2023年泰興市考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThispastsummerIwentonajourneytoCanada’sArcticwithStudentsOnIce.WhenIleftCalgaryI1whatIwouldfind,whatIwouldlearnandwhoIwouldmeet.OnthetriptoOttawaIwaswrapped2ablanketofuncertaintyand3.ButwhenIfirstmetthegroupofstudents,scientistsandleaders,IknewthatIdidn’thave4toworryabout.ThegroupwasamazinglyreceptiveandIwassoonpartofabigfamily5onanamazingadventure—anadventureofalifetime!Whenwereachedthe6Iwassurprisedbyitsgreatsizeandbeautyandmysenseswererepeatedly7andamazed.IstoodontheKapitanKhlebnikovand8twelvePolarbears.Theywalkedin9ofsealholes,and10waitedforameal.Ilearnedthatpolarbearsare11onlyoneoutofeverytwentyhuntingattempts.Isawavastlandthatappeareduntouchedandoriginal.12,IlearnedthattheArcticanditspeoplearebeingthreatenedbypollutionandglobalwarming.Ilearnedthatpollutantsare13byoceanandairandhaveabad14onallArcticpeople.IlearnedthatglobalwarminghasputPolarbearsat15becauseawarmerclimatemeansthattheyhavea16timetohuntsealsontheice.Thetripwasa17forthesenses.Ihavelearnedmoreaboutourenvironment,andparticularlyhowaliveandinterestingtheArcticisand18itissoimportanttotakecareofit.Ilearnedpollution,ignoranceofindividualandglobalproblemsneedtobe19.TheArcticdeservestobepreserved.MytripwithStudentsOnIcehasmadememoredeterminedtotrytoensurethatIdonotleave20footprintsoneitherEarthoritspeople.1、A．rememberedB．feltC．doubtedD．wondered2、A．inB．withC．upD．son3、A．worryB．excitementC．sorrowD．sympathy4、A．nothingB．everythingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．something5、A．settingoutB．lookingdownC．gettingalongD．breakingaway6、A．CalgaryB．ArcticC．OttawaD．Kapitan7、A．frozenB．a(chǎn)wokenC．shockedD．destroyed8、A．countedB．seizedC．shotD．saw9、A．searchB．sightC．directionD．fear10、A．happilyB．firmlyC．constantlyD．patiently11、A．cleverB．successfulC．a(chǎn)liveD．crazy12、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Anyhow13、A．blownB．flowedC．carriedD．produced14、A．effectB．resultC．habitD．service15、A．warB．peaceC．workD．risk16、A．fewerB．shorterC．betterD．harder17、A．challengeB．feastC．testD．comfort18、A．howB．whenC．whyD．where19、A．solvedB．shownC．mentionedD．understood20、A．clearB．solidC．steadyD．harmfulSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Supermarketshelvesarefilledwithplant-basedalternativestocowmilk,includingsoy,nut,andcoconutmilk.Theseproductsarepopularwithconsumerswhocannotdrinkcows’milkforhealthreasons,aswellaswiththoseconcernedaboutanimalwelfareandenvironmentalsustainability.Whilethedairy-free(非乳制的)optionsworkwellwithcerealorincoffee,theyfailmiserablywhenitcomestomakingmilk-basedproductslikecheeseoryogurt.However,theseshortcomingsmaysoonbeathingofthepast,thankstoanewcompanyinCalifornia,whichhasfiguredouthowtocreateanimal-freemilkinalaboratory!PerumalGandhiandRyanPandyafoundedthecompanyin2014afterbecomingincreasinglyannoyedwiththelackofcows’milk-freealternatives,particularlyforcheese.ForGandhi,whostoppedconsuminganimalproductsfiveyearsearlierduetoenvironmentalandanimalwelfareconcerns,themotivationtocreateabetteralternativestemmedfromhisloveofcheesypizza.Pandyawasspurredintotakingactionafterbeingforcedtoeatsome“reallybad”dairy-freecreamcheeseonhissandwichThetwoMITbiomedicalengineeringscientistsdecidedtojoinforcestocreateamorerealisticalternativetodairy-basedproducts.Intheiruniversitylab,thepairspentninemonthsfirstisolatingcowDNAtheninsertingitintoyeast(酵母).Thisgeneticmodificationenabledtheyeasttoproducethenecessarymilkproteins.Thefinalstepoftheprocessinvolvedmixingtheproteinswithsomeplantnutrientsandfats.Thedairy-freemilknotonlytastesliketherealthingbutisalsohealthier,hasalongershelflifeand,mostimportantofall,isEarthfriendly.Accordingtothecompany’swebsite,whencomparedtoconventionalmilkproduction,theirprocessuses65%lessenergy,creates84%olessgreenhousegasemissionsandrequires91%lesslandandanamazing98%lesswater!Bestofall,sinceitcontainsrealmilkproteins,theproductbehaveslikethecow-producedversion,whichmeansvegetarianconsumerswillnolongerhavetodealwithsoggycheeseontheirsandwichesandpizzas.Thecompanyplanstobringtheircreationtomarketlaterthisyearandtheirfirstproductwillmostlikelybecheesesincetherearealreadynumerousgoodcows’milkalternativesavailabletoconsumers.1、Theunderlinedword"those"inparagraph1refersto_______.A．a(chǎn)lternativesB．peopleC．productsD．reasons2、Thecompanysfoundersweremotivatedtomakethenewproductbecauseof_______.A．theirdeepconcernfortheenvironmentB．theirworrythatfarmanimalswerepoorlytreatedC．theover-consumptionofthedairy-basedproductsD．thepoortasteofdairy-freecheesepresentlyavailable3、Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4?A．Thedairy-freeproductscannotbestoredforalongtime.B．Thenewproductswilltastebetterthandairy-basedones.C．Cowfarmingcausesconsiderableenvironmentaldamage.D．Thedairy-freemilkwillbemoreexpensivethancow’smilk.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthierCheeseB．NewMilkSavesPlanetC．FresherMilk,BetterFutureD．MakingMilkwithoutCowsText2EndlessplayingofsongslikeAllIwantforChristmasinshopsduringthefestiveseasondoesn’tjustdriveusmad—thesongsalsomakeusmorecarelesswithourmoney,researchhaswarned.WhilerepeatedperformanceofJingleBellsmayseemlikeaninnocentattempttoraisecustomers’spiritsduringthenightmareofChristmasshopping,thesongsalsohaveamoredelicateimpact.“Backgroundmusic,or“Muzak”,canbeusedbymarketerstoimposecultures---suchasthecommercializationofChristmas---ontoconsumersandinfluencetheirbehaviour,”expertssaid.Dr.AlanBradshawofRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon,said,“Festivejinglesareforce-fedtoChristmasshoppersinabidtochangetheirmood,influencetheirsenseoftimeandwhatsortofproductstheybuy.Inotherwords,thisisanattempttocontrolyourshoppinghabitsinawaythatyoumighthardlybeawareof.”“Oftenwearetoldthatwehavethefreedomtochoosewherewewanttoshop,butduringChristmastheuseofmusicinthiswayissocommonthatourfreedomtochoosedisappears.”Dr.BradshawandProfMorrisHolbrookofColumbiaUniversityexaminedthephenomenonandfoundthatretailersoften“dumbdown”themusicplayedinshopstorelaxcustomers,meaningitiseasiertocontroltheirbehaviour.Itisthoughtthatslowingdowntherhythmofmusicinshopscantrickcustomersintothinkinglesstimehaspassed,andthereforespendmoretimeexaminingtheshelves,forexample.Someprovidersofbackgroundmusichavebeenknowntopromotetheirservicesbyclaimingtheycanboostprofitsbycontrollingthebehaviourofcustomers.“Acommontrickistotakeapopularcurrentsongandrecordaninstrumentalversionwhichcanbesloweddownorspedupatdifferenttimeofthedaytoinfluencebehaviourindifferentways,”Dr.Bradshawsaid.Backgroundmusicisoftenclassedas“Muzak”inhonoroftheSeattle-basedcompanywhichbeganproducingitssoft-soundingmelodiesinthe1930s.1、AccordingtoDr.Bradshaw,inwhatwaysdoesChristmasmusicinfluencecustomers?