2023年定西地区通渭县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试卷含解析

2023年定西地区通渭县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AU.Smanfound300letterstoGodfloatingintheAtlanticOceanTheletters,senttoalateBaptistclergyman(牧师),were2putinasealedplasticshoppingbagneara3inAtlantic,NewJersey.BillLacovara,aninsuranceadjusterfromVentnor,Theletterswere4totheclergyman,whodiedin2004.Someonecleaninghishousemayhave5thebag,whichLacovarafoundabout100miles(160km)fromCooper’shouse.TheyincludeonefromateenagegirlaskingGodto6herforherwrongdoing,onefromaprisonerwhosaidhewas7andsomeonehadsetatrapforhim,and8fromamanwhowantedGod’shelpwinningthelottery,accordingtomediareports.Lavovarasaidhecouldhave9themoneBayforupto$15,000(7,889pounds)accordingtohispredictionofthecompetepriceandwouldhavegiventhemoneytocharity.Buthehaschangedhismindbecausehesaidthemovecaused10tosomereligiouspeople.“Theysaidtheywere11inme,andIdidn’twanttodosomethingthat’sgoingtocreate12results.”hetoldReuters.Some13himtoburntheletters,throwthembackintheoceanorgivethemtoachurch,Lacovarasaid.Lacovarasaidaboutadozenclergymenhaveofferedtotaketheletters,andheisevaluatingthe14tomakesurethelettersdon’tfallintothe15hands.1. A．donate B．show C．sell D．owe2. A．hurriedly B．privately C．mysteriously D．occasionally3. A．river B．lake C．hill D．beach4. A．taken B．offered C．addressed D．given5. A．collected B．thrown C．opened D．destroyed6. A．forgive B．punish C．adjust D．charge7. A．friendly B．correct C．innocent D．energetic8. A．others B．another C．theother D．one9. A．auctioned B．bought C．donated D．discounted10. A．damage B．offence C．injury D．worry11. A．absorbed B．involved C．interested D．disappointed12. A．final B．direct C．same D．bad13. A．forced B．urged C．questioned D．pleased14. A．requests B．orders C．commands D．invitations15. A．wrong B．poor C．tight D．firmSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Agoodmotherissomeonewhowouldsacrificeeverythingforherchildren.Itiscommontohearparentssaying,“HowcouldyoudothistomeafterallthesacrificesthatIhavemadeforyou?”Mostparentsaredrivenbylove.Itisequallycommontofindchildrenanswering,“WhendidIeveraskyoutosacrificeforme?”Thereisoftenagrainoftruthinchildren’swords.Thetruthusuallyhurts.Parentsoftenconfuseselflesslovewithsacrifice.Infact,theformerisaself-servingactdrivenbyone’sdesiretoliveuptoone’sstandards.Tosacrificemeanstorelinquishthingsofhighvalueforthesakeofanotherthingthatoneconsidersbeingofgreatvalue.Thatsoundssonegative.However,selfservingisn’tnecessarilynegative.Itishumantoactoutoftheirdesiretoseekpleasureandavoidpain.Toloveone’schildrenessentiallymeansacceptingthemunconditionally.Itfollowsthatfullacceptanceofthechildrenisusuallypossibleonlywhenparentsfullyacceptthemselves.Itisnosecretthatlovingthechildrenbeginswithlovingthemselves.Thesacrificestheymakefortheirchildrenarecountless,andI’vetriedtoputsomeofthosesacrificeshere.Afterbecomingaparent,acouple’slifeiscenteredontheirlittlekids.Suddenlythebabytopsthelistofallrelationships.Somefriendsandfamilymembersdriftapartfromparentsemotionally.Akiddemandsundividedattentiontillheorshebecomesindependent.Manyparentssufferrelationshipissuesbecausetheyspendmostoftheirtimeeitherworkingorcaringforkids,whichcausesafadingemotionalconnectionbetweencouples.Intermsofcareer,mostofthetime,amothermakessacrifices.Manyparentstakeupjobsthatallowthemtospendmoretimewiththeirkids.Someparentsusuallygiveupontheirfavoritefoodsjusttobuyfoodsfortheirkids.Holidayplansaredecidedbykids’education.Parentshaveunconditionalloveforkids.Aparentneverretires.Asadaughter,andamother,themoreIgothroughparenting,themoreIoweanapologytomyparentsbecauseoftheirselflesslove.