2023年南康市考研《英语一》统考试题含解析

2023年南康市考研《英语一》统考试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenIwasalittlegirl,Ifoundloveinaboxallbecauseofaclassassignment.OnaFridaynightI1atthedinnertable,“Myteachersaidwehavetobringabox,aspecialbox,forourvalentinesonMonday”.Mothersaid,“We’llsee,”andshecontinuedeating.Whatdid“We’llsee”mean?Ihadtohavethatbox,2mysecondgradeValentine’sDaywouldbeadisaster.Maybetheydidn’tlovemeenoughtohelpmewithmy3AllSaturdayIwaited4andwithSundayarriving,myconcernincreased.However,I5thatanenquiryabouttheboxwould6angerorloudvoices,forinmyhousechildrenonlyaskedonce.Morethanthat7trouble.LateSundayafternoon,myfathercalledmeintothekitchen.Thetablewascoveredwithdifferentkindsofcolorful8A(n)9shoeboxrestedontopofit.10floodedthroughmewhenDaddysaid,“Let’sgetstarted11yourproject.”Inthenexthourmyfather12theshoeboxintoanimpressivevalentinebox.Colorfulpapercoveredtheuglycardboardwithredhearts13towhatIconsideredalltherightplaces.Hesangwhileheworked.Whenhefinished,hewassodelightedthata14smilespreadacrosshisface.“Whatdoyouthinkofthat?”heasked.Iansweredhimwithahug.Butinside,15dancedallthewaytomyheart.Itwasthefirsttimethatmyfatherhaddevotedsomuch16tome,forhisworldconsistedonlyofwork.Theholidaypartyarrived,andmyclassmatesputcardsandpresentsintothevalentineboxes.Laughterfilledourclassroomuntildismissaltime17Onthewayhome,Iheldoutmyvalentineboxfortheworldto18Thelovethatfilleditmeantmoretomethanallthevalentinesinside.Thevalentineboxbecameasymbolofhislovethat19throughdecadesofotherValentine’sDays.Myfathergavemeothergiftsthroughtheyears,butnone20comparedwiththeloveIfeltwithinthelimitsoftheold,emptyshoebox.1、A．announced B．appeared C．served D．sat2、A．and B．but C．or D．so3、A．design B．plan C．idea D．project4、A．sadly B．anxiously C．disappointedly D．patiently5、A．found B．realized C．knew D．imagined6、A．start B．cause C．mark D．produce7、A．invited B．took C．saved D．had8、A．boxes B．gifts C．paper D．food9、A．new B．big C．attractive D．empty10、A．Relaxation B．Relief C．Cheer D．Calm11、A．by B．at C．in D．on12、A．folded B．packed C．changed D．pressed13、A．joined B．attached C．linked D．connected14、A．slight B．brief C．broad D．confident15、A．joy B．fun C．interest D．amusement16、A．money B．time C．support D．hope17、A．reached B．set C．spent D．came18、A．accept B．respect C．admire D．recognize19、A．carried B．kept C．spread D．lasted20、A．ever B．even C．yet D．stillSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Itseemsthatweareonestepclosertofindingalienlifeandmaybeafuturehomeforhumanity.ScientistsfromNASA(NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration)havefoundanewsolarsystemfilledwithplanetsthatlooklikeEarthandcouldevensupportlife.Thegroupofsevenplanets,whichorbitsastarcalledTrappist-1,is40lightyearsawayfromEarthintheconstellationofAquarius(水瓶座).Andthreeofthemareintheso-called“habitable(宜居的)zone”theareaaroundastarwhereliquidwaterismostlikelytobefound.Thisisimportantbecausewaterisanecessaryingredientforlife.Alloftheplanetswerefoundusingamethodcalled“transitphotometry.”Thisworksbywatchingoutforwhenaplanetpassesinfrontofitshoststart.Thisblocksoutasmallamountoflight,allowingustoseetheplanetandlearnaboutitssize.“Thisisanamazingplanetarysystemnotonlybecausewehavefoundsomanyplanets,butbecausetheyareallsurprisinglysimilarinsizetotheEarth,”astronomerMichaelGillonfromtheUniversityofLiegeinBelgiumtoldTheIndependent.Trappist-1isa“dwarfstar(矮星)”whichiscolderandshinesdimmerthanoursun.Ifapersonwereononeofthesevenplanets,everythingwouldlookalotdarkerthanusual.Theamountoflightheadingtowardoureyeswouldbeabout200timeslessthanwegetfromthesun,accordingtoTheIndependent.Becauseofthat,Trappist-1,togetherwithmanyotherdwarfstars,wasneveronthelistofplaceswherescientistslookforalienlife.butMichaelGillon,leadresearcherbehindthediscovery,decidedtogivedwarfstarsachance.HebuiltatelescopeinChiletoobserve60oftheclosestdwarfstars,anditturnedoutthatTrappist-1wasworthyoftheeffort.Theresearchershopethattheycanspendmoretimewatchingthenewlyfoundplanetstolearnmoreaboutthem.Eventhoughmoreresearchisneededbeforedeterminingwhethertheseplanetscouldreallysupportlife,thediscoveryisstillencouraging.ItshowsjusthowmanyEarth-sizeplanetscouldbeoutthere.