定西地区临洮县2023年考研《英语一》高分通关卷含解析

定西地区临洮县2023年考研《英语一》高分通关卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)DoubleTroubleWhenIwaseight,Iwantedatoyandneeded$10tobuyit.But,asusual,Iwasbroken.Idecidedtoaskmy11-year-oldsister,Kathleen,foraloan.Iwenttoherroom,1herforthecash.Laughing,sheagreedto2methemoney,butadded,“Iwillchargeyou10percentcompoundinterestevery3untilyoupaymeback.”“Compoundinterestwhat’sthat?”Iasked.“Well,interestiswhatyoucallthe4moneyborrowershavetopaybackonaloan,”sheexplained.“Compoundinterestmeansthattheinterestpaymentsgetbiggerandbiggerthe5youtaketopaybacktheloan.Torepaytheloan,youwillneedtogiveme$11afteronemonth.Ifyouwaittwomonthstopaymeback,your6willgrowfrom$10to$11.SoI’llbechargingyouintereston$11.ThenIwilladdthatinteresttothe$11youalreadyoweme,fora7of$12.10.That’swhatyou’lloweaftertwomonths.”“Sure.Igetit,”Isaid.Thoughtruthfully,Iwasgetting8.Kathleenlentmethemoney,andIboughtthetoy.Mybirthdaycameamonthlater,andmymomgaveme$10.9,thatwasjusttheamountIneededtobuyanothertoyIwanted10.Iputoffpayingmysisterforamonth.Afteranothermonth,I11abouttheloan.Severalmonthslater,onChristmasmorning,mysisterandIeachfounda$02billinourstockings.Iwasjustputtingitintomypocket12Kathleentappedmeontheshoulder.“Sorry,kiddo.That’smine.I’m13onyourdebt.”“Huh?”ThenIrememberedtheloan.“Hey!Howcanitbethatmuch?I14borrowed$10.”“True,”shesaid,“butinteresthasbeencompoundingforeightmonths.Nowyou15me$1.43.”Shepaused,thenadded.“Youcanpaymethe$1.43.”I16tobelievethata$10loancouldmorethandoublesoquickly.Muchtomy17,mysistergotherpencilandtabletandshowedmeexactlyhowitalladdedup.Myhead18asItriedtokeeptrackofKathleen’s19,butthistime,Igotthebasicideaofcompoundinterest.I20thehardwaythatborrowingmoneycanbe“doubletrouble”innotime.1、A．blaming B．begging C．searching D．preparing2、A．pay B．send C．lend D．hand3、A．month B．year C．week D．day4、A．little B．same C．enough D．extra5、A．shorter B．longer C．more D．less6、A．cash B．saving C．note D．debt7、A．total B．cost C．number D．bill8、A．encouraged B．shocked C．confused D．satisfied9、A．Gradually B．Obviously C．Unfortunately D．Hopefully10、A．seriously B．anxiously C．secretly D．desperately11、A．forgot B．knew C．talked D．cared12、A．after B．until C．while D．when13、A．carrying B．collecting C．relying D．focusing14、A．normally B．nearly C．only D．really15、A．owe B．offer C．take D．give16、A．decided B．refused C．pretended D．managed17、A．relief B．delight C．annoyance D．regret18、A．turned B．nodded C．stuck D．hurt19、A．calculations B．excuses C．directions D．discoveries20、A．explored B．learned C．explained D．questionedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1SinceEnglishbiologistCharlesDarwinpublishedOntheOriginofSpeciesin1859,scientistshavevastlyimprovedtheirknowledgeofnaturalhistory.However,alotofinformationisstillofthespeculation,andscientistscanstillonlymakeeducatedguessesatcertainthings.Onesubjectthattheyguessaboutiswhysome400millionyearsago,animalsintheseadevelopedlimbs(肢)thatallowedthemtomoveontoandliveonland.Recently,anideathatoccurredtotheUSpaleontologist(古生物学家)AlfredRomeracenturyagobecameahottopiconceagain.Homerthoughtthattidal(潮汐的)poolsmighthaveledtofishgaininglimbs.Seaanimalswouldhavebeenforcedintothesepoolsbystrongtides.Then,theywouldhavebeenmadeeithertoadapttotheirnewenvironmentclosetolandordie.Thefittestamongthemgrewtoaccomplishthetransition(过渡)fromseatoland.Romercalledtheseearliestfour-footedanimals“tetrapods”.Sciencehasalwaysthoughtthatthiswasacredibletheory,butonlyrecentlyhastherebeenstrongenoughevidencetosupportit.HannahByrneisanoceanographer(海洋学家)atUppsalaUniversityinSweden.Sheannouncedatthe2018OceanSciencesMeetinginOregon,US,thatbyusingcomputersoftware,herteamhadmanagedtolinkHomer’stheorytoplaceswherefossildeposits(沉积物)oftheearliesttetrapodswerefound.AccordingtothemagazineScience,in