宁蒗彝族自治县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

宁蒗彝族自治县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Therewasonceayoungballerinawhohadtakenballetlessonsallthroughherchildhood.Shewantedtobealeadingballetdancer,butshewasnot1aboutthis.Whenaballetcompanycametotown,shewentbackstageafterthe2andspoketotheballetmaster,“IwanttobeagreatballetdancerbutIdon’tknowifIhavethe3atall.”Themastersaid,“4forme.”Afteraminuteortwoheshookhisheadandsaid“No,no,no,youdon’thavewhattakestobea5ballerina.”Theyoungwomanwenthome6.Shethrewtheballetslippersintotheclosetandneverworethemagain.7shegotmarriedandhadchildren.Whenthekidswere8enough,shetookapart-timejob9acashieratacornershop.10later,thesameballetcompanycametotown.She11theperformanceandonthewayoutshe12thesameoldballetmasterwhowastheninhiseighties.She13himthattheyhadspokenbefore.She14himphotosofherchildrenandtoldhimaboutthecornershopjobthatshewasdoingnow.Andthensheasked,“Thereisjustonethingthatreally15meformanyyears.16couldyoutellmethatIdon’thavewhatittakestobeagreatballerina?”“Oh,I17lookedatyouwhenyoudanced.That’swhatItoldallofthemwho18tome”,hesaid.“But...butthat’sunforgivable!Youhave19mylife;Icouldhavebeenagreatballetdancer!”shecried.“Nono...Idon’tthinkso.Ifyouhavewhatittakes,youwouldn’thavepaidany20towhatIsaid,”theoldballetmastersaid.Well,whosefaultisitanyway?1、A．careful B．sorry C．anxious D．sure2、A．performance B．discussion C．lesson D．crowd3、A．choice B．freedom C．talent D．chance4、A．Work B．Prepare C．Wait D．Dance5、A．great B．serious C．beautiful D．patient6、A．puzzled B．excited C．hungry D．heartbroken7、A．However B．Therefore C．Instead D．Otherwise8、A．clever B．old C．lovely D．dependent9、A．like B．with C．for D．as10、A．Years B．Months C．Weeks D．Days11、A．played B．canceled C．hated D．attended12、A．rannit B．quarreledwith C．believedin D．glaredat13、A．promised B．advised C．reminded D．cheated14、A．awarded B．showed C．sold D．mailed15、A．interested B．encouraged C．frightened D．bothered16、A．How B．Why C．When D．Where17、A．secretly B．immediately C．hardly D．proudly18、A．contributed B．came C．replied D．wrote19、A．ruined B．improved C．experienced D．controlled20、A．money B．effort C．visit D．attentionSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1MywifeandIownedtwodogethatwehadownedbeforewemetandbroughtintothemarriage.Herdogwasapitbull(斗牛犬)namedZack,andhehatedme.Whenourdaughterwasborn,Iwasworriedthatthefamilypitbullwouldbedangeroustohavearoundouryoungdaughter.Iwarnedmywifethatthedogwouldhavetogoatthefirstsignoftrouble.Isaid,“Ifhenips(啃咬)atthebaby,he’sgone.”Webroughtourdaughterhomeinacarseat,andbothdogssniffed(嗅）andlickedher,tailswagging.IhadtopullZackawayfromherbecausehewouldn’tstoplickingher.Zackimmediatelybecamemydaughter'sprotector,andwhenshewaslyingonablanketonthefloor,healwayshadonefootontheblanket.Zacklovedmydaughterextremely,andwhenshebecamealittleolderalwayswalkedhertobed,andthensleptonthebedwithher.Hesomehowknewwheneveritwastimetogoupstairs,andhewouldwaitatthebottomofthestairsforher,andthenfollowheruptobed.Zackwaspoisonedbysomeneighborkids,andwehadoneoftheworstdaysofourlives.Watchingmydaughtersaygoodbyetohimashelaystillonthekitchenfloor,mywifeandIwerebothsobbing.At8:00thatnight,mydaughterwalkedtothestairstogotobed.Atthatmoment,allthreeofusrealizedwhatwasabouttohappen.Mydaughterlookedathermotherandmewithalookofhorrorandpanic.

