2023年白山市八道江區(qū)考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Anyformofspeechcanbechallenging,particularlyifyouarenotusedtotalkinginfrontofanaudience.Iamvery1thatIhavebeendoingpresentationsand2trainingprogramsformanyyears,3IhavegotusedtothenervousnessthatalwaysappearsinsidebeforeIspeak.Thenervousnessisalwaysa(n)4thingformeasitallowsmetochannelmyenergyintowhatIwanttosay.JustrecentlyIhadthepleasureof5ataconferenceaboutthekeysuccessfactors(因素)inbusinessandasusualinthedaysbeforemypresentationIspentalotoftime6whatIwantedtocover,aswellas7thecontent.Ihavealways8thelevelofsuccessofmypresentationsbytheapplause(掌聲)and9thatIreceivefromtheaudience.AftertheapplauseendedIhadthe10topersonallyspeaktonearlyallofthedelegates(代表).ThelastdelegateIspokewith11mebytakingmyhand,shakingitandsayinghowmuchshe12mypresentation,andthatshehadgotalotof13tipstouseinherbusiness.UsuallyIfeel14afteranypresentation,andIknowitisdirectlyrelatedtohowmuchenergyIputintowhatIdo.15,thistimeherpraisegavemeagreatliftandrechargedmybatteries.This16attheendofmypresentationalsomademerealizethatwhatwe17inlifecancomebacktousand18,weallneedtovaluethepraisewhenandwhereitisdeserved.AsIdroveawayfromthe19IreflectedonhowfortunateIhadbeentoreceiveallthosewordsofpraiseand20thatmorning.1、A．curious B．fortunate C．doubtful D．a(chǎn)mazed2、A．copying B．conducting C．using D．designing3、A．but B．though C．so D．because4、A．impossible B．natural C．funny D．good5、A．performing B．speaking C．educating D．learning6、A．printing B．reducing C．researching D．telling7、A．imagining B．protecting C．describing D．preparing8、A．measured B．changed C．raised D．a(chǎn)djusted9、A．gifts B．a(chǎn)dvice C．comments D．invitation10、A．motivation B．responsibility C．plan D．chance11、A．greeted B．blamed C．confused D．welcomed12、A．explored B．enjoyed C．a(chǎn)dmired D．expected13、A．interesting B．simple C．helpful D．free14、A．excited B．relaxed C．embarrassed D．tired15、A．However B．Moreover C．Otherwise D．Therefore16、A．challenge B．discovery C．experience D．a(chǎn)ccident17、A．figureout B．setup C．dreamof D．giveout18、A．equally B．differently C．seriously D．practically19、A．party B．conference C．school D．ceremony20、A．a(chǎn)chievement B．comfort C．trust D．encouragementSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Japanisagingfasterthananyothernation.Bytheendofthisdecade,therewillbethreeretireesforeverychildunder15andbeforelong,oneinsixpeoplewillbeover80.Itspopulationwillsoonbefallingbynearlyamillionpeopleeveryyearandsomepeoplepredictthat,sometimeinthenextcentury,thelastJapanesepersonwilldie.Othercountriesareencouragingimmigrationtodealwiththeirdemographicwoes.ButnotJapan,whichisusingdifferentwaystoreducepressureputonhealthcareandsocialservices.TheToto-madetoilet,commoninJapanesehotels,canpushuptohelptheelderly.NowTotoisworkingwithDaiwaHouse,Japan’slargesthousebuilder,toequiptoiletsforretirees.Thesehavemedicalsensorsthatmeasurebloodsugarlevels,thebloodpressureandbodyfatoftheuser.ThedataisemailedtothelocalGPthroughabuilt-ininternetdevice(裝置).Somakesureyoueatyourgreensandstayregular,orthedoctorwillbeintouch.Theover-75saccountformorethanaquarterofthedeathsincaraccidentsonJapaneseroads.ToyotaisworkingwithProfessorKawashima,whodevelopedbraintraininggamesforNintendo,tocreateintelligentcarsthatmonitorbrainactivityintheelderly.Othertechnologiescouldalsoworktokeepelderlydriverscautious.Japanhastwiceasmanypetsasithaschildren.Butrealanimalsaredifficulttolookafterastheirownersage.Paroisafurrywhitebabysealrobotwhichrespondstopettingbymovingitstailandopeningandclosingitseyes.Itshowsemotionssuchassurprise,happinessandanger,andhassoldwellinnursinghomeswhereitisreportedtostimulate(刺激)responsesamongthosewithdementia(癡呆).Japan’sInstituteofPhysicalandChemicalResearchhasdevelopedRiba,anursingcarerobotthatcanlifttheelderlyoutofbed.