湖南省娄底市涟源市2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

湖南省娄底市涟源市2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Weexperiencedandunusualweekendlastmonth!Earlyinthemorning,wewenttothecountryandspentawholedaywildflowers.thecarfullofweweregoinghome.Onourwayback,mywifeabookshelfoutsideafurnitureshop.“Buyit,”mywifesaidatonce.“We’llithomeontheroof-rack（车顶架）.I’vealwayswantedonelikethat.”Tenminutes,wewerebackwiththebookshelfintheflowersontheroof.InthegatheringdarknessIdrove.Otherdriversseemedunusuallythatevening.Theevenstoppedtraffictoletusthrough.Ihadthoughtcarryingfurniturewasagoodidea.Afteratimemywifesaid,“There’salonglineofcars.Whydon’ttheyovertake（超车）,Iwonder?”Justatthattimeapolicecardid.Thetwoofficersinsidelookedatusseriouslytheypassed.Butthen,withakindsmiletheyaskedustotheircarthroughthebusytraffic.Thepolicecarstoppedatourvillagechurch.Oneofthecametome.“Right,sir,”hesaid,“Doyouneedanymorehelp?”Iwasabit.“Thanks,officer,”Isaid.“Youhavebeenverykind.”Hewasstaringatourcar,firstattheflowers,thenatthebookshelf.“Well,well,”hesaid,.“It’sabookshelfyou’vegotthere!Wethoughtitwassomethingelse.”Mywifebegantolaugh.SuddenlyIunderstoodthepolicedrovehere.Thetruthme.Ismiledattheofficer,“Yes,it’sabookshelf,thanksagain.”ThenIhomeasfastasIcould.1、A．growingB．pickingC．buyingD．selling2、A．ForB．AsC．WithoutD．With3、A．booksB．flowersC．fruitsD．vegetables4、A．noticedB．heardC．watchedD．felt5、A．postB．carryC．sendD．hold6、A．beforeB．afterC．laterD．ago7、A．quicklyB．quietlyC．carelesslyD．slowly8、A．politeB．worriedC．rudeD．frightened9、A．driversB．policeC．cleanersD．villagers10、A．behindB．aheadC．besideD．along11、A．goB．stopC．overtakeD．arrive12、A．whileB．afterC．asD．before13、A．takeB．followC．moveD．push14、A．officersB．passers-byC．driversD．ministers15、A．puzzledB．excitedC．depressedD．delighted16、A．coughingB．laughingC．cryingD．shouting17、A．howB．whatC．whoD．why18、A．pleasedB．fooledC．interestedD．hit19、A．soB．butC．andD．or20、A．droveB．walkedC．flewD．leftSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1"Hergradesarefine；I'mnotworriedaboutthat，butshejustdoesn'tseemtolovelearninganymore，"Alice'smumsaid．She'sabsolutelyright．I'dnoticedthesamethingaboutherdaughterovertheprevioustwoorthreeyearswhenI'dbeenAlice'smiddleschoolteacher，andIhaveananswer，rightthereonthetipofmytongue，towhathasgonewrong．YetI'mtornbetweenmyresponsibilitytohelpAliceandtheknowledgethatwhatIhavetosayisatruthI'mnotsurethismotherisreadytohear．Thetruthforthisparentandsomanyothersisthis：Herchildhassacrificedhernaturalcuriosityandloveoflearningatthealtarofachievement，andit'sourfault．Alice'sparents，herteachers，societyatlarge-weareallsupposedtobeblamedinthiscrimeagainstlearning．Fromherfirstdayofschool，wepointedhertowardthataltarandtrainedhertomeasureherprogressbymeansofpoints，scores，andawards．WetaughtAlicethatherpotentialistiedtoherintellect（智力），andthatherintellectismoreimportantthanhercharacter．WetaughthertocomehomeproudlybearinggradeAs，championshipprizes，andcollegeacceptance，andnotonpurpose，wetaughtherthatwedon'treallycarehowsheobtainsthem．Wetaughthertoprotectheracademicandextracurricular（课外的）perfectionatallcostsandthatit'sbettertoquitwhenthingsgetchallengingratherthanrisklosingthatperfectrecord．Aboveallelse，wetaughthertofearfailure．Thatfeariswhathasdestroyedherloveoflearning．1、WecaninferfromParagraph2thattheauthor______．A．thinksAliceisrightB．isuncertainoftheanswerC．hesitatestoexpressanideaD．wonderswhythemotherisworried2、Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedwords"atthealtarof"？______A．insteadofB．attheriskofC．atthelossofD．intheinterestof3、WhathasreallymadeAlicechangeherattitudetolearning？______A．