考研英语一2023年河南省濮阳市台前县统考试题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)When my wife, Jane, and I were 16, we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day, we found out that our teacher Edward was having some 1 challenges. We wanted to do something to help, so as a class we 2 to gather food, clothing and gifts to 3 his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was 4 . Together they searched their house for things they could 5 . Her mother went to the kitchen, 6 a big turkey and saying, “Thanksgiving Day wont be 7 without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane remembers how moved she was by her mothers 8 .Before making our 9 , we said a prayer of appreciation for the wonderful 10 to help others. I will never forget the surprised 11 of our teacher and his wife when they 12 the door; their four children gathered around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night; we all felt warm inside, 13 .Last month while I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could 14 him a few minutes. Hes sitting in your office right now!”I left my meeting and went to my office 15 . My teacher and I hugged and began to 16 the last years. He told me he 17 remembered that cold winter night when we brought the 18 of Thanksgiving Day to his family. The food and gifts were certainly 19 , but what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the 20 of Thanksgiving Day.1、Afinancial Bpersonal Cacademic Dtypical2、Aapplied Bdetermined Cattempted Dpreferred3、Afigure out Bpoint out Cmake sense Dmake sure4、Asatisfied Bpuzzled Camazed Dtouched5、Aseparate Bdonate Cdistribute Dcollect6、Abreaking up Bbreaking down Cpulling out Dpulling down7、Atraditional Busual Ccomplete Dbasic8、Ahonesty Bgenerosity Cpity Dcuriosity9、Adecision Bcontact Cdelivery Dcontribution10、Aopportunity Bgift Cdeal Dmemory11、Aexpression Bsorrow Cimpression Dlaugh12、Apushed Breached Cdragged Danswered13、Aagain Banyhow Cthough Denough14、Await Bspare Cspend Dsave15、Ahurriedly Bnervously Cproudly Dworriedly16、Acome up with Blook back on Ckeep up with Dget hold of17、Ajust Bstill Ceven Dalready18、Aexperience Bexcitement Cpleasure Dwarmth19、Aappreciated Boffered Caccepted Dconsumed20、Aspirit Bsymbol Chistory DintentionSection 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 The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin, Benjamins older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.Three centuries after the appearance of Franklins Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long, Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor of the Times said recently, “At places where they gather, editors ask one another, How are you?, as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case.” An article about the newspaper appealed on the website of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”Perhaps not. but the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death, Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock（股票）drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock - holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education; its testing and test preparation service now brings in at least half the companys income,1、What can we learn about the New England Courant?AIt is mainly about the stock market.BIt carries articles by political leaders.CIt marks the beginning of newspapers.DIt remains a successful newspaper in America.2、What can we infer about the newspaper editors?AThey often accept re