連州市2023年考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Lifeistobelived.Noexcuses.Noreservations(保留).Noholdingback.AstoryabouttheviolinistFritzKreislertellshowheonce1abeautifulinstrumenthewantedtoacquire.Whenhe2raisedthemoneyfortheviolin,hereturnedto3itandlearnedthatithadalreadybeensoldtoa(n)4.Hewenttothenewowner’shomeinordertotryto5himtoselltheviolin.6,thecollectorsaiditwasoneofhisprizedpossessionsandhecouldnotletitgo.Kreislerfelt7andturnedtoleave,butthenaskedafavor,“MayIplaytheinstrumentoncemore8itisputaway?”9wasgivenandthegreatmusicianbegantoplay.The10sangoutaqualityofmusicwhichwassobeautifulthatthecollectorhimselfcouldonlylistenin11.“Ihaveno12tokeepthattomyself,”hesaidafterthemusicianfinished.“Theviolinisyours,Mr.Kreisler.Takeitintoworld,andletpeople13it.”YouandIareexcellentviolins—our14ismeanttobeheard.Iwanttolivemy15thatway—totakeitintotheworldandliveitfully.I’dratherburnoutthanrustout.I’dratherbe16thandienothavingdonewhateverIcould.I’mnottalkingabout17ourselvesbydoingtoomuch.Happinessisneverfoundinovermuchbusyness.Butitisfoundininvestingourlivesinothers.Sayyeswhenaskedforahand.18toworkforaworthwhileorganization.Spendanhourwitha19relative.Intheend,Iknowthatmyhappinessisnotaboutbymyabilityormyinability.ItisabouthowmuchI20toothers.1、A．foundoutB．cameacrossC．cametoD．pickedout2、A．slowlyB．a(chǎn)ctuallyC．eventuallyD．regularly3、A．buyB．playC．pickD．get4、A．musicianB．performerC．playerD．collector5、A．forceB．persuadeC．a(chǎn)dviseD．a(chǎn)sk6、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Otherwise7、A．disappointedB．a(chǎn)ngryC．helplessD．desperate8、A．unlessB．a(chǎn)fterC．untilD．before9、A．JudgmentB．PermissionC．AwardD．Appreciation10、A．violinB．musicianC．singerD．collector11、A．a(chǎn)mazementB．a(chǎn)greementC．puzzlementD．embarrassment12、A．freedomB．rightC．interestD．money13、A．playB．knowC．feelD．hear14、A．storyB．soundC．musicD．message15、A．lifeB．dreamC．hobbyD．reality16、A．hungupB．putupC．usedupD．dressedup17、A．exhaustingB．requestingC．fightingD．changing18、A．StruggleB．VolunteerC．ManageD．Promise19、A．specialB．closeC．tiredD．lonely20、A．turnB．treatC．giveD．a(chǎn)daptSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ItseemedlikeatypicalNovemberday,amonthaftermygrandmotherhadpassedaway.Iwas

frustratedbyeverythingthatwasgoingonaroundme.IwasmadandconfusedabouteveryoneespeciallywhenIsawayounggirlwalkingthrough

thestoreholdinghergrandmother’shand.Thelittlegirlwasbegginghergrandmotherforicecream

justlikeIusedtowhenIwasyoung.Iwasjealousofthelittlegirl,becauseshehadsomethingI

didn’thaveanymore—agrandmotherbyherside.Ihadtoforcemyselftoignorethelittlegirl.Shewasjusttoohappyformeandthatwas

unacceptableatthattimeinmyworld.Iwenttothecashregistertopayformythings.Itwasthenthatmyangerquicklyshiftedfrom

thelittlegirltothecashier.Shetookmythingstoanotherregister.Whenthecashiergavememy

changeIdidn’tsaythankyou.Isimplytookmychangeandleft.Feelingtiredandhopeless,Ibeganwalkingtomycar.AsIstoodin

apublicparkinglota

millionquestionsformedinmymind.Whydidthishappentome?Aren’twesupposedtogetsigns

fromthepeoplethatpassedon?Whydidn’tIfeelherpresenceanymore?Suddenly,awomandrivingrightbymysiderolleddownherwindow.“Excuseme,excuseme,

