考研英语一2023年息烽县预测试题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)I spent last summer volunteering at a hospital. One morning, I was called to a room in which an 1 woman was staying. 2 she wanted to go to a nearby gift shop, I got a(n) 3 and helped her into it, heading for the shop.When we got there, the shop wasnt 4 yet. It was merely a 30-minute wait so we went over to the 5 area and I read her bits and pieces of the newspaper aloud. After 30 minutes, we went into the gift shop. Pushing her around, I could see the 6 on her face as she looked at everything. She happily chose some window decorations and then 7 chocolates. She asked me to push her 8 that direction. I helped her 9 all the different chocolate arrangements. She 10 decided on three different boxes.As she was checking out, she asked the cashier for a 11 and asked me to write the numbers 1, 2, and 3 on the boxes. She 12 that the nurses were taking such good care of her, so she 13 chocolates for each of the three shifts of nurses. The moment I wheeled her back up to her room, she gave the 14 shift of nurses their box of chocolate, who 15 offered some to me before taking some themselves. There were 16 all around. 17 her generosity and getting the opportunity to spend time with someone who got so much pleasure from life was a 18 in itself. Gratitude has an amazing way of bringing people 19 , especially in a place where health is so highly 20 .1、Aelderly Bhonest Cimpatient Dindependent2、AWhile BAs long as CIn case DAs3、Awheelchair Bbus Ctaxi Dambulance4、Acrowded Bcomplete Copen Dclose5、Achecking Bdieting Cparking Dwaiting6、Ajoy Bsurprise Cpride Danxiety7、Asmelt Bspotted Ctasted Dpurchased8、Ain Bto Cup Dat9、Aput away Bhand in Clook through Dgive out10、Aproperly Beventually Cgradually Dhurriedly11、Achange Bbox Ccard Dpen12、Aadmitted Bsuggested Cexplained Dpromised13、Aborrowed Bordered Cmade Dbought14、Anext Bpresent Cprevious Dnight15、Ain turn Bby chance Con purpose Din advance16、Anoises Bgreetings Csmiles Djokes17、AWitnessing BTaking advantage of CRepaying DSearching for18、Aprize Bgift Crisk Dstory19、Aback Bupwards Ctogether Ddown20、Arespected Bpraised Cadmired DvaluedSection 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 1A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months.The system, called Driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20% 40% that are caused by tiredness. Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to fatigue.Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband (腕带）.The device, worn by drivers or pilots gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey. After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel (方向盘). A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound and the drivers response Tiredness is directly related to a drivers response time. Usually, a watchful driver would use about 400 milliseconds to respond, but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds, it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy.In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds, showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest. If the drivers response continues to slow down, the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible.The device has been delivered to the departments laboratories for testing. If these tests, scheduled for six months time, are successful, the makers will bring the product to market within about a year.1、Driver Alert is a device that can .Akeep drivers asleep.Bchange drivers response accuracy.Creduce the possibility of accidents.Dprotect drivers when accidents happen2、What does the underlined word “fatigue” in Paragraph 2 mean?AIllness. BTiredness.CCarelessness, DImpoliteness,3、How does Driver Alert work?ABy being used as a nonstop alarm all the time.BBy squeezing the steering wheel on the way.CBy reminding or warning drivers if necessary.DBy being worn on drivers* hands every moment.4、What do we know about Driver Alert?AIt must be fixed on th