2023年广西壮族梧州市考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

2023年广西壮族梧州市考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)OnemorningIwastednearlyanhourwatchingatinyantcarryahugefeather.Severaltimes,it31severalobstaclesinitspath.Andafteramomentarypauseitwouldmakethenecessarydetour(绕道).32onepoint,theanthadtocrossacrackabout10mmwide.Aftersome33thoughts,theantlaidthefeatheroverthecrack,walked34itandpickedthefeatherupontheotherside,thencontinuedonitsway.Iwas35bytheclevernessofthisant.Itwasonlyasmallinsect,lackingin36yetequippedwithabraintoreason,explore,discoverandovercome.37thisant,liketheothertwo-leggedcreatures38ontheearth,alsoshareshumanfailings.Aftersometimetheant39reacheditsdestination—aflowerbedandasmallholethatwastheentrancetoits40home.Itwastherethattheantmetits41.Howcouldthatlargefeatherpossibly42suchasmallhole?Ofcourse,itcouldn’t.Sotheant,afterallthis43andusinggreatbrightness,overcomingproblemsallalongtheway,justgaveupthe44andwenthome.Theanthadnotthoughttheproblemthrough45itbeganitsjourneyandintheendthefeatherwas46morethanaburden.Isn’tour47likethat?Weworryaboutourfamilies;weworryaboutthe48ofmoney;andweworryaboutallkindsofthings.Theseareallburdens—thethingswepickupalonglife’spath,anddragthemaroundtheobstaclesandoverthecracksthatlifewillbring,onlyto49thatatthedestinationtheyare50andwecan’ttakethemwithus.1、.A.broughtabout B．gotover C．cameacross D．dealtwith2、A．At B．For C．To D．With3、A．brave B．tiring C．magic D．short4、A．across B．through C．beside D．behind5、A．frightened B．attracted C．annoyed D．satisfied6、A．size B．height C．depth D．length7、A．Therefore B．But C．Moreover D．Otherwise8、A．working B．sleeping C．living D．walking9、A．probably B．suddenly C．easily D．finally10、A．underground B．lonely C．comfortable D．big11、A．partner B．match C．parent D．friend12、A．fit B．fix C．suit D．fill13、A．decision B．pleasure C．trouble D．matter14、A．insect B．problem C．hole D．feather15、A．after B．until C.before D．once16、A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything17、A．study B．aim C．dream D．life18、A．waste B．lack C．worth D．danger19、A．think B．find C．wonder D．warn20、A．bad B．practical C．useless D．meaningfulSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1We'veallheardthesaying:practicemakesprefect!Inotherwords,acquiringskillstakestimeandeffort.Buthowexactlydoesonegoaboutlearningacomplexsubjectsuchastennis,calculus,orevenhowtoplaytheviolin?Anage-oldansweris:practiceoneskillatatime.Abeginningpianistmightrehearsescales(音阶)beforechords(和弦).Ayoungtennisplayerpracticestheforehandbeforethebackhand.Learningresearcherscallthis“blocking”，andbecauseitiscommonandeasytoschedule,blockingisdominantinschools,trainingprograms,andothersettings.Howeveranotherstrategypromisesimprovedresults.Enter“interleaving”，alargelyunheard-oftechniquethatiscatchingtheattentionofcognitive(认知)psychologistsandneuroscientists.Blockinginvolvespracticingoneskillatatimebeforethenext(forexample,“skillA”before“skillB”andsoon,formingthepattern“AAABBBCCC”),whileininterleavingonemixespracticeonseveralrelatedskillstogether(formingforexamplethepattern“ABCABCABC”).Overthepastfourdecades,asmallbutgrowingbodyofresearchhasfoundthatinterleavingoftenoutperformsblockingforavarietyofsubjects,includingsportsandcategorylearning.Yettherehavebeenalmostnostudiesofthetechniqueinunplanned,realworldsettings-untilrecently.Newresearchinschoolsfindsthatinterleavingproducesdramaticandlong-lastingbenefitsforanessentialskill:math.Notonlydoesthisfindinghavethepotentialtotransformhowmathistaught,itmayalsochangehowpeoplelearnmoregenerally.Researchesarenowworkingtounderstandwhyinterleavingproducessuchimpressiveresults.Oneimportantexplanationisthatitimprovesthebrain'sabilitytotellapartbetweenconcepts.Withblocking,onceyouknowwhatsolutiontouse,ormovementtodo,thehardpartisover.Withinterleaving,eachpracticeattemptisdifferentfromthelast,sorote(死记硬背)responsesdon'twork.Instead,yourbrainmustcontinuouslyfocusonsearchingfordifferentsolutions.Thatprocesscanimproveyourabilitytolearncriticalfeaturesofskillsandconcepts,whichthenbetterenablesyoutoselectandproducethecorrectresponse.Asecondexplanationisthatinterleavingstrengthensmemoryassociations.Withblocking,asinglestrategy，temporarilyheldinshort-termmemory,issufficient.That'snotthecasewithinterleaving-thecorrectsolutionchangesfromonepracticeattempttothenext.Asaresult,yourbrainiscontinuallyengagedatregainingdifferentresponsesandbringingthemintoshort-termmemory.Repeatingthatprocesscanstrengthenneuralconnectionsbetweendifferenttasksandcorrectresponses,whichimproveslearning.Bothoftheseaccountsimplythatincreasedeffortduringtraining,eithertodiscriminatecorrectresponsesortostrengthenthem,isneededwheninterleavingisused.Thiscorrespondstoapotentialdrawbackofthetechnique,namelythatthelearningprocessoftenfeelsmoregradualanddifficultinthebeginning.However,thataddedeffortcanhavebetter,longer-lastingresults.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthenewstrategyof“interleaving”？A．Studyingrelatedskillstogetherhasmanyimpressiveresults.B．Learningrelevantskillstogethercontributestopeoplemasteringskillsquickly.C．Focusingondifferentskillsatatimesavespeopletimeandeffortsinthebeginning.D．Mixingupskillsdistractspeople'sattention,thuslesseningefficiency.2、Whydoesinterleavingproduceimpressiveresults?A．Itcanbescheduledeasily.B．Itfocusesonroteresponses.C．Itistemporarilyheldinshort-termmemory.D．Itenablesyoutolearncriticalfeaturesofskillsandconcepts.3、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Blockinginvolvespracticingoneskillatatimebeforethenext.B．Correctsolutionoftenchangesfromonepracticeattempttothenext.C．Practisingoneskillatatimeplaysanimportantroleinlearningacomplexsubject.D．Studyingrelatedskillsorconceptstogetherisaneffectivewaytotrainyourbrain.Text2ThisstoryhappenedwhenIwasinSaintLuciawithmyfamily.Mysister,Diane,whoalsohappenstobemybestfriendandoneofthefunniestandkindestpeopleIknow,wentblindinoneeyeabout9yearsago.Dianasometimesfeelsconcernedaboutthewayherevelooknow.Thepupil(瞳孔)isnolongerblack;it’ssortof“glows”inphotos.Dianarecentlypurchasedaspecialcontactlens(隐形镜片)thatmakeshereyelooklikeitdidbeforeitchangedcolor,butshedoesn’twearthislensoftenbecauseitbecomesquitepainfulafteraboutanhour.Onenightduringourholiday,ahotelphotographerwastakingpicturesoftheguestsastheyenteredtheareasetupfordinner.Dianacasuallysaidifshehadknowntherewasgoingtobepicturestakentocapturethisspecialmemory,shewouldhavewornhercontactlenssohereyewouldn’tbesoshinyinthepicture.Thenextday,IwassittingwithDianaandherhusbandTed.Whileweweretalking,thephotographerwhohadbeenatthedinnerthenightbefore,handedheraphoto,leanedinandquietlysaid,“Imatchedthecolorofyoureyesinthepicture.”Ashewalkedaway,mysisterhappilysaidtomeandTed,“Look!Hefixedmyeye!”Thephotographerstopped.Heturnedaroundandwalkedbacktoourtable.HeputhishandonDiana’sshoulder,leanedinagainandgentlysaid,“Justtobeclear:Ididn’tfixyoureye.Thereisn’tanythingwrongwithyoureye.Isimplymatchedthecolor.”Hereyesfilledupwithtears.Itwasveryhealingfor:herhearttohearthesebeautifulwords.Itdidn’ttakemuchtimebutmadesomuchdifference.Ithelpedherchangethewayshefeelsaboutherself.Ihavealwayslovedthequote:“Theworldisfullofgoodpeople.Ifyoucan’1findone,beone!”Youractsofkindnesscanimpacttheworldinprofoundways!1、Mysisterboughtacontactlensinorderto________.A．keepthepupilcomfortableB．showoffthebeautifulcolorofherpupilC．protecthereyefromthestrongsunlightD．avoidthepupilbeingtoobrightandshiny2、Dianafelt________whensheknewtherewasaphototakenforthedinner.A．excited B．proudC．regretful D．shocked3、TearswelledupinDianaseyesbecause____.A．shewastouchedbythephotographerB．shefelthereyesweresopainfulC．shewashurtbythegestureofthephotographerD．shefeltsosadthatshedidn’twearherlens4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AShinyPupil B．AConsideratePhotographerC．TheActofKindnessCounts D．TheContactLensMakesaDifferenceText3ColumbusDayhasbeenonAmericancalendarssince1937,whenPresidentFranklinD．RooseveltdeclaredOctober12afederalholidaytohonortheItalianexplorerwho“discovered”theAmericasin1942.However,theholidayhasalwaysbeencontroversial.ManypeoplebelievethatChristopherColumbusshouldnotbegivencreditfor“discovering”thecontinent,sincenativeAmericanshadalreadybeenlivingthereforgenerations.Besides,theexplorer’smissionwasnotascientific“voyageofdiscovery”,butoneintendedtoconquerthenewland.CriticsmaintainthattheSpanisharmyColumbusbroughtonhissecondvoyage,causedthedeathsofhundredsofthousandsofindigenous(土著的)people.Thosethatsurvivedthemassacrebecameslaves,workinginmines.Many,therefore,believethattheexplorer’sarrivalshouldnotbecelebrated.In1977,adelegationofNativenationsattheInternationalConferenceonDiscriminationAgainstIndigenousPopulationsintheAmericas,proposedrenamingtheholidayto“IndigenousPeople’sDay”.Theproposalpassedwithamajority.However,convincingtherestofthecountrytodothesamewasnotthateasy.Ittook15yearsbeforethecityofBerkeleyinCaliforniaadoptedthenamein1992andthen22moreyearsbeforeMinneapolis,MNandSeattle,WAdidthesamein2014.Thefollowingyear,eightmorecitiesincludingAlbuquerque,NMandPortland,OR,begancelebratingthesecondMondayofOctoberas“IndigenousPeople’sDay”.Themovementreallystartedtogainmomentumin2016when19cities,includingBoulder,COandPhoenix,AZ,aswellasthestatesofMinnesotaandVermont,alldecidedtorenamethedaytohonorNativeAmericans.In2017,21morecities,includingAustin,TXandLosAngeles,CAhavemadetheshift.WiththeincreasinglylargernumberofcitiesmovingawayfromColumbusDayeachyear,itwillbeinterestingtoseeif“IndigenousPeople’sDay”getsfederalrecognition.Meanwhile,itwillcontinuetobethefocalpointofdebatesthroughouttheAmericas.1、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．