2023年甘肃省白银市考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题含解析

2023年甘肃省白银市考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Mygrandmaisgoodatgardening.Shecouldmakeanythingbloom(开花).1me.Inmyeyes,shewasinspiringand2Formostofherlife,shelivedonafarm,whereshebroughtupfourchildren,andburiedmygrandpa.Ivisitedheronweekends.Afterthegardeningwork,Iwas3toclimbthemountain,singingsongsandgatheringflowers.Sometimestheplantsscratchedme.Shewouldsay,"Beautyhasa___.Ihopeitwasworthit.""Yes,ma'ma,"I'dsay."4was."Ilovedgatheringflowersonmyown.ButwhatIlovedbestwasgatheringthemwithher.Eventhen,asachild,IknewwhatIwantedmostfrommygrandmawasnotherflowers,buther5She'sbeengoneforyears,butsometimes,whenI6downtopickaflowerorpullaweed,Iseeher7,notmine.IthoughtI'dgrowuptobeagardenertoo.Itoldmyself,somedaymychildrenhadchildren,I'dbeagardeninggrandma.Thenthegrandbabiesstartedshowingup,andIdiscovered1'dmuchratherrunafterthem8godigging.ActuallyI'mnogardener.I'ma9,notaplanter.Idifferfrommygrandmainlotsofways,butthis:Iwillalwayscarry10meaheartshemadefromherown.Ineedn’tplantagarden.Mychildrenaremyflowers.Theydelightandcompletemewithabeautythatisworthanyprice.AllIneedtodois11themwithtime,waterthemwithlove,andhopethatsomeday,whentheyholdtheirfirstgrandchild,theymightseemyhand.1、A．Not B．Even C．Only D．Often2、A．famous B．humorous C．caring D．amusing3、A．determined B．anxious C．curious D．free4、A．standard B．range C．price D．quality5、A．It B．I C．She D．That6、A．possession B．promise C．beauty D．time7、A．climb B．reach C．look D．sit8、A．smile B．spirit C．soul D．hand9、A．than B．until C．unless D．since10、A．worker B．teacher C．picker D．farmer11、A．to B．within C．beyond D．for12、A．attend B．miss C．promote D．influenceSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1LouiArmstronghadtwofamousnicknames（绰号）.SomepeoplecalledhimBagamo.Theysaidhismouthlookedlikealargebag.MusiciansoftencalledhimPops,asasignofrespectforhisinfluenceontheworldofmusic.Bornin1901inNewOrleans,hegrewuppoor,butlivedamonggreatmusicians.Jazzwasinventedinthecityafewyearsbeforehisbirth.Armstrongoftensaid,“JazzandIgrewuptogether.”Armstrongshowedagreattalentformusicwhenhewastaughttoplaythecornet（短号）ataboy’shome.Inhislateteens,Armstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician.Heplayedinparades,clubs,andonthesteamboatsthattraveledontheMississippiRiver.Atthattime,NewOrleanswasfamousforthenewmusicofjazzandwashometomanygreatmusicians.Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal.In1922hewenttoChicago.There,thetaleofLouisArmstrongbegan.Fromthenuntiltheendofhislife,Armstrongwascelebratedandlovedwhereverhewent.ArmstronghadnoequalwhenitcametoplayingAmericanpopularsongs.Hiscornetplayinghaddeephumanityandwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosay,”ListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.“Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyleandalsooneofthebest-knownandmostadmiredpeopleintheworld.Hisdeath,onJuly6,1971,washeadlinenewsaroundtheworld.1、ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe.A．lookedlikeamusicianB．wasaninfluentialmusicianC．showedaninterestinmusicD．traveledtoplaymodernmusic2、Paragraph3isorganized.A．byspaceB．byexamplesC．bytimesequenceD．bycomparison3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutArmstrongisTRUE?A．HistalebeganinNewOrleans.B．Hewasbornbeforejazzwasinvented.C．Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners.D．Helearnedpopularmusicataboy’shome.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheInventionoftheJazzMusicB．TheSpreadofPopularMusicC．TheMakingofaMusicianD．TheFatheroftheJazzStyleText2Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings.Thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewine,thefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offend(hurt)manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjections,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact(接触)withthem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.1、Thephrase“sourthepleasureofsociety”mostnearlymeans________.A．haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB．makeothersunhappyC．tendtoscoldothersopenlyD．enjoythepleasureoflife2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB．suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC．peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD．unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons3、Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit,theauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould________.A．preventanycommunicationwiththemB．shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC．persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD．quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes4、Inthispassage,thewritermainly________.A．describestwotypesofpeopleB．laughsattheunhappypeopleC．suggestswaystohelpunhappypeopleD．tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlifeText3HereisarecordofthediscussionaboutAI(artificialintelligence)conductedbyseveralscientists.ScientistA:IwouldsaythatwearequitealongwayoffdevelopingtheAI,thoughIdothinkitwillhappenwithinthenextthirtyorfortyyears.Wewillprobablyremainincontroloftechnologyanditwillhelpussolvemanyoftheworld’sproblems.However,noonereallyknowswhatwillhappenifmachinesbecomemoreintelligentthanhumans.Theymayhelpus,ignoreusordestroyus.ItendtobelieveAIwillhaveapositiveinfluenceonourfuturelives,butwhetherthatistruewillbepartlyuptous.ScientistsB:Ihavetoadmitthatthepotentialconsequencesofcreatingsomethingthatcanmatchorgobeyondhumanintelligencefrightenme.Evennow,scientistsareteachingcomputershowtolearnontheirown.Atsomepointinthenearfuture,theirintelligencemaywelltakeoffanddevelopatanever-increasingspeed.Humanbeingsevolvebiologicallyveryslowlyandwecouldbequicklysubstituted.Intheshortterm,thereisthedangerthatrobotswilltakeovermillionsofhumanjobs,creatingalargeunderclassofunemployedpeople.Thiscouldmeanlarge-scalepovertyandsocialunrest.Inthelongtermmachinesmightdecidetheworldwouldbebetterwithouthumans.ScientistsC:I’mamemberofthecampaigntoStopKillerRobots.ForgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminatorstampingonhumanskullsandthinkofwhat’shappeningrightnow:militarymachineslikedrones,gunturretsandsentryrobotsarealreadybeingusedtokillwithverylittlehumaninput.Thenextstepwillbeautonomous“murderbots”followingordersbutfinallydecidingwhotokillontheirown.Itseemscleartomethatthiswouldbeextremelydangerousforhumans.Weneedtobeverycautiousindeedaboutwhatweaskmachinestodo.1、WhatisScientistsBworriedabout?A．AItechnologywilldestroytheearth.B．Computerscan’tthinkbythemselves.C．Robotswilltaketheplaceofhumans.D．Humanswillbeunhappywithoutmachines.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．IlaunchthecampaigntoStopKillerRobots.B．WeforgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminator.C．“Murderbots”can’tdecidebythemselves.D．“Murderbots”willbeagainsthuman’sorders.3、WhichstatementisRIGHTaccordingtotherecord?A．ScientistAthinksAItechnologywillneverdevelop.B．TheemploymentwillbeaffectedbyAItechnologyinthefuture.C．“Murderbots”willfollowtheordersoftheirmanufacturesinthewars.D．AllthethreescientistsagreethatAItechnologywillbenefithumanbeings.4、Whoagree(s)AIhasmorenegativeaspectsthanpositiveaspects?A．ScientistA B．ScientistBC．ScientistsB&C D．ScientistsB&AText4Westartedin1993withasimpleidea:thatpeoplecouldhelpeachotherbysharingstoriesabouttheirlives.Foryearspeoplehadtoldourfounders,motivationalspeakersJackandMark,inspiringstoriesaboutthemselves.JackandMarkincludedthesestoriesintheirtalks,andtheiraudiencesrepeatedlyaskediftheyhadeverbeenpublished.”Thatstoryabouttheboyandthepuppy—isthatinabookanywhere?”aparentaskedJack.“Thatstoryabouttheboywiththeamputated(截肢)legwhobecameatennisstar,Ineedtoreadthattomystaff,”amanagertoldhim.Jackwasaskedrepeatedly,“Isthatstoryinabookanywhere?”EventuallyJackandMarkdecidedtheiraudiencesmustbeontosomething,sotheycollectedthebest101storiesthey’dbeentoldinabook.TheycalleditChickenSoupfortheSoulbecausetheywantedittoprovidecomfortjustliketheirgrandmother’scooking.TheytookthebooktoNewYork,hopingtosellittooneofthebigpublishersbuteverysingleoneturnedthemdown.TheprojectappearedtohavestalleduntiltheymetPeterVegso,theownerofasmallhealthandwellnesspolisherinFloridanamedHCI.Peterreadsomeofthestoriesandlovedthem,sohedecidedtogivethebookachance,becomingChickenSoupfortheSoul’sfoundingpublisher.Never,inJackandMark’swildestdreamshadtheyimaginedwhatthebookwouldbecome.ChickenSoupfortheSoulturnedintooneofthemostpopularandlovedbookseverpublished,selling11millioncopiesaroundtheworld.Readersaskedformorestoriessowepublisheda“secondhelping”ofChickenSoupfortheSoulandathirdafterthat,Today,we’vepublishedmorethan250books,whichhavebecomethebest-sellingtradepaperbackbookseriesofalltime.1、WhatdrovedJackandMarktopublishtheseinspiringstores?A．