湖南省张家界市2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试卷含解析

湖南省张家界市2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD．Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Itwasahotsummerday.MydadandIwerereadytogooutforarideonthemotorcyclewithmyfriendKatieandthedog1thephonecallcame,acallthatmadethatbright,beautifuldayacold,dark,2one.Ihadjustputonmysuit,shorts,andtanktop(无袖紧身背心),andpackedmybagwithsunscreenand3elseIwouldneedfortheday.Iranintomyparents’roomtofindDad.WhenIsawhimonthephone,hewascrying.I’dneverseenmydadcrybefore.Myheart4whatpossiblycouldhavehappened?“Max,I’msosorry,”Iheardhimsay.That’swhenit5me.IknewthatSuziehaddied.Maxhasbeenmydad’sbestfriendforyears.Suzie,hisdaughter,hadararediseasethatmainlyaffectedherbody.HerbrainwasOK.Sheknewwhatwas6;sheknewthatshehadproblemsandwasdifferentfromotherkids.Onceshetoldherdadthatshewishedshecoulddieandbeborninadifferentbody.Yetalthoughshecouldn’tliveanormallife,shewasstillhappy.WhenSuzieandIwerelittle,wespentquiteabitoftimetogether.Aswegrewup,wegrew7ShelivedinNewYork,andIlivedintheMidwest.WhenSuziewasten,shehadtoliveina8inVirginia.Abouteightmonthsbeforeshedied,Maxgaveushernumberatthehospitalandwetalkedonthephoneatleasttwiceaweek9theend.Inaway,shelivedthroughme.Afterwefoundoutabouther10,wemadeourplanstogotoNewYorkforthefuneral.Whenshewasalive,IsentheraBeanieBabyandshesentonebacktome.Ihad11heranotheronebutneverhadthechancetosendittoher,soItookittoputinhercasket(棺材).Tobehonest,Ilearnedsomuchfromher.ShegavemefarmorethanIcouldevergivetoher.Iwillneverforgetherorthetalkswehad.InowknowthatImustnever12anythingforgranted,especiallymyhealthandthegiftoflife.1、A．when B．after C．once D．while2、A．glaring B．gorgeous C．glamorous D．gloomy3、A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing4、A．sank B．dropped C．fell D．lowered5、A．surprised B．hit C．attracted D．beat6、A．gettingon B．goingon C．workingon D．runningon7、A．tall B．strong C．apart D．pretty8、A．kindergarten B．nursery C．clinic D．hospital9、A．until B．in C．since D．by10、A．condition B．survival C．situation D．death11、A．borrowed B．made C．bought D．sew12、A．get B．take C．enjoy D．ownSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ThesummerbeforeseventhgradeourfamilymovedandIsaidgoodbyetoeverythingthatwasfamiliar.Formyparentsitwasagoodthingbecauseitmeantowningahomeforthefirsttime.ButitmeantthatIdhavetochangeschoolsandthatputsomebutterfliesinmystomach.Onthefirstdayofschool,kidsjammedtheschoolgrounds.That’swhenImetBarbara.Wemadeanervousconversationandsoonlearnedwewereinthesameclass.Shewasfunnyandwehadalotincommon.Butshewasverycriticalofothersandsometimesofme.Shemadefunofmybushyhair,mybigglassesandtheclothesIwore.Butitseemedasthoughthethingswehadincommonweremoreimportantthantheannoyances.Thegirlsinthe“popular”crowdhadalsobeenexposedtohersharptongue.Oneday,oneofthegirlsapproachedmewhileIgatheredmybooks.“Wereallylikeyou,”shesaid.“Theonlywayyoucanplaywithus,though,isifyoukeepyourdistancefromBarbara.”Werethosegirlsonlytryingtomaketroublebetweenthetwoofus?Wouldtheywatchmedump(抛弃)Barbaraandthendumpmeforlaughs?FromthecomerofmyeyeIfoundtwooftheothergirlsfromthegroup.Theywerewatchingmeandgiggling(咯咯地笑).IwonderedifIwascoolenoughforthem.Ididn’twanttomakethechoicetheywereforcingmetomake.SoIshookmyheadandsaid,“Idon’tthinkso.IlikeBarbaraandwe’regoodfriends.”ThenIgatheredmybooksandranaway.EventhoughBarbarastillannoyedmeattimes,IknewI’ddonetherightthing.I’dmademyowndecisionaboutagirlwhohadbefriendedmewhenIbadlyneededafriend.WhenshemovedthefollowingyearImissedherfriendshipterribly.ButwhatIkepthasneverleftme—myself-respect.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemean?A．Gotmetofeelmoreexcited.B．Leftmeinastateofdesire.C．Broughtmemoreexpectation.D．Mademehaveanervousfeeling.2、WhatdoweknowaboutBarbara?A．Shewasagirlwithasharptongue.B．Shewaspopularwithkidsatschool.C．