2023年祁连县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

2023年祁连县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)YearsagoIhadtheopportunitytomeetagirlwhostrengthenedmyunderstandingofthepowerofbelief.Shewas__36___themostpowerfulindividualIhadevermet.ImetChrisforthefirsttimewhiletakingtheDaleCarnegie__37___inCalifornia.Ourclasshadalreadybeengoingforquitesometimewhen___38___,supportedbymetalcrutches(拐杖),___39__herselfin.Chrishadcerebralpalsy(大脑性麻痹).Shehadmuch___40___incommunicatingwithothers.Thiswasnotdueto___41___ofdesire,butbecausemostofhertwenty-oneyearsoflifeshehadbeenkeptinaroomwithnomorethanElvisrecordsandtapesto__42___her.Noonehadtakenthetimetoassistherindevelopingtheabilityto___43___.ItwasBonnie,herpresentcaretaker,who___44___therewasmuchmoretoChristhananyoneelsecouldsee.Whenaskedbytheinstructorwhathergoal___45___thetwelve-weekcoursewas,Chrisstruggledtorespondandbecamefrustratedand____46___intheprocess.Formostofher___47___nobodywouldlistentoher.Theonlywaysheknewtogetsomeoneto___48___wasthroughtemperoutbursts(发脾气).WithBonnieasherinterpreter,Chrisconveyedthather___49___wastobeabletostandbyherselfinfrontofforty-fivepeopleandtellusaboutherself.Onthetwelfthweek,Chrisstoodinfrontoftheroomand___50___withus,inherownwords,whatherlifehadbeenlike.ItwasoneofthemostbeautifulandenlighteningexperiencesIhadever___51____.Thoughasagirlwhohadinmanywaysbeen____52___,shebelievedthatshecould___53___moreinherlifeandshedid.Andshealsohadtheloveandsupportofforty-fivefriends,who,justweeksbefore,hadbeen____54___strangers.WhatweallwitnessedthroughChris’courageisthatlifeis____55___momentbymoment,basedonourbeliefs,whicharerelevanttobothourpersonalandprofessionaldirectionandhavethepowertomakeourwildestdreamscometrue.1、A．luckily B．naturally C．formally D．probably2、A．break B．course C．house D．chance3、A．someone B．he C．herself D．she4、A．ran B．rushed C．dragged D．jumped5、A．difficulty B．concept C．disagreement D．suggestion6、A．lack B．need C．notice D．cheer7、A．impress B．entertain C．calm D．annoy8、A．walk B．pronounce C．communicate D．write9、A．knew B．asked C．spoke D．required10、A．at B．for C．on D．in11、A．grateful B．surprised C．angry D．noisy12、A．way B．process C．operation D．life13、A．watch B．smile C．listen D．understand14、A．class B．goal C．ability D．reason15、A．began B．agreed C．found D．shared16、A．argued B．attended C．witnessed D．accepted17、A．foundout B．thrownaway C．broughtup D．heldout18、A．give B．accomplish C．spend D．accompany19、A．complete B．necessary C．enough D．typical20、A．called B．carried C．searched D．createdSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Travelisoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave.ImaginehowItaliantravelerMarcoPolomusthavefeltwhenhefoundhimselfonChinesesoil,seeingawayoflifequitedifferentfromanythinghe’dseenbefore.AndhowmarvelousmustithavebeentolistentoZhangQianwhenhereturnedtoChinafromhisjourneythroughCentralAsiaandWestAsia?Hisbrainmusthavebeenpackedwitheverythinghe’dseenandheard,leadingtothefoundingoftheSilkRoad.Somepeoplehavetraveledallovertheworld,andtravelisawayoflifetothem.Theyperhapsknowwhattoexpectbeforetheytravel.That’swhythebesttraveliswhenit’sforthefirsttime.ImagineapersonwhohasalwayswantedtotraveltotheUnitedStates.Ofcourse,they’veprobablyseentheStatueofLibertyathousandtimesonTV,andtheWhiteHouse,andalltheotherfamoussights.Butnoneofthatwouldcomparetothethrilloflookingoutofthecabinwindowastheplanelands,watchingthecitiesandstreetsoftherealAmericacomeintoview.Althoughtravelisoftenjustforrecreation,it’salsoeducational.Wemaynotknowthatwearegettinganeducation,butwestillare.We’relearningeveryday:newwordsinanewlanguage,newpeople,andnewwaysoflife.Butthislearningtakesplaceintheschooloftheworld,nottheclassroom.Oneofthelessonswelearnisundoubtedlyamoralone.Aswegettoknowforeignplaces,wecometounderstandthattherearemanydifferentwaystolive,andthatthewayweliveisn’tnecessarilythebestway.TheBritishpoliticianBenjaminDisraelisummedthisupwellwhenhesaid,“Travelteachestoleration.”1、TheauthorusesMarcoPoloandZhangQianasexamplesto.A．explainhowtheSilkRoadwasfoundedB．presenttravelasanamazingexperienceC．showhowthewaypeopletravelhaschangedD．describeimportantculturalexchangesinhistory2、Bysaying“thebesttraveliswhenit’sforthefirsttime”,theauthormeansthat.A．one’sfirsttripisusuallythemostchallengingB．noothertripisbetterthanone’sfirsttripC．thereisalwaysmuchtolearnonone’sfirsttripD．peopleusuallymakebetterpreparationsfortheirfirsttrip3、Theunderlinedwordinparagraph4probablymeans.A．