青冈县2023年考研《英语一》高分冲刺试卷含解析

1、青冈县2023年考研英语一高分冲刺试卷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)Please Beat MeI once had the opportunity to meet Dan Miller, an Amish neighbor of mu dad. He told me that years ago my dad had 1 to him that his apple trees looked beautiful but werent producing any apples. After listening 2 , Dan told my dad to go home, grab a hammer and give his trees a severe beating around the 3 H

2、e said they needed to have something to 4 them up-that life had been too 5 and they needed a challenge to come alive. While this seemed contrary 6 the careful fertilizing, watering and nurturing my dad had been giving his prized trees, he 7 the wisdom of his Amish neighbor.The next year the trees produced so heavily that my dad saw branches 8 under the weight of the number of apples. With a little research I now find that this is a 9 approach. We know that roses, 10 left to themselves, will grow

3、 leaves but few 11 The best way to get them to produce what they are 12 to do is to cut them back severely and annually 13 growing roots.Is there a 14 in this for us? Every day I hear from people who have had all the 15 famous university degrees, fine homes, cars and positions. And they suspect the easy life theyve been given is keeping them from the 16 of adventure that would release the best version of themselves.Are you taking the “ 17 ” route in life to avoid the stresses and challenges that

4、 are trying to release your biggest 18 ?And no, you probably dont need to find someone to 19 you or to create a stressful situation in your life. I know that in mine, those things have just 20 consistently. But I hope Im getting smarter in seeing “What does this make possible?”1、Acomplained Bsuggested Cexplained Dreported2、Aangrily Bgladly Canxiously Dcarefully3、Aroot Btrunk Cbranch Dfield4、Acut Bbring Cwake Dsend5、Aeasy Blong Chard Dbusy6、Awith Bto Cfor Din7、Aproved Bdoubted Ctrusted Dlearned8、

5、Ahanging Bwaving Cflying Dbreaking9、Acrazy Bmysterious Cstrange Dcommon10、Aif Bbecause Cunless Dthough11、Afruits Broses Cgrasses Dbushes12、Aapproved Bscheduled Cexpected Dexposed13、Aput down Bdig up Cpull out Dcut off14、Alesson Bskill Csecret Dfact15、Achances Badvantages Cresults Dconcerns16、Acourse Bprice Cchallenge Ddanger17、Arough Bshort Cfamiliar Dsafe18、Aharvest Bcourage Cemotion Dknowledge19、Acomfort Bsupport Clove Dbeat20、Asorted out Bleft out Cshown up Dset downSection II Reading Compreh

6、ensionPart 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 Andrew Jackson has been sitting pretty on the $20 bill for 87 years. Is it time to bring some new blood to the banknote?The non-profit organization called Women on 20s is campaigning to put a womans face on American money. Barbara Ortiz Howard, the companys founder, would like to see a woman on the $20 bill by 2020.That year

7、 marks the 100-year anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.Howard got the idea when she realized that her daughter had no everyday reminders of famous women in history. She asked her friend Susan Ades Stone, a journalist, to join her cause. “Part of the aim is to educate as many people as possible about as many women as possible,” Ades says. “We want to see how many people we can reach.”American money values the successes of former

8、 presidents and founding fathers. Currently, there are only two women on money: Susan BAnthony is the face of the rare dollar coin, and Sacagawea can be seen on the gold dollar coin. There are no women on paper bills.With help from writers and historians, Howard and Stone came up with a voting list featuring 15 important women. Ades says there is a standard for choosing candidates. They look at the womens contributions to our world, and at what challenges they faced.More than 72,000 people have

9、voted so far in the poll. Ades says the competition has narrowed to a “very close race”, but wont say whos in the lead. After two rounds of voting, Women on 20s will send their campaign to the White House for consideration. The final decision is up to the Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew. Lew is unlikely to make a change without the presidents approval. But last year, when a little girl asked the president why there arent any women on US currency, he said that adding a woman is a “pretty good idea”.1、When did American women begin to enjoy voting ri

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