考研《英语一》山西省2023年最后冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》山西省2023年最后冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WorkingChristmasDayItwasunusuallyquietintheemergencyroomonDecember25．Iwasanurse1thatday,sighingabouthavingtoworkonChristmas．Justthenfivebodiesshowedupatmy2，apalewomanandfoursmallchildren．“Areyouall3?”Iaskeddoubtfully．“Yes．”thewomansaid4andloweredherhead．Butwhenitcametothe5oftheirproblems，thingsgotalittlestrange．Twoofthechlidrenhadheadaches,6weren’taccompaniedbythenormalsymptomsofbeingill．Twochildrenhadearaches，butonlyonecouldtellmewhichearwas7．Themothercomplainedofa8butseemedtoworktoproduceit．“Itmaybealittlewhile9adoctorseesyou．”Iexplained．“Takeyourtime；it’swarmhere．”She10．Whnetheywerewaiting，Icheckedthechart．Theyhadno11—theywerehomeless．Thewaitingroomwaswarm．Ilookedoutatthe12bytheChristmastree．Theyoungestonewassaying13tohermother．TheoldestonewaslookingattheChristmastree．Iwentbacktothenurses’stationand14thehomelessfamilyinthewaitingroom．Thenurses，complainingabouttheworkingChristmas，begantofeelpityforafamilyjusttryingtoget15onChristmas．Theteamwentintoaction，aswedowhenthere’sa16emergency,butthiswasaChristmasemergency．We17asimpledinnerforourChristmasguestsinthehospitalcafeteria．Theyneeded18，sowecollectedfromdifferentdepartmentscandiesandotherthings19thatcouldbepresents．Asthefamilywalkedtothedoortoleave，thefour-year-oldcamerunning20,gavemeahugandwhispered，”Thanksforbeingourangeltoday．”1、A．onbusiness B．onholiday C．onduty D．onpurpose2、A．desk B．book C．computer D．chair3、A．cold B．well C．sick D．poor4、A．highly B．secrecy C．happily D．weakly5、A．treatments B．descriptions C．suggestions D．solutions6、A．or B．but C．and D．thus7、A．controlled B．reflected C．attacked D．affected8、A．break B．trouble C．mistake D．cough9、A．before B．after C．until D．unless10、A．hesitated B．announced C．responded D．regretted11、A．identity B．address C．money D．problem12、A．nurses B．doctors C．patients D．family13、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything14、A．informed B．mentioned C．rejected D．criticized15、A．relaxed B．busy C．free D．warm16、A．mental B．physical C．medical D．vital17、A．shared B．enjoyed C．prepared D．delivered18、A．medicine B．courage C．houses D．presents19、A．cheap B．available C．healthy D．convenient20、A．back B．forward C．around D．awaySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Whydoestimeseemtoflybyfasteraswegetold?You'vegotyouragingbraintoblame.Thisislikelyduelargelytothephysicalchangesofournervesandneurons(神经元).Newresearchsuggests‘rapidfire’abilitiesoftheyoungbrainallowustoprocessmoreinformationduringyouth,causingthedaystoseemlongerearlierinlife.However,aswegetold,researcherssaytheolderbraintakesmoretimetoprocessinformation.ThenewfindingputforwardbyaDukeUniversityresearcherwaspublishedinapaperinthejournalEuropeanReviewthisweekAccordingtoAdrianBejan,theJ.AJonesProfessorofMechanicalEngineeringatDuke,thephysicalchangesofournervesandneuronsplay,amajorroleinourperception(知觉)oftimeaswegetold.Overtheyearsthesestructuresbecomemorecomplexandeventuallybegintodegrade."Littlebabies,forexample,movetheireyesmuchmoreoftenthanadultsbecausethey’reprocessingimagesatafasterrate,"Beiansays,Forolderpeople,thismeansfewerimagesarebeingprocessedinthesameamountoftime,causingexperiencestoseemasthoughthey’rehappeningmorequickly.1、Whatcausestimetoflyfasteraswegetold?A．Changesofournervesandneurons. B．Informationinourbrain.C．Theelectricalsignals. D．Rapidfireabilities.2、Whatisunavoidableintheprocessofgettingold?A．Longerdays. B．Agingbrains.C．Moreimages. D．Lessexperience.3、Whydothedaysseemlongerearlierinlife?A．Youngpeoplearemoreenergeticintheirlife.B．TheyoungerbraintakeslesstimetoprocessinformationC．Oldpeoplehavefewerthingstodothanyoungpeople.D．Littlebabiesmovetheireyesmuchmoreoften.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．NervesandNeurons B．TimeFliesFastC．TheOlder,theFaster D．TheFunctionoftheBrainText2Robotsmakemenervous—especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.GatessaidinaninterviewwiththesocialnetworkingandnewswebsiteReddit:“Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent．Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthat,though,theintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”Well,maybeIdon’thavetoworryaboutmycomputerandkitchenequipmentyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There’saterriblethought!Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevillikesomewe’veseeninsci-fimovies.