考研英语一2023年黑龙江省黑河市考前冲刺试题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) I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early intension of 1 may not have originated from my love for nature. I was to 2 my parents.At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with 3 at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to 4 !” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.At that age, I always did something 5 to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found 6 , I would plant a garden!I planted some lily (西合花) seeds in the yard. Bui they failed to 7 . I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild 8 joy, I found the first rose bloom (开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 9 , I was touched by this land of wonder. 10 , my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even 11 at me because he found it was 12 to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mothers 13 , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds 14 flowers.Regardless of their 15 , I kept on planting my garden and 16 to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they 17 to care and love.It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 18 my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very 19 . And now I could say it is my 20 for nature that makes me a real gardener.1、AmemorizingBdreamingCgardeningDdesigning2、ApleaseBchangeChelpDannoy3、AdoubtBappreciationCsurpriseDexcitement4、Acollect upBcare aboutCclean upDcome in5、AequalBsimilarCsuperiorDopposite6、ApainfulBvaluableCupsettingDinteresting7、Acome upBbreak outChold onDget through8、AtoBwithCinDby9、ALuckilyBCheerfullyCRegularlyDEventually10、AInsteadBHoweverCThereforeDBesides11、AshoutedBlaughedCglancedDjumped12、AconvenientBtroublesomeCenjoyableDdangerous13、AsadnessBdispleasureCdelightDrelief14、Aother thanBmore thanCrather thanDless than15、AdislikeBencouragementCthreatDsuggestion16、AdecidedBstoppedCcontinuedDstruggled17、AdevoteBturnCrespondDlead18、AdefeatBsatisfyCrespectDchallenge19、AproudBcomfortableCstrangeDdisappointed20、AmemoryBsurpriseChatredDaffectionSection 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 1Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining global popularity. According to a government white paper, TCM has been introduced in 183 countries and regions around the world.Westerners understanding of TCM, however, may be limited to acupundure，cupping and massage (针灸，拔罐和按摩). For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on US.swimmer Michael Phelps back from cupping for the purpose of relaxing his muscles and reducing pain became the center of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016.As a matter of fact, Chinese herbs play a more important role in getting rid of diseases and keeping the body in good condition in the TCM treatment system than physical treatment.It is therefore disheartening to know that-while 103 World Health Organization member countries have given approval to the practice of acupuncture，not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine TCM falls far behind Western medicine owing partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs.Herbs, are made into pills,powder and soup, and the kind of herbs uscd1 their quality and quantity, and the processing of the ingredients jointly determine the effectiveness of the prescription. Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization, with the chemical composition and functions of its medicines being unclear and their effects being unstable. Fortunately,standardization has improved in recent decades, with an increasing number of factories producing patented TCM drugs.Another factor that has prevented the development of TCM prescription drugs is the lack of creativity, While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicines according to prescriptions handed down from the past. Chinese chemist Tu Youyours winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research into malaria(疟疾）treatment may drive creativity to some extent in Chinas TCM industry. Howev