陆良县2023年考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题含解析

陆良县2023年考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whatwouldyoudoifyouhad$5,butwerelimitedtotwohourstomakeasmuchmoneyaspossible?Buyalotteryticket.Whilethisisthemost1suggestionfrompeople,itmeansasignificantriskinreturnfora2chance.TinaSelling,whoinventedthe3forherstudentsofStanfordUniversity,hasa4storytotell.Sellinggaveeachofthefourteenteamsasealedenvelopethatcontainsfivedollarsof“seedfunding”.Theywere,5tospendasmuchtimeplanning,butoncetheyhad6theenvelopetheythenhadtwohourstomakeasmuchmoneyaspossible.Thenextweek,eachteamwereto7theirprojectinathree-minutepresentation.It8thatmostofthe14teamsdidn’tusethefivedollars9.Theyrealizedthatfocusingonthe10actuallylimitedthewayofsolvingtheproblemtootightly.Theyunderstoodthatfivedollarsisessentially11anddecidedtoreinterprettheproblemmore12:whatcanbedoneif13withabsolutelynothing?Theaverage14onthefivedollarinvestmentwas4,000times!Sowhatdidthey15do?Oneteamstartedastandoncampustocheckthebiketire16forfreeandcharged$1torefilltires.Anotherteammade17atbusyrestaurantsandthensoldeachofthemforuptotwentydollarstocustomerswhodidn’twantto18line.Theteamwhomadethegreatest19soldtheirpresentationtimetoacompanythatwantedtoemploythemtoadvertise.They20agoodbusinessforthatcompanyinthethree-minutepresentationandbroughtin$650,000.1、A．fancyB．usefulC．commonD．interesting2、A．slimB．bigC．hopefulD．possible3、A．formB．challengeC．planD．method4、A．funnyB．shockingC．dullD．cool5、A．advisedB．forcedC．permittedD．determined6、A．openedB．lostC．gotD．posted7、A．studyB．completeC．reportD．limit8、A．pointedoutB．turnedoutC．broughtaboutD．cameabout9、A．atallB．afterallC．accidentallyD．strangely10、A．envelopeB．resultC．classroomD．money11、A．anythingB．somethingC．nothingD．everything12、A．accuratelyB．broadlyC．patientlyD．slowly13、A．dealingB．workingC．meetingD．beginning14、A．numberB．returnC．expenseD．score15、A．actuallyB．roughlyC．merelyD．generally16、A．airB．qualityC．pressureD．size17、A．snacksB．decisionsC．appointmentsD．reservations18、A．sitB．takeC．serveD．wait19、A．profitB．progressC．promiseD．present20、A．hadB．createdC．soldD．ranSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Wehumansaresweetonsugar.Thatmakessense.Allanimalsneedsugartolive.It'sthefuelthatpowersourcells.Soit'snotsurprisingthatwe'reborntowantthesweetstuff.Sugarstoresthesun'senergylikeabattery.Afterameal,yourbodybreaksdownfoodsintotheirbuildingblocks.Itusessomesugarsforenergyrightaway.Therestgetstoredforthebodytobreakdownlater.It'samyththatsugarmakesyouextremelyexcited,buthavingasugarysnackcangiveyouaquickburstofenergy.That'sbecausethesugarsinsweetfoodsareeasyforyourbodytoturnintofuel.Whenyoueatotherkindsoffoods,likevegetables,ittakeslongerforyourbodytobreakthesugarsdown.Thesedaysit'seasytofindsweetsnacks.Sodas,candy,cakesandevenfoodsthatseemhealthy,suchasyogurt,canbepackedwithsugar.Foodmakersaddsugar,becausetheyknowthattohumans,sweetmakeseverythingtastebetter.Americanseatabout3teaspoonsofextrasugareveryday.That'swaymorethanwhatisgoodforus.Eatingtoomuchsugarcancausemorethanastomach-ache.Itcanmakepeopleoverweight,decaytheteethandevencausediabetes.However,expertsaren'tworriedaboutnaturallysweetfoods-theproblemisaddedsugar.Sogoaheadandenjoyasweetappleorevenasugar-richcarrotthatarealsofullofvitaminsandothergoodstuff.Evencakeisgreatonceinawhile,aslongasyoudon'toverdoit.Afterall,noonewantslifetobedull.Andyourbodyneedsitsfuel!1、Thefirsttwoparagraphsaremainlydevelopedby_'A．causeandeffect.B．problemandsolution.C．givingexamples.D．makingcomparisons.2、Peoplemaybetnckedintoeatingtoomuchsugarbecause.A．noonewantslifetobeboring.B．we'reborntowantthesweetstuff.C．so-calledhealthyfoodcanbepackedwithsugar.D．