excuseme,”shesaidloudly.Thinkingshewasgoingtoaskformyparkingspot,Isimply

pointed

tomycar.“No,excuseme,”shesaidagain.ThenIfeltIhadnochoicebuttoseewhatthisannoyingladywanted.Shereachedtothevery

bottomofherbagandhandedmeathreebooklet.“Itlookslikethatyouneedthis,”shesaidcalmlywithasmileonherface.Ilookeddownattheusedbookletandthereweresomebigboldlettersonthefrontcover

reading,“WhatHopeforDeadLovedOnes?”BythetimeIlookedupshehadgone.IfeltasenseofrelaxationasIreadthefirstpage.Itexplainedhowpeoplepassonandthat

theirspiritremainswithus.ItwasthefirsttimesincemygrandmotherpassedawaythatIhadfelt

herwithme.Ididn’tknowwhethertolaughorcry,butIknewthatIfinallyfelthappinessfroma

stranger.1、Whywastheauthorjealousofthelittlegirl?A．Shehadhergrandmotherbyherside.B．Shecouldaskhergrandmotherforsomeflowers.C．Shewaswalkingwithhergrandfather.D．Shegavethebookletstothewoman.2、Thewomandrivingrightbytheauthor’ssidewantedtogivetheauthor_______.A．someflowersB．a(chǎn)notebookC．a(chǎn)letterD．a(chǎn)booklet3、Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewomanbecametheauthor’sfriend.B．Theauthorwashappyintheend.C．Theauthorwaswithhergrandmotheragain.D．Theauthorfeltangry.Text2Imaginethatyou’rethecreatorandshowrunnerofthenewestcomedyshowontelevision.Onlyitisn’tsopopularyet,andyourliveStudioaudienceisn’tgivingyouthebiglaughstheshowdeserves.Doyoufilmtheshowalloveragain,hopingthatthistimetheaudiencewilllaugh?Oristhereanotheroptionformakingajokesoundfunnierthanitwasreceived?Sweeten(改善)thesoundbyaddingalaughtrack!“Sweetening,”ortheadditionofsoundeffectssuchaslaughs,screams,andotheraudience-producednoisestotheaudiotrackofaTVshow,hasbeenusedsincethe1940stoproducetheappearance,orratherthesound,ofanengagedandentertainedresponsetoashow’scomedy.Laughtrackscameintoexistenceasnotonlyasolution,andsometimesreplacement,foranunengagedliveaudiencebutalsoasawaytoengageanat-homeaudienceintoamore-traditional,public,andtheaterlikeexperience.Addingalaughtracktoatelevisionshowmakestheviewersathomefeelmuchlesslikethey’resittingonacouchstaringatthetelevisionscreenandmuchmorelikethey’reinaroomfulloflaughinghappypeopletovaryingdegreesofsuccess.Thoughtheartofsweeteninghasrisenandfalleninpopularityoverthepast60years,creditforitscreationandcontinueduseisowedtolaugh-trackpioneerandsoundengineerCharlesDouglass.Douglasswasthefirsttodevelop,in1953,amachineforproducing“cannedlaughter”,accessibleatthepushofabuttonorpullofalever(操縱桿).Despitebeingartificial,sensiblyeditedlaughtracksarefoundbytelevisionstudiostobringaboutapositiveaudienceresponse,astheiruseisusuallyaccompaniedbyhigherratingsandincreasedaudiencememory.Thoughsometelevisionaudiencesmaydisagreewiththevalueofthelaughtrack,thecheerfulandrepetitivesoundholdsapermanentplaceinthehistoryandfutureoftelevisioncomedy.1、Theauthorusesthefirstparagraphto.A．introducethetopic“sweetening”B．seeksolutionsfortheproblemC．pointoutawayofmakingcomediesD．a(chǎn)rousereaders’interestincomedies2、Whateffectdoesalaughtrackproduce?A．Thecreationofashow.B．Funniersoundinashow,C．MoreengagedliveaudienceD．CommunicationamongTVviewers.3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuseofthelaughtrack?A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Neutral(中立的).D．Uncertain,4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thereasonforusinglaughtracks.B．Thebriefhistoryoflaughtracks.C．ThedevelopmentofTVcomedies.D．