2023年枣庄市薛城区考研英语一预测密卷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)Last night I entered a poetry competition. It was very rushed. It was the very last minute and I was 1 . Yet I really wanted to do it. So without the 2 of my family, I got up in front of a group of people and got ready to 3 my poem. But I didnt expect to 4 .Judges were chosen from the audience by 5 a bouncy (有弹性的) ball thrown out into their midst (中间) to see 6 would catch it. As it is with most 7 , performers had 2 minutes to impress the 8 who would then give a score from 0.0 to 10. There were five judges.I was the 9 person in the competition. Im only 16 and everybody else was about 20-70. My poem 10 really well. People liked it and I think many were impressed by my courage to 11 on stage and perform my own work. In the end I 12 third, but I was not disappointed. 13 , it was only 0.3 points that separated me 14 second place. 15 it was all over, I was waiting in the car park for my dad to pick me up. One of the judges came up to me and told me I had done a fantastic job. Even though many people had congratulated me, this was 16 . The lady judge was very sincere. She said, “Here, have the 17 , so you remember tonight”. I 18 a smile card out for the woman thanking her for her words and the ball. She was impressed by the card but no words passed between us. It was a 19 understanding. Words would ruin the moment.My father beeped (鸣喇叭) from the car park so I 20 my goodbye and got in the car, holding in my hand the bouncy ball that changed me.1、AunluckyBuncomfortableCunhappyDunprepared2、AsupportBsuggestionCideaDadvice3、AgiveBbeginCwriteDpresent4、AfailBwinCcryDlose5、AmakingBdroppingChavingDleaving6、AwhomBwhoCthatDwhoever7、AcompetitionsBgamesCmeetingsDevents8、AreadersBlistenersCaudiencesDjudges9、AyoungestBoldestCtallestDstrongest10、AbecameBwentCreadDsounded11、Aget upBgo upCkeep upDlook up12、AchoseBwantedCcameDhad13、AAbove allBAfter allCIn allDFirst of all14、AofBfromCoverDwith15、AWhileBWhenCBeforeDUntil16、AdifferentBwonderfulCsurprisedDreasonable17、AprizeBpoemCexperienceDball18、ApushedBcarriedClookedDpulled19、AgoodBsilentChappyDsimple20、AnoddedBshowedCsaidDexpressedSection 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 Language learning apps are very popular now and offer opportunities to learn vocabulary and practice grammar. But there has been a discussion about just how effective such apps can be.Among the most popular apps are Duolingo and Busuu. A previous research found positive results on the use of them. But it mainly concentrated on studies with learners who had signed up to language courses and these apps worked as an after-class support, so the results were not always reliable. A recent study of 4,095 Busuu users has been carried out aimed to find out if users can actually learn a language with an app.Busuu provides learning materials for 12 different languages. It offers special model where some content is available for free while some content is not. We find that its users are an even mix of men and women. More than half consider themselves to be at the beginner level as there is a decrease in users as their language levels go up. Most people use the app because of personal interest, or because they want to study or live abroad. Female users tend to use it less often but for longer periods of time than male users.Getting any feedback on Busuu depends on whether your answer is correct or not. While it is helpful, this is not the sort of feedback language teachers prefer, as it does not explain why the answer is right or wrong. In spite of this, feedback in the app is very highly rated.More than 92% of respondents state that the app has met their expectations and 86% rate the app as very good or good. In fact, more than 80% of the users surveyed strongly agree that using the app has helped them improve their knowledge of the language they are learning.Besides, language learning apps also create an environment where mistakes are only known to the users, and this can address the performance anxiety that many learners suffer from when asked to speak a foreign language. So language teachers should encourage their students to use them to do the grammar work, leaving precious class time for more language communication.1、The results of the former research werent always dependable because _.Ait was only carried out before classBit didnt consider users in classCit just foc