2014,StevenBalbus,ascientistattheUniversityofOxfordintheUK,calculatedthat400millionyearsago,whenthemovefromlandtoseawasachieved,tideswerestrongerthantheyaretoday.Thisisbecausetheplanetwas10percentclosertothemoonthanitisnow.Thecreaturesstrandedinthepoolswouldhavebeenunderthepressureof“survivalofthefittest”,explainedMattiasGreen,anoceanscientistattheUK’sUniversityofBangor.AshetoldScience,“Afterafewdaysinthesepools,youbecomefoodoryourunoutoffood...thefishthathadlargelimbshadanadvantagebecausetheycouldflip(翻转)themselvesbackinthewater.”Asisoftenthecase,however,thereareotherswhofindthetheorylessconvincing.CambridgeUniversity’spaleontologistJenniferClark,speakingtoNaturemagazine,seemedunconvinced.“It’sonlyoneofmanyideasfortheoriginofland-basedtetrapods,anyorallofwhichmayhavebeenapartoftheanswer,”shesaid.1、Whofirstproposedthetheorythatfishmighthavegainedlimbsbecauseoftidalpools?A．AlfredRomer.B．CharlesDarwin.C．HannahByrne.D．StevenBalbus.2、Whyweretidesstronger400millionyearsagothantheyaretodayaccordingtoStevenBalbus?A．Therewerelargeroceans.B．Earthwasclosertothemoon.C．Themoongaveoffmoreenergy.D．Earthwasundergreaterpressure.3、Theunderlinedword“stranded”inParagraph8probablymeans“________”.A．foundB．settledC．abandonedD．trapped4、Whatisthefocusofthearticle?A．Theargumentsoverascientifictheory.B．Theproposalofanewscientifictheory.C．Somenewevidencetosupportaprevioustheory.D．Anewdiscoverythatquestionsaprevioustheory.Text2AccordingtoaPewResearchCenterreportfromNovember2013,“71%ofthose10-18turntotheinternetasamainnewssource.”AnotherPewreportfoundfrom2012saysthatonanaverageday,29percentofyoungpeoplewere“newsless”meaningtheydidnotgetanynews,fromtraditionalplatforms,mobilephones,orevensocialnetworks.DespitethefactthatbothmyhusbandandIareinjournalism,myhusbandasadesigneditorandmyselfasawriter,Ihaveoftenwonderedifourfoursonswouldgrowuptoreadprintedpageswiththeirownchildrensomeday.Igotmyanswerlastweekwhenmyfailuretorenewuslivinginanewspaperdesertfortwoweeks.NormallywegetbothTheVirginian-Pilot(thepaperforwhichmyhusbandworks)andTheChristianScienceMonitorWeeklyprintedition.Ourfoursonshavegrownupwithavarietyofprintnewspapersavailabledaily.Thathaschangedslightlysinceouryoungest,Quin,10,hasalsobecomeanonlinenewstracker.However,itwasn’tuntilthenewspapersstoppedcomingtoourdoorstepsevendaysaweekthatIlearnedhowdeeplyattachedtheyallaretotheprinted,paper,page.That’swhenwedecidedtomakealistofwhatwehavecometorelyonnewspaperstodocheaplyandimmediately.Here’sthelistwemadetogetherofwhatournewspaperisusedforbeyondlearningthenewsitself:asanumbrellawhencaughtinrain;tostuffinwetshoesovernighttodry;tostuffinhatstokeeptheirshape;tostuffunderdoorsandincrackstostopcoldwindfromcomingin;towallpaperforadollhouse(mydaddidthatonce)….Despitethegrowinglistofhouseholduses,mysons’loveforreadingthepaperbeforeitbecomescagelinerhashelpedmetorealizethatthereisstillhopethatourkidsandfuturegenerationswillcontinuetovaluetheprintednewsasmorethanjustameanstoacraftingprojectend,buttogettingamoretouchablegraspontheissuestheymayfaceinlife.1、WhatisthePewResearchCenterreportprobablyabout?A．Children’snewssource.B．Qualityofjournalism.C．Children’safter-classactivities.D．Parent-childrelationships.2、Whendidtheauthorlearnhowdeeplyattachedherchildrenaretonewspapers?A．ourfoursonswouldgrowuptoreadprintedpageswiththeirownchildrenB．ouryoungest,Quin,10,hasalsobecomeanonlinenewsaddictC．thenewspapersstoppedcomingtoourdoorstepsevendaysaweekD．wedecidedtomakealistofwhatwehavecometorelyonnewspapers3、Whichisnotonthelistofusingnewspapersforhousehold?A．towallpaperforadollhouse.B．togetnewsfromsocialnetworks.C．toactasanumbrellawhencaughtinrain.D．tostuffunderdoorsandincrackstostopcoldwindcomingin.4、Howshouldchildrenandfuturegenerationscontinuetovaluethenewspaper?A．