2023年隆化县考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题含解析

2023年隆化县考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)DuringtheNov.11shoppingevent,manypeopletendtobuymorethantheyneedbecauseofsalespromotionsorjustplainurge.Butwhatnormally1theshoppingspree(疯狂购物）isnot2butregret.That'sbecausemanypeoplejustbuythingstofillthe3intheirhearts,butaccumulatingthingsactually4theburdenintheirminds.TheconceptofDansharimayprovidea(n)5totheproblem.DanshariwasbasedonthreeChinesecharacters,duansheli,6refusal,disposal(清除）andseparation.Itpromotestheideaofgettingridof7thingsandseparatingoneselffromthedrivetoown8possessions.Therearetwobasicrulesthat9whetheryoushouldkeepsomething--therelationshipbetweenyouandtheitemunder10aswellasthetiming.Sobeforeyou11yourpaymentpasswordforsomething,askyourselftwoquestions:DoI12itnow?Doesitsuitme?Danshariencouragesyounotonlyto13yourselfthings,buttogiveuptheunreasonabledesireassociatedwithowningthem.Nowadays,peopleneedtolearnto14theirdailylives.Buyonlythenecessitiesand15items,regularly16thingsyoudon'tneedanymore,thenyou'llgetfreedominyourheart.However,itdoesn'tmeanthatyoushould17yourdesireandlivealessinterestinglife.Instead,youshould18yourselfratherthanmaterialgoods.Through19whattobuyandwhattogetridof,youcanseeadeeperreflectionofyourself.20learningtomakewisedecisionsaboutmoreimportantthings.1、A．preventsB．followsC．startsD．promotes2、A．expectationB．wealthC．satisfactionD．relief3、A．emptinessB．needsC．silenceD．space4、A．measuresB．coversC．relievesD．indicates5、A．limitB．alternativeC．solutionD．introduction6、A．meaningB．abolishingC．violatingD．predicting7、A．updatedB．temporaryC．usedD．unnecessary8、A．privateB．materialC．valuableD．popular9、A．proveB．permitC．decideD．affect10、A．guaranteeB．considerationC．controlD．discussion11、A．changeB．createC．provideD．enter12、A．needB．tryC．wantD．match13、A．denyB．prepareC．spareD．serve14、A．fixB．riskC．enrichD．simplify15、A．specialB．cheapC．suitableD．optional16、A．discoverB．recycleC．updateD．abandon17、A．fuelB．identifyC．killD．balance18、A．reflectonB．focusonC．giveupD．cheerup19、A．choosingB．avoidingC．comparingD．mentioning20、A．ratherB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．stillSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1NewYear'sresolutions(决心)havebeenaroundlongenoughthatweallscenttosticktothesameones--hitthegym,layoffthecandy,readmorebooks,callyourmother-regardlessofwhetherwefollowthroughwithourintentions.WhileJanuary1stseemsliketheperfecttimetohaveanewstartagain,exactlywhenpeopledevelopedthatmindset(思维模式)isn’tcommonknowledge.Itturnsoutthatthemodernbeliefof'aNewYear’sresolutionisn’tasoldasyouthought.Accordingtomanyhistorians,theancientBabylonianswerethefirstgroupofpeopletomakeNewYear’sresolutions.However,insteadofmakingacommitmenttoselfimprovement,theymadeacommitmenttothegodstopaytheirdebtsandreturnanyobjectstheyhadborrowed.AnancientRomantraditionfrom46B．C,bearsevenmorelikenesstomodernresolutions.EmperorJuliusCaesardeclaredJanuarythemonthofJanus.RomansbelievedJanuslookedbackwardsintothepreviousyearandaheadintothefuture.Inhishonor,theymadesacrificestothegodandpromisesofgoodbehaviorforthecoiningyear.ButthemodernNewYear'sresolutiondidn’tfullyformuntilcenturieslater.Thepracticewascommonenoughbytheearly1800s.Anarticlein1802states,"Statesmenhavesworntohavenootherobjetinviewthanthegoodoftheircountry..thephysicianshavedeterminedtoadvisetheuseofmedicinenomorethanisnecessary,andtoheveryreasonableintheirfees.”Thefirsttime“NewYear'sresolution"appearedasaphrasewasintheJanuary1stissueofaBostonnewspaperin1813.