金湖县2023年考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题含解析

金湖县2023年考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thesubjectofwhatseparatesartanddesignhasbeendebatedforalongtime.Artistsanddesignersbothcreatevisualworksusinga/an1knowledgebackground,buttheirreasonsfordoingsoare2different.Somedesignersconsiderthemselvesartists,butfewartistsconsiderthemselves3Sowhatexactlyisthedifferencebetweenartanddesign?Perhapsthemostfundamentaldifferencethatwecanallagreeonistheir4Typically,theprocessofcreatingaworkofartstartswithnothing,ablanksheetofpaper.A5ofartisbornfromavieworvaluethattheartistholdswithinhimselforherself.Theycreatethearttosharethatfeelingwithothers,to6theviewerstorelatetoit,learnfromitorbe7byit.Themostrenownedandsuccessfularttodayissomethingthatestablishesthestrongest8connectionbetweentheartistandtheir9Bycontrast,whenadesignersetsoutto1011startingpoint,whetheramessage,animage,anideaoranaction.Thedesigner’sjobisn’ttoinventsomething12,buttocommunicatesomethingthatalreadyexists,forapurpose.Thatpurposeisalmostalwaystomotivatetheaudiencetodosomething:buyaproduct,usea13,visitalocation,orlearncertaininformation.Themost14designsarethosethatmosteffectively15theirmessageandmotivatetheirconsumerstocarryoutatask.1、A．unique B．separate C．shared D．accepted2、A．entirely B．occasionally C．hardly D．unnecessarily3、A．inventors B．designers C．writers D．viewers4、A．purpose B．product C．interest D．cost5、A．love B．type C．part D．work6、A．stop B．allow C．require D．move7、A．understood B．fooled C．inspired D．discouraged8、A．political B．social C．physical D．emotional9、A．supporters B．audiences C．buyers D．enemies10、A．sell B．imagine C．create D．draw11、A．fixed B．good C．strange D．positive12、A．surprising B．special C．creative D．new13、A．phone B．service C．language D．name14、A．important B．creative C．successful D．unusual15、A．learn B．receive C．confuse D．communicateSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Whenyou’reoutwithafriendandtakeaphotoofyourselves,doyouknowthatyouarealsocreatingaworkofart?OrthatyouarecompetingwithVincentvanGoghhimself?Probablynot.Yourideamightbetoshowoffyourselfie(自拍照)onWeChatorQQ,butyouprobablydon’tthinkoftheInternetasagalleryorofyourselfasanartist.ButthechiefexecutiveofLondon’sSaatchiGallery,NigelHurst,thinksthatthecasualpictureswetakeofourselveshavesomethingincommonwithself-portraitsbythegreatmasters.Insupportoftheidea,theSaatchiGalleryhasanewexhibitioncalledFromSelfietoSelf-Expression.Itfeatureswell-knownself-portraitsfromartistsincludingDutchpaintersVanGogh(1853-1890)andRembrandt(1606–1669).Italsohasselfiesonshowthathave“quicklybecomeiconsofthedigitalera.”TheseincludeonetakenbyUScelebrity(名人)KimKardashianandanotherofformerUSPresidentBarackObamawithformerUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron,accordingtotheBBC．Thegalleryisevenencouragingvisitorstoaddtheirownselfiestotheshow.Hurstisperhapsnotbeing100percentserious.Heisn’tclaimingthatasnapyoutakeofyourselfinyourfavoriterestaurantcanbecomparedwithaself-imagepaintedbyVanGogh.Buthedoesmakeaseriouspoint.Onceuponatime,itwasonlyartistswhocouldmakeimagesofthemselves.Theyweretheonlyones,asHursttoldTheGuardian,who“hadtheskills,materialsandtoolstocreateself-portraits.”Today,however,we“allhavethat[ability]throughoursmartphones.”Thepopularityoftheselfierocketedaftersmartphonesstartedtobecomewidelyused.In2013,OxfordDictionariesnamed“selfie”asitswordoftheyear.AsPamelaRutledge,aprofessorattheMassachusettsSchoolofProfessionalPsychology,toldVoguemagazine:“thecult(热潮)oftheselfiecelebratesregularpeople”.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“features”inparagraph3mostprobablymean?A．informsB．showsC．sellsD．misses2、NigelHurst’sattitudetothesmartphoneselfieis_______.A．casualB．mixedC．favorableD．negative3、WhosharesopinionswithNigelHurst?A．KimKardashianB．BarackObamaC．DavidCameronD．PamelaRutledge4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．SelfiesasSelf-portraitsB．AgeofSmartphonesC．AgeofSelfieArtistsD．SelfiesofCelebritiesText2AnArizonamomsaysnoneofherson'skindergartenfriendsshoweduptohisbirthdaypartyaftershesent32invitationstohisclassmates.Theboy,Teddy,heldabirthdaypartyonSundayatPeterPiperPizzainTucson,whereheandhismother,SilMazzini,hadbeenexpectingdozensoflittlegirlsandboys—aswellasthechildren'sparents—tojointhemattherestaurant.Mazzinisaidafewpeopletoldherinadvancethattheycouldn'tmakeit,butshewasn'tpreparedforeveryonetobeno-shows.MazzinisharedaphotoofhersonsittingaloneinfrontofseveralpizzasonherFacebookpage.Thatbroughtdozensanddozensofbirthdaywishesfromaroundthecountry,aswellasothergiftsandoffers."IlivenearTampa,Florida,andheardaboutyouviamylocalnews,"onewomanwroteonFacebook."IhopeyouhaveawonderfulyearandI'msendingyouabighug."ThebiggestunexpectedbirthdaypresentforTeddycamefromthePhoenixSuns,whoinvitedhimtowatchWednesdaynight'sgameattheTalkingStickResortArenaagainsttheLosAngelesLakersandLeBronJames.Thecity'sprofessionalsoccerclub,thePhoenixRising,alsoinvitedTeddyto"join7,000ofhisclosestfriends"ataplayoffgameonFriday.ButsomeonsocialmediaquestionedMazzini'sdecisiontobroadcastherson'shumiliatingday."Quick!Someonecallthenews.Don'tembarrassthiskidevenmorethanhealreadyis,"onewomanwroteonFacebook."Goodlord.Thisissowrong."1、HowmayTeddyfeelabouthisbirthdayparty?A．Relaxed. B．Disturbed. C．Disappointed. D．