usingitasameanstoacraftingprojectend.B．relyingonittodocheaplyandimmediately.C．growingupwithavarietyofprintnewspapersavailabledaily.D．gettingamoretouchablegraspontheissuestheymayfaceinlife.Text3Theairwebreatheissofreelyavailablethatwetakeitforgranted.Yetwithoutitwecouldnotsurvivemorethanafewminutes.Forthemostpart,thesameairisavailabletoeveryone,andeveryoneneedsitSomepeopleusetheairtoliveonwhiletheysitaroundandfedsorryforthemselves.OthersbreatheintheairandusetheenergyitprovidestomakeamagnificentJifeforthemselves.Opportunityisthesameway.Itiseverywhere.Opportunityissofreelyavailablethatwetakeitforgranted.Yetopportunityaloneisnotenoughtocreatesuccess.Opportunitymustbeseizedandacteduponinordertohavevalue.Somanypeoplearesoanxiousto“getin”ona“groundflooropportunity”,asiftheopportunitywilldoallthework.Thatisimpossible.Justasyouneedairtobreathe,youneedopportunitytomakeit.Ittakesmorethanjustbreathinginthefreshairofopportunity,however.Youmustmakeuseofthatopportunity.Thatisnotuptotheopportunity.Thatisuptoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhat“floor”theopportunityison.Whatmattersiswhatyoudowithit.1、Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Introducethetopicofthepassage.B．Compareairtoopportunity.C．Presenttherelationshipbetweenhumanandair.D．Toshowtheimportanceofair.2、Whichofthefollowingmaybeusedasthetittleofthepassage?A．AirandOpportunityB．SeizetheOpportunityC．HowtoSucceedD．BreathetheFreshAir3、Theauthorwantstoadviseusto______.A．breatheintheairB．sitaroundandfeelsorryC．beuptotheopportunityD．makeuseoftheopportunityandactonimmediatelyText4TomyCharleyonhisweddingday:Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.IhavewatchedyouwearalongfaceovertheyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyousomethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaperhelpsmedothat.IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter,IwishIhadgonetocollege.IfIhad,IthinkIwouldhavestudiedEnglishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.SomanytimesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.Likeawomanwearingthesamedresseveryday.Soboring！WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.IthinkofCatherineinmanywayslikeIthinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetandpatient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatittogether*Andhavetolovethreethings.Youhavetolove1)Eachother.2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).3)Yourmarriage.WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimesyouCatherinewon’tevenlikeeachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhavetoloveyourmarriagelikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.Lookatanymemoriesyou’vemade.Andifbelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyoubacktogether.I’mveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.IamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocketbecauseIknowhowyoulosethings.Iloveyoueveryday！Mom1、WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharley?A．Tocongratulateherson.B．Togivehimsomeadvice.C．Toshowherpity.D．Totalkthingsthrough.2、Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?A．Regret.B．Pride.C．Care.D．Complaint.3、WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?A．Heisforgetful.B．Heispatient.C．Heisboring.D．HeisworriedPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ChopsticksplayanimportantroleinChinesefoodcultureThey1．(call)“Zhu”inancienttimesinChinaChinesepeoplehavebeenusingthemformorethan3,000yearsWoodorbamboochopsticksarethemostpopularonesusedinChinesehomes,2．canbedatedtoabout1,000years3．(early)thanivory(象牙)chopsticksThereareafewthings4．(avoid)whenusingchopsticksChinesepeopleusuallyDon’tbeattheirbowlswhile5．