考研《英语一》四川省凉山彝族自治州美姑县2023年临考冲刺试卷含解析.docVIP

考研《英语一》四川省凉山彝族自治州美姑县2023年临考冲刺试卷 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) At 15, I had started a band with three mates Id met at the local rehearsal (排练)rooms.We played our first performance at a pub in Bolton. We were 1 , but the crowd didnt seem to mind,and after a few more local concerts, we recorded some songs and we started to 2 .We sent out hundreds of demo(样本)tapes in 3 of our favourite band, the Manics. After finishing my high school, we drove to London to play at the Dublin Castle. Only five people 4 . But we persevered(坚持) and slowly things began to 5 . Two years after our first performance, we 6 a record deal. We 7 endlessly for the next two years and built up a small but 8 following. At the end of 2002, the Manics 9 us to play with them. My teenage dreams had come true, the band I looked up to seemed to 10 of us. We 11 performing in New York, and to 5,000 people at the Fuji Rock festival in Japan. Theres no greater 12 than the moment you step on stage. The lights darken, the crowd swells (波浪起伏) and they 13 in applause as you finish. Our album was 14 in 2003. Unfortunately, no one bought the thing. 15 , I think that was about right. 16 I m extremely proud of the music we produced, we were riding a wave of hype(天花乱坠的宣传) we could 17 live up to. Our record company quietly 18 us and, as quickly as it had started, my time in a band was over. We 19 peacefully on the day it was released. We even had alast supperto mark our demise(停业). The band had 20 everything. My old school welcomed me back and I worked harder and was finally admitted to Oxford University at the grand old age of 21. 1、A．troublesome B．thrilled C．hopeful D．terrible 2、A．hesitate B．succeed C．dream D．qualify 3、A．imitation B．favour C．charge D．celebration 4、A．