考研《英语一》牡丹江市2023年临考冲刺试卷含解析

考研《英语一》牡丹江市2023年临考冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Themomenthappened30yearsagobutitwasstillfreshinmymemory.Iwasacollegefreshmanandhad1upmostofthenightbeforelaughingandtalkingwithmyfriends.Nowjustbeforemyfirst2ofthedaymyeyelidswerefeelingheavierandheavierandmyheadwasdriftingdowntomydesktomakemytextbooka3.Afewminutesnap(小睡)timebeforeclasscouldn’t4,Ithought.BOOM!Iliftedmyheadsuddenlyandmyeyesopenedwiderthansaucers.Ilookedaroundwithmy5beatingwildlytryingtofindthecauseofthe6.Myyoungprofessorwaslookingatmewithaboyish(男孩子气的)smileonhisface.Hehad7droppedthetextbookshewascarryingontohisdesk.“Goodmorning!”,hesaidstill8.“Iamgladtoseeeveryoneis9.Nowlet’sgetstarted.”ForthenexthourIwasn’tsleepyatall.Itwasn’tfromthe10ofmyprofessor’stextbook.Itwasinsteadfromthe11discussionheled.Withknowledgeandgood12hemadethematerialcome13.Hisinsightwasfullofbothwisdomandloving-kindness.Andtheenthusiasmandjoythathe14withwerecontagious(有感染力的).I15theclassroomnotonlywideawake,butalittle16andalittlebetteraswell.Ilearnedsomethingfarmoreimportantthannot17inclassthatdaytoo.Ilearnedthatifyouaregoingtodosomethinginthislife,doitwell,doitwith18.Whatawonderfulplacethiswouldbeifallofusdidourworkjoyouslyandwell.Don’tsleepwalk(梦游)yourwaythrough19then.Wakeup!Letyourlovefillyourwork.Lifeistoo20nottoliveitwell.1、A．tookB．dividedC．stayedD．put2、A．classB．testC．taskD．lecture3、A．platformB．pillowC．carpetD．wall4、A．benefitB．helpC．lastD．hurt5、A．heartB．mindC．thoughtD．head6、A．troubleB．noiseC．failureD．incident7、A．byaccidentB．atallC．onpurposeD．inturn8、A．smilingB．talkingC．complainingD．shouting9、A．activeB．curiousC．presentD．awake10、A．soundB．shockC．interruptionD．blow11、A．fascinatingB．convincingC．puzzlingD．encouraging12、A．gestureB．senseC．humorD．design13、A．strangeB．naturalC．handyD．alive14、A．taughtB．spreadC．combinedD．started15、A．decoratedB．filledC．leftD．entered16、A．clearerB．smarterC．quieterD．stronger17、A．discussingB．speakingC．cheatingD．sleeping18、A．joyB．speedC．aimD．determination19、A．workB．lifeC．journeyD．college20、A．hardB．complexC．shortD．simpleSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Musiciansaresaidtohavebetterlanguageskillsandscientificstudieshavebackedthatup.Butit’snotclearwhythatmightbethecase.Now,astudyof74Chinesekindergartenerssuggestssixmonthsofpianolessonscanheightenthebrain’sresponsetochangesinpitch(声调).Andkidswhogotpianolessonswerealsobetterattellingaparttwosimilar-soundingMandarin(普通话)words,whichcontaineddifferentconsonants(辅音),thanwerestudentswhogotextrareadingtrainingorwhowentthroughregularkindergarten.Mandarinisatonallanguage—thefamousexampleisthewordmawhichcanmeanmotherorhorsedependingonitspitch.SomightmusicaltrainingtranslatebettertoMandarinthanitwouldtoEnglish?Yeah,it’spossiblethatthisinfluencedtheresults,saidRobertDesimone,aneuroscientist(神经科学家)attheMcGovernInstituteatMIT.Buthesaysotherstudiesdobackupthefactthatmusiclessonsbenefitlanguagelearners,evenincountrieswithouttonallanguages.“Andwhatourstudyaddedontopofthatwassomeideaoftheneuralbasisforthosebenefits.”Andifyoudon’townapiano,don’tdespair.Thereadinggroupactuallydidjustaswellonmanymeasuresasthepianogroup.“Reading’sprettygoodactually.Wedon’tmeantodisvaluereadinginstruction.”Moreimportant,hesays,wastoshowpianowasn’tactuallyworsethanreadingforthesekills...thusperhapsencouragingcash-strappedschoolstobringtheirmusicprogramsalive.1、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?A．It’sobviouswhymusicianshavebetterlanguageskills.B．Musicianstendtobebetterlanguagelearners.C．Readingworksbetterthanapianoforlanguageskills.D．Musiclessonsaregreatlyvaluedinmoney-tightschools.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraph3mean?A．MusicaltrainingmakesMandarineasierthanEnglishtounderstand.B．MusicianstranslateMandarinbetterthanEnglish.C．Musicaltrainingcontributesbettertolearningatonallanguagethananon-tonalone.D．MusicallessonshelpEnglishlearnersmorethanMandarinlearners.3、Fromwhatcolumnofthemagazinemightthearticlebetaken?A．Sports. B．Entertainment.C．Education. D．Economy.