Thewaytoimprovetelevisionshows.Text3ExploityourparkingspaceAnunusedparkingspaceorgaragecanmakemoney.Ifyoulivenearacitycenteroranairport,youcouldmakeanythingupto￡200or￡300aweek.PutanadvertisementforfreeonLetparkorAtmyhousepark.RentaroomSpareroom?Notonlywillalodger（房客）earnyouanincome,butalso,thankstothegovernment-backed“rentaroom”program,youwon’thavetopayanytaxonthefirst￡4500youmakeperyear.TryadvertisingyourroomonRoomspareorRoommateeasy.MakemoneyduringspecialeventsDon’twantafull-timelodger?Thenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyouliveinthecapital,rentingaroomoutduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscouldbringinmoney.Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.LiveonsetRentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset”couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,dependingonthefilmproductioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.AquicksearchontheInternetwillbringupdozensofonlinecompaniesthatallowyoutoregisteryourhomeforfree—butyouwillbechargedifyourhomegetspicked.UseyourroofYouneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixingsolarequipment(around￡14,000),andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.Inreturn,theygetpaidforunusedenergyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.However,youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.1、Ifyouearn￡5,000fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywillbebasedon_______.A．￡500B．￡800C．￡4500D．￡50002、Wherecanyouputanadvertisementtorentoutaroomduringabigevent?A．OnLetpark.B．OnRoomspare.C．OnGrashpadder.D．OnRoommateeasy.3、Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto_______.A．keeptheroofunchangedforwithin25yearsB．signanagreementwiththegovernmentC．selltherooftosomeenergycompaniesD．payaround￡14,000fortheequipment4、Forwhomthetextmostprobablywritten?A．Lodgers.B．Houseowners.C．Advertisers.D．OnlinecompaniesText4ParkingInformationThereisamixofpaidandfreeparkingonGranvilleIsland.Belowyouwillfindallrelevantinformationtoparkingandtrafficmanagement.FREEPARKINGSTALLS（停車位）FreeparkingthroughoutGranvilleIslandforallmotorizedvehiclesisintendedforvisitorsonly.Freeparkingstallsareavailableandvehiclesarelimitedtooccupyonestall,onceperday,andwithinthemaximumpostedtimelimit.Whenthepostedtimelimitisreachedyoumoveyourvehicle,orshouldyourequireadditionalparkingduringthesameday,yourvehiclemustbeparkedinapayparkingstall.FreeParkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.Onceyourvehicleisparked,youarenotpermittedtomovetoanotherfreestallonGranvilleIslandatanyothertimethroughouttheday.Youmaymovetoanyofthepaystalls.PAIDPARKINGSTALLSPayparkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.DailyParkingTheDailyPassisvalidfor24hoursfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOID（無效）ifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.WeeklyParkingTheWeeklyPassisvalidfor7daysfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOIDifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.MonthlyParkingMonthlyparkingislimitedandavailableonafirstcomefirstservebasisandsoldstartingonthetwenty-sixth(26)ofeverymonth.MonthlyParkingPassesareavailableattheGranvilleIslandAdministrationOfficefrom8:30am-5:00pm.Amonthlyparkingpassallowsavehicletobeparkedinanappointedparkingstallonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.Lostmonthlypassescannotbereplaced.1、VisitorstoGranvilleIslandcan.A．parktheircarsforfreeaslongastheywishB．movetheircarstodifferentfreestallsC．paytheparkingwhenthetimelimitisreachedD．usethesamefreestallformanytimes2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenotice?A．paidparkingpassisvalidonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.B．CarswiththeDailyParkingPasscanbeparkedinafreestall.C．OnecanbuytheMonthlyParkingPassonanydayofthemonth.D．OnecanapplyforanewMonthlyParkingPassifitislost.