2023年霍林郭勒市考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

2023年霍林郭勒市考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Alandfreefromdestruction，pluswealth，naturalresources，andlaborsupply--allthesewereimportant______inhelpingEnglandtobecomethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution．______theywerenotenough．Something______wasneededtostarttheindustrialprocess．That“somethingspecial”wasmen--______individualswhocouldinventmachines，findnew______ofpower，andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshapesociety．Themenwho______themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolution______frommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations．Manyofthemwere______inventorsthanscientists．Amanwhoisa______scientistisprimarilyinterestedindoinghisresearch______．Heisnotnecessarilyworking______thathisfindingscanbeused．Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceis______tryingtomakesomethingthathasaconcreteuse．Hemaytrytosolveaproblemby______thetheories______scienceorbyexperimentingthroughtrialanderror．______ofhismethod，heisworkingtoobtaina______result：theconstructionofaharvestingmachine，theburningofalightbulb，oroneofmanyotherobjectives．Mostofthepeoplewho______themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors，nottrainedscientists．Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors．Eventhosewhohad_____ornotraininginsciencemightnothavemadetheirinventions_____agroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyears_____．1、A．cases B．reasons C．factors D．situations2、A．But B．And C．Besides D．Even3、A．else B．near C．extra D．similar4、A．generating B．effective C．motivating D．creative5、A．origins B．sources C．bases D．discoveries6、A．employed B．created C．operated D．controlled7、A．came B．arrived C．stemmed D．appeared8、A．less B．better C．more D．worse9、A．respectable B．practical C．pure D．clever10、A．happily B．occasionally C．reluctantly D．accurately11、A．now B．and C．all D．so12、A．seldom B．sometimes C．always D．never13、A．planning B．using C．studying D．applying14、A．of B．with C．to D．as15、A．Speaking B．Thinking C．Instead D．Regardless16、A．single B．sole C．specialized D．specific17、A．proposed B．developed C．supplied D．offered18、A．little B．much C．some D．any19、A．as B．if C．because D．while20、A．ago B．past C．ahead D．beforeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1BritishpeopleworksomeofthelongesthoursinEurope,butareamongtheleastproductive.Nowsomecompaniesareshorteningtheworkingweektoincreaseefficiency,healthandhappiness.RichLeighhasintroducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.Infact,hisentirecompanyhasFridayoff,becausehisfirmhasadoptedafour-dayweek.ItisoneofahandfulofUKbusinessesthatnowoperatelikethis:staffstillgetpaidtheirpreviousfive-daysalary,buttheyworkadayless.Thecompanyfoundthattheyachievedjustasmuch—andtherewereevensighsofgrowth.“Thekeytothescheme’ssuccess,”Leighsays,“ishowhappyouremployeesnoware.”TheaverageBritishworkertakesonlya34minutelunchbreakandworks10hoursovertimeeachweek(moreoftenthannotthisisunpaid).YetUKproductivityfallsseriouslybehindtheirEuropeanneighbors,whotendtoworkfewerhours.Britishworkingpracticeshavecausedlossanddamagetothenation’shealthandhappiness.MorethanhalfamillionworkersintheUKweresignedoffwithwork-relatedstressoranxietylastyear.Moreover,theworklandscapeitselfischanging.AutomationandAIwillhaveasignificantimpactonthelabormarket,whereunsteadyworkbecomesmorecommon.BritainistheonlyEUmemberthatallowsworkerstoignoretheEUworkingtimelimitandworklongerhours.Forcampaigners,nowisthetimeforachange.O’Grady,anadvocate,arguesthatwherebusinesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersintheformofreducedhours.“It’stimetosharethebenefitsfromnewtechnology,notallowingthoseatthetoptograbthemforthemselves.”shesays.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．BritishpeoplearetheleastproductiveintheworldB．MostcompaniesinBritainhaveconductedafour-dayweekC．PRcompanyhaswitnessedariseinemployees’happinessD．Britishpeopleworklongerandgetmorepaymentthanothercountries2、WhichistheproperdescriptionofBritishworkingpractices?A．TheworkingtimeofBritishworkersiswithintheEUlimit.B．Intermsofproductivity,BritainisbeatenbytheUnitedStates.C．Profitsgainedfromnewtechnologyareonthedecrease.D．AutomationandAIarelikelytocauseaninstableworkmarket.3、WhichcanbeinferredfromO’Grady’swordsinthelastparagraph?A．It’stimeforemployerstosharetheincreasedprofitscreatedbyautomation.B．Workersshouldbenefitfromautomationintheformoflessworkinghours.C．Newtechnologyshouldbelongtobothbusinessesandworkers.D．Businessescan’tmakemoreprofitswithoutnewtechnology.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TointroducesomeBritishfirms’switchtoafour-dayworkingweek.B．ToexplainthereasonswhyBritishworkerssufferstressandanxiety.C．Toappealformorereasonableworkingconditions.D．TopresentthecurrentproductivityprobleminBritain.Text2PigeonsinLondonhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblamethemforcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtofightanotherkindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5million.