2023年常州市钟楼区考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题含解析

2023年常州市钟楼区考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Areyouagraduatetryingtoplanoutthebestcareerpathforyourself?Here,sometipsaregivenonhowtogoaboutit.Auniversitydegreeisno_____ofajob,andjobhuntinginitselfrequiresawholesetofskills.ifyoufindyouarenotgettingpastthefirstinterview,askyourselfwhatishappening.Isita(n)____tocommunicateoraretheresomeskillsyoulack?Andfindoutwhatyouneedtdotobringyourselfuptothelevelof___thatwouldmakeyoumoreattractivetthem.Donotbetoodiscouragedifyouare____forajob,butthinkaboutthereasonstheemployersgive.Thosewhomadethesecondinterviewmighthavebeenstudyingthesamesubjectasyouandbeof____abilitylevel,buttheyhadsomethingwhichmadethema_____matchtotheselector’sideal.Thatcouldbeexperiencegainedthroughprojectsorvacationwork,oritmightbethattheywerebetteratcommunicatingwhattheycouldoffer.Donottakethecommentsat____value:thinkbacktotheinterviewsthatgeneratedthemandmakealistofwhereyouthinktheshortfallinyourperformancelies.Withthissortofanalyticalapproachyouwilleventuallygetyourfootinthedoor.Decidinghowlongyoushouldstayinyourfirstjobisatoughcall.Staytoolongandfutureemployersmayquestionyour_____andambition.Ofcourse,itdependsonwhereyouareaiming.Ifyouareagraduate,spendingfiveorsixyearsinthesamejobisnottoolongprovidedthatyoutakefulladvantageofthe____.However,donotusethisasa(n)____forlackinginterestorenthusiasm.Graduatessometimesfailtotakeownershipoftheircareersandtaketheinitiative.Itisuptoyoutomakethemostofwhat’savailablewithinacompany,andtomonitorprogressincaseyouneedto____.Thisappliesparticularlyifyouarestillnotsurewhereyourcareerpathlies.Itishelpfultothinkthroughwhatkindofexperienceyouneedtogetyour____jobanditisnotaproblemtomovearoundtoacertainextent.Butinthe____stagesofyourcareeryouneedadefinitestrategyforreachingyourgoal,sothinkaboutthatcarefullybeforedecidingtostepforwardfromyourfirstjob.Youmustcultivate____tobecompetentforanyrole.Thereisnoguaranteethatyouwillgetadequatetraining,andresearchhasshownthatifyoudonotreceiveproperhelpinanewrole,itcantake18monthsto____it.1、A．input B．cause C．guarantee D．preparation2、A．failure B．key C．introduction D．contribution3、A．highlight B．comment C．fluency D．qualification4、A．asked B．refused C．headed D．helped5、A．different B．high C．similar D．low6、A．closer B．better C．stronger D．poorer7、A．depth B．face C．data D．test8、A．character B．personality C．behavior D．drive9、A．knowledge B．experience C．skill D．loyalty10、A．substitute B．equivalent C．excuse D．requirement11、A．passby B．switchon C．moveon D．stickto12、A．part-time B．dream C．secure D．well-paid13、A．critical B．last C．middle D．early14、A．patience B．love C．habits D．friendship15、A．know B．prohibit C．master D．selectSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1AseasideLongIslandvillageonSaturdayhonoredthememoryofagirlwhosemessageinabottlewasfoundafterSuperstormSandy,discoveredbycleanupworkersadozenyearsaftershethrewitintotheocean.Aplatewasplacedonarocknearthebridge,wherethebottlewasdiscoveredinDecember.Itreads:“Beexcellenttoyourselfdude(朋友),”thesamemessageinsidethebottle.Thenote,alinefromthe1989KeanuReevesmovie“BillandTed'sExcellentAdventure,”waswrittenbySidonieFeryandthrewintotheoceaninsideabottle.Shediedin2010attheageof18inafallfromacliff(悬崖)inSwitzerland.Thebottleonlytraveledamileortwowestwardfromwhereitwaslikelydepositedtothelocationwherecleanupworkersfoundit.Itwasintermingledwithbrokenclothes,boatingequipmentandarangeofseatrash.Butbecausethenoteincludedthegirl'sNewYorkCityphonenumber,whatotherwisewouldhavebeenaworthlesspieceoftrashbecameapricelesssouvenir.WorkersinPatchogue,about60miles(100kilometers)eastofManhattan,calledthenumberandreturnedthebottletohermother,MimiFery.Ferysaidshesobbedwhensheheardworkershadfoundthebottleandwasgratefultothem.“It'sunbelievable,”shesaidSaturdayoftheceremony.“Thetownisamazing,mydaughterwasalovelyandlivelypersonandveryfun,shewoulddofunthings.Shealwaysbroughtjoytoeverybodynomatterhowshefelt.”Theplatealsoreads:“Ilearnedthateventhoughsomeoneisverysmalltheymayhaveabigheart”andbearsaphotoofasmiling,youngSidoniealongwiththedatethebottlewasfound:Dec.6,2012.1、Thepassageismainlywrittento_____.A．tellushowtowriteanoteB．informusofsomeusefultipsC．sharewithusamovingstoryD．introducethebottlemessage2、Theunderlinedword“intermingled”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A．crowdedB．mixedupC．filledupD．secured3、Whichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsmentionedinthepassage?a.Sidoniefellfromacliffanddied.b.Sidoniewrotealineandthrewitintotheoceaninabottle.c.Keanu’smovie“BillandTed’sExcellentAdventure”cameout.d.AplatewasplacedtohonorthememoryofSidonie.e.CleanupworkersfoundthebottleandcalledFery.A．c-b-a-e-dB．c-b-e-a-dC．c-a-b-d-eD．c-a-b-e-d4、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSidonie?A．Helpfulandoptimistic.B．Smallbutpromising.C．Lovelybutpitiful.D．Smartandbeautiful.Text2Childrenallovertheworldwhohavetriedthepotatoorlemonbatteryexperimentsknowthatanelectricalcurrentcanbegeneratedbycreatingareactionbetweenthefoodandtwodifferentmetals.However,researchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavefoundawaytoharvestpowerfromtrees.Theyusethesamemetalforbothelectrodes(电极)specificallyinordernottoconfusethiseffectwiththepotatoeffect.Whileprovingthattreescanprovideasourceofpowerisasignificantstep,akeyquestionremains:canthetinyvoltage(电压)producedbyatreebeusedforanythinguseful?Nowscientistsaredebatingoverhowtousethispowersourceforhumanbenefits.Themostpracticalthingisfirealarmforforestdepartment,originatingfromthetreeitself.Treeselectricpowercanchargeabattery.Thisbatteryinturnwillbeconnectedtoasmallsensor.Thissensorwillpowerabriefradiotransmission(传送).Thatradiosignalwilltransportdailysoilandairconditionmeasurementstoanetworkofmuchlarger,solarpoweredForest-Serviceenvironmentalmonitoringstations.Thosesensorswiltalsogiveoutacrisissignalintheeventofasuddenrisein-airtemperature-thatmightindicatetheoutbreakofaforestfire.“Itrulybelieveithaspotential,”saidVictoriaHenderson,branchchiefforequipmentandchemicalsattheForestServicedNationalInteragencyFireCenter.“Ifthiscanenhance(提高)ourexistingtechnologytoadegreethatwouldgainusalotmorefireprotection,thenwe’dlookataplantopurchaseitforournationwideinfrastructure(基础设施),whichishuge.”ResearchershavediscoveredthatthegreaterthepHdifferencebetweenthetreeandthesoilthemoretheenergywillbeproduced.Someresearchersalsoadmitthat“treepower”isn’taspracticalassolarenergy,butbelievethatthesystemcouldbescaled-upasalow-costoptionforpoweringtreesensorsthathelpdetectenvironmentalconditionsorforestfires,Usingtheelectronicoutputtokeeptrackofatree’shealthisanotherpossibility.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthepotatobatteryexperimentinthefirstparagraph?A．Toexplainwhatitis.B．Tostresstheimportanceofelectricity.C．Tointroducethepowersourcefromtrees.D．Toencouragepeopletotrythisexperiment.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthefirealarmmentionedinthethirdparagraph?A．Thefirealarmcanmakeaveryloudsound.B．Smokefromafirecancausethealarmtogooff.C．Theelectricpoweritneedscomesfromthetree.D．Ithasbeenwidelyusedintheforestdepartment.3、What’sVictoriaHenderson’sattitudetowardsthefirealarmsystem?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Disapproving.D．Unconcerned,4、Whatcausestreestocreateelectricalcurrents?A．Thesensorimplantedinthetree.B．Thenewwayadoptedbytheresearchers.C．Thespecialmetalusedinthebatteryexperiment.D．