考研《英语一》高要市2023年最后冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》高要市2023年最后冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Agroupofgraduatesgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Theconversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsabout1coffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand2withalargepotofcoffeeanda3ofcups---porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,someplain-looking,someexpensive,somebeautiful—tellingthemto4themselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid,“ifyouhave5,allthenice-lookingexpensivecupshavebeen6,leavingbehindtheplainand7ones.Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthe8ofyourproblemsandstress.”“Beassuredthatthecup9addsnoqualitytothecoffee.10itisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecases11hideswhatwedrink.”“12allofyoureallywantiscoffee,notthecup,13youconsciouslywentforthebestcups….Andthenyoubegan14eachother’scups.”Nowconsiderthis:15isthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups16arejusttoolstoholdandcontainlife,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine,norchangethe17oflifewelive.Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,we18toenjoythecoffee.Valuethecoffee,notthecups!Don’tletthecups19you…enjoythecoffeeinstead.1、A．stress B．dream C．sorrow D．truth2、A．friends B．customers C．fellows D．guests3、A．carried B．returned C．arrived D．reached4、A．kind B．variety C．sort D．number5、A．devote B．expose C．help D．addicted6、A．searched B．witnessed C．noticed D．discovered7、A．takenup B．broughtin C．soldout D．cutdown8、A．expensive B．cheap C．beautiful D．usual9、A．point B．answer C．source D．result10、A．byitself B．onitsown C．foritself D．itself11、A．Atnotime B．Attimes C．Innocase D．Inmostcases12、A．ever B．even C．never D．hardly13、A．What B．That C．Which D．Whether14、A．but B．so C．and D．for15、A．suspecting B．liking C．envying D．eyeing16、A．Love B．Life C．Future D．Failure17、A．They B．We C．You D．What18、A．quantity B．style C．quality D．standard19、A．have B．hesitate C．forget D．fail20、A．force B．drive C．puzzle D．amazeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Encouraginglifetobloom(兴旺)inthemiddleofadesertisnoeasytask.ButonecompanyintheUnitedArabEmirateshascomeupwithaplantoprovidedrinkingwaterforthestate’scitizens.ThecompanyintendstodragicebergsfromAntarcticatothegulfcoastinordertoharvestitsfreshwater.ThecompanyplanstosourcethemassiveblocksoficefromHeardIsland,around600milesoffthecoastofmainlandAntarctica.Itwillthentransportthemaround5,500milestoFujarirah,onepartoftheUAE.Oneicebergcouldprovideenoughwaterforonemillionpeopleoverfiveyears,accordingtothecompany.Thecompany’sdirectorsaystheyhavealreadytravelledthetransportationrouteandcheckedthepossibilityofthescheme,accordingtoreportsinGulfNews.SpeakingtothesiteaboutwhatheiscallingtheUAEIcebergProject,AbdullahMohammadSulaimanAlShehisaid,“Wehavemadethetechnicalandfinancialplan.Wewillstarttheprojectatthebeginningof2018.Wewantitmainlyforthewater.Itcouldalsobegoodfortourismandtheweather.”TheUAEisoneofthedriestcountriesintheworld,duetoitsextremelyaridclimate,whichreceiveslessthanfourinchesofrainfallperyear.Despitethat,itconsumesmorewaterthandoubletheglobalnationalaverage,puttingthecountryatsevereriskofdroughtsoverthenext25years.Anaverageicebergcontainsmorethan20billiongallonsofwater,accordingtothecompany.Theicebergtakesalongtimetomeltas80percentofitisunderwater,whilethewhiteiceabovereflectssunlightanddeflects(使转向)itsheat.Blocksoficewillbeplacedingianttanks,beforebeingprocessed.“Thisisthepurestwaterintheworld.”Mr.AlShehiadded.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheUAEproject?A．ItwillhelptheUAEharvestfreshwater.B．ItwillencouragelifetoboominAntarctica.C．ItwillputtheUAEatsevereriskofdroughts.D．ItwillcompletelychangetheclimateintheUAE.2、Wherecouldtheblockoficecomefrom?A．TheAtlanticOcean.B．Fujariah.C．TheGulf.D．HeardIsland.3、WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbenefitfromtheproject?A．Thelocalpeople.B．Antarctica.C．Theweather.D．Tourism.4、Theauthormentionsthenatureoficeinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A．theprocessoftheprojectB．thepossibilityoftheplanC．thepurposeofthecompanyD．