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthearticle?A．MusiciansAreSmarterB．ReadingHelpsLanguageLearningC．BenefitsofLanguageLearningD．PianoLessonsTuneUpLanguageSkillsText2ThereisanoldChineseproverbthatstates“Onegenerationplantsthetrees;anothergetstheshade,”andthisishowitshouldbewithmothersanddaughters.Therelationshipbetweenamotherandadaughterissometimesconfusing.Therelationshipcanbesimilartofriendship.However,themotheranddaughterrelationshiphasuniquecharacteristicsthatdistinguishitfromafriendship.Thesecharacteristicsincludeahierarchy(等级)ofresponsibilitiesandunconditionallove,whichprecludemothersanddaughtersfrombeingbestfriends.Marina,27yearsold,said,“Ilovespendingtimewithmymom,butIwouldn’tconsiderhermybestfriend.Bestfriendsdon’tpayforyourwedding.Bestfriendsdon’tremindyouhowtheycarriedyouintheirbodyandgaveyoulife!Bestfriend:don’ttellyouhowwisetheyarebecausetheyhavebeenaliveatleast20yearslongerthanyou.”Thisdoesn’tmeanthatthemotheranddaughterrelationshipcan’tbeverycloseandsatisfying.Whilesomeadultrelationshipsarestilltroubled,manyfindthemtobeextremelyrewarding.Thisgenerationofmothersandadultdaughtershasalotincommon,whichincreasesthelikelihoodofsharedcompanionship.Mothersanddaughtershavealwayssharedthecommonexperienceofbeinghomemakers,responsibleformaintainingandpassingonfamilyvaluesandtraditions.Todaycontemporarymothersanddaughtersalsosharetheexperienceoftheworkforceandtechnology,whichmaybringthemevenclosertogether.Bestfriendsmayormaynotcontinuetobebestfriends,butforbetterorworse,themotheranddaughterrelationshipispermanent,evenifforsomeunfortunatereasontheyaren’tspeaking.Themotherandchildrelationshipiscloserthananyother.Thereisnotanequalrelationship.Daughtersshouldnotfeelresponsiblefortheirmother’semotionalwell-being.Itisn’tthattheydon’tcaredeeplyabouttheirmothers.It’sjustthattheyshouldn’tbeburdenedwiththeirmother’swell-being.Themotheranddaughterrelationshipisarelationshipthatisnotreplaceablebyanyother.Mothersneverstopbeingmothers,whichincludesfrequentlywantingtoprotecttheirdaughtersandoftenfeelingresponsiblefortheirhappiness.Mothersalways“trump(胜过)”friends.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preclude”inparagraph1probablymean?A．Differ. B．Prevent.C．Benefit. D．Change.2、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Themotheranddaughterrelationshipcanbereplacedbyabestfriend.B．Amother’slovebringsherandherdaughteraclosefriendship.C．Themotheranddaughterrelationshipgoesbeyondbestfriends’friendship.D．Marinahasatroubledrelationshipwithhermother.3、Howdoestheauthormainlyprovehisstatements?A．Bylistingdata. B．Bygivingexplanations.C．Byquotingsayings. D．Bymakingcomparisons.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtoBeaGoodMotherandDaughter?B．WhoIsaMother’sBestFriend?C．MothersorFriends?D．CanaMotherBeaDaughter’sBestFriend?Text3Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.“Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,’Hey,thenewWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?’’’saysBallmer.“Therewasjustacompletegapintaste.”Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingandhairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Today,thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuchassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparent-childactivities,fromshoppingtosports,involveafeelingoftrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueintoadulthood.Nowondergreetingcardstodaycarrythemessage,“Tomymother,mybestfriend.”Butfamilyexpertswarnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresultinlessrespectforparents.“There’sstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsoutthere,butthereisachangehappening,”saysKerrie,apsychologyprofessoratLebanonValleyCollege.“Inthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.”Familyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommunicationandamoredemocraticprocessthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.