考研英语一2023年徐州市贾汪区预测试题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)It is widely believed that inner beauty is the most impressive in the world.On the outskirts of a town in England lies a nice cottage with a large garden where there lives an old and aged man. The old man is 1 pruning（修剪）, watering or fertilizing his flowers all the time. The garden 2 bees and butterflies dance and colorful flowers blossom all year around is so well-tended（被照顾地好）that every passer-by cannot but stop for a 3 with admiration.One day a young 4 went by the old mans garden. He stopped and gazed at the splendid garden and the special cottage, totally 5 the admiration at the beauty of these sceneries, 6 how happy he could be 7 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, all of a sudden he found the old gardener was 8 .Greatly shocked, the young painter 9 that old man, asking “why are you busy 10 these flowers every day which you cant see?” The blind gardener gave a wide smile, explaining “First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I 11 like this job. Second, while I cant see these flowers I can 12 them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. 13 the last one, thats you.”“Me? But you dont know me.” responded the young painter.“Yeah. But I know flowers are angels which everyone knows and would never 14 . I know a great many people who show 15 for life would stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good 16 . In the meantime, it also gives a 17 to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”The old man cant see the beauty hes created. 18 , every flower has eyes 19 which they can see the beauty and kindness of the old mans heart and the sweetness of his soul.The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Failing the sight of the beauty of blossoming, he surely can 20 the voice of it, I suppose.1、Aleft Bkept Cseen Dmade2、Awhere Bwhich Cthat Dwhat3、Achat Breturn Cdiscussion Dglance4、Apainter Bneighbor Cphotographer Dtraveler5、Afaced with Blost in Cdevoted to Dmoved by6、Athinking Bwondering Cpicturing Dbelieving7、Awhen Bif Ceven if Dsince8、Aparticular Bspecial Cblind Denergetic9、Aapproached Breached Cwatched Dprevented10、Aplanting Bwatering Cfertilizing Dtending11、Aeasily Breally Caccidentally Deventually12、Aget rid of Bgive a touch to Ccome up with Dhave fun with13、AWithout BIn spite of CAnd for DEven so14、Apick them up Bturn them down Clet them down Dgive them up15、Aenthusiasm Bcalmness Ckindness Dcaution16、Amood Bcondition Cplace Dlife17、Away Btime Cchance Dhand18、ATherefore BAnyway CHowever DBesides19、Afor Bin Cfrom Dwith20、Achange Bhear Cremind DacceptSection 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 Scientists have provided new evidence to help solve one of the worlds oldest mysteries-zebras stripes. Researchers recently described experiments showing that horse flies have a difficult time landing on zebras while easily landing on horses of a single color.In one experiment, the researchers put blankets with stripes on horses and saw that fewer flies landed on them. They fly past them or hit them and bounce off, said Tim Caro of the University of California-Davis. He was the lead writer of a report on the study. The report was published in the journal PLOS ONE.Closely related to horses, the worlds three zebra species are known for their black-and-white striped bodies. Zebras are native to Africas savannas, or grasslands. The appearance of the stripes is different from one zebra to the next.There have been four main theories about the reasons why zebras developed stripes. The first theory is to avoid attacks by meat-eating animals. Another is that zebras have an easier time recognizing other zebras. a third idea is thermoregulation, which is the ability of a creature to control its body temperature, even when the surrounding temperature is different. The fourth theory is to prevent attacks by biting flies.Only the last stands up, Caro said. Most biologists involved in research on mammal coloration accept that this is the reason why zebras have stripes. University of Bristol biologist Martin How worked with Caro on the study. He said stripes may confuse flies when they get too close to zebras. African horse flies carry diseases, such as trypanosomia