learningB．knowledgeC．funD．risk4、Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorbelievesthat.A．travelingshouldbeincludedinformaleducationB．travelingimprovespeople’sconfidenceintheirlifestyleC．aforeignjourneymayraisepeople’sculturalunderstandingD．thereismoretolearnfromadventuresthanbeinginclassroomText2Doyouwanttoliveanother100yearsormore?Someexpertssaythatscientificadvanceswillonedayenablehumanstolasttensofyearsbeyondwhatisnowseenasthenaturallimitofthehumanlifespan.“Ithinkweareknockingatthedoorofimmortality(永生),”saidMichaelZey,aMontclairStateUniversitybusinessprofessorandauthoroftwobooksonthefuture.“Ithinkby2075wewillseeitandthat’saconservativeestimate(保守的估计).”AttheconferenceinSanFrancisco,DonaldLouria,aprofessoratNewJerseyMedicalSchoolinNewarksaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellasnanotechnology(纳米技术)makeitlikelythathumanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhathasbeenpossibleinthepast.“Thereisagreateffortsothatpeoplecanlivefrom120to180years,”hesaid.“Somehavesuggestedthatthereisnolimitandthatpeoplecouldliveto200or300or500years.”However,manyscientistswhospecializeinagingaredoubtfulaboutitandsaythehumanbodyisjustnotdesignedtolastpastabout120years.Evenwithhealthierlifestylesandlessdisease,theysayfailureofthebrainandorganswillfinallyleadallhumanstodeath.Scientistsalsodifferonwhatkindoflifethesuperagedmightlive.“Itremainstobeseenifyoupass120,youknow;couldyoubehealthyenoughtohavegoodqualityoflife?”saidLeonardPoon,directoroftheUniversityofGeorgiaGerontologyCentre.“Atpresentpeoplewhocouldgettothatpointarenotingoodhealthatall.”1、Bysaying“weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality”,MichaelZeymeans.A．theybelievethatthereisnolimitoflivingB．theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlonglivingC．theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforeverD．theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan2、DonaldLouria’sattitudetowardslonglivingisthat.A．peoplecanlivefrom120to180B．itisstilldoubtfulhowlonghumanscanliveC．thehumanbodyisdesignedtolastpastabout120yearsD．itispossibleforhumanstolivelongerinthefuture3、Theunderlined“it”(inparagraph4)refersto.A．agreateffortB．theideaoflivingbeyondthepresentlifespanC．theideaoflivingfrom200to300yearsD．theconservativeestimate4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．LivingLongerorNotB．Science,TechnologyandLongLivingC．NoLimitforHumanLifeD．HealthyLifestyleandLongLivingText3RecentlyIpaidavisittoHarvardUniversity,wheretherearetopclassscientistsandprofessorsandthebestacademicsystemintheworld.IwasprettyshockedwhenIfirststeppedontothecampus.Well,it'snotevenreallyacampus.It'smorelikeadistrictinasmalltown.Harvard'smainbuildingsarefromthe18thcentury.Theylookveryoldandsimple.Youmightevensaythey'realittleshabby.Theydon'tfitthemodernideaofuniversityatall.Thebuildingsaresurroundedbygrassandtrees,soIfeltasifIhadwalkedintoamedievalcastle.ButwhenIlookedacrossthestreet,busyshopsandin-fashionstudentsmademefeellikeIwasinthe21stcenturyagain.Itcreatesastrongcontrastandbringsaspecialatmospheretotheschool.OurtourguideGarytookusaroundandtoldus:"Youseethisgrassfieldinthecenteroftheschool?Hereiswheretheyhosttheirgraduationceremony.Theyjustsetuptentsandbenchesandhaveaverysimpleceremony.Unbelievable!Whowouldthinkthemosttalentedstudentsjustgraduateonthelawn?Isawsomestudentsputablanketonthegrassandliedowntoreadabook.WhenIlistenedtothesoftsoundofpagesturning,alongwithchirpingofthebirds,Ifeltverycalm.Therewasnocompetitivefeelingatall.Harvardhastheworld'sfirstcomputerinitssciencecenterandtherearehundredsofhigh-endcomputerstoo.Itsreligionandtheliteraturedepartmentsarealsoamongthebest.Itistheperfectmixoftraditionandnewtechnology.ItmakesHarvardaveryattractiveplacetostudyin.IhopeonedayI'llattendmydreamschool—Harvard.1、Thearticleismainlyabout_____________.A．theauthor'scampuslifeinHarvard B．theauthor'simpressionofHarvardC．Harvard'soldbuildings D．theacademicsystematHarvard2、Theauthorwasmostimpressedby_____________,accordingtothearticle.A．Harvard'smixoftraditionandnewtechnologyB．theclassesheldonbeautifullawnsatHarvardC．HarvardstudentsnottakingtheirgraduationceremonyseriouslyD．thefeelingofnotlivinginmodernsocietyonthecampus3、Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A．Harvardcampusisactuallyadistrictofabigcity.B．TherearenocompetitionsatHarvardUniversity.C．GraduationceremoniesarenotcomplexatHarvard.D．