Sheofferedothershelpincriticalmoments.D．Shewasverycriticalofherowndress.3、Whatwasthewriteraskedtodobyonegirl?A．Tojointhe“popular”crowd.B．ToendherfriendshipwithBarbara.C．ToinviteBarbaratohangoutwiththem.D．Topretendtobecoolinthe“popular”crowd.4、Whatlessondidthewriterlearnfromherexperience?A．Keepfarawayfromthe“popular”group.B．Avoidmakingfriendswithanannoyingperson.C．Keepself-respectinmakingyourowndecisions.D．Sharecommoninterestwithyourfriends.Text2ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingsof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,”explainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.D．Theirstudywillbefurthered.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?Text3Intoday’ssociety,languageplaysakeyroleindefininggender(性别)byvocabulary,andalsotheirnon-verbal(非语言的)vocabulary.Eachoneofthesedifferenttypesofwaysofcommunicatingisobviouslydifferentbetweenmenandwomen.Manydifferentstudiesshowthatmentendtotalkmuchmorethanwomen.Ithasalsobeenproventhatwomentendtospeakfasterthanmen;thisisduetothefactthatwomentendtobeinterruptedmoreoftenthanmenare,andalsohavetheabilitytospeakmoreclearly,precisely,andmorequicklythanmen.Inonestudyitwasfoundthatwomenspokeforanaverageofthreeminutesdescribingapainting,asopposedtothethirteen-minuteaverageittookmentodescribeit.Menandwomenalsotendtohaveaverydifferentnon-verbalwayofcommunicating,whichcanalsomakeitveryhardforoneanothertounderstandwhattheoppositesexistryingtosay.Men’sbodylanguageismuchmorereservedwhentalkingtowomen.Mentendnottomakeasmucheyecontactandtheygenerallystayfartherawayfromwomenwhentalkingtothem.Menavoidotherpeople’sbodyspacewhiletalking,andtheyalsotendtositbackwhentalking.Allofthesehavegivenofftheimpressionofdisinterestorboredom.Womenarebyfarbetterlistenersandmuchmoreenjoyabletotalkwithandtheytendtoraisemoretopicsforconversation.Womenalsomakeitclearerwhetherornottheconversationisgoingsomewhereorjuststuckinneutral.Afterlearningaboutourstylesofcommunicatingwitheachother,Ihavedecidedthatalthoughmenhavenotquitemasteredcommunicating,whatfunwoulditbeifweallspokethesame“language”?Thelittlegamesmenandwomenplaywitheachotherwhileconversingwouldbelost.Thequestioneveryoneaskshimselforherselfaftertalkingwithsomeoneoftheoppositesex,“Iwonderifthere’ssomethingthere?”wouldnolongerexist.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2referto?A．Thedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’slanguages.B．Thedifferentspeedofmen’sandwomen’sspeech.C．Theabilityofmen’sandwomen’sspokenlanguage.D．Thenon-verbalvocabularyofmenandwomen.2、Inwhatwaydomenandwomendifferaccordingtothethirdparagraph?A．Speedofunderstanding.B．Understandingofspeechroles.C．Politenessofcommunication.D．Applicationofbodylanguage.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’scommunication?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Skeptical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Women,bornexcellenttalkersB．Men’sandwomen’ssocialrolesC．VocabularyandcommunicationD．Oppositegender,differentlanguageText4Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforslacking,youmightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas“alltoohuman,”withtheunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance(不满,不平).ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveall,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices”thanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan’sandDr.deWaalsstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent.Intheworldofcapuchins,grapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers).Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamber,orrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoinduceresentment(愤恨)inafemalecapuchin.Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions.Inthewild,theyareaco-operative,group-livingspecies.Suchcooperationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation(愤慨),itseems,arenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.361、Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby________.A．makingacomparison B．justifyinganassumptionC．makingaconclusion D．explainingaphenomenon1、Thestatement“itisalltoomonkey”(Lastline,ParagraphI)impliesthat________.A．resentingunfairnessisalsomonkeysnatureB．monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivalsC．monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachotherD．noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions2、Dr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthemonkeys________.A．prefergrapestocucumbersB．willnotbeco-operativeiffeelingcheatedC．canbetaughttoexchangethingsD．areunhappywhenseparatedfromothers3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.B．Cooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyinthewild.C．Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.D．Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)语法填空。Singles’DayfallsonNovember11theveryyearinChina,1．isrecognizedasadayforpeoplewhohavenogirlfriendorboyfriendCouplesandlovershaveValentine’sDayincelebrationoftheirlove,buthowaboutthesingles?Theremustbeadaytheycancelebrateeven2．apartnerThat’s3．peoplecreatedSingles’Day4．Singles’Daymanysingleschoosetosaygoodbyetotheirsinglelives,5．(attend)blinddateparties,andsomepeopleevendecidetoget6．(marry)withstrangers7．thisdayhasrecentlybecomemoreofatimeforshopping,becausemanyshopsonlinewillgivecustomersgreatdiscounttopromotetheirgoodsMoreandmorepeoplearewillingtoshoponlinetoget8．theywant,andIamoneofthemIjustcan’thelp9．(buy)thingswhetherIneedthemornot10．(honest)speaking,someofthethingsthatIboughthavebeenputasideforeverinmyclosetWhenIwasinhighschoolourphysicsteachergaveusachallenge1．involvedmakingapaperairplaneofanyshapeTheonlyobjectivewastogetittoflyasfaraspossible2．(stand)atthestartingline,oneofmyclassmatestookapieceofflatpaper,crumpled(把……捏成一团)itup,and3．(throw)itdownthewayHebeattheclasswitheaseSomeofthestudentsgotmadandsaidthathecheated,butthephysicsteacher4．(clear)explaineditcouldbeanyshapeandthatapaperballwasindeedashapeSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoRetainMoreofEveryBookYouReadInrecentyears,Ihavefocusedonbuildinggoodreadinghabitsandlearnedhowtoreadmore.Formostpeople,thefinalgoalofreadinganonfictionbookistoactuallyimprovetheirlifebylearninganewskill,understandinganimportantproblem,orlookingattheworldinanewway.1、Withthatinmind,I’dliketosharethreereadingcomprehensionskillsthatIusetomakemyreadingmoreproductive.Makeallofyournotessearchable.Havingsearchablebooknotesisimportantforreturningtoideaseasily.2、Anideaisonlyusefulifyoucanfinditwhenyouneedit.Thereisnoneedtoleavethetaskofreadingcomprehensionmerelyuptoyourmemory.3、Whenyougotothelibrary,allofthebookswillbedividedintodifferentcategories.Intherealworld,ofcourse,knowledgeisnotseparatedintoneatlydefinedboxes.4、Forthatreason,ItrytoconsiderhowthebookFmreadingisconnectedwithalloftheideasthatarealreadyinsidemyhead.Wheneverpossible,ItrytocombinethelessonsFmlearningwithpreviousideas.Summarizethebookinoneparagraph.5、Itforcesmetoreviewmynotesandconsiderwhatisreallyimportantaboutthebook.Inmanycases,IfindthatIcanusuallygetjustasmuchusefulinformationfromreadingmyone-paragraphsummaryandreviewingmynotesasIwouldifIreadtheentirebookagain.A．Combinethoughtsasyouread.B．Allknowledgeisinterconnected.C．Describethebooktoyourfriends.D．Readwidelyifyouwanttopracticetheskills.E.Itincreasesthechancesthatyouwillapplywhatyoureadinreallife.F.OnceIfinishabook,Ichallengemyselftoconcludethetextinjustthreesentences.G.It’simportanttoreadbooks,butitisjustasimportanttorememberwhatyoureadanduseit.Although

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