ThepHdifferencebetweenthesoilandthetrees.Text3EverylivingthingonEarthiseitheraplantorananimal,right?Wrong!Manyorganisms(有机体)inourworldareneither.Someofthemfloatthroughtheair,andsomeliehiddenintheground.Theydonotneedsunlighttosurvive,andiftheweatherbecomestoocold,theycanbecomeinactiveuntilconditionsimprove.Whatarethese?Theyarecalledfungi(菌类),andyouseethemalmosteveryday.Manykindsoffungiseemdisgusting,suchasthegreenblackthingsthatappearonthefoodwhicharelefttoolongintherefrigerator.Butotherkindsarenotsobad.Forexample,theyeast(酵母)thatisusedtomakebreadandmushroomsarebothfungi.Whatmakesfungidifferentfromplantsandanimals?Ananimalcanmovearoundbyitself.Fungigetaroundtoo,buttheydon’thavefeet,wings,ortails.Theyhavetowaitforwindorsomeotheroutsideforcetomovethem.Plantsaredifferentfromfungibecausetheyhavechlorophyll(叶绿素).Ithelpsthemmakefoodfromtheenergyinsunlight.Fungidonothavechlorophyll.Somefungiarebad,whileothersarenot.Somefungicausediseases,suchasathlete’sfoot,whichmakesfeetuncomfortable.Otherkindsoffungicanbeusedtomakemedicines,whichhavesavedmanylives.Fungicleanupmorethanwounds,though.Theyaretheworld’sfirstrecyclers.Withoutfungi,ourworldwouldbeamess.Sincefungicannotmaketheirownfoodasplantsdo,theymustgettheirfoodelsewhere.Manyfungigettheirfoodfromdeadplants.Theybreakthemdownandturnthemintosoil.Thefungigetameal,andtheworldgetsahousecleaning.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disgusting”mostprobablymean?A．strong.B．unpleasant.C．active.D．small.2、Accordingtothepassage,.A．fungicanmoveeverywherebythemselvesB．fungiareunabletosurviveincoldconditionsC．somefungicanmakefoodfromtheenergyinsunlightD．somefungiareusefultohumansandtheenvironment3、Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?A．Inasocialreport.B．Inabiologybook.C．Inageographymagazine.D．Inafarmingbook.Text4EndlessqueuesandlongwaitsattheticketinspectiondesksatChina’smajortrainstationsweresignatureoftheSpringFestivaltravelrushbeforethisyear.Everyyear,asthecountry’sbiggestnationalholidayunfoldedahugeflowoftravelerswouldleavestaffatthecheck-indesksfacingadilemma.Butwiththeinstallment(安装)ofartificialintelligence(AI)indozensoftrainstationsthisyear,includingafacialrecognitionsystemwhichisabletoprocesspassengeridentificationwithinfivesecondsandthereforespeedupthewaitingprocess,busyscenesstartedtobecomesomethingofthepast.Whenapassengerapproachesthecamerainsidethefacialrecognitionsystematthestation,itscanshisfaceandthenquicklycomparesitwiththephotographshownonhisidentificationcardinrealtime.Iftheinformationmatches,thebarriergateswillopenandallowthepassengertogothrough.Suchuseoffacialrecognitiontechnologyisinlinewithdiscussionsheardattherecenttwosessionsmeeting,akeyannualpoliticalevent,whichfocusedonthewidespreadapplicationofasecuritynetworknamedTianwang(“SkyNet”inEnglish)currentlybeingusedbyChina’spublicsecuritydepartment.Thenetwork,accordingtoreportsbythePeopleDaily,hasthepotentialtorecognizethefacialfeaturesofanyoneintheworldandmatchthemonthespotwithphotographsonadatabaseofcriminalsuspects.Infact,itcananalyzephotographicidentitysoquicklythatitcanscaneverysingleChinesefaceontheplanetinjustonesecond,anditwouldonlytaketwosecondstoscaneveryfaceintheworld,withanaccuracyrateofupto99.8percent.ThosearejusttwoexamplesthathighlightthedevelopmentofChinesevisualAItechnology,whichindustryinsiderspredictcouldcontributetopowerfulgrowthintheglobaltechnologysectorthisyear.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethefollowingtopicofthepassage.B．TodescribetheSpringFestival.C．ToinformreadersofthedevelopmentofChina.D．Toexplainthedilemmaofthestaff.2、What’sthesolutiontotheSpringFestivaltravelrush?A．Usingartificialintelligence.B．Openingmorebarriergates.C．Limitingthenumberofpassengers.D．Increasingmorestaffatthecheck-indesks.3、Whatcanweknowaboutfacialrecognitiontechnology?A．Itsapplicationleadstoaheateddiscussion.B．Itsapplicationisuselesstopolicemen.C．Itsoperatingspeedisnotyethighenough.D．Itsaccuracyrateisveryhigh.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsChinesevisualAItechnology?A．Depressed. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Indifferent.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThecultureandcustomsofNewZealandareincrediblyuniqueYouwouldneverthinkthatacountry1．(locate)inthecorneroftheworldwouldbesomulti-cultural,butyou2．(real)don’trealizehowdifferent,itisuntilyouarriveThereareliterallypeoplefromallovertheworldthatliveinNewZealandMostoftheislandisinhabitedbyimmigrantsfrom3．(Europe)countries,butthe“minorities”ontheislandmake4．