thecommentsontheschemeText2Chinanowhas52sitesincludedontheUNESCOWorldHeritagelist,whichwasestablishedtosafeguarduniqueandirreplaceableculturalandnaturalsitesaroundtheworld.Let’shavealookatsomeofthem,whichmaygiveyousomecluesonyournexttravelplan.MausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorTheMausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorislocatedinLintongcounty,nearXi’ancity,capitalofShaanxiprovince.Atotalof8,000life-sizeterracottawarriors,chariotsandhorses,andhundredsofbronzeweaponshavebeenunearthedfromit.Manystateleadersandexpertsworldwidebelievethatthediscoveryofthemausoleumisamajorarcheologicalfindandcanbecalledtheeighthwonderoftheworld,parallelingEgypt’spyramids.Kulangsu,aHistoricInternationalSettlementGulangyuIsland,knowninthelocaldialectasKulangsu,islocatedontheentryoftheJiulongRiver,facingthecityofXiamen.Theislandwasoccupiedbyatleastadozencountries,includingGreatBritain,FranceandJapan.Asaresult,Westernculturegrewrapidlythereinthe19thcentury,especiallymusic.WithsuchaharmoniousblendofWesternmusicandEasternculture,Gulangyuisnaturallyreferredtoasthe“islandofmusic”.Itisfamousforitsoutstandingmusiciansandmusicalinstruments.QinghaiHohXilHohXil,whichmeans“beautifulgirl”inMongolian,islocatedinthenorth-easternendoftheQinghai-TibetanPlateau.HohXilNationalNatureReserveisChina’slargestandtheworld’sthirdlargestuninhabitedarea.Becauseofthehighaltitudeandfierceweather,itisimpossibleforpeopletolivethere,andtherefore,itisaparadiseforwildlifeandhometomorethan230speciesofwildanimalsincludingendangeredspeciessuchastheTibetanantelope,whichisrecognizedastheNationalClassIProtectedanimal.HuangshanMountainHuangshan,knownas“theloveliestmountainofChina”,liesinthesouthofAnhuiprovinceineasternChina.Thescenicareacovers154sqkm,andisfamousforitspeaks,rocks,pines,cloudsandsprings.Italsohasarichculturalheritage.XuXiake,afamoustraveleroftheMingDynasty(1368-1644),visitedHuangshantwice,anddescribeditinapoem,callingitthebestofallmountainsinChina.Todayitholdsthesamefascinationforvisitors,poets,paintersandphotographers.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．QinghaiHohXilisthelargestuninhabitedareaintheworld.B．Kulangsuwasoccupiedfornotlessthanadozenyears.C．MausoleumislocatedinthecapitalcityofShaanxiprovince.D．HuangshanMountainiswellknownforitsmagnificentscenery.2、WhyisQinghaiHohXilaparadiseforwildlifelivingthere?A．Becauseendangeredspeciesarewellprotectedthere.B．Becauseitislargeinsizewithbeautifulscenery.C．BecauseitislocatedonQinghai-TibetanPlateau.D．Becausetoughweatherandenvironmentmakenopeoplelivethere.3、Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?A．AtravelguidebookB．AnentertainmentmagazineC．AsciencefictionD．AhistorytextbookText3Inmodemtimes,manyteenagershaveidolsoftheirownwhoarealwayssomestarsonTVontheInternet,etc.Thesestarsalwaysthinkthataslimmerfiguremaybeperfectforthemselves.However,doessizereallymatter?Areteenagefanstryinghardtobecomeliketheiridols?Dofamousstarsreallyhavethepowertoinfluencepeopleespeciallyteenagers?Forthelongesttime,manyparentsblame(责备)teenidolsforinfluencingthewaytheirkidsact.Haveyounoticedhowteensidolizethestarsthesedays?Even,theirpersonalaffairsarebeingfollowedbykidsthesedays.TakeforexamplethecaseofLindsayLohanorMaryKateAshley,Theyaredefinitelyfamousteenstars.However,sincetheyaretryingtoprojectanimagetosatisfyalotofpeopleinshowbusinesstheirhealthandbodysuffer.Manykidsareawareofthisproblem.Buttheyareeasilyinfluencedbythesestarstoexerciseandeatless.Itisafactthatthemediaandespeciallyfamousteenstarscaninfluencepeoplepowerfully.Butteenagersareeasilyinfluencedbecauseteenageyearsaretheperiodwhenourpersonalityandidentitydevelopmentstakeplace.TeenswatchingTVshowsandreadingmagazinesareeasilypulledintothedietingandharmfuleatinghabitsbecausethemediahavesomewaystopulltheseacts.Theyusethinmodelsandstarstoendorse(宣传)productsortostarinanup-and-comingshowsormovies.Withfiercecompetition,starsareforcedtoeatlessanddoextremeexerciseroutinestogettherolesoroffersthatcometheirway.Livingintoday’stimeandgenerationisabitdisturbingtoalotofparents.Media,especiallyaswellasthestars,haveaverypowerfulinfluencetodriveteenagerstogoodorbad.It’sgoodthatwecancontrolourselvestoavoidbadthingsfromhappening.Ifnot,parentsshouldreallybeawareandguidetheirteenstodeterminewhat’sinandwhat’sout.1、Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatLindsayLohan.A．livesarichandhappylifeB．livesanunhealthylifestyleC．doesn’tgetanyexerciseD．setsagoodexampleforteenagers2、ManystarshavetobeondietA．tokeephealthytofacecompetitionB．tokeepaslimsizeC．tosurviveunderpressureD．tosatisfytheirteenagefans3、Intheauthor’sview,whyareteenagerseasilyinfluencedbysomeTVshows?A．Theyareintheirdevelopmentperiod.B．Theyaretiredofschool.C．TheiridolsoftenappearinmanyTVshows.D．