吉安市新干县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

吉安市新干县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Mygrandmaisgoodatgardening.Shecouldmakeanythingbloom(开花).1me.Inmyeyes,shewasinspiringand2Formostofherlife,shelivedonafarm,whereshebroughtupfourchildren,andburiedmygrandpa.Ivisitedheronweekends.Afterthegardeningwork,Iwas3toclimbthemountain,singingsongsandgatheringflowers.Sometimestheplantsscratchedme.Shewouldsay,"Beautyhasa___.Ihopeitwasworthit.""Yes,ma'ma,"I'dsay."4was."Ilovedgatheringflowersonmyown.ButwhatIlovedbestwasgatheringthemwithher.Eventhen,asachild,IknewwhatIwantedmostfrommygrandmawasnotherflowers,buther5She'sbeengoneforyears,butsometimes,whenI6downtopickaflowerorpullaweed,Iseeher7,notmine.IthoughtI'dgrowuptobeagardenertoo.Itoldmyself,somedaymychildrenhadchildren,I'dbeagardeninggrandma.Thenthegrandbabiesstartedshowingup,andIdiscovered1'dmuchratherrunafterthem8godigging.ActuallyI'mnogardener.I'ma9,notaplanter.Idifferfrommygrandmainlotsofways,butthis:Iwillalwayscarry10meaheartshemadefromherown.Ineedn’tplantagarden.Mychildrenaremyflowers.Theydelightandcompletemewithabeautythatisworthanyprice.AllIneedtodois11themwithtime,waterthemwithlove,andhopethatsomeday,whentheyholdtheirfirstgrandchild,theymightseemyhand.1、A．Not B．Even C．Only D．Often2、A．famous B．humorous C．caring D．amusing3、A．determined B．anxious C．curious D．free4、A．standard B．range C．price D．quality5、A．It B．I C．She D．That6、A．possession B．promise C．beauty D．time7、A．climb B．reach C．look D．sit8、A．smile B．spirit C．soul D．hand9、A．than B．until C．unless D．since10、A．worker B．teacher C．picker D．farmer11、A．to B．within C．beyond D．for12、A．attend B．miss C．promote D．influenceSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1AnArizonamomsaysnoneofherson'skindergartenfriendsshoweduptohisbirthdaypartyaftershesent32invitationstohisclassmates.Theboy,Teddy,heldabirthdaypartyonSundayatPeterPiperPizzainTucson,whereheandhismother,SilMazzini,hadbeenexpectingdozensoflittlegirlsandboys—aswellasthechildren'sparents—tojointhemattherestaurant.Mazzinisaidafewpeopletoldherinadvancethattheycouldn'tmakeit,butshewasn'tpreparedforeveryonetobeno-shows.MazzinisharedaphotoofhersonsittingaloneinfrontofseveralpizzasonherFacebookpage.Thatbroughtdozensanddozensofbirthdaywishesfromaroundthecountry,aswellasothergiftsandoffers."IlivenearTampa,Florida,andheardaboutyouviamylocalnews,"onewomanwroteonFacebook."IhopeyouhaveawonderfulyearandI'msendingyouabighug."ThebiggestunexpectedbirthdaypresentforTeddycamefromthePhoenixSuns,whoinvitedhimtowatchWednesdaynight'sgameattheTalkingStickResortArenaagainsttheLosAngelesLakersandLeBronJames.Thecity'sprofessionalsoccerclub,thePhoenixRising,alsoinvitedTeddyto"join7,000ofhisclosestfriends"ataplayoffgameonFriday.ButsomeonsocialmediaquestionedMazzini'sdecisiontobroadcastherson'shumiliatingday."Quick!Someonecallthenews.Don'tembarrassthiskidevenmorethanhealreadyis,"onewomanwroteonFacebook."Goodlord.Thisissowrong."1、HowmayTeddyfeelabouthisbirthdayparty?A．Relaxed. B．Disturbed. C．Disappointed. D．Bored.2、WhatdidthePhoenixSunsinviteTeddytodo?A．PlayaplayoffgameonFriday.B．WatchWednesdaynight'sgame.C．Jointheprofessionalsoccerclub.D．Spendaweekendwiththem3、WhatcanweinferaboutSilMazzinifromthelastparagraph?A．Sheisnotsupportedbyallthepeople.B．Shecareslittleaboutherson'sfeelings.C．Sheregretshavingpostedherson'simages.D．