考研《英語一》華安縣2023年臨考沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Stevewasaseventhgrader,abigboy,lookingmorelikeateenagerthana12-year-old.Yet,hewentunnoticed--hehadbeen1everyexaminationsincefirstgrade一untilMissWilma.Inthemiddleofthefirstsemesterofschool,theentireseventhgradewas2forbasicskills.“Youalldidprettywell,"MissWilmatoldtheclassaftergoingoverthe3"exceptforoneboy.Andit4myhearttotellyouthis,but.."she5，“thesmartestboyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass."Steve6hiseyesancarefullyexaminedhisfingertips.Afterthat,Stevestillwouldn'tdohishomework.EvenifMissWilma7punishedhim,heremained8“Steve,please!Icareaboutyou!”9,Stevegotit!“SomeoneCARESABOUTME?!”O(jiān)neMondayacoupleofweekslater,MissWilmagavea10ontheweekendhomework.Steve11throughthetestandwasthefirsttohandinhispaper.Withalookof12，MissWilma1ookhispaperandbegantolookitover.MissWilma'sfacewasin13shock!SheglancedupatSteve,then14,thenup.Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradehadjustpassedhisfirsttest!Fromthatmoment,nothingwasthesameforSteve.Hediscoveredthatnotonlycouldherememberandunderstand15,buthecouldtranslatewhathelearnedintohislife.Hebecame16，Afterhighschool,SteveenlistedintheNavy,andhehada(n)17militarycareer.Duringhisnavalyears,heinspiredmanyyoungpeoplewhomightnothave18themselveswithouthim.A19tookplacewithintheheartofaboyallbecauseofoneteacher,who20.1、A．missingB．failingC．passingD．skipping2、A．testedB．classifiedC．separatedD．dismissed3、A．questionsB．effectsC．lessonsD．results4、A．fillsB．pressesC．breaksD．destroys5、A．shoutedB．hesitatedC．interruptedD．laughed6、A．droppedB．raisedC．coveredD．closed7、A．strangelyB．steadilyC．severelyD．secretly8、A．helplessB．stubbornC．flexibleD．crazy9、A．CommonlyB．UnwillinglyC．ParticularlyD．Suddenly10、A．quizB．chanceC．speechD．presentation11、A．sleptB．lookedC．livedD．hurried12、A．disappointmentB．surpriseC．satisfactionD．inspiration13、A．betterB．totalC．preciousD．ridiculous14、A．downB．awayC．outD．back15、A．homeworkB．gradesC．knowledgeD．subjects16、A．outstandingB．lazyC．roughD．troublesome17、A．tiringB．ordinaryC．hardworkingD．successful18、A．reliedonB．lookedafterC．turnedtoD．believedin19、A．competitionB．choiceC．changeD．campaign20、A．waitedB．listenedC．wishedD．caredSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ASouthKoreanmanandthe21ducklingshehasbeenraisingashischildreneversincetheyhatchedhavebeenbreakingtheinternetwiththeiramazingbond.Avideothatrecentlywentviralinthewesternworldshowsthecutebirdsfollowingtheir“mother”onamountainhikeandlisteningtohiseverycommand.Themiddle-agedman,whosenameisnotrevealedinthevideo,hasbeentakingcareofhis21ducklingseversincetheywereeggs,makingsuretheincubation(孵化)periodwentsmoothly,andevenhelpingthetinybirdsbreakthroughtheirshellwhenitcametimetohatch.Hewasthefirstthingtheylaideyesoninthisworld,andhehasremainedthemostimportantfigureintheirlivessince.Ducklingsnaturallyfollowtheirmotheraround,andsincethemanwastheonewhoactedastheirmother,thesebirdsfollowhimeverywhere,evenupamountain.Tothemit’sonlynatural,butthemiddle-agedmanconsidersittrainingandconditioningforthetimewhenhefinallyreleasesthemintothewild.Hewouldlovetoraisethemallaspets,butknowsthatwouldn’tbeidealforhimorthebirds,sohe’smakingsurethattheyarestrongenoughtosurviveinthewild.Thevideoshowstheducksfollowingthemiddle-agedmanashehikesupamountainoutsideSeoul,stoppingwheneverhedoesandrefusingtofollowanyoneelse,eveniftheygivethesame“l(fā)et’sgo”commandtheirhumanmotherdoes.Unlesstheyhearhisvoiceandseehimmoving,theydon’tbudge.It’sactuallyquiteremarkable.Imean,it’sonethingtoseedogsactinglikethis,butducklings?That’ssomethingelse.Whileit’snotclearwhatthemandoesforaliving,I’mprettysurehehasalotofexperiencewithducks,asatonepointherevealsacertificatefor“fatherofducklings”dated2005.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthevideo?A．Theducklingsjustbrokethroughtheirshells.B．