考研英语一元谋县2023年高分冲刺试题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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Appeal to Emotion（情感）My childhood left three months ago on a plane to AustriaIt was a 1 day when my baby cousins moved away My cousins were a fundamental part of my life; 2 they were not with me， they were on my mind They brought back the untroubled days of my childhood， 3 games， adventures and silliness， but they also helped 4 me from an at-times selfish teenager into a responsible adultMy aunt and uncle moved here from Boston with their 1-year-old daughter Yasmeen They lived in an apartment on the side of our house and I was 5 to have our family， especially a baby girl， so close to us Yasmeen had close friendships with each of my sisters， but I knew the one that 6 between us was the strongest As she began to walk on her own and talk in full sentences，I realized my great 7 upon her I noticed that shed 8 some of my unpleasant actions， 9 with her mother after I had done the same Yasmeen made me realize what being a good 10 really wasWhen Maya was born， Yasmeen had a hard time 11 She was jealous （妒忌）of the attention we all paid to her new younger sister， so I did my best to keep her company when she might have not been 12 Once Yasmeen overcame her jealousy， she was able to 13 Mayas presence， like we all did I tried to take advantage of our times together， doing my best to 14 my schedule for my two favorite peopleMy 15 with Yasmeen and Maya has taught me the importance of influential people I know that I have helped Yasmeen and Maya 16 ，but “the babies” have had an even greater influence on my own life They have shown me how to be a parent， a sister， a child， and most importantly， a friend Our 17 has made me a better persona more patient person， with the ability to 18 endless questions and spilled （洒） juice; an 19 person， able to have fun and be happy with others; a role model， 20 the babies ideas about right and wrong， and a compassionate person， able to forgive and love1、AsadBbusyCfineDrelaxing2、AuntilBbeforeCwhenDunless3、AagainstBthroughCbesidesDfor4、AleadBchallengeCmatureDencourage5、AoverjoyedBembarrassedCsurprisedDafraid6、AendedBstartedCsurvivedDdeveloped7、ApressureBdependenceCmercyDinfluence8、AdoubtBregretCcopyDguide9、AdebatingBarguingCnegotiatingDchecking10、AleaderBpartnerCfriendDexample11、AsharingBadjustingCrecognizingDstruggling12、AnoticedBadmiredCcomfortedDprotected13、AignoreBmindCsenseDenjoy14、AaffectBacceptCfreeDruin15、AinstructionBexperimentCexperienceDinterview16、AgrowBsucceedCthinkDbehave17、AmeetingBrelationshipCresponsibilityDrespect18、AreviewBtolerateCrepeatDavoid19、AhonestBindependentCaggressiveDenthusiastic20、AshowingBwritingCawardingDpermittingSection 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 1From childhood, Moira loved to write. Throughout school she enjoyed writing, but pursuing it professionally was never a possibility. Her father was a doctor, her mother a nurse. “Medicine was a fairly safe choice,” Moira says, “and writing was a career where it wasnt a certainty that youd have high income.”She became a doctor but still wanted to write something. However, being a doctor was so demanding that she didnt take up writing until her thirties. She produced a novela fictionalized version of her travel in China after university. She got excellent reviews. Moira sent it off to as many agents as she could find, and found one who wanted to represent her. Suddenly, it seemed she was on her way as an author.“I had one lengthy phone call with the agent where we went through all possible areas that she thought needed polishing. I worked on those and sent it back to her but didnt hear anything.” It wasnt long before Moira found another agent who was interested if she was willing to rewrite it from the first person to the third person. She did the hard work and sent it off again. “I got back a really brief letter: Thank you, Im no longer interested. It was really disappointing.”A decade went by, and Moira found herself eager to write again, this time purely for her own enjoyment. She set herself the challenge of creating a thriller and chose Western Australia as her setting.As she was writing just for herself, something surprising began to happen. “The characters took on a life of their own; they started doing things I hadnt thought about. It just flew.” One day, an agent called from Australia. Three w