2023年甘肅省慶陽(yáng)市考研《英語(yǔ)一》考前沖刺預(yù)測(cè)試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iwokeuptoansweraphonecallfromataxidriverwhohadmyfriend’scellphone.Myfriendhadapparently1itinthetaxithenightbefore.Thedriverhadcalledothers,2Iwasthefirstonewho3toanswer.Thecabdriveraskedmewherehecould4thecellphoneoff.ItoldhimthecrossstreetstowhereIlivedand5jumpedoutofbed,gotdressedandtoldthecabdriverIWmeethimonthe6ofthosestreets.ThedriverdroveallthewayfromQueensto7thisphonetowhereIlived.I8ifhehadtakenona9ortwo.Hecouldhavemadesomegood10fromdrivingthatdistance.WhenImetupwiththetaxidriverI11himforhavingsuchakindandbeautifulsoul.Iwasso12formyfriend!MyfriendrecentlymovedherefromoutofthecountryandIcanonlyimaginehow13hiscellphoneistohim!IfurtheraskedthetaxidriverifIcouldgethis14,sothatmyfriendcanthankhimaswell.Hesaidmy15wasallthatheneededanddroveoff.Ie-mailedmyfriend16himIhadhisphoneandlaterthatdaymetupwithhimtotellhimhowIhadreceivedit.Myfriendsmiled17biggerandsaidhecouldn’tbelievesuchkindness18inthisbigcity.Hetoldmehecannot19topayitforward.Iwassotouchedtowitnessthekindstorythat20earlythatmorninganditjustmademyday!1、A．usedB．leftC．playedD．showed2、A．forB．orC．soD．but3、A．pickedupB．watchedoverC．turnedupD．calmeddown4、A．takeB．payC．dropD．ring5、A．quicklyB．finallyC．slowlyD．a(chǎn)nxiously6、A．backB．sideC．frontD．corner7、A．deliverB．moveC．enjoyD．repair8、A．determinedB．a(chǎn)skedC．wonderedD．doubted9、A．strangerB．passengerC．witnessD．friend10、A．pleasureB．fameC．experienceD．money11、A．thankedB．rememberedC．treasuredD．paid12、A．sorryB．encouragedC．excitedD．happy13、A．lovelyB．importantC．reliableD．rare14、A．nameB．opinionC．informationD．request15、A．identityB．gratitudeC．helpD．tip16、A．convincingB．tellingC．warningD．reminding17、A．neverB．justC．evenD．ever18、A．existedB．survivedC．formedD．recovered19、A．decideB．pretendC．waitD．refuse20、A．differedB．succeededC．countedD．happenedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1WhenaskedaboutherchildhoodinthedocumentaryAliveInside,a90-year-oldwomanwithdementia(癡呆)replies,“I’veforgottensomuch.”FilmmakerMichaelRossatoBennettthenplaysmusicfromherpastforher.“That’sLouisArmstrong,”shesays.“He’ssingingWhentheSaintsGoMarchingInandittakesmebacktomyschooldays.”Shethenrecallsexactdetailsfromherlife.Whydoesithappen?Musictendstoaccompanyeventsthatarouseemotionsorotherwisemakestrongimpressionsonus—suchasweddingsandgraduations.Thesekindsofexperiencesformstrongmemories,andthemusicandmemorieslikelybecomeintertwined(緊密相連)inourneural(神經(jīng)的)networks,accordingtoJuleneJohnson,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia.Movements,suchasdancing,alsooftenpairwithourexperienceofmusic,whichcanhelpformmemories.Evenmanyyearslater,hearingthemusiccanbringbackmemoriesoftheselong-pastevents.AsAliveInsideshows,musichasthispowerevenformanypeoplewithdementia.Researchersnotethatthebrainareasthatprocessandremembermusicaretypicallylessdamagedbydementiathanotherareas,andtheythinkitmayexplainthephenomenon.Theyalsopayattentiontoelderlypeoplewithdementia,especiallythoseinnursinghomes.“It’spossiblethatthoselong-termmemoriesarestillthere,“Johnsonsays,“butpeoplejusthaveahardertimeaccessingthembecausethey’reinastrangeplaceandthere’renotalotofcircumstancesinwhichsomeonecouldpulloutthosememories.”Johnsonalsonotesthatmusicisnotuniversallyusefulforallpeoplewithdementiasincetherearesomepeoplewithdementiawhosebrainareathatrecognizesmusicisdamaged.Despitemusic’sapparentbenefits,fewstudieshaveexploreditsinfluenceonmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia.“It’sreallyanuntappedarea,”Johnsonsays.PetrJanataisoneresearcherinvestigatingthetopicofmusicandmemory.Hesaysthatscientistsstilldonothavetheanswersforwhyandhowmusicreawakensmemoriesinpeoplewithdementia,butthisphenomenonisrealandit’sjustamatteroftimebeforeit’sfullyborneoutbyscientificresearch.1、WhathelpstheoldwomaninAliveInsiderecallherchildhood?A．Afilmshehaswatchedbefore.B．Asongshehaslistenedtobefore.C．Thevoiceofherchildhoodfriend.D．Thedescriptionofherschooldays.2、WhatbenefitofmusicisdiscussedinParagraph2?A．Ithelpsmakelastingmemories.B．Ithelpscurepatientsofdementia.C．Ithelpsarouseemotionsinspecialevents.D．Ithelpsrememberdancemovementseasily.3、AccordingtoJohnson,whatshouldwedoforelderlypeoplewithdementia?A．Sendthemtonursinghomesforgoodcare.B．Providefamiliarenvironmentsforthem.C．Playlotsofclassicalmusictothem.D．Talktothemabouttheirpast.4、Whatdoweknowaboutthestudyintomusicandmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia?A．ItiscriticizedbyPetrJanata.B．Itissupportedbysolidevidence.C．Itappliestoallpeoplewithdementia.D．Itisapioneeringstudy.Text2Mostyoungarchitectsparticularlythoseinbigcities—canonlydreamaboutworkinginabuildingoftheirown.Andmakingthatdreamcometrueoftenmeansfindingabuildingnooneelseseemstowant,whichisexactlywhathappenedtoDavidYocumandhispartner,BrainBell.Theirbuildingisaformerautomobileelectrical-partsfilminAtlanta.Fromtheoutside,itlookstooold,evensomethinghorrible,butopenthedoorandyouareinawide,opencourtyard,linedonthreesideswithrusting(生銹的)walls.In2000,YocumandBellfoundthisbuildinginthecity’sWestEnd.Builtin1947,thestructurehadbeenabandonedyearsearlierandtheroofofthemainbuildinghadfallendown.Butthepricewasright,soYocumboughtit.Hespenteightmonthsofhisoff-hoursondemolition(排除),pullingrubbishoutthroughtheroof,becauseitwastoodangeroustogoinsidethebuilding.Thedemolitionwashardwork,butitgavehimtimetothinkaboutwhathewantedtodo,and“totreasurewhatwasthere—thewalls,therust,andthelight.”Yocumsaid.“Everyseason,morepaintfallsoffthewallsandmorerustdevelops.It’slikeanartinstallation(裝置)inthere—aslow-motionshow.”Sincethebackbuildinghadbeenconstructedwithoutwindows,anall-glassfrontwasaddedtothebuildingtogiveitaviewofthecourtyard,andskylightswereinstalledintheroof.ThebackofthebuildingisaworkingareaandalivingroomforYocumandhiswife.Asortofbuffer(緩沖）zonebetweenthefrontandthebackcontainsabathroom,akitchenandamechanicalroom,andthewallsthatseparatethesezoneshaveopeningsthatallowviewsthroughtothefrontofthestudioandthecourtyardbeyond.YocumandBell,whohavejustcompletedanartgalleryforthecity,feelthattheexperiencefromthedecorationoftheirbuilding,focusingontheinsideratherthantheoutside,hasinfluencedtheirwork.Ithasalsogiventhesearchitectsachancetoshowhowtheycanmakemoreoutofless.1、Accordingtothepassage,itis________formostyoungarchitectsinbigcitiestoworkinabuildingoftheirown.A．easy B．unnecessaryC．unrealistic D．common2、Yocumboughttheoldbuildingbecause________.A．itwasabargaintohimB．itwasstillingoodconditionC．itwaslocatedinthecitycenterD．itlookedattractivefromtheoutside3、Workingontheoldbuilding,YocumandBell________.A．pulledrubbishoutthroughtheroofB．removedtheskylightsfromthebathroomC．presentedaslow-motionshowinanartgalleryD．builtakitchenatthebackpartoftheoldbuilding4、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatYocumandBell________.A．benefitedalotfrompullingdowntheroofB．turnedmoreoldbuildingsintoartgalleriesC．gotinspirationfromdecoratingtheiroldbuildingD．paidmoreattentiontotheoutsideoftheartgallery5、Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A．peoplecanlearnalotfromtheirfailuresB．itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonanoldbuildingC．peopleshouldnotjudgethingsbytheirappearanceD．creativepeoplecanmakethebestofwhattheyhaveText3Sciencetextbooksaroundtheworldhavebecomesuddenlyoutofdate.Fournewchemicalelements(元素)havebeenaddedtotheperiodictable.Abigdecisionnowliesahead-elements113,115,117and118needtobegiventheirofficialnamesandsymbols.Newelementscanbenamedafteramythical(神話的)concept,amineral,aplaceorcountry,aproperty(性質(zhì))orascientist.Thenameshavetobeuniqueandmaintain＂historicalandchemicalconsistency＂.Thismeansalotof＂-iums＂.＂They’reLatinisingthename,＂explainschemistAndreaSella.＂Themostrecenttraditionistonamethemafterplacesorpeople.＂Theplaceschosentendtobewheretheelementwasdiscoveredorfirstproduced.Noonehasyetnamedanelementafterthemselvesbutmanyelementsarenamedinhonourofimportantscientists.AlbertEinsteinwasgiveneinsteinium.Thiscanalsobeawayofrightingthewrongsofthepast.＂LiseMeitnerwasreallythechemistwhospottednuclearfission(核裂變)butshewasneverreallyrecognisedforitbecauseshewasJewishandawoman,＂saysSella.＂Givinganelementanamethatremindsusofherisgreatlyimportant.＂Thenamingprocessisn’tquick.Thescientistswhodiscoveredthemwillstartthingsoffbysuggestinganame.ButitwillbedowntotheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry(IUPAC)toapproveit.AspecialdivisionoftheUS-basedgrouphastoacceptthesuggestion.ThenthereisapublicreviewperiodoffivemonthsbeforetheIUPACgetsthefinalapproval.Onceit’sready,thenameisannouncedinthescientificjournalPureandAppliedChemistry.Naminganelementisnotjustaboutfunctionality.Namesarealwaysimportant.1、WhatisthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．Topresentafinding.C．Topointoutaproblem.D．Tocallforadecision,2、WhywasLiseMeitnermentionedinthenamingprocessinParagraph4?A．Topraiseher.B．Tobuildherreputation.C．Tocorrectthewrongsofthepast.D．Toendracialdiscrimination3、Whohasthefinalsayinthenamingprocessofanelement?A．Thescientistwhodiscoveredthem.B．ThespecialdivisionofUS-basedgroup.C．ThescientificjournalPureandAppliedChemistry,D．TheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howelementsgettheirnames.B．Whysciencetextbooksareoutofdate.C．Hownewelementsarediscovered.D．Howfunctionalnaminganelementis.Text4Doyouwanttogoouttoeatwithyourkids？HerearesomerestaurantsthataregoodforkidsindowntownLosAngeles.GrandCaféTel:（213）356-4155Doyouneedaplacethatopensasearlyasyourkidswakeup？ThengotoGrandCafe.Familiescanorderbreakfastoffthemenuorenjoythebuffet.Becauseofthevariety，buffetsseemtobeaneasyoptionforfamilieswithpickyeaters.Therearemanyoptionsforthedifferentmoodsofallfamilymembers.NickelDinerTel:（213）623-8301NickelDinerwaslistedinLosAngelesMagazineasoneof"LA'sBestNewRestaurants”.Thespaceissmall，butthemenuiswonderfullylarge.Theatmosphereisquietandrelaxed，whichmakesiteasytobringthekids.OneofthemostattractivethingsaboutNickelDinerisitsuniquemenuofbreakfastfoods.LuckyStrikeBowlTel:(213)542-4880There'snothinglikeagoodgameofbowlingtoaddsomehappinesstothefamilyouting.Whynottakethefamilytoaplacewhereyoucanbowlwhileeating?TrytheirhomemadeBelgiumfries,theminiburgers,flatbreadpizza,orcrispytacos.DowntownLa'sLuckyStrikeBowlwillnevermakeyouandyourkidsdisappointed.KulaTel:(213)290-9631Kulaisanexcitingsushibarandisabighitforlittlesushieaters.Kula'sconceptincludesproviding"ahighstandardofnaturalorganicfoods"andtheyuse100%organicrice.Ifyourchildisnotasushieater,therearealsomanyotheroptions.1、WhowouldmostprobablygotoeatatGrandCafe?A．Peoplewholoveorganicfoods.B．Peoplewhowanttoplaywhileeating.C．Peoplewhowanttoservethemselvesinarestaurant.D．