考研英语一河南省驻马店市新蔡县2023年统考试题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)Michaels phone contains a picture of masses of groceriesfrom pies to ground meatall packed tightly into a carAll of it was taken to Marys Mission，a 1 for the homeless，last Thanksgiving，he explained“Till now, weve delivered 21，000 pounds of food that would have been 2 ，”said Michael，18，a high school graduate from IllinoisLast summer, Michael started a 3 called Unseen CuisineIt 4 food that is nearly past its sellby date from business，and delivers it to shelters for the homeless 5 their senior year, Michael and eight other students 6 up for three deliveries a week to nearby sheltersNow those students hope to 7 the mission at the universities they are attending in the fall and get more students 8 “The ultimate goal for us is to end food waste and end 9 ，not only in America but 10 the whole world，”Michael said“I know thats pretty 11 ”During a family trip to India in the summer of 2012，Michael said he was 12 by seeing people beg in the streetsThat image 13 with himBut 14 Michael and his team have been honored for their work，he said his team had been most 15 by their interactions(交流)with people who live and work at the sheltersThey said they had come to a new 16 of their privilege and responsibility toward others“A lot of people didnt 17 necessarily to be in the position that theyre inIts a lot of 18 wherever youre born，”said Nick Motta，1 8，one of MichaelS teammates“To me，its 19 amazing that a group of students can make such a 20 ”Michael said.“If we can just keep doing thatI think it will go a long way”1、AstoreBshelterCschoolDfactory2、AproducedBboughtCwastedDstolen3、ApubBclassCfamilyDgroup4、AcollectsBsellsCmakesDcooks5、ABeforeBAfterCThroughoutDUntil6、AheldBturnedCmadeDteamed7、AspreadB1imitCsupportDdelay8、AknownBinvolvedCunitedDstarted9、ApovertyBviolenceCinjusticeDhunger10、AhopefullyBthankfullyCfortunatelyDapparently11、AaffordableBaggressiveCambitiousDarbitrary12、AfrightenedBaffectedCembarrassedDdisappointed13、AmetBstayedCagreedDmatched14、AwhenBasCsinceDwhile15、AawardedBcomfortedCrewardedDfavored16、AunderstandingBanalyzingCbalancingDexpressing17、AfailBfightCmanageDchoose18、AfreedomB1uckCcourageDwisdom19、AprettyBwellCratherDeven20、ApointBbreakthroughCdifferenceDdecisionSection 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 Its an annual argument Do we or do we not go on holiday？ My wife says no because we have no savings to save us I say you only live once and we work hard and whats the point if you cant go on holiday The joy of a recession （不景气） means no argument next year-we just wont goSince money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship to its knees， we should be grateful For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday A YouGov survey of 2， 000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couplesKim Stephenson， an occupational psychologist， believes money may be different things to men and women People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what its for he explains Theyll say its to save， to spend， for security， for freedom， to show someone you love them He says men are more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that theyve achieved somethingThe biggest problem is that couples assume each other know whats going on with their finances， but they dont There seems to be more of a taboo （禁忌） about talking about money than about death But you both need to know what youre doing， whos paying what into the joint account and how much you keep separately In a healthy relationship， you dont have to agree about money， but you have to talk about it1、What does the author say about going on holiday in Paragraph 1？ _AIt will cost them too much moneyBIt is the chief cause of family quarrelsCIt makes all the hard work worthwhileDFew people can afford it without working hard2、According to the text， what does Kim Stephenson believe？ _AMoney is often a symbol of a persons statusBMen and women view money in different waysCMen and women spend money on different thingsDMoney means a great deal to both men and women3、The author suggests that couples should _