巢湖市2023年考研英语一统考试题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)I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer on my newspaper route. Yet it 1 in my memory that she taught me a lesson in 2 that I shall never forget.On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were 3 stones onto the roof of the old ladys house near her garden. The 4 was to observe how the stones changed to missiles as they 5 to the roofs edge and fell into the yard like comets（彗星）falling from the 6 I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it. The stone was too 7 , however, so it slipped from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small 8 At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in 9 We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.I was too 10 about getting caught that first night to be 11 about the old lady with the broken window in winter. 12 ,a few days later, when I was sure that I hadnt been discovered, I started to feel 13 for her trouble. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act 14 when seeing her.I decided that I would save my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would 15 the cost of her window and sent it to her in an envelope.The next day, I 16 the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits 17 I continued my route.After several cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the 18 . When I opened the envelope, I was 19 Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that 20 ,“Im proud of you.”1、AfailsBfadesCimpressesDremains2、AforgivenessBvalueChonestyDgratefulness3、AcollectingBputtingCthrowingDplacing4、AsubjectBthemeCtopicDobject5、AshotBrolledCgotDdropped6、AearthBoceanCskyDuniverse7、AsmoothBsquareCheavyDbeautiful8、AceilingBdoorCchimneyDwindow9、AdangerBtroubleCsurpriseDcomfort10、AscaredBexcitedCdisappointedDconfused11、AfrightenedBdepressedCpuzzledDconcerned12、AHoweverBThereforeCBesidesDFurthermore13、AhonoredBguiltyCpleasedDpressed14、AproudBactiveCcomfortableDenergetic15、AincludeBincreaseCcoverDmend16、AhandedBturnedCpassedDsent17、AbecauseBwhereCsinceDas18、ApaperBpocketCbagDwallet19、AannoyedBsurprisedCamusedDdelighted20、AattachedBsaidCtoldDwroteSection 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 1LEADING INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS 2019Jerudong International School(JIS) , Brunei“Achieving Excellence” is the motto of JIS, Brunei. A developing boarding school of 1,700 students, 40% Bruneian, JIS has made itself a leading school in Asia. With almost 200 highly qualified teachers primarily from the UK, the 120-acre single campus (校园) close to both coast and rainforest offers a unique educational environment. There is a Performing Arts Centre, 27 science laboratories, libraries and classrooms.The American International School (AIS), AustriaFounded in 1959, AIS is the oldest English-language school in Austria. School programs focus on academics, but also on the development of students creative and leadership abilities and emotional intelligence. The school recognizes students special learning styles, trying to make instruction different and allowing students to reach their full potential in different areas.Singapore American School (SAS), SingaporeFounded in 1956, it is one of only a few good non-profit schools in Singapore. For over six decades, SAS has provided students from preschool to Grade 12 a good American education with an international view. The school supports professional development financially and continually sends teachers across the globe to discover new ideas and best practices from influential educational institutions.Santa Clara International School (SCIS), Spain -In the school, when you walk into a classroom, youll see hands raised, small groups assembled (集合), and presentations underway. Youll find teachers creating cooperative partnerships with students, encouraging them to discover and connect. Youll observe children working on meaningful hands-on projects that build skills and excite creativity. The teaching philosophy is that learning happens everywhere: in the classrooms, in the city, in a museum, on a farm, or just a walk around the neighborhood.1、How can students benefit from attending AIS?AThey are exposed to the beauty of vast rainforests.BThey are made leaders with emotional intelligence.CThey are