sugaristhefuelfortheplantsandanimalsontheEarth.3、WhatdoestheauthorwanttostressinPara.4?A．We'dbettersaynotosweetfoods.B．Expertsareworriedaboutaddedsugar.C．Eatingtoomuchsugarisbadforourhealth.D．We'dbetterconsumesugarfromnaturalsources.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．SugarIsEverywhere.B．SugarBringsHappiness.C．WhyDoesSugarTasteSogood?D．WhyDoesSugarMakeUsFat?Text2A60-year-oldhomelesswomannamedSmokiehasbeensleepingoutsideinthedirtafewdoorsdownfromamannamedElvisSummers.Mostmornings,shestopsbyElvis’sLosAngelesapartmentandasksifhehasanyrecyclablematerialsforher.Throughtheseconversations,theystruckupafriendship.Onemorning,ElvissawanewsarticleaboutmaninOaklandwhohasbeenmakingtinyhousesoutofdesertedmaterials.HewasinspiredtoputoffpayingafewbillssohecouldbuythewoodandhardwaretomakeSmokieabrandnewshelterittookhimfivedaystobuildit,andnow,forthefirsttimeintenyears,Smokieabrandnewshelter.Ittookhimfivedaystobuildit,andnow,forthefirsttimeintenyears,Smokiehasaplacetohangthesign.“HomeSweetHome”.“Ihadnowheretoreallybuildit,soIjustbuiltitinthestreetoutsideofmyapartment,”ElvistoldGoodNewsNetwork.“ThelocalLAPDpolicehavebeensupercool,andhavetoldmetheysupportit—aslongaswemoveittoadifferentspotevery72hours.”Hemadethisprettytime-lapse(延时的)videoshowinghowhedidit.Thematerials,includingtwolocksonthefrontdoorandstrongwheelsformovingitaround,costhimabout$500.“I’vemetsomanyhomelesspeople,goodpeople,”Elvissaidinanemail,“SinceIbuiltSmokie’s,I’vehadseveralpeopleaskingmetomakethematinyhomeandit’sturnedintomuchmorethanjusttheonehouseIwantedtobuild.”AlthoughherunsanonlineretailstorethatsellsEDMclothes,hehasdecidedtolaunchanambitiousprojecttofundmoreshelters.Heplantstogetlighterandcheapermaterials—withoutsacrificingthestrengthofthehouse—forthenextround.RickSassen,abranchmanager,kindlydonatedtheroofshinglesandcedarsupportingSmokie’shouse,finalitemsElviscouldn’taffordonhisown.Sassenhaspromisedtoworkoutadealonfuturebuildingmaterialsforthesamecause.1、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“struckup”inparagraph2?A．Kepton. B．Established.C．Gaveout. D．Accomplished.2、WheredidElvis’sinspirationtobuildatinyhousecomefrom?A．Anewsreport.B．Asciencebook.C．Afictionstory.D．Anadvertisement.3、Whatisthemainfeatureofthetinyhouse?A．Itisair-conditioned.B．Itisverylight.C．Itcanmovearound.D．Ithasnoroof.4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutElvisfromthelastparagraph?A．Hewillgethelpfrompoorpeople.B．Heearnshislivingbybuildinghouses.C．Heplanstobuildstrongerhouses.D．Hewillhelpmorehomelesspeople.Text3Ireadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconcept.Theideaissimple,butrevolutionary(革命性的):combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidents(住户)eatlunchtogetherandshareactivitiessuchasmusic,paintingandgardening.Intheafternoons,theresidentsenjoyreadingstoriestothechildrenand,ifachildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwaysakindlaptositonandahug.Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,includingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamily,workingparentswithnotimetocareforageingrelations,andsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesame:increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.That’swhyinter-generational(代际的)programsaregrowinginpopularityallovertheworld.Thereareexamplesofsuccessfulactionsallovertheworld.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexample.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanother.OnesuccessfulschemeinLondonpairsyoungvolunteerswitholdpeoplewhoarelosingtheirsight.Theyoungpeoplehelpwithpracticalthingssuchaswritingletters,readingbankstatementsandhelpingwithshopping,andtheolderpeoplecanpassontheirknowledgeandexperiencetotheiryoungvisitors.Forexample,aretiredjudgemaybepairedwithateenagerwhowantstostudylaw.Butitisn’tonlytheindividualsconcernedwhogainfrominter-generationalactivities.Theadvantagestosocietyarehugetoo.Ifolderpeoplecanunderstandandaccepttheyouthoftoday,therewillbelessconflictinacommunity.Andwecanusethestrengthsofonegenerationtohelpanother.Thenperhapsgettingoldwon’tbesosadafterall.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthenewspaperarticleheread?A．Toargueforanewconcept.B．Toshowhisinterestinthetopic.C．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.D．Todrawourattentiontoasocialproblem.2、Whatisthepurposeoftheinter-generationalprograms?A．Toprovideagoodjobopportunityfortheyoung.B．Tobringtheoldandtheyoungtogether.C．Toteachtheyoungtorespecttheold.D．Toasktheoldtocarefortheyoung.3、WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Thereasonswhyinter-generationalprogramsenjoypopularityintheworld.B．Theinter-generationalprograms’benefitstoindividuals.C．Theinter-generationalprogramsallovertheworld.D．Theexamplesofinter-generationalactivities.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．Buildingbridgesfortheoldandtheyoung.B．Anewconceptincaringfortheoldisborn.C．Offeringawarmhomefortheyoung.D．Beingoldisnomoresad.Text4ABriefIntroductiontoSomeDictionariesNormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryThishandytranslatorprovidesyouwith5,000,000totaltranslationtoandfromSpanishandEnglish!Thisdictionaryisspeciallydesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskillfrombeginnertoadvanced.BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatorThisspecialmodelfeaturesthelargestandmostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.AdvancedEnglishspeech,accentcorrectionfunctionandspecializedtermsdatabasewillhelpyoucommunicate.Businessorganizerswillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryItisthenearestwordfinder.Itisalsogreatforcrosswordpuzzles.Itwillshowyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneandthesameforover100citiesthroughouttheworldbysimplyenteringthefirstletterofthenameofthecity.EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorThisadvancedtalkinghandheldtranslatorfeaturesthefollowingdictionaries:thegeneralEnglish-Koreandictionaryfor215,905entries（词条）；popularKorean-Englishdictionaryfor183,279entries,andthedictionaryofChinesetraditionalcharactersfor7,744entries.TheLingoTraveler18ItisagreatvalueaswellasanInternationaltranslator.Drawonover96,000wordsand8,000usefulphrases.Equippedwithapowerfuldatabank,TheLingoTraveler18allowsyoutostoreallofyourappointments,telephonenumbers,andaddresses.1、WhichdictionarycanBetty'smotherbuytohelpherdaughterimproveherSpanish?A．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryB．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorC．SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryD．BrandV7Dictionary/Translator2、WhatisthefunctionofTheLingoTraveler18?A．Itprovidesyouwith96,000phrasesand8,000words.B．Itshowsyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneover100cities.C．Youcanstoreyourappointments,telephonenumbersandaddressesinit.D．Itwillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthedictionariesfromthetext?A．TheLingoTraveler18isapopularKorean-EnglishandChinesedictionary.B．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850Dictionaryisthenearestwordfinder.C．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/Translatorisdesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskill.D．BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatoristhemostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Lastweekourclassvotedonwhat1．