2023年连云港市考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题含解析

2023年连云港市考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Mygrandmaisgoodatgardening.Shecouldmakeanythingbloom(开花).1me.Inmyeyes,shewasinspiringand2Formostofherlife,shelivedonafarm,whereshebroughtupfourchildren,andburiedmygrandpa.Ivisitedheronweekends.Afterthegardeningwork,Iwas3toclimbthemountain,singingsongsandgatheringflowers.Sometimestheplantsscratchedme.Shewouldsay,"Beautyhasa___.Ihopeitwasworthit.""Yes,ma'ma,"I'dsay."4was."Ilovedgatheringflowersonmyown.ButwhatIlovedbestwasgatheringthemwithher.Eventhen,asachild,IknewwhatIwantedmostfrommygrandmawasnotherflowers,buther5She'sbeengoneforyears,butsometimes,whenI6downtopickaflowerorpullaweed,Iseeher7,notmine.IthoughtI'dgrowuptobeagardenertoo.Itoldmyself,somedaymychildrenhadchildren,I'dbeagardeninggrandma.Thenthegrandbabiesstartedshowingup,andIdiscovered1'dmuchratherrunafterthem8godigging.ActuallyI'mnogardener.I'ma9,notaplanter.Idifferfrommygrandmainlotsofways,butthis:Iwillalwayscarry10meaheartshemadefromherown.Ineedn’tplantagarden.Mychildrenaremyflowers.Theydelightandcompletemewithabeautythatisworthanyprice.AllIneedtodois11themwithtime,waterthemwithlove,andhopethatsomeday,whentheyholdtheirfirstgrandchild,theymightseemyhand.1、A．Not B．Even C．Only D．Often2、A．famous B．humorous C．caring D．amusing3、A．determined B．anxious C．curious D．free4、A．standard B．range C．price D．quality5、A．It B．I C．She D．That6、A．possession B．promise C．beauty D．time7、A．climb B．reach C．look D．sit8、A．smile B．spirit C．soul D．hand9、A．than B．until C．unless D．since10、A．worker B．teacher C．picker D．farmer11、A．to B．within C．beyond D．for12、A．attend B．miss C．promote D．influenceSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1There’sasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSoMuchTroubleInTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereasonwhytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerancebetweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo–––that’swhyitmadeNov16th“InternationalDayforTolerance”.Butfirstofall,whatistolerance?AccordingtoFrenchphilosopherVoltaire,toleranceistheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedoffrailty(脆弱)anderror;letuspardoneachother’sfool–––thatisthefirstlawofnature.”Veryoften,peopledon’trealizethatthey’reintolerant.Thisisbecauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUN’scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendon’tputthemselvesintheshoesofwomen.It’sworththinkingalittleaboutthewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”.Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhichwe’respeakinghere?Toagreetobe“tolerant”ofsomeoneisn’tnecessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimpliesthatthere’ssomethingwrongwiththem.Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthisweaknessissomethingthatweallshare.That’sthereasonweshouldbetolerant.It’salittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.1、What’sthepurposeoftheUN“InternationalDayForTolerance”?A．Toarousepeople’sawarenessoftoleranceamongpeople.B．TocelebratethefoundingoftheUN.C．Tosolvetheproblemofglobalwarming.D．Tochangepeopledopiniontowardsglobalization.2、Whydomenbehaveintolerantlytowardswomen?A．Becausemendon’trealizethepurposeoftheUN.B．Becausemenarephysicallystrongerthanwomen.C．Becausemendon’tappreciatetheshoesofwomen.D．Becausemenarenotwillingtounderstandwomen.3、Whyisitmeaninglesstousethewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”?A．BecausetheyarehardtopronounceinEnglish.B．Becausetheydon’texpresstheexactmeaningpeoplereferto.C．Becausetheycan’tbetranslatedintootherlanguages.D．Becausetheycan’tbeusedinarespectfulway.4、Inwhatsenseis“tolerance”similarto“generosity”?A．Humansareadvisedtotreatothersbetter.B．Humansleanttofindfaultsinothers.C．Humansneedtogivesomethingtoothers.D．Humanswillchangetheirattitudestoothers.Text2In2016,ateamofJapanesescientistsfoundbacteriacapableofbreakingdownand“eating”oneoftheworld’smostpopularplastics-polyethyleneterephthalate(PET).Itwasvaluedasapotentialbreakthroughatthetime.ButanewdiscoverycameasateamofBritishscientistsexaminedanenzyme(酶)producedbytheJapanesebacteriatofindoutmoreaboutitsstructure.Whileoperatingthestructuretobetterunderstandhowitworked,theyaccidentallycreatedthechangedenzymethat’sevenmoreefficientatbreakingdownplasticbottles.Theresearchersarenowworkingtofurtherimprovetheenzymesoitcanbeusedonanindustrialscale.It’spossiblethatwithinthenextfewyearstherecouldbeanindustriallypossibleprocessforturningPETintoothersubstancessoitcanberecycled.Theabilitytoscaleuptheprocesswillbeimportant.Plasticpollutionisfastbecomingoneofthebiggestenvironmentalissuesofourtime.Morethan1millionplasticbottlesareboughtaroundtheworldeveryminute.MostofthesebottlesaremadefromPET，whichcantakeupto00yearstobiodegrade(生物降解),andmanyareleftintheoceans.OverhalfofglobalPETwasteisnotcollectedforrecyclingandonly7percentofbottlesarerecycledintonewbottles.Somescientistssaythebreakthrough,thoughpromising,isnowherenearenoughtosolveourpollutioncrisis.Theseenzymesarenotabundantlypresentinnature.Soyouwouldneedtoproducetheenzymefirst,thenaddittothePETplastictodegradeit.”Thisislikelytobeaslowprocess.IfyouhavegonethroughthetroubleofcollectingthePETwaste,thenthereareclearlyfarbetterwaystorecycleitorburnitforenergy,”saidWim,headoftheIndustrialBiotechnologyCenter.Hesuggestedtheuseofcommerciallyavailablebiodegradablebioplasticswouldstillbeabetterbet.1、WhatunexpecteddiscoverydidtheBritishscientistsmake?A．Aneffectivewaytodealwithplasticwaste.B．ApotentialsolutionincollectingPETwaste.C．Thewaytounderstandthestructureofenzymebetter.D．TherealvalueofthediscoverybyJapanesescientists.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theprocess”inParagraph3actuallyreferto?A．Theprocesstofindtheenzyme.B．Theprocesstomakemoreplastics.C．TheprocesstoreducethePETwaste.D．TheprocesstoproducekindofnewPET.3、WhatistheproblemaboutrecyclingthePETwaste?A．Largequantitiesofplasticbottlesareused.B．OceanplasticwasteishardertobiodegradeC．MostofthePETwasteisleftwithouttreatment.D．MostoftheplasticproductsaremadefromPET.4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A．Theenzymedoesnotexistinnature.B．Theenzymehashelpedtosolvetheplasticproblems.C．Burningplasticwasteforenergyisnowthebestwaytoridit.D．WehavealongwaytogotousetheenzymetorecyclePETwaste.Text3Somepeoplearesorude!Whosendsane­mailoratextmessagethatjustsays“Thankyou”？Wholeavesavoicemailmessageratherthantextsyou?WhoasksforafacteasilyfoundonGoogle?Don’tthesepeoplerealizethatthey’rewastingyourtime?MaybeI’mtherudeonefornotappreciatinglife’slittlepoliteness.Butmanysocialagreedstandardsjustdon’tmakesensetopeopledrowningindigitalcommunication.Intexts,youdon’thavetodeclarewhoyouareorevensayhello.E­mail,too,isslowerthanatext.Voicemailisanowimpolitewayoftryingtoconnect.Myfatherlearnedthislessonafterleavingmeadozenvoicemailmessages,noneofwhichIlistenedto.Exasperated,hecalledmysistertoexpresshisdissatisfactionthatIneverreturnedhisphonecalls.“Whyareyouleavinghimvoicemail？”mysisterasked.“Justtexthim.”Intheageofthesmartphone,thereisnoreasontoaskonce­acceptablequestionsabout:theweatherforecast,abusiness’sphonenumber,ordirectionstoahouse,arestaurant,whichcanbeeasilyfoundonGoogleMaps.Butpeoplestillaskthesethings.Andwhenyouanswer,theyrespondwithathank­youe­mail.Howtohandlethesedifferingstandards?Easy.Consideryouraudience.Somepeople,especiallyolderones,appreciateathank­youmessage.Others,likeme,wantnoreply.Theanthropologist(人类学家)MargaretMeadoncesaidthatintraditionalsocieties,theyounglearnfromtheold.Butinmodernsocieties,theoldcanalsolearnfromtheyoung.Here’shopingthatpolitenessnevergoesoutoffashionbutthattime­wastingformsofcommunicationdo.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Exasperated”meaninthefifthparagraph?A．Worried.B．Surprised.C．Annoyed.D．Tired.2、Whydidn’tthewriterreplytohisfather?A．Helikedtextmessagesbetter.B．Heenjoyedcheckinghisvoicemail.C．Hedidn’treceiveanyvoicemailmessages.D．Hedidn’twanttotalkwithhisfather.3、Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriteragreeto?A．Peopleneedn’tlearnfromoneanotherintraditionalsocieties.B．Dealingwithvoicemailshouldvarywitheachindividual.C．Peopleneedn’tturntoGoogleforhelpwhenintrouble.D．Declaringwhoyouareorsayinghellointextsisnecessary.4、What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Nowadays:whatshouldwedowithtextmessages?B．Nowadays:doyoulikeleavingothersavoicemessage?C．Nowadays:whatmeansshouldweuseincommunication?D．Nowadays:doyouneedathank­youmessage?Text4Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'dlike,soIwasrelivedtoreadthatthere'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheuniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld'snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔离）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon'twantthat,dowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofthenewcropssince1985,researchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution'scocoaproject,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean,healthy,increasingcocoamaterial.”Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof3plantvarietiesandtheirgreen-houseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That'swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.Thescientistsays,“thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolate."1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Safeguardingcocoa. B．Plantingcocoaworldwide.C．Keepingcocoaingreenhouse. D．Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.2、Theinstitution'scocoaprojectisto_______.A．havecocoaskinremoved B．offermorejobstopeopleC．ensurethequalityofcocoa D．supplycocoafortwomillionpeople3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Thetasteofchocolateischanging.B．Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C．Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D．Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolate.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate. B．Toadvertise.C．Towarn. D．Toinform.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Fay:Ican’tdecide1．toaskmysontoattendauniversityhere,orallowhimtomovetoanothercitytogotoschoolMark:Whatdoeshewanttodo?Fay:He’snotsureThereisanexcellentpre-lawprogram(法律预科课程)atauniversityinTroy,butthat’sthreehoursawayWell,helikes2．ideaofstudyingthere,buthehasfriends3．willstayhere,andhisgirlfriendmaystayhere,tooMark:Ha,haIforgot4．complicatedthesedecisionscanbe!WhenIwenttocollege,theonlythingmyparentsandItookinto5．(consider)wastheprogramFay:Iknow!Thesedaysyoungpeoplehavesuchinvolvedsociallives!Maybe6．wouldbegoodforhimtogototheschoolatTroyHereallywantstostudylaw,andhisgradesareexcellentI’msurehe7．(accept)thereMark:ThatsoundslikeagoodplanHe’llgrowupalot8．(fast)ifhemovesaway,youknow!AndIknowyoursonwillalwaysstay9．touchwithhisparentsHe’safineyoungman!Fay:Thanks,MarkIalwaysappreciate10．(talk)toyouPeopletodaytakelotsofphotosSomephotographsarereallymemorableTheyeithercaptureimportantevents,suchasbirthdaypartiesorweddings,1．showbeautifulplacesYearslater,peoplemaylookatthesespecialphotostoremember2．pastHowever,howdidpeoplerecordimportantmomentswithoutcameraslongago?Somepeopletold3．(story)aboutoldtimes,andotherswrotedown4．theyrememberedTherewerealsoalotofpeople5．(make)specialdrawingstohelpthemrecallimportantmomentsAmongthosepeoplewereNativeAmericansoftheLakotatribeEveryyear,LakotaleadersdecidedwhicheventwasmostimportantALakota6．(art)wasthenaskedtodrawaspecialpictureofthateventBecauseeachyear’spicturewasdecidedonduringthewinter,thedrawingsbecame7．(know)aswintercountsForalongtime,wintercountsweredrawnonanimalskinsLater,thedrawings8．(do)onpaperThepicturestoldthehistoryofthetribeEachyear,thenewestwintercountwasadded9．theLakotacollectionofpicturesfrom10．(early)timesThathelpedpeoplekeeptrackoftheyearsToday,wintercountsareimportantrecordsoftheLakota’spastSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Anewstudysuggeststhatthetimingofawoundaffectsthespeedatwhichitheals(治愈).Woundssufferedduringthedayhealaround60percentfasterthanthoseatnight.Thestudyshowedhowthebodies’circadianrhythm(昼夜节奏)controlledthehealingofwounds.1、Ittellsourbodieswhentowakeup,eatandsleepinacircle---aseriesofactivitiesthatrepeatthemselvesdayafterday.2、.Inthestudy,researchersfoundthatskincellsmovedfastertorepairwoundssufferedduringthedayTheirfindingswerepublishedinthejournalScienceTranslationalMedicine.Theresearchersexaminedcells,mice,andburninjurydatabases.3、.Night-timebums—bumssufferedbetween8o’clockatnightand8o’clockthenextmorning----were95percenthealedafteranaverageof28days.Butafteronaverageof17days,daytimebums----burnssufferedbetween8o’clockinthemorningand8atnight----were95percenthealed.4、.Woundsareverycostlytotreat.5、.InBritain’sNationalHealthServices,forexample,suchservicescostaround$6.56billionperyear.Expertssaythehighcostresult,inpart,fromalackofdrugsthatspeeduptheclosureofwounds.A．Eachcyclelastsabout24hours.B．Thecircadianrhythmislikeaclockortimer.C．Specifically,theirinvestigationfoundthefollowinginformation.D．Thenewstudy’sfindingscouldhelpscientistsdevelopbetterdrugs.E.Inotherwords,night-timeinjuriestookanaverageof11dayslongertoheal.F.Worldwide,billionsofdollarsarespenteveryyearonwound-treatmentservices.G.ThatswhatagroupofresearchersfromauniversityinCanadarecentlypublished.Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here’show:1、Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.2、Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,Butitwillforceyourealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime