考研英语一2023年无锡市北塘区预测试卷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)完形填空 （共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）When Andra Rush started her trucking company, all she had was an old van，two used pick-up trucks and the simple certainty of a 23-year-old girl. But she planned to make her fortune in about four years to 36 her true goal: dealing with poverty on Native American reservations across North America. I thought I could retire by the time I was 27, says Rush, At that age, you dont know 37 you dont know.Rush is 49 now and 38 working hard. Her tiny start-up just outside Detroit has 39 to a $400 million North American business. Today Rush is a(an) 40 not only for Native Americans but also for women in the male-controlled world of trucking. Rush was 41 30 miles outside Detroit. When the teenage Rush visited the reservation for the first time, she was 42 by the poverty and lack of hope. I really wanted to 43 she says.She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982. She took a nursing job with a 44 pay and then practiced at an airgoods company, 45 the speed of package pickups and deliveries made a little more a little more profits. I thought I could do that 46 , Rush says.Within six months, Rush had ten employees, and clients(客户) 47 Ford and GM were paying her to 48 small packages from the airport. Ford was the first to offer her a job trucking parts between its plants and supplier. By 2001, many of Rushs 1,000 employees were Native Americans, working alongside people of every 49 But she felt she hadnt done enough. 50 she joined forces with a Canadian parts maker to design and gather auto components. She located the plants near reservations, 51 opportunities where they were needed most. By 2009, her auto parts business was earning $370 million 52 .Shes come a long way from the 53 23-year-old who thought the cash would just roll in. But Rush wouldnt change a thing: I love my job, she says. I 54 the fact that you can start to get some motivation and keep 55 yourselfand then suddenly you lift your head and its been 25 years2289、AmakeBaccomplishC receiveDarrive1、AwhatBwhichCwhyDwho2、 AsoBsomehowCstillDanyhow 3、 A grownBbecomeCgotDgone4、Aable housewifeBordinary womanCrole modelDtruck driver5、 AbroughtBlivedCrisen Draised6、 AmovedBinterestedCstruckDencouraged7、 A have an influenceBmake a differenceCset an exampleDmake a decision8、 AlowBhighCcheapDexpensive9、AwhichBthatCwhenDwhere10、AwellBbadlyCworseDbetter11、AlikeBbesidesCforDexcept12、AtakeBfetchCbringDlift13、AeducationBfamilyCbackgroundDcity14、ABecauseBForCButDSo15、AseizingBcreatingCgraspingDlosing16、.Ain caseBin turnCin returnDin need17、AinexperiencedBexperiencedCexpertDskilled18、AenjoyBhateCdoubtDrefuse19、AfightingBforcingCchallengingDamusingSection 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 1As the morning school bell rings and students rush in, teenagers in one classroom settle onto mats and meditation（冥想）pillows. They fall silent after the teacher taps a “singing bow”.These students are in a for-credit, year-long mindfulness class, which is meant to ease youth anxiety and depression and to prevent violence. For 90 minutes, three days a week, they practice a mix of yoga, sitting, and walking meditation, deep breathing, journaling, and non-judgmental listening.Yoga and meditation have gained popularity among Americans in recent decades，supported by studies showing benefits to emotional, mental, and physical health. The centuries-old practices have roots in eastern religions, but Western culture has long focused on physical postures, breathing, and relaxation techniques.Some people have greeted the move with less than enthusiasm. Last year, an elementary school in Ohio ended its mindfulness program after parents complained it was too closely linked to religion. But many school districts are reporting success. In Richmond, California, schools have reported drops in school problems among low-income, at-risk youths. The school district in South Burlington, Vermont, introduced a successful mindfulness course as part of a health and wellness program, and now administrators there have advocated mindfulness into K-12 curriculums.Two years ago, Caverly Morgan developed the after-school mindfulness program teamed up with Allyson Copacino，who teaches yoga. After hundreds of students signed up, Principal Brian Chatard took note. The school was dealing with a students suicide, and few resources were available to address students emotional and menta