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,whatcanweknowfromchildren’sanswer?A．Theydon’tfeelgratefultotheirparents.B．They.don’tknowhowtosatisfytheirparents.C．Theyhidetheirtruefeelingsfromtheirparents.D．Theyarenotoldenoughtounderstandtheirparents.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“relinquish”inParagraph2mean?A．Clear.B．Protect.C．Giveup.D．Findout.3、Therearesometimessomeproblemsbetweenparentsbecause________.A．theyjustthinkaboutthemselvesB．theydon’tcareabouteachotheratallC．theyspendlittletimelookingafterkidsD．theyarelessconnectedtoeachotheremotionally4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Manykidsdon’ttreattheirparentswell.B．Parentsmakegreatsacrificesfortheirchildren.C．Childrenandparentsshouldrespecteachother.D．Coupleshavemanyproblemsafterhavingkids.Text2Oumuamua,anobjectthroughspacethatwasdiscoveredonOctober19th,hasalreadymadehistory.Thespeedatwhichitismovingrelativetothesunmeansthatitcannotbenativetothesolarsystem.ItsofficialnameisthusII/2017UI,withthe“I”standingfor“interstellar(星际)”—thefirsttimethisnamehaseverbeenused.Thatisexciting.Somescientists,though,entertainanevenmoreexcitingpossibility:whatifOumuamuaisnotanasteroid(小行星),asmostthink,butanalien(外星的)spacecraft?Asteroidscomeinllsortsofshapesandsizes,butOumuamuaseemsparticularlydifferent.Asbestasastronomerscantell,itiscigarlike,beingroughly180meterslongbutonlyabout30meterswide.Thatmakesitlongerthananythingknownofinthesolarsystem.Suchashapewouldbeasensiblechoiceforaspaceship,sinceitwouldminimizethescouring(冲刷)effectofinterstellardust.WiththatinmindtheBreakthroughListenproject,anorganizationaimedathuntingforalienlife,planstoturntheworld’sbiggestradiotelescope,theGreenBankinstrumentinVirginia,towardsOumuamuatoseeifitcanhearanythinginteresting.OumuamuaiscurrentlyabouttwiceasfarfromEarthasEarthisfromthesun.Atthatrange,thetelescopeshouldbesensitiveenoughtopickupatransmitteraboutaspowerfulasamobilephoneafterjustafewseconds—worthyofobservations.Willitfindanything?Almostcertainlynot.Oumuamuahasthesamereddishcolorasmanyasasteroids,soprobablyhasasimilarcomposition.And,ifitreallyisaspaceship,itisstrangethatsignsofitsartificialoriginhavenotbeenseenalready.Itcould,intheory,beaderelict(遗弃星球).Butinthatcasethetelescopeisunlikelytohearanything.Byfarthemostlikelyoptionisthatitisexactlywhatitseemstobe:ahugespacerock,onethathascometothesolarsystemfromthevastspacebetweenthestars.1、WhatmakessomescientiststhinkOumuamuaispossiblyanalienspacecraft?A．Itssize.B．Itscolor.C．Itsshape.D．Itsspeed.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Theresearchintothesolarsystem.B．Thepurposeofhuntingforalienlife.C．TheeffectofinterstellardustonOumuamua.D．ThepossibilityofOumuamuabeingaspaceship.3、WhatisOumuamuamostlikelytobeaccordingtotheauthor?A．Anasteroid.B．Aspacerock.C．Interstellardust.D．Analienspacecraft.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A．Oumuamuawillreturntowhereit’sfromsoonB．Oumuamua’srealidentityremainstobefoundoutC．astronomershavenotseensignsofOumuamua’sartificialoriginD．theGreenBanktelescopehasalreadyheardsomethingfromOumuamuaText3Justayearago,thecolorswerebrightunderthewaves.Nowit’sgray—theMaldivianreefisdead.Thecoraliskilledbythepressureofrisingtemperatures.Coralreefsareareasunderwaterwheresmallcreatureslive.Thecoralishardmaterialformedonthebottomoftheseabytheskeletonsofthosecreatures.Buttheworldhaslostabouthalfitscoralreefsinthelast30years.Scientistsareworkingtopreventtheirdestruction.Duetoglobalwarming,over90percentofcoralsareexpectedtodieby2050.