考研《英语一》嵩明县2023年临考冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》嵩明县2023年临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)DoubleTroubleWhenIwaseight,Iwantedatoyandneeded$10tobuyit.But,asusual,Iwasbroken.Idecidedtoaskmy11-year-oldsister,Kathleen,foraloan.Iwenttoherroom,1herforthecash.Laughing,sheagreedto2methemoney,butadded,“Iwillchargeyou10percentcompoundinterestevery3untilyoupaymeback.”“Compoundinterest---what’sthat?”Iasked.“Well,interestiswhatyoucallthe4moneyborrowershavetopaybackonaloan,”sheexplained.“Compoundinterestmeansthattheinterestpaymentsgetbiggerandbiggerthe5youtaketopaybacktheloan.Torepaytheloan,youwillneedtogiveme$11afteronemonth.Ifyouwaittwomonthstopaymeback,your6willgrowfrom$10to$11.SoI’llbechargingyouintereston$11.ThenIwilladdthatinteresttothe$11youalreadyoweme,fora7of$12.10.That’swhatyou’lloweaftertwomonths.”“Sure.Igetit,”Isaid.Thoughtruthfully,Iwasgetting8.Kathleenlentmethemoney,andIboughtthetoy.Mybirthdaycameamonthlater,andmymomgaveme$10.9,thatwasjusttheamountIneededtobuyanothertoyIwanted10.Iputoffpayingmysisterforamonth.Afteranothermonth,I11abouttheloan.Severalmonthslater,onChristmasmorning,mysisterandIeachfounda$02billinourstockings.Iwasjustputtingitintomypocket12Kathleentappedmeontheshoulder.“Sorry,kiddo.That’smine.I’m13onyourdebt.”“Huh?”ThenIrememberedtheloan.“Hey!Howcanitbethatmuch?I14borrowed$10.”“True,”shesaid,“butinteresthasbeencompoundingforeightmonths.Nowyou15me$21.43.”Shepaused,thenadded.“Youcanpaymethe$1.43.”I16tobelievethata$10loancouldmorethandoublesoquickly.Muchtomy17,mysistergotherpencilandtabletandshowedmeexactlyhowitalladdedup.Myhead18asItriedtokeeptrackofKathleen’s19,butthistime,Igotthebasicideaofcompoundinterest.I20thehardwaythatborrowingmoneycanbe“doubletrouble”innotime.1、A．blaming B．begging C．searching D．preparing2、A．pay B．send C．lend D．hand3、A．month B．year C．week D．day4、A．little B．same C．enough D．extra5、A．shorter B．longer C．more D．less6、A．cash B．saving C．note D．debt7、A．total B．cost C．number D．bill8、A．encouraged B．shocked C．confused D．satisfied9、A．Gradually B．Obviously C．Unfortunately D．Hopefully10、A．seriously B．anxiously C．secretly D．desperately11、A．forgot B．knew C．talked D．cared12、A．after B．until C．while D．when13、A．carrying B．collecting C．relying D．focusing14、A．normally B．nearly C．only D．really15、A．owe B．offer C．take D．give16、A．decided B．refused C．pretended D．managed17、A．relief B．delight C．annoyance D．regret18、A．turned B．nodded C．stuck D．hurt19、A．calculations B．excuses C．directions D．discoveries20、A．explored B．learned C．explained D．questionedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1阅读理解。Everymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclone,notinfeaturesbutinfootsteps.Ashegrowsyoualsoage,andyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievable.Youbegintorealizethatyourboy,inyourfootsteps,couldprobablyaccomplishwhatyouhopedfor.Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections.MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten.Scienceprojectswaiteduntilthelastmoment.Bookreportsweren’twrittenuntilthefinalthreat.I’vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlife.Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardhermaster’sdegreeinEnglish.ButJody?Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecamea“vo-tech”student(技校学生).They’recalled“motorheads”bytherestofthestudentbody.Whenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhim“motorhead”,Iwasshocked.“Hey,he’sagoodkid,”Iwantedtosay.“Andsmart,really.”Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsare,indeed,different.Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyworkclothes.Andtheydon’toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls(光荣榜).Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation.Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesdon’thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshave.IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrashed.Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$800.“Hey,Icanfixit,”saidJody.Idoubtedit,butlethimgoahead,forIhadnothingtolose.Myson,withothermotorheads,fixedthecar.Theygotparts(零件）fromajunkyard,andabilityfromvo-techclasses.Thelostwas$25insteadof$80.Sincethatfirstrepairjob,abrokenair-conditioner,anon-functioningwasherandanon-toastingtoasterhavebeenfixed.Neighborsandco-workerstrusttheircarrepairstohim.Thesekidsarehappiestwhendoingrepairs.Theyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworld.Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsandclothes.Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead:publishersneedprinters,engineersneedmechanics,andarchitectsneedbuilders.Mostimportant,Ihavelearnedthatfathersdon’tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelse.Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll.Buthemademine.1、Whatusedtobetheauthor’shopeforhisson?A．Toavoidbecominghisclone.B．Toresemblehiminappearance.C．Todevelopinadifferentdirection.D．Toreachtheauthor’sunachievedgoals.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’schildren?A．Hisdaughterdoesbetterinschool.B．Hisdaughterhasgotamaster’sdegree.C．Hissontriedhardtofinishhomework.D．Hissoncouldn’twritehisbookreports.3、Theauthorlethissonrepairthecarbecausehebelievedthat_______.A．Hissonhadtheabilitytofixit.B．itwouldsavehimmuchtime.C．itwouldn’tcausehimanymorelossD．othermotorheadswouldcometohelp.4、Intheauthor’seyes,motorheadsare_______.A．tidyandhardworking B．cheerfulandsmartC．lazybutbright D．relaxedbutrude5、Whatdidtheauthorrealizeintheend?A．Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath.B．Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll.C．Architectsplayamoreimportantrolethanbuilders.D．Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers.Text2CherishtheMomentswithOurParentsTherewassomethinginanelderlywoman’sbehaviorthatcaughtmyeye.Unsureofhersteps,thewomanmovedslowly,alongwithayoungerwomanwhoIguessedwasherdaughter.Thedaughterwasrollinghereyesandcheckingherwatcheveryfewseconds.TheolderwomanlefttheyoungeroneandbegantotickthroughtheDVDsonthenearestshelf.Withouthesitation,IwalkedoverandaskedifIcouldhelpherfindsomething.Thewomansmiledatmeandshowedmeatitleonapieceofpaper.RatherthanrushofftolocatetheDVDforthewoman,IaskedhertowalkwithmesoIcouldshowherwhereshecouldfindit.Lookingback,IthinkIwantedtoenjoyhercompanyforamoment.Hermovementsremindedmeofmyownmother,whohadpassedawaythepreviousChristmas.Aswewalked,thewomanseemedgladoftheunrushedcompanyandcasualconversation.Wefoundthemovieandshetoldmeitwastheoneshe’denjoyedwhenshewasherson’sageandthatshehopedhewouldenjoyitasmuchasshehad.Maybe,shesaidhecouldenjoyitwithhisownyoungchildren.Iaccompaniedhertothequeueatthecashier.AsthecashierputtheDVDintoaplasticbag,Iwentovertotheyoungerwoman,whowasstilltappingherfootatthefrontofthestore.“Isthatyourmom?”Iasked.Ihadexpectedhertotellmeitwasnoneofmybusiness.Butsherolledhereyesandsaid,“Yeah.”Therewasannoyanceinherreply.Stillwatchingthemother,Isaid,“Mindsomeadvice?”“Goahead,”saidthedaughter.IsmiledtoshowherIwasn’tcriticizing.