Themanaccidentallysavedsomeducklings.C．Theducklingsjustobeyedthemannaturally.D．Themantookprideinhisducklings.2、What’stheman’spurposeofraisingtheducklings?A．Tomakealivingbyperforming.B．Tofilmavideotoattractattention.C．Tofreethemintothewildoneday.D．Tomakeacontributiontoabirdreserve.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“budge”inParagraph4?A．Attack. B．Move.C．End. D．Struggle.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．“Father”and“mother”ofcutepetsB．Manraisesducklingsashis“children”C．DucklingsalsoregardedasgoodpetsD．AmazingbondbetweenmanandanimalsText2YouhaveprobablyheardoftheMozarteffect.It'stheideathatifchildrenorevenbabieslistentomusiccomposedbyMozart,theywillbecomemoreintelligent.AquickInternetsearchrevealsplentyofproductstoassistyouinthetask.WhateveryourageisthereareCDsandbookstohelpyoutastethepowerofMozart'smusic,butwhenitcomestoscientificevidencethatitcanmakeyoumoreclever,thepictureismoremixed.Thephrase“theMozarteffect”wasmadeupin1991,butitwasastudydescribedtwoyearslaterinthejournalNaturethatsparkedrealmediaandpublicinterestabouttheideathatlisteningtoclassicalmusicsomehowimprovesthebrain.Itisoneofthoseideasthatsoundreasonable.Mozartwasundoubtedlyageniushimself;hismusiciscomplexandthereisahopethatifwelistentoenoughofit,we'llbecomemoreintelligent.The_idea_took_off,_withthousandsofparentsplayingMozarttotheirchildren,andin1998ZellMiller,theGovernorofthestateofGeorgiaintheUS,evenaskedformoneytobesetasideinthestatebudgetsothateverynewbornbabycouldbesentaCDofclassicalmusic.ItwasnotjustbabiesandchildrenwhowereexposedtoMozart'smusiconpurpose,evenanItalianfarmerproudlyexplainedthatthecowswereplayedMozartthreetimesadaytohelpthemproducebettermilk.I'llleavethedebateontheimpactonmilkyieldtofarmers,butwhatabouttheevidencethatlisteningtoMozartmakespeoplemoreintelligent?Moreresearchwascarriedoutbutananalysisofsixteendifferentstudiesconfirmedthatlisteningtomusicdoesleadtoatemporaryimprovementintheabilitytohandleshapesmentally,butthebenefitsareshort－livedanditdoesn'tmakeusmoreintelligent.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Mozartcomposedmanymusicalpiecesforchildren.B．ChildrenlisteningtoMozartwillbemoreintelligent.C．TherearefewproductsontheInternetaboutMozart'smusic.D．ThereislittlescientificevidencetosupporttheMozarteffect.2、WhydidmanypeoplebelieveintheideaoftheMozarteffect?A．BecauseastudydescribeditinthejournalNature.B．BecauseMozarthimselfwasagenius.C．BecauseMozart'smusicisenjoyable.D．BecauseMozart'smusicmakespeoplerelaxed.3、TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggeststhat________.A．peoplewerestronglyagainsttheideaB．theideawasacceptedbymanypeopleC．Mozartplayedanimportantpartinpeople'slifeD．theUSgovernmenthelpedpromotetheidea4、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheMozarteffect?A．Favorable. B．Objective.C．Doubtful. D．Positive.Text3Thinkoftheemptycitiesinzombie(僵尸)movies.Thestreets,theshopsandtheschoolsstilltherejustliketheywouldbeonanormalday,excepttherearenopeopletobeseen.Itistheemptinessthatscaresyou.Nowareal-life"ghostcity"isbeingbuiltintheUS.Butfortunately,ithasnothingtodowithzombies-itisgoingtobeaplacetotestthetechnologyofthefutureCalledCITE-theCenterforInnovation(創(chuàng)新),TestingandEvaluation(測評)-thecityistheideaoftechnologycompanyPegasusGlobalHoldings.Coveringanareaof15squaremiles(39squarekilometers),itisthesizeofasmallUScityandsitsinthemiddleoftheNewMexicodesert.Butwhydoweneedanemptycitythatnobodywillcallhome?Thereasonisthatwecan'taffordtotestthelatesttechnologiesinthecitiesthatwelivein-theymightnotbereadyandcouldcauseproblemsanddangerinoureverydaylives."Itwillbeatruelaboratorywithouttheproblemsandsafetyissuesthatcomewithpeoplelivingthere.Hereyoucanbreakthingsandrunintothings,andgetusedtohowtheywork,beforetakingthemoutintothemarket,PegasusmanagingdirectorRobertBrumleytoldtechnologymagazineWired.Infact,withoutworryingabouthurtingpeople,anybodywithanewideacanasktotestitinthiscity.Justthinkaboutthepossibilities-driverlesscarscanmovefreelyonthestreets,homeswithrobotscanbedesignedandenergysourceslikenuclearpowercanalsobeputtothetest.Asgoodastheideamayseem,however,therearestilldoubtsaboutCITE."Oneofthemostdifficultthingstodowhendevelopingthesenewtechnologiesistohavethemsafelymovearoundpeople,whocansuddenlyjumpoutinfrontofsomething,"ReeseJones,afounderofSingularityUniversity,US,toldFortunemagazine.Jonesisworriedthat,evenifatechnologyworksperfectlywellinCITE,introducingittoarealcitywillstillbeawholedifferentstorybecausetherewillbepeoplelivinginthecity.Butnomatterwhat,perhapsweshouldwaituntilCITEisfinishedin2018.Maybeitwillturnouttoworkjustfine.1、Theemptycityisbeingbuilt_____.A．sopeoplecanexperiencethetechnologyofthefutureB．totrydriverlesscarsandrobotsinC．totestnewtechnologyinD．asaplacefullofthelatesttechnology2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutCITE?A．ItislocatedbesidetheNewMexicodesert.B．ItwasstartedbySingularityUniversity.C．Thingsinthecitycaneasilybebrokendownandbuiltagain.D．Anyonecanasktotryouttheirnewdesignsthere.3、AccordingtoJones,_______.A．CITEoffersgreatpossibilitiesforfuturetechnologyB．newtechnologieswillworkperfectlywellwiththehelpofCITEC．settingsinCITEshouldberealinordertocreatethebestresultsD．testingresultsinCITEmaynotprovetoworkinarealcity4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthisarticle?A．ToexplainwhyCITEcouldbeveryhelpful.B．ToshowthatCITEhasabrightfuture.C．ToexplainCITEandproblemsitmayhave.D．Toofferagoodsolutionthatwillhelptodevelopfuturetechnologies.Text4Judgingfromrecentsurveys,mostexpertsinsleepbehavioragreethatthereisvirtuallyanepidemic(流行病)ofsleepinessinthenation.“Ican’tthinkofasinglestudythathasn’tfoundAmericansgettinglesssleepthantheyoughtto,”saysDr.David.Evenpeoplewhothinktheyaresleepingenoughwouldprobablybebetteroffwithmorerest.Thebeginningofoursleep-deficit(睡眠不足)crisiscanbetracedtotheinventionofthelightbulbacenturyago.Fromdiaryentriesandotherpersonalaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturies,sleepscientistshavereachedtheconclusionthattheaveragepersonusedtosleepabout9.5hoursanight."Thebestsleephabitsoncewereforcedonus,whenwehadnothingtodointheeveningdownonthefarm,anditwasdark."Bythe1950sand1960s,thatsleepschedulehadbeenreduceddramatically,tobetween7.5and8hours,andmostpeoplehadtowaketoanalarmclock."Peoplecheatontheirsleep,andtheydon'tevenrealizethey'redoingit,"saysDrDavid."Theythinkthey'reokaybecausetheycangetbyon6.5hours,whentheyreallyneed7.5,8orevenmoretofeelideallyenergetic."Perhapsthemostmercilessrobberofsleep,researcherssay,isthecomplexityoftheday.Wheneverpressuresfromwork,family,friendsandcommunitymount,manypeopleconsidersleeptheleastexpensiveitemonhisprogramme."Inoursociety,you'reconsidereddynamicifyousayyouonlyneed5.5hours'sleep.Ifyou'vegottoget8.5hours,peoplethinkyoulackdriveandambition."Todeterminetheconsequencesofsleepdeficit,researchershaveputsubjectsthroughasetofpsychologicalandperformancetestsrequiringthem,forinstance,toaddcolumnsofnumbersorrecallapassagereadtothemonlyminutesearlier."We'vefoundthatifyou'reinsleepdeficit,performancesuffers,"saysDrDavid."Short-termmemoryisweakened,asareabilitiestomakedecisionsandtoconcentrate."1、AccordingtoDr.David,Americans________.A．areideallyvigorousevenunderthepressureoflifeB．oftenneglecttheconsequencesofsleepdeficitC．donotknowhowtorelaxthemselvesproperlyD．cangetbyon6.5hoursofsleep2、ManyAmericansbelievethat_____________.A．sleepisthefirstthingthatcanbesacrificedwhenoneisbusyB．theyneedmoresleeptocopewiththecomplexitiesofeverydaylifeC．tosleepissomethingonecandoatanytimeofthedayD．enoughsleeppromotespeople’sdriveandambition3、Theword“subjects”(Line1,Para4)refersto__________.A．