考研《英语一》2023年苏州市张家港市最后冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》2023年苏州市张家港市最后冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Ourfamily’sfirsthostingexperiencebeganinJanuaryof2015withourItaliandaughterVictoria.Wehadsomuchfunwithherthatwecouldnot1toexperienceanew,differentcountry,sowe2tohostanotherWorldHeritageExchangeStudent.AssoonaswesawMerna’sinformation,weknewshewas3,aYESScholarshipstudent,andEgyptian.WebegantofallinlovewithourEgyptain4rightaway.WeSkyped,andemailedforfivemonths5shearrivedintheUS.Whenshe6gotofftheplane,itwasasifwewerefinallya(n)7familyagain.MyhusbandandIgrewupbelievingthatothercultures8us,andhostingaforeignExchangeStudentjustseemsso9forus.Wefeltitwouldbea10experienceforourchildrentogrowupseeingotherculturesandlearningtoloveothersasa(n)11.Oursmallchildrenareenjoyingtheexperiencevastly,learninganewlanguage12,andrealizingthattheothersideoftheworldisnotallthat13ourcountry.Mernaissmall,loving,helpful,charming,caringandareal14toourlives.Shehas15usallsomuch.Wecannot16ourliveswithoutourItalianandEgyptaindaughters.Wedoplantotravelto17countriesbecauseofthem,andwewillbesendingourchildrenasexchangestudentstolivewithournew18families.IwanttothankWorldHeritagefor19achanceforourfamilytogrowfromfourchildrentosixchildrenallinoneyear.Weareallexcitedatthisexperienceofalifetimeandwillforever20it.1、A．helpB．chooseC．waitD．intend2、A．appliedB．affordedC．managedD．remembered3、A．brilliantB．ambitiousC．cuteD．loyal4、A．friendB．studentC．daughterD．relative5、A．onceB．afterC．sinceD．before6、A．evenB．alreadyC．justD．ever7、A．bigB．foreignC．freeD．whole8、A．appealtoB．sticktoC．belongtoD．taketo9、A．commonB．naturalC．apparentD．simple10、A．normalB．personalC．promisingD．rewarding11、A．companionB．reminderC．equalD．individual12、A．littlebylittleB．fewbyfewC．onebyoneD．sidebyside13、A．amongstB．unlikeC．oppositeD．about14、A．guestB．heroineC．believerD．blessing15、A．offeredB．warnedC．taughtD．left16、A．liveB．enjoyC．imagineD．continue17、A．otherB．anotherC．allD．both18、A．extendedB．increasedC．formedD．loved19、A．havingB．providingC．gettingD．allowing20、A．conductB．appreciateC．desireD．adoreSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1IdroveataxiforextramoneyeastofTorontothirtyyearsago.EachtimeataxidroveuptothefrontoftheGreenwoodRacetrack,agroupoflocalkidswouldrunalongthesidewalkanglingforpositionbythepassengerdoor.Oneluckykid,orrather,themostaggressiveone,wouldopenthepassengerdoorandsay“Goodluck,Mister!”Themangettingoutofthecabwouldvaguelysaythanksandthrowthekidaquarter.Itwasaroutineeverybodyknew.Throughoutthesummer,onekidcaughtmyeye.Hewasbiggerthanmostofalltheotherkidsbutpushedawaybyeventhesmallest.Henevermadeitbutnevergaveup.Oneday,hischancearrived.AsIwaspullinguptothesidewalk,allthekidswerepushingforacabjustaheadofmine.Theboysawmeandwalkedtowardmytaxi.AsIpositionedthepassengerdoorrightbesidehim,heneverpausedandopenedthepassengerdoor,warmlysaying,“Goodluck,Mister!”Butthemanneithersaidthanksnorflippedhimaquarter.Hepushedhimasidesohardthattheboyfellonthesidewalk.Iknewithurthimbadly.Igotoutinlessthan10seconds,butthemanwasgoneinthecrowd.SoIlookedforthekid.Idecidedtogivehim$20fortheeffort.BythetimeIspottedhimhewasfarupahead,walkingawayintheoppositedirectionthroughthecrowdandhisheadhangingdown.WhenIgotthecabturnedaroundIlostsightofhim.Ineversawhimagain.I’dliketofindhimonedayandtellhimthatifonlyhehadstuckaroundalittlelongerIwouldhavegivenhimawhole$20.Ilearnedfromthiskidthatwhenthingsseemsohopelessthatyouarereadytogiveup,it’sthetimewhenthingsaremostlikelytoturnaroundforyou.