宁强县2023年考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题含解析

宁强县2023年考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)DuringthemonthIspentstudyinginEnglandlastsummer,onedaystoodout.Iwasonly16andIwaslooseonthestreetsofLondon.Thefreedomwaswonderful,1forsomeonewhohadlivedinasmalltownallherlife,thecityrepresentedaworldof2.Thiswasnotmyfirst3toLondon.Ayearearlier,Ihadbeentherewithmymother,tryingto4allthemajorsightseeingattractionsinmerelythreedays.Thattripwas5butwonderful,butthistimeIwasgratefultobeabletosimplyenjoythe6andculture.MyfriendandIdiscussedwhereweshouldgo,anddecidedtogo7.ThisledustoCoventGarden,homeofthegiantDocMarten'sstoreandtrendycafes.ThemarketareaisoneofmyfavoriteplacesinLondon.It'sagreatplaceto8:Youcanfindeverythingfromthelatestfashionstosouvenirsthatcan9befoundinEngland.Thestreet10,fromclassicalmusicianstomagicians,werefully11.Manytouristsgatheredto12them.Ididnotlinger（逗留）becauseIwas13justtofeeltheactivityinthestreetratherthanbecomea14ofit.Asthesunset,weheadedtotheRiverThames.Theriveritselfis15specialtolookat;the16oftenappearsmuddy,andnoonewouldliketoswiminit.Buttheviewmakesthevisit17.Fromthere,youcanseeitall:theTowerofLondon,theHouses:ofParliament,St.Paul'sCathedralandtheTateModernMuseum.AsIstoodonthebridgetakinginmy18,Irealizedwhatanincrediblyrichhistorythecityhad.Overthenexthundredyears,thecitymaychangeasolderbuildingswillprobably19biggerstructures,butcertainelementswill20.1、A．althoughB．becauseC．unlessD．while2、A．excitementB．wealthC．developmentD．challenge3、A．accessB．visitC．reactionD．introduction4、A．passB．knowC．coverD．hear5、A．boringB．tiringC．relaxingD．important6、A．foodB．educationC．atmosphereD．economy7、A．cyclingB．eatingC．climbingD．shopping8、A．restB．exploreC．exerciseD．develop9、A．evenB．nearlyC．almostD．only10、A．policeB．judgesC．performersD．dealers11、A．courageousB．appealingC．noisyD．proud12、A．assistB．questionC．watchD．protect13、A．satisfiedB．anxiousC．unwillingD．puzzled14、A．guestB．groupC．partD．tourist15、A．somethingB．nothingC．everythingD．anything16、A．landB．waterC．lakeD．sea17、A．practicalB．worthwhileC．awfulD．disappointing18、A．findingsB．feelingsC．surroundingsD．conditions19、A．catchupwithB．makeuseofC．taketheplaceofD．givewayto20、A．appearB．existC．remainD．burstSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(财产),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelossesText2Anewstudyhasdiscoveredthatmeditation（冥想）andoxygensporttogetherreducedepression.TheRutgersUniversitystudyfoundthatthismindandbodycombination,donetwiceaweekforonlytwomonths,reducedthesymptomsforagroupofstudentsby40percent.“Weareexcitedbythefindingsbecausewesawsuchameaningfulimprovementinbothclinicallydepressedandnon-depressedstudents,”saidleadauthorDr.BrandonAlderman.“Itisthefirsttimethatbothofthesetwobehavioralwayshavebeenlookedattogetherfordealingwithdepression.”Researchersbelievethetwoactivitieshaveaninteractiveeffecton

