考研《英语一》2023年安陆市临考冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》2023年安陆市临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whenrespondingtoanyadult,youmustanswerbysaying“Yesma’am”or“No,sir.”Justnoddingyourheadisnotacceptable.BecauseIgrewupinruralNorthCarolina,thisrulecomes1tome,anditseemstheobviouschoicetocomefirst.Ifyouwantchildrentorespectyou,youhavetoletthemknow2Simplytellingthemyouwantthemtoaddressyoubysaying“sir”letsthemknow3youexpectthemtotreatyou.Ialsotellmystudentsit’saveryusefultoolwhen4withadults,andfurthermoreitalso5handyforanyadultinteractingwithanotheradult.Caseinpoint:Iwas6thephonerecentlywiththephonecompanydiscussingtheinaccuracies(差错)ofmy7TheladyIspoketowasnot8andseemedannoyed.9,inthemidstoftheconversation,Ithrewina“yes,ma’am,”andherentire10changed.Shebecamefarmorehelpfuland11todealwith,andshe12cuttingmybillinhalf.SomeofmystudentsinHarlemweretobe13forachancetoattendahigh-ratedjuniorhighschool.Theschoolonlyhadthirtyopeningsforthefollowingyear,andtwelveofmystudentswere14themanykidsacrossthecitywhoappliedforthespots.Ipracticedwhattheinterviewwouldbe15withmystudents,andonemainthingIstressedwas,“16yousay‘yesma’am’or‘nosir’nomatterwhat!”Weeksaftertheinterviews,Iwasdelightedtohearthatalltwelveofmystudentshadbeen17WhenItalkedwiththeadmissionsdirectorattheschool,themain18hemadeoverandoverwashow19mystudentswereintheirinterviews.Itseemedlikejustsuchasimplethingtodo,butitgets201、A．frequently B．eagerly C．constantly D．naturally2、A．you B．it C．themselves D．why3、A．theway B．thewish C．themethod D．thereason4、A．disagreeing B．debating C．dealing D．discussing5、A．comesin B．getson C．goesout D．bringsin6、A．on B．in C．by D．with7、A．record B．phonecall C．message D．bill8、A．useful B．hopeful C．optimistic D．helpful9、A．Instead B．Then C．Moreover D．Otherwise10、A．method B．thinking C．attitude D．feeling11、A．interesting B．easy C．close D．different12、A．tookup B．cameup C．pickedup D．endedup13、A．introduced B．demanded C．intended D．interviewed14、A．among B．above C．over D．with15、A．popular B．familiar C．like D．successful16、A．Makesure B．Bynomeans C．Makeapromise D．Becautious17、A．received B．allowed C．appreciated D．accepted18、A．contribution B．comment C．impression D．reason19、A．considerate B．confident C．polite D．clever20、A．results B．responsibility C．relief D．reformsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Anewtechnologyisgoingtoripe,onethatcouldtransformourdailylives,helptoformnewindustries,evenremoveworldeconomicpowersfromtheirpresentpositions.UnlikethewaveofindustrializationthatbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld,thenewdevelopmentsaretakingplaceinresearchlabsallovertheglobe—andAsiansareintheforefront.Physicistsarecreatinganewclassofmaterialsthatdisplayanamazingpropertyunforeseeneventwoyearsago—superconductivity(超导体技术).Usedtodayonlyinspecializedequipment,superconductorshavethepotentialtoradicallychangemostoftheelectricalandelectronicappliancesfoundinthehome,makingthemsmaller,morepowerfulandefficient.Theycouldfreeourcitiesofpollutionbyreplacingpetrolanddiesel(柴油)vehicleswithelectriccars,andcutthecostofelectricity.Thenewmaterialsdosomethingthateventhebestofconductorssuchascopperandsilvercannot—theydoawaywithallelectricalresistance.Thesignificancesforenergystoragearegreat.Thetechnologyisinitsearlystage,stillaccessibletocountriesthatdecidetoinvestbrainsandmoney.For75yearsithadremainedlittlemorethanascientificcuriositywithlimitedpracticalusebecausethephenomenonoccurredonlyatextremelylowtemperatures.Itwasfirstobservedin1911byaDutchscientistnamedHeikeKamerlinghOnnes,whocooledmercury(水银)totemperaturesbelow-269℃withliquidhelium(氦).TheninJanuarylastyear,twoIBMscientists,K.AlexMullerandJ.GeorgeBednorz,foundametaloxideceramic(氧化陶瓷)thatsuperconductedat-243℃.TheirreportwentlargelyunnoticeduntillastDecember,whenitwasconfirmedatascientificmeetinginBoston.TodayJapan,India,ChinaandotherAsiancountriesallhavetheirshareofexpertswhospendtheirdaysandnightsinlabs,actingasmidwives(助产士)toanewtechnology.1、Asisindicatedinthepassage,thetechnologyofsuperconductivity____________.A．