Itwasatthatmomentthatmydog,Samwholovedmydaughterdearly,stoodup,walkedovertoher,andnudgedherwithhishead.Heputhisfootonthestairs,andlookedupather.Theywalkeduptobed,withmydaughterholdinghisnecktightly.Forthenextsixyears,untilhedied,Samwaitedforherbythestairseachnight.1、WhydidtheauthorpullZackawayfromhisdaughter?A．BecauseZackkeptlickinghisdaughter.B．BecauseZackhatedhisdaughter.C．Becausehisdaughterwassensitivetodogs.D．Becausehisdaughterwasafraidofdogs.2、AfterthedeathofthedogZack,thedaughter_______.A．feltveryhorrifiedandsadB．wantedtobuyanotherdogC．askedherparentstosleepwithherD．askedtostaywiththeotherdog3、Theunderlinedword“nudged”inParagraph5canbereplacedby“_______”A．liftedB．lickedC．pushedD．pulled4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Dogscanbeman’sbestfriendB．It’sanaturalthingthatchildrenlikedogsC．ParentsshouldprotecttheirchildrenfromdogsD．Dogssometimesmaycausetroublefortheirowners.Text2ColumbusDayhasbeenonAmericancalendarssince1937,whenPresidentFranklinD．RooseveltdeclaredOctober12afederalholidaytohonortheItalianexplorerwho“discovered”theAmericasin1942.However,theholidayhasalwaysbeencontroversial.ManypeoplebelievethatChristopherColumbusshouldnotbegivencreditfor“discovering”thecontinent,sincenativeAmericanshadalreadybeenlivingthereforgenerations.Besides,theexplorer’smissionwasnotascientific“voyageofdiscovery”,butoneintendedtoconquerthenewland.CriticsmaintainthattheSpanisharmyColumbusbroughtonhissecondvoyage,causedthedeathsofhundredsofthousandsofindigenous(土著的)people.Thosethatsurvivedthemassacrebecameslaves,workinginmines.Many,therefore,believethattheexplorer’sarrivalshouldnotbecelebrated.In1977,adelegationofNativenationsattheInternationalConferenceonDiscriminationAgainstIndigenousPopulationsintheAmericas,proposedrenamingtheholidayto“IndigenousPeople’sDay”.Theproposalpassedwithamajority.However,convincingtherestofthecountrytodothesamewasnotthateasy.Ittook15yearsbeforethecityofBerkeleyinCaliforniaadoptedthenamein1992andthen22moreyearsbeforeMinneapolis,MNandSeattle,WAdidthesamein2014.Thefollowingyear,eightmorecitiesincludingAlbuquerque,NMandPortland,OR,begancelebratingthesecondMondayofOctoberas“IndigenousPeople’sDay”.Themovementreallystartedtogainmomentumin2016when19cities,includingBoulder,COandPhoenix,AZ,aswellasthestatesofMinnesotaandVermont,alldecidedtorenamethedaytohonorNativeAmericans.In2017,21morecities,includingAustin,TXandLosAngeles,CAhavemadetheshift.WiththeincreasinglylargernumberofcitiesmovingawayfromColumbusDayeachyear,itwillbeinterestingtoseeif“IndigenousPeople’sDay”getsfederalrecognition.Meanwhile,itwillcontinuetobethefocalpointofdebatesthroughouttheAmericas.1、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．IndigenousPeople’sDayHasGotFederalRecognitionafterYears’WorkB．ColumbusDayHonoringtheItalianExplorerHasAlwaysBeenControversialC．ChristopherColumbusShouldNotBeGivenCreditforDiscoveringAmericasD．MoreCitiesHaveReplacedColumbusDaywithIndigenousPeople’sDay2、Manypeopledon’tagreethat.A．ColumbusdiscoveredthecontinentB．ColumbuswasaremarkableexplorerC．NativeAmericanswereabusedD．