考研英语一2023年浙江省临考冲刺试题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) A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 3 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 4 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 5 or tired, he did not stop 6 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 7 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 8 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 9 a very small area to 10 myself.”The above story is 11 to the journey of our 12 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 13 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our 14 , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding 15 and the things we love to do. One day 16 we look back, we will 17 that we dont really need that much, 18 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 19 Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only 20 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.1、AuseBcoverCworkDget2、AGoodBStrangeCSureDInteresting3、ArodeBranCexpandedDstruggled4、Akept onBasked forCgave upDsucceeded in5、AsadBexcitedCconfusedDhungry6、AbutBsoCbecauseDif7、AsleepingBarguingCdyingDsmiling8、ApushBmakeCdestroyDprove9、AneedBhaveCfindDshow10、AliveBburyCsupportDsleep11、AusefulBcertainCsimilarDspecial12、AfutureBpastChistoryDlife13、AfriendsBprogressCdiscoveriesDmoney14、AhealthBcareerChonorDfreedom15、AthingsBconditionCpeopleDbeauty16、AbeforeBwhenCunlessDsince17、ArealizeBregretCapologizeDexplain18、AorBuntilChoweverDbut19、AsavedBmissedCreducedDwon20、ApossibleBprobableCnecessaryDsuitableSection 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 Lucy， whose skeleton（骨骼） was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974， died shortly after she fell out of a tree， according to a new study published Monday in the British journal NatureFor their research， Kappelman and Dr Richard Ketcham used a CT scanner to create more than 35，000 slices of Lucys skeleton Scientists named her Lucy from the Beatles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds， which was played at the camp the night of her discoveryThe following analysis of the slices showed sharp， clean breaks seen at the end of Lucys right humerus （肱骨） are similar to bone breaks seen in victims of fallsThe researchers concluded that these and other breaks in her skeleton show that Lucy， who is believed to have stood about 3 feet 6 inches and weighed about 60 pounds， fell feet first and used her arms to support herself but that the injury was too severe to have been survivableThe researchers estimate that Lucy was going about 35 miles an hour when she hit the ground after falling from a height of roughly 40 feet， according to the statementThat sounds plausible But other scientists are doubtful There are countless explanations for bone breaks， Dr， Donald C， Johanson， director of the Institute of Human Origins and one of the scientists who discovered Lucy， said， The suggestion that she fell out of a tree is largely a justso story and therefore unprovable Johanson said it was more likely that Lucys breaks occurred long after she died， saying that elephant bones appear to have the same kind of breaks， Its unlikely they fell out of a treeBut the new research focused on a small number of breaks that are consistent with highenergy bonetobone influences and which differ from the sorts of breaks commonly seen in other collected bones Kappelman responded in an email， These appear to have occurred at or near the time of death 1、What can we infer about Lucy from Kappelman and Dr Richard Ketchams research？AShe got her name from a songBShe had more than 35，000 slicesCShe couldnt use her arms properlyDShe made an effort to save herself2、What does the underlined word plausible in Paragraph 6 probably mean？AReasonableBCreativeCSurprisingDUnbelievable3、Which of the following would Johanson probably agree？AElephants are unlikely to die from fallingBLucy got breaks at or near the time of deathCOther reasons for the breaks should be consideredDLucy