2023年唐山市路南區(qū)考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Likemostyoungcouples,myhusbandandIdidn’thavemoneyforluxuriousgiftsonourfirstweddinganniversary.Wewere1tohaveamealandwatcharomanticmovieathome.Simplybeingabletoenjoyeachother’s2wasenough.Nogiftonearthcouldcomecloseto3ourloveforoneanother.Sowhenthemailmanknockedonthedoor,Iwasvery4toseeamedium-sizedpackagefrommymother.Botheagerandcurioustoseewhatwasawaitingusinthepackage,I5toreopentheboxandimmediatelymyeyeswerefilledwithtears.Insidetheboxwasa6foldedquiltmymotherhadmadebyhand.Itwaswhitewithrose7andgoldthread.Thebacking8beautifultinypurpleflowers.Accompanyingthequiltwasa9frommymother:“HappyAnniversary!10isaquilt.Thepurplewasyourweddingcolourandthegoldthread11thegoldenringsyoutwoexchangedonyourweddingday.Maythisquiltkeepyouwarmwhentimesarecoldand12youofthedayyousaidyourvows--Love,Mom.”Iwastouched13words.Iknewmymomsurelyhadsacrificedtobeabletoaffordthis.Thetimealonetosewsuchadetailedquiltwas14tome.Ijust15mymothercominghomefromalongdayatworkandstayingup16theearlyhoursofthenextmorningdelicately17thequilttogether.Webothknewapartofmymom’s18wassewnrightintothequilt.Howcouldanygiftevercomparetosuchagenuinegift?Manyyearshavepassedsinceourfirstanniversary,butneitherofushas19thebeautifulquilt.Myhusbandalwaysjokesthatthebestanniversary20Ihaveeverreceivedwasn’tfromhimbutfrommymother,andIagree.1、A．eagerB．discouragedC．contentD．upset2、A．concentrationB．companyC．comfortD．reliance3、A．expressingB．explainingC．declaringD．describing4、A．depressedB．disappointedC．scaredD．surprised5、A．carelesslyB．slowlyC．quicklyD．casually6、A．roughlyB．neatlyC．messilyD．totally7、A．patternsB．smellsC．shapesD．colors8、A．consistedofB．madeupC．turnedintoD．tookup9、A．billB．checkC．posterD．note10、A．DonatedB．AttachedC．PurchasedD．Sewn11、A．representsB．combinesC．fastensD．bears12、A．informB．warnC．remindD．convince13、A．inB．beyondC．betweenD．without14、A．unimaginableB．improperC．dissatisfyingD．unfair15、A．sawB．foundC．picturedD．heard16、A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．sinceD．until17、A．wrappingB．piecingC．gatheringD．piling18、A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．interestC．hobbyD．love19、A．rememberedB．a(chǎn)bandonedC．forgottenD．missed20、A．ringB．roseC．ceremonyD．presentSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Asmorepeopleoptforthesinglelife,adultfriendshipsalsogrowmoreimportantForpeopleinrelationships,havingareliablegroupisimportant,too-yourmatewillbemuchhappierifyou’respreadingyouranxietiesbeyondhisorhercarsandyouwillalsofeelbetter.Inarecentstudy,researchersmadesomefascinatingfindingsabouthow“whoweare”informsthefriendshipswehold.Thestudywasbasedonthemostpopularpersonalityconstructincontemporarypsychology,theBig5personalitytraits(特征);extraversion,orhowmuchyouloveattentionandinteractingwithpeople;neuroticism,orhoweasilyworriedyouarebythings;agreeableness,orhowwarmandkindyouare;conscientiousness,orhowcarefulyouareaboutlifersmanyduties;andopennesstoexperience,orhowmuchyou’reintodiscoveringnewthings,whetherthey’reideas,people,orplaces.Fortheirstudy,theresearchteamrecruited434students.Theytookapersonalityquestionnaireinthelab,thenratedhowsatisfiedtheywerewiththeirfriendsandtheirlifeoverall,andthenresearchersaskedthemtorecommendhalfadozenfriendstoratetheirpersonality.Gatheringtheseratingstogether,theresearchersfoundthatopennesstoexperiencedidn’thaveanythingtodowithfriendshipsatisfaction,atleastinthisstudy.Neuroticismwaslinkedtolowersatisfaction(probablybecauseemotionallyunstablepeoplemaybedramaticorhardtoplease,atleastinmypersonalexperience).Buthavinghighscoresinthethreeremainingsunnytraits-conscientiousness,extraversion,andagreeableness-predictedhigherfriendshipsatisfaction.However,it’saprettyintuitive(直覺的)result,sinceit’seasytobefriendswithsomeonewho’salwaysontime,alwayssayingthatyou’reright,andalwaysuptohangoutButifyoudon’texactlyidentifywithallthat*fearnot:Yourpersonalityissomuchmorethanyourtraits.