考研英语一汝城县2023年押题密卷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)Recently, I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the checkout counter said, “ Thatll be five dollars 1 please,” She then 2 down at the paper I was 3 and said, “Im sick and 4 all this negative(消极) stuff on the front 5 .I want to read some 6 news for a change,” She then said, “In fact, I think someone should just 7 a Good News newspaper-a paper with wonderful, inspirational 8 about people overcoming difficulty and doing good things for 9 Id buy one every day!” She then 10 me for coming in and said, “Maybe well get some good news,” and she laughed. She made my day.The following day after my business appointments, I 11 the same store gain to 12 .bottled water and a piece of newspaper, but a 13 young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out I said, “Good afternoon” and handed her my 14 .She said nothing-not a word, not a smile or not a gesture. She just handed me my change and 15 a negative tone ordered “Next！”It hit me light between the eyes: “Two people, the same age; 16 made me feel great, and the other, well, made me feel that I had inconvenienced her by 17 .Every morning, you should ask 18 this important question: “Why do I want to be today? The Grouch(不高兴) or The Good News Girl You answer will do great good to 19 the joy and happiness that you will experience in your 20 1、Aat all Bin all Cfor all Dall for2、Astared Bglared Cglanced Dnoticed3、Acarrying Btaking Creading Dbuying4、Atired of Binterested in Cconcerned about Dfond of5、Acolumns Beditions Cpages Dparts6、Abad Bgood Clatest Dinteresting7、Acollect Bprint Csell Dpublish8、Astories Bideas Cconcepts Dexperiences9、Arewards Bthe others Cothers Dnothing10、Apraised Bthanked Cappreciated Dcriticized11、Adropped out Bdropped off Cdropped on Ddropped by12、Apick up Btake up Cbring up Dcarry up13、Abeautiful Bfantastic Cdifferent Dstupid14、Acard Bmoney Cdollar Dchange15、Awith Bat Cthrough Din16、Aone Bwho Cwhat Dit17、Amoving up Bgoing away Cshowing up Dshowing off18、Aher Bthem Cyourself Dthemselves19、Acreating Bdetermining Cenjoying Dguaranteeing20、Ahome Bwork Cstudy DlifeSection 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 Do you want to read some new books? Here are a few of Bill Gates favorites in 2018.21 Lessons for the 21st CenturyAuthor: Yuval Noah HarariPrice: $20.2The author, who is a really strong thinker, makes it clear that big problems are not solvable by a single country. He finds that human mind wants to worry about the dilemmas we face today. The book is a better framework for all the problems that people are worrying about.Meditation and MindfulnessAuthor: Andy PuddicombePrice: $18.5When you meditate, they sometimes say you should empty your mind, but that really never happens. So the authors analogy (比喻) is ideas that are like clouds coming across your head. You should just push away gently. If the book can get people doing 10 minutes daily meditation, that is fantastic for relaxing your mind.Army of NoneAuthor: Paul ScharrePrice: $46.1It is about what armies are going to look like in the future. Should a drone (无人机) be able to go out and find enemies and attack them? Should the software be letting the humans make the decisions or not? The author is warning that we need to hold back and not go all the way to robotic warfare. The author thinks we should not give up human involvement in these weapons.Bad BloodAuthor: John CarreyrouPrice: $43.4It is a story of secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley start-up. Theranos, the founders were doing diagnostics (诊断) that can be very cheap, not need as much blood, read out even your DNABut when it all was revealed, they really didnt have what they were talking about. In fact, they had been giving patients diagnoses, which were actually dangerous because they were so wrong. It is a thriller with a tragic ending.1、Which book is suitable for a person who wants to find a way to get relaxed?A21 Lessons for the 21st Century.BMeditation and Mindfulness.CArmy of None.DBad Blood.2、Who wrote a thriller in 2018?AYuval Noah Harari.BAndy Puddicombe.CPaul Scharre.DJohn Carreyrou.3、How much will you pay for Army of None?A$20.2.B$18.5.C$46.1.D