考研英语一2023年泉州市丰泽区模拟试题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)One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a 1 man with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler and he looked very 2 indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to 3 , he did so by singing opera. Even if someone said “good day” to him, he would clear his throat and 4 : “Goood dayyy to youuuuuu. toooooo!” Almost everyone considered William unusual, since no one could get a normal 5 word out of him. As no one knew how he made his living he lived quite 6 , always wearing the same old second-hand suit they often had no _7_for him and sometimes even made fun of him.William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when one day a rumor (谣言) spread that William had received a role in a very important 8 in the nations capital, that there had been posters everywhere advertising the event, and that it had been a great 9 . And to everyones surprise, when William was being interviewed by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking with good 10 , and with a clear and pleasant voice. From that day on, William gave up 11 at all hours. Now he sang only during his stage appearances. People wouldnt have thought him 12 if they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large 13 , with a hand-carved message on it. The message said, “Practice every second, for you never know when your 14 will come.” Little did people realize that he only got the role in the opera because the 15 had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper. 1. Atall Bsensitive Chandsome Dstrange 2. Acommon Bconcerned Cwealthy Dconfident 3. Aappear BpracticeCcommunicateDdebate 4. Awhisper Brespond Crepeat Dtease 5. Aadvised Bprinted Cwritten Dspoken 6. Asimply Bnaturally CcalmlyDfortunately 7. Amercy BrespectCtrustDmoney 8. Aconcert Bdocumentary Copera Dfilm 9. AexperienceBbenefit CdiscoveryDsuccess10. AmovementsBmanners Cefforts Dsigns11. ApretendingBrecording Csinging Dwandering12. Amad Bskillful CartificialDdesperate13. Aknife Bstone Cmedal Ddiamond14. Asolution BinspirationCperformanceDchance15. Aneighbor Bvisitor Cdirector DTeacherSection 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 1The wonderful experiment I am going to introduce proves that air is just all around and that it presses down upon us. Air pressure is a wonderful force. When you swim underwater, you can feel water push down your body. The air all around you does the same. However, your body is so used to it that you do not notice this. The pressure is caused by a layer of air called the atmosphere. This layer surrounds the Earth, extending to about five kilometers above the Earths surface.The following experiment is an easy one that you can do at home. But make sure that you are supervised, because you will need to use matches. Now for the experiment！What you need:A hard-boiled egg without the shellA bottle with a neck slightly smaller than the eggA piece of paperA matchMethod:1） Check that the paper will sit firmly on the neck of the bottle.2） Tear the paper into strips and put the strips into the bottle.3） Light the paper by dropping a burning match into the bottle.4）Quickly sit the egg on the neck of the bottle.Result:Astonishingly, the egg will be sucked into the bottle. Your friends will be amazed when you show them the experiment. But be careful when you handle matches.Why it happenedAs the paper burns, it needs oxygen and uses up the oxygen（air）in the bottle. The egg acts as a seal in the neck of the bottle, so no more air can get inside. This reduces the air pressure inside the bottle. The air pressure must equalize, so more air from outside must enter the bottle. The outside air pressure against the egg and then the egg is pushed into the bottle! This proves that air is all around and that it is pressing down on it.1、Why is there the need to take care when you are doing the experiment?AThe bottle could break.BYou need to light the paper with a match.CThe egg needs to be shelled.DThe egg has to be perfectly placed on the neck of the bottle.2、In the experiment, the burning inside the bottle can _.Aequalize the air pressure inside and outsideBmake a seal in the neck of the bottleCfinish up the oxygen inside the bottleDproduce