hasalreadybeendevelopedB．isstillunderdevelopmentC．willbeusedonlyinspecializedequipmentD．willbeusedindailylivesinafewyears2、Thenewtechnologydiffersfromtheothersinthat____________.A．itbeganintheEastandspreadlatertotherestoftheworldB．itbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworldC．itisbeingcultivatedinresearchlabsaroundtheworldD．itisaccessibletophysicistswhoareintelligentandrich3、Fromthepassage,wemayconcludethat____________.A．AsianscientistsgaintheleadinthegrowthofthenewtechnologyB．Dutchscientistskeptreportingnewfindingsforthelast75yearsC．IBMscientists'reportreceiveimmediateattentionallovertheworldD．theWestwasastonishedatthenewtechnologydevelopedbytheAsians4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheProspectofaNewTechnologyB．Superconductivity:ANewTechnologyC．ANewTechnology:TheKeytoChangetheWayofOurLivesD．ANewTechnology:AJointEffortofManyCountriesText2DidyouknowthatpeoplewholiveindifferentpartsofChinahavedifferenthabitsandpreferences？Forexample，peoplefromsouthernChinaprefertoeatvegetables，whilepeoplefromnorthChinaliketoeatmeat．Butwhatcausesthesedifferences？AccordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalCellinOctober，genevariations（基因变异）mightberesponsibleforthesedifferences，Xinhuareported．Inthestudy，researchersfromChinesegenome-sequencing（基因组测序）firmBGIcollectedgeneticinformationfrom141，431Chinesewomen．Thewomencamefrom31provincesandconsistedof36ethnicminoritygroups．TheresearchersfoundthattherearesixgenefrequenciesthataredifferentamongpeoplefrombothnorthernandsouthernChina．TheyfoundthatnaturalselectionhasplayedanimportantroleinthewaysthatpeoplelivingindifferentregionsofChinahaveevolved，affectingtheirfoodpreferences，immunities（免疫性）toillnessandphysicaltraits（特点），theNewYorkTimesreported．TheresearchersreportedthatavariationofthegeneFADS2ismorecommonlyfoundinnorthernpeoplethanitisinsouthernpeople．Ithelpspeoplemetabolize（新陈代谢）fattyacids（脂肪酸），whichsuggestsadietthatisrichinmeat．AccordingtoXinhua，thisisduetoclimatedifferences．NorthernChinaisatahigherlatitude，whichmeansit'scoldanddrythroughoutthewholeyear．Thisweatherisdifficulttogrowvegetablesin．Therefore，northernerstendtoeatmoremeat．Thestudyalsofounddifferencesintheimmunesystemsofbothgroups．MostpeopleinsouthernChinacarrythegeneCR1，whichprotectsagainstmalaria（疟疾）．ThisisbecausemalariawasoncequitecommoninsouthernChina．Inordertosurvive，thegenesofpeopleinthesouthevolvedtofightagainstthisdisease．However，peopleinthesoutharealsomorevulnerabletocertainblood-borneillnesses，astheylackthegenestostopthem．Genescanalsocausephysicaldifferencesbetweennorthernersandsoutherners．MostnorthernershavetheABCC11gene，whichcausesdryearwax（耳屎），lessbodyodorandfewersweatsecretions（分泌），TheNewYorkTimesreported．Thesephysicaldifferencesarealsomorebeneficialtolivingincoldenvironments．Southernersarelesslikelytohavethisgene，asitdidnotevolveintheirpopulation．1、What'sthenewstudymainlyabout？______A．ThegenesofChineseminoritygroups．B．HabitsofpeoplefromdifferentregionsofChina．C．DifferencesinthegenesofpeoplefromdifferentpartsofChina．D．Physicaldifferencesbetweennorthernersandsoutherners．2、AvariationofthegeneFADS2canhelpourbody______．A．storefat B．digestmeatC．fightdisease D．controlbodytemperature3、Theunderlinedword"vulnerable"inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto______．A．unprotected B．uninterestedC．generous D．responsible4、ComparedwithpeopleinsouthChina，mostnortherners______．a．areimmunetomalariab．catchblood-borneillnesseseasilyc．havelessbodyodord．sweatlessfrequentlyA．ab B．bcC．bd D．