2023年湖南省永州市雙牌縣考研《英語(yǔ)一》高分沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)TheYouthCommissionmeetingonlyjuststarted;Ididn’tevenwanttothinkaboutthepilesofhomeworksittingonmydeskathome.Ididn'twantedto1theyouthinvolvementintheannualholidayparadeinthemeeting,muchless2thespeechofRayD．RayD．cametoeverymeetingoftheYouthCommission.Thelocalpapers3himas“athorninpublicofficial’sside-open,honestandoveractive.”Hegavehimselfthe4of“CitizenRay”andevenworeabaseballcapwiththisnameprintedonthefront.Hecametothemeetingsand5unsafebikelanesandnoisecomplaints,6theyhadnothingtodowithour7andwecoulddonothingaboutthem.Healwayswentoverthetwo-minutelimitforguestspeakers,andwouldnotstop8untiloneofustoldhimhis9wasup.Aftercountlessnightsofstayinguptofinishmy10becauseofmeetingsthatran11,largelyduetodistractionsprovidedbyCitizenRay,Ibegantohatehis12.WhydidhewastehistimewiththeYouthCommission,whenwecouldn’t13himwithallofhisissues?14,weplannedyouthforumsandrelayedinformationaboutthetowngovernmenttoourpeers;wedidn’tfixproblemsorgiveoutbuildingpermitsthatheseemedto15.Ittookmeseveralmonthsto16understandthemotivationsofCitizenRay.Mostpeopleintheirlateseventiesare17toleavetheworkplaceandliveintherelaxationprovidedby18.RayD．,however,consideredparticipatinginthepublicgoodashisdutyasa(n)19.Hiseffortsshouldbeadmired,nothated.Afterall,Rayismotivated,dedicatedandambitious.Hispersistenceand20wouldprovevaluableinanyfieldofstudyorwork,andIrealizedIshouldvaluehispresence.1、A．continue B．enjoy C．remember D．discuss2、A．dependon B．waitfor C．listento D．referto3、A．characterized B．treated C．invited D．employed4、A．gift B．title C．position D．purpose5、A．pickedup B．wrotedown C．thoughtof D．talkedabout6、A．a(chǎn)s B．unless C．eventhough D．a(chǎn)sif7、A．duties B．records C．opportunities D．tastes8、A．performing B．speaking C．judging D．struggling9、A．show B．power C．time D．topic10、A．service B．report C．collection D．homework11、A．quietly B．frequently C．late D．a(chǎn)gain12、A．presence B．problem C．response D．a(chǎn)dvantage13、A．provide B．help C．reward D．a(chǎn)ssociate14、A．Afterall B．Atlast C．Inall D．Forinstance15、A．observe B．change C．cause D．need16、A．naturally B．a(chǎn)ccidentally C．finally D．temporarily17、A．lucky B．brave C．safe D．happy18、A．school B．pension C．travel D．donation19、A．customer B．citizen C．professor D．officer20、A．determination B．skill C．freedom D．independenceSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesasthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist(經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家)JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable.In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkisoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpaceofsubstitutionofmachinesforhumansthanhasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs.Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise.Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople'sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor’sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.Text2IfConfucius(孔子)werealivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinarememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwentyyears,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludeChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲學(xué)).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageof(利用)ancientChinesewisdomtomakeupthedrawbacks(缺陷)Westernphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoretointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.1、Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________.A．providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB．a(chǎn)ttractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC．showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD．provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations2、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.A．takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsB．trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsC．haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseD．fightforachancetolearnChinese3、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ForgottenWisdominAmericaB．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC．ChineseCultureforWesternersD．OldThinkerwithaBigFuture4、Thepassageislikelytoappearin________.A．