考研英语一2023年辽宁省朝阳市凌源市临考冲刺试卷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)On Dyec. 13, 2014, Nubia Wilson turned 16. But instead of 1 with an exciting Sweet 16 birthday party, the California teen devoted this milestone to 2 the lives of orphans in Ethiopia.Through several summers of volunteer work at an Ethiopia orphanage, Nubia learned firsthand the severe poverty so many children 3 . In an email to The Huffington Post, Nubia said that she was 4 struck by the childrens lack of access to 5 their school only went through the fourth grade.Over the course of her volunteer work, Nubia became interested in one 6 , Hermela. She writes:Out of the many students in the kindergarten class, Hermela became 7 and attached to me to a point where it was becoming 8 for both of us to leave each other. She is now in the second grade. The thought of Hermela not being able to have her meal and 9 education after the fourth grade became 10 and I knew I had to do something.Thats when Nubia decided that she didnt want a traditional Sweet 16. 11 , she wanted to use the money her parents would have spent on a party to establish 12 grade class for Hermela and other kids.“The money could provide a(n) 13 solution that will serve for many years compared to the one-day 14 of my party,”Nubia wrote to Huffpost Live. In short, I want Hermela to continue 15 . ”After telling friends and family her 16 , Nubia set up a(n) 17 page “Keep Hermela Smiling” on CrowdRise. Her 18 will raise funds for the Fregenet Foundation, which funds education and community services in Ethiopia.So far, Nubia has 19 2,781 of her 10,000 goal. Nubia says that her parents have been extremely 20 ; theyre selling most of their Ethiopian artifacts to help raise funds.Nubias birthday may not have been a party, but its truly a celebration.1、Acommunicating Bcelebrating Ccompeting Dcompromising2、Aexperiencing Benjoying Crescuing Dimproving3、Aconcern Bdiscuss Cface Ddescribe4、Ahopefully Bslightly Cparticularly Dquietly5、Aexploration Beducation Cexperiment Dentertainment6、Ateacher Bdoctor Cstudent Dparent7、Aclose Bmean Cfunny Dpolite8、Adifficult Bstrange Cpossible Dboring9、Aprovide Bleave Creceive Dfinish10、Aunimaginable Bunimportant Cunnecessary Duncomfortable11、ABesides BInstead CTherefore DHowever12、Asixth Bfifth Cfourth Dthird13、Aearly Btechnical Csimple Dlasting14、Arelief Bpleasure Chonor Dtrouble15、Ayelling Bsmiling Ctalking Dcrying16、Abelief Bneed Csecret Dplan17、Aquestion Bdevotion Cdonation Dappreciation18、Astory Bschool Ccampaign Dfamily19、Aearned Bborrowed Craised Dlent20、Aeffective Bsupportive Ccreative DsensitiveSection 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 1For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs, coupled with the aging of the baby-boom generation, a longer life span means that the nations elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995.The change poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, were going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern Californias (USC) School of Gerontology（老年学）.Lawyers can specialize in “elder law”, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination. Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money,” one professor says.Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USCShe began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria.” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, “I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.”1、With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit _.Afrom the adoption