平陽縣2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Abutcherwasreallysurprisedwhenhesawadogcominginsidetheshop.Hewentovertothedogandnoticedithada1initsmouth.Hetookthenote,which2“CanIhavetwelvesausagesandalegoflamb,please.Thedoghas3inhismouth.”4,therewasreallyaten-dollarnotethere.Sohetookthemoneyandputthesausagesandlambinabag,placingitinthedog’smouth.Thebutcherwasso5.Hedecidedtofollowthedog.Hefollowedthedogtoabusstop.Thedogstoppedandstartedlookingatthe6.Thedogcheckedoutthetime,andthensatononeofthebenches7.Alongcameabus.Thedogwentaroundtothefront,lookedatthenumberand8.Thebutcher,bynow,9,followeditontothebus.Thebustraveledthroughthetownandoutintothesuburb.10itgotoffwiththe11stillinitsmouth.Severalminuteslater,thedogturnedintoahouse.Itwalkedupthepath,anddroppedthebagonthe12.Thenitwalkedbackdownthepath,quickly13forthedoor,and14itselfagainstthedoor.Butthere’snoansweratthehouse,sothedoghadtowaitatthedoor.Afterawhile,therefinallywasa15tothesituation.Abigguyopenedthedoor,andstartedkickingthedogand16him.Thebutcherranup,andsaid“Whydoyoushoutatthedog?Itisreallya17.”Theguyresponded,“Youcallthisclever?Thisisthesecondtimethisweekthatthis18dog’sforgottenits19.”O(jiān)nthewaybackhome,thebutcherthoughttohimself,“Greedmay20havelimitsforthedogowner.”1、A．tip B．note C．parcel D．list2、A．knew B．wrote C．read D．felt3、A．money B．coins C．bones D．gold4、A．Unexpectedly B．Undoubtedly C．Disappointingly D．Surprisingly5、A．curious B．dangerous C．a(chǎn)shamed D．frightened6、A．number B．timetable C．post D．bus7、A．patiently B．a(chǎn)nxiously C．restlessly D．painfully8、A．flewoff B．gotoff C．cameon D．climbedon9、A．open-minded B．open-ended C．open-mouthed D．open-hearted10、A．Finally B．Firstly C．Secondly D．Thirdly11、A．sausage B．bone C．ticket D．bag12、A．balcony B．step C．ceiling D．wall13、A．paid B．a(chǎn)pplied C．dashed D．a(chǎn)sked14、A．enjoyed B．a(chǎn)mused C．taught D．threw15、A．startingpoint B．turningpoint C．bottomline D．frontline16、A．comforting B．praising C．scolding D．a(chǎn)dmiring17、A．servant B．genius C．master D．butcher18、A．stupid B．clever C．unforgettable D．thoughtful19、A．mission B．a(chǎn)im C．key D．route20、A．still B．even C．ever D．neverSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Ifyoucouldtravelbackintimefivecenturies,you’dencounterafreshlypainted“MonaLisa”inRenaissanceEuropeandcoolertemperaturesacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.ThiswasaworldinthemidstoftheLittleIceAgeandaperiodofvastEuropeanexplorationnowknownastheAgeofDiscovery.Butwhatifwecouldlook500yearsintothefutureandglimpsetheEarthofthe26thcentury?Wouldtheworldseemasdifferenttousasthe21stcenturywouldhaveseemedtoresidentsofthe16century?Forstarters,whatwilltheweatherbelike?Dependingonwhomyouask,the26thcenturywilleitherbealittlechillyorextremelyhot.Somesolaroutputmodelssuggestthatbythe2500s,Earth’sclimatewillhavecooledbackdowntonearLittleIceAgeconditions.Otherstudiespredictthatongoingclimatechangeandfossilfuelusewillleavemuchoftheplanettoohotforhumanlifeby200.SomeexpertsdatethebeginningofhumanclimatechangebacktotheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1800s,otherstoslash-and-burnagriculturalpracticesinprehistorictimes.Eitherway,tool-wieldinghumansaltertheirenvironment—andour26thcenturytoolsmightbequiteimpressiveindeed.TheoreticalphysicistandfuturistMichioKakupredictsthatinamere100years,humanitywillmaketheleapfromatypezerocivilizationtoatypeIcivilizationontheKardashevScale.Inotherwords,we’llbecomeaspeciesthatcanusetheentiresumofaplanet’senergy,masteringcleanenergytechnologiessuchasfusionandsolarpower.Furthermore,they’llbeabletohandleplanetaryenergyinordertocontrolglobalclimate.Technologyhasimprovedsignificantlysincethe1500s,andthispacewilllikelycontinueinthecenturiestocome.PhysicistStephenHawkingproposesthatbytheyear2600,thisgrowthwouldsee10newtheoreticalphysicspaperspublishedevery10seconds.IfMoore’sLawholdstrueandbothcomputerspeedandcomplexitydoubleevery18months,thensomeofthesestudiesmaybetheworkofhighlyintelligentmachines.Whatothertechnologieswillshapetheworldofthe26thcentury?FuturistandauthorAdrianBerrybelievestheaveragehumanlifespanwillreach140yearsandthatthedigitalstorageofhumanpersonalitieswillenableacomputerizedstateoflivingforever.Humanswillfarmtheoceans,travelinstarshipsandresideinbothlunarandMartiancolonieswhilerobotsexploretheoutercosmos.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheLittleIceAgeinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowtheseverityofthecurrentglobalwarming.B．Tostressthecloseconnectionwiththecurrentclimate.C．Toprovidecontrasttothepredictionoffutureclimate.D．Toillustratetheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.2、ThepredictionthatEarthwillcooldownisbasedon________.A．changesinsolaractivity B．ongoingclimatechangeC．previousgeneralassumptions D．currentconsumptionoffossilfuel3、Whateffectwillthe26thcenturytechnologieshaveonhumanbeings?A．Humanswillsufferfromsevereglobalwarming.B．Cybertechnologyhelpshumanpersonalitiessurvive.C．Humansneedn’tworkwiththeapplicationofrobots.D．Highlyintelligentmachineswillreplacehumans.Text2FreeOnlineCreativeWritingWorkshopSuitableforthestudentsofallLevelsDreamofwritingpoetry,shortstories,ornovels?Everwatchedamovieoraplayandfeltthedesiretowriteascriptofyourown?Ifso,takeourcourseonline.Notonlywillwebringyoutechniquesallformsofcreativewritingneedmost,wewillalsotouchonthechallengesandtechniquesthatmakeyourwritinguniquewhilegettingyourbrain—andyourhand—moving.Lesson1:SmallStepsAsastudentofthiscourse,andasacreativewriter,youwillbewriting.Decidewhereyourwordswillgo.Willyouwritelonghandorwillyoutypeyourwordsonakeyboard?Lesson1Video★CompleteAssignment:AnIntroduction★Complete:Assignment1:StartingSmall★CompleteExam:Lesson1:SmallStepsLesson2:GettingOutofYourOwnWayIfyoulongtowritecreatively,butyouhaveahardtimegettingstarted,youarenotalone.Therearefarmorepeopleintheworldwhowishtheywerewritersthanthosewhoactuallywrite.Lesson2Video★Review2Articles:BeingHeldBackbyYourFearofWriting?OnlineWritingGroupsandWritingCommunities★Complete:Assignment2:CombattingFear★CompleteExam:Lesson2:GettingOutofYourOwnWayStudentrecommendations“Greatjob.IespeciallyenjoyedtheopportunitytolearnaboutandtrysomewritingexperiencesI’dneverthoughtImightlike.”-DotS.“Thewritingassignmentsandtheinstructorfeedbackweremosthelpful.Ihavetakentwoclassesfromthisinstructor,andIlearnedagreatdealinboth.”