考研《英语一》2023年湖北省宜昌市秭归县考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

考研《英语一》2023年湖北省宜昌市秭归县考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Formostpeople,runningonefullmarathonisquitechallenging,butfor33-year-oldRobYoung,itismerelyashortwarm-up.ThisBritishman1370marathonslastyear,whichmeantthatheran2onemarathonperday.Itall3asabetwithhiswifeonaSundaynightwhentheywatchedtheTVcoverageoftheLondonMarathon.April2014,astheywatchedtheTVcoverageoftheLondonMarathon.Infact,Younghadbeen4tosittingcomfortablyonasofawatchingTVratherthangoingoutforawalk.Obviously,hewasn'tveryinterestedinrunningatthetime,andheevenconsideredit5Whenhiswife6himbysayingthathecouldn'trunmarathonsatall,evenifhetired.Yongfeltthishad7himbadly,soherepliedthathewould8hersomemoneyifhecouldn'trun.Thenextmorning,he9at3.30am,printedouttheroute,andcompletedonemarathonbeforework.Hefeltsogoodthathe10doingiteveryday,andhadrunthe11equivalentto10marathonsduringthatweek.Beforelong,Yongwasaddictedtorunning.He12alloflastyear’s365daysrunningmarathons.SinceJanuary,2015,Yonghascompletedseveral13.HewontheTrans-AmericanFootrace,a6-monthlongcompetition,witha14timeof482hoursand10minutes.He15theworldrecordfortheworth'slongestrunwithoutsleep.Having16somuchalready,Youngnowhopestousehisrunningtotestthe17ofhumanendurance.“I’dliketofindsomethingthat’schallenging."hesaid.“I’dliketo18theArcticCircleandtheNorthPole.Thereisonlyacertaintimeoftheyearwhenpeoplehave19todoit,butIwilltry.”Headded,"Forme,nothingis20It'sonlyatest."1、A．containedB．completedC．resolvedD．competed2、A．aswellB．asmuchasC．morethanD．closeto3、A．startedB．actedC．servedD．treated4、A．devotedB．relatedC．exposedD．accustomed5、A．boringB．charmingC．terrifyingD．disgusting6、A．bulliedB．flatteredC．inspiredD．teased7、A．shackedB．hurtC．scaredD．blamed8、A．contributeB．occupyC．loseD．win9、A．showedupB．tookoverC．wokeupD．kepton10、A．stucktoB．gaveupC．burstintoD．puton11、A．circlesB．distanceC．gamesD．competition12、A．spentB．wastedC．undertookD．organized13、A．alternativesB．performancesC．challengesD．consequences14、A．validB．toughC．steadyD．total15、A．appliedB．brokeC．supportedD．struggled16、A．achievedB．seizedC．abandonedD．dreamed17、A．bordersB．expectationsC．limitsD．implication18、A．turnoverB．holdoutC．makeupD．runacross19、A．directionB．trendC．obligationD．chance20、A．unpleasantB．impossibleC．negativeD．dangerousSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ResortsofeverykindhavesprunguptocatertotheEnglishman^needtospendapartoftheyear,howeverbriefly,bytheseaside.NotowninBritainismorethaneightymilesfromtheseaandthereareseasideresortsallroundthecoast.OnasummerSundaymostoftheroadsthatleadtotheseaaxecongestedwithcarsfullofpeopleeagertogetabreathofseaair.Intheeveningwheneveryoneisfulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops,thereisthelongslowdrivehomeonroadscrowdedwithreturningcars.BrightonBrightonisoneofthebest-knownsouthcoastresortsandisverypopularfordaytripexcursions.ItisonlyfiftymilesfromLondonandcanbereachedbyfasttraininanhour.Attheweekendthepebbledbeachesarethrongedwithpeoplesunbathingorpickingtheirwaytothewater’sedgeforadip.BournemouthLocatedahundredmilesfromLondon,thebeachesarewideandsandy.Whitehouseslinetheclifftopsandnarrowvalleys,denselywoodedwithpinetrees,reachdowntotheshore.TheareaneartothetownofTorquayontheDevoncoastissometimescalledBritainsRivieraandtheclimateissomildthatpalmtreesgrowalongtheseafront.BlackpoolOnthenorth-westcoast,apopularresortforthepeopleintheindustrialnorth,Blackpoolisagay,noisytown,famousforitsamusementfacilitiesandthemagicallights.Atnightpeopletravelfrommilesaroundtoseetheextravaganzaoflightsdecoratingtheseafront.SouthendOntheeastcoastatthemouthoftheThames,Southendis,likeBrighton,oneofthefavoriteresortsofLondoners.ThepierhereisthelongestinBritainandoffersagreatvarietyofdifferingentertainments.1、Whydopeopleoftenhavealongslowdrivehomeonroadsinsummer?A．