ColumbusDayisapublicholiday3、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A．ColumbuswaswellreceivedbyindigenouspeopleB．TheindigenouspeoplehatedtheColumbus’arrivalC．TheSpanisharmyrebelledagainstColumbus’ruleD．FewsoldierssurvivedtheattackbynativeAmericans4、WhichofthefollowingcitiesistheearliesttoreplaceColumbusDaywithIndigenousPeople’sDay?A．PortlandB．PhoenixC．SeattleD．LosAngelesText3Musichasagreateffectoneveryone.Butdoesmusicaffectplants,too?Peoplehavebeenexperimentingwithmusicforalmostthreedecades.Fromschool-levelprojectstohigher-levelscientificexperiments,theeffectofmusiconplantshasbeenaconfusinganddebatabletopic.Weknowmusicissoundandsoundisnothingmorethanawave.Plantgrowthisaresultofthecelldivisionthattakesplacewithinthecells.Butwhyismusicassociatedwithplantgrowth?Inhumans,musichasastrongeffectonourhealthandmood,andovertheyears,peoplehaveclaimedthatthesameeffecthasbeenobservedonplants,too.Plantsaresensitivebynature,andmanypeopleclaimthattheyhavefeelingsjustashumansdo.Therearestoriesaboutplantssheddingtears.Althoughscientistsdonotsupporttheseasfacts,thesemythshaveledthemtotakeupvariousexperimentsonplants.Variousstudieshaveprovedthatplantsrespondtoacoustic(音响的)energy.Itincreasestheirrateofgrowthandtheirsize,andinfluencestheiroverallhealth.DanCarlson,afterathoroughstudyoveraspanofmanyyears,hasreachedaconclusionthatmusichelpsplantsabsorbnutrients(养分)moreefficiently.IttookDanaboutfifteenyearstodevelopafoliagespray(叶面喷剂)thatisusedbeneficiallywiththesoundfrequencies.Carlsoncallsthisspray“SonicBloom”.Hisfindingshaveprovedtobebeneficialforcountlessfarmersandhaveresultedin－accordingtoGuinnessBookofWorldRecords－thelargestindoorplantonrecord.ThePurplePassionwastreatedwiththeSonicBloomprocess.Itgrewtobe1,300feettallandwasaliveevenafter25years.Itsnormallifespan(寿命),however,is18monthsanditgrowsnotmorethan18feettall.Thebook,SecretoftheSoil,writesaboutSonicBloomanditsresults.SonicBloomisalsosoldinthemarket.1、Whatinspiredscientiststoexperimentwithplants?A．Theeffectsofmusiconhumans.B．Plantsaresensitivebynature.C．Thecelldivisiontakingplacewithinthecells.D．People’sdebatableopinionoftheeffectmusichasonplants.2、WhatisthemainideaofPara.3?A．Nutrientsareimportanttoplants.B．Musiccanhavesomegoodeffectsonplants.C．Howtherateofgrowthofplantscanbeimproved.D．Whatkindsofmusiccancontributetothegrowthofplants.3、WhatdidDanCarlsondevelop?A．Aspraycalled“SonicBloom”.B．Amethodtogrowlargerplants.C．Aspecialplantthatgrowsveryfast.D．Acousticenergythatplantsrespondto4、WhyisthePurplePassionincludedinGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?A．Itistheoldestindoorplant.B．Itisthelargestindoorplant.C．Itgivesoffthemostpleasantsmell.D．Itcangrowinthetoughestconditions.Text4WhenDeeDeeBridgewaterlearnedthatshewouldbecomea2017NEAJazzMaster,aseriesofthoughtsandfeelingsfloodedhermind.