考研《英语一》2023年常熟市高分冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》2023年常熟市高分冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)“Mom,Idon’tlikeyou,”mytwo-year-oldsonsaid.“Okay...isthat1youloveme?”Iasked.“No,you’renotlovely.”Thatnight,asIwashedmyface,I2alittlelongerinthemirror—notbecauseIwashurtbyhis3,butbecauseInoticedtherewasnolightinmy4.Itookoutapenandstartedwritingalist—alistto5myself;alisttoputsparkle（火花）backintomyeyes.Ioncemademanylistsbut6accomplishedanything.Thistimewouldbe7!ThefirstgoalonmylistIwantedtoachievewas8aPolarPlungetoraisemoneyfortheSpecialOlympics.Onthatday,whenI9intomy1980sworkoutclothes,Jacksmiled,“Mom,youlook10.”Maybe,justmaybesomelight11myeyes.WhencomingoutofthecoldlakeIfelthappyandproud.Ikeptscreaming,“I12it!”ButoneofthemostexcitingpartsofthedaywaswhenIstoodinfrontofmy13,whichwastapedontherefrigeratordoor.I14itemnumberone.Withthat,Ibegantotakebackmylife.EveryonetakingpartinthePolarPlungereceiveda15.WheneverIworeit,Jackasked,“IsthatyourPolarPlungeclothing?”Ianswered16,“Yes!”“Iwanttodothattoo.”IwashappyherememberedIjumpedintoa17lake,andthathewantedtodoactivitieswithme.Witheach18crossedoff（划掉）thelist,apieceofmyselfis19.NotonlyamIshowingmyfamilyit’simportantto20,butI’mshowingmyselfthatI’mworthit.1、A．how B．where C．whether D．because2、A．washed B．looked C．stayed D．felt3、A．behavior B．statement C．question D．rudeness4、A．face B．life C．eyes D．thoughts5、A．defeat B．save C．explain D．teach6、A．seldom B．always C．yet D．almost7、A．complete B．similar C．unforgettable D．different8、A．learningfrom B．settingup C．lookinginto D．participatingin9、A．jumped B．changed C．ran D．burst10、A．nervous B．calm C．pretty D．cold11、A．slidaway B．approachedto C．gotoutof D．camebackto12、A．did B．got C．missed D．appreciated13、A．mirror B．son C．list D．photo14、A．ticked B．added C．built D．enlarged15、A．souvenir B．medal C．cap D．shirt16、A．patiently B．embarrassingly C．proudly D．unwillingly17、A．huge B．freezing C．beautiful D．deep18、A．letter B．date C．name D．goal19、A．returning B．disappearing C．united D．cured20、A．work B．dream C．learn D．shareSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1StevenJobs,thedesignerofAppleComputer,wasnotcleverwhenhewasinschool.Atthattime,hewasnotagoodstudentandhealwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates.Whenhewentintocollege,hedidn'tchangealot.Thenhedroppedout（退学）.Buthewasfullofnewideas.Afterheleftcollege,StevenJobsworkedasavideogamedesigner.HeworkedthereforonlyseveralmonthsandthenhewenttoIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgivehimsomenewideasandgivehimachangeinhislife.StevenJobslivedonafarminCaliforniaforayearafterhereturnedfromIndia.In1975,hebegantomakeanewtypeofcomputer.HedesignedtheAppleComputerwithhisfriendinhisgarage.Hechosethename"Apple"justbecauseitcouldhelphimtorememberahappysummerheoncespentinanappletreegarden..HisAppleComputerwassosuccessfulthatStevenJobssoonbecamefamousallovertheworld.Heoftensaid,"Iliveinordertochangetheworld;therearen'tanyotherreasons.Theonlywaytohaveagreatachievementistoloveyourowncareer.Ifyoucan'tfindyourfavoritecareer,goonlookingforitandnevergiveup."ThisisStevenJobs.Thoughheisdead,hisspiritandachievementsstillinfluenceourlives.1、WhywasStevenJobsnotagoodstudentinschool?A．Heneverdidhislessons.B．Hedroppedout.C．Healwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates.D．Hewasfullofnewideas.2、WhydidStevenJobsgotoIndia?A．Tobeavideogamedesigner.B．Togetsomenewideas.C．Tomakeanewtypeofcomputer.D．Tohaveahappysummer.3、WhatmadeStevenJobsfamousallovertheworld?A．Hisnewideas.B．HisAppleComputer.C．Hisvideogames.D．Hissaying.4、WhatcanweknowaboutStevenJobsfromthispassage?A．Hedidn'tfinishhisstudiesinthecollegebecausehehatedhisschoolmates.B．HelikedtravelinginIndiaandCalifornia.C．Helikedtryingnewthingsandmakinghisnewideascometrue.D．