考研《英语一》2023年湘西土家族苗族自治州考前冲刺试卷含解析

考研《英语一》2023年湘西土家族苗族自治州考前冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Isatintheall-too-quietwaitingroomofthecancercenter,countingtheminutesuntilmytreatment.IthoughtI'd1ittwoyearsago,butitwasback.Aftermy2diagnosis,NomandDadhaddrivenmorethanl,200milesfromtheirhometobewithmeforthree3whileIwasgettingoverfrom4andchemotherapy(化疗).Whenthecancerreturnedlast,they,onceagain,5ithere,too.TheywaitedforhourswhileIreceivedmytreatments------Dadwithhis6andMomwithamagazine.Butnow,theywere7inWestlake.Mychildrenare8andmyfourbrotherslivefarfrommyhomeoutsidePittsburgh,Pennsylvania.Iknew9ofthemwouldcomeifasked,butIdidn'twantto10them,evenwiththeintense11Ifelt.I12pickedoneofthemagazinesontheendtablebesidemeandcouldn'thelpwishingmy13werethereinside.Onepublicationcaughtmy14,amagazineIlikedbestandhad15toagesago.Icouldn'ttellyouthelasttimewhenI'dreadanissue.I16itupandIstartedrightinwiththeletterstothe17."Ilove18mycopyeverymonth,"thefirstletterbegan.Theauthormentionedadaughterwho19inClinton,Pennsylvania.Huh,that'sfunny.Ithought.That'smytown!Ireadthelettertotheend,wheremy20fellupontheauthor'ssignature:"Thankyou,MargieandTomParrish,Westlake,Louisiana"Alone?Hardly.MargieandTom-orasIcallthem,MomandDad-wererightbesideme,evennow.1、A．treatedB．beatenC．infectedD．operated2、A．firstB．terribleC．invisibleD．last3、A．daysB．monthsC．yearsD．hours4、A．illnessB．hospitalC．workD．surgery5、A．madeB．putC．hopedD．arrived6、A．penB．glassesC．BibleD．smile7、A．inhospitalB．backhomeC．atworkD．intown8、A．younB．caringC．strugglingD．full-grown9、A．anyB．someC．noneD．both10、A．scareB．disappointC．surpriseD．trouble11、A．lonelinessB．prideC．happinessD．anger12、A．half-heartedlyB．carefullyC．seriouslyD．anxiously13、A．brothersB．childrenC．friendsD．parents14、A．thoughtB．mindC．eyeD．hand15、A．referredB．subscribedC．turnedD．contributed16、A．putB．pickedC．setD．broke17、A．editorB．writerC．producerD．reader18、A．editingB．sendingC．receivingD．organizing19、A．studiedB．workedC．diedD．lived20、A．gazeB．touchC．thoughtD．senseSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1TheUnitedStates’jobmarkethasmillionsofunfilledjobs.Manyofthosejobsrequiretechnicalskills.However,employerssaymanyofthosejobsarevacantbecausetheycannotfindpeoplewiththerightskills.Laborexpertscallthisparadoxtheskillsgap.Anumberofeffortshavebeenlaunchedtobetterunderstandandsolveit.NicholasWymanwroteabookcalled,“JobU:HowtoFindWealthandSuccessbyDevelopingtheSkillsCompaniesActuallyNeed.”Hecallstheskillsgap,“alabormarketmismatch—peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople.”IntheUnitedStates,thecostofatraditionalfour-yearcollegecanbeveryhigh.U.S.collegesanduniversitiesproducemanygraduateseveryyear.Yetunemploymentratesamongnewgraduatesarehigh.NicholasWymansaysacombinationoftechnicalclassesandon-the-jobtraining—anapprenticeship(学徒)—wouldbeabetterchoiceformanypeople.Henotesthat,“Anapprenticeshipiswhereyoulearnfromaspecialist,youareprovidedguidanceandyoulearninanon-the-jobenvironment.Itisvitaltogettechnicalskillsthatareofimmediatevaluetoanemployer.Anditisimportanttogettransferrableskillsbecausetechnologyandthenatureoftheworkplacearechangingatafasterratethanbefore.”Therearequestionsaboutthedefinition,size,andnatureoftheskillsgapinthelaborforce.IowaStateUniversityresearchersstudiedsomeofthesequestionsrecently.Theyexaminedemployment,educationandpopulationinformation,andfoundtheevidenceofaskillsgapisweak.IowaState’sLieslEathingtonnotedthatmanypolicymakersandemployerssaythereisopportunityin“middleskills”areas,likemachining.Yetshesaidthemostrecentrecession(经济衰退)hitsomeofthosejobareashard.Shesaidstudentsshouldbeonguardbecause“oureconomyreallyisn’taddingthatmanyjobsthatrequirethemiddleskills.”Shesaidemployerscouldgetmorewell-qualifiedapplicantsiftheyofferedhigherwages.Shenotedthatgraduatesoftwo-yeartrainingprogramsstillgenerallymakelessmoneythangraduatesoffour-yearcolleges.Thequestionoffindingthenightpersonfortherightjobremainsadifficultone.TheDepartmentofLaborsays8.7millionArmeniansareunemployedandanother6.7millioncanfindonlypart-timework.1、Theunderlinedword“paradox”inparagraph1refersto________.A．thelargenumberofunemployednewgraduatesB．thedemandsemployersmakeonemployeesC．peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeopleD．peopledisqualifiedforthevacantpositions2、WhatwillNicholasWymanprobablyadvisenewgraduatestodotogetemployed?A．Toreceivetechnicaltraining. B．Todropthecostlycollegeeducation.C．Tovaluethejobopportunities. D．Toarmthemselveswithvariousskills.3、AccordingtoLieslEathington,whatisthesolutiontotheskillsgap?A．Reformingthedullnessofeconomy. B．Guardingagainstrecessions.C．Updatingworkers’professionalskills. D．Raisingemployees’earnings.Text2Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissions(排放)vehicles”,butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators(发电机).Generatorsarefueledbysomething--usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermalplantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwords,those"zero-emissions"carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelse,itlooksclean.Itisnot.It'sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan'tseeit,it'snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon'tgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangasoline-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukesorgeothermal,orhydroorwindorsolar,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon'tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inaddition,electriccars'batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit'sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsaretooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.1、Whatdoes“clueless”meaninparagraph2?A．PeopleseetheCaliforniaGreenseverywhere.B．Peopletherehavenoideathatsofarelectricitymainlycomesfromburningcoal,oil,etc.C．PeopleinCalifornialovetohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells.D．PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkaboutzero-emissionsvehicles.2、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Electriccarsarenotcleanatall.B．Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredones.C．Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars’batteries.D．Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.3、Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun________.A．notlessthan25milesB．asfaras50milesC．asfaras25milesD．notmorethan25miles4、Accordingtothetext,electriccars________.A．aremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyB．burnmorefuelthangas-poweredonesC．areverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedD．arepoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill5、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunicationB．electriccarsarenowthedominantvehiclecomparedwithgasoline-poweredcousinsC．zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironmentD．electriccarsarenotcleanbecausewegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomethingText3WhenZbynekFrolikneedednewemployeestohandleincreasingordersathisfactoriesincentralBohemia,hesentoutadvertisementsacrosstheCzechRepublic.Butinaprosperouseconomywherenearlyeveryonehadwork,therewerefewtakers.Raisingwagesdidn’thelp.Nordidofferstosubsidize(补贴)housing.Soheturnedtotherobots.“Wecan’tfindenoughhumans,”saidMr.Frolik,whosecompany,Linet,makeshospitalbedssoldinover100countries.“Sowe’retryingtoreplacepeoplewithmachineswhereverwecan.”Suchtalkusuallymakespeoplethinkofafuturewhereemployeesarenolongerneeded.Inmanymajoreconomies,companiesareexperimentingwithreplacingfactoryworkers,truckdriversandevenlawyerswithartificialintelligence.ButinEasternEurope,robotsarebeingenlistedasthesolutionforashortageofworkers.OftentheyarehelpingtocreatenewtypesofjobsasbusinessesintheCzechRepublic,Hungary,SlovakiaandPolandtrytostaycompetitive.Economicgrowthinthesecountrieshasaveraged5percentinrecentyears,affectedbytheglobalrecovery.Aboomingeconomyhasreducedthejoblessratetojust2.4percent,thelowestintheEuropeanUnion.Thelackofmanpower,however,haslimitedtheabilityofCzechcompaniestoexpand.Nearlyathirdofthemhavestartedtoturnawayorders,accordingtotheCzechConfederationofIndustry,atradegroup.“It’sbecomingabrakeongrowth,”saidJaroslavHanak,theorganization’spresident.“Ifbusinessesdon’tincreaserobotizationandartificialintelligence,they’lldisappear.”SomefactoriesinEasternEuropearealreadyontheway.AtElkoEP,whichmakesindustrialtimersforcompanieslikeGeneralElectric,70percentofproductionisautomated,andthecompanyisaimingtobealmostfullyrobotizedinafewyears.Inacornerofthefactory,robotshavetakenoverroutinemanufacturing(制造业)tasks.JiriKonecny,thecompany’sCEO,movedfactoryfloorworkerstomorecomplexroles,andfocusedhundredsofotheremployeesonresearchanddevelopment.“Ifwehadn’tinvestedearlyinautomation,we’dbedeadbynow,”hesaid.1、WhatistheproblemthatCzechRepublicisfacing?A．It’shardtofindhumanworkers.B．It’spopulationisdecreasinggreatly.C．Robotsarenowwelcomeatfactorywork.D．Employeesdonotwanttodofactorywork.2、WhichofthefollowingmayhavecontributedtotheprobleminEasternEuropeaccordingtoParagraph4?A．Toughcompetition. B．Advancedtechnology.C．Alowbirthrate. D．Afast-growingeconomy.3、HowmightJaroslavHanakfeelaboutthefutureofCzechcompanies?A．Puzzled B．Worried.C．Surprised D．Hopeful.4、Whatshouldcompaniesdotosurvive?A．Changetheirpolicies.B．Turntoothercountriesforhelp.C．Employqualifiedhumanworkers.D．Spendmoremoneyonautomation.Text4Worldrecordscanbesetevenifyouareover2yearsold.RobertMarchandwasbornin1911innorthernFrance.Heenjoysridingabicycle,andstartedcyclingseriouslywhenhewasinhis60s.Marchandisnow105yearsold.OnWednesday,acrowdgatheredattheVelodromeNational,about30kilometersoutsideofParis.Theyweretheretoseehowfarhecouldtravelinonehour.TherecordforonehourisheldbyBritain’sBradleyWiggins,aformerTourdeFrancewinner.Wigginscovered54.5kilometersin2015.EvelynStevensoftheUnitedStatesholdsthewomen’srecord.Shewentalmost48kilometersinanhourlastyear.In2012,Marchandsetarecordforridersover2yearsoldwhenhetraveledalmost27kilometersinanhour.Sothequestionmanypeopleaskedthisweekwas:“Couldhebreakhisownrecord?”Marchandsetoffonhisrecordattemptassportsloverscheeredandphotographerswatched.Hemovedslowlybutsteadilyaroundthecyclingtrack.Marchandisrelativelysmall.Heisonly1.52meterstallandweighs52kilograms.Whenthehourended,hecompleted92timesaroundthetrack.Thatisjustover22.5kilometers.Aftertheevent,Marchandsaidhecouldhavedonebetter.Hedidnotseehistrainerstellinghimheonlyhad10minutesremaining.“Iwouldhavegonefaster.Iwouldhavepostedabettertime,”hesaid.Butthenewswasstillgood,ashedidsetanewrecordforriders105-years-oldorolder.“I’mnowwaitingforarival(对手),”hesaid.1、Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellreaders.A．anunbelievablefactB．bringinthetopicofthetextC．anypersoncansetaworldrecordD．settingaworldrecordisnotsodifficultaspeoplethink2、WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofMarchandjustaftertheevent?A．TiredB．ProudC．RegretfulD．Depressed3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．BradleyWigginssetthecyclingrecordin2015B．RobertMarchandistherecordholderofcyclingover2yearsoldC．Thewomen’srecordofcyclingrecordwassetbyEvelynStevensin2016D．ThoughMarchanddidn’tperformaswellasbefore,hestillsetarecordofcyclingthisyear.4、Whichofthefollowingwell-knownsayingsbestexpressesthemessageofthetext?A．Experienceisthebestteacher.B．Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.C．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.D．Oldpeoplemaystillcherishhighaspirations.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Animalwelfareisagrowingconcernintoday’s1．(social)Manypeoplethinkthatitiscrueltoremoveanimalsfromtheir2．