2023年三明市明溪县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

2023年三明市明溪县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MylungshurtasIstruggledforbreath.Ihadbeencryingso1thatIdidn’tnoticethewomanpassingby.Istopped2,sayingtoher“Howrefreshingitis!”ThenIwalkedawaybeforeshecould3thepainonmyface.Itwasmid-December.Theparkwas4withpeopleexchangingtheirideasforthecomingChristmas.However,inmymind,Christmaswasnotgoingtobea5day.Myhusband’sunemploymentcheckhadnotarrived.Ourfoodstampswerealmost6,andthemoneywehadborrowedfrommydaughterwasamemory.Isighedheavilyanddecidedtowalkonemorelooparoundthepark.I7tohavemyhusbandseemelikethis—tearsstreamingdownmyface,broken8.Iwalkedtotheparkofficewhereagroupofpeoplewerelaughingandtalking.Theirpacewasslowand9.Theychosethislife.AsIpassedtheparkoffice,aman10asSantaaskedmeifIwouldattendtheannualChristmaspotluck(百家宴).I11immediately,sayingwehadotherplans.Iwonderedifanyonecouldsensemy12asIlefttheoffice.Onthewaybackhome,13swirledthroughmymind-Whyhadwegottenourselvesintothismess?Howcouldwebebothoutof14thesameweek?Andwhywaseveryoneelsesohappy15IfeltasifIwaslivinginajailcell?AsIopenedthedoor,Iheard16payingontheradio,eggsfryinginthekitchen.Myhusbandturnedandflashedasmile,“Hi,howwasyour17?”Ithoughtforamomentandrealizedthateachdayisa18.Weoftendon’tgettochoosewhathappenstous,onlyhowwe19toit-itwasadecision.Ireachedoutandsmiledathim-“20!TheyarehavingapotluckintheparkforChristmas.Doyouwanttogo?”1、A．clearlyB．deepC．hardD．slightly2、A．screamingB．sobbingC．glaringD．laughing3、A．readB．removeC．relieveD．treat4、A．associatedB．facedC．connectedD．packed5、A．normalB．busyC．happyD．simple6、A．goneB．mailedC．soldD．enongh7、A．pretendedB．attemptedC．promisedD．hated8、A．familyB．spiritsC．descriptionD．symptoms9、A．disappointedB．occupiedC．leisuredD．depressed10、A．tookinB．broughtoutC．pickedupD．dressedup11、A．acceptedB．refusedC．admittedD．proved12、A．painB．patienceC．panicD．doubt13、A．messagesB．demandsC．requestsD．questions14、A．controlB．jobC．sightD．date15、A．unlessB．sinceC．whileD．before16、A．musicB．adsC．dialogueD．talk17、A．illnessB．dinnerC．workD．walk18、A．testB．choiceC．strengthD．schedule19、A．happenB．appealC．reactD．contribute20、A．ExcellentB．RidiculousC．AnnoyingD．HorribleSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1AsurveybyaninternationaltemporaryserviceagencyfoundthatU.S.managersbelievethatpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetterattheirjobs,comparedwiththosewhohavelittleornosenseofhumour.Infact,about96percentofthosesurveyedsaidpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetter.Thesurveywentontopointoutthattheresultssuggestthatasenseofhumourmayhelplight-heartedemployeeskeeptheirjobsduringtoughtimes.And,what'smore,itmaypushthemupthecorporateladderpasttheirhumourlesscolleagues.Why?Itseemsthatthosewithasenseofhumourarebettercommunicatorsandbetterteamplayers.Studieshaveshownthathappyworkersaremoreproductive.Infact,aresearcheratCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthathumourcouldhelptheemployeestoreleasetension.ResearchdonebypsychologistDr.AshtonTriceatMaryBaldwinCollegeinVirginiashowedthathumourhelpsusthink.Whenpeoplefeelstuckonimportantprojects,theytendtofeelangryordepressed.AccordingtoDr.Trice'sresearch,takingtimeouttolaughcanhelpustogetridofnegativefeelingsandallowustoreturntoataskormoveontoanotherprojectunaffectedbypastdefeat.Ifhumourisreallythisimportant,thenwhydon'tweuseitmoreoftenonthejob?Mostlikely,themainreasonisthatmanypeopleareunawareofthepositiveeffectsofhumourintheworkplace.However,itisimportanttorealizethatsomehumourisnotsuitablefortheworkplace,andthatitisoftenusedatwrongtimes.1、Mostpeoplethinkasenseofhumourcan________.A．helpyoutodoyourworkbetterB．makeyouhavearichlifeC．makeyoupleasedwithyourworkD．helpyoutomakemorefriends2、Manypeopledon'tusehumourmoreintheworkplacebecause__________.A．