考研英语一梧州市长洲区2023年模拟试题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) As my husband, Doug, stood on the busy New York city street to stop a taxi, I tried to protect my daughter from the cold December wind and rain. I put my head down to kiss her 1 face.Frustrated and wet, my husband gave up his attempt to hail a taxi. I knew the feeling. Just after her first birthday, we were told our daughter Katie has a 2 brain illness. Since that moment, Doug and I felt like 3 in a marathon race where the finish line kept disappearing. We knew Katie was running out of 4 . It had taken months before we finally had a name for the 5 , but we were told only a few specialists in the world knew how to 6 it. Now, as we finally found a brilliant doctor to 7 our girl, we were in a strange city in the cold rain.Just at the moment, a middle-aged woman 8 and said, “Pardon me? May I offer you a(n) 9 ?Before we could say 10 , she continued, “Its really no 11 for me. Just get in.”It was then that I noticed her thick Irish 12 , which 13 me up like hot soup. We 14 said, “Thanks! Roosevelt Hospital, please,” as we got in her car for the ride.“Are you going for the baby?” she asked us.I nodded my head, holding back my 15 .At the hospital, we 16 her a dozen times for the ride. As the woman hugged me, I noticed her face was 17 with tears. She promised to pray for us before she left.After three more visits to New York and two more 18 surgeries (手术), Katie is cured. But the voice of the Irish Angel still rang as a constant 19 of a tiny ray of light that appeared in our 20 days.1、AsmilingBtinyCroundDbeautiful2、ArareBsimpleCnormalDnatural3、Apassers-byBjudgesClawyersDrunners4、AmoneyBconfidenceCtimeDcourage5、AraceBillnessCdoctorDchallenge6、AfixBcheckCreachDexplain7、AprotectBmeetCencourageDsave8、Apulled overBput upCturned downDstood by9、ArideBseatCcarDumbrella10、AnothingBanyoneCanythingDsomeone11、AdifferenceBquestionCtroubleDloss12、AappearanceBaccentCcustomDhair13、ApickedBcalledCwokeDwarmed14、AnormallyBsimplyCangrilyDregularly15、AtearsBangerCsmileDsurprise16、ArespectedBpraisedCthankedDaccepted17、AannoyedBdisappointedChappyDwet18、AeyeBbrainCkidneyDheart19、AwarningBeffortCreminderDexercise20、AbusiestBluckiestChappiestDdarkestSection 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 1Follow the Fashion-a New Age of the MacBook ProThe new flagship laptops called the MacBook Pro from Apple, available in 13-and 15-inch screen sizes, are thinner(0.6 inches), lighter(3 or 4 pounds), and faster than ever before. The speakers are more powerful and sound great. Battery life is 8 to 10 hours, somewhat less than that of previous models.Besides, theyre not becoming gradually narrower like the MacBook Air, but theyre thinner than the Air was at its thickest part.Thats right, “was”. The existing MacBook Air will remain available for a while, but there wont be any more model. Listed in the following are some other appealing features of the new MacBook Pro models.ScreenThe MacBook Pro screen is a masterpiece. Its so bright; it could light up a runway. Its a Retina screen, which is something MacBook Air fans have waited for forever. The color is very impressive. You will loves this screen.Trackpad（轨迹板）The trackpad is huge, twice as large as the previous offering. It makes a difference when, for example, youre painting in Photoshop.KeyboardAll of the new MacBook Pro models share in using a second-generation butterfly mechanism keyboard like whats found on the 12-inch MacBook. The keys are very flat and dont travel much at all, which can actually enable you to fly when typing.1、How is the MacBook Pro different from the MacBook Air?AIt has a narrower shape.BIt has a more advanced screen.CIt has a more powerful battery.DIt has more color options.2、What can be learned about the keyboard of the MacBook Pro?AIts design is inspired by butterflies.BIt is tailored for the MacBook Pro.CIt allows of a nice typing feel.DIts keys are larger than the previous.3、What is the purpose of the passage?ATo compare the MacBook Pro with the MacBook Air.BTo explain why the MacBook Pro is unique.CTo persuade the young to buy the MacBook Pro.DTo introduce the new product from Apple.Text 2As a boy, Charles Robert Darwin(达尔文）collected anything that caught his interest: insects, coins and interesting stones. He was not very clever, but Darwin was