河南省南阳市内乡县2023年考研英语一考前冲刺试题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) I always come across random acts of kindness in my life. Many years ago, I was 1 Costa Rica when I found myself in an 2 situation: my credit cards and bank cards went out of 3 abroad, and I only had $5 to my 4 .I had no way to get money. I didnt know anybody in this country. I only knew basic Spanish, and besides the cash the only 5 I had was a return ticket to my country in almost two 6 . Back then, there was no such thing as mobile phones, and 7 email was very limited. To find help, I decided to go to the countryside . With the only coins I had, I 8 the bus terminal(终点站)and found a village, which 9 almost the exact amount. About 4 hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa Abajo at midnight.I knocked door to door, 10 in my very poor Spanish that I was a foreigner travelling in Costa Rica with no money but I 11 to stay here for over ten days. I begged them for a 12 such as cooking , cleaning and looking after their kids, anything like that. Everybody 13 , “oh my, but so poor are we that we have no 14 food or space. Maybe you can try the next 15 .” And theyd point me to another house. 16 , I arrived at a Chinese restaurant. The owner of the restaurant was very 17 . She gave me food and called the Red Cross to come to 18 me. With the help of the Red Cross , I spent my 19 days in Costa Rica.This is one of the best trips Ive ever had, because I realized that when youre in a position to be able to 20 , it actually makes you feel happy.1、AcirclingBconsideringCenteringDvisiting2、AabsurdBimpossibleCawkwardDordinary3、AuseBrangeCcontrolDdate4、AadvantageBwonderCnameDcredit5、AnecessityBpossessionCmemoryDimpression6、AhoursBdaysCweeksDmonths7、AagainBevenCyetDthus8、Alooked forBheaded toCstayed atDthought of9、AcreatedBearnedCsavedDcost10、AexplainingBremindingCapologizingDinforming11、AmanagedBneededCfailedDagreed12、AjobBmealCroomDconversation13、AacceptedBnoddedCrepliedDwithdrew14、AextraBcheapCpreparedDwasted15、AtimeBchanceCfamilyDrestaurant16、ANormallyBNaturallyCDirectlyDFinally17、AsensibleBrichCconfidentDgenerous18、ArescueBcomfortCinterviewDencourage19、AfrighteningBtrainingCexcitingDremaining20、AhelpBreceiveCsucceedDtravelSection 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 Weve all had cases where weve waited just a bit too long to pay an electric bill or speeding ticket. But one man, from California by reasonable assumption, who goes by “Dave”, recently took procrastination (拖延) one step further, by paying a parking ticket almost a half-century after it was given.In December 2018, the Minersville Police Department in Pennsylvania received a letter in the mail. Whoever wrote the letter decided it was best to keep his name somewhat unknown, so he put the return address as “Wayward Road, Anytown California” under the name “Feeling guilty”.When the officers opened the envelope, they found a brief letter, along with a $5 bill, and a parking ticket dating all the way back to 1974. The note read, “Dear PD, Ive been carrying this ticket around for 40 plus years always intending to pay. Forgive me if I dont give you my info. With respect, Dave.”Even though the initial parking ticket was only for $2, “Dave” must have felt awfully guilty because he left 150 percent, or $3, in interest.Michael Combs, the Police Chief of the Minersville Police Department, stated in an interview that the same ticket would cost about $20 if it were given today. Combs went on to share that the original ticket from 1974 was given to a vehicle that had an Ohio license plate.Because there was no system for tracking tickets given to out-of-state cars back then, “Dave” could have gotten away with never paying the $2 fine. But apparently, guilt got the best of him, and he decided to finally cough up the money more than 40 years past its due date.1、How much do we know about “Dave”?AHe lives in Wayward Road, Anytown California.BThe police are trying to find out more about him.CHis car probably came from Ohio at that time.D“Dave” is of course the mans real name indeed.2、Why didnt “Dave” pay for the parking ticket until recently?AHe completely forgot about it in the past 44 years.BHe didnt find it until almost half a century later.CHe failed to find out who he should pay the money to.DHe didnt pay for it just because of procrastination.3、What drove “Dave” to pay for the parking