考研《英语一》2023年广西壮族崇左市宁明县高分冲刺试卷含解析.docVIP

考研《英语一》2023年广西壮族崇左市宁明县高分冲刺试卷 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) I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I 1 myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, 2 customers to carry as many packages as they could. I also needed to have my own package 3 The queue moved very slowly. My patience 4 and I got annoyed. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my 5 quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door. “Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move 6 to make room for me to get to the 7 . I stepped out, 8 about the service conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I 9 into the parking lot. A woman was coming across the lot in my 10 She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very 11 I noticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a 12 day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a 13 but I was a stranger. So I did what I could in a minute 14 she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat 15 Then her face softened and her shoulders 16 I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other. I continued to smile all the way to my car. Wow, it’s amazing 17 a simple smile can do. From then on, I became aware of people’s 18 and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that 19 every day to let it 20 me that when facing the wo