考研英语一2023年重庆市梁平县深度预测试卷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) Our apartment has been hit by a “hurricane”. Every bit of furniture is 1 with paper chains, scissors, tape and modeling clay. 2 , Im so exhausted tonight, recovering from a surgery.The phone ringsfor the sixth time in less than an hour. We know it is my mother, again. A stroke claimed her brain, but not her life. She is troubled by a severe mental 3 She has no idea that she has 4 the things she is about to say a million times. Nor can she recall I had a 5 .Each time she calls, I play a game with 6 called “How Good a Person Can I Be?” Ive won five rounds of the game tonight; I am due for a 7 this time.“Mom!” I 8 . “You are not being removed from your home! And we visited two days ago!” Silence. Then:“I was only calling to say hi.” My mother continues, “Why are you yelling?”I sink into the couch, aware that my daughter is 9 . She hears me scold my mother and lose my 10 . I have not only failed at being a good person; I have failed at being a good 11 to my daughter.“Can I talk to Grandma Ellie?” My five-year-old 12 the phone. 13 , I hand it over.Then, I hear my mother 14 through the receiver. “Sweetheart! How are you? Did you go to school today?”What magic is this? All she says is “Hi, Grandma,” Out of the phone comes a waterfall of good 15 . My mother tells her how much she loves her and how lovely her voice sounds.I am not tired or angry; I am 16 inside, watching my kindergartner 17 her fragile grandmother with such skillfulness. Im fascinated by their 18 .The mess in our apartment still 19 around me. I listen to my daughter whispering to her grandmother, caring for her with extreme 20 .1、AcoveredBdecoratedCmixedDfilled2、AWhats moreBAbove allCWorse stillDNeedless to say3、AdisorderBfitnessCperformanceDfunction4、AcreatedBcompletedCconfirmedDrepeated5、AstrokeBsurgeryCheadacheDproblem6、Amy daughterBmyselfCmy momDmy grandma7、AsuccessBwinnerCquarrelDfall8、AwhisperBexplainCyellDpromise9、AimitatingBwitnessingClaughingDsleeping10、AbeliefBfaceCtemperDway11、AfriendBcompanionCcaregiverDexample12、Areaches forBpicks upCplays withDhangs up13、AExcitedlyBAimlesslyCWordlesslyDUnwillingly14、Acall outBbreak downCgive upDset out15、AideasBcheersCrelationshipDapplause16、AshockedBweakCfirmDsoft17、AteachBbotherChandleDacknowledge18、AexchangeBdeclarationCvoicesDbehavior19、AcountsBsettlesCexpandsDdisappears20、AconditionsBconfidenceCeffortsDpatienceSection 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 1The Cardboard Box Office is a project created by Lilly and Leon Mackie, who recently moved from New Zealand to Sydney, Australia. The transfer left them with a mountain of cardboard boxes, and the arrival of their baby son Orson 10 months ago meant their social lives were “completely altered (改变.” So the couple decided to try to make some fun of the situation.“We started after creating a one-off photo where we wanted to portray the general mess and sleep-deprivation (睡眠) that comes with being new parents,” Lilly Mackie said in an email. “People seemed to really love it and asked for more. We had a lot of weekends at home and a stockpile of cardboard so we thought Why not? It went from there. ”The Mackies took the first photos in September and have portrayed 14 movies so far,including their versions of “Cast Away”(or “Castababy”) and “Jurassic Park”(or “Goo-goo Gaa-gaa-rassic Park”). Even “Star Wars” gets the Mackie treatment, with Orson holding a cardboard tube in place of a saber (军刀) and mom sporting impressive Princess Leia-like hair buns ( HI made out of brown paper in the photo titled “Wah Wars.”The family usually creates the sets on Saturdays and posts the whimsical pictures on their blog and Facebook page, which have almost 3,000 fans. Besides cardboard boxes, the photos feature costumes, props (道具) , and sets created out of everyday household items, toys, “and three individuals slowly losing their sense,” they joked on their blog.Leon, a childrens book designer at a large publishing company, and Lilly, a stay-at-home mom, are both film buffs and photography fans. The baby is also becoming a connoisseur (鉴赏家) of movies and cardboard boxes.“Orson seems to find the photo shoots quite fascinating and enjoys exploring the sets-and tearing things apart. Theres never a dull moment for him on Saturday nights,” Lilly said. “When he gets a little older, we11