①theirmood②theirincome③theirsenseoftime④thesortofproductstheybuyA．①②③ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②④2、Shopkeepersslowdowntherhythmofmusicinshopsto___________.A．letcustomersspendmoretimeshoppingB．makecustomersandsalesassistantsrelaxedC．letcustomersenjoythebeautifulmusicD．helpcustomersfindwhattheyreallywant3、Whatkindofmusicisnowoftenadaptedtoinfluencecustomersinshops?A．Classicalmusic B．Popularmodernsongs. C．Folksongs. D．Jazzmusic.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．MusicmakeshappyChristmasB．Christmas“Muzak”C．HowtomakeChristmasmusic?D．ChristmasmusicmakesusspendmoreText3Ageingandrobotsaremorecloselyrelatedthanyoumightthink.Youngcountrieswithmanychildrenhavefewrobots.Ageingnationshavelots.ThecountrieswiththelargestnumberofrobotsperindustrialworkerincludeSouthKorea,Singapore,GermanyandJapan.whichhavesomeoftheoldestworkforcesintheworld.Theconnectiondoesnotmerelyreflectthefactthatyoungcountriestendtobepoorandcannotaffordfancymachines,whichtheydonotneedanyway.Itholdsgoodwithinrichcountries,too.ThosewithrelativelyfewrobotscomparedwiththesizeoftheirworkforceincludeBritainandFrance,bothofwhich(byrich-countrystandards)areageingslowly.Tworecentstudiesquantifytheconnection.DaronAcemogluofMITandPascualRestrepoofBostonUniversityshowthat,between1993and2014,thecountriesthatinvestedthemostinroboticswerethosethatwereageingthefastestmeasuredasariseintherateofpeopleover56comparedwiththoseaged26-55.Theauthorspositaruleofthumbaten-pointriseintheirageingrateisassociatedwith0.9extrarobotsperthousandworkers.AstudyfromGermanyuseddifferentmeasuresbutreachedthesameconclusion.Theyfoundthatthegrowthinthenumberofrobotsperthousandworkersrisestwiceasfastasthefallinthegrowthrateofthepopulation(e.g.if)populationgrowthfallsby1%,thegrowthinrobotdensityrisesby2%).Populationgrowthiscloselyrelatedtoagestructure.Thesefindingsshouldnotbesurprising.Robotstypicallysubstituteforlabour.Thatiswhymanypeoplefearthattheywilldestroyjobs.Countrieswithplentyofyoungworkersdonotneedlaboursubstitutes.Wagestherealsotendtobelowmakingautomationunprofitable.Butageingcreatesdemandforautomationintwoways.First,topreventoutputfallingasmorepeopleretire,machinesarenecessarytosubstituteforthosewhohavelefttheworkforceortoenableageingworkerstocontinuetodophysicallabour.Second,oncepeoplehaveretiredtheycreatemarketsfornewkindsofautomation,includingrobotsthathelpwiththemedicalandotherrequirementsofcaringforpeoplewhocannolongerlookafterthemselves1、Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A．AgeingiscloselyrelatedtorobotsB．Ageingcountrieshavefewrobots.C．Robotsareneededinyoungcountries.D．Youngandrichcountrieswantmorerobots.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"posit"underlinedinParagraph3?A．Want. B．Remove.C．Assume. D．Obey.3、Howmuchwilltherobotpopulationgrowifthehumanpopulationgrowthdecreasesby3%?A．1%. B．2%.C．3%. D．6%.4、Whydoesageingcreatedemandforrobots?A．Becauseretiredpeoplehavelowerwages.B．Becauserobotsaresubstitutesforretiredworker.C．Becauserobotsareunprofitableinyoungcountries.D．