考研《英语一》湘潭市雨湖区2023年临考冲刺试卷含解析

考研《英语一》湘潭市雨湖区2023年临考冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)HannahTaylorisaschoolgirlfromManitoba,Canada.Oneday,whenshewasfiveyearsold,shewaswalkingwithhermotherindowntownWinnipeg.Theysawaman1outofagarbagecan.Sheaskedhermotherwhyhedidthatandhermothersaidthatthemanwashomelessandhungry.Hannahwasvery2.Shecouldn'tunderstandwhysomepeoplehadtolivetheirliveswithoutshelterorenoughfood.Hannahstartedtothinkabouthowshecould3,but,ofcourse,thereisnotalotonefive-year-oldcandotosolve(解决)theproblemofhomelessness.Later,whenHannahattendedschool,shesawanotherhomelessperson.Itwasawoman,4anoldshoppingtrolley（购物车）whichwaspiledwith5.Itseemedthateverythingthewomanownedwasinthem.ThismadeHannahverysad,andevenmore6todosomething.Shehadbeentalkingtohermotheraboutthelivesofhomelesspeople7theyfirstsawthehomelessman.Hermothertoldherthatifshedidsomethingtochangetheproblemthatmadehersad,shewouldn’t8asbad.HannahbegantospeakoutaboutthehomelessnessinManitobaandtheninotherprovinces.Shehopedto9hermessageofhopeandawareness.ShestartedtheLadybugFoudation,anorganizationaimingatgettingridofhomelessness.Shebeganto10“BigBosses”lunches,whereshewouldtrytopersuadelocalbusinessleadersto11tothecause.Shealsoorganizedafundraising(募捐)drivein“LadybugJars”tocollecteveryone`ssparechangeduring“MakeChange”month.Morerecently,thefoundationbegananother12calledNationalRedScarfDay—adaywhenpeopledonate$20andwearredscarvesinsupportofCanada`s13andhomeless.ThereisanemergencyshelterinWinnipegcalled“Hannah`sPlace”,somethingthatHannahisvery14of.Hannah`sPlaceisdividedintoseveralareas,providingshelterforpeoplewhenitissocoldthat15outdoorscanmeandeath.InthemorethanfiveyearssinceHannahbeganheractivities,shehasreceivedalotof16.Forexample,shereceivedthe2007BRICKAwardrecognizingthe17ofyoungpeopletochangetheworld.But18allthis,Hannahstillhasthe19lifeofaWinnipegschoolgirl,exceptthatshepaysregularvisitstohomelesspeople.Hannahisoneofmanyexamplesofyoungpeoplewhoaremakinga20intheworld.Youcan,too!1、A．jumpingB．eatingC．cryingD．waving2、A．annoyedB．nervousC．ashamedD．upset3、A．behaveB．manageC．helpD．work4、A．pushingB．carryingC．buyingD．holding5、A．goodsB．bottlesC．foodsD．bags6、A．excitedB．determinedC．energeticD．grateful7、A．sinceB．unlessC．althoughD．as8、A．soundB．getC．feelD．look9、A．exchangeB．leaveC．keepD．spread10、A．sellB．deliverC．hostD．pack11、A．contributeB．leadC．applyD．agree12、A．campaignB．tripC．procedureD．trial13、A．elderlyB．hungryC．lonelyD．sick14、A．awareB．afraidC．proudD．sure15、A．goingB．sleepingC．travelingD．playing16、A．praisesB．invitationsC．repliesD．appointments17、A．needsB．interestsC．dreamsD．efforts18、A．forB．throughC．besidesD．along19、A．healthyB．publicC．normalD．tough20、A．choiceB．profitC．judgementD．differenceSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Oneday.Onelifetime.Youcandoit!Fromthemuseumofmodemarttothemuseumofancientarticles,visitourpicksfortheworld’sbestmuseums.NationalGalleryofCanada(Ottawa)ThismuseumhasagreatcollectionofartspanningtheMiddleAgestothepresentday,includingAmerican,Indian,European,InuitandCanadianworks.Itoffersaunique,near-completeoverviewofCanadianart—fromearlyQuebecreligiouswork,throughInuitworkfromthe1950s,tothecontemporaries.TokugawaArtMuseum(Japan)TheTokugawafamilyreignedoverJapanfrom1600to1868.Underthem,thecountryenjoyedthelongestperiodofpeaceinitshistory.ThistimespanisalsoknownastheEdoperiod,duringwhichtheartsfloweredinJapan.ArtistsofthisperioddirectlyinfluencedWesternmasterssuchasMonet,GauguinandWhistlerandhavesincegoneontobecomehouseholdnames.Otherexhibitseffectivelypresent,throughaccuratelyreproducedenvironments,aspectsofJapaneselifeatthetime.MuseumofFineArts(Boston)Highlightsofthismuseum’scollectionincludea4th-centuryChristianmarblebust(半身像)ofSt.Paulatprayer,andapaintingthatquestionslifeandourveryexistence,Gauguin’s“Wheredowecomefrom?Whatarewe?Wherearewegoing?”It’samust—gointheUS.TheEgyptianMuseum(Cairo)AswellasgatheringtogethersomeofthefinestarchaeologicalfindsfromallEgypt,thismuseumalsoprovidesarareopportunitytosimplypopinandwithinminutesbestandingface-to-facewithoneofthegreatestworksofmankind,Tutankhamun’sgoldenmask.Aportraitofunbelievablequality,craftsmanshipandbeauty,thehighlypolishedgoldface—atonceagod,akingandateenager—shineslikewater:delicate,yetuntouchableallatthesametime.1、WhichmuseumwillyouvisitifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutMonet?A．TokugawaArtMuseum.B．NationalGalleryofCanada.C．MuseumofFineArts.D．TheEgyptianMuseum.2、Whatkindofworkscan’tyouseeintheNationalGalleryofCanada?A．Americanworks.B．Europeanworks.C．Japaneseworks.D．Inuitwoks.3、WhatisthemostfamousartworkinTheEgyptianMuseum?A．Gauguin’spainting.B．AgoldenmaskofTutankhamun.C．TheTokugawafamilypaintings.D．A4th-centuryChristianmarblebustofSt.Paulatprayer.Text2Wehumansspendaboutone-thirdoflifeasleep.Sleephelpsusstayhealthy,anditalsohelpsourbrainremember.Ourbrainsneedgoodsleeptorememberwhatwedoandlearnduringtheothertwothirdsofourlifewhenweareawake.Besideskeepingushealthy,somenewresearchshowsthatagoodnight’ssleephelpsmakeusmoreintelligent.ResearcherattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonhavefoundthatsleephelpsimprovebrainperformancebyshrinkingsynapsesinthebrain.Asynapseistheareawherecellspassmessagestoothercells.Cirelliisaleadingscientistattheschool’sCenterforSleepandConsciousness.Shefoundthatsleepiswhenthehumanbrainmixesinformationithaslearnedwhileawakeintoitsgeneralcollectionofknowledge.However,thebrainforgetsunimportantdetails.Thisforgettingisimportant.Itmakesspacefornewlearningandnewmemories.CirellisaidthattheCenter’sresearchbeganwiththishypothesis:Wesleepsothatourbraincanrepairandrefreshitself.Shesaidtheideaseemssimpleandreasonable.However,testinganddiscoveringhowitworkshasbeenextremelydifficult.CirelliandCenterdirectorGiulioTononihavebeentryingtoprovetheconnectionbetweensleepandthebrain’ssynapsessince2003.Cirellisaidtheresearchersknewthat“strongersynapsesarealsobigger.”So,theybegantheirstudyby“measuringthesizeofthesynapses”inthebrain.Theyalsoknewthatduringsleep,thebrainchecksonallitssynapsesandresetsitselfforthenextday.Theteamwantedtoseeifthesynapsesofthebrainarebiggerafterbeingawakealldayandsmallerafteragoodnight’ssleep.Synapsesareonlyabout20-40nanometerswide.So,theteamlookedforchangesinthesealreadytinyspacesbetweennervecells.Theteamhadlowailuntilimprovementsinlaboratorytechnologymadeitpossibletoseethesetinychanges.Cirellisaystheyfoundthatsynapsesizeandstrengthareupsetbybeingawakeandrestoredbysleeping.Shesaysoursynapsesshrinkasourbrainscleanthemselvesduringsleep.Wewakeuprefreshedandreadytofillthosesynapseswithnewinformation.1、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Sleepcanonlykeepushealthy.B．Sleepcanhelpourbrainfunctionbetter.C．Sleepcanmixalltheinformation.D．Sleepcantakeuptwo-thirdsofourlife.2、WhatdoesitrefertoinParagraph4?A．Themeasuringthesizeofthesynapses.B．Thespacefornewlearningandnewmemories.C．