考研英语一青海省西宁市城中区2023年全真模拟试题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) The story of how I got my new job，and came to be on such good terms with my boss is a funny one. It happened like this. I was cycling along a street on my way to the 1 A yellow car passed me and suddenly 2 right in front of me，as there was another car coming in the other direction. I had to brake hard and I hit another 3 We both fell，but fortunately 4 of us was hurt. I was extremely angry! I saw that a little further up the road the traffic lights had turned red. I cycled as fast as I could and saw that the driver in the yellow car was 5 at the red light. 1 was still so angry that I went up to tell him what I 6 him. I cycled in front of him, got off my bicycle and laid it down on the road in front of his car 7 he couldnt drive off. Then I told him what a bad driver I thought he was. I told him that he had knocked two people off their bicycles and had nearly 8 a bad accident. I told him that he was a 9 to other people on the road. I went on shouting at him 10 everyone was looking at him. His face became red. When the light turned green, I said to him, Dont be so stupid 11 Drive carefully so that everyone can enjoy a long time. Then I 12 my bicycle and rode on.Fortunately, I was on time for the interview. It was an important job, and I wanted the job very much. I walked 13 the room where three people were waiting to interview me. There was a woman who was the boss of the office in which I wanted to work. There was a man with whom I would have to work together and finally the manager of the company -the 14 of the yellow car! We looked at each other for a moment in great surprise and total 15 What should I do now? I decided to look on the whole matter as a great joke!I laughed and said, Yes, we ve already met, havent we? I remember that the last time we met I did 16 of the talking, so perhaps I should let you do the talking this time. For a moment I saw him thinking. Then he realized that I was not going to say 17 about his bad driving. The interview went very well. I told the company about my work experience and answered their questions as well as I could. Two days later I received a letter 18 me the job. I was pleased that the manger had decided not to be angry with me for having been so 19 Now I 20 about it and say to everyone that I dare tell my manager exactly what I think of him.1、AcompanyBceremonyCinterviewDanniversary2、Acut inBcut offCcut downDcut through3、AcarBcyclistCdriverDtree4、AbothBeitherCneitherDone5、AdrivingBwaitingCapologizingDdenying6、Atalked aboutBinsisted onCran afterDthought of7、Aso thatBeven thoughCin caseDon account8、AmetBmissedCcausedDkilled9、Amanager BexpertCpartnerDdanger10、AbecauseBwhileCbutDif11、Ain the futureBall your lifeCin the carDin front of me12、Amade upBcame upCgave upDpicked up13、AaroundBintoCacrossDaway14、AownerBbuyerCpassengerDdriver15、AangerBforgivenessCsilenceDappreciation16、AmostBleastCbestDworst17、AanythingBnothingCsomethingDeverything18、AofferingBhelpingCforcingDdonating19、AconsiderateBpatientCrudeDforgetful20、Amake promisesBlearn lessonsCtell truthsDmake jokesSection 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 1In December 2008, Caroline Kennedy daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedysat down, as a frontrunner for the Senate seat in New York, for a televised interview that helped decide the future of her campaign. The result was a disaster.Her performance wasnt well received, in part because her speech was full of filler words“ums,” “ahs” and “you knows.” One listener counted 27 “ums” and 38 “you knows” in the space of five minutes. A few weeks after the interview, Kennedy ended her Senate campaign.Filler words may seem natural in everyday speech, but they can be deadly in formal presentations. “Using excessive fillers is the most annoying speech habit,” said Susan Ward, a speech specialist. “They take your listeners attention away often to the point that he doesnt hear anything you say. Your message is entirely lost.”Many speakers are afraid of pause. They believe their audience will think they are inarticulate (不善于表达) if they pause to think of what to say next, so they use filler words to avoid the silence. However, a pause is actually more impressive than a filler word. Listeners know that the speaker is thinking, trying to find the right word. Sometimes a pause can actually i