考研《英语一》内蒙古通辽市2023年点睛提分卷含解析.doc

考研《英语一》内蒙古通辽市2023年点睛提分卷 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) In a fast-paced world driven by noise, excitement, and continuous connections due to technology, I think we’ve lost a(n) 1 for something essential to the human experience: Quiet. I’m not talking about the library style version of soft whispers, but about the soul-defining quiet of introspection(自省), of solitude and of being 2 . This past weekend, I found myself glued to my computer screen in a flurry (忙乱) of 3 work to build my career. I was 4 social media and worrying about building my vision for tomorrow. Like so many evenings, the call of the internet had 5 me in, and the beautiful July night in Pennsylvania was 6 —until my husband stepped in and reminded me that there’s more to life than noises, likes and followers. We got into our truck and drove ten minutes to a local state park, a place that has 7 our different stages of life through the years. Phones and computers 8 , we spent the evening in nature, enjoying simple scenes and 9 in the quiet of the setting. Gone were the rings of notifications, the honking horns of cars flying by, and the 10 of YouTube videos. In their place, a silence 11 something we both know but sometimes lose 12 of: Life’s quiet, simple moments are sometimes the most beautiful. In these peaceful moments, I found a(n) 13 with nature and with my husband. I found a reminder that there is a world 14 the computer and the 15 of our fast-paced life. 16 , I was reminded that in these quiet moments, we were able to hear the most important voice: our own. Our world 17 constant attention and engagement. We become so 18 to constantly connecting and engaging with others that we fail to appreciate something 19 to our happiness: our inner voice. So take a moment