考研英语一西盟佤族自治县2023年全真模拟试题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)A man and his wife arrived in Boston by trainAfter getting off the train, they walked without an 1 into the outer office of Harvards presidentSo they were stopped by his secretary and kept 2 For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become disappointed and 4 But they didntThe secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5 A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 faceThe lady told him, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one yearHe loved HarvardHe was 8 hereBut about a year ago, he was accidentally killedMy husband and I would like to 9 （纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus”The president wasnt moved Instead, he was 10 “Madam,” he said, “we cant put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and diedIf we did, this place would look like a 11 ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 12 quickly“We dont want to put up a statueWe would like to give a 13 to Harvard” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building costs? We have spent over 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard” For a moment the lady was silentThe president was 16 , because he could get rid of them nowThen the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 17 ? Why dont we just start our own?” Her husband nodded 18 their offer was turned downMrand MrsStanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 19 after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about1、Achoice Bdecision Cacquaintance Dappointment2、Awaiting Bstanding Csitting Dtalking3、Ahoping Bfinding Crealizing Dimagining4、Ago down Bgo out Cgo away Dgo around5、Ahopelessly Bcarefully Cunexpectedly Dunwillingly6、Apleasant Bfunny Ccold Dsad7、Aattended Bvisited Cstudied Dserved8、Aclever Bbrave Cproud Dhappy9、Aset about Bset up Cset down Dset off10、Asatisfied Bexcited Cshocked Dashamed11、Apark Bcemetery Cgarden Dmuseum12、Aexplained Bexpressed Crefused Dadmitted13、Abuilding Byard Cplayground Dsquare14、Alaughed Bshouted Cglanced Dcalled15、Asuggestion Bidea Cthought Dopinion16、Abored Bastonished Cinterested Dpleased17、Adepartment Buniversity Cbusiness Dclub18、AOnce BWhile CSince DThough19、Anamed Blooked Ctaken Dfollowed20、Atalked Bknew Cheard DcaredSection 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 1A little boy discovered what looked like a map to an unknown place. He soon realized it was the beginning of an exciting treasure hunt.He found two pieces of paper along with the mysterious map. One was written with the instructions, “FIND THE WORDS.” The other piece of paper had several strange symbols scattered all over it.Dad, fortunately, was there to help his son figure out the mystery. He folded up the paper with the symbols on it, and together they formed a message, which had another set of instructions, “UNDER STEPS.” The smart little boy knew exactly what to do so he went to look under the steps of his house. Without too much effort, he found a box below the staircase.It didnt take him long to figure out what to do next: open it up! Inside the box were some very interesting objects, including another piece of a treasure map and two broken pieces of paper. These were the most interesting finds because they contained what appeared to be a collection of letters on them. Finally, they knew where the treasure was from the letters: IN THE BUSH UNDER YOUR YARDAfter searching all over the yard, following several clues and wondering where everything would lead, the pair finally found what they had been looking for. And it was exactly what you would want after such an adventure: a treasure box!The pair pulled it out of the ground and cleaned away all the dirt. The dad put the box in front of his son, and the little boy couldnt contain his excitement. So he opened it up and finally found out what was inside.Inside was more treasure than any little boy could ever want. There were hundreds of coins and all sorts of pirate treasure, including what looks like a pearl necklace and some silver dishes.1、What led the little boy to start his treasure hunt?AHis fathers encouragementBA possible treasure map.CHis nature of curiosity