陕西省榆林市榆阳区2023年考研英语一考前冲刺预测试卷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) Mia nervously extended her small hand towards the miniature（纤小的）horse in front or her. As her palm gently touched its soft nose, she looked at me happily. Her bright blue eyes 1 with joy.For children with 2 , actions such as making friends and joining in activities can be 3 . As the leader of the Miniature Horse Project, I 4 to disabled children in my community and 5 them to join this project. Once a child joins, I 6 instruct them how to feed and care for the miniature horses. Not only does this 7 disabled children with a fun activity, but my instruction also allows them to build much more 8 at school or when they are making friends.I have taught many disabled children, but Mia is 9 to me. What she suffers makes her feel hard to 10 . Due to this，she hardly spoke at the beginning of our training, 11 just watched nervously as 1 explained basic horse care to her. Her mother told me that Mia had 12 behavior at school: she was shy, and watched her classmates play instead of joining them.I worked to help Mia 13 her shyness. Although she was nervous, I had her feed and clean the miniature horses 14 .Then I asked her to 15 the horses with me around the farm and to smile at everyone she 16 . Soon, she became active and 17 in caring for the horses without my help. She now loves to play with her classmates.However, I did not just influence Mia, and she 18 me as well. She showed me that any 19 can be overcome with dedication(热忱). Each time I see Mia，she hugs me 20 . Although she cannot say it, her happy face and bright eyes tell me, “Thank you.”1、AfrozeBstaredCshoneDclosed2、AcuriosityBinterestCpreferenceDdisabilities3、AdifficultBfunnyCimpressiveDdisappointing4、Areach outBlook forwardCget usedDget down5、AurgeBencourageCwarnDallow6、AextremelyBsecretlyCpersonallyDhopefully7、AprovideBdecorateCequipDcombine8、AfrustrationBpressureCpleasureDconfidence9、ApoliteBspecialCkindDrude10、AtalkBhearCmoveDjump11、AandBasCorDso12、AsocialBnormalCsimilarDpolite13、Alook out forBput up withCget rid ofDgive in to14、Ain her opinionBby the wayCby no meansDon her own15、AsellBdriveCwalkDbeat16、AdislikedBvisitedCinterviewedDmet17、AskilledBweakCinterestedDfortunate18、AaccompaniedBinspiredCpraisedDchallenged19、AmysteryBfaultCpuzzleDhardship20、AblindlyBtightlyCsadlyDlooselySection 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 1Owning a smart phone may not be as smart as you think.They may let you surf the Internet,listen to music and snap photos wherever you arebut they also turn you into a workaholic（工作狂）,it seems.A study suggests that,by giving you access to emails at all times,the smart phone adds as much as two hours to your working day.Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.The study shows the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours,but a further 2 hours is spent responding to or sending work emails,or making work calls.Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails.Some workers confess they are on call almost 24 hours a day.Nearly two-thirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up,while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night.The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m and 7 a.m,with more than a third checking their first email in the period,and a quarter checking them between 11p.m.and midnight.Ghadi Hobeika,marketing director of Pixmania,said:“The ability to access millions of Apps has made smart phone invaluable for many people.However,there are disadvantages.Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day,seven days a week,and smart phones mean that people cannot get away from work.The more constantly in contact we become,the more is expected of us in a work capacity.”1、With a smart phone the average UK working day is .A11 to 12 hours B9 to 10 hours C8 hours D2 hours2、It could be inferred from the text that the British people .Aprefer to check emails in the morning Bare crazy about different smart phoneCwork extra hours with smart phones Dshorten their normal working hours3、What does Ghadi Hobeika feel about smart phones?AThey are unimportant for most of people. BThey have disadva