考研英语一陕西省汉中市2023年模拟预测试卷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)The sandwich manMichael rises every morning at 4:00, in good and bad weather, and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, hes making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Streets. He 1 out 200 sandwiches to the homeless, before beginning his workday.It started 20 years ago when Michael came across a homeless man named John. He began to help him 2 effort then. Day after day, he brought John some food and, when it was really 3 , a resting place in his car while he worked. Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up. It was a(n) 4 offer, because Michael thought John would refuse. 5 , John said, “Are you going to wash me?” Michael knew that he was looking at a 6 of his promise. It was at the moment that Michael 7 to help the homeless.Michael began his work. He received no sponsorship, saying, “Im not getting media 8 . I just want to do some good in my way. There are days when its snowing, and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed and the 9 of my family to go downtown with sandwiches. But Ive 10 .”Michael makes 200 sandwiches every day for the past 20 years. “I dont simply 11 the sandwiches on a table for the homeless to pick up. I shake their hands and 12 them a good day,” says Michael. Once Mayor (市长) Koch came to make the rounds with him. They 13 the media, and it seemed like it was just the two of them. But of all Michaels 14 , working side by side with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone elseA man had 15 from the sandwich takers, and Michael thought about him from time to time. He hoped the man had moved on to a more 16 environment. One day, the man came back, greeting Michael and 17 sandwiches of his own to hand out. He said Michaels daily food, warm handshakes and wishes had given him the 18 he badly needed. After achieving some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael.The moment needed no 19 . The two men worked silently, side by side, handing out their sandwiches. It was another day on Centre Streets, but a day with just a little more 20 .1、ApicksBsetsCgivesDfinds2、AwithBaroundCfromDover3、AsunnyBwarmCcloudyDcold4、AsillyBemptyCcrazyDfree5、AFortunatelyBDisappointedlyCSurprisinglyDThankfully6、AtestBgiftCtrickDview7、AdemandedBagreedCpretendedDdetermined8、AbenefitBattentionCsympathyDinformation9、AcomfortBwealthCvalueDhonor10、AsufferedBhesitatedCmanagedDwondered11、AcheckBlayCmatchDcover12、AwitnessBpredictCfollowDwish13、AignoredBblamedCconfirmedDhandled14、AsituationsBmemoriesCschedulesDprofessions15、AescapedBvolunteeredCdisappearedDsurvived16、AcompetitiveBcomplexCfamiliarDstable17、AcarryingBseekingCoccupyingDtreating18、AresponsibilityBpermissionCencouragementDachievement19、ApurposeBdialogueCreliefDdoubt20、AluckBfunCprideDhopeSection 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 1I can never forget the stamp incident which happened when I was a primary school pupil.My best friend, Apple, was a stampcollector. He tried every way to get stamps and spent every penny he had on them. Once he obtained a beautiful orpreciousstamp he would be more than happy. I was always his companion in his search for stamps.One day Apple whispered to me mysteriously that he had found a most wonderful stamp on a letter addressed to our youngarithmeticteacher, who was a very pretty and kind-hearted girl. Apple wanted that stamp badly the idea of stealing the letter occurred to him. I was frightened and begged him not to do that.That evening Apple hurried to my home and showed me a letter. It was a mans handwriting. In the letter the manimploredour teacher to forgive him and asked her to meet him at the gate of Central Park at eight that evening. If not, hed take it that she would never forgive him, and it mean the end of their relationship.The teacher asked me if there was any letter for her this afternoon. You see, she knows I am a stamp-collector and always wander about the place where letters are delivered. When I said No, she looked rather sad, Apple told me. We were completely at a loss. Too frightened to go to the teacher, we decided to go to the meeting place ourselves.At the park gate, we saw a tall young man with glasses, walking back and forth as if he was waiting for someone. I did not know how long we had been there. Finally, the man left, looking very worried and disappointed.A few days later, Apple ran to m