新乐市2023年考研英语一考前冲刺预测试卷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)My uncle was a quiet, cheerful man. He was 1 with fishing, and it was one of our young life to 2 him on his trip to the Country Brook. We were quite willing to work hard in the cornfield to finish the 3 days labor in season for an afternoon leisurely walk through the woods and along the brook side.I well remember my first fishing trip. I have 4 been happier than when I received that first fishing pole from my uncles hand. It was a 5 , sweet day of early summer; the long afternoon shadows of the trees lay cool across our path. My uncle, who knew by long experience where the best place that pickerel (梭子鱼) frequently visited, 6 placed me at the most favorable point. I throw out my line as I had seen others, and waited 7 for a bite. Nothing came of it. Try again. said my uncle. Suddenly the bait (鱼饵) 8 out of sight. Thinking a fish 9 , I made a strong pull. Unfortunately I brought up a tangle of weeds. Again and again, I cast out my line with 10 arms, and drew it back empty. Feeling 11 , I looked at my uncle. Try once more, he said, we fishermen must have patience. Suddenly something tugged my line. Uncle! I cried, looking back in uncontrollable 12 , Ive got a fish! Not 13 , said my uncle. As he spoke, the scared fish 14 into the middle of the stream. I had lost my prize. Therefore, overcome with bitter disappointment, I sat down in silence. My uncle refitted my bait, and told me to try my 15 once more.But remember, boy, he said, with his wise smile, never 16 of catching a fish 17 he is on the dry ground. Similarly, it is no use bragging of anything until its done, nor then, 18 , for it speaks for itself. Whenever I hear people boasting of something, I always remember the 19 by the brook side and the 20 caution of my uncle: NEVER BRAG OF YOUR FISH BEFORE YOU CATCH HIM. 1、Acrazy Bcontent Cobsessed Dhappy2、Acompany Bcompanion Ctrack Daccompany3、Anecessary Bextra Cordinary Dextraordinary4、Aeven Bever Cnever Dalways5、Ahot Bheated Cnoisy Dstill6、Aconsiderably Bpatiently Cclosely Dconsiderately7、Acarefully Bleisurely Cpatiently Danxiously8、Arose Bcame Csank Dlost9、Aabove all Bat last Cafter all Dat least10、Atiring Brising Caching Dfalling11、Aworried Bconcerned Cdiscouraged Dpuzzled12、Aexcitement Bdisappointment Csurprise Dsatisfaction13、Astill Beven Cyet Dever14、Ashot Bjumped Cwent Dswam15、Ahand Bpole Cluck Dchance16、Abrag Bpride Cproud Dshow17、Aunless Buntil Cwhile Dwhen18、Atoo Balso Ceither Das we19、Ascenery Bview Cscene Dsight20、Acurious Bgenerous Cwilling DwiseSection 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 1Senses That Work TogetherWhen we think about how our senses work, we usually imagine them operating separately: you sniff a flower, and the smell is delivered uninterrupted from nose to brain. However, it s more complex than that. Most evidence for cross-modal perception (知觉) comes from studies into sound and vision (视觉).But research that shows other senses crossing over is coming out all the time, and it seems that even sound and smell sometimes form an unlikely pairing.When New York researchers, Daniel Wesson and Donald Wilson, tried to find out the truth about a “ mysterious” area of the brain called the olfactory tubercle, they had to deal with this fact. Originally,they only intended to measure how olfactory tubercle cells in mice responded to smell. But during testing,Wesson noticed that every time he put his coffee cup down, the mouse cells jumped in activity. In fact,the olfactory tubercle is well-placed to receive both smell and sound information from the outside world.Later they found that among separate cells, most responded to a smell but a significant number were also active when a sound was made. Some cells even behaved differently when smell and sound were presented together, by increasing or decreasing their activity.Of course, mice aren t people, so research team has been carrying out further experiments. They pulled together a group of people and gave them various drinks to smell. Participants were asked to sniff the drinks, and then match them to appropriate musical instruments and produce the notes at different levels. The results were interesting: piano was regularly paired with fruity fragran