考研《英语一》德化县2023年临考冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》德化县2023年临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenAthayaSlaetalidfirstmovedfromThailandtotheFaroeIslands,wherewinterlastssixmonths,shewouldsitnexttotheheaterallday:"Peopletoldmetogo1becausethesunwasshiningbutIjustsaid:'No!Leavemealone,I'mvery2.'"MovingheresixyearsagowastoughforAthaya3,sheadmits.She4herhusbandJanwhenhewasworkingwithaFaroesefriendwhohadstartedabusinessin5.Janknew6thatbringinghiswifetothisverydifferent7,weatherandlandscapewouldbechallenging."Ihadmy8,becauseeverythingshewasleaving9everythingshewascomingtowereopposites,"headmits."ButknowingAthaya,Iknewshewould10."Therearenowmorethan300womenfromThailandandPhilippineslivingintheFaroes.Itdoesn't11likealot,butinapopulationofjust50,000people,theynow12thelargestethnicminorityinthese18islands,locatedbetweenNorwayandIceland.InrecentyearstheFaroeshaveexperiencedpopulation13,withyoungpeopleleaving,ofteninsearchofeducation,andnotreturning.Womenhave14morelikelytosettleabroad.Asaresult,accordingtoPrimeMinisterAxelJohannesen,theFaroeshavea"genderdeficit"with154,000fewerwomenthanmen.This,16,hasleadFaroesementolook17theislandsforromance.Many,thoughnotall,ofthe18womenmettheirhusbandsonline,somethroughcommercial19websites.OthershavemadeconnectionsthroughsocialmedianetworksorexistingAsian-Faroese20.1、A．outsideB．insideC．awayD．off2、A．hotB．coldC．warmD．cool3、A．atlastB．atonceC．atfirstD．atlength4、A．wouldfindB．hadfoundC．wouldmeetD．hadmet5、A．IcelandB．PhilippinesC．FaroesD．Thailand6、A．aheadscheduleB．inadvanceC．withouthesitationD．inparticular7、A．countryB．nationC．cultureD．minority8、A．concernsB．conflictsC．beliefsD．problems9、A．butB．andC．whileD．when10、A．makeB．getC．handleD．cope11、A．soundB．hearC．lookD．appear12、A．consistofB．belongtoC．makeupD．buildup13、A．declineB．increaseC．boomD．failure14、A．shownB．remainedC．provedD．tended15、A．mostlyB．totallyC．exactlyD．approximately16、A．howeverB．thenC．actuallyD．instead17、A．withinB．farawayC．throughoutD．beyond18、A．EuropeanB．AsianC．foreignD．poor19、A．knowingB．playingC．datingD．marrying20、A．couplesB．wivesC．husbandsD．familiesSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1TheBritishliveonasmallisland.Theyaresurroundedbythesea,soitisnotsurprisingthattheseahasalwaysplayedanimportantroleintheirlives.Afterthedevelopmentoflarge,ocean­goingsailingshipsinthefifteenthcentury,theseabecameevenmoreimportanttothecountry’sdevelopment.ShipssettingsailfromEnglanddeterminedtoextendBritain’sterritories,itswealthanditsknowledgeoftheworld.ShipsreturnedtoEnglandbringinggoods,peopleandnewideasfromforeignplaces.Bythenineteenthcentury,Britainhadthelargest,mostpowerfulnavyintheworld.ThegreatsailingshipsweresomuchapartofBritishlifethattheyevenaffectedthelanguage.ManyEnglishexpressionsweusetodaywereoriginallynautical(航海的)terms,althoughmostpeoplenolongerrealizethis.Forexample,peoplecommonlydescribeanhonestandfairbusinessdealasbeing“aboveboard”.Thisexpressionwasoriginallyusedinsailingshiptimeswhensecretive,dishonestship’sbusinesswouldbecarriedoutbelowdecks(belowtheboards)outofpublicview.Ontheotherhand,honestbusinesswasalwaysconductedondeck(abovetheboards),intheopenwhereeveryonecouldseewhatwasgoingon.“Pipedown!”,meaning“Bequiet!”,isanothercommonexpressionthathasnauticalorigins.Theship’sboatswain(水手长)wouldblowawhistle,orpipe,attheendofthedaytoindicate(表明)tothesailorsitwastimetoquietendownandgotosleep.MostnativeEnglishspeakershaveheardtheexpression“notenoughroomtoswingacat”,butfewknowthatthe“cat”doesnotrefertoasmallfurryanimalwithfourlegsandatail.The“cat”isactuallyashortformof“catofninetails”—awhipwithnine,knotted(打结的)tails.Aboatswainneededalotofspaceinordertoswingthewhipproperlywhenlashing(鞭打)apoorsailorunderhiscontrol!1、TheBritishhavebeenstronglyinfluencedbytheseabecause________.A．theyoccupiedmorelandaroundtheworldB．theygotmorewealthfromtheseaC．theyliveonanislandsurroundedbytheseaD．theyhadthelargestnavyever2、Ifsomeoneisopenandaboveboard,itmeansheis________.A．secretiveB．honestC．cheerfulD．dishonest3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Sailorsneedtogotosleepwhentheyhearawhistle.B．Sailorswillbewhippediftheydobusinessbelowdecks.C．Apoorsailormaybewhippedninetimesaday.D．Thereisnospareroomtoraisecatsonships.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．ThebusinessonBritishsailingships.B．TheinfluenceofBritishsailors’languageonEnglish.C．