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“demographicwoes”referto?A．Retirementage.B．Publicfinance.C．Populationproblems.D．Employmentdifficulties.2、What’sthemainfunctionofthetoiletsforretirees?A．Givingthemfirstaid.B．Monitoringtheirhealth.C．Helpingthemsendemails.D．Sendingthemoffthetoilet.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthesealrobot?A．Itishardtolookafter.B．Itsellswellinnurseries.C．Itonlymakesapositiveresponse.D．Itiswellreceivedinnursinghomes.4、HowdoesJapanimprovethehealthcarefortheelderly?A．Byadvocatingcompaniesworktogether.B．Byswitchingtolife-longtrainingclasses.C．Bydevelopinghi-techproductsandservices.D．Bycorrectingmedicalpersonnel’sserviceattitudes.Text2Ifyoubuyawashingmachine,afridgeoratelevisioninEurope,itcomeswithasticker.Thankstoa1992EUrule,allappliancesmustbelabelled(貼標(biāo)簽)withtheirenergyefficiency.Sowhyhasourfoodsystem-whichthreatens10,000specieswithextinction,producesabout30%ofgreenhousegases,anddrives800/oofourairpollution-onlyeverhadvoluntaryeco-labels?Theappliancesrulinghadahugeimpact;initially,75%offridgesandfreezerswereratedGtoD(lowefficiency),buttoday98%areclassedA++orA+++.Worldwide,theenergyefficiencyoflabelledapplianceshasincreasedthreetimesfasterthanapplianceswithoutlabels.Introducinganequalsystemforfoodcouldhaveanevenbiggerimpact.Mandatoryenvironmentallabelswouldchangehowweproduceandconsumeinfar-reachingways.First,producerswouldhavetomeasuretheirimpactsinauniformwayandbeaccountablefortheresults.Thiswouldnotbeexpensive:itisfreetomonitorenvironmentalimpactsusingdigitaltoolssuchasFieldprintandtheCoolFarmTool.Second,theysupportsustainableconsumption.Ourresearchfoundthatproductsthatlook,tasteandcostthesamecanhavedramaticallydifferentenvironmentalimpacts.High-impactbeefproducersuse5,7000%morelandandcreatel,000%moregreenhousegasesthanlow-impactproducers.Labelswouldallowconsumerstotelltheseproductsapart.Theywouldhighlightbothhigh-andlow-impactproducers,inthesameway,acrossmultipleproducts.Thiswouldencouragemorepeopletothinkabouttheirchoicesbyexposingthemtothefactseverytimetheyareintheshops.Wecanalsouselabelstoturnsmallerconsumerchangesintolargeenvironmentalbenefits:becauseasmallnumberofproducerscreatealargeshareoftheimpact,simplyavoidinghigh-impactproducerscanmakeahugecontributiontopollutionreductions.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheappliancesinParagraph1？A．Toapplaudthe1992EUrule.B．Tobringupthetopicoflabellingfood.C．Topointoutthepollutiontheycaused.D．Tocomparetheirenergyconsumptionrates.2、WhatdothefiguresinParagraph2show?A．Theimportanceofsavingenergy.B．Thedebateabouteco-labelledappliances.C．Theeffectivenessoftheappliancesruling.D．Theproblemcausedbyappliancesoflowefficiency.3、Whatdoestheword“Mandatory”inParagraph3mean?A．Compulsory. B．Effective. C．Different. D．Independent.4、Whatcanbelearnedabouteco-labels?A．Theywillincreasetheprofitsoflow-impactproducers.B．Theycanshowproducers'environmentalimpacts.C．Theywillguideconsumerstobuyhealthierfood.D．TheycanexposeconsumerstomoreproductsText3JamesGross,apsychologyprofessoratStanfordUniversity,hasa13-year-olddaughterwholovesmathandscience.“Ithasn’toccurredtoheryetthat’sunusual,”hesays.