考研英语一2023年温州市临考冲刺试卷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)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I still remember it was in the winter of 1990 that, together with the help of my older sister, I _ down my wishes for Christmas onto a piece of paper. How I wished on Christmas Eve my grandest wish would be _ and placed under the Christmas treea puppy. When we were done, our wish-lists were collected by our parents with the promise to be _ to Santas hard-working helpers.The next day, our parents sat us down in the living-room, with _ expressions on their faces. As it _, they had seen our wishes, now wanting to talk to us about one wish _ the puppy. For a moment, I held my breath, but was _ when they told us that they werent against a puppy. What they _ against was putting it under the Christmas tree. That was not a good idea.They _ taught us that an animal was not a gift that belonged to the same _ as our toys. Animals were creatures with _ that we should decide to have one, and it would be a (an) _ to our family. An animal _ a lot of responsibilities. It wasnt anything one bought out of a mood. An animal could not be exchanged or _ when we didnt feel like it. A animal wasnt a toy. An animal was a _ family member that needed lots of love and attention. An animal was not a _, but a family decision. A serious decision. And a big decision._, my Parents share my love for animals, so the decision came reasonably _. After our grandparents had given their _ up for taking care of the dog, while we were on future vacations, the answer was yes. Yes, we would get a puppy.The following days and weeks, there was only one _：our new family member! Yes, a family member, because animals have their rights. They are not simply food or gifts. We humans must attend, love and protect them.1、AleftBgotCsetDpulled2、ArejectedBdeclinedCchallengedDfulfilled3、Agiven awayBpassed onCtaken onDput up4、AdangerousBcuriousCseriousDmysterious5、Aturned outBtaken outCrun outDheld out6、Ain peaceBin orderCin particularDin return7、ApardonedBfrightenedCinspiredDrelieved8、AprotestedBobjectedCopposedDresisted9、ApatientlyBhurriedlyCanxiouslyDroughly10、AarrangementBroutineCscheduleDcategory11、AfeelingsBsecretsCstainsDsufferings12、AconvenienceBservantCextensionDheritage13、AsignedBmeantCattainedDguaranteed14、Aput forwardBput upCput asideDput off15、AnativeBoriginalCresponsibleDprecious16、AriddleBgiftCservantDvictim17、ANegativelyBRidiculouslyCParticularlyDLuckily18、AdifficultBeasyCcontradictoryDconcrete19、AthumbsBtoesCnosesDeyes20、AthemeBargumentCprejudiceDtopicSection 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 “How can we live longer?” many people wonder. Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbors, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity (长寿) boost seems to come from marriage or an equal relationship. The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers (鳏夫) were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a mans life and two to a womans, The effect holds for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm.Even though the odds are stacked against you (the conditions are not favourable to you), marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesnt smoke. Theres a less pleasantside, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouses; death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.So how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socioeconomic factor, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological mechanisms (机制). For example, social contact can boost d