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)The12thChinaArtsFestivalwillbringaseriesofart1．(activity)totheChineseeconomicandartcenter,ShanghaiFromMay20toJune2,morethan50shows2．(select)nationwidewillbeperformedinnineteenmajortheatersinShanghai,andafineselectionofcreativeculturalproductswill3．(show)attheShanghaiExhibitionCenterThefestivalwillinclude4．(vary)artforms,suchasopera,dancing,paintingandphotography5．2019editionisco-organizedbytheMinistryofCultureandTourismandtheShanghaimunicipalgovernment(市政府)Since6．(it)beginningin87,thefestival7．(change)hostcitiesineachedition,travellingtoareasincludingBeijing,Sichuan,Jiangsu,ZhejiangandHubeioverthepastthreedecadesSalesofticketshaveopenedonline,withticketspricedfromnocost8．380yuan,accordingtotheorganizersToallowalargeraudiencetoaccesstheprograms,thefestivalwillalsobebroadcastliveonline"Wewillusenewmediatobringtheshowstomoreordinarypeople,9．willletthemknowaboutthemoderndevelopmentofChinesearts"saidZhuDi,headoftheministry'sartsdepartmentThisyear'sfestivalisalsoaimedat10．(promote)tourisminShanghaiwithartsThelocalgovernmenthasreleasedatotalof40culture-themedtravelroutestoguidevisitorsthroughShanghai'swell-knownlandmarksConsensusaboutscreens(硅谷精英禁子女玩手機)Thepeople1．a(chǎn)re2．(close)toathingareoftenthemostwary(警惕的)ofit3．(Technology)knowhowphonesreallywork,andmanyhavedecidedtheydon'twanttheirownchildrenanywherenearthem4．warinessthathasbeenslowlybrewingisturningintoaregionwideconsensusinSiliconValley:Thebenefitsofscreens5．a(chǎn)learningtool6．(overblow),andtherisksforaddictionandstuntingdevelopmentseemhighTimCook,theCEOofApple,saidearlierthisyearthathewouldnotlethisnephewjoinsocialnetworksBillGates7．(ban)cellphonesuntilhischildrenwereteenagers"Onthescalebetweencandyandcrackcocaine,8．isclosertocrackcocaine,"ChrisAnderson,theformereditorofWired,saidofscreens"Wethoughtwecouldcontrolit9．it'sbeyondourpower10．(control)Thisisgoingstraighttothepleasurecentersofthedevelopingbrain"SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Inourdailylife,everyonewantstobehappy.Then,doyouknowhowtobehappy?Herearefourwaysforyoutofindmorepleasureinyourlife.Playthatsongyoulovesomuch.Asapreschoolercantellyou,1、.Whenyouexperiencesomethingmorethanonce,younoticemoredetailsaboutiteachtime,anditincreasesyourenjoyment.That’swhyyouloverevisitingthatjazzclub,favoriterestaurant,andbelovedoldWoodyAllenmovie.Ofcourse,youcanoverdoit.Don’tbuyboxedsetsofDVDs.EconomistTylersaysthatmuchofthejoywegetfromourbuyingliesintheexperienceoffindingthemout,gettingthemhome,andopeningthemup.2、.Buythingsoneatatimeandspaceoutthepleasure.3、.Peoplelongagospentalmostalloftheirtimeoutsidewithtrees,water,andskyaround.Theworldinwhichmostofusspendourtimenowadaysisunnaturalandcanharmthespirit.Evenbeingclosetonatureforashorttimecanmakeushappy.Inaddition,physicalcontactwithanimalsworkswonders.4、.Itincreasesthebrainchemicalsconnectedwithpleasureanddecreasesthoseconnectedwithstress.Evenpeoplewithoutpetscangetsomeoftheeffectbyhangingoutforafewminutesatadogshelter.Wearasmileonyourface.Likeitornot,smilingimprovesyourmood.That’swhypeoplereactbettertoyouwhenyoulookhappy,whichinturnleadsyoutobehappy.5、.A．LookoutsideB．LovepetsC．YoucanpetananimalD．playingsongscanbenefityouE.repetitioncanleadtopleasureF.Ifyoureceive18DVDsinonepackage,you’lluseuptheexcitementallatonceG.What’smore,lookinghappyfoolsyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarehappyLeavingagoodimpressioncanbedoneindifferentways,fromclothingtoposture,andfromtalkingstyletobodylanguage.Belowareseveraltipsforyoutobeginwith:●Physicalappearancematters.We'revisualcreaturesafterall.Physicalappearanceisthefirstclueonereliesont