“ButIknowinthenextcoupleofyears,itwill.”She’salreadybeingpulledoutofclasstodoadvancedthingswithacoupleofotherkids,whoareguys.Andassomeonewhostudieshumanemotionforaprocession,Grosssays,“Iknowastimegoeson,shewillfeelincreasinglylonelyasagirlwho’sinterestedinmathandscience,andbeatriskofnarrowingherchoicesinlifebeforefindingouthowfarshecouldhavegone.’’Gross’concernclearlyshowswhathasbeenatouchysubjectintheworldofscienceforalongtime:Whyaretherestillsofewwomeninscience,andhowmightthataffectwhatwelearnfromresearch?Womennowmakeuphalfthenationalworkforce,earnmorecollegeandgraduatedegreesthanmen,andbysomeestimatesrepresentthelargestsingleeconomicforceintheworld.Yetthegendergapinsciencepersists,toagreaterdegreethaninotherprofessions,particularlyinhigh-end,math-intensivefieldssuchascomputerscienceandengineering.AccordingtoUSCensusBureaustatistics,womeninfieldscommonlyreferredtoasSTEM(science,technology,engineering,mathematics)madeup7percentofthatworkforcein1970,afigurethathadjumpedto23percentby1990.Buttheriseessentiallystoppedthere.Twodecadeslater,in2011,womenmadeup26percentofthescienceworkforce.1、AccordingtoJamesGross,inthenearfuturehisdaughtermay.A．becomeagreatscientistB．feellonelyandhavefewerchoicesC．bepulledoutofclasswithsomeguysD．learnmathandsciencebetterandbetter2、Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A．womenareclevererthanmenincollegeB．menrepresentthelargestsingleeconomicforceC．womenmakeupmorethan50%ofthenationalworkforceD．thenumberofwomengraduatingfromcollegeislargerthanthatofmen3、Howdoestheauthordevelopthelastparagraph?A．Byprovidingexamples.B．Bymakingcomments.C．Byfollowingtimeorder.D．Byexplainingtheprocess.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyItIsImportanttoGetMoreWomenIntoScienceB．JamesGross,ConfusionAboutHisdaughterC．SituationofWomenintheWholeCountryD．FutureofwomenintheWorkforceText4Thesnowyowl(雪鶚)isawhite-coloredowlwithmanyuniquecharacteristics.Thisbirdbearsapurewhiteappearance(onlythemale),witharoundedhead,andblackbill.Whilethemaleisactuallyapurewhiteindividual,thefemaleandyoungoneshaveadarkerappearancewithduskyspots.Thefemaleowlneverattainscompletewhitenessinherlifetime.Asyoungowlsgetolder,theygetwhiter,losingtheirheavystripes(條紋)anddarkspots.Thisbirdisbetween18to20incheslong.ItsWingspanis49to59inches.Itweighsbetween3.5to6.5pounds.ThesnowyowllivesintheregionsofGreenland,Iceland,Canada,andthenorthernpartsofUSA．CarolusLinnaeuswasthefirstpersontoclassifythisbird.ApartfrombeingtheheaviestowlinNorthAmerica,itisalsotheofficialbirdofQuebec.Itisknownbyothernamessuchas“theArcticOwl”or“theGreatWhiteOwl”.Thereasonforthisbird’sadaptationtothecoldtemperaturesoftheArcticCircleisitssplendidlybeautiful,white,andthickfeathers.Thesefeathershelpittosurvivetheextremecoldanddevelopaperfectcamouflage(偽裝)inthe“white”ofitsArctichabitat.Thesnowyowlisaverypatienthunter,anditcansitinoneplaceforhours.Giftedwithgreathearingandkeeneyesight,itisknowntobeanefficientandcleverhunter.Itisnotdifficultforittotrackdownitsprey,whichmightbebarelyvisibleunderthickplantsorsnowcover.Beforesoaringoffinpursuit,thebirdwaitspatientlyandidentifiesitspotentialprey.Oncethepreycomeswithintheproperrange,itlaysitsattackwithitssharp-hookedclaws.Ithuntsbothduringthedayandatnight.1、Whatcanweconcludeaboutthesnowyowlfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisabirdwithpurewhitefeathers.B．Itisabirdwhichisbigandheavy.C．Ithasawhiteappearancewithblackspots.D．Thefemaleowliswhiterthanthemaleone.2、WhycanthesnowyowladapttothecoldclimateoftheArcticCircle?A．Thankstoitslivingareas.B．Becauseofitsspecialfeathers.C．Asaresultofitsclevermind.D．Owingtoitsstrongwings.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“trackdown"mean?A．chaseB．findC．a(chǎn)ttractD．recognize4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thebriefintroductionofthesnowyowl.B．Thesnowyowlistheheaviestbirdintheworld.C．ThesnowyowlisfirstclassifiedbyCarolusLinnaeus.D．ThedifferencebetweentheArcticowlandthesnowyowl.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)語法填空Oneofthebiggestchallenges1．(face)studentstodayishowtoconcentrateonstudiesAlmostallofthemarestrugglingfortheirconcentrationpowerInanage2．