Becausetheretiredneedthesamerobotstheyusedbefore.Text4Afewyearsago,whenIbeganwritingabouteducation,schoolleadersdidn'tworrymuchaboutteachers.Theybelievedalonglineofnewteacherswaited.Notanylonger,asdistrictsstruggletofillmath,science,worldlanguageandspecialeducationjobs.A2017LearningPolicyInstitutestudyfound90percentofopenteachingpostsaretheresultofpeopleleavingtheprofession.Whileretirementsplayarole,thereportnotedtwo-thirdsofteachersdepartforotherreasons,mostsayingdissatisfactionswiththejob.Howcandistrictssupportteachersandpersuadenewonestoenterthefield?EducationprofessorPeterSmagorinskysaid,"ThebestwayIknowoftosupportteachersistolistentothem.Teachersknowbetterthananyonehowschoolswork,whatkidsneed,whatteachersneedtodotheirbestwork.Butkidsandteacherswon'talwaysagree,andyouwillgetoppositesuggestions.Butatleasttheyfeelrecognized,consulted,listenedto,andrespected."HighschoolprincipalBetsyBockmansaid,"WhatItrytoinform:Firstly,everyone'sjobistodoallwecaneverydaytosupportstudents.Secondly,fortheemployeeswhoarenotteachersatGrady,ourjobistoremoveeverysinglebarrierthatkeepsteachersfromteaching.Makethejobofteachingeasier."Vice-presidentGaryMcGiboneysaid,"Teachersdevelopwellinaschoolwithapositiveschoolclimatewheretheydon'tfeelalone,whichiswhatteachersdesperatelywantandneed."Myownviewisthatmostwanttodotheirbestfortheirstudents,butoftenfeelattackedwhentoldtheyneedtoimprove.Togrow,developandkeepeffectiveteachers,Georgiaschoolsmustfirstcreateacultureinwhichteacherstrustthatleaderswantthemtosucceed.1、Whydotoomanyteachersleavetheirprofession?A．Theleadersdon'tcareaboutthem.B．Therearetoomanytrainedteachers.C．Mostaren'tsatisfiedwiththeirjobs.D．Manyteachershavealreadyretired.2、WhatdoesPrincipalBetsyBockmantrytotellus?A．Theschool'swholeeffortistomaketeachingeasier.B．Schoolsshouldlistentotheteachers'suggestions.C．Whattheteacherswantshouldbeconcernedbyothers.D．Schoolleadersmustshowrespectfortheteachers'thoughts.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?A．Toshowtheauthor'sconcernfortheteachers.B．TocriticizethestateofGeorgia'seducation.C．Toasktheteacherstodotheirbestforthestudents.D．Tocallontheschooltocreateaculturefortheteachers.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Whytheschoolsareshortofgoodteachers.B．Howtokeepenoughandeffectiveteachers.C．Whatweshoulddototeachthestudentswell.D．Howtodealwithteacher-studentrelationship.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Theyhadbeenon1．(we)planetsformillionsofyears，but2018wastheyearseveralspecies2．(official)diedoffforeverThreebirdspecieswentextinctthisyear，twoof3．a(chǎn)resongbirdsfromnortheasternBrazilA4．(disturb)trendisthatmainlandspeciesarestartingtogoextinct，ratherthanislandspeciesThespecies5．(wipe)outinthewildresultedfrommanyfactorssuchasthecreationofdamandtrapping6．tradeBeyondbirds，otheranimalssuchasthevaquitaandthenorthernwhiterhino7．(be)neartheendWearecurrentlyexperiencingtheworstspeciesdie—offssincethe8．(1ose)ofthedinosaurs65millionyearsagoAlthoughextinctionisa9．(nature)phenomenon，itoccursatarateofaboutonetofivespeciesperyearScientistsestimatewe’renowlosingspeciesat1，000to10，000timestherateInthepast500years，about1，000species10．(go)extinctDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankMistakesthatworkThebestwaytolearnsomethingistomakemistakesfirstThomasEdison,1．inventedthelightbulb,toldhiscolleagues:“Ofthe200lightbulbsthatdidn’twork,everyfailuretoldmesomethingwasabletoincorporate(融入)intothenextattempt”BenjaminFranklin,theUSstatesmanandscientistoncesaid:“Ihaven’tfailedIhavehad10,000ideasthatdidn’twork”2．