考研英语一2023年西宁市城东区预测试卷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)This economy has really got a lot of people moving and not always by a choice they wanted to make. My wife and I now find ourselves among those unfortunates feeling that 1 At the end of last year, our customers just 2 We had to make the painful decision to 3 our office and put our house up for 4 We havent lived in it for two years yet and expected it would be the 5 one for a long time. How 6 this world economic mess is changing our lives!As I get older, I find moving less adventurous and more 7 . This time, were in the process of moving without knowing where well 8 next. Job searching has been thrown into the quagmire(困境) of an unsettled life. Both my wife and I had been feeling pretty 9 from all this. Ive been challenged to find the positive in all this down thats 10 us.But then it happened while I watched my wife 11 things up. Shes an absolute whiz(能手) when it comes to packing. I took delight in watching her 12 just the right boxes for 13 in front of her and filling in the 14 with pillows and towels. I began feeling something like a wind lift me up and sail me through my own 15 of the packing and loading.Some friends will be helping us with the 16 Ive told them that theyre not 17 friends but gaining some new vacation spots.I have 18 that well get through this transition finally. We all will always have work to do, by choice or 19 , and we can also consciously make the effort to create a sense of 20 in a new place.1、ApressureBpleasureCheatDchance2、Astayed upBturned upCdried upDcame up3、AopenBcloseCvisitDpaint4、AhelpBcomparisonCdecorationDsale5、AlastBnextConlyDspecial6、AlittleBquicklyCfrequentlyDwell7、AdangerousBcommonCstressfulDinteresting8、AreturnBarriveCstudyDprepare9、ArelaxedBexcitedCashamedDdepressed10、AimprovingBencouragingCbeatingDkilling11、ApackingBwashingCpullingDdividing12、Abring upBkeep upCsize upDset up13、AothersBnothingCanotherDeverything14、AcarsBgapsCtanksDholes15、AboatBshareCwishDpromise16、AsettlingBcookingCcleaningDmoving17、AvaluingBlosingCinvitingDmaking18、AideaBfaithCfeelingDopinion19、AotherwiseBindeedCworseDrather20、ApanicBconnectionChumorDhomeSection 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 1For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs, coupled with the aging of the baby-boom generation, a longer life span means that the nations elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995.The change poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, were going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern Californias (USC) School of Gerontology（老年学）.Lawyers can specialize in “elder law”, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination. Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money,” one professor says.Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USCShe began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria.” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, “I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.”1、With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit _.Afrom the adoption of the “elder law”Bfrom presenting their professional services to the elderlyCby enriching their professional knowledgeDby winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests.2、Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage?ARetirees who are business-minded.BThe volunteer workers in retirement homes.Ccollege graduates with an MBA or law degree.DProfessionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.3、Why can businessmen gain profit in the emerging elder market?ARetirees are more generous in spending money.BThey can employ