-KarenR.“Thecoursehadmanysuggestedactivitiesandexercises.ThemoreoftheseIdidthebetterexperienceIhadwitheachlesson.”-MelT.602、Whatisthepassagedesignedfor?A．Introducingsomewritingskillstochildren.B．Attractingmorestudentstoattendthecourse.C．Persuadingstudentstowritemorecreatively.D．Arousingthechildren’senthusiasminliterature.1、WhatproblemcanLesson2helppeopletosolve?A．Writinglonghand. B．Finishingassignments.C．Beingafraidofwriting. D．Beingtooshytojoingroups.2、Thestudentrecommendationsmakethecoursemore.A．convincing B．challengingC．recognizable D．practicalText3InsiderTravelTipsforYourNextJourneyAnyonecanbookatrip,butnoteveryonecanplananadventurethat’saffordable,accommodating,andfunforeveryoneinyourgroup.AtT,weaimtoprovideyouwiththebestinsidersecretsinthetravelbusinessandastate-of-the-arttravelcomparisontooltomakeplanningeasierthanever.EmbraceTuesdayTravelThestrategyofbuyingairlineticketsonTuesdaysforthebestdealsisstillagoodidea.Forticketspurchasedthreeormoreweeksinadvance,theaveragepriceofaticketonTuesdayischeaperthananyoftheotherdaysbetweenMondayandFriday.PricesskyrocketwhenyoupurchaseonSaturdaysandSundays.AskforaCornerRoomWhenyoucheckinatahotel,askifthere’sacomerroomavailable.Theseareusuallylargerandquieterforthesamepriceasonesinthemiddleofthehall.Upgradesaremostoftenofferedattheendofthedaywhenhotelshaveabettersenseoftheiroccupancy.GettheWeeklyCarRentalRateIt’sabitpuzzlingthatcarrentalcompanieschargemorefordrivingless,buttheweeklyrateisoftencheaperthandrivingjustfourdays.Youmaybeabletogettheweeklyrateforjustfivedays,sokeepthecarabitlongerifyoucan.FillUpaReusableWaterBottleBottledwateroncruiseshipscancostupto$4!Savemoneybybringinganemptyreusableoneinyourbag.Thewateriscleanandflowsfromafilteredreservoirontheship.1、Itisgenerallythemostexpensivetobuyanairlineticketon.A．SaturdayB．TuesdayC．WednesdayD．Friday2、Youcansavemoneybythefollowingtipsexcept.A．a(chǎn)skingforaComerRoomB．takingareusablebottlewithyouC．keepingthecaraslongaspossibleD．bookanairlineticketonTuesdaysinadvance3、Thepassageistakenfrom.A．AwebsiteB．AtravelbrochureC．AscientificreportD．AlocalnewspapeText4In1874FrancisGalton,aBritishprofessor,analysedasampleofEnglishscientistsandfoundthevastmajoritytobefirst-bornsons.Thisledhimtotheorisethatfirst-bornchildrenenjoyedaspeciallevelofattentionfromtheirparentsthatallowedthemtoadvanceintellectually.HalfacenturylaterAlfredAdler,anAustrianpsychologist,madeasimilarargumentrelatingtopersonality.First-bornchildren,hesuggested,weremorediligent,whilethelater-bornweremoreoutgoingandemotionallystable.Manysubsequentstudieshaveexploredtheseideas,buttheirfindingshavebeenvaried-somesupportingandsomerejectingtheoriginalconclusions.Themainproblemwiththepreviousstudiesisthattheyweretoosmall-oftenlimitedtoafewdozenindividuals.Thiswouldbetrueevenifthestatisticalmethodsneededtoanalysethedataweresimple,buttheyarenot.Distinguishingbirth-ordereffectsfromthosecausedbyfamilysizecomplicatesmatters,meaningstillbiggersamplesmustbeanalysedtoobtainmeaningfulresults.Toovercomethelimitationoftheseearlierstudies,GermansocialscientistDr.HelmetSchmukleandhiscolleaguesanalysedthreehugesetsofdatafromAmerica,BritainandGermany.Thesedatasets,thoughcollectedforotherpurposes,includedpersonalityandintelligencetestson20,186peopleatdifferentstagesoftheirlives.TheAmericantestswereonindividualsagedbetween29and35.TheBritishtestswereconductedon50-year-olds.TheGermantestsranthewholespanofadultlife,from18to98.Birthorder,theyfound,hadnoeffectonpersonality:first-bornswerenomore,norless,likelythantheiryoungersiblingstobehardworking,outgoingoranxious.Butitdidaffectintelligence.Inafamilywithtwochildren,thefirstchildwasmoreintelligentthanthesecond60%ofthetime,ratherthanthe50%thatwouldbeexpectedbychance.Onaverage,thistranslatedtoadifferenceof1.5IQpointsbetweenfirstandsecondsiblings.Thatfigureagreeswithpreviousstudies,andthuslooksconfirmed.Itis,nevertheless,quiteasmalldifference-andwhetheritisenoughtoaccountforGalton'soriginalobservationisunclear.Inanyevent,itiscertainlynotdeterministic.Galtonwastheyoungestofnine.1、AlfredAdlerconcludedthatfirst-bornchildrenwere________.A．morestableB．moresociableC．moreintelligentD．morehardworking2、Whatdoestheunderlined“they”inparagraph2referto?A．Thedata.B．Theanalyses.C．Thepreviousstudies.D．Thestatisticalmethods.3、WhywasSchmukle'sstudyconsideredsuperiortopreviousresearch?A．Itinvolvedawideragerange.B．Ithadamuchlargersamplesize.C．Itincludedalargernumberofcountries.D．Itwasconductedoveralongerperiodoftime.4、WhydoestheauthormentionGalton'sfamilybackgroundinthelastparagraph?A．ToconfirmGalton'sdifficultupbringing.B．TosuggestGalton'stheorymaynotbecorrect.C．TocomparehisexperiencewithGalton'sparents.D．ToexplainwhyGaltonwasinterestedinbirthorder.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbetfitseachblankProcrastination-aVirtueWhenItComestoCreativity?PsychologistAdamGrant,fromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniainPhiladelphia,arguesthatpeoplewho“putoff”solvingataskforalittlewhile-thusengaginginmoderateprocrastination--areoftenabletocomeupwith1．(original)ideasabouthowtosolvethattaskthanpeoplewhogetstartedontheirworkrightawayGrantmakesthisargumentinthebookOriginals:HowNon-conformistsChangetheWorldandreiteratesitinapopularTEDtalk2．hesaysthat“procrastinationisavicewhenitcomestoproductivity,butitcanbeavirtuewhenitcomestocreativity”Thispointofviewseems3．(find)somesupportinexistingstudiesthatindicateacorrelationbetweencreativityand“puttingthingsoff”Grantexplainsthatthelinkbetweenmoderateprocrastinationandoriginalitylikely4．(exist)becausewhenweactivelyputoffataskforawhile,ourpreoccupationwiththetaskitselfdoesnotdisappearInstead,theunfinishedwork“runsinthebackground”ofourbrains,5．(buy)ustimetofindinnovativesolutionsOnestudy6．(publish)inPersonalityandIndividualDifferencesin2017alsofoundalinkbetweencreativeideation(comingupwithcreativeideas)andactiveprocrastinationItsuggestedthatamong853undergraduatesatChineseuniversities,“activeprocrastinators”maybemorepronetocreativityBoredom7．havesomethingtodowiththisboostincreativethinkingOlderresearchfromtheUniversityofFloridainGainesvillesuggeststhatpeoplewhoprocrastinatemaybemorepronetoboredomthantheirpeersAndwhileboredomitselfisaconceptthatsometimeshasnegativeconnotations,studies8．