2023年常州市戚墅堰区考研《英语一》高分冲刺试卷含解析

2023年常州市戚墅堰区考研《英语一》高分冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)The92-year-old,thin,calmandproudlady,movedtoanursinghometoday.Sheisfully1eachmorningbyeighto’clock,2sheisnearlyblind.Herhusbandof70yearsrecentlypassedaway,makingthemove3.Aftermanyhoursofwaiting4inthehallofthenursinghome,shesmiledsweetlywhentoldher5wasready.Asshewalkedslowlytotheelevator,Iprovidedatrue6ofhertinyroom,7theold

sheetsthathadbeenhungonherwindow.“Iloveit,”shestatedwiththe8ofaneight-year-oldhavingjustbeen9withanewpuppy.“Mrs.Jones,youhaven’tseentheroom….just10.”“Thatdoesn’tmatter,”shereplied.“Happinessis11youdecideaheadoftime.WhetherIlikemyroomornotdoesn’tdependonhowthe12isarranged,it’showIarrangedmymind.Ihave

already13toloveit.It’sadecisionImakeeverymorningwhenI14up.Eachdayisagift,and

15myeyesopenI’llfocusonthenewdayandallthehappy16I’vestoredaway.”Shewentontoexplain,“Oldageislikeabank17.Youtakewhatyou’veputin.So,myadvicetoyouwouldbetoputinalotof18inthebankaccountofmemories.Thankyouforyourpartin19

mymemorybank.”Andwithasmile,shesaid:“Rememberthefollowingsimple20tobehappy:Freeyourheartfromhatred,freeyourmindfromworries.Livesimply,givemore,andexpectless.1、A．attendedB．dressedC．observedD．watched:2、A．even

thoughB．asthoughC．onlyifD．incase3、A．difficultB．possibleC．necessaryD．comfortable4、A．eagerlyB．nervouslyC．angrilyD．patiently5、A．dinnerB．clothesC．roomD．service6、A．considerationB．loveC．storyD．description7、A．includingB．containingC．remindingD．offering8、A．curiosityB．terrorC．enthusiasmD．attraction9、A．rewardedB．presentedC．attackedD．awarded10、A．stayB．payC．enjoyD．wait11、A．anythingB．nothingC．somethingD．everything12、A．windowB．furnitureC．appliancesD．bedding13、A．decidedB．reducedC．affordedD．prevented14、A．lookB．ringC．standD．wake15、A．assoonasB．aslongasC．asmuchasD．aswellas16、A．memoriesB．picturesC．wordsD．years17、A．chequeB．officeC．accountD．machine18、A．painB．happinessC．moneyD．fortune19、A．visitingB．enjoyingC．consideringD．filling20、A．rulesB．relationC．regulationsD．lawsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1AmazonBestSellers:BestBooksAHigherLoyalty:Truth,Lies,andLeadership-April17,2018byJamesComeyInhisbook,formerFBIdirectorJamesComeyshareshisnever-before-toldexperiencesfromsomeofthehighest-risksituationsofhiscareerinthepasttwodecadesofAmericangovernment,exploringwhatgood,ethical(道德的)leadershiplookslike,andhowitdrivessounddecisions.Hisjourneyprovidesanentryintothecorridorsofpower,andaremarkablelessoninwhatmakesaneffectiveleader.Hardcover$17.9912RulesforLife:AnAntidotetoChaos-January23,2018byJordanB_PetersonWhatdoeseveryoneinthemodernworldneedtoknow?FamouspsychologistJordanB．Peterson’sanswertothismostdifficultofquestionsuniquelycombinesthehard-wontruthsofancienttraditionwiththegreatfindingsofmost-advancedscientificresearch.Hardcover$15.57HowtoReadaBook:TheClassicGuidetoIntelligentReadingRevisedEditionbyMortimerJ.Adler,CharlesVanDorenWithhalfamillioncopiesinprint,HowtoReadaBookisthebestandmostsuccessfulguidetoreadingcomprehensionforthegeneralreader,completelyrewrittenandupdatedwithnewmaterial.Originallypublishedin1940,thisbookisararephenomenon,alivingclassicthatintroducesandclarifiesthevariouslevelsofreadingandhowtoachievethem-fromelementaryreading,throughsystematicskimmingandinspectionalreading,tospeedreading.Paperback$10.31Everybody,Always:BecomingLoveinaWorldFullofSetbacksandDifficultPeople-April17,2018byBobGoffPaperback$10.19Whathappenswhenwestopavoidingdifficultpeopleandsimplyloveeveryone?Inhiswildlyentertainingandinspiringfollow-uptotheNewYorkTimesbestsellingphenomenonLoveDoes,BobGofftakesreadersonalife-alteringjourneyintothesecretoflivingwithoutfear,care,restriction,orworry.1、Ifyouwanttobecomeaneffectiveleader,youcantry________.A．