2023年丹棱县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题含解析

2023年丹棱县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AladyandherhusbandsteppedoffthetraininBoston．Theywalkedwithoutanappointment（预约）intotheouterofficeofHarvard’spresident．Buttheywere1byhissecretaryandkeptwaiting．Forhours，thesecretarytooknonoticeofthem，2thatthecouplewouldfinallybecome3andgoaway．Buttheydidn’t．Thesecretaryfinallydecidedtodisturbthepresident，thoughunwillingly．Afewminuteslater，thepresidentwalkedtowardsthecouplewitha4face．Theladytoldhim，“Wehadasonthat5Harvardforoneyear．HelovedHarvard．Hewashappyhere．Butaboutayearago，hewasaccidentallykilled．MyhusbandandIwouldliketo6amemorial（纪念物）tohim，somewhereoncampus．”Thepresidentwasn’tmoved．Instead，hewasshocked．“Madam,”hesaid，“wecan’tputupastatueforeverypersonwhostudiedatHarvardand7．Ifwedid，thisplacewouldlooklikeacemetory,”“Oh，no,”theladyexplainedquickly“Wedon’twanttoputupastatue．WewouldliketogiveabuildingtoHarvard．”Thepresidentrolledhiseyesand8atthecoupleandthenexclaimed，“Abuilding!Doyouhaveanyideahowmuchabuildingcosts?Wehavespentover$7500000onthecampusbuildingatHarvard．”Foramomenttheladywassilent．Thepresidentwas9，becausehecouldgetridofthemnow．Thentheladyturnedtoherhusbandandsaidquietly，“Isthatallitcoststostartauniversity?Whydon’twejuststartourown?”Herhusbandnodded．Sincetheirofferwasturneddown，Mr．andMrs．StanfordtraveledtoCaliforniawheretheyfoundedtheUniversitythatbearstheir10，amemorialtoasonthatHarvardnolongercaredabout．1、A．watched B．interviewed C．followed D．stopped2、A．finding B．hoping C．realizing D．imagining3、A．disappointed B．surprised C．worried D．troubled4、A．cold B．funny C．pleasant D．sad5、A．visited B．attended C．studied D．served6、A．setabout B．takeover C．takedown D．setup7、A．died B．encouraged C．killed D．fought8、A．laughed B．shouted C．called D．glanced9、A．bored B．pleased C．interested D．astonished10、A．picture B．character C．name D．signSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1BlackFridayThedayafterThanksgivingisthestartoftheholidayshoppingseason.ThanksgivingisalwaysonaThursday,sothedayafterisaFriday.ThisdayhascometobeknownasBlackFriday.Ithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyearsince2005.MoststoresoffergreatdealsonBlackFriday.Theyopentheirdoorsinthesmallhoursofthemorning.Theytrytoattractshopperswithbigdiscounts.SomeitemslikeTVsaremuchcheaperthanusual.Storesmayevenlosemoneyontheseitems.Theyhopethatshopperswillbuygiftsforotherpeoplewhiletheyareinthestore.BlackFridayisagreattimetogetgooddeals.Theproblemisthattherearenotenoughlow-priceditemstogoaround.Eachstoremayonlyhaveafew.Theseitemsareinhighdemand.Peoplestandinlonglinestogetsuchgreatdeals.Theymaylineuphoursbeforeastoreopens.TheymaybehopingtogetalowpriceonaTVorlaptop,butnoteveryonewhowantsonewillgetone.Somepeopleleavedisappointed.Thesituationcanbetense.SomeBlackFridayeventshavebeenviolent.Large,eagercrowdshavetrampledworkers.Fightshavebrokenoutovertoysorpeoplecuttinginline.Peoplehaveshotoneanotheroverparkingspots.ButmostBlackFridayeventsaresafeandfun.Still,ifyouplanongoing,expectlargecrowdsandabitofpushingandshoving.Sowheredoesthename“BlackFriday”comefrom?ItwasfirstusedinPhiladelphiainthe1950s.ThepolicecalledthisdayBlackFridaybecauseoftheheavytrafficitdrew.Inthe1960s,spreadacrossthecountry.Itseemsthatitisheretostay.NowpeoplealloverthecountrytakepartintheeventknownasBlackFriday.Itisevenspreadingtootherpartsoftheworld.StoreshaveheldBlackFridayeventsintheU.K.,Australia,andBrazilsince2012.InCostaRicaBlackFridayisknownas“ViernesNegro.”AndinMexico,storesofferanannualweekendofdiscounts.Theycallit“ElBuenFin,”whichmeans“thegoodweekend”inSpanish.Iguessthelanguageofsavingsisuniversal.1、Whydostoressetpricessolowonsomeitemsthattheylosemoney?A．