考研《英语一》揭阳市2023年临考冲刺试卷含解析

考研《英语一》揭阳市2023年临考冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MydaughterandIweredrivingfromLosAngelestoDallas．Wewererunning1ongassomewhereinNewMexicoand2wewouldseeagasstationsoonenoughtofillup．Butthatdidn’thappenandwe3wewerenotgoingtomakeittothenexttown．Somydaughtermadeupa4thatread“Lowongas．Canuhelp?”andhelditoutsideher5inthehopethatapassingdriverwould6itandstop．Itwasabout3：30pmonaweekdayandthereweren’ttoomanyvehicles7usatthattime．Thenwefoundsomeone8alongaheadofus.Wecaughtupwithitisthe9thatthedriverwouldnoticethesign．Afterabriefexpressionof10onhisface，heseemedtohavenoticedthesignand11downtopullover．Wepulledoverrightbehindhim．Whenheknowsthatwedon’thaveenoughgas，he12obuyusgasatthenexttownRoswell．Whenwe13ourdifficultyofnothavingenoughgastogetthere，hesaidtheyhadagas14onhisfarmabout10minutesaway，soifwecouldgivehim20minutes，hewould15backthere，getacanofgasolineand16upourtank．Wecouldnotbelieveourgood17!Wewerefilledwithgratitude(感激)forthe18ofstrangerssuchasthispersonaswewaitedforhimtoreturn．Sureenough，hewasbackwiththecan．He19totakepaymentforthegas，saying“Whatgoodisamanwhocannothelpanother20．”1、A．full B．1ow C．empty D．free2、A．figured B．decided C．insisted D．admitted3、A．required B．wished C．proved D．realized4、A．map B．sign C．guidance D．1ist5、A．bag B．window C．pocket D．room6、A．notice B．accept C．study D．check7、A．reaching B．helping C．passing D．noticing8、A．walking B．driving C．wandering D．running9、A．hope B．way C．strength D．case10、A．excitement B．confusion C．surprise D．worry11、A．slowed B．walked C．settled D．1ay12、A．attempted B．started C．offered D．managed13、A．reported B．declared C．changed D．explained14、A．station B．producer C．pump D．seller15、A．wait B．stay C．work D．head16、A．fill B．take C．pick D．put17、A．fortune B．dream C．1esson D．opinion18、A．happiness B．kindness C．patience D．modest19、A．promised B．refused C．forgot D．expected20、A．inturn B．inhand C．intime D．inneedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Asuccessfulbusinessman,addressingthecommercialclubofhiscity,toldastoryofanorphan(孤儿)namedJim.Jimwas12yearsold,whowasthelaughingstockofthewholetown.Heneverrememberedhavingakindwordspokentohiminhiswholelife.OnedayasJimwalkeddownthestreet,hesawsomeflowersslipfromalittlelady’sarmsjustinfrontofhim.Jimgathereduptheflowersandreplacedtheminherarms.“Thankyou,dear;youareanicelittleboy.”shesaidkindly,andwentonherwayaftergivinghimabrightsmile.Jimwasamazed.Thesewerethefirstkindwordshehadeverheardinhiswholetwelveyearsofexistence.Hestoodandstaredafterheruntilshewasoutofsight,thenhemadestraightforastream.Hesatdownonthebankofthestreamanddidsomethinking.“Thankyou,dear;youareanicelittleboy,”hethought.Finallytheboypulledfromhispocketsapieceofbrokenmirrorandlookedathimself.Hesawnothingbutdirt.Hewentdowntothewaterandwashedhisfacecarefully,almostpainfully.Thenhelookedagain.Hescarcelyrecognizedhimself.Hestoodstraightandlookedupinsteadofdownforthefirsttimesincehecouldremember.Afeedingofself-respectawokewithinhisbeing.Atthatmomentthecourseofhislifewaschanged;adeterminationtobeworthyofthekindwordsspokentohimbythelittlelady,andtopassthemon,tookpossessionofhissoul.AftertellingthisstoryofJim,thespeakerpausedandthenheshockedtheaudiencebysaying,“Gentlemen,Iwasthatboy.Thatgentlewomanimplantedinmylifethefirstseedofkindness.AsatributetohermemoryIhavetoldyouthisstory.”1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thelaughingstock”inparagraph2?A．Jimlikedplayingjokesonothers.B．Jimwasalwayslaughedatbyothers,C．Jimwasgoodatmakingothershappy.D．Jimhadinterestintellingfunnystories.2、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethelady?A．Brave.B．Clever.C．Friendly.D．Honest.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Jimwantedpeopletosaykindwordstoothers.B．Theladybecameveryfamousbecauseofthatstory.C．ItwasthefirsttimeforJimtotellhisstorytoothers.D．Jimmadeatotofmoneybytellinghisstoriestoothers.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AStoryofJimB．AGoodLadyC．AKindWordD．