“Myparentswereonthe‘before’sideofthatchange,buttoday’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side,”explainsMr.Ballmer,“It’snotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedays,becauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwith,butsharinginterestsdoesmakeitmorefuntobeaparentnow.”1、Theunderlinedword6gulf,inPara.3mostprobablymeans.A．differenceB．distanceC．separationD．interest2、Thechangeintoday’sparent-childrelationshipis.A．moreconfusionamongparentsB．lessrespectforparentsfromchildrenC．newequalitybetweenparentsandchildrenD．morestrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparents3、Bysaying“today’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side.”theauthormeansthattoday’sparents.A．havelittledifficultyadjustingtothechangeB．cansetalimittothechangeC．failtotakethechangeseriouslyD．followthetrendofthechange4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．describethedifficultiestoday’sparentshavemetwithB．comparetoday’sparent-childrelationshipwiththatinthepastC．suggestthewaystohandletheparent-childrelationshipD．discussthedevelopmentoftheparent-childrelationshipText4“Doesmysmilelookbiginthis?”Futurefitting-roommirrorsinclothingstorescouldsubtlyadjustyourreflectiontomakeyoulook--andhencefeel--happierencouragingyoutolikewhatyousee.That’stheideabehindtheEmotionEvokingSystemdevelopedbyShigeoYoshidaandcolleaguesattheUniversityofTokyoinJapan.Thesystemcanmanipulate,orinotherwords,controlyouremotionsandpersonalpreferencesbypresentingyouwithanimageofyourownsmilingorfrowningface.Theprinciplethatphysiologicalchangescandriveemotionalonesthatlaughtercomesbeforehappiness,ratherthantheotherwayaround-isawell-establishedidea.Theresearcherswantedtoseeifthisideacouldbeusedtobuildacomputersystemthatmanipulateshowyoufeel.Thesystemworksbypresentingtheuserwithaweb-cameraimageofhisorherfaceasiftheywerelookinginamirror.Theimageisthensubtlyalteredwith-software,turningthecornersofthemouthupordownandchangingtheareaaroundtheeyes,sothatthepersonappearstosmileorfrown.Withouttellingthemtheaimofthestudy,theteamrecruited(招募)21volunteersandaskedthemtositinfrontofthescreenwhileperforminganunrelatedtask.Whenthetaskwascompleted,theparticipantsratedhowtheyfelt.Whenthefacesonscreenappearedtosmile,peoplereportedthattheyfelthappier.Ontheotherhand,whentheimagewasgivenasadexpression,theyreportedfeelinglesshappy.Yoshidaandhiscolleaguestestedwhethermanipulatingthevolunteersemotionalstatewouldinfluencetheirpreferences.Eachpersonwasgivenascarftowearandagainpresentedwiththealteredwebcamimage.Thevolunteersthatsawthemselvessmilingwhilewearingthescarfweremorelikelytoreportthattheylikedit,andthosethatsawthemselvesnotsmilingwerelesslikely.“Thesystemcouldbeusedtomanipulateconsumers’impressionsofproducts,”saytheresearchers.Forexample,mirrorsinclothing-storefittingroomscouldbereplacedwithscreensshowingalteredreflections.Theyalsosuggestpeoplemaybemorelikelytofindclothesattractiveiftheyseethemselveslookinghappywhiletryingthemon.“It’scertainlyaninterestingarea,”saysChrisCreedattheUniversityofBirmingham,UK.Buthenotesthatusingsuchtechnologyinashopwouldbeharderthaninthelab,becausepeoplewilluseawiderangeofexpressions.“Attemptingtomakeslightdifferencestotheseandensuringthatthereflectedimagelooksbelievablewouldbemuchmorechallenging,”hesays.Ofcourse,therearealsoimportantmoralquestionssurroundingsuchsubtlymanipulativetechnology.“Youcouldarguethatifitmakespeoplehappy,whatharmisitdoing?”saysCreed.“ButIcanimaginethatmanypeoplemayfeelmanipulateduncomfortableandcheatediftheyfoundout.”1、What’sthemainpurposeoftheEmotionEvokingSystem?A．Toseewhetherone’sfacialexpressionscanbealtered.B．Toreplacethemirrorsinfutureclothing-storefittingrooms.C．Toseewhetherlaughtercomesbeforehappiness.D．Toseewhetherone’sfeelingcanbeunconsciouslyaffected.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheweb-cameraimageinthestudy?A．Itrecordedthevolunteers’performanceinthetask.B．Itattemptedtomakethevolunteersfeelhappier.C．Itgavethevolunteersafalseimage.D．Itbeautifiedthevolunteersappearanceinthemirror.3、WhatdoesCreedmentionasalimitationofthetechnologyA．Itonlydealswithalimitednumberoffacialexpressions.B．Itonlyworksinclothingstores.C．