“Tolosecoralreefsistofundamentallyunderminethehealthofaverylargeproportionofthehumanrace,”saidRuthGates,directoroftheHawaiiInstituteofMarineBiology.Whyarecoralreefsimportant?Coralreefssupportafourthofallmarinespecies,aswellashalfabillionpeopleworldwide.Theyserveasbarrierstoprotectcoastlinesfromthestorms.Theyprovidebillionsofdollarsfromtourism,fishingandothertrade.Theyarealsousedinmedicalresearchforcuresfordiseases.“Everyoneshouldbeconcerned,”saidbiologistOveGuldbergatAustralia’sUniversityofQueensland.“Thisisnotjustsomedistantdivedestination.Thisisthebasicstructureoftheecosystemwedependon.”Theoceanisgettingwarmer.ArisingtemperatureofjustonetotwodegreeCelsiuscanforcecoraltoexpelthealgae(驱逐海藻)thatlivethere.Thisleavestheirwhiteskeletonsuncovered.Itisaprocesscalled“bleaching”.Sixteenpercentoftheworld’scoralsdiedofbleachingin1998.Theproblemhasbecomemuchworseinrecentyears.“We’velost50percentofthereefs,butthatmeanswestillhave50percentleft,”saidRuthGates,whoisworkinginHawaiitobreedcoralsthatcanbetterwithstandincreasingtemperatures.Sheisalsotryingto“train”coralstosurviverisingtemperatures.Gatessaysitistimetostart“thinkingoutsidethebox”—findcreativewaystohelpthem.1、Theunderlinedword“undermine”inparagraph2means___________.A．weaken B．regain C．promote D．overlook2、What’sthemajorconcernofthescientistslikeOveGuldberg?A．Peoplewon’tfindadivedestinationinthefuture.B．Theefforttosavecoralswillturnouttobefruitless.C．Thedestructionofcoralreefswillaffecttheearthecosystem.D．Thebrightseahaslostitscharmbecauseofthosedeadcorals.3、Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout___________.A．theharmofalgae B．theprocessof“bleaching”C．theimportanceofcoralreefs D．thechangeofoceantemperature4、RuthGates’attitudetowardstheprotectionofcoralsis___________.A．proud B．cautious C．optimistic D．casualText4Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦)inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem---whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse---suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds,twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen-eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDr,ChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionaryviewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries,”Thestudyinvolvedpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingquicklytotheseparticularcriessothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.ResearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheywereplayedthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscryingorhigh-pitched(高音的)birdsong.Thefindingscouldhelpshedlightonpost-natal(产后的)depression---wheremothersstruggletobondwiththeirnewborn---byshowinghowahealthybrainrespondstoababy’scries.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“‘‘A．removeB．avoidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scries.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cry.4、Computergamesarementionedinthetexttoshow.A．players’differentreactionstoacryingbabyB．baby’scryingcontributestoquickerreactionsC．theinfluenceofbaby’sandadult’scryingonperformanceD．it’shardtokeepone’sconcentrationwithacryingbabynearbyPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IntheclosingceremonyoftheOlympicWinterGamesPyeongChang2018,Chinaputon1．eight-minuteperformance“SeeYouinBeijingin2022”,2．(direct)byZhangYimouTheshowcenteredonthetalentsofateamof24roller-skating3．(perform)fromBeijingSportUniversityTwoof4．(they)dressedupas“PandaCaptains”ledtheperformanceItreviewedChina’sancienttimes,5．(show)thecountry’srichculturalheritage(遗产)andsingingthepresentaswellasthefutureInadditionto6．