考研英语一2023年江西省萍乡市莲花县深度预测试卷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)It was a Friday morning and two lovers were going through a heart-searing breakup.As he was being 1 away from his lover，he banged on the fence 2 them. She was 3 desperate，and with all her 4squeezed through the fence and rushed to him.A sweet kiss followed.No，this was not a passionate Romeo-and-Juliet love 5 .The couple is not _6humanHe is a ram，and she a doeThey have been living together in the YunnanWild Animal Park and have been in love since last yearIn a fenced area the amorous ram，7 Long Hair，has fascinated the doe，ChunziLiu Gencheng，has been 8 the couple for more than a year“The two have 9 a lot of time together since they were little.”The pair became famous after the local TV channel reported their relationshipThousands， 10 some celebrities，left their 11 Many gave their blessings but some，12 animal experts，left doubts Cai Yue，is one of the fanatic web followers of the unusual love affair.“I first thought this might be a joke，but when I saw these photos，the love in their eyes 13 my heart. ”The zoo manager vowed not to separate themBut after Long Hair fathered a baby lamb with the only female sheep in the zoo last month，the manager 14 .“The baby sheep needs care from both parents,”he said“ 15 the sheep and the deer are not able to have kids，we decided to separate them.”The zoos plan was to form a “normal family” for Long Hair，letting him live with the female sheep and his baby 16 staying with Chunzi all the time. 17 ，the separation，was like a dramatic scene from a love story.“Long Hair even hurt his baby and the female sheep with his hornsIt 18 us,“Li said”And Chunzi has been trying to lick Long Hair 19 the fence.The zoo promised to let them “live happily ever after”We 20 do anything to separate them.” Li said1、AdraggedBpushedCleftDbrought2、AsurroundingBseparatingCdividingDtrapping3、AdisappointedlyBseparatelyCequallyDsurprisingly4、AstrengthBeffortsCpowerDenergy5、AstageBsceneCspotDplace6、AstillByetCeverDeven7、Aknown asBconsidered asClooked asDtaken as8、Ataken careBtaken care ofCtaking careDtaking care of9、AcostBpaidCtookDspent10、AcontainBincludeCincludingDcontaining11、AcommentsBpraiseCcriticizeDwords12、Ain specialBin practicalCin ratherDin especial13、AtouchBwarmCmoveDleave14、Akept his mindBgave his mindCmade his mindDchanged his mind15、AbecauseBforCsinceDbecause of16、Aother thanBin steadCinstead ofDor rather17、AStillBButCHoweverDThough18、AsurprisedBafraidCscaredDastonished19、ApassBacrossCthoughDpast20、AcantBdontCmustntDwontSection 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 New Year s resolutions(决心)have been around long enough that we all scent to stick to the same ones-hit the gym, lay off the candy, read more books, call your mother-regardless of whether we follow through with our intentions.While January 1st seems like the perfect time to have a new start again, exactly when people developed that mindset(思维模式)isnt common knowledge. It turns out that the modern belief of a New Years resolution isnt as old as you thought. According to many historians, the ancient Babylonians were the first group of people to make New Years resolutions. However, instead of making a commitment to self improvement, they made a commitment to the gods to pay their debts and return any objects they had borrowed.An ancient Roman tradition from 46 BC, bears even more likeness to modern resolutions. Emperor Julius Caesar declared January the month of Janus. Romans believed Janus looked backwards into the previous year and ahead into the future. In his honor, they made sacrifices to the god and promises of good behavior for the coining year.But the modern New Years resolution didnt fully form until centuries later. The practice was common enough by the early 1800s. An article in 1802 states, Statesmen have sworn to have no other objet in view than the good of their country. the physicians have determined to advise the use of medicine no more than is necessary, and to he very reasonable in their fees.”The first time “New Years resolution appeared as a phrase was in the January 1st issue of a Boston newspaper in 1813. “I believe there are a lot of people, the article goes, “with a serious determination of beginning the New Year with new resolutions and new behavior, and with the full belief that they shall accept punishment for all their formerfaults and wipe them away.So as you make (and possibly f