mobilephonesandInternetareeatingupmostofourtimeandenergy,onecanunderstandhowdifferentitistofocusattentionandenergyonstudiesOneofthemostimportant3．(factor)fordevelopingconcentrationonatask,whetheritisstudyoranythingelse,4．(be)todevelopaninterestinthattaskWeareabletofocus5．(easy)andmorelongperiodsoftimeontasksthatwefindmoreinterestingIfyoueverwanttoconcentrateonanythingandstudiesareno6．(except),youneed7．(ensure)thattheenvironmentalaroundyouisdistraction(注意力分散)freeSothequestionisnothowtoconcentrateonstudies8．howtoavoiddistractionsthathaveswallowedupmankindtodayTheonlywaytoguarantee9．distractionfreeenvironmentisbygettingridofalltheunnecessarythingsaroundyou,includingtheelectronicgadgets(小器具)10．mobilephonesIalwayshavemyownwaystolearnEnglishFirst,IalwaysreadthetextinadvancesothatIcanknowwhatImustpaymuchattentiontoinclass1．mydelight,whenmyteacherraisesaquestion,IknowhowtoanswermoreoftenAndwheneverIansweraquestion2．(correct),IhaveastrongsenseofachievementBesides,IalwaystrytotakenotesinclassImportantlanguagepoints,grammarrules,useful3．(express)andkeywordsare4．wewanttotakedownAfterclass,IorganizethenotessothatIcanhaveabetter5．(understand)ofthemOfcourse,IwillcertainlyreadaloudthenotesinthemorningTodevelopmyinterestinEnglish,afterclassI6．(wide)readEnglishmaterialsBythismeansIcanalsodevelopmyabilityofreading7．(chat)withmyteachersandclassmatesisalsooneofmywaystolearnEnglishWeoftentalk8．Englishaboutdifferenttopicsconcerningfriendship,sports,etcFreeexpressioninEnglishalways9．(give)measenseofpride,10．inturninspiresmetolearnEnglishbetterSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtheElderlyAreTreatedAroundtheWorldHowculturesviewandtreattheirelderlyiscloselylinkedtotheirmostprizedvaluesandqualities.1、IntheUSandUK,Protestantism(新教)isatplay.Westernculturestendtobeyouth-centric,stressingqualitieslikeindependence.2、Ittiesaperson’svaluetohisorherabilitytowork–somethingthatbecomesweakerinoldage.Astheirhealthbecomesworse,theelderlyintheseculturesoftenmovetooldpeople’shomesandnursinghomes.InFrance,parentsareprotectedbylaw.ItisdifficulttoimagineanElderlyRightsLawbeingafocusinthelawsofmanyWesterncultures.Francedid,however,passasimilarlawin2004.3、OnewasagroupofofficialstatisticsshowingFrancehadthehighestrateofpensionersuicidesinEurope,andtheotherwastheaftermathofaheatwavethatkilled15,000people,mostofwhomwereelderlyandhadbeendeadforweeksbeforetheywerefound.4、NativeAmericanculturestraditionallyacceptdeathasafactoflife.InmanyNativeAmericanareas,eldersarerespectedfortheirwisdomandlifeexperiences.WithinNativeAmericanfamilies,it’scommonfortheelderstobeexpectedtopassdowntheirlearningtoyoungermembersofthefamily.ThewaytocareforChineseeldersischanging.Chinesefamiliestraditionallyviewrespectforone’seldersasthehighestvirtue,accordingtotheConfuciantradition.Adultchildrenaregenerallyexpectedtocarefortheirparentsintheiroldage.5、Nursinghomesarebeginningtobecomeamoresociallyacceptableoptionforelderlycare.A．However,thistraditionisbeginningtobreakdownduetorisinglifetimeandanagingpopulation.B．IntheAfrican-Americanarea,deathisseenasanopportunitytocelebratelife.C．Here’swhatwecanlearnfromotherculturesabouttreatingtheelderly.D．ButChinafacestheuniqueproblemoftendingtoanincreasinglyelderlypopulation.E.NativeAmericanelderspassdowntheirknowledge.F.Itwasonlypassedfollowingtwodisturbingevents,though.G.ThisrelatesbacktotheProtestantworkrules.TeenagebrainsinthedigitalworldWhenitcomestotechnology,adultswon'tbeabletokeepupwiththeirchildren.Ittooktheradio38yearstoreach50millionpeople,butittookonly20yearsforthephonetoreachthesamenumber,and3yearsforthetelevision.Incontrast,ittookFacebook3.6years.1、Overthe