南宁市横县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

南宁市横县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iwaswaitingtopayformybillinastore,whenIheardthecashiertalkingtoaboyabout5yearsoldinfrontofme.The

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daddysaysthatshehastogotobe14mylittlesister.”Thenhelookedagainatthedollwithsadeyes,veryquietly.Iquickly15mywalletandsaidtotheboy.“Supposewecheckagain,just16

youdohaveenoughmoneyforthedoll?”Hesaid,“OK,IhopeIdohaveenough.”

I17someofmymoneytohis,withouthimseeingandwestartedtocountit.

Therewasenoughforthedollandevensome18moneyforsomethingelse.“ThankyouGodforgivingmeenoughmoney!”Hewentawayhurriedly.Ialsofinishedmyshoppinginatotally19statefromwhenIstarted.Shortlyafterwards,ithitme20hewastheveryboywhosemotherandsisterhadbeenkilledbytheterribletrafficaccident,whichwasreportedtwodaysagointhelocalnewspaper.1、A．butB．howeverC．soD．because2、A．roseB．dollC．boxD．book3、A．leadtoB．turntoC．sticktoD．objectto4、A．foundB．pickedC．countedD．saw5、A．catchingB．holdingC．arrangingD．changing6、A．whichB．whereC．whoD．what7、A．sisterB．motherC．fatherD．brother8、A．giveB．giftC．bringD．take9、A．confusingB．excitingC．happyD．sad10、A．giveB．findC．takeD．make11、A．brainB．heartC．armsD．head12、A．whenB．whichC．whereD．what13、A．rememberB．forgetC．missD．see14、A．withB．withoutC．beforeD．beyond15、A．tookoutB．reachedforC．broughtupD．turnedaround16、A．inadvanceB．inreturnC．incaseD．inrelief17、A．tookB．addedC．reducedD．fetched18、A．spareB．effectiveC．expensiveD．safe19、A．dangerousB．differentC．suitableD．difficult20、A．whichB．whatC．thatD．whereSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Spotifycantellifyou'resad.Here'swhythatshouldscareyou.Wanttofigureoutifsomeoneisapatientwithamentaldisability:Askthemwhattheirfavoritesongis.ANewYorkUniversitystudylastyearfoundthatpeoplewholovedEminem'sLoseYourselfandJustinBieber'sWhatDoYouMean?weremorelikelytohavetroublewithmentaldisabilitiesthanpeoplewhowereintoDireStraits.Overthepastfewyears,Spotifyhasbeenimprovingtheabilitytoanalyzeinformationtohelpbusinessmentargetconsumerswithadvertisementsmadespeciallyfortheirneeds.Theyconcludethisfromthesortofmusicyou'relisteningto,combinedwithwhereandwhenyou'relisteningtoit,alongwiththird-partydatathatmightbeavailable.Now,tobeclear,there'snothingsignificantlyillegalaboutwhatSpotifyisdoingwithyourinformation.Icertainlydon'tthinkthattheyareworkingwithshadowyconsultingfirmstoserveyouadssellingaculturestrugglewhileyou'relisteningtomusicthatsuggestsyoumightbeinaterriblesituation.However,Ifinditdisappointingthatourpersonal,privatemomentswithmusicareincreasinglybeingturnedintoinformationpointsandofferedtoadvertisers.Youcanseewherethiscouldgo,can'tyou?Asadtargetinggetsevermoreaccurate,businessmenwillhavetheabilitytotargetourfeelingsinpotentiallyimproperways.Accordingtoonestudy,youaremorelikelytospendmoreonaproductifyou'refeelingsad.Youcanimaginesomecompaniesmighttakeadvantageofthat.Andonthatnote,I'mfeelingalittledownaboutallthis.Headofftotreatmyselftosomethingexpensive.1、What'sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroduceanewsong. B．Todrawreaders'attention.C．Tohelpmorepatients. D．Topromoteanewmedium.2、Spotifyimprovesitsabilitytoanalyzeinformationto.A．provideservicesforthegovernment B．workwithshadowyconsultingfirmsC．getlisteners'personalinformation D．helpbusinessmenattractconsumers3、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsSpotify?A．Uncertain. B．Supportive. C．Positive. D．Dissatisfied.4、Whoisthetextprobablydesignedfor?A．Internetusers. B．Officials. C．Researchers. D．Managers.Text2IfyoulookontheInternet,youwillseethatalmosteverydayoftheyearcelebratessomekindoffood.These“holidays”havebecomeverypopularacrosstheUnitedStates.Theygivepeopleachancetoenjoysomethingtheymightnoteatnormally,likeNationalOnion(洋葱)RingDay,forexample.Foodholidaysalsogiverestaurantsandotherbusinessesachancetopromotetheirproducts.ButwheredidtheseAmerican“holidays”comefrom?ManyaretheinventionofanAlabamaman,John-BryanHopkins.HewritesaboutfoodforhisFoodimentary.comwebsite.HopkinstoldTimemagazinethatwhenhebeganhissitein2006,therewereonly175“holidays.”