考研英语一邢台市平乡县2023年高分冲刺试题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)One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a 1 guy with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler and he looked very 2 indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to 3 he did it by singing opera. It didnt matter to William whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting, like “good day”. He would 4 “Goood dayyy to youuuuuu. toooooo!”No one could get a normal, 5 word out of him. And, as no one knew how he made his living and he lived quite simply, always wearing the same old second-hand suit they often 6 him.They 7 his singing, calling him “crazy”. William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor(谣言) 8 round the town: William had 9 a role in a very important opera in the nations capital, and there were posters everywhere 10 the event was a great 11 . And to everyones surprise in Cheekyville-when William was being 12 by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking 13 singing. And he did it with good 14 and with a clear and pleasant voice.From that day, William gave up singing 15 . Now he did only during his stage appearances and world tours. Some people suspected 16 he had changed, but others still had no idea, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad. They wouldnt have thought so 17 they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large stone with a hand-carved message on it. It said “Practice every second, for you never know when your 18 will come.”Little did people know that rather 19 he got the role in the opera because the 20 had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.1、Astrange Bhandsome Cfunny Dsensitive2、Astrong Bspecial Ccommon Danxious3、Adebate Bpractice Csing Dcommunicate4、Ashout Brespond Crepeat Dtease5、Asinging Bspoken Cwritten Dprinted6、Adisrespected Bloved Cappreciated Ddisturbed7、Amade fun of Bgot addicted to Ctook pride in Dmade sense of8、Adeveloped Breflected Cspread Dexpressed9、Arefused Bruined Ccreated Dgot10、Aconfirming Badvertising Capproving Dassessing11、Abenefit Bdiscovery Csuccess Dexperience12、Aopposed Bblamed Cinterviewed Dwelcomed13、Aother than Brather than Cmore than Dless than14、Aservice Bremarks Csigns Dmanners15、Aat all hours Bat all points Cat certain time Dat times16、Ahow Bwhy Cthat Dwhere17、Awhile Bbecause Cif Dsince18、Achance Bmoney Cinspiration Dwisdom19、Acarefully Bquickly Cnaturally Daccidentally20、Adirector Bwriter Cactress DteacherSection 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 1LONDON (Reuters)Organic fruit, delivered right to the doorstep. That is what Gabriel Gold prefers, and he is willing to pay for it. If this is not possible, the 26-year-old computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket to buy organic food.“Organic produce is always better,” Gold said, “The food is free of pesticides (农药), and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms. And more often than not, it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty. ” Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business. But how many shoppers really know what they are getting, and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic produce? Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferencesbut their knowledge of organic food is far from complete. For example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products. And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand. “The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market. said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.1、More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because _.Athey consider the food free of pollutionBthey can get the food anywhereCthey are getting richerDthey like home-grown fruit2、Which of the following statements is TRUE to the facts about most organic produce sold in Britain?AIt grows indoors all year round. BIt is grown on family farms.CIt i