2023年韶關(guān)市南雄市考研《英語一》高分沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)“AndthisismekissingtheBlarneyStone”,saysCarrie,myseventeen-year-olddaughter.Sheturnsthepagesofhernewphotoalbum,recountingherrecentten-day1abroad,andmymindwandersback…waybacktowhenshewasonlyfive.“SomedayI’mgoingtoIreland”,shesaid,holdingherChildcraftbookinherlap.Herblueeyes2asshelookedatthebeautifulpictures.“Well,maybeyoucan!”Isaid.However,itwas3forourfamilytopayfortheluxuryoftraveling.Iwasworkingasasecretary.MyhusbandCharliehadtoclosehis4lastyearduetohispoorhealth…Tenyearslater,Carriecamehomefromschooloneday,hardlyabletocontainher5,“Mama,you’llnever6wheretheclassisgoing.ToIreland!”shesmiled7.“You’rekidding!”Isaid.“Ireland!Whereyou’vealwayswantedtogo!”“Thetripis8foryearafternext,andthe$2,100canbepaidininstallments(分期付款).”Thensheadded,“Butthat’stoomuch…isn’tit?”Hervoicewas9yetdoubting.“Well,”Isaidslowly,“DaddyandIcan’thelpmuch;10,youhavetwoyearstoearnthemoney.”“Youthinkso?”Carrie’sfacelituplikeaChristmastree.“Well,”I11,“maybeyoucoulduseyourfather’sbakeryandsellbakedgoods.”Sellbakedgoods?We12ateachother.Carriewasanexcellent13!Thiswouldwork!Sotheplanwas14.Carriebeganworking,makingavarietyofbakedgoods.Sheuseddriedapples,cooked,seasonedandspicedtoperfection.Soon,however,friedapple-piesbecamethecustomerfavorite.Allingredientswere15—realshortening(起酥油),realbutter—andthecrust(皮)washandmadeandhand-rolled.Finallythepieswerefriedtoabeautiful,goldenbrown!Thefinishedproductwasanextremelypleasanttreat,winning16fromeventhelittleoldladiesinthesehillswhohavebeenmakingdried-applepiesfordecades.17beganrollingin,andtheIrelandfundgrew,andwell18thegiventimethetripabroadwaspaidinfull…NowI’mlookingatheralbumassheproudlypointsoutthe19shevisited:castlesofIreland,historicbridgesandchurches,cobblestone(鵝卵石)streetsofDublin…somuchlikethoseinherChildcraftbook.Mydaughterwillforeverrememberthisdreamcometrue,adreamthatbeganintheheartofafive-year-oldgirlandwascompletelymade20bythedeliciousapplepie!1、A．trainingB．journeyC．studyD．work2、A．brightenedB．darkenedC．hardenedD．weakened3、A．wiseB．wrongC．difficultD．pleasant4、A．bookstoreB．bakeryC．a(chǎn)gencyD．grocery5、A．disappointmentB．surpriseC．sorrowD．excitement6、A．realizeB．understandC．guessD．forget7、A．shylyB．slightlyC．bitterlyD．broadly8、A．delayedB．plannedC．continuedD．made9、A．sharpB．hesitantC．hopefulD．firm10、A．thusB．evenC．a(chǎn)lsoD．still11、A．suggestedB．insistedC．wonderedD．disagreed12、A．pointedB．staredC．shoutedD．laughed13、A．secretaryB．travelerC．cookD．student14、A．canceledB．changedC．discussedD．laid15、A．naturalB．deliciousC．cleanD．soft16、A．praiseB．a(chǎn)wardsC．trustD．titles17、A．MenusB．IdeasC．OrdersD．Questions18、A．withinB．fromC．beyondD．for19、A．buildingsB．sitesC．citiesD．countries20、A．necessaryB．importantC．popularD．possibleSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Anewdevicethesizeofacoffeecupcanmakedrinkablewaterfromdryairusingnothingbutsunlight.Withthisdevice,“youcanharvestaglassofwaterinanhour,”saysOmarYaghi,achemistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.“That’sabouthowmuchwaterapersonneedsadaytosurviveinthedesert.”Althoughthecurrentdeviceisjustaprototype(原型),thetechnologycouldbeadoptedtosupplyfreshwatertothemostremoteregionsoftheglobe,suchastheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.Similardevicesinpreviousattemptsworkedonlybelow50percentrelativehumidity(濕度).Theycanextractwaterfromtheairevenatlowrelativehumidity.However,theyeithercollectwatertooslowlyorrequirelotsofenergy.However,thenewdevice,usinganewspecialmaterial,pullswaterfromairwithaslowas20percentrelativehumidityandsuccessfullyavoidsbothproblems.DevelopedbyMITengineersfromanexistingmaterial,thespecialmaterial,calledMOF-801,createsanetworkofverysmallpores(氣孔)thatcantrapwatervapor.Atroomtemperature,watervaporcollectsinthepores.Astemperaturesrise,thewaterescapesintotheboxdesignedforwatercollection.Whenthedeviceisleftintheshade,thelayerofMOF-801collectswatervaporfromtheair.Whenmovedintodirectsunlight,thelayerheatsupandthewatervaporescapesintoabox,whichcoolsthevapor,makingitintodrinkablewater.Thisentireprocesstakesaroundtwohours.Laboratorytestsofthedeviceharvested2.8litersofwaterperday.Therefore,thedevicecouldbeusedusapersonalwatersourceindryregions,Yaghisays,orthetechonologycouldbeusedtoproduceenoughwaterforawholecommunity.1、ThenewdeviceisinventedtoaccordingtoYaghi.A．