2023年广西壮族河池市凤山县考研英语一巅峰冲刺试卷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)I always remembered the first time I took part in an English composition competition. “Right! Dean would be the 1 of our class to participate in the English composition competition,” my classmates said. (Applauding)I was too 2 to speak when I heard what my classmates said. In order not to 3 short of my classmates 4 I trained myself very hard for the hope of being the 5 of the competition, which would take place a month later. I 6 a lot of vocabulary, sentence structures and 7 rules and read many good or renowned articles. Not having I 8 pretty well, the day came. Every candidate 9 me looked so well prepared and 10 “Only 1.5 hours. Start,” a supervisor suddenly said. Seeing the 11 “What do most teenagers concern nowadays?” I was nervous and got 12 block. Whats worse, other candidates had begun writing. Moments later, I 13 myself, took a deep breath, and began brainstorming ideas 14 the topic. I quickly wrote down the composition structure, central theme, and 15 necessary elements. As the finishing time was 16 , I tried my best to accelerate my writing. Unfortunately, 17 my failure of time management, I left my composition incomplete. My final draft looked like a robot 18 legs were broken.The result came out two weeks later. To my surprise, I got the second prize! All my classmates cheered for me. This encouraged me a lot 19 I was not the first prize winner, I could still 20 the scent of pride and happiness spreading around me.1、AplayerBchoiceCrepresentativeDperson2、AproudBdelightedCnervousDsurprised3、AgetBbeCloseDfall4、ApromisesBexpectationsCdreamsDwords5、AsuccessBbeaterCwinnerDvictory6、AmemorizedBcopiedCreadDwrote7、AgrammarBphraseCpatternDterm8、ArememberedBpreparedCstartedDcompleted9、AbesidesBexceptCexcept forDas well as10、AeasyBnervousCinterestedDunconfident11、AproblemBideaCtopicDtheme12、AwritersBteachersCthinkersDcomposers13、ApersuadedBtoldCencouragedDc almed14、AwithBtowardsCatDfor15、AanotherBthe otherCotherDothers16、AapproachingBaccessingCfinishingDending17、Athanks forBdue toCas a resultDon account18、Aof whichBwhichCwhoseDthat19、AHoweverBAs a resultCWorse stillDAlthough20、AsmellBtouchCsenseDrealizeSection 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 1The Best of FriendsThe evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image(印象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past.” We were surprised by just how positive todays young people seen to be about their families,” said one member of the research team.” Theyre expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. Theres more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They dont want to rock the boat.”So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends.” My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-years-old Daniel Lazall. ”I always tell them when Im going out clubbing. As long as they know what Im doing, theyre fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21,agrees.”Looking back on the last 2 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as Id done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenagers rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments,” Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 360s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to takin