考研《英语一》2023年广西壮族来宾市金秀瑶族自治县高分冲刺试卷含解析.doc

考研《英语一》2023年广西壮族来宾市金秀瑶族自治县高分冲刺试卷

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

FewothernationsaresomuchinterestedinhorseracingastheEnglish.ThefamousracesAscotareheldeveryyearandfollowedbysportsfansalloverEngland.Thekingorthequeenalsoattends1andpresentsthewinnerwithagoldcup.To2thisgoldcupisthedreamofeveryownerofaracehorse.Allnewspapers,greatandsmall,arefullofdetaileddescriptionofthe3,andthenameofthe4winneroftheAscotcupispronouncedbyeveryone5ofagreathero.

Ithappenedonce,however,someseventyyearsago,thatthegoldcupwasstolenafewdaysbeforetherace!Thepolice6foritalloverthecountrybutcouldnotfindit.

Justatthetime,MarkTwain,thewittyAmericanwriter,7England.Hewas8byanEnglandLiterarySocietytobe9atadinnergiveninhishonor.AfterdinnerthepresidentofthesocietyrosetoproposeatoasttoMarkTwainshealthand10ineverywaythetalentofthe11American.MarkTwain12startedhisspeechwiththefollowingwords:

“Gentlemen,Ithankyouforthegreathonoryouhavedoneme,13Iverymuchdoubtwhetherallyourcountrymenjoinyouinyour14welcome.WhenIarrivedatDoveryesterday,and15myfootin“MerryOldEngland,thefirstthingIsawwasanewspaperposterandonit,16mygreatsurprise,Ireadtwo17printedinbigredletters:

MARKTWAINARRIVES!

ASCOTCUPSTOLEN!

“Thesetwoannouncementsstoodsocloselytogetherthatit18seemed,gentlemen,asifsomepeopleinthiscountrymaybesurethatmy19hadsomethingtodowiththedisappearanceofthegoldcup!”ThiswittyspeechofthefamousAmericanauthorwasmetwithashoutof20.

1、A．itB．themC．thatD．this

2、A．holdB．keepC．catchD．win

3、A．rac