Hethoughthehadmanyreasonstoliveintheworld.Text2Whenadriverslamsonthebrakestoavoidhittingapedestriancrossingtheroadillegally,sheismakingamoraldecisionthatshiftsriskfromthepedestriantothepeopleinthecar.Self-drivingcarsmightsoonhavetomakesuchethical(道德的)judgmentsontheirown—butsettlingonauniversalmoralcodeforthevehiclescouldbeatoughtask,suggestsasurvey.Thelargesteversurveyofmachineethics,calledtheMoralMachine,laidout13possiblesituationsinwhichsomeone’sdeathwasunavoidable.Respondentswereaskedtochoosewhotospareinsituationsthatinvolvedamixofvariables:youngorold,richorpoor,morepeopleorfewer.Within18months,theonlinequizhadrecorded40milliondecisionsmadebypeoplefrom233countriesandterritories.Whentheresearchersanalysedtheseanswers,theyfoundthatthenationscouldbedividedintothreegroups.OnecontainsNorthAmericaandseveralEuropeannationswhereChristianityhasbeenthedominant(占支配地位的)religion;anotherincludescountriessuchasJapan,IndonesiaandPakistan,withstrongConfucianorIslamictraditions.AthirdgroupconsistsofcountriesinCentralandSouthAmerica,suchasColombiaandBrazil.Thefirstgroupshowedastrongerpreferenceforsacrificingolderlivestosaveyoungeronesthandidthesecondgroup,forexample.Theresearchersalsoidentifiedrelationshipsbetweensocialandeconomicfactorsinacountry.Theyfoundthatpeoplefromrelativelywealthycountrieswithstronginstitutions,suchasFinlandandJapan,moreoftenchosetohitpeoplewhosteppedintotrafficillegallythandidrespondentsinnationswithweakerinstitutions,suchasNigeriaorPakistan.Peoplerarelyfacesuchmoraldilemmas,andsomecitiesquestionwhetherthepossiblesituationsposedintheonlinequizarerelevanttotheethicalandpracticalquestionssurroundingdriverlesscars.Buttheresearchersarguethatthefindingsrevealculturaldifferencesthatgovernmentsandmakersofself-drivingcarsmusttakeintoaccountiftheywantthevehiclestogainpublicacceptance.AtleastBarbaraWege,whoheadsagroupworkingonautonomous-vehicleethicsatAudiinIngolstadt,Germany,sayssuchstudiesarevaluable.Wegearguesthatself-drivingcarswouldcausefeweraccidents,proportionally,thanhumandriversdoeachyear—butthatpeoplemightfocusmoreoneventsinvolvingrobots.SurveyssuchastheMoralMachinecanhelptobeginpublicdiscussionsabouttheseunavoidableaccidentsthatmightdeveloptrust.“Weneedtocomeupwithasocialconsensus,”shesays,“aboutwhichriskswearewillingtotake.”1、Whyisitdifficulttosetuniversalmoralrulesforprogrammingself-drivingcars?A．Socialvaluesalwayschangewiththetimes.B．Moralchoicesvarybetweendifferentcultures.C．Drivershaveapreferenceforsacrificingtheweak.D．Carmakersarefacedwithdecisionsoflifeordeath.2、Theresearchersconductedthestudyby_____.A．usingamassiveonlinequizworldwideB．comparingdifferentculturesandcustomsC．dividingtherespondentsintothreegroupsD．performingaseriesofcontrolledexperiments3、Accordingtothestudy,inwhichcountryaredriversmorelikelytohitapedestriancrossingtheroadillegally?A．Nigeria B．ColombiaC．Finland D．Indonesia4、BarbaraWegewouldprobablyagreethat_____.A．Self-drivingcarswillgreatlyimprovethetrafficenvironmentB．Accidentscausedbyself-drivingcarsmightreceivemoreattentionC．Problemsinvolvingself-drivingcarsmightshakethepublictrustinsocietyD．Carmakersneedn’ttaketheriskofsolvingself-drivingcarethicaldilemmasText3ItusedtobeamatteroffactwhenPeterPan—acharacterfromJamesMatthewBarrie’s1911book—said:“Allchildren,exceptone,growup.”Butthis“fact”doesn’tseemtoapplytotoday’sworldanymore.AccordingtotheNPDGroup,aUSmarketresearchcompany,salesoftoystoadultsintheUKincreasedbymorethan20percentin2016,threetimesthepaceofthechildren’stoymarketitself.ThesetoysrangedfrompuzzlesandLegobuildingsetstovehiclemodelsandactionfigures.Andmorethanhalfofthesalescamefrommillennials—peoplebornbetweenthe1980sand2000s.“Adultsofthe21stcenturyarechannelingtheirinnerchild,onetoyatatime,”commentedwebsiteKoreaboo.Thisisalsowhytheseadultsaresometimesreferredtoas“kidults”.AccordingtoFrederiqueTutt,ananalystatNPD,themotivationofthesegrown-upsistoescapethestressoftoday’sfast-pacedworld.Theyaredriventowardthemoreimmediatepleasuresbroughtbytoysthanthosebroughtby,say,gettingapromotion,whichisfarlesseasytoachieve.