江苏省徐州市鼓楼区2023年考研英语一模拟试题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)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When you concentrate, you focus on one thing and get other thoughts out of your mind. You concentrate on schoolwork, on sports, or on some music which requires serious _effort. The point is that you think of only one_at a time, do it and leave it behind you._to concentrate is important. Any adult will tell you they_have at least a dozen things on their minds. When they must complete a project by a certain day and hour, they concentrate on it and_several people into a work team. This_a clear focus on the workand on getting others to do their_.Adults have a(n)_life which may include a husband or a wife, children, and all the work of running a household. Supper must be_and the broken back staircase must be fixed before someone gets_. If a child is sick, he or she must go to the_.With all these things on their minds, how do adults_the day? They know they cannot fight all their battles at one time, so they concentrate on the most _task, get it done, and go onto the next.The martial arts (武术)_ you this kind of concentration. To do a movement_, you must watch and imitate the master. Since you do not always get things right the first time, you must figure out your_and correct it. The instructor is there to_, but you are still responsible for your personal progress. As you move up in rank (等级), more and more is demanded of you. The_are increasingly complex. You have _time in class and want to get the most from it. But since you have learned to concentrate on_movements and get them right, you confidently acceptand meetthese greater challenges.1、AtechnicalBpoliticalCmentalDsocial2、AopinionBpersonCquestionDtask3、ALearningBAgreeingCPromisingDPreparing4、AsometimesBalwaysChardlyDprobably5、AorganizeBorderCsendDdivide6、AoffersBchangesCadjustsDrequires7、AlessonBfavoriteCbestDfavor8、AcityBhomeCcountryDart9、AsoldBeatenCcookedDbought10、AhurtBcheatedCpunishedDbeaten11、AprofessorBmovieCclassDdoctor12、Arefer toBdream ofCget throughDhope for13、ApleasantBhopefulCdifficultDurgent14、AteachBlendCleaveDspare15、AquicklyBcorrectlyCcarefullyDgraciously16、AmistakeBpainCdisadvantageDregret17、ApracticeBpayCwatchDhelp18、AideasBculturesCmovementsDsituations19、AfixedBlimitedCappointedDwasted20、AdirectBsimpleCsmartDWiseSection 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 1St Moritz, the showiest of Switzerlands Alpine resorts (旅游胜地), is no ordinary ski town. Its responsible for winter tourism as we know it today. It was a small band of English holidaymakers that changed Switzerland forever. In 1864 a bet took place between hotelier Johannes Badrutt and the vacationers on a damp September evening in St Moritz. As they sat around the fire at the Engadiner Kulm Hotel, concerned about returning to the foggy London winter, the Swiss manager saw a golden opportunity.“You holiday here in summer,” he challenged them over a bottle of red wine. “Why not enjoy the mountains year-round? Winter is so pleasant that on fine days you can even walk without a jacket.” Attracted by the promise of clean skies against a backdrop of towering peaks, the Englishmen were pleased to accept it; up until then, St Moritz had been a modest hiking destination in July and August. But if Badrutts promise proved false, the hotelier would pay for their journey and winter-long stay. How could they lose?Come mid-December, the group of men returned to Switzerland. Towards the end of their week-long journey, sitting on a horse-pulled sledge and wrapped head-to-toe in furs, they went through the 2,284m Julier Pass in southeastern Switzerland. But by the time of their arrival in St Moritz, the skies had cleared, they were sweating abundantly, and Badrutt, jacketless and with his shirt sleeves rolled up, was there to greet them.Of course, Badrutt won the bet. Word quickly spread throughout Britain about St Moritzs distinctive climatedry and sunny with a high degree of snow certainty. Year-round tourism landed the Alpine town of St Moritz.That Badrutt almost single-handedly marketed this undeveloped winter wonderland is a little unbelievable. The first tourist office in Switzerland had been established in the same year as the bet. Other resorts like the ones in Davos and Grindelwald were also popping up then. The story of St Moritz is, in some ways, also a