theperformancetestsusedinthestudyofsleepdeficitB．specialbranchesofknowledgethatarebeingstudiedC．peoplewhosebehaviororreactionsarebeingstudiedD．thepsychologicalconsequencesofsleepdeficit4、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatoneshouldsleepasmanyhoursasisnecessaryto____________.A．improveone’smemorydramaticallyB．beconsidereddynamicbyotherpeopleC．maintainone’sdailyscheduleD．feelenergeticandperformadequatelyPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ShannonNorrishasspentmostofhersummerweekendsforthepast13yearsatahouseonIrishLakeinnorthernIndianaAfewyearsago,despitenotwantingtoheadoutonthewater,she1．(take)herlittlenephewforarideontheJetSki(摩托艇)Itwasa2．(wind)dayandfewpeoplewereonthelakeAssherodebyafatherwithhisfamilyonapontoon(浮碼頭)sheheardthem3．(scream)“Ithoughttheyweretryingtoalertmeofsomeoneinthewateraheadofme,”Norrissays“Ikeptgoing,butdecidedtolookbackonemoretimeandrealizedamanwasinthewaterandindanger”Norrisgotclosetothemanandinstructedhim4．(grab)thebackoftheJetSki,tellinghimthatshewouldreturnhimtohisboat5．tookseveraltriesbecausehewasexhaustedfromfightingtostayabovethewaterShewas6．(eventual)abletosavethemanandgethimbacktohissobbing,butthankfulfamilyAmotheroftwo,Norrisknowstheimportanceofwatersafetyandthisincidentshowed7．quicklythingscangowronginthewater“Neverjumpoffyourboat8．alifejacket,evenforonesecondThewindhadtakenthisman’sboatsofast9．hewasunabletogetback”HadNorrisnotcomebyontheJetSki,theman10．(lose)hislifeChina’sTeaVillagesInmostChineseteavillages,MarchisthetimeofyearinwhichlocalsstarttopickandprocessteaThe

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10．thebeautifulsceneryisoftenhiddenundercloudsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)DifferentCulturesTheculturesoftheEastandtheWestreallydistinguisheachotheralot.1、.TheoriginoftheEasterncultureismainlyfromtwocountries:ChinaandIndia.Bothofthetwoculturesaredevelopedbyrivers—theYellowRiverinChinaandtheHinduRiverinIndia.2、.WhenthetwomotherriversgavebirthtotheEasternculture,anotherfamousculturewasbroughtupontheMesopotamianPlain—theMesopotamianCivilization.ThiscivilizationlaterondevelopedintotheculturesofAncientGreeceandAncientRome.3、LiketheChineseculture,theEuropeanculturealsocrossedwaters.WhentheBritishsettleddowninAmerica,theirculturewentwiththemovertheAtlantaOcean.SotheAmericanculturedoesn’tdistinguishfromtheEuropeanculturealot.Atthesametime,someotherdifferencesaddtotheculturaldifferences.Takethelanguagesystemforexample.IntheEast,mostlanguagesbelongtothepictographiclanguagewhiletheWesternlanguagesaremostlybasedontheLatinsystem.Othercauseslikehumanracedifferencescountaswell.Butwhat’smore,duetothefardistanceandthesteepareasbetweentheEastandtheWest,thetwoculturesseldomcommunicateuntilrecentcenturies.4、Thedifferencesareeverywhere.5、Butdifferentculturesmaketheworldof21stcenturymorecolorful.Theculturalgapshouldnotbetheobstacletothecivilizationofhumanbeing.Itoughttobethemotivationofourgoingfarther.A．Letusworktogethertokeepavarietyofcultures.B．Andthesetwoarewell-knownasthebaseoftheEuropeanculture.C．Oneimportantthingistolearnaboutothercultures.D．Thisisbecausetheculturesystemsaretwoseparatesystemsonthewhole.E.Theyareobviousandaffectpeople’swaysofthinkingandtheirviewsoftheworld.F.Theyhelpedthetwoculturesdevelopforcenturiesandformtheirownstyles.G.Sotheygrewuptotallyintheirownwayswithalmostnointerferencefromtheother."AquestionbroughtmetothepointofendingmylifewhenIwasfiftyyearsold.Myquestionwasthesimplestonethatliesineveryperson.Itisthequestionwithoutwhichlifeisimpossible:WhydoIlive?1、Isthereanythinginmylifethatwillnotbedestroyedbymydeath?"ThesearethewordsofthefamousRussianwriterLeoTolstoy.Manypeopleaskthesedifficultquestions.Andtheystruggletofindmeaningintheirlife.Tolstoyspenthiswholelifetryingtoanswerdifficultquestionslikethese.2、Inthe1850s,LeoTolstoywrotehisfirst