Becauseitisextremelyfarfromthesea.B．Becausepeoplearefulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops.C．Becausetoomanyreturningcarsoftenmakeatrafficjam.D．Becausepeopleareattractedintheresortssotheyleaveslowly.2、Whichresortisfamousforitsentertainmentsandgrandlights?A．Blackpool.B．Bournemouth.C．Briton.D．Southend.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TherearepalmtreesgrowingnearBournemouth.B．SouthendhasthelongestpierinBritain.C．Peoplecrowdedintothewater’sedgeatBritonforaquickswim.D．SouthendisabetterpreferredresortthanBritonbyLondonlocals.Text2Astheparentofa7-year-oldboy,sometimesIfeellike“no”ismymostfrequentlysaidword.ButifIlookhonestlyatthebigpictureofmydailyvocabulary,Iprobablywouldconcludethatitactuallycontainstoomuch“yes”.Sayingyesmeansopeningmyselfuptonewexperiences,invitingnewordeeperrelationships.Buttoomuch“yes”leavesanyofusfeelinganxious,overcommitted（过分受约束的）andpowerlesstosetandmaintainboundariesinourlives.ThishadbeenonmymindwhenTheBookofNo:365WaystoSayItandMeanIt－andStopPeople-Pleasing.Forevercameacrossmydesk.Theneweditionofthisdecade-oldbookbypsychologistSusanNewmanisamust-readbookforthoseofuswhostruggletosay“no”withauthenticity,confidenceandkindness.Newmancallspeoplewhofeelforcedtosayyesalltheirwaythroughlife“people-pleasers”.Thechiefsymptomsofthisconditionincludeassociatinghelpingotherswithyourself-respect,holdingexpectationsthatyouwillcareforothersandfeelingunwillingtostateyourownneedswhenarequestcomesyourway.Forpeople-pleasers,“yesisthepathofleastresistanceandthewaytoavoiddamagingyourrelationshipwiththeasker,”Newmanwrites.Thebookoffersbriefdialoguesforhundredsofscenariosinwhich“no”istherightanswer,forreasonsrangingfromtimemanagementtofinancialpressurestoemotionalboundaries.Newmanconsiderswhatcameaboutamongfriends,atwork,withinfamiliesandinparenting.Readingthroughthescenarios,Irealizedtheyhavesomethingsincommon－thingsthatimmediatelystartedhelpingmeimprovemy“no”skills.Doyouthinkthisbookmightbehelpfultoyou?It’sOKiftheansweris“no”,butIdohighlyrecommenditforyourPositiveReadingListshelf.1、WhydoestheauthorincludehisownpersonalexperienceinParagraph1?A．Toblamehimself. B．Toshowhowtoguidekids.C．Totellhislikesanddislikes. D．Tohelprecommendabook.2、WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?A．Howtodealwitharequest.B．Whyaskersturntoothersforafavor.C．Whypeople-pleaserssay“yes”toooften.D．Howtostrengthenrelationshipswithaskers.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scenarios”probablymean?A．Occasions. B．Processes.C．Adventures. D．Stories.4、Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodo?A．Givenoresponsetoanydemand.B．Learntosay“no”inapositiveway.C．Keepopenallchannelsofcommunication.D．