考研《英语一》2023年揭阳市临考冲刺试卷含解析

考研《英语一》2023年揭阳市临考冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)In1948，myfamilydrovetotheSingerSewingCenterandboughtabrand-newelectricSinger.ThenRuby,mymother-in-law,1sewing.Aftersupper,Rubywouldbendoverthemachine,2clothesforherchildrenandneighbors.Thousandsofdresses.TheSingerraiseditsneedlemillionsoftimes.In1987，Ruby3usonthephone,4.Afterthirty-nineyears,herSingerdidn’twork.Norepairmancouldfixitbecausepartswerenot5.Iwenttoasewingmachinestoretobuyone.Heroldonewas6.Thenewmachinesareplasticandhavecomputers.Theygiveclassesonhowto7them.Inthedisplaywindowwasa1948metalSingerblackhead.“Doesthatone8?”Iaskedtheman.“Idon’tknow，”hesaid.Hepluggeditin.It9towork.“It’snotforsale，”hesaid.It’sa(an)10.Therearen’tlotsofoldSingerblackheadsaroundanyone•”I11himaboutRuby—howshelivesbyherselfandsewstokeepbusy,howshe12onlysixdollarstomakeadress13thepeopleshesewsforarepoor.He14themachinetomefortwenty-fivedollars.ThenextweekendwetookittoRuby’s.Shestoodbythecarasweopenedthetrunk.Asshelookeddownatthe15,asmilecreased(弄皱）herface.“It’sjustlikemy16one，”shelaughed.It’sstillgoingstrong.Ruby17chargessixdollarsadress.Onseveraloccasions,mywifeandIfound1948Singerblackheadsinantiquestores.We18themandgavethemtoRuby.She’sgotalotof19ahead,andwedon’twanthertorunoutofsewingmachines20sherunsoutofthingstosew.1、A．tookoutB．gaveupC．setaboutD．putoff2、A．dryingB．makingC．washingD．folding3、A．calledB．advisedC．changedD．ordered4、A．puzzledB．excitedC．frightenedD．discouraged5、A．availableB．practicalC．simpleD．helpful6、A．plasticB．metalC．noiselessD．man-made7、A．fixB．linkC．useD．get8、A．workB．stayC．matterD．stop9、A．failedB．beganC．continuedD．meant10、A．inventionB．artworkC．bargainD．display11、A．askedB．warnedC．toldD．reminded12、A．spendsB．chargesC．savesD．earns13、A．whileB．untilC．thoughD．because14、A．soldB．lentC．deliveredD．donated15、A．carB．clothesC．machineD．computer16、A．newB．oldC．smallD．large17、A．stillB．onceC．alreadyD．never18、A．bookedB．boughtC．copiedD．borrowed19、A．travellingB．learningC．cookingD．sewing20、A．soB．ifC．beforeD．whenSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1TheManBookerPrizeforFictionisawardedforanovelwrittenbyawriterfromtheCommonwealthortheRepublicofIrelandanditaimstorepresenttheverybestincontemporaryfiction.TheprizewasoriginallycalledtheBooker-McConnellPrize,whichwasthenameofthecompanythatsponsoredit,thoughitwasbetter-knownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.In2002,theManGroupbecamethesponsorandtheychosethenewname,keeping‘Booker’.Publisherscansubmitbooksforconsiderationfortheprize,butthejudgescanalsoaskforbookstobesubmittedthattheythinkshouldbeincluded.Firstly,theAdvisoryCommitteegivesadviceiftherehavebeenanychangestotherulesfortheprizeandselectsthepeoplewhowilljudgethebooks.Thejudgingpanelchangeseveryyearandusuallyapersonisonlyajudgeonce.Greateffortsaremadetoensurethatthejudgingpanelisbalancedintermsofgender(性别)andprofessionswithintheindustry,sothatawriter,acritic,aneditorandanacademicarechosenalongwithawell-knownpersonfromwidersociety.However,whenthepanelofjudgeshasbeendecided,theyarelefttomaketheirowndecisions.Meanwhile,theprizesponsorhasnofurtherrighttotakepartinanymore.TheManBookerjudgesincludecritics,writersandacademicstomaintaintheconsistentqualityoftheprizeanditsinfluenceissuchthatthewinnerwillalmostcertainlyseethesalesincreaseconsiderably,inadditiontothe￡50,000thatcomeswiththeprize.1、Whocansubmitbookstotheprize?A．Judges. B．Writers.C．Readers. D．Sponsors.2、WhyistheprizenamedtheManBookerPrize?A．BecausetheprizeisgiventowritersfromtheCommonwealth.B．Becausetheprizewasknownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.C．BecausetheprizeissponsoredbytheManGroupandtheykeptthename.D．Becausetheprizeisaimedtoawardtheverybestcontemporaryfiction.3、WhichtaskcanbedonebytheAdvisoryCommittee?A．Changingtherulesfortheprizeontheirown.B．Selectingthejudgingcommittee.C．Makingdecisionsonwhoisthewinner.D．Submittingbooksforconsiderationfortheprize.4、Theconsistentqualityoftheprizesisguaranteedby________.A．theprizemoneyB．thegenderofthejudgesC．themake-upofthepanelofjudgesD．theincreaseinsalesofthewinnerText2AcompanyinSanFrancisco,California,hasfoundawaytoturnusedplasticbottlesintowomen’sshoes.Everyday,millionsofAmericansdrinkwaterandotherliquidsfromplasticbottles.Morethan60millionofthemarethrownawayeachday.Manyoftheplasticbottlesendupinlandfillsorareburnedwithotherwasteproducts.ASanFranciscostart-upcompanycalledRothy’s,however,turnsthisplasticwasteintoenvironmentallyfriendlyshoes.RothMartinisthecompany’sco-founder.Heexplainshowtheyturnplasticintosoftmaterialforwomen’sfeet.Theytaketheplastic,cleanit,andbreakitdownintosmallpieces.Thentheypressthemthroughadevicethatmakessoftfibers.Thosefibersarethencombinedtogether.Thisisdonebya3Dmachine.Itisdesignedtoreducewastewhilemakingtheshoes.Theknittedstuffandtheinnerpartoftheshoearethenattachedtotheshoe’souterpart,calledthesole(鞋底).Thisoutersoleisalsomadefromenvironmentallyfriendlymaterial:responsiblysourcedno-carbonrubber.Rothy’sshoesaresoldonline.Theyareflatshoes,witheitheraroundedorpointedtoe.Theycomeindifferentcolorsanddesigns.Theycosteither$125or$145perpair,dependingonthedesign.AfterAmericanactressGwynethPaltrowdiscoveredthemlastyear,thedemandfortheshoesgrew.Martinsaysthereisnoshortageofmaterialtofillthatdemand.“We’renotgoingtorunoutofwaterbottlesanytimesoon.Sowehavealimitlesssupplyofmaterial,andIthinkthatisagoodsignforourfuture.”Whentheenvironmentallyfriendlyshoeswearout,customerscanreturnthematnocosttoacompanythatusestherecycledmaterialstomakeotherproducts.Fornow,theshoesareonlyavailabletobeshippedintheUnitedStates.However,thecompanysaysitwilladdinternationalshippinginthenearfuture.1、Howareusedplasticbottlesusuallydealtwith?A．Theyareburiedorburned.B．Theyareusedtomakeshoes.C．Theyarechangedintosoftmaterials.D．Theyarcreturnedtofactoriesforreuse.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordknittedinthethirdparagraphmean?A．Attached. B．Fixed.C．Combined. D．Repaired.3、WhichofthefollowingdirectlyhelpedtoincreasethesalesofRothy’sshoes?A．Thedesignandcolor. B．Thereasonableprice.C．Thecompany’sadvertisement. D．ThestarpowerofGwynethPaltrow.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toadvertiseanewkindofshoes.B．Todescribetheprocessofmakingshoes.C．Tointroduceanewwayofrecyclingplasticwaste.D．Tostresstheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.Text3Halloweenisperhapsthethirdmostpopularholidayforparties,comingafterNewYear’sandChristmas.WithHalloween,wehavetheopportunitytodressupforthenightand“besomeoneelse”.TeamMakerIfyouaregoingtohavegames,youmayrequireteams.Onewaytoputtogethertheteamsrandomly,thusencouragingguestswhodon’talreadyknoweachother,istohavethemdrawpiecesfromacauldron(大锅)orwitch’shat.Beforehand,writeenoughwordsonpiecesofpapertohaveoneforeveryguest.Onthepiecesofpaperwritewordslike:Egyptiantomb,pyramid,magicwand,magicspell,blackcat,etc.Everyonedrawsapieceofpaper.DressUptheDeadThisgameisnotfortheshyandmayresultinsomesmallrudeperformance.Forthegame,youwillneedaput-togetherskeleton.TheycanbefoundintheHalloweensectionofmanystores.Theskeletoncanbeofwoodorplastic,solongasitcanbetakenaparteasilyandcanberecombinedtogether.Thehost“buries”thebrokenupskeletonunderapileofsawdust,loosedirtorhayintheyard.Thefirstteam,whilebeingtimed,mustdiscoveralltheskeletonpiecesthenruntowherethere’sahookforhangingtheskeleton.Theymustrecombinetheskeletonandthen,donatingpartsoftheirownclothing,dresstheskeletoninashirtandpants.MurderMysteryHostamurdermysteryasaplay.Selectplayers,eitherbyvolunteersorbyrandomdrawingorevenhaveguestsvote.Whiletheplayersreadovertheirparts,therestoftheguestsarrangetheroom.Setuparowofchairsfacingthepartyaudience.Thiswillbethe“stage”wherethemurdermysteryplayerswillsitandperformtheirroles.Thehostkeepsthegame(play)moving,usuallybyplayingoneofthedetectivecharacters.1、Howcanpeopleformateam?A．Bygivingaperformance.B．Bymakingawitch’shat.C．Bywritingsomewords.D．Bydrawingapieceofpaper.2、WhatpersonsaresuitableforDressUptheDead?A．Thosewhocantellstories.B．Thosewhoarenotbraveenough.C．Thosewhodon’tmindsmallrudeness.D．Thosewhoarenotgoodatmakingup.3、WhatisthefunctionofchairsinMurderMystery?A．Theyarepreparedfortheaudiencetosit.B．Theyareusedtositinandperformfortheplayers.C．Theyarepreparedforthehosttoguidetheplayers.D．Theyareusedtoattracttheaudience’sattention.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．GamesforHalloweenPartyB．HowtoPreparefortheHalloweenParty?C．TheReasonWhyHalloweenPartyIsPopularD．WhatIsthePurposeofHalloweenParty?Text4Amsterdamisaspecialcity.Therearemanyplacesyoushouldnotmissduringyourvisit.Hereisourlistofthebest.AmsterdamcanalringThecityoldcentreisformedfromcanalringswhichgiveyouthefeelingofspace,freedomandpeace.Walktroughthesecanalstreetsorbetter—takeatripbyrentingaboatyourself.AnotherwaytoexploretheVeniceoftheNorthistotakearideorabicycle.Anywayyoudecidefor—enjoythiscity.TheNationalMaritimeMuseumTheMaritimeMuseumisanattractiveplacetovisit,especiallywithchildren.Withmanyattractionsinit,thiscolourfulandenjoyablemuseumwillhelpyouunderstandthehistoryoftheNetherlands—asmallnationwhichwasoneoftheworld’sgreatestseapowers.AmsterdamBrownCafeWhenyouenterAmsterdamoldcafescalledBrown,atfirstitwillseemtoomuchfromthepastandtoocrowded,buttheatmosphereisunique.Relaxandwatch—mostofpeoplearoundwillbelocals.Feellikeoneofthem—therealAmsterdammers.CivicGuardsGalleryThisgalleryisfiledwitholdpaintingsfromtheDutchGoldenAge.Theexhibitedcanvasmaybenotalwaysthemasterpiecesofart,butthesegroupportraitsofAmsterdamcitizensandtheirwivesareanexquisite(精致的)documentoftheDutchcivilizationandculturecenturiesago.ToavoidwaitinglinesweadviseyoutobuyyourticketsinadvanceonlinethroughourAmsterdamattractionsandmuseumsticketswebpage.1、Howmanywaysaretherefortouriststovisitthecityoldcentre?A．5.B．4.C．3.D．2.2、Wherewouldyougotolearnmoreaboutlocallife?A．AmsterdamBrownCafe.B．Amsterdamcanalring.C．CivicGuardsGallery.D．TheNationalMaritimeMuseum.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Afiction.B．Atextbook.C．Atravelguide.D．Asciencemagazine.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ChinesehasovertakenFrench,SpanishandGermantobecomeoneofthemostpopularforeignlanguagesforjobseekersintheUKResearchshowsgraduatesinChineseearn1．averageyearlysalaryof£31,000or2．(much)“Ihadalotoffriendsonothercourses3．didn’tdomuchinfirstorsecondyearButforChinesemajors,youhavetospendhoursandhours4．(write)characters,”saysHannahJackson,whograduatedinChineseStudiesfromSheffieldUniversityin5．Hannahdescribeshercourseas“majorlyintense”“Mostofmyfriendsadmittedtocryinginthefirstweekowing6．