平坝县2023年考研英语一预测试题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 was a shy kid. Nothing seemed harder than talking to people. I didnt even like to answer the phone for fear that Id have to talk to somebody I didnt know. 1 , at school I had to spend all day in the company of others. My 2 was studying. It was something I could do 3 and by myself. I spent a lot of time studying and was 4 with good grades.Eventually I went to college. I came to realize that some people were rather fun to 5 with. Yet my childhood 6 carried over and I found myself tongue-tied and 7 whenever I found myself in a conversation.One day while on campus, I 8 an advertisement for a position on the local classical music 9 station. I had grown up listening to classical music, and I loved it.In order to get the job, applicants needed to be interviewed. I had absolutely no background in radio, and the idea of listeners 10 me. I didnt really want the job. I just wanted to prove that I could talk to a(n) 11 .Two weeks 12 , I was even more terrified to discover and I had actually landed the job.It was a 13 job, but I grew to enjoy it. I announced music to thousands of 14 in the city, sometimes answering their calls and 15 to their requests. I began to feel comfortable talking to these people, these strangers who I couldnt even 16 .Although I now spend much time talking with people, Im still basically a 17 person. My former shyness is a gift, as I can 18 people who feel discomfort when they talk to strangers. I still enjoy moments of being 19 . But Im also glad I decided to make a 20 in my life that has opened many doors and opportunities that I never knew existed.1、AHowever BTherefore COtherwise DBesides2、Aadvice Bpractice Ctask Descape3、Aobviously Bsimply Cquietly Dpoorly4、Afilled Brewarded Cdecorated Dfaced5、Ahelp out Bcatch up Cput up Dhang out6、Ahappiness Bshyness Ckindness Dgoodness7、Aexcited Bastonished Cembarrassed Dinterested8、Anoticed Bposted Crealized Dbelieved9、Afire Bgas CTV Dradio10、Aterrified Bpleased Csatisfied Damazed11、Achild Bsinger Cinterviewer Dapplicant12、Aago Blater Cbefore Dsince13、Awell-paid Bpuzzling Ccomfortable Dchallenging14、Alisteners Bfollowers Cviewers Ddancers15、Areferring Bresponding Coffering Dcomparing16、Afeel Bmove Chear Dsee17、Abusy Bwarm Cquiet Dsmart18、Alook into Brelate to Ccombine with Dworry with19、Aalone Balive Cactive Dawake20、Aplan Bmistake Cchange DdreamSection 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 1They train four hours a day, often waking up at 4:30 or 5 for before-school practices. Their evenings and weekends are eaten up by twice-weekly travel games. Every day is the same; theres no break. No, these arent Olympic athletes; theyre kids.The benefits of sports are obvious. So, its not surprising that, according to CNN, 41 million American children play competitive sports. But when does this become too much of a good thing?Seven years ago, a survey in SportingKid magazine found 84 percent of athletes parents had observed belligerent behavior in other parents at games and that 2 percent had been targets of this behavior. What does this say about sports culture, and our culture as a whole? Some parents have become so crazy about their childrens winning that they dont stop to think about what example they are setting.If athletes are constantly surrounded by adults who scream at coaches and attack sports officials, they may think that this is acceptable behavior. Theyll try to win at all costs. In other words, they wont know how to accept defeat, and learn from it.The amount of time some athletes spend practicing can be dangerous. According to Sports Illustrated, over 3.5 million athletes younger than 15 suffered from a sports-related injurythats nearly one in ten! Many injuries cause permanent (永久的) damage if not treated.So what can we do about this situation? Some argue that there is no problem, because sports has always been and will always be competitive. But did your grandparents spend hours each day practicing tennis or volleyball? No, they probably played with the neighborhood kids after school, not worrying about winning. All they wanted was to have fun. And thats what we need to change in youth sportsfocus on enjoyment.1、What does the underlined word “belligerent” refer to