2023年阿壩藏族羌族自治州紅原縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Duringthewar,myhusbandwasstationedatanarmycampinadesertinCalifornia.Iwenttolivethereinordertobe1him.Ihatedtheplace.Ihadnever2beensounhappy.Myhusbandwasorderedoutonalong-termduty,andIwasleftinatinyshack(棚屋)alone.Theheatwas3—almost125°Fevenintheshadeofacactus(仙人掌).4asoultotalkto.Thewindblewnon-stop,andallthefoodIate,andtheveryairIbreathed,were5withsand,sand,sand!IwassosorryformyselfthatIwrotetomyparents.ItoldthemIwas6andcomingbackhome.IsaidIcouldn’tstanditoneminutelonger.I7beinprison!Myfatheransweredmy8withjusttwolines—twolinesthatwillalwayssinginmy9—twolinesthatcompletelychangedmylife:Twomenlookedoutfromprisonbars,Onesawthemud,theothersawthestars.Ireadthosetwolines10.Iwasashamedofmyself.ImadeupmymindIwouldfindoutwhatwasgoodinmypresent11;Iwouldlookforthestars.Imadefriendswiththenatives,andtheir12amazedme.Theygavemepresentsoftheirfavoriteartworkswhichtheyhad13toselltotourists.Istudiedthedelightfulformsofthecactus.Iwatchedforthedesertsunsets,and14forseashellsthathadbeenlefttheremillionsofyearsagowhenthesandsofthedeserthadbeenanocean15.Whatbroughtaboutthis16changeinme?Thedeserthadn’tchanged,17Ihad.Ihadchangedmy18.Andbydoingso,Ichangedanunhappyexperienceintothemostamazing19ofmylife.IwasexcitedbythisnewworldthatIhaddiscovered.Ihadlookedoutofmyself-createdprisonand20thestars.1、A．off B．behind C．near D．beyond2、A．before B．a(chǎn)lready C．then D．still3、A．inflexible B．incomprehensible C．uncontrollable D．unbearable4、A．Only B．No C．Many D．Such5、A．covered B．filled C．buried D．charged6、A．catchingup B．keepingup C．givingup D．gettingup7、A．oughtto B．mightwell C．wouldrather D．hadbetter8、A．request B．call C．question D．letter9、A．comparison B．imagination C．consideration D．memory10、A．overandover B．byandby C．upanddown D．nowandthen11、A．company B．occupation C．situation D．relationship12、A．movement B．reaction C．guidance D．purpose13、A．refused B．failed C．managed D．happened14、A．a(chǎn)sked B．hunted C．waited D．headed15、A．floor B．surface C．rock D．level16、A．shocking B．challenging C．puzzling D．a(chǎn)stonishing17、A．a(chǎn)s B．but C．for D．or18、A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．principle C．identity D．standard19、A．vacation B．operation C．a(chǎn)ffair D．a(chǎn)dventure20、A．sought B．counted C．found D．reachedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1BritishpeopleworksomeofthelongesthoursinEurope,butareamongtheleastproductive.Nowsomecompaniesareshorteningtheworkingweektoincreaseefficiency,healthandhappiness.RichLeighhasintroducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.Infact,hisentirecompanyhasFridayoff,becausehisfirmhasadoptedafour-dayweek.ItisoneofahandfulofUKbusinessesthatnowoperatelikethis:staffstillgetpaidtheirpreviousfive-daysalary,buttheyworkadayless.Thecompanyfoundthattheyachievedjustasmuch—andtherewereevensighsofgrowth.“Thekeytothescheme’ssuccess,”Leighsays,“ishowhappyouremployeesnoware.”TheaverageBritishworkertakesonlya34minutelunchbreakandworks10hoursovertimeeachweek(moreoftenthannotthisisunpaid).YetUKproductivityfallsseriouslybehindtheirEuropeanneighbors,whotendtoworkfewerhours.Britishworkingpracticeshavecausedlossanddamagetothenation’shealthandhappiness.MorethanhalfamillionworkersintheUKweresignedoffwithwork-relatedstressoranxietylastyear.Moreover,theworklandscapeitselfischanging.AutomationandAIwillhaveasignificantimpactonthelabormarket,whereunsteadyworkbecomesmorecommon.BritainistheonlyEUmemberthatallowsworkerstoignoretheEUworkingtimelimitandworklongerhours.Forcampaigners,nowisthetimeforachange.O’Grady,anadvocate,arguesthatwherebusinesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersintheformofreducedhours.“It’stimetosharethebenefitsfromnewtechnology,notallowingthoseatthetoptograbthemforthemselves.”shesays.