cdText3EveryJanuary,morethan3,000peopletakepartinoneofthemostdifficultracesonEarth:theToughMancompetitionintheUK.Theparticipantsrun,swimandclimbaroundthe15kmcourse.Butthisisnonormalrace.Theserunnershavetocrawlthroughtunnels,runacrossafieldofnettles(荨麻)andjumpoverfire.What’smore,thecompetitiontakesplaceinJanuarywhentemperaturesarefreezing.Peopletravelfromthroughouttheworldtoparticipateinit.Thecompetitionisquitedangerousandeveryyearthereareaccidents.Injurieslikebrokenbonesandcutsarequitecommon.One-thirdoftheparticipantsdonotcompleteit.Runnershavetobeveryathleticandmostpeopletrainalltheyeartoprepareforit.Therearesimilarevents,butthisisthefirstoneintheworld.Manypeopledothecompetitionbecauseitissofamous.Everyyeartheorganizerschangetheeventsandaddnewthings.Thismeansthatthecompetitionstaysthrillingandchallenging,sopeoplegobackyearafteryear.First,theparticipantsrun1kmalongamuddyroad.Next,theycrawlunderlownetsontheground.Afterthenets,therunnersjumpoffahighplatformintoalakeandswimfor1km.Then,theyreachthefieldoffire.Here,therunnersrunacrossafieldandjumpoversmallbonfires(篝火).Next,theparticipantsmustcrawlthroughalongtunnelwhichispartlyunderwater.Finally,therunnersrun2kmthroughnettlesbeforetheyreachthefinishingline.1、637．Accordingtothetext,theparticipantsinthecompetition________.A．arerequiredtorun15kmB．maytaketheriskofbeinginjuredC．havetotakeamedicalexaminationD．aretrainedtodealwithemergencies2、639．WhatdowelearnabouttheToughMancompetition?A．Itisexcitingbutquitetough.B．Itisintendedforoverweightpeople.C．TheparticipantsaremainlyBritishnatives.D．Onlyone-thirdoftheparticipantscanmakeit.3、641．Toattractparticipants,theorganizersusually________.A．createmoreitemsB．holdthesimilaractivitiesC．holdthecompetitioninwinterD．organizethecompetitionindifferentcounties4、643．Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A．warntheparticipantsofdangerB．advertisetheToughMancompetitionC．introducetheToughMancompetitionD．informtheparticipantsofthecompetitionText4LyingalongsidemountainsofsmellygarbageundertheSouthAmericansun,CateuraisalongwayfromtheconservatoriesofPragueorVienna.Yetthetownship,whichgrewoutofParaguay'slargestdump(垃圾场),isgainingareputationasahothouseformusicaltalentandforitsyouthorchestra(管弦乐队)thatplaysinstrumentsmadefromgarbage."Theworldsendsusgarbage.Wesendbackmusic,"saysFavioChavez,leaderofthe"RecycledOrchestra,"duringarecentvisitbythegrouptoLosAngeles.Orchestramembers,poorchildrenfromCateura,playviolinsfashionedfromoventraysandguitarsmadefromdessertdishes.Theorchestraprovidestheyoungstersanoutletandanescape,achancetogobeyondthemessoftheirslum(贫民窟)throughthemusicofMozart,andevenSinatra."Inthebeginning,itwasdifficulttoplay,"saysthel0-year-oldviolinistCelesteFleitas."ButFaviohelpedmelearnovertime.FromFavio,IhavelearnedtobemoreresponsibleandvaluethethingsIhave."Thedestinationformorethan1,500tonsofwasteeachday,thecommunityhasnosafedrinkingwaterandlittleaccesstoelectricityorsanitation(卫生设施).Illiteracyissevere,andthechildrenofthetownshipoftenfallintodrugs,violenceandcrimes.FavioChavez,amusicaltalent,cametoCateuraasanenvironmentaltechnicianin2006andstartedayouthmusicschool.Heknewshop-boughtinstrumentswerebeyondthemeansofvillagerswhoseshedsareworthlessthanaviolin,soheapproachedacarpentertomakesomeoutofwastefromthedump.TheorchestracaughttheeyeofParaguayanfilmmakerAlejandraAmarilla.SheuploadedashortpieceoftheorchestratoYouTubein2012,hopingtosecurecrowdfundingforwhatwouldbecomeLandfillHarmonic,adocumentaryreleasedacrosstheUnitedStatesthismonthandpromotingtheyoungstersonatouroftheworld'smusichallslateron.1、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．YoungsterscarrytunesfromgarbagetovictoryB．AmusictalenthittheroadtotheworldstageC．AtownformusicfansD．Anorchestraonaglobaltour2、WhatdoweknowaboutCateura?A．Ithasraisedpeople'sawarenessofrecyclingtrashB．IthascaughtmoreattentionthroughtheorchestraC．Itrecyclesmorethanl,500tonsofrubbishperdayD．Itprovidesitschildrenwithbetterschoolingconditions3、WhydidAlejandraAmarillauploadapieceoftheorchestratoYouTube?A．ToassisttheyoungsterswithaworldtourB．TocollectfundingforadocumentaryC．ToorganizecarpenterstomakeinstrumentsD．TocatchtheeyeoftheParaguaygovernment4、WhatcanwelearnfromFavioChavez?A．ToworkinateamweighsmoreB．TorecyclethingsistoconservethingsC．TobecreativeisaqualityofaleaderD．ToownnothingisnoexcusetodonothingPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwithproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankDoyouknowhow1．iswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons（神经元）inourbrains2．