2023年忻州市宁武县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试卷含解析

2023年忻州市宁武县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whenthehostannouncedthatmychoir(合唱队)wonthesecondplaceoftheWorldChoirGame,Icouldn’tbelievewhatIheard.Allthe1thatwemadeearntheirmeaning.Throughthisunforgottenexperience,I2much.Inthesemi-finals,weweresupposedtosingfoursongs.Whenweplayedthethirdsong,Isuddenlyheardanunexpected3—agirlinthealto(女低音)gotquick.Theotherstudentsinthealtowere4bythegirlandweregettingquickerandquicker.Ourchoir’sleader,Mrs.Linoticeditand5usedherhandtokeeptime,butshe6.Afterthesong,thesmileonMrs.Li’sface7andsomeofourmembersturnedandtriedtofindthepersonwhofirstgot8.Mymindwasblank,butquicklyI9theonlythingwecoulddowasto10theperformance.Thenwithasmile,Mrs.Libecamea11again,whoseemedtohavetallyforgotwhatwehaddone.Wesangthe12songasusual.Afterthecompetition,Iwas13.Justbecauseofoneperson’s14,thewholechoirmust15thefactthatwemightlosethegame.Icried,butthenIfoundnothingwouldchangenomatterhowhardwe16thegirlwhoplayedpoorly.17，Icametoher,encouragedher,andpracticedthewholemelodywithher.Inthefinals,wegotthemedalbecauseofour18performance.Neverblameapersonwhenshemakesamistake,buthelphertosolvetheproblemwhenyouarestruggling19thesamegoalNomatterwhatyouwillexperiencewithothersinthefuture,successesorfailures,20ortears,thesewillsurelybecomeyourprecioustreasureandmemory.1、A．promisesB．effortsC．requirementD．differences2、A．consideredB．forgotC．learnedD．explained3、A．nameB．shoutC．voiceD．song4、A．drivenawayB．ledawayC．givenoutD．turneddown5、A．similarlyB．easilyC．happilyD．immediately6、A．failedB．succeededC．arrivedD．agreed7、A．frozeB．meltedC．appearedD．ignored8、A．busyB．wrongC．warmD．slow9、A．missedB．heardC．sawD．realized10、A．quitB．stopC．completeD．end11、A．conductorB．singerC．dancerD．worker12、A．lateB．onlyC．firstD．last13、A．excitedB．disappointedC．interestedD．satisfied14、A．faultB．successC．planD．opinion15、A．denyB．offerC．refuseD．afford16、A．blamedB．encouragedC．calledD．asked17、A．OtherwiseB．ThereforeC．HoweverD．Besides18、A．badB．commonC．perfectD．rude19、A．upB．outC．towardD．in20、A．mistakeB．surpriseC．sadnessD．laughterSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1SensesThatWorkTogetherWhenwethinkabouthowoursenseswork,weusuallyimaginethemoperatingseparately:yousniffaflower,andthesmellisdelivereduninterruptedfromnosetobrain.However,it’smorecomplexthanthat.Mostevidenceforcross-modalperception(知觉)comesfromstudiesintosoundandvision(视觉).Butresearchthatshowsothersensescrossingoveriscomingoutallthetime,anditseemsthatevensoundandsmellsometimesformanunlikelypairing.WhenNewYorkresearchers,DanielWessonandDonaldWilson,triedtofindoutthetruthabouta“mysterious”areaofthebraincalledtheolfactorytubercle,theyhadtodealwiththisfact.Originally,theyonlyintendedtomeasurehowolfactorytuberclecellsinmicerespondedtosmell.Butduringtesting,Wessonnoticedthateverytimeheputhiscoffeecupdown,themousecellsjumpedinactivity.Infact,theolfactorytubercleiswell-placedtoreceivebothsmellandsoundinformationfromtheoutsideworld.Latertheyfoundthatamongseparatecells,mostrespondedtoasmellbutasignificantnumberwerealsoactivewhenasoundwasmade.Somecellsevenbehaveddifferentlywhensmellandsoundwerepresentedtogether,byincreasingordecreasingtheiractivity.Ofcourse,micearen’tpeople,soresearchteamhasbeencarryingoutfurtherexperiments.Theypulledtogetheragroupofpeopleandgavethemvariousdrinkstosmell.Participantswereaskedtosniffthedrinks,andthenmatchthemtoappropriatemusicalinstrumentsandproducethenotesatdifferentlevels.Theresultswereinteresting:pianowasregularlypairedwithfruityfragrances;strongsmellssoundedliketheinstrumentsthataremadeofmetal.Furtherresearchfoundthatlisteningtodifferentsoundscanchangeyourperceptions.Studyingtastethistime,theteamorderedsomespecialtoffee(太妃糖)andputtogether“soundscapes”correspondingtobitternessandsweetness.Participantstastedsimilarpiecesoftoffeewhilelisteningtoeachsoundscape,andfoundthetoffeemorebitterorsweeter,dependingonwhichsoundtracktheywerelisteningto.Studieslikethisarehelpingscientistscorrectlydescribeourunderstandingofthesenses,andhowthebraincombinesthemwithitsadvantage.Theconsequencesareworthconsidering.Couldweseemusiciansworktogetherwithchefstoproducesound-improvedfoodanddrink?Willyoubeorderingacoffeewithasoundtracktobringoutyourfavoritesmell?Cometothinkofit,thatcouldbeonethingyouhopecoffeeshopchainsdon’tgetroundto.