“Itremindsmeoftheplayfulsideoflife,”RobWillner,a25-year-oldPhDstudentintheUK,toldTheTelegraphwhentalkingabouthisloveforLego,whichhesaidbringshimbothcomfortandentertainment.Despitethis,somesocialscientistsseethetrendasdisturbing.ToFrankFurendi,aprofessorattheUniversityofKentintheUK,thefactthatsomanyadultsarepursuing“thethrillsofyouth”istheevidencethat“adulthoodhasgotnothingattractiveaboutitanymore”,hetoldTheNewYorkTimes.“That’sactuallyquitesad.”Butscientistsareprobablyjustworryingtoomuch.AccordingtoCanadiancomicbookartistToddMcFarlane,collectingtoyscouldsimplybeawayforpeopletoexpresstheirindividuality.“It’sjustpopculturestuff.It’sstuffthatsays,‘IlikealittleofthisandIlikealittleofthat’,”hetoldABCNews.“It’snobigdeal.”Sonowthatover100yearshavepassedsincePeterPan,perhapsit’stimetointroduceanew“fact”,asstatedinthetagline(标语)oftheUKfashionbrandKIDULT:“Growingoldismandatory(被迫的),butgrowingupisoptional.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2imply?A．Somethingoldisnotsuitableforanewworld.B．Manyadultsstillhavesomechildlikefeatures.C．Allchildrengrowupastheybecomeadults.D．It’sdifficultforsomechildrentogrowupintoday’sworld.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．FrederiqueTuttbelievesthatsomeadultsenjoyplayingwithchildren’stoystoescapethestress.B．RobWillnerbelievesthatthepleasurebroughtbytoysiseasiertoachieve.C．FrankFurendibelievesthatthethrillofyouthdoesnotattractadults.D．ToddMcFarlaneisworryingtoomuchaboutcollectingtoys.3、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthetrendofgrowingkidults?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Critical.D．Indifferent.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．GrowingOldOrGrowingUpB．ToysSalesOnTheRiseC．StayingYoungForeverD．KidultsInFashionAgainText4InsideasecuredroominabeautifulcastlenearParis,asmallmetalcylinder(圆柱体)restsonashelfbeneathadoublesetofbelljars.Ithaslainthereformorethanacentury,itsrestonlyoccasionallydisturbedwhentheroom’sthreekeyholdersperformacoordinatedopeningceremonytolettechniciansenterandcleanthispreciouspieceofmetal.First,thecylinderisrubbedwithapieceofsoft,alcohol-soakedcloth.Thenitissteamedwithpurewater.Finally,the1kgcylinderisreturned,carefully,toitsrestingplace.Suchattentiontoalumpofmetalisunusual,buthasapurpose.ThecastlehousestheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasuresandthatpieceofshining,circularmetalisitsholiestrelic.Itisthedefiningmass(质量)againstwhichallotherkilogramsaremeasured.Thisistheinternationalprototype,orstandard,ofthekilogram.TheIPK,inshort.Dozensofcarefullyweightedcopiesoftheoriginalhavebeenmade.Theyarestoredaroundtheworldandusedtostandardiseindividualnations’weightsandmeasuressystems.ButthedaysoftheIPK,initscurrentform,arenumbered.TheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasureshasdecidedtoreplacethissinglephysicalspecimenwithamorefundamentalmeasurement–basedonelectriccurrent–inordertodefinethemassofanobject.Thekingofkilogramsisabouttobedethroned.“Onekeyreasonfordoingthisworkistoprovideinternationalsecurity,”saysBureauspokesmanPaulRobinson.“Ifthecastleburneddowntomorrowandthekilogramwasdestroyed,wewouldhavenoreferenceleftfortheworld’smetricweightssystem.Therewouldbechaos.ThecurrentdefinitionofthekilogramistheweightofthatcylinderinParis,afterall.”AnothermajormotivationforthereplacementoftheIPKisthegrowingneedtobeabletocarryoutmoreandmoreprecisemeasurements.“Drugcompanieswillsoonbewantingtouseingredientsthatwillhavetobemeasuredintermsofafewmillionthsorevenbillionthsofagram,”saysRobinson.“Weneedtobepreparedtoweighsubstanceswiththatkindofaccuracy.”1、WhatdoweknowabouttheIPKfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．It’scaredforwithgreatdevotion.B．