“Itwassofaroutofmyorbitandjustmywholesphereofthinking,”shesaidinaconversationatNPRthisspring,hoursbeforesheformallyreceivedheraward.She’s66-farfromretirementageinjazz,andontheextremeforwardedgeoftheNEAJazzMasterspeople.SoshewasawareofherrelativeyouthinthefieldShealsorecognizedthattherehaven’tbeenmanywomenintheranksofNEAJazzMasters:fewerthan20,outof145.Thatidealedhertoreflectonherpredecessors(前任):legendarysingerslikeBettyCarter*whowasseatedbackin1992,andAbbeyLincoln,whoreceivedthenodin2003.BridgewatersoughtinspirationandadvicefrombothCarterandLincoln,assherecallsinthisperiodofJazzNight,whichfeaturesmusicrecordedduringtheseasonopenerforJazzatLincolnCenter.Onaprogramcalled“SongsofFreedom”,organizedbydrummerUlyssesOwens,Jr.,BridgewatersangmaterialassociatedwithLincolnaswellasNinaSimone:anextremelyangrysongofthecivilrightsmovement,like“MississippiGoddam”.Aseparateconcert,“SongsWeLove”,foundBridgewatersinginglesspoliticallycharged(butstillexciting)farelike“St.JamesInfirmary”,whichappearsonhermostrecentalbum.Inwordsaswellasmusic,thisperiodrevealshowseriouslyBridgewatertakesthatresponsibility,seeingashowitconnectstoherownexperienceinthejazzlineage.Butmaybe“seriously”isn’ttherightwordwhenitcomestoDeeDee,whoseeffervescence(欢腾)shinesthrougheveninareflectivemood.Joinherhereforawhile;she’sexcellentcompany,nomoreorlesssonowthatmasteryisofficiallyapartofherresume.1、WhatdidBridgewaterthinkofherwinningtheaward?A．Itconfusedher.B．Itwasbeyondherexpectation.C．Itwongreatpopularsupportforher.D．Itgavehermuchconfidenceabouthercareer.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutthemusicianswinningNEAJazzMasters?A．Womenrankedhigherthanmen.B．Menaccountedforabiggerpartofthem.C．Mostofthemwereunwillingtoretireatfirst.D．Manyofthemreceivedtheawardatanearlyage.3、WhoismorelikelytohaveagreatinfluenceonBridgewater?A．CarterandLincoln.B．UlyssesandLincoln.C．NinaSimoneandCarter.D．NinaSimoneandUlysses.4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Bridgewater’smusictheme.B．Bridgewater’smusicexperience.C．Bridgewater’spersonalcharacters.D．Bridgewater’sgreatachievements.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Jessica:Whatareyoudoingnow?Susan:I1．(listen)tothenewsJessica:Isthereanythingurgent?Ifnot,I2．(real)wanttohaveatalkwithyouSusan:No,thereisn’tWhat’swrong?Jessica:Ithinkyourgrandmais3．niceperson,butIcan’thelp4．(think)thatshedoesn’tlikemeSusan:Oh,shelikesyouSheisjustold-fashionedandhasherownwayofdoingthingsJessica:ButeverytimeIcleanthekitchen,shecomesin5．meandcleansitagainThenshecomplainsthatthehouseisnottidyIcan’tdealwiththisSusan:Justletherdoitandignore(忽视)herShethinksifyoudon’tgetonyourhandsandknees6．(clean)thefloor,thefloorwon’tbecleanJessica:Whatasillythingtosay!What’samop(拖把)for?Andwhat’swrongwithmycooking?Susan:NothingIloveyourcookingJessica:Thenwhydoesshecomplainaboutit?ThismorningshesuggestedthatI7．(go)tocookingschooltolearn8．tocookSusan:Jessica,justignoreherSheonlywantstomakesure9．wecantakecareofourselvesJessica:Don’twe?Susan:Yes,wedoI’msorrythatshemakesyousuffer10．stress,butIwishyou’dlearntogetalongwithherRemember,she’sanelderJessica:Don’tworryWhenthingsgettense(紧张的),Ijustremindmyselfthatshe’syourgrandma,andIkeepmytemper(脾气)undercontrolandmymouthshutDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankWewantourchildrentosucceedinschooland,perhapsevenmoreimportantly,inlifeButtheparadox(悖论)isthatourchildrencanonlytrulysucceed1．theyfirstlearnhowtofailConsiderthefindingthatworld-classfigureskatersfallovermoreofteninpracticethanlow-levelfigureskaters

