2023年河南省安阳市殷都区考研《英语一》考前冲刺试卷含解析.docVIP

2023年河南省安阳市殷都区考研《英语一》考前冲刺试卷 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) A Good Man It’s a late Saturday afternoon in early March, and I am sweating in search of the only gift my son wants from Los Angeles: a 1 to the homes of the stars such as Brad Pitt and Jet Li. A cheerful taxi driver says, “No problem. Map sellers are everywhere!” When the taxi stops, a fellow 2 with a thin folded sheet and says: “Ten dollars.” Ten dollars! With absolute 3 , I inform him, “That’s too much.” The map man leaves. I begin walking, certain I’ll find a(an) 4 star map soon. I am 5 . There’s hardly anybody on the street. There don’t seem to be many real stores, just cars and bars. No maps. No stars. Blocks pass. The sun begins to sink. At the edge of West Hollywood, 6 fellow wanders ahead, selling star maps to some teenage girls. Ten dollars 7 . Forget it. My son will 8 . That night, I call my wife. “Did you get one of those maps to the stars? He’s been talking about 9 else.” This 10 is hard to ignore. It’s late. At all-night markets: no maps. I head back to the hotel. Morning is coming. There will be one last 11 . After I check out, I take a taxi. But at nine in the morning, map sellers are 12 to be found. “You know,” says the driver, “The guys with the maps just ain’t up yet!” He’s right. “ Forget it. Let’s go to the airport.” “ Well,” says the driver, “ I could 13 you one if you like.” Sure. Trust this guy? I might as well throw cash onto the freeway. But exiting the taxi, I 14 my last chance. I hand him $13 and my business card. Three weeks pass. I’ve 15 on the star map. My son has stopped mentioning it. Then one afternoon, sticking out from under piles of flyers, there it is: a big white envelope. There is a small note. I can hardly read it, 16 I make out a few phrases—“forgive 17 ,”