2023年大理白族自治州大理市考研《英語一》高分沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MadisonWilliams,aged13,wasstudyinginherbedroominDublin,Ohio.Suddenly,hermother,LeighWilliams,rushedinsaying1,“Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank（化糞池）,andnoonecan2him.”Theyrantotheneighbor’syard,wheretheyfoundtheboy’sdesperatemotherandotherpeople3aseptictankopeningthatwasslightlywiderthana4.Theboy,only2,hadslippedin.Madisonquickly5thesituation.Shewastheonlyonewhocould6throughthesmallhole.Without7,shegotonherstomachnexttotheopening,placedher8outinfrontofher,9toldtheadults,“Lowermein.”Leighandtheothers10herwaistandlegs.Shemovedherarmsandshouldersfromsidetosideuntilshegotthroughthe11.Inside,thetankwasdark,andtheairwassick.Sheusedherhandsto12theboyinthedirtywater,andjammedherleftwrist13ahiddenpole,injuringthemusclesinherwristandarm.Ignoringher14,Madisoncontinued.Minutestickedbybeforeshe15graspedhisfoot.Then,tenminutesafterMadisonhad16thetank,sheandtheboywere17.Buttheboywasn’toutof18.Hehadbeenkeptfromoxygenlongenoughthathewasn’t19.Anadultgavehimseveralhardhitsontheback.ItwasonlywhenMadisonheardhimcrythatsheknewhewas20.Madison’sactionmadeherahero.1、A．impatientlyB．bravelyC．a(chǎn)nxiouslyD．calmly2、A．reachB．seeC．recognizeD．hear3、A．coveringB．repairingC．diggingD．surrounding4、A．bowlB．plateC．basketballD．tap5、A．a(chǎn)cceptedB．surveyedC．rememberedD．drew6、A．fitB．breakC．walkD．look7、A．effortB．helpC．doubtD．hesitation8、A．a(chǎn)rmsB．feetC．clothesD．glasses9、A．stillB．evenC．a(chǎn)ndD．so10、A．loweredB．heldC．pushedD．pressed11、A．waterB．openingC．passageD．gate12、A．examB．greetC．shakeD．feel13、A．a(chǎn)gainstB．withC．onD．towards14、A．lifeB．timeC．injuryD．direction15、A．carefullyB．finallyC．a(chǎn)gainD．just16、A．searchedB．touchedC．enteredD．observed17、A．liftedoutB．steppedforwardC．movedonD．cameaway18、A．balanceB．orderC．controlD．trouble19、A．talkingB．sleepingC．breathingD．smiling20、A．sadB．OKC．hungryD．differentSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1TheRoboticIndustriesAssociation(RIA)announcedthatCatherineMorris,groupleaderanddirectorofautomotivesalesatATIIndustrialAutomationandDr.HowieChoset,roboticsprofessoratCarnegieMellonUniversityandco-founderoftheAdvancedRoboticsforManufacturing(ARM)Institute,havewonthe2019EngelbergerRoboticsAward.TheywerehonoredataspecialdinneronApril10duringtheAutomateShowandConferenceMorris,whobecomesjustthefourthwomantowintheawardishonoredinthecategoryofleadership.Shesaid,“Iamverysurprisedandextremelyhonoredtobethisyearswinneroftheaward.Besides,Icannothelpbutfeelgrateful.”JeffBurnstein,RIApresidentsays,“IcanthinkofveryfewpeopleinthehistoryoftheroboticsindustryascommittedtothegrowthofourindustryasCatherine.Infact,overthepasttwodecades,she’sfoundtimetoholdalmosteverykeypositioninourtradegroup,fromMembershipCommitteeChair,toAutomateShowCommitteeChair,tooverallChairofRIA,beingthefirstandonlywomantoholdthatroletodate.”Dr.ChosethasreceivedtheawardforEducation,becomingthethirdpersonfromCMUtowintheaward.Chosetisbestknownforbuildingsnake-likerobots.Heandhisresearchteamhavestudiedhowtheserobots,withtheiruniqueabilitytomovethroughdifficultenvironments,canbeusedforsearchandrescue,formappingandinspectingcaves,pipesandotherlimitedspaces,andformanufacturing,saidMartialHebert,directorofCMUSRoboticsInstitute.Dr.Chosetisaninnovativeeducator,Hebertadded,whoisdevotedhimselftoteachinghisstudents.HisFDA-approvedsurgicalsnakerobotshavebeenappliedinsurgeryintheU.S.andEuropesince2015.Besides,consideringhisrolesasaco-founderoftheARMInstituteandasafoundingeditorofthejournalScienceRobotics,youseethatDrChosetiswelldeservingofourindustry’shighesthonor1、Morrishasreceivedthe2019EngelbergerRoboticsAwardduetoherA．