“Ibelievetherearealotofpeople,"thearticlegoes,“withaseriousdeterminationofbeginningtheNewYearwithnewresolutionsandnewbehavior,andwiththefullbeliefthattheyshallacceptpunishmentforalltheirformerfaultsandwipethemaway.Soasyoumake(andpossiblyfailat)yourNewyear'sresolutions,knowthatyou'reingoodcompany.1、WhoseNewYearsresolutionsweremostdifferentfromthepresentcommonpractice?A．AncientBabylonians’. B．AncientRomans’.C．Statesmen'sinthe1800s. D．Bostonpeople'sin1813.2、AccordingtoParagraph4,thephysiciansfocusedtheirresolutionson_______A．annualincomes. B．personalambitions.C．professionalhonesty. D．academicimprovement.3、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToencouragepeopletomakeNewyear'sresolutions.B．TogiveadviceonhowtomakeNewYear’sresolutions.C．TocomparedifferentNewyear'sresolutionsinhistory.D．TointroducethedevelopmentofNewYear'sresolutions.Text2Tomappearedonthesidewalkwithabucketofwhitewashandalong­handledbrush.HestoppedbythefenceinfrontofthehousewherehelivedwithhisauntPolly.Helookedatit,andalljoylefthim.Thefencewaslongandhigh.Heputthebrushintothewhitewashandmoveditalongthetopofthefence.Herepeatedtheoperation.Hefelthecouldnotcontinueandsatdown.Heknewthathisfriendswouldarrivesoonwithallkindsofinterestingplansfortheday.Theywouldwalkpasthimandlaugh.TheywouldmakejokesabouthishavingtoworkonabeautifulsummerSaturday.Thethoughtburnedhimlikefire.Heputhishandintohispocketsandtookoutallthatheowned.Perhapshecouldfindsomewaytopaysomeonetodothewhitewashingforhim.Buttherewasnothingofvalueinhispockets—nothingthatcouldbuyevenhalfanhouroffreedom.Soheputthebitsoftoysbackintohispocketsandgaveuptheidea.Atthisdarkandhopelessmoment,awonderfulideacametohim.Itfilledhismindwithagreat,brightlight.Calmlyhepickedupthebrushandstartedagaintowhitewash.WhileTomwasworking,BenRogersappeared.Benwaseatinganappleashewalkedalongthestreet.Ashewalkedalongit,hewasmakingnoiseslikethesoundofariverboat.Firstheshoutedloudly,likeaboatcaptain.Thenhesaid“Ding－Dong－Dong”，“Ding－Dong－Dong”againandagain,likethebellofariverboat.Andhemadeotherstrangenoises.WhenhecameclosetoTom,hestopped.Tomwentonwhitewashing.HedidnotlookatBen.Benstaredamomentandthensaid:“Hello!I'mgoingswimming,butyoucan'tgo,canyou？”Noanswer.Tommovedhisbrushcarefullyalongthefenceandlookedattheresultwiththeeyeofanartist.Bencamenearer.Tom'smouthwateredfortheapple,buthekeptonworking.Bensaid,“Hello,oldfellow,you'vegottowork,hey？”Tomturnedsuddenlyandsaid,“Why,it'syou,Ben!Iwasn'tnoticing.”“Say—I'mgoingswimming.Don'tyouwishyoucould?Butofcourseyou'dratherwork—wouldn'tyou?Ofcourseyouwould.”Tomlookedattheboyabit,andsaid,“Whatdoyoucallwork？”“Why,isn'tthatwork？”Tomwentbacktohiswhitewashing,andansweredcarelessly.“Well,maybeitis,andmaybeitisn't.AllIknowis,itsuitsTomSawyer.”“Ohcome,now,youdon'tmeantosaythatyoulikeit？”Thebrushcontinuedtomove.“Likeit?Well,Idon'tseewhyIshouldn'tlikeit.Doesaboygetachancetowhitewashafenceeveryday？”