“Ifilledintherest,”hesaid.TheNationalDayCalendarhasalistofallthedifferentfoodandnon-foodrelated“holidays.”Inthepast,thewebsiteusedtoletanyonecreatetheirownday—foraprice.Butnow,thesiteonlyacceptsrequestsfrombusinessesandotherorganizations.Whilesomefood“holidays”areindeedmade-up,manyhavehistoricalroots.Forexample,NationalBeerDayonApril7markstheendofaU.S.banontheproduction,transport,importandsaleofalcoholicdrinks.Thebanlastedfrom1920until1933.TheSalvationArmy,aChristiangroup,launchedU.S.NationalDoughnutDayonJune1,1938.ItwasmeanttohonorwomenwhoservedsoldiersdoughnutsduringWorldWarI.Butnoteveryonelikesfoodholidays.BethanyJeanClementisafoodwriterfortheSeattleTimesnewspaper.Shewrote,“Igetthatsomepeoplemightbeexcitedby,say,NationalDoughnutDay.Butyoureallycanhaveadoughnutanydayyouwant!”TaviJuarez,alsoofFoodimentary.com,thinksnationalfoodholidaysareheretostay.ShetoldtheSeattleTimes,“Inmymodestopinion,Ibelievethatfoodholidayswillcontinuetogrowinpopularityonlinebecausethere’salotofnegativity(消极)outthere.Whynotchoosetocelebratefoodinstead?”1、Whydoesthewebsiteacceptothers’ownday?A．Topromotetraditionalfood.B．Tomakemoney.C．Tocreatenewholidays.D．Toattractmoreviewers.2、WhatisNationalBeerDayrelatedto?A．Law.B．War.C．Right.D．Custom.3、Whodislikesfoodholidays?A．John-BryanHopkins.B．TheSalvationArmy.C．BethanyJeanClement.D．TaviJuarez.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．GoodChancestoEnjoyParticularFoods.B．TraditionalAmericanFoodsontheInternet.C．TricksofBusinesses:PromotionofProducts.D．NationalFoodDays:AnAmericanTradition.Text3Inoureverydayliveswemeetsituationsinwhichwetakemanythingsforgranted（不去重视）.Weonlytreasurethingswhentheyaregone.Thisisasadtruthofhumannature.Oneday,Ifoundmyselfasawitnesstoasimilarsituation.Oneevening,Ileftworkandboardedthetrain.Afterentering,Inoticedsomethingunusual.Thecenterofthecarhadafewemptyseatswhilebothendswerecrowdedwithpeoplestanding.Ididn'tpaymuchattentionandsatdownononeoftheemptyseats.Isensedafunnysmell.Itwasn'tlongbeforeInoticedahomelesspersonsleepingonthreeseatsinfrontofme.Hewasbleedingfromhisnose.Whywasn'tanyonehelpinghim?Hisclothesweretornandhewasgivingoffastrangesmell.Alongwiththesmell,hiseyesweredull,wateryandred.Occasionallyhescratchedhimselfandpeoplelookedathimasifhehadcommittedacrime.Asthetrainstoppedatstationsandmorepeoplecameintheycoveredtheirnosesandfacedawayfromhim.Alltheseatsaroundhimwereempty.Suddenly,hebegantoswearatthepeoplearoundhim.Aplainclothespolicemanwholookedlikeaconstructionworkertookouthiscertificateandshowedittothehomelessman.Theofficer,notwantingtotouchthehomelessman,toldhimhisrightsanddirectedhimtoexitthetrain.Astheofficerwalkedthemanoutofthetrain,thehomelessmanturnedaroundandsaid"MYHOME!"andstartedcrying.Amandoesn'tvaluethingsuntiltheyaregone.Ifhedidn'thaveahome,atleasthehadfreedom.Nowhehasneither.Noonewantstohelpsomeonewhowon'thelphimself.1、Whenenteringthecar,howdidtheauthorfeelatfirst?A．Annoyed.B．Puzzled.C．Sad.D．Calm.2、Howdidpeoplereacttothehomelessman?A．Theycaughthimandcalledthepolice.B．Theycoveredhimwithcleanclothes.C．Theydislikedandavoidedhim.D．Theystaredathimcuriously.3、Itcanbelearnedthatthepoliceman.A．wasveryrudetothemanB．sentthemanbacktohishometownC．forcedthemantoleavethecityD．wentoffthetrainwiththeman4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthehomelessman?A．Heisaloseroflife.B．Heisworthourrespect.C．Heisveryfunny.D．Heisafearlessfighter.Text4Silenceisunnaturaltoman．Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness．Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse．Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence．Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）．Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蜡塑人像）．Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound．Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito（蚊子）．Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson．Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind．Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswish1:0talk．Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew．Someofthemarecontent．iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenew,playsorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel．Attheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconservationists．1、Accordingtotheauthor,peoplemakeconversationto.A．exchangeideas B．provetheirvalueC．achievesuccessmlife D．overcometheirfearofsilence2、By"thebuzzingofafly"（Para．1）,theauthormeans"_____".A．thenoiseofaninsect B．alowwhisperingsoundC．meaninglesstalks D．thevoiceofachatterbox3、Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors___．A．aboutwhatevertheyhavepreparedB．aboutwhatevertheywanttoC．inthehopeoflearningsomethingnewD．inthehopeofgettingonwell4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather．B．Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations．C．Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises．D．Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking．PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?Ateacher?Adoctor?Howaboutanice-creamtaster?Yes,therereallyisajob1．youcangetpaidtotasteicecreamJustaskJohnHarrison,an“OfficialTasteTester”for2．past21yearsTestinghelpsmanufacturerstobesureofaproduct’squalityDuringhiscareerHarrison’s3．(responsible)istoapprovelargequantitiesofthesweeticecream—aswellastodevelopover75flavors(味道)Somepeoplethinkthattheloveforicecreamcanqualifyone4．thejob,butHarrisonpointsoutthatafood-sciencedegree(学位)wouldbeveryusefultosomeone5．(want)acareerinthis“cool”fieldInatypicalmorningonthejob,Harrison6．(let)theicecreamwarmuptoabout12FtogetmoreflavorWhiletheicecreamwarmsup,Harrisonlooksoverthesamplesandgradeseachoneon7．(it)appearance“Tastingbeginswiththeeyes,”heexplainsHechecks8．(see)iftheicecreamis9．(attract)andaskshimself,“Doestheproducthavethecolor10．(expect)fromtheflavor?”Nextit’stimetotaste!DrWilliamretiredfrombusiness1．anearlyage;andanimportantreasonforhisdoingsowasthathemightdevotehimselfmorefullytotheeducationofhisdaughters,which2．(conduct)almostentirelyathomeHavingadecidedtastefortheancientclassics,heconsideredthatsogoodafoundationofasoundeducationoughtnottobeignoredJustlikeotherparents,hethought3．camefirstwastheeducationoftheirchildrenSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Askingforaraisecanbeadiscouragingprospectforanyemployee.1、Ifyou’reafemaleemployeeseekingaraise,itmatterstoapproachthatconversationstrategically.Hereareafewtipsforpullingitoffsuccessfully.Doyourresearch.2、Soifyou’remakingacaseforapayincrease,you’llneedtogathersomedataonwhatothersinsimilarpositionsareearning.Tothatend,dosomeresearchonsiteslikeS.3、Remembertocollecttheaverageearningsforallworkersinyourpositionandmakeyourcaseforwhyyoudeservetobepaidsimilarly.Don’tgetemotional.Womenareoftenaccusedofgettingemotionalonthejob.Infact,it’sthatso-calledsensitivenaturethatcausessomepeopletoclaimthey’reuncomfortableworkingwithandpromotingfemaleemployees.That’swhyit’sextremelyimportanttokeepyoucoolduringasalarynegotiation.Bespecificandpresenthardevidenceofyourvaluetothecompany.Trytofocusonyourpositivecontributions,ratherthanthenegativefeelings.Andalthoughthediscussionmightgetheated,besurenottoyellor,worseyet,crywhileit’sgoingdown.4、5、Givenmanynewsstoriesabouthowmenout-earnwomen,youmaytendtodrawonsomeofthatdataasareasonforgettingaraise.Butbeverycarefulaboutusingthatargument,becauseunlessyouhavedefinitiveproofthatyourmalecolleagues-withthesameexacttitles,experience,andresponsibilities—aremakingmoremoneythanyou,you’rebetteroffavoidingthatangle.A．Don’taccuseyouremployer.B．Stayingcalmwillonlyhelpyourcase.C．Takeadvantageofhowmuchmencolleaguesearn.D．It’sneveragoodideatogointoasalarynegotiationblindly.E.Youareoftenpaidlesssalarythanyourworkmatesinsimilarpositions.F.Butwomenfaceuniquechallengeswhenitcomestorequestingmoremoney.G.Theyallowyoutosearchforcompensationinfobasedonindustryandgeographicregion.ThingstoStartDoingforYourselfHereisapositiveto-dolistfortheupcomingyear：Startspendingtimewithrightpeople.Therearethepeopleyoulike»wholoveandappre-ciateyou,andwhoencourageyoutoimprove.Theynotonlyacceptwhoyouarenow»butalsoacceptwhoyouwanttobe.1、Startfacingyourproblemshead-on.Itisn’tyourprob