Theywantpeopletoenjoytheholidays.B．Theyaregenerousatthebeginningoftheholidayseason.C．Theyhopepeoplewillbuyothergiftswhiletheyareinthestore.D．Theyaretryingtogetridofoleitemstothethirdparagraph?2、Whichbestconcludesthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A．PeoplestandinlonglinesonBlackFriday.B．BlackFridayisareallydisappointingtimeoftheyear.C．BlackFridayisthebesttimeoftheyeartogetgooddeals.D．BlackFridaydealsarelimitedandnoteveryonewillgetone.3、Whichbestdescribestheoverallstructureofthefifthparagraph?A．Orderoftime. B．Problemandsolution.C．Orderofimportance. D．Compareandcontrast.4、Whichtitlebestexpressestheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?A．BlackFriday:StoriesfromtheParkingLotB．BlackFriday:WhyYouShouldGoThisYearC．BlackFriday:TheStuffThatYouShouldKnowD．BlackFriday:HowtoSaveMoneyontheBigDayText2Anewkeyboardcantellwhetheryouareitsowner.Thekeyboardrecordsinformationaboutthetypingpatternandsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthetypingpatternandsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthepatternmatchestherightuser,Ifnot,analarmsounds,andthecomputerlocksthetypistout.Itlocksoutanyoneelse,evenifthanpersonknowspassword.What’smore,thisdeviceneedsnobatteries.Itharvestsallthepersonknowsyourpassword.What’smore,thisdeviceneedsnobatteries.Itharvestsalltheenergyitneedsfromtheactionofyourtyping.Besides,thekeyboardisalsoself-cleaningandthekeysarefreeofdamagefromwater,oilanddirt.Thekeysofthenewkeyboardaremadeofthesameinexpensiveplasticthatmightbefoundonanyotherstandardkeyboard.Butinsteadofbeingsmooth,thekeyshavemillionsoftinyplasticnanowires（纳米线）ontheirsurfaceareatoeverykey,increasingthegffectivecontactareabetweentheplasticsandfingers.Thisensuresthatthere’senoughpowertorunthekeyboardassomeonetypes.LimingDai,ascientist,didnotworkonthenewkeyboard,buthethinksthedesigncouldbeimportantingettingbetterperformancefromavarietyofdevices.“Itcouldalsobeappliedtoatouchscreen,forinstance,”Daisays.“Thensmartphonesandnotepadscouldharvestenergyfromtheactionofsomeonetypingordrawing.”“Futureworkmightmakethekeyboardevenmoreuseful,”Daiadds.“Alaterdesignmightbuildtinycapacitors（电容器）ontothenanowires,”hesuggests.Capacitorsarelittledevicesthattemporarilystoreelectriccharges.ThosemightthenLEDstolightaKeyboardinthedark.ZhonglinWangisaco-designerofthenewkeyboard.Histeamhasbuildaworkingmodelofthekeyboard.“Ifacompanydecidestofund（投资）itsproduction,thiskeyboardcouldbeinstoresinaslittleastwoyears,”saysWang.1、Howdoesthenewkeyboardtellwhetheryouareitsowner?A．Bycheckingtherightuser’spasswords.B．Bysendingalarmstoacomputerprogram.C．Bymatchingthetypingpatterntotherightuser.D．Byrecordinginformationaboutthetypingpattern.2、Whyaretheremanynanowiresonthesurfaceofthekeys?A．Tomakethekeysbeautiful.B．Tohelpproducepower.C．Tomakethekeyssmooth.D．Toimprovethespeedoftyping.3、What’sDai’sattitudetothenewkeyboard?A．Unconcerned.B．Positive.C．Doubtful.D．Critical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ANewKeyboardMadeofNanowires.B．ANewKeyboardPoweredbyTyping.C．ANewKeyboard’sFuture.D．