2023年湖北省黄石市下陆区考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

2023年湖北省黄石市下陆区考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Ialwaysholdtheviewthateveryactofkindnesscaneventuallychangetheworldasgenerosity,gratitudeandtrust.1wasparkingatahikingroadwhenamaninthecarnexttominelookedoutandstartedtoaskmeforhelp.“No1.”Itoldhim,aslwaswillingtohelpanyonein2.Itturnedoutthathisbatterywas3andnoonewouldhelpjumptostarthiscar!I4himifhehadcables（缆绳），whichhedid,andinlessthanfive5Igavehimajumpstartandhiscar6atthedropofahat.Hethankedmeandasked"HowmuchdoI7you?"andIlookedathimin8andsaid"Notathing!"Hesaid"Youwon'tbelieveit9I'vebeensittinghereforsolongandIaskedatleastthreepeopleto10meandnoonewoulddoit".Thatmademereally11.Iwasthinkingthatperhapsbecauseofhowhe12,hisbackground,orwhatever,13mightthinkhewasgoingtoaskthemfor14orsomethingandjustautomaticallysaid"no"withouteven15thattheycouldhelphimso16Healsotoldmethatoneman17him"Mybatteryisoldsoitcan'thelpyou".Iwas18thatthebatteryisliketheloveinourhearts.Weget19moreifwegiveitawaytoothers!Anditdoesn't20ourheartstogive.I'mhappythatIchargedhisbatteryandhechargedmy"battery"withlove.Igotmuchmorethanheofferedtome.1、A．hurryB．problemC．funD．way2、A．commonB．commandC．particularD．need3、A．lowB．lostC．brokenD．strong4、A．saidB．taughtC．askedD．comforted5、A．minutesB．monthsC．daysD．hours6、A．startedB．ranC．returnedD．died7、A．thankB．knowC．lendD．owe8、A．detailB．timeC．disbeliefD．pride9、A．soB．butC．andD．for10、A．noticeB．helpC．encouragedD．impress11、A．curiousB．sadC．gratefulD．reliable12、A．worksB．sleepsC．looksD．stresses13、A．passengersB．visitorsC．reportersD．passers-by14、A．sympathyB．supportC．moneyD．trouble15、A．realizingB．permittingC．memorizingD．regretting16、A．selflesslyB．exactlyC．properlyD．easily17、A．warnedB．toldC．remindedD．blamed18、A．fearingB．observingC．thinkingD．ignoring19、A．chargedB．surprisedC．lostD．frightened20、A．gothroughB．cutacrossC．addupD．useupSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Scientiststhinktheyhaveansweredamystery:Howsomeoceancreaturesgotsohugesoquickly.Afewmillionyearsago,thelargestwhales,averagedabout15feetlong.Thenseeminglyovernight,onetypeofwhale,thetoothlessbaleenwhale（须鲸类）becamehuge.Modernbluewhalesgetasbigas100feet.NicholasPyensonoftheSmithsonianNaturalHistoryMuseumsaid,“Whyisthat?””Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye,whichmakesithardertofigureoutwhathappened,”saidGrahamSlater,leadauthorofthestudy.Theirstudyhassuggestedananswer:Iceagesinthelast3to5millionyearsstartedit,changingtheoceansandfoodsupplyforwhales.Theresearchersusedfossilrecordsofthesmallerwhalestocreateafamilytreeforbaleenwhaleswhichincludebluewhales,humpbacksandrightwhales.Usingcomputersimulations（模拟）andknowledgeabouthowevolutionworks,theyconcludedthatwhenthesizechangesstarted,thepolesgotcolder,iceexpandedandthewatercirculationintheoceanschangedandwindsshifted,SlaterandPyensonsaidcoldwaterwentdeepandmovedclosertotheequator(赤道）andtheneventuallymovedbackupwithsmallfishandothersmallanimalsthatwhaleseat.Baleenwhale,whichhavenoteeth,feedbyeatinghugeamountsoffishtheycapture.Toothedwhales,likespermwhales(抹香鲸),huntindividualfish,sotheoceanchantsthatmadefoodlessevenlyspreadoutdidn’taffectthemasmuch.Butbaleenwhaleshuntschoolsoffish.OlivierLambertattheRoyalBelgianInstituteofNaturalSciencescallsit“areallyconvincingsituation”.Buthesaidthelackoffossilsincertaintimeperiodsisanissue.Asoceanswarmfromman-madeclimatechange,theseaswillbemorelikeitwaswhenthewhalessmallerandtheywillhaveamoredifficulttimesurviving.1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye”inthesecondparagraph?A．Thechangeofbaleenwhaleshappenedtooquickly.B．Thechangeofbaleenwhaleswastoodifficulttoexplore.C．Researcherspaidlittleattentiontothechangeofbaleenwhales.D．Researchersthoughtthechangeofbaleenwhaleswasunimportant.2、Whatplayedthekeyroleinbaleenwhales’becominghuge?A．Man-madeclimatechange.B．Itseatingahugeamountoffish.C．Thewatercirculationintheoceans.D．