考研《英語一》2023年甘肅省天水市秦安縣考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenFreddiearrivedtoperforminthehospitalroom,Pamworrieditwasalreadytoolate.Her88-year-oldstepfather,Strobel,had1beenmovedtothepalliative(姑息治療)careunit.Pamcould2thatsomethinghadchangedinhim.AnursetoldherStrobel’s3wasnear.“You’reprobably4yourtime,”PamtoldFreddie.ButFreddie5withherwhatmedicalprofessionalshadtoldhim:6maybethelastsensetogo.“Letmegoinand7”,Freddiesaid.“It’sasmuchforyouasitisforhim.”Freddieisacountryandfolkmusician.Whenhewasinhischildhood,hismotherencouragedheryoungson’s8talent.Whenshewasdyingofcancer,heputtheir9ofsongstoitsgreatestuse.Hewouldcrawlintoherhospitalbedwithhisguitarand10herfavorites.Hismotherseemedtorelax,a(n)11lookcrossingherface.“Thatmomentallowedherandmeto12likeweusedtowhenIwassingingasakid,”Freddierecalled.Itemphasizedtohimthe13ofmusic.Whenhe14anon-profitorganizationcalledSwanSongswhicharrangedfreemusicallastwishes,Freddiesignedupforthe15.ThatwasthecasewithPam’sstepfatherwhoenjoyed16music,andSwanSongssentFreddie.That’swhyFreddiearrivedatthehospitalthatday,whenStrobelseemedreadytosay17Freddieplayedsomesongsandafter45minutes,Pamaskedforjustonemoresong.Freddie18LoveMe.HesangthelastnoteandStrobeltookhislastbreath.“Ohmy,wejustexperiencedoneofthemost19momentsinourlives.Itwasagiftforusall.Atareallysadtime,itwas20saysPam.1、A．still B．just C．ever D．a(chǎn)lmost2、A．tell B．explain C．witness D．a(chǎn)nnounce3、A．failure B．relief C．time D．recovery4、A．killing B．sparing C．spending D．wasting5、A．shared B．traded C．discussed D．exchanged6、A．Tasting B．Hearing C．Smelling D．Touching7、A．observe B．check C．negotiate D．play8、A．a(chǎn)thletic B．creative C．musical D．literary9、A．love B．instruction C．choice D．a(chǎn)ssessment10、A．recite B．sing C．makeup D．pickup11、A．embarrassed B．regretful C．confused D．peaceful12、A．comfort B．pray C．connect D．escape13、A．power B．rhyme C．style D．sound14、A．setup B．brokeup C．heardabout D．talkedabout15、A．course B．program C．competition D．treatment16、A．modem B．popular C．classical D．country17、A．hello B．goodbye C．sorry D．no18、A．chose B．a(chǎn)nalyzed C．wrote D．enjoyed19、A．glorious B．difficult C．ridiculous D．magical20、A．delightful B．hopeful C．beautiful D．forgetfulSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Duetolightpollutionpresenteverywhere—glarefromtoomuchmisaimednightlighting—80%ofEuropeandNorthAmericanolongerexperiencesrealdarkness.Foranyonelivingnearamajormetropolis,asatelliteimageoftheMilkyWay(銀河)seemsabstract；Weunderstandittobeadocumentofsomethingtrue,butourunderstandingispurelytheoretical.In1994,afterapre-dawnearthquakecutpowertomostofLosAngeles,theGriffithObservatoryreceivedphonecallsfromfrightenedlocalpeopleaskingabout“thestrangesky”.Whatthosecallerswereseeingwerestars.Darknessisacomplicatedthingtomeasure.In2001,theamateurastronomerJohnBortledesignedascaletohelp.Hisclassificationrangefrom“inner-citysky”(class9),inwhichtheonly“pleasingviewsseenthroughatelescopearethemoon,theplanets,andafewofthebrighteststarclusters(團)”,toaskysodark“theMilkyWaycastsobviousshadowsontheground”(class1).MostNorthAmericansandEuropeansliveunderclass6or7skies,inwhichtheMilkyWayisundetectable.Inthatkindofnight,apersoncanwanderoutside,unfoldagardenchair,openanewspaper,andreadtheheadlines,ifnotthestories.InadditiontotheBortlescale,scientistsoftenusephotodiodelightsensors(傳感器）tomeasureandcomparebaselevelsofdarkness.Unihedron’sSkyQua1ityMeteristhemostpopularinstrumentforthiskindofwork,partlybecauseitissmallenoughtofitintoyourpocketandalsobecauseitconnectstoanonlineglobaldatabase.Accordingtothatdatabase,CherrySpringsStatePark—an82-acreparkinremoteruralPennsylvania—presentlyhastheseconddarkestscorelisted.CherrySpringsislocatedlessthan300milesinlandfromtheUSeasternseaboard,inaregion—theEastCoast—thatcontains36%ofthetotalUSpopulationandislitupeverynightlikeabackstagemakeupmirror.Whenpinpointedonasatelliteimage,CherrySpringsisinthemiddleofanuncharacteristicallydarkarea—insulated(隔離),onallsides,byhundredsofthousandsofacresofprotectedforestandsittingontopoftheAlleghenyPlateau,700metresabovesealevel.Mostofthesmalltownssurroundingtheparkaresituatedinvalleyswhereoutdoorlightisalreadyfailing.Thisunusualcombinationoffactorsexplains,toacertaindegree,howCherrySpringsbecameoneofthedarkestplacesinAmerica.1、WhatdidthephonecallstheGriffithObservatoryreceivedreveal?A．Thecallerswereingreatfearofthesevereearthquake.B．Peoplebelievedthatstarswouldbringthemmisfortune.C．Peopleneededhelpandcomfortinfaceofabigdisaster.D．Darknesshadbeenawayfromthelocalpeopleforages.2、Whichclassificationofdarknessdoesthewriterseemtolikebest?A．Class1.B．Class3.C．Class7.D．Class9.3、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A．lightfromheavenlybodiesismuchweakerB．lightpollutionexistsmainlyinurbanareasC．humaneyesightisgettingfrombadtoworseD．lightpollutionhasbudinfluenceonusanytime4、CherrySpringsisoneofthedarkestplacesinAmericapartlybecauseof________.A．itsspecificlocationB．itslimitontheuseoflightsC．itsnaturalsurroundingsD．itssmallnativepopulationText2Throughoutthepastfewyears,Ihavetriedlogivemyselftoothers.IhavebouncedaroundtofindwhereItrulyfitin,IfoundmyplacewhileIstayedinGuatemala,anorphanage(孤兒院)withthechildrenlivingthere.Throughhearingmanystoriesoftheirlives.Iwasmovedtotearsandstartedquestionmylivingwaysandgaveupeverythingthatwasn’tessential:makeupandanyothersortofluxury(奢侈品).Ilivedliketheydid.Itwasthemostrelaxingfeelingintheworld.WhenatNuestrosPequenosHermanos,weweregiventhetaskofcreatingapigpen(豬圈).Atfirs,Ithoughtitshouldbeeasy.Afterarrivingattheareawherethepigpenshouldhe,wesawahill.Weweretoldtouproottheweedsaswellasleveltheentirearea.Lookingatitwefeltitwouldbeimpossible.Onmyownfaithjourney,Ihavefeltthistypeofdoubtbefore.The"hoe”,aswereferredto,isasymbolofmyfaithjourney.ItappearedtobeanobstacleIcouldnotovercome,butintheendcompleteditwithefforts.Ifeelthispigpenwasn’teasytocreatebutwassorewardingtogive.I'vealwaysstruggledtobeonajourneyoffaith,butI’venevercompletelysteppedfootontothepathuntilGuatemala.I’vealwaystriedtoopenmyhearttoeveryonearoundmeandgivethemmylove,IfeelasthoughIcutopenmyheartandshareeverybitofloveIhadwiththeseorphans,ThereisoneorphannamedCetowhowillalwaysremainveryclosetomyheart,InGuatemala,Isponsorwiththirtydollarsamonth,hatitdoesn’tseemenough.I'llreturntherenextsummerandgivemoreofmyloveforawholemonth.Whenitwastimetoleave.Ilookedoutofthewindowandsawnotjustordinarychildren.Overall,themostsignificantaccomplishmentIminGuatemalawassteppingtowardsmyownfaithjourneyandnotlookingback.1、（小題1）Whatresultedintheauthorsdecisiontoliveanewlife?A．DesiretohelpothersB．DecreaseinhisincomeC．Aknowledgeoftheorphans'life.D．Awarenessofthedifficultyinhislife2、（小題2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referlo?A．RemovingthedoubtB．Uprootingtheweed.C．StartingthefaithjourneyD．Creatingthepigpen3、（小題3）WhatdidtheauthorthinkofhisexperienceinCuaternala?A．ItwasregretfulB．ItwasmeaningfulC．Itwasinteresting.D．itwasfrightening4、（小題4）Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．AStepintoaNewWorldB．AnAwfulFaithJourneyC．AGreatSuccessinLifeD．AReturnofConfidenceText3Asmorepeopleoptforthesinglelife,adultfriendshipsalsogrowmoreimportantForpeopleinrelationships,havingareliablegroupisimportant,too-yourmatewillbemuchhappierifyou’respreadingyouranxietiesbeyondhisorhercarsandyouwillalsofeelbetter.Inarecentstudy,researchersmadesomefascinatingfindingsabouthow“whoweare”informsthefriendshipswehold.Thestudywasbasedonthemostpopularpersonalityconstructincontemporarypsychology,theBig5personalitytraits(特征);extraversion,orhowmuchyouloveattentionandinteractingwithpeople;neuroticism,orhoweasilyworriedyouarebythings;agreeableness,orhowwarmandkindyouare;conscientiousness,orhowcarefulyouareaboutlifersmanyduties;andopennesstoexperience,orhowmuchyou’reintodiscoveringnewthings,whetherthey’reideas,people,orplaces.Fortheirstudy,theresearchteamrecruited434students.Theytookapersonalityquestionnaireinthelab,thenratedhowsatisfiedtheywerewiththeirfriendsandtheirlifeoverall,andthenresearchersaskedthemtorecommendhalfadozenfriendstoratetheirpersonality.Gatheringtheseratingstogether,theresearchersfoundthatopennesstoexperiencedidn’thaveanythingtodowithfriendshipsatisfaction,atleastinthisstudy.Neuroticismwaslinkedtolowersatisfaction(probablybecauseemotionallyunstablepeoplemaybedramaticorhardtoplease,atleastinmypersonalexperience).Buthavinghighscoresinthethreeremainingsunnytraits-conscientiousness,extraversion,andagreeableness-predictedhigherfriendshipsatisfaction.However,it’saprettyintuitive(直覺的)result,sinceit’seasytobefriendswithsomeonewho’salwaysontime,alwayssayingthatyou’reright,andalwaysuptohangoutButifyoudon’texactlyidentifywithallthat*fearnot:Yourpersonalityissomuchmorethanyourtraits.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefriendship?A．Itishelpfultodatingandwork.B．Itcanrelieveyournegativeemotions.C．Ithasnothingtodowithpersonality.D．Itisba.sedonthe5popularpersonalitytraits.2、Whatdidtherecentstudyfind?A．Thebiggest5personalitytraits.B．Themethodsofinformingthefriendships.C．Thewaystoformthemostpopularpersonality.D．Therelationshipbetweenpersonalityandfriendships.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“neuroticism”inParagraph2mean?A．Determination.B．Nervousness.C．Hesitation.D．Optimism.4、Whatopiniondoestheauthorhold?A．It’shardtopleaseemotionallyunstablepeople.B．Apunctualpersoncansurelymakemorefriends.C．Friendsarcmoreimportantthanfamiliesforsinglepersons.D．Thefivetraitsarcequallydemandedingettinghigherfriendshipsatisfaction.Text4Businessdependsonproductivityandemployee’sinteraction(互動)withcustomers.Themoreproductiveacompanyisandthebetteritscustomerserviceis,themoreincomeitmakes.Productivityismeasuredbytheoutputofemployees.Nootherfactorinfluencesproductivityandcustomerinteractionmorethanhowtheemployeesthinkabouttheirjob.Workingenvironmentsarenotthesame.BlameDonais,inhisbookWorkplacesThatWork,definescultureas“asystemofsharedbeliefs,valuesandnorms(規(guī)范)thatshapebehavior”.Thissystemofsharedbeliefscreatestheatmosphereinwhichtheemployeesworkanddeterminestheirworthinthecompany,theiropportunitieswithinthecompanyandtheiropinionsoftheirmanagers.Areviewofthecultureoftheworkplacehelpsthemanagementteamtocreatemodelsthatinspireamoreproductiveandemployee-friendlyculture.Understandingtheworkplaceculturegivesthemanagementinsight（洞察力）astowhathinders(阻礙)production,whatcanbechangedandwhatpoliciescanbeadded.Negativeculturesdiscourageemployees,formhavingopinions.Thisisgenerallyaresultofamanagementteamthatonlyseesemployeesfortheirproductionvalues.Employeeswhodon’tfeelvaluedmoveontocompaniesthatencouragetheirinput.Thehighturnoverresultsinlessqualifiedemployees.Positiveworkplacecultureskeepmoreemployees.Employeeswhoremaininpositionsforextendedperiodsoftimedeveloprelationshipswithpreferredcustomersandcanoftenbethereasonthatacustomerdoesbusinesswithacompany.Motivatedemployeesvaluethecompany’sassets（資產(chǎn)）more,andtheirdecisionsreflectthisvalue.JoanHodgins,amanagementpsychologist,insiststhat“Researchshowsorganizationsthatarecommittedtodevelopingandmaintainingacultureof‘dignityatwork’,harvestthebenefitsintermsoffinancialresults.”BlameDonaisadvisesthatlargeworkplacesbeawareofsubculturesthatcandevelopindifferentregionsintheworld.Largecompaniesmayneedoutsidehelptocreatenationalorglobalplatformstoencourageaunitedcultureamongalltheirlocations.1、Whatinfluencesacompanymostaccordingtothetext?A．Itscustomerservice.B．Itsefficientproduction.C．Itsmanagers’workattitude.D．Itsemployees’opinionsaboutwork.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutBlameDonais’attitude?A．Hethinspeoplehavedifferentopinionsonnegativecultures.B．Hethinkslargeworkplacesshouldmaintainadifferentculture.C．Hethinksthesystemofsharedbeliefsisnotfitforworkplaces.D．Hethinkssubculturesareofgreatimportancetolargeworkplaces.3、Whatwaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImportanceofWorkplaceCultureB．TheDisadvantagesofWorkplaceCultureC．HowtoChooseaQualifiedCompanyD．HowtoEmployQualifiedEmployeesPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ChinesenamesarefullofmeaningsItispartofthecultureWesternpeople’snamesarealittle1．(difference)Let’slookatsomeofthe2．(reason)behindWesternnamesIf3．girlfromChinaiscalled“Mei”,weknowitmeans“beautiful”Ifaboyiscalled“Wu”,weknowitmeans“l(fā)ikeasoldier”Itisbecauseofthemeaning4．peoplechoosethenamesforthelittleboyorgirlSometimesnames5．(pick)fortheirmeaningintheWesttooIfagirliscalled“Joy”thentheparentshavenamedherthisbecausetheywanthertobehappyandtobringothers6．(happy)Othertimesnamesarechosenbecausetheyaretraditional–names7．(take)fromtheBible(圣經(jīng))forexample,likeNoah,Mathew,RuthandJohnButinaWesterncountryboysandgirlsaregivennamesforotherreasonsThesound8．