考研《英語一》2023年荊門市東寶區(qū)統(tǒng)考試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AlthoughIlovemylife,ithasn'tbeenalotoffunasI'vebeenillfor28years.Musichasalwaysbeenagreatloveofmineand,inmy20s,whenmy1wasmoremanageable,I2tenyearsasaprofessionalsingerinrestaurants,playingandsingingfolksongs.3thatwasyearsagoandtimeshavechanged.4Ilivewithmymotheronacountryfarm.Twoyearsago,IdecidedthatIwouldneedtohavesomekindofextraworkto5mydisabilitypension（殘疾撫恤金）.6Ineededtosleepintheafternoons,Iwaslimitedinmy7.IdecidedthatIwouldconsider8tosinginginrestaurants.Myfamilyareallmusicians,soIwas9whenIwentintoourlocalmusicstore.IexplainedthatIwantedtosingagainbutusingrecordedkaraokemusic.IknewthatdiscswereveryexpensiveandIreallydidn'thavealotof10togetstarted.And11youfindonlythreetofoursongsoutoftenonadiscthatyoucan12use.WhenItoldtheowneroftheshopaboutmy13,hegavemealongthoughtful14."Thismeansalottoyou,doesn'tit?"hesaid."Comewithme."Heledme15thecrowdedshopandtoabenchwithalargeprofessionalkaraokeboxonit.Heplacedhislargehand16onhistreasureandsaid,"Ihave800karaokesongsinhere.Youcantakeyour17andI'llrecordthemforyou.Thatshouldgetyoustarted."I18.Thankinghim,Imadeatimewithhimtolistentoallthesongsandchoose19thatIcouldsing.Ihavecomefullcirclewithhishelp.His20stillwarmsmyheartandmakesmedojustthatbitextra,whenIhavethechance.1、A．lonelinessB．sadnessC．sicknessD．tiredness2、A．setB．sharedC．keptD．enjoyed3、A．GladlyB．EventuallyC．SurprisinglyD．Unfortunately4、A．ThenB．NowC．SometimeD．Meanwhile5、A．adduptoB．getridofC．makeupforD．takeadvantageof6、A．AsB．IfC．ThoughD．Before7、A．movementB．conditionC．positionsD．choices8、A．reachingoutB．livingupC．goingbackD．gettingon9、A．invitedB．interviewedC．foundD．recognized10、A．energyB．timeC．moneyD．knowledge11、A．thusB．onceC．oftenD．seldom12、A．hardlyB．actuallyC．nearlyD．formerly13、A．jobB．familyC．offerD．idea14、A．faceB．lookC．viewD．sight15、A．overB．alongC．throughD．towards16、A．unhappilyB．pitifullyC．lovinglyD．gratefully17、A．tumB．pickC．roleD．step18、A．hadtocryB．oughttocryC．couldhavecriedD．shouldhavecried19、A．moreB．therestC．fewD．theones20、A．courageB．devotionC．trustD．kindnessSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1HowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt＇shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:Almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.1、HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A．Fromherrelatives. B．Fromhermother.C．FromBooksandpictures. D．Fromradioprograms.2、UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt________.A．confused B．excitedC．worried D．amazed3、ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor________.A．oftenlostherwayB．didnotthinkaboutherfutureC．studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD．gotonwellwithherstepfather4、WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Sheworkedasatranslator.B．Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C．Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D．ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.5、Theauthorbelievesthat________.A．herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB．itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC．therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD．goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstryingText2AdultEducationCoursesComputerStudiesTechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace,andwerelymoreandmoreoncomputersforeverythingfromcookingtoorganisingourtaxes.Thissix-weekcoursewillgiveyouanunderstandingofcomputerfundamentals,includingtheuseofsoftwarepackages(Word,ExcelandPowerpoint)andhowtousetheInternet.Start:May2,2019Time:Wed7pm-9pmCost:$300Length:6weeksPlace:SydneyCollegeWoodworkLearnthebasicsofwoodworkingwithsimplehands-onprojectstobuildyourconfidenceandskills.Eachlessonexploresadifferentareaofwoodworkingthatwillprovideyouwiththeskillsneededforanywoodworkingproject.Flexiblelearningallowsyoutochooseonlythelessonsthatinterestyou.Start:April15,2019Time:Mon5pm-7pmCost:$30perlessonLength:12weeksPlace:AdultLearningCentreWebDesignProvidesadvancedtraininginsoftware,design,andcodingfortheweB．Studentsmusthavealreadycompletedarecognisedbasicwebdesigncourseorhaveatleast2years'relevantworkexperience.StudentscompletingthecoursewillreceivetheDiplomainAdvancedWebDesign.Start:June1,2019Time:Weekdays9am-4pmCost:$4,990Length:40weeksPlace:UniversityofTechnologyArtThispracticalcourseisintendedtohelpestablishedartiststaketheircreativityfurther.Fromsketchingandcolour,tocomposition,paintingandexperimentingwithstyle,youwillstudyandexploreanengagingvarietyofcreativemediaandsubjectmatter.Start:April21,2019Time:Thur3pm-6pmCost:$750Length:15weeksPlace:CityArt201、Whichcoursesaresuitableforbeginners?A．WebDesignandArt.B．ComputerStudiesandArt.C．WoodworkandWebDesign.D．ComputerStudiesandWoodwork.1、Whichcourseawardsstudentsanofficialcertificate?A．Art.B．Woodwork.C．WebDesign.D．ComputerStudies.2、HowmuchwillastudentwhoattendsonlyhalfofalltheWoodworklessonspayintotal?A．$30. B．$180.C．$250. D．$360.Text3Iusedtobecrazyaboutthehuntingseason.Theexcitementofwaitingforaprey(獵物)andtheprideofshowingoffthekillfascinatedme.However,everythingchangedafterthatcoldmorning.Earlyonthatdayofthelatefall,Isetoffaloneforthewoods,packingagun,abottleofhotcoffeeandthreethicksandwiches.Afterfindingthefreshdeer’stracksinthesnow,Isettleddownbehindalittlebush.Isatthereforaboutanhour.ItwasthenthatIsawhim.Adeer,abigbeautifuldeer!Therewasnocovernearertohimthan30yards.SurelyIcouldn’tmiss!IwaitedforhimtorealizeIwasthere.Iwaitedforhimtobeshockedandrunaway.Buthefooledmecompletely.Hecametowardsme!Hewascurious,Isuppose,ormaybehewasstupid---howelsecanyouexplainit?Well,thatdeerwalkedrightuptowhereIwassitting.Thenhestoppedandlookedatme!Whathappenednextishardtobelieve,butit’strue.Anditallseemedquitenatural.Justaswhenafriendlyyoungdeercomesnearyou,Ireachedupandscratchedhishead.Andhelikedtobescratched.Infact,hepracticallyaskedformore.Then,Ifedhimmysandwich!Yes,Iknowwhatadeereats,butthatdeeratemysandwich.Well,hefinallywenthisway,downthehillandupthedeertrail.Shoothim?Notme.Youwouldn’thaveeither,notafterthat.Ijustwatchedhimgo.WhenIwasabouthalfwayback,Iheardtwoshots,followedbyadullslam(撞擊)afewsecondslater.Thosetwoshotsusuallymeanakill.Ihadforgottentherewereotherhuntersthatday.Thosehunterswouldneverknowtheycouldhavescratchedhishead.1、Whydidn’ttheauthorkillthedeer?A．Hepreferredtoshootashydeer. B．Hewasfooledbythetrickydeer.C．Hewassympatheticforthedeer. D．Hewastooshockedtoshootthedeer.2、Whatmostprobablyhappenedtothedeerintheend?A．Otherhuntersshotthedeertodeath.B．Otherhuntersscratchedthedeer’sheadtoo.C．Thedeermanagedtoescapefrombeingshot.D．Thedeerwouldbecomefriendswiththeauthor.3、What’sthebesttitleofthistext?A．AHuntinginLateFall. B．ALovelyDeer.C．TheCruelKilling. D．