考研《英语一》湘潭市湘乡市2023年临考冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》湘潭市湘乡市2023年临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)SomeyearsagowhenIwasinmyfirstyearincollege,IheardSalomeBeysingforthefirsttime.Themomentwasexciting.Salome’s1filledtheroomandbroughtthetheatertolife.Iwasso2thatIdecidedtowriteanarticleabouther.I3SalomeBey,tellingherIwasfromEssencemagazine,andthatIwantedtomeethertotalkabouthercareer.She4andtoldmetocometoherstudionextTuesday.WhenIhungup,Iwasscaredoutofmymind.I5Iwaslying.Iwasnotawriteratallandhadn’tevenwrittenagrocerylist.IinterviewedSalomeBeythenextTuesday.Isatthere6,takingnotesandaskingquestionsthatallbeganwith,“Canyoutellme…”Isoonrealizedthat7SalomeBeywasonething,butwritingastoryforanationalmagazinewasjustimpossible.The8wasalmostunbearable.Istruggledfordays9draftafterdraft.FinallyIputmymanuscript(手稿)intoalargeenvelopeanddroppeditintoamailbox.Itdidn’ttakelong.Mymanuscript10Howstupidofme!Ithought.HowcouldI11inaworldofprofessionalwriters?KnowingIcouldn’t12therejectionletter,Ithrewtheunopenedenvelopeintoadrawer.Fiveyearslater,IwasmovingtoCalifornia.While13myapartment,Icameacrosstheunopenedenvelope.ThistimeIopeneditandreadtheeditor’sletterin14:Ms.Profit,YourstoryonSalomeBeyisfantastic.Yetweneedsomemorerelevantmaterials.Please15thoseandreturnthearticleimmediately.Wewouldliketo16yourstorysoon.Shocked,ittookmealongtimeto17Fearofrejectioncostmedearly.Ilostatleastfivehundreddollarsandthechanceofhavingmyarticleappearinamajormagazine.Moreimportantly,Ilostyearsof18writing.Today,Ihavebecomeafull-timewriter.19thisexperience,I’velearnedaveryimportantlesson:Youcan’t20todoubtyourself.1、A．voiceB．joyC．smileD．speech2、A．proudB．movedC．satisfiedD．active3、A．visitedB．emailedC．interviewedD．phoned4、A．refusedB．agreedC．hesitatedD．paused5、A．explainedB．discoveredC．knewD．replied6、A．seriouslyB．nervouslyC．patientlyD．quietly7、A．foolingB．blamingC．invitingD．urging8、A．hardshipB．failureC．commentD．pressure9、A．onB．byC．withD．in10、A．disappearedB．improvedC．spreadD．returned11、A．compareB．surviveC．competeD．struggle12、A．faceB．deliverC．ignoreD．receive13、A．decoratingB．repairingC．leavingD．cleaning14、A．anxietyB．disbeliefC．horrorD．trouble15、A．increaseB．replaceC．addD．mix16、A．broadcastB．createC．assessD．publish17、A．concentrateB．prepareC．escapeD．recover18、A．energeticB．enjoyableC．typicalD．endless19、A．HoldingontoB．DatingbacktoC．LookingbackonD．Droppinginon20、A．affordB．attemptC．expectD．pretendSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Whydon’tquietcarriageswork,andhowmighttheybemaketo?Quietcarriagesontrainsareaniceidea:travelersvoluntarilymaketheirphonessilent,turnstereosoffandkeepchattertoaminimum.However,inreality,thereisusuallyatleastonesillybabbler(喋喋不休的人)tobreakthesilence.Acoupleofproblemspreventpeacefultrips.First,thereisasortingproblem:somepassengersendupinthequietcarriagebyaccidentandarenotawareoftherules.Second,thereisacommitmentproblem:noiseissometimesmadebytravelerswhochoosethequietcarriagebutfindanimportantcallhardtoignore.Thetrainoperatorsaretryingtofindanswers.TrainsinQueenslandAustralia,arehavingpermanentsignsaddedtoshowexactlywhatisexpected;aBritishoperatorhasinvestedinsometechnologytopreventphonecalls.Microeconomicssuggestsanotherapproach.Finingpeopleformakinganoisewouldsurelydissuade(劝阻)thepolluterandisaneatsolutionintheory,butitrequirescostlymonitoringandenforcement.Anotherwaywouldbetousepricestoseparatequietandnoisypassengers－ineffect,creatingamarketforsilence.Asimpleideawouldbetosellaccesstothequietcarriageasanoptionalextrawhentheticketisbought.Makingthequietcoachbothanactivechoiceandacostlyonewoulddissuademanyofthosewhodon’tvalueapeacefulride.Chargingmayalsosolvethecommitmentproblem.Thisisparticularlytricky,asattitudestonoisecanchangeduringthejourney.Somepassengerswouldpaythequietpremiumbutstillchatterawaywhensomevitalnewsarrives.Schemesthatrewardthesilent－aratingsystemamongfellowpassengers,forexample－couldhelp.Theideaisthatlosingyourhard-wonreputationoffsetstheshort-termgainfromusingthephone.Butsuchasystemalsofailsthesimplicitytest.A2010bookbyGeorgeAkerlofandRachelKrantonarguesthat“norms”－feelingsabouthoweveryoneshouldbehave－alsoplayaroleindecision-making.Chargingaprice,evenifjustatokenamount,meansthequietcarriagebecomesaservicethatfellowpassengershavebought,notjustapreferencetheyhaveexpressed.Perhapsdifferentnormswouldcomeintoplay,encouragingcalm.Ifnot,apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption:noise-cancelingheadphonesstartataround$50.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesmicroeconomicssuggest?A．Findingthesourceofnoise.B．Puttingapriceonnoise.C．Avoidusingaphoneinthecarriage.D．Investingmoremoneyinmonitoringandenforcement.2、By“apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption,”theauthormeans________.A．onecanmakehisownchoice B．oneshouldrespectothers’privacyC．onecancreatehisownpersonalspace D．oneshouldsticktohispersonalbudget3、Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．people’sfavouredtransportationB．effectivemethodsofmonitoringnoiselevelsC．possiblesolutionstonoiseintraincarriagesD．commonformsofmisbehaviorofpassengersText2Travellingwithskiingorsnowboardingequipmentcanbeabitofaneffort,particularlyifyou’reswappingbetweenbuses,trainsandplanes.Takeasimpler,moredirectroutetothefourAlpineoptionsontheEurostaratLondonSt.PancrasInternationalorAshford.LaRosièreSainteFoyGreatskiconditionsaren’taone-offhere,thankstoTheslopesarequiet,theliftqueuesnon-existent,theresort’shighaltitudeanditsmostlysouth-andsnowyforestsandbreathtakingmountainfacingandthereforesunny-slopes.It’safamilyviewsdominate(控制）youreyeline.Thisresortisfriendlyresortandkidswillenjoyskiingthroughnotaplacetocomeifyouliketoparty,butit’sathetreesandtunnelsonadventuretrail.greatchoiceforthosewhowanttoprogressonwide,emptypistes.MoûtiersTignesItisagoodresortforfirst-timeskiers.ThosenewItmaynotbetheprettiestresortintheFrenchAlps,tothesportcanbookaholidaysafeinthebutwhatitlacksincuteness,itmorethanmakesupknowledgethatthey’renotstuckupasnowyforinconvenience,takingtheconceptofski-inski-mountainifthesportisn’tforthem.Thetownitselfouttoawholenewlevel.Itshigh-qualitysnowhasaMuseumofPopularTraditions.conditionsareallbutguaranteed.NeedtoknowYoucantakeonepairofskisoronesnowboardonboardwithyouinadditiontoyourstandardadultluggageallowance.Forsafetyreasons,skisandsnowboardshavetobekeptinaprotectivecasethatcoversthewholeitem.There’satravelclasstosuiteverybudgetandstyle.Thoughtheseatsareroomyandcomfortable,it’sworthnothingtherearenosleeperbunkbeds.WithfreeWi-Fiforall,youcanstayconnectedalltheway.264、Ifoneislookingforapeacefulandcrowd-freeskiresort,hewillprobablychoose_____.A．LaRosière B．SainteFoyC．Moûtiers D．Tignes1、Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat_________.A．theEurostarofferseasyaccesstopopularAlpineskiresorts.B．thereisnorestrictiononwell-protectedequipmentonboard.C．travelerscanhaveagoodsleeponcomfortablebunkbedsonboardD．