(show)thatallowingourselvestofeelboredforawhilecanboostourcreativeabilitiesTheresearchersexplainthatthismaybebecausewhenwearebored,weallowourmindstowander,thus“training”ourimaginationsFinally,9．puttingoffataskforeveroutoffearandself-doubtmaybeparalyzingandunhelpful,alittlebitof“directed”procrastinationwilllikelynotbeharmfulandmayallowustoassessthetaskathandmoreimaginativelyAndforsomeofus,thatpressureoflookingadeadlinestraightintheeyecanbejust10．weneedtokeepusonourtoesAsCalvin,oneofthemaincharactersinthecomicstripsCalvinandHobbes,oncesaid:“Youcan’tjustturnoncreativitylikeafaucetYouhavetobeintherightmood,”andthatmoodis“l(fā)ast-minutepanic”Worldwide,eachperson15yearsandolderconsumes1．5gramsofpurealcoholperday,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization2．(consider)thatnearlyhalfoftheworlddoesn’tdrinkatall,thatleavestheotherhalfdrinkinguptheirshareAlcoholcanhave3．significanteffectonyourgoodlooksFirst,itdehydrates(使脫水)youThatcanleaveyourskinlookingparchedandwrinkledIt'salso4．(link)torosacea,askinconditioncausingrednessandswellingonyourfaceWhileyou’redrinking,yourliver(肝臟)5．(process)asingledrink,whichisonaverageanhourbutvaryingforeveryone;someofitleavesyourbodyviayourbreathandsweatAnotherreason6．drinkingcanaffectyourlookshastodowithsleep7．evenalittlebitofalcoholcanhelpyoufallasleep8．(rapid),asthealcoholleavesthebody,youmaysufferthe“reboundeffect”Insteadofstayingasleep,thebodyenterslightersleepandwakefulness,whichappearstoget9．(bad)ifonedrinksmoreAlackofsleepleadstodarkcircles,puffyeyesandstressKeepitupandyou’relikely10．(see)moresignsofagingandamuchlower11．(satisfy)withyourappearanceSothenexttimeyouheadtothepubforatippleortwo,remember:YoucouldbepayingapriceforallthatfunSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Ifyou’reinyour20soreven30s,youmightfeelalotofuncertaintyallthetime.Youmaybenotsurewhatyourlifepurposeis.1、Thisisnormal.Weallwanttohaveacertainlifepurpose.Weallwanttofeelwe’reontherightpath.Weallwanttoperfectourhabits,ourroutines,orourproductivity.Weallwanttofeelmorecertain,andperfectinwhatwe’redoing.Thereisastrugglebetweenthecomfortofcertaintyandperfectionandthefearofuncertaintyandbeingsuboptimal(不最理想的).Letmeletyouinonasecret:nooneisfreefromthisstruggle.Lookatthemostsuccessfulpeopleyoucanthinkof—BillGates,Obama,TaylorSwift.2、Doyouthinktheyhavecertaintyandafeelingofreachingperfection?Notachance.Thereisnotoneofusalive,notmeoranyoneelse,whoeverfeelscertaintyabouttheirpurposeorpath.Iftheydo,they’refoolingthemselves.3、Nooneeverfeelsthey’vefoundtheperfectproductivityroutine,theperfectversionofthemselves.4、Weallfeeluncertainty,allday,andweallstrugglewithit.Somepeoplehavegrownmorecomfortablewithitthanothers,butingeneralnoonelikesuncertainty.5、That’sperfectlyOK,perfectlynormal.Don’trunfromit.Instead,staywiththisuncomfortable,unappealinguncertainty.It’shereinyou,apartofthismoment,apartofyoubutnotthewholeofyou.A．Becauseitdoesn’texist.B．Doyouthinktheyhaveitallfiguredout?C．Thisuncertaintyyou’refeelingisunpleasant.D．Butifthey’rehonest,theydon’tfeelthatcertainty.E.Seeifyoucantellwhatyou’rebeinguncertainabout.F.Sofocusonwhatyouactuallyhaverightinfrontofyou.G.Youmaybeuncertainaboutwhatpathyoushouldtakeinlife.Thetimeourstudentsdidn'tspendinschoolwasmostlyspentco