Bored.2、WhatdidthePhoenixSunsinviteTeddytodo?A．PlayaplayoffgameonFriday.B．WatchWednesdaynight'sgame.C．Jointheprofessionalsoccerclub.D．Spendaweekendwiththem3、WhatcanweinferaboutSilMazzinifromthelastparagraph?A．Sheisnotsupportedbyallthepeople.B．Shecareslittleaboutherson'sfeelings.C．Sheregretshavingpostedherson'simages.D．ShehasremovedthecommentsonFaceloook.Text3Thehealthofmillionscouldbeatriskbecausesuppliesofmedicinalplantsarebeingusedup.Theseplantsareusedtomaketraditionalmedicine,includingdrugstofightcancer.“Thelossofmedicinalplantsisaquietdisaster,”saysSaraOldfield,secretarygeneraloftheNGOBotanicGardensConservationInternational.Mostpeopleworldwiderelyonherbal(药草制的)medicineswhicharegotmostlyfromwildplants.Butsome15,000ofthe50,000medicinalspeciesareunderthreatofdyingout,accordingtoreportfromtheinternationalconservationgroupPlantlife.ShortageshavebeenreportedinChina,India,Kenya,Nepal,TanzaniaandUganda.Over-harvestingdoesthemostharm,thoughpollutionandcompetitionfrominvasivespecies(入侵物种)andhabitatdestructionallcontribute.“Businessmengenerallyharvestmedicinalplants,notcaringaboutsustainability(可持续性),”thePlantlifereportsays,“damageisseriouspartlybecausetheyhavenoideaaboutit,butitismainlybecausesuchcollectionisunorganized.”MedicinaltreesatriskincludetheHimalayanyew(紫衫)andtheAfricancherry,whichareusedtotreatsomecancers.Thesolution,saysthereport’sauthor,AlanHamilton,istoencouragelocalpeopletoprotecttheseplants.TenprojectsstudiedbyPlantlifeinIndia,Pakistan,China,Nepal,UgandaandKenyashowedthismethodcansucceed.InUganda,theprojecthaskeptasustainablesupplyoflow-costcancertreatments,andinChinaapublic-runmedicinalplantprojecthasbeencreatedforthefirsttime.”“Improvinghealth,earninganincomeandkeepingculturaltraditionsareimportantinencouragingpeopletoprotectmedicinalplants,”saysHamilton,“Youhavetopayattentiontowhatpeopleareinterestedin.”GhilleanPrance,theformerdirectoroftheRoyalBotanicGardensatKewinLondon,agreesthatmedicinalplantsareinneedofprotection.“Notnearlyenoughisbeingdone,”hetoldNewScientist.“Wearedestroyingtheveryplantsthatareofmostusetous.”1、Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat________.A．millionsofpeoplearethreatenedwith-cancerB．mostcountriesseeashortageofherbalmedicinesC．abouttwothirdsofmedicinalspecieswilldisappearD．anumberofmedicinalspeciesareindangerofextinction2、Themajorfactorthatcausesthedecreasingofsuppliesofmedicinalplantsis________.A．pollutionB．habitatdestructionC．over-harvestingD．invasivespecies3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto________.A．over-harvestingB．sustainabilityC．otherspecies’invasionD．pollution4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Protectingmedicinalplantshasalongwaytogo.B．GhilleanPranceisoptimisticaboutmedicinalplants’future.C．Localpeopledon’tknowhowtoprotectmedicinalplants.D．Chinahasmadegreatprogressinprotectingmedicinalplants.5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Low-costCancerTreatmentB．TheImportanceofSustainabilityC．MedicinalPlantsonVergeofExtinctionD．SustainableDevelopmentoftheEnvironmentText4Eversincehisapplaudedfirstnovel,KazuoIshiguro,now60,hasmanagedtomaintainasteadyliterarydrive,asteadyamountofcreativespace,andasteadysuccessrate.TheBuriedGiant,Ishiguro’sseventhnovel,andhisfirstinadecade,isasriskyasitisattractive.Itisasorthistoricalfantasynovelfilledwithdragonsandknights(骑士）丨Itisasortofthesurface,butitisalsodeeplyhuman,rootedinthemesfundamentaltothehumanexperience:love,history,andtheabilitytorememberitall.JANEGAYDUK:Howwouldyoucopewiththeideaofmemory—ahugethemeinTheBuriedGiant—ifyouweretosetastorylikethatintheagewhereeverythingisonline?KAZUOISHIGURO:Oneofthequestionsthatattractmerightnow—IsupposethesearequestionsthataroseinmymindasIwaswritingTheBuriedGiant,buttherewasnoroominthebookitselfforexploringthem—wouldbe,wheredothememorybanksinamodemsocietyexist?AndIthinkthatquestionhasgottenreallycomplicatednow.MaybeinsimplersocietiessuchastheoneIdescribeinTheBuriedGiant—Idon'tthinkthosesocietiesweresimplebutperhapstheyweresimplerintermsofthisparticularquestion—youcouldpointtoyourlivingmemory,whattheoldestpeoplestillrememberaboutwhathappened,literallywhatishandeddown.JANEGAYDUK:Doyouthinkthischangesthenatureofhistory?Itusedtobewrittendownbyaselectfewpeoplewhobadthepowertoshapestories,butnowit’salmostlikeeveryindividualparticipatesinshapinghistoryandthought.KAZUOISHIGURO:Ifyouleavetheofficialaccountofanation’shistory,acommunity’shistory,tojustahandfulofpeople,Ithinkthat'samoredangeroussituation.Particularlyifit'sahandfulofpeople,whoareusuallytheupperlevels,whocouldwritethehistorybooksandthenhavethosehistorybookstaughtinschools.Ofcourseskilled,disciplined,andtalentedhistorianshavealwaysbeenvitaltoasociety,andIthinkthey’llcontinuetobevitaltoasociety,butinsomewaysIfeelencouragedbythefactthatsomanyordinarypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoputdowntheirimpressions;atleastthere'sthepotentialthattheirvoiceswillbeassessedandheard.Justasanexample,whenIwasresearchingTheRemainsoftheDay,whichisaboutanEnglishbutler(管家），IassumedI’dfindalotofaccountsbypeoplewhohadworkedinservicebecausethat'swhatanen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1、.Whethertheyarewornforworkorforfashiontoday,Strauss'inventioncontinuestobepopularnotonlyamongAmericansbutalsoamongpeoplearoundtheworld.LevisStrausswasborninGermanyin1829.

