考研英语一2023年晋中市祁县高分冲刺试卷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)An old man had been working for many years for a town. His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby. Quietly and 1 , the old man guarded the hills, 2 the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have 3 and polluted the fresh flow of water . The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists. Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful 4 words.Years passed. One evening the town 5 met. As they reviewed the budget, one mans 6 caught sight of the salary 7 being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river. He asked , “Who is the old man? Why do w 8 to employ him? No one in town ever 9 him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isnt doing his job. His position isnt 10 any longer.” Then they voted to 11 the man.For several weeks, nothing changed.By early autumn, the trees began to 12 their leaves. Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills, 13 the flow of the shining water. One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown 14 in the river. A few days later, the water was much 15 Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible 16 was soon sensed. Swans left and so did the 17 The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.Quickly, the 18 town committee called a special meeting. Realizing their huge error in 19 , they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up. Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job or life. They may all make a 20 1、AregularlyBsuddenlyCnaturallyDactually2、AcutBburnedCremovedDselected3、AcarriedBpouredCchangedDblocked4、AbeyondBwithCinDafter5、AofficeBassociationCdepartmentDcommittee6、AeyeBcareChandDmind7、AlistBformCfigureDaccount8、ApromiseBcontinueCstopDtend9、AvisitsBhiresCtellsDsees10、ApowerfulBimportantCnecessaryDsuitable11、AfindBfireCsupportDforgot12、AloseBmissCfallDgrow13、ApullingBspeedingCslowingDpushing14、AfishBcolorCflowerDleaf15、AdeeperBcoolerCwarmerDdarker16、AsoundBsmellCwaveDtaste17、AmanagersBpassengersCvillagersDtourists18、AembarrassedBannoyedCdiscouragedDdiappointed19、AarrangementBassignmentCjudgementDamusement20、AsuggestionBdifferenceCprogressDdecisionSection 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 1When the weathers hot, do you enjoy a glass of Brads Drink while watching your TV made by Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, and surfing the web using a search engine called BackRub? No? Neither do I. Thats because all these companies have changed their names.Brads Drink is now Pepsi. The mouthful that was Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering has become, simply, Sony. And BackRub is now known as Google. Though I must admit, the idea of a back massage does sound good right now!Joking aside, choosing the right name for your start-up is a serious matter. Think of the case of a small Canadian company called Research in Motion, who in 1998 had just developed a high-tech mobile phone that could send emails.They were torn between names like MegaMail and ProMail. Then they sought the help of consulting firm Lexicon, who specialize in brand names. They had other ideas. They brainstormed words connected to enjoyment and freshness. Someone said.Lexicons boss added two capital letters, and there you have it: BlackBerry was born. Since then it has sold over 33 million handsets to customers around the world. Would it have sold as well if it was called MegaMail? Who knows?Recently, BlackBerry sales have been overtaken by Android phones and Apples iPhone. Lexicons founder David Placek is a big fan of simple brand names like those Apple chooses: the iPhone. They l0ok a household word and by putting one letter in font of it, it ends up being game changing.So, for all you entrepreneurs(企业家)out there, make sure you allow time to develop a catchy and memorable name. Think about what makes your company different. Whats your USP (独特的销售主张) ? Maybe you can reflect that in your name.What about you? What would you call a company if you had one?1、Which of the following is the original name of BlackBerry?ABrads Drink.BTokyo Telecommunications Engineering.CBack