freeWi-FiisprovidedonboardfortravellerswhoupgradetheirtravelclassText3OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofanewlyresearchintheUKisthatofthepeopleinterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartcloserelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersformoneyorstatus.Amandoesn’texpecthiswifetobeinsole(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmatewaslimitedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverclear,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蛎),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbythelimitationofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareraisedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn’t,itshouldbeended.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon’tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdatingdifficult.Thecostofhousingandchild-raisingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.1、（小题1）WhatisacontemporaryfamilylikeinUKtoday?A．Couplessharetheburdens.B．Menbegintodependonwomen.C．Womenareresponsibleforhousework.D．Itisdifficulttotakecareofafamily.2、（小题2）Whydopeoplepreservetheirindependence?A．Tolivealonehappily.B．Tohavemorechoices.C．Toavoidmarriages.D．Toignoretraditions.3、（小题3）Whatmakesithardforpeopletodate?A．Mentalheadacheindating.B．Thepressuretosurvive.C．Badluckinfindingapartner.D．Thefaithbetweenlifepartners.4、（小题4）Whatistheauthortryingtoinformusinthistext?A．Perfectmarriagesconflictwithindependence.B．Peopleshouldspendmoremoneyonmarriages.C．Theexpectationsandrealityseparatethelovers.D．Independenceismuchmoreimportantthanlove.Text4Smartphoneshavebeenblamedforeverythingfromtakingdrivers’attentionfromdrivingtokeepingpeopleonthesofascrolling(滚屏)videos.Butthesmartphonethatseemstobeeverywherecouldjustaseasilyincreasephysicalactivityifitpushesitsowner’sbuttonsintherightway.Newresearchshowsthatmakingsocialconnectionsthroughactivity-trackingappsgetspeopletomovemore.Andaseparatestudyonthissummer’s“PokemonGo”phenomenonshowsthatthesmartphonegamegotplayerstotakethousandsmorestepsthanusual.Together,thestudiesshowthepotentialforsmartphonestopusharangeofpeopletobemoreactive.Peoplewholinkedwithfriendsontheactivity-trackingappincreasetheirstepsby400adayonaverageoverthenextweek,comparedwithpeoplewhomadenosocialconnections,accordingtoTimAlthoffandtwoothercomputerscientistsatStanfordUniversity.Theeffectofsocialconnectionsdeclined,butremainedsignificantforfivemonthsbeforethenumbersfellbackevenwithuserswhomadenoconnections.Suchinsightsshowthepromiseofsmartphonesandgamestohelpwithoneofthemoststubbornpublichealthproblems-thatevenpeoplewhowanttobeactivehavetroublestayingactive.AnNBAvideogame,forexample,givesplayersextrapowersinthegameiftheyreachastepgoalinreallife.Theapp“Zomies,Run!”usesaudiostoriestopushpeopletorunmoreorrunfaster.Still,thereisroomforgrowth:Onlyabout4%ofallhealthappsuse“gamification,”suchaspoint-scoringorcompetition,accordingtoastudypublishedinOctoberinBMJOpen.“Gamificationisactuallyquitecloselylinkedwithbehaviorchangetechniques,”saysDr.ElizabethAnnEdwards,thestudy’sleadauthorandadoctorandresearcheratQueenMaryUniversityofLondon.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsmartphones?A．Theyleadtopeople’slackofphysicalactivity.B．Theywillmakepeoplehavemoreconnections.C．Theycanhavevideogamesmoreinteresting.D．Theycaninvolvetheirusersinmoreexercise.2、Accordingto“PokemonGo”phenomenon,smartphoneusersbecomemoreactivebecause.A．theyhavemoresocialconnectionsB．theygetextrapowersinlifeC．thegamesincreasephysicalactivityD．alifegoalhasbeensetstepbystep3、Whoaremostlikelytoexercisemore?A．Videowatchersonthesofa.B．Smartphonegamelovers.C．Peoplewithnosocialconnections.D．Peoplewithtroublestayingactive.4、Howdoestheauthortrytoarguetheeaseofsmartphones?A．Byshowingtheresultsofsomeresearches.B．Byexplainingthefunctionsofsmartphones.C．Bygivingvividdescriptionofsomegames.D．Byanalyzingthecausesofpublichealthproblems.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)语法填空。IwillneverforgetwatchingmysonplaysoccerinhismiddleschoolMysonwasnotastarplayerInfact,hedidn’thavetheopportunitytoplayforlongineachgame1．__________therulesatthattimemadesureeveryoneshouldparticipateinthegameInonegame,withthescoretiedandtime2．__________(run)out,hewasplayingadefensivepositionTheotherteam’sstarplayergot3．__________ballbutmysonwasinhiswaySomehow,whentheymet,theresultwasthatthestarplayer4．__________(fall)onthegroundandmysongottheballHeranwith5．__________andhadaclearpathtothegoalHiscoachjumpedupanddown6．__________(yell)“go”andmostoftheparentsyelledforvictoryWhenmysonkickedtheballseveralyardstowardsthegoal,he7．__________(sudden)stoppedandwentbacktothestarplayer,helpinghimupWhenweallgot8．__________(enthusiasm)aboutthegameandforgotaboutbasicvaluesoffairnessandfun,mysonhelpedaplayeroftheotherteamDeeply9．__________(touch)afterthegame,Ihuggedmysonwith10．__________(proud)IwassogladthatmysonknewtherewassomethingmoreimportantthanwinningInthe17thcentury,dentistsdidtheirbest1．(make)falseteethTheproblem,however,wasnotmakingtheteeth,2．waskeepingtheminplaceTheyhadtotieeachtoothtotheoneoneithersideofitOnlyrichpeoplecouldaffordfalseteeth,3．wereusuallymadeofgoldorsilverAsmoreandmorepeoplewantednewteeth,poorpeople4．(sell)theirteethtotherichsothattheycouldbuyfoodandclothingDuringthenext200years,manychangesweremadetofalseteethalthoughsomeofthesewerenotreallyimprovementsTowardstheendofthe19thcentury,forexample,cheapelasticteethwereintroducedButtheycaughtfirevery5．(easy),andanumberofmenwerebadlyburnedwhentheirteethcaughtfirewhiletheyweresmoking6．(cigarette)Nowadays,falseteeth7．(be)sowellmadeandlooksorealthatitisoften8．(possible)totellfromaperson’sappearancewhetherornottheyhavethemAndin9．nearfuture,veryfewpeoplewillhavethemby10．(add)certainthingstothewaterwedrink,wehavebeenabletokeepourteethsohealthythatmostpeoplewillneverneedfalseteethSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根据对话内容，从对话后方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将其标号填写在答题卷相应题号的横线上。选项中有两项多余选项。Oh，Christina，isthatyou？Howhaveyoubeen？I'vebeenokay.I'vejustbeenbusywithschool.Wereallyshouldgettogetherandhaveachat.1、I'dloveto，butI'mleavingforMiamiat8tonightbecausemybrotherisgettingmarriedonSaturdaymorning.2、Ihopethatyouhaveanicetimethere.Well，whatareyoudoingnow？Maybewecangotothecoffeeshopandchatforawhile.IreallywishIcould，3、Tenniscourts？4、I'mtakingtennislesson.Myroommateisonatennisteamandshe'sgottenmeinterestedinthesports.5、Alittle，butIhaven'tplayedforyears.WhenIcomebackfrommytrip，I'lljoinyouintakinglessons.OK.Justgivemeacallwhenyougetback.—I'll.A．Ididn'tknowyoucouldplaytennis.B．butI'monmywaytothetenniscourts.C．Givehimmybestwishes！D．Doyouknowhowtoplay？E.Haveagoodtime！F.Howaboutjoiningmefordinnertonight？G.Doyouplaywell？Unsurprisingly,peoplewhoareverybusyalsotendtobeverysuccessfulandknowledgeable,soit’sinyourinteresttobefriendwiththem.Buthowdoyoutalktosuchbusypeopleinordertomakefriendswiththem?1、thes