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?A．Alotofresearchfocusesonthesenses.B．Soundandvisionarerelativelyeasytostudy.C．Therecanbealinkbetweensoundandsmell.D．Evidenceaboutthewaysensesworkishardtoobtain.2、InWessonandWilson’sresearch,______.A．themicewereaffectedmoresignificantlybysoundB．theresultconfirmedwhattheresearchershadsuspectedC．themiceseemedtobeafraidofcertainsoundsorsmellsD．theconnectionbetweensoundandsmellwasfoundbychance3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Participantstookanactivepartintheexperiments.B．Thepurposeofthefurtherexperimentswastotallydifferent.C．Theresultfailedtosupportwhatwasfoundinpreviousexperiments.D．Experimentsshowedthatlinksbetweensoundandsmellwereconsistent.4、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffectoftheresearch?A．Sheisexcitedaboutthecreativechances.B．Sheissurprisedattherecentdevelopments.C．Sheisconvincedthatthefindingswillbeusedsoon.D．Sheisworriedabouthowtheknowledgecanbeapplied.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．TheContactLensMakesaDifferenceText3TheUnitedStatesCongressisresponsibleformakingandapprovingfederallaws—rulesthateveryoneinthecountrymustfollow.Butexactlyhowdothoselawsgetmade?Theprocessisnoteasy，andittakesalongtime.Alawbeginswhensomeoneputsforwardanidea.Theideacancomefromanyone，butithastogettoaU.S.lawmakerwhowantsittobecomelegislation.Intime，theideaisfurtherdevelopedintoawrittenproposal，calledabill.Then，amemberofCongressofficiallyproposesthebill.Afterthebillisintroduced，itissenttoasmallgroupoflawmakers，calleda“committee”.Sometimescommitteemembersseekmoreinformationabouttheproposalbyholdinghearings.Sometimesthecommitteechangesthebill.Sometimesitdecidesnottotakeanyaction.Inthatcase，wesaylawmakers“table”thebill，orletit“dieincommittee”.Butnowandthen，thebillisofferedtolawmakersnotonthecommittee.Thoselawmakersdebatethebillfurther.Theymightchangethebillagain.Finally，thefullHouseorSenatevotesonthebill.Ifitdoesnotearnthemajorityofvotes，thebilldoesnotadvance.Finally，theagreed-uponbillissenttothepresident.Ifthepresidentsignsit，thebillbecomesalaw.IfthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressisofficiallymeeting，thebillbecomesalaw.ButifthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressisnotinsession，thebilldoesnotpass.Orthepresidentcanofficiallyrejectthebill.Ifthathappens，thebillisnotstopped.Instead，itisreturnedtoboththeSenateandtheHouse.Iftwo-thirdsofthesenatorsandtwo-thirdsoftheHousemembersapprovethebillonceagain，evenwiththepresidentobjecting，theyturnthebillintoalaw.1、Whoisthefirsttoproposeabill?A．Alawyer.B．Acitizen.C．AmemberofCongress.D．Acommitteemember.2、Whendoesabillfinallybecomealaw?A．Afteritissenttoacommittee.B．Whenthepresidentsignsit.C．AfteritreturnstotheCongress.D．WhileCongressisnotinsession.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Noteverybillcanbeturnedintoalaw.B．Anybodycanputforwardaproposal.C．If“tabled”，thebillhastobevotedon.D．Onceproposed，thebillcan'tbechanged.Text4ThesubwaysystemintheU.S.cityofBostonwillsoonbeequippedwithtraincars"MadeinChina,"whichwillbeshippedtothecityinDecember.ThecurrenttraincarsinBostonhavebeenrunningfordecadesandaretoooldtoprovideamoderntripexperience.MadeinnortheasternChina'sJilinProvince,thenewcarscanrunataspeedof102kilometersperhour.AlthoughdesignedaccordingtotheU.S.standard,theproducingmethodofthecarsisownedbyaChinesecompanynamedCRRC,theChinaRailwayRollingStockCorporation.ThefinalproductsmatchtheBostonsubway'sstrictmaximumweightrequirementof34tonspercar,whichbarredalotofworld-famouscompaniesfromgettingtheorderform."Thecarshavetobesolid,butlight-weightatthesametime,"technologymanageroftheprojectHongHaifengtoldCCTV'sMandarinnewschannel."Andtheyhavetobecompatiblewiththecentury-oldfacilitiesinBoston."ThisisthefirsttimeforChineserailequipmenttobeusedintheUnitedStates.Thenewcarsaredesignedtorunfor30years.CRRCshowcasedthemodelcarinBostononApril3.CCTVreportedthatthemodelwaspraisedbythelocalleadersandcitizens,includingthegovernorofMassachusettsCharlieBaker."We'rereallylookingforwardtoputtingtheseintransit,"hesaid,addingthattheupgradeswillbringtheBostonsubwayintothemodernera.1、WhyBostonchoosetraincarsmadeinChina?A．