考研英语一2023年勐腊县统考试题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)When we seem to have finally obtained things weve worked hard for,most of us tend to think that we can relax and enjoy life. 1 ,life has some rude awakenings for us.This was the 2 for Stevie.He worked hard and years later,he was able to buy a really nice home on a cliff 3 the ocean.It seemed that all his work 4 and that he had finally realized his dream.Well,as life would have it,along came the events over which he had no 5 .Above all,the cliff started to erode（风化）badly from the 6 winds and rains over the years.What was once a one-hundred-foot backyard was rapidly 7 week by week,and to make matters even 8 ,he became badly ill to the point 9 he had to take lots of time off from work.Then,the most tragic things happened.The backyard totally disappeared and what was 10 was the back of the house sitting dangerously on the edge of the cliff.What was even more destructive was that he had no house insurance 11 the family could not get any from insurance companies who knew of the 12 .No insurance,and so sick that he couldnt worknow what?A person who thought he had finally reached the 13 and now only to find almost everything had disappeared through no 14 of his own.The good news was that he wasnt donefriends,neighbors and even those who didnt know him 15 responded to fund-raisers to help them start over.Life has a way of 16 and kicking us from behind and even kicking again when we are really down.But life also gives us a way 17 if we dont give up.There is kindness and comfort 18 -an opportunity to start again if we have a 19 to move forward.Keep focused on new life and move beyond all those things that may 20 us to the present.1、AEvidently BUnfortunately CConsequently DActually2、Acase Bpoint Csense Doccasion3、Aapproaching Bseparating Coverlooking Dsurrounding4、Atook off Bpaid off Cdropped off Dbroke off5、Adoubt Badvantage Ccontrol Dauthority6、Aconstant Bregular Ctemporary Dsteady7、Aexpanding Bshrinking Cdeclining Dgrowing8、Astranger Bsimpler Cbetter Dworse9、Awhat Bwhere Cwhen Dwhich10、Aleft Bconstructed Cpreserved Dwithdrawn11、Aalthough Bbut Cand Dbecause12、Aprofits Brisks Cpressure Dintention13、Adreams Bdecisions Cagreement Dconclusion14、Aexpectation Bduty Cpurpose Dfault15、Aextremely Bcasually Cpersonally Deventually16、Ashowing up Bturning around Cstanding out Dgetting through17、Aout Boff Cover Dacross18、Ain terms of Bas well as Cinstead of Dregardless of19、Atalent Bchance Cheart Ddesire20、Alimit Bconnect Clead DdriveSection 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 1There once lived a young man who thought himself to be poor. One day he went to a wise man to ask how to become rich. The wise man said, “Young man, you are already rich now.”“But where is my wealth(财富)?” the young man asked.“It is with you. Your eyes are your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the beautiful things in this world. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your legs are your wealth. You can go to any place.” the wise man said.“You call these wealth? But everyone has them,” the young man said.“These are wealth. What you have now is not what someone else can luckily have. Would you like to give your eyes to me? Id like to give you a lot of money to exchange for them,” the wise man said.“No, Im not going to do so! My eyes are important to me!” the young man said.Everyone is rich. We should treasure(珍惜)our wealth, and take care of it. We should not overuse it because once it is gone, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.1、Why did the young man go to visit the wise man?ABecause he was ill.BBecause he was the wise mans friend.CBecause he wanted to know how to be rich.DBecause he wanted to be wise.2、The wise man thought the young man himself_.Awas rich Bwas poorCwas wise Dwas silly3、The wise man called _ wealth.Athe young mans money Bthe young mans eyes and feetCthe young mans buildings Dthe young mans cars4、The young man wasnt willing to exchange his eyes for money because _.Ahe was richBhe didnt like the old manChe thought his eyes were important to himDhe didnt like moneText 2