考研《英语一》定边县2023年临考冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》定边县2023年临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)EmergencyontheMountainAnawasa12-year-oldgirllivinginthemountain.Her1wastobecomeavillagenurselikeLeta,herneighbor.Shespentalmostallhersparetimereadingthe2bookbyherself.Thismorning,LetawenttoSantiagoto3ashort-termtrainingclassbyagroupofvolunteerdoctorsforfirstaiderstolearnmedicalskills.Beforesheleft,AnabeggedLetatotakeheralongbutLeta4,sayingthatAnawastoo5tolearnanythingimportant.Anawasvery6thismorning,soshedecidedtowanderaroundtorefreshherself.Onthehillside,shesawRafistandingonadonkey’sbareback,somekidsaroundhim.Rafiwasonly13,buthewasalwaysdoingsomethingtoget7.“Nowonderadultsdon’t8kidswithanythingimportant”,Anasaidtoherself.Shehadjustturnedaway9sheheardafewscreamsandRafifelloffthedonkey.AnarantowhereRafiwaslyingand10thatoneofhislegsbentalittlesidewaysbetweenthekneeandtheankleandthatalltheotherkidswere11notknowingwhattodo.She12whatthefirst-aidbooksaidabout13legs.“Vin!”Anacalledtooneoftheboys.“GoandgetRafi’smamaandfindsomeonewithatruck.”Sheturned14theotherkids.“Givemeyourshirts.Weneedsomethingto15hislegwithsoitdoesn’tmovearound.”Anafoundastrong,straightstick,whichshe’duseto16hisleg.Shecarefullywrappedtheboys’shirtsaroundhislegandthestick.WhenAnawasdone,Raficamebacktohimself.Ana17comfortedhimuntilRafi’smamacameover.Behindherwasaneighborinapickuptruck.TheyliftedRafiintothetruck,then18downthedustyhillsidetowardthehospital.Thenextday,LetacametoAna’shome.“Iheardwhatyoudid,”Letasaid.“Youkeptyourheadina/an19.That’sanimportantskill.”Ana’sfaceburned.“Now,listen.Thevolunteerdoctorsarecomingheretomorrowwithvaccines(疫苗).Weneedsomeextra20.Canyouhelp?”Anadidn’thesitate.“IwouldlovetoandI’llbringmyfirst-aidbook.”Anasaidexcitedly.1、A．dreamB．hobbyC．planD．addiction2、A．scienceB．first-aidC．biologyD．handcraft3、A．attendB．giveC．learnD．follow4、A．agreedB．promisedC．refusedD．allowed5、A．weakB．sensitiveC．selfishD．young6、A．upsetB．relievedC．coldD．different7、A．connectionB．attentionC．distinctionD．education8、A．botherB．presentC．trustD．provide9、A．whenB．afterC．untilD．since10、A．statedB．predictedC．explainedD．noticed11、A．annoyedB．confusedC．frozenD．excited12、A．memorizedB．submittedC．rememberedD．considered13、A．woundedB．brokenC．bleedingD．swollen14、A．toB．downC．againstD．on15、A．addB．coverC．tieD．bend16、A．carryB．fixC．raiseD．lift17、A．warmlyB．quicklyC．politelyD．gently18、A．rodeB．droveC．walkedD．marched19、A．protectionB．emergencyC．accidentD．difficulty20、A．medicineB．lessonsC．offersD．handsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Thesunwassettingandthefarmwouldbeclosing.Idressedourthreedaughtersquicklyasmyhusbandstartedthevan.CuttingdownourownChristmastreehadbeenafamilytradition.Asourfamilygrew，sodidourexcitementforgoingouttofindtheperfecttree.Aswewalkedthroughtherowsoftrees，myyoungestdaughterKimberlyshoutedexcitedly，“Thereitis，theperfecttree!”Theothertwoagreed.MyhusbandandIlookedateachotherpuzzled.Weweresurprisedthegirlsthoughtthatstraggly(凌乱的）littletreewasperfect.Itsbranchesweremisshappen(畸形的）andthetrunkwasvisiblethroughthespotswheretherewerenopineneedles.Wetriedtopersuadeourdaughtersintochangingtheirminds,butinvain.Wehadtotiethesadlittletreetotheroofofourvanandheadedhome.Aswereachedourhouse,Heatherjumpedoutfirst.Suddenlysheshouted，“Thetreeisn’tthere!”Wethoughtshewaskidding.However，itwasn’tthere.Thegirlsweresodisappointed.“We’llgetanothertreetomorrow，”Isaid,secretlyhopingthenewtreewouldbeprettier.Butthegirlsgaveusthelookthatnoparentcanresist.Wehadnochoicebuttogobackandfindthattree.Aboutfiveminutesintoourdrive,wesawitonthesideoftheroad.Aswegotcloser，wefoundithadbeenrunoverbyatruck.Asweliftedthetree，wesawthatabigpartwasrippedoff，butwetookithomeanyway.Thatnight，aswedecoratedourtree，somethingmagicalhappened.Wedidn’trealizeitatthetimebutweweremakingaveryspecialfamilymemory.Bythetimeweweredone，Ihadtoadmit，itdidn’tlooksadafterall.“Thisisthebesttreeweeverhad.It’sperfect!，”myseconddaughterSamanthasaidexcitedly.MyhusbandandIcouldn’thaveagreedmore!Nowwealwaysrecallthatlittlebrokentree!Yearbyyear，wetellthestoryofthatveryspecialChristmasalmosttwenty-fiveyearsago.1、Whowasthefirsttofindthetreewasmissing?A．Theyoungestdaughter.B．Theseconddaughter.C．Theoldestdaughter.D．Theauthor’shusband.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhearingthetreewasmissing?A．Pleased.B．Depressed.C．Disappointed.D．Worried.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthefamilyfromthepassage?A．TheytookturnstellingstoriesatChristmas.B．Theyspentawholenightdecoratingthetree.C．Theyallfeltsatisfiedwiththetreeatfirstsight.D．Theyturnedthetreeintoanunforgettableone.4、Whichisthebesttitleofthistext?A．APerfectChristmasDayB．TheSadLittleTreeC．AMagicalChristmasTaleD．OurFamilyTraditionatChristmasText2Americansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines.Includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonDC．About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandthepoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAmericansbelievehumanshavebetterjudgmentindealingwithcomplexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.ThreequartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation,Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriversscatwhocantakecontrolwhenneeded.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation.Pewsaid,MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks,”Zuckerbergtoldthegraduates,Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplewillhavetofindprojectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat300,000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilt,theHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.1、WhatdoAmericansthinkoftechnology?A．Useful.B．EffectiveC．Dangerous.D．Undependable.2、WhichofthefollowingdothemajorityofAmericanswantthegovernmenttodo?A．Usemachinestododangerousandharmfuljobs.B．IncreasejobchancesbyintroducingmachinesC．Selectapersonforajobbycomputer.D．Getridofalldriverlessvehicles.3、WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.B．Createnewjobchances.C．Considerlargeprojects.D．Fightagainstrobots.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobsB．NewTechnologyMakesNewUnfairnessC．AmericansWorryRobotsWillTakeJobsD．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers.Text3TwosummersagoIwasabouttotumfiftyandwantedtodosomethingI’dneverdonebefore.MydaughterBaileythoughtskydiving(跳伞)wouldbeperfectforme.IcanpromiseyouthatofallthethingsIwasthinkingofdoing,jumpingoutofanairplanenevercameclosetomakingthelist.AsIage,Iseemtohavedevelopedagrowingfearofheights.Afterseveralrequestsfrommydaughter,Ifinallysaidyesandshelookedalmostshocked.Itoldafriendwhatweweredoing,thenwesetoff.Wehada3-hourdrivetothejumpsite.Wedrovethroughsomebeautifulcountryside,butthenwepassedasmallcemetery(基地)Thenwepassedanothercemeteryandanotherone.Iaskedifsomanypeoplediedjumpingoutofairplanesinthisareathattheyneededtokeepbuildingmorecemeteriestoburyallthebodies!Aswesqueezedintothelittleplane,ItightlyheldtherighthandofmypartnerRonnie.Theshortridetoaltitudewascruelforme.AsBaileysteppedtothedoor,shelookedbackatmeandsaid“Dad,I’msureyoucandoit!”Isaidyesassherolledout,Iimmediatelylookedbehindmeandsaid“RONNIEIAMNOTFEELINGGOOD”Hesaid,“It’sgoingtobegreat.Besides,it’stoolatenowanyway”,anywejumpedout.Thenextfiveminutesweresomeofthemostexcitingofmylife.Itwassobeautifulandpeaceful—exceptforthepartswhereIwasscreaming.IprayedtoGodfortheparachute(降落伞)toopen,butmostlyItoldHimhowthankfulIwasformylifeandbeingwithmethroughgoodandbad.1、What’stheauthor’smainpurposeofmentioningcemeteriesinParagraph2?A．Totellhowdeterminedhewas.B．Toshowhowroughthetripwas.C．Toexpresshowscaredhewasthen.D．Toprovehowlonelythejumpsitewas.2、WhatdidBaileydoforherfatherbeforeskydived?A．Sheplayedajokewithhim.B．Shegavehimencouragement.C．Shecomfortedhimconstantly.D．Sheofferedhimusefulguidance.3、Howdidtheauthorbehaveafterjumpingoutoftheairplane?A．Heenjoyedhimself.B．Hestayedquitecalm.C．Hebreathedoutinrelief.D．Hekeptfearingforsafety.4、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromthetext?A．Heskydivedforthefirsttimeattheageof48.B．Hejumpedathisdaughter’srecommendation.C．Theolderhegets,thelessfearfulofheightsheis.D．Neverhadheconsideredattemptingtodoskydiving.Text4Exposinglivingtissuetosubfreezingtemperaturesforlongcancausepermanentdamage.Microscopicicecrystals(结晶体)cutcellsandseizemoisture(潮气),makingdonororgansunsuitablefortransplantation.Thus,organscanbemadecoldforonlyafewhoursaheadofaprocedure.Butasetoflastingnewantifreezecompounds(化合物)—similartothosefoundinparticularlyhardy(耐寒的)animals—couldlengthenorgans’shelflife.ScientistsattheUniversityofWarwickinEnglandwereinspiredbyproteinsinsomespeciesofArcticfish,woodfrogsandotherorganismsthatpreventbloodfromfreezing,allowingthemtoflourishinextremecold.Previousresearchhadshownthesenaturalantifreezemolecules(分子)couldpreserveratheartsat-1.3degreesCelsiusforupto24hours.Buttheseproteinsareexpensivetoextract(提取)andhighlypoisonoustosomespecies.“Foralongtimeeveryoneassumedyouhadtomakesynthetic(人造的)alternativesthatlookedexactlylikeantifreezeproteinstosolvethisproblem,”saysMatthewGibson,achemistatWarwickwhoco-authoredthenewresearch.“Butwefoundthatyoucandesignnewmoleculesthatfunctionlikeantifreezeproteinsbutdonotnecessarilylooklikethem.”Mostnaturalantifreezemoleculeshaveamixtureofregionsthateitherattractorrepelwater.Scientistsdonotknowexactlyhowthisprocesspreventsicecrystalformation,butGibsonthinksitmightthrowwatermoleculesintopush-pullchaosthatpreventsthemfromtuningintoice.Tocopythismechanism,heandhiscolleaguessynthesizedspiral-shapedmoleculesthatweremostlywater-repellent—buthadironatomsattheircentersthatmadethemhydrophilic,orwater-loving.Theresultingcompoundsweresurprisinglyeffectiveatstoppingicecrystalsfromforming.SomewerealsoharmlesstotheroundwormCaenorhabditiselegans,indicatingtheymightbesafeforotheranimals.“Thesecompoundsarereallycoolbecausetheyarenotproteins—theyareothertypesofmoleculesthatnonethelesscandoatleastpartofwhatnaturalantifreezeproteinsdo,”saysClaradoAmaral,abiologistatMountSt.JosephUniversity,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch.Gibson’santifreezecompoundswillstillneedtobetestedinhumans,however,andmaybeonlypartofasolution.“Wedon’thavethewholepictureyet,”doAmaraladds.“It’snotjustonemagicalcompoundthathelpsfreeze-tolerantorganismssurvive.It’sawholesuiteofadaptations.1、Whatwillhappeniforgansarekeptforalongtimeintemperaturesbelowzero?A．Theywillhaveicecrystalformationinside.B．Theywillnotsufferpermanentdamage.C．Theywillhavelongershelflife.D．Theywillbefitfortransplantation.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutnaturalantifreezeproteins?A．TheylooklikeGibson’santifreezecompounds.B．Theyarecomposedofantifreezemoleculesharmlesstootherspecies.C．Theyarespiral-shapedandhaveironatomsattheircenters.D．Theycanbefoundinorganismslivinginfreezingcoldweather.3、Howareantifreezemoleculespreventedfromicecrystals?A．Bycreatingcompoundsbothwater-repellentandwater-loving.B．Byextractingtheproteinsfromsomehardyanimals.C．Bymakingsyntheticalternativeslikeantifreezeproteins.D．Bycopyingspiral-shapedmoleculesmostlywater-resistant.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Push-pullchaosmightpreventwatermoleculesfromturningintoice.B．Thefinalsolutiontopreservingdonororganshasbeenfoundrecently.C．ChemicalsinspiredbyArcticanimalscouldlengthenorgans’shelflife.D．Gibson’santifreezecompoundscandowhatnaturalantifreezeproteinsdo.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankTodaytheStatueofLibertyisabelovedlandmarkIt1．(tower)aboveoftheharborofNewYorkandislovinglycaredforbytheNationalParkServiceManythousandsofvisitorswhovisitLibertyIslandeachyearmightneversuspectthatgettingthestatue2．(build)wasalongslowstruggleMorethanacenturyago,it3．(be)thecelebrationoffreedomandthecommemorationofthefriendshipbetweenAmericaandFrancethatinspiredsculptorAugusteBartholdiandfinallyhewentforwardwithdesigningthepotentialstatueandpromotingtheideaofbuildingitHowever,moneywassobigaproblem4．washauntingthetwogovernmentsfromthebeginningtotheendDonationsforthebuildingofthestatuefirstbegancominginthroughoutFrancein5．NumerouspeoplegavedonationsAcoppercompanydonatedthecoppersheetsthatwouldbeusedtofashiontheskinofthestatueVariousdonationswerehelpful,6．thecostofthestatuekeptriding7．(face)withashortfallofmoney,theFrench-AmericanUnionheldalotteryMerchantsinParisdonatedprizes,andticketsweresoldThelotterywasasuccess,butmoremoneywasstillneededThesculptorBartholdieventuallysoldminiatureversionsofthestatue,8．thenameofthebuyerengravedonthemFinally,inJuly1880theFrench-AmericanUnionannouncedthatenoughmoneyhadbeenraisedtocompletethebuildingofthestatueWhiletheFrenchhadannouncedthatthefundsforthestatueswereinplacein1880,bylate1882theAmericandonations,whichwouldbeneededtobuildthepedestal,weresadlylaggingThesculptorBartholdihadtravelledtoAmericain1871topromotetheideaofthestatueDespiteBartholdi’sefforts,theideaofthestatuewasdifficult9．(sell)somenewspapers,mostnotablytheNewYorkTimes,oftencriticizedthestatueasfolly,andvehementlyopposed10．(spend)anymoneyonitThenewspaperpublisherJosephPulitzer,whohadpurchasedaNewYorkCitydaily,TheWorld,intheearly1880s,tookusthecauseofthestatue’spedestalHemountedanenergeticfunddrive,promisingtoprintthenameofeachdonor,11．smallthedonation,Pulitzer’saudaciousplanworked,andmillionsofpeoplearoundthecountrybegandonatingwhatevertheycouldInAugust1885,thatfinal$100,000forthestatue;spedestalhadbeenraisedConstructionworkonthestonestructurecontinued,andthenextyeartheStatueofLiberty,whichhadarrivedfromFrancepackedincrated,waserectedontopDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankThekindnessofKiwiLotto(乐透彩票)winnersWe’vealldreamedofwinningtheLottobutwhatactuallyhappenswhenournumberscomeup?Theanswerisratherheart-warmingNewresearchouttodayfromLottoNewZealandrevealsthree-quartersofPowerballwinnersthinkofsharing1．spendingOneluckyPowerballwinnerfromTaurangawaseventhinkingofothersbeforehisnumberscameup“AweekbeforeIwonLotto,Isawanambulance2．sideborethenameofthedonor,andIthought,‘ifIeverwinLotto,that’swhatIwilldo’andthen10days’laterIwon,”hesaidHavingwon$3．5milliondollars,he’snowspendingapartofthemoneyontwoambulancesforhislocalhospital“They’regoingtosay‘4．(donate)byaLottowinner’onthesideIhopethatitwillinspireotherstopayitforwardiftheyeverfind5．inafortunatepositionlikeIhave”“Mylife6．(save)manyyearsagobyaStJohnambulanceandit’samarvellousfeelingrepayingbackthatkindness”Itwasthiskindofbehaviour7．ledtoLottoNZ’sinspiringtruestoryofaKiwimanwhowon$15millionand,honouringapromisemadelongago,wenthalveswithhismate2017wasthe8．(lucky)yearonrecordforPowerballwinners“Lastyear,therewere19differentPowerballwinners—9．mostofthemhadincommonwasthedesiretosharetheirgoodfortune”saidEmiliaMazur,GeneralManagerCorporateCommunications“AnotherTaurangamanwon$10millionwithPowerballinJulyandoncehegotovertheshockofwinning,hisfirstthoughtwashiscommunityandhehassincesharedsomeofhiswinningstoupgradeitsfacilities”Groupplayersarenaturalsharers—notonly10．theysharethewinningsamongthemselvesbuttheyalsothenwanttohelpoutothers“Everyoneisjustsohappy,it’screatedanamazingsenseoffreedom”saidoneofthegroupleadersTina“Formepersonally,11．(know)howmuchofasignificantdifferenceyouhavemadetoyourfamilyandyourcircleoffriends,IhaveafeelingthatIhaveneverexperiencedIt’sanunquantifiablefeeling—it’smagic”SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtheElderlyAreTreatedAroundtheWorldHowculturesviewandtreattheirelderlyiscloselylinkedtotheirmostprizedvaluesandqualities.1、IntheUSandUK,Protestantism(新教)isatplay.Westernculturestendtobeyouth-centric,stressingqualitieslikeindependence.2、Ittiesaperson’svaluetohisorherabilitytowork–somethingthatbecomesweakerinoldage.Astheirhealthbecomesworse,theelderlyintheseculturesoftenmovetooldpeople’shomesandnursinghomes.InFrance,parentsareprotectedbylaw.ItisdifficulttoimagineanElderlyRightsLawbeingafocusinthelawsofmanyWesterncultures.Francedid,however,passasimilarlawin2004.3、OnewasagroupofofficialstatisticsshowingFrancehadthehighestrateofpensionersuicidesinEurope,andtheotherwastheaftermathofaheatwavethatkilled15,000people,mostofwhomwereelderlyandhadbeendeadforweeksbeforetheywerefound.4、NativeAmericanculturestraditionallyacceptdeathasafactoflife.InmanyNativeAmericanareas,eldersarerespectedfortheirwisdomandlifeexperiences.WithinNativeAmericanfamilies,it’scommonfortheelderstobeexpectedtopassdowntheirlearningtoyoungermembersofthefamily.ThewaytocareforChineseeldersischanging.Chinesefamiliestraditionallyviewrespectforone’seldersasthehighestvirtue,accordingtotheConfuciantradition.Adultchildrenaregenerallyexpectedtocarefortheirparentsintheiroldage.5、Nursinghomesarebeginningtobecomeamoresociallyacceptableoptionforelderlycare.A．However,thistraditionisbeginningtobreakdownduetorisinglifetimeandanagingpopulation.B．IntheAfrican-Americanarea,deathisseenasanopportunitytocelebratelife.C．Here’swhatwecanlearnfromothercul