考研英语一2023年阳东县深度自测卷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)For years, our family Christmas feast has consisted of a standing rib roast. But it wasn t always that way. Before that we 1 a big roast turkey. The 2 changed one Christmas when the bird was placed in salted water in the sink to soak (浸洗)The bird was a beauty, almost thirty pounds. It would be a true 3 for all. However, due to its 4 size, it was difficult to soak the whole bird. The salted water only came 5 up its body.Suddenly, my three girls came running out 6 that the bird s ghost was there and it was going to get them! Their 7 and I ran into the kitchen to see the “dead bird” jumping all over the place and splashing water everywhere.My husband approached the bouncing bird with 8 and made a grab for it. It 9 from his hands and fell onto the floor where it continued to bounce.The girls continued to scream while our two dogs started 10 and jumping at the bird. I managed to push them out while their father continued to try to 11 the giant bird. 12 ，it was caught in a comer. It continued to bounce, breast side down, 13 something started poking (束lj) through the 14 of it. A set of whiskers (胡须）and a paw 15 Our little cat Johnny had actually climbed into the open cavity (胸腔）of the bird and was happily 16 his way out.Of course, we could have removed the cat, washed the bird out and 17 the dinner plans but somehow, none of us wanted to eat 18 after that. We 19 it with a large standing rib roast. Thus 20 the new family tradition.1、Aafforded Brequired Cwashed Dserved2、Aform Btradition Cstructure Dregulation3、Agift Bburden Cfeast Dsorrow4、Atiny Bhuge Cproper Dnormal5、Ahalfway Bwell Cinside Dsimply6、Awhispering Bjoking Cinforming Dyelling7、Afather Bdog Cbrother Dcat8、Aforce Bcaution Cconcern Dshock9、Aflew Bslipped Clanded Dstruggled10、Alistening Bworking Cbouncing Dbarking11、Acook Bremove Ccontrol Dkill12、AUsually BGradually CFinally DImmediately13、Auntil Bin case Cif Dso that14、Ahead Bneck Cback Dbreast15、Aflashed Bappeared Cshook Dscratched16、Alaughing Bsniffing Cchewing Dfeeling17、Aruined Baccepted Crejected Dsaved18、Aturkey Bfood Csupper Dsalt19、Afilled Bconnected Cstarted Dreplaced20、Aexpanded Bbegan Cexisted DchangedSection 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 Sally Dawly is a woman from Auburn, California. Over the last three and a half years, the anti-littering woman has spent most of her free time picking up cigarette butts (烟头) from the streets of her home city.Called the “Butt Lady” by her local community, Dawly began her mission to rid the streets of her city of cigarette butts in October, 2014. The woman looked for cigarette butts, picked them up and threw them in the trash. To keep a count of how many butts she picks up, the Butt Lady has been using a tablet, and earlier this month, she hit a historic milestoneone million cigarette butts.“I got tired of going on my walks and seeing cigarette butts everywhere,” Sally Dawly said. “Im just shocked that I had to pick up so many. Ive ever picked up 3,000 butts in one day,” she said. “Dont throw away your butts; better yet, stop smoking.”With so many cigarette butts littering the streets, can one persons efforts really make a difference? Surprisingly, the answer seems to be yes. Soon after the Butt Lady of Auburn started her mission and word of her efforts spread, cigarette cans started appearing around bars and restaurants in the city. Members of the local community even came out to cheer her on as she approached her one-million-butt milestone.Sally knows her citys cigarette butt littering problem wont be solved anytime soon, but she hopes her work will inspire people to at least think twice before dropping cigarette butts in the streets. She has decided to continue cleaning up after irresponsible smokers, and already has a new milestone in her sightstwo million cigarette butts.Word of the Butt Ladys efforts to keep the streets cigarette butt-free has reached neighboring communities as well, and CBS Sacramento reports that other cities have started seeking her help as well.1、Why does Sally Dawly carry an iPad with her while picking up the butts?ATo entertain the crowds.BTo monitor the smokers.CTo attract peoples attention.DTo record the number of butts.2、How d