[8784]考研《英语一》甘肃省武威市古浪县2023年预测试卷含解析.pdf

考研《英语一》甘肃省武威市古浪县2023年预测试卷
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonthe
ANSWERSHEET.(10points)
OnJuly24,1916,anaturalgasexplosiontrapped32menworkinginatunnel250feetbelowLakeErie.Thefirst
rescuerswhoenteredthetunnelwere1bygas,andforhoursnooneelsedaredtoenterthesuffocating(窒息的),2
deathtrap.
Then,latethatnight,someonehadanidea:3GarrettMorganandhisnewinvention.GarrettMorganwasasuccessful
4ownerinCleveland.Thesonoffreedslavesandtheseventhof11children,mechanicallymindedMorganhadopenedhis
ownsewingmachineshop,whichhesoon5toatailoringfactorywith32employees.
Intheearly1900s,factorybuildingswerecrowdedanduntidy.Theywereoften6ofwood,withnofireescapes.Fire
couldcauseserious7.Concernedabouthisemployees,Morgan8witha“safetyhood”(头罩)thatwouldallowthe
wearerto9despiteafire’spoisonoussmoke.
Morganknewsmokerisesduringafire.10,hecreatedaheat-resistanthoodwithalongtubereachingtothefloor.
WearingMorgan’shood,afirefightercouldbreathethe11airnearthe12Morganlinedthebreathingtubewitha
sponge-likematerialthatwaswettedbeforeuseto13theair.Asecondtubewasdesignedto14exhaled(呼出的)air.
Calledtothesceneonthenightofthetunnelexplosion,Garrettarrivedwithsamplesofhissafetyhood.Stillintheir
nightwear,heandhisbrotherFrankputonthehoodsand15enteredthetunnel.Itwasadangerous16oftheinvention,
buttheysavedtwolivesand17fourbodiesbeforeofficialsclosedthe18.Morganknewthatmorelivesmighthave
beensavedifhehadbeencalledsooner.
Thedaring19madeMorganfamousandbroughtrequestsforsafetyhoodsfromfiredepartmentsaroundthecountry.
Buthisgreatest20wasknowingthathisinventionwouldnowsavemorepeople.
1、A．litB．poweredC．overcomeD．overheated
2、A．changeableB．remarkableC．cautiousD．poisonous
3、A．showoffB．sendforC．ruleoutD．takeaway
4、A．factoryB．slaveC．restaurantD．store
5、A．declinedB．decidedC．expandedD．exported
6、A．afraidB．trueC．consistedD．made
7、A．businessB．damageC．illnessD．doubts
8、A．experimentedB．associatedC．equippedD．struggled
9、A．existB．communicateC．breatheD．listen
10、