2023年安西县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试卷含解析

2023年安西县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Tim,myseven-year-oldson,islearningtoplaythedrums.Itisan1thathasalwayscaughthisattentipn2hehearsthemplayed.BeforeI3hisfirstlessons,drumswereallhewanted.Attheageof3he4hisminidrumsetduringashow.Usingthatsamedrumsetheperfectedthetimingandrhythmofapopularchurchsong5enoughforhismomtosingalongto.Mysonhadfoundhispassionatayoungageandhadanatural6tocatchonquickly.Wantingtoactquicklyto7histalent,Iimmediatelysignedhimupfordrumlessons.Nosoonerhadmyfirstpaymentclearedthanhispassion8.Hedidnotwanttotakeinstructions.Hewantedtoplaythedrums9,Tohimthedrumswereawayof10.Ianwantedto“playthebeatofhisowndrum.”Thechallengewasthatmusichasmorethanone11Rockdoesn’tsoundlikesmoothjazzandsmoothjazzdoesn’tsoundlike12Youcan’tplayevery13thatexiststothesamebeat.If14wereaseriesofsongs,themelodies15couldbecalmingandpeacefiil,orviolentandchaotic.Eacheventwefacehasits16ownsound,sowehavetolearn17toplaythetuneofthemoment.Youshouldunderstandthatevenwithallthenaturaltalentintheworldthereisalways18forimprovement.Youcan'tdoitallwithout19.Youwon’tknowhowtoplayeverybeatlifethrowsatyouwithoutpractice.Youcan’t20talentforever.1、A．arrangement B．enjoyment C．instrument D．advertisement2、A．anyway B．however C．whatever D．anytime3、A．paidfor B．waitedon C．tookoff D．burstinto4、A．founded B．played C．lost D．learned5、A．similar B．horrible C．good D．strange6、A．taste B．talent C．tendency D．habit7、A．improve B．decrease C．discover D．admit8、A．rose B．strengthened C．progressed D．disappeared9、A．byhimself B．inhisway C．inperson D．withothers10、A．expression B．possession C．permission D．impression11、A．form B．sound C．beat D．advantage12、A．nature B．culture C．view D．folk13、A．poem B．song C．sport D．game14、A．luck B．life C．truth D．music15、A．attimes B．asusual C．ingeneral D．onaverage16、A．quite B．well C．fast D．very17、A．when B．where C．how D．why18、A．place B．spot C．scenery D．room19、A．instructions B．efforts C．contributions D．experiences20、A．figureout B．putoff C．relyon D．takeinSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1KangSung-ilbuysSancho,hisPomeranian,atoyeverybusinesstripandthislunarNewYearholidaywilldresshimupinsnew$50suittovisit‘grandma’,Kang’smother.Kangandhiswifesaychildrenaretooexpensiveandbringtoomuchpressure.InsteadtheyhavechosentoshowerSanchowithloveandgifts.Theyarenotalone.SouthKorea’spetindustryisbooming,fuelledbythesamefactorsthathavemadethecountry’sbirthrate,at1.05birthsperwoman,thelowestintheworld:thehighcostofeducationandhousingaswellasextremelylongworkingdays.“SocialpressuresinSouthKoreaaresuchthatparentsarerequiredtoproviderresourcesfordecadesfromprivateschoolingtoartclasses,”saidKanga39yearoldmanagerofapetfuneralhome.Ontopofeducationexpenses,anaverageanhouseholdmustbudgetroughly12.8yearsofincometobuyamid-rangehome,comparedto8.8yearsin2014,datafromKBKookminBankshows.Addingtotheirstress,southKoreansworkthethirdmosthoursperyearamongOECD(经合组织)nations,nextonlytoMexicoandcostaRica.Pet-owninghouseholdshaveroseto28percentofallSouthKoreanhouseholdsin2018,comparedwith18percentin2012,governmentdatashows.Thatinturnhasresultedinaprosperouspetcareindustrywhoseofferingsincludetailoredpetdietsandhigh-pricedphotoshoots.Pet-relatedstartupsarealsopopularwithventurecapitalists.ThesouthKoreanpet-relatedindustrywasworth2.7trillionwon($2.4billion)lastyear,andthatcouldmorethandoubleinsizeby2027,accordingtotheKoreanRuralEconomicInstitute.