ThesailinghistoryofEngland.D．ThesailingstoryofBritishsailors.Text2AnewstudypublishedintheJournalofMarriageandFamilyclaimsthatallthattimeyouspendparentingjustdoesn’tmatter.Butit’saclaimthat,despitetheenthusiasticandwidespreadcoveragebythemedia,doesnotholdwater.Theresearchsuggeststhatchildoutcomes(includingbehaviorproblems,emotionalproblems,andacademicperformance)arebarelyconnectedwiththetimethatparentsspendwiththeirchildren.Theresearchersexaminedthetimediariesof1,600children,lookingatparentingtimeandoutcomeswhenthekidswereaged3to11in1997,andagainin2002,whentheywerebetween8and16.Thisresearchlargelyreflectsthefailureoftheauthorstocorrectlymeasureparentalinput(投入).Itjustlookedattimediariesfromtwoparticulardays—oneaweekdayandtheotheraweekendday.Tryingtogetasenseofthetimeyouspendparentingfromasingleday’sdiaryisabitliketryingtomeasureyourincomefromasingleday.Ifyesterdaywaspayday,youlookedrich,butifit’snot,youwouldbereportedaspoor.Yougetaclearerpictureonlybylookingatyourincome—oryourparentingtime—overamoremeaningfulperiod.Whatyoudidyesterdayshouldnotbetakenasrepresentativeofwhatyoudidlastyear.Thisiswhymosthigh-qualitystudiesofparentingtimefocusinsteadonhowoftenparentsreadtotheirchildren,playwiththemorhelpthemwithhomeworkoveraperiodofamonthorlonger—longenoughtorepresenttheirdifferentapproachestoparenting.Asanexhaustedparentwhodoesn’tgetenoughtimetoworkout,andwhohasn’tseenamovieformonths,Iunderstandwhysomanyofusmightseizeonstudiessuggestingthatweshouldtakemoretimeforourselves.Perhapsweshould.ButIagreewithArielKalil,adevelopmentalpsychologist,onthesuggestion“thatwhenparentsspendhigh-qualitytimewiththeirchildren,theirchildrenaremorelikelytosucceed.”1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“holdwater”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A．Tobevalid.B．Tobesurprising.C．Tobeconfusing.D．Tobeusual.2、What’sthepurposeofconductingthestudy?A．Toexplorethelinkbetweenparentingtimeandchildoutcomes.B．Toexplorethelinkbetweentimediariesandchilddevelopment.C．Toexplorethelinkbetweenchildren’shabitsandparents’influence.D．Toexplorethelinkbetweendailyactivitiesandchildren’sproblems,3、HowisParagraph4mainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingdescriptions.B．Byanalyzingthecause.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byofferingresearchfindings.4、Theauthormayagreethathigh-quality-studiesofparentingtimeshould________.A．becompletedinonemonthB．adoptsomedifferentapproachesC．concentratemainlyonlearningtimeD．bebasedondataofalongertimeperiodText3Whendidyoulastseeapolarbear?Onatriptoazoo,perhaps?IfyouhadattendedawinteractivityinNewYorkafewyearsago,youwouldhaveseenawholepolarbearclub.These“PolarBears”arepeoplewhomeetfrequentlyinthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.Thatday,theairtemperaturewas3℃,andthewatertemperaturewasalittlehigher.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubatConeyIsland,NewYorkareusuallyabouttheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequirements.First,theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup.Thisisveryimportantbecausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.Doctorsdonotagreeaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-winterswimming.Someareworriedaboutthedangersofaconditioninwhichthebody’stemperaturedropssolowthatfinallytheheartstops.Otherdoctors,however,pointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringsummerswimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandwatertemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththebenefits(oradvantages)ofcold-waterswimming.Theysaythattheirfavoriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem(循环系统)becauseitforcesthebloodtomovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasaverypoorcirculatorysystemandshouldnottrycold-waterswimming.Themainbenefits(oradvantages)ofcold-waterswimmingareprobablymental.ThePolarBearslovetoswimallyearround.Theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansays.“WhenIgointowater,Ipourmytroublesintotheoceanandletthemfloataway.”1、ThemembersofthePolarBearClubmustmeetthefollowingrequirementsEXCEPTthat.A．theymustreachtheageof60B．theyshouldbeeasytomakefriendswithC．theymustswimoutdoorsatleast8timesinthefourcoldmonthsD．theymustagreetoswimoutdoorsfromNovemberthroughFebruary2、Accordingtothepassage,somedoctorsbelieveitistruethat.A．youarehealthyifcold-waterswimmingturnsyourskincolorblueB．