Benstoppedeatinghisapple.Tommovedhisbrushbackandforth,steppedbacktolookattheresult,addedatouchhereandthere,andsteppedbackagain.Benwatchedeverymoveandgotmoreandmoreinterested.Soonhesaid，“Say,Tom,letmewhitewashalittle.”Tomthoughtforamoment,andwasabouttoagree,buthechangedhismind.“No—no—itwon'tdo,Ben.Yousee,AuntPollywantsthisfencetobeperfect.Ithasgottobedoneverycarefully.Idon'tthinkthereisoneboyinathousand,maybetwothousand,thatcandoitwellenough.”“No—isthatso?Ohcome,now—letmejusttry.Onlyjustalittle.”“Ben,I'dliketo,butifitisn'tdoneright,I'mafraidAuntPolly…”“Oh,I'llbecareful.Nowletmetry.Say—I'llgiveyouthecoreofmyapple.”“Well,here—No,Ben,nowdon't.I'mafraid…”“I'llgiveyouallofit.”Tomgaveupthebrushwithunwillingnessonhisface,butjoyinhisheart.AndwhileBenworkedatthefenceinthehotsun,Tomsatunderatree,eatingtheapple,andplanninghowtogetmorehelp.Therewereenoughboys.Eachonecametolaugh,butremainedtowhitewash.BythetimeBenwastired,TomsoldthenextchancetoBillyforakite;andwhenBillywastired,Johnnyboughtitforadeadrat—andsoon,hourafterhour.Andwhenthemiddleoftheafternooncame,Tomhadwonmanytreasures.Andhehadnotworked.Hehadhadaniceidletimeallthetime,withplentyofcompany,andthefencehadbeenwhitewashedthreetimes.Ifhehadn'trunoutofwhitewash,Tomwouldhaveownedeverythingbelongingtohisfriends.Hehaddiscoveredagreatlawofhumanaction,namely,thatinordertomakeamanoraboywantathing,itisonlynecessarytomakethethingdifficulttoget.1、Howmanycharactersarementionedinthisstory?A．4 B．5C．6 D．72、WhydidTomtakeallhisbitsoftoysoutofhispockets?A．BecausehewastiredandwantedtoplaywithhistoysB．BecausehewantedtothrowhistoysawayC．BecausehewantedtoknowifhecouldbuyhelpwithhistoysD．Becausehewantedtogivehistoystohisfriends3、TomwasabouttoagreetoletBenwhitewashwhenhechangedhismindbecause________.A．TomwantedtodothewhitewashingbyhimselfB．TomplannedtomakeBengiveuphisapplefirstC．TomwasunwillingtoletBendothewhitewashingD．TomwasafraidBenwoulddothewhitewashingbetter4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．TomwasinterestedinwhitewashingthefenceB．TomhadalotoffriendswhoarereadytohelpothersC．Tomwasunwillingtowhitewashthefence,buthemanagedtoletotherboysdoitforhimD．Tomwasgoodatwhitewashingthefence,sohelookedattheresultofworkwiththeeyeofanartist5、WhatmadeBenRogerseagerlygiveuphisappleandoffertobrushthefenceforTom?A．Hiswarmheartandkindnesstofriends.B．HiscuriosityaboutTom'sbrushingjob.C．Tom'sthreat.D．AuntPolly'sidea.6、Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A．TheHappyWhitewasherB．TomAndHisFellowsC．WhitewashingAFenceD．HowToMakeTheThingsDifficultToGetText3Todaywetalkaboutatimewhenhalftheworldiswakingfromthedark,coldwintermonths.Spring!Weoftendescribe“spring”asatimeofrebirth,renewalandawakening.Manytreesareblossomingandearlyflowersarepushingthroughtheearth.Thingsarecomingtolife!Buttheword“spring”isnotjustaseason.Itisalsoaverbthatmeanssomethinggoingonorcomingoutquickly.Whenyouput“spring”and“life”together,youwillget“springtolife”.Thisexpressionmeanssomethingsuddenlybecomesveryactiveorperhapsseemsmorealive!Youmay“springtolife”afterhearingthatadistantfriendwillbevisitingyou.Ormaybeyourfavoritesoccerteamfinally“sprangtolife”inthesecondhalf,playedwellandwonthematch.Now,besidesbeingaseasonandaverbthenoun“spring”referstoametalcoil(线圈)thatiswoundtightly.Whenthecoilunwinds,itoftenjumps.So,weoftensayaperson“hasaspringinhisstep”ifheislivelyandactive.Hemightevenappeartojump,orbouncealittlewhenhewalks.Thereisanotherwayweuse“spring”asadescription.Inthecaseofa“springchicken”,“spring”meansyoung.However,“springchicken”isalsoaninformal,humorouswaytorefertosomeonewhoisn’tyoungatall.So,weusethisexpressioninthenegativeform,asin“nospringchicken”.Forexample,let’ssayyouknowan85-year-oldmanwhodecidestorunamarathon,eventhoughhehasneverexercisedbefore.Youcouldsay,“That’samazing!Afterall,he’snospringchicken.”Butbecarefulwhenusingthisexpression.Itcouldbealittledisrespectful.Let’ssayyourbossshowsyouapictureofhiswife,andyousay,“Wow,she’snospringchicken.”Thatresponsewouldbedisrespectfulandabadcareermove.1、Whatdoes“spring”meanintheexpression“springtolife”?A．Theseasonafterwinter.B．Beingyoungandhealthy.C．Atightlywoundmetalcoil.D．Tooccurorappearquickly.2、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theoriginoftheword“spring”B．Themeaningoftheseason“spring”.C．Someexpressionswiththeword“spring”.D．Somecharacteristicsoftheseason“spring”.3、Howdoessomeonefeelwhenhe“hasaspringinhisstep”？A．AngryB．SurprisedC．HappyD．Frightened4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Beingyoungisagreatadvantageincareerdevelopment.B．Womenmayfeeloffendedwhendescribedas“nospringchicken”.C．Using“spring-related”expressionsinconversationsseemsimpolite.D．Expressionswiththeword“spring”arealwaysdisrespectfultoothers.Text4Devon,17,isusedtopayingherowncellphoneandcarexpenses.Butlatelyit'sbeenharder.Thefamilyshebaby-sitsforhasn’tbeencallingasmuchasusualandshecouldn'tfindajoboverthesummer.Devon'sdadsaidit'sasignofthetougheconomy.Hetoldherhe'sfeelingthepinchtooandthathehadtousehercollegefundtopaytheloan(货款).Thiskindofmoneytroublesisn'tstrangetocommonfamiliesthesedays.Infact,it'shardtoavoidnewsabouttheeconomyonthescreenoftheTVorthecomputersrecently.Itcanseemabitworryandsomefamiliesarehitreallyhard.Formostpeople,thebigproblemisthatthingscostmoreatatimewhentheyhavelessmoneytospend.Buthigherpricesaren'ttheonlyproblem.Manypeoplearehavingatoughtimemakingpaymentsonsometypesofhomeloans.Therefore,somefamiliesarecuttingbackonwhattheyspend.Forexample,eatingoutless,stayinghomeinsteadofgoingonvacation,movingtoalessexpensivehouseandsoon.However,asdiscouragingasthingsmayseemnow,thegoodnewsisthattheeconomyalwaysgetsbackontrackafterawhile.Jobsmaybehardtofind,butthesloweconomycanopenupnewopportunities.ThecoupleDevonbabysatformightcutbackonevening'sout,buttheycouldbeinterestedinhiringherforafter-schoolcare.Perhapsit'stimetosellheroldtoysandbabygear(设备)inthebasement(地下室)orhelpothersselltheseitemsonlineifsheisgoodatit.Shecouldchargethemafeetoselltheiroldstuff(东西).1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthefirstparagraphreferto?A．Gettinghurt.B．Receivinglesscalls.C．Outofwork.D．Shortofmoney2、Accordingtothepassage,whatconstantlyappearsonthescreennowadays?A．Newsonthetougheconomy.B．Devon'sfamilytroubles.C．Advertisementsforbabysitters.D．Informationonyardsales.3、Whatdopeopledotoovercomethetougheconomy?A．Tostrikeforhighpay.B．Toopenanewstoretoselltoys.C．Tocutdowntheirexpense.D．Tomovetootherplacesforvocations.4、Thepassageismainlyabout________A．Devon’sownfamilymoneytroublesB．familytroublesmadebytougheconomyC．waysofsolvingthesloweconomyD．theincreasingpricesandexpensesPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)LastmonthImadeatripintospacewithmyfriendLiYanpingWevisitedthemooninourspaceshipBeforeweleft,LiYanpingexplained1．methattheforceofgravitywouldchangethreetimesonourjourneyand2．thefirstchangewouldbethemost3．(power)ThenwewereoffAstherocketroseslowlyintotheairwebegantofeel4．pulloftheearth,whichis5．wecalledgravityAtfirstitpushedus6．hardbackintoourseatsthatwecouldnotsayanythingtoeachother7．(gradual)theweightlessenedandIwasabletotalktohim8．wegotclosertothemoon,wefeltitsgravitypullingusbutitwasnotasstrongapullastheearth’sIcheeredupimmediatelyandfloated9．(weightless)aroundinourspaceshipcabin10．(watch)theearthbecomesmallerandthemoonlargerDuringtheAmericanCivilWar,ayoungman1．(name)RoswellMcIntyrewasdraftedintothearmyThewarwasnotgoingwellThearmyneeded2．(soldier)somuchthathewassentintobattlewithoutbeingtrainedRoswellbecamefrightenedandranLaterhe3．(sentence)tobeshotfordesertionRoswell'smotherappealedtoPresidentLincoln,4．(beg)thathewasyoungandinexperienced,andthatheneeded5．secondchanceLincolnthoughtandprayedThenhewrotean6．(admiration)statement“Ihavenoticed,”hesaid,“thatitneverdoesaboymuchgoodtoshoothim”Hewrotethisletterinhisownhandwriting:“RoswellMcIntyre7．(be)tobereadmittedintothearmyWhenheservesouthisrequiredenlistment(服兵役期),hewillbefreedofanychargesofdesertion”Thatletter,signedbyPresidentLincoln,is8．displayintheLibraryofCongressBesideitthereisanote,9．reads,“ThisletterwastakenfromthebodyofRoswellMcIntyre,whodiedrespectablyattheBattleofFiveForksinVirginia”Nowyoumightbe10．(vast)surprisedatthepowerofforgivenessSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Wheredoyouthinktheworld'shappiestpeoplelive?Somewherehotwithsandybeaches?Acountrywithatraditionofthefinefoodandculture?NotaccordingtoarecentstudybytheUniversityofLeicester.WhoarethehappiestpeopleonEarth?1、Surprised?Wellyou'llbemoresurprisedwhenyouhearthattheDanespaysomeofthehighesttaxesintheworld.Sowhatisthesecretoftheirsuccess?Let'sstartwithallthattaxtheypay.TheDanishgovernmentprovidesitspeoplewithoneofthefinesteducationandhealthsystemsintheworld.Itspendsmoreonchildrenandelderlypeoplepercapita（人均）thananyothercountry.2、Thankstothetaxpolicy,ashopassistant'sfinalsalaryisnotthatmuchlessthansomeonewhoworksinabank.Asaresult,Danesdon'tchoosetheircareersbasedonmoneyorstatusaspeopleinothercountriesdo.Theychoosethejobtheywanttodo.There'saphilosophyinDenmarkknownas"Jante-lov",whichtranslatesas"you'renobetterthananybodyelse."3、Butworkersinothercountriesarenotusedtolookingatlifeinthisway.Moneydoesn'tseemasimportantinDenmark.Ithasbeencalleda“postconsumerist”society.4、Whatismoreimportantisthesenseofsocietyandit'snosurprisethatDanesareveryusedtosocializing.92%ofDanesbelongtosomekindofsocialclubandtheseclubsareevenpaidforbythegovernment.5、Theyalsoshowanamazingamountoftrustineachotherandtheirgovernment.Youcanseesignsofthisalloverthecountry.You'llfindvegetablestallswithnoassistant.Youtakewhatyouwantandleavethemoneyinabasket.PerhapsthebikeisagoodsymbolforDenmark.TheDanescanaffordcarsbuttheychoosebikes-simple,economical,non-pollutingmachinesthatshownostatusandhelpkeeppeoplefit.A．Inalistrankingcountriesbythehappinessoftheircitizens,itputtropicalFiji50placesbelowfreezingIceland.B．Thestreetsweepercanholdhisheaduphighasheproudlydoeshisjob.C．Danishpeoplearen'tassuspiciousasmanyother