考研英语一大安市2023年深度自测卷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)All of us can give others a hand as long as we are willing to do so. Actually, there are some people doing kind things all the time. Spreading kindness, one good deed at a time, is Karla Gibsons mission. “I wish everyone could join me. There are so many _ things going on in the world; I mean every day,” said Karla.Karla had the _ and sense of duty in December of 2013.The single mother of three said she tended to get down around the holidays, so she _ to do something to cheer others up. She started a Facebook page and _ her good deeds each day, from feeding the homeless to giving Easter gifts to the incarcerated (囚犯). She hoped to _ others.“We have to do something. Our _ can make a difference in someones day. You _ know when someone might be having their worst day, and then something like buying them a coffee can change their whole attitude,” Karla _.Karlas greatest _ so far had to do with coffee. On September 27th, Karlas birthday, she went to her local Starbucks and gave the _ $127 to pay for other peoples drinks. She sat at the end of the drive-thru holding a _ that read, “Have a great day.” She ended up _ about 23 customers. “It was really fun. It was _ one of the best birthdays ever,” she said. Her kindness that day didnt go _. One couple was so grateful that they surprised her with flowers and balloons to show their _.Karlas acts of kindness have become a _ affair. Her two sons are always _ others. “Sometimes Ill ask Kyle, So, did you do anything extra nice today? and hes like Somebody _ something in the hallway and I picked it up or I held the door for someone, that kind of thing,” said Karla.Its because of Mom that the boys think its _ to give a hand to others. “I think its a great idea of hers. Its always nice to help someone out _ they really need it,” said Karlas 15-year-old son Chad.1、AgoodBbadCnewDcasual2、AcommitmentBappointmentCpreferenceDsuccess3、AmanagedBagreedChesitatedDdecided4、AdidBmentionedCsharedDmissed5、AgreetBinspireCintroduceDremember6、AkindnessBhappinessCstoriesDsadness7、AstillBoftenCneverDeven8、AwhisperedBexplainedCreportedDreplied9、AsurpriseBchallengeCconcernDmoment10、AcashierBcustomerCbeggarDsecretary11、AmarkBsignCsymbolDflag12、Apaying forBpicking upCpaying offDpicking out13、AoccasionallyBusuallyCprobablyDhardly14、AunoccupiedBunnoticedCunorganizedDunquestioned15、AwisdomBexistenceCgenerosityDappreciation16、AsocietyBloveCholidayDfamily17、AencouragingBinvitingChelpingDaffecting18、AdroppedBboughtCfoundDstole19、AstrangeBluckyCcoolDfunny20、AafterBthoughCunlessDwhenSection 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 The worlds insects are going down the path of extinction，threatening a“catastrophic collapse of natures ecosystems”，according to the first global scientific reviewMore than 40of insect species are declining and third are endangered，the analysis foundThe rate of extinction is eight times faster than that of mammals，birds and reptiles“It should be of huge concern to all of us，for insects are at the heart of every food webThey pollinate(授粉)the large majority of plant species，keep the soil healthy，recycle nutrients，control pests，and much moreLove them or 1oathe them，we humans cannot survive without insects，”said Prof Dave Goulson at the University of Sussex in the UKThe analysis，published in the journal Biological Conservation，says intensive(集约型)agriculture is the main driver of the declines，particularly the heavy use of pesticidesUrbanisation and climate change are also significant factors“If insect species losses cannot be stopped，this will have catastrophic consequences for both the planets ecosystems and for the survival of mankindIt is very rapidIn 10 years you will have a quarter less，in 50 years only half left and in 100 years you will have none，”said review author Francisco Snchez-Bayo，at the University of Sydney，AustraliaOne of the biggest impacts of insect loss is on many birds，reptiles，amphibians and fish that eat insects“If this food source is taken away，all these animals starve to death，”he saidSuch effects have already been seen in Puerto Rico，where a recent study revealed a 98fall in ground insects over 2 yearsMatt Shardlow，at the conservation charity Buglife，said：“It is thoughtful to see this evidence that shows the pitiful state of the worlds insect populationsIt is increasingly obvious that the planets ecology is brea