Thewayourbraincanrepairandrefreshitself.D．Theconnectionbetweensleepandthebrain’ssynapses.Text3Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode(二维码)withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric(生物特征识别的)security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone5s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone'sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomeacommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2016,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple'snewiphoneXcanevenscanauser'sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine."Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,"saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.WhenintroducingthenewiPhone'sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple'sseniorvice-president,said."ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhonesXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion."Butit'salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren'teventwins."Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,"AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews."Nosecuritysystemsareperfect."Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiometricsecurity.Usingaprintedcopyofathumbprint,shewasabletounlockadeadperson'ssmartphoneforthepolice,accordingtoatechwebsiteSplinter."It'sgoodtoseebiometricsbeingusedmore,"JaintoldCBSNews,"becauseitaddsanotherfactorforsecurity.Butusingmultiplesecuritymeasuresisthebestdefense."1、Whichisthelatestidentificationtechnologyinasmartphoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Facescanning.B．Eyescanning.C．QRCodescanning.D．Fingerprintscanning.2、WhatisamajorproblemoftheiPhoneX'sfaceIDsystem?A．Ittakestoolongtounlockthephone.B．Itoftenfailstorecognizeitsowner'sface.C．Facedatacanbeusedforotherpurposes.D．Differentfacescanbeusedtounlockthesamephone.3、WhatisAnilJain'sopinionaboutbiometricsecurity?A．Itisassecureastraditionalmeasures.B．Itisperfectwithoutmuchimprovement.C．Ithascausedmuchtroubleforthepolice.D．Itshouldbeusedwithothersecuritymeasures.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Thepopularityofbiometrics.B．Securityproblemsofbiometrics.C．Variousproblemswithbiometrics.D．Greatchangescausedbybiometrics.Text4IwalkedtoMrs.Windsor’shouseandwaitedoutside.Shewasworkingwithanotherstudent,andIwasnotsupposedtobotherthembyringingthebell.IstoodagainstthewallanddaydreamedwhatI’dratherbedoing.Ihadbeentutoredenoughtoread,understand,andevenwritesomemusicalcompositions,butIjustdidn’thaveagiftforit.Mrs.Windsorhadofferedtogivemethelessonsforfree,soIfeltmydutytotry.ThedooropenedandWendyBartoncameout.Iwalkedin,satdownonthepianobenchandbegantosortthroughmysheetmusic.TodayMrs.WindsorintroducedherniecePas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B．Honest. C．Humorous. D．Brave.3、Pasha’smagicofplayingthepianoliesinthatshe________.A．imaginedherselfasaprincessB．knewitsoriginalbackgroundstoryC．hadastrongdesiretomakeafriendD．combinedthemusicwithastory4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AFriendForeverB．NeverGiveupC．APianoLessonD．MyFavoritePieceofMusicPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AscholarwastravelingabroadOneday,hehappenedtonoticeamanwhoseemedvery1．(discourage)“What’swrong?”thescholarasked“Ihavenointerestinlifeanymore,”themananswered“Ihavethemostmoneyintheworld,andcantravelanywhereIwantButthereisnoplacewhereIcangetasenseof2．