“Theproblemforairpollutionisthatit’sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”saysAndreaLee,whoworksfortheLondon-basedenvironmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon’trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirhealth.”London’spoorairqualityislinkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citing(引用)areportreleasedbythecitymanagerlastyear.Ifpeoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollutionthey’rebreathing,shesays,theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.Nearby,onawindyhillinLondon’sRegent’sPark,anexperimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp—thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.ItallbeganwhenPierreDuquesnoy,thedirectorforDigitasLBi,amarketingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusingTwitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chosetheproblemofairpollution.“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,”hesays.“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostofthepeoplearoundmedidn’tknowanythingaboutit.”Duquesnoysayshewantstobettermeasurepollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccessibletothepublicthroughTwitter.“So”,hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityquicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?”Droneswerehisfirstthought.Butit’sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?”hesays.“Theylive—actually,theyareLondonersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtaboutusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwecanusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyflyprettyquicklyandprettylow.”SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespectfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbehelpingtoimprovethequalityofthecity’sair.1、WhatcanweinferaboutLondon’sairqualityfromParagraph2?A．Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.B．Thegovernmentistryingtoimproveit.C．Londonersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.D．Thegovernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.2、DuquesnoyattendedtheLondonDesignFestivalto_________.A．entertainLondoners. B．solveaworldproblem.C．designaproductforsale. D．protectanimalslikepigeons.3、WhydidDuquesnoygiveupusingdronestoflyacrossLondon?A．Becausetheyaretooexpensive. B．Becausetheyflytooquickly.C．Becausetheyareforbidden. D．Becausetheyflytoohigh.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CleanairinLondon. B．London’sdirtysecret.C．London’snewpollutionfighter. D．CausesofairpollutioninLondon.Text3OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofanewlyresearchintheUKisthatofthepeopleinterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartcloserelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersformoneyorstatus.Amandoesn’texpecthiswifetobeinsole(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmatewaslimitedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverclear,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蛎),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbythelimitationofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareraisedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn’t,itshouldbeended.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon’tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdatingdifficult.Thecostofhousingandchild-raisingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.1、（小题1）WhatisacontemporaryfamilylikeinUKtoday?A．Couplessharetheburdens.B．Menbegintodependonwomen.C．Womenareresponsibleforhousework.D．Itisdifficulttotakecareofafamily.2、（小题2）Whydopeoplepreservetheirindependence?A．Tolivealonehappily.B．Tohavemorechoices.C．Toavoidmarriages.D．Toignoretraditions.3、（小题3）Whatmakesithardforpeopletodate?A．Mentalheadacheindating.B．Thepressuretosurvive.C．Badluckinfindingapartner.D．Thefaithbetweenlifepartners.4、（小题4）Whatistheauthortryingtoinformusinthistext?A．Perfectmarriagesconflictwithindependence.B．Peopleshouldspendmoremoneyonmarriages.C．Theexpectationsandrealityseparatethelovers.D．Independenceismuchmoreimportantthanlove.Text4TraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)isgainingglobalpopularity.Accordingtoagovernmentwhitepaper,TCMhasbeenintroducedin183countriesandregionsaroundtheworld.Westerners'understandingofTCM,however,maybelimitedtoacupundure，cuppingandmassage(针灸，拔罐和按摩).Forinstance,thepurple,injury-likemarksleftonUS.swimmerMichaelPhelps'backfromcuppingforthepurposeofrelaxinghismusclesandreducingpainbecamethecenterofattentionduringtheRioOlympicsin2016.Asamatteroffact,ChineseherbsplayamoreimportantroleingettingridofdiseasesandkeepingthebodyingoodconditionintheTCMtreatmentsystemthanphysicaltreatment.Itisthereforedishearteningtoknowthat-while103WorldHealthOrganizationmembercountrieshavegivenapprovaltothepracticeofacupuncture，notmanyrecognizeChineseherbalmedicineTCMfallsfarbehindWesternmedicineowingpartlytotheslowdevelopmentofChineseherbs.Herbs,aremadeintopills,powderandsoup,andthekindofherbsuscd1theirqualityandquantity,andtheprocessingoftheingredientsjointlydeterminetheeffectivenessoftheprescription.ComparedwithWesternmedicine,whichhasstandardizeddrugproductionprocessesandtreatmentmethods,TCMlacksstandardization,withthechemicalcompositionandfunctionsofitsmedicinesbeingunclearandtheireffectsbeingunstable.Fortunately,standardizationhasimprovedinrecentdecades,withanincreasingnumberoffactoriesproducingpatentedTCMdrugs.AnotherfactorthathaspreventedthedevelopmentofTCMprescriptiondrugsisthelackofcreativity,WhileWesternmedicine-makingcompaniescomeupwithnewproductseveryyear,TCMdrugproducerstendtomakemedicinesaccordingtoprescriptionshandeddownfromthepast.ChinesechemistTuYouyour'swinningthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicineforherresearchintomalaria(疟疾）treatmentmaydrivecreativitytosomeextentinChina'sTCMindustry.However,thecurrentstateofaffairscannotbechangedwithinashorttime.1、TheauthormentionstheexampleofMichaelPhelpsinordertoshow.A．hewasinjuredinhisswimming.B．cuppingisakindofimportantTCMtreatment.C．westernersknowalittleaboutTCM.D．westernersattachgreatimportancetoTCM.2、Whydon'tsomemembercountriesofWIIOrecognizeChineseherbalmedicine?A．BecauseChineseherbscangetridofdiseasesB．BecausetheyonlyapprovethepracticeofacupunctureC．Becausewesternmedicine15moreeffectiveD．BecausemedicinemadeoutorChineseherbsdevelopsslowly3、ComparedwithWesternmedicine，whatisthemainweakpointofTCM?A．Themethodsofprocessingherbs.B．Theeffectivenessofprescription.C．Lackinginstandardization.D．Itsunstablefunctions.4、ThelackofcreativityinTCMreferstothefactthat.A．medicine-makingcompanieslackcreativity.B．prescriptionsaregotfromthepast.C．Westerncompaniesaremoreexperienced.D．medicine-makingcompanieslackdrivingforcePartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)OnMay28th,weobserveWorldHungerDayItisanefforttofocusattentionon1．factthatdespitetherebeingenoughfoodglobally,some21,000peopledieeverydayfromhungerPeopledonotgohungrybecausetheworlddoesnotproduceenoughfoodforeveryoneAccordingtotheworldHungerEducationService,recentlythepercentageofpeople2．cannotgetenoughfoodchronically（长期地）hasreducedfrom34%to15%Themainproblemisthatmanypeopleintheworldstilldonothaveresources3．(purchase)orgrowenoughfoodIndeed,hunger4．(be)aresultofpoverty,andalsooneofitscausesHungerexistsbecausemanycountrieslacksocialsafetynets;becauseinmanycountrieswomen,althoughtheydomostofthefarming,donothaveasmuchaccess5．mentotrainingorlandOverthepastdecade,aglobalpushtoreducehungerandextremepoverty6．(mark)somesignificantsuccesses,partlythanks7．theeffortsofmanyinternational8．(organization)ButonworldHungerDay,letusnotforgetthatwithover815,000peoplestill9．(live)indailyfoodinsecurity,westillhavealongwaytogobeforewecan10．(safe)saythatnochildgoestobedhungrymostnightsCarryisafellowstudentofmineHesuffersfromcerebralpalsy（大脑性麻痹），whichmakesitalmostimpossibleforhimtocontrolhismovementsAsaresult,hespendshislifeinawheelchairandcannotwrite1．meansofapenorpencilAndhespeakssoslowlyandstrangely2．ittakespatiencetounderstandwhatheissayingThis,togetherwithhisthin,twistedbodyandawkward3．(face)expressions,canoftencausepeopletotreathimasifhewereabackwardchildHowever,behindhisphysical4．(appear),Carryisawarm,fun-loving,intelligentpersonHismuscles5．(affect),nothismindorpersonalityHeenjoysthesamethinganystudentdoes---6．(listen)tomusic,meetingfriendsandsoon---andhenotisthebeststudentinourclass,butalsohas7．excellentsenseofhumourandagenuineinterestinotherpeopleUnabletoexpresshimself8．(easy)inconversation,heusesaspecialtypewritertowriteletterstohisfriends,andbeautiful9．(poem)Helivesaveryregularlife,studyingeverydayandneverallowing10．(he)tofallbehindinhisschoolworkSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Haveyoueverheardofabug（虫子）calledthecicada（蝉）?Well,aspecialkindofthesebugsliveundergroundintheUSformostoftheirlives.Theyhaveaninterestingbio-clock.1、Every17years,billionsofthenoisyBroodVcicadaswillswarm（涌现）tonortheasternpartsoftheUS,includingNewYork,OhioandPennsylvania.2、ButthereareusuallyalotlessofthemcomparedtotheBroodVcicadas.3、AccordingtoDiscoveryNews,thesebugsstartedtheirlivesin1999.Andastheir17-yearlifecyclecomestoanend,theygoabovegroundwhentheirundergroundhomesgetwarmer—64degreesFahrenheit(about18℃)tobeexact.Thenthefemaleswilllayhundredsofeggsintrees.4、Thebabycicadaswillgounderground,andthe17-yearcyclewillstartoveragain.Whiletheycanbekindofannoying,thesebugsdon'tharmhumans.5、Thatsoundisthemalecicadasattractingthefemalecicadas.Besides,alargeamountoflaideggscansometimesharmsmalltreesandbushesbecausetherearesomanyofthe17-yearcicadas.However,afterthissummer,thesebugswillmostlymindtheirownbusinessuntil2033.A．Theyfeedonleavesandroots.B．Ittellsthemwhentogoaboveground.C．WhatmakesBroodVcicadassospecial?D．Buttheydomakealotofnoiseduringtheirtimeaboveground.E.Afteraboutfourtosixweeks,themotherandfathercicadaswilldie.F.Foradifferentbroodofcicadas,matingseasonisjustaroundthecorner.G.Thereareotherkindsofcicadasthatcomearoundonc