(be)veryimportantParentscallagirlJasmine,maybejustbecausetheylikethesoundofitParentswilloftenchooseanamebecauseitalso9．(belong)toafamousperson,sayapopstar,anactor,orafootballerInthelast10yearsmanyboyshavebeennamed“David”10．thefootballerDavidBeckhamEasterIslandisaplace1．largestonestatues(雕像)standbytheoceanNooneknowsforcertainhowthestatuesweretransportedbytheislanders,mostof2．livedfarawayfromwherethestoneswereItwas3．(possible)formentocarrythelargestonestatues,severalofwhichweretooheavyPeopledoubtthattheyweredragged(牽引)overtheland,whichistoorough(粗糙不平的)Somepeoplethinkthattheislandersusedlargestrong4．(wood)tools,butthereisnotenoughevidencetoprovethisThewoodfor5．(make)thetoolsmusthavecomefrombigtrees,6．didnotexistontheislandAnumberofpeoplethinkthatGodmovedthestatues,7．noscientistsagreeAccordingtotheislanders,thefinishedstatues8．(transport)bythose9．hadmagicpowers,becausethestatueswerebuiltduringthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturies,10．a(chǎn)mysterioussocietyruledtheislandSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)SponsorshipinSportSponsorshipinsportisusuallyintheformoffinancialassistanceofferedbyacommercialorganizationtoapersonorateaminreturnforpublicity.Mostpeopleadmitthatsponsorshipinsportisnecessary.Foronething,sporthasbecomeincreasinglyexpensivetomanage,andplayersneedmoneytobeabletoparticipateatahighlevel.Foranother,watchingsporthasbecomeamajorformofsocialentertainment,sosponsorshipofsportingeventshelpscompaniestopromotetheirproducts.1、Theonlynegativeaspectsforasponsorareifanathleteshouldplaybadlyormisbehave,butgenerallysportcreatesagoodimage(形象)foracompanybyconveyinghealthandfitness.2、TheorganizersoftheOlympicGameshavebeencriticizedforacceptingsponsorshipfromfastfoodcompanies.Peoplequestionwhytheorganizerstakemoneyfromsuchcompanies.Publichealthexpertsbelieveifwereallywanttopromotehealthalongsideexcellenceinsport,thenitmustbelinkedbyapprovalsforproductswhichsupportgoodhealth.3、Nowadayssponsorshipisnolongerlimitedtomajoreventsandprofessionals.Localteamsandyoungplayersarealsosponsored.Thereisatrendalsoforamateurstorelyonsponsorshipforequipment,clothing,andtocovertheirexpensesoftrainingandcompetingeventhoughtheyarenotfull-timesportspeople.Sosponsorshipenablesmajorworldeventstobecomemoreimpressive.4、Besides,sponsorshipenablesustoviewourfavoritesportingeventontelevision,eventhoughitistakingplaceontheothersideoftheworld.However,suchcommercializationsometimesmeanscompromise,andinfact,forsomelesspopularsportsitmaybeanegativefactor,anditmayevenresultintheendofthatsportingcode.Sportswhichareseenaslesspopularandthereforelesscommerciallysuccessfulcannolongerattractsponsors.5、Theunevendistributionofsponsorshipcouldleadtotheendofsomelesspopularsports,andcouldreduceourfreedomofsportingchoice.A．Itshouldn’tberelatedtoanyunhealthyproducts.B．Sponsorshipmaymisleadplayersaboutsportingchoices.C．However,thishascausedseriousargumentsforsomemajorevents.D．Theendgoalforthesponsorsistodelivervalueandgrowthfortheirbrands.E.Italsopromotesparticipationatgrassrootslevel,bringingsportstoeveryone.F.Taxreliefisanotheradvantage,whichmeanssponsorshipcanhelptosavemoney.G.Sponsorshipmaycreatethesituationofgivi