TheLastHunting.Text4ManyofushavewonderedwhatEarthislikebeneaththesurface.Sohavewritersandscientists.InFrenchnovelistJulesVerne’smasterpieceJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth,explorersgodowntoEarth’scenteranddiscoveramazingwonders.Butinreallife,humanbeingshaven’tevencomeclosetotheplanet’score(核心).Thecoreisover6,000kmdown.Thedeepestholeevercreated,accordingtotheBBC,istheKolaSuperdeepBoreholeinRussia,whichonlygoes12.3kmdown.Sohowdoweknowabouteverythingdownbelowwithoutanysamples？OnegoodwaytostartistothinkabouttheEarth’sdensity(密度),SimonRedfernoftheUniversityofCambridgeintheUKtoldtheBBC．“ThedensityofthematerialonEarth’ssurfaceismuchlowerthantheaveragedensityofthewholeEarth,sothattellsusthere’ssomethingthathasgreaterdensity,”Redfernsaid.Thechallengeistofindoutwhichheavymaterialsthecoreismadeof.Andthemainmaterialscientistshavefoundisiron.TheideaisthatwhenEarthformed4.5billionyearsago,alotofironmadeitswaydowntothecore,takingupabout80percentofit.Todayscientistsarestillworkingonfindingoutwhichothermaterialsthecorecouldbemadeupof.Youmightalsowonderhowweknowthesizeofthecore.There’saone-wordanswer:seismology(地震學).Whenanearthquakehappens,seismicstationsaroundtheworldrecordtheshockwavesitsendsthroughouttheplanet.It’slikehittingonesideoftheplanetwithahugehammerandlisteningontheothersideforthenoise.Earlyresearchfoundthatsomeshockwaves,called“S-waves”,wentmissing.S-wavescanonlytravelthroughsolidmaterial,butnotthroughliquid,sotheymusthavefoundsomethingmolteninEarth’scenter.ByfollowingtheS-waves’paths,scientistsfoundoutthatrocksbecameliquidaround3,000kmdown.TherearestillmanyquestionsabouttheEarth’scoretoanswer.Butthestudyofthedarkworldbelowisn’tjustforscientists’curiosity.ThemovementofEarth’smoltenironcorebuildsupapowerfulmagnetic(有磁力的)field.ItprotectsusfromradiationfromthesunandisneededforcompassesandGPSsystemstowork.Soperhapsnoneofuswilleverseteyesonthecore,butit’sgoodtoknowit’sthere.1、TheauthormentionsJulesVerne’snovelJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthinthefirstparagraphto.A．discussthepossibilityofgoingdowntoEarth’scenterB．showhowmuchhumanshavediscoveredaboutEarthC．paintapictureinourimaginationofthedarkworldbelowD．showhumans’deepinterestinEarth’scenter2、Wecanlearnfromthearticlethat“S-waves”.A．areoftenusedtopredictearthquakesB．cannottravelthroughliquidmaterialC．arethemostnoticeableshockwavesproducedbyearthquakesD．cantravelmostrapidlyat3,000kilometersbelowEarth’ssurface3、Wecaninferfromthelastthreeparagraphsthat.A．researchintoEarth’scorehashardlymadeanyprogressinrecentyearsB．improvementsinGPSsystemscouldhelppeoplefindoutmoreaboutEarthC．Earth’scorehelpstoprotecthumansfromharmD．scientistsarelikelytoreachEarth’scenterwithindozensofyearsPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)OurtripwasfantasticEverydriverandeverytourguide1．(be)knowledgeable,andtriedtomeetourinterestsandwishesAsErichpracticedhisChinesewiththem,theyrespondedinEnglishThelocations2．(select)byusweremostinterestingAlthoughIamnotused3．sub-zeroweather,4．wasHarbinthatIwouldrecommendtoanytravelloverbecauseitwassouniqueAllofthesightswereuniquewithsomuchtoofferIfwehadn'tgoneonthetriptoHarbin,wewould5．(have)nochancetoenjoyallthesightstherethenThehotelaccommodationwascomfortableWehadoneexperiencewhenthepowerwentoffinablockthatcontainedourhotel,but6．(fortunate),thepowerwasrestoredwithinafewhoursTherestaurantswereasuniqueastheareas7．wewentandaChinesecuisinewasenjoyedbyallfourOurguidesmadecertainthatourmealwasreadyandtoour8．