考研《英语一》铜仁地区德江县2023年临考冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》铜仁地区德江县2023年临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IalwayswonderedhowpeoplewouldreactifItriedtoapproachatotalstrangerforhelpinabusyplacelikeastreetcorneroramall.Ihadalways1astrangerwhotriedtocatchmy2inabusyplace.YesterdayIwasinabusyshoppingmallbuyingalargepieceofluggagebecauseIjusthadthe3todoitaftermanydaysofplanning.Afterthe4,Ipickedupmyphonefrommypockettocallmydriverwaitingintheparkinglotbutmyphonewas5.ThenIrequestedtheshopassistantwhohad6soldmethemerchandise（whichwasnotcheap）ifshecouldringmydriverforme.She7thatitwastheshoppolicythattheycannotuse8whileworkingintheshop.AfterIgotoutoftheshopontothebusystreet,I9ayoungmotherwithhertwokidstomakethesame10.AssoonasIsaid“Excuseme,madam!”shegrabbedherkidsandran.I11akidnapper.IstoodtherewonderinghowmanytimesIhad12tostrangersliketheyoung13.Istoodthereinthe14streetwithpeoplerushingby,lookingattheirfacestoseeiftherewasasignof15ontheirfaces.Isawamanprettyshabbilydressedcomparedtomewho16tonoticeme.Ijuststoppedhimandmademyrequest.He17calledmydriverandwaitedtillmycarcametomakesureIwaspickedup,turnedaround18Icouldthankhimadequatelyandwasgone.Iwas19byhiskindnessandhopeIwilldo20tostrangerswhotrytocatchmyattentionfromnowon.1、A．helpedoutB．hurriedbyC．smiledatD．takenin2、A．attentionB．thoughtC．devotionD．sympathy3、A．rightB．timeC．abilityD．way4、A．restB．lunchC．bargainD．purchase5、A．lostB．deadC．goneD．wrong6、A．stillB．simplyC．justD．even7、A．believedB．promisedC．repliedD．predicted8、A．phonesB．clocksC．watchesD．computers9、A．noticedB．recognizedC．welcomedD．approached10、A．mistakeB．requestC．apologyD．comment11、A．metwithB．appearedinC．feltlikeD．ranafter12、A．referredB．objectedC．reactedD．applied13、A．driverB．assistantC．manD．mum14、A．busyB．cleanC．desertedD．dark15、A．eagernessB．forgivenessC．thankfulnessD．kindness16、A．pretendedB．seemedC．managedD．attempted17、A．suddenlyB．frequentlyC．actuallyD．immediately18、A．beforeB．whenC．unlessD．while19、A．disappointedB．puzzledC．surprisedD．frightened20、A．similarlyB．normallyC．quicklyD．carefullySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1NowadayssixAmazonScoutdeliveryrobotsrolledoutinapilotprograminSnohomishCounty,Wash.Therobotscarrymeals,groceriesandpackagestohomesandofficesinthisregionjustnorthofSeattle.TheyhaveappearedonthesidewalksofLondon,Beijingandothercitiesandcommunitiesworldwide.Thesemachinesmustovercomepedestrianlegs,naughtydogsandbrokenpavement,whichraisessomequestions.Theseservicesaregainingattractionasagrowingnumberofcityresidentsexpectimmediateorscheduleddeliveryforjustabouteverything.Between2017and2018onlineretailsalesintheU.S.increasedby16percent.Onthefinalstepofallthesedeliveries,calledthelastmile,humansonbicycles,motorizedscooters(电动车)orlargedeliverytruckstypicallydeliverpackages.Allthevehiclescompeteforspaceonbusyurbanstreets.“Deliveriesaretrendingupwardsinallcrowdedcitycenters,andifcityandstateleadersdon’tstartthinkingaboutcreativesolutionslikerobotdeliveries,wecanexpectevenworsetrafficjams,”saysPaulMackie,directorofatransportationpolicyresearchcenterinArlington.Astudybythiscenterfound73percentofdeliveryvehiclesinArlingtonwereparkedoutsideofauthorizedareas,oftenblockingbikelanesandcrosswalks.Bymovingthelaststepofdeliveriesfromtheroadtothesidewalk,citiescouldreducetrafficjamsandsolvetheparkingproblementirely,Mackiesays.CompaniessuchasAmazonarenotdevelopingthisdeliverytechnologysimplytoclearupurbantraffic.Self-drivingvehiclesandsidewalkrobotscouldcutdownlast-miledeliverycostsincitiesbyasmuchas40percent,accordingtoa2018reportbyaconsultancyfirm.Adeliveryrobotcancostthousandsofdollarstomanufacture,andmostcurrentlyrequirehumanmanagementandconservation.Butinthelongruncompaniesthatuseautonomousdeliveryvehiclesinthenextseveralyearscouldendupsavingbillionsofdollars,thereportstated.1、WhydoesAmazonintroducedeliveryrobots?A．