2023年大石橋市考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Itwasafreezing,windywinternightinManhattan.Iwaswalkingtocatchatrainhome,totally1inthenextday'sto-dolist,notpayinganyattentiontomysurroundings.“Heyman,Iloveyournicehat!”,saidavoicetomefromthesidewalk.WhenI2toseewhereitcamefrom,Isawaman3dressed,carryingagarbagebag,standingoutsidea4—withawarmsmileonhisface.AsIwasabouttosaythankyou,awomanwalkedby.“Heylady,youhavethemostbeautifuleyes.Canyou5somechange?"Thishomelessmanhadno6oftalkingtoanyoneandhewasexcellentat7upothers.Ifeltpulledtohelphimusethat8.Iintroducedmyself,and9himtodinnerinside.“Ralph'sthename.Thankyousomuch,sir!”hesaid.Aswesatdownandate,ItoldRalphthatIfelthehadanamazingtalentfor10withpeople.11atfirst,heeventuallybegantoopenup.Hespokemuchabouthowheusedtoloveto12.Hewaslikeafisherman'sencyclopedia(百科全書).Iaskedhimwhathecouldseehimselfdoing,andhesaidthathethoughthecouldbeagood13.SoIaskedhimifheever14goingtothestorerightdownthestreetandtellingthemhewouldhelpthemselltheirfishingequipment.Therewasapause.Ralphputhishandsoverhisface15hespokethroughtears.I'llnever16whathesaidnext.“Ihadajobandafamily.17,Ididn'tknowhowtohandlethesethings.I18myproblems.For11years,noonehaseverdoneanythinglikethisforme.It'stimeformetomakethings19again."Bytheend,Iwasin20aswell.Ralphthankedmeformyhelp,andwewentourseparateways.1、A．interestB．a(chǎn)bsorbedC．setD．taken2、A．turnedoutB．settleddownC．gotoffD．lookedback3、A．casuallyB．formallyC．shabbilyD．fashionably4、A．stationB．storeC．bookshopD．restaurant5、A．spareB．showC．makeD．introduce6、A．fearB．tendencyC．signD．courage7、A．settingB．bringingC．lightingD．picking8、A．opportunityB．potentialC．qualificationD．reputation9、A．pushedB．forcedC．guidedD．invited10、A．bargainingB．competingC．connectingD．parting11、A．AggressiveB．HesitantC．CheerfulD．Confident12、A．travelB．begC．fishD．read13、A．salesmanB．secretaryC．fishermanD．teacher14、A．recalledB．consideredC．resistedD．a(chǎn)voided15、A．unlessB．untilC．thoughD．a(chǎn)s16、A．rememberB．a(chǎn)ppreciateC．forgetD．forgive17、A．OtherwiseB．BesidesC．ThereforeD．However18、A．ranawayfromB．cameupwithC．faceduptoD．putupwith19、A．easyB．rightC．practicalD．diverse20、A．tearsB．ragsC．panicD．sorrowSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1GoldenGateBridgeLocatedinSanFrancisco,theGoldenGateBridgestartedintheyear1933toconnecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.Itwasfinallythrownopentopublictrafficin1937.Itcost$25.7millionintheconstruction.Tilltheyear1957,theGoldenGateBridge,atalengthof2,737meters,wasthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.BrooklynBridgeTheBrooklynBridgeislocatedinBrooklyn.ItisoneoftheoldestsuspensionbridgesintheUnitedStates,havingbeenopenedintheyear1883.Thelengthofthebridgeis1,843meters.ThebridgehasbeenfeaturedinseveralHollywoodmovies.GeorgeWashingtonBridgeAlsoknownastheHudsonRiverBridgeandtheColumbusBridge,theGeorgeWashingtonBridgewhichconnectsFortLeetoManhattancameintousein1931afteraconstructionperiodofalmost4years.Itisatwolevelsuspensionbridgethatcostabout$52milliontobuild.MackinacBridgeThisisthethirdbiggestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatalengthof8,038meters.ThearchitectofthisbridgewasDr.DavidB．Steinman,whodirectedtheconstructionofthebridgewhichstartedintheyear1954andopenedtothepublicin1958.Peopleusingthisbridgearechargedacertainamountofmoney.NavajoBridgeLocatedinArizona,thisbridgecrossestheColoradoRiverandisalmost250meterslong.Theconstructionofthisbridgestartedintheyear1927,endingtwoyearslater,costing$390,000.Inthe1990s,asecondbridgewasbuiltwhichwasopenedtothepublicin1994.Thefirstbridgeisnowusedonlybypedestrians.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?A．Itconsistsoftwobridges.B．Itcoststheleastofthefivebridges.C．Itisthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.D．Ittakesabout4yearstocompletetheconstruction.2、Whichofthefollowingbridgeswasbuilttheearliest?A．GoldenGateBridge.B．BrooklynBridge.C．GeorgeWashingtonBridge.D．NavajoBridge.3、WhatwillyoudoifyoudriveacrossMackinacBridge?A．Havetopaysomemoney.B．Usethesecondbridge.C．Covernearly250meters.D．SeethestatueofDr.DavidB．Steinman.Text2Earlierthisyear,myfamilyexperiencedanunexpectedtragedy.Thekindoftragedywhichknocksyououtofyourselfandturnsyourwholeworldupsidedown.Atragedywhichalsocausedmetobeoutofworkforthreemonths.ItwascompletelyunforeseenandIhadnotimetoputtogetheranout-of-officeplan.I’veworkedatpreviouscompanieswherethiskindoftragedywouldhavebeenhandledprofessionally;Iwouldhavebeengiventhelegally—requiredmoneyandaskedtoleave.ButatSASInstitute(anAmericandeveloperofanalyticssoftware),myteamsteppedinandfilledinwithnoquestionsorhesitations.Myworkwasnotleftundone.Myclients(客戶)werepatientwhenthosepickingupthepiecesofprojectsunrelatedtothemneededsometimetogetfamiliarwiththework.Mymanagementandcolleaguescheckedonmyfamilyregularly.Atlast,mymanager,myentireteamandHumanResourcesDepartmenthelpedmebacktoworkatmyownpace.TheyevenchangedmyworkspaceoveraweekendtobettersuitmypersonalneedsbeforeIevencamebacktowork.Yousee,SAS—creates—a—family.Thespecialattentiontoemployeehappinessandwork/lifebalancemakesthatfamilypossible.Theflexibleworkenvironmentenablesmostemployeestocreateaschedulethatbestsuitstheirpersonalneeds—whetherit’sattendingaschoolplayortakinganagingparenttothedoctor.TheWork/LifeOfficehasawealthofresourcesforcollegeplanning,angermanagement,sorrow,etc.But,asyoucansee,itdoesn’tstopthere.MostemployeesbelievethatSASistheirfamily.Werelyoneachother.Wehelpeachothersucceed.Wecelebrateteamsuccesses.Wehangoutafterwork.Ourkidsplaytogether.Welaughtogetherandcrytogether.Sure,wehavealotofconveniencebenefitsatSAS.But,whatreallymakesadifferencetomeistheSASculturethattheoutsideworlddoesn’talwayssee:Thebalance.Thecompanionship.Themanagementsupport.Thefamilyitallowsmetohave.I’msoeagerforotherstoseethesideofSASthatIseeeveryday.1、Afterthetragedy,theauthor.A．changedhisjobB．feltveryhopelessC．wassickforthreemonthsD．turnedtohiscolleaguesforhelp2、Whatdidtheauthor’scolleaguesdoforhimduringhisabsence?A．Theyraisedmoneytohelphim.B．Theyvisitedhisfamilyeveryweekend.C．Theyaskedhisclientstowaitforhimtoreturn.D．Theymovedhisofficedesktoaconvenientplace.3、Bysayingtheunderlinedwords“SAScreatesafamily”inParagraph3,theauthormeans.A．theemployeesfeelathomeatSASB．SASoftenorganizesfamilyget-togethersC．manySASemployeeshavebecomecouplesD．theofficesatSASaredecoratedlikefamilies4、Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto.A．tellhislifeexperienceB．introduceSAScultureC．encouragepeopletojoinSASD．explaintheimportanceoffamilyText3ConstructiononKnolly'sTunnelbeganin1896，anditwasopenedonAugust13th，182bythemanitwasnamedafter--SirClementC．Knolly，ActingGovernorofTrinidad．ItlinkedRioClarowithPortofSpain．Itsarchitectureisstilladmiredandstudiedtoday，andmanyareamazedthatKnolly'sTunnelhasstooduptotheearth'smovementoversomanyyears．Muchresearchisbeingdoneonthetunnel．AtthetopofKnolly'sTunnelarecottagescoveredwithleaves，wherevisitorscansitandenjoythebeautyofnature．StandingatthebeginningofKnolly'sTunnel，youcanseenothingbutthetinylightattheend．Thetraintrackshavebeenremovedandreplacedwithsmallstones．Visitorscandrivethroughthetunnelorwalkthrough，butshoulddosoingroupsforsafety．Intheolddays，therewerenolights，butnowtherearestreetlightsonthewaytothetunnel，thoughnotinside．Onyourwayin，youmaynoticesomemanholesonthewallsofthetunnel．Thesewerethereforindividualstostepintoforsafetyasthetrainpassed．Knolly'sTunnelcanbeaccessedthroughTabaquiteandthroughMitchellGap．