cold-waterswimmingcausesmoreheartattacksinsummerthaninwinterC．cold-waterswimmingcanmakethebodytemperaturedangerouslyhighD．PolarBearsarebearsswimminginfreezingwater3、ThePolarBearsliketoswimalltheyearround,for.A．theycanremainyoungB．itisaneasywaytokeepthebodywarminwinterC．theyfinditenjoyableandinterestingD．theymightmeetfewertroublesinlifeText4IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMichelle,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的).”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.1、Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis______.A．scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB．man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC．languagecanhelpbrainpowerD．languagelearningandmathsstudy2、Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto______.A．saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB．provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe(she)islearningalanguageC．toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD．makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell3、Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans______.A．aresearcheronlanguagelearningB．apersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC．apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD．anactivelanguagelearnerPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Successfulcommunication1．(involve)morethantalkingtoapersonGoodlisteningskillsandbodylanguagearealsoimportantforustocommunicate2．(effective)withothersStudieshaveshownthatoftheinformationthatisreceivedfromotherpeople,only10%isfromwhattheysayand40%isfromthetoneandspeedoftheirvoiceTheother50%isobtainedfromtheirbodylanguageTherefore,3．(read)bodylanguageisanimportantpartofdevelopingoursocialskillsI1．(travel)tomanyplacessinceIwenttocollegeWhatimpressedmedeeplywas2．(I)traveltoTibetlastyearItookthetraintherewithmyfriendsandenjoyedthesceneryallthewayWhenthetrainwasclosetoTibet,Ihad3．headacheThenI4．(find)itdifficulttobreatheandfelt5．(tire)Iknewthatallmysymptoms(症状)werecalledaltitudesicknessAndittookmeafewhourstogetusedtoitTibetisknownasthe“RoofoftheWorld”6．hasanumberoffamous7．(place)ofinterestincludingPotalaPalaceandMountEverestSowhenIfeltalittle8．(well),Icouldn’twaittoheadtowardsthemIwasveryhappy9．(see)thatthetopofMountEverestwascoveredwithsnoweven10．Julyandwhenthesuncameout,itbecamepureandbeautifulSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Sportsofferkidstheabilitytoexercisewhilehavingfun,thechancetolearnhowtoplayasateam,andagoodwaytodevelopathleticskills.Despitethesebenefits,70%ofkidsquitsportsbytheageof13.1、.◆2、.Haveyoueverwatchedkindergartenersplaysocceragainstanotherteamofkindergarteners?Itisbothenjoyableandamusing.Nomatterwhatthescore,allthekidshaveagoodtimeandarehappy.3、.Thefocuschangesfromhavingfuntopracticingskills.Onlythepre-teenswiththebestskillscangetthemosttimeinthegame.Whatwasafunactivityatage5becomesasourceofstressandpressureforapre-teen.Thosewhoarenotamongthemosttalentedplayerstendtoquitandfindsomethingelsetheymightbegoodat.◆Itcostsmore.4、.Parentsofapre-teenaregoingtoneedtopurchaseauniform,gear,andequipment.Teamsneedtotraveltocompeteagainstteamsfromotherschoolsordistricts.Parentswhowanttowatchthegamesnowhaveextragascoststodealwith.Therefore,whenanactivitybecomesexpensive,parentsstartpushingtheirpre-teentodowellinit.Perhapstheparentscomplainthatiftheirpre-teenissittingonthebench,orisn’tthestarplayer,themoneywasn’tworthit.Thisaddsextrapressureonapre-teenwhomightquittheteam.◆It’stheage.Parentsneedtorememberthatpre-teensaregoingthroughalotofchanges.TheirbodiesarechangingSchoolhasbecomemorechallenging(andrequiresthemtomanagealotofhomework).5、Ifyourpre-teen’sfriendsquitplayingsoccer,yourpre-teenmightquitaswell.A．Theirpeersarebecomingmoreimportanttothemthantheirfamilyis.B．Themoremoneyinasport,thelessparticipationinit.C．Askidsgetolder,theexperienceofplayingsportschanges.D．Theolderaplayergets,themoreexpensivetheparticipationinasportbecomes.E.Itstopsbeingfun.F.Herearesomereasonswhythathappens.G.Theirfriendsarebecomingboredofsomesport.HowtokeepfitNowadays,withthehighpaceofmodernlife,moreandmorepeopleareinthestateofsub-health(亚健康).Ahealthybodyisveryimportanttoeveryoneofus.Thestepstogoodhealtharen’tcomplex.Herearesomesuggestedways.1、•Formgoodhealthyhabits.Betteryourhealthylifestylebyadoptingavar