考研英语一2023年盘锦市盘山县模拟试题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)People tend to seek happiness. 1 Ive finished with many books, I come to the 2 that happiness is a choice. We can feel happy or unhappy just by 3 our thoughts!I think most people are unhappy because they pay 4 attention to whats happening outsidethey might think theyre too fat or they 5 their jobs. These 6 thoughts can put their personalities under pressure. Another important reason may be that they lack the 7 attitude towards others. If they think they 8 everything others do for them, theyll never feel happy.Actually, we all have a sense of happiness inside waiting to 9 .What we have to do is let it out. Surprisingly, many of us place such a low 10 on ourselves that we lower the 11 of everything we do. 12 we should make the decision today to value ourselves. When someone 13 for help, dont refuse Just make sure they know the value of your help. 14 yourself that you can decide whether to be happy on your own. Dont worry about genetics(遗传). 15 your dad is not the happiest man, it doesnt mean you are unhappy. If you choose to be happy, you can 16 look on the bright side of life. Take 17 and be proud of the choices you have made.Try giving some of your time to a 18 career. For example, the more time you spend volunteering, the happier youll be. This is an opportunity to 19 new experiences, meet new people and learn new 20 .?1、AUnless Bwhen CThough DBefore2、Aforce Bagreement Cidea Dconclusion3、Achanging Bscanning Cpolishing Dupdating4、Alittle Bmuch Csome Dless5、Aappreciate Blike Cdoubt Dbate6、Abad Bpositive Cridiculous Dmeaningful7、Athoughtful Bfriendly Cgrateful Dhopeful8、Aabandon Babsorb Cdeserve Dpossess9、Agive out Bburst out Cdie down Dbreak down10、Avalue Bpurpose Cspirit Ddecision11、Atarget Brequest Cfunction Dquality12、AOr BSo CBut DAs13、Asearches Bcharges Creaches Dasks14、ARetell BInform CRemind DPersuade15、AIn case BSince CEven if Dwhether16、Aalways Bnever Cstill Deven17、Aeffect Bcare Cnotice Dresponsibility18、Aconstant Bworthy Cdiverse Dcurious19、Again Bmaster Canalyze Dimprove20、Aactivities Badventures Cskills DbenefitsSection 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 1Squatting down on my disorganized closet floor, I looked eagerly through my albums for the picture of my grandmas Christmas lights. I searched so long and so eagerly that I lost all feeling in the legs. Ignoring the pain, I went on with my search, because finding the picture was worth it.My beloved grandma on my dads side, who passed away almost four years ago, would decorate the Christmas trees like it was her job. Each year she would decorate an ornate, 12-foot-tall, shining tree in her living room, and most years she would have an additional pink tree, palm tree, colored- light tree, white-light tree, bedroom tree, etc. The ideas varied year after year, but the theme was always the same: Let There Be Light.For the outside of the house, my grandma hired people to come and string thousands of lights through the trees in her yard. It wasnt easy, and it wasnt cheap, but it was a labor of love. People in the small town came and parked their kid-packed cars on the street, gazing at the thousands upon thousands of shining lights year after year. They brought us magic, which was grandmas legacy. That is the family act I am supposed to follow for the rest of my life. Its what Im dying to recreate and pass on to my own kids. I feel so much pressure because no one is capable of doing itand of doing it correctlybut me.So, its me and only me, each year unfastening countless strings of lights, winding them round a 10-foot, prickly tree, and sending the lights to the highest branches. Though Im only ever just scratching the surface of grandmas magic, I uncover a little more each year. I still havent found that picture of my grandmas Christmas lights, but I know it exists, and I will find it, even if it means losing all feeling in my legs.1、Why did the author suffer from pain?ABecause she was missing her beloved grandma.BBecause she had trouble finding grandmas lights.CBecause she kept an uncomfortable gesture for long.DBecause she broke her legs while searching for something.2、What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?AGrandmas Christmas trees. BThe atmosphere of Chri