“Cherishher,”Isaid,“Whenshe’sgone,it’sthelittlemomentsthat’llcomebacktoyou.Momentslikethis.Iknow.”Itwastrue.ImissedmymomstillandrememberedwithsadnessthemomentswhenI’dusedmyimpatiencetomakeherlifemiserable.Theelderlywomanmovedslowlybacktoherdaughter.Togethertheymadetheirwaytowardthestore’sexit.Theystoodthereforamoment,sidebyside,watchingtherushoftheholidaycurrent.Thenthedaughterglancedoverandslowlyplacedherarmwithapparentlyunaccustomedaffectionaroundhermother’sshouldersandgentlyguidedherhome.1、92．Thedaughtercheckedherwatchfrequentlybecauseshe______.A．hadtowaitforafriendB．wantedtobuyanewwatchC．wasimpatienttoshopwithhermomD．wasuninterestedinwatchingtheDVD2、94．FromParagraphs3and4weknowthat______.A．theelderlywomanhadn’tseenthemoviebeforeB．theelderlywomanfoundherson’sfavoritemovieC．theauthorandtheelderlywomanhurriedtofindtheDVDD．theauthorandtheelderlywomanenjoyedeachother’scompany3、96．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A．theauthorhadtreatedhermomverywellB．theelderlywomanlookedliketheauthor’smomC．theauthorscoldedthedaughterforherbehaviorD．thedaughterchangedherattitudetowardhermomText3I’vworkedparttimesincetakingearlyretirementtenyearsago.Iwasinspiredbyanolderfriend.Weworkedforthesamecompany,andheretiredtwoyearsbeforeIwasalsoconsidered“spare”,assomecompaniescallit.SoonafterIleftwork,wehadlunchtogether.First,heassuredmethattherewaslifeafterwork.Thenherelatedhisownexperience.Hedidn’twanttotakeanotherfull-timejob,soheturnedhisdaughter’soldbedroomintoahomeoffice.Hearrangedforsomeconsultingworkfromouroldcompany,andhepickedupmoreprojectsfromothercontacts.Soonhewasworking20to30hoursaweek.Hewasn’tmakingasmuchmoney.Hiskidsweregrown-up,sohedidn’tneedasmuchincome.“AssoonasIleftthatjob,”hetoldme,“mybackproblemswentaway.Istartedtoeatbetterandgetmoreexercise,Imakehalfasmuchmoney,butIfeeltwiceasgood,andI’mtwiceashappy.”Idecidedtofollowasimilartrack.Atthetime,myyoungerchildalmostfinishedcollege,somyparentalresponsibilitieswerewindingdown.Wesoldouroldhouseandmovedintoatownhouse.Iwenttoworkformyself.Andtheresult?TodayI,too,makelessmoney.Butwemakeendsmeet.AndIfeeltwiceasgoodandtwiceashappy.Ourexperienceisn’tforeverybody.Butalotofpeoplehaveretiredearlyandlivedtotellthetale,whichprovesitpossible.Jack,anotherfriend,wasasalesmanforacommunicationfirm.Hehadalongdistancetoworkanddidalotoftraveling.Hedecidedtoleavethecorporateworld,inpartbecausehehadhealthproblemsandhewantedtospendmoretimewithhisfamily.Later,hequithisjobwithflexiblehoursandwasrestoredtohishealth.Andnowhehasfoundapart-timejob,andhe,togetherwithhisfamily,isleadingamorerelaxinglife.1、Howdidtheauthorandhisfriendsfeelabouttheirretiredlife?A．It’sbusybutwealthy.B．It’sflexiblebuttiring.C．It’shealthyandhappyD．It’srelaxingandwasteful.2、Whatdidthewriter’sfriendtrytotellhimatlunchthatday?A．Heregrettednotleavinghisjobearlier.B．HelivedamuchbetterlifeafterretiringC．Hemademoremoneyafterfindinganewjob.D．Hislifewasnoteasyforhimafterlosinghisjob.3、BeforeJacklefthislastjob,he______.A．livedabusylifeB．usedtofindpart-timejobsC．oftentraveledwithhisfamilyD．workedhardasarealtravelagent4、Whatdoestheauthormainlyconfirmbywritingthetext?A．HealthismoreimportantthanworkB．Youngpeoplegenerallyliveanexhaustinglife.C．Moreretiredpeoplearepayingattentiontohealth.D．Itmaybeagoodchoiceforpeoplewhoretireearlytodoapart-timejob.Text4Theageofadulthoodisbydefinitionarbitrary.Ifeveryonematuredatthesame,fixedrate,itwouldn’tbeahumanprocess.Indeed,maturationhappensatvaryingspeedsacrossdifferentcategorieswithinthesameindividual,soI’dsayIwaseasilyoldenoughtovoteat16,butnobodyshouldhavegivenmeacreditcarduntilIwas32,andI’vegotthecountycourtjudgmenttoproveit.However,webroadlyagreethatthere’sadifferencebetweenachildandanadult,evenifwemightargueaboutthetransitionpoint.SothepoliticaltheoristDavidRunciman’sviewthatsix-year-oldsshouldbeallowedtovotegoesagainstanystandardargumentabouttheageofcivicresponsibility.Nobodywouldsaythatasix-year-oldcouldbeheldcriminallyresponsible,couldbesenttowar,couldbecapableofconsent,couldbegivenresponsibilityforanything.Soallowingthemthevote—alongwith,unavoidably,seven-year-oldswhoareevensillier,ifanything—isquiteanamusingproposal.Runciman’sargumentisthatthisistheonlywaytorebalancepoliticallife,whichiscurrentlytwistedinfavoroftheold,whodon’t(headded)everneedtodemonstratementalcapacity,evenlongafterthey’velostit.Thefirstpartofhiscaseisself-evident:pensionsareprotectedwhilechildren’scentersareclosed,conceptssuchassovereignty(最高权威)areprioritizedoverthefarmoreurgentbusinessofthefuture:climatechange.Nostalgia(怀念)forapasttheyoungwouldn’tevenrecognizeplaysacentralrole,whichiscompletelyunfair.Mostoftheargumentsagainstgivingsix-year-oldsavotearethatchildrenwouldendupvotingforsomethingdamagingandchaotic,ifsomeonemadeunrealisticpromisestothem,whichcouldneverberealized.Well,it’snotchildren’sfault.Havingsaidthat,childrendotendtowardstheprogressive,havinganaturalsenseofjustice(whichkicksinattheageofsixmonths,psychologistshaveshown,bycreatingscenesofgreatunfairnesstobabies,andmakingthemcry)andanunderdevelopedsenseofself-interest.Mykid,whenhewassix,madequiteaforcefulcaseagainstprivateproperty,onthebasisthat,sinceeverybodyneededahouse,theyshouldn’tcostmoney,becausenobodywouldwantanyoneelsenottohaveone.Also,foodshouldbefree.Itwasakindofpre-Marxcommunism,whereyoulimitthecoverageofthemarkettoonlythosethingsthatyouwouldn’tmindsomeoneelsenothaving.Onthatparticularday,whenwewereregisteredasvoters,mykidwasquitefartotheleftofme,butinthenormalrunofthings,we’reunited,whichbringsustothepointoftheproblem:childrenobeyyouonalmostnothing,buttheydoseemtobelieveinyourpoliticsuntilthey’readolescent.Sogivingkidsthevoteisreallyjustawayofgivingparentsextravotes.Andwhatcanstopushavingevenmorechildren,oncethere’ssomuchenfranchisement(选举权)initforus?Now,ifparentscouldbetrustedtousetheirinfluencewisely,andhammerintochildrenthepoliticsitwilltaketoassureabetterfuture,thenIwouldn’tnecessarilyhaveaproblemwiththat,apartfrom,obviously,thatcultureisalreadywildlytwistedtowardsparents,andIcanimagineafewnon-parentsboilingwithfierceanger.Butthat’snotworthtalkingaboutanyway,becauseparentscan’tbetrusted,otherwisewe’dallalreadyvoteGreen(绿党).Inshort:no,six-year-oldsshouldnotgetthevote;butwhilewe’rehere,ifanyvotescomeupinthenearfuture,whichwillhaveanimpactonthenextfivedecadesofBritishpoliticallife,alongsideEUmigrants,16-year-oldscertainlyshouldbeenfranchised.1、Theauthorreferstohisageofadulthoodtoprovethat___________.A．peoplematureatdifferentratesinvariousaspectsB．there’sacommonstandardfortheageofadulthoodC．acreditcardismoredifficulttogetthanthevoteD．certainrightsaregrantedatdifferentstagesoflife2、PeoplerejectDavidRunciman’sproposalbecause___________.A．theydon’tthinkachildcangrowintoadulthoodearlierB．theyareuncertainwhetherchildrencanassumeresponsibilityC．theybelievechildrenarefarfrommatureinmanywaysD．theyknowtheagetogetthevoteisnottobequestioned3、WhatisthebaseforDavidRunciman’sargument?A．Aculturalpreferencefortheold.B．Theimbalanceinpoliticallife.C．Inequalitiesofopportunity.D．Publicignoranceofchildren’sabilities.4、Theauthortalksabouthiskidtoindicatethat___________.A．childrenaregood-naturedandliketohelppeopleinneedB．childrenaresimple-mindedandcanfallforanadult’strickC．childrenareinnocentanddon’twanttobeinvolvedinpoliticsD．childrenareinfavorofajustsocietyandtendtobeidealistic5、Theauthorthinksallowingchildrenthevotemayleadto___________.A．