考研《英语一》丘北县2023年临考冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》丘北县2023年临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenIwasateenager,weweretheonlyfamilyinourNewYorktownthatdidn’townacar.Andhavingnocarwas1becauseallmyfriends’parentsdid.Wewerepoor.Suddenlyamomentarrived2mylifeforever.ForweeksanewBuickRoadMaster3inthewindowofthebiggeststoreonMainStreet.Now,onthespecialnight,Istayedintheshadowsattheedgeofthecrowdwaitingforthewinning4tobedrawn.Ithadneverevenenteredmymindthatwewould5.Buttheloudspeakercalledmyfather'sname!6Iwormedmywayuptotheplatform,themayorhadpresenteddadwiththe7,andhehaddrivenoffamid8.Iran9.MothermetmeandtoldmethatmyfatherhadaskedJim,hisboss,ifhewantedtobuyaticket.Jimsaidyesandmydad10twoticketsinhisownnamewithhisownmoney,11348forJimandthewinningnumberwas348insteadof12one349.“Yourfatherisstrugglingwitha/an13problem.ButIthinkifyouhavecharacter,youhavethebetterpartof14andIknowyourfatherwilldowhatisright,”mothersaid15.Atlastwe16dad’ssteponthefrontporch，Iheldmy17.Hewentstraighttothe18inthediningroomanddialedJim’sphonerangforalongtime...19overtheyears,Iknownowwewerenever20thanwewereatthemomentwhendadmadethetelephonecall.1、A．relaxingB．shamingC．worryingD．pleasing2、A．savingB．improvingC．riskingD．changing3、A．hadstoodB．hadbeenonsaleC．hadperformedD．hadbeenunderrepair4、A．teamB．guyC．ticketD．boss5、A．jumpB．failC．strikeD．win6、A．AssoonasB．BecauseC．BythetimeD．Although7、A．dollarsB．keysC．medalsD．tickets8、A．shoutsB．prayersC．noisesD．cheers9、A．homeB．downtownC．tomyfriendsD．totheplatform10、A．savedB．boughtC．bookedD．printed11、A．callingB．writingC．markingD．bringing12、A．theotherB．anotherC．theluckyD．other13、A．embarrassingB．mentalC．puzzlingD．moral14、A．wealthB．povertyC．healthD．belief15、A．withangerB．excitedlyC．calmlyD．withanxiety16、A．sawB．heardC．followedD．found17、A．armsB．mouthC．eyesD．breath18、A．phoneB．cupC．ticketD．window19、A．LookingoutB．LookingupC．LookingbackD．Lookingin20、A．poorerB．richerC．morefoolishD．morecleverSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Todaywetalkaboutatimewhenhalftheworldiswakingfromthedark,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.Text2WhenLoneStarCollegestudentDwyanyaEarnhardtfirstheardaboutafoodpantry(食品室)openingathercollegeinSeptember2015,shewasembarrassedtoaskforhelp,butknewsheneededit.she’susedthefoodpantryseveraltimessince.LoneStarMontgomeryCampusisamongagrowingnumberofUScollegesopeningfoodpantriesforstudents.IntheHoustonareaalone,SanJacintoCollegeandtheUniversityofHoustonDowntown(UHD)havealsoaddedthem.UHDopeneditsfoodpantryinspring2015.it’shopingtoincreaseitsuseamongstudentsthroughaprogrambeinglaunchedthisterm.About100to150studentswillbeawardedfoodscholarshipstouseinanewfoodbankconstructedinsidethestudentservicesbuilding.“Morestudentsofdifferentbackgroundshaveaccesstohighereducation,butthatyougotindoesn’tmeanyouhavethesupportcomingfromhometokeepyouin,”saidPatrickJefferson,UHD”sassistantvicepresidentforstudentaffairs.“Manyofthestudentscomeafterwork,taketheirclass,thentheygohome,andtheydon’tleavetheirchallengesatthefrontdoor,”saidJefferson.“We’rerecognizingthatwejustcan’tay.‘Weonlyworryaboutourstudents’academicchallenges.’Wehavetothinkaboutthestudentasawholeperson.”ThemajorityofdonationstoLoneStar’sfoodpantryhavecomefromteachersandstudents.Thefoodpantryisopenfromnoonuntil3p.m.onTuesdaysandFridays,butstudentscanrequestitatanothertimeifneeded.Nearly590studentshaveusedthepantrysinceitopenedlastfall.SanJacintoCollegehasbeenofferingfoodpantryservicestwiceamonthtostudentssince2013.Thecollegesendsabagofitemsoncertaindaysandhasreceivedmorethan1,000studentrequestssinceitbegan.Itallowsstudentsfromallincomelevelstorequestfood.UHDandLoneStarMontgomeryCampusalsofollowthesamepolicy.1、WhenafoodpantrywasfirstopenedinLoneStarCollege__________.A．