2023年安徽省巢湖市居巢區(qū)考研《英語一》高分沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)“Down-to-earth”meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest,practicalandeasytodealwith.Itis1tofindsomeonewhoisdown-to-earth.Apersonwhoisdown-to-earthiseasytotalktoand2otherpeopleasequals.Adown-to-earthpersonisjustthe3ofsomeonewhoactsimportantandproud.Down-to-earthpersons4beimportantmembersofsociety,ofcourse.5theydonotlettheirimportance“gototheirheads”.Theydonot6themselvestobebetterpersonsthanothersoflessimportance.Someonewhoisfilledwithhisownimportanceandpride,oftenwithoutcause,is7tohave“hisnoseintheair”.Thereis8wayapersonwithhisnoseintheaircanbedown-to-earth.Americans9anotherexpressionthatmeansalmostthesameas“down-to-earth”.Theexpressionis“both-feet-on-the-ground”.Someonewithboth-feet-on-the-groundisapersonwithagood10ofreality.He11whatiscalled“commonsense”.Hemayhave12,buthedoesnotallowthemto13hisknowledgeofwhatisreal.Theoppositekindof14isonewhohashis“head-in-the-clouds”.Amanwithhis-head-in-the-cloudsisadreamerwhose15isnotintherealworld.16,suchadreamercanbebroughtbacktoearth.17wordsfromateachercanusuallybringaday-dreamingstudentdown-to-earth.Usually,thepersonwhoisdown-to-earthisvery18tohavebothfeeton-the–ground19wehavebothourfeeton-the–ground,whenwearedown-to-earth,weact20andopenlytowardsothers.Ourlivesarelikethegroundbelowus,solidandstrong.1、A．pleasant B．sad C．common D．surprising2、A．meets B．welcomes C．receives D．a(chǎn)ccepts3、A．case B．kind C．opposite D．example4、A．must B．may C．should D．will5、A．But B．So C．For D．And6、A．wish B．expect C．desire D．consider7、A．said B．told C．a(chǎn)sked D．made8、A．some B．a(chǎn) C．no D．every9、A．discover B．find C．make D．use10、A．understanding B．wish C．reason D．expectation11、A．demands B．lacks C．has D．likes12、A．fortunes B．dreams C．a(chǎn)chievements D．disadvantages13、A．block B．protect C．own D．gain14、A．idea B．people C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．person15、A．mind B．life C．body D．head16、A．Always B．Therefore C．However D．Sometimes17、A．Sharp B．All C．No D．Bad18、A．possible B．probable C．likely D．a(chǎn)ble19、A．Though B．Since C．When D．Unless20、A．kindly B．directly C．friendly D．honestlySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Canyouimagineprintingfood?Somescientistsaretryingtorevolutionizethediningexperiencebydoingthis.Theyhopethathavinga3Dprinterinthekitchenwillbecomeascommonplaceasthemicrowave.Scientistssaythattheyareeasytouse:yousimplyhavetoselectarecipeandputtherawfood"inks"intotheprinter.Youcanalsochangetheinstructionstomakethefoodexactlyhowyouwantit.Thismeansthatitwouldbeveryquickandeasytocreatetastyandnutritiousmeals.Theysaythatifpeopleused3Dprinterstocreatemealstherewouldbelessneedfortraditionalgrowing,transportingandpackagingprocessesasfoodproductionwouldbealoteasier.Forexample,alternativeingredients(原料)suchasproteinsfrominsectscouldbechangedintotastyproducts.Andasisknown,thosetraditionalactivitiesarenotbeneficialtooursurroundings.Thistechnologycouldalsohelppeoplewhosufferfromdysphagia(aswallowingdisorder).Thepatientscouldprogramtheprinterandsofterversionswouldbemadesothattheywouldnothavetroubleswallowingthem.However,somepeoplethinkthatusing3D-printedfoodswouldbeadisaster.Itcouldtakeawaymanyjobs,includingthoseforgrowing,transportingandpackagingfood.Imagineaworldwheretherewasnoneedforfarmingorgrowingcropsandthesametastescouldbeprintedfromaraw"foodink".Likewise,traditionalcafesandrestaurantsmightlosebusiness.Also,thereareconcernsaboutthenutritionalvalueofprintedfood:isitreallypossibletogetthenutrientsweneedfromfood-basedinks?What'smore,cookingandeatingtogetherwithfamilyandfriendshaslongbeenatraditionalandenjoyableactivity.Itishardtoimagineaworldwherethepastimeofcookingisdeadandmealscanbecreatedatthetouchofabutton.1、Whatdoscientiststhinkof3Dfoodprinting?A．