荆州市荆州区2023年考研英语一考前冲刺预测试卷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) I am a social worker. I wanted to tell everyone about my very dear friend who passed away a few months ago. I met him many years ago while doing my internship（实习期的工作）in the county prison. He was 1 a program he had designed to help prisoners with drug and alcohol problems. He was always 2 new ways to bring hope and help to these men and their 3 . One of his favorite 4 was the Toy Drive he would run every Christmas for the children of the prisoners. He did this for twenty years 5 his sudden death. As the Christmas 6 ，I decided that this tradition had to be 7 ，for the children as well as in 8 of my friend.But the file where he kept the names of the people who had helped him over the years had gone 9 . I had to start anew（重新）and with very little 10 ！I started making phone calls，explaining the project and my 11 . I prayed every night that the event would， 12 ，be worthy of my friend. To my great 13 ，individuals，organizations and businesses began to come on board and， 14 ，I had enough toys to give to all the children of the prisoners with some left over for the local community 15 ！When Christmas Eve finally arrived，I felt very happy，thinking I had done all I could do and reflecting（认真思考）on what a（n） 16 it had been for me. I was bagging up the remaining toys 17 if there was anyone left who might like them. Then my phone rang.It was my daughter. She 18 to explain about a woman she knew in Kentucky who had five children，one seriously ill，no husband，no heating in the home，no toys！Ohhhow could we not help her？My daughter and I drove all night，from New York to Kentucky，and those children woke up in a nice warm house with plenty of 19 ！My friends 20 of kindness lived on that year，reaching all the way to Kentucky！1、ArecordingBdirectingCattendingDimproving2、Acoming up withBcatching up withCkeeping up withDputing up with3、AcompanyBfamilyCgroupDclub4、AhobbiesBsportsCeventsDgames5、AuntilBafterCforDsince6、AfinishedBarrivedCfollowedDapproached7、Alived onBrelied onCcarried onDcarried out8、ApleasureBmemoryCbenefitDfavor9、AextraBhidingCActiveDmissing10、AenergyBtimeCpressureDconfidence11、AdifficultiesBimpressionsCfearsDdreams12、AhoweverBthoughCotherwiseDsomehow13、AdisappointmentBcuriosityCpuzzlementDrelief14、AabsolutelyBeventuallyCgenerallyDoccasionally15、Aas wellBat firstCin particularDonce more16、ApityBhonorCburdenDdiscovery17、AwonderingBrealizingCpredictingDevaluating18、AcameBdroveCcalledDreturned19、AcandiesBflowersCchocolatesDtoys20、AcourageBspiritCpositionDattentionSection 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 Rock Junket is The Original Rock n Roll Walking Tour of New York City. Rock Junket founder Bobby Pinn is an author, former rock radio personality, rock historian and hes spent 17 years as a music executive (总监). Read the reviews, book the best and forget the rest!Check availability and buy tickets online:East Village Rock Tour-# 1 seller-Monday thru SaturdayGreenwich Village Rock Tour-SundayUnion Square Rock Tour-Tuesday and ThursdayBeatles TourCustomized (定制的) ToursAdvance purchase required as Tours sell out quicklyPurchase by phone at (212) 209-3370Group and Private Tours Availablefor details click here or call (646)515-7874Rock Junket Walking Tours are not only the perfect way to dig deep into New Yorks rock scene but also learn about art, fashion, rock n roll clothing stores and great local bars and restaurants. The East Village Rock Tour is very popular as we demonstrate how the neighborhood went from poor to being the birthplace of punk rock. On The Greenwich Village Rock Tour well look at the influence Bob Dylan had on the Village plus sites about Jimi Hendrix and The Animals. We cover lots of clubs also including Cafe Wha, Bitter End, and others. The Union Square Rock Tour details the immoral behavior of Maxs Kansas City, Webster Hall, Andy Warhol and his 2nd and 3rd Factory, a famous Clash album cover and much more. The Beatles Tour takes us through Midtown and Uptown as we explore the sites that gave birth to Beatlemania (披头士狂热). Our Customized Rock Tours have been booked and loved by schools, universities, writers, museum curators (馆长) and many others.1、From the passage we know Rock Junket is .Aa travel agencyBa famous museumCa website for music loversDa survey company2、If you want to join in the