考研英语一泗阳县2023年全真模拟试题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)For years, our family Christmas feast has consisted of a standing rib roast. But it wasn t always that way. Before that we 1 a big roast turkey. The 2 changed one Christmas when the bird was placed in salted water in the sink to soak (浸洗)The bird was a beauty, almost thirty pounds. It would be a true 3 for all. However, due to its 4 size, it was difficult to soak the whole bird. The salted water only came 5 up its body.Suddenly, my three girls came running out 6 that the bird s ghost was there and it was going to get them! Their 7 and I ran into the kitchen to see the “dead bird” jumping all over the place and splashing water everywhere.My husband approached the bouncing bird with 8 and made a grab for it. It 9 from his hands and fell onto the floor where it continued to bounce.The girls continued to scream while our two dogs started 10 and jumping at the bird. I managed to push them out while their father continued to try to 11 the giant bird. 12 ，it was caught in a comer. It continued to bounce, breast side down, 13 something started poking (束lj) through the 14 of it. A set of whiskers (胡须）and a paw 15 Our little cat Johnny had actually climbed into the open cavity (胸腔）of the bird and was happily 16 his way out.Of course, we could have removed the cat, washed the bird out and 17 the dinner plans but somehow, none of us wanted to eat 18 after that. We 19 it with a large standing rib roast. Thus 20 the new family tradition.1、Aafforded Brequired Cwashed Dserved2、Aform Btradition Cstructure Dregulation3、Agift Bburden Cfeast Dsorrow4、Atiny Bhuge Cproper Dnormal5、Ahalfway Bwell Cinside Dsimply6、Awhispering Bjoking Cinforming Dyelling7、Afather Bdog Cbrother Dcat8、Aforce Bcaution Cconcern Dshock9、Aflew Bslipped Clanded Dstruggled10、Alistening Bworking Cbouncing Dbarking11、Acook Bremove Ccontrol Dkill12、AUsually BGradually CFinally DImmediately13、Auntil Bin case Cif Dso that14、Ahead Bneck Cback Dbreast15、Aflashed Bappeared Cshook Dscratched16、Alaughing Bsniffing Cchewing Dfeeling17、Aruined Baccepted Crejected Dsaved18、Aturkey Bfood Csupper Dsalt19、Afilled Bconnected Cstarted Dreplaced20、Aexpanded Bbegan Cexisted DchangedSection 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 More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for“row of lights. It is the most important holiday in India.Many people around the world are beginning to celebrate it as well. The United States is one of the places where the festival is becoming more common. Diwali celebrations can now be found at American landmarks like Disneyland in California and New York Citys Times Square. They are also held in many parks and museums.Neeta Bhasin created the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants have found great success in America. But, she said, many Americans still do not know much about India.So, she decided to act.“I felt its about time that we should take India to mainstream America and show Indias rich culture, heritage, arts and variety to the world, she said, “and I couldnt find a better place than Times Square.”Bhasin came to the United States from India 40 years ago. She is president of ASB Communications, the marketing firm behind Diwali at Times Square. Tens of thousands of people attend the event, now in its fourth year.In India, Diwali is a five-day harvest festival held just before the Hindu New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall. Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called “diyas.A Diwali celebration will light up Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim this year.Visitors can watch performances of traditional Indian dances and take part in a Bollywood dance party. The event is part of a Festival of Holidays program at the theme park to show cultural traditions from around the world. The program takes place on November 10th through January 7th.San Antonio, Texas, also holds a Diwali celebration. And it is one of the nations largest celebrations, with more than 15 ,000 people in attendance each year. Visitors can enjoy Indian dance，food and fireworks. Organizers also plan to float hundreds of lighted candles in the San Antonio River, along the citys fa