theylikekeepingsilentwhenworkingB．theydon'tknowthepositiveeffectsofhumourC．theythinktheyshouldobeytherulesD．theydon'tlikejokingorlaughing3、Apersonwithoutasenseofhumouriseasier__________.A．tofeelsurprisedB．togetalongwithC．tobeworriedD．tobesuccessful4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A．PeoplewithaSenseofHumour.B．HumourIsImportantintheWorkplace.C．HumourandHumourless.D．EveryoneLikesHumour.Text2Naturalselectionistheprocessbywhichonetypeofanimalwithinaspeciesthrivesbecauseofcertaincharacteristicsthatmakeitmorelikelytolivethanothersinitsgroup.Thehistoryofthepepperedmoth(灰蛾)isanexampleofthenaturalselectionprocess.In19thcenturyEngland,certaintypesofpepperedmothswereabletobetterblend（融合）intotheirsurroundings.Duringthattimeperiod,greatchangeswerehappeninginGreatBritain.TheIndustrialRevolutionwaspartofthischange,andwithitcameairpollution.Naturalselectionoftentakeshundredoreventhousandsofyearstooccur.Forthepepperedmoth,thisprocessoccurredcomparativelyquickly.AtthebeginningoftheIndustrialAge,mostpepperedmothsinEnglandwerelight-coloredandcoveredwithblackmarkings,althoughafewmothshaddark-coloredwings.Becausethelight-coloredmothsblendedintothelight-coloredbarkonthetrees,theycouldnotbeeasilyseenbybirdsthatwouldeatthem.Astheairgrewmorepolluted,however,treetrunksbecamecoveredwithsoot(烟煤)andbecamedarker.Thelight-coloredmothsbecameeasyforbirdstoseeagainstthedarktreetrunks.Sincethedark-coloredmothsnowhadtheadvantage,theirnumbersgrew.Within50years,thepepperedmothwentfrombeingmostlylight-coloredtobeingmostlydark-colored.Inthe20thcentury,theairclearedup,andthepepperedmothpopulationchangedagain.Astreetrunkslightedduetolesssootintheair,light-coloredmothsonceagainhadanadvantage.Theirnumbersincreasedassootlevelsdeclined.Dependingontheirenvironment,thecolorationofthemothshelpedthemtobe“naturallyselected”tosurvive.1、Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“thrives”inthefirstparagraph?A．Reduces.B．Booms.C．Changes.D．Endangers.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthepepperedmoth’snaturalselectionprocess?A．Thelengthoftimewasunusual.B．ThesootlevelsinEnglanddidnotaffectit.C．Thistypeofcolorchangewastypicalformoths.D．Itwasagoodexampleofenvironmentalprotection.3、What’sthedifferencebetweenlight-coloredanddark-coloredmoths?A．Dark-coloredmothswereoriginallyeasytoseeontrees.B．Bothkindsofmothspreferredthedark-coloredtrees.C．Birdsfailedtoseelight-coloredmoths.D．Thecolorofmothswasunimportant.4、WhichwouldmostlikelyhappenifsootdarkenedEngland’streesagain?A．Birdswouldeatfewermoths.B．Mothswouldnotbeabletostayalive.C．Light-coloredmothswoulddisturbpeople’slife.D．Thepopulationofdark-coloredmothswouldincrease.Text3Canyoubetoobeautiful?Itishardlyaproblemthatmostofushavetobother—asmuchaswemightliketodreamthatitwerethecase.Yettheblessingsandcursesofbeautyhavebeenalong-standinginterestinpsychology.Dothoseblessedwithshinyfacesandanattractivebodyliveinacloudofappreciation—ordoesitsometimespaytobeordinary?Atthemostbasiclevel,beautymightbethoughttocarryakindofhalo(光环)aroundit;weseethatsomeonehasonegoodquality,andbyassociation,ourdeepmindmayassumethattheyhaveothergoodonestoo.Eveninthecourts,apleasingappearancecanworkitsmagic.Attractivecriminalsarelikelytogetlessstrictsentences,ortoescapepunishmententirely;attractiveplaintiffs(原告),meanwhile,aremorelikelytowintheircaseandgetbiggerfinancialsettlements.