考研英语一汾阳市2023年押题密卷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)From a young age, my parents have taught me the importance of giving generously to the less fortunate. Out of 1 , whenever there is something I can 2 , I give it to someone on the street.Last week, 3 I left the house to run a few errands (差事)，I carried with me some old clothes, some food and a handbag to hand over to someone 4 .As the car 5 at the traffic signal, I saw a girl of five or six asking for money. I 6 her to come to me and quickly 7 all the things I had. As I started handing them over, she seemed 8 . She looked up at me with a sweet smile on her face and asked what was in the 9 . I told her there were some clothes and food for her. 10 she looked up at me and asked, “Can you give me some water?” It was then that I noticed her 11 lips. It seemed as if she had not had a drop of water all day.I 12 my bottle of water that I always carried with me and helped her to drink from it. She finished it quickly and gave me a heartwarming smile of 13 .I was thankful that I could 14 her simple wish! I realized once again that day that you dont necessarily have to make big 15 to help someone. This experience 16 once again my belief in the 17 acts of kindness and how they can make someones 18 .The next time you want to do something nice for someone, dont 19 , waiting for the right chance. 20 and do it.1、Ahabit Brespect Csympathy Dkindness2、Aafford Bget Cspare Dserve3、Auntil Bas Conce Dbefore4、Aneedy Bsick Cdisabled Dsad5、Aparked Bstared Cturned Dpaused6、Aphoned Bsignaled Cadvised Dallowed7、Acollected Bfetched Cpacked Dthrew8、Aashamed Bupset Cembarrassed Dastonished9、Acar Bbag Cbottle Dclothes10、AThen BNext CAgain DBut11、Adirty Bpale Cthick Ddry12、Apointed out Btook out Cgave out Dpicked out13、Ahappiness Bpleasure Cappreciation Dwelcome14、Asatisfy Battain Cpromise Drealize15、Adifferences Bambitions Cachievements Ddonations16、Afound Bdoubted Cproved Dshowed17、Aunique Bsimple Creliable Dpolite18、Aday Bfortune Cdream Dlife19、Ahold on Bhold up Chold down Dhold back20、ASpeed up BTake care CGo ahead DLook outSection 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 1 Australia is divided into three separate time zones： Australian Eastern Standard Time （AEST）， Australian Central Standard Time （ACST）， and Australian Western Standard Time （AWST）AEST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 10 hours （UTC +10） ACST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 9 hours （UTC +9） AWST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 8 hours （UTC +8）Australian Eastern Standard Time （AEST） covers the eastern states of Queensland， New South Wales， Victoria， Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory （ACT） AEST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 10 hours （UTC +10）Australian Central Standard Time （ACST） covers the state of South Australia， the town of Broken Hill in western New South Wales and the Northern Territory ACST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 9 hours （UTC +9）Australian Western Standard Time （AWST） covers the state of Western Australia AWST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 8 hours （UTC +8）Does Australia observe daylight saving time？In the Australian summer， New South Wales， Victoria， South Australia， Tasmania and the ACT turn their clocks forward one hour to Daylight Saving Time （DST） Daylight Saving Time begins at 2am （AEST） on the first Sunday in October and ends at 3am （Australian Eastern Daylight Time） on the first Sunday in AprilNSW， ACT， Victoria and Tasmania move from AEST to Australian Eastern Daylight Time （AEDT）， UTC +11 South Australia and the NSW town of Broken Hill move from ACST to Australian Central Daylight Time （ACDT）， UTC +10Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland， the Northern Territory or Western AustraliaHow many hours will I gain/lose traveling to Australia？ The International Date Line crossing the Pacific Ocean changes the date by one day If you cross the date line moving east， you subtract a day； if travelling west you add on a day （with local variations） Travelling direct from Los Angeles or London to Australia you arrive two days later； travelling back， you arrive the same day you departed1、How many time zones are there in Australia？ _AoneBtwoCthre