AllHarvardbuildingsdatebacktothe18thcentury.4、Accordtothearticle,inwhichfieldsisHarvardtopintheworld?A．Literature,arts,andlaw. B．Religion,lawandarts.C．Literature,artsandcomputerscience. D．Religion,computerscienceandliterature.Text4IfConfucius(孔子)werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He'dneedastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonthisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It'snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon'tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatAmericansdon'tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲学).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacks(缺点)ofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker'sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.1、Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto______.A．providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB．attractthereaders'interestinthesubjectC．showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD．provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations2、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______.A．haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB．takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC．trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD．fightforachancetolearnChinese3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ForgottenWisdominAmerica B．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC．ChineseCultureforWesterners D．OldThinkerwithaBigFuturePartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)StartinganewschooltermisalwaysexcitingItisachance1．(see)yourfriendsagainButmostexcitingofall,thenewtermletsyoutakeupnewhobbiesInBritain,itiscommonforstudentstotakeupnewhobbiesaftertheChristmasholidaysMostschoolsofferdifferentkinds2．hobbyclassesStudents3．(usual)takethemintheirfreeperiodsorafterschoolSomeclassesyouhavetopayforbutsome4．(be)freeForexample,IoncetookafreeWednesdayeveninggymnasticsclass5．isofferedbymyschoolButwhenIlearnthowtoplaythedrum,myparentshadtopayforthelessonsThemostpopularextraclassesatmyschoolwerepianolessonsanddramaclubStudentswithmanyhobbiessometimesfeltmorestressed6．thosewithoutanyButthestudentswithhobbiesleftschoolwithmanyextra7．(skill)Ihaven’tcontinuedanyofthehobbiesI8．(begin)atschoolButIhaveneverregrettedtaking9．(they)My10．(good)friendtodayissomeoneImetinmygymnasticsclassAbridgeisastructurebuilt1．(cross)ariver,road,valleyandsoonDesignsofbridgesdifferdepending2．thefunctionofthebridgeandthenatureofthelandwherethebridgeisconstructedThefirstbridges3．(make)ofwoodenlogsMostoftheseearlybridgeswerepoorlybuiltandcouldrarelysupportheavyweightsItwasthisinadequacythat4．(lead)tothedevelopmentofbetterbridgesThearchwasfirstusedforbridgesbytheRomanEmpire,someof5．stillstandtodayTheoldestsurvivingarchstonebridgeinChinaistheZhaozhouBridge,6．date)backtotheSuiDynastyThegreatbridgeexpertMaoYishengoncesaidthat1300yearswasenoughtoprovethecompletenessofitsentirestructureThebridgeiscomplexyetelegantlyconstructedTakinginthewholeview,youwillfinditasingle-archbridgeHowever,itisactuallyaverticalcombinationoftwenty-eight7．arch)Thetwosmallerspans(桥拱)intheshouldersofthebridgeisa8．create)inventioninthehistoryofthebridgeconstruction,givingthestonebridgea9．(fair)prettydesignThisbridgewillcontinuetostandtherenotonlyasatouristattraction10．atreasureforeveryonetoenjoySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并将答案写在二卷对应位置（否则不予给分）,选项中有两项多余选项。--Hello,thisisSusanWilson.MayIspeaktoGregRobinson,please?--Hi,Susan!1、.WhatcanIdoforyou?--Well.I’mcallingtotellyouaboutthetheatregroupIbelongto,thePrincetonPlayers.We’relookingformorepeopletojoin,especiallymen.2、.--Oh,youknowhowmuchIloveacting,butI’mtakingsomeveryhardcourses.Imightbeabletolearnmaypart,but3、.--Well,actually,werehearseonlyonenightaweek,Thursday,from7to10,thoughwewouldhavetopitinextratimebeforeaperformance.--Onlyonceaweek,yousay?4、.--Sure.Butlook,whydon’tyoucomeandwatchourrehearsalnextThursday?Ithinkyouwilllikethewaywework.Whenyouseehowmuchfunitis,you’llwanttojoinrightsway.--OK,I’llcometoarehearsal,5、.--Great!I’llgiveyouacallonWednesdaytoremindyou.Talktoyouthen.Byefornow.--Bye,Susan.A．I’mGregRobinson.

B．AndIthoughtyoumightbeinterestedinit.

C．It’sGreg.

D．butIcan’tpromisemorethanthat.

E.Iwouldhardlyhavetimetorehearse.

F.iftheplayinterestsme.

G.Well,couldyougivemetimetothinkitover?

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