考研英语一2023年贵州省遵义市汇川区全真模拟试题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) My father was a highly educated, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for 1 on almost any topic and hold your attention in the process. I thought there was 2 he wasnt able to do.A few days 3 my younger brothers 7th birthday, Dad planned to put together a shiny new 4 as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of 5 the instructions, Dad was still unable to put the new bike together. Later he folded up the paper of instructions, 6 his tool box, and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra money to have it 7 assembled(组装) there. Then, a(n) 8 came to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who mowed our grassland.Lovett, have you ever assembled a boys bicycle? As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the paper of instructions. Lovett handed it 9 to him, saying, No, thanks. I cant read. When you cant read, you have to 10 . Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was fully assembled, with no spare parts 11 . Dad shook Lovetts hand , patted him on the back, thanked him and hid the bike.On the night after my brother 12 his simly new gift. Dad announced at the family dinner table 13 had happened several days earlier. He took great delight in telling it 14 -he used it as an example of thinking.He did not 15 illiteracy (文盲) , but strongly taught us to use our 16 . The joke was on my father, 17 he was able to turn it into a learning tool, and I liked him even 18 after the incident. I also gained a respect for Lovett. To me he had always been the old yard man who didnt say much, but after that day, he seemed to smile 19 , even walk taller. Its amazing what a real nod of 20 can do to lift people up.1、AminutesBsecondsChoursDyears2、AnothingBeverythingCsomethingDone thing3、AafterBagoCbeforeDduring4、AtoyBcarCvehicleDbike5、AwritingBreadingChearingDexplaining6、Atook upBpicked upCheld upDgave up7、AsimplyBdeliberatelyCevidentlyDcorrectly8、AplotBsceneCideaDstory9、AbackBinCoutDdown10、AquitBstopCargueDthink11、AremainingBremainedCspottedDlosing12、AdesignedBboughtCdecoratedDreceived13、AwhatBthatCwhichDwhy14、Aonce in a whileBin no timeCfrom then onDagain and again15、Arefer toBapply toCrely onDspy on16、AhandsBheadsCmouthsDfeet17、AorBandCbutDbecause18、AlessBworseCmoreDmuch19、AlargerBhappierCluckierDbroader20、AapprovalBachievementCjudgmentDcomfortSection 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 1Your 38 Reading List, Provided by Bill GatesMost of us cant live like billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, but we can read like him. Gates recommended four books in 38though some were published earlier.Leonardo da Vinci, by Walter Isaacson (37)The bestselling biographer of Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein researched deeply into da Vincis contributions beyond art, highlighting the breadth of his scientific, technological, and creative output. “Leonardo nearly understood almost all of what was known on the planet at the time. Thats mostly because of his curiosity about every area of natural science and the human experience,” said Gates.The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir, by Thi Bui (37)Gates calls this graphic novel “really impressive”. Bui is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees who came to America after the fall of Saigon, and becoming a parent inspired her to look into her own parents miserable history. “I was struck by how the experiences Bui illustrates manage to be both universal and specific to their circumstances,” said Gates.Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders (38)Saunders, a long-time short story writer, won high praise for this novel. The book imagines the ghosts that haunt (萦绕) the basement of Willie Lincoln, Abraham Lincolns son, who died at 11 in real life. “Willies death after the Civil War made the president have a new understanding of the grief hes creating in other families by sending their sons off to die in battle,” said Gates.Origin Story: A Big History of Everything, by David Christian (38)This new book is by the creator of Big History, a free, online social studies course. It traces history in wide, sweeping movements, starting with the Big Bang, and it provides, in effect, a short course in modern science. This is a brief history of the universe. “David gets a little stuck on the current economic and political problems in the We