2023年甘肃省兰州市西固区考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题含解析

2023年甘肃省兰州市西固区考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Likemanyperfectionists,Itrulybelievedthatself-sufficiencywasavirtue.And1mybrainwassogoodatfindingwhatitwaslookingfor,Inoticedeverysingletimethatideagotproved2,andsoIalwayshadlotsof3forwhyitreallywasbetterifIjusthandledeverythingmyself.Thiskindofthinking,friends,wasthe4indisguise(伪装).Myself-reliancecameinhandywhenIwasakidintheseventiesandinadulthoodwhenIwasanindependent5Then,inthefirstyearsof6theOrganizedArtistCompany,Ifoundmyself7everythingIcouldaboutwebsites,copywriting,graphicdesign,etc.Laterwheneveroneofmybusinessfriends8abouthowherwebsitewasbeingheldhostage(人质)byherdesigner,I9felttoosatisfied.10ifmistakesweremadeinmybusiness,theywereallmine.Nowthiswaswheremyfalse11showedup—innotwantingotherstoknowImademistakes.IfIhadotherpeople12me,theywouldseemyerrorsand13.Workingalone,Icouldkeepupaprettygooddisplayof14.ButastheOrganizedArtistCompanybecameincreasingly15,IrealizedIwasdoingharmtothepeopleIwastryingtoservebyattemptingtodoeverythingmyself.Iwas16mygrowthandthedepthofmywork.Ihadbuiltabusinesswithmyowntwohands,andI17withabusinessthatIcouldholdinmyowntwohands.Cozy,18limitedinscope(范围).OnceIwaswillingtocontrolmyego(自负)andadmitthatmyvisionofself-sufficiencywasa19mybusinesstookaremarkableleapforward,andrevenue20.Littlechange,bigdifference.1、A．whileB．sinceC．beforeD．until2、A．clearB．mistakenC．roughD．right3、A．evidenceB．experienceC．suggestionD．confidence4、A．magicB．devilC．sheepD．heaven5、A．workerB．perfectionistC．writerD．artist6、A．runningB．owningC．foundingD．establishing7、A．losingB．quittingC．learningD．possessing8、A．communicatedB．commentedC．compromisedD．complained9、A．doubtfullyB．seriouslyC．secretlyD．strangely10、A．AtmostB．AtlastC．AtlengthD．Atleast11、A．eleganceB．prideC．anxietyD．annoyance12、A．helpingB．persuadingC．criticizingD．ignoring13、A．statementsB．misjudgmentsC．argumentsD．agreements14、A．inspirationB．imaginationC．excellenceD．patience15、A．difficultB．successfulC．boringD．relaxing16、A．limitingB．designingC．creatingD．promoting17、A．camedownB．gotawayC．endedupD．cameup18、A．butB．orC．soD．and19、A．dreamB．virtueC．conceptD．trap20、A．shrankB．doubledC．droppedD．stayedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Forcenturies,medicalpioneershaverefinedavarietyofmethodsandmedicinestotreatsickness,injury,anddisability,enablingpeopletolivelongerandhealthierlives.“Asalamander(asmalllizard-likeanimal)cangrowbackitsleg.Whycan'tahumandothesame?”askedPeruvian-bornsurgeonDr.AnthonyAtalainarecentinterview.Thequestion,areferencetoworkaimingtogrownewlimbsforwoundedsoldiers,capturestheinventivespiritofregenerativemedicine.Thisinnovativefieldseekstoprovidepatientswithreplacementbodyparts.Thesepartsarenotmadeofsteel;theyaretherealthings---livingcells,tissue,andevenorgans.Regenerativemedicineisstillmostlyexperimental,withclinicalapplicationslimitedtoproceduressuchasgrowingsheetsofskinonburnsandwounds.Oneofitsmostsignificantadvancestookplacein1999，whenaresearchgroupatNorthCarolina’sWakeForestInstituteforRegenerativeMedicineconductedasuccessfulorganreplacementwithalaboratory-grownbladder.Sincethen,theteam,ledbyDr.Atala,hascontinuedtogenerateavarietyofothertissuesandorgans—fromkidneystoears.Thefieldofregenerativemedicinebuildsonworkconductedintheearlytwentiethcenturywiththefirstsuccessfultransplantsofdonatedhumansofttissueandbone.However,donororgansarenotalwaysthebestoption.Firstofall,theyareinshortsupply,andmanypeoplediewhilewaitingforanavailableorgan;intheUnitedStatesalone,morethan100,000peoplearewaitingfororgantransplants.Secondly,apatient’sbodymayultimatelyrejectthetransplanteddonororgan.Anadvantageofregenerativemedicineisthatthetissuesaregrownfromapatient’sowncellsandwillnotberejectedbythebody’simmunesystem.Today,severallabsareworkingtocreatebioartificialbodyparts.ScientistsatColumbiaandYaleUniversitieshavegrownajawboneandalung.AttheUniversityofMinnesota,DorisTaylorhascreatedabeatingbioartificialratheart.Dr.Atala’smedicalteamhasreportedlong-termsuccesswithbioengineeredbladdersimplantedintoyoungpatientswithspinabifida(abirthdefectthatinvolvestheincompletedevelopmentofthespinalcord).AndattheUniversityofMichigan,H.DavidHumeshascreatedanartificialkidney.Sofar,thekidneyprocedurehasonlybeenusedsuccessfullywithsheep,butthereishopethatonedaysimilarkidneywillbeimplantableinahumanpatient.Thecontinuingresearchofscientistssuchasthesemayeventuallymakedonororgansunnecessaryand,asaresult,significantlyincreaseindividuals’chancesofsurvival.1、Inthelatestfieldofregenerativemedicine,whatarereplacementpartsmadeof?A．Donatedcells,tissuesandorgans. B．Rejectedcells,tissuesandorgans.C．Cells,tissuesandorgansofone’sown. D．Cells,tissuesandorgansmadeofsteel.2、Whathavescientistsexperimentedsuccessfullyonforabioartificialkidney?A．Patients B．RatsC．Sheep D．Soldiers3、Whyisgenerativemedicineconsideredinnovative?A．Itwillprovidepatientswithreplacementsofttissues.B．Itwillstrengthenthehumanbody’simmunesystem.C．Itwillshortenthetimepatientswaitingforadonatedorgan.D．Itwillmakepatientslivelongerwithbioartificialorgans.4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsregenerativemedicine？A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Doubtful. D．Reserved.Text2Wehumanbeingsneedtostayintouchwithnature-manystudiesshowhowmuchbetterpeoplefeelwheninsightoftrees.Yetevenmoreimportantly，natureitselfneedsustostayintouch.Manypoliticiansandscientistshavetoldusthatwecan"conquer"nature，butinrealitynaturewillalwaysbebeyondourcontrol---wedohavethepowertodestroyit.Thefateofalltheanimalsandtheirhabitatsdependslargelyonourattitudetowardsthem.Whetherornotweourselvessurvivedependsonhowwellwelookaftertherest.Foroursakeaswellastheirs，weneedtoconsideritseriously.Buthowcanwecareatallifwespendourlivesindoors？BorninSouthLondonattheendoftheSecondWorldWar，atleastIknewwhatasparrowwas（they'rerarenow）andyoucouldn'tputaspadeintoourtinygardenwithoutcuttingaworminhalf.Weknew，too，thatmilkcomesfromcowsandthatoldmencangrowamazingcarrotsonpoorland.Ultra-urban（极度城市化）aswemayhavebeen，atleastwewereintouch."Nowwehaveagenerationwhofranklyarenotintouch.Sohowcantheycareifthecountrysideissoldofftothehighestbidders，andusedtoparkhelicopters，andourcropscomefreefromMonsantoandourlivestockliveinfactories？Theywillknownootherway.Butifwesettlefortheultra-urbanlife，ifweallowallwildernesstobecompromisedandhandourfarmingovertoindustrialchemiststhen，quitesimply，theworldwillfallapart--asithasbeendoingalready.Wehavetorethinkwhatagricultureisreallyfor，andwhyconservationmatterstous，aswellastoothercreatures.Changesofstrategiesbeginwithattitudeandattitudebeginswithawareness.1、Whichofthefollowingopinionswilltheauthorbefor？A．Technologywillhelphumanscontrolnaturecompletely.B．Conqueringnatureisthepolicyofhumansociety.C．Humanshavetofindawaytoliveinharmonywithnature.D．Wewilllosecontrolofnaturewiththedevelopmentofsociety.2、Thesecondparagraphisintendedtotellusthatcitypeopleinthepast_____.A．wereinclosetouchwithnatureB．managedtosurviveinthewarC．killedthewormsintheearthcruellyD．hadahealthierdietthanus3、Thenewgenerationshownoconcernabouttheultra-urbanpatternjustbecause_______A．modernagriculturedoesn'tneedhardworkB．highprofitscanbemadebysellingcitylandC．theyarecutofffromnatureD．