ShehasremovedthecommentsonFaceloook.Text2BestBookshopsinLondonLookingforthelatestbestsellers?Londonhaseveryshopabooklovercouldpossiblyneedforbrowsing(浏览),readingorshoppingforgifts:fromspecialistbookshopsandbookmarketsforraretreasuresatrewardingprices,tosecond-handbookshops,academicbookshopsandhighstreetchains.DauntBooksFoundedbyJamesDaunt,thissmallchainhasbeenfeedingthesoulsofliteraryandnon-fictionloversforyears.ItisanEdwardianbookshoponMaryleboneHighStreet.Booksfromthesamecountryarearrangedtogether,soguides,maps,non-fictionandfictionallsitalongsideoneanother,forauniquebrowsingexperience.HatchardsNobooklover’striptoLondoniscompletewithoutvisitingHatchardsonPiccadilly,theoldestbookshopintheUK.Establishedin1797,Hatchardshousesalargerangeoffictionandnon-fiction,aswellassignedandspecialeditions.There’salsoaseparatesectiononreligiousbooks.StanfordsStanfordsflagshipCoventGardenstoreisstillamust-visitforloversoftravelbooksandhasbeensinceitopenedin1853.Theshophastheworld’slargestselectionofmapsandtravelbooksunderoneroof.WaterstonesAliteraryshoppingcenter,WaterstonesPiccadillyisEurope’slargestbookshop.Spreadovereightfloors,it’smorethanjustabookshop.Inadditiontomorethan13kmofbookshelves,there’sthe5thViewBar,agiftshopandregulareventslikebooksigningsbyfamousauthors,artists,musicians,politiciansandsportsstars.1、HowarebooksplacedinDauntBooks?A．Bycontent.B．Bycountry.C．Byalphabet.D．Bysubject.2、Inwhichbookshopcanareaderfindmapsandtravelbooksmostconveniently?A．DauntBooks.B．Hatchards.C．Stanfords.D．Waterstones.3、WhatdoHatchardsandWaterstoneshaveincommon?A．Musiceventsareregularlyorganised.B．Bothhavealonghistoricalstanding.C．Readerscanbuysouvenirsandgifts.D．Readerscangetsignedbooksthere.Text3Thesettingwasapackedgymnasiumjustbeforethestartofagameagainstanotherschool.TherewerefivegirlswhoweremembersoftheDanvilleHighSchoolbasketballteam-allofthemstarters.Theywerenotinuniformtoplaythatnightandwouldnotbeontheteamfortherestofthisseason.Theyweretheretoadmittheirbreakingofteamrules.Theyweretheretosupporttheircoach’sdecisiontotakethemofftheteam.Theyweretheretoletthetownknowtherewasaproblemintheirlittlecommunitythatneededtobeaddressed.Andtheydiditwithsincereregretratherthandefensiveness.WhiletheschoolhadbeenoutfortheNewYear’sholiday,thefivegirlshadgonetothepartywithseveraloftheirfriends.Therewasalcoholthere.Andtheyalldranksome.CoachRainvillehasazerotoleranceruleondrugsandalcoholforhermembersthoughitwasaharddecisiontomake.Whenclassesresumedandaccountsofholidaypartieswereshared,rumorsaboutthefivegirlsbeganclosinginonthem.Thecoachsaidshecouldn’tbackdownonherrules.Andtheplayers-twojuniorstudentsandseniorstudents-agreed.Thatnightinthegymwaspartoftheirpublicsupportofthecoach’sdecision.“Wehopeyouwillunderstandthatwearenotbadkids.Whatwedidwasdefinitelynotworthit.Wehopethiseventwillmakeeveryonerealizethatthereisabigdrugandalcoholprobleminourcommunity,”oneoftheseniorstudentssaid,“Andifyouworkwithustotrytosolvethisproblem,youwillhelpusfeelthatwehavenotbeenthrownoffourbasketballteamfornothing.”Thefiveleftthefloortodeafeningapplause.Theteammaynotwinanothergamethisyear.Butthey’velearntsomethingaboutpersonalresponsibility,theeffectofone’sactiononothers,andhonestythatwillservethemwellthroughoutlife.1、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatfivegirlswhowerekickedofftheteamwere_.A．verygoodplayersontheteamB．addictedtoalcoholanddrugsC．threejuniorstudentsandtwoseniorstudentsD．scoldedbytheirparentsfordrinkingalcohol2、Whatdidthegirlsdotosupporttheircoach’sdecision?A．Theydidn’tfightforDanvilleHighSchoolanymore.B．Theyallgavespeechestoapologizeinthelocalpress.C．Theyadmittedtheirmistakeinpublicinthegymnasium.D．Theywouldneverdrinkanyalcoholthroughouttheirlife.3、WhichwordbestdescribesthecoachRainville?A．Indifferent. B．Strict.C．Stubborn. D．Cruel.4、Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Growingupwithpain B．AbadmistakeC．Teamrulesareeverything D．