marketingconcepts B．excellentleadershipC．teachingskills D．uniquecreativity2、WhatcanwelearnfromJeffBurnsteinaboutMorris?A．Sheisthefirstwomentowintheroboticsaward.B．ShehasmademorepeoplecommittedtotheroboticsindustryC．ShehastheexperienceofholdingdifferentimportantpostsD．SheistheonlywomantoholdMembershipCommitteeChair3、Whyaresnake-likerobotsmentionedinParagraph3?A．TopraiseChoset'scooperationabilityB．ToshowChoset'soutstandingcontributionC．ToadvertiseaneffectiveproductforurbansearchD．Toprovetherapiddevelopmentofmoderntechnology4、WecanlearnthatDr.Choset'ssnakerobotshaveplayedaroleinA．helpingdoctorsoperateonpatientsB．replacingworkersinafactoryC．helpingstudentsdoexperimentsinalabD．warningworkersofsomethingdangerous5、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．EngelbergerRoboticsAwardandthewinnersB．EngelbergerRoboticsAwardandtheirimportanceC．TheRIAannouncedEngelbergerRoboticsAwardD．ChosetandMorriswonEngelbergerRoboticsAwardText2FiveoftheBestTheatreShowsWarHorseItispossiblytheNational’sbiggesthit,havingplayedin11countriestomorethansevenmillionpeople.Now,MarianneElliottandTomMorris’sproductionreturnstothevenue11yearsafteritsfirstshow.AChristmastreat.NationalTheatre,November8toJanuary5ChristmasSpectacularThesmallNorfolktownofFakenhamreceivesaround110,000visitorsannuallyforthisseasonalinstitution,whichhasbeenrunningfor42years.Eventheroyalfamilyhavecometotheshow.ThursfordCollection,November6toDecember23CompanyThetrendforgender-changerolescontinueswithStephenSondheim’s1970musical,inwhichtheheroBobby—turning35andatanemotionalcrossroads—becomesthefemaleBobbie.Itworks.IntheupdatedCompany,theplotremainsthesameandthere’sfunnyactingfromRosalieCraiginthelead.MarianneElliottdirectswithherhabitualimagination.GielgudTheatre,November7toMarch30MacbethTherehavebeenacoupleofversionsoftheScottishPlaythisyear.TheGlobehopesforabetteropeningforitswinterseason.TherestoftheseasonincludesMarlowe’sDoctorFaustuswithPaulineMelynnasMephistopheles,andRichardⅡwithacastofwomenofcolour.Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,November7toFebruary2TroilusandCressidaTopresentPoloniusinHamlet,theproductionofthis“problem”playiscomical-historicalinnewRSC(英國皇家莎士比亞劇團(tuán))staging.ThereiseventhefirstdeafactorinamainstreamRSCrole,CharlotteArrowsmith,signingherlinesasCassandra.RoyalShakespeareTheatre,November8toNovember171、ThefollowingshowscanbewatchedonChristmasDayEXCEPT________.A．WarHorse B．ChristmasSpectacularC．Company D．Macbeth2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCompany?A．TheheroBobbybecomesaladyinthemusical.B．BobbyfallsinlovewithBobbieinthestory.C．In1970,StephenSondheimwroteanovelcalledCompany.D．MarianneElliottstarsinCompanyandheractingisinteresting.3、WhereisRichardⅡonduringthiswinterseason?A．RoyalShakespeareTheatre. B．GielgudTheatre.C．ThursfordCollection. D．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre.4、WhichroledoesthefirstdeafactorplayinRSC?A．Polonius. B．Charlotte.C．Cassandra. D．Hamlet.Text34-year-oldAntonioVicentehasspentthelastfourdecadesofhislifefightingagainstthetrend.AsBrazilianlandownerscutdownrainforeststomakeroomforprofitableplantations(種植園)andcattlegrounds,hestruggledtobringthejunglesofhischildhoodbacktolife.