Toamuseitscustomers.B．Toavoidpedestrians,dogsandbrokenpavement.C．Tomeettheincreasingdemandofdeliveringpackages.D．Toconfirmthecompany’sinnovationspirit.2、WhatdoesPaulMackiemeanbyhiswordsinparagraph2?A．RetailsalesintheU.S.increasedfast.B．Deliveriesstaysteadyinallcrowdedcitycenters.C．Regardlessofrobotdeliveries,trafficjamswillremainthesame.D．Robotcanhelpeasethetrafficpressure.3、Whatcanrobotsdeliverybringtothecity?A．Blockbikelanesandcrosswalks.B．Relieveurbantrafficaswellassavedeliverycosts.C．Increasedangertopedestrians.D．Leadtotraffictrafficjams.4、Whichwordcanbestdescribethefutureoftherobotdelivery?A．Uncertain. B．Hopeless. C．Promising. D．Unacceptable.Text2Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.Thefirstalertmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechannelfromthepresidentialprimarydebateIhadbeenwatchingtoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Suddenly,thebonesofthehouseshook,thepowerwentout,andthewindbegantoroarthroughblown-outwindows.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstonavigatetotherelativesafetyofthefirstfloor,whereaclosetfixedunderneathabrickstaircasemightbethefirmestplacetowaitthingsout.Everythingaroundrattling,westruggledforward,uncertainwhetherwewouldmakeit.Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Shardsofglassfleweverywhere.Athree-foot-longtreebranchwhipped,missingusbyinches.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,butthewindkepthimoutside.Igraspedhisarmasthetornadoconstantlysuckedthedooropenandtriedtobringhimwithit.Mykneesandscalpwerefullofglass,butIfeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.Theneverythingstopped.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Thestormlastedfourminutes.Fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、Theauthorandherhusbandwerecaughtunpreparedbythetornadomainlybecause________.A．theywerewatchingthepresidentialdebateontheTVB．theymissedthefirstalertfromtheTVC．nosignsindicatedthedisasterD．thegovernmentdidn’twarnthemofthesevereweather2、Theauthordidn’tfeelthepaininherkeensandscalpbecause____________________.A．shelostherconsciousnessB．shewasconcernedaboutherhusband’ssafetyC．shegottotheclosetsafeandsoundD．shewasgladthatthetornadowasover3、Howdidwefeelafterthetornado?A．blessedB．depressedC．annoyedD．shocked4、Whichwordbestdescribetheexperience?A．interestingB．adventurousC．unpredictableD．educationalText3ResearchersattheUniversityofYorkinEnglandpublishedtheirfindingsonfacialrecognitionthat,onaverage,peoplecanrememberasmanyas5,000faces.Therehavebeenmanystudiesrecentlyonfacialrecognitiontechnology.Buttheauthorsofthisstudysaytheirsisthefirsttimethatscientistshavebeenabletoputanumbertotheabilitiesofhumanstorecognizefaces.RobJenkins,leaderoftheresearch,saidtheresearchers’studycenteredon“thenumberoffacespeopleactuallyknow.”andwerenotabletodiscoverwhetherthereisa“limitonhowmanyfacesthebraincanhandle.”Jenkinssaidtheabilitytotellindividualpeopleapartis“clearlyimportant.”Intoday’smodernworldofbigcities,wemeetanddealwiththousandsofpeople.Thestudysuggestsourfacialrecognitionabilitieshelpustodealwiththemanydifferentfacesweseeonthescreens,aswellasthoseweknow.Theresultsofthestudygiveabaselineforcomparingthe“facialvocabulary”ofhumanswithfacialrecognitionsoftware.Today,facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedinmanyways,includingbylawenforcementagenciestopreventcrimeandviolence.Governmentsuseittokeepsecretareassecureand,inextremecases,controlpopulations.Somegovernmentsusethesoftwaretowatchpeopleandfindoutwheretheygoandwhattheydo.EvenFacebookusesfacialrecognition.Forexample,whenyounameafriend,Facebooktechnologymayrecognizetheperson’sfacefromadifferentpictureyouhadsharedbefore.Forthehumanstudy,peoplespentonehourwritingdownasmanyfacesfromtheirpersonallivesaspossible.Atfirst,theyfounditeasytocomeupwithmanyfaces.Butbytheendofthehour,theyfoundithardertothinkofnewones.Theirchangeinspeedlettheresearchersestimatewhentheywouldhaverunoutoffacescompletely.1,000to10,000facesremembered.Peoplewhotookpartinthestudywerealsoshownthousandsofphotographsoffamouspeople.Researchersaskedthemwhichonestheyrecognized.Tomakesuretheyknewthesepeople,researchersrequiredthemtorecognizetwodifferentphotosofeachfamousperson.Theresultsshowedthattheparticipantsknewbetween1,000and10,000faces.Howdotheyexplainsuchawiderange?Jenkinssaidoneexplanationmaybethatsomepeoplehaveanaturalabilityforrememberingfaces.“Therearedifferencesinhowmuchattentionpeoplepaytofacesandhowwelltheyprocesstheinformation.”Alsoitcouldbebecauseofdifferentsocialenvironments.Somepeoplemayhavegrownupinmorepopulatedplaces.So,theymayhavehadmoresocialcontactthroughouttheirlives.Researchersthinkagemaybeaninterestingareaforfurtherresearch.“Itwouldbeinterestingtoseewhetherthereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesweknow”,Jenkinssaid.Hesaiditispossiblethatwegathermorefacesthroughoutourlifetime.But,headded,therealsomaybeanageatwhichwestarttofindithardertorememberallofthosefaces.1、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?A．Peoplecanrememberupto5,000facesaveragely.B．Peoplecanwritedownupto10,000facesquickly.C．Thereisalimittothenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.D．Thereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.2、Thescientistscarriedouttheresearchaimingto______.A．bethefirsttonumberthefacespeoplecanrememberB．helppeoplerecognizemanydifferentfacesC．improvepeople’sfacialvocabularyD．developfacialrecognitionsoftware3、Facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedbygovernmentsto________.A．predictandpreventcrime B．trackandmonitorpeopleC．nameafriendonFacebook D．controlpopulationsinsecretareas4、InJenkins’opinion,whatmaycontributetopeople’sdifferentfacialvocabulary?A．Growingconditions. B．Naturalenvironment.C．Personalexperience. D．Informationtechnology.Text4Lifeisnotalwayseasy.Onedayyouwakeupfeelinglikeyoucantakeovertheworld,andthenextdayyouwakeupfeelinglikeallyouwanttodoistolieinbedandhidefromeverything.Peoplewalkintoyourlife,grabyourhand,andleadyouthroughthemostbeautifulpathyou’veknown,butsometimesthesamepeopleletgoofyourhandwithoutwarning,andyoubecomestrandedataplacewhereyouneverthoughtyou’dfeellost.Let’sbehonest,sometimeseverythingisgoingsogreatanditseemslikenothingcouldgowrong,butrightwhenyoubegintothinkthat,somethingsohorriblecomescrashingdownandallofasuddenmoreproblemscomedrowningaroundyouandyoujustfeelsohopelessbecauseit’ssobad…It’ssohardtounderstandwhysuchthingshappeninlife,andIpersonallywishIhadananswertothat“why”youalwaysaskyourself,butallIcansayisnomatterhowhardlifegets,youhavetokeepgoing.Thelifearoundyouwillneverstopgoingon.I’llbehonestandsaythatsometimesIfeelalittlebitworriedandallIcanthinkis“WillIbeabletokeepup?Whatifeverythinggoestoofast?”ButIrealizethatbeingscaredandlivingwiththatburdenofrunningawayfromproblemsonlyslowmedownevenmore.AndI’vecometothepointwhereIbelievethatbecauselifeneverstops,Ishouldn’tstopeither.It’sokaytotakeabreakandtogiveyourselftimetoheal,butyoucannotgiveupandyoucannotquit.Keeppositive,fillyourheartwithgratitudeforwhatyoualreadyhave,andalwaysremindyourselftobehumbleandtruetowhoyouare!1、Howdoestheauthorillustrate“Lifeisnotalwayseasy”?A．BymakingcomparisonsB．ByusingsomefamoussayingsC．BypresentinghisownexperienceD．Bylistingstatistics2、Accordingtotheauthor,itistotryrunningawayfromproblems.A．pointlessB．reasonableC．helpfulD．considerate3、Whichsayingcanexhibittheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?A．