荥阳市2023年考研《英语一》最后冲刺试题含解析

荥阳市2023年考研《英语一》最后冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople1Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecominga2person:Ithinkmy3startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmy4,andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmartereveryoneelse,soIhardlyever5toanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally,6.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.Sotrieda(n)7.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleI8tohelp.Thatwasreallyabig9forme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoof10arestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew11,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimersdiseasebecamemy12.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewasso13becauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever14her,soItookherplace.Sheletme15.Thatmakingothersfeelgoodmakemefeelgood,too.Whenshedied,Iwas16,butIwasverygratefultoher.IthinkIamamuch17,persontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot18theseexperiences.Theyhave19etocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.20whoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.1、A．since B．before C．or D．unless2、A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled3、A．education B．career C．tour D．change4、A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest5、A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported6、A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty7、A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence8、A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened9、A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step10、A．us B．which C．them D．whom11、A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck12、A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest13、A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident14、A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted15、A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see16、A．homeless B．heartbroken C．bad-tempered D．hopeless17、A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer18、A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze19、A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught20、A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expectSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Long,longagotherewerealotofdonkeys.Thedonkeysworkedhardeveryday.Theyhadnotimetoplayortorelax,buttheyneverfeltappreciatedfortheworktheydid.Onedaytwodonkeysgotbored.Theywantedtoliveacomfortablelife,sothedonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldman.Theytoldhimtheirproblem.Thewiseoldmanagreedtheyworkedtoohard,andhewantedtohelpthedonkeys.“Ihaveanidea,”hesaid.“Whatisyouridea?”askedthedonkeys.“Iwillpaintyouandnoonewillknowyouaredonkeys,”saidtheman.Themanwentofftofindsomepaintandhereturnedinjustamatterofminutes.Hehadtwopotsofpaints.Onepotwasfilledwithwhitepaint,andtheotherblackpaint.Theoldmanfirstpaintedthemwhite,andthenpaintedstripes(斑纹)overthewhitepaint.Whenhefinished,thedonkeysdidnotlooklikedonkeysatall.“Younolongerlooklikedonkeys,”theoldmansaid.“Everyonewillbefooled.Iwillcallyousomethingelse,zebras.”Thezebraswenttoafieldtoeatgrass.Nowtheydidnothavetowork.Soon,otherdonkeyssawthezebras.Theyaskedthezebraswheretheycamefrom.Whenthezebrastoldthedonkeystheirsecret,thedonkeysallrushedtoseetheoldman.