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．BritishpeoplearetheleastproductiveintheworldB．MostcompaniesinBritainhaveconductedafour-dayweekC．PRcompanyhaswitnessedariseinemployees’happinessD．Britishpeopleworklongerandgetmorepaymentthanothercountries2、WhichistheproperdescriptionofBritishworkingpractices?A．TheworkingtimeofBritishworkersiswithintheEUlimit.B．Intermsofproductivity,BritainisbeatenbytheUnitedStates.C．Profitsgainedfromnewtechnologyareonthedecrease.D．AutomationandAIarelikelytocauseaninstableworkmarket.3、WhichcanbeinferredfromO’Grady’swordsinthelastparagraph?A．It’stimeforemployerstosharetheincreasedprofitscreatedbyautomation.B．Workersshouldbenefitfromautomationintheformoflessworkinghours.C．Newtechnologyshouldbelongtobothbusinessesandworkers.D．Businessescan’tmakemoreprofitswithoutnewtechnology.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TointroducesomeBritishfirms’switchtoafour-dayworkingweek.B．ToexplainthereasonswhyBritishworkerssufferstressandanxiety.C．Toappealformorereasonableworkingconditions.D．TopresentthecurrentproductivityprobleminBritain.Text2IlovegoingoutwithmymateJerry.Peoplestareathimwithadmiration.Someevenaskforhissignature.ButJerryisn’tfamous.Hejustbearsaresemblance(長得像)tosomeonewhoistheactorDanielRadcliffe.Yes,HarryPotterhimself!Andithasamagicaleffectonpeople!ItoldJerryheshouldbeatwinmodel.That’swhatPaulineBaileydid.Shedecidedtoreplicate(模仿)MarilynMonroe’simageaftershewastoldsheborealikenesstothestar.Baileysays:“IboughtbooksandstartedreadingaboutMarilyn.Irealizedwehadasimilarupbringing,soIhadanaffinity(親近感)withher.ThenpeoplestartedsayingwhenIwenttoplacesthatIlookedlikeher.Ididn’trealizeyoucouldmakealivingoutofit.”Nowtheblonde(金發(fā)的)modelgetsjobsthroughaspecializedagency.Shejumpsoutofcakes,allowingmentolivethefantasyofmeetingthelategoddessofthesilverscreen.Butnoteverybodyprofitsfromthelookalikebusiness.IranianactorMahmoudBasiriclaimshislikenesstoafamouspersoncosthimeightyearsofearnings.HehappenstobethespittingimageofformerIranianPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejad.Hewastoldin2005thathecouldonlyworkwiththeleader’sagreement.SowillAhmadinejadevergivehisagreementtotheactortoplayhim?Don’tholdyourbreath—Basirispecializesincomedy!Butoverall,aresemblancetoapopularartistisagoodthing,isn’tit?Thebiggestchallengemustbetokeeptheillusiongoing—forexample,bygainingorlosingweightiftheydo.However,PaulineBaileythinksit’simportanttokeepasenseofyourself.Shesays:“I’mverymuchanindividualperson,awayfromMarilyn.Ithinkyoucouldloseyourselfveryeasilybeingsomeoneelseallthetimeandloseyourownidentity”.IaskedJerryifhethinksimpersonatingDanielRadcliffeprofessionallycouldgotohishead.Iworriedthatalltheadulation(恭維)mightchangehimandmakehimleavemebehind.“Noway,”hesaid.“Wedoeverythingtogether.”Whataboutyou?Whichcelebritywouldyouliketobethespittingimageof?1、WhydosomepeopleaskforJerry’ssignature?A．Theythinkthatheisadmirable.B．TheymistakehimasDanielRadcliffe.C．Theythinkhehasmagicpower.D．TheytakehimforHarryPotter.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutPaulineBailey?A．ShelookslikeMarilynMonroe.B．SheisJerry’sgirlfriend.C．Shehasatwinsister.D．Sheisafamousfilmstar.3、WhatdoweknowaboutBasiri?A．HeistheformerIranianpresident.B．Heisfondofactingleaders.C．Hehasmademuchmoneyfor8years.D．