石家庄市灵寿县2023年考研英语一模拟预测试卷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)I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the brightness of _36_ and what color red is. It would be _37_ to see again, but a(n) _38_ can do strange things to people. I dont mean I would _39_ to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate more what I had _40_.My parents and my teachers saw something in me - a _41_ to live - which I didnt see, and they made me want to fight in out with _42_.The _43_ lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of _44_ that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I _45_ something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, despite being _46_, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things. _47_ a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was _48_. “I cant use this,” I said. “Take with you,” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words _49_ in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could _50_ where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _51_ before playing baseball. At Philadelphias Overbrook School for the Blind I _52_ a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my _53_. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was _54_ out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, _55_ on the average I made progress.1、AskyBcloudCsunshineDmist2、AhelpfulBwonderfulChopefulDsuccessful3、AdisasterBenvironmentCincidentDwonder4、AmanageBtryCwantDprefer5、AlostBleftCusedDcared6、ApurposeBpotentialCpressureDpreparation7、AenergyBhappinessCluckDblindness8、AhardestBdullestCsimplestDeasiest9、Aself-respectBself-controlCself-confidenceDself-defence10、AthinkBconsiderCguessDmean11、AimperfectBperfectCunfairDfair12、ALaterBSoonCOnceDThen13、AworriedBencouragedCshockedDhurt14、AstuckBimpressedCoccupiedDheld15、AseeBhearCnoticeDobserve16、AimportantBunimportantCpossibleDimpossible17、AinventedBdiscoveredCinstructedDdirected18、AexperienceBadvantagesCknowledgeDlimitation19、AhardlyBwildlyChighlyDdeeply20、AsoBforCbutDandSection 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 PTSD(战后创伤) is sadly a common affliction(折磨) for many soldiers who have witnessed conflict, an invisible wound that continues to cause incredible suffering long after the guns have fallen silent.“A lot of us come home without realizing we are bringing the war home with us,said Josh Marino, a veteran (退伍兵)of the Iraq war who suffered the effects of PTSD of suicide .“i didnt want to deal with it anymore,” Marino said. He wrote a goodbye note, grabbed a knife and went outside for a final cigarette in the rain. But then, from the deepest depth of despair came hope. Meowing out of the bushes next to him came a stray black and white kitten (小猫) which， according to Marino, “just walked up and started rubbing up against my leg and let me pet him. I came to life again and I broke down crying. I burst into tears.”From this accidental encounter everything changed. Marino found a new purpose in life through the friendly cat, who he named Scout, and who he credits with saving his life. I stopped thinking about all my problems, and started thinking about all his problems, and what I could do to help him, Marino said. The bond between them was instant，but that wasnt the end of the storyMarino has made a video of his and Scouts remarkable story of healing and heartbreak which you can watch on the Internet. The story is dedicated to showing how animals can help humans through tough times, as well as humans can help them.It is a beautiful story that is sure to tug at your heart strings, showing just how powerful the bond between humans and animals can be. We love it, and we hope you do too!1、What can we get from the first two paragraphs?ATaking part in the Iraq war had bad effects on Josh Marino.BJosh Marino wounded badly during the Iraq war.CPTSD is a kind of disease which cannot be cured now.DPTSD usually happens after the soldiers drop their guns.2、Why did Josh Marino sud