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefriendship?A．Itishelpfultodatingandwork.B．Itcanrelieveyournegativeemotions.C．Ithasnothingtodowithpersonality.D．Itisba.sedonthe5popularpersonalitytraits.2、Whatdidtherecentstudyfind?A．Thebiggest5personalitytraits.B．Themethodsofinformingthefriendships.C．Thewaystoformthemostpopularpersonality.D．Therelationshipbetweenpersonalityandfriendships.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“neuroticism”inParagraph2mean?A．Determination.B．Nervousness.C．Hesitation.D．Optimism.4、Whatopiniondoestheauthorhold?A．It’shardtopleaseemotionallyunstablepeople.B．Apunctualpersoncansurelymakemorefriends.C．Friendsarcmoreimportantthanfamiliesforsinglepersons.D．Thefivetraitsarcequallydemandedingettinghigherfriendshipsatisfaction.Text2Weighingtoomuchcandamageyourhealth,andobesityisagrowingproblemforbothkidsandadultsaroundtheworld.Sleepmightbeoneanswertotheproblem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatelementaryschoolstudentswhoslepttoolittleweremorelikelytogainpounds.Paststudieshaveshownalinkbetweensleepinglessandweighingmore,butscientistshavehadatoughtimedetermining"whichcamefirst,thechickenortheegg,"saysJulieC．LumengoftheuniversityofMichiganinAnnArbor.Inotherwords,ithasn'tbeenclearwhetherkidswhoweightoomuchhavetroublesleeping,orwhethersleepinglessleadstoweightgain.Bothscenarios(可能出現(xiàn)的情況)seemedequallypossible.Togetabetterideaofwhichcauseswhich,Lumengandhercolleaguesinterviewedtheparentsof785thirdgradersfromaroundtheUnitedStates.Theparentsansweredquestionsabouthowwelltheirkidssleptthatyear.Threeyearslater,theparentsansweredthesamequestions.Bysixthgrade,18percentofkidsinvolvedinthestudywereobese.Thescientistsfoundnorelationshipbetweenweightandthestudents'raceorgender.Italsodidn'tmatterhowstricttheirparentswere,orwhethertheywereboysorgirls.Obesitystruckallofthesegroupsequally.Instead,sleepseemedtobethekeyfactor.Overthethreeyearsofstudy,thechildrenaveragedahealthy9.5hoursofsleepanight.Somekids,however,sleptalotmoreorlessthanothers.Forthesixthgraders,everyhourofsleepabovethe9.5houraveragewaslinkedtoa20percentlowerriskofbeingobese.Sleepappeareddoublyimportantforthethirdgraders.Everyextrahourofsleeptheygotwaslinkedtoa40percentdropinobesity.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceonparagraph2imply?A．Scientistshavefoundtheexactcausesofchildren'sobesity.B．ThereisalwayssomethingdifficulttounderstandthroughtheoryC．Thecause–effectrelationshipbetweenweightandsleepisn'tclear.D．Aperson'sweighthassomethingtodowiththeamountofhissleep.2、Whatdidtheinterviewfindout?A．9.5hoursofsleepanightisenoughforchildren.B．Themoreachildsleeps,thehealthierhewillbe.C．Sixthgradersneedmuchmoresleepthanthirdgraders.D．One’sraceorgenderhasnothingtodowithhisweight.3、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．BylistingfiguresB．BycomparingdifferentopinionsC．ByprovidingexamplesD．Byconductingasurvey4、Whatisthesuitabletitleforthepassage?A．ThebenefitsofenoughsleepforchildrenB．SleepinglessincreasestheriskofobesityC．Whichcomesfirst,littlesleeporobesityD．