考研《英语一》2023年湘西土家族苗族自治州考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

考研《英语一》2023年湘西土家族苗族自治州考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whiletraveling,youmighthavestayedatahotelorafamilymember’shouse.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutstayinginastranger’s1?Thismightsound2,butit’sactuallyatrendthat’sbecomingpopulararoundtheworld,includingChina.Lodgingrental(借宿出租)companieslikeAirbnbarehelpingpeoplelookforcheapwaysto3.Thiswebsiteallowspeopletorentouttheir4roomsorapartmentsasanalternativeto5inover190countries.CreatedbyyoungAmericanmenBrianChesky,JoeGebbiaandNathanBlecharczyk,Airbnbisagoodexampleofa6economy.ThroughtheInternet,peopleshare7suchascars,apartmentsand8theirexpertise.9postinformationaboutthelocation,prices,descriptionsandpictures.Guestscangotothe10andfindtheirfavoriteplacetostay.Users11theiropinionsontheirstaysothatpeopleknowwhetheraplaceisgoodornot.AmaninNewYorknamedJonathanPowleyevenrentsouthis12for$22(140yuan)pernightthroughAirbnb.Thisisno13car.Powleytookoutthecarseatsandchangedthe14tolookmorewelcoming.Hekeepsitcleanandputsflowersiniteveryday.Heprovidessnacksandtellstravelerswheretheycangoandshower.ButAirbnbdoeshavesome15.Sometimesyouenduplivingwithastrangeroritisnotas16asitlookedlikeonline.17,hostssometimesgetmadwhentheygethomeandit’sacomplete18.InChina,Airbnboperatesinfive19includingBeijingandShanghai.Thecountryhasseenamajor20inAirbnbusersinthepastyear.1、A．officeB．campC．homeD．garden2、A．greatB．amazingC．dangerousD．strange3、A．travelB．playC．walkD．live4、A．newB．privateC．spareD．separate5、A．shopsB．hotelsC．restaurantsD．homes6、A．sharingB．differentC．freshD．commercial7、A．objectsB．roomsC．resourcesD．experiences8、A．stillB．yetC．alwaysD．even9、A．HostsB．TravelersC．GuestsD．Sellers10、A．companyB．websiteC．hotelD．agent11、A．showB．postC．putD．deliver12、A．expertiseB．carseatsC．apartmentD．taxi13、A．ordinaryB．comfortableC．terribleD．special14、A．outsideB．insideC．sizeD．shape15、A．regulationsB．reasonsC．problemsD．advantage16、A．niceB．cheapC．badD．real17、A．AlsoB．InsteadC．ThoughD．Therefore18、A．surpriseB．tripC．messD．joy19、A．projectsB．citiesC．businessesD．agents20、A．shiftB．dropC．trendD．increaseSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Likemostofyou,I’vegrownupwithscienceputtingitintomyheadthateatingCholesterol(胆固醇)isbadforus.Mydoctorhasscoldedmerepeatedlyforlikinghigh-cholesterolsnacks.Butnow,after40yearsofgivingcholesterolsucharap,thescientificexpertsarereportedlyreadytoreverse(颠倒)themselves.Suddenly,we’regoingtobetoldthathigh-cholesterolfoodsarenotbadforusafterall.Thisisn’tthefirsttimesciencereverseswhatitbelievestobetrue,norwillitbethelast.Tooptimists,thefluidityofscience’sconclusionsisagoodthing-provethatscienceisalwayscorrectingitselfinlightoftheverylatestinformation.Butamodemsocietythatlooksincreasinglytosciencefornotjustwhattoeat,butalsohowtobehaveandwhattothink?Howcanwetrustanauthoritythatoftenchangesitsmindinextremeways?Science’stypicalwayisn’tlimitedtomattersofnutrition.Goaheadandcheckitoutforyourselfbylookingatthequalifiersusedinthevastmajorityofhonestlywrittensciencenewsarticles.You’llseethatthestoriesarelacedwithweakwordsandphrasessuchas:some,incertaincircumstances,probably,perhaps,may,could,tends,suggests,indicates,accordingto,islinkedto,playsarolein.ThegraveproblemI’veobservedovertheyearsisthattoooftenscienceanditsreporterscreatetheimpressionofcertaintywhennoneisproved.Thecholesterolstoryisbutoneexampleofthatmake-believecertainty.Howmuchshouldwebeconcernedaboutthis?Agreatdeal,Ibelieve,givenscience’sgreatandgrowinginfluenceonourlives.Attheveryleast,eachofusneedsto-understandthatthescientificworldview—impressiveasitsurelyis—isbuiltonshiftingsands.AsEinsteinonceobserved,“Noamountofexperimentationcaneverprovemeright;asingleexperimentcanprovemewrong.”1、Theunderlinedpart“givingcholesterolsucharap”(inPara.1)meanstheauthor.A．