Itischeaptouseit.B．Itisenvironment-friendly.C．Itisadvancingquickly.D．Itneedsimproving.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3referto?A．Theprintedfoods.B．Theirfavoritefoods.C．Themorenutritiousfoods.D．Themoretastyfoods.3、WhatcanweinferabouttheprintedfoodsfromParagraph4?A．Theirraw"foodinks"aremorenutritional.B．Peoplewouldgetmorejobsproducedbythem.C．Peopleneedmoreevidenceabouttheirnutrition.D．Theywouldbeboughtintraditionalrestaurants.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Thegrowthof3DfoodprintingB．Thefutureof3DfoodprintingC．The3DfoodprintingbusinessD．Thetwosidesof3DfoodprintingText2Plantsarefloweringfasterthanscientistspredicted(預(yù)測)inreactiontoclimatechange,whichcouldhavelongdamagingeffectsonfoodchainsandecosystems.Globalwarmingishavingagreateffectonhundredsofplantandanimalspeciesaroundtheworld,changingsomelivingpatterns,scientistssay.Increasedcarbondioxide(CO2)intheairfromburningcoalandoilcanhaveaneffectonhowplantsproduceoxygen,whilehighertemperaturesandchangeablerainfallpatternscanchangetheirpatternsofgrowth.“Predictingspecies,reactiontoclimatechangeisamajorchallengeinecology,”saidtheresearchersofseveralU.S.universities.Theysaidplantshadbeenthekeyobjectofstudybecausetheirreactiontoclimatechangecouldhaveaneffectonfoodchainsandecosystemservices.Thestudy,publishedontheNaturewebsite,usesthefindingsfromplantlifecyclestudiesandexperimentsacrossfourcontinentsand1,634species.Itfoundthatsomeexperimentshadunderestimated(低估)thespeedoffloweringby8.5timesandleafingby4times.“Acrossallspecies,theexperimentsunder-predictedthespeedoftheadvance—forbothleafingandflowering—thatresultsfromtemperatureincrease,”thestudysaid.Thedesignoffutureexperimentsmayneedtobeimprovedtobetterpredicthowplantswillreacttoclimatechange,itsaid.PlantsarenecessaryforlifeontheEarth.Theyarethebaseofthefoodchain,usingphotosynthesis(光合作用)toproducesugarfromcarbondioxideandwater.Theyletoutoxygenwhichisneededbynearlyeveryorganismontheplanet.Scientistsbelievetheworld’saveragetemperaturehasrisenbyabout0.8℃since1900,andnearly0.2℃everytenyearssince1979.Sofar,effortstocutemissions(排放)ofplanet-warminggreenhousegasesarenotseenasenoughtopreventtheEarthheatingupbeyond2℃thiscentury—apointscientistssaywillbringthedangerofachangeableclimateinwhichweatherextremesarecommon,leadingtodrought,floods,cropfailuresandrisingsealevels.1、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?A．Plants’reactiontoweathercouldhavedamagingeffectsonecosystems.B．Theincreasingspeedoffloweringisbeyondscientists’expectation.C．Climatechangeleadstothechangeoffoodproductionpatterns.D．Foodchainshavebeenseriouslydamagedbecauseofweather.2、WecanlearnfromthestudypublishedontheNaturewebsitethat.A．plants’floweringis8.5timesfasterthanleafingB．thereare1,634plantspeciesonthefourcontinentsC．scientistsshouldimprovethedesignoftheexperimentsD．theexperimentsfailedtopredicthowplantsreacttoclimatechange3、Scientistspayspecialattentiontothestudyofplantsbecause.A．theycanprovetheclimatechangeclearlyB．theyareveryimportantinthefoodchainsC．theyplayaleadingroleinreducingglobalwarmingD．theyaregrowingandfloweringmuchfasterthanbefore4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsabouttheworld’stemperature?A．Itneedstobecontrolledwithin2℃inthiscentury.B．Itschangewillleadtoweatherextremes.C．Itis0.8℃higherin1979thanthatof1900.D．