考研英语一2023年金昌市深度预测试卷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)Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a 1 place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They 2 various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was 3 that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more 4 to her than mountain of gold. The books are in every language new books, ancient books, 5 a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.She had asked the government for 6 to move the books to a 7 place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. 8 , she brought books home every night, 9 her car late after work. Her friends came to 10 her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant 11 to hide some books. All through the 12 , Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, 13 them over the seven-foot wall and 14 them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war 15 . Then nine days laters, a fire burned the 16 to the ground.One day, the bombing stopped and the 17 left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be 18 again while the city was 19 . So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs(郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and 20 peace and a new library.1、Ameeting Bworking Cpersonal Dreligious2、Araised Bhandled Creported Ddiscussed3、Aworried Bangry Cdoubtful Dcurious4、Apractical Bprecious Creliable Dexpensive5、Athen Bstill Ceven Drather6、Apermission Bconfirmation Cexplanation Dinformation7、Alarge Bpublic Cdistant Dsafe8、AFortunately BSurprisingly CSeriously DSecretly9、Astarting Bparking Cfilling Dtesting10、Astop Bhelp Cwarn Drescue11、Aintended Bpretended Chappened Dagreed12、Awar Bnight Cbuilding Dway13、Aput Bopened Cpassed Dthrew14、Ahid Bexchanged Cburnt Ddistributed15、Aapproached Berupted Ccontinued Dended16、Arestaurant Blibrary Ccity Dwall17、Aneighbours Bsoldiers Cfriends Dcustomers18、Asold Bread Csaved Dmoved19、Aoccupied Bbombed Cquiet Dbusy20、Adreamed of Bbelieved in Ccared about Dlooked forSection 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 1Black FridayThe day after Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday shopping season. Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday, so the day after is a Friday. This day has come to be known as Black Friday. It has been the busiest shopping day of the year since 2005.Most stores offer great deals on Black Friday. They open their doors in the small hours of the morning. They try to attract shoppers with big discounts. Some items like TVs are much cheaper than usual. Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.Black Friday is a great time to get good deals. The problem is that there are not enough low-priced items to go around. Each store may only have a few. These items are in high demand. People stand in long lines to get such great deals. They may line up hours before a store opens. They may be hoping to get a low price on a TV or laptop, but not everyone who wants one will get one. Some people leave disappointed.The situation can be tense. Some Black Friday events have been violent. Large, eager crowds have trampled workers. Fights have broken out over toys or people cutting in line. People have shot one another over parking spots. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still, if you plan on going, expect large crowds and a bit of pushing and shoving.So where does the name “Black Friday” come from? It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it drew. In the 1960s, spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.Now people all over the country take part in the event known as Black Friday. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the U.K., Australia, and Brazil since 2012. In Costa Rica Black Friday is known as “Viernes Negro.” And in Mexico, stores offer an annual weekend of discounts. They call it “El Buen Fin,” which means “the good weekend” in Spanish. I guess the language of savings is universal.1、Why do stores set prices so low on some items that they lose money?AThey wan