Theincreaseoffoodsupplyforwhales.3、Whatdoweknowaboutspermwhalesandbluewhalesaccordingtothetext?A．Spermwhaleseatmorefood.B．Bluewhalerlivemuchlonger.C．Spermwhalesprefertohuntschoolsoffish.D．Bluewhalesusuallyswallowschoolsoffish.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Therearenowhalefossilsnow.B．Thewhalesmaybecomeevenbigger.C．Globalwarminghasthreatenedthewhales.D．OlivierLamberthinksthestudyisperfect.Text2Criminalswhotrytopassofffakeartastherealdealshouldbecarefulnow.Anewidentificationmethodcouldmakerecognizingfakesmucheasier.ThetechniqueallowsscientiststotagpaintingsandotherartworkswithtinypiecesofDNA,whichactlikeasignature.Ifanartworkmissedthetag,peoplewouldimmediatelyknowitwasanillegalcopy.DNAisnormallyfoundinsidethecellsofalllivingthings.However,researchersattheStateUniversityofNewYorkatAlbany,whodevelopedthetaggingtechnique,havecreatedDNAinalab,whosecodeisjustasuniqueasthatofDNAfoundinnature.ThescientistswouldapplytheengineeredDNAtoasmalltagandplaceitonanartwork.Overtime,theDNAinthetagwouldbondwiththeartatamolecular(分子的)level.Thatway,evenifthetagisremoved,theDNAremains.PossiblebuyersandsellerscanuseascannertoreadaDNAtagor,ifthetagismissing,swab(擦拭)theartworktotestforDNAinside.Thentheycheckthemolecularmarkeragainstadatabaseofartiststomakesuretheworkisreal.Somefamousartistshavealreadyagreedtotrythishigh-techwaytosigntheirart.That’sbecausefakesarehugeproblemsintheartworld.It’ssaidthatasmanyastwooutofeveryfiveartworkssoldthesedaysarefakes.Someseemsoconvincingthatexpertsareneededtoprovewhetherthey’rerealornot.Althoughapaintingmaybeperfectlycopied,itwouldbenearlyimpossibletocopyaDNAtag.Applyingthetagdoesn’tharmtheworkitself.Evenbetter,theyeachcostonlyabout$150—aninexpensivepriceforatechnologythatcouldsavemuseums,artgalleries,andprivatecollectorsbillions.1、What’sthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A．HowtheDNAtagworks.B．HowtheDNAtagismade.C．Whatadatabaseisusedfor.D．WhatcanbedoneiftheDNAtagislost.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageoftheDNAtag?A．Itisaffordable.B．Itcanhardlybecopied.C．Itcanrenewautomatically.D．Itdoesnodamagetotheartworks.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“convincing”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Authentic.B．Elegant.C．Attractive.D．Complex.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?A．CopyingaDNATagB．SpottingaFakeC．TheDiscoveryofDNAD．ANewApplicationofNaturalDNAText3Oursocietyisgenerallybecomingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbyabureaucraticmanagementinwhichmanbecomesasmall,well-oiledcoginthemachinery.Theoilingisdonewithhigherwages,Nell-ventilatedfactoriesandpipedmusic,andbypsychologistsand“human-relations”experts;yetallthisoilingdoesnotalterthefactthatmanhasbecomepowerless,thatheisboredwithit.Infact,theblueandthewhite-collarworkershavebecomeeconomicpuppetswhodancetothetuneofautomatedmachinesandbureaucraticmanagement.Theworkerandemployeeareanxious,notonlybecausetheymightfindthemselvesoutofajob;theyareanxiousalsobecausetheyareunabletoacquireanyrealsatisfactionofinterestinglife.Theyliveanddiewithouteverhavingconfrontedthefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistenceasemotionallyandintellectuallyindependentandproductivehumanbeings.Thosehigheruponthesocialladderarenolessanxious.Theirlivesarenolessemptythanthoseoftheirsubordinates.Theyareevenmoreinsecureinsomerespects.Theyareinahighlycompetitiverace.Tobepromotedortofallbehindisnotamatterofsalarybutevenmoreamatterofself-respect.Whentheyapplyfortheirfirstjob,theyaretestedforintelligenceaswellasfortherightmixtureofobedienceandindependence.Fromthemomentontheyaretestedagainandagain–bythepsychologists,forwhomtestingisabigbusiness,andbytheirsuperiors,whojudgetheirbehavior,sociability,capacitytogetalong,etc.Thisconstantneedtoprovethatoneisasgoodasorbetterthanone’sfellowcompetitorcreatesconstantanxietyandstress,theverycausesofunhappinessandillness.AmIsuggestingthatweshouldreturntothepreindustrialmodeofproductionortonineteenth-century“freeenterprise”capitalism?Certainlynot.Problemsareneversolvedbyreturningtoastagewhichonehasalreadyoutgrown.Isuggesttransformingoursocialsystemformabureaucraticallymanagedindustrialisminwhichmaximalproductionandconsumptionendsinahumanistindustrialisminwhichmanandfulldevelopmentofhispotentialities–thoseofallloveandofreason–aretheaimsofsocialarrangements.Productionandconsumptionshouldserveonlyasmeanstothisend,andshouldbepreventedfromrulingman.1、By“awell-oiledcoginthemachinery”theauthorintendstodelivertheideathatmanis______.A．anecessarypartthoughthefunctionofeachisinsignificantB．workingincompleteharmonywiththerestofsocietyC．anunimportantpartincomparisonwiththerestofsocietyD．airreplaceablecomponentofsocietywhenworkingsmoothly2、Therealcauseoftheanxietyoftheworkersandemployeesisthat________.A．theyaremorelikelytolosetheirpresentworkB．theyhavenorealsatisfactionorinterestinlifeC．theyareconfrontedwiththefundamentalrealitiesD．theyaredeprivedofindividualityandindependence3、Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose_______.A．whoalwaysliveatthebottomofthesocietyB．whotendtobehigherupintheirsocialstatusC．whoprovebetterthantheirfellowcompetitorsD．whocoulddipfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld4、Theauthor’sattitudetowardsindustrialismmightbestbesummarizedasoneof_______.A．approval B．dissatisfaction C．suspicion D．sensibilityText4Everymorningat6amAlanSwallowgetsoutofbed,hasbreakfastandreadsthepaper.Andforthatheisanunsunghero.WhenhereadsTheSouthlandTimesinthemorning,hereadsitaloudandrecordsifforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired(受损的).TheBlindFoundationprovidesitsmemberswiththeTelephoneInformationService(TIS)whichhasarticlesfrommorethan70newspapers,radioandTVschedules,financeinformation,publicandgovernmentnoticesandupdatesfromtheBlindFoundation.For17yearsSwallowhasreadthepaperfortheservice.Intheearlydayssomeonewouldheaddowntothelocalstudiotorecordthenewsforthedayandtheyhadonechancetogetitright.Nowadays,thenewsreaderscanworkfromhomesuingtheirphones.TheTISserviceisavailable365daysayear,anditcouldsometimestakehimanhourtogetthroughthelocalnewsitemshehadchosen.“Itdoesn’ttakemucheffort,butitdoestakeacommitmentbecausepeoplearerelyingonit.”Hesaid.Theservicehadstruggledforsometimewithvolunteersbecausenotmanypeopleknewaboutit.Swallowsaid,“Itwasfulfillingtoknowthatpeoplewerebenefitingfromwhathewasdoing.”ForBlindFoundationsocialfunctionorganiserLizAnstice,theopportunitytogivebacktoafoundationthathadgivenmuchtoher,wasaniceaspectoftherole.Shehasbeeninvolvedwiththefoundationforfiveyearsaftershebecamevisuallyimpaired.Shesaidthebiggestchallengewasbuildingthetrustthatpeoplehadinthelocalbranchofthefoundation.Ansticereformedthesocialcommitteegroupandchangedthingssopeopledidnotgetbored.TheChristmascelebrationshadbeensowellreceivedmembersfromtheBlindFoundationinBalcluthawerecomingdownforthem.However,sometimesgettingmemberstotheeventswasachallengebecauseofalackofvolunteersavailabletotransportthem,shesaid.ShewasproudofbeingafinalistfortheVolunteerRecognitionAward.1、HowdoesAlanSwallowworkforTheBlindFoundation?A．Bywritingnewspaperarticles.B．Byreadingnewsfortheblind.C．Byupdatinglocalnewseveryday.D．Bycollectingtelephoneinformation.2、HowdoesAlanSwallowfeelabouthisworkfortheTISservice?A．Time-consuming.B．Challenging.C．Satisfying.D．Struggling.3、What’stheproblemforgettingmemberstotheeventsaccordingtoLizAnstice?A．People’sdistrust.B．Costsoftransport.C．Boredomofevents.D．Shortageofvolunteers.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．BlindFoundationRecognizesItsUnsungHeroesB．WorkforTelephoneInformationServiceC．GreatChallengestoBlindFoundationD．BlindFoundation:ReformsGoingonPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IfeltbutterfliesinmystomachwhenIstartedcalligraphyclasstenyearsagoIwonderedwhatIwasdoingthereAtthatmoment,Icouldn'thaveknownthatI'djustmadeoneofthebest1．