ofthesepeopleunderstoodthatfailuresandfalsestartsaretheconditionofsuccessInfact,3．surprisingnumberofeverydayobjectshadtheirbeginningsinamistakeoramisunderstandingPost-itnotes,packetsofcrispsandevenbreadareallunexpectedinventionsIn2600BC,atiredEgyptianslaveinvented4．isnowcalledbreadwhenthedough(面團)roseduringhissleepAndcrispswerefirstcookedbyacookintheUSAwhenacustomersuggestedhisfriedpotatoesbe5．(thin)thantheywereIn1968SpencerSilverwastryingtodevelopastronggluewhenheaccidentallyinventedaveryweakglueinsteadHiscolleague,ArtFrydecidedtouseitsixyearslater,in1974,tohavehisbookmarks6．(hold)inhisbooksandthepost-itnotewasinventedSuccessfulbusinesspeoplehaveoftenmadebig,expensivemistakesintheirpastWhenanemployeeofIBMmadeamistakethatcostthecompany$600,000,ThomasWatson,thechairman,7．(ask)ifhewouldfiretheman“No,”hereplied“Ihavejustspent$600,0008．(train)himIwon’tletanothercompany9．(benefit)fromtheexperienceTheimportantthingtorememberisthatyouneedtolearnfromyourmistakes10．youdon’t,thenthereisnopointmakingthemSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)It’sshoppingseason，whichmeanspullingthosecreditanddebitcards(借記卡)outofyourwallet，enteringyourdigitsonline—theholidaysprovideidentitythieveswithcountlessopportunitiestocheat．1、AstheEquifaxsecuritybreachexposedthepersonalinformation—includingbirthdates，creditcardnumbers，andSocialSecuritynumbers．1，ProtectyourSocialSecuritynumber．2、Ofitsninedigits，thefirstthreearetiedtowhereyoulived，thenexttwoareagroupnumberwithinthatgeographicallocation，andthelastfourareyourserialnumber．Sinceit’snotthathardforacriminaltofigureoutwhereyouwereborn，it’sreallyonlythoselastfourdigitsthatstandbetweenyouandalltheproblemsyou’retryingtoavoid．Soguardyournumberwithyourlife．2，Strengthenallyourlog-ininformation．Ifyourpasswordsandtheanswerstoyourreminderquestionsareeasyenoughforathieftoguess，thenyoursecureaccountsaren’tsecureatall.ThestealingofSocialSecuritynumbershasbecomesuchaconcernthatMedicarehasintroducednewIDcardsforseniorcitizensthatomitthenumbers．IfyoubelievethatyourSocialSecuritynumberhasbeencompromised，youcanchangeit．3、“Theyshouldbeascomplicatedaseachsite’ssystemcanbearandneverfewerthan12characters，”saysRichardRoszko，acomputerengineer．3，Lockupyourphone．Alwayskeepyourdevicelockedanduseastrong，longpasscode．Thoseannoyingsoftwareupdatesoftenaddressnewsecurityissues，sodon’tskipthem．Anddon’tletAppssaveyourpasswords．You’llneedtwo“keys”toaccessthoseaccounts—usuallyapasswordandasecuritycode．Youreceivethecodeinatext，anemail，oraphonecallfromtheAppyou’retryingtoaccess．Soifyou’retheonetryingtoaccesstheaccount(on，say，yoursister’slaptop)，you’llbefine．4、4，5、Usingdebitcardsforonlineshoppingisadoubleservingofdaringfate．You’rehurtnotonlybecauseyou’reshoppingonlinebutalsobecausewhenadebitcardisstolen，youmaybeoutofluck．“Ifacreditcardishacked(非法侵入)，youowezerodollarsonthefraud，butifyourdebitcardgetshacked，themoneyisdrained(取光)fromyouraccount．”A．Don’tpaywithadebitcard．B．That’sanespeciallybigconcernthisyear．C．Changeyourpasswordasoftenaspossible．D．YourSocialSecuritynumberisnotassecureasyouwouldhope．E.Expertssuggestthatyouhaveauniquepasswordforeveryoneofyouronlineaccounts．F.Butifit’sathiefwithoutyourphone，heorshewon’treceivethecodeandwillbelockedout．G.Asforyourpasswordreminderquest