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“hisPomeranian”inparagraphIreferto?A．Hisson. B．Hispet.C．Atoy. D．Sancho’sbrother.2、WhatmayNOTbetheresultofexpensiveeducationandhousesalongwithlongworkinghours?A．ThebirthrateinSouthKoreanisthelowestintheworld.B．28percentoftheSouthKoreanfamiliesraisedpetsin2018.C．Therearemorepet-relatedbusinessesthanbefore.D．Parentssendtheirchildrentoprivateschools.3、Whichofthefollowingmaybetheserviceofferedinapet-relatedindustry?A．Trainingthepettobeatailor. B．Showeringthepetwithgifts.C．Takingpicturesforcustomers’pets. D．Shootingthepetwithafalsegun.4、Accordingtothepassage,manypeoplethinkthatgivingbirthtoababyA．Coststoomuch B．IsamustC．Isboring D．BringshappinessText2Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whycansittingwithyourlegscrossedincreaseyourbloodpressure?A．BecauseitstopsthebloodcirculatingB．Becauseitpressthenervesinourlegs.C．Becausewewillbeinatwistedpositionwhenwesitlegscrossed.D．Becauseitpreventsthebloodinyourlegsfrompumpingbacktoheart.2、Whichkindofhealthproblemswillwehaveifwecrossthelegsforalongtime?A．ourbloodpressurewillincrease.B．Ourneckandbackwillpain.C．Ourfeetandlegsmaygettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.D．BothA,BandC．3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestusdowhenwesitdown?A．Weshouldwalkoutsideatleastonceeveryhour.B．Weneedputonelegonthetopoftheother.C．We’dbettersitwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor.D．Weshouldchoosethemostcomfortablewaytosit.Text3Scientistssayweareallbornwithaknackformathematics.Everytimewescanthecafeteriaforatablethatwillfitallofourfriends,we’reexercisingtheancientestimationcenterinourbrain.StanislasDehaenewasthefirstresearchertoshowthatthispartofthebrainexists.In1989,hemetMr.Nwhohadsufferedaseriousbraininjury.Mr.Ncouldn’trecognizethenumber5,oradd2and2.Buthestillknewthatthereare“about50minutes”inanhour.Dehaenedrewanimportantconclusionfromhiscase:theremustbetwoseparatemathematicalareasinourbrains.Oneareaisresponsibleforthemathwelearninschool,andtheotherjudgesapproximateamounts.Sowhatdoesthebrain’sestimationcenterdoforus?HarvardUniversityresearcherElizabethSpelkehasspentalotoftimeposingmathproblemstopreschoolers.Whenheasks5-year-oldstosolveaproblemlike21+30,theycan’tdoit.Buthehasalsoaskedthemquestionssuchas,“Sarahhas21candlesandgets30more.Johnhas34candles.Whohasmorecandles?”Itturnsoutpreschoolersaregreatatsolvingquestionslikethat.Beforethey’velearnedhowtodomathwithnumeralsandsymbols,theirbrains’approximationcentersarealreadyhardatwork.Afterwelearnsymbolicmath,dowestillhaveanyuseforourinbornmathsense?JustinHalberdaatJohnsHopkinsUniversitygaveusananswerinhisstudy.Hechallengedagroupof14-year-oldswithanapproximationtest:Thekidsstaredatacomputerscreenandsawgroupsofyellowandbluedotsflashby,tooquicklytocount.Thentheyhadtosaywhethertherehadbeenmorebluedotsoryellowdots.Theresearchersfoundthatmostwereabletoanswercorrectlywhentherewere25yellowdotsand10blueones.Whenthegroupswerecloserinsize,11yellowdotsand10blueones,fewerkidsansweredcorrectly.Thebigsurpriseinthisstudycamewhentheresearchercomparedthekids’approximationtestscorestotheirscoresonstandardizedmathtests.Hefoundthatkidswhodidbetterontheflashingdottesthadbetterstandardizedtestscores,andviceversa(反之亦然).Itseemsthat,farfrombeingirrelevant,yourmathsensemightpredictyourabilityatformalmath.1、Fromthefirsttwostudies,wecanlearnthatestimationcenter________.A．isdividedintotwoseparatemathematicalareasB．canhelpfigureoutnumeralsandsymbolsproblemsC．functionsindependentlyinbothkids’andadults’brainsD．worksbetterwhensymbolicpartsareinjuredorundergrown2、WhatmostsurprisedJustininthestudyof14-year-olds?A．Thevarietyofmathabilitiesindifferentstudents.B．Thelinkbetweentechnologyskillsandestimationskills.C．Thedifficultyofthetaskasthenumberofdotsincreased.D．Theconnectionbetweenestimationskillsandformalmathability.3、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BornwithaSenseofMathB．GobeyondWhatYouCanLearnC．SymbolicMathandEstimationMathD．OurBrain一aBornMathematicianText4Areyouatrue“cheapskate”(吝啬鬼)?Youareifyoudothiswhentraveling:Youalwaysuseacarry-ontoavoidthechecked-bagfee.Youpackalunchfromhomesoyoudon’tpayforairlinemeals.True“cheapskates”alsoflyonthethreecheapestdaysoftheweek(Tuesdays,WednesdaysandSaturdays).

ForU.S.domestictravel,everyonewantstoflyFridaysandSundaysandthoseareusuallythemostexpensivedaystofly.﹡ThefaresforLosAngeles-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:•Friday&Sunday:$365•Tuesday&Wednesday:$288﹡ThefaresforHouston-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:•Friday&Sunday:$302•Tuesday&Wednesday:$226

Fortransatlanticflights,thedifferencecanbemorestartlingandtherulesalittlelooser.﹡Boston-to-DublinfaresfromUnitedAirlines:•Friday&Sunday:$581•Tuesday&Wednesday:$457﹡ThefaresforWashington-to-Londonflightsinaweek:•Friday&Sunday:$896•Tuesday&Wednesday:$732﹡It’stimeforsomeSaturdayfaresnow.ThisexamplefeaturesChicago-to-Atlantaroutes.•Friday&Sunday:$207•Saturday:$89﹡Therewerecheaperfaresforthistrip,butonlyiftheSundayflightdepartedat5amorearlier.Istheruleonthe“cheapestthreedaystofly”etchedinstone?No.Itisusuallytruebutnotalways.Soyoushouldbeflexible.Afterallitcansavemuchmoney.Andisn’tthatwhatbeinga“cheapskate”isallabout?1、AccordingtoPara.1,whatdoesatrue“cheapskate”reallydo?A．Choosealuxuryhoteltolivein.B．Savemoneyineverywayduringthetrip.C．FlyonFridayswhentraveling.D．Havetheirlunchontheplane.2、HowmuchshouldyoupayforaflighttoNewYorkfromHoustononTuesday?A．$226.B．$288.C．$302.D．$365.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Torecommendsomecheaptrips.B．TocallonustoflyonSundays.C．Tointroduceanothertopic.D．Toexplainaspecialcase.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Recently,anInternetslangwordFoxi-or“Buddhist”-isbecomingincreasinglypopularasitencouragespeople,especially1．youngtoremaincalmandpeacefulandavoidconflictsasmuchaspossible-inotherwords,tolivelikeaBuddhaThephrase2．(create)forthefirsttimein2014inJapantodescribeyoungmenwhonolongerbothertostartrelationshipswithwomenorfollowsomeoneelse’slifepathTheyprefertostayintheirownpeacefulworldwithout3．