Ithasrisennearly0.2℃since1979.Text3Sunstrokeisaconditionthatcanquicklygofromdangeroustodeadly,especiallyifpropercareisn’tgivenimmediately.Sunstroke,sometimescalledheatstroke,isaresultofthebodytemperaturerisingabovesafelimits.Thiscausesthebody’snecessaryfunctionstostopworking.It’susuallyprettyeasytoavoidsunstroke,aslongasproperactionistaken.Inthatcase,youneedtoactasquicklyaspossibletoreturnthatperson’sbodytoasafetemperature.Hereareafewtipstohelptreatsunstroke.CallforhelpCalltogetanambulanceasquicklyaspossible.Thisshouldbethefirstthingyoudo,especiallyifthesunstrokedpersonhasfainted(昏迷).Also,callforhelpfromanyonenearbyifyou’reinapublicplace.Ifthere’snoonearound,callsomeonenearbyiftheycangettheresoonerthananambulance.Askeveryonetobringyouasmuchwateraspossible,ifthereisn’tmuchnearby.GetthepersontoacoolerareaIfthere’sabuildingnearby,aimforthat.Anywherewithplentyofairconditioningandwaterisperfect.Ifabuildingisn’tavailable,bringthepersontoawellshadedarea.GetthewaterflowingIfthepersonisstillconscious,gethimorhertodrinkwater.Ifthere’sabathtubavailable,fillitwithcoolwaterandputthepersoninit.Ifyourwatersupplyislimited,youhavetosaveit.Dampenatowelorshirtandputitontheperson’sbody.Focusontheface,neck,andchest.FanthepersonGettingmovingairoverthepersoncoolshimorherdown.Useanything,atowelorsheet,ashirt,yourhands,orapieceofboard.Thisiswherehavingmanypeoplearoundreallyhelps,astheycancombinetofantheentirebody.1、Whendoesapersongetsunstrok?A．Whenthebodydoesn’tfunction.B．Whenpropercareisgivenimmediately.C．Whensomeoneisexposedtothesuntoolong.D．Whenthebodytemperaturegoesupbeyondwhatonecanbear.2、Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A．Thefirstaidforsunstroke.B．Thecauseofsunstroke.C．Thechiefsymptomsofsunstroke.D．Theessentialpreventionsofsunstroke.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A．Tocallforassistancefromothers.B．Toleavethesunstrokedpersonintheshade.C．Toapplyawettoweltotheperson’sface.D．Tohelpthepersontakesomemedicine.4、Thetextprobablycomesfrom.A．a(chǎn)guidebookB．a(chǎn)bookreviewC．a(chǎn)medicalmagazineD．a(chǎn)nofficialdocumentText4Statisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit’snecessarytotakeastatisticscoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout(球探）hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe’soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey’veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit’snotworthtryingtorecruit(錄用）theplayer.Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive(主管人員）withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit’snotworthwhilerecruitinghim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn’t.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven’tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate(最終的）performanceinthesettingwe’reconcernedabout.Wehaven’tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn’tgoingtobeworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe“l(fā)awoflargenumbers”，whichassiststherecognitionthataninterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there’ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:it’snotonlyatinysample,it’snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It’sjusttoocompelling(強迫性的）thatwe’velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou’regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol(體系),withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It’shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.1、Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto_____.A．illustratetheinfluenceoffansB．showtheweaknessesofscoutsC．a(chǎn)ttachimportancetointerviewsD．introducethetopicofthepassage2、Theauthorbelievesthat____.A．thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB．a(chǎn)successfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC．a(chǎn)smallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD．thenumberofcandidateshasn’tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowemployeesareselectedB．WherestatisticsareavailableC．WhyjobinterviewsarepointlessD．WhenrecommendationsareneededPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Onthefirstdayofmyfirstgrade,IstoodbythedoorwithbutterfliesinmystomachI1．