twistedculture B．misuseofrightsC．parents’objections D．unusualmaturation6、Whatisthemainpointofthepassage?A．Allowingchildrenthevoteisnotaltogetherabsurd.B．Thereisadifferencebetweenadultsandchildren.C．Parentsshouldintroducepoliticstotheirchildren.D．Thedefinitionofadulthoodisquitecontroversial.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)JohannStrausswasborninViennain1．Althoughhisfatherdidnotwanthimtobecomea2．(music),StraussJuniorstudiedtheviolin3．(secret)asachild,Whenhisfatherdiscoveredhissonpractisingonaviolinoneday,hegavehimabeating,4．(say)thathewasgoingtobeatthemusicoutoftheboyButthatdidn’tpreventtheboyfrombecomingoneofthe5．(great)composersofalltimeHewrotehisfirstwaltz(华尔兹）attheageofsixAtnineteen,hedecidedtodevote6．(he)tomusicHeformedhisownorchestraandmadeasuccessfultourofEuropeandsoonbecameknown7．theWaltzKingTheemperorofAustriawasso8．(please)withhismusicthatheappointedhimtheconductoratthecourtballsofViennaItwasfortheseoccasions9．hewrotesomeofhismostpopularwaltzes,among10．wasthewell-knownfavoriteTheBlueDanube（蓝色多瑙河）inall,thetalentedJohannStrauss11．(write)morethan500masterpiecesJaneGoodallwasborninLondonin1．ShebecameinterestedinanimalstorieswhenshewasaveryyoungchildShealwaysdreamedofworkingwithwild2．(animal)Whenshewaselevenyearsold,shedecidedthatshewanted3．(go)toAfricatolivewithandwriteaboutanimalsButthiswasnotthekindofthingyoungwomenusuallydidinthe1940sEverybodywaslaughingexcepthermother“Ifyou4．(real)wantsomething,youworkhard,youtakeadvantageofopportunity,younevergiveup,andyouwillfindaway,”hermothersaidtoherTheopportunity5．(come)atlastAschoolfriendinvitedhertoAfricaJaneworkedas6．waitressuntilshegotenoughmoneytotravelthereIn1957,JaneGoodalltraveledtoAfricaShesoonmetthewell-knownscientistLouisLeakeyandbeganworkingforhimasanassistantHelateraskedhertostudyagroupofchimpanzees7．(live)byalakeinTanzaniaVerylittlewasknownaboutwildchimpanzeesatthattimeJanespentmanyyearsstudyingchimpanzees8．thisareaofAfricaItwasnoteasyworkTheywereveryshyandwouldrunaway9．shecamenearShelearnedtowatchthemfromfarawayusingbinoculars(双筒望远镜)Overtime,sheslowlygained10．(they)trustWatchingthechimpanzees,shemademanydiscoveriesTheyatevegetablesandfruitButshefoundthattheyalsoeatmeatAfewweekslater,shemadeanevenmore11．(surprise)discoveryShesawchimpanzeesmakingandusingtoolstohelpthemcatchinsectsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Weneedtoberesponsibleforourenvironment.Beingafrugalconsumer(节俭的消费者)isonewaytohelp.1、UseItUp.Youcanusethingsupinsteadofwastingthem.Squeeze(挤)thatlastbitoftoothpasteoutofthetube.2、Don’tthrowawayanybitsofthebiscuitatthebottomofthebox.WearItOut.Youdonotalwaysneedtohavenewthings.Supposeyoursneakers(运动鞋)havebrokenlaces(鞋带),buttheystillfityou.Repairthemandwearthemlonger.Youdon’thavetohavethelatestiPhoneuntiltheoldonedoesn’tworkanymore.Thenyoucangetanewone.3、MakeItDo.Whensomethingyouwantisnotonhand,lookforsomethingelsethatyoualreadyhavetotakeitsplace.Supposeyouarepackingyourlunchfortomorrowandwantabuttersandwich.Youareoutofbutter.Haveacheesesandwichinsteadsoyoucanuseallofthecheese.Learntofixbrokentoysinsteadofjustthrowingthemaway.4、5、Thinkaboutallthosethingsthatyouwouldliketohave.Doyoureallyneedthem?HowlongwillyoureallyplaywiththatnewtoyyousawonTV?Makingthethingsthatwewantusesupourworld’sresources(资源).And,gettingridofthethingswedon’twantanymoretakesupevenmoreresourcesandspace.A．Dowithoutit.B．Throwitaway.C．Whatexactlydoesthatmean?D．Doyouknowwhattoconsume?E.Usethelastlittlepieceofsoap.F.Withalittlethought,youcanmakesomethingdo.G.Thinktwicebeforereplacingsomethingthatstillworks.Whatisstereotype?Itiscommonlyknownasafixed,ove