(eat),sincethebehaviorusedtobepracticedbybeggarsAlsodon’tputchopsticksinabowluprightbecauseitisacustomonlyusedinsacrifices(祭祀)6．iscommoninChinaforeveryonetousetheirownchopsticksforgettingfoodfromthe7．(dish)onthetableIfyouprefer,servingchopsticks8．(be)providedBesides,don’tbeembarrassedbyusingchopsticks9．(poor)WhatmattersisthatyouenjoythefoodFoodis10．greatimportanceinChineseculture,andtheChineseissuchapracticalpeoplethatallaroundyouwillmostlikelybefinewithwhatevermethodyouusetoeatTheMid-AutumnDayisaveryimportanttraditionalfestivalinChinaIttakesitsnamefromthefactthatit1．(celebrate)inthemiddleoftheautumnseasonTheMid-AutumnFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe2．(eight)lunarmonthThedayisknownastheMoonFestival,asatthattimeoftheyearthemoonisatitsroundestand3．(bright)Itisaneveningcelebrationin4．familiesgathertogetherandeatmooncakesBesides,5．(make)thehousemorebeautiful,peoplewillhangredlanternsinfrontofitOnthatday,peoplelookbackonthepastandlookforwardtothefuturetogetherChildrenwillplaywiththeirown6．(toy)andenjoythemselvesTheMid-AutumnFestivalcelebrationsdateback7．morethan2,000yearsTheword“Mid-Autumn”first8．(appear)inthefamousancientbookZhouLiHowever,itwasnotuntiltheearlyTangDynastythatpeoplecelebratedthedayasatraditionalfestivalItbecamean9．(official)establishedfestivalduringtheSongDynasty,andhasbecomeaspopularastheSpringFestivalsincetheMingandQingDynastiesCelebrationshavecontinuedeversinceandmorecustomsfor10．(mark)thisoccasionhavebeenformedSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根据短文内容，从下框的AF选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。A．TrustisvitalinrelationshipsB．ShowgreatrespectforothersC．SharefeelingstounderstandeachotherbetterD．TrytoalwayshavenewrelationshipE.GoodteenrelationshiphelpstosolveproblemsF.Communicatetoavoidfutureproblems1、Intheeventthatyouarecurrentlyinateenrelationship,harmoniousteenrelationshipcanpreventyoufromexperiencingproblemswithinourrelationship,anditmayalsohelpyoutomovepastanyproblemsthatyoumayalreadyhave.Checkoutthecompletearticletolearnwhatteenrelationshipmaydoforyou.2、Duringthetimethatyouareinyourteens,itcanbeatremendouslyexcitingandpassionatetimeforindividual,andatanytimethatyouareinarelationshipduringyourteens,itisveryimportantthatyoushowthemaximumlevelofrespect,bothforyourpartnerandyourself.Theinteractionsandactionswithinrelationshipsatthisparticularagemayleavelastingimpressionsonallofyourrelationshipformanyyearstocome,sowhydon’tyoumakeallofthemgoodimpressions?3、Withintheseearlyrelationships,whenmistrustispresent,itmayeasilyleadtoreallysevereissueswithtrustinrelationshipsonceyougetalittleolder.Itisveryimportantforyoutoprovetoyoursignificantother(重要的人)thatyouaretrustworthyofthem.4、Whetheryoulikeitornot,therearesometeenagersthatsimplydon'ttaketheirrelationshipsasseriouslyastheyaregoingtooncetheygetolder,Intheend,thismayleadtoseveralproblems,ofwhichcheatingisthemostcommonproblem.Whenyouhavesomeonecheatonyou,itisamongthemostpainfulthingsthatmayhappenwithinyourlife,anditisparticularlyhardtogetoveritifithappensatayoungage.Inordertopreventthis,whenyouarewithsomeone,youshouldtakeamomenttotalkabouteachother'sexpectations.5、Eachoftherelationshipsthatyougothroughduringyourteensmaybeamongthemostintensethatyouwilleverencounterwithinyourwholelife.Itmayalsofeellikewhensomethinghappensitisgoingtofeelliketheworldiscomingtoandend,butitreallyisn'tgoingtobe.Chancesarethatyouaregoingtomoveonfromthesituationsthathappenandmeetmanynewindividualsandhavesomenewrelationships,andtheyaregoingtobejustasexcitingandnewastherelationshipthatyouhavebeenexperiencingcurrently.HowtoRetainMoreofEveryBookYouReadInrecentyears,Ihavefocusedonbuildinggoodreadinghabitsandlearnedhowtoreadmore.Formostpeople,thefinalgoalofreadinganonfictionbookistoactuallyimprovetheirli