“It’saneffectseeneverywhere,”saysWalker.Butifbeautypaysinmostcircumstances,therearestillsituationswhereitcanhaveoppositeresults.Whileattractivemenmaybeconsideredbetterleaders,forinstance,hiddensexistprejudices(偏见)canworkagainstattractivewomen,makingthemlesslikelytobehiredforhigh-leveljobsthatrequirepower.Andasyoumightexpect,good-lookingpeopleofbothsexesrunintoenvy—onestudyfoundthatifyouareinterviewedbysomeoneofthesamesex,theymaybelesslikelytoemployyouiftheyjudgethatyouaremoreattractivethantheyare.Moreworryingly,beingbeautifulorhandsomecouldharmyourmedicalcare.Wetendtolinkgoodlookstohealth,meaningthatillnessesareoftentakenlessseriouslywhentheyaffectthegood-looking.Whentreatingpeopleforpain,forinstance,doctorstendtotakelesscareoverthemoreattractivepeople.Ultimately,scientistspointoutthatfocusingtoomuchonyourappearancecanitselfbeharmfulifitcreatesstressandanxiety—evenforthosealreadyblessedwithgoodlooks.“Ifyouarecrazyaboutattractiveness,itmayaffectyourexperienceandinteractions,”shesays.It’sanoutdatedsaying,butnoamountofbeautycanmakeupforabadpersonality.AsthewriterDorothyParkerputitsoelegantly:“Beautyisonlyskindeep,butuglygoescleantothebone.”1、Fromparagraph1,wecanlearnthat_______.A．somemaybebotheredbytheirunattractiveappearanceB．mostpeoplearenotafraidofbeingtoobeautifulC．wemightalwaysdreamaboutbeingbotheredbyothersD．beingtoobeautifulcanbeaproblembotheringeveryone2、Whichisthebenefitforbeautifulpeople?A．Allattractiveplaintiffshavemorechancestogetawaywithpunishment.B．Womenwithpleasingappearancewillalwaysbeconsideredasbetterleaders.C．Good-lookingpeopleareoftenregardedashavingmanygoodqualities.D．Beautifulcriminalsaremorelikelytopersuadethejudgeandwinthecase.3、Thewritermentionedtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphto_______.A．persuadeustopaymoreattentiontoourlooksfromnowonB．suggestthatbeautycanhelpmakeabetterpersonalityC．encourageustofocusmoreonimprovingourpersonalityD．askuglypeopletohavemoreconfidenceintheirpersonality4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Beauty,ablessing?B．SexistPrejudice.C．Realbeauty.D．BenefitsBeautyholds.Text4TopersonaltrainerSammyCallari，13-year-oldParkerSewardismorethanaclient（客户）.He'shis“littlebrother”.Overthepastyear，thepairhavebonded.Theyplaybasketballtogether，sharemealsanddancetohip-hoplikenoone'swatching.Thetrainerwasaskedtoworkwiththe13-year-oldboy，whohasDown'ssyndrome（唐氏综合征），becausehiscoworkerwhodealtwiththeboywasoutoftownlastspring.Callarihadneverworkedwithsomeonewithadisabilitybefore.HewasanxiousthefirstdayhemetParker.ButParker'sbigsmileandcheeryintroductionimmediatelyputhimatease.HeremindedCallariofhimselfwhenhewasateenager.LikeParker，Callarihasalsofacedhisfairshareofchallengesovertheyears.Asahighschooler，Callaridescribedhimselfasbeingtheweakkid.Whenitcametosports，hewasalwaysoverlooked.Hisdreamofplayingbaseballincollegequicklyfadedaway.Whenhewenttocollege，Callariturnedtoanewsport.Hisyoungerbrothertrainedhimtobecomeaboxer.Callariparticipatedinfivematches.Beforethesecompetitionshewastheunderdog，buthewonthreetimes.“Iknowhowitfeels，”Callarisaid.“Peopletellyouthatyoucan'tdothis，andthatyoucan'tdothat.”WhenitcomestoParker，Callarirefusestoaccepttheword“can't”.Thefriendsmeettwiceaweektotrain.Theybike，box，runandworkanddopush-ups.Parkerhasashortattentionspan，soit'sCallari'sjobtokeephimfocused.“IfParkercandoit，he'shavingfun，evenwithhisfrustration.Thenpeoplewillask，‘Whycan'tIdothat?’”Callarisaid.“That'sthewholetaskrightnow.”CallarirecallsParker'smomoncethankinghimfortakinga“chance”onherson.Callaritoldherhenevervieweditthatway.Parkermaybethestudent，butCallarisayshe'salsotheonewho'slearning.1、WhywasCallariaskedtotrainParker?A．Theysharedthesameinterests.B．Parker'sparentshadfaithinCallari.C．CallariwasanexpertinDown'ssyndrome.D．Callaritookplaceofhisabsentcolleague.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCallariwhenhewasinhighschool?A．Hewasgoodatsports.B．Hewasoutofcondition.C．Hewaslookeddownuponbyeveryone.D．Hewasinfluenceddeeplybyhisbrother.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatway”inParagraph6mean?A．Parker'sstoryinspiresmanychildren.B．Parker'sprogressisduetoCallari'seffort.C．CallariisalsolearningfromParkerinthecourse.D．ParkerisnotonlyaclientbutalsoafriendtoCallari.