“Pleasemakeusintozebras,too,”theypleaded.Sothewiseoldmanpaintedmoredonkeys.Ashedid,moreandmoredonkeyscame.Theoldmancouldnotpaintfastenough.Soonthedonkeysbecameimpatient.Theybegantokickabout,andtheyknockedoverthepaintpots.Therewasnomorepaint.Thepainteddonkeysranofftobecomezebras.Theunpainteddonkeys,becauseoftheirimpatience,hadtoreturntowork.1、Thetwodonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldmaninorderto________.A．askhimforhelpB．becomepatientC．changeintozebrasD．haveashortrest2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pleaded”(inParagraph9)mean?A．relaxedB．knockedC．beggedD．agreed3、Whatfinallyhappenedtotheimpatientdonkeys?A．Theywerestilldonkeysworkinghardallthetime.B．Theylookedforanotherwisemantopaintthem.C．Theywonpraisefortheworktheydid.D．Theyhatedthezebrasandfoughtwiththem.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Bothdonkeysandzebrashadtoworkhard.B．Beingpatientisveryimportant.C．Thewiseoldmanwaskilledbytheseimpatientdonkeys.D．Thereisalwaysagoodwaynottoworkhard.Text2Thearmbonesofwomenwholived7,000yearsagoshowasurprisinglevelofstrength--evenhigherthantoday'sprofessionalathletes.That'saccordingtoafirst-everstudycomparingprehistoric(史前的)bonestothoseoflivingpeople.Thefindingsuggestsarevisionofhistory-theeverydaylivesofprehistoricwomenwerefilledwithhardlabor,ratherthanjustsittingathomedoinglightertaskswhilethemenstruggledandfoughtforlife.“Beforethestudy,therearenoclearrecordsdescribinghowourancientancestorslived.Itcanbeeasytoforgetthatboneisalivingtissue,onethatrespondstothedifficultiesweputourbodiesthrough,”saidleadauthorAlisonMacintosh.“Physicalforceandmuscleactivitybothputpressureonthebone.Thebonereactsbychanginginshape,thicknessandotheraspectsovertime.”Previousstudiesonlycomparedfemalebonestocontemporarymalebones,theresearcherssaid-andthat'saproblem,becausetheresponseofmalebonestostressandchangeismuchbiggerthanthatofwomen.Forinstance,ashumansmovedfromahunter-gathererlifestyleconstantlyonthemovetoamoresettledagrarian(农耕的)one,changescanbeobservedinthestructureoftheshinbone(胫骨)-andthesechangesweremuchmoreevidentinmen.However,acomparisonofthebonesofprehistoricwomentothebonesoflivingfemaleathletescanhelpusworkoutamoreaccuratepictureofwhatthoseprehistoricwomenweredoing."Byanalyzingthebonesoflivingpeopleandcomparingthemtotheancientbones,wecanstarttoexplainthekindsoflaborourancestorswerereforming,Macintoshsaid.Whattheyfoundwasthatwomen'slegstrengthhasn'tchangedagreatdeal,buttheirarmsusedtobeverypowerful.Prehistoricwomen,theresearchersfound,hadarmstrength11-16percentstrongerthanthoseofmodernrowers(桨手),and30percentstrongerthanthoseofnon-athletes.1、Whatdoesthestudytellaboutprehistoricwomen?A．Theywerestrongerthanmen. B．Theyhadlighterbonesthanmen.C．Theydidtoughtasksasthemen. D．Theyspentmosttimestayingathome.2、Whatproblemdidpreviousstudiesonprehistoricboneshave?A．Theylackedenoughcomparison. B．Theyonlystudiedmen'sbones.C．Theyfocusedlittleonbones. D．Theyignoredthelifestyles.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inParagraph3referto?A．Bones’structure. B．Bones'thickness.C．Bones’responsetostress. D．Bones’stressfromhardlabor.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．It'sstillhardtoexplainourancestors'lifestyle.B．Prehistoricwomenwentthroughmuchsuffering.C．Women'sarmshavebecomemuchstrongerovertime.D．