“ThediscoverygivesusahintthatfindingasecondEarthisnotjustamatterofif,butwhen,”NASAscientistThomasZurbuchentoldtheTelegraph.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewlyfoundplanets?A．Itwilltakehumanbeingsabout40yearstotraveltothemB．SomeofthemmighthavetheproperconditionstosupportlifeC．TheyarespreadoutinthehabitablezonearoundTrappist-1D．Undergroundicehasbeenfoundinsomethem2、“Transitphotometry”isaspecialmethodmainlyusedto________.A．tellapartdifferentstarsB．testthebrightnessofstarsC．searchforandmeasureplanetsD．workoutthedistancebetweenstars3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethat_______.A．scientistswillsoonfindanEarth-likeplanetthatcansupporthumanlifeB．researchersknowalittleabouttheenvironmentonthenewlyfoundplanetsC．dwarfstarshavelongbeenapopularchoiceinthehuntforEarth-likeplanetsD．thesizeofaplanetisthetopconcernwhenscientistssearchfora“secondEarth”4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Lifeinspacesoon?B．Anyaliensinspace?C．Trappist-1,adarkdwarfstarD．Newrecord,sevennewsolarsystemsText2Naturalselectionistheprocessbywhichonetypeofanimalwithinaspeciesthrivesbecauseofcertaincharacteristicsthatmakeitmorelikelytolivethanothersinitsgroup.Thehistoryofthepepperedmoth(灰蛾)isanexampleofthenaturalselectionprocess.In19thcenturyEngland,certaintypesofpepperedmothswereabletobetterblend（融合）intotheirsurroundings.Duringthattimeperiod,greatchangeswerehappeninginGreatBritain.TheIndustrialRevolutionwaspartofthischange,andwithitcameairpollution.Naturalselectionoftentakeshundredoreventhousandsofyearstooccur.Forthepepperedmoth,thisprocessoccurredcomparativelyquickly.AtthebeginningoftheIndustrialAge,mostpepperedmothsinEnglandwerelight-coloredandcoveredwithblackmarkings,althoughafewmothshaddark-coloredwings.Becausethelight-coloredmothsblendedintothelight-coloredbarkonthetrees,theycouldnotbeeasilyseenbybirdsthatwouldeatthem.Astheairgrewmorepolluted,however,treetrunksbecamecoveredwithsoot(烟煤)andbecamedarker.Thelight-coloredmothsbecameeasyforbirdstoseeagainstthedarktreetrunks.Sincethedark-coloredmothsnowhadtheadvantage,theirnumbersgrew.Within50years,thepepperedmothwentfrombeingmostlylight-coloredtobeingmostlydark-colored.Inthe20thcentury,theairclearedup,andthepepperedmothpopulationchangedagain.Astreetrunkslightedduetolesssootintheair,light-coloredmothsonceagainhadanadvantage.Theirnumbersincreasedassootlevelsdeclined.Dependingontheirenvironment,thecolorationofthemothshelpedthemtobe“naturallyselected”tosurvive.1、Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“thrives”inthefirstparagraph?A．Reduces.B．Booms.C．Changes.D．Endangers.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthepepperedmoth’snaturalselectionprocess?A．Thelengthoftimewasunusual.B．ThesootlevelsinEnglanddidnotaffectit.C．Thistypeofcolorchangewastypicalformoths.D．Itwasagoodexampleofenvironmentalprotection.3、What’sthedifferencebetweenlight-coloredanddark-coloredmoths?A．Dark-coloredmothswereoriginallyeasytoseeontrees.B．Bothkindsofmothspreferredthedark-coloredtrees.C．Birdsfailedtoseelight-coloredmoths.D．Thecolorofmothswasunimportant.4、WhichwouldmostlikelyhappenifsootdarkenedEngland’streesagain?A．Birdswouldeatfewermoths.B．Mothswouldnotbeabletostayalive.C．