考研英语一2023年胶南市最后冲刺试题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)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。My grandparents built and lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives. They actively practiced living a 1 life. Saving and avoiding overspending was their life 2 for their whole life. 3 seeking satisfaction through material items, they chose to spend 4 time together, with family, and in nature.Over the years my grandparents noticed 5 changes in their community. Every year more farmland was 6 to build larger and larger homes. With houses prices 7 , many of their neighbors sold their little homes and lands. 8 only their small house was still on the block, surrounded by a sea of tall buildings. Countless family members 9 my grandparents to expand their home. But they didnt want a bigger place and were 10 with what they had.In many ways, Ive modeled my life after my grandparents. Through their example I learned an important 11 : It is absolutely possible to live a small and fulfilling life.My grandparents lived in a small home, but they owned a(n) 12 garden. They loved gardening deeply because it not only 13 their grocery bill, but also improved their health and gave them a(n) 14 to be outside. They said, “ 15 you live in a small home or an apartment, you dont have to give up gardening.”My grandparents avoided lifestyle creep(攀比) by paying for their own home in cash and building it themselves. They also recycled and 16 everything. For instance, they drove the same car for over 15 years and didnt buy anything new until their stuff was 17 worn out.My grandparents taught me that living well on 18 isnt about feeling bad for myself. 19 , its about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to seek your dreams. You know: Becoming debt free, living in a smaller home, and others are a few ways to 20 your life.1、Adull Bsimple Csingle Dbusy2、Aattitude Bexperience Cprinciple Dstandard3、ARather than BMore than COther than DApart from4、Ashopping Bwork Cbreak Dquality5、Aobvious Bdelicate Cenjoyable Dflexible6、Aimproved Bruined Cdiscovered Ddistributed7、Ataking up Bmaking up Cgoing up Dturning up8、AProbably BSuddenly CInstantly DEventually9、Aforced Bencouraged Cpersuaded Dordered10、Acontent Bangry Ccautious Dfamiliar11、Alesson Btheory Ctruth Dsentence12、Asmall Bspecial Cordinary Dhuge13、Areduced Bhandled Cchecked Dhandled14、Aplatform Bstage Cexcuse Dsolution15、AAs if BEven if COnly if DWhat if16、Asewed Bcreated Csold Dreused17、Athoroughly Bgenerally Cnearly Dhardly18、Amore Bless Cbetter Dworse19、AWhats more BAs a result COn the whole DOn the contrary20、Arisk Bmanage Climit DdestroySection 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 1My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up situations, and is hesitant to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants. “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.This has been challenging for me at times. “Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me. But this has been year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she completed her first kids triathlon（三项全能）.On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my sons birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment shed need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasnt because she did a sport or