“WhenIwasachild,thepeasantscutdownthetreestomakegrasslandsandcharcoal,andthewaterdriedupanddidnotcomeback,”hetoldthereporters,“Ithought:‘Waterisvaluable,noonemakeswaterandthepopulationwillnotstopgrowing.Whatisgoingtohappen?Wearegoingtorunoutofwater.’”Withonlysomedonkeysandasmallteamofhiredworkers,AntonioVicentesetaboutbringingbacktheforesttohisland.Whatstartedoutasaweekendhobbysoonbecameapermanentwayoflife,andAntoniorecallsoftenspendingwholedaysandnightsinhisyoungjungle,surroundedbyratsandfoxes,andeatingbananasandwichesforbreakfast,lunchanddinner.Overthelast40years,hehasplantedanestimated50,000treesonhis31-hectareland,whichnowmakeupasmallbutuniqueareaofrainforest,andahavenforwildlife.Astheforestgrew,thewaterreturned,andAntoniosaysthattherearenowover20water,sourcesonhislandthatwerenolongertherewhenheboughtit.Thentheanimalsstartedmakingahomethere,Today,theforestisalivewiththesoundsofbirdsandinsectslivingthere,andmorespeciesaresettlingineveryyear.“Therearetoucans(巨嘴鳥),allkindsofbirds,squirrels,lizards,andeventheboarsarereturning,”4-year-oldVicentesays,“Ifyouaskmewhomyfamilyare,Iwouldsayallthisrighthere,eachoneofthesethatIplantedfromaseed.”1、WhatdowelearnabouttheBrazilianpeasants?A．Theywastedmuchwateronfarming.B．Theyfocusedonshort-termprofits,C．Theycaredmuchabouttheenvironment.D．Theyreliedheavilyonrainforestsforaliving.2、WhatusedtobeyoungAntonio’sbiggestconcern?A．Overpopulation. B．Pollutedwater.C．Lossofgrasslands. D．Watershortage.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“haven”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Trap B．DisasterC．Shelter D．Balance4、Inthelastparagraph,Antoniomainlyexpresseshis________.A．a(chǎn)ffectionforhisforest B．thanksforhisfamilyC．deeploveforrarebirds D．prideasasuccessfulfarmerText4FerryServicesFareTableEffectivefrom1stApril2019.CashOnlyisacceptedonboardourFerries.ReturnFaresforMainlandtoBressay；MainlandtoWhalsay；MainlandtoYell；YelltoUnst.AllFaresareRETURN-PayableonoutboundjourneyonlyPassengerAdult￡5.50OAPs(WithSICPass)&Childrenupto19￡1.00DisabledConcessionarySICPassHolders￡0.00Adult10MultiJourneyTicket￡22.70Vehicles-FaresincludedriverVehiclesuptoandincluding5.50mReturn￡13.60MotorcyclesReturn￡11.00Motorhome5.5m-9m￡20.50Motorhome9m-12m￡23.50Motorhome12m+￡27.00Vehicle(<5.5m)10JourneyTicket￡90.00Motorcycle10JourneyTicket￡72.00*ForYelltoUnst,thefarepayableisthesameastheother“returnfare”routes.HoweverifyourjourneyoriginatedontheMainland(youhavehadtousetwoferriesonthesamedayorafter18：00fromthedaybefore)thenyouwillonlybechargedtheonefareonYell.PleaseretaintheticketyouweresoldontheYellferryforpresentingontheUnstferry.685、Howwillyoupayforyourticketontheferry?A．Incash. B．Bycreditcard.C．WithSICPass. D．Allofabove.1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．TheinformationaboveisnoteffectiveonChildren’sDay,2019.B．It’sfreeforthedisabledwithoutanSICpass.C．Thevehiclesfaresvaryinthesizesofthem.D．Youcanseethefareinformationfor3routesinthetable.2、Jack(10yearsold)andhisparentswilltravelfrommainlandtoWhalsayintheircar,howmuchwilltheypay?A．￡12.00 B．￡25.60C．￡20.10 D．￡21.003、Thebestmeaningoftheunderlinedword“return”is________.A．Theactofgiving,puttingorsendingsomethingback.B．Paymentorrewardforsomething.C．Achangebacktoapreviousstate.D．Aticketforajourneyfromoneplacetoanotherandbackagain.4、HowmuchwillbechargedifyougofrommainlandtoYell,thentoUnstonthesameday?A．￡11.00. B．￡5.50.C．￡6.50. D．￡22.70.