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Aninspiringstoryofadisabledboy.B．Ahighschoolersufferinglotsoffailure.C．Thefriendshipbetweenadisabledboyandhispersonaltrainer.D．WaysofdevelopingfriendshipwiththeboywithDown'ssyndrome.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iwasonmywayhomewithafriendyesterday1．IfoundamobilephonebytheroadsideAfterpickingitup,Istartedsearchingthecontactlistandcallednumbers2．(see)whetherIcouldfigureoutwhosephoneitwas3．(fortunate),theonlypersonwhoansweredthephonedidn’trecognize4．numberthatIwascallingfromMyfriendsuggestedthatwegobacktothestreetandthehouseinfrontofwhichwefoundthemobilephoneAndwedidsoIknockedatthedoorandtwoyoungmenanswered5．ofthemhadlosttheirphones,butasIreferredtosomenamesonthecontactlist,oneofthemsaidhealsohadthosenames6．thatitmustbethephoneofoneoftheirfriendsThen,hetookthephoneandsaidhow7．(wonder)itwasthatItookthetimetofindtheownerAfterwards,IleftwithoutleavingmynameoraddressIneverconsideredkeepingthephoneInstead,IimmediatelytriedtofindtheownerAndIbelievedthatwasexactly8．IwouldwantsomeonetodoifIlostmyphoneItcouldn’thavebeen9．(good)Sometimes,10．(help)othersisjustdoingtherightthingWhenwecompareourselveswithgreatpeople,wemayfeelweareveryordinaryandunimportant1．,wemustrememberthatthosegreatpeopleareextraordinaryTheworldhasmorethan6billionpeople,2．itisdifficultforallofustobeextraordinaryWhatcanwedo?Wecantrytobethe3．(good)peoplethatwecanpossiblybeThismeansthatweneedtobehonestandhard-workingWealsoneedtobeopen-mindedandkindtootherpeopleMost4．(importance),weneedtobeambitiousWeneedtoalwayssetgoalsfor5．andworkhardtoachievethesegoalsMadamCurieandThomasEdisonwerehard-working,kindandambitious,andthey6．(work)hardtoachievetheirgoalsCuriegaveherlifeto＂easehumansuffering＂EdisonspenthislifeasaninventorHeinventedacamera7．showedmovementLaterpeopleusedcamerastomakemodernfilmsAfamouswriterfromIrelandoncewrote,＂Weareallinthegutter(贫民区)butsomeofusarelookingat8．stars＂IoftencomeupwiththiswhenIamunabletoachievesomethingItremindsmethatweareallatalowerlevel9．thatweallhavea10．(high)goaltoworktowardsItmakesmetrytobethebestpersonthatIcanpossiblybeSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Therewasasurveyofthepeoplewhowerebornfrom1980to2000，askingthemwhattheirmostimportantlifegoalswere．Over80percentsaiditwastogetrich．1、We'reconstantlytoldtodevotemoretoourwork，topushharderandtoachievemore．We'regiventheimpressionthatthesearethethingsthatweneedtogoaftertohaveagoodlife．Butisthatthetruth？2、Butwhatifwecouldstudypeoplefromthetimewhentheywereteenagersallthewayintooldagetoseewhatreallykeepspeoplehappyandhealthy？TheHarvardStudyofAdultDevelopmentdidit．For75years，they'vetrackedthelivesof724men．Studieslikethisareextremelyrare．Almostallprojectsofthiskindfallapartwithinadecadebecausetoomanypeopledropoutofthestudy．3、Ortheresearcherscan'tgettogether．Butthroughacombinationofluckandthepersistenceofseveralgenerationsofresearchers，thisstudyhassurvived．Sowhathavetheylearned？Theconclusionisthatit'snotwealthorfamethatcounts．4、They'velearnedthreebiglessonsaboutrelationships．Firstly，peoplewhoaremoresociallyconnectedtofamily，tofriendsandtocommunityarehappierandphysicallyhealthier．Thesecondisthatit'snotjustthenumberoffriendsyouhavebutthequalityofyourcloserelationshipsthatmatters．Andthethirdisthatgoodrelationshipsdon'tjustprotectourbodies．5、A．Theycanevenprotectourbrains．B．Tobecomefamouscamesecond．C．Orfundingfortheresearchdriesup．D．Thegoodlifeisbuiltwithrelationships．E．Itturnsoutthatbeinginconflictisbadforourhealth．F．Itisgoodrelationshipsthatkeepushappierandhealthier．G．Tobefrank，sometimeswealthandfamecanmakepeoplehappy．HowtoForgiveYourselfKellycamehomefiredanddiscouragedfromherjob.Shestartedyellingateveryoneinthehouse,Whenshecalmeddown,shestartedtofeelguiltyandwantedherfamilytoforgiveher.Doesthisstorysoundfamiliar?Whataboutyou?1、Wesometimesmakes