长阳土家族自治县2023年考研英语一预测密卷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)完形填空。The long line of rush hour traffic wound its way down the rainslick(湿滑的) street as I glanced nervously at my watch.5：30! Nothing had gone right all day.This traffic jam seemed the perfect ending to a(n) _ day.I sighed loudly，_ there was no one to hear.Lately my life seemed _ more than a neverending _ of regular tasks.Surely there was more to living than this.I guess I was simply too tired to look for it.And then, looking _， I saw him.The lone(孤零零) flagman was standing _ the street，_ directing four driving ways of traffic as they _ into one.But there was something _ about this flagman, and as my car _， I realized what it was.Standing among dozens of impatient motorists, he was smiling and _ at every driver that passed.As I sat waiting my _ in my warm car, I began to feel _.If this man, who did nothing all day but watch one car after another_， could stand in the cold rain hour after boring hour and still have a friendly _ for every single person who passed, what right did I have to _ my life?It was _ my turn to pass the flagman.“Thank you，” I mouthed _ the window.He smiled and nodded and I drove on, spirits lifted，_ changed.And in the rear view mirror(后视镜) I could see him, raising his hand and _ to every car that passed.1、AdangerousBenjoyableChorribleDinteresting2、AthoughBsoCifDwhen3、AeverythingBanythingCnothingDsomething4、AcycleBdiscoveryCexpectationDsacrifice5、ArightBleftCbackwardDforward6、Anext toBin the middle ofCaway fromDahead of7、AwiselyBeagerlyCpatientlyDcalmly8、AexchangedBcombinedCcrashedDjumped9、AcommonBwrongCoutstandingDunusual10、AapproachedBstartedCstoppedDpassed11、AshoutingBstaringCaimingDwaving12、AorderBturnCrequestDfortune13、AannoyedBdelightedCashamedDdisappointed14、Ago byBgo upCget alongDget through15、AglanceBgestureCmoveDtreat16、Aset asideBburst intoClook down uponDcomplain about17、AcertainlyBluckilyCfinallyDmerely18、AthroughBfromCoffDin19、AanxietyBattitudeCexperienceDdoubt20、AtalkingBexplainingCwhisperingDgreetingSection 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 Here are some professions Americans consider to be the most honest. Maybe the rest of us can learn from what these people do to establish good relationships with others.MEDICAL DOCTORSJack Jacob, Age: 44, Fountain Valley, CaliforniaI try to introduce myself in a pleasant way. I sit down. I dont stand. I make good eye contact with the patient and his or her family. Communication skills are key, as well as showing understanding and availability. For a physician, the most rewarding thing is when someone who has seen your work chooses you.ENGINEERSChrissy Keane, Age: 41, Crofton, MarylandI dont know that being an engineer means you are automatically trustworthy. However, I do think that most engineers like to follow rules and be organized. They tell you what they think, whether you want to hear it or not. Those are important elements in building trust.POLICE OFFICERSG.M.Cox, Age: 64, Fort Worth, TexasAs a police officer, I have the best interests of the people I serve in my heart and in my actions and Im going to treat everyone the same way. I always want to go up to people and speak to them with respect. Dont talk down to them. You have to establish and maintain that trust. Be equal!1、What does Jack Jacob think important to do his job?ABeing communicative.BExperience.CSelf-introduction.DBeing open-minded.2、How does G.M.Cox treat people in his job?AActivelyBEquallyCCautiouslyDStrictly3、What do the three people mentioned in the passage have in common?AThey follow rules.BThey are warm-hearted.CThey deserve trust.DThey are good organizers.Text 2Children all over the world who have tried the potato or lemon battery experiments know that an electrical current can be generated by creating a reaction between the food and two different metals. However, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to harvest power from trees. They use the same metal for both electrodes (电极) specifically in order not to confuse this effect with the potato effect.While proving that trees can provide a source of power is a significant step, a key question remains: can the tiny voltage (电压) produced by a tree be used for anything useful? Now scientists are debating over how to use this power source for human benefits.The mos