(do)forourclassouting:visittheSingaporeZoo2．goontheNightSafari(夜间动物园)We3．(girl)wantedtogotothezoo,butsincewewereintheminority,welosttotheboys,4．allwantedthesafariWegotthe5．(admit)rateforstudents,whichwasgreatsinceIstill6．(have)enoughmoneytobuyabrochureabouttheparkas7．assomethingatthesouvenirshopsThesafariwasscarybut8．(real)funAswetooktheridethroughthepark’sdarkjungle,wecouldseetheeyesofmanycreatures9．(look)outatusMostoftheanimalstheresleepwhenthere10．(be)sunlightandwakeupatnightDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankNoteverythinggoesthewayyouwantittoYoumaygotoarestaurantandorderanicemealButyourorderiswrongornotcookedproperlyYoumaybuyaproduct1．breaksthenextdayThesekindsofexperiencesmakeyouwanttocomplainHowever,ifyouspeakangrilytopeople,they2．(become)defensiveThentheyarelesslikelytohelpyouAmoreeffectivewaytoget3．youwantistostaycalmUsepolitelanguageandafriendlytoneofvoiceStartwithphrasessuchas,“I’msorrytobotheryou,but”or“Excuseme,butcouldyou?”Forexample,“I’msorrytobotheryou,butIorderedpotatosoup,notvegetable”PhrasingyourcomplaintasaquestionalsohelpsPeoplelike4．(ask)ratherthantold!“Couldyouhelpme?”Ijustboughtthisphonecaseyesterday,butit’s5．(crack)When6．(try)tocorrectaproblem,don’tblamethepersonyou’retalkingtoThereisnofasterwaytomakesomeonedefensivethanbyblamingthemUsethephrase,“Iknowthisisn’tyourfault,but”or“Therehasbeenamisunderstanding”ThesephrasesletpeopleknowyouareonlyangryatthesituationAssigningblameisn’tas7．(important)asgettingaproblemfixed!Therearehonestmistakes,butattimessomeone8．trytotakeadvantageofyouInthatcase,don’tsay“Hey!You’retryingtocheatme!”Insteadusethephrase,“Iunderstoodthat”Forexample,“Iunderstoodthattheservicecharge9．(include)intheprice”Thengivethepersonachancetoanswer10．youdon’tgetwhatyouwantwithpoliteconversation,asktospeaktoamanagerorsupervisorButusually,you’llfindthatpolitewordsandsmilewillresolveasituationSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Cultureshockistheemotionalandmentalreactiontobeinginacompletelynewculturalenvironment.1、itgenerallyconsistsofseveralstagesoffeelings.The“honeymoonstage”isusually,thefirststagethatpeoplegothroughwhensurroundedbydifferentculturalvaluesandlifestyles.Duringthisstage,peoplehavepositiveimagesoftheirnewculturalsurroundings.Theytendtoviewtheseinanidealisticwayandignoreproblems.2、Thisstageisusuallyquiteshortandquicklyreplacedbythesecondstagecalled“thefrustrationstage”.Duringthe“frustrationstage”,newcomersbegintoactnegatively.3、Visitorstendtoexaggerate(夸大)problemsinthenewculture.Theymayfeelisolated(孤立)duringthisstage.Dependingonone’ssituation,thisstagecanlastdays,months,orevenyears.Withthefrustrationstageending,theadjustmentstagebegins.Thismarksthetimewhennewcomerstrytheirbesttoacceptthedifferencesofthenewcultureandthechallengesofeverydaylife.4、Somenewcomersenterthe“masterystage”andarecompletelyaccustomedtothevaluesandbeliefsofthenewculture.Theyareabletohandlethenewculturelikeanativewhilekeepingsomeoftheirownoriginalculturalvalues.Somechoosethe“rejectionstage”anddecideagainstfittinginwiththenewculture.5、_Othernewcomerscompletelyadopttheidentityofthenewcultureandgiveupthevaluesandbeliefsoftheirhomeculture.A．Meetingnewpeopleisseenasfascinating.B．Thenewculturalsurroundingsarenolongernovel.C．Theyregaintheirsenseofbalanceandbecomeconfident.D．Thisprocessopensthedoortothreepossibleoutcomes.E.Formanypeoplethisisoftenaverydifficultexperience.F.Apersonexperiencingcultureshockmaydisplaymanysymptoms.G.Theyusuallypermanentlywithdrawfromtheculturethroughisolationorreturninghome.ShouldWeCreateMoreNationalParkstoSaveEndangeredAnimals?Don’tyou