(disturb)andcarelittleaboutpassionandsuccessInthisfast-changingand4．(compete)world,manypeopleare5．heavypressureIt’sonlynaturalthatpeopleareseekingforaspiritualbayHowever,somewouldcompare“foxi”with“demotivational(无动力的)culture”-aphrase6．describesyoungpeoplewhofeelaimlessandpowerlessTheysaythatfoxiactuallyreflectstherealitythatyoungpeoplearelosingtheirwilltofightTheyarepretending7．(keep)ahealthyandwiseattitudetowards8．(fail)simplybecausetheyareincapable(无能力的)ofsucceedingAllinall,thereisonethingthat“BuddhistYoungsters”should9．(basic)keepinmind:Youmaywanttokeepacalmmindset,10．youshouldneverstopfightingforyourselves!Shawn’sSaturday“Hey,Dad!”Shawnshouted,“I’mgoingtoplaybasketballwithPeter!”Shawn’sdadcameintothekitchen,“Haveyoufinished1．(clean)thegarage?”Shawntriedtodecidewhethertoadmitthe2．(true)Hisdadwouldnoticethegaragehadn’tbeencleaned,3．ShawnwantedtoplaybasketballShawn’sdadunderstoodhissilence“Youhaven’tevenstarted,haveyou?Youpromisedyou’dtakecareof4．firstthingthismorning”Shawncomplained,“WhydoIhavetocleanthegarage,anyway?”“Becauseyousaidyouwould,andyouneedtofollowthroughwith5．yousay”“ButDad,”Shawnprotested,“IpromisedPete”Soon,hisdad’sfacelit6．“Let’sgoouttothegarageforaminute”7．(puzzle),ShawnfollowedhisfatherintothegarageHisdadpointedtothedull,graycementwalls“WhatifyouaskPetetocomeoverhere?IfyouandPetecleanupthoroughly,thenyoucanpaint8．(picture)onthosetwowalls”“Whataboutplayingbasketball?Pete9．(wait)forme”Hisdadsaidthoughtfully,“IfPetestaysovertonight,thenIwilldriveyoutwoovertoplaybasketballaftersupper”“Canweorderpizza?”“10．(absolute)!”hisdadgrinnedShawnracedbackintothekitchentocallPeteSectionIIITranslationDirections: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。Ayoungladywasstandingonthecornerwithamapinherhand.Shelookedpuzzled.1、Iwonderedwhy.Maybeitwasbecauseofthewayshewasdressed.Sheworeadirtydressandlookedpale.AsIcrossedthestreetandcameclosertoherIaskedifshewantedhelp.2、Asitturnedout,shewaslookingforthehospital.Ifeltwonderfuljustreachingout,andtakingthatextramomenttohelp.ManytimesinthesesituationsIendupwalkingapersontowhereheorsheisgoingwhengivingdirectionswouldbetoocomplicated.3、Manyyearsago,wetravelledinJapanandneededdirections.AkindJapanesewhosawourproblemcametousandhelpedusout.Thismanjusttookmyheavybagsandguidedustowhereweneededtobe.WecouldnotspeakanyJapanesewhilethemancouldnotspeakanyEnglish.4、SometimeswhenIdoaspecialfavorforastranger,thepersonwillsay,“IhopeIcandosomethingforyouonedaytoreturnthefavor.”5、ButIhopethatwhentheycomeacrossasituationwheresomeoneneedstheirhelp,theywillbewillingtoreachoutaswell.A．Althoughwecouldnotcommunicatethroughwords,wecommunicatedthroughtheheart.B．Theyalreadyhavedonesomethingformebygivingmetheopportunitytohelpthem.C．Ilikehelpingpeoplethiswayduetomyownexperience.D．Severalpeoplepassedby,lookedatherbutdidnotstop.E.Itisnevertoolatetodoothersafavor.F.Thesewordsmademefeelquitewarm.G.Shethankedmeandsmiledinrelief.Whenitcomestotheendofdaylightsavingstime(DST),tryingtorememberhowresetthetimeonthemicrowavemightbetheleastofourworries.Accordingtoareview,aone-hourshiftinyoursleepcyclecanaffectyouforuptoaweek.Peoplearemorelikelytohavetroublefallingasleep,wakeupmorefrequentlyth