考研英语一2023年遂宁市安居区预测密卷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)1. 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Preparing for tomorrowSixth-grade schoolteacher MsShelton believed in readinessStudents remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the 36 They quickly protested that the words were not on their 37 and they couldnt learn themTheir teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these 38 She said that she would teach them something that should be givenMsShelton 39 by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to 40 , maybe even be president someday, and she wanted to prepare them for that dayMsShelton spoke those words many years ago 41 did she know that someday one of her studentsJesse Jacksonwould take them 42 She believed that if they were well prepared, they could 43 high goalsRalph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are 44 to see” If thats true, then it is also 45 that they only become what they are prepared to becomeAnd many things in life are just about getting ready“I want to be doing something more 46 with my life than what I am doing now,” a young man once said to meHe 47 what he was doing was just not that importantOther people have said things to me such as, “I only 48 I had a meaningful relationship” And, “Id really like to get a better job, but I just dont see 49 ”You fill in the blanksWhat is it you would like to 50 that isnt happening? Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet 51 Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which you 52 Think of today as another chance to 53 yourself for the exciting future you are looking forToday is not wastedIf you desire more from 54 , then you can use today as trainingFor you will experience only what you are prepared to 55 Something wonderful can happenAnd you can use today to get ready for tomorrow1、AdeskBwallCchalkboardDdoor2、AdutyBdeskCmindDlevel3、AwordsBgrammarsCpronunciationsDsentences4、AstartedBendedCwarnedDreminded5、AgreatnessBwealthChonorDfailure6、ASeldomBLittleCHardlyDTotally7、AnervouslyBeagerlyCseriouslyDsimply8、AkeepBhaveCsetDachieve9、ApreparedBforcedCattractedDtempted10、AproperBexactClegalDtrue11、AdifficultBsignificantCpleasantDinteresting12、AboastedBbehavedCfeltD. looked13、AwishBexpectChopeDimagine14、AwhatBwhenCwhyDhow15、AsurviveBhappenCgainDwin16、AadventurousBactiveCreadyDintelligent17、AconcernBarrangeCadoreDdesire18、AprepareBenjoyCimagineDconduct19、AhistoryBnatureClifeDmarriage20、AsufferBexperienceCstruggleDworkSection 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 1Forcing waiters and waitresses to survive on tips from customers rather than normal wages is a pointless, crude, and unique American custom that, in the past several years, a handful of progressive restaurant owners have attempted to do away with. Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, is about to join their ranks and has announced that he plans to gradually stop tipping at the companys 13 restaurants.What, exactly, is wrong with tipping? As Brian Palmer has explained, more or less its everything. To start, leaving a waiters pay in the hands of customers has a feeling of classism (阶级歧视)And in theory, handing restaurant customers the power to tip is at least supposed to motivate better service. This fails in practice because humans turn out to be pretty arbitrary (随意的) about their tipping behavior. Research has shown that the amount diners tip has very little to do with their level of satisfaction. All of this doesnt encourage waiters and waitresses to do anything but turn over as many tables as possible.Tipping is also very unfair to kitchen staff. The law allows restaurants to divide tips between front-of-the-house workers like waiters, hosts, hostesses, and bartenders (调酒师), but not cooks. This creates a system in which the people serving the food in a restaurant can earn more than the people preparing itOne of the most fascinating parts of Meyers move is that, unlike some restaurant owners who have taken an anti-tipping stand, he wont simply add a standard extra charge to diners bills. Rather, Union Square Hospitality Group means to raise menu prices enough to fully cover the cost of a meal. If Meyer manages to move away from tipping at all without hurting his prof