BasketballgirlsinhighschoolText4Forcingwaitersandwaitressestosurviveontipsfromcustomersratherthannormalwagesisapointless,crude,anduniqueAmericancustomthat,inthepastseveralyears,ahandfulofprogressiverestaurantownershaveattemptedtodoawaywith.DannyMeyer,CEOofUnionSquareHospitalityGroup,isabouttojointheirranksandhasannouncedthatheplanstograduallystoptippingatthecompany’s13restaurants.What,exactly,iswrongwithtipping?AsBrianPalmerhasexplained,moreorlessit’severything.Tostart,leavingawaiter’spayinthehandsofcustomershasafeelingofclassism(阶级歧视)．Andintheory,handingrestaurantcustomersthepowertotipisatleastsupposedtomotivatebetterservice.Thisfailsinpracticebecausehumansturnouttobeprettyarbitrary(随意的)abouttheirtippingbehavior.Researchhasshownthattheamountdinerstiphasverylittletodowiththeirlevelofsatisfaction.Allofthisdoesn’tencouragewaitersandwaitressestodoanythingbutturnoverasmanytablesaspossible.Tippingisalsoveryunfairtokitchenstaff.Thelawallowsrestaurantstodividetipsbetweenfront-of-the-houseworkerslikewaiters,hosts,hostesses,andbartenders(调酒师),butnotcooks.Thiscreatesasysteminwhichthepeopleservingthefoodinarestaurantcanearnmorethanthepeoplepreparingit．OneofthemostfascinatingpartsofMeyer’smoveisthat,unlikesomerestaurantownerswhohavetakenananti-tippingstand,hewon’tsimplyaddastandardextrachargetodiners’bills.Rather,UnionSquareHospitalityGroupmeanstoraisemenupricesenoughtofullycoverthecostofameal.IfMeyermanagestomoveawayfromtippingatallwithouthurtinghisprofits,itwouldalmostcertainlysetthestageforotherstofollowsuit.1、What’sDannyMeyer’sattitudetowardsstoppingtipping?A．Negative.B．Supportive.C．Objective.D．Doubtful.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Tippingmaydisturbtherestaurants’management.B．Tippingwillguaranteedinershighqualityservice.C．Tippingcanarousethestaff’senthusiasmforwork．D．Tippingwillbringcustomersasenseofsatisfaction.3、WhatcanweknowaboutUnionSquareHospitalitygroup?A．BrianPalmerisinchargeofitnow.B．Itscooksearnmuchmorethanitsservers.C．Restauranttippinghasbeentotallybannedthere.D．Dinerswillbechargedmoreforthedishesthere.4、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Restaurants’gettingridoftipping.B．Difficultiesthatrestaurantsarefacedwith.C．Thepopularityofno-tippingrestaurants.D．Tipsonrunningrestaurantssuccessfully.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Apopulationoftheworld'smostinvasivemosquitospecieswasalmostcompletelywipedoutby1．experimentontwoislandsinthesouthemChineseprovinceofGuangdong,accordingtoastudy,which2．(publish)WednesdayTheexperimentsuccessfullyreducedthefemaleAsianTigerMosquitopopulation-themainsourceofbitesanddiseasetransmission-byupto94%,3．(reduce)thenumberofreportedhumanbitesby97%OneoftheChinesestudy's4．(researcher),XiZhiyong,aprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,hasbeenalongtimepioneerinthisfieldofstudy,5．isrunningamosquitofactoryinsouthernChinaHe6．(previous)attemptedtousesterilized(绝育的)malemosquitoestomatewithunalteredfemalesInthenewstudy,7．(publish)bytheInternationalJournalofScience,Xiandhiscolleaguesattemptedtocutmosquitonumberseven8．(far)bylimitingbothmalesandfemales'abilitytoreproduceTheresultsweresosuccessfulthattheynearly9．(wipe)outtheentirefemalemosquitopopulationonthetwoislandsMosquitoesposegravethreatstohumanhealthbeyondjustirritatingbitesHowever,thereiscurrentlynoeffectivevaccineortreatment10．mostmosquito-transmitteddiseases,leavingcontrollingtheinsects'populationsoneofthemosteffectivecontrolmethods,accordingtotheInternationalJournalofScienceDirections:afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillinblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;Fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankCouldwehavezerodeathsonourroads?Carsthatcanthinkforthemselveshaveclearadvantages1．flesh-and-blooddriversTheydon’tgetdrunkordrowsy,daydreamorgetdistractedbymobilephonesHumanerrorcausesover90percentofthesecollisionsDriverlesscars,which2．senseothervehiclesontheroadaswellasobstaclesandlanemarkings(车道标记),arealreadyprovingmuchsaferthanhuman-drivencarsIntrialsofGoogle’sautonomousPriusfleetinSiliconValleyinCalifornia,theonlyaccidents3．(cause)byhumanerrorHowareinnovationslikethesedesigned?Andhowsafeisit4．(put)yourlifeinthehandsofanautonomousvehiclethatmakesallyourdecisionsforyou?DriverlesscarsuseamixofGPS,cameras,complexscannersandsensorstodetectvehicles,trafficsignals,curbs,pedestriansand5．obstacles“Acentralcomputersystemanalyzesthedatatocontrolacceleration,steeringandbraking,”saysOlivierSappin,VPofTransportation&MobilityatDassaultSystèmes—thesoftwarecompanywhose3DEXPERIENCEplatformandindustrysolutionsareusedbymotormanufacturerstodesign,produceandmaintaindriverlesscarsThesoftwarecansimulatedifferenteventualities(可能发生的事情)toensuresafetyontheroad—andtheresultscanbeincorporated（被包含）intothedesignandproductionprocessAswellas6．(detect)theirsurroundingsusingultra-sophisticatedmappingsystems,futurecarswillbeabletocommunicatewitheachother,7．(allow)asmanycarsaspossibletofitontheroads8．(connect)vehicleswillfeaturesafetywarningsthatalertdriversofpotentiallydangerousconditions—impending(迫在眉睫的)collisions,icyroadsanddangerouscurvesExpertssayit’snotthetechnologyholdingusback,butlegalandpracticalissuessuchaswhoisresponsibleinthecaseofanaccident,urbanplanningandthesecurityofcarcomputersystems9．thesedetailsareworkedout,andmotormanufacturershaveusedsophisticatedsoftwaretoolstoeliminateallpotentialproblems,itwon’tbelong10．we’reallalotsaferontheroadsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Self-confidenceisdefinedasafeelingoftrustinone’sabilities,qualities,andjudgment.1、Whetheryouapplyforapromotioninworkorsignupforacookingclass,believinginyourselfisthekeytoputtingyourselfoutthere.However,notallpeoplearebornconfident.2、Stopcomparingyourselftoothers.WhetheryoucomparehowyoulooktoyourfriendsonFacebookoryoucompareyoursalarytoyourfriend’sincome,comparisonsaren’thealthy.Researchersfoundthatpeoplewhocomparedthemselvestoothers,experiencedenvy.3、Itcanbeaterriblecycle.Whenyounoticeyouaredrawingcomparisons,remindyourselfthatdoingsoisn’thelpful.Everyoneisrunningtheirownraceandlifeisn’tacompetition.4、.It’shardtofeelgoodaboutyourselfifyou’reabusingyourbody.Skimpingonsleep,eatinganunhealthydiet,andlackingexercisewilldoharmtoyourwell-being.Studiesconsistentlyshowphysicalactivityboostsconfidence.A2016studypublishedinNeuropsychiatricDiseaseandTreatmentfoundthatregularphysicalactivityimprovedparticipants’bodyimage.Andwhentheirbodyimageimproved,theyfeltmoreconfident.Embrace(拥抱)self-doubt.Sometimes,peopleputoffdoingthings—likeinvitingsomeoneonadateorapplyingforapromotion—untiltheyfeelmoreconfident.Butsometimes,thebestwaytogainconfidenceisbydoing.5、.Thatdoesn’tmeanyoushouldn’tprepareorpractice,ofcourse.Ifyouhaveabigspeechcomingup,practiceinfrontofyourfriendsandfamilysoyou’llgainsomeconfidence.Butdon’twaituntilyoufeel100percentconfidentbeforeyouproceed.Youmightnevergetthere.A．Ifyou’reafraidyou’llembarrassyourselforyouthinkthatyou’regoingtomessup,tryitanyway.B．Takecareofyourbody.C．Embracingalittleself-doubtmightactuallyhelpyouperformbetter.D．Andthemoreenvytheyexperienced,theworsetheyfeltaboutthemselves.E.Takeregularphysicalexercise.F.Fortunately,therearethingsyoucandotogainyourself-confidence.G.Havingself-confidencecanhelpyoubecomesuccessfulinyourper