莆田市涵江区2023年考研英语一押题密卷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)Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parentsEvery day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the 1 tuition fee for my brother and meThey dont 2 inthe romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TVMy father has a bad temper，its easy for him to lose his temperOne day，my mother was sewing a quiltI 3 sat down beside her and looked at her“Is there any 4 between you and Dad?”I asked her in a very low voiceMy mother stopped her work and raised her head with 5 in her eyesShe didnt answer immediatelyThen she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt 6 at last I heard my mother say the following wordsSusan，”She said 7 “Look at this threadSometimes it appears，but most of it disappears in the quiltThe thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的)If life is a 8 ，then love should be a teadIt can 9 be seen anywhere or anytime，but its really thereLove is 10 ”I listened carefully but I couldnt understand her until the next 11 At that time，my father suddenly got sick seriouslyMy mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month After they were 12 ，every day in the morning and dusk，my mother helped my father walk 13 on the country roadMy father had never been so 14 Along the country road，there were many beautiful flowers，green grass and treesThe sun gently shone through the leavesAll of these 15 the most beautiful picture in the worldThe doctor had said my father would 16 in two monthsBut after two months he still couldnt walk aloneWe were all worried “Dad，how are you feeling now?”I asked him one day“Susan，”he said gently，“To tell you the truth，I just like 17 with your momI like this kind of life” 18 his eyes，I knew he loved my mother deeplyOnce I thought love meant flowers，girls and sweet kissesBut from this 19 ，I understand that love is just a 20 in the quilt of our lifeLove is inside，making life strong and warm1、AexpensiveBlowCcheapDhigh2、AplayBtalkCactDperform3、AsilentlyBcarefullyCcertainlyDhappily4、AmoneyBloveCtimeDdistance5、AsurpriseBjoyCdisappointmentDsatisfaction6、ASoBButCAndDFor7、AsadlyBexcitedlyCregretfullyDthoughtfully8、AtroubleBpleasureCquiltDcloth9、AhardlyBoftenCalwaysDever10、AvaluableBinsideCtrueDpriceless11、AwinterBautumnCsummerDspring12、AfreeBbackCfineDready13、AcontinuouslyBworriedlyCconstantlyDslowly14、AgentleBperfectCpleasedDthankful15、Aput upBtook upCmade upDset up16、ArunBrecoverCstandDwork17、AwalkingB1ivingCsittingDchatting18、AExaminingBSeeingCNoticingDReading19、ApracticeBobservationCexperienceDactivity20、AthreadBthingCjewelDlightSection 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 1The values of artistic works, according to cultural relativism(相对主义), are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions. Such a view, however, fails to explain the ability of some works of art to excite the human mind across cultures and through centuries.History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespearean plays in every major language of the world. It is never rare to find that Mozart packs Japanese concert halls, as Japanese painter Hiroshige does Paris galleries, Unique works of this kind are different from todays popular art, even if they began as works of popular art. They have set themselves apart in their timeless appeal and will probably be enjoyed for centuries into the future.In a 1757 essay, the philosopher David Hume argued that because“the general principles of taste are uniform(不变的) in human nature,”the value of some works of art might be essentially permanent. He observed that Homer was still admired after two thousand years. Works of this type, he believed, spoke to deep and unvarying features of human nature and could continue to exist over centuries.Now researchers are applying scientific methods to the study of the universality of art. For example, evolutionary psychology is being used by literary scholars to explain the long-lasting themes and plot devices in fiction. The structures of musical pieces are now open to experimental analysis as never before. Research findings seem to indicate that the creation by a great artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great scientist.1、According to the passage, what do we know about cultural relativism?AIt introduces different cultural values.BIt explains the history of artistic works.CIt rela