ANewKeyboardEntirelyOwnedbyYouText3Ineverseenthenightnorseenastar;I’veseenneitherspringnorfallnorwinter.IwasbornattheendoftheReiningAge(刹车时代),justastheEarth’srotation(旋转)wascomingtoafinalstop.TheReininglastedfor42years,threeyearslongerthantheUnityGovernmenthadplanned.Mymotheroncetoldmeaboutthetimeourfamilywitnessedthelastsunset.TheSunhadeversoslowlycrepttowardthehorizon,almostasifithadstoppedmovingaltogether.Intheend,ittookthreedaysandthreenightstofinallyset.Naturally,thatwastheendofall“days”andall“nights”.TheEasternHemisphere(半球)wascoveredinweaklightforalongtimethen,perhapsforadozenyearsorso—withtheSunhidingjustbeyondthehorizon—itsraysreflectedbyhalfofthesky.ItwasduringthatlongsunsetthatIwasborn.Duskdidnotmeandarkness.TheNorthernHemispherewaslitupbytheEarthEngines.ThesegiantengineshadbeenraisedallacrossAsiaandNorthAmerica;onlythesolidplatesbeneaththosetwocontinentscouldresistthegreatpushingforcestheyexerted.Therewereabout12,000EarthEnginesbuiltanddistributedacrosstheAsianandAmericanplains.FrommyhomeIcouldseethebrightplasmaplumes(等离子气柱)ofseveralhundredEarthEngines.Justimagineatitanicpalace,oneaslargeastheParthenonontheAcropolis.Nowimaginecountlesstitanicpillarsrisingfromthatpalace,reachingtotheheavens,eachreleasingbrilliant,bluish-whitelightlikeatitanicshiningtube.Andthenthereisyou;youareamicrobeonthepalace’sfloor.Thisonlybeginstopaintthepictureoftheworldwelivedin.Thispicture,however,isnotyetcomplete.Inordertosurvivethemeltingtemperatureoftheexpandingsun,wehavetopushtheEarthawayfromit.First,theEarthmustbestoppedfromrotating.Onlytheforcesactingtangentially(正切地)totheEarth’srotationcouldslowit,sotheEarthEngineshadtobebuilttoaspecificangle.Thosegiganticpillarsoflightwereleaningtothatangle.Nowimaginewhatthatmeantforourpalace,withitspillarsallleaningonthepointoffallingdown!ManywhocamefromtheSouthernHemispherewentmadwhensuddenlyseeingthisawesomeview.WorsethantheviewwastheburningheatreleasedbytheEarthEngines.Outdoorsthetemperaturewasstuckataround160to180degrees,forcingustowearspecialsuitsjusttoleavethehouse.Theextremelyhightemperaturesoftenbroughtpouringrains.ItwasalwaysaterrifyingscenewhenthebeamofanEarthEnginecutthroughdarkclouds.Thecloudsscatteredthebrilliant,bluish-whitelightofthebeam,eruptingitintoendlessrainbowlightthatcoveredtheentireskylikewhite-hotmagma(岩浆).Tomygeneration,bornintheNorthernHemisphere,allofthiswasperfectlynormalandnatural,justliketheSun,starsandMoonhadbeentogenerationsbeforetheReiningAge.WecalledtheentirehistoryofthehumanracethathadcomebeforeusthePre-SolarAge;whatafascinatingandgoldenerathathadtrulybeen!TheReiningAgelefttheearthwithahorrifyingresult.Theseatides,quickenedbytheEarthEngines,hadswallowedtwooutofeverythreecitiesintheNorthernHemisphere;thentheglobalincreaseintemperaturesmeltedthepolaricecap,resultinginfloodsthatspreadtotheSouthernHemisphere.Thirtyyearsearliermygrandfatherhadwitnessedgiant300-footwavesthathadengulfedShanghai.Evennow,hecouldnevertellusaboutitwithouthisgazeslippingintoathousand-milestare.Ourplanethadalreadychangedbeyondrecognitionbeforeitevensetoutonitsjourney.Whoknewwhathardshipswerewaitingforusonourlongtravelsthroughouterspace?1、Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasborn?A．Theearthhadstoppedturningforforty-twoyears.B．Thesunwasmakingitslastfalltowardsthehorizon.C．AlltheEarthEngineshadnotbeenfinished.D．Hisfamilyweresufferingfromthesummerhotness.2、WhichofthefollowingabouttheEarthEnginesisright?A．TheywerebuiltinAsiaandNorthAmericaduetotheirhugenumberandweight.B．Theirlightandheatprovidednecessaryenergyforpeopletosurvive.C．Theywereallbuilttopointstraightupwardtotheskytostoptheearthrotating.D．Theirexistencebroughtbothopportunitiesandinconveniencetopeopleontheearth.