(nature)habitatandkeepthemincagesforthepublictolookatAnanimal3．(keep)inazoowillleadadifferentlifefromananimalthat4．(live)inthewildWhat’smore,someanimalsbecameunhappyinthezoos5．thereisn’tenoughspaceOntheotherhand,atriptothezoocanbe6．educationalexperienceWhenstudentslearnaboutendangeredspeciesandareabletoseetheminazoo,theyaremorelikelytosupportprojectsdesigned7．(save)theseanimalsDuetosomeillegalactions,therearemanyspecieswhichwoulddieoutiftheyweren’tkeptinzoosEveryzoohasa8．(slight)differentapproachtoanimalcareandwelfare,butoverallIthinkzoosaregoodplaces9．(see)animalsintheirnaturalhabitatisn’talwayspossibleandIthinkzoosofferagoodalternativeAtrip10．thezooisbotheducationalandfun—I’llsurelycontinuetovisitzoosThereisanEnglishsaying:“Laughterisbestmedicine”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriouslyNow,however,doctors1．(begin)tolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbodyTheyhavefoundthatlaughterreally2．improvepeople’shealthTestsweredonetostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthehumanbodyPeoplewatchedfunnyfilms3．doctorscheckedtheirheart,bloodpressure,breathingandmusclesThedoctorsfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffects4．physicalexerciseItincreasesbloodpressure,heartbeatingandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet5．laughterexercisesthebody,itmustbehelpfulOthertestshaveshownthatlaughterseemstobeabletoreducetheeffectsofpainonthebodyInoneexperiment,doctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprogrammesThegroupthattoleratedthepainfor6．(long)timewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogrammeThereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobe7．ithelpsproduceakindofchemicalinthebrainwhichcandiminishbothstressandpainAsaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStateshavesetuplaughterclinics,8．theyhelpimprovetheirpatients’conditionby9．(encourage)themtolaughTheyhavefoundthat10．theirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducegoodeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughterSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ayoungladywasstandingonthecornerwithamapinherhand.Shelookedpuzzled.1、Iwonderedwhy.Maybeitwasbecauseofthewayshewasdressed.Sheworeadirtydressandlookedpale.AsIcrossedthestreetandcameclosertoherIaskedifshewantedhelp.2、Asitturnedout,shewaslookingforthehospital.Ifeltwonderfuljustreachingout,andtakingthatextramomenttohelp.ManytimesinthesesituationsIendupwalkingapersontowhereheorsheisgoingwhengivingdirectionswouldbetoocomplicated.3、Manyyearsago,wetravelledinJapanandneededdirections.AkindJapanesewhosawourproblemcametousandhelpedusout.Thismanjusttookmyheavybagsandguidedustowhereweneededtobe.WecouldnotspeakanyJapanesewhilethemancouldnotspeakanyEnglish.4、SometimeswhenIdoaspecialfavorforastranger,thepersonwillsay,“IhopeIcandosomethingforyouonedaytoreturnthefavor.”5、ButIhopethatwhentheycomeacrossasituationwheresomeoneneedstheirhelp,theywillbewillingtoreachoutaswell.A．Althoughwecouldnotcommunicatethroughwords,wecommunicatedthroughtheheart.B．Theyalreadyhavedonesomethingformebygivingmetheopportunitytohelpthem.C．Ilikehelpingpeoplethiswayduetomyownexperience.D．Severalpeoplepassedby,lookedatherbutdidnotstop.E.Itisnevertoolatetodoothersafavor.F.Thesewordsmademefeelquitewarm.G.Shethankedmeandsmiledinrelief.Wheredoyouthinktheworld'shappiestpeoplelive?Somewherehotwithsandybeaches?Acountrywithatraditionofthefinefoodandculture?NotaccordingtoarecentstudybytheUniversityofLeicester.WhoarethehappiestpeopleonEarth?1、Surprised?Wellyou'llbemoresurprisedwhenyouhearthattheDanespaysomeofthehighesttaxesintheworld.Sowhatisthesecretoftheirsuccess?Let'sstartwithallthattaxtheypay.TheDanishgovernmentprovidesitspeoplewithoneofthefinesteducationandhealthsystemsintheworld.Itspendsmoreonchildrenandelderlypeoplepercapita（人均）thananyothercountry.2、