萍乡市莲花县2023年考研英语一预测试题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)I am a person who doesnt like waiting. I dont like to wait in line, being put on hold when making a phone call, or arriving at an apartment to find that my companion will be 1 And of course, I dont like waiting rooms. 2 , I realize that my agony(痛苦) will not be good for me, as an 3 crowded world can only mean one thing more waiting. 4 this, I have taken an action and decide to turn my frustration to productive ends. In short, I am looking for what I call “waiting-in-line” 5 These are volumes that contain materials 6 for being read in shortened words, so there is no extended story line to lose track of. Another 7 is that they be 8 enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.The other day I went to the supermarket. 9 that the rain would keep most people away, I was 10 to see that the place was filled with 11 Every checkout was open and jammed! But I can 12 my pocket book and go to work.The more the world demands that I 13 , the more I learn from my waiting library. Look at the followings: One Hundred Things Every American Should Know; The Poetry of Robert Frost; Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers; Still More Toasts. I have learned interesting and enriching things and much 14 from these books.On a recent visit to the general store, I placed my order at the 15 along with six or seven people. The old female employee seemed to have her hands full as she rushed 16 “Young man, just be 17 ,” she said to me.No problem. I quietly opened my dictionary prose(散文) and poetical quotations. Perhaps the other customers 18 me as a bookish, lonely soul. But 19 did they realize that I was enjoying the 20 of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson.1、AdismissedBdelayedCdisappearedDdelighted2、AFurthermoreBHoweverCDespiteDBesides3、AactuallyBimportantlyCincreasinglyDaccurately4、AInstead ofBApart fromCRather thanDOwing to5、AroomsBgoodsCreasonsDbooks6、AsearchedBaffordedCdesignedDcharged7、AconvenienceBrequirementCagreementDdistinction8、AsmallBprettyCactiveDvivid9、ABelievedBDeterminedCPuzzledDConvinced10、AsurprisedBworriedCexcitedDsatisfied11、AshoppersBreadersCemployeesDvolunteers12、Aput outBset downCsend forDtake out13、AsufferBwaitCwatchDread14、AadvantageBbenefitCknowledgeDpatient15、AcounterBpocketCmarketDservice16、AaboutBawayCoverDacross17、ApoliteBpatientCcarefulDhelpful18、AthoughtBlookedCregardedDtreated19、AcertainlyBobviouslyCsecretlyDhardly20、ArelationBmomentCcompanyDnovelSection 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 1Yasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email, he bought Apples iPad. The company has sold 3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although its impossible to know with certainty how many seniors (老年人) are buying them, evidence suggests that its a hit with seniors.The iPads intuitive interface (直观界面) makes it attractive to seniors around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyou. “The iPad is a good tool for seniors because its very easy to use,” he says. Unlike the PC, it doesnt require former knowledge.”James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPads popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. “The worlds population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. Its probably a market where Apple has least entered,” Cordwell says. Senior users are a key source of growth for them in the future.Seniors make. up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other group in the country, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him communicate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the mental problems that sometimes come with getting older. “Trying new things like that is good mental exercise,” he says.1、The underlined part “a hit” in Paragraph 1 probably means .Aa sudden attackBa heavy burdenCvery familiarDquite popular2、Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the iPad?AIt has intuitive interface.BIt is easy to operate.CPeople can use it as a way to do mental exercise.DBeginners can use it without similar experiences.3、What can we learn from the text?AThe traditional customers of Apples