(voice)mybiggestconcerntomymother“HowwillImakefriends?”Shehandedmeadvice“Beyourself”Forthepast20years,IhavelivedbythesewordsSoonIwillgraduateandbecomepartoftherealworldNervously2．(face)challenges,IknowIwillwhisperto3．(I)thetwosimplewords“Beyourself”Iwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”beforethewholeclass!Youcanimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwaswithsomanyeyesfixeduponmeIhadnochoicebut2．(prepare)forit,thoughFirstofall,Iwastowritethespeech,3．wasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriterButthehardestpart4．(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory—fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowedTherealmomentbeganwhenIstoodintheclassroomwithmylegs5．(tremble)andmymindblankButmylistenerswerewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingmeGraduallyIfoundmyselfback,6．(deliver)myspeechwithdifficultyAfter7．seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudiencesatisfied—Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappearedActuallywithmy8．(confident)buildingup,InowturnouttobeagreatspeakerLookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway9．successisourfearOvercomeitandwe10．(achieve)ourgoalsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)UniqueNewYear'sTraditionsfromAroundtheWorldHowdoyoucelebrateNewYear’s?IfIhadtotakeaguess，youprobablycelebrateNewYear’ssurroundedbyfamilyandfriends，enjoyingdrinksofyourchoiceandwatchingtheballdropwithDickClark．9、Listedbelowarefiveofthetopten“UniqueNewYearTraditionsfromAroundtheWorld．”9、BreakingDishesonNeighbor’sDoorAstrangeDanishNewYeartradition，dependingonhowyoulookatit,isthrowingdishesatneighbor’sdoor．997、Thefamilywiththetallesttowerofbrokenplates，glasses，cupsandothercrockeryisconsideredtobetheluckiestpersonbecauseitsymbolizestheirlargeamountofloyalfriends．9、TalkingtoSpiritsTalkingtospiritsisapartofMexicanbelief．Mexicansstronglybelievethattheycancommunicatewiththesoulsoftheirdeadlovedones．998、AndthisisnotdoneathomeonanindividualbasisbutisalegalMexicanpractice．TaosInn，inNewMexicoforexample，offers95minutessessionofspiritualismandmeditationfor＄95.6、Notabadpriceforsomehelpfulguidance！7、WearingPolkaDotsImaginestreetsfullofpeoplewearingpolkadotsanddiningroomtablesfullofroundshapedfoodandfruitsononesingledayoftheyear．999、Philippinesbelievethatthiswillbringthemprosperitybyassociatingtherounddotstocoinsandwealth．9、BurningScarecrowDummyEcuadorhasauniquecustomofcraftingScarecrowsandthenburningthematmidnight．Theyadornthemandfillthescarecrowswithnewspapersandpiecesofwood．Asmidnightapproaches，everyonegathersoutsidetheirhomeandeachfamilyburnstheirownscarecrow．970、Thescarecrowalsoscaresawaybadluck，whichinrurn，fillstheirnewyearwithluckandhappiness．A．NewYear’sEveisconsideredthebesttimetocommunicatewithdeadspiritstoconveyamessageoraskforguidance．B．ItisalsobelievedintheIrishculturethatthisactwillhelpthemgetridofbadluck．C．HaveyoueverimaginedhowNewYear’swouldlookinanothercountry?D．ThisallactuallyhappensinthePhilippinesonNewYear’sEveeveryyear．E．Strangely，thismakesthemhappyinsteadofannoyingthem．F．Weallwanttostartanew，freshyearwithrenewedenthusiasmandhope．G．Thetraditionsaysthatthisdestroysallthebadthingsthattookplaceinthepastmonths．DoActionsSpeakLouderthanWords?Oursocietyisfastpaced.Weareallrushingfromoneplacetothenext,blowingourhorn（喇叭）atslowdriverswhomaybesingingsongsinthecarwiththeirchildrenorpointingoutsomeinterestingsights.Wedon'thavetimeforthatsillinesstoday.Butwetrytosaytoourselvesthatwewillmaketimeforfuntomorrow.Itistimetotakeafewdeepbreathsandthinkaboutouractionsandourwords.1、Haveyoueverreallythoughtaboutthesaying"Actionsspeaklouderthanwords?"Thinkaboutitnow.Ifyousayonethingandactinanoppositeway,willthewor