2023年福建省宁德市霞浦县考研《英语一》巅峰冲刺试卷含解析

2023年福建省宁德市霞浦县考研《英语一》巅峰冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Oneday,LukeFortunedrovefromOregontoPortland,whereheparkedhiscarinapaidgarageovernight.Thenextmorning,he1thecar’swindowhadbeenbroken,alongwithhis2forthefuture:Hiscomputerwas3.“Everythingimportanttomewasonthatcomputer,”saidFortune.“Ifelt4.”Twodaysafterthe5,anotheryoungmancalledFortune.MasoudAlmazroueiwasanexchangestudentfromtheUnitedArabEmirates.He’dbeen6byamanwhosaidhehadacomputerforsale.Only$200.Almazrouei7acomputer,soheboughtit,tookithome,andturnediton.Withinseconds,hesawfilesandphotographs.“Iwonderedwhowould8acomputerwithallofthisonit,”hesaid.“I9itcouldbestolen.”Almazroueifoundwhatappearedtobetheowner’sphonenumberandcalledit10.“Hetoldmethestoryandsaiditwashisfault.Ithoughtitwasa11.Itoldhimifhereallyhadthe12,heshouldtakeittothepolice.”Fortunesaid.13,apoliceofficercalledFortunetosaythatamanhaddroppedthecomputeroffandhadsaidhewas14.Hepassedontheman’snumber.FortunecalledandthankedAlmazroueiand15payinghimarewardof$200—themoneyhewasout.Almazrouei16.Whenareportaboutthetwoyoungmen’sstorymadeittothelocalpapers,Almazroueireceiveda(n)17fromWimWiewel,thepresidentoftheuniversitywhereAlmazroueiisstudying.Impressedwithhisstudent’s18,WiewelgaveAlmazroueianewcomputer.“Wethoughtsinceyou19thecomputer,weshouldgiveyouacomputersothatyou’llhaveone,”Wieweltoldhim.“We’revery20you.”1、A．expectedB．concludedC．discoveredD．remembered2、A．dreamsB．skillsC．decisionsD．imaginations3、A．robbedB．hiddenC．brokenD．gone4、A．specialB．sadC．absurdD．regretful5、A．theftB．conflictC．adventureD．emergency6、A．inspiredB．remindedC．interviewedD．approached7、A．operatedB．neededC．possessedD．assessed8、A．returnB．likeC．sellD．throw9、A．realizedB．predictedC．admittedD．guaranteed10、A．unwillinglyB．cautiouslyC．immediatelyD．automatically11、A．mistakeB．catastropheC．misunderstandingD．trick12、A．chanceB．computerC．braveryD．experience13、A．BesidesB．HoweverC．AfterwardsD．Therefore14、A．sorryB．movedC．luckyD．terrified15、A．enjoyedB．practicedC．succeededinD．insistedon16、A．ignoredB．refusedC．hesitatedD．withdrew17、A．invitationB．apologyC．warningD．call18、A．honestyB．achievementC．independenceD．determination19、A．tookbackB．paidbackC．gavebackD．heldback20、A．tiredofB．proudofC．curiousaboutD．concernedaboutSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Skepticsareastrangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.PerhapsthatexplainwhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketssomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeIndustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthoughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible(不可信的)”。Acritical(批判的)eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”?A．Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.B．Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.C．Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.D．Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.2、WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg’sbooks?A．Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.B．Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.C．Theauthorconvincespeopletoseekcomfortingworldviews.D．Industry–fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.3、TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto_____.A．voiceadifferentopinionB．findfaultwithLomborg’sbookC．challengetheauthorityofthemediaD．pointoutthevalueofscientificviews.4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.B．Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf–blindnesswithreviews.C．Toblamethemedia’slackofresponsibilityinpresentinginformation.D．Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.Text2Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbedirtierthantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissionsvehicles”,butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators(发电机).Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermal(地热)plantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwords,those“zero-emissions”carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelse,itlooksclean.Itisnot.It’sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan’tseeit,it’snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon’tgetyouasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangasoline-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukesorgeothermal,orhydroorwindorsolar,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inaddition,electriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit’sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsaretooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.1、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Electriccarsarefarfrombeingclean.B．Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredones.C．Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars’batteries.D．Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.2、Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun____.A．nolessthan25miles B．asfaras50milesC．lessthan25miles D．asfaras25miles3、Accordingtothetext,electriccars____.A．aremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyB．burnmorefuelthangas-poweredonesC．areverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedD．arepoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill4、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____.A．beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunicationB．electriccarsarethedominantvehiclescomparedwiththeirgas-poweredcousinsC．zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironmentD．electriccarsarenotcleanbecausewegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomethingText3Theremightbeasmanyas10millionspeciesofcomplexlifeonthisplanettoday——ahugenumber.Butaddupallofthecomplexspeciesthateverlivedandsomebiologiststhinkthegrandtotalwouldbeaboutfivebillion.Theestimateleadstoanastonishingconclusion:astaggering99%ofspeciesarenotaroundanymore.Theyhavebeendriventoextinction.Morespeciesarejoiningtheranksoftheextincteveryyear.Manyscientistsbelievewearelivingthroughanepisodeofremarkablyrapidextinction,onascalethathasbeenseenonlyfivetimesinthelasthalfabillionyears.Theycallthiscurrentepisodethesixthmassextinction——alarge,globaldeclineinawidevarietyofspeciesoverarelativelyshortperiodoftime.Andtheytendtoagreethathumansarethemaincause.Over-hunting,overfishing,andhuman-drivenhabitatlossarepushingmanyspeciestothebrink.Infact,wehavechangedtheplanetsomuchthatsomegeologistsarenowsuggestingthatwehaveenteredanewphaseinEarth’shistory;anepochtheycallthe＂Anthropocene＂.By2100,itisexpectedthathumanswillhavecausedtheextinctionofuptohalfoftheworld’scurrentspecies.Becausewearelivingthroughthisextinction,itisrelativelyeasyforustostudythedrivingforcesbehindit.Buthowdowedeterminewhatcausedothermassdie-offsthathappenedlongago?Todosowehavetolookatwhatarchaeologists,palaeontologists,geologistsandotherscientistshaveconcludedfromtheevidencetheyhavegathered.Thetroubleis,thosescientistsdonotalwaysagreewithoneanother——evenaboutthemostrecentextinctionevent.Aswellasthefive-orsix-massextinctions,therehavealsobeenmanysmallerextinctions.OneoftheseminiextinctioneventshappenedtowardstheendofthePleistocene,afewtensofthousandsofyearsago.Itissometimescalledthe＂megafaunal＂extinctionbecausemanyofthespeciesitclaimedwereparticularlylargeanimals,weighingmorethan97lb(44kg).However,itscauseremainsadebateamongstscientists.