providesolarenegyB．makethedeserthospitableC．makewaterfromairD．measurehumidity2、Whathelpsthedeviceavoidtheproblemsofpreviousattempts?A．AnewmaterialcalledMOF-801.B．Largeporeswhichcantrapwater.C．Theboxcoolingwatervapor.D．Thelayerpoweredbythesun.3、Whichistherightorderofhowthedeviceworks?a.Collectvaporfromtheair.b.Thedeviceisleftintheshade.c.Thedeviceismovedinthesunlight.d.Coolthevaporintodrinkablewater.A．a(chǎn)→b→c→dB．b→a→c→dC．c→a→b→dD．a(chǎn)→c→b→dText2Attimesweallgetangrywhenwearedriving.Itmightbebecausewearestuckinatrafficjamorstuckbehindaveryslowdriver.tmightbebecausewethinkanotherdriverhasdonesomethingverystupidanddangerous.Whateverthereason,itseemsthatgettingangryinacarissomethingwhichhappensmoreandmoreoftenandthereisnowaspecialtermforit:"roadrage".Someexpertseventhinkthatroadrageisakindofmentalillness!Howcanwerecognizethis"illness"ofroadrage?Therearetwokindsofroadrage:aggressivedrivingandaggressivereactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving.Aggressivedrivingcantakedifferentforms:●Drivingmuchfasterthanthespeedlimit.●Increasingyourspeedveryquickly.●Drivingveryclosebehindthecarinfrontandsoundingthehornorflashingtheheadlights.●Changinglanesverysuddenlyandblockinganothercar.●Movingintoaparkingspacewhereanotherearistryingtopark.Therearealsodifferentreactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving.Theseinclude:●Makingrudesignsatpeople.●Shoutingatpeopleandthreateningthem.●Deliberatelydrivingintoanotherperson'scar.●Hittingsomebody.●Usingaweaponsuchasabaseballbat,orevenagunoraknife.Roadrageiscertainlynotajoke.Therehavebeenincidentsofroadragewhichhaveledtoseriousinjuriesandevenmurder.Expertsthinkthatonereasonforroadrageisthatfilmsshowalotofexamplesoffastandaggressivedrivingsuchascarchaseswherethiskindofdrivingseemstohepositive.Expertsalsothinkthatthepunishmentsfordangerousdrivingarenotseriousenough.Experienceshowsthatdrivingproblemscanbecontrolled，butittakesalongtime.IntheUKinthelast30years，thepolicehavebeenquitesuccessfulinreducingthenumberofpeoplewhodrinkanddrive.Theyarenowworkingtostoppeopleusingmobilephoneswhentheyaredriving.Let'shopetheycanhavethesamesuccesswithroadrage.1、Whichofthefollowingdescribesaggressivereactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving？A．Makingpolitesignsatpeople.B．Shoutingatpeopleandthreateningthem.C．Drivingmuchfasterthanthespeedlimit.D．Movingintoaparkingspacewhereanothercaristryingtopark.2、Roadragehappenspossiblybecause______.A．weareinafast-changingsocietyB．itwon'tcauseseriousinjuriesordeathC．thedriversthemselveshavedonesomethingstupidD．thedriverswon'tgetseverepunishmentsfordangerousdriving3、What'sthetoneofthelastparagraph？A．Sad. B．Cold.C．Optimistic. D．Exciting.Text3Areyouhuntingforajob?TheChinaDailynewspapergroupislookingforEnglish-languageseniorbusinesseditors,seniorcopyeditors,copyeditorsandgraphicdesignerstostrengthenitsinternationalteam.Weofferacompetitivesalarypackage,freeaccommodationwithutilities(水電費(fèi))paidfor,90percentmedicalreimbursement,aseven-daypaidleave,eleven-daypublicholidaysandareturntickettothecountryofresidence.SeniorBusinessEditorYoumust:※assistthebusinesseditorinsettinggoalsandworkingonachievingthem;※beanexcellentteampersonwhocancreateideasandthinkcreativelyandbeabletorewritetotallyifneededandmentorjuniorstaff;※ideallyhavebeenworkingorhaveworkedinapositionofresponsibilityandunderstandwhatleadershipentails;※havehadatleastfiveyears’editingexperienceworkingoneditingtheBusinessDeskandbefamiliarwithindustrysoftware.SeniorCopyEditorYoumust:※workonshiftsintheBusinessDeskandusuallyhavethelastwordbeforethepageissenttoprint;※editorrewritecopyandgiveconciseheadlinesandcaptions;※havehadatleasttwoyears’editingexperienceworkingoneditingdesksandbefamiliarwithindustrysoftware.CopyEditorYoumust:※begoodateditingorrewritingcopyandwritingconciseheadlinesandcaptions;※beabletoworkonshiftsfordifferentpages,andusuallyhavethelastwordbeforethepageissenttoprint;※havetwoyearsofeditingexperienceworkingoncopydesks,andbefamiliarwithindustrysoftware.GraphicDesignerYoumust:※haveexcellentskillsininformationgraphics;※begoodatillustrationsandfreehanddrawings;※beexperiencedinnewspaperormagazinelayouts;※haveagoodsenseoftypography;※havegoodnewsjudgment;※bewell-versedwithMacintoshsoftware,includingInDesign,IllustratorandPhotoshop;※befluentinEnglish.Forenquiriesortoapply,writetojob@.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Theemployeeshavetopayfortheirownfoodandaccommodation.B．Theworkerstherecanenjoyaseven-dayleavewithoutpay.C．Theemployeeshavetherighttoenjoyeleven-daypublicholidays.D．Theseniorbusinesseditor’sonlyjobistohelpthebusinesseditortosetgoals.2、Howmanypositionsneededitingexperience?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.3、Whichcanbethetitleoftheadvertisement?A．ChinaDaily:NewEmployeesWantedB．ChinaDaily:NewspaperC．ChinaDaily:AnInternationalTeamD．ChinaDaily:TheBestWorkingCondition4、WhatisNOTrequiredaboutGraphicDesigner?A．Bewell-versedwithPhotoshop.B．Haveexcellentskillsininformationgraphics.C．Havingagoodsenseoftypography.D．Writingconciseheadlinesandcaptions.Text4Gorillas(大猩猩)areontheedgeofextinction.TheyarecallingonYOUtodonateyourphonetoday!YoucannowhelpsavegorillasinAfricasimplybydonatingyourmobilephone!Coltanisametallicore(金屬礦石)thatisminedbothinandoutofAfricaandcanbefoundwithinmanyelectronicdevicessuchasmobilephones.TheminingofcoltanwithintheCongoRiverBasiniscontributingtoforestlossthere,andisspeedingupthelossofmountaingorillasatashockinglyfastrate.Whileeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisissue,theminingofcoltanwithingorillahabitatcontinues.ItisverydifficulttoknowwhichphonescontaincoltanminedfromAfrica;however,everyphonecanhelpsavegorillaswhendonatedtoThey’reCallingonYou.BydonatingyourphonethroughtheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyouare:●Preventingyourphonefromgoingtothelandfill.●HelpingMelbourneZooraisemoneytosupporttheJaneGoodallInstitutesmonkeyconservationworkinAfricathroughthesaleofrefurbished(翻新)phones.●Lesseningthedemandforcoltanmining.TosupporttheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyoucan:1.VisitMelbourneZootocollectapostagepaidrecyclingbag,andpostyourmobilephonetotheAussieRecyclingProgram.Yourphonewillberesoldtopoorcommunitygroups.2.Registeryoursupportsimplybyemailingtheregistrationformtozvfoundation@.auorfaxitto(03)9285-9377.Schoolscangetinvolvedtoo!PleasecontactKateMcCabeatMelbourneZoobyemailorphone(03)9285-9471Discussaddingthisprogramtoyourcoursewhileinspiringstudentstotakeactionforwildlife.Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact:RachelLowryPh:(03)9285-9377Mob:0488-504-490Fax:(03)9285-9340Nexttimeyourmobilerings,letthatbeareminderthat“they’recallingonyou”!1、Whydoyousavegorillasbydonatingyourphones?A．Gorillaswon’tbetroubledbytheringingofcellphones.B．Africanswillprotectgorillaseasilybyusingphones.C．Africanswon’tkillgorillastoexchangeforphones.D．Gorillas’habitatwon’tbedestroyedduetolesscoltanmining.2、Thephonesyoudonatewill____.A．bebeautifiedandsoldagainB．betakenapartfortheircoltanC．begiventothepoorAfricansD．