隆德縣2023年考研《英語(yǔ)一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Mr.Bardisthemanagerathisfamily'sshoecompany.Hereally1competenceinhisworkers.Healwaystellsthe2andhard-workingemployeesthatheis3ofthem.ButMr.Barddoesnotonlyshowhisappreciationthroughwords.Themostcompetentworkersarealsopaid4.Mr.Bardthinkswhenan5worksharderandproduceshigherqualityshoes,thecompanyearnsmoremoney.6,theemployeeshouldalsoearnmore.Butmanyofthelesscompetentworkers7.“Weareequal,”theyprotest（抗議）.“Wedothesamejob,soweshouldgetthe8pay!”Heisakindman,butheisalso9.Ifhekeepshiringthelesscompetentworkers,thewholecompanywill10,andperhapsallemployeeswilllosetheirjobs.Itwillalsobebadforhisfamilyandforthecompanyis11.To12thesituation,Mr.Bardcreateseveningworkshops（工作坊）tohelp13theemployeeswhoarenotworkingatcompany14.Theywatchthemostcompetentworkers,whoreceiveaspecialbonusfor15theirco-workers,andmakelotsofnotes.Theyinspecttheproductionline,asklotsofquestions,and16untiltheyareskilledand17.Productionatthecompany18,andthecustomersarehappierwiththehigh19shoes!Assalesincrease,Mr.Bardisabletopayhisworkersbetter.And20thecompany’ssmartpaysystem,themostcompetentworkerscanbehighlyrewarded.1、A．a(chǎn)ppreciatesB．describesC．a(chǎn)bsorbsD．a(chǎn)grees2、A．excitedB．skilledC．bornD．considerate3、A．worriedB．confusedC．proudD．painful4、A．worseB．lessC．degreeD．more5、A．employerB．employeeC．degreeD．guarantee6、A．HoweverB．OnthecontraryC．InotherwordsD．Therefore7、A．disagreedB．dislikedC．disappearedD．discouraged8、A．highB．sameC．lowD．distant9、A．sillyB．likelyC．wiseD．simple10、A．selectB．shakeC．sufferD．scold11、A．driversB．teachersC．cooksD．customers12、A．improveB．putupC．postponeD．comeup13、A．forgetB．sellC．trainD．harm14、A．standardsB．limitsC．bordersD．patience15、A．pickingB．teachingC．toleratingD．weighing16、A．warnB．sneezeC．sobD．practice17、A．productiveB．a(chǎn)ffectedC．strictD．straight18、A．goesdownB．goesawayC．goesagainstD．goesup19、A．quantityB．a(chǎn)bilityC．qualityD．equality20、A．regardlessofB．thankstoC．insteadofD．inspiteofSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1SinceEnglishbiologistCharlesDarwinpublishedOntheOriginofSpeciesin1859,scientistshavevastlyimprovedtheirknowledgeofnaturalhistory.However,alotofinformationisstillofthespeculation,andscientistscanstillonlymakeeducatedguessesatcertainthings.Onesubjectthattheyguessaboutiswhysome400millionyearsago,animalsintheseadevelopedlimbs(肢)thatallowedthemtomoveontoandliveonland.Recently,anideathatoccurredtotheUSpaleontologist(古生物學(xué)家)AlfredRomeracenturyagobecameahottopiconceagain.Homerthoughtthattidal(潮汐的)poolsmighthaveledtofishgaininglimbs.Seaanimalswouldhavebeenforcedintothesepoolsbystrongtides.Then,theywouldhavebeenmadeeithertoadapttotheirnewenvironmentclosetolandordie.Thefittestamongthemgrewtoaccomplishthetransition(過(guò)渡)fromseatoland.Romercalledtheseearliestfour-footedanimals“tetrapods”.Sciencehasalwaysthoughtthatthiswasacredibletheory,butonlyrecentlyhastherebeenstrongenoughevidencetosupportit.HannahByrneisanoceanographer(海洋學(xué)家)atUppsalaUniversityinSweden.Sheannouncedatthe2018OceanSciencesMeetinginOregon,US,thatbyusingcomputersoftware,herteamhadmanagedtolinkHomer’stheorytoplaceswherefossildeposits(沉積物)oftheearliesttetrapodswerefound.AccordingtothemagazineScience,in2014,StevenBalbus,ascientistattheUniversityofOxfordintheUK,calculatedthat400millionyearsago,whenthemovefromlandtoseawasachieved,tideswerestrongerthantheyaretoday.Thisisbecausetheplanetwas10percentclosertothemoonthanitisnow.Thecreaturesstrandedinthepoolswouldhavebeenunderthepressureof“survivalofthefittest”,explainedMattiasGreen,anoceanscientistattheUK’sUniversityofBangor.AshetoldScience,“Afterafewdaysinthesepools,youbecomefoodoryourunoutoffood...thefishthathadlargelimbshadanadvantagebecausetheycouldflip(翻轉(zhuǎn))themselvesbackinthewater.”Asisoftenthecase,however,thereareotherswhofindthetheorylessconvincing.CambridgeUniversity’spaleontologistJenniferClark,speakingtoNaturemagazine,seemedunconvinced.“It’sonlyoneofmanyideasfortheoriginofland-basedtetrapods,anyorallofwhichmayhavebeenapartoftheanswer,”shesaid.1、Whofirstproposedthetheorythatfishmighthavegainedlimbsbecauseoftidalpools?A．AlfredRomer.B．CharlesDarwin.C．HannahByrne.D．StevenBalbus.2、Whyweretidesstronger400millionyearsagothantheyaretodayaccordingtoStevenBalbus?A．Therewerelargeroceans.B．Earthwasclosertothemoon.C．Themoongaveoffmoreenergy.D．Earthwasundergreaterpressure.3、Theunderlinedword“stranded”inParagraph8probablymeans“________”.A．foundB．settledC．a(chǎn)bandonedD．trapped4、Whatisthefocusofthearticle?A．Theargumentsoverascientifictheory.B．Theproposalofanewscientifictheory.C．Somenewevidencetosupportaprevioustheory.D．Anewdiscoverythatquestionsaprevioustheory.Text2Internetcommunicationishavingapositiveinfluenceoneducationinandoutoftheclassroom.TheInternetprovidestheopportunityforpeopleanywhereintheworldtoaccessqualityeducationalservicesfromthecomfortoftheirhome.TheInternetallowsyoutohaveaccesstoeducationalopportunitiesonyourschedule,andatyourownpace.ClassroomusageofcomputersintheUnitedStatesbeganintheearly1980s,withapplicationslimitedtosoftwarepackagesthatprovideddrillandpracticebystudents.Bytheearly1990s,mostclassroomsintheUnitedStateshadacomputertheteachercouldusetoaidinthepresentationofacademicmaterial.Bythelate1990sInternetusagebecamewidespread,becomingasignificantfactorinclassroominstruction.Thelate1990salsosawtheriseofInternetbasedpost-secondaryeducationalprogramsthatallowstudentstoearnacollegedegreewithoutattendingaclassinatraditionalinstitution.Internetusageopenstheentireworldofinformationandcommunicationtostudents.Studentscanaccesslibrariesfromanycityoftheworldatanytimedayornight.Studentscanhave24houraccesstoallmaterialsneededtocompleteanassignment.Studentsusingcomputertechnologyandcommunicationtoolstoresearch,developandpublishschoolprojectsdevelopcriticalthinkingskillsthatareessentialindecisionmakingprocesses.Teachersneedtoequipstudentswithanewsetofskillswhichwillenablethemtolocate,analyze,evaluate,andsynthesizethevastamountsofinformationavailable.Studentsmustbecomeinformationmanagers.StudentswholearntousecomputersandtheInternetproficiently(熟練地)developcompetenciesthatarerequiredinthe21stcenturyworkplace.Internetusageallowsstudentsandworkerstocommunicateefficiently,increasingproductivelyandfacilitatingcreativethinking.Thepaceoftechnologicalchangeisforcingstudentstocontinuelearningnewskillsandresponsibilities.Therealityofrapidchangewillchallengeestablishedinstructionalmethods,andwilltransformschoolsintotechnologicaltrainingcenters.1、Whatcancomputertechnologyandcommunicationtoolsbenefitstudents?A．