考研《英语一》2023年汉寿县考前冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》2023年汉寿县考前冲刺试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

KingEvanwassoconsciousaboutkeepinghispeoplehappyandconsideredthemashisownfamily.Hetookgreat

caretohispeople'sneedsandtheylivedhappily.

However,KingEvanusedtohearhiscourt(宫廷)mensaythatpeopleinhiskingdomalways2himforvarious

reasons.Oneday,hesecretlytookatriparoundhislandtofindoutwhatmadehiscountrymenfeel3.However,he

couldnotseeanyunhappypeopleandthisgavehimgreat4.

Hedecidedto5ahugeboulder(巨石)inthemiddleoftheroadtotestthepeoplewhopassedby.6his

soldiershadplacedahugeboulderintheroad,theyallhidinanearbyplaceto7whatwouldhappennext.

Theboulderalmostcoveredhalfoftheroadandmanywealthypeoplesimplywalkedaroundtheboulder.

Nobodyreallyseemedtocareabouttheboulder8themovementsofvehicles.

Theking'scourtmenalsosawtheboulderbutdid9tomoveitaway.Instead,theybad-mouthedthe10

fornotmaintainingtheroadproperly.Thesewerethepeoplewhomtheking.11tobeloyal!Thekingwasshockedto

12theirwords.

Afruitsellerwalkedalongtheroadwithhisfruit.Whenhesawthehugeboulder,he13andtriedtomovethe

stone.Aftersome14,thefruitsellerremovedtheobstacle(障碍物)fromtheroad15.

Hesawahugebagplacedundertheboulder.Hepickedupandwasextremely16.Thebaghadanoteonit,saying,

"Hereisa17foryou!Thebaghas1000goldcoinsinsideandtheyarefortheonewho18thisobstacle!"

Thefruitsellerwassohappyandhewasalso19bythekingtoapartywherehewasrewardednicely.Every

obstaclewefaceinourlifeisa(n)20!

1、A.

satisfy

B.express

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record

D.understand

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remembered

B.thanked

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blamed

D.forgave

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excited

B.respected

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bored

D.displeased

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advice

B.relief

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power

D.pressure

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fix

B.hang

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hide

D.place

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Before

B.Since

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After

D.Unless

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consider

B.guess

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watch

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disturbing

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directing

D.changing

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something

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everything

D.anything

10、A.king

11、A.knew

12、A.repeat

13、A.left

14、A.attempts

15、A.easily

16、A.nervous

17、A.task

18、A.notices

19、A.challenged

20、A.opportunity

PartA

Directions:

B.soldiers

B.proved

B.hear

B.smiled

B.tests

B.naturally

B.surprised

B.gift

B.breaks

B.forced

B.concern

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IIReading

D.passers-by

D.believed

D.read

D.returned

D.discussion

D.successfully

D.frightened

D.joke

D.covers

D.invited

D.possibility

Comprehension

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyour

answersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

HotSpotsforRetireestoStartTheirEncoreCareer

EncoreCareer:VocationalSchoolInstructor

Retirein:LosAngeles,CA

EversinceIBMCEOGinniRomettycoinedtheterm"newcollar"todescribewell-paidjobsthatrequirespecificskillsbutnotnecessarilyadegree,vocationalschoolshavemadeaseriouscomeback.Apparentlyinstructorsareinshortsupplyinsunny

L.A.,wherethereare13jobsatvocationalschoolsforeveryapplicantonthemarket.Thisisagreatopportunityforskilled

retireessince,unliketeachingatapublicschoolthatrequiresastatecertificate,theonlyrequirementhereisthatyoubea

seasonedexpertinyourfield.

EncoreCareer:BusinessConsultant

Retirein:Miami,FL

Consultingisagreatoptionforaretiredbusinessprofessionallookingtomaketheirownhours,betheirownboss,and

earnasmuchoraslittleasneededtomaintaintheirstandardofliving.ForeveryconsultantinMiamirightnowthereare13

businesseshopingtohirethem.There'sevengreaterdemandherethaninWashingtonD.C.,whichistypicallyconsideredthe

consultingcapitaloftheworld.

EncoreCareer:TouristWrangler

Retirein:Austin,TX

AstheeconomycontinuestoboomandmoreAmericanshaveextraincometospend,thetourismindustryhastakenoff.

ThisisparticularlytrueinAustin,TX,wheretherewereastonishing36tourismjobsforeveryapplicantinJuly.Between

four-starhotels,thenoisyrockn'rollscene,andanewfoodculture,Austinistheplacetobeifyouwanttoworkinservice

industry.

EncoreCareer:SupporteroftheArts

Retirein:Charleston,SC

Ifyou'reaBabyBoomerwithadegreeinthearts,nowcouldbetheperfecttimetorevisityourpassionforcreativity.,

especiallyifyoualsowanttoliveinthecenterofsoutherncharm.Betweenthe14artgalleriesonKingStreetinOldTown,anabundanceofactingcompaniesandtheaters,andmusicfestivals,it'snotsurprisingtherewere25jobsforeveryartyapplicant

iiiCharleston

1、Whichcareerfocusesonanapplicant'sskillsinsteadofadiploma?

A.VocationalSchoolInstructor.B.BusinessConsultant.

C.TouristWranglerD.SupporteroftheArts.

2、Whichcityoffersanapplicantmorejoboptionsthantheothers?

A.LosAngelesB.Miami.

C.Austin.D.Charleston.

3、Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A.Children.B.Graduates

C.Retirees.D.Tourists

Text2

"BallisticmissilethreatinboundtoHawaii.Seekimmediateshelter.Thisisnotadrill."

Itmightsoundlikesomethingstraightoutofahorrormovie,butfor38minutesterrifiedHawaiianresidentsthoughtthe

worldwasgoingtoend.

OnSaturday,localsandtouristsonthesmallislandwokeuptoamessagethatmanyhavefearedamidNorthKorea's

developmentofanuclearweapon.

Panickedresidentsgatheredfamilymembers,ranoutontothestreetsandanxiouslysoughtshelterastheyawaitedthe

attack.Carswereabandonedonhighwaysandpeoplewhowereoutsideatthetimehidinthebasementsofneighboursasothers

preparedtoflee.

StaceyBow,56,ofHonoluluwasawakenedtotheemergencyalert(警报)onhersmartphoneandwokeupher16-year-

olddaughter,whobecamehysterical,crying.ChereseCarlson,saidthemomentsfollowingthealertwerefilledwithfear."Ihad

nofriendsheretoturntoforhelp,"shesaid."TherewasnothingIcoulddobutsitinmycarworriedthatitwastheendofmy

life."

Othersthoughtthatitwasahoaxorafalsealarm,sincethesirens(报警汽笛)didnotringout."Ithoughttomyself,itmustbesomeone'slastdayatworkorsomeonegotextremelyupsetatasuperiorandbasicallydidthisasajoke,"saidBrianNaeole,

whowasvisitingHonolulufromMolokai,addingthathedidn'thearsirensandneitherTVnorradiostationsissuedalerts.

Itturnedoutthattheincidentwascausedbyaworkerwhopressedthewrongbutton.Arevisedalertinformingpeopleof

the"falsealarm"didnotreachmobilephonesuntilabout40minutesafterthefirstwarningwassent.Hawaii'sEmergency

ManagementAgencyadministratorVernMiyagisaid,"therewasnoautomatedwaytosendafalsealarmcancellation.Wehad

toinitiateamanualprocess.Andthatwaswhyittookawhiletoinformeveryone".Heapologisedforthefalsealarm.

1、Whendidthepeopleprobablyreceivethealertmessage?

A.At8:07a.m.

B.At11:05a.m.

C.At6:13p.m.

D.At9:05p.m

2、WhatcanweinferaboutChereseCarlson?

A.ShewasalocallivinginHonolulu.

B.Shecelledupherfriendsforassistance.

C.Shehadtohideinastrongbasement

D.ShewasprobablyatouristvisitingHawaii.