itwasquitenewtoallAmericansB．allcollegesintheUSfollowedtheexampleC．DwyanyaEarnhardtwasnotawareofitsnecessityD．DwyanyaEarnhardtfeltuncomfortabletoaskforhelp2、ThefoodpantryinUHDisintendedto__________.A．buildanewfoodbankB．givesupporttostudentsC．offerservicetoteachersD．award250studentsscholarships3、PatrickJeffersonholdstheideathat___________.A．studentshavetobalancebetweenworkandstudyB．students’academicchallengesarehismainconcernC．accesstohighereducationmeanseasilycontinuingschoolingD．students’challengesinvolveacademicchallengesandotherproblems4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutthefoodpantriesinLoneStarCollegeandSanJacintoCollege?A．BothofthemofferservicestwiceaweekB．BothoftheirdonatorsareteachersandstudentsC．NeitherofthemsetsincomelevelstandardsforstudentsD．Neitherofthemhasreceivedasmanyas1000studentrequestsText3PerformancesLet’sFacetheMusicRiaJones,theworld-famousstarofEvita,Cats,andLesMiserables,returnshomefortwospecialconcerts.Provingthatthereismoretoherthanagreatgiftforsingingthegreatshowsongs,Riainvitesyouonamemorablejourneythatgoesfrommusicaltoclassicalandfromclassicaltopop.SongsfromMissSaigonperfectlymixwithDisneyfavoritesfromBeautyandtheBeastalongwithsomepopularstandardsforagreateveninginthecompanyofaveryspecialvocaltalent.SongRecitalJudyCoeperformswidelyasasoloist(独唱者)inAmericaandisalsoamusicteacher.TheprogrammeincludessongsfromPorgyandBess,asuccessfulAmericanopera,withspecialsolopianoarrangementsbyKatherineMorris.JudyendstheconcertwithsongswhosetextsarebyShakespeare,Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmilyDickinson.TheconcertwillbeframedbythesingingofWelshandAmericanmusicbythepopularGyrlaisMaleVoiceChoir,directedbyMeirwynThomas.MayteMartinMayteMartiniseasilythebest-knownCatalansinger.Shehasbeenverypopularsinceherearlytwenties,whenshewonastringofprizes.ShehastakenpartinBarcelona’sWOMADfestivalsandintheGipsyKing’scelebratedfestivalMosaiqueGitaneatNimes.Shewillbeaccompaniedbyherregularsologuitarist,twodancersanda“clapper”.TheAdventureofMalicThisshowisaboutthefantasticallydangerouslifeofanimaginaryIberiancharactercalledMalic.InthisshowhevisitsChinaandgetsintofightswithdragonsandthentravelstoBarcelonawherehecomesacrossmanydangerouscharacters.TheshowistoldusingChineseshadowpuppets(皮影),beautifullyhandled,withalivenarrator-musicianwhogiveslifetotheshowinEnglish.1、WhowillperformDisneysongs?A．JudyCoe. B．RiaJones.C．MayteMartin. D．KatherineMorris.2、Inwhichperformancecanyouenjoyfamouswriters’works?A．SongRecital B．MayteMartinC．Let’sFacetheMusic D．TheAdventureofMarlic3、Whatdoweknowabout“TheAdventureofMarlic”A．ItwasmadeinChinese.B．ItwasshotinBarcelona.C．Itisbasedonatrueadventurestory.D．ItispresentedthroughatraditionalChineseartform.Text4Fromthelossofwildlifetorisingsealevels,we’reallwellawareoftheproblemsthatclimatechangecouldcause.Butwhileitmayseemlikesuchissueswon’taffectmostofusdirectly,itlookslikefuturegenerationscouldgrowupwithoutsomethingthatmanyofusnowtakeforgranted:chocolate.AccordingtoanessaypublishedbytheUSNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,changestotheclimateintheregionsthatproducecacao-theplantfromwhichchocolateisproduced-maymeanthatitwillsoonbecomeextinct.Mostoftheworld’scacaogrowsincountriesclosetotheequator,withoverhalfofitgrowingintheAfricannationsofGhanaandIvoryCoast.It’spredictedthatby2050,climatechangewillhaveacceleratedtherateatwhichtemperaturesinthesecountriesrise,makingitextremelydifficultforcacaotogrowthere.Theproblemdoesn’tlieinincreasedheat,however,butinlowerhumidity(湿度),asit’sbelievedthatrainfallwillstayatthesamelevelifthetemperaturerises.