Howmanyhoursofsleepdochildrenneed?Text3Youngsunflowersturnandswingeveryday.Newfindingsaddtoevidencethattheplantsareanimal-like.Harmer,aprofessorintheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,DepartmentofPlantBiology,carriedoutaseriesofexperimentsonsunflowersinthefield,inpotsoutdoorsandinindoorgrowthchambers.Bystakingplantssothattheycouldnotmove,Harmershowedthathecoulddestroytheirabilitytotrackthesun.Healsonoticedthatsunflowerspreventedfrommovingwerenotastoughandleafyasthosethatwerefreetomove.Whenplantsweremovedindoorwithasettledoverheadlight,theycontinuedtoswingbackandforthforafewdays.Theindoorplantsdidstarttrackingthe“sun”againwhentheapparentsourceoflightingwasmovedacrosstheroom.Theplantscouldreliablytrackthemovementandreturnatnightwhentheartificialdaywasclosetoa24-hourcycle,butnotwhenitwascloserto30hours.Whensunflowerstrackthesun,theeastsidesoftheirstemsgrewmorerapidlythanthewestsides.Atnight,thewestsidesgrewfasterasthestemswungtheotherway.Theteamidentifiedanumberofgenesthatwereexpressedathigherlevelsonthesunwardsideoftheplantduringthedayorontheothersideatnight.Aplantgrowth-regulatinghormone(激素),calledauxin,appearstobeakeydriver.The“dance”tothesuncycleobviouslyslowswhenthesunflowermatures(成熟)anditsflowersopenup.Atthatpoint,theplantsstopmovingduringthedayandsettledownfacingthesunintheeast.“Beeslikewarmflowers.”Harmersaid,addingthatthebeesarecold-blooded,solandingonawarmflowersavesthemenergyandperhapsfeelsreallygood.“Themorningwarmthchangestheflowersinawaytomakethemmoreappealingtoinsects,perhapscausingthemtoreleasemoreattractivescentsearlierintheday.”hesaid“We’recurrentlytestingthisidea.”1、WhydidHarmerdotheexperimentonsunflowers?A．ToseehowsunflowersgrowupB．Toshowwhatsunflowers’genesare.C．Tostudywhysunflowerstrackthesun.D．Tocheckifsunflowersswingincloudydays.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“staking”probablymeaninParagraph3?A．trackingB．finingC．growingD．searching3、Whatistheresultofsunflowersbeingstoppedfrommoving?A．Theywillproduceanumberofnewgenes.B．Theywillgrowfasterthanusual.C．Theywon’tswingbackthoughsetfree.D．Theywon’tgrowwell.4、Whatistheadvantageofsunflowers’dancetothesun?A．Theyattractmoreinsects.B．Theysavemoreenergy.C．Theymaturemorerapidly.D．Theyproducemoreflowers.Text4EveryyearinAmerica,highschoolstudentswhowanttogotocollegetakeanationalexaminationcalledtheScholasticAptitudeTest,orSATinashortenedway.Theirscoreisanimportantfactorindeterminingwhichcollegeswilladmitthemorwhetheranywillbeadmittedatall.TheScholasticAptitudeTestmeasuresone'smathematicalabilityanduseoftheEnglishlanguage.Traditionally,theEnglishpartinvolvedgrammaticalquestionsandparagraphsthattestreadingcomprehension.ButtheSATfolkshaveaddedasinglequestion,tobeansweredinanessay,handwrittenonthespot.That'saninterestingwaytotestwritingability,butcontentaside,haveyoueverseenyoungpeople'shandwritinglately?Oranyone'sforthatmatter,inthisageofcomputerkeyboards?Studentswritenumbersandsigntheirnamesonbankchecks.Theyscribbleclassnotesinwhatcangenerouslybedescribedasthewrittenword.Yettoday'skidsareaskedtowrite,thoughtfullyandclearly,forseveralminutesonthisSATTest.Goodlucktothetextscorerswhomustworkoutdifficultlythescrawl(潦草的字跡)ofyoungpeoplewho'vebeentypingoncomputerssincetheageofthree!Teachersinsistthatgoodhandwritingcannotonlyhelpone'sscoreontheSAT,butalso,lateroninlife,impresspotentialemployers.Anddon'tforget,weallhavetoturntohandwritingfromtimetotime,ascomputersgodownwhenpowergoesout.Thenhowtoimprovethehandwriting?Well,withafewsimplestepsyoucanimproveyourhandwriting.Positionthepen.Youshouldholdthepenbetweentheforefingerandthethumb,thenrestitnearthefirstknuckle(指節(jié))ofthemiddlefinger.Therestofyourfingersshouldbecurled(卷曲)underyourhandandyourhandshouldremainrelaxed.Evaluateyourwriting.Makechangestoyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.Takeyourtime.Speedisboundtomakeyourwritingmessylooking.Practise.Practiseitalot;it'snotenoughtodoitonceandhopeforthebest.Ithastobesomethingyouworkattomakegreatimprovements.1、Theunderlinedword＂scribble＂inParagraph2probablymeans＂______________＂.A．writequicklyandroughlyB．typesimplyandcorrectlyC．paintclearlyandneatlyD．describeproperlyandwell2、AccordingtoParagraph3,studentswithgoodhandwritingskill______________.A．canpasstheSATB．candevelopgoodcharactersC．canimpresstheirclassmatesD．