考研《英語一》蘇州市相城區(qū)2023年高分沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Expertssayboredomisgoodforkids.Itforcesthemtobecreative,1theirimaginations,andhelpsthemdiscovernewthings.A(n)2inpointis13-year-oldLukeThrillfromDubuque,Iowa.Lukewas3ofplayingvideogamesandridinghisbike,sohedecidedtobuildatinyhouseinhisbackyardinstead.Hemademoneyfromcuttinglawns(草坪)and4exchangedsomeservices,suchasgainingthehelpofanelectricalengineer5sweepinghisgarage.Lukealso6sparematerialsfromhisgrandmother’shouseandother7materialsfromhisneighborsforsomeofthewindowsandthedoor.The89-square-foothomecost$1,500tobuildand818months.Insidethere’sakitchenette,abacksittingroom,atableandamounted(鑲嵌的)TV,andanupstairsbedroomcanbeeasily9bystairway.AlthoughLukedidthe10andlearnedhowtodoallthework,hehadhisfather’s11throughouttheproject.GregThrillwasveryhappythathissonlearnedtostayon12anddealwithgrown-ups.13,hehadsomesimpleruleswhenLuke14thehouse:“You15themoney.Youbuildit.Andyouownit.”Lukeisnowinlovewith16.HehasaYouTubechannelandhopesto17otherkidstostartbuilding.18,hewantstobuildabiggertinyhousetolivein,butfornow,he19inhisnewhomeafewnightsaweek,doeshomeworkthere,andusesittotakea20fromhistwinbrother.1、A．changes B．ignores C．improves D．weakens2、A．method B．explanation C．procedure D．case3、A．tired B．fond C．confident D．guilty4、A．thus B．even C．still D．a(chǎn)nyhow5、A．inexchangefor B．inpraisefor C．insupportof D．inplaceof6、A．updated B．ordered C．removed D．used7、A．recycled B．cheap C．new D．raw8、A．spent B．took C．saved D．wasted9、A．supported B．a(chǎn)ccessed C．held D．landed10、A．research B．housework C．experiment D．discovery11、A．permission B．help C．control D．order12、A．credit B．business C．budget D．duty13、A．Therefore B．Besides C．Rather D．However14、A．finished B．decorated C．started D．painted15、A．borrow B．donate C．raise D．distribute16、A．books B．videos C．riding D．building17、A．inspire B．press C．command D．warn18、A．Luckily B．Eventually C．Frequently D．Strangely19、A．bringsout B．leavesout C．hangsout D．putsout20、A．ride B．risk C．chance D．breakSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1XXX:TheReturnofXanderCageReleasedate:January20,2017Starring:VinDiesel,RubyRose,NinaDobrev,DonnieYen,KrisWuRating:★★★★Plot:XanderCage(VinDiesel)isleftfordeathafteranincident,andthenhesecretlyreturnstoactionforatoughassignmentdesignedforhim.JourneytotheWest:ConqueringtheDemons(妖魔)IIReleasedate:January28,2017Starring:KrisWu,KennyLin,YaoChen,JellyLinRating:★★★★Plot:Thefilmisasequel(續(xù)集)tothe2013film,JourneytotheWest:ConqueringtheDemons,whichwasdirectedbyStephenChow.TangSanzang(KrisWu),alongwithhisthreedisciples,setsoutontheJourneytotheWest.Althoughtheyappeartobeharmonious,inreality,theyareplottingagainsteachother.Afteraseriesofadventureswheretheycapturedemons,theystarttounderstandoneanother’spainsandheart,andfinallysolvetheirinternalconflicts,workingtogethertobecomethemostuniteddemon-killingteam.LivebyNightReleasedate:January13,2017Starring:BenAffleck,ScottEastwood,ZoeSaldana,ElleFaningRating:★★★Plot:IntheProhibitionEra,JoeCoughlin,theprodigalsonofaBostonpolicecaptain,becomesabootleggerandlater,anotoriousgangster(惡棍).TheVillageofNoReturnReleasedate:January28,2017Starring:Hsuchi,WangQianyuan,Hsiao-chuanChang,EricTsangRating:★★Plot:Inabeautifulandquietvillage,anuninvitedguestandmysterioustreasureappear,makingaseriesoffunnystorieshappen.1、Whichfilmcanyouseeifyou’refreeonJan.13,2017?A．LivebyNightB．JourneytotheWestC．TheReturnofXanderCageD．TheVillageofNoReturn2、Whostarstwofilmsamongthefourmentioned?A．ScottEastwoodB．KrisWuC．RubyRoseD．Hsuchi3、Whycanthedemon-killinggroupfinallybecomethemostharmoniousone?A．TheyarefacingriskstoexploreeverythingB．TheycanavoidtheirinternalargumentsC．TheycanfullyknowabouteachotherD．Theyarefightingagainsteachother4、HowisTheVillageofNoReturndifferentfromtheotherfilms?A．ItisratedmorestarsthantheotherthreeB．Itisafollow-upfilmtothe2013oneC．ItisnotreleasedinthesamemonthD．ItcanmakeaudiencelaughalotText2WHEREAREWEGOINGTODAY?ThePlayIndoorPlaygroundcovers2,300squarefeet.Ithasfun,colorfulentertainingandexcitingtoysandequipmentforyoutoplaywith.Howabouttheinflatable（可充氣的）obstaclecourse？Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletowalkarounditasyourebouncingeverywhere?Maybeyouwanttotakeaswimintheballpool.Thegreatthingaboutplayingisbeingabletobecreativeanduseyourimagination.YoucanbeANYTHINGyouwanttobe!Howaboutbeingmonkeystohideoutinthetreehouse?Youcanclimbuptothetopofthetreehouseslide,andpretendtoeatthoseyummybananasbeforeslidingbackdownagain.Orperhapsyouwanttobeprincesses,sittinginthecastlewithyourlovelylonghairflowingoutofthetower.Youcanusetheclothesintheprincessdress-uptrunktoreallyfeelthepart.Forthelittleones,thereisaninfantsectionwheretheycanplayandexperimentwiththetoysattheirownpace,awayfromthebiggerkids,andthereisalsoaSonyPlaystationareafortheslightlybiggerkidswhowanttotryandbeattheirhighestscoresandtrythelatestgames.Don’tworry!Parentsareincludedtoo.TheyhaveanadultloungefurnishedwithcomfortableseatingandaviewoftheplayareasoyoucanrelaxandknowyourchildishavingagreattimeCost.Adult:$3perperson(Parentsarefreeiftherearetwochildrentoplay.)Children:$10fortheIstchild.$8forasisterorbrother.Time:12:00-7:00P.m.fromMondaytoThursday.Address.401West.LosFelizBlvd.SuiteE.Glendale.CA．Tel:82-551-1521、WhowillprobablyregardthePlayIndoorPlaygroundasthemostappealing?A．FamiliesthatwantsomechallengesB．KidswhowanttohavefunoutdoorsC．Kidswhowanttotakepartinfunactivities.D．Parentswhowanttoplaygameswithkids.2、Howmuchshouldacouplewithtwokidspaytoenterit?A．$2B．$21C．$24D．$263、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToencouragekidstotravelaroundB．TotellparentshowtoeducatekidsC．TorecommendsomesportsactivitiesD．ToadvertiseanindoorplaygroundText3Fewofushaven’treadCinderella,thestoryofayoungwomanlivinginpovertywhomeetstheprinceofherdreams.Somemightnotwanttoadmitit,butthereisahiddenCinderellaineveryone’sheart—weallwishwecouldachieverecognitionorsuccessafteraperiodofobscurityorneglect.MarySantiagohasthatsecretdream,too.HerstoryisfeaturedinAnotherCinderellaStory,afilmsetinaUShighschool.Maryisshybutlovestodance.Comparedwithothergirls,sheisinvisible.However,herworldchangescompletelywhenafamousteenagerpopsinger,JoeyParker,appears.Joeyiseverythingthattherestoftheboysinherclassarenot—kind,handsomeanddesirable.MaryandJoey’spathscrossataball.Theymeetandfallinlovewitheachother.ButwhenMaryhastorushbackhome,sheleavesbehindherMP3player,whichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirlofhisdreams.Ofcourse,thereisawicked(邪惡的)stepmother,whoturnsouttobeDominiqueBlattandshetakesinMaryafterherdancermotherdies.DominiquetreatsMarylikeamaidanddoeseverythingshecantomakesureMarydoesn’tgetintothetopdanceschool.HertwodaughtersareequallydeterminedtostopJoeyfallingforMary,evenifthatmeansembarrassingher.Thestory,thoughitmostlyfollowsCinderella,doesaddafewmoderndaytwiststotheclassicfairytale.Refreshingly,thefilm,unlikemanyhighschoolfilms,doesnotfocusonlooks,althoughtheactorsareallbeautiful.ThereisalsoalotlessmaterialisminAnotherCinderellaStorythaninmanysimilarmovies.“ThemovietakestheCinderellafairytaleasitsjumpingoffpoint,”writesthemoviecriticAmberWilkinson.“Thefocusisfirmlyonfollowingyourdream.”1、Inthemovie,MarySantiago_____________.A．isbraveinexpressingherloveB．hasadreamofmeetingaprinceC．isbadlytreatedbythestepmotherD．isembarrassedbythepopsinger2、WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph1probablymean？A．beingpopularB．beingselfishC．beingfamousD．beingunknown3、Accordingtothepassage,AnotherCinderellaStory________.A．followsCinderellawithnothingnewspecialB．encouragesyoungpeopletofollowtheirdreamsC．paysmoreattentiontothelooksoftheactorsD．focusesmoreonmaterialismthanotherfilms4、Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A．a(chǎn)fairytaleB．a(chǎn)nessayaboutdreamsC．a(chǎn)filmreviewD．a(chǎn)nadvertisementofafilmText4Wouldyoubuyacarthatcanreleasecalmingsmellsintotheairwhenyouarestuckinheavytraffic?Wouldyoubuyarobotthatsmellslikeahumanbeing?Manypeoplehaveseenthe3-Dcomputer-madeenvironmentsofvirtualreality（虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)）.Nowthesevirtualworldswillnotjustlookandsoundreal.ResearchershavecreatedVRenvironmentsthatevensmellliketherealones.Withthenewtechnology,usersopenavirtualdoorandstepintoanewenvironment,likearainforest.Aftertheyenterthisvirtualworld,specialequipmentreleasesforest-likesmellsintotheairtomaketheexperiencefeelmorereal.SuzanneFisher-Murraysaid,“Itisareallywonderfulexperiencethatyouhavebecauseyou’reexploringthisenvironmentandyouhavesmellswithit.”IntheUnitedStates,Smell-O-Visionwasdesignedtoprovidesmellsduringtheshowingofamovie.TheSmell-O-Visionsystemwasoncepopularinthe1960s.Now,EmanuelaMaggionisaysitisclosetobecomingpopularagain.“Itconnectsemotionsandmemorieswiththesenseofsmell,”Maggionisaid.“Itisunbelievablewhatwecandowiththetechnology.”Theusesofsmelltechnologyarenotjustlimitedtofilmsandtheperformingarts.Researchersshowedacomputerprogramwhereuserscouldimaginethemselvesdrivingacar.Thesystemincludedaspecialsmell-sprayingmachine.DmitrijsDmitrenkosaid,“Wewanttodeliverthesmelloflavender(薰衣草)everytimethepersondrivesoverthespeedlimit.Wechooselavenderbecauseit’saverycalmingsmell.”Scientistsareexperimentingwithsmellsinsteadofsoundsorimage-basedalertsontelecommunicationsequipment.Andbusinessmenhavealreadyusedsmellstoinfluencepeople’sbehavior.“Notonlyinstores,butalsoinotherplacesyoucancreateandstimulate(刺激)immediatepurchase,”Maggionisaid.“Soyou’reinalibraryandwhenyousmellcoffeeyouwillunconsciouslyhavetheneedtodrinkacoffee.”1、Usingsmelltechnology,researchersmakeVRenvironments________.A．haveasmellofarainforestB．evensmellliketherealonesC．looklikea4-DenvironmentD．frightenpeoplewithavirtualworld2、TheexampleofSmell-O-Visionprovesthat________.A．AmericaisthefirsttousesmelltechnologyB．cinemasarethemostsuitableplacesforthesenseofsmellC．smelltechnologyhasbeenusedbeforeD．itisoutofdatetousesmell-sprayingdevices3、Howissmelltechnologyusedbybusinessmen？A．Tomakebuyersunderstandsalesmenbetter.B．Toremindpeopleoftheirunrealisticpurchase.C．Tohelpcustomerschoosetheirfavoritegoods.D．Tostimulatepeopletobuythings.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A．Thenewdevelopmentsofsmelltechnology.B．AmajorbreakthroughofVRtechnology.C．Thesenseofsmellinhumancommunication.D．Theadvancedsmell-sprayingmachines.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)DoyouDouyin？Gotamoment–or,perhaps,15seconds?Intheageoffragmented(碎片化的)time,Douyin,whichisamassivehitinChinarightnow,canperfectlyfillinthegapswhenpeoplehavenothing1．(good)todobetweentwoevents;itsdailyplays2．(spread)overonebillioninthepastfewyearsTheVine-likeappallowsuserstoproducecreativeshortvideosthatcombinemusicwithmouthshapesorbodymovesTheycandance,sing,cookordo3．theirheartsdesire4．(launch)inSeptember2016,DouyinisownedbyZhangYiming,oneofChina'stoptechleaders;hechairsByteDanceSimilartohowVineworked5．a(chǎn)time-limitedvideoplatform,Douyinisa6．(collect)ofbrief15-secondmusicvideos,mainlyfocusedonyoungpeople,7．it'scertainlysuitableforallagesOntheplatform,childishandstrangebehaviorsare8．(total)acceptableInhigh-pressureworld,itisnosurprisethatDouyinhasbecomesosuccessfulAllyouneedtodoispickupyourphoneandopentheapptorelievesomestressandhave9．laughTheapppushesrelatedvideosandproductsbasedonusers’preferencesandconsequently,DouyincanbequiteaddictiveManypeoplejustwanttoenjoyafewminutesatfirst,butendup10．(consume)severalhours’videotimeWeallknowthattheFridayafterThanksgivingmeansamaddashtotheshoppingcentreforridiculoussalesButhowdidthisbargainshoppingget1．(it)start?Infact,thefirstBlackFridayhadnothing2．(do)withThanksgivingorshoppingTheoriginofBlackFridayasweknowittodaystartedinPhiladelphiaduringthe1950sand1960sCrowdsofpeoplewouldcometotownthedayafterThanksgivingfortheannualArmy-Navyfootballgametobeheldthe3．(follow)SaturdayStreetsand4．(store)werealwayscrowded,whichwasgreatforbusinessbutmadeeasy-pickingsforshoplifters(行竊者)Localpolicecalledthis“BlackFriday”Notonlydidtheyhavetodealwithextratraffic5．shoplifting,buttheyhadtoworkextrahoursandcouldn’trequestthedayoffThetermdidn’tgonational6．thelate1980s,butthe7．(explain)changedWhileshopkeepers8．(general)sufferedfinanciallossesmostoftheyear,theincreaseofholidayshoppersmarkedthefirstdayofrealprofitIntraditionalaccounting(會(huì)計(jì))practicesafewyearsago,losses9．(record)inredink,andprofitsinblackinkSothedayafterThanksgiving,10．companiesgo“intotheblack”andmakeaprofit,becameBlackFridaySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TheArtofSlowReadingIfyouarereadingthisarticleinprint,chancesarethatyouwillonlygetthroughhalfofwhatIhavewritten.Andifyouarereadingthisonline,youmaynotevenfinishafifth.1、Theysuggestthatmanyofusnolongerhavetheconcentrationtoreadarticlesthroughtotheirconclusion.Soarewegettingstupider?Actually,ouronlinehabitsaredamagingthementalpowerweneedtoprocessandunderstandtextualinformation.Round-the-clocknewsmakesusreadfromonearticletothenextwithoutnecessarilyengagingfullywithanyofthecontent.OurreadingisfrequentlyinterruptedbythenoiseofthelatestemailandwearenowabsorbingshortburstsofwordsonTwitterandFacebookmoreregularlythanlongertexts.2、Butwearegraduallyforgettinghowtositback,thinkcarefully,andrelateallthefactstoeachother.3、Adesperatebunchofacademicswantustotakeourtimewhilereading,andre-reading.Theyaskustoswitchoffourcomputerseverysooftenandrediscoverboththejoyofpersonalengagementwithprintedtexts,andtheabilitytoprocessthemfully.What'stobedonethen?Mostslowreadersrealizethattotalrejectionofthewebisextremelyunrealistic.Theyfeelthatgetawayfromtechnologyforawhileistheanswer.4、Personally,I'mnotsurewhetherIcouldevergoofflineforlong.Evenwhilewritingthisarticle,Iamswitchingconstantlybetweensites,skimmingtoooften,absorbingtoolittle.Internetreadinghasbecometoorootedinmydailylifeformetochange.IreadessaysandarticlesnotinhardcopybutasPDFs.Isuspectthatmanyreadersareinasimilarposition.5、YoucandownloadacomputerapplicationcalledFreedom,whichallowsyoutoreadinpeacebycuttingoffyourInternetconnection.OrifyouwanttoavoidbeingdisturbedbytheInternet,youcouldalwaysdownloadofflinereaderInstapaperforyouriPhone.Ifyou'restillreadingmyarticle,thatisslowreading.A．TheInternetisprobablypartoftheproblem.B．Nowsomecampaignsareadvocatingslowreading.C．Thesearethetwofindingsfromtherecentresearchprojects.D．Butifyoujustoccasionallywanttoreadmoreslowly,helpisathand.E.Someofthemhavesuggestedturningtheircomputersoffforonedayaweek.F.Slowreadingcanhelpconnectareadertoneighborhoodandbecomepopular.G.BecauseoftheInternet,wehavebecomeverygoodatcollectinginformation.Weautomaticallyassumethatasadults,we’rewiserthanwhenwewerechildren.However,actuallywecanlearnalotfromourchildhoodself.Forexample,wecanlearntodevelopoptimismaboutthefuture.Doyouremember