a(chǎn)biographyB．a(chǎn)historypaperC．a(chǎn)philosophytextbookD．a(chǎn)newspaperText3Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatitisbynomeansaneasytasktobringupachildwell.Andourancestorsalreadyunderstooditwell.Asanoldproverbsays,“Ittakesanentirevillagetoraiseachild.”Thatisbeingquotedmoreandmoreoftenthesedays.AndI’mpleasedaboutthat.Parentsneedtobeinvolvedintheirchildren’seducationinmanyways.Helpingchildrenwithhomeworkandstudying,goingonafieldtrip,teachingacraftorcoachingachild’ssportsteamareallgreatwaystobeinvolvedwithyourchild’seducation.Anddon’tforgettocommunicatewithteachers—theyneedandrespectyourinput.Studiesshowthatchildrenlearnmoreandschoolsfunctionbetterwhenparentsandschoolsworktogether.Communitiescanhelpchildrencreateandachievenewgoals.Thereareotherwayssuchashelpingwithhomework.readingtoachild,coachingachildren’steam,providingemotionalsupport,helpingsolveproblemsandbuildingself-esteem（自尊）.Kidsneedrolemodelsandadviserscanberolemodelsbysharingtheirexperiencesandwisdom.Businessescanalsohelpshapeourchildren’sfuture—inviteaclassfromyourlocalschooltovisityourworkplace.Youmaybeprovidingaglimpsethatopensanewworldofpossibilities.Showstudentswhatgoesonduringatypicalday.Giveaminicourseforstudents:howproductsaremade;howmachineryworks.Youmayhaveadevelopingelectrician,ateacher,anurse,orevenanewspaperreporteronyourhands.Itreallydoeslakeanentirevillagetoraiseachild.Sosharetheresponsibility－andthejoy—ofbringingachildtohisorherfullpotential.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?A．Raisingachildwellneedsvariousefforts.B．Communitiesplayanimportantpartinraisingachild.C．Ourancestorsraisedachildbyusingthewholevillage’sfood.D．Peopleinthesamevillageshouldtakecareofachildtogether.2、Whichofthefollowinghastheauthorstressedinthetext?A．Familyeducation.B．Schooleducation.C．Life-longeducation.D．Karlychildhoodeducation.3、Theauthorthinksvisitingtheworkplacecanhaveaneffectonchildren’s.A．talentB．healthC．gradesD．occupations4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhisresearchoneducation.B．Tocallformoreattentiontochildren.C．Tomakeexamplesofeducationreform.D．Tointroducesomewaystoteachchildrenwell.Text4ThemovieTheWizardofOzhasthousandsoffansaroundtheworld.Butbackin1939whenthefilmopened,audienceswerenotparticularlyfondofit.Itwasonlyamodestboxofficesuccess.ItwasnominatedforBestPictureatthatyear'sAcademyAwards,butsowerenineothergreatfilms.ItlostouttoGonewiththeWind.TheWizardofOzreallygainedanaudiencewhenitwasbroadcastregularlyonTV.Thatbeganinthe1950s.Thefilm'splotfollowsyoungDorothywhoisknockedunconsciousduringatornado.ShedreamsaboutfollowingaYellowBrickRoadthroughtheLandofOztotheEmeraldCity.ShewantstomeettheWizardofOzwholivesthere.He'stheonlyonewhocanhelphertoreturnhometoKansas.AlongthewayshemakesfriendswiththeScarecrow,theTinManandtheCowardlyLion.TheyhelpherandherdogTotoovercometheWickedWitchoftheWest!AccordingtotheLibraryofCongress,TheWizardofOzisthemostwatchedmovieofalltime.Whatisitaboutthefilmthatappealstopeople?Itincludesthemesthatpeoplecanrelateto.ThroughmostofthemovieDorothyistryingtogethometoKansas.Whenshefinallygetstogo,shespeaksthewords,"there'snoplacelikehome."Peopleidentifywiththatthought.Homeisthewelcomingplacewheretheyfeelsecure.Atthebeginningofthefilm,Dorothysingsofaplace"overtherainbow."There,thedreamsthatyoudaretodreamreallydocometrue.Sowhilehomeisagreatplace,dreamingaboutsomethingdifferentisallrighttoo.TheWizardofOzalsodealswithcourage.Dorothylearnsthattruecourageisn'tbeingunafraid.It'sfacingdangerwhenyouareafraid.Herfriendsfaceplentyofdangertorescueher.AsoneofthetrueclassicsofAmericanliterature,TheWizardofOzhasstirredtheimaginationofyoungandoldalikeforoverfourgenerations.Celebratethe80thyearofthisfabulousfilmbywatchingitagain.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweknowaboutTheWizardofOz?A．ItwasforbiddentobebroadcastonTV.B．Itwaswell-receivedimmediatelyitopened.C．Itbegantoenjoyitspopularityinthe1950s.D．ItgotBestPictureatAcademyAwardsin1939.2、Whatthemeofthemovieattractspeople?A．Nopains,nogains. B．Knowledgeispower.C．Accidentswillhappen. D．Eastorwest,homeisbest.3、ThemovieTheWizardofOzisabout.A．homeandmodesty B．dreamandcourageC．creativityanddanger D．friendshipandviolence4、Whatdoestheauthoradvisetocelebratethismovie'sanniversary?A．Watchingitagain. B．Readingthebook. C．