combatingdepression.AldermanandDr.TraceyShorsdiscoveredthatacombinationofmentalandphysicaltraining(MAP)enabledstudentswithmajordepressivedisordernottoletproblemsornegativethoughtsdefeatthem.Rutgersresearcherssaythosewhoparticipatedinthestudybeganwith30minutesoffocusedattentionmeditationfollowedby30minutesofoxygensport.Theyweretoldthatiftheirthoughtsdriftedtothepastorthefuturetheyshouldrefocusontheirbreathing,enablingthosewithdepressiontoacceptmoment-to-momentchangesinattention.Shors,whostudiestheproductionofnewbraincellsinthehippocampus—partofthebraininvolvedinmemoryandlearning—saysscientistshaveshowninanimalmodelsthatoxygensportexercisekeepsalargenumberofcertaincellsalive.Theideaforthehumanintervention（干预）camefromherlaboratorystudies,shesays,withthemaingoalofhelpingindividualsacquirenewskillssothattheycanlearntorecoverfromstressfullifeevents.Bylearningtofocustheirattentionandexercise,peoplewhoarefightingdepressioncanacquirenewlearningskillsthatcanhelpthemprocessinformationandreducetheoverwhelmingrecollectionofmemoriesfromthepast,Shorssays.“Weknowthesetreatmentscanbepracticedoveralifetimeandthattheywillbeeffectiveinimprovingmentalhealth.”saidAlderman.“Thegoodnewsisthatthisinterventioncanbepracticedbyanyoneatanytimeandatnocost.”1、Whatmadetheresearchsodifferent?A．Adoptingawayofmeaningfultalk.B．Combiningthetwobehavioralwaystotreatdepression.C．Treatingdepressionwithspecialmedicine.D．Comparingthedepressedwiththenon-depressed.2、Theunderlinedword“combating”inParagraph3canbereplacedby______.A．fighting B．identifyingC．distinguishing D．examining3、Whatdidtheparticipantsdointheresearch?A．Theydidoxygensporthalfanhourbeforethinking.B．Theythoughtquietlyandthentookexercise.C．Theytookexerciselongerthantheythought.D．Theytookexercisewhilethinkingquietly.4、WhatisShors’mainpurposeofherstudies?A．Tofindoutcertainbraincellsofhumans.B．Tostudytheproductionofnewbraincells.C．Toofferpeopleanewmethodtotreatstress.D．Todecidethelinksbetweenstressandexercise.Text3It'slongbeenthoughtthatinordertosucceedinlifeyouneedtothinkonlyofyourselfandignoretheneedsofothers.Newresearch,however,suggeststheexactoppositeistrueandbeingnicetoothersactuallymakesyoumorelikelytobesuccessful.Thescientistsfoundthat‘givers’weremorelikelytoshareknowledge,andinturngainmoreinformationthemselves.Researchersdividedparticipantsintothreegroupsbasedonapersonalitytest:givers,takersandmatchers.Inasocialdilemmatask,participantsweregivenamade-updonationwhichwasequaltotheamountof￡240($400).Theywerethenaskedtodecidehowmuchoftheirmoneytheywouldgivetoasharedgrouppool.Theyweretoldthatthemoneyinthepoolwouldbedoubledanddividedequallyamongallgroupmembers.Thus,itwouldbemorebeneficialtothegroupasawholeifeveryonecontributedtheirindividualdonations.However,itwouldbemorebeneficialfortheindividualifeveryoneelsefromthegroupcontributed,whiletheindividualkepthisorherownmoney.Theresearchersusedthisstrategic(策略的)informationsharingtasktoexaminehowmuchandwhichpiecesofinformationparticipantsshared:thelessimportantandalreadyknowninformationorthereallyimportantinformationonlyknownbytheindividual.Theresultsshowedthatgiversarelessself-centeredandself-lovingthantakers.Giverssharednotonlymoremoneywiththegroup,buttheyalsosharedimportantinformation.Takersontheotherhandkeptboththemoneyaswellasdifferenttypesofinformation.Thefindingssuggestthatitmaynotbeenoughtosimplyprovideknowledgemanagementtoolsinordertomakethebestofknowledgeexchangeinagroupofpeople.Itmaybenecessaryforleadersandmanagerstokeepinmindthepersonalitystylesoftheiremployees.Specifically,theyshouldbeawarethattakersmaykeeptheimportantinformationforthemselves.1、Whatisthetraditionalopinionaboutsuccess?A．