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesixthmassextinction？A．Humansarethemaincauseofit.B．Itmeansaglobaldeclineoveralongtime.C．ItoccurredtowardstheendofthePleistocene.D．Scientistsstilldisagreeaboutthecauseofit.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetextaboutspecies？A．99%ofspecieswillnotbearoundanymoreby2100.B．Bythe22ndcentury,therewillprobablybeaboutfivemilliononthisplanet.C．Abouteightyearslaterwewillenterwhatiscalledthe＂Anthropocene＂.D．Itisnoteasyforustofigureoutcausesbehindthe＂Anthropocene＂.3、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph?A．Landanimals.B．Marinelife.C．Hugeanimals.D．Flesh-eatingcreatures.Text4AwaywithwordsThetelegraph,anonlinenewsservice,hasteamedupwithSaga,whichprovidesproductsandservicesonlyfortheover50s,toholdanewcompetitiontofindthebesttravelwriter.ThreeluckywinnerswillwinamasterclasswithtwotopTelegraphtravelwritersbeforetravellingtheworldwithSagaononeofthreeholidaysofgreatcomfortandpleasure.Toenter,allyouneedtodoistellussomethingmysteriousandwonderfulabouttheworldoftravel—afavoritememory,ahumoroustale,anunforgettableoccasionorasightworthwritingabout.WhatwearelookingforYoumustbeabletoreadnotonlythosesignsthathelpyoufindyourwayaroundbuttheonesthattellyouhowthelocalstick.Youmust,inthewordsofPaulTheroux,anAmericantravelwriter,“descibeexactlywhatyouseeandgiveitlifewithyourimgaination”.Inthiscompetition,youcandothatinanythingfrom150wordsto500,buttheyshouldbeyourwords,andfreshones.Wedoexpectyounottohidethetruthorthefactsaboutyourexperience.Beyondthat,youcanmakethemostofthefreedomtravelwritinggivesyou.You’llbeeditoraswellaswriter,soensurethoseeyesareequallyfreshwhenyoucheckandrecheckwhatyou’vewritten.Wewillmakeallowancesfortheoccasionalmistake,suchasyouhave“fell”intoariver.Butwewon’tputupwithmistakeseveryfewlines.Terms＆conditionsCompetitorsmustbeaged50yearsorolder.Thejudgingprocessisdividedintotwostages:entrieswillbehostedonthewebsiteforonemonth.Thetop20articleswillthenbeselectedbypublicvote.Thetopthreewinnerswillbechosenbythreejudges.TheclosingdateforentriesisAugust15.1、Whatdoestheprizeforwinnersinclude?A．achancetolearnfromexcellentwriters.B．thepublicationoftheirworks.C．threewonderfulholidays.D．anopportunitytoworkintheTelegraph.2、Whowillselectthefinalwinners?A．thepublic.B．PaulTherouxC．twotopTelegraphtravelwritersD．threechosenjudges.3、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．AnessayB．AtravelguideC．AwritingguideD．AnannouncementPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankOnceuponatimeOnceuponatimetherelivedinGermanytwobrothersAtschooltheymetawisemanwholedthemtoatreasure—alibraryofoldbookswithtalesmorefascinatingthananytheyhadeverheard1．(inspire),thebrothersbegancollectingtheirownstories,listeningtothefolktalespeopletoldthemSoontheyproducedtheirowntreasure—abookoffairytalesthatwouldcharmmillionsinfarawaylandsforgenerations2．(come)ThebrothersGrimm,JacobandWilhelm,namedtheirstorycollectionChildren’sandHouseholdTalesandpublisheditinGermanyin3．Thecollection4．(translate)intomorethan160languagesuptonowThestoriesandtheircharacterscontinuetofeatureinvirtuallyeverymedia:theatre,opera,comicbooks,movies,paintings,rockmusic,advertisingandfashionSuchfamewouldhaveshockedthemodestGrimmsDuringtheirlifetimesthecollection5．(sell)fewcopiesinGermanyTheearlyeditionswerenotevenaimedatchildrenTheyhadnoillustrations,andscholarlyfootnotestookupalmostasmuchspaceasthetales6．JacobandWilhelmGrimmbegantheirworkatatime7．