考研英语一2023年江西省抚州市乐安县预测密卷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 I spent the summer with my Grandpa in Warwick, he sent me to Miss Bees store. 1 the counter was Miss Bee. A pair of glasses teetered(摇摇欲坠) on the 2 of her nose, gray hair was 3 on her head.“Excuse me. I need to get these. ” I said. “So?” She pushed her glasses 4 her nose. “Theres no one here except you and me and Im not your 5 . Go get them. If youre lucky youll finish shopping by sundown. ” Sundown was five hours 6 . I wasnt sure l would 7 it .How could I hope to find anything on the packed, jumbled(乱堆的)shelves around me?I visited Miss Bee several times a week. Sometimes she short-charged me. Other times she overcharged. 8 she sold me a/an 9 newspaper instead of one that was current. Going to the store was more like going into battle.“That bread is only twenty-nine cents!” I corrected her one afternoon. I had watched the numbers change on the cash register (收款机) closely, and Miss Bee had added 35 cents. She didnt seem 10 that I had caught her 11 . She just looked at me and 12 . the price.All summer I learned the hard way to 13 my list. But she still found ways to 14 me into making mistakes. No sooner had I memorized the items location on the shelf than Miss Bee 15 the shelves and made me hunt for 16 all over again. The morning I was to 17 to Brooklyn, I stopped in to get a packet of gum.“All right,” she said. “What did you learn this summer?” She was mean! I pressed my lips together. To my 18 , Miss Bee laughed. “I know what you think of me,” she said. “ but when you get older youll be glad our paths 19 !” Glad I met Miss Bee? The idea was 20 .Now I grow up and I finally understand I really learned a lot from Miss Bee.1、AOn. BUnder. CBehind. DOver.2、Abottom. Bside. Ctip. Dmiddle.3、Apiled. Bcovered. Cgrown. Dworn.4、Adown. Bup. Cout. Dover.5、Aboss. Bguest. Ccustomer. Dmaid.6、Abefore. Baway. Cabout. Doff.7、Amake. Bdepend on. Csee to. Dkeep.8、ABut. BAnd. COr. DSo.9、Anew. Bbad. Cbroken. Dold.10、Apleased. Bembarrassed. Cexcited. Dsatisfied.11、Apaying more. Bcharging more. Ccharging less. Dpaying less.12、Aincreased. Brewarded. Ccorrected. Draised.13、Aadd up. Bbring up. Clook up. Dput up.14、Aarguing. Bforcing. Cpersuading. Dtricking.15、Arebuilt. Brearranged. Cregained. Dreclaimed.16、Athem. Bher. Cit. Dhim.17、Aleave. Bstart. Ccome. Dreturn.18、Aamazement. Bjoy. Cregret. Ddisappointment.19、Aled. Bcrossed. Cwent. Dpassed.20、Areasonable. Binstructive. Cabsurd. Dwise.Section 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 On a cool morning, Wilson Kasaine heads out along a dirt path in southern Kenya. His calmness makes it easy to forget that hes tracking one of the most dangerous animals in the world. Kasaine is tracking lionsespecially one lion called Marti, who is the real-life Lion King of Selenkay Conservancy.Tracking lions on foot may sound like a death wish, but Kasaine has been doing it for most of his life. Born into a traditional Maasai family he quickly grew to understand the beauty and danger of wildlife. Living with big wild animals forces him to develop a good sense of where they have been and where they may be going. During his 12-kilometer walks to and from school, he learned how to tell the paw prints (爪印) of a lion from those of other animals.Growing up, Kasaine knew that improving his tracking abilities would help him avoid surprise meetings with dangerous animals. For many Maasai, tracking is mainly a matter of self-protection. But Kasaine is tracking lions to meet them and to protect them. He leads a small group of wide-eyed tourists over the red sandy path, searching for the lion that has left upon it his prints.Each year, thousands of tourists crowd Kenyas national parks to try to have a look at thebig five; elephants, rhinoceros, leopards, buffaloes and lions. The international draw of these animals matters a lot because the nations economy is tied to the protection of its wildlife. If Kenyas wildlife disappears, so does its second-largest source of income.Wildlife protection efforts in Kenya meant marking off land exclusively(专门地)for animals. But it also meant that the people who had originally lived in the area were forced to leave their land and into smaller surrounding areas. They are a