(tradition)symbolsincludingtheGreatWall,theChineseDragonandtheChinesephoenix(凤凰）,theperformancealsoshowedtherecentachievementsinscienceandtechnology7．hasbeenmadeinChinaTowardstheendoftheperformance,theOlympicrings8．(appear)onthestage,aswellasimagesofaglobalvillage,children’ssmilingfaces,olivebranchesandplumblossoms(梅花),whichrepresentedChina’spromise9．(promote)globalpeaceandbuildabetterfutureformankindFinally,theskaterstravelledapathtodrawthe“WinterDream”signoftheOlympicWinterdreamsBeijing10．Theperformance11．(successful)sentChina’sgoodwillandinvitationstotheworldforBeijing12．AsanattractivecityintheNetherlands，Amsterdamisoneofthemostbicycle-friendly1．（city）intheworld，havingover800，000bikesinthecapitalBycomparison，thecityhasapopulationofonly750，000，lessthan2．numberofbikesAccordingtoasurvey3．（make）5yearsago，490，000peopleusedbicycleseverydayUptonow，peopleinAmsterdam4．（enjoy）theconvenienceofcyclingfordecadesThecityhasspecialfacilitiesforcyclists，5．canbeusedforfreeComparedwithothertransportationinthecity，bikesare6．（clean）andlessexpensivewhilealso7．（offer）healthbenefits8．reasonforbicycleridingisthatbicycletrafficis9．（relative）safeAmsterdammersrideawidevariety10．bicyclesManytouristsalsodiscoverAmsterdambybike，whichisatypicalDutchwaySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Everybodyhasdreams,butnotallthesedreamscancometrueeasily.1、Readonandyoucanmakeyourdreamcometrue.Breakyourdreamdownintomanageable“projects”.Achievingadreamcanbecomplexandyoumightneedtocompleteanumberofdifferent“projects”asyougoforward.2、Rememberthatyouneedtohaveallthepartsandtoolsyouneedinordertobesuccessfulinachievingyourdream.Takeactiononeach“project”.Starttakingactiononeachpartofyourdream.Ifyoucan,workonallofyourprojectsatthesametime—forexample,trytodosomethingforeachprojecteachweek.3、Andkeepingyourselfmovingforwardisoneofthebestwaystomotivatedtowardachievingyourgoal.4、Findouthowothershaveaccomplishedtheirgoal.Dosomeresearchtofindouthowotherpeoplehaveachievedthesamedream.Seekoutthepeoplewhohaveachievedtheirdreamsandtalkwiththemorreadtheirstories.Findoutwhattheylearnedfromtheirjourney,andwhattheylikebestaboutachievingtheirdreams.Youcanfindoutaboutothersuccessfuldreamersbyreadingtheirbiographies,watchingdocumentaryfilms,orreadingaboutpeopleontheInternet.Alwaysknowwhat’snextonyourlist.Asyouaretakingactiononthedifferentprojectsthatleadyoutoyourdream,besurethatyoualwaysknowwhattodonext.Beingunsureofyournextstepisonecommonwaythatpeoplegetstuckintheirprogresstowardagoal.5、Besurethatyouwillbereadyforeachone.A．Beinspiredbyothers.B．Peoplegiveuptheirdreamsforthisorthatreason.C．Manageyourlimesothatthereisroomforyourdream.D．Eachweekrevisityourprojectliststoseewhattasksarecomingup.E.Achievingyourdreammightrequireyoutogainnewskillsorknowledge.F.Figuringoutwhatthedifferent“projects”arcwillmoveyoutowardyourdream.G.Evenifyouaremovinginsmallstepstowardyourgoal,youarestillheadingintherightdirection.LanguageLearningLearninganewlanguagecanbetrickyatanyage.Butinarecentstudy,scientistshavepinpointedtheexactageatwhichyourchancesofreachingfluencyinanewlanguageseemtoquicklydropoff:10.DoesthismeanyoushouldquityourFrenchclassifyou’reolderthan10?Non!1、Itfoundthatit’s“nearlyimpossible”toreachfluencyifyoustartlearningalanguageafterage10.That’snotbecauselanguageskillsstarttogodownhill.“You’restilllearningfast,”saysJoshuaHartshorne,oneofthestudy’scoauthors.“It’sjustthatyourunoutoftime,becauseyourabilitytolearnstartsdroppingataround17or18yearsold.”Peoplewhostartlearninganewlanguageafterage10maystillbecomequitegood,theauthorssay.2、Kidsmaybebetterthanadultsat