2023年灌阳县考研英语一考前冲刺预测试卷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) Flood damage cleanup is an unforgettable experience for me. I have seen a number of news reportson television showing houses that have been 1 by natural flooding and how the different 2 there are coping and starting their flood damage cleanup. I have always felt 3 for the families thathave become victims of flooding. However, I couldnt imagine how they were 4 because I havenever experienced flooding or flood damage cleanup at first 5 until two years back.My 6 experience happened when I woke up early one morning because of the 7 ofwater. As I started to get out of bed to turn on the light, I felt cold muddy water at my 8 . I thenrealized that the power was 9 . This probably happened due to the heavy 10 and strong windthat were brought by a hurricane during the 11 .As the rains stopped, I decided to do my flood damage cleanup 12 . Because I had only movedin the house and had only 13 a few belongings, the amount of damage was 14 It involved onlywashing shoes and bags 15 soap and water.It was a good thing that most of my things were 16 inside plastic buckets and most of thefurniture that I bought was made of 17 and plastic. This made my flood damage cleanup a lot easier.My cleanup work only 18 the removal of mud from the apartment floors. It was also a good thingthat the 19 had hardwood floors. Had the apartment been covered with carpet, I would have had to 20 a lot having the carpet cleaned if not replaced with a new one.1、AdrownedBwashedCaffectedDremoved2、AcitizensBhouseholdersCownersDresidents3、AsorryBworriedCexcitedDglad4、AfeelingBdoingCspeakingDthinking5、AviewBhandCthoughtDsight6、AcleanupBfloodingCearthquakeDlandslide7、AsmellBshapeCtasteDsound8、AheadBneckCfeetDbreast9、AoutBinConDdown10、ArainBsnowCfrostDfog11、AmorningBafternoonCeveningDnight12、AslowlyBgraduallyCquicklyDfrequently13、AunfoldedBunpackedCuncoveredDunloaded14、AgreatBbigCsmallDtiny15、AwithBbyCthroughDin16、AthrownBdippedCdisplayedDstored17、AwoolBmetalCpaperDleather18、AundertookBbeganCinvolvedDengaged19、AbedroomBkitchenCbuildingDapartment20、AspendBcostCpayDTakeSection 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 1One evening at a busy crossroads, I noticed a sister struggling to keep her little kid under control while she talked on the pay phone. She wanted him to stay still next to her, but he wanted to run and play by the road, close to rushing buses and taxis. One could sense the womans frustration, that she was pulled in too many directions: She was angry at the person on the telephone and shouting at the younger that she would “snap（折断）his leg” if he moved again. As I waited for the traffic light to change, the child began to complain and struggle to free himself from the womans grasp. She dropped the phone, seized（抓住）the neck of his tiny. T-shirt and gave him a back-hand blow across the face that I know made his little head spin.The light changed, and passers-by continued on their way. But I stood there, fixed to the pavement. I knew this extremely upset woman would carry through on her threat of violence to the child. Before, I had wanted to get close to her and offer to watch the youngster while she dealt with the troubling situation on the phone. Now I wanted to comfort the little boy. I also wanted to speak to the sister to calm her and to caution（告诫）her, as I wish someone had cautioned me when I was passing my pain on to my daughter and causing her emotional suffering. But I was chicken. I thought, she may think Im out of line, or I may be her next target.Often Ive thought about that child and the many others abused（虐待）by adults. I wonder how they will internalize（使藏在心底）their pain, and if it will crush their spirits. Will this little boy grow up to be an abusive man? Will he be gloomy（阴郁的，沮丧的）and withdrawn（孤僻，内向的）? Will he find it hard to communicate with women, with other men? Or will he survive and be sensitive, caring and determined not to continue the cycle?There is too much cruelty（残忍）in the world, too much cruelty between people. I tremble at the increasing verbal（言语的）bitterness and violence among Black girls, and among young mothers trying to discipline their children. This behavior isnt class-or age-related: I hear sharp words from Black women from all walks of life who are overworked and stressed out and have grown impatient. At times I, too, become impolit