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IwillneverforgetthatattheageofnineIwasaskedtodeliveraspeechentitledAchallengeinMyLifebeforethewholeclass!Youcanimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwasthemomentIthoughtofthat—withsomanyeyes2．(fix)uponmeIcoulddonothingbut3．(prepare)forit,thoughFirst,Iwastodraftthespeech,whichwasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriterButthehardestpart4．(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory,fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowedTherealmomentbegan5．IstoodontheplatformwithmylegstremblingandmymindblankButmy6．(listen)werewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingmeGraduallyIfoundmyselfback,givingoutmyspeechtongue-tiedlyAfter7．seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding…Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbefore8．bigaudiencedisappearedActuallywithmyconfidencebuildingup,InowturnouttobeagreatspeakerLookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway9．successisourfearOvercomeit,10．youwillbeabletoachieveyourgoalsHappinessmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeopleForMary,whohas1．severesleepingproblem,happinessisassimpleashavingagoodnight’ssleepBedwasonceaplace2．Marywenttorestafteralonghardday3．,shehasnothadafullnight’ssleepinalmostsixmonthsHerdoctorsaidthat4．(count)sheepmighthelpherfallasleepShetriedthis,butsoongottiredofitafteritfailedtoworkShefindsthenightswithoutsleepalmost5．(bear)SheisalwayssleepyandlacksenergyduringthedayMaryisnotaloneStudiesshowthatmorethanoneinthreepeopleworldwidestrugglewithgettingenoughsleepItoftentakesondifferent6．(form):somepeoplecangettosleep,butwakeupmuchtooearly;somegetafullnight’ssleep,butare7．(disappoint)tofindthattheystillfeeltiredwhentheywakeup;others,likeMary,find8．difficulttofallasleepinthefirstplaceSpecialistssaythatpeopleshouldnotworrytoomuchaboutthisproblemInmostcases,alackofsleep9．(cause)byanxietyandpressureItisimportanttokeepyourself10．goodspiritsandtobepositiveSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)"Post-truth"waschosenbyOxfordDictionariesastheWordoftheYear2016.Indeed,digitalmisinformationisontheriseanditishardforpeopletodistinguish.1、BeforethedawnoftheInternet,Canadiansregularlyturnedtotrustingtheirpreferrednews?papersorradiostationsforthelatestnews.2、It’snowcomingatyoufromsomanydifferentsourcesthatyouneedtotakeresponsibilityforwhatyou’reseeing.Expertsrecommendrelyingonarangeofsourcesinsteadofjustone,butlookingintothemfirst.3、Forexample,thepeopleconnected,wherethey’rebased,andtheirintention.Alackofinformationiscertainlyawarning.Next,learningtorecognizemisinfonnationisimportant.Falsenewsspreadsmostlythroughsocialmedia.Soifyou’relookingatnewsonFacebook,youhavetohandleitinawiserway.4、Isitfromawell-informedrelativeorafriendwhoregularlyexpressesextremeviews?Andwhateveryoudo,onlybyclickingthroughcanyouseewhethertheinformationisaccurate.5、Ithasnolimitsinachievingthatgoal,soitplaysonfeelingsandusesimproperlan?guage.Therefore,ifyoufeelexcitedtosharesomethingimmediately,that’sthetimeyoushouldstopandask,"Isitaccurate?"Ifwealltakethatextralittlepause,we’llbeabletostopthisfalsethingfromspreading.A．Sourcesthatarereliabletellyouaboutthemselves.B．Fortunately,therearesomesimplewaystotellfactsfromfiction.C．Considerwho’ssharingitifit’snotposteddirectlyfromthesource.D．Today42%ofthemusesocialmediaatleastonceadaytogettheirnews.E.Someonesetsup"HotGlobalNews",hopingtheaddollarswouldpourin.F.Falsenewsisdesignedtoseekattentioninordertoselladsormakeanideapublic.G.Evaluatingso