考研英语一2023年霍林郭勒市预测密卷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)An 18-year-old student at Stanford University was struggling to pay his fees. Not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright 1 . He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to 2 money for their education.They 3 out to the great pianist Ignacy J. Paderewski. His manager 4 a guaranteed fee of $2,000 for the piano recital（独奏会）. A deal was 5 and the boys began to work to make the concert a 6 .The big day arrived. But 7 , they had not managed to sell enough tickets. The total 8 was only $ 1,600. Disappointed, they went to Paderewski and explained their plight (困境). They gave him the entire $1,600, plus a 9 for the balance $400. They promised to honour the cheque at the 10 possible. Paderewski tore up the cheque, 11 the $1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees. The boys were 12 , and thanked him heartedly.It was a small act of 13 . But it clearly marked out Paderewski 14 a great human being. 15 should he help two people he did not even know? We all 16 situations like these in our lives. And 17 of us only think “If I help them, what will happen to me?” The truly 18 people think, “If I dont help them, what will happen to them?” They dont do it 19 something in return. They do it 20 they feel its the right thing to do.1、Atime Btask Cidea Ddecision2、Areceive Braise Cborrow Ddonate3、Areached Bturned Cpointed Dcalled4、Aincreased Bcovered Cconsidered Ddemanded5、Arejected Bstruck Ccancelled Dattracted6、Asuccess Bcareer Cbackground Dperformance7、Auncertainly Bunbelievably Cunfortunately Dundoubtedly8、Acost Bbill Ccollection Dallowance9、Abenefit Bprofit Ccharge Dcheque10、Asoonest Blatest Clongest Dfarthest11、Atook Bcounted Cdeposited Dreturned12、Apleased Bsurprised Cfrightened Dinterested13、Adevotion Bkindness Csympathy Dteamwork14、Alike Bfor Cas Dto15、AHow BWhere CWhen DWhy16、Acome across Bdeal with Cadapt to Dthink of17、Aboth Bfew Cnone Dmost18、Aable Brich Cgreat Dfamous19、Ataking Bexpecting Coffering Dpreparing20、Abecause Bthough Cbefore DsoSection 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 1“Facts” That Are FalseThe $100 bill is the biggest bill in circulation. Although the federal government stopped printing them in 1945, currency notes of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 are still legal tender. Most of them have been snatched up by private collectors. Between December 18, 1934, and January 9,1935, the government put out $100,000 notes. However, they were only for transactions between Federal Reserve banks and never went out to the general public.The Sahara is the worlds largest desert. Technically, Antarctica is. The U.S. Geological Survey defines a desert as “dry land with a rainfall of usually less than ten inches per year that supports only sparse vegetation and a limited population of people and animals.” Antarctica averages only six inches of rain a year (mostly as snow) and is almost 5.5 million square miles. The Sahara is only 3.3 million square miles.The green paste served with your sushi is wasabi. Wasabi is expensive and difficult to grow. Since its in the same family, most restaurants and food companies use horseradish (with food coloring) instead. Real wasabi is more complex and sweeter than what you get in a typical Japanese restaurant._ The ostriches would suffocate (窒息) if they did. If an enemy is approaching, a frightened ostrich will lay its head and neck flat against the ground as a camouflage (伪装) ploy. Some human onlookers have assumed that the birds light-colored heads were actually in the sand.258、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AAs other bigger bills are out of print, the $100 bill is still the biggest one.BAntarctica with very little rainfall is considered as the largest desert.CHorseradish can be substituted with wasabi for the similar taste and color.DAn ostrich often uses its head as a weapon to fight against its enemy.1、Which of the following is the best fit for the blank?AOstriches can breathe in the sand.BOstriches have very smart brains.COstriches bury their heads in the sand.DThe ostrichs head is the lightest in the world.Text 2 Two of the saddest words in the English la