2023年湖北省荆门市钟祥市考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题含解析

2023年湖北省荆门市钟祥市考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WilliamGreen,aged82,wasmakinghisbreakfastwhenheheardsomebodyinhisgarden.“IwentoutofbackdoorandsuddenlyIsawhismanrunningtowardsme.He1meoutofthewayandtookmy2fromthegardenshed（棚屋）.”Mr.Greendidnot3,asheknewhewouldbenomatchinafightwiththeman.Theburglartriedtocycleaway,butthe4onthebikewereflatsoitwasdifficulttoride.“Hekept5thebicycle,”saidMr.Green,“atleastthreeorfourtimes.”6themanhadfled,Mr.Greencalledthepolice.Whentheyarrived,officersaskedhimto7theman,butinsteadhe8todrawthemapicture.“WhenMr.Greenstarteddrawing,”saidoneofthepoliceofficers,“Iknewwhothe9was.”Infact,Mr.Greenhadworkedformorethan20yearsindailynewspapers,doingcaricatures(漫画)ofAustralianfootballers.“Ihadno10inrememberingtheman’sfacebecausehewasso11tome.”hesaid.Policesearchedintheneighborhoodwiththesketch(素描)oftheburglarandfoundhim12halfanhour.Thecartoonwasaperfect13oftheburglar.The34-year-oldmanwastobe14withtheft,burglaryandassault(袭击).Andthe15bikewaslaterfoundinaroadnearby.Policebelievedthatthiswasthefirsttimetheyhave16caughtasuspectwitha17sketch.Aseniorpoliceofficersaidthatinthepastsome18hadusedtheirmobilephonestotake19atcrimescenes,buttheyhadnotbeenas20.1、A．warnedB．pushedC．ledD．caught2、A．mobilephoneB．walletC．pictureD．bicycle3、A．resistB．refuseC．withdrawD．obey4、A．wiresB．wheelsC．tyresD．parts5、A．fallingoffB．movingawayC．droppingonD．puttingaside6、A．SinceB．BeforeC．AfterD．While7、A．identifyB．nameC．drawD．describe8、A．offeredB．promisedC．stoppedD．continued9、A．ownerB．burglarC．riderD．footballer10、A．reasonB．pointC．difficultyD．interest11、A．dangerousB．friendlyC．closeD．strange12、A．amongB．withinC．beyondD．over13、A．partnerB．likenessC．pairD．model14、A．chargedB．metC．punishedD．supplied15、A．missingB．brokenC．newD．flat16、A．evenB．neverC．everD．still17、A．beautifulB．professionalC．pencilD．cartoon18、A．criminalsB．officersC．paintersD．victims19、A．actionsB．photographsC．messagesD．emails20、A．exactB．smoothC．skillfulD．effectiveSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ThreeboyswereenjoyingthemselvesintheirhometownofBovina,Mississippi.However,theirliveswereturnedupsidedownwhentheydiscoveredthejawboneofaMastodon(齿乳象).BrothersShawnandCaidSellersandcousinMichaelMahalitcfoundtheprehistoricboneinapieceofearththatwasrecentlyplowed(犁、耕).“Ithoughtitwasalog,”Caidsaid.“ItriedtopickitupanditwasreallyheavyandIsawteethonit.”Theboneweighedabout50pounds.Theyeventuallygotthebonetotheirhomeandfitteditintheirtub(浴盆),butittooktheircollectivestrength,mightandagolfcart,tocarrythelargeMastodonbone.“Theydidn’texpecttofindthat,”Michael’smomsaid.“Nowthattheyhave,Ibelievethattheywillbemoreawareoftheirsurroundingsandwhatthey’rediggingupwhentheyarediggingandplaying.”“We’vegottenalotofpetrified(石化的)woodandCivilWarrelicsfromtheareaandthat’swhatIthoughtitwas,”thebrothers’mothersaid.“Thisisourfirstsetofteethwe’vefound.Sowethoughtitwastheirimagination.Wewerequitesurprisedtoseethatitwasnottheirimagination.”Theywereexploringnearthebrothers’home.Loandbehold(真想不到),theysawwhattheythoughtresembledafossil.Itwasthecuratorofpaleontology(古生物负责人)oftheMississippiMuseumofNaturalScience,GeorgePhillips,whofirstidentifiedtheboneasa“verymatureindividual.”TheMastodonwasamammalwholivedduringtheprehistorictimes.Theyhadlongtusksandtrunks,likeelephants.Theywereclearlydifferentfromtheirmodern-daycounterparts,aswellaswoollymammoths(猛犸).1、HowdidtheyfindthejawboneofaMastodon?A．