考研英语一2023年济南市考前冲刺试题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)Why study history?People live in the present. They plan for the 1 . History, however, is the study of the past. Given all the 2 and pressures that come from living in the present and 3 what is yet to come, why bother with what has been? Given all the available branches of knowledge, why insist - as most 4 systems do - on history? And why urge many students to study even more history than they are 5 to?Any subject of study needs 6 : supporters must explain why it is worth 7 . Like most widely accepted 8 , history attracts people who simply 9 the information and modes of thought involved. But for people who are less interested in the subject and more 10 about why they should bother with it, a clearer explanation of its purpose is required. 11 do not perform heart transplants, improve highway design, or arrest criminals. In a society that quite correctly expects education to serve 12 purposes, historys functions can seem more difficult to 13 than those of engineering or medicine. History is in fact very useful, actually 14 , but the products of historical study are often less 15 and immediate than those of other subjects.History helps us understand people, societies and how they 16 . For example, how can we 17 past wars (and future threats) without using historical materials? Unfortunately, major aspects of a societys operation cannot be set up as precise experiments. 18 , history must serve, however imperfectly, as our 19 , helping us understand who we are and why we do what we do. This, fundamentally, is why we cannot 20 history.1、AprocessBresultCfutureDenvironment2、AcausesBdemandsCchoicesDorders3、AavoidingBfearingCcelebratingDanticipating4、AfinancialBsocialCeducationalDpolitical5、ArequiredBinvitedCforcedDpermitted6、AdirectionBexplorationCjustificationDrevolution7、AassessmentBattentionCexpectationDmention8、AsubjectsBconceptsCtopicsDconcerns9、AprovideBreceiveCshareDlike10、AdoubtfulBworriedCthoughtfulDcertain11、ASupportersBHistoriansCAudiencesDTeachers12、ApublicBmultipleCdifferentDuseful13、AdefineBexpectCsatisfyDignore14、AoptionalBattractiveCaccessibleDessential15、AvaluableBinterestingCobviousDinstructive16、AimagineBbehaveCfightDfade17、ApreventBrememberCevaluateDdeclare18、AConsequentlyBAlternativelyCFortunatelyDAdmittedly19、AlibraryBlaboratoryCclinicDmuseum20、Amake up forBgive in toCget close toDstay away fromSection 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 We can take online joyful learning experiences to a new level by combining the best practices in education with inspiring hands-on lessons that parents and children can enjoy together.Starting a Writers NotebookJune 13thJune 17thThis workshop is to inspire children to see themselves as true authors. The writing activities in this workshop are meant to help young authors develop their sense of voice and enthusiasm for writing. Participants will learn a variety of strategies and techniques for generating ideas and producing meaningful writing.PRICE: $27.00($22.00 cash payment)AGE: 610Backyard ScienceJune 20thJune 24thBy sharing what we discover in our own backyards, our children will be able to experience firsthand how wildlife, climate, and geographic landscapes differ across the globe. Through this workshop we have the ability to create eye-opening explorations for our children.PRICE: $27.00 AGE:410Be a PeacemakerJune 27thJuly 1stBy practicing mindfulness we discover how to find that peaceful place within ourselves, even during the most difficult times. This online class offers families a way to explore beneficial techniques together in an effort to develop a shared language and common understanding of what it means to be fully present in our lives.PRICE: $27.00 AGE: 410Poetry MakersJune 11thJuly 15thWhen sharing poems with our children, we not only teach them how to appreciate the beauty of language but also that our words have the ability to affect others in deep and meaningful ways. In this four-week online workshop, we will strengthen our childrens understanding of themselves, each other, and the world around them through the power of writing poetry.PRICE: $27.00AGE:6101、What can we learn about Starting a Writers Notebook?AIt offers a discount.BIt lasts four weeks.CIt is suitable for all ages.DIt encourages children to write poetry.