IndigenousPeople’sDayHasGotFederalRecognitionafterYears’WorkB．ColumbusDayHonoringtheItalianExplorerHasAlwaysBeenControversialC．ChristopherColumbusShouldNotBeGivenCreditforDiscoveringAmericasD．MoreCitiesHaveReplacedColumbusDaywithIndigenousPeople’sDay2、Manypeopledon’tagreethat.A．ColumbusdiscoveredthecontinentB．ColumbuswasaremarkableexplorerC．NativeAmericanswereabusedD．ColumbusDayisapublicholiday3、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A．ColumbuswaswellreceivedbyindigenouspeopleB．TheindigenouspeoplehatedtheColumbus’arrivalC．TheSpanisharmyrebelledagainstColumbus’ruleD．FewsoldierssurvivedtheattackbynativeAmericans4、WhichofthefollowingcitiesistheearliesttoreplaceColumbusDaywithIndigenousPeople’sDay?A．PortlandB．PhoenixC．SeattleD．LosAngelesText4Asia’smountainglaciers(冰川)willloseatleastathirdoftheirmassthroughglobalwarmingbythecentury’send,withseriousconsequencesformillionsofpeoplewhorelyonthemforfreshwater,researchershavesaid.ThehighmountainsofAsiaconsistofageographicalregionsurroundingtheTibetanPlateau,holdingthebiggeststoreoffrozenwateroutsidethepoles.Itfeedsmanyoftheworld’sgreatrivers,includingtheGanges,theIndusandtheYarlungZangboRiver,onwhichhundredsofmillionsofpeopledepend.Nearly200nationsadoptedtheParisAgreementin2015,whichsetsthegoaloflimitingwarmingtoalevelof“wellbelow”2°C,while“pursuingefforts”toachievealowerceilingof1.5°C．Earth’ssurfacehasalreadywarmedbyabout1°C,accordingtoscientists.TheAsianhighmountains,thenewstudysaid,werealreadywarmingmorerapidlythantheglobalaverage.Aglobaltemperatureriseof1.5°Cwouldmeananaverageincreaseintheregionofabout2.1°C,withdifferencesbetweenmountainranges-allofwhichwillwarmbymorethan1.5°C．TheHinduKushmountainrangewouldwarmbyabout2.3°CandtheeasternHimalayaMountainsby1.9°C,thestudyforecast.“Eveniftemperaturesstabilizeattheircurrentlevel,(glacier)masslosswillcontinuefordecadestocome,”theresearchersadded.“Forthehighmountainglacierstosurvive,itisvitaltoreducetheglobaltemperatureincreasetothelowestpossiblelevel.”AstudyinJulyinthejournalNatureClimateChangesaidtherewasonlya5%chanceofholdingglobalwarmingunder2°C．For1.5°C,thechancewasabout1%.Oncurrenttrends,someexpertsprojectEarthisontracktowarmbyabout3°C．1、WhatisstressedaboutAsia’smountainglaciersinthefirstparagraph?A．Thereasonforitsmelting.B．Itsimportance.C．Itsgeographicalcondition.D．Theconsequencescausedbyitsdecrease.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthetemperatureontheearth’ssurface?A．Itkeepsupitsnormallevel.B．IthasrisentoomuchsincetheParisAgreementwasmade.C．ItisfarbelowthelevelthattheParisAgreementdemands.D．ItisnearthelowerceilingthattheParisAgreementdemands.3、Howmayweguaranteetheseglaciers,continuedexistence,accordingtoresearchers?A．Holdglobalwarmingunder2°C．B．Trytosavewaterasmuchaswecan.C．Keepglobaltemperatureincreasetoaminimum.D．Maketheglobaltemperaturestableatitscurrentlevel.4、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Givingexamples.B．Describing.C．Presentingdata.D．Comparing.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Inmanypeople'sopinion,man'sfirstrealinvention,1．isalsooneofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory,2．(be)thewheelAlltransportationandeverymachineintheworlddepend3．