Theyhavenothingtodointheirsparetime.4、What’sthetitleofthepassage?A．Parent’sResponsibilitiesB．AdviceonSelf-controlC．Media’sBadInfluencesD．BadInfluencesofidolsText4Manyoftheworld’smostpeoplewereoncesuccessfulfailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.AbrahamLincoln(1809-1865)AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica’sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar(from1860to1865).However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”VincentVanGogh(1853-1890)VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight.ThepotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,somethingevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsidereda“genius”.Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughtheasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprogress.”StephenKing(born1947)StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually,Stephenthrewitinthebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedid…successfullythistime!1、WhichstatementistrueaboutAbrahamLincoln?A．HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependenceB．HeneversucceededinhisbusinessC．HewasfullofcourageandperseveranceD．HeisthegreatestpresidentoftheUnitedStates2、Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath?A．AlbertEinsteinB．VincentVanGoghC．AlbertEinsteinD．StephenKing3、WhatwasthemostlikelyreasonforAlbertEinstein’sdroppingoutofschool?A．HewastooslowtolearnB．Hecouldn’tspeakorreadC．HisteacherthoughthewasstupidD．Hedidn’tobeytheschoolrules4、Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon?A．TheyareallAmericansB．TheyareknownfortheirwritingsC．TheywereborninthesamecenturyD．TheyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceededPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IamtaughtbymanyteachersinmyschoolEverysubjecthasa1．(differ)teacher,butIlikemymathteacher2．(well)HernameisLakshmibutweusuallycallherMa’amSheisourclassteachertooMa’am3．(join)uslasttermSheisverykindandherwayofteachingisso4．(interest)andsimplethatweallcanunderstandeverything5．isbeingtaughtandhowitcanbedoneMost6．(important),Ma’amteachesmathwithlotsofpatienceIfwedonotunderstandaproblem,shewillspendextratimeguidingusuntilweunderstanditAndwecangotoheratanytimeduringschoolhoursforhelpShealsohelpsus7．activitiesatschoolWhenthereissomekindofprograms,shewillbethere8．(help)ustogetreadyfortheshowEvenwhenwegoonpicnics,shetakesgoodcareof9．Tome,Ma’amisnotonly10．goodteacher,butalsoourbestfriendIloveMa’amandIwishherahappylifeDrWilliamretiredfrombusiness1．anearlyage;andanimportantreasonforhisdoingsowasthathemightdevotehimselfmorefullytotheeducationofhisdaughters,which2．(conduct)almostentirelyathomeHavingadecidedtastefortheancientclassics,heconsideredthatsogoodafoundationofasoundeducationoughtnottobeignoredJustlikeotherparents,hethought3．camefirstwastheeducationoftheirchildrenSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Therewasoncealonelygirlwholongedsomuchforlove.Onedaywhileshewaswalkinginthewoodsshefoundtwostarvingbirds1、.Shecaredthemwithloveandthebirdsgrewstrong.Everymorningtheygreetedherwithawonderfulsong.Thegirlfeltthegreatlovefromthebirds.2、.Thelargerandthestrongerofthetwobirdsflewfromthecage.Thegirlwassofrightenedthathewouldflyaway.Asheflewclose,shegraspedhimwildly.Herheartfeltgladathersuccessincapturinghim.3、.Sheopenedherhandandstaredinhorroratthedeadbird.Herdesperatelovehadkilledhim.Shenoticedtheotherbirdmovingbackandforthontheedgeofthecage.Shecouldfeelhisgreatneedforfreedom.Heneededtoflyintotheclear,bluesky.4、.Thebirdcircledonce,twice,threetimes.Thegirlwatcheddelightedlyatthebird’senjoyment.5、.Shewantedthebirdtobehappy.Suddenlythebirdflewcloserandlandedsoftlyonhershoulder.Itsangthesweetestsongsthatshehadeverheard.Thefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdonittootight,whilethebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings!A．Shegavethemsomedeliciousfoodandleft.B．Suddenlyshefeltthebirdgosoftly.C．Herheartwasnolongerconcernedwithherloss.D．Onedaysheleftwiththetwobirdsathomealone.E.Shetookthemhomeandputtheminasmallcage.F.Onedaythegirlleftthedoorofthecageopen.G.Sheliftedhimfromthecageandthrewhimsoftlyintotheair.Makingalifestylechangeischallenging,especiallywhenyouwanttotransformmanythingsatonce.Herearesometipstohelpyou:￭Makeaplanthatyoucanstickto.Yourplanisamapthatwillguideyouonthisjourneyofchange.1、Whenmakingyourplan,bespecific.Wanttoexercisemore?Detailthetimeofdaywhenyoucantakewalksandhowlongyou’llwalk.Postyourplanwhereyou’llmostoftensee