考研英语一泰安市泰山区2023年模拟预测试卷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)As a child I was always good at drawing and art. I won 1 , got constant attention, and even saw my face in the 2 and on television because of my natural ability to 3 .Most people who 4 to come across something that they are good at are 5 to take it and run with it. Of course, my life was no 6 . From teachers, to principals, to family members, 7 seemingly had a ton of advice to give me in regards to art.All the while, my true desire was 8 . I entered poetry, essay, and short - story contests and 9 them all. It was such a contrast from my artistic 10 experience! It was so bad that I 11 a good friend of mine who told me once, “If you are so good at drawing why do you even care about writing? 12 drawing!”Though well intended, eighteen years later Im 13 I didnt take his words to heart. Years went by with me still writing and still occasionally entering 14 .It wasnt until my first year in college that I finally got honorable 15 in a poetry contest. As a writer Ive truly 16 .Im sure there are things in your life that are 17 and yet, rewarding. Endurance (忍耐), especially when it comes to things you truly love is 18 . Take some time to devote some more 19 to the “thing” that didnt come 20 and see what happens.1、Apraise Bawards Csupports Dsuccess2、Astreet Bschool Cnewspaper Dbook3、Adraw Bact Clearn Dshow4、Awant Bmean Cagree Dhappen5、Aencouraged Binvited Cdeveloped Dpermitted6、Aperfect Bdifferent Csimilar Dlucky7、Aeveryone Bwho Cthat Dno one8、Aart Bfixing Cwriting Dmusic9、Awon Bignored Cmissed Dlost10、Ainterest Bcompetition Ccareer Dtalent11、Ahad Bmade Cfound Dmet12、AGive up BTake in CStick to DPut away13、Aglad Bsorry Csad Dsure14、Atraining Bcontests Carticles Dtrouble15、Aappearance Bchange Cmention Dname16、Aforgot Bregretted Cexpected Dgrown17、Achallenging Bbeautiful Cappealing Dhopeful18、Ameaningless Bpopular Cessential Dpainful19、Aconsideration Benergy Cmoney Deducation20、Ayoung Bbad Cusual DeasySection 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 Whenever we talk about holidays, my mother teases my sister and me about how we “make out like robbers.” She is referring to the fact that we are half Jewish and half Indian, so we receive gifts on both the. festivals of lights. Hanukkah and Diwali. Though my mother teases us, I do not mind getting two sets of gifts!Hanukkah is celebrated on the 25th day of the Jewish month. which is usually sometime in December. On Hanukkah, like most Jewish families. we light a menorah and say a prayer each night. We also say a special prayer on the first night. After that, it is a tradition tor my sister and me to do hot and cold, for our hidden Hanukkah gifts. When we walk towards the gift, our parents say hot and when we walk further away, they say cold. We each receive one present every night of Hanukkah. Another part I like about this holiday is seeing family members who we do not see often. My aunt usually stays for a few days, and we sometimes visit other relatives.Diwali is celebrated on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Ashwin(October / November). To celebrate Diwali, my family does a pooja, or prayers, in honor of the goddess Lakshmi. Since she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, the pooja includes washing silver coins in milk and water. In India, people decorate their houses with lamps, similar to the way you might light up your house for Christmas. My family just places a few candles outside We also set off firecrackers, which is my favorite part. We often do this activity with friends to add to the excitement.Both holidays have different histories and stories We celebrate them in different ways, yet they both have the same meaning. They both translate into. Festival of Lights, and they both mean family and presents for me!1、Why does the author receive gifts on both Hanukkah and Diwali?ABecause he lives in a rich family.BBecause he lives in two different countries.CBecause his parents like celebrating their different cultures.DBecause his parents like spending money buying gifts for them.2、What does the underlined phrase “hot and cold” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AA kind of Hanukkah game.BA kind of Hanukkah gift.CA can of festival drink.DA riddle