2023年江苏省苏州市平江区考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

2023年江苏省苏州市平江区考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ONCEagain,Iwasinnewschool.36wasagirlinmyclassnamedParis.That’swherethesimilarities37.Iwastallandshewassmall.Iwasoneofthe38intheclasswhileshewastheyoungest.Iwasawkwardandshy.Shewasn’t.Icouldn’tstandher,consideringhermy39.40shewantedtobefriends.Oneday,sheinvitedme41andIsaidyesIwastooshockedtosayno．42noonehadinvitedmeovertoplaybefore．Butthisgirl,whoworethe43fashions,wantedtoseeme．Shelivedonthefourthfloorinatwo-roomplacewithhermother,herstepfather,hertwobrothersandhersister-Whenwegottotheroomshesharedwithhersister,shetookoutabigcaseofBarbieswhichwasmynext44．Iwouldhavethoughtshe’doutgrownthem．Ihad45playedwiththem．Butwesatonthefloorofawalk-incupboardlaughingaswe46crazystoriesabouttheBarbies．That’swhenwefoundoutthatwebothwantedtobe47whenwewereolder．Webothhadwild48．Wehadagreatdaythatafternoon．Ourjaws（下巴）49fromsmilingsomuch．Sheshowedmeher50,whichhadmostlycomefromadesignerclothingstore（时装设计店）downtheblock．Thewomanwhoowneditusedherasa51sometimesforhernewspaperadsandgaveherclothesinexchange．Parishadthewhole52charmed．Thebookstoreownerslentherfashionmagazines,the53__gaveherfreepassesandthepizzaplaceletherhavefreepieces．SoonIwas54inhermagicworld．Wesleptoverateachother’shouses,spenteveryfreemomenttogether．MydarkhairgrewoutandIlearnedtolovebeingtall．Paris,myfirstrealfriendsincechildhood,helpedmegetthroughthe55teenageyearsandtaughtmeanamazingandverysurprisingthingaboutmakingfriends:your"worstenemy"canturnouttobeyourbestfriend．1、A．It B．So C．She D．I2、A．ended B．started C．came D．began3、A．youngest B．shortest C．oldest D．tallest4、A．enemy B．friend C．sister D．rival5、A．And B．But C．So D．Or6、A．off B．up C．over D．in7、A．However B．Actually C．Therefore D．Besides8、A．modem B．new C．late D．latest9、A．surprise B．joy C．delight D．happiness10、A．once B．ever C．never D．yet11、A．madefor B．madeup C．putup D．madeinto12、A．writers B．singers C．dancers D．designers13、A．laugh B．imaginations C．behaviors D．experience14、A．harmed B．ached C．injured D．wounded15、A．books B．paintings C．food． D．outfits16、A．writer B．outfits C．model D．exchange17、A．family B．neighborhood C．class D．school18、A．colleges B．clothingstores C．restaurant D．movietheater19、A．attracted B．drawn C．included D．attached20、A．tough B．happy C．colorful D．richSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Whenmostpeoplethinkoftheword,“brand”,theythinkoftheNikeSwoosh,Ford“blueoval,”McDonaldsGoldenArches,orthe“StateFarmisThere”jingle.Theyknowwhattheywillgetwithawellbrandedproductorserviceaspromised.ThinkofVolvo,forinstance,andyourfirstthoughtsareprobablysomethinglike“wellbuilt,comfortable,Swedish”and,mostofall,“safety”.Soabrandisalotmorethanalogo,icon,orslogan.Catchyasitmaysound,itisn’tthe“brand”inthetruesense—anditcertainlyisn’twhatmakesthebrandvaluable.Acompany’sbrandisapromise.It’sadescriptionofthecompany’scharacter.Tosomeextent,it’samission;it’showthecompanycreatesanddeliversvalue.Also,it’sthefeelingthecompanyconveystoitsstakeholders.Successfulbrandsmeetvariouschallengesandconsistentlydeliverontheirpromises,whichishowtheycreatebrandvalue.Toillustrateit,herearesomebrandpromisesfromthreehighlysuccessful,world-widebrands:TheNFL:“Tobethepremiersportsandentertainmentbrandthatbringspeopletogether,connectingthemsociallyandemotionallylikenoother.”Coca-Cola:“Toinspiremomentsofoptimismanduplift.”VirginAtlantic:“Tobegenuine,fun,contemporary,anddifferentineverythingwedoatareasonableprice.”Interesting.Innoneoftheabovecasesdoesthebrandpromisedescribewhatthesecompaniesdoorprovide.TheNFL’sbrandpromisesaysnothingaboutfootball.Coca-Coladoesn’ttalkaboutprovidingthebestsoftdrinksintheworld.AndVirginAtlantic’spromisegoesalotfartherthanseatingpassengersinitsaircrafts.Ofcourse,apromiseisnowherenearenough.Thepromisealongwithlook,personality,time,money,andhardworkcombinedcaneventuallyhelptobuildandmaintaingreatbrandsandacquireaspecialpatina(光泽)ofwhatIcall“me”appeal,showingmypersonalappetite.Applehasthatpatina.Allofthiscanleadtosub-brands,likeiPhoneandiPadwhichacquirethegloryoftheparentbrand.Sometimesabrandismemorablebecauseoflittlethings.TDBankhasaspecialplaceintheirbranchesforyoutodepositallthosecoinsyoucollectinjars.ItiscalledthePennyArcadethatturnsdepositingyourcoinsintoafungameinwhichyoucanevenwinprizes.Yearsago,DimeSavingsBankinNewYorkhadasmalldime(十分硬币)carrier.Itwasgiventokidsandthenthey’dfillupits50slots(投币口)withadimeineachoneandbringittoexchangefora$5bill.1、Whatcanweknowfromthefirst2paragraphs?A．Peopletendtobelieveintopbrandsbecausetheydeliverwhatispromised.B．WellbrandedSwedishproductsareofgoodqualitybutmorecostlythanothers.C．Wellbrandedproductsarefacedwithgreatchallengesofqualitycurrently.D．Acompanyshouldn’tcareaboutlogosbecausetheycan’tmakethebrandvaluable.2、Intheauthor’sopinion,abrandpromiseis___________.A．thecontractbetweenacompanyandthepeoplewhointeractwithitB．theonlywaytobuildandmaintainagreatbrand’svalueC．adescriptionofwhatacompanyactuallydoesforitsconsumersD．animportantfactorcontributingtothesuccessofabrand3、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobably“VirginAtlantic”?A．Afinancialcompany. B．Ahigh-techsoftwareproduct.C．Anairlinecompany. D．Anentertainmentproduct.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Buyingacertainbrandsaysnothingaboutthepersonwhobuysit.B．Littlethingscanmeanalotandmakeabrandmemorable.C．Sub-brandsarerelativelyeasytobuildandgeneratehugeprofits.D．DimeSavingsBank’sdimecarriersaredifficultforkidstooperate.Text2Oneofthehardestpartsoflivingabroadisbeingawayfromyourlovedones,especiallyyourfamily.Whilemyfriendsaresoimportanttome,I’vepersonallyfounditmoredifficultbeingawayfromfamily.However,Iwasfortunatethatmymumandsisterrecentlyfoundthetimetoseeme.BothmysisterandIhavemajorbirthdaysthisyearasshe'stuming18andI'llbe21.Mysisterisaverybigmusicfanandthisyear,IcreatedmystatusasthebestoldersisterbykeepinganeyeoutformusicconcertsinParis.InourhometownofLeicester,wedon’tregularlygetmanywell-knownartistsplayinginourcity.ButinParis,Imanagedtogetthebest18thbirthdaypresentofall:ticketsforallthreeofustoseemysister’sfavoriteAmericanrapper,AngelHaze.Iwilltrytovisitformysister’sactualbirthdayinJune,thechanceformysisterandmymumtovisitbecameabirthdaytreat.TheexperienceoffindingourwaytogethertotheconcertorgettingtoshowthemaroundtheParissitessuchastheEiffelTower,theArcduTriompheandevenmyfavoriteicecreamplace,Amorino,wasanamazingmemoryforusall!DespitethefactthatIfelttheslightpressuretomakesuretheweekendwentsmoothly,eventheheavyrainfailedtodampenourmood.Therefore,whileitcanbedifficultbeingawayfromhomeandpotentiallymissingbigfamilymoments,therearewaystoavoidthesadnessandfindawaytomakethebestofyoursituationtocreateanunforgettablememory.JustlikethecontinuingrainwhilewewentuptheEiffeltower,everycloudhasasilverlining,becausethenwegotthefunniestphotosever!1、What