Itonlymakessubtlechangestopeople’sexpressions.D．Itonlychangestheareasaroundthemouthandtheeyes.4、WhatdoesCreedscommentonthemoralissueswiththistechnologyimply?A．Peopleshouldmaketheirdecisionsindependently.B．Technologyisunabletomanipulatepeople.C．Nothingismoreimportantthanhappiness.D．Peopleshouldneglecttheharmofthetechnology.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Lastsummer,myfamilytookatriptoShanghaiCityfromHongKongItwasmy1．(one)visittothecityWhatIsawinShanghaiCitywas2．(extreme)impressiveAllthecarswereinahurryandeveryoneinthestreetswaswalkingrapidlyThereweremanymorewaysthanmyhometownforonetogetto3．fromoneplaceEverywherepeopleweredriving,ridingsharedbikes,waitingforbuses,4．rushingundergroundtothesubwaystationsIn5．(add)tothepeopleandtransportation,Ifoundthebuildingswerealso6．(amaze)Eachstreetwasfilledwithbuildingsthat7．(build)sidebysideandanumberofskyscraperswerepresentthroughoutthecity8．wellStandingonthetopoftheOrientalPearlTower,IcouldholdalmosttheentirecityfromthisviewSomestoreswerealsoaslargeorevenlargerthantheonesinmyhometownMyvisittoShanghaiCitywaslikediscoveringanewoflifeIexpect9．(move)tosuchagreatcityMyfirsttriptoShanghaiCitywasoneofthemostunforgettable10．(experience)ofmylifeanditisalsotheoneIwillalwaystreasureDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankSpareTimetoReadReadingisnotjustaboutlearningacertainskillNorisitjustaboutlearninghowtocreateprettiercombinationofwordsReadingisthebestformofcommunication1．isinahigherrankthanmereconversationManysuccessfulpeople2．(share)thesamekindofwisdomsofarthatifyouwanttobecomeakindofpersonyoushouldtryyourbesttospendtimewiththiskindofpeopleIfyouwanttobecome3．withgoodmanner,youshouldtrytomakefriendswithpeoplewhohavegoodmannerIfyouwanttobecomesomeonelearned,youshouldtrytostayintouchwith4．(learn)peopleIfyouwanttobecomesomeonesuccessful,yousurelyshouldcommunicatewiththose5．areactuallysuccessfulButunfortunately,outstandingpeopleareusuallyfarawayfromusIfyouyourselfarenotoutstandingenough,it’salmostimpossibleforyou6．(reach)themAndthisiswhatreadingisforAbookistheembodimentofagreatmindThroughreadingyou7．communicatewiththosegreatmindsAndthiskindofcommunicationisbeyondtimeandspaceReadingcanbringyou8．thecageofyourdailylifeItshowsyounewopportunitiesthatyou’veneverseenForalotofpeople,thismaybetheonlymethodtochangetheirlives9．busyyouare,don’tforgettosparesometimetodoitIfyoudon’tfindyourselftimetoread,you’lleventuallyfind10．withoutanytimetolivethelifethatyouwanttoliveSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Forcollegegraduates,itisofvitalimportancetowriteapplicationletterswell.1、.Itshouldstateclearlythejobyouwant,andshouldtellwhatyouhavedone.Itshouldbesimple,human,personalandbriefwithoutleavingoutanynecessaryfacts.Inwritingaletterofapplication,keepinmindthatthethingsapossibleemployerismostlikelytowanttoknowaboutareyourqualifications,yourachievementsandyouraims.2、Ifthefirstfewsentencesfailtowinthereader'sattention,therestofthelettermaynotbecontinuedatall.Trytokeyyouropeningremarkstotheneedsorinterestsoftheemployernottoyourownneedsordesires.Forexample,insteadofbeginningwith"Isawyouradvertisementintoday'snewspaper",youmightsay"Ihavemadeacarefulstudyofyouradvertisingduringthepastsixmonths”or"Ihavemadeasurveyinmyneighborhoodtofindouthowmanyhousewivesuseyourproductandwhytheylikeit."3、.Beclearaboutthekindofjobforwhichyouarenowapplying.Collegegraduateslookingfortheirfirstpositionsoftenaskwhattheycanprovideinaletterandwhatifemployerswantexperience,which,naturally,nobeginnerhas.4、Itisimportanttowriteagoodstrongclosingforyourletter,Makeaspecificrequestforanintervieworgivethepossibleemployersomethingdefinitetodoorexpect.5、Thatmakesiteasierforapossibleemployertogetintouchwithyou.A．TrytoavoidwritingingeneralB．Don'tbeafraidofbeinganewhandC．HereareafewsuggestionsforyoutoprepareyourselfbetterforyourinterviewD．Anexcellentideaistoencloseastamped,self-addressedenvelopewithyourletterE.Thepurposeofaletterofapplicationistohelpyouto"sell"yourselfF.Theansweristhateve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