考研英语一2023年吉安市遂川县高分冲刺试卷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)“I love myself.” That sounds a bit _ and I doubt if anyone would ever say it out loud, but finding the confidence to succeed is very _ if you dont love yourself. If youre ready to love yourself, keep on reading.Think PositivelyFocus on your _ instead of your weaknesses. Leap out of bed; dont _ out of it. Look at every day as a new _, not the same old story.Be ThankfulBe _of all the things you should be thankful for. Make a note of the people, places, things and _ that bring you the most joy. If you _, youll realize you have an awful lot to be thankful for.Learn and GrowDeveloping your _ and skills will help you develop _ that you can do anything.Accept Your Flaws （缺点）My handwriting looks _, I cant ride a bike, and I have an unexplained _of bees, which is so bad that I once drove my car into a stop sign after_flew into my car through an open window on a summer day. And you know what? I wouldnt _ any of them. Be confident in yourself, no matter how “weird” (interesting and unique) you_be.Use Your StrengthsThink about the top three _ in your life. I dont care how big or little they are. It could be graduating from college, landing a sweet job, losing weight, or _. Now write down the strengths you used to accomplish those three things, and do you see any common threads that _ achievement? If so, the path to more success is right in front of you.No More ComparisonsForget about the celebrities you _ your body to, the relationships you contrast yours with. Life is not a _. Your only goal is to become a better version of yourself.1、AcomfortableBsillyCenthusiasticDimpressive2、AconvenientBdifficultCpleasantDprobable3、AbehaviorBenergyChobbiesDstrengths4、AdropBrollCcrawlDpull5、ApossibilityBfortuneCadvantageDopportunity6、AawareBcarefulCcertainDsensible7、AdesiresBcharactersCactivitiesDgatherings8、Aslow downBspeed upCrise upDfix on9、AabilityBknowledgeCemotionsDinformation10、AResponsibilityBappreciationCimaginationDconfidence11、AterribleBattractiveCcreativeDoutstanding12、AfancyBfearCpreferenceDfright13、AoneBsomethingCitDsuch14、AacceptBbelieveCchangeDcontinue15、AmustBmayCshouldDcould16、AExperiencesBmemoriesCaccomplishmentsDexpectations17、AhoweverBwhereverCwhicheverDwhatever18、Aled toBreferred toCtook toDstuck to19、AImitateBcompareCpreferDadapt20、AstruggleBcampaignCcompetitionDChallengeSection 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 1A new family moved in next door and I got to meet the mother of the family, Lydia.Lydia is Korean, and her family moved to our city so her husband could go to graduate school. We started talking, and she was apologetic about how bad her English was, but I didnt care. I knew how hard it was to learn a second language. I enjoyed chatting with Lydia as we watched our kids play.It was what came next that challenged me: Lydia asked if Id be willing to help her with her English.Now, I am not a teacher. I admire teachers, and Im grateful for teachers, and its because I admire what they do so much that I was very, very sure that I couldnt do it myself.But Lydia was sure that she wanted my help. I was doubtful. I wasnt sure my “help” was even worth being called by that name.But because she asked me, I said “yes.”And that was the beginning of 过 friendship. Lydia and I spent afternoons sitting together and reading the newspaper, and as we did, she asked me questions when she had them questions about language, yes, but also questions about the new culture she found herself in.In turn, I asked my own questions, growing curious about her home country and culture. We bonded over our shared faith and our struggles as mothers of kids with special needs. When I complimented (恭维)her cooking, she began to teach me about Korean food, eventually leading to a shared trip to explore the Korean grocery stores in our city.Because of Lydia, I learned more about my own hometown than I ever could have learned by myself.Im still not sure that Im any good as a teacher. But Im grateful I said “yes” when my neighbor asked me to help her with her English. That meant spending extra time with my neighbor, and that extra time meant she didnt remain just my neighbor. She became my friend.1、What was Lydia sorry about?AHer bad English. BHer carelessness.CNobody teaching her English. DHer poor life in a new place.2、What can be concluded from