Theroadwasrecentlyimproved，butisbetterwhenyouenterfromTabaquite，andtherearesignsontheroaddirectingyoutoKnolly'sTunnel．OnthedrivetoKnolly'sTunneltherearetwoothercottageswherevisitorscansitandjustenjoynature．Atthesiteitself，thereisnothingtopurchasetoeatordrink，butinTabaquitethereareseveralbars，arestaurant，andfoodoutlets．Agasstationandahealthcentrearealsocloseby．Forthosewhoadmirearchitecture，Knolly'sTunnelisamust-seewhenvisitingTrinidad．Forthenaturelovers，thereisnobetterplaceforthemtobeandforthehistorians，theycanwalkordrivethroughKnolly'sTunnelknowingthatmanyofourancestorstoiled（workedhard）onitsstructure．SowhenyouvisitTrinidad，don'tforgettotakealookatKnolly'sTunnel!1、Knolly'sTunnelisspecialin______．A．itsenvironment B．itsfunctionC．itslocation D．itsarchitecture2、Theunderlinedword"site"intheparagraph4refersto______．A．Trinidad B．TabaquiteC．MitchellGap D．Knolly'sTunnel3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage？______A．TosuggestavisittoKnolly'sTunnel．B．TointroducethehistoryofKnolly'sTunnel．C．ToevaluatethevalueofKnolly'sTunnel．D．TowitnessthechangeofKnolly'sTunnel4、Thepassageaboveisprobablytakenfrom______．A．a(chǎn)geographytextbook B．a(chǎn)traveljournalC．a(chǎn)sportsreport D．a(chǎn)healthandfitnessmagazineText4Lastfall,Ihappenedtooverhearastudenttellingtheothershehaddecidednottosignupforanintroductoryphilosophycourse.Thedemandsofhismajor,hesaidseriously,meantheneededtotake“practical”courses,and“enlightenment”wouldsimplyhavetowait.Fornow,employabilitywasthemostimportant.Thestudents’conversationfitsintoalargeralarmingnarrativeabouttheroleofthehumanitiesinhighereducation.Inatimeofdizzyingtechnologicalachievementandofrapidscientificinnovation,scepticsofthehumanitiesmayquestiontheusefulnessofstudyingAristotle,theItalianRenaissanceorChinesefiction.Actually,Iregretnotinterruptingthatstudenttoarguefortakingthatintroductoryphilosophycourse.Iwouldhavestartedbyremindinghimthat,formuchofAmerica’shistory,collegegraduateswerenotconsideredtrulyeducatedunlesstheyhadmasteredphilosophy,literature,politicaltheoryandhistory.Thekeyroleofhighereducationwastoinvitestudentsintotheconversationsaboutmatterslikewhatitmeanstobealiveandthedefinitionofjustice.Fosteringengagementwiththesesubjectsisstillanessentialpartoftheuniversity’sfunctioninsociety.Iwouldhavealsomentionedtothestudentthathewasmisinformedaboutthejobmarket.Itistruethatmanyemployersarelookingforgraduateswithspecializedtechnicalskills,buttheyalsolookforothercapabilities.Astheworldistransformedbyartificialintelligence,machinelearningandautomation,theuniquehumanqualitiesofcreativity,imaginationandmoralreasoningwillbetheultimatecoinoftherealm.Alltheseskillsaredevelopedinhumanitiescourses.Further,Iwouldhavearguedthatwhileadegreeanchoredinthesciencesisanimportantpreconditionformanyjobs,itisnottheonlyroute.LooknofurtherthanthefoundersofcompaniessuchasLinkedIn,SlackandFlickr,whoareamongthemanytechbusinesspersonswithdegreesinthehumanities,andwhocreditthattrainingfortheirsuccess.Contrarytothewidelyheldbeliefthathumanitiesmajorshaveahardtimegettingjobs,recentstudiesshowthatthosewithhumanitiesdegreesaresuccessfulintheworkplace,experiencinglowratesofunemploymentandreportinghighlevelsofjobsatisfaction.Theratiobetweenaveragemedian(中位數(shù))incomesforhumanitiesdegreeholdersandthosewithbusiness,engineering,andhealthandmedicalsciencesdegreeshasbeenshowntonarrowoverthecourseofacareer.Thecaseforthehumanitiescanalsobeunderstoodinlesstransactionaltermsandmoreasafoundationalpreparationforalifewelllived.Ahumanitieseducationplaysavitalroleinencouragingcitizenstoleadanexaminedlife.Itfosterscriticalthinking,self-reflection,empathyandtolerance,theusefulnessofwhichonlybecomesmoreapparentasonenavigateslife’schallenges.Byallmeans,studentsshouldtakecoursestheythinkpracticalandfollowtheirinterests,butiftheyalsomakeapointofstudyingtheliteratureoftheRenaissance,orresearchingintomodernpoetry,oreventakingintroductoryphilosophy,wewillallbenefit.1、Whatdothestudents’conversationshow?A．