Prehistoricwomenarestrongerthancontemporaryfemales.Text3JoannaCole,bornonAugust11,1944inNewark,NewJersey,hasbeencreditedtobeoneofthemostpopularchildren’sauthorsofalltime.Shehaswrittenover250booksandisfamousforwritingoneofthemostpopularchildren'sbookseries.Sheknewasearlyas5thgradethatshewasinterestedinwritingandscience.Colehasowedalargepartofherpassiontooneofherelementaryschoolteachers.JoannaColecontinuedhereducationbyattendingtheUniversityofMassachusettsandIndiana.Shewouldeventuallyearnabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyfromtheCityCollegeofNewYorkin1967;aftergraduationColedecidedtotakesomeeducationcoursestobecomealibrarianataBrooklynelementaryschoolin1967.Eventually,shewouldtakejobsworkingforNewsweek,Seesawbookclub.Cole’spassionforwritingandsciencewasstillaliveandwellduringthistime.In197lshedecidedtowriteherfirstbook,Cockroaches.Shedidsomeresearchanddiscoveredtherehadneverbeenabookwrittenforchildrenaboutcockroaches.Soshethoughtshewouldbethefirst.ColestruckgoldwhenshewrotethefirstMagicSchoolBusin1985.Thebookwouldgoontobepublishedthefollowingyearandquicklybecamebookseriesandcartoonseriesduetoitssuccess.Colecontinuedtowritebothnon-fictionandfictionbooksforchildren.Shewritesinawaythatwillhopefullyinspirechildrentothinklikeascientist.Shedoesthisbywritingideasinsteadofjustfacts.Shealsotriestoaskquestionsinherbooksthatrequirechildrentothinkanddiscovertheanswersastheyread.Thiscreatesanengagingexperienceforchildren,soitisnowonderwhyyoungerreadersarehookedonherbooks.1、WhenJoannaColewasyoung,she________.A．wasverypopularwithchildrenB．gotinspiredbyoneofherteachersC．beganhercareerofwritingnovelsD．knewwhatshewoulddointhefuture2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseprobablymean?A．Madeafortune.B．Madeapromise.C．Gotideas.D．Obtainedhelp.3、WhatdoweknowaboutJoannaCole?A．SheisthemostfamouswomanwriterinAmerica.B．Shewritesnovelsnotonlyforkidsbutforadults.C．Sheisanexpertatgettingscienceacrosstoreaders.D．Shehasmadegreatcontributionstoscience.4、WhatkindofpersonisColeinthepassage?A．Positiveandbrave.B．Popularandreliable.C．Seriousandhonest.D．Talentedandcreative.Text4Off-Peakfaresarecheaperticketsfortravelingontrainsthatarelessbusy,offeringgoodvalueformoney.Theticketsmayrequireyoutotravelatspecifictimesofday,daysoftheweekoronaspecificroute.WherethereismorethanoneOff-Peakfareforajourney,thecheaperfareiscalledSuperOff-Peak.YoucanbuyOff-Peakticketsanytimebeforeyoutravel,eitheronlineoratalocalstation.ThetravelrestrictionsforyourOff-Peakticketwilldependonthejourneyyouaremaking.Theticketsmustbeusedonthedateshownontheticket.ForOff-Peakreturntickets,relatedjourneysmustbemadeonthedateshownonyourticketaswell.Childrenagedfivetofifteengeta50%discountforallOff-Peakfares.Upto2childrenunder5yearscantravelfreewitheachfarepayingadult.Railcardholdersget1/3offallStandardClassOff-Peakfares.Senior,anddisabledRailcardholdersalsoget1/3offallFirstClassOffPeakfares.PleasenotethatminimumfaresandtimerestrictionsmayapplytoticketsboughtwithaRailcard.Ifyouplanonatraintripwithfriendsoryourfamily,youmaygetgrouptraveldiscounts.Threeorfourcantravelforthepriceofjusttwoadults—leavingeveryonemoremoneytospendonthedayout!IfyouaretravelinginagroupoftenormoreatOff-Peaktimes,youmaybeabletoobtainafurtherdiscountthroughthetraincompanyyouaretravelingwith.Contactthetraincompanydirectlyandbeawarethatyoumayneedtobookticketsinadvance.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.nationalrail.co.uk1、AnOff-Peakticketdiffersfromotherticketsin________.A．itsgoodvalueformoneyB．itsconvenienceC．thespecifictrainsD．travelschedules2、ApartfromtheOff-Peakfares,youmayalsosavemoneyby________.A．becomingaVIPB．travelingatrushtimeC．buyingticketsonlineD．gettinggrouptraveldiscounts3、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．Anannouncement.B．Aticketbookingguide.C．Abusinessreport.D．