云南省曲靖市麒麟区2023年考研《英语一》模拟预测试卷含解析.docVIP

云南省曲靖市麒麟区2023年考研《英语一》模拟预测试卷 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) “This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge, ” said our science teacher, Mr. baker. “You can work alone or with a partner. ” My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects 1 . The 2 of the challenge was simple---to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when 3 the stadium wall. I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 4 the butter-cream gave me an idea. “I have a brilliant design for our 5 container!” I said when Cassie arrived. “We can 6 the egg with some butter-cream. ” “Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute (降落伞) 7 ?” Cassie rolled her eyes. “The parachute is better than that stupid idea. ” I couldn’t believe it. Of course, we’d had our little 8 in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “ 9 ” before. “Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!” 10 words had been out, our friendship was challenged. When Friday finally arrived, I had to 11 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good. 12 , my Egg--cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 13 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke. After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 14 . I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the 15 . The side walk was dotted with egg shells from those 16 drops. Finally I found my little Egg--cellent Egg Cream. “That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 17 raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. 18 . “My egg bounced(弹起) 19