bepresentedtopoorcommunitygroups.3、Theunderlinedsentenceinthepassageprobablymeans___.A．youareexpectedtodonatephonesforwildlifeB．youareremindedtocallbackimmediatelyC．youcarecalledbackbytherecyclingprogramD．youshouldfeelguiltyaboutusingthemobilephonePartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)CathyMartinisahurricanehunterwiththeNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)Forsixmonthseachyear,sheispartofateamthatcollects1．shedescribesas“vitaldata,tosavelifeandproperty”Whenwindspickup,2．(spin)towardtheCaribbeanandUScoastline,Martinand3．(she)flightteamspringintoactionTheyuseinstrumentscalleddropsondes,which4．(set)freefromatubeatthebackoftheplaneAsadropsondemakesits10,000-footlandingintothesea,itsendsoutinformationaboutairtemperature,pressure,humidity,andthespeedand5．(direct)ofthewindOnaneight-hourflight,Martin’steam6．(typical)drops15to20dropsondeswhileflyingfromonesideofthestorm7．theother,tryingtocoverasmuchgroundaspossibleTheyheadforthecenter(oreye)ofthestorm,8．there’snowind,andalsosearchforthestrongestwinds,tohelppeopleonthecoastprepareforwhat’scomingSometimes,theywilluseanunmannedaircraft9．(gather)dataclosertotheocean'ssurfaceThoughtheseflightscanbelong,10．(tire)andoftenlastseveraldaysinarow,MartinlikesherjobandwishesshecouldflyeverydayHappinesscanbedescribed1．a(chǎn)positivemoodandapleasantstateofmindTherearemanyfactors2．(contribute)tohappinessApersoninanapparentlyidealsituationisnot3．(necessary)happyTheidealsituationmayhavelittletodowithhisactualfeelingsAgoodeducationandincomeareusuallyconsiderednecessaryforhappinessThoughbothmaycontribute,4．a(chǎn)reonlychieffactorsifthepersonisseriouslyundereducatedoractuallysufferingfromlackofphysicalneedsTherich5．(be)notlikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegrouporeventhosewithverylowincomesPeoplewithcollegeeducationsaresomewhathappierthanthosewhodidnotgraduatefromhighschool,andit6．(believe)thatthisismainly7．theyhavemoreopportunitytocontroltheir8．(life)YetpeoplewithahighincomeandacollegeeducationmaybelesshappythanthosewiththesameincomeandnocollegeeducationPoorhealthdoesnotruleouthappinessexceptfortheseverely9．(disable)orthoseinpainLearning10．(cope)withahealthproblemcancontributetohappinessSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Weepingwillowtree(垂柳)factswillastonishandamazeyou.ThesebeautifultreesarefoundthroughNorthAmerica,EuropeandAsia.Therearemorethan400speciesofweepingwillowtrees,withmostfoundintheNorthernHemisphere.1、Theyeasilygrowtenfeetperyear,andtakeoverthelandscape.Theirrounded,droopingbranchesgivethetreeauniqueshape.Willowscanclearuptroublesomespotsinthelandscapelikefloods.2、Whiletheyprefermoist,coolconditions,theycantoleratesomedrought.They’reagreatchoicetocreateanoasisofshade,ifyouhavespacetogrowthesegentlegiants.3、Inthefall,thecolorrangesfromalightyellow-greenshadetoaprettybluecolor,dependinguponthetype.Treeslosetheirleavesinthefall,andareidealtocreatesummertimeshade.Inliterature,themostfamousliteraryreferencetothewillowisperhapsWilliamShakespeare’sWillowSonginOthello.Desdemona,theheroineoftheplay,singsthesonginherdespair.4、TheearliestwrittenrecordofTheWillowSongisfrom1583andwaswrittenforthelute(琵琶),astringedinstrumentlikeaguitarbutwithamuchsoftersound.ShakespeareusesthesymbolismofthewillowagaininHamlet,whendoomedOpheliabreakswillowbranchesandthrowsthemintotheriverwheresheeventuallydrownsherself.5、EveninthefamousmodemnovelHarryPotter,Willowsaredescribedascharacters.A．Weepingwillowtreesarefastgrowing.B．Manycomposershavesetthissongtomusic.C．WillowsarereferencedalsoinTwelfthNight.D．Theyalsoliketogrownearponds，streamsandlakes.E.Mostwillowshavepretty,green,longandthinleaves.F.Poetsandartistsusuallylikewillowsandsingthemintheirworks.G.Weepingwillowsaren’tparticularabouttheirsoiltype,andthey’reveryadaptive.Mostoftoday'sChineseAmericansarethedescendants（后代）of