cangetmorejobopportunities3、Whichofthefollowingshouldyouavoidwhenimprovingyourhandwriting?A．Practisingwritingalot.B．Writingasfastasyoucan.C．Relaxingyourhandwhenholdingthepen.D．Changingyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.4、Thetextistopresentthefactthat______________.A．writingseemstobeveryimportantintheSATB．thosewhowillgotocollegehavetotaketheSATC．studentsshouldpractisehandwritingmoreoftenD．kidsdon'tknowhowtowriteinthecomputeragePartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Itisagreat1．(true)thatlifeisdifficultOncewereallyunderstandandacceptit,thenlifeisnolongerdifficult2．,mostofusdonotfullyseeitTheyjustcomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy3．makeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisareallypainfuloneProblems,4．(base)ontheirnature,causesadnessorregretorangerorfearTheseare5．(comfort)feelings,oftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpainItisinthewholeprocessofsolvingproblems6．lifehasitsmeaningProblemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailureWhenwewanttostrengthenthegrowthofhumanspirit,weencouragethehumanability7．(solve)problems,justasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentodealwith8．(learn)fromthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsis9．greatbenefitAsBenjaminFranklinsaid,“Thosethingsthathurt,instruct”Forthisreason,wisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcome10．painofproblemsOneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheUnitedStatesinCarniegeHall,thehomeofclassicalandpopularmusicconcertsinNewYorkCarneigeHallis1．(know)notjustforitsbeautyandhistory,butalsoforitsamazingsoundIthasbeensaidthatthehall2．(it)isaninstrumentCarniegeHallisnamed3．AndrewCarniege,whopaidforitsconstructionHewasa4．(wealth)manwhoalsogavealotofmoneytoschoolsandpublic5．(library)ConstructiononCarniegeHallbeganin18906．theofficialopeningnightwasonMay5,7．ThehallwasownedbytheCarniegefamilyuntil1924whenitwassoldtoRobertESimonThebuildingbecameveryoldandin1960,thenewownermadeplanstodestroyitandbuildanofficeblockIssacStemledagroupofpeopletofight8．(save)CarniegeHallandfinally,thecityofNewYorkboughtitfor$5millionThenit9．(fix)upbetween1983and10．Becausethebestandmostfamous11．(music)ofalltimehaveplayedatCarneigeHall,itisthedreamofmanypeoplewhowanttobegreattoplaythereThishasledto12．veryoldjokewhichisnowpartofCarniegeHall’shistoryQuestion:“HowdoIgettoCarniegeHall?”Answer:“Practise,practise,practise”SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Doyoulikewritingafewparagraphseverydayaboutyourexperiences,hopes,memoriesorfeelings?Ifyoudon’t,it’stimetomakeachangenow.Writejustafewparagraphseverydayaboutyourexperiences,hopes,memoriesandfeelings,andyouwillimmediatelybegintoexperiencebenefitstoyourpersonalgrowthandpotential.Youwillgraduallybecomebetteratexpressingyourself.1、However,whenyoubecomelazywithwords,youfinditismoredifficulttodescribefeelings,shareexperiencesandmakeyourselfunderstood.2、Asyouwriteaboutmemories,itislikeopeninganoldphotoalbum.Yourpenbeginstoexplorefeelingsanddetailsyouhaveforgottenanddreamsyouhaveleftbehind.Yousuddenlyrememberpeopleyouwouldliketocontactagain.Writingisanactivitythatavoidsdistraction(使人分心的事)longenoughforyoutoexplorethosewonderfulmomentsofthepast.Sometimestheyarefrightening.3、Writingaboutdailyexperiencesandfeelingsprovidesarecordedhistorythatwillinfluencehowyoumakefuturedecisions.4、Theylearnedfromwhathadhappenedbefore.Yourhistoryisimportant.Don’tletitbeforgotten.Writingremindsyouofyourdreamsandkeepsyoumovingtowardthem.Itisameansofkeepingtrackofyourpurposeandthegoalsthatwillleadyoutoachievethem.5、Itshowswhenyouhavebeendistractedandmayneedtogiveallyourattentionagaintoyourwriting.Writingalittleeverydaycouldprovidethematerialthatsomedaybecomesapublishedbook.WhenIwroteaboutmydepressio