考研英语一河北省邢台市临西县2023年深度自测卷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)How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty 1 from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of ArtJacob wanted to be a（n） 2 ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings 3 in that museum would help himIt was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was 4 and people suffered a lotStill the streets were 5 with energy and colorAs he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so onHe 6 those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the 7 Jacob came from a poor familyHis mother believed there was little chance 8 her son could grow up to be a successful painterShe wanted him to aim for something more 9 But Jacobs teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talentedAlston 10 him how to use paints to make stage setsAs time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio That was an exciting place for a young black man 11 to become an artistMany creative people 12 there to talk about art, literature and historyFrom their 13 ,Jacob learned that history books often 14 the accomplishments of African AmericansHe decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black heroHe 15 Toussaint, who had helped free his people 16 French rulingMany people admired Jacobs pictures, but he needed 17 admirationTo help his family, he often had to work at jobs that 18 him away from paintingThen something encouraging happenedAn artist named Augusta got Jacob a jobFor eighteen months, Jacob was given a 19 to paint pictures For the first time, he felt like a 20 artist1、Asteps Bblocks Cbuildings Davenues2、Aartist Btutor Cscholar Dofficial3、Aswinging Bexisting Changing Dtwisting4、Ablank Bloose Ctough Dtight5、Alined Bdecorated Cassociated Dfilled6、Astored Breceived Ccreated Dremembered7、Amuseum Bstudio Cchurch Dstreet8、Awhether Bwhich Cthat Dwhen9、Aprecious Bpractical Cstandard Dflexible10、Arecommended Breminded Cprovided Dshowed11、Ahesitating Bstruggling Cmarching Dparticipating12、Asettled Bwandered Cgathered Drushed13、Aexperiences Bperformances Caccents Dconversations14、Aacknowledged Baccused Cignored Dwitnessed15、Achose Baccepted Ccounted Demployed16、Aagainst Bfrom Cfor Dwith17、Amore than Brather than Cother than Dless than18、Abroke Bgave Cpermitted Dtook19、Aaward Btitle Csalary Dprize20、Apermanent Bpopular Cpositive DprofessionalSection 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 1If you thought pilots dimmed（调暗）the lights before takeoff to give you some shuteye, think again. Believe it or not, the dim lighting could actually help save your life in case of a plane emergency.The dimmed lights before taking off the runway and landing are a flight precaution used to help passengers eyes adjust quicker during an emergency escape. “Going from a brightly lit environment to one thats completely dark would require some time for our eyes to focus and see the escape slide,” Alice Theriault, service director for Air Canada wrote in a press statement. “Since we need to have all the seconds on our side in the event of an emergency, dimming the lights is one of many steps we take to ensure the safety of our customers.”The phenomenon that your eyes see those strange speckles (小斑点) as your sight adjusts to a dark place after being in a light place is called dark adaptation. It normally takes our eyes about 20 to 30 minutes to see best in a dark room. The brighter the lights, the longer it takes for our eyes to adjust, which is why dimming the plane lights could shorten your “dark adaptation” time since you havent been sitting under fluorescent bulbs (荧光灯) all flight.Not only does dimming lights add valuable time to the escape process, it reduces the tension on your eyes if you need to look outside, or see the emergency lighting along the passage. “It helps keep you in the right direction.” Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Cockpit Confidential told The Telegraph. “It also makes it easier for flight attendants to assess any outside risks, such as fire or debris, that might affect an escape.” So next time a pilot dims the lights, just know its for