邯郸市成安县2023年考研英语一押题密卷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)Its a family tradition to go to dinner at my grandmothers house for all major holidaysAfter the meal，the youngest children go to the basement to play games， 1 the remainder of my family withdraw to the living roomFor several years，Id remain at the 2 dinner table，reading whatever book had caught my interestIll never forget the day when this all 3 My aunt came into the dinning room and said，“ 4 that book and talk to me before I hit you with this fork!”Id been content to remain the attentive listener， 5 nothing，but hearing everythingThen came the 6 that I was antisocial，to which I 7 with a silent smileThere was a time when I foolishly believed my family would accept my preference； 8 ，they seem to believe that they should encourage me to 9 In my opinion， Im the only one that has adapted well to the familial（熟悉的）talkativenessWhat would be the 10 of all these voices if there werent someone to shut up and 11 ?My 12 isnt the only thing my family finds puzzlingI would scream“No!”at 2 am 13 a character was horrifically killedI become active at night in summer so I can listen to music，read，and write without the 14 of my brothers and sisters，who seem to think if I want to be 15 they should come near me and make as much 16 as possibleMy family doesnt completely 17 all of my actionsTheyre well aware of what makes me 18 is reading while sitting in one of the black comfortable chairsIve 19 that reading a book of any great length would make it extremely 20 for my parents to get me from the chairFortunately they have learned to accept my actions1、Aif Bwhile Cuntil Dthough2、Ahigh Bsmall Cempty Ddusty3、Aimproved Bhappened Cfailed Dchanged4、ABurn BFinish CShut DHide5、Aaccepting Bfollowing Cmixing Dsaying6、Acomment Bplan Csecret Devidence7、Acelebrated Bresponded Clinked Dsupplied8、Ahowever Btherefore Cmeanwhile Dbesides9、Alearn Bpaint Cpractice Dspeak10、Aharm Bcause Cpoint Dbeauty11、Aagree Bwatch Cwork Dlisten12、Apain Bdream Csilence Dcuriosity13、Aunless Bbecause Cor Dbut14、Apresence Bcriticism Cidea Dhelp15、Acareful Balone Ckind Dindependent16、Anoise Bmoney Cprogress Droom17、Amiss Bforget Cavoid Dmisunderstand18、Asurprised Bpuzzled Cdelighted Dfrightened19、Aimagined Brealized Creported Dguessed20、Adifficult Bfunny Cdangerous DeasySection 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 Kang Sung-il buys Sancho, his Pomeranian, a toy every business trip and this lunar New Year holiday will dress him up in s new $50 suit to visit grandma, Kangs mother. Kang and his wife say children are too expensive and bring too much pressure. Instead they have chosen to shower Sancho with love and gifts.They are not alone. South Koreas pet industry is booming, fuelled by the same factors that have made the countrys birth rate, at 1.05 births per woman, the lowest in the world: the high cost of education and housing as well as extremely long working days.“Social pressures in South Korea are such that parents are required to provider resources for decades from private schooling to art classes,” said Kang a 39 year old manager of a pet funeral home.On top of education expenses, an average an household must budget roughly 12.8 years ofincome to buy a mid-range home, compared to 8.8 years in 2014, data from KB Kookmin Bank shows. Adding to their stress, south Koreans work the third most hours per year among OECD (经合组织) nations, next only to Mexico and costa Rica.Pet-owning households have rose to 28 percent of all South Korean households in 2018, compared with 18 percent in 2012, government data shows.That in turn has resulted in a prosperous pet care industry whose offerings include tailored pet diets and high-priced photo shoots. Pet-related startup s are also popular with venture capitalists. The south Korean pet-related industry was worth 2.7 trillion won ($2.4 billion) last year, and that could more than double in size by 2027, according to the Korean Rural Economic Institute.1、What do the underlined words “his Pomeranian” in paragraph I refer to?AHis son.BHis pet.CA toy.DSanchos brother.2、What may NOT be the result of expensive education and houses along with long working hours?AThe birth rate in South Korean is the lowest in