2023年泸溪县考研英语一深度自测卷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)Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salomes 1 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 2 that I decided to write an article about her.I 3 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essencemagazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 4 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 5 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadnt even written a grocery list.I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 6 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me” I soon realized that 7 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 8 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 9 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.It didnt take long. My manuscript 10 How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 11 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldnt 12 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.Five years later, I was moving to California. While 13 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editors letter in 14 :Ms. Profit,Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some more relevant materials. Please 15 those and return the article immediately. We would like to 16 your story soon.Shocked, it took me a long time to 17 Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 18 writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. 19 this experience, Ive learned a very important lesson: You cant 20 to doubt yourself.1、Avoice Bjoy Csmile Dspeech2、Aproud Bmoved Csatisfied Dactive3、Avisited Bemailed Cinterviewed Dphoned4、Arefused Bagreed Chesitated Dpaused5、Aexplained Bdiscovered Cknew Dreplied6、Aseriously Bnervously Cpatiently Dquietly7、Afooling Bblaming Cinviting Durging8、Ahardship Bfailure Ccomment Dpressure9、Aon Bby Cwith Din10、Adisappeared Bimproved Cspread Dreturned11、Acompare Bsurvive Ccompete Dstruggle12、Aface Bdeliver Cignore Dreceive13、Adecorating Brepairing Cleaving Dcleaning14、Aanxiety Bdisbelief Chorror Dtrouble15、Aincrease Breplace Cadd Dmix16、Abroadcast Bcreate Cassess Dpublish17、Aconcentrate Bprepare Cescape Drecover18、Aenergetic Benjoyable Ctypical Dendless19、AHolding on to BDating back to CLooking back on DDropping in on20、Aafford Battempt Cexpect DpretendSection 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 1 Imagine you enter a car with no steering wheel, no brake or accelerator pedals ( 踏 板 ). Under a voice-activated command, you say an address. “The fastest route will take us 15.3 minutes. Should I take it?” You say “yes” and you are on your way. The car responds and starts moving all by itself. All you have to do is to sit back and relax.How strange would it be if, one day in the future, everyone had such a car? No crazy driving, no quarrels, no cutting in; traffic laws would be respected and driving much safer. On the other hand, imagine the cost savings for local police enforcement (强制执行) and town budgets without all those speeding and parking tickets.A new technology has the potential to change modern society thoroughly. Theres no question that self-driving vehicles could be an enormous benefit. The potential for safer cars means accident statistics would drop: some 94% of road accidents in the U.S. involve human error. Older drivers and visually- or physically-disabled people would gain a new level of freedom. Maintaining safe speeds and being electric, self-driving cars would sharply reduce pollution levels and dependency on non-renewable fuels. Roads would be quieter, people safer.But we must also consider the impact of the new technology on those who now depend on driving for their living. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in May 2015 there were 505,560 registered school bus drivers. The American Trucking Association lists approximately 3.5 million professional truck drivers in the U.S. The companies developing self-driving vehicles should be par