Enteringlibrariesfreely.B．Makingessentialdecisions.C．Beinginformationmanagers.D．Gainingimportantthinkingskills.2、Whatmakesstudentspursuenewskillscontinuously?A．Thehighpaceofmodemsociety.B．Therapidchangeoftechnology.C．Thetendencyofclassroomteaching.D．Thedevelopmentofteachingmethods.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“competencies”？A．Abilities.B．Positions.C．Competitions.D．Wages.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheinfluenceoftheInternetoneducationB．Howtoimproveclassroomteachingonline?C．TherelationshipbetweenInternetandeducationD．WhyInternetcommunicationissoimportant?Text3Mendon'tgothroughpregnancyorchildbirth.Theirhormone(荷爾蒙)levelsdon'tnosedive.Whatexactlyhavetheygottobedepressedabout?Quitealot,accordingtoresearchfromSwedenshowingthat,overthepast10years,asignificantnumberofmenhavestruggledwiththetransition(過(guò)渡)tofatherhood.Thislatestresearchtriestoquantifyjusthowmanymengetpostnatal(產(chǎn)后)depression.Previousstudieshavefoundbetween4%and10%ofmen.while,inthissmallishsampleof447Swedishfatherswhovolunteered(andmaythereforenotrepresentyouraveragedad),asurprising28%ofmenhadsymptomsthatscoredabovemildlevelsofdepression.Overall,4%hadmoderatedepression.Fewerthanoneinfivefatherswhoweredepressedsoughthelp,eventhoughathirdofthosehadthoughtaboutharmingthemselves.WhilewomenintheUKareoftenaskedaseriesofquestionsthatscreenforpostnataldepression(whichaffectsupto13%ofwomen),thementalhealthoffathersisrarelyassessed.TheleadauthoroftheSwedishpaper,ElisaPsouni,fromthedepartmentofpsychologyatLundUniversity,saystheEdinburghPostnatalDepressionScale(EPDS)usedforbothwomenandmenisnotsoaccurateinpickingupdepressioninfathers.Herresearchshowedhigherlevelsofdepressionindadsbecauseitaddedinascoremorereflectiveof"male"symptomsofdepressionsuchasagitation,anger,irritability(易怒),workinglongerhoursanddrinkingtoomuch.Depressioninfathersmayberisingnotjustbecauseresearchersarelookingforit,butbecausemorenewdadsarestruggling.Psounibelievesfathersincreasinglyfacethesamedilemmasthatmothersdo-includingtryingtocombineparenthoodwithworkingFatherswhogotdepressedoftenhadexternalpressures,suchasjobissues,andiftheirpartnerwasdepressed,theirownriskofdepressiondoubled.Lackofsleep,havingtwinsandconflictintherelationshipcanallcontribute.Adepresseddadwillplayandsmilelesswithhischild.Childrenaredeeplyaffectedbypaternalpostnataldepressionwithstudiesshowingpoorermeasuresofwellbeingandmorebehavioralproblemsattheageofseven.Fatherswhosensetheymaybestrugglingandpartners,relativesorfriendswhonoticeanincreaseinimitabilityandanxietyinamaninthefirstyearofparenthood(paternaldepressionismoredispersedthroughoutthefirst12months)shouldconsiderthepossibilityofpaternalpostnataldepression.Cognitivebehavioraltherapy(認(rèn)知行為療法)canhelp,ascanantidepressants.Ifthedepressionisnotrecognised,saysPsouni,"oneofmostterriblethingsisthatyoucatchupwithyourselfayearlaterandrealiseyouhavebeenreallydownandstruggling-andthefirstyearofyourchild'slifehasgone.”1、WhatisrevealedaboutmenaccordingtoaSwedenresearch?A．Theyexperienceasharpdeclineinhormone.B．Manyofthemsufferfrompostnataldepression.C．TheyseldomgothroughpregnancyorchildbirthD．