考研英语一2023年衡阳市衡南县巅峰冲刺试卷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) My eight-year-old sons soccer team in Washington DC was put together several years ago. The team has won 1 one game in the last three seasons. Yet, despite the endless 2 , soccer is my sons favorite activity. He plays soccer at every 3 , even at break time and at the aftercare(病后护理), and although he doesnt play as well as the best players in his school, this hasnt 4 him in the least.This has been repeated often, but I 5 it first-hand: soccer is about friendship as much as it is about learning to control the ball and make successful 6 . Watching the children, I see that winning is a distant 7 goal for them. What they enjoy is each others presence and the fact that theyre in this game 8 .Actually, I went through a phase of giving my son suggestions such as: Why arent you more 9 once you have the ball? He 10 my sudden torrent(滔滔不绝) of guidance. “Mom, I play midfield or defense, not forward. And 11 , soccer isnt about being aggressive. Its about 12 .” After hearing that, I paused and 13 . How strange it is that I, who never played any sport for a single day of my life, wanted my son to be a(n) 14 footballer!Isnt it extraordinary that kids dont necessarily 15 their attempts to have impressive results? They love the activity for itself. Becoming an adult means a gradual 16 of that spirit. To stand out or 17 , people develop a spirit of competition. How often have I become 18 professionally and personallywhen things havent gone the way I wanted? Ive 19 theres much to learn from soccer-loving eight-year-olds: do your best, be passionate, enjoy yourself, and then, regardless of the 20 , move on.1、AlikelyBonlyCreallyDnearly2、AlossesBnoisesCchaosDcautious3、AinvitationBtimeCopportunityDlevel4、AconfusedBprejudicedCthreatenedDdiscouraged5、ApredictedBgraspedCpracticedDmodified6、ApresentationsBwishesCpassesDsummaries7、AsecondaryBambiguousCspecificDchangeable8、AotherwiseBthereforeCtogetherDalready9、AconsiderateBaggressiveCconfidentDaccustomed10、AstoppedBstudiedCdelayedDreleased11、Aon the caseBin that caseCin no caseDin any case12、AcorrectionBadaptationCobservationDcooperation13、AreflectedBhesitatedCrememberedDimagined14、AinterestingBattackingCunwillingDtouching15、AdamageBnoticeCexpectDforget16、ArecoveryBpowerCburdenDdeath17、AinteractBinnovateCsubscribeDsurvive18、AaddictedBdisappointedCexperiencedDcomplicated19、ArealizedBensuredCrecalledDinsisted20、AformulasBproblemsCresultsDincomesSection 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 A crew of six teenage girls completed a nine-day sailing trip in the US recently, after braving seasickness and strong winds.For the past three years，the Sea Cadet teenagers who set sail were all male. Roger Noakes, who captained the boat，said this was the first time hed taken out an all-female crew.The girls asked for an a11-girls trip in August this year.The crew set sail along with three adults, Noakes and two Sea Cadet representatives.The original plan was for the girls to sail 24 hours a day in rotating shifts(轮流换班)along the coast and then return.Things turned out differently，however. “The first night was rough because the wind was really hard.The waves were going up and down，”said Abby Fairchild，16. “Everybody got seasick.” Noakes gave the girls the option of just sailing in the bay and not going into open water. “But they decided they were going.”The teenagers then sailed a long way overnight and slept in shifts. “Weve learned everything from steering(掌舵) the boat itself to putting up the sails to cooking while we have rough seas，”said 15-year-old Olivia Wilcox.The teenagers stopped on land in Massachusetts. They didnt make it to their original destination in Maine，where they were supposed to have a celebratory dinner，due to the weather and winds. They said they werent disappointed，however，as theyd learned a lot. “They learned about boating，and above all，they built confidence and character，” said Noakes.1、What was special about the US Sea Cadet trip this year?AIt was the longest sailing trip ever.BIt was the first all-female-crew sailing trip.CIt was the most dangerous sailing trip ever.DIt was the first sailing trip for teenagers.2、What happened on the crews first day of the trip?AThey all got seasick.BThey regretted taking the trip.CThey decided to stay in the bay.DSome of them were inj