ASuccessfulBusinessmanText2Afewweeksago,YuanChaojunquithiswell-paidjobwithatradingcompanyinShanghaiandstartedteachingpeoplehowto“escapefromrooms”.Roomescapeisareal-lifeadventuregame,duringwhich“imprisoned”playersarerequiredtoescapefrom“dungeons”,“prisons”andmysteriouscellsbysolvingpuzzlesandconnectingcluesinafixedperiodoftime.Stressreliefisoneofthemajorreasonswhythesegamesaresopopular.Mixedwithexcitement,challengesandfearoftheunknown,thegameallowspeopletoplaydifferentrolesandexperienceanotherlifeforashorttime.RoomescapehasbecomepopularinChina,attractingpeoplefromallwalksoflife.Thegamesoftenrequiregroupthinking,makingitagoodalternativeforcompanyteam-buildingactivities.YeKaiworksforafilmproductioncompany.Heandcolleaguesrecentlytookonaroomescapegamecalled“Assassin”,andonlymadeitout“withthehelpofeveryone”.“Thegamegavemeastrongsenseofinvolvementandteamwork,”Yesaid.“Iwilldefinitelycomebackandtryotherthemes.”InShanghaialone,morethan200locationsoffertheseadventures.Acrossthecountrythousandsofsuchescaperoomswithvariousthemeshavesprungup.Butescapegamesarenotwithouttheircritics.Accordingtoareport,avenue(场馆)openedinabasementinaresidentialareainShanghai’sJingandistrictrecently,attractingalargenumberofdevotees(热爱者)tothearea.Asthedoortothecommunityisnowconstantlyopen,someresidentshavebeenleftannoyed.“Howcanoursafetybeguaranteediftheyallowtheserandomstrangersintoourcommunityfreely?”oneoftheresidentscomplained.“Wearethinkingaboutemployingsecurityguardsattheentrancetocheckonourcustomers,”thegamedevelopersaid.“Wewantpeopletohavefun.Itwasneverourintentiontodisturbtheneighborhood.”1、Roomescapegamesarepopularmainlybecausethey.A．helpreleasepressureB．areexcitingandchallengingC．requireteamworkD．mustbefinishedinafixedtime2、Towinthegame,peoplearerequiredto.A．cooperatewitheachotherB．manageitindependentlyC．solvepuzzlesandfindcluesaloneD．haveastrongsenseofdirection3、WecaninferfromParagraph7thatsomeresidents.A．arealsofondofthegamesB．haveleftthecommunityC．areconcernedaboutthesafetyoftheircommunityD．havegreatconflictswiththedevotees4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ExperienceanotherlifeB．HowtoescapefromrealityC．Analternativeteam-buildingactivityD．GamesofferanescapefromstressText3WhenpeoplefindoutthatIamajournalist,theyoftenaskme:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefutureofnewspapers?ItellthemthatIthinkthefutureofcommunicationsismovingonline.Peopleexpectmetobefearfulforthefutureofprint.Afterall,insomepeople'smindsIwouldn'tbeabletobuildacareerinjournalismifitallmovesonline.However,strangelyenough,I’mactuallycomfortedbythefactthatonlinejournalismisbecomingusual.Iamabloggerwhohasalwaysbeenabletofindahomeformywritingonline.SinceIbeganwritingblogs,Ihavebecomeawareofhowmanypeopleyoucanreachwithonlinewriting.Comparethistothenewspaperscirculationbase,andyouwillhaveastrongreasonforonlinejournalism.InhersuccessfulblogposttitledTheJobIhavespentthelastyearlearningisnottheoneIwillhave,authorJennySuranestates,"Printisanexpensiveproducttolove.Andgeneralmanagers,publishersandeditorsmustnowfigureoutaprofitablewaytogettheirnewsintoreaders'heads.”Shegoesontostatethatpeopledon'tfeellikepickingupanewspapernowandwouldratherscroll(滚屏)throughtheirTwitterfeed,andgetnewsfrommanydifferentsources.Ifprintisdying,thenanewformofcommunicatinginformationisbeingborn.Theneedforinformationhasnotdied.Ifanything,ithasincreased.Whathasdied,rather,isthewayinwhichinformationispresented.Nowmorethanever,inthisageofinformation,thereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppatewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsources,ifitchoosesto.Isthefutureofprintgrim?Maybe,Butisthefutureofjournalismofcommunicatinginformationtopeople,grimaswell?Definitelynot.1、AccordingtoParagraph2,theauthorfeels.A．confidentaboutthefutureofhiscareerB．worriedaboutthefutureofprintC．tiredofbeinganewspaperjournalistD．embarrassedaboutonlinewriting2、WhatinformationisconveyedinJenny'sblogpost?,A．TwitterisnotverypopularB．ItishardtomanageonlinejournalismC．PrimstillhasitsadvantagesD．Peoplehavemorechoicestogetinformation3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grim”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．PromisingB．DepressingC．UnforgivingD．Encouraging4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToexplorethefutureofjournalismB．ToanalyzethecauseofprintdeclineC．ToexplainthebrightfutureofajournalistD．