Saveagainstarainyday.B．Constantdrippingwearsawaythestone.C．Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.D．ThinkitoverbeforeyouleapPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Europe’sbusyseasonsareinsummerandwinterCrowdingisthemainprobleminthewarmestmonthsofJune,JulyandparticularlyAugust,1．you’dbetternotgointhebusymonthsInsomecountries,suchasFranceandItaly,manyshopsandrestaurantscloseinAugustwhilelocalstaketheirownholidays,2．（mean）thatsomecitiescanfeelratherdeadDecemberisalwaysbusyinParis,PragueandanyAustrianorGermancitywith3．goldenChristmasmarketEasterisanotherbusytimeYoucanfindbargainsbyvisitingtraditional“summer”4．（destination）suchasGreeceinwinter,5．beawarethatpublictransportmightbelessfrequentInsomenorthernlocationssuchasScotland,Sweden,IcelandandNorway,itmightnotrunatallbecauseofheavysnowandiceForalltheabovereasons,byfarthebestmonthstotraveltoEurope6．May,SeptemberandOctoberApart7．transportcosts,youmayneedabout50to80eurosadaytogetbyinWesternEuropeThismightbelessinsmallertownsandinMediterraneanEuropeEasternEuropeisthe8．（cheap）region,costingadailytotalof30to40euros,althoughUkraineandRussia9．bemoreexpensive,about40to50eurosadaySweden,IcelandandNorwayare10．（slight）dearerthanWesternEuropeAteahouseisaspecialhousewhichprimarilyservesteaandotherlightrefreshmentsItsfunctionvarieswidely1．(depend)onthecultureInChina,ateahouseisaplace2．peoplegathertoenjoytea,chatandsocializeIt3．(consider)asasymbolofChineseteacultureandpeople’sleisurelivesChineseteahousesenjoyalong-standinghistoryTheydevelopedfromteastandsintheWesternJinDynasty,4．(take)shapeintheTangDynasty,developed5．(gradual)intheSong,Yuan,MingandQingdynastiesandbecameboominginmoderntimesIntheSongDynasty,teahouseexistedallovercitiesandvillages,6．aratecomparablewiththatofrestaurantsTheownerspreferredtodecoratedtheirteahouseswithpaitingsofcelebritiesandrareandpreciousplants7．(attract)customersIntheMingandQingdynasties,thenumberofteahouseswentbeyondthatofrestaurants,gainingmore8．(popular)andbecomingmorefamousLater,theacculturationofWesterncultureforcestraditionalChineseteahousestotakeon9．newlookAfterreformandopening-up,withtherapiddevelopmentoftheeconomyand10．(evidence)improvementofpeople’slivingstandards,teahousesfloweredinChinaSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)WhenIwalkedintothehouseafterschool,thefirstthingInoticedwasaboxwithitemsIrecognizedfrommydad’soffice.Whenhetoldmethathewaslaidoff,Ithoughthewasjoking.ThenInoticedhisseriousnessandrealizedhewastellingthetruth.Myfatherhasalwaysbeenahardworker.Hehaspridedhimselfonhiscareer.1、IguessIhadtakenhisworkforgranted.2、Forstarters,hewashomeallthetime.Itmeantmybedhadtobemade,myroomcleanedup,andmyhomeworkdonerightafterschool.Iwouldcomehomeeverydaytofindhimatthecomputersearchingforjobs.3、Heseemeddown,thoughhetriedtobeoptimistic.Heaskedmybrotherandmetospendless.Igaveupmyspendingmoney,whichwasn’tmuch.Ialsofoundapart­timejob.4、Heexplainedthatheneverwantedtobelaidoffagain,sohewasgoingtostarthisownbusiness.Daybyday,Iwatchedhimbuildit.OneeveningIaskedifheneededhelp.“Onlyifitdoesn’taffectschool，”hesaid.Ishowedupathisofficethenextafternoon,andmostafternoonsafterthatfortwomonths.5、Theterribleexperienceforourfamilytaughtmehowtodealwithdifficulties.NowIknowthatthroughcreativeproblem­solving,IcanalwaysfindPlanB．Icanaskforhelpandtakerisks.WhatIhavelearnedfrommydad’sunderstandingofbusinessandhisworkethic(信条)aretwoofthemostimportantlessonsIwilleverlearn.Andtheywillbemyprinciplesforsuccess.A．Providingforourfamilyhasbeenhisjoy.B．Imadeeveryefforttosolvehisproblems.C．Ibegantonoticehowlosinghisjobhadaffectedhim.D．Myfather’sunemploymentcreatedmanychangesinourlives.E.Aftermonthsofsearching,mydaddecidedtogoinatotallydifferentdirection.F.Hiscourageanddeterminationhelped