2023年麻江县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析.doc

2023年麻江县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题 Section I Use of English Directions: 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) Thank You, Mr.Flagman Long line of rush hour traffic wound its way down the rain-slick street. Obviously, I would be late for 1 up the children, and the babysitter would be unhappy. Nothing had gone 2 all day—my car broke down on my way to work this morning; the secretarys 3 threw the whole office out of order. And this traffic jam seemed the perfect ending to this 4 day. All I wanted was to get home and took a hot shower, 5 some peace and quiet. But I knew the endless 6 was waiting for me: supper to be done, messy room to be cleaned, clothes to be washed...I sighed loudly, though there was no one to 7 . Surely there was more to living than this. I guess I was simply too busy and too 8 to look for it. And then I saw him. The lone flagman was standing in the middle of the street, hardly 9 but for his bright orange vest, 10 directing four lanes of traffic merge into one. But there was something 11 about this flagman, and as my car approached, I realized what it was. Standing among dozens of impatient motorists 12 every icy mud splashed on him, he was 13 . And at every driver that passed, he not only smiled, he waved. As I sat waiting my turn in my warm, dry car, I began to feel 14 . If this man, who did nothing all day 15 watch one car after another go by, could stand in the cold rain hour after boring hour and still have a friendly 16 for every single person who passed, what right did I have to 17 about my life? It was finally my turn to 18 the flagman. Thank you, I mouthed through the window. He smiled and nodded and I drove on, spirits lifted, 19 changed.And in the rear-view mirror I could see him, raising his hand in 20 to every car that passed. 1、A．taking B．making C．picking D．putti