2023年仙桃市考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题含解析

2023年仙桃市考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)TheplanfortheannualChristmasDinnerforThoseAloneandHomelessstartedbetweentwochurchmemberswhohappenedtoshareaplaneridebacktoSpringfield.SpringfieldphysicianF.T.“Hogan”H’DoublerJr.toldGaryEllisonhewas1aboutthosewhoheknewwere2duringtheupcomingholidays.Hewantedtohelpthem.Hesaid,“Ifyoudon’thave3withyou,thefactthateverything,atChristmasis‘familythisandfamilythat’canbe4Wouldn’titbegreat5ourchurchcouldhaveabigChristmasdinner-freeof6?”Iftheywantedthebigdinnerheldinthechurch,admissionofthepreacher(牧师)wasverynecessary.Therefore,H’DoubleraskedEllisonifhecould7thepreachertoallowthedinner.H’Doublerwouldputupasizable8.“Heimaginedaniceeventwithnostrings(附加条件)attached,”saidEllison.Withthephysician9themaincourse,otherchurchmembersofferedsidedishesanddesserts.Afterafewyears,thechurchpickeduptheexpenses.“Thefirst10mayhavedrawn200people,”Ellisonsaid,“butsomeyearsitmaydrawcloseto20.”Inorderthatthechurchcan11fortherightsizecrowd,peoplewhowantto12areaskedtocallanansweringserviceandselectthetimetheywillcomeinadvance.Ellisonsaidchurchmemberswoulddotheirbesttomakeeveryonefeel13.Overtheyearshe’senjoyedseeingstrangerssocialize.H’Doubleralwayssmiledwhenhereadorheardreportsoftheevent’s14,hisdaughterSarahMueggesaid.“Hewasvery15withthewayitdeveloped,”saidEllison.“It’s16thewayH’Doublerexpectedit:nostringsattached.Justfunandgood17,”saidEllison.H’Doublerpreferredtokeepsecrethisrolein18theevent,buthe19recentlyattheageof85.EllisonaskedH’Doubler’sdaughterifitwasOKtotellpeoplethatitwasH’Doubler’s20andmoneythatstartedthetradition.Andshesaidyes.1、A．concernedB．confusedC．curiousD．doubtful2、A．abnormalB．abroadC．aloneD．asleep3、A．familyB．friendsC．neighborsD．children4、A．excitingB．obviousC．interestingD．painful5、A．unlessB．untilC．thoughD．if6、A．costB．timeC．chargeD．game7、A．forceB．warnC．convinceD．order8、A．serviceB．buildingC．tableD．donation9、A．showingupB．payingforC．depositD．lendingto10、A．tourB．dinnerC．contestD．show11、A．planB．possessC．remindD．refuse12、A．buyB．attendC．helpD．watch13、A．confidentB．welcomeC．ignoredD．proud14、A．problemB．challengeC．successD．chance15、A．busyB．familiarC．patientD．pleased16、A．onlyB．justC．evenD．still17、A．foodB．sceneC．storyD．report18、A．startingB．recordingC．celebratingD．ending19、A．leftB．appearedC．diedD．returned20、A．turnB．visitC．excuseD．ideaSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Whenwasthelasttimeyousentapostcard?TheUK’sfamily-ownedoldestpostcardfirm,whichhasbeenpublishingpostcardsandcalendarssince1880,willclosethisDecember.Thereason?Itsaysinsteadofpenningacard,peopleareputtingphotosuponFacebookorInstagramorusingWhatsApptoshowfriendsaridfamilyathomejusthowmuchfunthey’rehaving.Ifyougetapostcardfromsomeonewho’sawaysomewhere,it’sasmuchthethoughtthatthey’vegonethroughthehassle(麻烦)ofchoosingapostcard,workingoutwheretogetastampfrom,findingapostboxandthenthepostcardmakingthatjourneythroughtoyou.That’sthevalueofthepostcard．Butthattimehasgone．BrothersCharlesandHarrySalmon,thefifthgenerationofthefamilytorunthefirm,saidthepopularityofsocialmediahadhadahugeimpactonthebusiness.Peoplearealsotendingtotakeshorterholidays,meaningtheyarelikelytohavearrivedhomelongbeforetheirpostcards.Asaresultthebusinesswasnolongerviable.“Increasinglychallengingtradingconditionsandchangestothenatureandsizeofthemarketforitspublicationshaveresultedinuncertaintyoverthefutureofitstrade,”thebrotherswroteinalettertosuppliersandnewsagents.Asaresulttheywereannouncingaproposaltowithdrawfrompublishing.Thenumberofpostcardssoldeachyearisreportedtohaveseenasharpdeclinetoaboutfivemillionfrom20millionjust25yearsago.Butthefirmsaidthataswellasthedropinthenumberofpostcardssent.“wehavealsohadtoconsiderthattherearenomoremembersofthefamilywhowishtojointhebusiness."1、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．UK’soldestpostcardfirmsettocloseB．PostcardindustryboominginthefutureC．UK'spostcardfirmthroughatoughtimeD．Postcardindustryneedingsupporttosurvive2、What’sthevalueofsendingapostcard?A．It’sajourneyofloveB．It’sasymbolofsympathyC．It’sanactofpatienceD．It’sawayofpassingtime3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viable"inParagraph3probablymean?A．WorthofpraiseB．PossibletochangeC．ShortofmoneyD．likelytoexist4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．AbusinesscolumnB．AfinancereportC．Ahi-techadvertisementD．AbookreviewText2HowDidtheAncientChineseKeepFoodWarminWinter?Facilitieslikeelectricricecookers,microwaves,andelectrickettles,makeiteasyforpeopletokeepfoodwarmandenjoyacomfortablewinter.SohowdidChinesepeopleinancienttimeskeepfoodwarminwinterwithoutthese?Infact,ancientChinesepeopleusedtheirownmethodsofheatpreservationasearlyastheShangandZhouDynasties.☆“WenDing”,ancientricecookerOneofthemajorfunctionsofanelectricricecookeristokeepfoodwarm.The“WenDing”,anancientcookingcontainer,servedthesamepurpose,butinsteadofusingelectricenergy,theancientcookingcontainerpreservedheatbyburningfuelslikecharcoal.The“WenDing”unearthedinNanjingin1989isthoughttobetheoldestofitskinddiscoveredinChina,datingbacktotheStoneAge.Thecraftsmanshipofmakingthe“WenDing”wasdevelopedintheBronzeAge.ThebronzeDingfromtheShangandZhouDynastiestookondifferentshapesandstructures.☆“RanLu”,ancientsmallhotpotThe“RanLu”isasmallsizecookingvessel(器皿)madeofbronze,whichcanbedividedintothreeparts.Acharcoalstoveformsthemainstructure,withabottomtraytoholdcharcoalashes,andamovablecupatthetop.Someexpertshaveconcludedthatthevessel’sstructuresuggestsitmayhavebeenusedasasmallhotpotandthatthesevesselsbecamepopularintheWarringStatesPeriod(475—221B．C．).☆BronzeYou,ancientkettleTheBronzeYouwasoneofthemostcommonwinecontainersduringtheShangandZhouDynasties.TheBronzeYoucanalsobeusedtowarmwine.Forexample,theBronzeYouwithbeastmaskdesign,unearthedinJiangxiProvince,hasanopeningwherecharcoalcouldbeplaced.Justaspeopletodaycan’tdowithoutanelectrickettle,theBronzeYouallowedpeopletoenjoyahotdrink.☆BronzeYan,ancientsteamerAlthoughthe“WenDing”waseffectiveatkeepingfoodwarm,theancientChinesepeoplelaterfoundthatitsburningprocessproducedpollution.Asaresult,theBronzeYanmadewithatwo-tierstructureandusedtosteamriceandothergrains.AftertheEasternHanDynasty(25A．D．-220A．D．),furtherimprovementstotheBronzeYanledtothemodern-daysteamer.1、Whendidthe“RanLu”becomepopular?A．IntheZhouDynasty.B．IntheEasternHanDynasty.C．IntheWarringStatesPeriod.D．IntheStoneAge.2、TheBronzeYou,unearthedinJiangxiProvince,hasanopeningto________.A．placecharcoalB．storewineC．pourwaterD．holdcharcoalashes3、WhatistheuniqueadvantageoftheBronzeYan?A．Itiswarm.B．Itisconvenient.C．Itisuseful.D．Itisenvironment-friendly.Text3MathsandMusicAnexcellentwaytokillaconversationistosayyouareamathematician．Tellothersyouarealsoamusician，however，andtheywillbehooked．Althoughthereareobvioussimilaritiesbetweenmathematicalandmusicalactivity，thereisnodirectevidenceforthekindofmagicalconnectionmanypeopleseemtobelievein．I'mpartlyreferringheretothe"Mozarteffect"，wherechildrenwhohavebeenplayingMozartcompositionsaresupposedlymoreintelligent，includingatmaths，thanotherchildren．Itisnothardtoseewhysuchatheorywouldbepopular：wewouldallliketobecomebetteratmathswithoutputtinginanyeffort．ButtheconclusionsoftheexperimentthatexpressedthebeliefintheMozarteffectweremuchmoremodest．Ifyouwantyourbraintoworkbetter，youclearlyhavetoputinhardwork．Asforlearningtoplaythepiano，italsotakeseffort．Surelyaconnectionisquitereasonable．Bothmathsandmusicdealwithabstractstructures，soifyoubecomegoodatone，thenitislikelythatyoubecomegoodatsomethingmoregeneralthathelpsyouwiththeother．Ifthisiscorrect，itwouldshowaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandmusicalability．Itwouldbemoreliketheconnectionbetweenabilitiesatfootballandtennis．Tobecomebetteratone，youneedtoimproveyourfitnessandcoordination（协调）．Thatmakesyoubetteratsportandprobablyhelpswiththeother．Abstractstructuresdon'texistonlyinmathsandmusic．Ifyoulearnalanguagethenyouneedtounderstanditsabstractstructureslikegrammar．Yetwedon'thearpeopleaskingaboutaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandlinguistic（语言的）ability．Maybethisisbecausegrammarfeelsmathematical，soitwouldn'tbesurprisingthatmathematicianswerebetteratlearninggrammar．Music，however，isstronglytiedupwithfeelingsandcanbeenjoyedevenbypeoplewhoknowlittleaboutit．Assuch，itseemsdifferentfrommaths，sotherewouldn'tbeanyconnectionbetweenthetwo．Let'sseehowwesolveproblemsofthe"AistoBasCistoD"kind．Theseappearinintelligencetestsbuttheyarealsoimportanttobothmusicandmaths．ConsidertheopeningofMozart'sEineKleineNachtmusik（小夜曲）．Thesecondphrase（小节）isaclearanswertothefirst．Thelistenerthinks："ThefirstphrasegoesupwardandusesthenotesofaGmajorchord（和弦）；whatwouldbethecorrespondingphrasethatgoesdownwardandusesthenotesofaD7？"Musicisfullofpuzzleslikethis．Ifyouaregoodatthem，expectationswillconstantlybesetupinyourmind．Thebestmomentssurpriseyoubybeingunexpected，butweneedtheexpectationsinthefirstplace．1、Whatdoestheauthorsayabout"Mozarteffect"？______A．Thegoalofitwasnotcarefullythoughtabout．B．Thefindingsfromitgavepeoplewronginformation．C．Theinterestpeopleshowedinitwasunexpected．D．Thewayitwascarriedoutprovedtobeineffective．2、TheauthormentionedfootballandtennisinParagraph3toshowthat______．A．footballandtennisareplayedinasimilarway．B．certainskillsmaybedevelopedthroughpractice．C．musicandmathshavesomethingincommon．D．abstractstructuresbringbenefitstovariousfields．3、WecaninferfromParagraph4that______．A．languageseemsmorelikemathsthanmusicdoes．B．languageislessappealingtolearners．C．mathematiciansaregoodatmusiclearning．D．thestructureoflanguageiseasiertolearnthanthatofmusic．4、Whatdoesthewriterintendtostateinthelastparagraph？______A．Howmusicdiffersfrommaths．B．Whymusicianspossessmathematicalabilities．C．WhyMozartissohighlyconsideredbymathematicians．D．Howabstractthinkingappliestobothmusicandmaths．Text4OnaFebruarydayduringanunusuallymildwinter,Ifoundmyselfmissingthesnowybeauty.IenjoyedthefeelingthatcomesfromwatchingsnowfallgentlyfromheavenwhileI’mcosyinsidewithagoodfireburninginthestove.Butthereweremoreseriousconcerns,l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flyintoouryard.Whatweretheydoinghere?Westofus,intheWillametteValley,wildflowersburstthistimeofyear.ButhereincentralOregon,evenifagroundhog

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hadwantedtoappear,itcouldn’thavebrokenthroughthefrozenearth.Andyet,theserobinshadarrived.Theirpresencebroughtmeaflowofhappiness.ItfeltlikeacelebrationasIdugintomybagofbirdseedandspreadahandfulontheground.Aboveme,thedeepblueskywascloudless,perfectlyquietbutforsomesmokefromaneighbor’schimney.Thelivelycoldmadetheairfreshandclean.Myrobinsjumpedlightlytowardtheseed.Mysouljumpedwiththem,feelingequallycarefree.Caughtupinthemomentofspringfever,Icheckedoutsnowlessflowerbeds.Tomydelight,Ispottedagreenbranchstickingoutthroughthebrownsoil.Despitethecold,itwasn’treadytogobackinside.Justashortmeetingwiththoserobinshadrenewedmyspirit.ThenextdayIwouldreturntomyoutdoorworkwithacheerfulheartandahopefuleyeforthesesignsofspring.1、（小题1）Theauthormissedasnowywinterbecausesnowcould________.A．preventforestfiresB．boomhisbusinessC．promiseanearlyspringD．bringhimagoodfeeling2、（小题2）Theauthorfelthappywhenfinding________．A．theskywasdeepbluewithcloudsB．threelittlerobinsflewintohisyardC．