尖草坪区2023年考研英语一模拟预测试卷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)Neatly putting an emphasis on his storytelling skill is how writer Mo Yan began his Nobel Lecture in Literature speech, “Storyteller”, on Friday （Saturday, Beijing time） in Stockholm.For 40 minutes he talked about his mothers 1 on him as a person and a writer, his literary inspirations, and how he 2 with the controversy（争论）that followed the announcement of his Nobel victory.He told his audience that as a boy he told stories to cheer up his mother, and 3 that poverty and loneliness fueled his imagination as a writer after he grew up. 4 , authors such as William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez 5 him, he said, especially their bold and unlimited writing style.“A person should be 6 in daily life, but follow ones instinct（本能）and take control when it 7 to literary creation.”He said the soul of 8 all of his works is the boy in Transparent Carrot who has an almost superhuman ability to bear 9 He added that he also tried to make his hometown of Gaomi in Shandong Province a microcosm（缩影）of China and even the 10 His greatest challenge, he said, was writing novels that deal with 11 realities.“In writing about the dark aspects of society there is a（n） 12 that emotions and anger allow politics to limit literature.”He said literature must be 13 on real life but go beyond it.He also mentioned the 14 surrounding his selection as Nobel winner, saying he was showered with many flowers. 15 he was a target for “stone throwers”.“At first I thought I was the 16 of the controversies, but over time Ive come to realize that the real target was a person who had 17 to do with me.”Mo 18 his lecture by saying he was made to feel like an actor in a play with all the attention he was 19 , but he had decided that the best way to communicate his thoughts was to 20 writing.1、AaffectionBinfluenceCoccasionDposition2、AagreedBfoughtCdealtDdid3、AaddedBwarnedCremindedDimagined4、AHoweverBOtherwiseCThereforeDBesides5、ApreservedBinspiredCentertainedDtaught6、AconfidentBcertainCcomfortableDmodest7、AgoesBcomesCturnsDgets8、AnearlyBhardlyCscarcelyDalways9、AdangerBsufferingCrelievingDhappiness10、AcityBvillageCworldDprovince11、AsocialBeconomicalCagriculturalDcultural12、AencouragementBdangerCadvantageDevent13、AinsistedBspentCbasedDpassed14、AcontradictionBcontestCcontraryDcontroversy15、AMeanwhileBOtherwiseCHoweverDInstead16、AgoalBintentionCtargetDpurpose17、AsomebodyBanythingCnothingDanybody18、AadoptedBconcludedCadmittedDconcerned19、AthrowingBacceptingCofferingDreceiving20、Acarry onBtake onCbring outDput outSection 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 Competitive SportOver the years, cheerleading(啦啦队) has taken two primary forms: game-time cheerleading and competitive cheerleading. Game-time cheerleaders main goal is to entertain the crowd and lead them with team cheers, which should not be considered a sport. However, competitive cheerleading is more than a form of entertainment. It is really a competitive sport.Competitive cheerleading includes lots of physical activity. The majority of the teams require a certain level of tumbling (翻腾运动) ability. Its a very common thing for gymnasts, so its easy for them to go into competitive cheerleading. Usually these cheerleaders integrate lots of their gymnastics experience including their jumps, tumbling, and overall energy. They also perform lifts and throws. This is where the “fliers” are thrown in the air, held by “bases” in different positions that require strength and working with other teammates.Competitive cheerleading is also an activity that is governed by rules under which a winner can be declared. It is awarded points for technique, creativity and sharpness. Usually the more difficult the action is, the better the score is. Thats why cheerleaders are trying to experience great difficulty in their performance.Besides, there is also a strict rule of time. The whole performance has to be completed in less than three minutes and fifteen seconds, during which the cheerleaders are required to stay within a certain area. Any performance beyond the limit of time is invalid.Another reason for the fact that competitive cheerleading is one of the hardest sports is that it has more reported injuries. According to some research, competitive cheerleading is the number one cause of serious sports injuries to women. Emergency room visits for it are five times the number