2023年安顺市考研英语一深度自测卷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) The daughter of two “extremely intelligent and very, very hardworking” doctors, Katherine originally had plans to follow in her parents footsteps. She told a careers adviser that her first 1 was medicine, followed by politics. The third on her list of career choices was musical theatre. “Even though those first two 2 were very different, I always want to do something that was going to make a difference,” she said.By the time she 3 from high school, Katherine knew she wanted to be an actress. But she was 4 by every acting school, in that she was too young and didnt have enough life 5 . So she 6 teaching herself everything she could about the craft. At the end of that year, some managers from the US visited Australia. She was asked to 7 an audition tape. The next day the managers called her to say they wanted her to audition. Needless to say she 8 it. Katherine 9 a school student Hannah who committed suicide in 13 Reasons Why. And she 10 a Golden Globe nomination for the role. Hannahs life, Katherine admitted, was 11 easy. “Luckily for me, my high school experience was very 12 to Hannahs. I went to a gifted and talented school, and I got 13 from a group of friends,” she said.This year Katherine 14 in her film Love, Simon, which is another coming-of-age drama, this time 15 bullying. “What 16 me about Love, Simon was its not a high school movie; its a love story. There were so many narratives that felt 17 yet unique, just because of the way they were written and the way I felt they were portrayed,” she said.Being thrust into the public eye so suddenly and so early in her career has meant a 18 learning line for Katherine, who now finds herself walking the red carpet at Hollywood events and being approached by strangers in the street. Despite being involved in such a massive hit, shes not particularly 19 in the size of her following on social media. She said, “For me, it doesnt matter how many followers I have, but if my followers love the show and Im able to interact with them, that is the biggest 20 .”1、AinspirationBreputationCpreferenceDrevolution2、AoptionsBrisksCresponsibilitiesDconsequences3、AbenefitedBgraduatedCpromotedDimproved4、AacceptedBwelcomedCremarkedDrejected5、AexperienceBinsuranceCmembershipDexpectancy6、Aset outBwent againstCgot down toDput off7、ApurchaseBsellCsendDpossess8、AgotBmadeChelpedDfound9、AassistedBencouragedCdefeatedDplayed10、AdisapprovedBearnedCprovidedDimagined11、Anot a bitBnothing butCnot a littleDsomething but12、AsimilarBinferiorCsensitiveDdifferent13、AqualificationsBtreatmentCsupportsDopportunities14、AcompetedBappearedCpersistedDtook15、Aleaving outBbringing aboutCappealing forDdealing with16、ApunishedBstruckCprotectedDterrified17、AspecialBdistinctCfamiliarDobvious18、AsteepBstraightCdelicateDsmooth19、AinvestedBdelightedCcomfortableDflexible20、AresultBchallengeCcompromiseDpayoffSection 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 1 The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is not enough.I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100, 000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, They are one skill away from great wealth.There is an old saying that goes, Job means just over broke . And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people. Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers live within their means. They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.When I ask the classes I teach, How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonalds?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonalds makes more money than you? The answer is obvious: McDonalds is excellent at business sys