GermanyhadbeenoccupiedbytheFrenchunderNapoleonThenewrulersrestrictedlocalcultureAsyoungscholars,thebrothersGrimmbegantoworkonthefairytalecollectioninordertosavetheendangeredoralstorytellingtraditionofGermany8．thebrothersimpliedthattheywerejustkeepingrecordsoftales,Wilhelmcontinuedtopolishandreshapethestoriesuptothefinaleditionof9．Inanefforttomakethemmoreacceptabletochildrenandtheirparents,hestressedthemoralofeachtaleandemphasizedgenderrolesTothisday,parentsstillreadthemtotheirchildrenbecausetheyapproveofthelessonsinthestories:keepyourpromises,don’ttalktostrangers,workhard,obeyyourparentsYet10．allWilhelm’sadditions,themostimportantpartofthesestorieswasleftuntouchedThecrueltreatmentofchildrenandtheviolentpunishmentshandedouttothestories’badguysaretoomuchforsomeparentsSowhataccountsfortheirpopularity?Somehavesuggestedthatitis11．thecharactersarealwaysstrivingforhappinessButthetruthprobablyliesintheiroriginGrimms’taleswerebornoutofastorytellingtraditionwithoutboundaries(界限)ofageorcultureThebrothers’skillwastotranslatetheseintoauniversalstyleofwritingthatseemstomirror12．moodsorinterestswebringtoourreadingofthemAndsoitwasthattheGrimms’fairytaleslivedhappilyeverafterARelayEventBringsDiverseCulturesTogetherWhenHermanKambugureceivedthegoodnewshewasexpecting,hedidsomethingunusualHeranfor32kmin1．(celebrate)Kambugu,whoworksfortheStandardCharteredBank(StanChart)inUganda,wasamongtheover86,000employeesaroundtheworldwhohadattempted2．(take)partinarelayacrossBeltandRoadcountriesasawaytoseehowtheBeltandRoadInitiative(一带一路)isdevelopingKambuguandsevenmoreofhiscoworkersinStanChart’sofficesaroundtheworldvisited44destinationsalongtheBeltandRoadroutes,3．helpedthemunderstandtheinitiativebetterKambugu4．(witness)howtheBeltandRoadInitiativeischanginglifefor5．betterinEastAfricasofar,“TheMombasa-NairobiRailwayhasnotonlyshortenedtransportationtime,butalsocreatedover20,000jobsforlocalpeopleinKenya，”hesaidSerenaLeungfromtheHongKongofficesaid6．shehadseenduringherjourneyimpressed7．(she)Insomeplaces,peoplegreetedtheminMandarinTheyspokeit8．(fluently)thansomepeoplefromHongKong，shesaidjokingly“Byrunningtogether,werunfurther，”addedThereseNeo，acustomermanagerfromtheSingaporeofficeAsshesawit,thecountries9．(participate)intheBeltandRoadInitiativewerelikethe10．(runner)Whentheyjoinforces,theyhaveabettersharedfutureSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)BottleCapAlleyisaspecialroadsideattractionlocatedatthenorthedgeoftheTexasA&MUniversitycampusinCollegeStation,Texas.1、Nooneknowsexactlyhowthetraditionbegan,butsomepeoplebelievethatitstartedoutasadumpingsite(垃圾场)fortwobars.2、Besides,aswordoftheBottleCapAlleyspread,otherlocalbarsstartedbringingintheirbottlecapshereaswell.Itisestimatedthatthetraditiondatesfromfourdecadesago.3、Theysetupalargesignoverit,addedlightssoitcouldbevisitedatnightandbeganpromotingitasapartofthelocalsightseeingtour.Themovedidn’tsitwellwithmanycollegestudentswhowantedtomakethetraditionsurviveforever,butitdidturnthealleyintoapopularroadsidetouristattraction.SomepeoplenoticedthatmostofthebeerbottlecapsallcamefromAmericanbrands,andmadeitapointtoaddavarietyofcapsfromimportedbeersaswell,turningtheplaceintoaninternationalbottlecapgallery.4、Itisagoldmineforpeoplewhocollectbottlecaps,andithasbeenreportedthatsomecollectorstraveltoCollegeStationfromfarawayforthespecificpurposeoffindingrarecapsfortheircollections.5、However,consideringthataveragevisitorsoftentakeafewassouvenirs,it’seasytoseewhyconstantbottlecapcontributionsarevitaltothepreservationofthealley.A．It’seasyforvisitorstohavetheirfeetinjured.B．Itwasrecognizedasalocalattractioninthe2000s.C．Takingoneortwocapsmaynotseemlikeabigdeal.D．Itiscov