考研《英语一》2023年常德市汉寿县临考冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》2023年常德市汉寿县临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)It’safamilytraditiontogotodinneratmygrandmother’shouseforallmajorholidays．Afterthemeal，theyoungestchildrengotothebasementtoplaygames，1theremainderofmyfamilywithdrawtothelivingroom．Forseveralyears，I’dremainatthe2dinnertable，readingwhateverbookhadcaughtmyinterest．I’llneverforgetthedaywhenthisall3．Myauntcameintothedinningroomandsaid，“4thatbookandtalktomebeforeIhityouwiththisfork!”I’dbeencontenttoremaintheattentivelistener，5nothing，buthearingeverything．Thencamethe6thatIwasantisocial，towhichI7withasilentsmile．TherewasatimewhenIfoolishlybelievedmyfamilywouldacceptmypreference；8，theyseemtobelievethattheyshouldencouragemeto9．Inmyopinion，I’mtheonlyonethathasadaptedwelltothefamilial（熟悉的）talkativeness．Whatwouldbethe10ofallthesevoicesifthereweren’tsomeonetoshutupand11?My12isn’ttheonlythingmyfamilyfindspuzzling．Iwouldscream“No!”at2a．m．13acharacterwashorrificallykilled．IbecomeactiveatnightinsummersoIcanlistentomusic，read，andwritewithoutthe14ofmybrothersandsisters，whoseemtothinkifIwanttobe15theyshouldcomenearmeandmakeasmuch16aspossible．Myfamilydoesn’tcompletely17allofmyactions．They’rewellawareofwhatmakesme18isreadingwhilesittinginoneoftheblackcomfortablechairs．I’ve19thatreadingabookofanygreatlengthwouldmakeitextremely20formyparentstogetmefromthechair．Fortunatelytheyhavelearnedtoacceptmyactions．1、A．ifB．whileC．untilD．though2、A．highB．smallC．emptyD．dusty3、A．improvedB．happenedC．failedD．changed4、A．BurnB．FinishC．ShutD．Hide5、A．acceptingB．followingC．mixingD．saying6、A．commentB．planC．secretD．evidence7、A．celebratedB．respondedC．linkedD．supplied8、A．howeverB．thereforeC．meanwhileD．besides9、A．learnB．paintC．practiceD．speak10、A．harmB．causeC．pointD．beauty11、A．agreeB．watchC．workD．listen12、A．painB．dreamC．silenceD．curiosity13、A．unlessB．becauseC．orD．but14、A．presenceB．criticismC．ideaD．help15、A．carefulB．aloneC．kindD．independent16、A．noiseB．moneyC．progressD．room17、A．missB．forgetC．avoidD．misunderstand18、A．surprisedB．puzzledC．delightedD．frightened19、A．imaginedB．realizedC．reportedD．guessed20、A．difficultB．funnyC．dangerousD．easySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Whileelephantsbornwithouttusks(长牙)arenotunheardof，theynormallyformjust2to6percentofthepopulation.However,thatisnotthecaseatMozambique’sGorongosaNationalPark,whereanastonishing33percentoffemaleelephantsbornafterthecountry’scivilwarendedin1992aretuskless.Whilethatmayappeartobejustacoincidence,JoycePoole,anelephantbehaviorexpert,hasanothertheory.Theresearcherthinkswemaybewitnessingunnaturalevolutionofthespeciesduetotheconstanthuntingofelephantsforvaluableivory.Poolesaysbeforethecountry’s15-year-longcivilwar,the100,000—acreparkwashometoover4,000elephants.However,bythetimetheconflictendedin1992,about90percentofthemhadbeenkilledforivorytohelpfinanceweapons(武器)andmeattofeedthesoldiers.Ofthelessthan200survivors,over50percentofadultfemaleshadnotusks.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingthatthepark’stusklesselephantpopulationhasgrowngreatly.Thisisnotthefirsttimeresearchershaveobservedagreatchangeinthepopulationofelephants.AtZambia’sSouthLuangwaNationalParkandLupandeGameManagementArea，areaswhichwereheavilyhuntedinthe1970sand1980s,2%ofelephants25yearsorolderand13%ofthoseyoungerthan25arenowwithouttusks.A2008studypublishedintheAfricanJournalofEcologyfoundthatthenumberoftusklessfemalesattheRuahaNationalParkinTanzaniawentfrom10.5percentin1969toalmost40percentin1989,largelyduetoillegalhuntingforivory.TherecentbanonivoryinboththeUSandChinashouldhelpgetridof,oratleastreduce,elephanthunting.However,scientistsarenotsurehowlongitwilltakeforelephantswithahigherrateoftusklessfemales,tochangethetrend.1、WhatistheprobablecauseofthephenomenonmentionedinParagraph1?A．Illegalhunting. B．Constantfarming.C．Apurecoincidence. D．Naturalevolution.2、WhydidpeoplekillsomanyelephantsduringthecivilwarinMozambique?A．Togetfundsbysellingivory. B．Todevelopnewweapons.C．Toprovidefoodforlocalpeople. D．Tomakeivoryproducts.3、Whichofthefollowinghadtheearliestrecordontusklesselephants?A．GorongonsaNationalPark. B．SouthLuangwaNationalPark.C．TheRuahaNationalPark. D．LupandeGameManagementArea.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thetrend”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Elephantsfacinggreaterdanger.B．Elephantsgrowingmoreslowly.C．Fewerfemaleelephantsstayingalive.D．Morefemaleelephantsbeingtuskless.Text2Regardlessofhowfarwe’dliketobelievegender（性别）equalityintheworkplacehascome,there’sstillayawninggapbetweenmaleandfemaleleadersintheprofessionalworld.A2018statisticshowsthatwomennowadaysholdjust5.8percentofCEOspositionsatS&P500companies,accordingtoCatalyst.Whileit’snotahugeshockthatwomenaresomewhatunderrepresentedinleadershippositions,whatissurprisingthough,isthefactthatfemalesmayactuallybebettersuitedtoleadinalmosteveryarea,atleastaccordingtonewfindingsfromtheBINorwegianBusinessSchool.Intheirresearch,ProfessorOyvindL.MartinsenandProfessorLarsGlassurveyed(调查)2,900managerswithaspecialfocusonpersonalitytypes.Theresultswereclear:Womenscoredhigherthanmeninfourofthefivemajorleadership-centriccategories.Whilesomepeoplebelievethatmen

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makebetterleaders—probablybecausetheypicturealeaderwithacommandingvoice,whichismoretypicalofmenthanwomen—thispieceofresearchsuggeststhatwomenarebetteratmethodicalmanagementandgoal-setting,openness,sociabilityandsupportiveness,aswellasabilitytocommunicateclearly.Therewasoneareainwhichmenscoredhigherthanwomen,though,andthatwasonemotionalstabilityandabilitytofacejob-relatedpressureandstress.Theresultssuggestthatwomenaremoresensitivetotheeffectsofhigh-pressureorhighlyemotionalsituations.Obviously,it’simportanttoconsiderindividual(个人的)differences.Anyone,regardlessofgender,maybeaninspiringleaderandacompetentboss.Butnexttimeyou’rehiringforamanagementposition,youjustmightwanttogivetheresumes(简历)fromfemalecandidatesaharderlook.1、（小题1）Whatmakesusshockedmuchatleadershippositions?A．Womenareworsethanmen.B．Mentakealmostallhighpositions.C．Thereisahugegapbetweengenders.D．Womenmightbehavebetterinnearlyeveryfield.2、（小题2）Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“inherently”inParagraph4?A．properlyB．potentiallyC．naturallyD．normally3、（小题3）Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthistext?A．HowWeCanFigureOutTheBossB．WhyWomenAreBetterThanMenC．WhyWomenMakeTheBestBossesD．HowWeCanTellGenderDifference4、（小题4）Whomighthavespecialinterestinthisarticle?A．Jobhunters.B．Employers.C．Employees.D．Malebosses.Text3AsIsitathomethinkingaboutmyupcomingad-ventureandthethingsIneedtobring,itmakesmeevenmoreexcitedtobeginmytravel.Iwillbemakingmywayaroundtheworld.ThefirstplacesonthelistarcAndalusiaandAfricainthebookTheAlchemist.IwillneedtopackalotofstuffandmakesureIhaveenoughmoneytoprovidemyselfwithfoodandenoughtodrink.TheSaharadesertisalwayshotandrequiresplentyofwater.NextIwillheadtoMexicointhebookBorntoRun,whereIwillencountertheTarahumaraIndiantribe.IwillneedtogetintoshapeanddosomejoggingifIwanttokeepupwiththemwhilerunning.Iwillhavetopackmyrunningshoes,though,becausetheTarahumaranshavemasteredtheartofrunningonthetoughland.AfterMexico,myjourneytakesmetotheEgyptiandesertinthenovelTheParisVendetta.ThereIhopetohelpuncoveranancientconspiracy(阴谋)thatgoesbackcenturies.JustlikemytriptoAndalusia91willhavetomakesureIhaveplentyofwater.PackingtheCamelbakproductsseemslikethebestidea,soIwillhavewateronhandatalltimes.Iexpectthisadventuretobequiteinteresting,andIamveryexcitedaboutit.Lastly,IwillmakemywaybacktoAmericainthebookShattered:StruckDown,ButNotDestroyed.Thismakesmefeelexcitedbecauselikethemaincharacterinthebook,IalsowantedtobecomeaprofessionalathletewhenIwasyounger.Forthistrip,Iwillgowithanopenmindandhopefullymeetsomefriendsalongtheway.Iamreadytoembarkonmyadventureoftraveling,andIcannotwaitanylonger!1、Accordingtothepassage,theTarahumaraIndiantribe.A．settlesinAfricaB．livesinadesertC．isgoodatrunningD．needsrunningshoes2、TheCamelbakproductsareprobablymadeto.A．helppeopledojoggingexerciseB．supplypeoplewithwaterC．protectpeoplefromthesunD．showpeopletherightdirection3、Theunderlinedwords“embarkon”inthelastparagraphprobablymean“”.A．startB．prepareC．finishD．record4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Everyoneshouldtravelaroundtheworld.B．Travelingmakespeoplewise,C．Mytravelingexperience.D．Mytravelplan.Text4EveryyearinAmerica,highschoolstudentswhowanttogotocollegetakeanationalexaminationcalledtheScholasticAptitudeTest,orSATinashortenedway.Theirscoreisanimportantfactorindeterminingwhichcollegeswilladmitthemorwhetheranywillbeadmittedatall.TheScholasticAptitudeTestmeasuresone'smathematicalabilityanduseoftheEnglishlanguage.Traditionally,theEnglishpartinvolvedgrammaticalquestionsandparagraphsthattestreadingcomprehension.ButtheSATfolkshaveaddedasinglequestion,tobeansweredinanessay,handwrittenonthespot.That'saninterestingwaytotestwritingability,butcontentaside,haveyoueverseenyoungpeople'shandwritinglately?Oranyone'sforthatmatter,inthisageofcomputerkeyboards?Studentswritenumbersandsigntheirnamesonbankchecks.Theyscribbleclassnotesinwhatcangenerouslybedescribedasthewrittenword.Yettoday'skidsareaskedtowrite,thoughtfullyandclearly,forseveralminutesonthisSATTest.Goodlucktothetextscorerswhomustworkoutdifficultlythescrawl(潦草的字迹)ofyoungpeoplewho'vebeentypingoncomputerssincetheageofthree!Teachersinsistthatgoodhandwritingcannotonlyhelpone'sscoreontheSAT,butalso,lateroninlife,impresspotentialemployers.Anddon'tforget,weallhavetoturntohandwritingfromtimetotime,ascomputersgodownwhenpowergoesout.Thenhowtoimprovethehandwriting?Well,withafewsimplestepsyoucanimproveyourhandwriting.Positionthepen.Youshouldholdthepenbetweentheforefingerandthethumb,thenrestitnearthefirstknuckle(指节)ofthemiddlefinger.Therestofyourfingersshouldbecurled(卷曲)underyourhandandyourhandshouldremainrelaxed.Evaluateyourwriting.Makechangestoyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.Takeyourtime.Speedisboundtomakeyourwritingmessylooking.Practise.Practiseitalot;it'snotenoughtodoitonceandhopeforthebest.Ithastobesomethingyouworkattomakegreatimprovements.1、Theunderlinedword＂scribble＂inParagraph2probablymeans＂______________＂.A．writequicklyandroughlyB．typesimplyandcorrectlyC．paintclearlyandneatlyD．describeproperlyandwell2、AccordingtoParagraph3,studentswithgoodhandwritingskill______________.A．canpasstheSATB．candevelopgoodcharactersC．canimpresstheirclassmatesD．cangetmorejobopportunities3、Whichofthefollowingshouldyouavoidwhenimprovingyourhandwriting?A．Practisingwritingalot.B．Writingasfastasyoucan.C．Relaxingyourhandwhenholdingthepen.D．Changingyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.4、Thetextistopresentthefactthat______________.A．writingseemstobeveryimportantintheSATB．thosewhowillgotocollegehavetotaketheSATC．studentsshouldpractisehandwritingmoreoftenD．kidsdon'tknowhowtowriteinthecomputeragePartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Teaisoneofthemostpopular1．(drink)intheworldYoumakeitbypouringhotwateroverthe2．(dry)leavesofateaplantForcenturiespeoplebelievedthatteacouldcureillnesses,andtheyuseditasmedicineTodayscientistsknowthatteacontainschemicalsthatpreventcellsfrom3．(die)Mostteashavecaffeineinthem,asubstancethatmakesyoufeelmoreactiveSomepeoplehaveproblemsdrinkingteabecauseitcancause4．(sleep)Theteaplantgrowsbestintropicalandtemperateplaces5．rainfallsthroughouttheyearTeaplantscanbegrownfromsealevel6．about2,000metersabovesealevel,butthebestqualitygrowsinhigherregionsTea7．(come)fromtheleavesandbudsofteaplantsWildplantscanbeupto9metershighbutonteaplantationsthey8．(cut)backtoabushofaboutameterinheightsothatworkerscanpulltheleaves9．(easy)IttakesaplanttreetofiveyearsbeforeitisreadyforpickingApickercanharvestabout20kgofteaadayOnlargeteaplantationstheleavesareharvestedbymachines,10．thequalityofteaishigherwhentheleavesarepickedbyhandCathyMartinisahurricanehunterwiththeNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)Forsixmonthseachyear,sheispartofateamthatcollects1．shedescribesas“vitaldata,tosavelifeandproperty”Whenwindspickup,2．(spin)towardtheCaribbeanandUScoastline,Martinand3．(she)flightteamspringintoactionTheyuseinstrumentscalleddropsondes,which4．(set)freefromatubeatthebackoftheplaneAsadropsondemakesits10,000-footlandingintothesea,itsendsoutinformationaboutairtemperature,pressure,humidity,andthespeedand5．(direct)ofthewindOnaneight-hourflight,Martin’steam6．(typical)drops15to20dropsondeswhileflyingfromonesideofthestorm7．theother,tryingtocoverasmuchgroundaspossibleTheyheadforthecenter(oreye)ofthestorm,8．there’snowind,andalsosearchforthestrongestwinds,tohelppeopleonthecoastprepareforwhat’scomingSometimes,theywilluseanunmannedaircraft9．(gather)dataclosertotheocean'ssurfaceThoughtheseflightscanbelong,10．(tire)andoftenlastseveraldaysinarow,MartinlikesherjobandwishesshecouldflyeverydaySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Darkstairwayscanbeabitdangerous,especiallywhenitbecomeswetordamp.Arailingandsufficientlightningisimportant,butthecosttoinstallwiringcanbeabitexpensive.So,stoptryingtofindwaysinthedarkandoptforstylishalternativesthataresafeandeffective.1、Theyalsosavemoneyonpermanentadditionsthatwouldcostalittlebitmore.●InvolveCandleLanternsIfyouwanttoaddvintage(复古)styletotheoutdoorstairway,thenaddaseriesofcandlelanterns.Surroundflamelesscandleswithsmallsmoothstonesinsidetheglassglobes.Thestoneswilladdnaturalbeautytothehome.2、.Itwilllookgreatandprovideadequateamountoflight.●AddweatherproofflamelesscandlesonbothsideofthestaircaseBatteryoperatedcandlesneednottobestored.Weather-proofcandlesandframelesscolumnswouldlookgreatonanoutdoorstairway,especiallyifthestepsaresurroundedbyflowers.3、.Aslongaswindisnotaproblem,itwillworkexceptionallywelltolightway.●4、Inanareawherestrongwindsgushesthereareapossibilitythewindowwillblowawaythecandle.Accordingly,considerusingsolidlights.Surroundthepostswithlowgrowingflowers.5、.Considerimpatiens(凤仙花)fordarklocationinhardinesszones3-10andmazusinsunnyarea.Withduecaretheywillgrowbeautifullyandsolarlightswilllightupthestairwaysadequately.A．ArtificiallightisnotagoodchoiceB．ForthesoilwillkeepthepostsfirmlyontheplaceC．ItisoftenthemostneglectedthingwhiledecoratingD．DecoratethesidesofoutdoorstepswithsolarlightsE.ConsiderthesesmallbudgetideasandlightthehomeF.ArrangethecolumncandlesingradualsizeonbothsidesofthestepsG.Furthermore,thestoneswillweighdownthelanternstopreventgentlewindEveryboyandeverygirlexpectstheirparentstogivethemmorepocketmoney.1、Onemainpurposeistoletkidslearn