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That’swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromOxfordUniversitybelieves.Hesaysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals，thedestructionofpeoplemightbejustadditionaldamage.Bostromgivesusanexample:Amachinewhichmighthaveitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemightlookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.Becauseitis,well,amachine,itwouldnottakepityonyou.It’sagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobotscangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.Theystatethatarobotmaynothurtahumanbeingorallowthehumanbeingtocometoharm.I’mgladmymachinesathomeare“dumb”.Allmycleanerwantstotakeoveristhecarpetinmylivingroom.Let’shopetheydon’tcreateanappliancewhichwantstotakeovertheworld!1、TheauthorquotedBillGates’wordsinParagraph2inordertomakethetext________.A．better-knownB．morepersuasiveC．better-organizedD．moreinteresting2、Anintelligentpaperclipmachinewouldharmusbecause_______.A．itismuchclevererthanusB．itwouldtakeovertheworldC．ithasthestrongfeelingofdestroyingusD．itwouldseeusjustasmaterial3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutIsaacAsimov’srulesofrobotics?A．OptimisticB．WorriedC．DisappointedD．Regretful4、Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?A．Thebenefitsoffuturerobots.B．Thenewapplicationsofrobots.C．Theconcernforsuperintelligence.D．Thepopularityofrobotsinthefuture.Text3YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoU.S.—basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographic,Societycommissionedanonlinesurveyearlierthisyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleeducatedinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and3years.Allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom,a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.Partoftheproblem,arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,istheinternet.Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongstallthefakenewsandtriviawhichswamptheweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwastogetgoodinformationtostudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesurvey?A．AlltheparticipantswererecentuniversitygraduatesB．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversitiesC．ItsaimistofigureoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmericaD．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to32、What’sonereasonsurveyorganizersgiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．YoungpeopleareunwillingtotravelabroadB．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygettheirinformationC．TheUSuniversitysystemisofpoorqualityD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld3、Accordingtothesurvey,whattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbest?A．EnvironmentalmattersB．GeographicinformationC．ForeignrelationsD．Governmentorganizations4、Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．EconomicsB．EntertainmentC．PoliticsD．EducationText4NewYorkCityisaworldcapitalineverysenseoftheword—it'saculturalandeconomicpowerhouse,andarguablythemostinfluentialcityontheplanet.Butitwasn'talwaysthisway,asthefollowingcitiesoncedominatedtheworldaroundthem.Djenne­DjennoInthefloodlandsoftheNigerdeltapeoplehavebeenbuildinghousesandotherstructureswithclayforcenturies.ThetownofDjenne­Djennoismadeentirelyoutofclay.Itwasinhabitedasfarbackas250BC,andbecameanimportantlinkinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade(跨撒哈拉黄金交易).Constructedonhillscalled“toguere”，thecitymanagedtoescapethemarshy(沼泽的)landscapeandannualfloodsproducedbytherainyseason.Djenne­Djennoisbelievedtobeoneoftheearliestsettlementsinthesub­Saharanregion,andisconsideredbysometobe“thetypicalAfricanCity”.Archeologicalevidenceshowsusacontinuoushumanpresenceintheareaupuntilthe14thcenturyAD,whenpeoplemovedtothenearbytownofDjenne,foundedinthe11thcentury.Furtherevidencepointsoutthatevenbeforethecity'sconstruction,theBozopeopleweregrowingwildriceintheregion.Inthe13thcenturyAD,withKingKoumboro'sconversiontoIslam,itspalacetransformedintoamosque.CarthageLegendhasitthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.ShefledthecityofTyrelocatedinpresent­dayLebanoninordertoescapethehatredofherbrotherPygmalion,whowasherrivaltothethrone.Alongwithagroupofsettlers,shetraveledagreatdistancebyseaandlandedinNorthAfrica,whereshemetKingIarbas.Heofferedtogivethemlandinordertobuildasettlement,butnobiggerthanthesurfacecoveredbythehide(牛皮)ofanox.Theycleverlycutthehideintothinstripsandwereabletoencloseafairlylargeareaofland.Onthisland,themightycityofCarthagewasbuilt.Thesestoriesaremostlikelyjustthat,butthefactthatthePhoeniciansbuiltthecityaround760BCistrue.Locatedinsuchagoodposition—inthemiddleoftheMediterranean,closetoSicily,SardiniaandCorsica,andaprettygooddistancefromEgypt—helpedmakeCarthagealeadingtradecenterandmilitarypower.Thepopulationsoonreachedhalfamillioncitizensand,inordertohousethemall,buildingswereallbuiltfiveorsixstoriestall.Carthagewasthefirstcityinancienttimestohaveacentralizedsewagesystem,linkingallbuildingswithinthecitywalls.Themostnotableofstructuresamongtheruinswasthe“Thophet”，whichisbelievedtobeanaltar(圣坛)forchildsacrifice.TenochtitlanTenochtitlanwasthecapitalcityoftheAztecEmpire.ItwasbuiltonanislandsurroundedbyLakeTexcocodeepinsidethejunglesofCentralAmerica.BythetimetheSpanishconquerorswereawareofitsexistence,thepopulationwasaround200，000.ThiswasacityverydifferentfromwhattheEuropeanswereusedto.Foundedin1325AD,theAzteccapitalwasjoinedtothemainlandbythreecauseways(堤道).Itwaslaidoutinstraightstreetgridsandhadenormouspyramidsatitscenter,whichweresurroundedbytheskullsofthedeadandceremonialsculptures.1、Whatdoweknowabouttheancientcities?A．Tenochtitlanwasthefirstcitytolinkallbuildingswithinthecitywallsusingacentralizedsewagesystem.B．Carthagewasconsideredtohaveplayedanimportantroleinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade.C．TherewasnodoubtthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.D．Accordingtosomepeople,thecityDjenne­Djennois“atypicalAfricancity”.2、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewsreport B．asciencefiction C．ahistorybook D．aresearchpaperPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Afterthe“BigBang”,theearthwasjustacloudofdustItexploded1．(loud)withfireandrock2．wereintimetoproducethewatervapor,carbondioxideandother3．(gas)ThensmallplantsgrewTheymultipliedandfilledtheoceansandseas4．oxygenManymillionsofyearslater,thefirstgreenplantsbegantoappearonlandWhentheplantsgrewintointoforests,reptilesappearedforthefirsttimeTheyproducedyounggenerallyby5．(lay)eggsNowsmallcleveranimalswithhandsandfeetappearedand6．(spread)allovertheworld7．Timegoesby,8．areputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,whichpreventsheatfromtheearthintospace9．lifewillcontinueonearthformillionsofyearstocomewilldependonwhetherthisproblemcan10．(solve)Onemorning,Iwaswaitingatthebusstop,worriedaboutbeinglateforschoolThereweremanypeople1．(wait)atthebusstop,andsomeofthemlookedveryanxiousanddisappointedWhenthebusfinallycame,weallhurriedonboardIgotaplacenexttothewindow,soIhad2．goodviewofthesidewalkAboy3．wasridingabikecaughtmyattentionHewasridingbesidethebusandwavinghisarmsIheardapassengerbehindmeshoutingtothedriver,butherefused4．(stop)untilwereachedthenextstopStill,theboykeptridingHewascarryingsomethingoverhisshoulderandshouting5．(final),whenwecametothenextstop,theboyranupthedoor6．thebusIheardanexcitedconversationThenthedriverstoodupandasked,“Didanyoneloseasuitcaseatthe7．stop?”Awomanonthebusshouted,“Oh,dear!It’s8．(I)”Shepushedherwaytothedriverand9．(take)thesuitcasethankfullyFiveothersonthebusbegantalkingaboutwhattheboyhaddoneandthecrowdof10．(stranger)suddenlybecamefriendlytooneanotherSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Theworldisacolorfullandscapeofdifferentlanguages,skincolors,anddifferentcultures.It’simportanttohaveagoodunderstandingofdifferentculturesinordertobecomeawell-roundedperson1、Onewayistoreadhookswrittenbyauthorsfromaparticularculture.Readingworksbyauthorswhohaveacloserelationshipwithaparticularcultureallowspeopletogainanauthenticglimpseintothefood,music,language,religion,andwayofalifeofaparticulargroupofpeople.2、Anotherwaytolearnaboutdifferentculturesistotrytolearnaforeignlanguage.3、Apersoncanchoosealanguageshehasalwayswantedtolearnandlocatelearningprogramstohelphermasterthelanguage.Besides,onecanenrollinaforeignlanguageclassinordertolearninamoreformalsetting.Onecanalsotrytovisitareasofthecitytoestablishsocialconnectionwithnativespeakersofthelanguage.4、Seekoutrestaurantsthatfeatureauthenticfoodfromavarietyofcountries.Foodisanimportantpartofdifferentculturesandallowspeopletogaindeepunderstandingintoaparticularculturalgroup’swayoflife.Communicatingwithpeoplefromothercountriesthroughemailorsnailmailisanotherusefulwaytobecomefamiliarwithdifferentcultures.5、Variouswebsitesofferpenpalservices,offeringtoconnectindividualswithpenfriendsaroundtheworld.A．Storiesbasedonalocalcultureexposeonetoadifferentculture.B．Tryingauthenticfoodfromaspecificculturalgroupisalsoagreatidea.C．Thereareseveralwaystobecomeknowledgeableaboutdifferentcultures.D．Avarietyoflanguage-learningbooks,software,andaudioprogramsisavailable,E.TheInternethasmadeitpossibletocommunicatewithothersfromdifferentcountries.F.Makingcontactwithnativespeakersofthelanguageallowsonetogainfirsthandknowledge.G.Onewaytodevelopthisappreciationistotrytoteamaboutotherculturesaroundtheworld.KeepingSafeinYourHouseDuringaFireThoughtyoumaynotthinkyou’lleverfallvictimtoahousefire,it’sbettertobepreparedtoa