Cooperatingandcommunicatingwithothers.B．Sharingknowledgeandinformationwithothers.C．Beingwarm-heartedandenthusiastictoothers.D．Payingallattentiontoyourownneed.2、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresultsofthepersonalitytest?A．Beingself-centeredandself-lovingwereunpopular.B．Bothgiversandtakersbenefitedfromeachother.C．Takersgotmorethangiversinmoneyandinformation.D．Sharinginturnbringsmoremoneyandimportantinformation.3、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A．Knowledgeexchangeinacompanyisnotenough.B．Knowingthepersonalitystyleshelpsthedevelopmentofthecompany.C．Leadersshouldnotshareanyinformationwithhisemployees.D．Employeesoftenkeepimportantinformationtothemselves.4、Inwhichcolumnofthenewspaperwillyoufindthispassage?A．Science.B．Entertainment.C．Cultureandart.D．Humannature.Text4InthisPennsylvaniacity,Pittsburghisshrinkingbutgettingwealthier.Since2000,itspopulationhasdeclinedby95,000whileitsincomepercapita(人均)hasshotup24percent.Thetrendistakingholdinmanyothercities,likeBuffaloinNewYork,ProvidenceinRhodeIslandandNewOrleans.Someoftheseareashavecreatedmorehigh-payingjobsinenergy,healthcareoreducation.Othershavemanagedtoreshapetheirmanufacturing(制造业)foraneweconomy.Higher-payingjobshaveagreatereffectbecausetheycreatedemandforadditionalservices.“ThestoryinPittsburghisverypositive,andotherareasarelookingatitasanexampleofthetransformationthatmightbepossible,”saidGuhanVenkatu,whowroteaneconomichistoryoftheareacalled“RustandRenewal”fortheFederalReserveBankofCleveland.CarnegieMellonUniversityandtheUniversityofPittsburghhavehelpedbringtechjobsandinnovation(革新)totheareabysponsoringtechcentersthathelpgraduatesstartcompanieswithoutmovingtoSiliconValleyorSanFrancisco.ThishashelpedkeepPittsburgh’seducatedyoungpopulationgrowingevenastheentirepopulationinthecityhasdropped.PittsburghhasmoreSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)jobsthanothershrinkingcities,about80,000or7%ofalljobs.STEMjobsaddproductivityandincomegrowthtothearea.Manufacturersofhigh-techmedicalequipmentinthePittsburghareaalsohavedoubledemploymentinthelast10years.However,someexpertsquestionwhethergrowingincomepercapitacanreallymakeupforadecliningpopulation.AccordingtoPatrickAdler,aresearcherattheUniversityofToronto,populationlossdoesmatterifitmeanslower-skilledworkershavefledbecauseofalackofopportunity.What’smore,high-payingjobsineducationandhealthcarecandisappearifthepopulationdeclinestoogreatly.Soit’dbewisetofindwaystoincreasethepopulation.1、InwhataspectdoesPittsburghsetagoodexample?A．Transformingnewenergy. B．Creatingmorewell-paidjobs.C．Prohibitingthemanufacturing. D．Sponsoringhighereducation.2、Howdosomeacademicinstitutionshelpwiththelocaleconomy?A．Byhelpingtoattractmoretalentsfromotherareas.B．Byprovidingmuchtechnicalsupporttolocalcompanies.C．Bysuccessfullykeepingeducatedyouthsworkinglocally.D．Byassistinginemployingalargenumberofeducatedyouths.3、WhyisPatrickAdlermentionedinthelastparagraph?A．Toshowthedisadvantageofadecliningpopulation.B．Togiveasuggestionaboutincreasingpopulation.C．Toraisedoubtsaboutgrowingincomepercapita.D．Totellareasonwhylower-skilledworkersflee.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HowFastJobGrowthIsRelatedtoPopulationGrowthB．HowLess-crowdedCitiesPlanTheirHigh-techEconomyC．WhySomeCitiesareLosingPeoplebutGettingWealthierD．WhySomeCitiesareSufferingFromaShrinkingPopulationPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)语法填空（用适当的关系词填空）。Thelady1．nameisRoseisournewteacher,2．teachesusEnglishthisterminourschoolThegirl3．isstandingbesideherisastudent4．shetaughtbefore5．isknowntousall,sheisverypopularamongthestudentsinourkeymiddleschool6．isfamousforitshighqualityteachingand7．isalsoabeautifulschool,8．IwillgraduatenextyearIamdeterminedtolearnEnglishwell,9．isdifficultformetolearnatfirst,andIwillneverforgetthereason10．shetoldmeinherfirstclassandnevergiveitupWhatweeateverydayhasagreateffect1．ourhealthTherefore,weshouldmakeeveryefforttochangeourbadeatinghabits2．weallknow,bakedorfriedfoodsmaybetasty,buteatingtoomuchofthemwillprobablyresultinsomeillnessesMoreover,somefoodthatcostsusagreatdealofmoneyandisnothealthy3．(be)junkfood4．(compare)withpeopleintheWest,Chinesepeopleused5．(eat)moregrainandvegetables,but6．(little)meat,whichisagoodeatinghabitHowever,thingsarequite7．difference)nowWiththerapideconomic8．(grow)ofourcountry,wearenowalsoeatingalotoffood9．ishighinsugarandfatWearerunningtheriskofeatingoutwithoutconsideringthebalanceofourdietThefoodwechooseaffectsourhealth,sowemustkeep10．inmindthatthefoodwechooseshouldgiveusthenutrients(营养)weneedSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoHaveaSuccessfulRemoteInterview?Ifinterviewsmakeyounervous,thethoughtofdoingoneremotelymightbearelief.1、Evenifyourinterviewermayhaveahardtimeseeingyousweat,theywillstillaskquestions.Thinkofaphoneorvideointerviewasanextraopportunitytoimpress.Ifyoucreateagenuineconnectionwithsomeonewithoutbeinginthesameplaceasthem,chancesarethey’lltrustyourability.2、●Testyourequipment.3、Foravideointerview,it’simportanttodoatrialruninadvance,sincetheycanbeespeciallytroublesome.“Thesearelive,soit’sveryimportanttotestyourconnectionaheadoftime,”saysScottDobroski,thedirectorofCorporateCommunicationatGlassdoor.●4、Youdon’twantyourinterviewertothinkyou’reinanundergroundplace.Soskipthedark,dullmoodlighting.Pickaspotwherethelightisfacingyouandtrytosetyourselfupinarelaxingatmosphereandatacomfortabledistance.Ideally,haveslightlyaninchofspaceaboveyourhead.●Takeyourtime.Acommonmistakepeoplemakeiscuttingsomeoneelseoffinconversation.Thisiseveneasiertodowhenyoucan’tseethepersonyou’retalkingto.Soevenifitfeelsslightlyunnatural,waitforawhileafteryourinterviewerfinishesasentence.5、Hemayunderstandwhy.Butyoudon’twanttocomeacrossasrushingtheconversationorbeingmoreinterestedinhearingyourselftalkthanestablishingaconnection.A．Gettheatmosphereright.B．Butyoushouldstilltakethemseriously.C．Herearethreetipstomakethewholeprocessgosmoothly.D．Buyaphoneorvideobeforeyouhavetheinterview.E.Guttinghimoffatimeortwomightnotbeabigproblem.F.MakesurethatyourphoneischargedandyourWi-Fiworks.G.Yourinterviewerwillbehappytoseeyoucuthimoff.Weallhavetomakedecisionsallthetime,andwehaveanabundanceofchoic