Say“yes”constantlywithoutfeelingguilty.Text3Britishchildrenusedtoplayconkers(板栗游戏)intheautumnwhenthehorse-chestnuttreesstartedtodroptheirshinybrownnuts.Theywouldselectasuitablechestnut,drillaholeinitandthreaditontoastring,thenswingtheirconkeratthatofanopponentuntiloneofthembroke.Butthegamehasfallenoutoffavour.Childrenspendlesstimeoutdoorsandrarelyhaveaccesstochestnuttrees.Besides,manyschoolshavebannedconkersgames,worriedthattheymightcauseinjuriesornutallergies.Thatsortofrisk-averseness(规避风险)nowspreadsthrougheveryaspectofchildhood.Playgroundshavealltheexcitementdesignedoutofthemtomakethemsafe.Manygovernments,particularlyinsocietiessuchasAmerica,havetighteneduptheirrules,requiringparentstosupervise(监管)youngchildrenfarmorecloselythaninthepast.FrankFuredioftheUniversityofKent,acriticonmodernparenting,arguesthatallowingchildrentoplayunsupervisedorleavingthemathomealoneisincreasinglydescribedasasymptomofirresponsibleparenting.Inpart,suchincreasedcautionisaresponsetothehugewaveofchanges.Large-scaleurbanization,smallerandmoremobilefamilies,themoveofwomenintothelabormarketandthedigitizationofmanyaspectsoflifehaveunavoidablychangedthewaythatpeoplebringuptheirchildren.Thereislittlechancethatanyofthesetrendswillbechanged,sotoday'smoreintensive(精细化的)parentingstyleislikelytogoon.Suchparentingpracticesnowembracedbywealthyparentsinmanypartsoftherichworld,particularlyinAmerica,gofarbeyondanadjustmenttochangesinexternalconditions.Theymeanastrongbidtoensurethattheadvantagesenjoyedbytheparents’generationarepassedontotheirchildren.Sincesuccessinlifenowturnsmainlyoneducation,suchparentswilldotheirbesttoprovidetheirchildrenwiththeschooling,thecharactertrainingandthesocialskillsthatwillsecureaccesstothebestuniversitiesandlaterthemostattractivejobs.Tosomeextentthathasalwaysbeenthecase.Buttherearemoresuchparentsnow,andtheyarecompetingwitheachotherforwhateconomistscallpositionalgoods.Thiscompetitionstartsevenbeforethechildrenareborn.Thewealthyclasseswilltaketheirtimetoselectasuitablespouseandgetmarried,andwillstartafamilyonlywhentheyfeelreadyforit.Childrenfromlessadvantagedbackgrounds,bycontrast,oftenappearbeforetheirparentsarereadyforthem.InAmerica60%ofbirthstosinglewomenunder30areunplanned,andover40%ofchildrenarebornoutsidemarriage.Theresult,certainlyinAmerica,hasbeentowidenalreadymassivesocialinequalitiesyetfurther.Alltheevidencesuggeststhatchildrenfrompoorerbackgroundsareatadisadvantagealmostassoonastheyareborn.Bytheageoffiveorsixtheyarefarless“school-ready”thantheirbetter-offpeers,soanyattemptstohelpthemcatchuphavetostartlongbeforetheygettoschool.Americahashadsomesuccesswithvariousschemesinvolvingregularhomevisitsbynursesorsocialworkerstolow-incomefamilieswithnewbabies.Italsohaslongexperiencewithprogrammesforyoungchildrenfrompoorfamiliesthatcombinesupportforparentswithgood-qualitychildcare.Suchprogrammesdoseemtomakeadifference.Withoutextraeffort,childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesinmostcountriesaremuchlesslikelythantheirbetter-offpeerstoattendpreschooleducation,eventhoughtheyaremorelikelytobenefitfromit.AnddatafromtheOECD’sPISAprogrammesuggestthatchildrenneedatleasttwoyearsofpreschooleducationtoperformattheirbestwhentheyare15.Sothemostpromisingwaytoensuregreaterequalitymaybetomakeearly-yearseducationandcareformorewidelyavailableandmoreaffordable,asitisintheNordics.Somegovernmentsarealreadyrethinkingtheireducationalpriorities,shiftingsomeoftheirspendingtotheearlyyears.Mostrichcountriesdecidedmorethanacenturyagothatfree,compulsoryeducationforallchildrenwasaworthwhileinvestmentforsociety.Thereisnowanargumentforstartingpreschooleducationearlier,assomecountrieshavealreadydone.Inthefaceofcrushingnewinequalities,amodernversionofthatapproachisworthtrying.