考研英语一永福县2023年考前冲刺试题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)A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. 1 before we took off, we heard the pilots voice throughout the plane, “Sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no 2 on the plane. We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to 3 the engines with it. We will 4 in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to 5 ！” There were sighs of 6 and anxiety quickly spreading throughout the plane, and we hadnt even 7 yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still 8 there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again,“ Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are 9 , so are we. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time. ”There was crying 10 we had walked in to grave(坟墓). But the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his 11 was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and 12 happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone 13 for still being alive.Although I do sincerely like to have a plan 14 “see what happens”, it really isnt such a bad life strategy. All too often, I would see people pursuing their goals 15 with inaction just because they dont have 16 success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The 17 thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens.If you are planning to learn a new skill, “get up in the air, and see what happens!” It might not be as 18 as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought, and the result could be very 19 ! So dont stay there trying nothing just because there is no 20 of guaranteed success.1、AHopefullyBExcitedlyCUnfortunatelyDThankfully2、AserviceBpowerCwaterDfuel3、AshutBfixCchangeDstart4、Aget upBpack upClight upDspeed up5、AwaitBdelayCcrashDsuffer6、ArumorBdesperationCdiseaseDpain7、Alooked overBgone outCgot acrossDtaken off8、AsittingBcheckingCwatchingDboarding9、ApuzzledBpatientCanxiousDembarrassed10、Aeven ifBas ifCwhat ifDonly if11、AcommentBcomplaintCpromiseDplan12、AeverythingBsomethingCnothingDanything13、AescapedBcheeredCsighedDpraised14、Aless thanBother thanCbetter thanDmore than15、AfrozenBannoyedCconcernedDsatisfied16、ArealisticBorganizedCpotentialDguaranteed17、AsameBcommonCbestDlast18、AinterestingBchallengingCsurprisingDencouraging19、ArewardingBdisappointingCsorrowDtrouble20、AmeaningBsignCactionDrewardSection 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 Amid growing global condemnation of elephant riding as a tourist activity, Yok Don National Park in southern Vietnam has ended the practice and replaced it with the first ethical (伦理的) elephant experience of its kind in the country.The formally captive group of four elephants were released from their chains earlier this month and no longer carry tourists on rides through the park. Visitors can instead observe the animals roaming freely in their natural habitat.The park worked on the initiative with Animal Protection Asia, which campaigns for long-term changes in animal welfare and tourism in Vietnam. The official agreement between the charity and the state-run park was signed on 13 July, and runs until April 2023, with the first tours taking place earlier this month. Over the next five years, it is hoped that the new model will provide as much or even more revenue for owners as riding, and encourage mahouts (管象人) and elephant tourism companies to follow.This project has entirely changed the lives of the elephants at the park and it also provides a much better experience for the tourists. Misuse has been replaced with respect, and the animals look much healthier and happier than before.Awareness of the adverse effects of elephant riding has increased in recent years, with a growing number of tourists avoiding cruel attractions and supporting welfare centres and animal protection instead, alongside an increasing number of tour operators refusing to sell elephant treks that include riding.Many of the elephants used in riding and other activities, such as painting or performing tricks, are caught as babies from the wild, their mothers often killed. Once captured, they typically undergo intensive conditioning known as “crushing the spirit”, where they are kept in tiny pens and beaten and starved, sometimes for weeks. Once trained, many of the a