考研《英语一》河南省开封市鼓楼区2023年考前冲刺预测试卷含解析.docVIP

考研《英语一》河南省开封市鼓楼区2023年考前冲刺预测试卷 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) It was the day before my daughters birthday. Id just collected her from preschool when she cautioned me to 1 the elderly person walking across the car park. l was struck by her 2 and had no idea how much she really 3 it. The following day--her birthday-we decided to buy cupcakes for her. After we 4 the cupcakes, Norah was busy standing up in the trolley(手推车), 5 waving and happily declaring, Hi, old person! Its my birthday today! 6 I could stop her calling him an old person, the stone-faced man 7 to hen His expression softened as he replied, Well, hello, little lady! And how old are you today? They 8 for a few minutes, he wished her a happy birthday, and we went our 9 ways. A few minutes later, Norah asked me if she could take a 10 with the old man. I agreed. We found the man a couple of shelves over, and I approached him. When I told him Norahs 11 , his expression changed from 12 to shocked finally to delighted. He took a step back, steadied himself on his shopping trolley, and 13 his free hand on his chest. A photo? With me? he asked. Yes, Sir, for my birthday! Norah begged. And so he did. I 14 my iPhone, and they posed together. Norah placed her soft hand on top of his hand. He wordlessly stared at her with 15 eyes as she kept his hand in hers. I asked his name, and he told us to call him Dan. We were 16 other shoppers, but they didnt care. There was 17 happening in the supermarket that day, and we could all sense it. That afternoon I 18 the story and a photo of the two of them on the Facebook. Later that night, I received a private 19 from a local reader who recognized Mr. Dan. He told me Dans wife had passed away six months earlier and he wanted to let me know that he was certain Dans heart was