湖南省衡阳市衡东县2023年考研英语一模拟试题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)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I was six when I joined my fathers fields in Okla. By the time I was eight, I was helping Dad 1 old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I 2 out of old boards. I got my first real job, at JMs Restaurant when I was 12. My main responsibilities were 3 tables. At that age, it was 4 going to work and glimpsed at my friends run off to swim or play. I didnt necessarily like work, but I loved what working 5 me to have. Because of my job, I was always the first one to buy something delicious. This made me 6 .Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 7 around town. A local clothing store offered me credit despite my young age. I immediately bought an expensive coat and shoes on credit. I was 8 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the store keeper $90!So I learned 9 the danger of easy credit. I paid it off as soon as I could. My first job taught me 10 and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had 11 As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, “If you understand sacrifice and 12 , there are not many things in life you cant have.” How right he was.1、Amake Bpaint Csell Drepair2、Apulled Bput Cpicked Dpressed3、Asweeping Bpacking Cclearing Demptying4、Aeasy Bheavy Cdifficult Dpleasant5、Aallowed Bpreferred Ctaught Dmanaged6、Aproud Brich Cgrateful Dhopeful7、Ashowed Bgot Cflew Dcarried8、Araising Bspending Ccounting Dmaking9、Agreatly Bactually Chardly Dreally10、Aself-development Bself-control Cself-criticism Dself-confidence11、Alost Bimproved Cdeveloped Dexperienced12、Aresponsibility Bpromise Cindependence DambitionSection 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 One form of social prejudice（偏见）against older people is the belief that they cannot understand or use modern technology. Activities like playing computer games，going on the Net and downloading MP3s are only for the youngsters. Isnt it unfair that older people enjoying a computer game should be frowned upon（反对）by their children and grandchildren？Nowadays older people have more control over their lives and they play a full part in society. Moreover, better health care has left more people in their sixties and seventies feeling fit and active after retirement. Mental activity, as well as physical exercise, can contribute to better health. Playing computer games is a very effective way of exercising the brain.When personal computers were first introduced, most older people didnt believe they would ever familiarize themselves with them. Now computers have been around for a few generations and retired people have gradually become more relaxed about using them for fun. Gamers over 65 prefer playing puzzle games and card games. Kate Stevens，aged 72，says，I find it very relaxing. Its not very demanding，but you still need to concentrate. Another development that has favored grey games is a change in the type of videogames available on the market. Theres a greater variety of games to choose from，including more intellectual and complex strategy（策略）and simulation（模拟）games. Internet Chess and Train Simulator are among the most popular of these. Train Simulator is based on real-world rail activities. Players can choose from a variety of challengers，such as keeping to a strict timetable and using helper engines during a winter storm.Some people argue that grey gamers simply dont have the skills required for computer games, and that teenagers are better. This couldnt be further from the truth. Most computer games require the kind of analytical thinking that improves with practice, which means that the grey gamers may well be far better than gamers half a century younger than them. In games where speed is the main consideration, older people would be at a disadvantage because they may have slower reaction time. On the other hand, grey gamers have a preference for slower-paced, mind challenging games.1、The second paragraph is intended to _.Ashow the best way to exercise the brainBstress the importance of good healthCexplain why grey gamers existDteach how to play videogames2、What was older peoples attitude towards personal computers at first?ADoubtful.BConcerned.CEnthusiastic.DSupportive.3、The method the author uses to develop Paragraph 4 is _.Aoffering analysesBgiving examplesCmaking comparisonsDproviding details4、The underlined