2023 全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(一)试题.docx

PAGE PAGE # 绝密□启用前 2023年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试 英语（一） （科目代码201） 考生注意事项 答题前，考生必须在试题册指定位置上填写考生姓名和考生编号； 在答题卡指定位置上填写报考单位、考生姓名和考生编号，并涂写 考生编号信息点。 考生须把试题册上的试卷条形码粘贴条取下，粘贴在答题卡“试卷 条形码粘贴位置”框中。不按规定粘贴条形码而影响评卷结果的，责 任由考生自负。 选择题的答案必须涂写在答题卡相应题号的选项上，非选择题的答 案必须书写在答题卡指定位置的边框区域内。超出答题区域书写的答 案无效；在草稿纸、试题册上答题无效。 填（书）写部分必须使用黑色字迹签字笔或者钢笔书写，字迹工整、 笔迹清楚；涂写部分必须使用2B铅笔填涂。 考试结束后，将答题卡和试题册按规定一并交回，不可带出考场。 考生姓名： 考生编号： 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) Caravanserais were roadside inns that were built along the Silk Road in areas including China, North Africa and the Middle East. They were typically __1__ outside the walls of a city or village and were usually funded by governments of _2_. This word “Caravanserais” is a __3__ of the Persian word “karvan”，which means a group of travellers or a caravan, and seray, a palace or enclosed building. The Perm caravan was used to __4_ groups of people who travelled together across the ancient network for safety reasons, _5_ merchants, travellers or pilgrims. From the 10th century onwards, as merchant and travel routes become more developed, the __6_ of the Caravanserais increased and they served as a safe place for people to rest at night. Travellers on the Silk Road _7_ possibility of being attacked by thieves or being _8_ to extreme conditions. For this reason, Caravanserais were strategically placed _9_ they could be reached in a day’s travel time. Caravanserais served as an informal __10__ point for the various people who travelled the Silk Road. __11__, those structures became important centers for culture __12__ and interaction, with travelers sharing their cultures, ideas and beliefs, _13_ talking knowledge with them, greatly __14__ the development of several civilizations. Caravanserais were also an important marketplace for commodities and __15__ in the trade of goods along the Silk Road. __16__, it was frequently the firs