考研《英语一》南充市营山县2023年预测试卷含解析.docVIP

考研《英语一》南充市营山县2023年预测试卷 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 had been a long time since I had been to Jacksonville, Florida. I had driven to town 1 to find the old barber shop where my hair had been cut as a child. As I 2 around, I was a little disappointed to see the old buildings had been 3 with new high-rise ones. After walking about a block I saw an open shoe store. Wondering whether I could get the 4 , I walked in. As I stood talking to the salesman, the front door opened and a young man about twenty came into the store in a 5 . “I need a new pair of shoes,” said the 6 . As he turned the corner, I was 7 to see that the young man had no legs. Seeing us 8 , the young man said, “When I was a 9 , my parents used to buy me a new pair of shoes every year. That was such a wonderful feeling— 10 I have never forgotten.” Soon the salesman came with a large box. He put it down on the floor, took out a boot and handed it to the young man. Placing the boot 11 his nose, the boy closed both eyes, and took a large breath. I did not know what to say as tears began to roll down his 12 . Suddenly we heard the salesman shouting to an old man 13 who looked in the window from time to time. The young man looked at the old man and then turned to me. “Would you walk out and see what 14 that fellow wears?” he 15 . Wondering why, I 16 walked to the front door, opened it and asked the old man to 17 . “What size shoes do you wear?” the boy asked the man. “I don’t know,” he replied, as he 18 his old tennis shoes. “I would say nine and a half,” I suggested. “What’s your 19 hiking boot in nine and a half?” the boy asked the salesman. Within a minute, the salesman returned with a pair of hiking boots. The boy 20 out, took the boot, placed it to his nose and took a la