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photos.Text3Supermarketshelvesarefilledwithplant-basedalternativestocowmilk,includingsoy,nut,andcoconutmilk.Theseproductsarepopularwithconsumerswhocannotdrinkcows’milkforhealthreasons,aswellaswiththoseconcernedaboutanimalwelfareandenvironmentalsustainability.Whilethedairy-free（非乳制的）optionsworkwellwithcerealorincoffee,theyfailmiserablywhenitcomestomakingmilk-basedproductslikecheeseoryogurt.However,theseshortcomingsmaysoonbeathingofthepast,thankstoanewcompanyinCalifornia,whichhasfiguredouthowtocreateanimal-freemilkinalaboratory!PerumalGandhiandRyanPandyafoundedthecompanyin2014afterbecomingincreasinglyannoyedwiththelackofcows’milk-freealternatives,particularlyforcheese.ForGandhi,whostoppedconsuminganimalproductsfiveyearsearlierduetoenvironmentalandanimalwelfareconcerns,themotivationtocreateabetteralternativestemmedfromhisloveofcheesypizza.Pandyawasspurredintotakingactionafterbeingforcedtoeatsome“reallybad”dairy-freecreamcheeseonhissandwichThetwoMITbiomedicalengineeringscientistsdecidedtojoinforcestocreateamorerealisticalternativetodairy-basedproducts.Intheiruniversitylab,thepairspentninemonthsfirstisolatingcowDNAtheninsertingitintoyeast（酵母）.Thisgeneticmodificationenabledtheyeasttoproducethenecessarymilkproteins.Thefinalstepoftheprocessinvolvedmixingtheproteinswithsomeplantnutrientsandfats.Thedairy-freemilknotonlytastesliketherealthingbutisalsohealthier,hasalongershelflifeand,mostimportantoffriendly.Accordingtothecompany’swebsite,whencomparedtoconventionalmilkproduction,theirprocessuses65%lessenergy,creates84%olessgreenhousegasemissionsandrequires91%lesslandandanamazing98%lesswater.Bestofallsinceitcontainsrealmilkproteins,theproductbehaveslikethecow-producedversion,whichmeansvegetarianconsumerswillnolongerhavetodealwithsoggycheeseontheirsandwichesandpizzas.Thecompanyplanstobringtheircreationtomarketlaterthisyearandtheirfirstproductwillmostlikelybecheesesincetherearealreadynumerousgoodcows’milkalternativesavailabletoconsumers.1、Theunderlinedword“those”inparagraph1refersto________.A．alternativesB．productsC．peopleD．reasons2、Thecompanysfoundersweremotivatedtomakethenewproductbecauseof________.A．theirdeepconcernfortheenvironmentB．thepoortasteofdairy-freecheesepresentlyavailableC．theover-consumptionofthedairy-basedproductsD．theirworrythatfarmanimalswerepoorlytreated3、Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4?A．Cowfarmingcausesconsiderableenvironmentaldamage.B．Thenewproductswilltastebetterthandairy-basedones.C．Thedairy-freeproductscannotbestoredforalongtime.D．Thedairy-freemilkwillbemoreexpensivethancow’smilk.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthierCheeseB．NewMilkSavesPlanetC．MakingMilkwithoutCowsD．FresherMilk，BetterFutureText4Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard，maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm",oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityor.excitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay..Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum（真空）comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour（水蒸汽）initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout（被挤出）atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,让mightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddampair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Itwasthespringof1943duringWorldWarⅡStandingamonghundredsofnew1．(soldier）atCampGrant,Sam,just18yearsold,waitedasatruckslowlydroveby2．fullfieldpackwasrandomlythrowntoeachsoldierSamreceived3．(he)Afterheopenedthepackandlookedatthethingsinit,hewasgreatly4．（astonish）Hefoundhislastname,Litrenti,wasmarkedoneachthinginhispack"Howstrange!"SamthoughtHedidn'tthinktheone5．threwthefieldpacktohimknewwhohewasSowhywasSam’slastnamemarkedonthethings?Youmaynotbelieveit,butitwasthefieldpackthathisfather6．（use）duringWorldWarISam7．（certain）didn’tknowthatwhenhereceiveditItwasn'tuntilafterthewar8．hefoundoutwhyAfterthewar,hetalked9．thatwithhisfatherAfter10．（talk）forawhile,Sam'sfatherbecamesurethatthepackoncebelongedtohimBoththefatherandthesoncouldn'tbelievethat!Whatacoincidence!Once,threemengot1．(lose)intheforestTheydecidedtheywouldstayintheforestuntiltheyfound2．(they)wayThenextmorning,onemanwenttofindsomefoodSoon,theothertwomenwere3．(surprise)tofindhimbackwithadeerandaskedhowhegotthedeerThemanreplied,“Ifoundtracks,Ifollowedthetracks,andIgotadeer”Theybothwere4．(slight)confusedbecausehehadnoweaponsAfewdays5．(late),thesecondguywentinsearch6．foodandsooncamebackwithadeertooTheothertwoaskedhowhemanaged7．(get)thedeerHisreplywas8．sameasthefirstman’sThenitwastheturnofthethirdguytosearchforfoodManyhourspassed,andthethirdman9．(hold)nothinginhishandscameback,withbloodonhisfaceTheothertwoaskedhim10．hadhappenedHelookedatthemandrelied,“Ifoundtracks,Ifollowedthetracks,andIgothitbyatrain”SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)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。Eleven-yearoldNyalivesinSouthSudan．Forsevenmonthsoftheyear，shehastomaketwolongwalkstoapondnearhervillagetofetchwaterforherfamily．Duringthedrymonths，thefamilymovestoacampbyalakewhereNyaandherfamilydigtheclayofthelakebedwiththeirhandsandwaitforhourstogatherasmallamountofdirtywaterthattricklesin．1、Oftentheyareunabletogotoschooltolearnhowtoreadandwrite．Butdidyouknowthatwaterisoneofthemostabundantresourcesonourplanet?Watermakesup71％oftheEarth’ssurface．2、．Weoftentendtotakewaterforgranteduntilitisinshortsupply．Tobringourawarenesstothislife-givingresource，theUnitedNationsdeterminedin1993thatMarch22ndeveryyearwillbeobservedtocelebrateWorldWaterDay．Everyyear，theUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblysetsathemefortheWorldWaterDay．3、Thethemein2016-waterandjobs—intendstobringourattentiontothequalityoflifeoftheworkerswhoensurethesafetyandavailabilityofthiscriticalresource．4、Workersinfactoriesaroundtheworldfallillanddiewhentheyhavepooraccesstocleanwater．Inmanycountries，womenandchildrenlikeNyawalkseveralhourseverydaytobringhomewatertotheirfamilies．5、Nowimagine，ifcleanandsafewaterwasguaranteed—thesechildrencouldbelearningskillsthatcouldhelpthemfindbetterwork．A．Butthesejobsareoftennotpaidfornoraretheyrec