河南省焦作市解放区2023年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) Cheques have largely replaced money as a means of exchange, for they are widely accepted everywhere. Though this is very 1 for both buyers and sellers, it should not be forgotten that cheques are not real money: They are quite 2 in themselves. A shopkeeper always faces a certain 3 when he accepts a cheque and he is quite within his rights if, on occasion, he 4 to do so.People dont always 5 this and are shocked if their good 6 is called into question. An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me that he had ever had an extremely 7 experience. He went to a famous jewelry shop which kept a large stock of precious stones and asked to see some necklaces. After examining carefully, he 8 to buy a particularly fine diamond necklace and asked if he could pay by cheque. The assistant said that this was quite in order, but the moment my friend 9 his name, he was invited into the managers office.The manager was polite, and he explained that someone with exactly the same name had 10 them with a worthless cheque not long ago. My friend got very 11 when he heard this and said that he would buy a 12 somewhere else. When he got up to leave, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and that he had better stay there 13 he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough, the police arrived soon afterwards. They politely 14 to my friend for the inconvenience, but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was 15 for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to 16 a note which had been used by the thief in several shops. The note read: “I have a gun in my pocket. Ask 17 questions and give me all the money in the safe.” 18 , my friends handwriting was quite unlike the thiefs. He was not only 19 to go without further 20 , but to take the diamond necklace with him.1、AsimpleBeasyCrightDconvenient2、AvaluelessBbelievableCusefulDamazing3、AchanceBriskClimitDsituation4、AwishesBhesitatesCrefusesDdesires5、AlikeBknowCadmitDhold6、AfaithBexampleCmoneyDfriend7、ArelevantBpleasantCcommonDterrible8、ApromisedBdemandedCdecidedDmanaged9、AmentionedBgaveCsignedDspelt10、ApresentedBequippedChelpedDsupplied11、AnervousBdisappointedCsensitiveDannoyed12、AnecklaceBchequeCgiftDdiamond13、AthoughBuntilCunlessDsince14、AcameBapologizedCreportedDlistened15、AreasonableBregretfulCsuitableDresponsible16、Atake backBgo throughCcopy outDmake up17、AallBanyCnoDfew18、AUnexpectedlyBEventuallyCActuallyDFortunately19、AallowedBpersuadedCadvisedDforbidden20、AnoticeBquarrelCpunishmentDdelaySection 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 90-year-old may not be typical for a shows narrator（解说员）,but without the voice of English broadcaster Sir David Attenborough,one of the most successful new shows on television just wouldnt be the same.BBCs Planet Earthis getting good ratings in the United Kingdom.And Sir David,the man behind the shows voice,describes it as greatly pleasing.The naturalist is the father of nature documentaries（纪录片）,with a television career that started in 1950.Since then,the London-born broadcaster has traveled the world intent on sharing his discoveries through the television in new ways.Ever since his first wildlife documentary series,1954s Zoo Quest,Sir Davids voice has become synonymous（同义）with environmental protection.Concerned with how humans are harming the planet,he attempts to educate viewers on the threats and dangers that are present today.Hes used his profile to raise important issues like global warming,deforestation,climate change and overpopulation.We cant go on increasing at the rate human beings are increasing forever,because the Earth is finite（有限）and you cant put infinity into something that is finite,he told The Independent two years ago.So if we dont do something about it then the world will do something about it.And after almost 30 years of nature-based programming,Sir Davids efforts to protect wildlife and the environment have not gone unnoticed.His work has been significant in reconnecting an increasingly disconnected human population with the environment of the planet that we not only come from but also rely on.1、What can we learn about Planet Earth?AIt was made in 1950.BIt is now very popular.CIt is broadcast all over the world.DIt was filmed in the United Kingdom.2、When did Si