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Thepassengerwasreadytogiveatiptothekid.B．Theauthorwasaprofessionaltaxidriveratthattime.C．Theluckychildwasthetoughestamongthelocalkids.D．Thedriverwouldworkwithandbenefitfromthosechildren.2、Whydidthekidneversucceedinopeningthepassengerdoor?A．Hewasmodest.B．Hewastheshortest.C．Hemadenoeffort.D．Hepushedhisway.3、Whydidtheauthorgetoutofhistaxi?A．Tocatchupwiththekid.B．Toencouragethedisappointedkid.C．Togivethekidsomemoney.D．Tointendtodemandthetipforthekid.4、Accordingtothepassage,whichgoeswiththeauthor’sintention?A．Nevergiveintodifficulties.B．Sunshinecomesafterastorm.C．Faceuptocompetitions.D．EachroadleadstoRome.Text2AtonetimenoonecouldtravelonanEnglishroadfasterthanfourmilesanhour.Thatwasthelawuntil1896.Amanhadtowalkinfrontofacarwhichcouldnotgofasterthantheman.Atnightthemanhadtocarryaredlamp.OnceCharlesRollsbroughtacarfromFrancetoEngland,buthewantedtodrivefasterthanfourmilesanhour.Inordertohavenotroublewiththepolice,hehadatalkwithsomeofthepoliceofficers,whoorderedtheirpolicementolooktheotherwaywhenthecarcamealongtheroad.Thiswasagoodplaninthecountry,butnotsoeasytofollowinthebusystreetsofLondon.OnenightRollsandsomefriendsstartedfromLondonontheirjourneytoCambridge.Oneofthemenwalkedinfrontwiththeredlamp,buthewalkedasfastashecould.Thepolicebecameveryinterestedinwallsandshop-frontswhentheyheardthecarandnotoneofthemsawit.Theyreachedahill,butwhatawasteoftimeitwastodrivedownthehillatfourmilesanhour!Rollswasgettingreadytojumpintothecar,butthenhenoticedapolicemanwhowasnotlookingtheotherway.Theslowcarreachedhim.“Goodevening,”saidthepoliceman,lookingatthecar.“Goodevening,”saidRolls,holdingthelamp.“Oneofthesehorselessthings,”saidthepoliceman,lookingatitwithinterest.“Yes,”saidRolls,andwaited.“I’veoftenwantedarideinone,butofcoursepolicemencan’tbuythingslikethat.”HeturnedandlookedhopefullyinRolls’sface.“Jumpin,”saidRolls.“Thanks,”saidthepoliceman,anddidso.“Now,”hesaid,sittingdown,“Youcanletitgojustasyoulikedownthishill.Thereisn’tanotherpolicemanonthisroadforamileandahalf.”1、Thepolicemenweretold“tolooktheotherway”sothat_______.A．theycouldwatchthecarcomingfromtheotherdirectionB．Rolls’scarcouldgofasterthanfourmilesanhourC．theycouldmakesurenoonewasinthewayD．thecarwouldnothitthemontheroad2、Inwhatwaydidthepolicemencarryouttheorderfromtheirofficers?A．TheygreetedRollswhenthecarcamealong.B．Theywalkedinfrontofthecarwitharedlamp.C．Theypretendedtobeattractedbysomethingelse.D．Theystoodondutyevery1.5milesalongtheroad.3、Thepolicemanwhosaid“Goodevening”toRollswantedto_______.A．teachRollsalesson B．takeafreeridehomeC．haveatalkwithRolls D．haveacarrideexperience4、Afterthepolicemanjumpedintothecar,Rolls_______.A．