[7276]考研《英语一》南县2023年临考冲刺试卷含解析.pdf

考研《英语一》南县2023年临考冲刺试卷
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonthe
ANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Thedayforthegreatballooncompetitionfinallyarrived.Everyinsectinthegardenhadbeen1hard,andnowtheywere
preparingtobegintheirroutines.Theballooncompetitionswerealwayssomethingreallyspecial.
Eachtime,theflyinginsectswerefavourite2towin,becausetheycouldseizetheballoonstringsandflyoffinalldirections,
creatingallsortsof3intheair.4,onthisoccasionthereweresomeratherunusualinsectstakingpart:agroupofants.Of
course,5expectedthattheycoulddoanythingspecial.Theyweresolightthatnoanthadever6totakepart,butitwas
quiteimpressivetoseealltheantsall7organizedandprepared.
Sothecompetitionbegan,andthe8insectstooktheirturns,performingbeautifulmovementswiththeballoons.Asalways
thebutterflieslefteveryone9withtheirtwistandturns,andtheirwonderfulcolours.Whenitwastimefortheantsto
perform,itseemedlikethecompetitionhadalreadybeendecided.
Forthe10timeinlivingmemory,theantssharedjustoneballoonbetweenthem,andonebyonetheyclimbeduptheballoon
string,11athinblackthreadofants.Whenallthestringwascovered,thelastantclimbed12histeammatestoreachthe
balloon.13hegotthere,heclimbedontothetopoftheballoon.
Thisstrange14attractedeveryone'scuriosity,andtheywerejustabouttowitnessthemostimportant15:theantopened
hisjawsaswideashecould...andthenhemadeaviolentmovementattheballoonwithallhisstrength!
Theresultwaspowerful!Theballoonbeganblowingoutitsair,flying16about,hereandthere,doingathousandturnsand
spins,whiletheantsmadeallkindsofbeautifulshapesoutofthestring.
Ofcourse,thatacrobatic(杂技般的)flight17withquiteahardlanding,butitdidn't18Thecreativityandteamworkofthe
antperformancewasso19thatthecrowddidn'tevenhavetovotefortheretobeawinner.
Fromthenon,inthatgarden,everyoneunderstoodhowmuchcouldbeachievedbyworking20Intheyearstocome,the
ballooncompetitionswerefullofdisplayscarriedoutbyteams,andtheyputonsomewonderfulroutines;somethingthose
individualinsectscouldneverhaveachieved