“Inotherwords,ashighertemperaturessqueezemorewateroutofsoilandplants,it’sunlikelythatrainfallwillincreaseenoughtooffsetthemoisture(含水量)loss,”MichonScott,theessay’sauthor,wrote.Tohelpfightthisproblem,researchersfromBerkeleyUniversityintheUSareworkingonchangingtheDNAofcacaoplantstoallowthemtosurviveindryerconditionsbyusinggeneeditingtechnology,accordingtoUSNews.Inthemeantime,UScompanyMars,oneoftheworld’sbiggestmanufacturersofchocolateproducts,announcedinJanuarythatitwouldspend$1billiontohelpreducetheeffectsofclimatechange.“Thisisaworldissue,anditrequireseveryonetoworktogether,”MarsspokespersonBarryParkintoldBusinessInsider.Themessagehereisthatifwealldoourpart,wemaybeabletopreventsomeoftheworstimpactsofclimatechange.Orifwe’reunlucky,chocolatewillbecomeathingofthepast.1、Whatcouldmakeithardforcacaotosurvivearoundtheequatorinthefuture?A．Theincreasedheatthere.B．Thehigherhumiditythere.C．Thedecreaseinrainfallthere.D．Themoisturelossinthesoilthere.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offset”intheseventhparagraphmean?A．holdbackB．makeupforC．protectD．accept3、WhatwillUScompanyMarsdotohelpcacaosurvive?A．Itwillworkhardtoplantcacaoingreenhouses.B．Itwillapplygeneeditingtechnologyinplantingcacao.C．Itwillgivefinancialsupporttohelpfightclimatechange.D．Itwilldevelopcacaothatcansurviveindryerconditions.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthistext?A．ChocolatecouldbecomehistoryB．WorktogethertofightclimatechangeC．Howdowegrowcacaointhefuture?D．Howdocacaoplantsaffectclimatechange?PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)TeaisanimportantpartofChinesetraditionThepracticeofdrinkingteahas1．longhistoryinChina,havingoriginatedthereNowadays,Chineseteagenerallyrepresentstealeaveswhichhavebeenprocessed2．(use)methodsinheritedfromancientChinaAccordingtopopularlegend,tea3．(discover)byChineseEmperorShenNongin2737BC4．aleaffromanearbyshrubfellintothewatertheemperorwasboilingTheEmperorwasinterestedinthenewliquid,5．(drink)somecarefully,andfounditveryrefreshingAndso,teawassaidtobecreatedin2737BC．TeaisdeeplywovenintothehistoryandcultureofChinaThebeverage(饮料)isconsideredoneoftheseven6．(necessity)ofChineselife,alongwithfirewood,rice,oil,salt,soysauceandvinegarAround771BC—476BCtheChineseteawasused7．(help)treatsomediseasesMostChineseteasarecultivatedandconsumedinChinaTeashopsandteahousesinthestreetareeasilyfoundinChinaMeanwhile,theyarealsoexportedinternationallydue8．ariseinthe9．(popular)ofChinesecuisineworldwideTeahasbecomeoneofChinesespecificdrinksintheworldItis10．(common)availableinChineserestaurantsandgroceryshopsworldwideOnourwaytothehouse,itwasraining1．hardthatwecouldn’thelpwonderinghowlongitwouldtake2．(get)thereItwasinthemiddleofPearlCityWewerefirstgreetedwiththebarkingbyapack3．dogs,seventobeexactTheywerewelltrainedbytheirmasters4．hadgreatexperiencewithcaringfortheseanimalsOurhostssharedmanyoftheirexperiencesand5．(recommend)wonderfulplacestoeat,shop,andvisitForbreakfast,wewereabletoeatpapaya(木瓜)andotherfruitsfromtheirtreesinthebackyardWhentheywerefreefromwork,theyinvitedustolocaleventsandletusknowofaninteresting6．(compete)towatch,togetherwiththestorybehinditTheyalsosharedwithusmany7．(tradition)storiesaboutHawaiithatwere8．(huge)popularwithtouristsOnthelastdayofourweek-longstay,we9．(invite)toattendaprivateconcertonabeautifulfarmontheNorthShoreunderthestars,10．(listen)tomusiciansandmeetinginterestinglocalsSectionIIITranslationDirections: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.WhywestillneedtoreadDickensWalkintoanybookstore,andyoucanhardlyavoid“bumpinginto”CharlesDickens.ManyofDickens’worksstillsellwelltoday.1、AssomeonewhoteachesDickens,thequestionofwhywestillrea