Manyofthemqualifyforthetransitiontofatherhood.2、WhatdothestatisticsinParagraph2indicate?A．TheresearchersshouldinvitemoreSwedishfathers.B．OverhalfofSwedishfatherstendtoharmthemselves.C．Thementalhealthoffathersdeservesmoreattention.D．PostnataldepressionaffectsBritishwomenmoreeasily.3、WhydidPsouni'sresearchshowhigherlevelsofdepressionindads?A．Researchersuseanewmeasureformalesymptomofdepression.B．ResearchersadoptEPDStoaccuratelypickupdepressionindads.C．Fathershavetroubleincopingwithinternalandexternalpressures.D．Fathersareoftenfacedwiththedoubledriskofpartnerdepression.4、Whatmayhappentoafatherwithpaternaldepression?A．Hemaydevelopterriblebehavioralhabits.B．Hemayavoidbeingrecognizedwithdepression.C．Hemaydeclinecognitivebehavioraltherapy.D．Hemaymissthechanceofgivingproperchildcare.Text4Nexttimeyougoshopping,keepinmindthattheremaybehiddencamerasanalyzingyourhabits.Accordingtoa2015surveyof150managersfromComputerServicesCorporation,aquarterofBritishshopsusefacialrecognitionsoftwaretocollectdataonshopperbehavior.Withconcernsthatface-recognitioncameras“arekindofinvasive(冒犯的)”,BritishanalysisfirmHoxtonAnalyticshascomeupwithanewwayofmeasuringfootfall(客流)—byfilmingpeople'sshoes.Thetechnologycancollectalargeamountofpersonalinformation."Wehavecamerasat50cmoffthegroundandtheypointdownsotheyarelessinvasivethanfacialrecognition,"DuncanMann,Hoxton'sofficersaid.Asmoderncitiesgetfuller—70percentofthepopulationwillliveinurbanareasby2050—camerasandothertechnologiesaretakingoverpublicspacesandcollectingourdata.Theirpurposeistokeeppeoplesafe,provideefficientservicesandpreventdisastersandcrimes.Butsomearenothappywiththecamerasasfarastheirprivacy(隱私)isconcerned."Veryfewofushaveanyrealconceptofwhatdatasmartcitiesaregathering,"saidRenateSamson.Webegingivingawaydataassoonaswewakeup.Whenweenterthetransportsystem,wearegivingawayevenmoredetailsaboutourselvesthroughsmartcards,mobilephonesorcreditcards.NickMillman,directorataconsultingfirmthinksstatisticsarethekeytotheprivacyconcern.HeusedtheexampleofGoogleMaps,whichistomonitortheflowoftrafficinStockholm.Heexplained,"Itisbasicallyaddingprivacycontrolstostatisticssothatyouonlyseethedatayouneedtoknowabout".Inthiscase,Googlegetsenoughdatatoimprovetrafficbutnotsomuchthatitshowsindividualjourneypatterns.1、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．Anintroductiontocollectingshoppers'data.B．Theconcernsaboutgivingawaypersonaldata.C．Theproblemscausedbyimbalanceddistributionofpopulation.D．Aninventionrecordingandcollectingcustomers'information.2、ThenewtechnologyinventedbyHoxtonAnalytics_______.A．cangatheralotofpeople'spersonaldatafromtheirshoesB．usescamerasfittedonthegroundtocollectcustomers'dataC．hasimprovedtheaccuracyoffacialrecognitionsoftwareD．offersaperfectsolutiontocustomers'privacyconcerns3、Accordingtotheauthor,camerasinmoderncities_______.A．causeahugewasteofpublicspaceB．helpreducethesizeofpopulationinurbanareasC．a(chǎn)relikelytohelpimprovetrafficconditionsD．a(chǎn)retoavoidcrimesanddisastersandprovideefficientservices4、WhatisRenateSamson'sattitudetowardtheriseofsmartcities?A．Worried.B．Optimistic.C．Confused.D．Uninterested.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Thereareabout100millionmiddle-agedwomendancinginparksandonsquaresinChina,andDeborahRoundy,1．