apeople who keep healthy lifestyle tend to live longerBpeoples lifespan can be predicted by their ageCanti-aging interventions have proved to slow the innate aging rateD5 percent of people are believed to have a faster innate aging ratText 2Few of us havent read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets