考研《英语一》常德市澧县2023年考前冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》常德市澧县2023年考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Thefirstweekwemovedintoourapartment,itbeganflooding.It1uswherethewaterwascomingfrom.Ithadbeen2thatitcamefromaholeinthewaterfilter(过滤器).3,thewaterfiltermantoldusthatnothingwaswrongwithit.Wewerenearlyoutofour4whilewewereexploringthecause.Wesearchedforthe5leakforatleastamonth.6,myhusbandcouldn’tbearitandurged,“Let’smoveawayfromhere.”Thenarepairman,whofixedtheoven,7us.Whenhefinishedhiswork,I8toaskhim,“Doyouhaveanyideawhyourapartmentfloods?”I9himwherewealwayshadwateronthefloor.“Theremustbesomething10,”hetoldme.Wewere11atwhathesaid.Couldallthiswateronmyfloorbecomingnotfromsomethingbroken,12fromablockedpipe?Wecalledaplumber(水管工人).Heputhistubedeepintothedrain.Andthen13abigpencilsharpenerflewoutofthepipe.Sodidour14,whichbotheredusallthetime.Ilearnedaveryimportant15fromthispencilsharpener.Everyoneshouldbereadyto16depressionsinlife.Youdon’thaveajob,oryouare17something,oryoucan’tgetwhatyouwant.Youtellyourselfthatthereissomethingwrongwithyou.However,inthosemomentsof18,youalwayshavetoremember:It’snotthatthereissomethingwrongwithyourself;it’snotthatyouhave19ordefects.Youjusthaveto20thethingthatispullingyourselfdown.1、A．confusedB．disturbedC．frightenedD．alarmed2、A．confirmedB．designedC．expectedD．reminded3、A．MoreoverB．OtherwiseC．ThereforeD．However4、A．curiosityB．mindC．memoryD．order5、A．abandonedB．damagedC．hiddenD．forgotten6、A．EventuallyB．GratefullyC．EspeciallyD．Accidentally7、A．inspiredB．encouragedC．opposedD．educated8、A．tendedB．managedC．attemptedD．pretended9、A．convincedB．informedC．promisedD．comforted10、A．blockedB．shortenedC．lostD．cut11、A．delightedB．amusedC．madD．astonished12、A．butB．orC．soD．and13、A．automaticallyB．suddenlyC．continuallyD．smoothly14、A．curiosityB．gratitudeC．satisfactionD．depression15、A．methodB．skillC．lessonD．idea16、A．goafterB．gothroughC．goaboutD．goagainst17、A．experiencingB．missingC．receivingD．expecting18、A．darknessB．embarrassmentC．lonelinessD．responsibility19、A．characteristicsB．desiresC．wishesD．shortcomings20、A．acceptB．destroyC．removeD．quitSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Herearesomeappsthatmaybehelpfultoyou.Linktotheappsandyoucanmanageyourcourseload,prepareforexamsandevengetyoutoclassontime.RescueTimeRescueTimeoffersadetailedlookathowyou’vespentyourtime—thegoodandthebad.Thisdesktopapplicationrunsinthebackground,trackingeverythingyoudoonyourcomputer,anddeliversareportonhowyou’respendingyourtime.Thefreeversiontracksthetimeyouspendonwebsitesandapplications,letsyousetgoalsandsendsweeklyreports.At$9permonth,itaddstheabilitytotracktimeawayfromyourcomputerandletsyoublockwebsitesthatmayaffectyourproductivity.MathAlarmWanttomakesureyougettoclassontimeandsqueezeinalittleextramathpracticeaswell?That’sexactlywhatMathAlarm,afreeiOSapp,canhelpyoudo.Setthealarmforthetimeyouneedtorise,andyou’llhavetoansweramathprobleminordertoturnitoff.Theproblemsaren’ttrickybuttheyareenoughtoawakeyourbrainsothatyou’remorelikelytowakeup.CliffsNotesTeachershatethem,studentslovethem.TheCliffsNotesStudyGuideappisfreeforiOSdevices,butactuallyavailableonlyforsomecontemporarywell-knownnovels.Ifyourcourseloadincludesanotherclassicnovel,you’llhavetopay$2foreachstudyguideyouneed.Theavailabletitlesincludeawideselection,rangingfromTheOutsiderstoParadiseLostandTheirEyesWereWatchingGod,butstudentsinneedofhelpwithsomelesserknowntitlesmaybeoutofluck.1、WhatextrahelpcanstudentsgetfromRescueTime’spaidservice?A．Itcanhelpyoublockwebsitesthatcandistracttheirattention.B．Itcankeeptrackofthetimewhentheysurfthewebsites.C．Itcansendaweeklyreporttotheirparents.D．Itcanhelpthestudentstosetpropergoal.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutMathAlarm?A．WithoutaMathAlarm,you’llbelateforschoo1.B．Youcansetyouralarmbyansweringamathproblem.C．Youhavetosolveamathproblembeforeturningitoff.D．Itcanhelpyousolvecomplexmathproblems.3、What’sthedisadvantageoftheCliffNotesStudyGuideapp?A．Itonlycoversthreefamousbooks.B．Itisforbiddentousebytheteachers.C．Itchargestoomuchforeachnovel.D．Itonlycontainsthosecontemporarywell-knownnovels.Text2AcompanyinSanFrancisco,California,hasfoundawaytoturnusedplasticbottlesintowomen’sshoes.Everyday,millionsofAmericansdrinkwaterandotherliquidsfromplasticbottles.Morethan60millionofthemarethrownawayeachday.Manyoftheplasticbottlesendupinlandfillsorareburnedwithotherwasteproducts.ASanFranciscostart-upcompanycalledRothy's,however,turnsthisplasticwasteintoenvironmentallyfriendlyshoes.RothMartinisthecompany’sco-founder.Heexplainshowiheyturnplasticintosoftmaterialforwomen’sfeet.Theytaketheplastic,cleanit,andbreakitdownintosmallpieces.Thentheypressthemthroughadevicethatmakessoftfibers.Thosefibersarcthencombinedtogether.Thisisdonebya3Dmachine.Itisdesignedtoreducewastewhilemakingtheshoes.Theknittedstuffandtheinnerpartoftheshoearcthenattachedtotheshoe’souterpart,calledthesole(鞋底).Thisoutersoleisalsomadefromenvironmentallyfriendlymaterial:responsiblysourcedno-carbonrubber.Rolhy’sshoesaresoldonline.Theyareflatshoes,witheitheraroundedorpointedtoe.Theycomeindifferentcolorsanddesigns.Theycosteither$125or$145perpair,dependingonthedesign.AfterAmericanactressGwynethPaltrowdiscoveredthemlastyear,thedemandfortheshoesgrew.Martinsaysthereisnoshortageofmaterialtofillthatdemand.“We’renotgoingtorunoutofwaterbottlesanytimesoon.Sowehavealimitlesssupplyofmaterial,andIthinkthatisagoodsignforourfuture."Whentheenvironmentallyfriendlyshoeswearout,customerscanreturnthematnocosttoacompanythatusestherecycledmaterialtomakeotherproducts.Fornow,theshoesareonlyavailabletobeshippedintheUnitedStates.However,thecompanysaysitwilladdinternationalshippinginthenearfuture.1、Howareusedplasticbottlesusuallydealtwith?A．Theyareusedtomakeshoes.B．Theyareburiedorburned.C．Theyarechangedintosoftmaterials.D．Theyarereturnedtofactoriesforreuse.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“knitted”inthethirdparagraphmean?A．Combined. B．Fixed.C．Spotted. D．Repaired.3、WhichofthefollowingdirectlyhelpedtoincreasethesalesofRothy’sshoes?A．Thedesignandcolor.B．Thereasonableprice.C．ThestarpowerofGwynethPaltrow.D．Thecompany'sadvertisement.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toadvertiseanewkindofshoes.B．Todescribetheprocessofmakingshoes.C．Tointroduceanewwayofrecyclingplasticwaste.D．Tostresstheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.Text3Oneeveninglastsummer,whenIaskedmy17-year-oldson,Ray,forhelpwithdinner,hisresponsesurprisedme,“What’sacolander（漏勺）?”heasked.Icouldonlyblamemyself.Nobody’shandswentinthesauceexceptmyown.Butthatnight,asIexplainedwithatouchofpanicthatacolanderisthethingwithholesinit,IwonderedwhatelseIhadn’tpreparedRayfor.IfeltconfidentthatI’draisedaself-reliantboy,aswealltrytodo.Butcouldheboilwater?Sewonabutton?Washhisclotheswithoutturningthempink?No,noandno.Suddenlyithitme:He’dbeleavingthehouseinayeartoattendcollege.NowaywasIgoingtosetaspoiledprinceintotheworld.Asparents,whilewefocusonourchild’sconfidenceandcharacter,weperhapsdon’talwaysconsiderthatwearealsoraisingsomeone’sfutureroommate,boyfriend,husband,orfather.IwantedtoknowthatI’draisedaboywhowouldneveraskthewomaninhislife,“What’sfordinner?”SoIcameupwithaplan:IwouldofferRayaprivatehomeeconomicscourse.Iwasdelightedtofindthathedidn’tsayno.Fortwohours,threedaysaweek,Raywasallmine.Oneday,ashistomatosaucereducedonthestove,hewashedandseasonedachickenfortoasting.Thenherolledoutthepiecrust（馅饼皮）andfilleditwithapples,allwhilelisteningtomyexplanationontheimportanceofpreheatinganoven.Threeofmyfourgrandparentsweretailors,soRaywasgeneticallyprogrammedtoquicklymasterthebasics,likemendingasplitseamorrefasteningabutton.OnedaywecoveredAdvancedLaundry,inwhichItaughthimnevertomixaredsweatshirtwithwhiteshirtsorputsweatersinthedryer.Iknewthathewouldratherhavebeenshootinghoopsinthedrivewaythanlearningtomendsockswithhismother--hetriedtobegoffsewinglessons,eventhoughIinsistedthatoneday,someonewouldfindthesightofhimfixinghisownshirtveryattractive--butitcouldn’tbedeniedthathewaslearning,andmorethanjusthousekeeping.“Iappreciatemorewhatyoudoasamom,”hetoldmeoneday.Raynowunderstandsthefinerpointsofcooking,andmoreimportant,herealizesthere’snothingmasculine（男子气的）aboutbeinghelpless.Notonlycanhemakehisowndinner,hecanmakeitforhisfamily,too.That’swhatIcallaman.1、Hearingherson’squestion,theauthorfelt_______.A．shockedB．angryC．disappointedD．calm2、WecanlearnfromthetextthatRay________.A．madegreatprogressincookingB．preferredsewingtocookingC．wasunwillingtotakethecourseatfirstD．alwaysthoughtitattractivetodohousework3、Theunderlinedpart“morethanjusthousekeeping”showsthatRay_______.A．fellinlovewithhouseworkB．didotherworkinthehouseC．acknowledgestheauthor’seffortsD．begantobemoreindependent4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AreWomenProgrammedforHousework?B．ShouldBoysBeInvolvedinHousework?C．I’mProudI’veRaisedaCuriousSonD．APresentforMyFutureDaughter-in-lawText4Laughterispartoftheuniversalhumanvocabulary.Allmembersofthehumanspeciesunderstandit.UnlikeEnglishorFrenchorSwahili,wedon’thavetolearntospeakit.Werebornwiththecapacitytolaugh.Verylittleisknownaboutthespecificbrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughter.Contrarytofolkwisdom,mostlaughterisnotabouthumor;itisaboutrelationships.Tofindoutwhenandwhypeoplelaugh,Iwentwithseveralassistantstolocalmallsandrecordedwhathappenedjustbeforepeoplelaughed.Overa10-yearperiod,westudiedover2,000casesofnaturallyoccurringlaughter.Wefoundthatmostlaughterdoesnotnecessarilyfollowjokes.Peoplemaylaughafteravarietyofstatements,suchas,“HerecomesMary,”“Howdidyoudoonthetest?”or“Doyouhavearubberband?”Thesecertainlyaren’tjokes.Webelievelaughterevolvedfromthepanting(喘气的)behaviorofourancientancestors.Today,ifwetickle(使发痒)chimps,theydon’tlaugh.But,instead,theyproduceapantingsound.That’sthesoundofapelaughter,andit’stherootofhumanlaughter.Apeslaughinthekindsofsituationsthatleadtohumanlaughter,likegamesthatinvolvechasing.Otheranimalsproducesoundsduringplay,buttheyaresodifferentfromlaughter.Rats,forexample,producehighsoundsduringplayandwhentickled,buttheseareverydifferentinsoundfromhumanlaughter.Laughterisoftenpositive,butitcanbenegativetoo.There’sadifferencebetween“laughingwith”and“laughingat”.Peoplewholaughatothersmaybetryingtodrivethemoutofthegroup.Noonehasactuallycountedhowmuchpeopleofdifferentageslaugh,butyoungchildrenprobablylaughthemost.Atages5and6weprobablylaughmorethanatanyothertimes.Adultslaughlessthanchildren,probablybecausetheyplayless.Worknowunderwaywilltellusmoreaboutthebrainmechanismsbehindlaughter,howithasevolved,andwhywe’resosusceptibletotickling.1、Whatwasthepurposeofthedecade’sresearch?A．Toprovethatpeoplelaughbecauseofhumour.B．Tofindouttherealreasonforpeopleslaughter.C．Toresearchpeoplesdifferentreactiononjokes.D．Torecordconversationsamongshoppersinmalls.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Peoplewhoplaymoretendtolaughmore.B．Apesproducehighsoundswhentickled.C．Scientistsknowthebrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughterwell.D．Thesituationsinwhichapeslaughareverydifferentfromthoseinwhichhumanslaugh.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“susceptible”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Sensitive. B．Flexible.C．Addictive. D．Reliable.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImpactofLaughterB．TheMeaningofLaughterC．ABigMystery:WhyDoWeLaugh?D．Laughter:TheMostBeautifulWordsPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)语法填空Confucius（孔子）ishonored1．settingthetoneformuchtraditionalChinesemusicforthousandsofyears．He2．（think）tobeamusicteacheranda3．（talent）musicianwhowasabletoplayseveralinstrumentsexpertly．Perhapsforotherpeoplearoundtheworld，musicwasmeantmainlyforamusement．4．duringthetimeoftheZhouDynastyabout500BC，musichadanimportantroleinmakingsocietystable．HowmusicwasusedandperformedisexpressedinseveralmainConfucianbooks．Confuciustaughtthat5．（educate）somebody，youshouldstartwithpoems，emphasizeceremonies，andfinishwithmusic．Musicalknowledgewas6．matterofhigherlearning．Itissaidthathethoughtofthesixmostimportant7．（subject）tostudy，rankingmusichigherthantheotherfivenecessarysubjectslikewritingandmathematics．Musicwassoimportantbecausetheidealsocietywastobegovernedbyritual（礼制）functions，butnotbylaw．Inaculture8．peoplefunctionaccordingtoritual，musicisusedtohelpgovernthem．Somusicwasn'treally9．（entertain），butameansformusicianstoaccomplishpoliticalandsocialgoals．Musicis10．（eventual）ameansforsocialhappiness．SilkismainlyproducedinthesouthoftheYangtzeRiverDeltaThepeople1．(live)intheregionweretheinventorsofsilkfabric,andnootherculturediscoveredthisprocessindependentlyThehistoryofsilkmaking2．(begin)6,000yearsago,andtheearliestexampleofsilkfabric3．hasbeendiscovereddatesfrom3630BCinHenanSilkclothproducingprocesswaswelladvancedduringtheShangDynasty(1600—1046BC)eraChinaproducesabout150,000tons4．(annual)ThisismuchmorethantherestoftheworldOnlyIndiahasacomparablylargeindustrythatproducesabout30,000tonsItisthoughtthatsilk5．(export)alongtheSilkRoadroutesabout400BCagoButafterthat,the6．(variety)kingdomskeptsecretthemethodsofsilk7．(produce)foranotherthousandyearsItmighthavebeenoneofthemostenergeticallyguardedsecretesinhistoryAnyone8．(find)secretlycarryingsilkwormeggs,ormulberry(桑树)seedswasput9．deathSilkgarmentswerewornbyemperorsandroyaltyItwasastatussymbol,10．commonpeoplewereprohibitedfromwearingsilkSilkwasalsousedforanumberofotherapplicationsincludingluxurywritingmaterialSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoCreateaMindMapMostofusthinkvisuallybutwewritetextually.1、Italsomakestheinformationwelistmoredifficulttoprocess,remember,andshare.2、Itcombinesthebrain’svisualnaturewithourtendencytowritedownwords.Weendupwithadiagramthatcombineslogicandorderinalessstructuredmanner.Thispromotesclearerthinkingandbettercomprehension.3、So,howdoyoucreateamindmap?Themostbasicmethodistojustuseapenandpaper,oramarkerandwhiteboard.Itbeginswithacentraltopicoridea,thenflowsoutward.4、Thenextleveloftopicsisrepresentedbybranchesextendingfromit.Therearen’treallyanyrulesforcreatingmindmaps.Whilemostflowoutwardlyfromthecentraltopic,someusersprefertobuildmindmapsinonedirection.5、Thiscanmakegroupsofideaseasiertoidentifyandremember.Italsomakesamindmapmoreenjoyabletocreateanduse.Mindmapsareextremelyeffectivefortakingnotes,planningaproject,brainstorminganidea,presentinginformationtoothers,andmanyotheruses.Takeoutyourpenandhaveatry.A．Theyhelptoclarifythinking.B．Thisgoesagainsthowourmindsactuallywork.C．Theyhelpussavetimebyfocusingonkeyissues.D．Amindmapistheperfectanswertothisdilemma.E.Thinkofitasatree,wherethecentralpointisthetrunk.F.It’salsoalotmoreenjoyablethansimplywritingdownlists.G.Othersliketoaddcolors,pictures,orsymbolsintheirmindmaps.TeenagebrainsinthedigitalworldWhenitcomestotechnology,adultswon'tbeabletokeepupwiththeirchildren.Ittooktheradio38yearstoreach50millionpeople,butittookonly20yearsforthephonetoreachthesamenumber,and3yearsforthetelevision.Incontrast,