3、HowdidBrianNaeolefeelafterreadingthealertmessage?

A.Desperate.

B.Calm.

C.Terrified.

D.Funny.

4、Theunderlinedword"manual"inthelastparagraphmeans

A.expressedinwords

B.controlledbycomputers

C.operatedbyhand

D.performedbyrobots

Text3

Thebristleconepineisthelongest-livingthingontheearth.Thesetrees,withtheirstrangely-shaped,wind-beatenlimbs(枝

干),canliveupto5,000years.Butexpertsworrythatawarmingclimateinsomeareasmaythreatenitsfuture.

Text4

Researcherssaywarmerweatherispermittingasimilarkindoftree,thelimberpine,totakeovergoodgrowingplaces

fromtheancientbristlecone.Theysaythetreeisbeingcrowdedoutofmountainousareaswhereitgrows.

"Thebristleconepineistheoldestindividuallygrowingorganism,"researcherssay.TheygrowinhighmountainforestsineasternCalifornia,NevadaandUtah.Inthosemountains,thetreesfacehighwindsandextremetemperatures,whichleavethem

withtwistedlimbsandshapes."Eveninsuchtoughconditions,"BrianSmithers,aresearcherattheUniversityofCalifornia,

said,"thelimberpineistakingallthegoodspots."

Thelimberpineisthebristlecone'sdistantrelativeandcompetitor.Itcanalsolivealongtime——upto2,000years.Anditisusuallyfoundatloweraltitudes,wheretemperaturesarewarmer.However,accordingtoathree-yearstudywhichcentered

ontreesthathavestartedgrowinginthelast50yearsinCalifornia'sWhiteMountains,mostofthetreesgrowingathigher

altitudeswerelimberpines.

Scientistscomparedthecompetingspeciestotwooldmeninaveryslowraceupamountainside.Thisracebetweensuch

slow-growingtreestakesthousandsofyears.Theysayclimatechangeiscausingthecompetition.

Smitherssaidthebristleconepinesarenotindangerofdisappearing.Butheassumestheycouldbecrowdedoutofsome

placeswheretheyhavegrownforthousandsofyears.

Theresearcherssaythefindingsshowhowclimatechangecanaffectthetwokindsoftrees.Theinformation,theysay,can

helpscientistsunderstandmorecomplexforests.

1、What'sthefunctionofParagraph1?

A.Tointroduceatopic.B.Tosummarizethewholepassage.

C.Todescribetheappearanceofatree.D.Topraisethehardworkoftheexperts.

2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?

A.Therewillbeoldertreessentoutofthosemountains.

B.Therewillbemoreplacescoveredwithbristleconepines.

C.Therewillbebetterlimberpinesreplacingtheancientones.

D.Therewillbefewerbristleconepinesgrowinginthoseareas.

3、Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhylimberpinescangrowathigheraltitudesis

A.thehighwindsB.thedifficultconditions

C.thechangingclimateD.theextremetemperatures

4、Whatistheresearchers'attitudetowardsthefutureofthebristleconepine?

A.Positive.B.Concerned.

C.Enthusiastic.D.Indifferent.

Recently,onlinehike-sharinghasbecomethenewfavoriteinChina.Inmajorcities,bikesin,yellow,orange,blue,white

andgreen,canbeseenalmosteverywhereonthestreet.Itseemsthatthesebikesappearedsuddenly,addinganewbeautiful

scenerytoChinesecities.

Boththemarketandthepublicwelcomeonlinebike-sharing,butisitreallyapromisingbusiness?Well,itdepends.After

all,onlinebike-sharingplatformscannevergetawaywithhugeoperatingcostanduncertaingovernmentpolicy.

Sometheoristsmightsaythatonlinebike-sharingplatformscanearnafortunesimplythroughdeposit.Sinceuserswill

alwaysneedtorentbikes,theirdepositwillalwaysbekepttoonlinebike-sharingplatforms.