thecourseintensity(强度)IwasalmosttoldatonepointthatImightwanttoreconsideranddropout”“Thedegreeis7．(absolute)worthitTheefforts8．(pay)offsofarIlikethatIcouldlive,workandoperatewithrelativeeaseinChinaLookingaroundatpeoplewhohavestudiedFrenchorSpanishatuniversity,Ifindthere’snosuchchance9．(use)whatthey’velearnedintheworkplace,”HannahsaysHannahwenttolookforajobinShanghai,whereshefoundmoreemployment10．(opportunity)AfterworkingasaprojectmanagerforIntralinkGroupforfouryears,shesetup11．(she)owncompanyearning£5,000adayShehasnowreturnedtotheUKandworksinbusinessdevelopmentfortheBodyShopThestorytellsofawomanwhoduringthewarwenttolivewithherhusbandincampontheMojaveDesertShe1．(simple)hatedtheplaceTheheatwasalmost2．(bearable),125degreesintheshadeThewind3．(blow)continually,andtherewassandeverywhereAtthebeginning,shejusttolerateditandexpectedtoleaveasearlyaspossibleFinally,indesperationshewrotetoherparentsinOhiothatshecouldn’tstand4．(live)thereforanotherminuteandwascominghomeQuicklycamethereplybyairmailfromherfather—justthetwofamiliarlines:＂Twomenlookedoutfromprisonbarsonemansawthemud,while5．othermansawstars＂Thedaughterdidsomerealthinking,notonlywiththeintelligencebutalsowithherheartShedecided6．(stick)toherpostMaking7．(friend)withthenatives,shelearnedtolovethecountry,andeventuallywroteabook8．wasbasedonherexperiencesinthecountryThedesertdidn’tchange,9．herattitudechangedBecauseshelistenedwithherheart10．thewordsherfathersent,awholenewworldopeneduptoherSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)1、Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecangiveyouafalsepicture.Forexample,someonemightsay,“Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery(彩票).Itwasgreat.Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!”2、Maybe,maybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought$200worthoftickets,andonlyonewasawinner.He’sreallyabigloser!Hedidn’tsayanythingthatwasfalse,butheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose.That’scalledahalf-truth.3、Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let’ssaythatduringGovernorSmith’slastterm,herstatelostonemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.4、Oneofheropponentssays,“DuringGovernorSmith’sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs!”that’strue.However,andhoneststatementwouldhavebeen,“DuringGovernorSmith’sterm,thestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs.”Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.5、Anadvertisementmightsay,“NineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothache.”ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstooofoften.It’sasadfactoflife:Liesarelies,andsometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.A．Thisguy’sawinner,right?B．Thensheseeksanotherterm.C．Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive?D．Half-truthsarenottechnicallylies,buttheyarejustdishonest.E.Halftruths

areaimedateconomicandsocialscienceacademicsF.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwithtruth.G.Whenitcomesto

advertisements,wemustalluseourintelligenceandnotbeaslavetothem!"AquestionbroughtmetothepointofendingmylifewhenIwasfiftyyearsold.Myquestionwasthesimplestonethatliesineveryperson.Itisthequestionwithoutwhichlifeisimpossible:WhydoIlive?1、Isthereanythinginmylifethatwillnotbedestroyedbymydeath?"ThesearethewordsofthefamousRussianwriterLeoTolstoy.Manypeopleaskthesedifficultquestions.Andtheystruggletofindmeaningintheirlife.Tolstoyspenthiswholelifetryingtoanswerdifficultquestionslikethese.2、Inthe1850s,Le