考研《英语一》2023年江西省鹰潭市月湖区全真模拟试卷含解析.doc

考研《英语一》2023年江西省鹰潭市月湖区全真模拟试卷 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) One morning in early fall, I found a pair of wild geese on our pond. The beautiful sight caught me by? 1 . because we’d never seen geese there before. I 2 they would soon be on their way, so I enjoyed the 3 to be close to them. I wondered where they came from and why they’d 4 our pond. The next morning, the geese were 5 our guests, so I watched them at a distance to show them I meant no 6 . Still, I couldn’t 7 getting a closer look. I stopped by some trees near the water’s edge and quietly looked at them through the 8 . I was surprised to see that they were 9 me. As the days passed, I continued to see them every-day. They craned their necks and raised their heads 10 but seemed to realize I was a?friend. Later, my 11 about why they were staying at the pond so long changed to concern. It wouldn’t be long before the 12 winter came and the pond froze over. One day, as they were feeding in the grass, I discovered the reason for their 13 --the male had a broken left 14 . He was unable to fly, and his mate would not leave him behind. I asked a wildlife biologist friend what I should do. He explained that sometimes a broken wing will 15 by itself and suggested tat I let nature take its course. On the first day of November, I 16 sight of the geese running toward the pond, beating their wings with great effort. Both 17 climbed higher and flew over the pond. Then they turned back toward me, flying no more than 50 feet over my head as if to say goodbye. Then they were 18 . The season’s first snow fell the every next day. The birds must have 19 that winter was coming and that it was time to go. I miss them very much now and I’ll never forget their 20 to each other. We can all learn a lesson o