考研英语一桦南县2023年预测试卷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)“If 1 ran my business the way you people operate your schools, I wouldnt be in business very long! I said before a group of angry 1 I represented a group of business people who wanted to 2 public schools. I was a manager at an ice cream company that became 3 when People magazine chose our blueberry (蓝莓) as the “Best Ice Cream in America.As soon as I 4 , a woman raised her hand. To my surprise, she appeared 5 and pleasant. “We are told, sir, that you 6 a company that makes good ice cream.”I replied 7 , “Best ice cream in America, Ma am” “Sir,” she said, “ 8 you are standing on your receiving dock (码头) and you see an inferior (质量差的) shipment of blueberries 9 , what do you do?Immediately, I knew the question was a trap, but I wasnt going to 10 .“I send them back.”“Thats right!” she raised her voice, “and we can 11 send back our blueberries. We take them big, small, rich, poor, gifted, confident, homeless, rude, and brilliant. We take them all! And that, sir, is why its not a(n) 12 . Its school! In an explosion, all 290 teachers jumped to their feet and 13 , “Yeah! Blueberries! Blueberries!”And so began my long 14 .Since then, I have visited hundreds of 15 I have learned that a school is not a business. For one thing, are unable to 16 the quality of their raw material.Yet it doesnt deny the 17 for change. We must change how we teach to give all children the opportunity to become 18 . But educators cannot do this 19 : these changes can occur only with the understanding, trust, permission, and active support of the whole society. 20 , to improve public education means more than changing our schools, it means changing the whole country.1、Aworkers Bteachers Cparents Dleaders2、Areplace Bchallenge Cinfluence Dimprove3、Arich BSpecial Cfamous Dbusy4、Acontinued Basked Cfinished Dcriticized5、Apolite Bshy Cconfident Dhonest6、Amanage Bestablish Cbuy Dhelp7、Ahappily Bcarefully Ceagerly Dproudly8、Awhen Bbecause Calthough Duntil9、Aleave Barrive Cdisappear Dmove10、Alie Bstop Cadmit Dfollow11、Aever Bnever Calso Djust12、Ablueberry Bice cream Cbusiness Dreceiving dock13、Areported Bwarned Cdoubted Dyelled14、Atransformation Bresearch Cexplanation Dstudy15、Aschools Bcompanies Ccountries Dgroups16、Achange Bnotice Cexamine Dcontrol17、Amethod Bneed Cpossibility Dreason18、Apeaceful Bsuccessful Cthankful Dpowerful19、Asilently Bsecretly Calone Dagain20、AMoreover BBesides CHowever DThereforeSection 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 Starting CyclingWe have two services designed to give people the confidence and knowledge to cycle successfully.LessonsAll our instructors have been trained to National Standards level of “Bike-ability”. This means you will be trained to a standard consistent across the whole country.There are three levels of skills to progress through. Children would start levels 1&2, progressing from the playground or park to cycle on less busy local roads. Teenager and adult beginners can also learn levels 1&2 in an off-road and quiet environment.Confident teenagers and adults can broaden their skills by learning level 3, using multi-lane roads and larger roundabouts. We provide both complete packages of lessons for the beginner or individual lessons tailors to the client. Whatever the need we can address and practice until perfect!Cost is 30 per hour.Guided RideWe know that riding on the roads in London can be scary, and if you have to navigate(确定行车路线)as well it can become a real hard task! The Guided Ride service takes all the stress out of it for you by providing the following:Route planned in advance to suit your skill level. Route map provided to you.Cycle and equipment checked. We will teach you a simple method to check basic roadworthiness(车辆性能)of your bike that you can perform on a weekly basis.Route discussed and focus given to any areas requiring special attention.Cycle along with the instructor close behind. Here the traffic can be controlled by the instructor and rider observed.We currently cover London Zones1&2. Please contact us if your requirements are outside of these areas.Cost 30 per hour.1、Where can level1&2 lessons for adult beginners be carried out?AOff road.BNear large roundabouts.C