(tasty)Ifoursonanddaughter-in-lawstayanotheryear,wewilldiscussarepeatvisitnextyeararoundthesametimeAsErichandCaitlinarestudentsataninternationaluniversityinTianjin,thetriprevolvesaroundtheiracademicschedulesWearequitepleasedwiththenice9．(serve)providedbytherelevantpeople10．(show)ourfriendsandfamilywehavetakenlotsofphotosandvideosIwaswanderingintothesmallstore,whenthestoreownerreceivedacallfromacustomerThecustomerandhiswifehadshoppedthereseveralmonthsbeforeWhennoticingthathiswifereallylikedonethinginthestore,hewantedtobuyitasasurpriseBecausetimewaslimited,out1．(go)thecouplewithoutbuyingitItwasnotuntilseveralmonthslaterthatthecustomerwantedtobuyitButthecustomerwasinTennessee,livingfarawayfromthestorewhichwasinMaineWhatwasmore,hehadbeentothestoreseveralmonthsbefore,anditwasdifficulttobelievethatthestoreownerwouldrememberhim,or2．itwasthathewasreferringtoTherewere3．(diversity)goodsinthestoreThecustomer’squestionwaswhethershecoulddoitShesaidyesThestoreowneradvisedhimtodescribethethingforherandsohedid4．(inform)whatthethingwaslike,thestoreownertookafewclose-upphotoswithhercamera,ande-mailedthemtothecustomerHavingreceivedthephotos,thenthecustomerdecidedwhichonewastheverythingThenthecustomersaid,“Nowitistimewediscussedapriceoverthephone”Apart5．discussingtheprice,theyalsodecidedthetimetosenditThenshetookcareofthecreditcardtransaction(交易)online,andthecustomerproposedthegift6．(send)thatafternoonThentheagreementwasreachedThecustomersaid“Ilivefarawayfromyourplacenow7．,Iwouldgetitmyself”ThestoreownerwasreallysmartShewasn’tnecessarily8．(talent)fornewtechnologybutshewaswillingtopushherselftofindnewwaystomakethetransaction(交易)actuallyhappenItwasnotadramaticthingItwasthefirsttimeshehadeverdoneitNeverbeforehadshedonesuchathing9．difficultitwas,thestoreownerdiscoveredacreativesolution10．(contribute)toanewwayofdoingbusinessInmyview,weshouldrealizethatchallengeandopportunitygohandinhandSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Livingwithotherpeoplecanbedifficult,especiallywheneachpersonhastheirownideasabouthowtheywanttolive.1、Takingafewsimplestepswillhelpyoushareyourlivingspaceharmoniously.Discussyourexpectationsaheadoftime.2、.Thisappliestofinances,food,possessions,useofcommonareas,loudactivitiesorparties,quiethoursandsoon.Divideupresponsibilities.Makeaplantodivideupresponsibilitiesandchores(家常雜務)betweenyouandyourroommate.Forexample,ifyourroommateisagoodcookandyouarenot,3、.Itmayalsobeagoodideatosetupachoresschedule,whereyouwilltaketurnscleaningthebathroom,takingoutthetrashandsoon.4、.Noteveryonehasthesameideasaboutdaytodaylivingasyoudo.Takeyourroommate'sfeelingsintoconsideration.Forinstance,ifyouredyingtothrowapartyonThursdaynightbutyourroommatehasafinalearlythenextmorning,agreetopostponethepartytillFridayevening,instead.Communicateeffectively.Communicationiskeyinmakingtherelationshipwork.Ifaproblemcomesup,it'sbettertotalkaboutitrightawaythantoignoreit.Forexample,say"Chris,itupsetsmewhenIwakeuptofindallthemilkgone.Ifyouusethelastofsomething,canyoupleaseaddittothelist?"Ifyousimplycannotcommunicateopenlyandthereistensionallthetime,5、.A．BepreparedtocompromiseB．CreatearoommateagreementonInternetuseC．askhimorhertocookifyou'llcleanupafterwardD．youmayaswellfindanewroommateE.TalkaboutwhateachofyouneedsandwantsfromtheotherinadvanceF.PeoplemayhavedifferentreligiousorpoliticalviewsthatcouldcauseconflictG.Thoughhavingaroommatecanbechallenging,itcanalsobeenjoyableandfunTipsonAvoidingTravelingCrowdsIfyourchosendestinationisahottou