livestocklivinginfactoriesaretastier4、FromthepassagewecanguessthatMonsantoislikelytobe____________A．achemicalfertilizerplantB．ascientistgoodatfarmingC．aconstructioncorporationD．abigagriculturalcompany5、Towardstheendofthepassage，theauthorremindsusto_____________A．movetothecountrysideB．reflectonourpastbehaviorsC．leavespaceforwildanimalsD．tumfarmsintobigfactoriesText3Thisyearmarksthe170thanniversaryofPaulGauguin’sbirth.Helivedforjust54yearsbuthepackedhisbrieflifewithactivity.TheFrenchpainterspenthisearlychildhoodinPerubeforereturningtoFrance.Asanadult,hecontinuedtotravelalot.Mostfamously,hespentmuchofthelastdecadeofhislifeinTahiti,anislandinsouthernPacificOcean.Indeed,GauguinisbestknownforhiscolorfulpaintingsofTahitiansandtheirculture.Therestlessnessofthisgreatpainterhasbeennormalamongmodernartistssincethemiddleofthe19thcentury.They’reneversatisfiedforlongwithacertainstyleorwayoflife.Oncesomethingbecomesconventional,it’sturneddown.TheartisticculturethatGauguindevelopedfromwasthatofImpressionism(印象派).PainterslikeClaudeMonethadwantedtopainthowtheysawtheworld,nothowtheirteacherstaughtthemitshouldbeseen.Gauguin,andsimilarartistslikehisfriendVincentvanGogh,movedevenfurtherawayfrom“respectable”artthantheImpressionists.Forthem,itwasnotsimplyamatterofseeingtheworlddifferently,butfeelingandthinkingaboutitdifferently,too.Gauguinsaw,feltandthoughtdifferentlyfrommostmembersofEuropeansociety.HethoughtthatEuropeanculturewastoofancyandnotspontaneous.Thisiswhyheturnedtothetraditionsofotherpartsoftheworld,likeAfrica,and,eventually,Tahiti.ArtistslikeGauguinusedtheword“primitive”forthesecultures,butnotasanegativeterm.Forhim,Europe,inbecomingmodem,industrialandscientific,seemedlessnaturalthanotherpartsoftheworld.Intruth,Gauguin’spaintingsmaybeunconventionalbuttheyarecertainlynot“primitive”.Theyaretheworkofapainterwithgreatawarenessofwhathewasdoing.Itwasthisawarenessthatmadehimsuchanimportantpainterforthosethatcameafter,inthe20thcentury.WhenwelookcloselyattheworksofGauguinwebegintounderstandPabloPicasso,andespeciallyHenriMatisse,alittlebetter.1、WhatcanweinferaboutGauguin’slife?A．Hehadanunhappychildhood. B．HelivedmostofhislifeinPeru.C．HeenjoyedpaintinginTahiti. D．Hepreferredatraditionallifestyle.2、What’sthemainpurposeofParagraph4?A．ToexplainwhyGauguin’sworkswerepopular.B．TopointoutwhereGauguin’sinspirationcamefrom.C．ToshowGauguin’sdifferentunderstandingofpainting.D．TocompareGauguin’spaintingstylewithVincentvanGogh’s.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“spontaneous”underlinedinParagraph5?A．Natural. B．Modern. C．Industrial. D．Scientific.4、TheauthormentionsPicassoandMatisseinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A．theirstylesaredifferentfromGauguin’s B．greatartistssharemanysimilaritiesC．theyareasimportantasGauguin D．Gauguin’sinfluenceontheirworksText4“Withdepressinglyfewexceptions,performancesaredullandlackvitality…Afteryearsoftryingtoconvincemyselfotherwise,Inowfeelsurethatballetisdying.”-----JenniferHomans,Apollo’sAngelsIsballetdead?Hastheartformevolvedtodepression?JenniferHomans’sconclusiontoherfascinatinghistoryofballet,Apollo’sAngels,isworrying.Itappearsthatballet’spulsecontinuestobeatstrongly,however,especiallywithaTchaikovskydefibrillatorattached.Sowhyaresomedancecommentatorsarguingthatballetisdying?Anddotheyhaveapoint?“Balletisdead”----“Balletisdying”---allringtonesofFriedrichNietzsche’sphilosophicalclaim:“Godisdead.”Headlinegrabbling,certainly.Yetcanballetbedefinedinsuchblackandwhiteterms?Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.