Light-coloredmothswoulddisturbpeople’slife.D．Thepopulationofdark-coloredmothswouldincrease.Text3Anenvironmentfullofinterestingorexcitingideasisimportantforyoungchildren,andmuchofachild’sbraindevelopsduringtheearliestpartoflife.Thevisualsystem,inparticular,developsrapidlyoverthefirstfewweeks.Asearlyasnineminutesafterbirth,babiesprefertolookatphotographsandpicturesthatmostresemblethehumanface.Newbornscanseecolor,andaone-month-oldcantellredfromgreen.At12weeksold,babiesshowpreferencesforcoloredthingsasopposedtowhiteones.Inadditiontolookingatthemselves,babiesareattractedtohighcontrastvisuals,colorfulobjects,andfaces.Thesameholdstrueforbabies,whoalsoaredrawntolookingatanimals,shinyobjects,andfamiliaritemsthatarepartoftheirworld.It’snosurprise,then,thatanartmuseumisarichsourceofvisualinspirationforbabies.Introducingbabiestoworksofartpromotesearlyneuron（神经元）connectionsinthebrain.Andfortheverbalstudy,interactingwithanadultinnamingimagesanddescribingdifferentcharacteristicsinaworkofartlaysthegroundworkforvisualandlanguagedevelopment.FreeBabyToursWatchyourchildrespondtolargecolorfulpaintingsandlearnwaystopromoteearlyvisualskills.Joinusforalivelyandfree30-minuteBabyTour.Parentsandcaregiverswithbabiesupto18monthsarewelcome.MeetattheTMAFamilyCenteronanyoftheseFridays:January15,3:30p.m.February19,6p.m.March18,3:30p.m.April15,6p.m.May20,3:30p.m.June17,6p.m.Onechildperadult.Parkingisfreeformembers,$5fornonmembers.1、Aone-daybabymayprefertolookatpicturesof________.A．biganimalsB．humanfacesC．colorfulleavesD．whitewalls2、Whatisthebenefitforbabieswhentheyenjoyworksofart?A．Learningthehistoryofthemuseum.B．Learninghowtomasterskillsonart.C．Knowinghowtolovetheirparents.D．Layingthebasisforlanguagedevelopment.3、What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toattractpeopletojoininthisbabyactivity.B．Toshowhowtodevelopbabies’interestinart.C．Tohelpparentsknowmoreaboutart.D．Topromotebabies’earlyvisualskills.Text4ProfessionaldevelopmentcoursesinLondon●BusinesswritingDeliverymethod:Online,VideoPrice:£49Aboutthecourse:Manypeoplegetblockedwhenforcedtoputtheirthoughtsintowordsatwork.Thiscoursegivesyouthetoolsandtechniquestoimproveyourwriting,whetherit'satwo-lineemailoratwo-hundredreport.●TravelwritingcoursesDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:£111(fullday);£121(eveningclasses)Aboutthecourse:Doyouwanttobeatravelwriter?Thencomealongtoaone-daytravelwritingworkshoporafour-weektravelwritingeveningclass.Thecourseshelpparticipantstowritetravelfeaturesandpublishtheminnewspapers,magazinesoronwebsites.●Pre-sessionalprogrammesinEAPDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:Startingfrom£1,210Aboutthecourse:Ourfivepre-sessionalprogrammesinEnglishforacademicpurposesareintendedforinternationalstudentswhoplantostudyatAstonUniversity.Theseprogrammesaimtoequipyouwiththelanguageandacademicskillsnecessaryforsuccessinyourfuturechosensubjectarea.●MasterclassDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:Startingfrom£331Aboutthecourse:Whetheryouwritefundraisingletters,orforyourwebsite(s),thiscoursewillhelpyougaintheideas,knowledgeandskillsyouneedtowritefundraisingcopythatproducesmoreimpressiveandprofitableresults.1、Howisthebusinesswritingcoursedifferentfromtheothers?A．Itisdeliveredonline.B．Itofferseveningclasses.C．Itfocusesonreportwriting.D．ItishostedbyAstonUniversity.2、Whatcanpre-sessionalprogrammesinEAPhelpstudentsdo?A．Chooseasuitablecollegesubject.B．Preparethemselvesforuniversity.C．Gotoworld-classuniversities.D．Onlyimprovetheiracademicskills.3、WhichcoursefitsJohnifhehopestowriteinspiringwordsforfundraisingactivities?A．Pre-sessionalprogrammesinEAP.B．Travelwritingcourses.C．Businesswriting.D．