2023年平陆县考研《英语一》高分冲刺试卷含解析.docVIP

2023年平陆县考研《英语一》高分冲刺试卷 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) Big City Bus Driver When I was 20, I went to stay with a friend for two weeks in Vancouver. My friend worked during the day, so I decided to go 1 on my own. I knew where I was and where I wanted to go, the Vancouver Aquarium（温哥华水族馆）. It sounded 2 . But soon I was completely 3 . I boarded a bus, figuring it must do a circle, right? I rode a good half hour before becoming impatient and then got 4 . I walked quite a while, up and down various blocks, but had no idea where I was. I’ve lived in a tiny town all my life, rarely leaving it. Being a “small town girl”, I admit I’m fairly 5 about city life. People at home always told me city people were cold and unconcerned about others, so I was afraid to 6 to anyone. I got on another bus, and then another again. Finally, after hours, I decided to get on ONE bus, and stay on 7 I recognized something. I rode over half an hour. Nothing ever seemed 8 . When I became the only passenger on the bus, I began to get 9 . I had no cellphone, and didn’t even 10 my friend’s office telephone number. As I was about to give up and leave the bus, the driver asked 11 I wanted to go. I told him the aquarium, and he laughed, saying his bus wouldn’t go anywhere near. I 12 back in my seat, really afraid and upset. He asked where I was from, and I told him what had happened and now I just wanted to go back to my friend’s place. 13 , the driver pulled the bus over and called me to the front. He gave me detailed 14 as to which buses to take, and how to understand the bus system. He 15 printed the bus tickets I needed from his machine. I was shocked. He spent a good twenty minutes 16 me, telling me everything I needed to know. Before giving me the tickets, I thanked him repea