考研英语一2023年泾阳县考前冲刺试卷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)A comfort zone, particularly for students in high school, serves as a non-risk, no-failure and non-rejection zone. It 1 that most teenagers are not 2 to extend themselves or take risks in their life and they 3 want to escape from their parents.My first 4 of being thrown out of my comfort zone was in my high school. Many of my friends in the first year had started to 5 , regardless of the results, with alcohol, drugs or other 6 things. For them, it was 7 to care more about alcohol, parties or girlfriends/boyfriends rather than their 8 , study or other friends. That was not the case with me. None of my friends had the determination to 9 their risky behavior, including pressure in the new group and the new comfort zone of going along with new friends. 10 , they simply replaced one comfort zone with another riskier one with potentially severe results. Those had little 11 for me.I considered myself to be smarter than my old friends and was trying to develop 12 and diverse interests. I threw myself into my 13 and spent a long time in the library. I took an active part in community service. I gained confidence and the rewards of my study 14 my old friends wandered in school, with little thought or concern for their 15 . Could they support themselves in the future? Because of our 16 opinion, interests and values, the only 17 of our friendship, we chose to end it. I couldnt 18 their group just to be accepted. 19 I went through a high school students worst experiencehaving no peer（同龄人）group.A quote from the television series Boy Meets World 20 my personal experience with peer groups: “Lose one friend, lose all friends, but dont lose yourself.”1、Areflects Ballows Cnotes Ddetermines2、Aopen Bwilling Cproud Ddevoted3、Aalready Byet Cstill Deven4、Agame Bgrade Cexperience Dexample5、Acompare Badjust Cexperiment Dfight6、Apainful Bpowerful Cstrange Dunhealthy7、Acool Bwise Cunique Drare8、Aholidays Bfamilies Cprojects Dbusinesses9、Aexhibit Badmit Cplan Dstress10、AUnfortunately BSurprisingly CHopefully DInterestingly11、Adanger Bregret Cdoubt Dappeal12、Apopular Bstrong Cnew Dclose13、Adiscovery Bhabit Cstudy Dmemory14、Aif Bbecause Cthough Dwhile15、Afuture Bjourney Cfriendship Dwealth16、Alegal Bdifferent Cpoor Dpublic17、Asystem Btrend Cbasis Ddesign18、Amake up for Bkeep away from Clook down on Dgo along with19、ABy no means BOn the contrary CAs a result DIn addition to20、Aenjoys Bexplains Csends Dgathers.Section 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 1Did you know that badminton is also a fast-paced competitive sport? Badminton has been a Summer Olympic sport since 1992. Para-badminton will be included in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Heres what you need to know if your child is interested in badminton.Badminton is played on a 44-foot-long rectangular (矩形的) court that is 17 feet wide for singles and 20 feet wide for doubles. It is divided in the middle by a net placed 5 feet off the ground, like volleyball, not at ground level like tennis.In competition, each match is a set of three games played to 21 points. There is a one-minute break when a player or team reaches 11 points, and a two-minute break in between the first and second games and the second and third games.Age kids can start: About 6 years old.Best for kids who: Have good skills, are patient and hardworking, and can handle the pressure of one-on-one or two-on-two competition.Team or individual: Matches can be singles (one-on-one) or doubles (two-on-two).Fun fact: Badminton is the only sport that has mixed doubles event in the Olympic Games.Costs: Beginners are expected to pay $30 to $40 for an entry-level racquet (球拍). Badminton shoes are similar in price to other athletic shoes. Join a club or team for lessons. A one-hour group lesson for beginners should cost $20 to $3, with costs increasing as your child moves up the ranks. You will also pay entry fees for competitions.Time commitment required: Beginners will play for just an hour or two per week.Potential for injury: Players have a very low risk of injury. Players who wear glasses should use eye protection.1、From the passage, we can learn that _.Abadminton is a fast-paced competitive sport which began in 1992