Beingslowinstudy．B．Fearofbadgrades．C．Difficultyinstudy．D．Pressfromparents．4、Whatismoreimportantforateenagerintheauthor'sopinion？______A．Hisknowledge．B．Hisintellect．C．Hischaracter．D．Hisachievement．Text2WhenJohnMuirwas11yearsold,hisfamilymovedfromScotlandtotheUnitedStatesandsettledinWisconsin.Johnwasgoodwithtoolsandsoonbecameaninventor.Hefirstinventedamodelofasawmill.Later,heinventedanalarmclockthatwouldcausethesleepingpersontobetippedoutofbedwhenthetimersounded.Muirlefthomeatanearlyage.Hetooka1,000-milewalksouthtotheGulfofMexicoin1867and1868.ThenhesailedforSanFrancisco.ThecitywastoonoisyandcrowdedforMuir,soheheadedinlandfortheSierraNevadas.WhenMuirdiscoveredtheYosemiteValleyintheSierraNevadas,itwasasifhehadcomehome.Helovedthemountains,thewildlife,andthetrees.Heclimbedthemountainsandevenclimbedtreesduringthunderstormsinordertogetclosertothewind.Heputforththetheoryinthelate1860sthattheYosemiteValleyhadbeenformedthroughtheactionofglaciers(冰川).Peopleridiculedhim.Notuntil1930wasMuir’stheoryprovencorrect.MuirbegantowritearticlesabouttheYosemiteValleytotellreadersaboutitsbeauty.HiswritingalsowarnedpeoplethatYosemitewasindangerfromtimberminingandsheepranchinginterests.In1901,TheodoreRooseveltbecamepresidentoftheUnitedStates.Hewasinterestedinconservation.MuirtookthepresidentthroughYosemite,andRoosevelthelpedgetlawspassedtocreateYosemiteNationalParkin1906.AlthoughMuirwonmanyconservationbattles,helostamajorone.HefoughttosavetheHetchHetchyValley,whichpeoplewantedtodaminordertoprovidewaterforSanFrancisco.Inlate1913,abillwassignedtodamthevalley.Muirdiedin1914.SomepeoplesaylosingthefighttoprotectthevalleykilledMuir.1、WhendidMuirinventauniqueformofalarmclock?A．WhilethefamilystilllivedinScotland.B．AfterhesailedtoSanFrancisco.C．AfterhetraveledinYosemite.D．WhiletheMuirfamilylivedinWisconsin.2、WhatdidJohnMuirdosoonafterhearrivedinSanFrancisco?A．Hewroteshortstoriesforthelocalnewspaper.B．HeputforthatheoryabouthowYosemitewasformed.C．HeheadedinlandfortheSierraNevadas.D．HebegantowritearticlesabouttheSierraNevadas.3、WhendidJohnMuirmeetTheodoreRoosevelt?A．Between1901and1906.B．Between1906and1914.C．Between1868and1901.D．Between1906and1907.4、JohnMuirismostprobablyrememberedas.A．afamouspoliticianintheUnitedStatesB．anaturalisttohelppreservelargenatureareasC．aloserinthefighttoprotecttheHetchHetchyValleyD．aninventorofamodelofsawmillandanalarmclockText3Boomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycanbegoodforfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthegenerations,astudyhasfound.Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere“morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpected”aboutmovingbackhome–theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirpeersareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents’financialandemotionalsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftenslippingbackeasilyintoteenagepatternsofbehaviour,thestudyfound.Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernaboutthelikelydurationofthearrangementandhowtomanageit.Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.Thefamiliesfeaturedinthestudyweremiddle-classandtendedtoviewtheachievementofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa“familyproject”.Parentsacceptedthattheirchildrenrequiredsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,astheytriedtofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutandgetonthehousingladder.“However,”thestudysays,“day-to-daytensionsabouttheprospectsofachievingdifferentdimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescameclosetoconflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsandalittleoverhalfthegraduates”.Areasofdisagreementincludedchores,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerekeentohelp,theyalsowanteddifferentrelationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,andcontinuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.1、Whatisthefindingofthepreviousresearch?A．Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.B．Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren’sreturn.C．Theparents’qualityoflifebecameworsethanbefore.D．Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2maybebestreplacedby_____.A．causeB．defeatC．ariseD．allow3、Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?A．Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B．Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C．Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D．Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.4、Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe“boomerangchildren”phenomenon?A．Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B．Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.C．Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D．Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.Text4WheretoDineonaBudgetWithKidsinLondon?Wheretodineonabudgetwithkids?ThesefourLondonrestaurantsareaswelcomingastheyarewallet-friendly.◆BarbicanKitchenattheBarbicanCentreEurope’slargestmulti-artsvenueishometocinemas,atheatre,aconcerthallandgalleriessothereareplentyofwaysforfamiliestoworkupanappetitebeforerefuelingattheBarbicanKitchen.Thisgroundfloorrestaurantservesarangeoflightbites,hotsandwichesandhandmadepizzasandchildrenunder12eatfreewitheveryadultorderingamainmeal.◆StickyFingers,KensingtonStickyFingersinKensingtonisarockn’rollrestaurantthatservesclassicAmericandishes.Thekid’smenu(forunder12s）isjust£7.95forameal,adrinkandadessertandifyouvisitonaMondayyoucantakeadvantageofthe“MondayMadness”promotionforupto50%offallmaincoursesforadults.Don’tleavewithoutexploringtheRollingStonessouvenirsincludinggolddiscs,guitarsandphotosoftheband.◆Jamie’sItalina,VariousLocationsTopBritishchef,JamieOliverknowsathingortwoaboutcateringforchildren.Thereareoften“kidscatfree”promotionsrunningduringschoolholidaysbuttheregularkidsmenuisonly£6.50foramaindish,asaladandadrink.Activitypacksareavailableforkidsandthe2-courselunchdealforgrown-upsisabargainat£11.95.◆VauxhallCityFarmCaféCombineadaywiththeanimalsandlunchwiththefamilyatVauxhallCityFarm,acommunityspacehometohorse,pigs,goatsandcamels,EnjoylunchattheOldDairyCaféwhichservesaffordablesandwiches,soups,salads,cakesanddishesfromaweeklyspecialsmenu.Halfportionsofeverythingareavailableforkidsforaround£2.1、WhatareyouexpectedtodobeforeeatingatBarbicanKitchen?A．Eatlightfood.B．Orderamainmeal.C．Enjoyartandentertainments.D．Developanappetiteforpaintings.2、Whichrestaurantcanattractmusicfans?A．Jamie’sItalian.B．StickyFingers.C．BarbicanKitchen.D．VauxhallCityFarmCafé3、HowarebothJamie’sItalianandVauxhallCityFarmCaféwallet-friendly?A．Theybothofferkidsfreefood.B．Theybothdopromotionsregularly.C．Theybothserveadultsatabargainprice.D．Theybothmakeasmallchangeforkidsmeal.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Insertingneedlesthroughtheskinmaysoundscary,butacupuncnctureandmoxa-moxibustion,twokeycomponentsof1．(tradition)Chinesemedicine(TCM),aresaidtoimprovethepatient’shealthandwell—being2．(add)toUNESCO’srepresentativelistofIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanityin2010,acupunctureandmoxibustionare3．(wide)practicedinChinaTheirformatandpracticehavedistinctiveregionalcharacteristicsandtheyhaveapreciousheritagebased4．ChinesecultureandscienceThetheoryofChinesemedicinebelievesthehumanbodyisasmalluniversewith5．(it)owncirculatorysystem,inthissystem,thereareacupoints(穴位)connectingthechannelsBystimulatingtheseacupoints,theself-regulatingfunctionsofthehumanbodycan6．(promote)Acupuncturereferstothepracticeofinsertingneedlesintothebodyofapatientatacertainangleandusing7．(technique)suchastwistingandliftingtheneedlestoexciteacupoints8．(treat)diseasesMoxa-moxibustionnormallyreferstoplacingmoxa(艾)directlyonacupointsorholdingmoxasticksat9．distancetowarmthebodyIn1995,theWorldHealthOrganizationpublished10．canbetreatedbyacupunctureandmoxibustionTCMhasbecomemoreandmoreacceptedbyothercountriesintheworldABiteofChina,amouth-wateringlate-nightdocumentarytelevisionseriesaboutChinesefood,1．(attract)countlessviewerssinceitwasairedonCCTVItbecamepopularimmediatelyafterbeingshown,andhasmadeviewersgobeyondthinkingaboutfood2．(it)Fromitsverybeginning,ABiteofChinaisnotjustadocumentaryaboutfoodItisaseriousdocumentaryproviding3．uniqueviewofChineseaswellastherelationsbetweenpeopleandfoodandbetweenpeopleandsociety4．theperspectiveoffoodThedocumentaryshowsthetechniques5．(use)inmakingfoodandtheirproductionprocessaswellasthelivesofordinarypeople,thus6．(touch)theheartsoftheaudienceABiteofChinashowsthattheemotionsofordinaryChinesepeopleshouldbeexhibited,andthatevena7．(complete)commercialprogramcanachievebothartisticandcommercialsuccessBeingsincereisthemostimportantthingfor8．(artist)becausetheycannotmoveothersunlesstheythemselvesarefirstmovedIfyouaretheone9．iscuriousaboutthehistoryandstoriesbehindfoodsofvariouskindsinChina,10．(switch)onTVandafantasticworldwillspreadinfrontofyouSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TheEnglishlanguagehasmanywaystotalkaboutsomethingthatisfunny.1、Itisabasichumanneed.Physicalhumour,especially,cancrosslimitslikenationalityandlanguageandbringpeopletogetherfromalldifferentwalksoflife.Humourcomesinmanyforms.Themostobviousandtraditionalwayweusehumourisinjokes.2、Thisiswhenapersonchangesawordorusesitinadifferentcontext(上下文)forcomiceffect.Anotherwaypeoplecanusehumouristhroughtellingafunnystory.Perhapssomethingbadhappenedtothepersonbuttheycanlaughaboutitnow.Peoplealsoinventfunnystoriesinordertomakepeoplelaugh.Theadvantageofthisisthatthecharactersaren’treal.3、Physicalcomedyusuallydividesopinions.Forsome,seeingsomeonefalldown,whetheritisplannedornot,isoneofthefunniestthingstheycansee.4、Sometypesofhumourcanalsobeharmfulifsomeoneisnotinthemoodforbeingmadefunof！People’ssensesofhumourvaryacrosstheworld,sowhatmaybefunnyinyourcountrymightbeincrediblyharmfulinanother!5、TheBritish,forinstance,arefamousfortheirhumourinEnglish.However,peoplelearningaforeignlanguagefacemuchdifficultywhenitcomestobeingfunnyinasecondlanguage.A．Humourisjustoneoftheways.B．Everyoneneedstolaughonceinawhile.C．Otherformsofhumourarewordplayandpuns(双关语).D．Therefore,youdon’thavetofeelbadforlaughingatthem!E.Peopleofallagesandcultureshaveastrongsenseofhumour.F.Mostpeopleknowhowtousesomeformofhumourintheirnativelanguages.G.Forothers,findingphysicalhumourandnon-seriousaccidentsfunnyseemscruel.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Itisverycommonforyoutofindyourselfinanunfamiliarsituation.1、Yes,everyonetellsyoutostandonyourowntwofeetandtakeresponsibilityforyouraction,butifyouhaven’texperiencedasituationbefore,howcanyouknowwhattodo?Weusuallytryourbesttodoeverythingonourownandnottorelyonothers,butatcertaintimescallingforhelpisthebestwayforward.Youcanpicturethesceneoftheman—itisusuallyaman—drivingblindlyaroundanunfamiliartownlookingf