考研英语一2023年山东省临沂市莒南县预测密卷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)At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool. The day had arrived when I was to be tested to see if I could 1 to a higher level class.Fifteen of us were to 2 swimming from one side of the pool to the other and back. I watched as my 3 , one by one, tried and failed. Then it was my turn to 4 , I mean, my turn to attempt to pass the test. I was about halfway when I got 5 I immediately stopped and 6 the side of the pool, ending my test. Our instructor, a college student, was standing 7 me. “Why did you stop?” he yelled, in a lessthan 8 voice. “I got water in my nose,” I 9 .Thats when this college student 10 me one of lifes great lessons, 11 he probably never realized that. Bending down, he shouted, “So?”“So?” The 12 shocked me. It had just seemed 13 to me that the answer to pain was to remove the thing causing the 14 . My nine- year-old brain had not understood the fact that a valuable 15 is worth achieving, however difficult to get there. Recognizing that, I was 16 nothing would keep me from completing the test. In fact, I did it rather 17 on my next attempt. Seeing me 18 the test, almost all the others did so as well.Life is a journey, and the road wont 19 be easy. We have to focus on the final destination, not the 20 along the road.1、Askip Brefer Cadvance Dadd2、Atake turns Binsist on Ctake risks Dput off3、Acompetitors Bclassmates Cstudents Dinstructors4、Ashow Bleave Cfail Dobserve5、Ainjured Bblamed Ctrapped Dchoked6、Apushed Bpressed Cgrabbed Dcontrolled7、Aabove Bbelow Cbeside Dbeyond8、Asurprised Bsympathetic Cannoyed Dcold9、Aexplained Breacted Cdeclined Durged10、Adelivered Bowed Ctaught Dpromised11、Aso that Bas if Cin case Deven if12、Aproblem Bexcuse Cquestion Dvoice13、Alogical Billegal Cridiculous Dimpossible14、Adisaster Bdiscomfort Cdamage Dfear15、Aresult Badvantage Cgoal Dtask16、Aconcerned Bsensitive Cembarrassed Dsure17、Aslowly Beasily Cclumsily Deagerly18、Aattend Btake Cgive Dpass19、Aalways Bsometimes Cever Dseldom20、Asights Bbarriers Csurprises DharvestsSection 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 There are many programs for high school students today that help lonely teenagers deal with loneliness. However, loneliness is not only an issue for teens but also an important and rarely acknowledged one in the elderly.In Britain, Tracey Crouch was appointed to be the first Minister of Loneliness in order to address the issues caused by loneliness. This is the first time such a position has been created.In Britain, there are around 9 million people who say they are lonely frequently. In Germany, a study conducted by Ruhr University Bochum found that 20 percent of people over the age of 85 felt lonely, and 14 percent of those between age 45 and 65 felt socially lonely. In the United States, more than 25 percent of the population lives alone, more than 50 percent are unmarried.Loneliness is generally associated with heart disease, overweight, and anxiety. Additionally, the stress from loneliness can cause your cells to change on a molecular(分子)level that reduces its abilities to defend your body against diseases. In fact, doctors believe having feelings of loneliness is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes per day in regard to its effect on health!In Britain, the new Minister of Loneliness will help introduce government policies on the issue and fund a charityan organization for helping people in need, to devote their efforts towards aiding loneliness. There are charities that link lonely seniors to high school students in order to give them a line of communication whenever they feel lonely!The possibilities for the new Minister of Loneliness are endless. For example, she can provide education services to household businesses so that they can identify lonely customers if they see one. Loneliness fits into the category of being a social issue that must be monitored by the entire community in order to help those in need. Therefore, government involvement in medical services and care for seniors and others is vital for happy seniors.1、How does the author develop Paragraph 3?ABy listing some statistics.BBy giving examples of lonely people.CBy pointing out similarities and differences.DBy comparing different cult