wildflowersburstintheWillametteValleyD．agroundhogappearedthroughthefrozenearth3、（小题3）Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_______．A．wouldenjoywildflowersthenextdayB．thoughtwinterwasalreadyoverC．longedforthecomingofspringD．lovedrobinsthemostPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)在短文空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或用所给词的正确形式填空(3个词内)。Theratioofoverweightpeople1．participatedinasurveyincreasedfrom29%in2012to2．5%in2016,and3．numberofhighlyoverweightpeople4．(rise)to550,000,creatingaseriousheadachefor5．(medicine)servicesTheincreaseofhighlyoverweightpeoplewas6．(particular)sharpamongthoseintheir20sThenumberscamefromastudyofphysicalexaminations7．(publish)bytheHealthInsuranceServiceAccordingtothesurvey,thehighlyobesity(肥胖)rateamongyoungpeoplecanbearesult8．theiraddictiontosaltintakeandsoftdrinksfromchildhoodEatingtoomuchsaltyfoodisconsidered9．amainfactorleadingtohealthproblemsBesides,drinkingsoftdrinksisalsotoblamebecauseitmakespeoplemorelikely10．(gain)weightTheresultmayaffectthenewlifestyleofthosepeopleCuttingdownonsaltcanbehard,11．repeatedtrainingtopreferlesssaltyfoodisnecessaryStartbyaddinghalfasmuchsalttoyourdinnerasyounormallydoSince1．firstfullyartificialplasticwasinventedin1907,humans2．(find)innumerableusesforthematerialIthasfound3．(it)wayintoourtools,ourclothesandevenourbodiesInanewstudyin4．(environment)scienceandtechnology,researchersestimatetheaverageAmericaneatsmorethan50,000piecesofmicroplasticparticles,5．(small)than5millimetersinlengtheveryyearandbreathesinanother50,6．Althoughthehealth7．(effect)ofconsumingthesetinybitsofplasticareunclear,researchersstresstherealvolumethatpeopleare8．(casual)swallowingisalarmingThelargestcontributorcame9．drinkingbottledwater,in10．thebottleitselfaddedmorethan32timesmoreplastictoadiet11．(compare)withtapwater,TheGuardianreportsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowsimilararelanguageandmusicLanguageispartofourdailylives,nomatterwherewelivemtheworld.1、Bothlanguageandmusicplayahugeroleinourcultureandherearesomeoftheirsimilarities.·Bothlanguageandmusichaveawritingsystem.InEnglishwerecordlanguageusingthealphabet,whichisacollectionofletters.Similarly,weusenotestokeeparecordofmusic.Musiciansreadnotesandcreatemeaningintheformofmusic.2、Bywritingpiecesoftextormusic,weareabletoshareexperiencesthroughtime.Wecanreadtheideasorhearthecompositionofsomeonewholivedhundredsofyearsago.·3、Youcanmakeagoodguessatwheresomeoneisfrombylisteningtothelanguagetheyuse.Inthesameway,weknowthatstylesofmusicaredifferentaroundtheworld,givingustheopportunitytoexploremanydifferentculturesthroughtheirmusicandprovidinguswithmusicforeverysituation.·Bothshareemotion.4、Ofcourseyoumaybeabletoseeitinmyface,butyouwillknowforsurethroughmyword’.Similarly,musiccansoundangry,sadorhappy.Musiccanshowyouexactlyhowthecomposerwasorisfeeling,andallowsustoshareinthatemotion.Whenyoufeelhappy,youmightwanttosinganddancetoahappysongtocelebrateyourhappiness.5、Ithinkwehaveallusedmusictoexpressorprocessouremotions,oftencombiningitwithlanguageintheformofsonglyrics.A．Bothareexpressive.B．Bothvarywithculture.C．HowdoyouknowthatIamangryD．Weuselanguagetoexpressourthoughts.E.SojustasyoureadEnglish,youcanreadmusic.F.Similarly,musicispartofmanypeople’slives.G.Incontrast,youprobablyalsolistentosadmusicwhenyouarefeelingdown.Encouragingfriendstodiscusstheirproblemscanbedifficult.Somepeoplethinkithardtoopenuptoothersbecausetheydon’tthinkotherpeoplecareabouttheirproblems.1、Thebesthelpyoucanoffertoafriendgoingthroughadifficulttimeisyourears.Therearemanythingsyoucandotogetafriendtotalkabouthisproblems.2、Yourfriendwillbemorelikelytoopenuptoyouifhefeelsthatyoucareabouthim.Lethimknowthatyouarethereforhimandthathecanshareanythingwithyou,regardless,ofhowba