①Tostartwith,howdoyoudefineballet?Whatisballettoday?ConsiderpopularmodernclassicslikeTwylaTharp’sIntheUpperRoom,wheredancerswearpointyshoesandsneakers,combiningcontemporaryandclassicalvocabularytogether.Orclosertohome,thereisGraemeMurphy’sSwanLake,whichlayerselementsofPetipa’schoreography(编舞)withacontemporarythemeandaesthetic.Manycontemporarychoreographersallembraceclassicalformandprinciples,thenmanipulate(操纵)therules.②.Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.InaninterviewwithTheTelegraph(2015),BritishchoreographerMattewBourneacknowledgesthatthis“cross-fertilisation”betweencontemporarydanceandballetcontinuestogrow,asevidencedbytheriseinnewcommissionsfromcontemporarychoreographersattheRoyalBalletandEnglishNationalBallet.ReferringtoHomans’sbook,Bournebelieveswhathaschangedisthat“thedanceformsarecomingclosertogether”.Notdying,butmerging.Reinventing.ThishasbeenthecaseamongstAustralasianballetcompaniesformanyyearsnow.③.Homanswritesthatballet’sdeclinebeganafterthepassingofAshtonandBalanchine.Somethingahschanged,certainly.Astylisictransition----fromneo-classicaltocontemporaryballet----hasoccurred.④Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.ProminentdancecriticwithTheNewYorkTimes,AlastairMacaulay,says:“ballethasdiedagainandagainoverthecenturies,”andyet,“phoenix-like,roseagainfromitsashes”.Historyshowstherewereperiodswhereballethibernatedandlackedpopularity.Thiscoincidedwiththeartform’schangingforums.Sohereistheirony:whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.AseasonwithoutaTchaikovskyscoreisafinancialrisk.AndwithoutNutcracker(《胡桃夹子》),halftheballetcompaniesinNorthAmericawouldnotexist.Admittedly,asadancer,myfavouriteroles---Albrecht,PrinceSiegfriedandRomeo----werefromtheclassicalcanon;Iamatraditionalistatheart(wholovestobechallengedbygoodcontemporaryballets).Apartofthecharmbehindclassicalrepertoire,forme,wasinreproducingthegloriesofpastgreats.Classicalballet’sframeworksupportsthemodernprocessofbench-marking.PerhapsJenniferHomans’sthoughtsarenotcompletelyunfounded.Perhapsballetisdyingforsome.Ballet’sevolutionhasbeendelayedbyitsaudiences.AndasHomanssuggestsinherepilogue,perhapsalsobyitscreatives.Nowhereisaboldprediction.InlinewiththeRoyalBallet’sprogramminginBrisbanethisyear----ofChristopherWheeldon’sTheWinter’sTale,andWayneMacGregor’sWoolfWorks----overthenext20years,ballet’srelianceonPetipawilldecrease.Contemporaryballetsandmerge-styledballetswillproducetheirbox-officeinfluenceevermore.Why?Itissimple:ouraudienceswillbereadyforballettochangeagain.1、WhydoesthewriterciteJenniferHomans’swordsatthebeginningofthepassage?A．Tosupportthewriter’sviewpoint. B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Tohighlightthethemeofthepassage D．Toprovidethebackgroundknowledge.2、Thesentence‘Isthisnotballet?”shouldbeputin______.A．① B．②C．③ D．④3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisafactaboutballet?A．“Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.”(Para.3)B．“Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.”(Para.5)C．“Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.”(Para.7)D．“Whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.”(Para.8).4、AccordingtoMatthewBourne,_____.A．thedanceformsremainunchangedB．contemporarydancehasreinventedclassicballetC．balletisexperiencinggrowthandwillcontinuetodevelopD．anewformofballetiswidelyacceptedamongAustralians5、ThewritertakeshimselfasanexampleinParagraph8inordertoshow_____.A．classicsshouldbepromotedB．classicsarestillofgreatsignificanceC．classicalballet’sframeworkisoutofdateD．contemporaryballetsattractmoreaudiences6、Whatmaybetheaudiences’attitudetothechangeofballet?A．Supportive. B．Arbitrary.C．Critical. D．ConcernedPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IwastravelinginasmallplaceinNewYorkThatplacehadnotaxiforashort1．