考研英语一内丘县2023年考前冲刺试卷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)When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didnt 1 . At twelve, she asked our parents if she could 2 a fulltime music school.They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister 3 talent.I was better at my 4 . My teacher had told my parents that I had great 5 . So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to 6 me. But the only time he was 7 was Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m. Back then, I was 8 about the British TV show The Avengers, which was 9 every Saturday at 3 p.m. I let nothing take up my The Avengers hour. So I 10 this amazing opportunity.Today, I dont even have a 11 in my house.My sister became an engineer, but she 12 stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she switched her 13 . She went back to college, got a(n) 14 in music education, and became a music teacher. She started kids off on their first instrument and gave them all the encouragement and support she never 15 .Recently, she and a pianist pal (朋友) put on a recital. A big crowd of friends and family 16 for her. As she played, I looked around at the 17 . Everyone was 18 enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person that remembered that a 7 year-old kid making those perfectly 19 sounds and knew how far she had come, despite 20 .Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important.1、Aadvance Bquit Creflect Dlisten2、Ainspect Bopen Cattend Dvisit3、Alacked Bspotted Cpossessed Dadmired4、Amajor Bproject Ccomposition Dinstrument5、Apatience Benthusiasm Cpotential Dambition6、Atrain Bexamine Ccorrect Dchallenge7、Apunctual Bskillful Coccupied Davailable8、Asensitive Bcrazy Cserious Dparticular9、Afilmed Bdesigned Caired Dcommented10、Ajumped at Bturned down Cwaited for Dopened up11、Atutor Bviolin Cmusician Dpiano12、Anever Bonce Calready Deven13、Aattitude Bcareer Cplan Dposition14、Ascholarship Bsponsor Cdegree Dassistant15、Aprovided Bimagined Creceived Dexpected16、Avoted Bfeared Cstayed up Dturned up17、Astudents Baudience Cspotlights Dplatform18、Aobviously Bdesperately Cappropriately Danxiously19、Abooming Bpleasing Cawful Dpowerful20、Aeverything Bsomething Ceverybody DsomebodySection 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 1Susan was born as the ninth child in a Catholic family. She suffered from learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mothers poor health.School was difficult for Susan and she was bullied because of her different behaviors. Her siblings, who were much older, had life experiences that were unknown to their little sister. From the time of her birth, Susan was a screamer. The only really safe place that she would use as a repeat was her bedroom. There she would hang posters of her musical idols on the wall and sing popular music into a hairbrush that she pretended was a microphone.One by one the siblings moved away from home and then Susans father died. This left her alone with an aging mother and a cat. The siblings accused her mother of not expecting more out of Susan. She had seen many professionals and remembered hearing the word “borderline” but didnt know what it meant. She tried volunteer work. Her best state of mind, however, was found when she was singing and so she would regularly join others in karaoke or pubs where she could show her skills and receive appreciation from the crowd.When Susan announced at Christmas that she was planning to compete in the Britains Got Talent contest, her siblings tried to discourage her. It was a wonder that she was even able to do the audition considering the troubles she faced just physically getting to the right place.“The Woman I Was Born to Be” is a beautiful story written in the simple but humorous voice of the author, Susan Boyle. She tells her story from birth to the present in an interesting and educational manner. The writing is supplemented by photos from her albums.I love this book! In fact, I read the whole thing in one day!There is something in the stories that not only teaches the reader but also inspires us to reach for our dreams no matter how impossible they may seem to be!1、This passage should be .Aa news report Ba biographyCan introduction Da book review2、Accor