(put)simply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhat3．weseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameactionThisexplainsagreatdealabout4．welearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysportsButtheideagoes5．(far)：mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeopleMirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareaswhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeelRecently,researchers6．(find)thatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguageAgroupofresearchersdiscoveredthat7．theygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:“Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggered8．whentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball)AnyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehaviorMuchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfully9．(function)However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders．ResearchdoesmirrorthatneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevenmoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteractIndeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysicsAndthenexttimeyoufeeltheurge10．(cough)inthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes-well,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy．Dubaiwasa6,000-personfishingvillagehalfacenturyagoSince1966,1．oilwasdiscoveredthere,thepopulationofDubaihasgrownto2．6millionOvertheyears,it3．(become)awell-knowntouristdestination4．attractstouriststoDubaiaretax-freeshopping,dryweather,excellentaccommodations,deliciousfoodandbeachesthatgoonformilesInfact,someforeignerscomehereonly5．(experience)theshoppingTherearedozensofshoppingmalls,6．(provide)everyfamousbrandyoucannameThoseoutdoormarketsselleverythingfromspices(香料)togoldatfairpricesChoosingwhatplacestovisitinDubaiisdifficult,becauseeventhehotelstherearealsoamazing7．(attract)TheBurjA1Arabisconsideredoneoftheworld’sbesthotels,whichislocatedonitsownisland,about1,000feetoffshorefromDubaiBuilt8．theshapeofaship,thishotelisstill9．(tall)thantheEiffelTowerandnearlyastallastheEmpireStateBuildingCertainly,therearealsoothergreatplacesofinteresttovisitIndeed,travellingaroundthiscountrywill10．(true)giveyouanamazingexperiencebecauseofitsinterestingthings11．(offer)toalltypesoftouristsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Formanypeople,historyclassesareseenasnomorethanrequirementsforgettingdegreesinchemistry,biology,business,marketing,etc.1、Belowareafewreasonswhyit’svitalthattoday’speoplecontinuetolearnaboutthepast.Understandingwherepeoplecomefromplaysakeyroleinunderstandingwhotheyare.2、Forthisreason,it’sextremelyimportanttolearnhistoryinordertounderstandwhypeoplearethewaythattheyare.Throughhistoryclasses,youcanexperienceashift(改革)inthewayyouthink.3、It’simportanttodevelopmindstobeabletoconsiderproblemsfromdifferentangles.Finally,thisshiftcanimproveyourabilitytoanalyzeandunderstandsituations,tomakeeducateddecisionsandtolearnhowtoweightheconsequencesrelatedtoeachchoicebeforeyou.4、Theideathathistoryrepeatsitselfisrootedintruth.Fromwarstofashiontopoliticaltrends,historiansareoftenabletomakepredictionsaboutthefuturebaseduponthepast.Byhavingadeepunderstandingofwhathappenedinthepast,today’speoplecanbetterprepareforbrighterfuturesbymakingtherightdecisions—insteadofrepeatingoldmistakes.Manypeoplemaynotbelievethatadegreeinhistorycanleadtoawell-paidjob.Infact,studentswhograduatewithdegreesinhistorycanbecomelawyers,businessowners,thinktankmembers,educators,leadersinhistoricalorganizationswritersandsoon.5、.A．Whicheverjobyoutake,itcanprovideacomfortablelife.B．LearningabouthistorycangetstudentsadmittedtokeyuniversitiesC．Thatmeansyoulookatthingsfromanewpointofview.D．Learningfromthepastpreventsfuturemistakes.E.Thekeytoenjoyingthestudyofhistoryistofindclassesthatinterestyou.F.Butthetruthisthatstudyinghistoryisawonderfulwaytoprepareforasuccessfulfuture.G.Historyhasshapedcultures,attitudesandsocialstructures;ithasshapedtheworldanditscitizens.Threeinfiv