TointroduceasuccessfulblogpostaboutprintText4Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”,oftenusedinasituation---aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm---asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainstreamofcurrent,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervaporinitchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticles(颗粒)likedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairissqueezedoutatthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Warmandwetair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldandwetair. D．Coldanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Allthunderstormsdon’tstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Abriefintroductionofapeacefulstorm.B．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.C．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.D．Ananalysisofcausesandeffectsofastorm.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AcomputerprogramhasbeatenahumanplayerattheancientChineseboardgameGo（围棋）Itmarkedanimportantadvanceforthe1．(develop)ofartificialintelligenceTheprogram,2．(call)AlphaGo,hadtaughtitselfhowtowinItbeattheEuropeanplayerinallfivegamesofamatchinOctoberThedeveloperssay3．(it)learningabilitymaysomedayletcomputershelpsolverealworldproblemsThosecouldincludemakingmedicaldiagnosesand4．(explore)scientificresearchPreviouscomputershavebeatenhumansinothergamesButamongclassicgames,GohaslongbeenviewedasthemostchallenginggameforartificialintelligencetomasterTherefore,manypeoplefindit5．(accept)whenAlphaGowonthehumanplayerGoinvolvestwoplayerswhotaketurnsputtingmarkersonacheckerboard-likegrid(格子)Playersobtaintheopponent’spieces6．surroundingthemTherulesaresimple,7．playingitisnotIt’s8．(probable)themostcomplexgameevercreatedbyhumansMartinMueller,acomputingscienceprofessor,9．(work)onGoprogramsfor30yearsHeoncesaid,“Thenewprogramisreallyabigstepupfromeverythingelsethatwe’veseenIt’savery10．(amaze)pieceofwork”What’stherightcollegeforyou?1．(do)thecollegeyou'reconsideringofferclassesandlearningopportunities2．interestyou?Youdon’tneedtodeclareacollegemajoruntilyourjunioryearofcollege—butyou’remorelikely3．(succeed)ifyou’reexcitedaboutandengagedbytheoptionsavailabletoyouConsider4．(you)learningstyle:doyoupreferinformativelecturesorlivelydiscussions?Researchandanalysisorhands-onexperienceandpractice?Writingpapersorworkinginsmallgroups?Lookfortheacademicexperienceyou’llneedtofeel5．(challenge)andengaged,andwhatsupportyou’llneedforsuccess—peertutoring,6．(access)professors,andcareerservicesarejustsomeof7．optionsyoumightfindoncampusCheckoutcourseandprogram8．(describe),reviewsofprofessors,andsitinonsomeclassesifyou’reabletovisitcampus9．(assess)yourchancesofadmissioncanbeagoodwaytoidentifyastrongacademicmatchMostadmissionscounselorstellusthatyourGPAandthequalityofyourhighschoolclassesarethemostimportantelementsofyourcollegeapplication,10．standardizedtestscoresnotfarbehindSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)FourwaystogetafeelforacollegeonyourownThere'smoretovisitingacollegethanacampus（校园）tour.Andthere'sacriticalpartforstudentsandparents:testingtheschoolonyourown.1、1.Gotoadininghallorstudentunion.Thebestcommonplacewherestudentsrelaxandhangoutisthecafeteriaorstudentcenter，whereyoucanseewhatcollegekidsarelikeintheirnaturalhabitat.“Gotolunchinacafeteriarightatnoon，”saysEdwardWalker，founderofIndependentConsultantsinEducation，“2、”2.Sitinonaclass.Alotofhighschoolstudentsaren'tsurewhattheywanttostudyyetwhentheyarevisitingcolleges，butfamiliarizingyourselfwiththeacademicatmosphereisimportant.3、Youcancomeupwithafewacademicareasthatyouthinkyou'dliketostudyandreachouttothoseclasses.3.4、Chatwithanyonewalkingaroundcampus.Don'tletmomanddaddoitforyou.“Yourparentscantalktopeople，tooandthenyoucancomparenotes，"saysWalker."Talktovariousgroupsofstudentssoyou'llgetawell-roundedpicture.”Tourthecommunity.Whethertheschoolisinthecountrysideorinacitycenter，checkouttheoff-campusareanearestthecollege.5、A．Talktoparents.B．Talktostudents.C．Manyschoolsofferpeoplechancestositinonaclass.D．Herearefourwaystogetmorefamiliarwithaprospective（预期的）school.E.That'soneofthebestplaceswhereyoucanlearnaboutaschool'satmosphere.F.Bigcommunitiesarestillthemajorplacesthatattracttouristsinoursocietytoday.G.Ifthere'stime，toursomeofthemuseumsorotherpointsofinterestandeatat