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastthreeparagraphs?A．PeoplebornintheSouthernHemispherecouldenjoyfourdifferentseasons.B．TheauthormissedhisPre-SolarAgelifestyleverymuch.C．GrandfatherwouldneverforgetthesceneofShanghaibeingswallowed.D．Theauthorwasdiscouragedbutoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheearth.4、Inthisexcerpt(节选)wecanclearlyseethattheauthorisgoodat__________.A．describingmentalactivities B．visualizingvividscenesC．doingexperimentalanalysis D．expressingpersonalbelief5、Thisexcerptisapartof__________.A．adocumentarynovel B．anacademicessayC．ascientificresearchreport D．asciencefiction6、Whatisthebesttitleofthischapter?A．TheLastSunset B．TheEarthEngines C．TheReiningAge D．ThePost-SolarLifeText4Asself—drivingcarscomeclosertobeingcommononAmericanroads,muchoftherhetoric(说辞)promotingthemhastodowithsafety.About40,000peopledieonU.S.roadseveryyear,anddrivererrorsarelinkedtomorethan90percentofcrashes.Butmanyofthebiggestadvocatesofautonomousvehiclesaren’tcarcompanieslookingtoimprovethesafetyoftheirexistingproducts.Hugebackingforself-drivingtechnologiesiscomingfromSiliconValleygiantslikeGoogleandApple.Thoseofuswhohavestudiedtherelationshipbetweentechnologyandsocietytendtolookmorecarefullyatthemotivationsbehindanytechnologicalpush.Inthiscase,it’sclearthatinadditiontoaddressingsafetyconcerns,SiliconValleyfirmshaveastrongincentive(动机)tocreateanewvenueforincreasingtheuseoftheirdigitaldevices.Everyminutepeoplespendontheirmobilephonesprovidesdata-andoftenmoney-totechcompanies.Atpresent,digitaldevicesanddrivingareinconflict:Thereareserious,oftenfatal,consequenceswhendriversusesmartphonestotalkortotext.Regulatorsandsafetyadvocateslooktoresolvedialconflictbybanningphoneusewhiledriving-ashashappenedinvirtuallyeverystate.Butthetechcompaniesaretakingadifferentapproach.TheobviousanswerforSiliconValleyiscreatinganantomobileinwhichcontinuouscellphoneusenolongerposesathreattoanyone.Inrecentyears,theamountoftimeadultsspendontheirmobiledeviceshasgrownrapidly.Atthemoment,it’saroundfourhoursadayfortheaverageadultintheU.S.However,thatrapidgrowthislikelytoslowdownaspeoplerunoutoftimethat’savailableforthemtousetheirdevices.Unless,ofcourse,there’sanewblockoftimethatsuddenlyopensup.TheaverageAmericannowspendsabout48minutesinacareveryday,asizableopportunityforincreasedcellphoneuse.Soasthepublicconversationaroundautonomouscarshighlightsthesafetyadvantages,don’tforgetthetechindustry’spowerfuldesireformoreprofits,whichgoeswellbeyondsimplysavingusfromourselves.1、WhoareresponsibleformosttrafficaccidentsinAmerica?A．Carcompanies.B．Techcompanies.C．Drivers.D．Self-drivingcars.2、WhatisSiliconValley’smotiveforpromotingself-drivingtechnologies?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Toreducetrafficaccidents.C．Tolimittheuseofdigitaldevices.D．Tosupportcarcompanies.3、Whatisthepresent-daysolutiontotheconflictbetweendigitaldevicesanddriving?A．Teachingpeopletrafficrules.B．Improvingself-drivingtechnologies.C．Fixingdigitaldevicesincars.D．Banningphoneusewhiledriving.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anewblockoftime”possiblyreferto?A．Theworkingtime.B．People’ssparetime.C．Thetimespentinthecar.D．Thetimespentonmobiledevices.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Ahumanoidrobot（类人机器人）namedSophiahasmadehistorybybecomingthefirstrobotintheworld1．(award)citizenshipSaudiArabia（沙特阿拉伯）onWednesdayofferedcitizenshiptotherobot,designedbyDavidHansonJournalistAndrewRossmadethe2．(announce)attheendofaninterviewwithSophiaSophia3．