考研英语一2023年四川省宜宾市兴文县考前冲刺试卷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)Asia has long tradition of tea-drinking. And China is no exception.However, lately more and more Chinese people are turning to a different 1 Coffee has become a/an 2 popular choice of Chinese people living abroad and in the countrys 3 cities. In big cities such as Beijing, coffee shops seem to be on nearly every major street corner. These 4 are not just selling drinks from Starbucks, the world-famous coffee company. Coffee businesses from South Korea and Britain are also 5 in China.Many young Chinese people drink coffee 6 - when meeting with friends. Yang Lin lives in the U.S. but comes from an area in China 7 for growing tea. She used to 8 drink tea while in China. But now, she says, she drinks both and for different reasons.Yang Lin says she was a tea drinker when she was back in China. But she likes coffee and tea 9 now. Drinking coffee for her is a social event. She and her co-workers like to sit in a caf and talk over a cup of coffee. Tea, she says, is more about family 10 She grew up in Fujian province - an area known for its tea. Ms. Yang says that as a child, her family would 11 together in the evening and talk about the days events over a steaming pot of tea. So now, 12 the smell of Fujian tea brings back these 13 family memories.On average a person in China drinks about five cups of coffee a year. This information comes from the China Coffee Association Beijing. That 14 is far below the world average of 240 cups a year. But the association says the amount of coffee that Chinese drink is 15 by about 15 percent every year.1、AbusinessBdrinkCattitudeDcustom2、AabnormallyBnecessarilyCthoroughlyDincreasingly3、AhugeBancientCremoteDconservative4、AcitiesBcompaniesCshopsDforeigners5、AproducingBearningCoperatingDstruggling6、ApassivelyBdeliberatelyCelegantlyDsocially7、AfamousBappropriateCanxiousDbeneficial8、AseldomBonlyCunwillinglyDnever9、AcompletelyBgraduallyCequallyDeventually10、AmemoriesBvaluesCpossessionsDtraditions11、AworkBgatherCcookDpull12、AevenBstillCsomehowDhardly13、ArareBtoughClonelyDwarm14、AinformationBcostCamountDproduction15、AdecreasingBgrowingCdividingDprofitingSection 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 1Mexico sites on an island plateau (高原) surrounded by volcanic peaks, which makes air quality a constant concern for people who live there.In April, the country took a decisive step toward improving air quality by enacting a temporary ban on private and Federal vehicles in the city. The rule forbids people from driving in the city one day each week and one Saturday each month. Electric vehicles, government service vehicles, public transport options and school buses are not included in the ban.Mexico City isnt the first urban center to be involved in car-free living. But the ban is more than an awareness-raiser. It was enacted with the direct aim of solving air pollution. In March, the city sank into a deep brown haze of smog when the pollution levels passed the 200 mark. The city ordered some 1.1m of the areas 4.7m cars off the streets and also offered free bus and subway rides.Mexico Citys temporary vehicle ban raises questions about the best ways to improve urban air quality. India, whose citizens breathe some of the worlds dirtiest air, has tried a variety of solutions. Earlier this year, the Indian government started a 4% sales tax on new-car purchases.Beijing also has experience with cleaning the air. The city introduced alternate-day rules in advance of the 2008 Olympic Games, which produced good results. And then there is the London congestion (拥挤) charge, introduced in 2003. The charge has had a measurable effect on air quality.For now, Mexico City named by the United Nations as the most polluted city on the planet in 1992 can look forward to the start of the regions rainy season, when daily showers will help lo clean the air.1、How did Mexico ban vehicles in the city?ABy banning private and Federal vehicles one day a week.BBy forbidding private and public vehicles every Saturday.CBy limiting the number of new cars.DBy prohibiting the vehicles except public ones.2、What did the government of Mexico do when carrying out the ban on vehicles?ARaised the number of public vehicles.BOffered free bus and subway rides.CIntroduced more travel options.DEncouraged citizens to leave the city.3、What may contribute to improving the air quality in Mexico?AAlternate-day rules.BTax rises.C