考研英语一2023年贵州省黔南布依族苗族自治州福泉市预测试卷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) In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 1 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 2 because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.How did we 3 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 4 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 5 modern manufacturing(制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 6 .Another cause is our 7 of disposable(一次性的)products. As 8 people, we are always looking for 9 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 10 thousands of different kinds of disposable products:paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.Our appetite for new products also 11 to the problem. We are 12 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 13 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 14 useful possessions to make room for new ones.All around the world, we can see the 15 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 16 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 17 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 18 , this is not enough to solve(解决)our problem.Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 19 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 20 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.1、AkeyBreasonCprojectDproblem2、AgiftsBrubbishCdebtDproducts3、AfaceBbecomeCobserveDchange4、AhideBcontrolCreplaceDwithdraw5、AThanks toBAs toCExcept forDRegardless of6、AsafeBfunnyCcheapDpowerful7、AloveBlackCpreventionDdivision8、AsensitiveBkindCbraveDbusy9、AwaysBplacesCjobsDfriends10、AdonateBreceiveCproduceDpreserve11、AadaptsBreturnsCrespondsDcontributes12、Atired ofBaddicted toCworried aboutDashamed for13、AnewerBstrongerChigherDlarger14、Apick upBpay forChold ontoDthrow away15、AadvantagesBpurposesCfunctionsDconsequences16、AshowBrecordCdecreaseDmeasure17、AtechnologyBenvironmentCconsumersDbrands18、AHoweverBOtherwiseCThereforeDMeanwhile19、AbyBin favour ofCafterDinstead of20、AspendingBcollectingCrepairingDadvertisingSection 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 I waited half an hour, set the board, and sat in the studio, reviewing my questions until the telephone lines flashed.“Hello ?”“This is Connie Chung. Im so sorry Im late.”Connie Chung was one of the only four women anchors （主播） to make it into the club of major evening network television news. For almost an hour we talked about the industry. When I asked if she ever had an instructor throughout her trials, she turned around and offered to instruct me. When I asked why she decided to do it, she simply replied, “Because youre good.”That afternoon I rushed home and told my mother what had happened. Without looking up, she just said “Good for you.” Hearing this, I felt a sense of loss. Her consistent response always made me feel under-appreciated.Until then I had been searching for something that I would never getthat sense of love and acceptance in a house full of negativity （消极）.I knew I needed to get rid of all the negativity in my life first, so I packed my bags and walked out of the house, thinking a risk would allow me to open myself to the world again and receive all the positive energy that I needed.Then radio became my way of connecting with others. My ability to book high-level guests and celebrities（名人）was gradually recognized and eventually all the words of encouragement from past guests and colleagues helped me to re-build my confidence levels. “I can do this,” I kept telling myself, and pushed even harder to find my next aim.People had faith in me, so I developed faith in myself. Their positive attitudes towards themselves and towards me helped me develop my own positive attitude, leading to productive interactions with celebrities and adding to my list of instructors.I may not have started life surrounded by positivity but I surely feel that I am surrounded by it now. It s amazing how positivity builds on itself.1、What was the author probably doing at the beginning of the text?AHe was preparing for a show.BHe was looking for an instructor.