(choose)ofmylifeIsatdownandlistenedtotheteacherintroducingthetoolsofthecraftThen2．wasthefirsttimeformethatIhadtriedmyhandItookupthebrush,usingthecorrectgesture,3．(dip)itintheink,andcarefullywrote"one"4．ChineseOver5．pastfiveyears,Ihavelearnedtomakeversionsofwell-knownpoemsCalligraphyseemedlikeabridge,6．connectedmetoauthorsfromcenturiespastStroke(笔画)bystroke,wordbyword,Icouldfeeltheiremotions,cherishedmyownpeaceandlearned7．(appreciate)mydailylifeNow,calligraphyisnotjustahobby,8．awaytoremovemyselffromtheworriesoflifeRollingoutthepaper,IcanwriteforawholedayCalligraphy9．(able)metobalancemybusyscheduleandlive10．(peace)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword:fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankIn1915,MauriceEMcLoughlin,awell-knowntennisplayer,publishedaninstructionalautobiography1．(call)TennisasIPlayedItTwoyearsearlier,McLoughlinhadbecomethefirstAmericanfinalistattheWimbledontournamentinEnglandandtennisfanswereexcitedtouncoverthesecretsofhissuccessAnticipationforMcLoughlin’sstorygrewevenmorein2．Winninganumberofmajortournamentsthatyear,he3．(declare)theNumber1tennisplayerintheworldWhenTennisasIPlayIt4．comeoutin1915,noonehadanyreasontosuspectthatitmighthavebeenwrittenby5．elseHowever,theauthorofTennisasIPlaywasnotMcLoughlinatall,buttheas-yetunknownnovelistSinclair,hisghostwriterWhy,then,isTennisasIPlayItconsideredthetennisplayer’sbook?Aghostwriterisanauthorwhowritesatextthatisofficiallycreditedtoanotherauthor,andthehistoryofsuchpracticesis6．(long)thanwemightexpectInotherwords,TennisasIPlayItwasnotthefirstfamousghostwrittenbook,anditwon’tbethelastGhostwritercanhappenforanumberofreasons,and7．itsmeritsaredebatable,itremainsanacceptablepracticeinthepublishingworldSomeintheindustrysuggestthatasmanyashalfofnon-fictionbooksarewrittenwiththehelpfromghostwriterToday,ghostwriting8．takeanumberofdifferentformsItisperhapsmostprominentintheautobiographiesandmemoriesofcelebritiesIsthepracticerestricted9．celebrityautobiographiesandmemories?No,ghostwritingisequallyprominentinlesser-knownspheresaswellPoliticalspeeches,forexample,areoftencreditedtothepoliticianwhodeliversthem,andthenthatpoliticianjustreadsthespeechfromateleprompterInaddition,manypopularsongsclaimapopularsingerorperformerassongwriter;thereforetheyhavebeenshapedmorebyaproducerthanbyanyofthecreditedsongwritersGhostwriting--whetherweapproveofornot--ishere10．(stay)SometimesasinthecaseofSinclairLewis,theghostwriterswilleventuallybecomefamousauthorsintheirownrightMuchmoreoften,wearemovedbythewritingofauthors11．nameswewillneverlearnSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoBecomeaMorningPerson?Herearesomehabitsyoucanfocusonthatcanhelpyoubecomeabettermorningperson:1、Forfiveminuteseachmorning,writethreethingsyouaregratefulfortoday.Practicinggratitudeaboutwhatwehavegoingforuscanrestructureourbraintofocusonpositivethings.AlwayshavebreakfastIfyou’repressedfortime,picksomething.Abreakfastgivesyouenergyandit’sfuelforyourbrain.TryreflectingReflectingearlyintheday,evenfor10minutes,helpto“clean”yourbrainofanydisorderedthoughts.2、WithanappcalledHeadspaceyoucantryaguided10-minutereflection.GetmovingToreallywakeyourentirebodyup,pickanytypeofphysical.3、oritcanbesomethingshorterandevensimpler:amorningyogaroutine.LightLeaveyourbedroomcurtainsopen.4、,holdingbackmelatonin（褪黑素）productionandwakingyouup.Trytoexposeyourselftoasmuchsunlightaspossible.EnoughsleepThismightseemobviousbutmostAmericansdon’tgetenoughsleepthesedays.Andifyou’reshortonsleep,you’lltendtosleeplate.Withtime,thatwillpushyouintoalaterandlatersleepcycle.5、Somepeopleseemtobemorningpeople,somenightpeople.A．DevelopapositiveattitudeB．ForceyourselftogetupinthemorningC．KeepagratitudediaryD．ItcanbeanexerciseatthegymE.It’snotasdifficultasitsoundsF.ThiswillallownaturalsunlighttocomeinG.AndfinallyrememberthatpeoplediffeThebeginningsoftheGlobeTheatreTheGlobeTheatreisoneofthemostwell-knowntheatresintheworld.In1996,it