考研英语一2023年肇庆市德庆县全真模拟试题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)If the law punished addiction, we would all be in prison because we are addicted to our phones.Were hopelessly 1 by them, helplessly devoted to them, Our hands and minds are 2 : texting, tweeting, liking, emailing, sharing. We find ourselves 3 stimulated (刺激).My iphone is the last thing I look at when I go to bed and the first thing I look at when I 4 , When its not there I feel its 5 like an amputee (被截肢者) still feeling a(n) 6 leg. It is my entry to culture and fun. I love it. You love yours.But the comment on this enormous 7 in our behavior has been completely 8 . The central claim is that technology makes us 9 what we already know about life, and it 10 us developing fully independent selves. And the quality of human relationships is said to have 11 . Parents are distracted by work emails at the dinner table and in the playground; children cry for 12 until they finally get an iPad for Christmas. Gatherings of old friends cant do a couple of hours 13 checking their Gmail every 10 minutes. Technology sucks the life out of us, and takes our souls in 14 for the convenience of not having to learn how to read maps properly.I simply do not 15 the idea that we arent folly whole due to our phones, just because we can talk to our friends whenever we want, without any 16 for the limitations that space and 17 used to set on us. This helps us to get 18 . It doesnt set us apart. 19 , we will film. We will photograph. We will edit. We will 20 , like, love and envy. Finally, in our own strange way, we will control our heavily doctored lives.1、Adistracted Bsurprised Cfrightened Dpunished2、Alost Boccupied Cvacant Dawkward3、Acommonly Bconstantly Cusually Dordinarily4、Aget home Bhave dinner Cwake up Dgo out5、Areference Bconfidence Cappearance Dabsence6、Ahealthy Bremaining Cartificial Dmissing7、Ashift BInterest Cchallenge Dconsequence8、Achangeable Bnegative Cconsistent Dinspiring9、Arebuild Breview Cforget Dforgive10、Aprevents Bkeeps Csuggests Dfinds11、Abenefited Bbalanced Cimproved Dsuffered12、Ahappiness Bdiscipline Cattention Dfreedom13、Aafter Bwithout Cby Dupon14、Arequest Bexchange Cpreparation Dsearch15、Ahave Bknow Cbuy Drefuse16、Aconsideration Banxiety Cdemand Deagerness17、Atime Bchance Cenergy Deffort18、Astronger Bsmarter Cgreater Dcloser19、ATherefore BHowever CMoreover DMeanwhile20、Apublish Bshare Cignore DdeleteSection 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 1A womans home is her castle.She cleans,cooks,decorates,repairs,works,plays and relaxes within the walls of her home.Sometimes women choose to stay at home to raise their children instead of working outside of the home. So you think she must be bored.I was one of those women.After finally getting pregnant,and giving birth,I found my home to be the best place.During the nine months I carried my daughter,my body had been broken and back.Being able to relax was just what my weak body needed. Besides,nursing was a rest because I was unhurried and very comfortable.Staying at home certainly cured my broken body.Watching other families grow one child after the next was a horrible dream,when I didnt think I would ever be able to have my own child.But after having Alyssa,my own cute little baby girl,I was able to let my heart recover from the wounds.I watched and I valued every small change of her body and personality.Nothing was more exciting than time spent with my child.I loved to stay at home.Mentally I remained challenged with new opportunities every day.I learned to be perfect and organized. Everything worked like a clock.By 9:00 in the morning,the house was cleanbeds made,bathrooms cleaned,house cleaned,and windows cleaned.I enjoyed finishing them quickly so that I could devote most of the day to my daughter. Between nursing,short breaks and staring at her,I thought of ways to improve my home and myself.Even with all the housework,every day was filled with so much fun!1、Why did the author say home is the best place in Paragraph 2?AShe could carry her baby for nine months.BShe could know her baby better.CShe could have a good rest to cure her weak body.DShe could make friends with others.2、Why did the author enjoy staying at home?ABecause she had a beloved husband.BBec