考研英语一赤壁市2023年深度自测卷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) There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the 1 the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And thats precisely why one 2 Frenchman has caught our attention.Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving 3 on discarded(丢弃) food. The three-month, 1,900-mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchets 4 of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.As you can 5 , the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants 6 tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of 7 garbage containers, health regulations, or business policies. Only about one in ten places 8 him food that would otherwise be discarded. For legal 9 , most restaurants have a policy against 10 food waste. “Some people have even 11 their jobs by giving me food,” Dubanchet said.Whats 12 interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchets cause. Berlin has been the 13 while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to 14 at some 50 different stores or restaurants before finding food. The 15 is all the more serious when you consider the 16 exercise required to bike from France to Poland.“I have to get food 17 because after all the biking I am tired and I need the 18 ,” Dubanchet explained. “Is my 19 full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating.”He aims to 20 his journey by mid-July. With any luck, hell turn a few more heads in the process.1、AclevererBolderCstrangerDsimpler2、Agarbage-eatingBsports-lovingCfood-wastingDlaw-breaking3、AsecretlyBfinallyCentirelyDprobably4、ApurposeBwayCopinionDdream5、AobserveBimagineCsuggestDremember6、AstoreBcookCshop forDthrow away7、AlockedBdamagedCconnectedDabandoned8、AboughtBofferedCorderedDsold9、AreasonsBrightsCfeesDaids10、Abegging forBgiving awayChidingDcausing11、AdidBkeptCacceptedDrisked12、AhardlyBusuallyCparticularlyDmerely13、AeasiestBnearestCbiggestDrichest14、AworkBshoutCaskDjump15、AcompetitionBconversationCconflictDchallenge16、AadequateBrewardingCdemandingDsuitable17、AagainBaloneClaterDfast18、AspiritBenergyCtimeDeffort19、AstomachBhandCpocketDbasket20、AarrangeBrestartCreportDfinishSection 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 1It was with heavy hearts that my son and I worked to prepare his car for a milestone journeythe day he moved across the country after twenty years of living under my roofOur work went slowly into the afternoonThe Sunday baseball game came onOur hometown Cardinals were playing the Atlanta BravesI overheard bits of the TV broadcastAtlanta took a two-run lead as we were packing the trunkAfter that I became absorbed in glum thoughts about his departure and forgot about the gameSuddenly I heard the door open“Dad，”he said，“lets watch the gameTheyre only down by a run”His red-colored eyes instantly told me that he，too，found this to be difficult and wanted to share one last father-son momentWithout hesitation I led the way to the TV setThere，we found the Cards losing 31“Oh，”he said，“theyre down two runs”His voice cracked with doubt“I thought they were coming back”“Thats fine，”I said，wanting so much to string this moment“Lets watch anyway”The Cards got to bat lastFirst a single，and then anotherSuddenly the game became very interestingWhen David Eckstein parked the third pitch(投球)into the seats，we were transformed，jumping up and downThats when the magic moment cameThe sadness of that day was replaced by the exciting baseball game，something we had done many times together beforeThen he leftIt was a sad day when I helped my son pack and get ready to move away to collegeBut this moment of joy mixed with sadness made the day，the trip and our life seem so right1、What does the underlined word“glum”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AAnxious BCuriousCHopeful DUpset2、What brought joy to the author?AThe victory of AtlantaBThe work done for his sonCThe time spent with his sonDThe memory of the past time3、Why did the authors son leave home?ATo work BTo studyCTo play a game DTo go on a vacationText 2 When the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (巴黎圣母院) was on fire, it seemed as if the nation had lost a piece of its soul. A similar tragedy took place in 19th century Russia. And the rebuilding effort of the Russians might offer some inspirati