amajorityofthepopulationThenativeMaoriplayalargeroleinsociety,andmanyoftheircustoms5．(combine)withmodernonesTherearemanyAsiansandAfricanswhohavealsoimmigratedtothecountryovertheyears,6．(make)itameltingpotofculturesButit’snotlikemanyother7．(country)wherethereseemstobetensionamongthedifferentculturesPeopleinNewZealandbelieveinaprincipethattheycall“afairgo”8．somethinggoeswrong,thenpeopleinNewZealandaremorelikelytogiveothers9．secondchancesothattheycanprove10．(them)orshowthatthingscanbedonedifferently1．________(praise)bytheneighbour,hebecametheprideofhisparents2．Iexploredeverycorner______(find)aperfectplacetostudy3．Thesunlightisblinding,_______(throw)hard-edgedshadowsontheground4．Whilewaitingfortheopportunitytoget_______(promote),hedidhisbest5．Asaresult,Iregret______(tell)youthatIhavetochangemyplan6．Womenandchildrenwerethefirst_____(get)ontothelifeboats7．Thiskindofwoolshirt_______(sell)well8．Mygrandmotherwakeup,only______(find)everybodygone9．________(invite)tothecelebrationcanbeanhonorforanordinaryperson10．Themandownstairsfounditdifficult______(get)tosleep11．Thestudentwasluckythathejustmissed_____(punish)12．Havingpassedallthetests,hefeltagreatweight______(take)offhismind13．Sorry,Ididn’tmean______(annoy)you14．_______(make)iteasiertocontactus,you’dbetterkeepthiscardathand15．Theboypretended_______(read)whenhismotherenteredtheroom16．Myheartwas______(beat)wildlywhenIheardthenews17．Thereisnotime______(leave)todosomeshopping18．I’dlike______(enjoy)thegameswithyou,butIhadextraworktodo19．Ibecame______(attach)tomyhusband,forhehadawisehead20．AfterIenteredtheroom,Isawhim_______(lie)onthegroundSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Beingabletocommunicateeffectivelywithothersisoneofthemostimportantskillsapersoncanhave.Fromtalkingwithfamilyandfriendstosharingyourideasatwork,communicationisabsolutelyfundamental.1、,therearesomestrategiesyoucanusetoimprovethem.2、.However,itdoesn’thavetobe.Therearesomesimplewaysforyoutostartcommunicatingwithsomeone,evenifyoudon’tknowthepersonverywell.Forexample,youcanfocusontheweatherorsomeotheraspectsofyoursurroundings.Besides,youshouldconsiderwhattopicsareappropriateforthesituation.Insomecases,stickingwithsmalltalkandinterestingtopicsmightbebest,butsometimes,youmayconsiderdevelopingintoadeeperconversation.3、.Talkaboutthingsthatinteresttheotherparty.Ifyouwanttobecomeabettercommunicator,yourfocushastobelessonyourselfandmoreonthepersonyouretalkingwith.4、,youshouldn’tgoonallnightaboutyours.Findconnectionpointsthatallowyoutogettheotherpersontalking.Theconversationwillcometoanendatsomepoint.5、.Maybeyouneedtomoveonwithyourday.Toendaconversationpolitely,payattentiontotheotherperson’sreactionandthensaysomethingtoofficiallyclosetheconversation.A．IfyouwanttomakeanapologytotheotherpartyB．ThismaybebecauseofrunningoutofthingstodiscussC．Ifhedoesn'tsharehishobbiesandinterestsD．it'snotappropriatetotransformtheconversationintoadeeperoneE.IfyoufeellikeyourcommunicationskillsfallshortofyourexpectationsF.ConsiderthesituationtodeterminewhatkindoftopicsmightbeappropriateG.StartingaconversationcanbethehardestpartofcommunicationforsomepeopleAllovertheworldpeoplearehookedonsports,whichhelpthemtostrengthentheirbodyandbuildtheircharacter.1、Theyimprovetheparticipants’physicalskills,andprovideentertainmentfortheaudienceaswell.Manypeopleliketowatchothersplaygames.2、Oftentheygetveryexcitedwhen“their”playerorteamwins.Iftheyarecrazyaboutthegameortheplayer,thenthey’llbecometheirdie-hardfans.Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem.Football,forexample,hasspreadaroundtheworld.Swimmingispopularincountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.3、Andthinkofpeopleincoldcountries.MassesofpeoplelovetoskateorskiinJapan,NorwayorCanada.4、Chineseboxing,alsohasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew,whichstartedinthelateofthenineteenthcentury.Peopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetime.Waterskiing,asamoderngame,isoneofthenewestinthefa