2、.HegrewupinKentuckybeforemovingtoNewYorkin1847,

beforebecominganAmericancitizenandmovingtotheWestin1853,Straussworkedinhisbrother'sdrygoodsbusiness.Thisgavehimachancetoproducehisfamousinvention.Afterthegoldrushof1849,StraussdecidedtomovetotheWesttoseekhisfortunes.Straussdidnotwanttobeapersonwhosearchedanareaforminerals.Instead,heknewhecouldmakeagoodlivingbysellingsuppliestotheminers.Atfirst,heplannedtosellsewingsuppliesandcloth.

3、.Whenheheardminerscomplainingthattheirclotheswereeasilybrokenortheyusuallytoretheirpocketsduringmininghedecidedtouseaspecialfabrictomakepantsfortheminers.Thesepantsprovedsopopularthathequicklyranoutofmaterialstomakemore.In1873,StraussreceivedaletterfromaJewishtailornamedJacobDaviswhohadinventedaprocessofconnectingpocketswithcopperrivets(铆钉).Thismadethepantslastalongtime.BecauseDavisdidnothavethemoneytopatenthisidea,heofferedtoshareitwithStraussifStrausswouldagreetopayforthepatent.

4、.BythetimeStraussdiedin1902,hehadmadeagreatcontributiontoAmericanfashion.5、.ThebusinesshasbeengrowingeversinceandLeviStrauss&Companyisnowoneofthelargestclothingcompaniesintheworld.A．Asayoungboy,hemovedwithhisfamilytotheUnitedStates.B．Nobodyknewwhatkindofmaterialwassuitable.C．HedidandLevijeanshavebeenmadewithmetalrivetseversince.D．However,hedidnotgetlunchbusinessfromthoseproducts.E.HealsomadeagreatcontributiontoAmerica'sclothing-industry.F.SincetheywereinventedbyLeviStrauss,theyhavebecomeasymbolofAmericanconsumerculture.G.Asthebusinessgrew,Straussgotmuchmoneyfromit.Thedailylifeofahighschoolstudentisbusyandoften