(response),withoutmissingabeat:“IwanttothankverymuchthekingdomofSaudiArabia”“Iamvery4．(pride)andhonoredforthisuniquedistinctionThisishistoricaltobethefirstrobotintheworldtoberecognizedwithacitizenship,”therobotsaidTheparticularsofthecitizenshipwerenotdiscussed,andit’snotclear5．SophiawillhavethesamerightsasahumanSaudiArabiancitizen6．(discuss)thefutureofAI(artificialintelligence),RossexpressedconcernspreviouslyraisedbyElonMusk7．AIcouldbedangerousifitweretogoevilandturnonhumanity8．SophiainsisteditwantedtouseAIonlyto“helphumansliveabetterlife”SophiatriedtoremoveRoss’（那个采访的记者）fearsofa“badfuture,”insistingthatAIis“designedaroundhuman9．(value)likewisdom,kindness,compassion”Itaccusedhim10．“readingtoomuchElonMusk,”andsaid,“don’tworry,ifyou’renicetome,I’llbenicetoyouTreatmeasasmartinput-outputsystem”AtestofvalueslearnedMygirlfriendandIwereatthegrocerystorerecently,andherwallet1．(steal)fromourcartOfcourse,wewerebothveryupsetatthetime,forsheworkedinapizzashop2．IhaddroppedmostofmysavingsintobuyingourownhouseAfew3．(hour)afterwegotbackhome,thegrocerystore4．(manage)calledandtoldusthatthewallethadbeenturnedinHercashwasofcoursenotthereAtleasttheyleftherSocialSecuritycardandlicenseAboutfivedays5．(late)IwasdeliveringtoagrocerystoreformyjobIhappenedtoglanceoveracartbesidewhereIparkedmytruckAndtheresatawoman’swalletinthebackofitIpickeditup,ofcourse6．(think)ofwhathadhappenedtomygirlfriend’swalletAquickthoughtofjusttaking7．thingflewacrossmymindMyparent’sandgrandparent’svoicespopped（出现）inmyheadandtoldmeotherwiseInfact,thewalletbelonged8．asinglemotherwhocamebackinthegrocerystorelookingforitI’mnottellingthisstorytopraisemyselfIwouldjustlikeotherparents9．(know)thattheexamplesyousetforchildrencan10．(real)makeadifferenceSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根据短文内容，从短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.51Itisconsideredahealthypracticeifboththeparentsshowequalparticipationindesigningthebaby’sroom.Thishelpstocreateaspecialbondbetweenthebabyandtheparentsevenbeforethebabyisborn.52Whichonewillsuityourbaby’sandyourrequirementsshouldbedeterminedsothatdesigningthelayout(布局)becomeseasier.53Pinkbabyroomideasforgirlsarethemostsuitableones.Installingpinkcoloredfurniture,curtainsandtoyswillmakeoneofthebestgirlbabyroomideas.54Yellowandorangeorpinkandbrownbabyroomideasprovetobeneutralandcanbeopted(选择)for,ifthegenderofthebabyisnotknownorifyouareexpectingtwins.Anothergreatalternativecanbetopaintcartoonpicturesorathemeontothewallstoimplement(实现)cutebabyroomwallideas.Ifyouareplanningtosetathemeforyourbaby’sroom,thenbabyroommuralideaswillprovideyouwiththedramatictouchyouwanttoaddtotheroom.55Pickingupathemefromafairytale,storybooks,nurseryrhymes,cartoonseries,etc.canprovetobeeducationalaswellascreativebabyroomideas.Paintingthewallsaccordingtothethemewitheveryincidentsketchedoneachwallisacreativebabyroommuralidea.Ifyouwantyourbabytowakeuptothebeautyofnature,junglebabyroomideaswillsuityourneeds.Paintingthewallswithtreesandanimalsorinstallingawallpaperwitheye-catchingscenerycanhaveagreateffectonthebaby.CelebritybabyroomideasaredesirableforthosecrazyaboutHollywood.Stars’roomordesigntheroomwithphotosandbelongingsoftheactor.A．Therearealotofbabyroomideas.B．Ababy’sroomshouldhavebrightcolors.C．Boy’sbabyroomideascanhaveasportstheme.D．Ifouareexpectingtwins,gofortwinbabyroomideas.E.Settingababyroomthemeisagoodideaforbabyrooms.F.Babyroomideasforboyswillincludeeverythingsetinblue.G.Thebaby’sroomshouldhaveapleasantandhappyenvi