甘肅省定西地區(qū)渭源縣2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺預(yù)測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whenrespondingtoanyadult,youmustanswerbysaying“Yesma’am”or“No,sir.”Justnoddingyourheadisnotacceptable.BecauseIgrewupinruralNorthCarolina,thisrulecomes1tome,anditseemstheobviouschoicetocomefirst.Ifyouwantchildrentorespectyou,youhavetoletthemknow2Simplytellingthemyouwantthemtoaddressyoubysaying“sir”letsthemknow3youexpectthemtotreatyou.Ialsotellmystudentsit’saveryusefultoolwhen4withadults,andfurthermoreitalso5handyforanyadultinteractingwithanotheradult.Caseinpoint:Iwas6thephonerecentlywiththephonecompanydiscussingtheinaccuracies(差錯)ofmy7TheladyIspoketowasnot8andseemedannoyed.9,inthemidstoftheconversation,Ithrewina“yes,ma’am,”andherentire10changed.Shebecamefarmorehelpfuland11todealwith,andshe12cuttingmybillinhalf.SomeofmystudentsinHarlemweretobe13forachancetoattendahigh-ratedjuniorhighschool.Theschoolonlyhadthirtyopeningsforthefollowingyear,andtwelveofmystudentswere14themanykidsacrossthecitywhoappliedforthespots.Ipracticedwhattheinterviewwouldbe15withmystudents,andonemainthingIstressedwas,“16yousay‘yesma’am’or‘nosir’nomatterwhat!”Weeksaftertheinterviews,Iwasdelightedtohearthatalltwelveofmystudentshadbeen17WhenItalkedwiththeadmissionsdirectorattheschool,themain18hemadeoverandoverwashow19mystudentswereintheirinterviews.Itseemedlikejustsuchasimplethingtodo,butitgets201、A．frequently B．eagerly C．constantly D．naturally2、A．you B．it C．themselves D．why3、A．theway B．thewish C．themethod D．thereason4、A．disagreeing B．debating C．dealing D．discussing5、A．comesin B．getson C．goesout D．bringsin6、A．on B．in C．by D．with7、A．record B．phonecall C．message D．bill8、A．useful B．hopeful C．optimistic D．helpful9、A．Instead B．Then C．Moreover D．Otherwise10、A．method B．thinking C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．feeling11、A．interesting B．easy C．close D．different12、A．tookup B．cameup C．pickedup D．endedup13、A．introduced B．demanded C．intended D．interviewed14、A．a(chǎn)mong B．a(chǎn)bove C．over D．with15、A．popular B．familiar C．like D．successful16、A．Makesure B．Bynomeans C．Makeapromise D．Becautious17、A．received B．a(chǎn)llowed C．a(chǎn)ppreciated D．a(chǎn)ccepted18、A．contribution B．comment C．impression D．reason19、A．considerate B．confident C．polite D．clever20、A．results B．responsibility C．relief D．reformsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Adultsalwaysthinkitsurprisingthattheycanrememberwellwhattheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrials(嘗試)increasethelengthoflimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar’’andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables(乘法口訣表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninourchildhood.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突擊學(xué)習(xí))foranexamination,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,however,isreallynecessaryforone’sfuturedevelopment.1、Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A．Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.B．Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.C．Storiesforchildrenarceasytoremember.D．Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.2、Howdidtheauthorexplainthelawofoverlearning?A．Givingexamples.B．Settingdowngeneralrules.C．Makingacomparison.D．Presentingresearchfinding.3、Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis.A．a(chǎn)specialcaseofcrammingB．a(chǎn)skilltodealwithmathproblemsC．a(chǎn)resultofoverlearningD．a(chǎn)basicsteptowardsadvancedstudies4、Whatistheauthor’sviewpointoncramming?A．Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B．Itincreasesstudents’learninginterest.C．Ifspossibleloresultinpoormemory.D．It’shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.Text2Conventionalwisdomsaysthathardshipcanmakeusoldbeforeourtime.Infact,anewstudysuggeststhatviolencenotonlyleaveslong-termscarsonchildren’sbodies,butalsochangestheirDNA,causingchangesthatareequaltoseventotenyearsofprematureaging.Scientistsmeasuredthisbystudyingtheendsofchildren’schromosomes(染色體）,calledtelomeres(端粒),saysIdanShalev,leadauthorofastudypublishedinMolecularPsychiatry.TelomeresarespecialDNAsequences(序列）whichpreventtheDNAinchromosomesfromseparating.Theygetshortereachtimeacelldivides,untilacellcannotdivideanymoreanddies.Severalfactorshavebeenfoundtoshortentelomeres,includingsmoking,radiationandpsychologicalstressessuchasbeingtreatedbadlywhenyoungandtakingcareofachronicallyillperson.Inthisstudy,researchersexaminedwhetherexposuretoviolencecouldmakechildren’stelomeresshortenfasterthannormal.Theyinterviewedthemothersof236children3tages5,7and10,askingwhethertheyoungstershadbeenexposedtodomesticviolencebetweenthemotherandherpartner;physicalmaltreatmentbyanadult;orbullying.Researchersmeasuredthechildren'stelomeres—incellsobtainedbywipingtheinsidesoftheircheeks一atages5and10.Telomeresshortenedfasterinkidsexposedtotwoormoretypesofviolence,saysShalev.Unlessthatpatternchanges,thestudysuggests,thesekidscouldbeexpectedtodevelopdiseasesofaging,suchasheartattacksormemoryloss,sevento10yearsearlierthantheirpeers.Shlevsaysthereishopeforthesekids.Hisstudyfoundthat,inrarecases,telomeresBetternutrition,exerciseandstressreductionarethreethingsthatmaybeabletolengthentelomeres,hesays.Thestudyconfirmsasmallbutgrowingnumberofstudiessuggestingthatearlychildhoodadversityimprintsitselfinourchromosomes,saysCharlesNelson,aprofessorofpediatricsandneuroscienceatHarvardMedicalSchool.1、Thenewstudyfoundthat.A．hardshipcanchangeachild'smemoryB．violencecanspeedupachild'sagingC．violenceleavesscarsonachildsmindD．hardshiphasaneffectonachild’smind2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?A．Telomeres.B．Children.C．Chromosomes.D．DNAsequences.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Violencecancausequickcelldeathinchildren’sbody.B．Telomerescanhelppreventchromosomesfromseparating.C．Childrenwhohaveshortertelomereshaveheartattackslater.D．Beingtreatedbadlywillmakeachild’stelomeresshortenfaster.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ViolenceandTelomeresB．TheFunctionofTelomeresC．ViolenceMakesChildrenAgingD．DNAInfluencesChildren’sGrowthText3PeopleYou’veNeverHeardofWhoChangedtheWorldItisafactthatmostpeoplelivetheirlivesunremarkedbyhistory.Whetherbydesignorbyaccident,therearesomepioneerswhoseachievementschangedthecourseofhistorybutwhosenamesareunknowntous.JamesHarrisonJamesHarrisonhassavedthelivesofovertwomillionpeoplebydonatinghisblood1,173times,aGuinnessworldrecord.Hisbloodproducesarareantibody(抗體)whichcurestheotherwisedeadlyRhesusdiseaseinunbornchildren.Ithasalsobeenusedinthedevelopmentofamedicineanti-D,whichwillcuretheRhesusdiseaseinchildrenforever.LewisLatimerAfterhelpingAlexanderGrahamBellobtainhispatentforthetelephone,LewisLatimerpatentedacarbonfilament(碳燈絲),whichallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout,muchmoreusefulthanthatinventedbyThomasEdison.Latimerwentontoinventmanyotherusefuldevices,includingadevicewhichcooledandcleanedpatients’roomsinhospitals.MauriceHillemanNotallachievementsrequirebraveryandself-sacrifice.TakeMauriceHillemanforexample.Hefoundanotherwaytochangetheworld.Hedevelopedthemumpsvaccine(疫苗)afterhisdaughtergottheillness.Andhedidn’tstopthere.Intotal,hehassingle-handedlydevelopedover40vaccines,includingeightcommonlygiventochildren.Hisworkhassavedmillionsoflivesandpreventedseriousconsequencesduetothediseases.NilsBohlinIn1959NilsBohlinpatentedarevolutionarydesignthathassavedmillionsoflives－thethree-pointsafetybelt.Aftertheinitialresistancefromdriverswhohatedbeingtoldwhattodo,andevenfortheirowngood,thethree-pointbelthasbecomeastandardfeatureinnewcarsaroundtheworld.1、Whosepatentallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout?A．AlexanderGrahamBell.B．LewisLatimer.C．ThomasEdison.D．NilsBohlin.2、What’sthesimilaritybetweenJamesHarrisonandMauriceHilleman?A．Theybothhadspiritsofbraveryandself-sacrifice.B．Theircontributionssavedthelivesofmanychildren.C．Theydevotedthemselvestoworkbecauseoffamilymembers.D．TheybothsetaGuinnessworldrecord.3、Whatwasdrivers’initialattitudetothethree-pointseatbelt?A．Theyrefusedtouseit.B．Theyweresatisfiedwithit.C．Theyweresurprisedatit.D．Theygotexcitedaboutit.Text4ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade—orsowethought,asshedidn’tmentionitagain.WeboughtthelatestfashionableBabySitter’sClubdolls,aholidaydressandsomebeautifulstorybooks.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,sheproudlyannouncedthatshe“reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Itwasjusttoolate,whatwithallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts.Wecouldonlythinkofthebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild.“WhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclayandwriteanotethatshecouldtradetheclaymodelinforarealbike?”Herdadasked.Thetheory,ofcourse,beingthatsincethatisahigh-ticketitemandsheis“suchabiggirl”,itwouldbemuchbetterforhertopickitout.Sohespentthenextfivehourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeatinybike.Threehourslater,onChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforRosetoopenthelittleheart-shapedpackagewiththebeautifulredandwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud.Shelookedatmeandthenatherdadandsaid,“sodoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethatDaddymademeforarealone?”Beaming,Isaid,“Yes.”Rosehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,“IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I’dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike.”Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!1、Rose’sparentsdidn’tbuyherthebikeshewantedbecause________.A．theyhadboughtmanyotherwonderfulthingsforherB．theythoughtshehadchangedhermindC．theydidn’thavetimetodoanyshoppingD．theydecidedtomakeoneforher2、WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?A．HethoughtRosewastooyoungforarealbike.B．Hedidn’twanttodisappointhisdaughter.C．Hethoughthisdaughterwouldlikeit.D．Hewantedtogivehisdaughterasurprise.3、Fromthestory,weknowthat________.A．Rose’sfatherwasanartistwithspecialskillsB．RosewouldtradeintheclaybikeforarealoneC．TheparentsweremovedandproudofthegirlD．RosewasathoughtfulandindependentgirlPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IamsorrytohearthatyouareworriedaboutthevarietyofEnglishyouhavebeenlearningFirstly,thedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishmaysurprisethose1．havelearnedEnglishforyearsThere2．(be)almostnodifferencesingrammarandonlyafewdifferencesinvocabularyBritishandAmericanpeoplehavenodifficulty3．(understand)eachotherTheywatchfilmsandtelevisionsfromeachother'scountriesfor4．(please)Secondly,thereisn'tonlyoneBritish5．AmericanEnglishForexample,allmajorcitiesintheUKhave6．(they)owndialectswithdifferentaccentsfromeachotherSometimestheseaccentscanbe7．(hard)tounderstandforevenaBritishpersonthansomeAmericansAlso,thereareEnglishesfrommanyothercountriesPeoplewhospeaktheseEnglishesusuallyalsomanage8．(communicate)withotherEnglishspeakerswithoutanyproblemsAlllearnersneedtobeabletounderstandEnglishspokenandwrittenbyasmanypeopleaspossibleandtheyneedtobeabletospeakEnglishsothatasmanypeopleaspossiblecanunderstandthemYoushouldconcentrateonthisgoal,noton9．tospeak“British”or“American”EnglishIhopethisis10．(help)語法填空J(rèn)ohnSnowwasafamousdoctorinLondon,whowassoexpertthatheattendedQueenVictoriaasher1．(person)physicianButhefelt2．(inspire)whenhethoughtabout3．(help)peopleexposedtocholeraCholerawasa4．(dead)diseaseandneitheritscausenoritscurewasunderstoodJohnSnowwantedtofacethechallengeandsolvetheproblemHesuspectedthatpeopleabsorbedthisdisease5．theirbodieswiththeirmealsSowhenanotheroutbreakhitLondon,hebeganhisenquiryHefoundthatmanyvictims6．(link)totheoutbreakwerenearthewaterpump,sohehadthehandle7．(remove)SoonafterwardsthediseasesloweddownHedrewaconclusionthatthewaterwas8．(blame)Thewater9．(company)wereinstructednottoexposepeopleto10．(pollute)wateranymoreFinally“KingCholera”wasdefeatedSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Lifestylechangesareaprocessthattakestimeandrequiressupport.HerearefivetipsfromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationtohelpyoumakelasting,positivelifestyleandbehaviorchanges.Makeaplanthatwillstick.Yourplanisamapthatwillguideyouonthisjourneyofchange.1、Wanttoexercisemore?Detailthetimeofdaywhenyoucantakewalksandhowlongyou’llwalk.Writeanythingdown,andaskyourselfifyou’reconfidentthattheseactivitiesandgoalsarerealisticforyou.Startsmall.Afteryou’veidentifiedrealisticshort-termandlong-termgoals，breakdownyourgoalsintosmall，manageablestepsthatcanbemeasured.Ifyourlong-termgoalistolose20poundswithinthenextfivemonths,agoodweeklygoalwouldbetoloseonepoundaweek.2、Changeonebehavioratatime.Unhealthybehaviorsdevelopoverthecourseoftime,soreplacingunhealthybehaviorswithhealthyonesrequirestime.Manypeoplerunintoproblemswhentheytrytochangetoomuchortoofast.3、4、Whetheritisafriend,co-workerorfamilymember，someoneelseonyourjourneywillkeepandmotivatedandaccountable.Perhapsitcanbesomeonewhowillgotothegymwithyouorsomeonewhoisalsotryingtostopsmoking.Askforsupport.Acceptinghelpfromthosewhocareaboutyouandwilllistenstrengthensyourcommitment.Ifyoufeelunabletomeetyourgoalsonyourown,considerseekinghelpfrompsychologists.Makingchangestakestimeandcommitment,butyoucandoit.5、Minormisstepsontheroadtoyourgoalsarenormalandokay.Resolvetorecoverandgetbackontrack.A．Whenmakingyourplan,bespecific.B．Justkeepitinmindthatnooneisperfect.C．Findapartner.D．Communicatingwithyourfriends.E.Carefulplanningmeanssettingsmallgoalsandtakingonestepatatime.F.Toimproveyoursuccess,focusononegoalorchangeatatime.G.Bytakingstepsgraduallyyou’llfeelsuccessfulinmeetingyourgoal.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余