(distant)Onehadtotakearickshaw(人力车)IcalledoutforanoldmaninthewaitinglineBeforeIgotontherickshaw,I2．(automatic)askedhowmuchhewouldchargetotakemeacrosstotheMallI3．(tell)“10dollars”ThenIstartedbargainingHejustgaveahardsmileandsaid,“Whateveryoufeellike,pleasegivemeItisnotnecessary4．(bargain)onthissmallamount”Iwasabitashamedatmyselfandkeptquietwhilehecontinued,“5．(like)thosetaxis,myvehicledoesnotrunonpetrolordiesel(柴油)orevengas;6．runsonmysweatSopleasegiveittome7．asmile,forthemoneyhastofeedsomany8．(hunger)mouthsathome”WhenwereachedtheMall,Igavehimthemoneyandthesmile9．requestedandaddedagentlepatonhisbackHesmiledbackasiftogivemeareceiptandIwouldpreservehissmilefor10．longtimeDirection:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankIcelandshowsoffnatureFoundjustsouthoftheArcticCircle,it’sfarfromthenorthernmostcountryonEarthButasatraveldestinations,IcelandisontopoftheworldKnownas‚“thelandoffireandice”,thecountryhasmanynaturalwondersAstheTodaywebsiteputit,“Itis1．naturechooseIcelandtobeitsshopwindowto…remindhumanitythatnatureisstilltheunstoppableforce”AstheworldwasremindedwhentheEyjafjallajokullvolcanoeruptedsixyearsago,Icelandisacountry“stillinthemaking,andfewotherplacesofferthesameopportunitiestoseetheearth2．action,”commentedNationalGeographicmagazineIceisIceland’sotherbigattraction-tobeexact,thehugeglacierswhichtraveltowardthecoast,3．(make)strangepoolsofwaterEvenbetterarethenorthernlights,whichare4．(good)toseefromOctobertoMarchOnSept28,thecountry’scapitalReykjavikdecidedtoturnoffallstreetlightsforanhouratnighttogivepeopleauniquechancetoenjoythenorthernlightsThankstotheglaciersandthedarksky,thebright,colourful5．(dance)lightsbecame“aheavenlylightdisplay”,travelguidebookpublisherLonelyPlanetnotedAnd6．Iceland’suniquenaturalfeaturesarethebiggestattractionsforvisitors,thecountryalsooffersinspirationIcelandhas7．higherpercentageofwritersinitspopulationthananyothercountryintheworld,theBBCreportedAnditisnotsurprising8．thecountrypublishesmorebooksperpersonthananyothercountryintheworld,reportedtheNPRradiostation,Iceland9．(be)thebirthplaceofimportantliteraryworksandauthors-fromtheVikings’Icelandsagas(传说)toauthorHalldórLaxness,winnerofthe1955NoblePrizeinliterature“ThebeastinIceland,withitsharsh(严酷的)natureandbitter,ever-changingweatherWecannotescapeit,”HaraldurJonsson,anIcelandicartists,toldtheObservernewspaperwhiledescribinghisinspiration“SowefindwaystolivewithitWe10．havearichlifetofilltheemptyspaces”SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)GettingolderNoonereallyknowshowandwhypeoplechangeastheygetolder.1、Agingisacomplexandvariedprocessthatvariesinhowitaffectsdifferentpeopleandorgans.Infact,eveninoneperson,differentorgansystems“age”atdifferentrates.Atacertainpointinourlivesourbodysystemswillbegintoweaken.2、Itmaybecomemoredifficultforustoseeandhear.Theslowchangeofagingcausesourbodiestolosesomeoftheirabilitytobouncebackfromdiseaseandinjury.Inordertolivelonger,wehavealwaystriedtosloworstopthischangethatleadsustowardtheendofourlives.3、Agooddietplaysanimportantrole.Theamountandthetypeofexercisewegetareanothertwofactors.4、Butscientistsstudyingtheagingproblemwanttoknow:whydopeoplegrowold?Theyhopethatbystudyingtheagingmedicalsciencetheymaybeabletomakethelengthoflifelonger.5、Manyconsiderthelaterpartoflifetobethebesttimeforliving.Physicalactivitymaybecomeless,butoftenwegetbetterunderstandingoftheworldandourselves.Whatweconsidertheoldagenowmayonlybemiddle-agedsomedaysoon.Withsomanyadvancesinmedicalsciencehappeningsoquickly,lifelengthmayonedaybemeasuredincenturies,ratherthaninyears!A．Ourlivingconditionisyetanother.B．Manyfactorsdecideourhealth.C．Ourstre