贵州省黔西南布依族苗族自治州望谟县2023年考研《英语一》模拟试题含解析

贵州省黔西南布依族苗族自治州望谟县2023年考研英语一模拟试题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)I had to visit my sister in another town because her husband was very ill. My whole 1 couldnt go because school was in session. My children stayed back in their fathers 2 , except for the youngest, who was just a year old. I was 3 about taking a train journey alone with my one-year-old daughter. However, I knew I had to go. So I gathered all my courage and 4 the train. After waving goodbye to my husband, I settled down.There were three other 5 in that carriage, and two of them were quite elderly, while one was a young man. My daughter was 6 , missing her dad. I tried to 7 her, but it didnt work. I tried giving her water and some biscuits, but her crying wouldnt 8 . By this time, I was getting worried about the 9 being caused to the others. One of the old men was dozing (打瞌睡), but the other seemed to become very 10 . But however much I tried, the sobbing continued.Just then, the young man offered to take my baby into his 11 . He stood with her near the window and started 12 to her in a soft voice. My daughter stopped crying 13 , listening to his baby talk. I was both surprised and 14 , especially because the unhappy old man was now happily reading his book. The stranger 15 my daughter back once she fell asleep. I thanked the 16 worker repeatedly and settled down to 17 .During the long train journey this young man 18 helped me. He fed my baby, sang to her and told her countless stories. I arrived at my 19 rested and grateful for this man who had come to my 20 .After so many years, I still remember this stranger on the train with a grateful heart.1、Acommunity Bcompany Cclass Dfamily2、Atrouble Bprotection Ccare Dneed3、Anervous Bhappy Clonely Dexcited4、Aboarded Btell Cspotted Dsigned5、Aconductors Bpassengers Cvisitors Dmothers6、Alaughing Bshouting Ctrembling Dcrying7、Atrick Bfrighten Ccomfort Dhug8、Astop Bcontinue Cspread Drise9、Aupset Bannoyance Cunhappiness Dpoverty10、Astupid Bquiet Cangry Dsatisfied11、Atoys Barms Ccar Dconsideration12、Atalking Bscreaming Carguing Dexplaining13、Ahardly Bunwillingly Cslowly Dlightly14、Ashocked Brelieved Cembarrassed Dworried15、Apresented Bmoved Cbrought Dhanded16、Afun Bsuccess Cwonder Dart17、Arest Bplay Ceat Ddrink18、Acontinuously Bseldom Cconsciously Dsecretly19、Ahome Bdestination Chospital Dairport20、Arecovery Bresolution Crequirement DrescueSection 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 In this Pennsylvania city, Pittsburgh is shrinking but getting wealthier. Since 2000, its population has declined by 95,000 while its income per capita (人均) has shot up 24 percent. The trend is taking hold in many other cities, like Buffalo in New York, Providence in Rhode Island and New Orleans.Some of these areas have created more high-paying jobs in energy, health care or education. Others have managed to reshape their manufacturing (制造业) for a new economy. Higher-paying jobs have a greater effect because they create demand for additional services. “The story in Pittsburgh is very positive, and other areas are looking at it as an example of the transformation that might be possible,” said Guhan Venkatu, who wrote an economic history of the area called “Rust and Renewal” for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have helped bring tech jobs and innovation (革新) to the area by sponsoring tech centers that help graduates start companies without moving to Silicon Valley or San Francisco. This has helped keep Pittsburghs educated young population growing even as the entire population in the city has dropped.Pittsburgh has more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) jobs than other shrinking cities, about 80,000 or 7% of all jobs. STEM jobs add productivity and income growth to the area. Manufacturers of high-tech medical equipment in the Pittsburgh area also have doubled employment in the last 10 years.However, some experts question whether growing income per capita can really make up for a declining population. According to Patrick Adler, a researcher at the University of Toronto, population loss does matter if it means lower-skilled workers have fled because of a lack of opportunity. Whats more, high-paying jobs in education and health