alwayspromotesuseofcholesterolB．sometimesstandsforcholesterolC．avoidscholesterolgenerallyD．eatscholesterolregularly2、Intheeyesoftheauthor,changesinscientificstatements.A．areworryingB．aremeaninglessC．areagoodthinginawayD．arethemajorwaytoimprovescience3、Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTthewordcommonlyusedinscientificarticles?A．LikelyB．SurelyC．SeemsD．Appears4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Sciencecanblindus.B．Scienceneedbeopentodoubt.C．Scienceisnotasimportantasthought.D．Scienceshouldbebuiltonexperiments.Text2BestCompaniesShineUnited(Madison，Wisconsin)Inthepastfiveyears，thisWisconsin­basedadvertisingagencyhassharedmorethan$500,000inprofitswithitsemployeesthroughthecompany'sShineSharesprogram.TheagencypartneredwiththeUniversityofWisconsin'soncologydepartmenttodeveloptheRide，abikingeventthatbenefitscancerresearch.Employeesalsogetsnackseveryday，“BeerThirty”onThursdays，andSummerFridays，aprogramthatletsemployeesleaveatnoon.GroundFloorMedia(Denver，Colorado)ThekeyforworkersatthismidsizepublicrelationsfirminDenveristhatemployeesworkanytime，anywhere.Headquartersareinaformerwarehousedowntown，nearCoorsField.TheofficesarespreadaroundthecentralspacethatdoublesasawetbareveryThursdaywhenthecompany's“beerclub”bringsinanewbrew.Ergodyne(St.Paul，Minnesota)TheSt.Paul­basedcompanyhasgrowntooperateoutofaretiredstorehousewithplentyofnaturallight.Rulesaboutdressing？“Wearsomething.”Itspurpose?Tocreatecool，comfortable,andtoughsafetyworkwearforthosewhoneedittogetthejobdone.Ergodynehasaround50employees,whoenjoyhot­dishcook­offs,ticketstosportingevents,andatleastonehappyhoureveryquarter.SouthwestMichiganFirst(Kalamazoo，Michigan)It'sfamilyfirstatthisMichiganeconomicdevelopmentadvisingagency.CEORonKitchenssaysthatinthepastyear，thecompanyhasmadeapushtogogreen，initiallystartedbythemillennialemployeeswhomakeuphalftheagency'sworkforce.Anewstaffpositionwascreatedforthepurposeofmakingsureeveryemployeeisabletobalanceworkingandcheeringattheirkids'sportingeventsorgoingfishing.1、What'sthepurposeoftheShineSharesprogram?A．Toraisemoneyforaresearch.B．Toletemployeesleaveearlier.C．Tosharethecompany'sbenefits.D．Topartnerwithalocaluniversity.2、WhatdoesSouthwestMichiganFirstencouragetheiremployeestodo?A．Toaccompanytheirfamilies.B．Tocreatenewstaffpositions.C．Tojoinincookingcompetitions.D．Toenjoythemselvesinsportingevents.3、Whichcompanyallowsitsstaffaflexibleworkingtime?A．ShineUnited.B．GroundFloorMedia.C．SouthwestMichiganFirst.D．Ergodyne.4、Whatcanweknowaboutthecompaniesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyofferemployeesfinancialsupport.B．Theycareaboutemployees'happiness.C．Theyhavestrictrulesaboutdressing.D．Theyhavetrainingprograms.Text3TheO.HenryMuseumTheaimoftheO.HenryMuseumistocollect,preserve,andinterpretartifacts,worksandarchival(档案的)materialsrelativetotheauthor,forliterary,educational,andhistoricalpurposes

thatareaccessibletothepublic.Themuseumwasestablishedin334,undertheauthorityof

theCityofAustin,andisbothaNationalRegisterPropertyandaNationalLiteraryLandmark.TheO.HenryMuseumisopenWednesdaythroughSunday,noonto5:00p.m.

Admissionisfree.