Satisfyingtheaudience. D．Daringtodream.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)It’sanunquestionedtruthofmodernlife:wearestarvedfortimeWetryourbesttosavebitsoftimehereandthereAdditup,andwewillfinallygettoeverythingwewanttodoButbitsoftimehereandthereAdditup,andwewillfinallygettoeverythingwewanttodoButthisideahasbeencompletelybackward1．Webuildtheliveswewant,andthentimesavesitselfDowereallyhavenotime?“Idon’thavetime,”oftenmeans“It’snotapriority(優(yōu)先事項(xiàng))”TimeishighlyflexibleWecannotmakemoretimeHowever,timewillstretch(延展)toaccommodatewhatwechoosetoputintoitNoonewillleavethebrokenwaterheaterasideSonotdoingsomethingisnotamatteroflackingtime;2．Actually,it’samatterofchoiceHowdowetreatourpriorities?First,weneedtofigureoutwhatourprioritiesareActuallywemaygiveourselvesaperformancereviewWhatthreetofivethingsdidwedothatmadeitsoamazing?Next,wecanwritethemintonextyear’sperformancereviewWewillhavealistofsixtotengoalswecanworkoninthenextyear3．4．ScientistsfindareallygoodtimetodothisisFridayafternoonFridayafternooniswhataneconomistmightcalla“l(fā)owopportunitycost”timeMostofusarenotsittingthereonFridayafternoonssaying,“Iamexcitedtomakeprogresstowardmypersonalandprofessionalprioritiesrightnow”ButwearewillingtothinkaboutwhatthoseshouldbeSotakealittlebitoftimeFridayafternoon,andmakeourselvesathree-categoryprioritylist:career,relationships,selfIt’saboutlookingatthewholeofone’stimeandseeingwherethegoodaspectscangoThereistime5．Andwhenwefocusonwhatmatters,wecanbuildtheliveswewantinthetimewe’vegotA．it’sthatI’mtoobusyforitB．it’sthatIdon’twanttodoitC．Whendoweplanourpriorities?D．Makesurethere’stimefortheimportantthingsEWedon’tbuildtheliveswewantbysavingtimeFEvenifwearebusy,wehavetimeforwhatmattersGAndthenweneedtobreakthesedownintodoablestepsAgrapeseedthatfallsintothesoilofXinjiangisveryfortunate,asXinjiangis1．(well)suitedforgrowinggrapesthananywhereelseHere,agrapeseedcangrowtoitsfullpotential2．itshighaltitudes(海拔),longperiodsofdryweatherandabundantsunshine,XinjiangproducesfruitswithextremelyhighsugarcontentEveryfall,alargenumberofgrapes3．(ship)fromXinjiangtootherpartsofChina,andtherestaremadeintoraisinsforeasystorageInthevineyardsofMoyu,thankstothehotanddryclimatethat4．(result)frombeingsurroundedbythedesert,hugequantitiesoflargeand5．(juice)grapeswithverythinskinsareproducedThesegrapesbringwealthaswellastheirdelicious6．(sweet)tothelocalsInmid-September,7．theirSeedlessWhitegrapesripen,localfarmersarebusypickinggrapestobetransportedtootherpartsofthecountryBunchesofglowingwhitegrapeshangonthevines,waitingtobepickedIfyoupickoneandput8．inyourmouth,youwill9．(sure)neverforgetthewonderfultasteproducedbythe10．(burn)sunandthedesertwindofsouthernXinjiangSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Foroveronehundredandfiftyyears,Americansofallsocialclasseshavewornbluejeans.1、Whethertheyarewornforworkorforfashiontoday.Strauss'inventioncontinuestobepopularnotonlyamongAmericansbutalsoamongpeoplearoundtheworld.LeviStrausswasborninGermanyin1829.2、HegrewupinKentuckybeforemovingtoNewYorkin1847.BeforebecominganAmericancitizenandmovingtotheWestin1853,Straussworkedinhisbrother'sdrygoodsbusiness.Thisgavehimachancetoproducehisfamousinvention.Afterthegoldrushof1949,StraussdecidedtomovetotheWesttoseekhisfortunes.Straussdidnotwanttobeapersonwhosearchedanareaforminerals.Instead,heknewhecouldmakeagoodlivingbysellingsuppliestotheminers.Atfirst,heplannedtosellsewingsuppliesandcloth.3、Whenheheardminerscomplainingthattheirclotheswereeasilybrokenortheyusuallytoretheirpocketsduringmining,hedecidedtouseaspecialfabrictomakepantsfortheminers.Thesepantsprovedsopopularthathequicklyranoutofmaterialstomakemore.In1873,StraussreceivedaletterfromaJewishtailornamedJacobDaviswhohadinventedaprocessofconnectingpocketswithcopperrivets(鉚釘).Thismadethepantslastalongtime.BecauseDavisdidnothavethemoneytopatenthisidea,heofferedtoshareitwithStraussifStrausswouldagreetopayforthepatent.4、.BythetimeStraussdiedin1902,hehadmadeagreatcontributiontoAmericanfashion.5、ThebusinesshasbeengrowingeversinceandLeviStrauss'companyisnowoneofthelargestclothingcompaniesintheworld.A．Nobodyknewwhatkindofmaterialwassuitable.B．Asayoungboy,hemovedwithhisfamilytotheUnitedStates.C．However,hedidnotgetmuchbusinessforthoseproducts.D．HedidandLevijeanshavebeenmadewithmetalrivetseversince.E.HealsomadeagreatcontributiontoAmer