USretiredschoolteacher,isoneofthemMrsRoundyistheonlyforeignerontheShanghaidanceteamatTongjiUniversity,wheresheis2．(current)teachingEnglishMrsRoundyranuponadozenorsomiddle-agedwomendancing3．thetunesofChinesesongsin4．Atthetime,shedidn'tfeelusedtothenewenvironmentandwantedtohavesomefuninherlifeShe5．(invite)tojointhedancingteamAtfirst,MrsRoundycommunicatedwithherteammatesby6．(exchange)notestohelptranslateforherNowsheusesatranslationapponheriPad7．theChineselanguageisnotthemostdifficultthingforher,masteringChinesedanceisMrsRoundyusedtodoballetShesaid8．(dance)intheUSalwaysdancefacingtheaudienceButinChina,theychangedirectionsallthetime,anditwasvery9．(confuse)forheratfirstTheyhavedevelopedgoodpersonalrelationsMrsRoundysaystheyalsogoouttoeatandonfieldtripstogether,whichare10．(forget)experiencesforherSquaredancingopensawindowforher11．(understand)China,MrsRoundysaid:Besidesdancing,sheandherhusbandhavebeenactiveincommunitylife,teachingEnglish,andhelpingelderlyneighbors“Isawriceplantsastallassorghum,eachearofriceasbigasanearofcornandeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanutIcouldhidein1．shadeofthericecropswithafriend”Thatisthedreamofthe2．(agriculture)scientistYuanLongpingYuanLongping,born3．September7,1930,isknownfordevelopingthefirsthybridricevarietiesinthe1970sSincethen,hybridrice4．(grow)inover20countries,5．(attract)attentionfromthewholeworld,especiallyareasatriskofhungerThisyear88-year-oldYuanLongpinghas6．(successful)developedricegrowinginsaltwateranddesertThoughhisricecouldreducefoodshortage,thenewstrainhasalongwaytogo7．itcanbewidelyspreadYuanLongping’sachievementhasbroughthimmanyawardsand8．(honor)bothathomeandabroadAsYuanLongpingacceptedhisLifetimeAchievementAward,hesaidthat9．lifetimeachievementmeansistoachieveyourdreamwithallyourlife10．,fameandwealthmeanmuchlesstohimthanhisresearch,andhesayshewillfocusondevelopingbetterriceSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Therearenumerousbenefitsofreadinggoodbooks.1、Whateveryourfieldmightbe,it'sveryimportanttocreateagoodhabittoreadbeyondyourhorizons.Herearetipstohelpyoucultivateabetterandconsistentreadinghabit:●Determineyourreadinggoal.2、Thisgoalshouldbeclearandbackedupwithapurpose.Startbythinkingabouthowaconsistentreadingpatterncanhelpyougrowindifferentareasofyourlife-spirit,academics,career,relationshipsandmore.●3、Onceyou'redonesettingyourreadinggoalfortheyear,you'llneedalisttobackitup.Writeoutalistoftheamazingbooksyouwanttoread.Askforrecommendationsfromfriendsandinstructors.Itsimportanttokeepajournallistingthebooksyou'llliketoreadforeachmonth.●Getaresponsiblereadingpartnertopromoteyourreading.Goalsneedtobebackedupinordertohelpputacheckandencourageyouduringtimesyoudon'tfeelmotivated.4、Todevelopareadingculture,youmustfirstanalyzeyourcurrentreadinghabits.Doyoureadatall?5、Inordertotrulyachieveyourreadinggoalsandbuildaconsistentreadinghabit,you'llneedtosetupsimplesystems，findresponsiblepartners，andgenerallybehungrytogrowbeyondyourcomfortzone.A．Doyoustudyhardatschool?B．Makealistofbooksforeachmonth.C．Doyoustartoffandstopatsomepoint?D．Getupearlyandgotobedlatetobackupyourgoal.E.It'simportanttostartoffbysettingagoaltocreateareadinghabit.F.Getafriendwillingtoread,andcreateaplantohelpyouachieveyourreadinggoals.G.Itcanmakeyouth