Heisgoodatactingincomedy.Text3At27,afterservinginWorldWarII,Idreamedofowningapieceofland.SoImovedfromcentralIllinoistoShelbina,Missouri,andbought236acresfor$6,000.Theplotoflandwassituatedonadirtroadandwashalffarmlandandhalftrees,withanoldhousethathadnorunningwaterorelectricity.Obviously,itwasnotwhatyou’dcallprimerealestate.Butitwasmine.Iwasaloneforthefirsttimeinmylife,andIfounditliberating.Mydayswerefilledfromdawnuntilduskwithplowingandplantingcorn.Dinnertimecameandwent,andIbarelyrememberedtoeat.Iwouldn’tsayIwasagreatsuccessatfarminginMissouri.However,whenIwenttothestoretobuysomeplowshares,ImetanicewomannamedClaudetteworkingbehindthecounter.IalsoranintoheratSt.Mary’sCatholicChurchinShelbinaeachweek.Ifoundoutlaterthathermanagerkeptaskingherabout“thattallboy(andeligiblebachelor)fromIllinoislivingoutinthecountryinanoldhousewithnowater,noelectricityandnohousekeeper.”Claudetteandhersistersoonvisitedmyfarmandputupsomecurtains.Toshowmyappreciation,ItookClaudetteoutforarideinmy2?-tonStudebakertruck.Wemarriedin1954andhavenowbeentogetherformorethan62years!IlatersoldtheMissourifarmfora$3,500profitandbought40acresinIllinois.Formanyreasons,buyingtheMissourifarmwasagoodidea.Iwillalwayscherishmemoriesofowningthefarmandmeetingmybeloved.1、WhentheauthorboughttheplotoflandinShelbina,________.A．itwaswellequippedB．hewasunsatisfiedwithitC．itwasnotarealestateD．heworkedveryhardonit2、Theunderlinedword“l(fā)iberating”inparagraph2canbereplacedbytheword________.A．upsetB．interestingC．freeD．boring3、TheauthorregardsbuyingtheMissourifarmasagoodideabecause_______.A．hewasabletosellitatthepriceof$3,500B．hecouldrecallplentyofexperiencesinhisownfarmC．hegotthechancetomeethiswifeworkingatachurchinShelbinathenD．hecouldpurchaseanotherhouseinIllinoisasaresultofsuccessfulfarmingText4Theworld’sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction，threateninga“catastrophiccollapseofnature’secosystems”，accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview．Morethan40％ofinsectspeciesaredecliningandthirdareendangered，theanalysisfound．Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals，birdsandreptiles．“Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus，forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb．Theypollinate(授粉)thelargemajorityofplantspecies，keepthesoilhealthy，recyclenutrients，controlpests，andmuchmore．Lovethemor1oathethem，wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects，”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK．Theanalysis，publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation，saysintensive(集約型)agricultureisthemaindriverofthedeclines，particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides．Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors．“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped，thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanet’secosystemsandforthesurvivalofmankind．Itisveryrapid．In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless，in50yearsonlyhalfleftandin100yearsyouwillhavenone，”saidreviewauthorFranciscoSánchez-Bayo，attheUniversityofSydney，Australia．Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds，reptiles，amphibiansandfishthateatinsects．“Ifthisfoodsourceistakenaway，alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath，”hesaid．SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico，wherearecentstudyrevealeda98％fallingroundinsectsover35years．MattShardlow，attheconservationcharityBuglife，said：“Itisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitifulstateoftheworld’sinsectpopulations．Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanet’secologyisbreakingandthereisaneedforastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends．”1、Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?A．Theyarevitaltoecosystems． B．Theyprovidefoodforpests．C．Theypollinateallplants． D．Theyenrichthesoil．2、Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?A．Moreandmoretrees． B．Restrictionsonpesticides．C．Upgradingagriculture． D．Friendlyenvironment．3、Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?A．Inparagraph1． B．Inparagraph2．C．Inparagraph3． D．Inparagraph4．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanscansurvivethepunishmentofnatureB．Insectdecliningisbreakingnature’secosystemsC．Nature’secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumansD．InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRicoPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)OnceaboyhadabadtemperHisfathergavehimabagofnailsandtoldhim1．whenhelosthistemper,hemusthammeranailintothefenceThefirstdaytheboy2．（drive）37nailsintothefenceAshelearnedtocontrolhisanger,thenumberofnailshammered3．（gradual）decreasedHediscovered4．waseasiertoholdhistemperthantodrivenailsintothefenceFinallythedaycame5．hedidnotlosehistemperHisfathersuggestedthattheboynowpulloutonenailforeachdaywhenhewasabletoholdhisangerDayspassedandallthenailsweregoneThefathertooktheboy6．thehandandledhimtothefenceHesaid,“Lookattheholes．ThefencewillneverbethesameWhenyousaythings7．a(chǎn)nger，theyleavescarsjustliketheonesonthefenceNomatterhowmanytimesyousay“Iamsorry”,8．woundisstillthere,averbalwoundisasbad9．a(chǎn)physicaloneFriendsareveryrarejewels,indeedTheymakeyousmileandencourageyou10．（success）Theylendanear,andalwayswanttoopentheirheartstous”WangKunandWangWeiarebrotherandsisterTheyhavedreamedof1．(take)agreatbiketripWangWeipersuadedhissister2．(buy)anexpensivemountainbike3．wasWangWeiwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheMekongRiverThey4．(ride)bicyclestotravelalongtheMekongRiver,whosesourceisinQinghaiProvinceWhenit5．(enter)SoutheastAsia,ittravelsslowlythroughhillsandlowvalleysandtheplainswherericegrowsDespitethe6．(difficult),WangKunandWangWeiwere7．(determine)tobegintheirjourneyat8．a(chǎn)ltitudeofmorethan5,000metresinQinghaiProvinceDuring9．(they)journey,theyenjoyedthecontinuouschangeoftheweatherFinally,theyreachedDaliinYunnanProvince,10．DaoweiandYuHangjoinedthemSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Whetheryou'reachild,teenager,youngadultoraremiddle-aged,respectforyourparentsisanimportantvalue.Yourparentsarethepeoplewhoraisedyou,devotingtime,energyandmoneytoyourdevelopment.1、Nomatteryourageis,thereare5waystoshowrespect.●Respecttheirbelongings.Oneimportantwaytoshowrespectistoshowregardforthethingsimportanttoyourparents.Foryoungerchildren,thismaymeannottouchingjewelryorothervaluablethings.Forgrownchildren,respectmaymeanreturningaborrowedtoolingoodconditionandontime.Lackofrespectforaparent'sbelongingsisaviolationofpersonalboundaries.2、—Andneverborrowthingswithoutaskingfirst.●Punctuality.3、Therefore,alwaysbeontime.Forteenagers,showingupontimemeanscominghomebycurfew（宵禁）.Adultchildrenshouldshowupontimeforfamilydinnersorevents,ortopickaparentupforamedicalappointment.Callifyou'regoingtobelatebecauseparentsworryaboutchildren,nomattertheirageis.●4、Rememberingbirthdays,anniversariesandotherspecialdaysisasignthatyouhonoryourparents.Makeplanstotakethemtolunchordinnerorbakeacakeorcookies.Mostparentsdon'texpectexpensivegifts,butahandmadegiftisalwaysappreciated.Aphonecallfromagrownchildwholivestoofarforavisitisawelcomesignofrespect.●Bekind.Kindwordsandaffectionaresimplewaystoshowrespect.Tellyourparentsyoulovethem.Listenandallowyourparentstospeakwithoutinterruption.Showasincereinterestinwhatyourparentshavetosay.Bepatientwithyourparentsanddon'trushthem.Nevertalkbackorberudeordisrespectful.Acknowledgeyourparents'achievements.5、A．Celebratewiththem.B．Beagoodlistener.C．Don'ttakeadvantageofyourparents'kindnessandgenerosity.D．Treatyourparentsthewayyouwouldliketobetreated.E.Beingrespectfulhelpsbuildpositiverelationshipswithothers.F.Andtheyloveyouunconditionallythroughoutyourlife.G.LatenessindicatesalackofrespectSmalltalkistheshortconversationswehaveatparties,whilewewaitinlineatthestore,atfamilyeventsorwork.Sometimeswemakesmalltalkwithpeoplewealreadyknowbutnotwell.Oftenwehavetomakesmalltalkwithcompletestrangers.1、Herearesom