Whyarethereallygoodskatersfallingoverthemost?ThereasonisactuallyquitesimpleTopskatersareconstantlychallengingthemselvesinpractice2．(stretch)theirlimitations,theykeeptryingtheirbestTheyfalloversooften,butitispreciselywhytheylearnsofastLower-levelskatershaveaquitedifferentapproachTheyarealwaysattemptingjumpstheycanalreadydoveryeasily,3．(remain)withintheircomfortzoneThisiswhytheydon’tfalloverInasuperficialsense,theylooksuccessful,becausetheyarealwaysontheirfeetNever4．(fail)inpracticepreventsthemfrommakingprogress5．istrueofskatingisalsotrueoflifeJamesDysonworkedthrough5,126prototypes(原型)forhisnewestvacuumbeforecomingupwiththedesign6．madehisfortuneThesefailureswereessentialtothepathwayoflearningAsDysonput7．:“Youcan’tdevelopnewtechnologyunlessyoutestnewideasandlearnwhenthingsgowrongFailureisessentialtoinvention”Inhealthcare,however,thingsareverydifferentCliniciansdon’tliketoadmittofailure,partlybecausetheyhavestrongegos(自我)—particularlytheseniordoctors—andpartlybecausetheyfearlitigation(诉讼)Theconsequenceisthat8．learningfromfailure,healthcareoftencoversupfailureThedirectconsequenceisthatthesamemistakes9．(repeat)Accordingtothe

JournalofPatientSafety,400,000peopledieeveryyearinAmericanhospitalsaloneduetopreventableerror10．healthcarelearnstorespondpositivelytofailure,thingswillnotimproveSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Beingabletocommunicateeffectivelywithothersisoneofthemostimportantskillsapersoncanhave.Fromtalkingwithfamilyandfriendstosharingyourideasatwork,communicationisabsolutelyfundamental.1、,therearesomestrategiesyoucanusetoimprovethem.2、.However,itdoesn’thavetobe.Therearesomesimplewaysforyoutostartcommunicatingwithsomeone,evenifyoudon’tknowthepersonverywell.Forexample,youcanfocusontheweatherorsomeotheraspectsofyoursurroundings.Besides,youshouldconsiderwhattopicsareappropriateforthesituation.Insomecases,stickingwithsmalltalkandinterestingtopicsmightbebest,butsometimes,youmayconsiderdevelopingintoadeeperconversation.3、.Talkaboutthingsthatinteresttheotherparty.Ifyouwanttobecomeabettercommunicator,yourfocushastobelessonyourselfandmoreonthepersonyouretalkingwith.4、,youshouldn’tgoonallnightaboutyours.Findconnectionpointsthatallowyoutogettheotherpersontalking.Theconversationwillcometoanendatsomepoint.5、.Maybeyouneedtomoveonwithyourday.Toendaconversationpolitely,payattentiontotheotherperson’sreactionandthensaysomethingtoofficiallyclosetheconversation.A．IfyouwanttomakeanapologytotheotherpartyB．ThismaybebecauseofrunningoutofthingstodiscussC．Ifhedoesn'tsharehishobbiesandinterestsD．it'snotappropriatetotransformtheconversationintoadeeperoneE.IfyoufeellikeyourcommunicationskillsfallshortofyourexpectationsF.ConsiderthesituationtodeterminewhatkindoftopicsmightbeappropriateG.StartingaconversationcanbethehardestpartofcommunicationforsomepeopleAdailymultivitaminmaygiveyourwell－beinganextrabenefit，butifyou’veeverswallowedoneandfeltsickrightafter，youknowit’shardlyapleasantexperience.1、You’retakingvitaminsonanemptystomach.Vitaminsthatar