Theycanofferthelocalpeopleamoderntripexperience.B．Theycanrunatahigherspeed.C．TheymeettheBostonsubway'sstrictrequirements.D．Theyareofhigherquality.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"becompatiblewith"inparagraphtwomean?A．match B．compare C．becompetitivewith D．becompetentof3、What'stheattitudeofthelocalpeopletowardsthemodelcar?A．negative B．doubtful C．skeptical D．optimistic4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．BostonWillReplaceItsOldTrainCarsB．TheAdvantagesofTrainChina-madeCarsC．China-madeTrainCarsWillComeIntoBostonD．Bostonians'PreferenceforChina-madeProductsPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Cloningisawayof1．(make)anexactcopyofanotheranimalandplant2．hastwomajorusesOneis3．gardenersuseittoproducecommercialquantitiesofplantsThe4．isthatitisvaluableforresearchonnewspeciesandformedicalresearchonanimals5．,theprocessofcloningisdifficulttoundertakeManyattemptstoclonemammalsfailedThefirstsuccessfulclone,Dollythesheep,madethewhole6．(science)worldfollowitsprocess,thoughithad7．problemsthanthenormalsheepOntheotherhand,Dolly’sappearance8．(raise)astormofobjectionsandhadagreatimpact9．themediaandpublicimaginationDifferentpeoplehavedifferentopinionsofitHowever,scientistsstillwonderwhethercloningwillhelp10．harmusandwhereitisleadingusHi,I’vegotsomething1．(excite)totellyouIwasinanelevatoryesterdayandsawRobinDrexel,thefamousmoviestar!Ijuststoodthere,2．(freeze)Icouldn’tsayawordBut3．ofasudden,sheturnedtome,4．(say),“Hello”tooThensheaskedme5．therestaurantwasonthefifthfloor,ItoldherIwasgoingtotherestaurant6．(my),andIofferedtoshowherwhereitwasShesaid,“Oh,fine”Thenshesaid,“Whydon’twehavelunchtogether?”Imagine!IneverthoughtIwouldhavelunchwithamoviestar!ButI7．(do)!Wehadlunchtogetherandtalkedforabouthalf8．hourSheevenpaidformylunch!Canyouimagine?Butthatisn’tall9．lunch,sheaskedmeifshecouldgivemearidetosomewhereItoldherIwasgoinghome10．shetookmehomeinherbig,blacklimousine(豪华轿车)ItwasanexcitingdayThat’sallfornowI’vegottorun!SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Patient:thankyouforagreeingtoseemeonsuchshortnotice,doctor.Doctor:Anythingformyfavoritepatient!Now,whatseemstobe1、matter?Patient:it’smyvision.Ican’tseewellatnight,and2、Iwakeupinthemorning,ittakesmeafewminutesbeforeIcanseeclearly.Doctor:OK.I’mgoingtotakea3、(close)look.justrelax.How4、hasthisbeengoingon?Patient:Acoupleofweeks.Iguess…wow,that’sright!Doctor:Does5、hurtwhenIdothat?Patient:Notexactly,it’sjustreallybright.Doctor:OK.Please,goon.Patient:Well,I6、(walk)downtothebasementinmyhouseaboutthreeweeksagowhenIslippedandbumpedmyheadprettyhardonthesteps.Doctor:Whereexactlydidyouhit7、head?Patient:Rightontheback.IheardaloudsoundwhenIhitit,buttherewasnobloodandeverythingseemedtobeokay.Doctor:Youdidn’tgetit8、(check)outthen?Patient:MywifesaidIshould,butnothingwaswrong,soIthought,whybother?Well,aweekpassedandallofasuddenIstartedtohaveproblemswithmysight.IfirstnoticeditwhenIwasdrivingbackhome9、work.It’sgottenworseoverthepastweekorso.Doctor:I’mgladyoucametoseeme.I’mgoingtoordersometests,andIwanttomakeanappointmentforyoutoseeaspecialisttomorrowmorning.10、(hope),it’snothingtooserious.FlashMob:ThePopCultureIfyouseeagroupofpeopledancingandsingingonthestreetorintherailwaystation,youdon’tneedtofeelsurprised.Theyareaflashmob.Whoarethey?Aretheymobs(暴民)?1、Actually,aflashmobisagroupofpeoplewhogathersuddenlyinapublicplace,dosomethingunusualforabriefperiodoftime,andthenquicklyseparate.AflashmobisusuallyorganizedwiththehelpoftheInternetorotherdigitalcommunicationsnetworks.2、Atapredeterminedtime,theygatherandperformsometaskssuchasexchangingbooks,comingtogethertolookatthesky,wavingtheirhandsandyellingsomethingatthetopoftheirlungsfor30seconds.Then,theyquicklydisappearbeforethepolicecanarrive.BillWasik,senioreditorofHarper’sMagazine,organizedthefirstflashmobinManhattaninMay2003andthef