考研英语一河曲县2023年押题密卷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) “Daily Star, sir,” called Jason, carrying some news-papers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty 1 left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was 2 . The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers 3 money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a 4 for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He 5 as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.“You dont know the 6 of selling papers. You must shout, Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “ 7 its not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly 8 they have time to see, and youll 9 out and get your money,” Chad said.It was a new 10 to Jason. He thought of his bird with no 11 and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was 12 that he would not tell a lie. Though he was 13 a poor newsboy, he had been 14 some good things.The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers 15 . Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a 16 smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason 17 money because he would not tell a lie. The boys 18 at Jason. “You wouldnt tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jasons shoulder 19 , “Youre just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new 20 . He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.1、AshopsBcoinsCpeopleDpapers2、AopenBheavyCpureDweak3、Ainstead ofBin return forCregardless ofDin exchange for4、AcupBcardCcombDcake5、Agave inBbroke downCgot awayDshowed up6、AdifficultyBprocessCgoalDsecret7、AAndBButCForDSo8、AbeforeBsinceCthoughDunless9、AcallBdropCsellDreach10、AeditionBideaCpolicyDtask11、AbreadBinsectsCseedsDwater12、AconcernedBamazedCexcitedDdetermined13、AstillBalreadyCjustDalso14、AtaughtBhandedCawardedDallowed15、Aat onceBby chanceCas usualDon purpose16、AproudBgentleCwarmDpolite17、AborrowedBlostCmadeDsaved18、AlaughedBshoutedCnoddedDstared19、AbravelyBgratefullyCfondlyDmodestly20、AdutyBbusinessCjobDmethodSection 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 1Current Culture: Is Common Culture Alive?The digitizing and globalizing world is changing the working of culture. As some see it, cities and nations are losing their common culture and their general spirit: people can no longer count on those around them valuing any of the same music or films. Others argue that a common culture is not dying so much as changing forms: it is less and less attached to a particular area and ever more linked to global networks. The facts lead to the change that anyone can become a cultural producer today, that the culture is increasingly available everywhere you want it, and whenever you want it, not just in the two months after the movie or book came out. Cultural possibilities have multiplied as a result, but the change also means fewer cultural moments. It is easy to find the change in terms of loss of diversity of society. So what will it mean if globalization turns us into one wide world culture?For the enthusiasts of these changes, culture is not about popular artists or books, but centers on platforms like Google and Wikipedia, where every variety of culture brings about the exchange of knowledge and ideas, and makes connections across boundaries. It is perhaps debatable whether two people who have participated in such websites, but in totally different corners of them, have had a cultural experience in common. In fact, these platforms become very successful with a large crowd of people, who build things together, share information, and forward articles back and forth. There are still more questions. What does it mean for the future of countries that culture now goes beyond the limits of the nation? Is there anything to defend and preserve in the passing cultural world, or is that merely to favor pen over printing press, horse over automobile? Up to now a growing quantity of culture has been globally spreading and developing. More individuals (个人) than ever have the chances to be makers of culture, even if that means more to choose from and fewer standards to be reached in common. Wh