Toursarealsoavailableforfree.Pleasecontactthemuseumatleastoneweekinadvancetoscheduleatourforagroupof2ormore.Meteredparkingisavailableonthestreetinfrontofthemuseum.Themuseum'sgiftshophasforsalet-shirts,coffeemugs.DVDs,andanarrayofbooksbyandaboutO.Henry.Grouptours:Weaskforone-weekadvancenoticeofgroupslargerthan2people,includingschools,churchgroups,andorganizations.Donations:Donationsgreatlybenefitthemuseumanditsprograms.Inquireaboutcontributing.Volunteer:Contactusaboutvolunteeringatthemuseum.

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(讲解员).Staff:ValerieBennett,CuratorValerie.bennett@ci.austin.tx.usMichaelHoinski,Culture&ArtsEducationSpecialistMichael.hoinski@ci.austin.tx.usElizabethTaylor,DocentLocation:401EastFifthStreet,Austin,Texas787011、Accordingtothetext,wecanknowtheO.HenryMuseum________.A．openstothepublicforawholedayB．wonitsfamewhenitwassetupC．teachespeoplehowtowriteliteraryworksD．focusesoncollectingworksofO.Henry2、WhenvisitingtheO.HenryMuseum,visitorscan________.A．buybookswrittenbyO.HenryB．getpaidbybecomingadocentC．getmanydonationsfromthemuseumD．parkcarsnearthemuseuminanytime3、Whatisamustifschoolteachersplantotaketheirstudentstovisitthemuseum?A．GongthereonaworkdayB．ContactingthemuseuminadvanceC．DonatingsomemoneytothemuseumD．Preparingwelltobeherstudents’guideText4Foraslongaswe’veknownaboutit,humanshavesearchedforacureforcancer.Acrosstheworld,countlessamountsoftimeandmoneyhavebeenspentonresearchingawaytostopthisterribledisease.Butnow,itseemsliketheanswercouldhavebeeninsideourownbodiesthewholetime.Recently,theFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)intheUS,agovernmentagencythat’sresponsibleforhealthcare,approvedanewformofgenetherapy(疗法)thatcouldmeantheendofacertaintypeofcancer.Thetherapyallowsscientiststo“train”theimmune(有免疫力的)cellsofsickpatientstofightleukemia(白血病)—aformofbloodcancerthatmostlyaffectsyoungpeople.Theexcitingnewtreatmentworksbyremovinghealthyimmunecellsfromthepatient,knownasT-cells,whicharethenchangedtobeableto“huntdown”cancercells.Thecellsarethenputbackintothepatientbeforetheybegintogetridofthepatient’sleukemiaovertime,similartohowthebodyfightsoffotherillnesses.“Thisistrulyanexcitingnewdayforcancerpatients,”LouisJ.DeGennaro,presidentoftheLeukemiaandLymphomaSociety,saidinanewsrelease.Upuntilnow,alongandpainfulmarrowtransplant(骨髓移植)wastheonlyoptionformanyleukemiapatients.Inthisprocedure,healthybloodcellsaretakenfromadonatorandplacedintothesickpatient,whoalsohastogothroughchemotherapy(化疗)toallowtheirbodytoadjusttothenewcells.Butwitharecoveryrateofaround3%—accordingtoanewsreleasepublishedbytheFDA—it’shopedthatthedaysofpainfultripstothehospital,orevendeath,areoverforleukemiasufferers.“We’reenteringanewfrontierinmedicalinnovation(创新)withtheabilitytoreprogramapatient’sowncellstoattackadeadlycancer,”FDArepresentativeScottGottliebsaidintherelease.“Newtechnologiessuchasgeneandcelltherapiesholdthepotentialtotransformmedicineandourabilitytotreatandevencuremanyincurableillnesses.”1、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tocomparedifferentwaysofcuringleukemia.B．Toreportonabreakthroughincancertreatment.C．Toexplorethepotentialofgeneandcelltherapies.D．Toshowscientists’effortsinsearchofacureforcancer.2、Howdoesthenewtreatmenttofightleukemiawork?A．ByusingchangedT-cellstodestroycancercells.B．Byreplacingsickbloodcellswithhealthyones.C．Byremovingsickbloodcellsduringmarrowtransplant.D．Byusingchemotherapytoimprovethepatient’simmunesystem.3、Whatcanbeinferredaboutthenewtherapyforleukemiasufferers?A．Itcansavethemmanymoretripstothehospital.B．Itcanimprovetheirabilitytofightoffallkindsofcancer.C．Itcangivethemabetterchanceofsurvivalandrecovery.D．Itcanreducetheirpainintheprocessofmarrowtransplant.4、WhatisScottGottlieb’sattitudetowardgeneandcelltherapies?A．Doubtful. B．Optimistic. C．Worried. D．Casual.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenImarriedintoaChinesefamily,nobodyeverwarnedmeaboutthecomplicated"Chineserelativesnamegame"Iwouldneed1．(explore)aworldofcompletelynoveltermsforfamilymembersthathavenoexactequivalentsin2．(me)nativelanguageofEnglishConsiderthisexchangethathappenedafewyearsagowhileIwaslivingwithmy3．(in-law)intheirruralvillage4．ZhejiangProvinceduringthesummerholidayDuringdinneroneevening,mysister-in-lawsaidourmother-in-law5．(spend)theentiredayplantingthefieldswith6．"jiujiu",theChinesetermforunclesonthemother'ssideofthefamily7．asIunderstood,weonlyhadtwounclesweaddressedwiththisterm—OlderJiujiuandYoungerJiujiuNeitherneededhelpinthefields,especiallytheyoungerone8．hadjustbegunworkingasthevillagesecretaryHowcouldourmother-in-law9．(possible)haveassistedsomeone10．(call)jiujiu?Oneday,asailorwasjustsortingouthisaccommodationwhenhesawakillerwhale1．(throw)itselfoutofthewaterandthencrashingdown2．theoldsailorknew,thekillerwhale3．(name)OldTomwassuggestingtherewasawhale4．(wait)forthemSoallthesailorsdrovetheboatleavingthebayandheading5．thedestinationWithOldTomshowingtheway,thesailorssoonsawahugewhale6．(attack)byagroupofkillerwhalesAndthosekillersseemedtoknowhowtoworkas7．teamSomeusedtheirbodiestostopthewhalebreathing,andothersmanaged8．(stop)itdivingorfleeingouttoseaAfterarrivingatthespot,thesailors9．(take)theirpositiontostabthewhaleThenthewhalewasdraggedintothe10．(deep)oftheseaandenjoyedbythekillerwhalesSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)FourQuestionstoAskBeforeChoosingaTravelAgentWhileonlinebookingengineshavemadeiteasierfortravelerstobuytheirownflightsorhotelrooms,travelagentsstillofferalevelofservice.1、Haveyouvisitedmydestinations?Whetheryou’retravelingtoParisorPuertoRico,askifyouragenthasbeenthere.2、Buttheydon’talwaysmeasureuptobeingthereinperson.“Bookknowledgeoronlinetrainingseminarsbysuppliersistotallydifferentfromexperiencingitfirsthand,”Flaggsays.Whatisyourresponsetime?Ifwaitingseveraldaysforaresponsetoanemailedquestionisgoingtomakeyouanxious,askpotentialagentswhenthey’reavailableandhowquicklyyoushouldexpectaresponse.“Someagentsarepart-timeagents,andtheyworkintheevenings,”Griswoldsays.“3、Othersdothisfulltime.It’sdefinitelysmarttofindoutifyourschedulecanadjustwithwhatyouragentcanprovide.”4、Agentsprovidevaryinglevelsofservice.Somewillonlybookhotelsandflightsandleaveyoutofillintheotherdetails,soifyou’reexpectinghelpwithdinnerreservationsorgroundtransportation,askifhecanhandlethose.“Agoodagentisgoingtohelpyouwithanydetailsthatyouwant,”Griswoldsays.WhatfeesshouldIexpect?Someagentschargeaflatfeeoranhourlyfeefortravelconsulting,whileothersearncommissionfromtheairlineorhotelbooked.“5、”Griswoldsays.A．Whatservicesdoyouoffer?B．Howdoyoufindarightservice?C．SomeareavailableduringtheschooldayD．GuidebooksandwebsitesofferlotsofadvertisementsE.Askaboutfees,whethertherearebookingfeesoranyotherfee.F.GuidebooksandwebsitesofferlotsofdetailsongivendestinationG.Herearesomequestionsthatcanhelpyouchoosetherighttravelagent.HowtoPrepareforanExam1、There’snoneedtobetense(紧张的)orcram(死记硬背).Bydoingacouplesimplethingsaheadyoucanensurethatyouareconfidentandreadyforanythingthatcomesuponthetest.2、Afteryouhavetakennotesfromstudyingallofyourmaterialincludingthebookandyournotes,usethatinformationtomakeflashcards.TurnstatementsintoquestionsQui