HowtoReadaBookB．Everybody,AlwaysC．12RulesforLifeD．AHigherLoyalty2、WhatdoweknowaboutHowtoReadaBook?A．ItiswrittenbyMortimerJ.Adler.B．Itiscompletelythesameastheoriginalone.C．Ithasbeenpublishedsince1940.D．Therearemanyotherbookssimilartoit.3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．AllthefourbooksarepaperbacksB．PaperbacksarecheaperthanhardbacksC．JordanB．PetersonistheformerFBIdirectorD．BobGoffisajournalistoftheNewYorkTimesText2ArecenttrendinCaliforniarestaurantsshowsneweatinghabitsamongthoseouttohaveaninterestingdiningexperience.Appetizer(开胃品)seemtobethenameofthegamesasdinersturnawayfromthemoretraditionalthree-coursemealinfavorofsmallersnackssampledinvarioustypesofrestaurants,barsandcafes.Inthisway,inthecourseofaneveningout,youmightgotoarestaurantforatastydishtoeatatoneendoftown,toabarwithsomelivemusicattheotherend,thenforacoffee,andfinallybacktotherestaurantforafurtherappetizer.Reasonsforthistrendarethefactthatsomanydifferenttypesofrestaurantshavebeensetuprecently,eachwiththeirownparticulartypeoffoodandspecialatmosphere,combinedwiththeincreasedqualityinthetypeofsnacksbeingoffered.Gonearethecheesesticksoftheolddays,whenappetizerswerenotreallytakenseriously.Somefavoritesnacksofthemomentareslicesofhotpizza,creamyfish-baseddishesandcrispycakesandsoon.Pricesforappetizersarenotequaltoafullmeal;however,theirnewpopularityhasmeantthatarebynomeansascheapastheyusedtobe.Certainly,forthatspecialoccasion,amealinanicerestaurant,completewiththepianoperformance,ishardtobeat.However,ifweseethatthistrendfor“butterflyeating”—movingaroundseveraldifferentplacesinoneevening—continues,thenallthetraditionalstylerestaurantsmaywellhavetoprovidetheirownappetizerbarsaswell!1、WhichofthefollowingcouldbestreflectthechangeofCaliforniapeople’seatinghabits?A．Peoplelovemoreinterestingrestaurants.B．Mostpeopleeatlessthantheyusedto.C．Afullrestaurantmealislosingpopularity.D．Foodiscombinedwithsportsandgames.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2that________.A．appetizersusedtoberelativelyimportantB．thequalityofsnackshasbeenimprovedC．restaurantshavetocaterfordifferentcustomersD．new-styleappetizersfueledtheboomofcateringbusiness3、Dinerswhopreferappetizersofnewtypes________.A．willbechargedmoreB．willbeservedbetterC．canenjoymusicperformanceD．caneatintheirneighborhoodText3Scientistssayweareallbornwithaknackformathematics.Everytimewescanthecafeteriaforatablethatwillfitallofourfriends,we’reexercisingtheancientestimationcenterinourbrain.StanislasDehaenewasthefirstresearchertoshowthatthispartofthebrainexists.In1989,hemetMr.Nwhohadsufferedaseriousbraininjury.Mr.Ncouldn’trecognizethenumber5,oradd2and2.Buthestillknewthatthereare“about50minutes”inanhour.Dehaenedrewanimportantconclusionfromhiscase:theremustbetwoseparatemathematicalareasinourbrains.Oneareaisresponsibleforthemathwelearninschool,andtheotherjudgesapproximateamounts.Sowhatdoesthebrain’sestimationcenterdoforus?HarvardUniversityresearcherElizabethSpelkehasspentalotoftimeposingmathproblemstopreschoolers.Whenheasks5-year-oldstosolveaproblemlike21+30,theycan’tdoit.Buthehasalsoaskedthemquestionssuchas,“Sarahhas21candlesandgets30more.Johnhas34candles.Whohasmorecandles?”Itturnsoutpreschoolersaregreatatsolvingquestionslikethat.Beforethey’velearnedhowtodomathwithnumeralsandsymbols,theirbrains’approximationcentersarealreadyhardatwork.Afterwelearnsymbolicmath,dowestillhaveanyuseforourinbornmathsense?JustinHalberdaatJohnsHopkinsUniversitygaveusananswerinhisstudy.Hechallengedagroupof14-year-oldswithanapproximationtest:Thekidsstaredatacomputerscreenandsawgroupsofyellowandbluedotsflashby,tooquicklytocount.Thentheyhadtosaywhethertherehadbeenmorebluedotsoryellowdots.Theresearchersfoundthatmostwereabletoanswercorrectlywhentherewere25yellowdotsand10blueones.Whenthegroupswerecloserinsize,11yellowdotsand10blueones,fewerkidsansweredcorrectly.Thebigsurpriseinthisstudycamewhentheresearchercomparedthekids’approximationtestscorestotheirscoresonstandardizedmathtests.Hefoundthatkidswhodidbetterontheflashingdottesthadbetterstandardizedtestscores,andviceversa(反之亦然).Itseemsthat,farfrombeingirrelevant,yourmathsensemightpredictyourabilityatformalmath.1、Fromthefirsttwostudies,wecanlearnthatestimationcenter________.A．isdividedintotwoseparatemathematicalareasB．canhelpfigureoutnumeralsandsymbolsproblemsC．functionsindependentlyinbothkids’andadults’brainsD．worksbetterwhensymbolicpartsareinjuredorundergrown2、WhatmostsurprisedJustininthestudyof14-year-olds?A．Thevarietyofmathabilitiesindifferentstudents.B．Thelinkbetweentechnologyskillsandestimationskills.C．Thedifficultyofthetaskasthenumberofdotsincreased.D．Theconnectionbetweenestimationskillsandformalmathability.3、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BornwithaSenseofMathB．GobeyondWhatYouCanLearnC．SymbolicMathandEstimationMathD．OurBrain一aBornMathematicianText4Throughouthistory,artist,inventors,writersandscientistshavesolvedproblemsintheirdreams.Now,let’shavealooktogetheratsomeofthem.1.PaulMcCartneyFoundYesterdayinadreamPaulMcCartneyisoneofthemostfamoussingers/songwritersofalltime.AccordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords,hisBeatlessongYesterday(1965)hasthemostcover（翻唱）versionsofanysongeverwrittenand,accordingtorecordlabelBMI，wasperformedoversevenmilliontimesinthe20thcentury.ThetuneforYesterdaycametoPaulMcCartneyinadream.“Iwokeupwithalovelytuneinmyhead.Ithought,’That’sgreat,Iwonderwhatthatis?’Therewasanuprightpianonexttome,totherightofmybedbythewindow.Igotoutofbed,satatthepiano,foundG,foundFsharpminor----andthatleadsyouthroughthentoBtoEminor,andfinallybacktoE.Itallleadsforwardlogically.Ilikedthe_melodyalot,butbecauseI’ddreamedit,Icouldn’tbelieveI’dwrittenit.Ithought,‘No,I’veneverwrittenanythinglikethisbefore.’ButIhadthetune,whichwasthemostmagicthing!”2.MaryShelley’sFrankenteinInspiredbyaDreamInthesummerof1816,nineteen-year-oldMaryWollstonecraftGodwinandherlover,thepoetPercyShelley(whomshemarriedlaterthatyear),visitedthepoetLordByronathisvillabesideLakeGenevainSwitzerland.Stormyweatherfrequentlyforcedthemindoors,wheretheyandByron’sotherguestssometimesreadfromavolumeofghoststories.Oneevening,Byronchallengedhisgueststoeachwriteonethemselves.Mary’sstory,inspiredbyadream,becameFrankentein（科学怪人）.“WhenIplacedmyheaduponmypillow,Ididnotsleep,norcouldIbesaidtothink----Myeyesshut,Isaw------withmyacutementalvision----thepalestudentofunholyartskneelingbesidethethinghehadputtogether.Isawtheuglyfigureofamanstretchout,andthen,ontheworkingofsomepowerfulengine,showsignsoflife,andtremblewithanuneasymotion,extremelyfrightful.ThenextmorningIannouncedthatIhadthoughtofastory.Ibeganthatdaywiththewords,‘ItwasonadullnightofNovember’,makingonlyatranscript(文字稿)ofthecruelterrorofmywakingdream.”1、Wecanlearnfromthewholepassagethat_________A．Somegreatstories,poemsandsongswerecreatedwhiletheirwritersslept.B．PaulMcCartneylikeswritingsongsindreams.C．FrankenteinwaswrittenbyByron’sguests.D．ByronwasanuglyfrightfulFrankentein.2、Theunderlinedword“melody”hasthesimilarmeaningof_______.A．dreamB．songC．tuneD．instrument3、Whichisthebesttitleofthewholepassage?A．TheGreatestwritersB．ThemostfamoussongandstoryC．GreatdreamsthatcometrueD．HowtodreamPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Asweallknow,PeppaPigisnow1．(extreme)popularamongChinesepreschoolersOnDouban,2．majorfilmandTVreviewplatforminChina,ithasreceivedanaveragescoreofninepoints,rankinghigheramongpreschool3．(cartoon)PeppaPig,4．wasfirstairedonMay31st2004,isaBritishpreschoolanimatedtelevisionseries(动画电视系列片)5．(produce)bytheStudioAstleyBakerDaviesinassociationwithEntertainmentOneActually,theBritishcartoonhasenjoyedworldwide6．(popular)Sofar,ithasreleased6seasonsand7．(translate)into40languagesandshowninover180countriesandregionsThesuccessofPeppaPigisbeyondthe8．(wild)dreamsofhercreator—producerPhilDaviesandanimationdirectorsNevilleAstleyandMarkBakerPhilsays,“Wehad3otherideas,butdecided9．(go)aheadwithPeppa”Withtheirteamof30animators,theyproduced52episodesayearPhiladds,“Itwasnotuntiltheopeningofthethemepark10．Ithought,‘We’vemadesomethingprettysuccessful’”Itisinyourdailylife1．youalwaysgetintoasituationwhereyourparentscontrolhundredsofthingsforyouwhenyouareakid,suchastheclothesyouwear,thefoodyoueat,whereyougoandwhatevercankeepyou2．(spellbind)ItisagoodthingKidsneedthiskindofprotectionandhelpbecausetheyarenotoldenoughtotakecareof3．(they)andmakedecisions4．(correct)Butwithyougrowingolder,thepartofbeingateenisdevelopingyourownidentity,5．isdifferentfromyourparents’Differentattitudestowardseventslikepartyingmayleadtoarguments,becauseyourparentswillalways6．(concern)aboutyouandkeepyousafe,nomatterhowoldyouareAsaresult,yourparentsfeel7．hardtogetusedtothenewsituationwithout8．(know)yourlatestnewsWhatkidsshouldkeepinmindisthatinmostcases,yourparentscanunderstandwhatyouaregoing9．becausethey10．(be)teensonceSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Youdon'tneedsuperpowerstocommittobeinghealthier.Checkoutthesetips.Writeitandmeasureit.1、Writingdownyourgoalsisnotonlyagreatwaytoaccomplishthem,butyourlistcanalsohelpyoufigureouttheexactstepsneededtogetthere."Iwanttoloseweight"isaprettycommonresolution（方案）,buthowexactlydoyougofrompointAtopointB?2、Forinstance:"Iwanttolose10poundsoverthenextsixweeksbygoingtothegymthreetofourtimesperweek."Makeresolutionsmanageable.Aresolutionshouldn'tbeafantasy.Thekeytosustainableresolutionsistomakesmallchangesgradually.Soifyourgoalistogofromneverrunningtofinishingahalf-marathon,starttraininggradually.3、.4、Notknowinghowtodoacertainexerciseisnoexcusetowriteitoffcompletely.Ifyou'recuriousaboutnewtechniques,bookasessionwithapersonaltrainertoclearupconfusionandhelppreventinjury.Thinkoutsidethebox.5、Ifyourresolutionistosimplybemoreactiveandbummorecalorieseveryday,thereareplentyofcreativewaystoachievethatgoal.Youcanfitextramovementintothedaybywalkingduringphoneconversationsorevenvolunteeringforhouseholdchores.A．Askforhelp．B．Choosetherighttech.C．Instead,trysettingamorespecificgoal.D．Exercisedoesn'thavetobeaformalactivity.E.Resolutionsshouldbebothspecificandmeasurable.F.Beginbywalkingafewmiles,andsteadilyincreaseittojogging,andthenrunning.G.Thereasonisthatthebrainjustlikesmeasurableoldhabitsovernew,differentones.Darkstairwayscanbeabitdangerous,especiallywhenitbecomeswetordamp.Arailingandsufficientlightningisimportant,butthecosttoinstallwiringcanbeabitexpensive.So,stoptryingtofindwaysinthedarkandoptforstylishalternativesthataresafeandeffective.1、Theyalsosavemoneyonpermanentadditions