2023年西宁市城东区考研英语一模拟试题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)Im a boy of 12. Every Saturday night my family and I go out and 1 the homeless people in our city. There are hundreds of people 2 any food or 3 . We have been doing this for several months. We wanted to see 4 it was like in the life of a homeless person.One special thing Id like to 5 is, my family and I do not eat before we begin our 6 , so we know how it feels to be 7 . We all get together in the kitchen and 8 the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water. 9 my mum prepares a steaming 10 delicious meal. We then 11 them all up. I like to write special notes on the bag like “ Best Wishes.”A lot of people 12 homeless people. But not all of them are drug addicts or bad people. Some are 13 nice. Some just had bad things that led to them.At first, we had to gain their 14 , because a lot of people are 15 to them for no good reasons. But now that they see us every week, they 16 have faith in us. We all have to remember that these are people who have 17 .Some of them shake our hands for 18 them food. Some sing and dance happily.After we finished feeding the homeless, it makes me 19 what I have at home. I love feeding the homeless, and making a/an 20 in someones life.1、Agreet Bfeed Cvisit Dattend2、Awithout Bwith Cbetween Daway from3、Aparents Bstrength Cfamily Dshelter4、Ahow Bwhat Cthat Dwhich5、Acharge Bexpect Cmention Ddo6、Aride Bwalk Cperformance Djourney7、Ahungry Bcurious Cfearful Dtense8、Ataste Beat Cprepare Dshare9、Asometime Bsometimes Csome times Dsome time10、Acold Bcool Cstrange Dhot11、Abag Bbreak Cuse Dgive12、Aconcern Bsave Cmisunderstand Dadopt13、Aeven Bstill Cjust Dseldom14、Amoney Btrust Cname Daddress15、Aashamed Bfamiliar Cunfriendly Dembarrassed16、Aunusually Bgenerally Cespecially Dgradually17、Atasks Bgoals Cfeelings Dmethods18、Areceiving Boffering Ctaking Dproviding19、Aappreciate Baccept Cspread Dwaste20、Aexperiment Bfortune Creport DdifferenceSection 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 1Many of the worlds most people were once successful failures. Here are the stories of a few of them.Abraham Lincoln(1809-1865)Abraham Lincoln was one of Americas greatest leaders, taking the country through the Civil War(from 1860 to 1865). However, his life was never easy. He started numerous businesses that failed, he went bankrupt twice, and was defeated in 26 campaigns for public office. He later said, “My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”Vincent Van Gogh(1853-1890)Van Gogh is one of the most famous and influential painters in the history of Western Art. Hes renowned for paintings such as The Starry Night. The potato Eaters and Sunflowers. However, during his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only one painting for a very small amount of money. Despite this, he carried on painting, something even going without food so he could complete his collection of over 800 known works.Albert Einstein(1879-1955)Albert Einstein won the Noble Prize in Physics in 1921. However, he wasnt always considered a “genius”. He didnt speak until he was four, and couldnt read until he was seven. His teachers and parents thought he as slow, so he was expelled from school and couldnt get into the Zurich Polytechnic School. He later famously said, “Success is failure in progress.”Stephen King(born 1947)Stephen King is one of the best-selling authors of all time, but his first book, Carrie, was rejected by about 30 publishers. Eventually, Stephen threw it in the bin, but his wife fished it out and encouraged him to resubmit it, which he didsuccessfully this time!1、Which statement is true about Abraham Lincoln?AHe led the American War of IndependenceBHe never succeeded in his businessCHe was full of courage and perseveranceDHe is the greatest president of the United States2、Who became famous all over the world after his death?AAlbert Einstein BVincent Van GoghCAlbert Einstein DStephen King3、What was the most likely reason for Albert Einsteins dropping out of school?AHe was too slow to learn BHe couldnt speak or readCHis teacher thought he was stupid DHe didnt obey the school rules4、What do these people have in common?AThey are all AmericansBThey