Peoplewholoveaquieteatingenvironment.2、WhyisNickelDineragoodplacetobringkids?A．Becauseitoffersalotofoptions.B．Becauseitsatmosphereissuitableforkids.C．Becauseitopensasearlyaskidswakeup.D．Becauseitservesspecialsandwiches3、WhichofthefollowingaspectsofKulaismostattractivetoeaters?A．Itoffersveryhealthyfoods.B．Ithasmanyotheroptions.C．Itoffersdifferentkindsofrice.D．Itallowskidstorunaround.4、Ifyouwanttoplaywhileeating,whichnumberwouldyoucall.toreserveaplace?A．(213)356-4155B．(213)290-9631C．(213)623-8301D．(213)542-48805、Whatisthetextmeantto?A．Torecommendsomekid-friendlyrestaurants.B．Torecommendsomenicefoodsinthecity.C．ToencouragepeopletogotoLosAngeles.D．Tocomparesomekid-friendlyrestaurants.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)EverybodyknowsthattheUnitedKingdomconsists1．fourcountries:English,Scotland,WalesplusNorthernIrelandHowever,aboutfourhundredyearsagoScotlandtriedtobreakawayfromEnglish2．(influent)TheScotswantedtoattackEnglandand3．(decide)thatFranceshouldtaketheplaceofEngland4．theirclosestfriendEngland,5．,wasunhappywhentherelationshipbetweenthetwocountriesbrokedownQueenElizabethIdidnotwanttobeleftoutofanydecisions6．(do)withScotland,soshedividedtheScottishlordsintoseveralgroupssothattheywouldarguewitheachotherinsteadof7．(attack)EnglandThis8．(arrange)workedwelluntil16039．QueenElizabethdiedAsKingJamesofScotlandwasheronlyrelative,hebecameKingofScotlandandEngland,andeverybodywas10．(delight)withthesolutionCompletethepassagewithappropriatewordsorthecorrectformofthewordsinbracketsACapsuleFailstheTestofTimeTheUSstateofOklahoma,the48thstateintheUnion,celebratedits100thanniversaryin1．Inayearfullofofficial2．(celebrate),oneeventinJuneattractedspectatorsandmediafromallaroundtheworldOn15June2007,thousandsofpeoplegatheredinTulsatowatchtheunearthingofatimecapsulethathadbeenburiedhalfacenturyearlierTherewasafeelingof3．(excite)intheairAswellas4．(wait)toseethetimecapsule,thecrowdwasalsowaitingtofindoutwhohadwonacompetitionwhich5．(launch)whenthecapsulewasburied50yearsearlierThetimecapsulewasalargeconcreteboxPeoplesaiditwasstrong6．tosurviveanuclearstrikeIthadtobelargeandstrong,becauseitcontainedacar:abrandnew1957PlymouthBelvedereInsidethecar7．(be)lotsofeverydayitemsfromthe1950sForexample,therewasacanofpetrolandacaseofbeerinthebootInthegloveboxwasahandbag8．(contain)alipstickandothersmallitemsconsidered9．(essence)fora‘typical’womaninthe1950sBeforethecapsulewasburied,officialsranacompetitionEntrantshadtoguesswhatthepopulationofTulsawouldbein10．Theorganizersrecordedalltheguessesandsaved11．onarollofmicrofilmThemicrofilmwasplacedinthePlymouthBelvedereTheorganizers’ideawasthat12．thetimecapsulewasopenedin2007,thewinnerwouldbeannounced–andheorshe(orhisorherhers)wouldwintheentirecontentsofthetimecapsule,plusthecontentsofthesavingsaccountSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)CookingfromScratchW11ChangeYourLifeCookingfromscratchismorethanjustmakingfreshfoodtoeat.Yourrelationshiptofoodwillbetransformedthemoreyouhandleingredients(原料)andturnthemintodeliciousrecipes.1.1、Insteadofrushingthroughthegrocerystorelookingforthingsthatcanbeeasilyreheatedintoeasymeals,youstartpayingattentiontoingredients.Youlearnhowtoreadfoodlabelsandingredientlists,figuringoutwhat’sintheproductsyoubuy.2.Youbegintotastefooddifferently.Allfood,whetherpreparedfromscratchoreateninarestaurant#tastesdifferentafteryoulearnhowtocook—becausenowyouknowwhatgoesintocreatingadish.2、3.Youstarttoseeyourbodyinadifferentway.Theconnectionbetweenwhatyouputintoyourbodyandhowitmakesyoufeelbecomesclearer,onceyou’remak