考研《英语一》赣州市全南县2023年临考冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》赣州市全南县2023年临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Two-year-oldNancyisdeaf.However,thathasn’tstoppedherfrombeinga(n)1littlegirltryingto“chat”toanyoneshemeets.Assoonasshegoesoutintotownwithherparents,shestarts2inthehopethatthepersonsheistalkingto3signlanguagetoo.Normally,hearinglossisasocial4forthosewhodon’tknowhowtousesignlanguage.AnyoneNancytriedtotalkto5thisandfeltsosorrytheycouldn’t6.Theywishedtheycould7herandsaysomethingback,buttheyfoundthemselvescompletely8.Then,somethingamazinghappened.Insteadofcausinga9,thisbarrierbroughtthecommunitytogether.Determinedto10signlanguagesothattheycouldtalktoNancy,her11hiredaninstructorontheirown,andnowtheyare12totakingclassestogether.Theteacher13thatthisisreallyremarkablebecause,quiteoften,eventheparentsofdeafchildrendon’t14tolearnthelanguage.ButhereNancyhasafullcommunitythatissigningandcommunicatingwithher,anditisa15story.TheteacheralsosaysthatthislevelofinclusionwillmakeahugedifferenceinNancy’s16.Italmostcertainlyguaranteesthatshewillbeahappierandmore17individualinthefuture.Nancy’sparentsarealreadynoticinga18intheirdaughterandtheyhavenowordstoexpresshow19theyaretotheirneighbors.Withalittlegirlandalotoflove,theneighbors20maketheneighborhoodacommunity.1、A．independent B．helpful C．outgoing D．generous2、A．signing B．cheering C．waving D．smiling3、A．accepts B．appreciates C．recognizes D．knows4、A．mistake B．barrier C．conflict D．stress5、A．discussed B．ignored C．realized D．denied6、A．respond B．apologize C．return D．agree7、A．inspire B．protect C．trust D．understand8、A．atrisk B．insurprise C．ataloss D．inahurry9、A．debate B．separation C．complaint D．panic10、A．create B．learn C．translate D．improve11、A．classmates B．parents C．teachers D．neighbors12、A．devoted B．opposed C．accustomed D．addicted13、A．warns B．predicts C．admits D．regrets14、A．fail B．bother C．hesitate D．refuse15、A．relaxing B．popular C．satisfying D．beautiful16、A．plan B．hearing C．life D．opinion17、A．well-adjusted B．mature C．well-behaved D．considerate18、A．potential B．belief C．strength D．difference19、A．friendly B．grateful C．important D．familiar20、A．truly B．almost C．merely D．evenSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Babbage,borninLondonin1791,wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor.Whenhefinishedschool,hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later,hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingthere,hedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”.Thiswas,basically,ahand-operatedmechanicalcalculator.Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It’sabasicmechanicalcomputer.Babbagedreamed,however,ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact,hedidn’tonlydream;hebegantodesignthem.Theresultwasaseriesof“analyticalengines”whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!Hisdesignscontainedprocessors,controlunits,amemory,andaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressentialpartsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!Alas!His“seconddifferenceengine”couldn’tuseelectricitysincethishadn’tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower,soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason,themachinewasbig,complicatedandexpensive.ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachine,hecouldn’tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s“seconddifferenceengine”wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon,fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire,whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum,inCalifornia.Babbage’sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile(纺织)industrytomakecomplicatedpatterns,buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime!1、WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”?A．InLondonB．AthighschoolC．AtCambridgeD．InScienceMuseum2、Whatdoweknowabouthis“seconddifferenceengine”?A．IttookhimnineyearstobuilditB．ItwasfaraheadofitstimeC．ItsdeigncameoutinhisdreamsD．Itspowersourcewaselectricity3、The“seconddifferenceengine”wasbuilttoworkin1991____________.A．foranAmericanmillionaireB．inmemoryofBabbageC．totestitsabilitytouseelectricityD．fortextileindustrytomakepatterns4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Babbage’senginesdidn’trunonprogramsB．TextilepatternsareproducedwithprogramsC．BabbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputersD．Babbage’sanalyticalengineswereneverbuiltText2Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(听觉的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from3to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof1,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof12people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．advertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearingText3Asia’smountainglaciers(冰川)willloseatleastathirdoftheirmassthroughglobalwarmingbythecentury’send,withseriousconsequencesformillionsofpeoplewhorelyonthemforfreshwater,researchershavesaid.ThehighmountainsofAsiaconsistofageographicalregionsurroundingtheTibetanPlateau,holdingthebiggeststoreoffrozenwateroutsidethepoles.Itfeedsmanyoftheworld’sgreatrivers,includingtheGanges,theIndusandtheYarlungZangboRiver,onwhichhundredsofmillionsofpeopledepend.Nearly200nationsadoptedtheParisAgreementin2015,whichsetsthegoaloflimitingwarmingtoalevelof“wellbelow”2°C,while“pursuingefforts”toachievealowerceilingof1.5°C．Earth’ssurfacehasalreadywarmedbyabout1°C,accordingtoscientists.TheAsianhighmountains,thenewstudysaid,werealreadywarmingmorerapidlythantheglobalaverage.Aglobaltemperatureriseof1.5°Cwouldmeananaverageincreaseintheregionofabout2.1°C,withdifferencesbetweenmountainranges-allofwhichwillwarmbymorethan1.5°C．TheHinduKushmountainrangewouldwarmbyabout2.3°CandtheeasternHimalayaMountainsby1.9°C,thestudyforecast.“Eveniftemperaturesstabilizeattheircurrentlevel,(glacier)masslosswillcontinuefordecadestocome,”theresearchersadded.“Forthehighmountainglacierstosurvive,itisvitaltoreducetheglobaltemperatureincreasetothelowestpossiblelevel.”AstudyinJulyinthejournalNatureClimateChangesaidtherewasonlya5%chanceofholdingglobalwarmingunder2°C．For1.5°C,thechancewasabout1%.Oncurrenttrends,someexpertsprojectEarthisontracktowarmbyabout3°C．1、WhatisstressedaboutAsia’smountainglaciersinthefirstparagraph?A．Thereasonforitsmelting.B．Itsimportance.C．Itsgeographicalcondition.D．Theconsequencescausedbyitsdecrease.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthetemperatureontheearth’ssurface?A．Itkeepsupitsnormallevel.B．IthasrisentoomuchsincetheParisAgreementwasmade.C．ItisfarbelowthelevelthattheParisAgreementdemands.D．ItisnearthelowerceilingthattheParisAgreementdemands.3、Howmayweguaranteetheseglaciers,continuedexistence,accordingtoresearchers?A．Holdglobalwarmingunder2°C．B．Trytosavewaterasmuchaswecan.C．Keepglobaltemperatureincreasetoaminimum.D．Maketheglobaltemperaturestableatitscurrentlevel.4、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Givingexamples.B．Describing.C．Presentingdata.D．Comparing.Text4ThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B．C．ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).1、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Howinternationalletterstravel. B．Asurprisingmethodfordeliveringmail.C．Thehistoryofpostalsystems. D．Changesinthemethodsofcommunication.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRenouarddeVelayeristrue?A．Hiswasagovernment-controlledsystem.B．Hiscompetitorsdestroyedhisbusiness.C．Hissystemlastedforhundredsofyears.D．Inhissystem,thepersonwhoreceivedtheletterpaidthepostagefees.3、Whichofthesystemsmentionedinthepassagewasmostlikethepostalsystemtoday?A．Egyptian. B．Chinese.C．deVelayer's. D．vonTaxis's.4、WhatwasRolandHill'sgreatestachievement?A．Hemadeletterwritingaccessibletotheaverageperson.B．HemadealotofmoneyfortheBritishpostalsystem.C．Hemadestampcollectingapopularhobby.D．Hewonanawardforletterwriting.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Janet:Tony,canIaskyoua1．(person)question?Tony:Aboutwhat?Janet:Well,Iwas2．(wonder)abouthowyouarereceivedhereinChinaTony:Whatdoyoumean?Janet;Well,sinceyouareChinese-CanadianandonlyspeakEnglishand3．(France)well，howdonativeChinesetreatyou?Tony：Oh,well,sometimesitcangetprettydifficultWhenpeoplefindoutthatI'maCanadiancitizen4．can'tspeakChinesewell,theyusuallycallme5．bananaYouknow，yellowontheout­sideandwhiteontheinsideJanet;6．doesthatmakeyoufeel?Tony:Well,IfirstfeelmadThenIfeelsad,forI7．(see)assomeonewhohasforgottenhisrootsAllthisisbecausemyparentslefttofinda8．(good)life,andIdecidedtoreturninorder9．(find)somethingIlostSometimesI'mnotsureifIlike10．I'vefoundIthinkmymemoryisgoodIuseasimpletricktorememberpeople’snames1．(clear)WhenImeetsomeoneandheartheperson’sname,IimaginethatIcanseethename2．(write)ontheperson’sfaceSothenexttimeIseethatpersonIalsoseethenameonhisorherface,andthatis3．IneverforgetanameWhenIhavetomemorizethingsforschool,Iwalkupanddownintheroom,4．(read)thenotesaloudThemethodsareveryeffectiveandI5．(use)themformanyyearsComparedwithme,mybrotherhasaverybadmemoryHeneverremembershispromisesIalwayshavetoremindhimSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Ijustrealizedthatwhilechildrenaredogs-loyalandaffectionate-teenagersarecats.1、Youfeedit,trainit,andbossitaround.ItputsitsheadonyourkneeandgazesatyouasifyouwereaRembrandtpainting.Itboundsindoorswithenthusiasmwhenyoucallit.However,aroundage13,youradoringlittlepuppy(child)turnsintoabigoldcat(teenager).Thenwhenyoutellittocomeinside,itlooksamazed,asifwonderingwhodied.Insteadoffollowingyourdoorsteps,itdisappears.2、Notrealizingthatthedogisnowacat,youthinksomethingmustbedesperatelywrongwithin.Sinceyou'retheonewhoraisedit,youassumethatyoudidsomethingwrong.Nowyou'redealingwithacat.Filledwithguiltandfear,youredoubleyoureffortstomakeyourpetbehave.3、Callit,anditrunsway.Tellittosit,anditjumpsonthecounter.Insteadofcontinuingtoactlikeadogowner,youcanlearntobehavelikeacatowner.Putadishoffoodnearthedoor,andletitcometoyou.4、Yousitstill,anditwillcome,seekingthatwarm,comfortinglapithasnotentirelyforgotten.Betheretoopenthedoorforit.Onedayyourgrown-upchildwillwalkintothekitchen,giveyouabigkissandsay,"You'vebeenworkinghardallday.Letmegetthosedishesforyou."5、A．It'ssoeasytobeadogowner.B．Childrenascatscanturntotheirparents.C．Youwon'tseeitagainuntilitgetshungry.D．Thenyou'llrealizeyourcatisadogagain.E.Teenagerscanunderstandandappreciatetheirparents'love.F.Butrememberthatacatneedsyourhelpandyouraffection,too.G.However,alltheeffortsmadebeforenowproducetheoppositeofthedesiredresult.IfeelhappywhenIcomehomeattheendofthedayandseethosebig,graphicprintsonmywall.TheymakemytinyNewYorkapartmentfeelmorehomeandmorepurposeful;morelikeme.Why?1、You’reprobablynottryingtospendcrazydollarsonartforyourhome—whois?Maybeyoujustgraduatedandknow