However,althoughonlinebike-sharingplatformsmaybeabletousethedepositforotherpurposesattheprimarystage,theywillhavetosetupaspecialaccount,sothatthedepositshallbeusedspeciallyforitsdesignated(指定的)purpose.Asthe

marketgetsincreasinglymature,theywillhavetodosowhethertoberesponsibleforusersorinconsiderationofpossible

governmentregulations.

Nowthatonlinehike-sharingplatformscan'tmakeprofitthroughdeposit,howcantheybecomeprofitableasfiercer

marketunfolds?AlthoughHuWeiwei,CEOofMobike,statedinanarticlethatshewouldtakeMobikeascharitable(慈善的)

projectifshefailed,runningastartupisabsolutelydifferentfrommanagingacharityorganization.Afterall,shehastopay

backinvestors'billionsofinvestment(投资).

Tomakeprofit,onlinebike-sharingplatformsmighthavetoincreaserentfeeforeachtrip,justasDididid.

Fromthisaspect,itmightbeareallygoodbusiness.Ifweconsiderfullscreenadsfee,recommendationfeeforbusiness

owners,etc.,itsannualincomemightreachatleastRMB15billion.Ifweconsiderthehugeoperationcost,includingbike

repairs,bikes'servicelifeandlaborcost,theremightnotbemuchnetprofitleft.Afterall,offlineoperationcosthasalways

beenanunbearableburdenforsuchinternetplusmode-basedstartups.

1、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureofonlinebike-sharingplatforms?

A.Optimistic.B.Doubtful.

C.Hopeful.D.Secure.

2、Howdosometheoriststhinkonlinebike-sharingplatformscanmakemoney?

A.Throughadvertisements.B.Throughservices.

C.Throughdeposit.D.Throughinvestment.

3、Howshoulddepositbedealtwithwhenthemarketismatureaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Usedforotherpurposes.

B.Keptinaspecialaccount.

C.Usedforcharity.

D.Leftasidetotheusers.

4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"unfolds"meaninthepassage?

A.Shrinks.B.Spreads.

C.Shows.D.Develops.

PartB

Directions:

ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Yang,anurse,canstillrecallherfirstsightof"Olivia"

"Oliviawasinmyarms,skinny,1.(stare)blanklyattheworld,"recalledYang"Bornwithaseverebraindisease,Olivia

wasleftatChangshaWelfareCentreLater,she2.(sent)here,theButterflyChildren'sCareCentre"

FoundedbyaretiredBritishnurseGouldin2010,itisChina'sfirstcentreforchildren3.incurablediseaseGould

watchedamovieaboutanEnglishwomancomingtoChinatocareforhomelesschildrenofkids4.(leave)bytheroadside

Inspiredbythemovie,shecametoChinaattheageof5.Chinawasapoorcountrythen,6.sherealizeditwaswhereshe

couldreallydosomething

Withallher7.(saving),GouldestablishedthecentreandnameditButterflybecausethebutterflyisasymbolofhope,

beauty,and8.(free)Everybutterflyis9.(slight)different,andgoesthroughmanytransformationinitslife

Sheworkswithlocalwelfarecentre,whichsendsherchildrendiagnosedasincurableUptonow,they10.(provide)care

forabouttwohundredchildren,manyof11.havediedinthearmsofthenurses,withdignityandsurroundedbylove

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbest

fitseachblank

Swimmingwaytosuccess

Whatdoesittaketograduatefromauniversity?Many1.sayallyouhavetodoistakeclassesandpasstheexamsWell,

itrequiresmorethanitifyou'reastudentatTsinghuaUniversity

StartingthisSeptember,freshmenattheuniversitywillhavetotakeswimmingcoursesIftheyfailaswimmingtestatthe

beginningoftheiruniversitycourse,theywon'treceivetheirdegree2.theycanpassthetestsuccessfully,accordingtoan

announcementbyTsinghuaUniversitypresidentQiuYong

Exceptions3.(allow)forstudentswithcertainphysicalormentalconditions,ifprovedbymedicalstaff

LiuBo,headoftheDivisionofSportsScienceandPhysicalEducation,explained4.theuniversityislinkingswimming

abilitywithdegrees

"Asarequisite(必要的)survivalskill,swimmingisbeneficialforstudentsinthelongrun,sinceswimmingishelpfulin

improvingstudents'enduranceandis5.(harmful)tojoints(关节)andmusclesasawatersport,"hetoldChinaDaily

Viewingtheability6.(swim)asamustforstudentsisnotsomethingnewtothisuniversity-itwasalsoarequirementin

theearly20thcentury

Itwaslaterdropped7arisingnumberofstudentsandalackoffacilitiesBesidesTsinghuaUniversity,PekingUniversity

andXiamenUniversityhavealsolistedswimmingasacompulsorycourseforstudents

However,theannouncementhascausedaheateddebate

Somewelcomedthenewrule,sayingit'sanecessaryskillthatcansavelives"Swimmingisafundamental(基本的)skillIt'sawaytostayhealthyandislifesavinginemergencysituationsIbelievemaking8.mandatory(强制的)isnecessary,"Yuan

Jiaxiang,ajuniorinTsinghua'sDepartmentofCivilEngineering,toldChinaDaily

However,somesaidithasnothingtodowithgettingadegree"It'snotreasonabletorequirepeopletobeabletoswimforthemtograduate,"ZhengXiaoyu,ahighschoolstudentfromtheMiddleSchoolAffiliatedtoNorthernJiaotongUniversity,told

ChinaDaily"Foralotofpeoplewhogrewupininlandcities,learninghowtoswimasanadultwillbedifficult"

Infact,Chineseuniversitiesarenottheonlyeducationorganizations9.encouragetheirstudentstoswimAfewcolleges

intheUnitedStates-includingCornell,ColumbiaandMIT-offerswimclassestostudents"Anything10.(prevent)people

fromdyingneedlesslyisavaluableskill,"FredDeBruyn,directorofaquatics(水上运动)atCornell,toldTheNewYorkTimes

SectionIIITranslation

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

Peoplestartrunningforavarietyofreasons.Somerunbecausetheywanttoloseweight,improvetheirhealth,

competeinraceortrysomethingnew.1、Herearesomereasonstogetstartedwithrunning:

2、

Runningisanexcellentwaytostrengthentheheartandensuretheefficientflowofbloodandoxygenthroughoutthebody,whichhelpsdecreaseyourriskofaheartattack.Exercise,combinedwithmaintainingahealthyweight,isoneofthebestways

tonaturallyreduceyourbloodpressureifit'sabovenormal.

Youcanloseweight

Manypeoplestartrunningtolosesomeextrapounds.Asoneofthemostvigorous(剧烈的)exercises,runningisan

extremelyefficientwaytoburncaloriesandloseweight.3、Just,makesureyoudon'tthinkrunninggivesyoualicensetoeat

anythingyouwant.Thebasicruleofweightlossisthatyoumustbummorecaloriesthanyoutakein.

Youcanrunforacause

4、Manyracesbenefitcharities,andsomecharitiesofferracetraininginexchangeforfund-raising.Runningforsomethingthat'sbiggerthanyouisagreatwaytostaymotivatedtokeeptrainingandcanmakeyourracesevenmore

meaningfulandfulfilling.

Youcanmeetnewpeoplethroughrunning

Somerunnersenjoyrunningontheirown,butothersseerunningtimeassocialopportunities.Runningwithagroupisa

greatwaytodevelopasenseofcommunity.Youcansetgoalsandaccomplishthemtogether.5、

A.Runningimprovesyourhealth.

B.Youcanexperiencesomethingdifferent.

C.Regularrunnersreportanincreaseintheirconfidence.

D.Runningcanalsobeusedasawaytocontributetosocietyasawhole.

E.Ifyou'realreadyatahealthyweight,runningcanhelpyoumaintainit.

F.Inaddition,havingaregularrunninggroupisagreatwaytostaymotivatedtorun.

G.Whateveryourreasonisforrunning,you'llexperiencemanybenefitsfromthesport.

1、Because,fromwhatIcouldsee,itseemedthatgrown-upsoftenforgot.Ineverwantedtoforget---Iwantedtob