Atravelreview.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:FillintheblankswithonlyonewordaccordingtothetextEyecontactis1．thekeytocommunicationItcansignalfriendlinessorhostility,interestor2．,andunderstandingorconfusionInWesterncultures,maintainingeyecontactinconversationsisnecessaryAsamatteroffact,aWesternermightconsideralackofeyecontactasalackofinterestInSpainItalyandGreecewherepeoplestandclosetogethertalkingtoeachother,eyecontactismore3．andlastslongerInmanyAsiancultures,avoidingeyecontactshowsrespectItisdonewhentalkingwithanyonein4．orwithanyoneolderHabitslikethiscancauseproblemswhenpeopledonotunderstand5．Forinstance,anAsianmightclosehiseyesin6．whilelisteningtoaspeakerToday，itisnotrarethatpeoplemaylosetheirjobs，soitisperhapsthetimetoconsidertheexperienceofunemploymentWhatarethefirstfeelings？Well，1．（lose）ajob，ornotbeingabletofindone，almostalwayscausessadnessIfyou'velostajob，thefirstfeelingisoftenthatof2．（disappoint）Thedaysseem3．（be）gettinglongerandthetimebecomes4．（hard）tofillinSomepeoplemay5．（have）difficultyinsleepingandeatingTheyfeeldepressed，oftenisolatedandlonelyOthersmayloseconfidenceinthemselvesTheyarenolongercertainabout6．（they）ownfeelingsDespitealltheseproblems，unemploymentmaybringgoodfeelings，tooIt'snicetobeabletolieinbedinthemorning，spendmoretime7．yourfamilyandrelatives，andhavemoretimetothinkItcanbeachanceforafreshstartYoucanusethetimetoconsider8．youreallywanttogetfromlifeandhowyoucangetitAlsoyoucanusethetimetoplanhowtofind9．newjob，learnanewskill，orseeifyoucanrunyourownbusinessandbecomeasuccess10．（possible），anewandbetterjobisalreadywaitingforyouSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根据短支内容，从文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Sometimeswillpowerisalotlikethetelevisionremotecontrol,hardtofindjustwhenyouwantitmost.1、Buttherearewaystoincreaseyourwillpower.Don’ttrytochangeyoureconomicsituation，winapromotionandloseweightallonthesamemorning.Setoneclear，specificgoalandmakearealisticplantoachieveit.Extrawillpowersometimesrequiresextraenergy，sodon’tspreadyourselftoothin.2、Whateveryourgoalis，don’texpecttoachieveitovernight.3、Ifyouaretryingtokickacoffeehabit，startbyreplacingyourmorningcupofcoffeewithaglassofwater,insteadofpromisingnevertodrinkcoffeeagain.Congratulateyourselfonthesmallachievements.Thesesuccesseshelpyourwillpowergrow.4、Askfriends，familyorcolleaguesforassistanceandtellthemexactlyhowtheycanhelp.Ifyourcreditcardbillshaverisen，forinstance，letfriendsnowthatyouarecuttingbackonexpenses.Suggesthavingacommondinnerinsteadofmeetingatanexpensiverestaurant.Findsupportgroupororganizationrelatedtoyourgoalandattendtheirmeeting.Youcangetvaluableadvice,understandingandinformation.Ifpossible，changeyourenvironmenttoencouragepositivebehavior.Wanttogetinshape?Keepasetofworkoutclothesinyourofficeasaremindertostopbythegymonthewayhome.Quittingsmoking?5、A．Realsuccesstakestime.B．Focusononegoalatatime.C．Changeyourenvironmenttochangeyourlife.D．Improveyourwillpowerbyasupportnetwork.E.Changingyourbehaviorrequiresmorethanwillpower.F.Avoidbarsorrestaurantswhereyoumightbeattractedtolightup.G.Breakingabadhabitorforminganewandhealthyonecanbedifficult.Makingalifestylechangeischallenging,especiallywhenyouwanttotransformmanythingsatonce.Herearesometipstohelpyou:￭Makeaplanthatyoucanstickto.Yourplanisamapthatwillguideyouonthisjourneyofchange.1、Whenmakingyourplan,bespecific.Wanttoexercisemore?Detailthetimeofdaywhenyoucantakewalksandhowlongyou’llwalk.Postyourplanwhereyou’llmostoftenseeitasareminder.￭Startsmall.Breakdow