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Moreattentionisplacedonchildren’ssafety.B．Moreandmoreparentsarebecomingirresponsible.C．Childrenarenolongerinterestedinoutdooractivities.D．Parentsareadvisedtospendmoretimewiththeirchildren.2、WhichofthefollowingaboutintensiveparentingstyleisTRUE?A．Chancesarethatthisstylecouldbechanged.B．Financialpressureforcesparentstobestricter.C．Richfamiliesadoptsuchstyletokeeptheiradvantages.D．Suchstyleislargelyinfluencedbythesizeofthefamily.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A．Economistsofferpracticaladvicetoguideparenting.B．Ahappymarriagesecureschildren’ssocialpositions.C．Unfairdivisionofsocialresourcesdrivesparentsmad.D．Parentsarestrugglingfortheirchildren’sedgeoverpeers.4、Whichisthepropermeasuretonarrowthegapbetweentherichandthepoor?A．Parentsarepersuadedtogivebirthtobabiesintheirlateryears.B．Fundsareprovidedforpoorchildrenaftertheyareadmittedtoschool.C．Newbabiesinlow-incomefamiliesaresenttonursesorsocialworkers.D．Childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesareensuredtoreceiveearlyeducation.5、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsinvestmentinpre-schooleducation?A．Supportive B．DisapprovingC．Skeptic D．Unconcerned6、Theauthorbeginsthepassagewiththegameofconkersto.A．showcompetitionoverweighscooperationB．implyeducationalinequalitiesshouldbebrokenC．makereadersawareoftherulesofthegameD．indicatethegamehaslostitsappealtochildrenText4Breakdancingissettomakeitsfirstdebut(亮相)asanOlympicsportatParis2024,TonyEstanguet,headoftheParisorganizingcommittee,saidonFebruary21st.Skateboarding,sportclimbingandsurfing,whichhavealreadybeenaddedtotheprogrammeforthe2020TokyoOlympics,havebeeninvitedtoreturninParisfouryearslater.TonyEstanguetsaidthechoicesrespondedtoaneedtomaketheOlympics“moreurban”and“moreartistic”.WehavechosentopresenttheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)withthefoursportsbecausetheyarecreative,appealingtoyouthandcompletelyinlinewithourvision.TheyreflectperfectlyParis2024’sidentity.Breakdancingisanexampleofasport“Whichcanbeplayedanywhereandanytimeinurbanandotherenvironment.”Itappearedatthe2018YouthOlympicsinBuenosAiresintheformofhead-to-head“battles”.Incompetitivebreakdancing,“breakers”faceoffin“battles”againsteachother,eitherasindividualsorteams.Breakdancersuseamixofphysicalandartisticskillscombiningelementsfromgymnasticsoracrobatics(杂技).TheIOChadannouncedthatthenumberofcompetitorsatParis2024wouldberestrictedto10,500,whichlimitedtheopportunitytoaddsports.ButtheorganizerssaidtheinclusionofthefoursportsinPariswouldnotnecessitatetheconstructionofpermanentfacilitiesandwouldinvolvejust248competitors,ofwhich32wouldheinbreakdancing.ThesurfingeventsarelikelytobeheldinestablishedsurfcentressuchasBiarritzorLacanauinsouthwestFrance.TheinclusionstillneedtoberubberstampedbytheIOC,whichisexpectedtodecideonwhichsportstoaddinParisafternextyears’TokyoGames.1、Whatdoweknowaboutbreakdancing?A．Itinvolvesmultipleskills.B．It’slimitedtogroupcompetition.C．ItwillshowupinParis2024.D．Itneverappearedintheworldevents.2、WhyhaveParisorganizerschosenthefoursports?A．Becausetheyattractyoungpeople.B．BecausetheyperfectlyreflectParis’identityC．BecausetheymakeParismoreurbanandartistic.D．Becausetheycanbeplayedanytimeandanywhere.3、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．10,500competitorswillcompeteforthenewsports.B．