Studentsfeelemploymentdifficult.B．Studentsthinkphilosophylessimportant.C．Studentsfindscientificinnovationamazing.D．Studentsconsideruniversitycoursesunsatisfying.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph4probablymean?A．Highlyvalued. B．Equallyapplied.C．Strictlyassessed. D．Greatlyimproved.3、Theauthormayagreethathumanities_____.A．discoverstudents’artisticabilityB．preparestudentsforgraduationC．raiseawarenessofsocialstatusD．providegreatinsightsintolife4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要點)C:ConclusionA． B．C． D．PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)"LifeisspeedingupEveryoneisgettingunwell"Picturethis:You’rerushing

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11．likedcookingthingsMarkTwain,borninFlorida1．November30th,1835,2．(bring)upinHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiRiverHeisbestknownforhis3．(novel)setinhisboyhoodworldontheriver,suchasTheAdventuresofTomSawyerandTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnHe4．(love)theriversomuchthatevenhispennamewasabouttheriverThephrase“marktwain”meansthatthewateristwofathomsin5．(deep)Theplayinthisunitisadapted（改編）fromTheMillionPoundBankNote6．(write)byMarkTwinItwasthesummerof1903,7．twowealthybrothersmadeabetOneofthemdoubted8．a(chǎn)mancouldsurviveamonthinLondonwithamillionpoundbanknoteAtthismoment,theysawapennilessman9．(wander)onthepavementItwasHenry,10．Americanbusinessman,whowaslostinLondonSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Cultureshockisn'taclinicaltermormedicalcondition.It'ssimplyacommonwaytodescribetheconfusingandnervousfeelingsapersonmayhaveafterleavingafamiliarculturetoliveinanewanddifferentculture.1、Thosecanbeexciting,butthosecanalsobeoverwhelming.Youmayfeelsad,anxious,frustratedandwanttogohome.Everyonemayfeelthepressuretochangehimselftofitinatonetimeoranother—whetherthey'velivedintheareafordaysoryears.2、Allofyourexperiencesbeforeyoucometoyournewhomearepartofyouandwhatmakesyouspecial.Thefollowingtipsmayhelpyouliveinanewculturemoreeasilyandmakesurethenewculturedoesn'toverpowertheold.Teachpeopleyourculture.You'retheonewhomeetsthenewculture,butitdoesn'tmeanyoushouldbetheonedoingallthelearning.Taketheopportunitytoteachyourclassmatesandnewfriendsaboutyourculture.3、Invitethemfortraditionaldishesfromyourculture,orshowthemhowyoucelebrateyourholidays.Findasupportgroup.Findpeopleinyourclassorneighborhoodwhohaverecentlymovedhere,too.Youcanshareexperiences,cheereachotherupwhenthingsgetdifficult.Keepintouchwithhome.Youprobablyleftbehindyourgoodfriendsandfamilywhenyoumoved.Ifit'sgoingtobealongtimeuntilyournextvisit,keepintouch.4、Younotonlyleftbehindpeople,butalsootherthings,likeyourfavoritespotstohangout.Keeppicturesaroundtoremindyouofhome.Remember,thekeytogettingoveryourcultureshockistounderstandthenewcultureandfindawaytolivecomfortablywithinitwhilekeepingtruetothepartsofyourownculturethatyouvalue.It'salsoimportanttobeyourself.Trynottoforceyourselftochangetoofastortoomanythingsallatonce.5、Aslongasyoufindagoodcombinationbetweenoldandnewcultures,you'llbefine.A．Makingfriendswhoaren'tnewtotheculturemayhelpyouunderstandthenewculturebetter.B．Butdon'tfeelthatyouneedtochangeeverythingaboutyourselfsoyoucanstandoutless.C．Whenyoumovetoanewplace,you'reboundtofacealotofchanges.D．Writeletters,sendemails,andmakephonecallssothatyoucanlearnaboutthethingshappeningthere.E.Youwillhaveyourownpaceofadjusting.F.Butthegoodnewsisthatcultureshockistemporary.G.Itwill