It’susedinreligiousceremonies.C．It’sbeautifullydesignedanddecorated.D．It’sthemostvaluablemetalintheworld.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dethroned”underlinedinparagraph5?A．rebuilt B．removedC．destroyed D．upgraded3、WhatisareasonforreplacingthecurrentIPK?A．Toprotectthemetalcylinderfromdamage.B．Tomaketakingmeasurementsmoreeconomical.C．Toprovideallcountrieswiththesamestandard.D．Tosatisfytheincreasingdemandforexactness.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．NomorekilosB．AheavytechnologyC．ThefutureofthekiloD．ThehistoryofmeasuresPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Youknowwhereyourlookscomefrom—forexample,youmayhaveyowmother’snoseoryourfather’seyesButwhataboutthingsthatwecan’tsee,likeyouwent1．music?Isthissomethingthatyoulearned,orareyourabilitiesandpersonalitytraits2．(determine)byyourgenes(基因)?Whatmakes3．individualbehaveinacertain4．anddisplaycertaintalents?Scientistsarenotclear5．theanswertothisquestionisThose6．supportthenaturetheorybelievethathumans7．(program)geneticallytobehaveincertainways,regardlessofcultureandupbringingOnetheotherhand,wehavethenurturetheory,which8．(argue)thataperson'sbehaviorandpersonalityaredevelopedbyteachingandexperienceThereisevidence9．(support)bothofthesetheoriesandthedebateisstilltoberesolvedItseemsmostprobablethatboththeorieshavetheirvalidity(正确性)andthatnatureandnurtureeachplaya10．inmakinguswhoweareAteacheroncetoldeachofherstudentstobringaclearplasticbagandalargebagofpotatoestoschoolForeverypersonthatthestudentsrefused1．(forgive)intheirlife,they2．(choose)apotato,wroteonitthenameofthatpersonandthedate,andthenputitintheplasticbagSomeoftheirbagswerequiteheavyTheywerethentoldtocarrythesebagswiththemeverywhereforoneweek,3．(put)thembesidetheirbedsatnight,ontheircarseats4．driving,andnexttotheirdesksatworkDuringthistime,astheycarriedthebagsaroundwiththem,theyrealized5．aweighttheywerecarrying,andhowtheyneededtopayattentionallthetime,soasnottoforgetthemorleavethemin6．(embarrass)placesOfcourse,thepotatoeswerebecomingrotten,and7．(smell)verybadThisisthesame8．thepricewepayforkeepingourpainand9．(happy)withus!Forgivingothersisnotonlyagifttothem,butalsoaverygoodgiftto10．(our)！SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Sincethedayofitsbirth,theUnitedNationshasbeenthesubjectofmuchdebate.1、Othersthinkthatitistooweak.WecanbetterunderstandthisdebateifwelearnmoreabouttheU.N.anditshistory.TheU.N.wasstartedfortworeasons.First,whentheideawasborn,peopleallovertheworldweretiredofwar.Theyfeltthattheremustbepeacefulanswerstotheworld’sproblems.2、Thesecondreasonwasthatmodernsciencehaddevelopednewbombsandairplanes.3、Nationalborderswerebeginningtolosetheirmeaning.Sciencewoulddevelopevenmoredangerousweaponsinthefuture.Onlyaninternationalorganizationwouldbeabletocontrolmodernscience.FranklinD．Roosevelt,U.S.Presidentatthetime,believedthattheAllies(联盟)shouldplanforpeacebeforethewarended.OnDecember1,1943,Roosevelt,Britain’sWinstonChurchillandJosephStalinfromSovietUnionagreedtostartanorganizationforworldpeace.4、Duringthenextyearandahalf,theideaofsuchanorganisationwasdebatedaroundtheworld.Thencamethebigday.OnApril11,1945,thefirstinternationalmeetingoftheUnitedNationstookplaceinSanFrancisco.ThegoalofthemeetingwastowritetheU.N.Charter(宪章).Allofthefifty-onenationsatthemeetinghadtheirownideastoofferfortheCharter.5、EverynationpresentvotedfortheCharter.Noonevotedagainstit.A．TheU.N.Charterisabeautifulpieceofwriting.B．Afteralongdebate,afinalCharterwasagreedupon.C．Eventhesmallestcountryonearthcanhaveitsvoiceheard.D．Theyaskedallcountries,largeandsmall,tojointheorganization.E.Theseweaponsmadeitalmostimpossibleforacountrytodefenditself.F.Somepeopleattacktheorganizationbecausetheythinkitistoopowerful.G.Theyalsofeltthatonlyaninternationalorganizationcouldkeepworldpeace.Manyteenagerswantstolookcool.1、ChloeMurray,aneighth-