MoresurfcenterswillbespeciallydesignedforParis2024.C．TheIOCwillrejecttheproposalbecauseofinadequatefacilities.D．Theinclusionwon’trequireadditionalcompetitionspacetohebuilt.4、Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“rubberstamped”inthelastparagraph?A．approved B．canceledC．submitted D．designedPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Humantower-building,orcastell（叠人塔）,isagreatteamsportThiskindofsportcanorganize1．(hundred)ofindividualstoworktogethertoclimbseveralmetersuptotheairThelowercaninvolveasmanyas400peopleandreacha2．(shock)heightTheworldrecordforthe3．(tall)towerbelongstotheteamMinyonsdeTerrassa,whichdefeatedcompetitors4．halfameterduringtheeventin5．Theunusualtraditiondatesbacktothe18thcenturyandasCBSNewsreported,the26thcompetition6．(take)placeinCatalonia,Spainnotlongago7．(win)theevent,ateamcalledCollesassembledtobuildthemostcomplexcastellsThe8．(construct)processwasonlyhalfthebattle9．theCollesachievedtheirmaximumheight,theythenhadtotakeapartthemselveswithouttopplingover（倒掉）AccordingtoTimesofMalta,10．(rough)20,000peoplegatheredtowitness11．competitionThisyeartheCastellersdeVillafrancateamwascrownedvictorious,markingtheireighthwininarowOnceayear,araceisheldforoldcarsAlotofcarsenteredforthisracelastyearandtherewasagreatdealof1．(excite)justbeforeitbeganOneofthemosthandsomecarswasaRolls-RoyceSilverGhost2．mostunusualcarwasaBenz3．hadonlythreewheels4．(build)in1885,itwastheoldestcartakingpartAfteragreatmanyloudexplosions(轰响),theracebeganManyofthecars5．(break)downontheway,sosomedriversspent6．(much)timeundertheircarsthaninthem!Afewcars,7．,completedtheraceThewinningcarreachedaspeedoffortymilesanhour-----muchfasterthananyof8．(it)rivalsItspeddownhillattheendoftheraceandthedriverhadalotoftrouble9．(try)tostopitTheracegaveeveryoneagreatdealofpleasureItwasverydifferent10．moderncarracesbutnolessexcitingSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Weallfacequantitiesofstressinday–to–dayliving,whetheratwork,athome,oranywhereinbetween.1、Here’showstresscanhelpusonaneverydaybasis.Stresscansharpenyourmemory.2、Rememberthattestyoupassedwheretheanswersseemedtocomeoutofnowhere?3、It’sbecauseofstresshormonesthatincreaseyouralertnesswhenit’smostneeded.Stressalsohelpsyougetanadvantageatwork.Successfulemployeesturnstressintomotivation.Haveyouevernoticedthatyougettheleastamountofworkdonewhenyouhavethefewestdeadlines?4、Whenyoutakerisksandchoosetogetoverthedifficulty,itimprovesyourmentaltoughnessandself–confidence.Stresshelpsyouresisttheattackofillness.Youneedahealthyimmunesystemtohelpfightoffdiseases.Believeitornot,therightkindofstresscanhelpyourbody’sdefensesagainstillness.5、Thatburstofstressishelpfultoyourimmunesystemwhenyourbodyfacesathreat.Besides,sometimeswhenyouconsciouslyputyourselfinstressfulsituations,stresscanmakeyourlifemoreinteresting.Theycanevenhelpyouachievefulfillmentandhappiness.A．Didyouevernoticethatsometimeswhenyouarestressed,youmemoryseemstoimprove?B．Whenyougetsick,stresscausesyoutomakehormonesthatbattlethreatstoyourhealth.C．Toolittlestresscanaffecthowmuchyouactuallygetdone.D．That’sonewayyourbrainrespondstostress.E.Thiswillsurelyhappenwheneveryouarestressed.F.Buthandledproperly,stresscanhavemanybenefitsforourbodyandmind.G.Stresshelpsyougetthroughdifficulttimes.The"bestyearsofyourlife"?Maybenot,butyoucanlearntomakethemostofyourhighschooldays.1.Learntoappreciatesmallthings.Whetherit'shavingacomputer,havingfriends