darednotdrivethecarfasterthanhewasallowedtoB．coulddriveasfastashewishedwithinacertaindistanceC．coulddriveonanyroadhelikedfortherestofthejourneyD．drovehiscarasfastashecoulddownthehilltoCambridgeText3RobertF.Kennedyoncesaidthatacountry’sGDPmeasures“everythingexceptthatwhichmakeslifeworthwhile”.WithBritainvotingtoleavetheEuropeanUnion,andGDPalreadypredictedtoslowasaresult,itisnowatimelymomenttoassesswhathewasreferringto.ThequestionofGDPanditsusefulnesshasannoyedpolicymakersforoverhalfacentury.ManyarguethatitisaflawedconceptItmeasuresthingsthatdonotmatterandmissesthingsthatdo.Bymostrecentmeasures,theUK’sGDPhasbeentheenvyoftheWesternworld,withrecordlowunemploymentandhighgrowthfigures.Ifeverything,wasgoingsowell,thenwhydidover17millionpeoplevoteforBrexit,despitethewarningsaboutwhatitcoulddototheircountry’seconomicprospects?Arecentannualstudyofcountriesandtheirabilitytoconvertgrowthintowell-beingshedssomelightonthatquestion.Acrossthe163countriesmeasured,theUKisoneofthepoorestperformersinensuringthateconomicgrowthistranslatedintomeaningfulimprovementsforitscitizens.RatherthanjustfocusingonGDP,over40differentsetsofcriteriafromhealth,educationandcivilsocietyengagementhavebeenmeasuredtogetamoreroundedassessmentofhowcountriesareperforming.Whileallofthesecountriesfacetheirownchallenges,thereareanumberofconsistentthemes.Yes,therehasbeenabuddingeconomicrecoverysincethe2008globalcrash,butinkeyindicatorsinareassuchashealthandeducation,majoreconomieshavecontinuedtodecline.Yetthisisn’tthecasewithallcountries.SomerelativelypoorEuropeancountrieshaveseenhugeimprovementsacrossmeasuresincludingcivilsociety,incomeequalityandtheenvironment.Thisisalessonthatrichcountriescanlearn;WhenGDPisnolongerregardedasthesolemeasureofacountry’ssuccess,theworldlooksverydifferent.So,whatKennedywasreferringtowasthatwhileGDPhasbeenthemostcommonmethodformeasuringtheeconomicactivityofnations,asameasure,itisnolongerenough,Itdoesnotincludeimportantfactorssuchasenvironmentalqualityoreducationoutcomes—allthingsthatcontributetoaperson’ssenseofwell-being.ThesharphittogrowthpredictedaroundtheworldandintheUKcouldleadtoadeclineintheeverydayserviceswedependonforourwell-beingandforgrowth.Butpolicymakerswhorefocuseffortsonimprovingwell-beingratherthansimplyworryingaboutGDPfigurescouldavoidtheforecasteddoomandmayevenseeprogress.1、RobertF,Kennedyiscitedbecausehe.A．praisedtheUKforitsGDPB．identifiedGDPwithhappinessC．sawtheproblemwithGDPD．misinterpretedtheroleofGDP2、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttherecentannualstudy?A．Itissponsoredby163countries.B．ItexcludesGDPasanindicator.C．Itscriteriaarequestionable.D．Itsresultsareinspiring.3、Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorsuggeststhat.A．theUKispreparingforaneconomicboomB．highGDPpredictsaneconomicdeclineC．itisessentialtoconsiderfactorsbeyondGDPD．itrequirescautiontohandleeconomicissues4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HighGDPButInadequateWell-being,aUKLessonB．GDPFigures,aWindowonGlobalEconomicHealthC．RobertF.Kennedy,aTerminatorofGDPD．Brexit,theUK’sGatewaytoWell-beingText4Weareobsessed(迷恋)withourselves.Westudyourhistory,ourpsychology,ourphilosophy.Muchofourknowledgerevolves(使旋转)aroundhumankinditself,asifwewerethemostimportantthingintheuniverse.Butinthecourseofthecenturieswehavecometorealizejusthowmanywrongideaswe’vehad.Wehavelearnedoftheexistenceofblackholes,wavesofspace,andoftheextraordinarymolecularstructuresineverycellofourbodies.Themorewediscover,themoreweunderstandthatwhatwedon’tyetknowisgreaterthanwhatweknow.Themorepowerfulourtelescopes,thestrangerandmoreunexpectedaretheheavenswesee.Thecloserwelookattheminutedetailofmatter,themorewediscoverofitsprofoundstructure.InafamousstorytoldbyPlatointheseventhbookofTheRepublic,somemenarechainedatthebottomofadarkcaveandseeonlyshadowscastuponawallbyafirebehindthem.Theythinkthatthisisreality.Oneofthemfreeshimself,leavesthecaveanddiscoversthelightofthesunandthewiderworld.Atfirstthelight,towhichhiseyesareunaccustomed,stunsandconfuseshim.Buteventuallyhecanseeandreturnsexcitedlytohiscompanionstotellthemwhathehasseen.Theyfindithardtobelieve.Weareallinthedepthsofacave,chainedbyourignorance,ourprejudices,andourweaksensesrevealonlyshadows.Ifwetrytoseefurther,weareconfused:weareunaccustomed.Butwetry.Thisisscience.Scientificthinkingexploresandredrawstheworld,graduallyofferingusbetterandbetterimagesofit,teachingustothinkinevermoreeffectiveways.Itsstrengthisitscapacitytodemolish(推翻)oldideas,torevealnewregionsofreality,andtoconstructnew,moreeffectiveimagesoftheworld.Thisadventurerestsupontheentiretyofpastknowledge,butatitsheartischange.Theincompletenessandtheuncertaintyofourknowledge,hungovertheabyss(深渊)ofwhatwedon’tknow,doesnotmakelifemeaningless:itmakesitinterestingandprecious.1、Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Thenewdiscoveriesoftheuniverseprovetobewrong.B．Manhascreatedsplendidculturesinthecourseofcenturies.C．Ourknowledgeoftheuniverseisincompleteanduncertain.D．Theexistingtechnologiesareenoughforfurtherexploration.2、ThestorytoldbyPlatoismeantto.A．makeusawareofthecrueltyofrealityB．encourageustoexploretheunknownworldC．applaudtheheroicdeedsofchasingfreedomD．justifyourignoranceandprejudiceabouttheworld3、Whatdoestheauthorwanttostressinthepassage?A．Exploringtheuniversemakesourlifemeaningful.B．Leavingthingsastheyaremakesourlifeperfect.C．Newdiscoveriesoftheuniversewillcauseconfusion.D．Pastknowledgepreventsusconstructinganewworld.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Afriendlyanimalwaveshispawatvisitorsjustbeforehisenclosure（围墙）ataSpanishzooThebearentertainspassers-byatMadridZoowith1．(it)antics（滑稽的动作）FictionalbearsareoftenfriendlybeastsHowever,theirreallifecounterparts（对应物）tendtohaveworsereputations,whichiswhyphotographerAndreySlepnev,31,could2．(bare)believehiseyeswhenoneofthe3．(creature)startedwavingathimThebear4．(entertain)himatMadridZoobysittingattheedgeofhisenclosureand5．(wave)excitedlyathimandothervisitorsThefriendlyanimalwanderedtothefrontofhisenclosureinfullviewofzooguestsandliftinghis6．(power)pawinadecidedlywave-likemotionMrStepnevsaid,"Thebearseemedextremelyhappy-themorepeoplewavedathim,7．longerhewavedforAfterseveralminutesofwavingonhisown,otherbearsstartedfollowingtheexampleset8．thefriendlybeast""I'donlyseenthiskindofbehaviorbeforeinacircus,soperhapsthat's9．heusedtodoApparentlytheywavetozookeeperswhentheywantfeeding,sotheytrytogetfoodfromgueststoo""Thebears10．(know)towaveatzookeeperswhentheyarehungry,andthisbearwaslikelytolookforasnackThebearwasenjoyingtheattentionfrompassers-by,"MrStepnevaddedInCanadaandtheUnitedStates,peopleenjoyentertaining(请客)athomeTheyofteninvitefriendsover1．ameal,aparty,orjustforcoffeeandconversationHerearethe2．(kind)ofthingspeoplesaywhentheyinvitesomeonetotheirhome:"WouldyouliketocomeoverfordinnerSaturdaynight?""Hey,we3．(have)apartyonFridayCanyoucome?"4．(reply)toaninvitation,eithersaythankyouandaccept,orsayyou'resorryandgiveanexcuse:"Thanks,I'dlovetoWhattimewouldyoulikemetocome?"5．"Oh,sorryI'veticketsforamovie"Sometimes,6．,peopleuseexpressionsthatsoundlikeinvitationsbutwhicharenotrealinvitationsForexample:"Pleasecomeoverforadrinksometime""Whynotgettogetherfor7．partysometime?""Whydon'tyoucomeoverandseeussometimesoon?"Theyarereallyjustpolitewaysof8．(end)aconversationTheyarenotrealinvitationsbecausetheydon'tmentionaspecific(确定的)timeordateTheyjustshowthatthepersonistryingtobe9．(friend)Toreplytoexpressionslikethese,peoplejustsay"Sure,thatwouldbegreat!"or"OKYes,thanks"Sonexttimewhenyouhear10．soundslikeaninvitation,listencarefullyIsitarealinvitationoristhepersonjustbeingfriendly?SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoNegotiatewhenyou'renegotiating（协商）withsomeone,listenforthemessagesthatheorshemightbesendingtoyou.1、Imagineyou'restayinginahotel,andyouwanttochangeyourroom-Themanagersanswerof“Thatwouldbeverydifficult,sir”,doesnotmeanthatheis8aymg“no．”ItJustmeansthathewantstoknowwhatyouarepreparedtoofferhiminreturnforthechangeofroom．Ifyouarebuyinganewcar,andwanttopaylessthanthepricebeingasked,thenthesales.manscomment,2、meansthattheydonegotiateonotherthings,likethedeliverytime,orthe“extra”thatmightbeavailableaspartofthepurchase.Inthesamecarshowroom,ifthesalesmansays,3、thenyourresponseshouldbetoaskwhocan.Themessagethesalesmanissendingsuggeststhathisbossistheoneyouneedtobetalkingto.4、Inanynegotiation,thetwo“players”wishtogetasmuchoutofitastheycan,ofcourse.Inthethreeexamplesabove.thesalesmenandthehotelmanagerarehopingthatyouwillaccepttheirpriceorconditions——buttheir“messages”makeitclearthattheremayberoomformovementandcompromise.5、.A．Patienceplaysavitalroleinlistening,whichleadstoasuccessfulnegotiation.B．“Sorry,Imyselfcan'tnegotiateprices",C．"I'msorry,butwenevernegotiateontheprice",D．"I'msorry,butourpriceisquitereasonable",E.Inallofthesesituations,themessageisnevercommunicatedinclearterms.F.Forexample,theword"difficult"doesnotmeanthesameasimpossible.G.Inasuccessfulnegotiation,thetwosidesmovetowardseachotherandreachanagreementonconditionsthatsatisfybothsides.第二节：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。注意：请将答案转写到答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。Mostofustrademoneyforentertainment.71Butifyouthinkyoucan’thaveagoodtimewithoutspendinglotsof