Masterclass.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IoncefoundthathelpingsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftroubleIwasinthe1．(nine)gradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinaltestDuringthetest,thegirl2．(sit)nexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn'tunderstandFinallyIfoundthatshewastryingtoaskme3．IhadanextrapenSheshowedmethat4．(her)wasoutofinkandwouldnotwriteIhappenedtohaveanextraone,soIputitonherdeskLater,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacher5．(ask)metostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudentsweredismissedAssoonaswewerealoneshebegantotalktomeabouthowimportantitwas6．(stand)onmyowntwo7．(foot)andberesponsibleformyownactsForalongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasizedthefact8．whenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheatingthemselvesShemademepromisethatIwouldthink9．(serious)aboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenshetoldmeIcouldleaveIwalkedoutoftheroomwonderingwhyshehadchosentotalktome10．allthosethingsLateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhadcheatedonthetestEverybodyintheworldisseekinghappiness--andthereisonesureway1．(find)itThatisby2．(control)yourthoughtsHappinessdoesn’tdepend3．outwardconditions,butinnerconditionsItisn’twhatyouhaveorwhoyouareorwhereyouareorwhatyouaredoing4．makesyouhappyorunhappyItiswhatyouthinkaboutitForexample,twopeoplemaydo5．samethinginaplace;bothmayhaveaboutanequalamountofmoneyandstatus--andyetonemaybe6．(depress)andtheotherhappyWhy?Becausetheyseethings7．(different)Ihaveseenjustasmanyhappyfacesamongthepoorfarmers8．workveryhardinthefieldsasIhaveseeninairconditionedofficesinNewYork,ChicagoorLosAngelesAbrahamLincolnonce9．(say)that“mostfolksareaboutashappyastheymakeuptheirmindstobe”HewasrightIfyoudecidetobehappy,thenyouwillalwaysfindplentyof10．(reason)tobehappySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Beingsuccessfulinanexamisnotjustaboutstudyinghardandknowingthesubjectinsideout.1、Researchhasshownthatthecalmerthemind,thebetteritsabilitytoregisterandrememberinformation.2、Whenthemindisrelaxed,itisinthe“stateofalpha”,whereyourbrainwavesareataboutseventofourteencyclespersecond,themosthelpfulstateforstudying.Chooseaquietplaceforstudyingandhaveeverythinghandythatyouneed:books,pens,somethingtodrink.3、Inthiscase,youcanseeyourselfbeingcongratulatedbyyourfamily,friendsandteachers.Enjoytheexperience.Andnowyoushouldbecompletelychargedupandreadytoabsorbandkeepimportantinformation.4、Itisagoodideatomakealistofalltheimportantthingsyouhavetolearn,inorderofimportance,andestimatehowmuchtimeyouneedforeachone.Additallupandcomparethiswithhowmuchtimeyouhaveavailable.Thiswilltellyouifyouhavetimetoreadslowlyandcarefully,orifyoucanonlyskim;alsoitwillshowyoumanytimesyoucanaffordtolookoverthesameinformation.Becausestresscanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmemory,it’simportanttostaycalmduringtests.5、Breathingexercisesduringtheexamination,forexample,canbeextremelyeffectiveinhelpingyourelaxandreverseyourstressresponse:justtakedeepbreaths,andletthestresscomeoutwhenyouexhale(呼气).A．Learntobothreadbetweenlinesandskim.B．Ensurethatyousleepandeatwellbeforeatest.C．Relaxyourbodyandmindandimaginethedayoftheresults.D．Therearesomestressrelieftechniquesthatcanhelptocalmyoudown.E.Thereareotherthingsthatyoucandotohelpensureyougetgoodgrades.F.Everytimeyousitdowntostudy,giveyourselffiveminutestocalmyourmind.G.Dependingonwhatyouwanttostudy,andhowmuchyouhavetocover,planyourtime.Technologysometimesgoeswrong.Andthemoreyouusetechnology,themoreyouknowitcangowrong.Aconnectiondrops.Aprinterwillnotprintoranap