(satisfy)Thereisnothinginlife3．canattractmeormakemehappy”Hearinghiswords,thescholarapproachedhim,4．(grab)hissuitcaseandranaway5．(nature),themanranafterhim,butthescholarranfasterthanhimandsoonoutdistanced(遥遥领先)themanMinuteslater,thescholarstopped6．(wait)forhimWhenthemanfinallycaughtup,outofbreath,herantohissuitcaseimmediatelyandfoundhisbelongingsweresafeThen,hebecameextremelyhappyInfact,happinessis7．stateofmindSomeareunhappyintheirexcesses(挥霍无度)whileothersarehappyin8．(they)povertyIflifehasgrowndull,stepoutofthetiringroutinetolook9．newpursuitsSometimes,theyaresimpleonesthat10．(ignore)byyoueasilyManytimeswedon’trealizehowroutineourliveshavebecomeandhowmuchwetakethemforgranteduntilwefindourselvesinanewsituationStyrofoamisplastic1．abadreputationItcannotberecycledwithoutreleasing(释放)dangerouspollutantsintotheairTheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency2．(say)itisthefifthlargestcreatorofdangerouswasteScientistsfromtheUSandChinahavediscoveredthatmealwormscandigestplasticOnemealwormcandigestapill-sizedamountofplasticadayStudyco-authorWei-MinWusaysthatin24hours,theplastic3．(turn)intocarbondioxideArethewormshurtby4．(eat)plastic?ThestudyfoundthatwormseatingStyrofoamwereas5．(health)aswormseatingbran(糠)Styrofoamisalightweightmaterial,about95percentair,withverygoodinsulationproperties(绝缘性),accordingtoEarthsourceorgItisusedinproductsfrom6．(cup)thatkeepyourdrinkshotorcoldtopackagingmaterials7．protectitemsduringshipping“Solving8．problemofplasticpollutionisimportantLandfillspaceisbecominglimited,”saysWu,aStanfordUniversityenvironmentalengineeringinstructorAbout33milliontonsofplasticarethrownawayintheUnitedStateseveryyearPlasticplates,cupsandcontainerstake9．25percentto30percentofspaceinAmerica’slandfillsOneStyrofoamcuptakesmorethan1millionyears10．(recycle)inalandfill,accordingtoClevelandStateUniversitySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoBeProductiveinaChallengingEnvironmentAlotoforganizationsdealwithchallengeslikemaintainingproductivityandqualityofwork.1、Inthisarticle,we’llsharewithyouafewessentialtipsonstayingfocusedatwork.Prepareato-dolist.Halfthebattleiswononceyouprioritize(优先处理)yourtasks.Makealistofwhatneedstobedone.Planyourdaythroughtheselistsandsetrealisticdeadlinestoaccomplisheachoneofthem.2、Scheduleyourwork.Don’toverstretchyourselfwithyourwork.3、Toavoidburnouts,takeawalktorenewyourbrain,allowingittoconcentratebetter.Thoughbreaksarcessentialforahealthyworkday,youmustlearntotakethemwithapinchofsalt.Frequentbreakscanbeaddictiveandcanaffectyourwork.4、Nowadays,beingonlineonvarioussocialmediaplatformsisatrend.Severalnotifications(通知)popupeverynowandthen,commandingyourattention.Ifyouareconstantlyattendingtosuchnotifications,howareyousupposedtodomeaningfulwork?Whileworkingonanimportantproject,putyourphoneonsilentorswitchitoff.Ifyoureallywanttostayupdatedwithyoursocialmediaaccounts,youcansetspecializedtimeslotstocheckyourphone.Cutoutsidenoise.Untilyoudoawaywithnoise,youwon’tbeabletofocus.Limitingauditorydistractionsiscrucialinincreasingattentionspan.Youcanusenoise-cancelingheadphonesforthat.5、Incasethatdoesn’tsolvetheproblem,chooseremoteworkforadayortwotoregainyourlostfocus.Keeponpracticingthesepositivehabitsandyou’llsurelyseeanoticeableimprovementinyourproductivitylevelatwork.A．Avoiddistractions.B．Takeregularexercise.C．Rather,splityourworkintopartsandsub-parts.D．Changingyourworkingenvironmentmayhaveunexpectedbenefits.E.Whenyoustartprior