考研英语一2023年河南省洛阳市汝阳县全真模拟试题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)My wife and I were attending a wedding at St. Johns Church. The sound of 1 rang to the heavens as the ceremony continued.At the church, I 2 an old friend, Casper, who happened to be at the 3 . Now 73, Casper was a brilliant and 4 softball pitched (投球手) back in the Mens Leagues of Philadelphia in the mid-60s. I did not 5 the now silver-haired fellow until my brother-in-law John mentioned his name to me! After a very pleasant 6 , Casper asked if I remembered a letter of 7 I had written to him back in 1964. It appeared Casper fell on hard times, as professional pitchers 8 do, and he wasnt pitching too well for a period of time. I did not 9 the letter, but he said, “Yes, I still have it, and I read it anytime 10 arent going too well.” He said that he had read the letter many times, and the situation always seemed to improve. I was 11 and speechless!He continued, “You dont remember?” I said, “Sadly, no, I dont.” but I did ask if I could have a(n) 12 of the letter. He said he would email it to me. After the 13 , we met on the steps of the church. Casper came up to me and 14 the letter. He lived a block from the 15 and had run home to get it. The envelope was 16 and turned yellow, and so was the letter inside. That letter had to be nearly 50 years old.In 17 term, the letter read:“These hard times are 18 ! Keep your enthusiasm for the 19 . Never quit and you will be back on top again 20 . Hang on there!”1、Awind Bmusic Ctraffic Dfireworks2、Atook over Bran into Cpicked up Dcalled on3、Ameeting Bservice Cscene Dposition4、Alimited Bbalanced Cdevoted Dtalented5、Ainvite Brecognize Cdisturb Dinform6、Adiscussion Bshaking Cjourney Dgreeting7、Aapology Bappreciation Cencouragement Dintroduction8、Asometimes Bentirely Crarely Dforever9、Areceive Bwrite Cremember Dpreserve10、Ajobs Bthings Cstages Deffects11、Apleased Bdisappointed Cpuzzled Dannoyed12、Aaddress Bcopy Crecord Dopinion13、Aparty Bbreak Cwedding Dincident14、Adropped Bdelivered Copened Dpresented15、Atheatre Bchurch Coffice Dstation16、Afolded Bfaded Cpainted Ddivided17、Agentle Bpatient Cmodest Dsimple18、Areasonable Btemporary Crelative Dimpressive19、Agame Bprize Cglory Dlesson20、Acasually Bproperly Ctotally DshortlySection 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 1Maybe you want to give back to your community, but you dont know where to begin. It was something Rebecca Reeder used to hear from friends whenever they learned she volunteered around the Los Angeles area.The idea finally took shape during her 30th birthday celebration. Reeder and her brother put together a surprise party for her guests. They rented a party bus in secret and invited everyone she knew to a mystery (神秘) event. The surprise bus ride was not only a hit but also an effective ice breaker. Many guests had never met before that night but they were all fast friends by the end of the trip.Reeder and a friend realized this might be the answer for friends seeking fun ways to do good.Then they began Do Good Bus and hosted their first community ride in 2010. Everyone assumed it would be a one-off event, but participants had such fun and felt so good about giving back that they demanded another. And then another. “This kind of things just snowballed from there,” says Reeder, who is now a full-time director of the growing nonprofit organization.Over the past seven years, Do Good Bus has offered once-a-month public rides in Los Angeles. Volunteers board the bus and ride to a mystery community service project. Reeder likes to keep the locations and causes a secret to add an element of fun and mystery, and to prevent people from arriving with too much expectation.Participants pay $ 45, with 10 percent going to the days cause and the rest going to Do Good Bus to help cover costs and run the program.Rides usually last four to five hours and include everything from working in homeless shelters to beach cleanups to planting community gardens.The aim, says Reeder, is to raise awareness about causes, and encourage continued support in the community while having a good time.1、Why did Reeder say the bus ride on her birthday was an ice breaker?AIt exposed the need of the poor to people.BIt made people realize how to do good deed