Therichsourceofgoodstories.B．Thegoodchancetobefamous.C．Thebenefitsfromthebook.D．Thedemandofaudience2、Howdidthetitleofthebookcomefrom?A．Thetasteofchicken.B．ThewayofcookingC．Thepurposeofthebook.D．Theexperiencesofchildren.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“stalled”inParagraph3?A．Stopped.B．Failed.C．Succeeded.D．Progressed.4、Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewildestdreamsoftwopeople.B．AnunexpectedsuccessofabookC．Anintroductiontoaseriesofbooks.D．Callingonpeopletobuyabestseller.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Theartofpaper-cuttinginChinamaydatebacktothesecondcentury,sincepaper1．(invent)byCaiLunintheEasternHanDynastyinChinaAspaperbecamemoreaffordable,paper-cuttingbecameoneofthemostimportant2．(type)ofChinesefolkartLater,3．differentregionsadoptingtheirownculturalstyles,thisartformspreadtootherpartsoftheworld4．(usual),theartworksaremadeofredpaper,asredisassociatedwith5．(happy)inChineseculture,butothercolorsarealsousedWith6．(it)longhistory,paper-cutting,7．originatedinChina,hasbeenverypopularamongtheordinaryChinesepeoplePeopleputuppapercutsonwalls,windowsanddoorsatweddingceremoniesorfestivals8．(strengthen)thecheerfulatmosphereChinesepapercutsarerichincontentTheauspicious(吉祥的)designssymbolizegoodluckandtheavoidanceofevil,Thechild,lotus(莲花)andbatdesignssuggestafamilywith9．largenumberofchildrenandgrandchildrenBirds,livestock,fruit,fishandwormsarealsofamiliarobjects10．(accept)byChinesefarmersInaword,papercutsusedindifferentoccasionshavedifferentmeanings,High-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshoppingareChina’sfournewwaysoflifeTheyaremostappealingtoyouthsfrom20countriesparticipating1．theBeltandRoadInitiativeThenewfourgreatinventionsareallrelatedtoChina’sgigh0techinnovation,2．hasimprovedthequalityofpeople’slives,“mywalletisnolongerinuseIcanbuyandeatwhateverIwant3．(simple)withatapofmyphone,”saidLinJinlong,anoverseasChinesestudentfromCambodia,4．(add)thatevenpancakesellersareusingAlipay(mobilepayment)In5．word,ChinaisleadinginmanywaysBikesharing,forexample,isnotnewitselfButChinahasmadeitmuchmoreconvenientand6．(enjoy)bothinChinaandoverseasLeadingChinesebike-sharing7．(company),MobikeandOfoarenowoperatinginforeigncountriessuchasSingaporeandBritainUsersinthecountries8．(feel)excitedandpostedphotosof9．(they)ridingtheChinesebikesonsocialmediaAgrowingnumberofforeignershope10．(promote)economicdevelopmentintheirhomecountriesbypayingmoreattentiontotheachievementofChinaSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)DifferentCulturesTheculturesoftheEastandtheWestreallydistinguisheachotheralot.1、Theoriginoftheeasternculturesismainlyfromtwocountries:ChinaandIndia.Bothofthetwoculturesaredevelopedbyrivers––theYellowRiverinChinaandtheHinduRiverinIndia.2、WhenthetwomotherriversgavebirthtotheEasternculture,anotherfamousculturewasbroughtupontheMesopotamianPlain-theMesopotamianCivilization.ThiscivilizationlaterondevelopedintotheculturesofAncientGreeceandAncientRome.3、LiketheChineseculture,theEuropeanculturealsocrossedwaters.WhentheBritishsettleddowninAmerica,theirculturewentwiththemover,theAtlanticOcean.SotheAmericanculturedoesn’tdistinguishfromtheEuropeanculturealot.4、Takethelanguagesystemforexample.IntheEast,mostlanguagesbelongtothepictographiclanguagewhiletheWesternlanguagesaremostlybasedontheLatinsystem.Othercauseslikehumanracedifferencecountaswell.Butwhat’smore,duetothefardistanceandthesteepareasbetweentheEastandWest,thetwoculturesseldomcommunicateuntilrecentcenturies.Sotheygrewuptotallyintheirownwayswithalmostno-interference(干扰)fromtheother.Thedifferencesareeverywhere.5、Butdifferentculturesmaketheworldofthe21stcenturymorecolorful.Theculturalgapshouldnotbetheobstacle(障碍)tothecivilizationofhumanbeing.Itoughttobethemotivationofourgoingfarther.A．Letusworktogethertokeepavarietyofculture.B．Oneimportantthingistolearnaboutothercultures.C．Andthesetwoarewell-knownasthebaseoftheEuropeanculture.D．Atthesametime,someotherdifferencesaddtotheculturaldifferences.E.Thisisbecausetheculturesystemsaretwoseparatesystemsonthewhole.F.Theyhelpedthetwoculturesdevelopforcenturiesandformtheirownstyles.G.Theyareobviousandaf