Withgreatefforts. B．Bychance.C．Instructedbyanexpert. D．Throughimagination.2、Atfirstthebrothers’motherthoughtthejawbonewas________.A．frompeoplewhodiedintheCivilWar B．thebonefromaverymatureindividualC．likealogorsomething D．theprehistoricbone3、ThediscoveryofthejawboneofaMastodonisimportantmainlybecauseit________.A．helpspeopletoknowmoreabouttheCivilWarB．teacheskidstobemoreawareoftheirsurroundingsC．promotestheresearchonmoreprehistoriccreaturesD．attractstheMississippiMuseumofNaturalScience4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthearticle?A．PrehistoricBonesRecentlyFoundinMississippiB．NotPetrifiedWoodNorCivilWarRelicsC．FirstIdentifyingBoneasa“VeryMatureIndividual”D．UnexpectedlyDiscoveringMastodonJawboneText2CocoaBeach/JupiterSurfCamp—SummerSummerSurfCampiscentrallylocatedontheBestWesternseashoreinCocoaBeach&JupiteratCarlinBeachParkwithaccommodations(住宿)attheHolidayInnExpressinJunoBeach.SummerSurfCampDates:●SurfCamp-Session1May27th-30thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session2June2nd-6thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session3June9th-13thTeenWeek(Ages12-17)●SurfCamp-Session4June16th-20thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session5June23rd-27thAdultsOnly(18andover)●SurfCamp-Session6June30th-July3rdFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session7July7th-11thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session8July14th-18thWomen’sCamp(18andover)●SurfCamp-Session9July21st-25thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session10July28th-August1stAdultsOnly(18andover)*A20%discountwillbeappliedtothe4-DaySurfCampWeeks.*Parentsarealwayswelcometosignupandjointheirchildrenduringtheteenweeksurfcampsessions.SummerCampDetails:●Usecoupon(优惠券)code:“CAMP5”atcheckouttogetthe5%discount*DailyRate:$125.00/person*SurfCampRuns:9:30am-2:30pm●Pleasenote:Wedon’tsupervise(指导)thecampersafter2:45pm.*DirectionstoCamp:clickhereContactUs:888-672-4887info@395、Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?A．Anewspaper. B．Amagazine.C．Awebsite. D．Aguidebook.1、IftheSmithswiththeir11-year-oldsonwanttojoinintheSummerSurfCamp,they’dbettergothereon________.A．June10th B．June23rdC．July29th D．July22nd2、WhoareallowedtotakepartinSession5andSession8?A．MrJohnsonandhiswife.B．Acouplewithoutchildren.C．MrBlackandhis19-year-oldson.D．MrsBlackandher21-year-olddaughter.3、IfMrandMrsBrownhavea“CAMP5”couponandwanttojoinintheSummerSurfCampfromJune30thtoJuly3rd,howmuchshouldtheypay?A．$760. B．$600.C．$800. D．$950.4、Whatcanweknowfromtheform?A．Thecampersaresupervisedallday.B．AcouplecansignupandjoinintheCampbyfax.C．ParentscantakepartinSession3togetherwiththeirchildren.D．AnadultcanjoinintheSummerSurfCamponanydayinJune.Text3Ifyoumakealistoftheworld’stoptenmostchallengingjob,chancesarethatbeingateacherwillnotmakethecut.Butthinkaboutthedauntingtaskmillionsofeducatorsfaceeachdayastheytrytomoldagroupofoftensurly,unrulykidsintointelligent,well-roundedindividuals.Thatsurelyhastobethetoughestjobintheworld,especiallygiventhatthereisnopromotionorbonusawaitingthemeveniftheyarewildlysuccessful!Whatiftheseall-importantindividualsthatweoftentakeforgranteddisappearfromourlives?ThatwaswhatProjectEdandParticipantMedia'sTeachcampaignaskedfilmmakersofallagestoenvisionfortheirrecentlyheldcontest.Entitled,"AWorldWithoutTeachers,"itsintentwastoinspiremoreyoungpeopletobecometeachers.However,the62amazingvideosubmissionsalsoserveasareminderofhowgrimthingswouldbeifwedidn'thavetheseselflessindividualsguidingusthroughlife.Whatwasinterestingisthateventheyoungestcontestantsdidnotappeartorejoiceattheideaofnothavinganybodytellingthemwhattodo.High-schoolstudentSavannahWakefieldponderedifartasweknowittodaywouldhavebeendifferentwithoutteachers.WouldMonethavediscoveredhistalentforimpressionism?LosAngeles-basedMilesHorst,whowonthe1,000USDprizeforthebestadultsubmissionimaginesaworldwhereteachersarereplacedbya'brainbox'inhisfunanimatedentry.YouthcategorywinnerMarinaBarham'svideodepictsafactweallknowbutoftenforget.Teachersdon'tjustteach,theyinspire-somethingthatnoelectronicdevice,nomatterhowsmart,cando!Sothenexttimeyouthinkyourteacherisbeing"mean"fortryingtochannelyouintherightdirection,imaginealifewithouthim/her.Wehaveafeelingitwillnotappearasrosy!1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thecampaigntopromoteteachers'status.B．Thesignificancecfteachers.C．Asurveyofpeople'sviewsaboutteachers.D．Thepossibilityofaworldwhereteachersarereplaced.2、Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____.A．teachingnaughtykidsisaverydiscouragingtaskB．beingateacherisoneofthemostchallengingjobsintheworldC．asuccessfulteacherhasthegreatestchancetobepromotedD．teachershavelittleinfluenceonkids'individualdevelopment3、Whatisthepurposeoftheproject“AWorldWithoutTeachers”?A．Toattractkidstosubmitmorevideosoftheirteachers.B．Toexpectteacherstodevotethemselvestotheirjobs.C．Toremindstudentstoappreciateteachers'hardwork.D．Toencouragemorepeopletogointoteachingcareer.4、Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentence?A．Teachingisquitedifferentfromotherjobs.B．Thefutureofteachers'workappearsinspiring.C．Aworldwithoutteacherswillbeunimaginable.D．Manypeopleattachmoreimportancetoteaching.Text4Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”roboticcat.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(痴呆).TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileEliotisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.D．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe________.A．cheaperB．smallerC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.B．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.B．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.C．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.D．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AstudybyresearchersshowedthattextingonmobilephonescouldhelpsmokersquitsmokingThestudy1．(publish)onTuesdayinajournalshowedamongsmokers2．receiveda12-week-longmobilephone-basedmessageonquittingsmoking,3．5%stoppedsmokingbytheendofthestudyTheresearchersfromtheSecondXiangyaHospitalofCentralSouthUniversityinChinasaidtheintervention(干预)couldhavea4．(great)reachthanin-persontreatmentsIthasgreateffectonimprovingpopulationhealthandshould5．(consider)forlarge-scaleuseinChina,accordingtothestudyTheyconductedatrialacrossChinafromAugust2016toMay2017,6．(cover)atotalof1,369adultsmokersParticipantswereassignedto7．12-weekinterventionconsisting8．eitherhigh-frequencyorlow-frequencymessaging,ortoacontrolgroupthatreceivedtext9．(message)unrelatedtoquittingTwelveweekslater,10．5%of11．stoppedcontinuoussmokingactivelyinthehigh-frequencygroup12．6%gotridofsmokinginthelow-frequencygroup13．9%ofthemstoppedsmokinginthecontrolgroupDirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankCuriosityispartofhumannatureChildrenarefamousforwantinganswers1．tonsofquestionsPeoplekeepreadingorwatching2．theywanttofindoutwhathappensButcuriosityalsoprovidesmanypracticalbenefitsLearningiseasiestifyouhaveagenuinedesireforknowledgeCuriositycancreatethatdesirewhenyouhaveaquestionManyofhistorygreatestdiscoveries3．（make）bycuriouspeoplePeoplewondered4．processesworkedorhowcertaintaskscouldbedonemoreeffectivelyThankstotheircuriosity,peoplenowknowfarmoreabouttheworldandhaveusefultechnology5．（help）themEvenifyoudon’tplantobeaninventorofresearcher,curiositycanstillhelpyouintheclassroomIfyoudevelopthejoyoflearning,classeswillbecomemorefunAndyou’llexcelbecauseyouwillbefullyengagedintheprocessoflearningEvenifyou’renolongerastudent,curiositywillmakeyoubetter6．（inform）andthusamorecapableworkerWhatdoyoudoifyou’renotalreadycurious?Fortunately,curiosityisaskillthatcanbeimprovedIfyouactlikeyou’recurious,you’llquicklystarttoactuallyfeelcuriousOften,themoreyoulearnaboutatopicthe7．（interesting）itbecomesAsyoulearnaboutatopic,gatherinformationfromasmanysourcesaspossibleReadavarietyofbooks,watchorlistentolecturesandaskquestionsDon’talwaysgetyourinformationfromthesamesourceInstead,learntoappreciatefactsthatdifferentpeopleknowandthedifferentopinions8．theyexpressAskalotofquestions,Remember,everyoneknows9．thatyoudon’tFindoutwhatthatis,andaskaboutitThisletsyoulearnsomethingandmakestheotherpersonhappybylettingthemshowofftheirknowledgeIntheclassroomoroutofit,10．（develop）curiosityissuretobeworthwhileSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Herearesomewaysparentscanusetoencourageahealthyself-imageintheirchildren.Teachwhatrealvalueis.Ithinkkidssometimesareconfusedaboutvalues.Howvaluableyouareisnotmeasuredbyhowprettyyouareontheoutside.1、WewerewatchingtheOscarsandmy6-year-oldsonsaid,“Sheissopretty,”andthenquicklylookedatmeandsaidyouareprettier,Mom.”AndIsaid,“It’sokay.Therearemanypeopleprettierthanmeontheoutside.Iknowthat’snotwhyyouloveme.”2、Tellyourkidsabout“thegrassisalwaysgreener”syndrome.Itisveryeasyforallofustoseethecharm,whetheritisinafamoussingerorthemostpopulargirlintheschool.Donotthinktoohighlyoffamouspeople.3、Maybetheyhavethesamestruggles,likewantingacceptancefrompeers.4、Don’tbeafraidtohaveconversationswithyourchildabouthowthey’refeelingaboutadssongs,etc.Youaretheparent!5、Takeastandandhaveconfidenceenoughnottobefollowersandnottopurchaseclothing,music,ormagazinesthatyoudon’tbelievesendtherightmessagetoyourchildren!A．Useyourmouth.B．Bepatientwithyourkids.C．aboutwhatproblemstheymighthave.D．Itisimportanttoteachchildrenthisfromanearlyage.E.Successisnotmeasuredbyhowfamousyouare,either.F.Girlstendtolikefamoussingerswhileboysprefersportsstars.GInfact,kidsofallageswantandneedboundariesfromyou.WewerehighinthemountainsofXishuangbanna,asfarsouthasyoucangetinYunnan,skirtingthebordersofMyanmarandLaos.Thedrivewastypical,textbookbeauty:mountainsthickwithrubbertreeforests,pu’erteaplantationsandbananapalmsandtinyDaivillages.Hiddenamongthefieldsofgreen,Ispottedanoddcollectionofwoodenboxesnearatentonthesideoftheroad.1、Wehadrunintothecur