考研英语一上海市浦东新区2023年巅峰冲刺试卷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)More than three decades ago, I was a student at a high school in Southern California. The student body of 3,200 was a melting pot of ethnic groups. The environment was 1 .One day I was walking down the side walk when someone kicked me from behind. Turning 2 , I discovered the local gang. Fists came from every 3 as the 15 gang members surrounded me. 4 I had to have an operation. My doctor told me that if I had been hit in the head 5 , I probably would have died.After I 6 , some friends said, “Lets get these guys!” That was the way 7 were “resolved”. A part of me said, “Yes!” But another part of me 8 and said no. History has proved time and again that revenge only 9 the conflict. We needed to do something different to break the counter-productive(适得其反的) chain of 10 .Working with various ethnic groups, we 11 what we called a “Brotherhood Committee” to work on improving 12 relationships. I was amazed to learn how much 13 fellow students had in building a brighter future.Two years later, I 14 Student Body President. Even though I ran against two friends, one a football hero and the other a popular “big man of the campus”, a significant majority of the 3,200 students joined me in the 15 of doing things differently. We made significant progress in building bridges between 16 , learning how to talk with and 17 different ethnic groups, resolving differences without 18 and learning how to build trust in the most difficult of circumstances.Being stacked by the gang was clearly one of my toughest life moments. What I learned, 19 , about responding with love rather than returning hate has been a 20 force in my life. Turning up our light in the presence of those whose light is dim(昏暗的)becomes thedifference that makes the difference.1、Aclear Btough Cprotective Ddirty2、Aaround Bon Cinto Dout3、Ameans Bsituation CApproach Ddirection4、AGradually BRegularly CEventually DFrequently5、Aover time Bone more time Cahead of time Din no time6、Atreated Brecovered Csuffered Dcalmed7、Aconditions Batmospheres Cfantasies Dproblems8、Apaused Bagreed Cstarted Dproceeded9、Aremains Bfinishes Ccontinues Dproves10、Aaccidents Bitems Cevents Dscenes11、Aput together Bput aside Cput back Dput down12、Apolitical Bracial Ccivil Dnational13、Asympathy Bknowledge CHonor Dinterest14、Avoted for Bran for Cfought for Dcalled for15、Aneed Bdanger Cprocess Dway16、Acultures Bschools Cbanks Dranks17、Abelong to Blead to Crelate to Ddevote to18、Aagreement BDemonstration Cjustice Dviolence19、Ahence Bhowever Cmoreover Dthen20、Apowerful Bpeaceful Ccareful DthoughtfulSection 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 1Most birds produce short, simple calls, but songbirds also have the ability of many complex vocal (发声的) patterns that help them attract mates, defend territory (领地), and strengthen their social bonds. Each songbird species has its own unique song patterns, some with characteristic regional dialects. Experienced listeners can even distinguish individual birds by their unique songs.A lot of what scientists know about bird song comes from studying zebra finches. A baby male zebra finch typically learns to sing from its father or other males, starting while its still a baby bird in the nest. First comes the sensory learning stage, when the baby finch hears the songs sung around it and commits them to memory. The bird starts to vocalize during the motor learning stage, practicing until it can match the song it memorized. As the bird learns, hearing the tutors song over and over again is helpful up to a point. If it hears the song too many times, the imitation (模仿) becomes worse - and the source matters. If the song is played through a loudspeaker, he cant pick it up as easily. But hide the same loudspeaker inside a toy painted to look like a zebra finch, and his learning improves.What if the baby never hears another zebra finchs song? Interestingly enough, itll sing anyway. Isolated finches still produce what are called innate songs or isolate songs. A specific tune might be taught, but the instinct to sing seems to exist in a songbirds brain. Innate songs sound different from the “cultured” songs learned from other finches - at first. If isolate zebra finches start a new colony, the young birds