山西省运城市稷山县2023年考研英语一模拟预测试卷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)III完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分），满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 21 for a meal at the next house.However, he lost his nerve 22 a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 23 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it 24 , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”“You dont owe me anything,” she 25 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a _26 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 27 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 28 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 29 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 30 his eyes. Immediately, he 31 and went down through the hospital hall into her room. 32 in his doctors gown he went in to see her. He 33 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and 34 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 35_attention to her case. After a long 36 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 37 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 38 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 39 . She read these words“Paid in full with a glass of milk.” Dr. Howard KellyTears of joy flooded her eyes as she 40 silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”1、Acall Bmake Cbeg Dprepare2、Awhile Bwhen Cthough Dunless3、Athirsty Blazy Ctired Dhungry4、Aslowly Bunexpectedly Csteadily Dhurriedly5、Aannounced Bshook Creplied Ddoubted6、Areward Bkindness Chand Dvalue7、Aphysically Bmentally Cnormally Dproperly8、Aup Bfor Con Din9、Arich Bfamous Cobservant Dvivid10、Afixed Bconsulted Cfilled Dconcentrated11、Arose Braised Cgot Dleft12、AWorn BHaving Cputting DDressed13、Arecognized Bknew Cspared Dregained14、Adesired Bdeclared Cdetermined Ddeclined15、Aspecial Bordinary Cnormal Dno16、Adecision Bpreparation Cstruggle Ddebate17、Aordered Brequested Cconfused Dcompressed18、Anegative Buncertain Cpositive Dobvious19、Apresentation Bpreference Cattention Darrangement20、Apraised Bpretended Cpressed DprayedSection 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 Summertime has always been my absolute favorite time of the year. When I was in school，I just lived for the long summer holidays when I could play with my friends and my sister all day at our ease. Everyone has different associations with summer. For some，they think of the smell of freshly cut grass，for some its lying on a beach reading a book and for others it might be the taste of lemonade or ice cream. I am so happy to be spending this summer with my family and childhood friends here in the Highlands of Scotland after a year away in France.One of my favorite things to do in summer is go to see the Highlands. These events happen all across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland over the summer and are a great chance for friends and families to get together and support the local community. A Highland Games event is a big gathering with food stalls（货摊），fair games for children and sports competitions. Many of the sports are very specific to Scottish tradition such as caber toss. This is a competition in which the competitors attempt to lift a full-length tree log and throw it into the air. The oldest Highland Games of Scotland are now an iconic（象征性的）part of the Scottish summer.Summer just would not be complete for me without my favorite fruit-strawberries. Here in the Highlands，strawberries are grown as one of the best-sellers over the summer months and one t