itThewheelisthe4．(simple)yetperhapsthemostremarkableofall5．(invention)becausetherearenowheelsinnatureHow,then,didmancometoinventthewheel?Perhapssomeearlyhunters6．(find)thatthebodyofaheavyanimalcouldberolledthroughtheforestonlogs(圆木)more7．(easy)thantheycouldcarryitHowever,thelogs8．(them)weighedalotItmusthavetaken9．greatprehistoricthinkertoimaginetwothinslicesoflogconnectedattheircentersbyastrongstickThiswouldrollalongjustasthelogsdid,yetbemuchlighterandeasier10．(handle)Thusthewheelandaxle(车轴)cameintobeingandwiththemthefirstcartsManypeoplemaythinktheForbiddencity,orthePalaceMuseumasit’salsocalled,is1．great,old-fashionedmuseum2．,inrecentyears,themuseumhasbeenworkinghard3．(promote)ChineseculturalheritageamongtheyoungpeopleThemuseum’sonlinestorenowoffersspecialculturalandcreative4．(product)Forexample,in2014,it5．(begin)tosellearphonesthatlooklikethenecklaceswornbyancientofficials,whichevenbroughtin6．(rough)1billionyuanayearLastyear,adocumentary7．(name)MastersintheForbiddenCitybecamepopularonlineItisaboutthepeople8．jobistorepairtherelicsinthemuseumManyoftheseworkersareveryyoungandsomeareeven9．their20sSomeothermuseumsacrossthecountry,suchastheNationalMuseumofChina,10．(inspire)bythePalaceMuseum’seffortsandareworkingonsimilarprojectsoftheirownSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Earthishometoaround7，000languages，aroundhalfofwhichareexpectedtodisappearby1、Languagesdisappearformanyreasons．Sometimesyoungergenerationsstoplearningalanguagebecauseparentswantchildrentofitin．2、NativeAmericanchildrenofthelate﹣l9thcenturywererequiredtoattendboardingschoolswhereeducatorsforbadethemfromspeakingtheirnativelanguages．TheUnitedNationsranksendangeredlanguagesaccordingtotheirrisklevel．Forexample，a"criticallyendangered"languageisonethatevengrandparentsdon'tspeakoften．NewYork'sOnondagalanguageisanexamplewithonly50speakersleft．An"extinct"languagehasnospeakers．Itisgoneforever．Alaska'sEyaklanguageisoneexample．3、4、Inthesameway，differentlanguagescontributetoculturaldiversity．Savingtheselanguagesbenefitsourunderstandingofothercultures．Languagescanshowhowasocietylooksattheworldandwhatitvalues．Alanguagemaydescribesomethinginawaythatisfunny，too．InWelsh，itrainsnotcatsanddogs，butoldwivesandwalkingsticks．TheEndangeredLanguageAlliancewantstosavelanguagesfromdisappearing．5、However，itseffortsarelimited．Ifanendangeredlanguageisgoingtomakearealcomeback，it'11probablygetitsstartinschools．Fornearly100years，publicschoolsinHawaiididnotteachtheHawaiianlanguage．NowstudentscankeeplearninginHawaiianfromelementaryschoolstocollegeandbeyond．6、Atleastonedid．In1881，aJewishlinguistnamedEliezerBen﹣Yehudabroughtthe3，000﹣year﹣oldlanguageHebrewbacktolife．TodayitisoneoftheofficiallanguagesofthecountryofIsrael，withmorethan4millionspeakers．A．Thelastpersonwhospokeitdiedin7、B．WhyshouldwesaveendangeredlanguagesC．Variousanimalsandplantsbenefitourenvironment．D．Withjust5speakersleft，itisabsolutelyendangered．E．CanalanguagewithzeronativespeakerscomebacktolifeF．Sometimessocietiesforceminoritiestogiveuptheirlanguage．G．Thenon﹣profitgroupfindsnativespeakersandrecordstheirstories．The21stcenturyhasintroducedtheworldtoanewwayofdoingBusiness.It’snowaforegoneconclusionthatglobalcomme