考研《英语一》2023年湖北省十堰市房县考前冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》2023年湖北省十堰市房县考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)SincechildhoodI’dbeenaccustomedtoalifewhereIwouldbeafraidofeverything.Isawmyselfasaninsecureand1individual.Butthen,alltoosuddenly,something2,andoveraperiodof6monthsIfirmlymanagedto3oneofmydiets,andlost30pounds.This4mefromoverweightstraightdowntounderweight.The5taughtmethatIcouldchangemyself.Iheardaboutapublicspeaking6goingonatmyuniversity,andforthefirsttime,Iactuallymanagedto7thecouragetogothere.Itwas8.ForthefirsttimeIsharedmystoryinfrontofdozensofpeople9judgingme,andsuddenlyallthe10fearsaboutspeakingpubliclystarted11.ThistaughtmeIcouldgetridofmy12.Myroadtochange,fromthatpointon,wentfroma（n）13toaneatandorderlyhighway,andIstartedchangingrapidly.UsingthefactthatIcouldgetridofmyfears,Istartedworkingonthemonebyone.Myfearof14strangers,myfearofaskingsimple15Ishould“make16ofbymyself”,myfearofhangingoutwithpeople.Allofthemweregone.AndIstillcontinueto17tothisdaywithout18.Attheend,myweaknessofbeingsociallyincompetentforsolongbecamemy19asittaughtmehowtochange,asInowfighttobecomefarbetterthanthe20,andtheabsolutebestIcanbe.1、A．unconfidentB．dissatisfiedC．surprisedD．thoughtful2、A．missedB．jumpedC．polishedD．struck3、A．accountforB．applyforC．sticktoD．seeto4、A．producedB．broughtC．exposedD．introduced5、A．failureB．adventureC．experienceD．connection6、A．organizationB．instructionC．ideaD．event7、A．gatherB．observeC．attractD．balance8、A．offeringB．liberatingC．blindingD．confusing9、A．impatientlyB．hopefullyC．potentiallyD．cheerfully10、A．temporaryB．comfortableC．limitedD．random11、A．acceleratingB．disappearingC．removingD．convincing12、A．fearsB．urgesC．appointmentD．anger13、A．chanceB．orderC．momentD．mess14、A．treatingB．witnessingC．greetingD．remembering15、A．occasionsB．questionsC．purposesD．promises16、A．senseB．notesC．funD．knowledge17、A．progressB．promoteC．complainD．research18、A．exampleB．discoveryC．stopD．information19、A．feelingB．heightC．contributionD．strength20、A．typicalB．averageC．extraD．preciousSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ACommonHabitLeadstoShockingHarmCrossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichisnottheproblemcausedbysittingwithyourlegscrossed?A．IncreasebloodpressureB．CauseneckandbackpainC．LeadtonumbnessortemporaryparalysisD．Keepinatwistedposition2、What’sthebestexplanationoftheunderlinedword“circulate”?A．GostraightB．MovearoundC．FalldownD．Workagainstgravity3、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．Onceyoucrossyourlegswhilesitting,you’llfeelimmediateeffects.B．Thenumbnessinthelegs,anklesorfeetwon’tcausepermanentnervedamage.C．Theperfectpostureforsittingistositwithyourfeetplantedflatandhipwidthapart.D．Aslongasyoucrossyourlegsforlessthan15minutes,itwon’tdoharmtoyourhealth.Text2Didyouknowthatbadmintonisalsoafast-pacedcompetitivesport?BadmintonhasbeenaSummerOlympicsportsince1992.Para-badmintonwillbeincludedinthe2020SummerOlympicGamesinTokyo.Here’swhatyouneedtoknowifyourchildisinterestedinbadminton.Badmintonisplayedona44-foot-longrectangular(矩形的)courtthatis17feetwideforsinglesand20feetwidefordoubles.Itisdividedinthemiddlebyanetplaced5feetofftheground,likevolleyball,notatgroundlevelliketennis.Incompetition,eachmatchisasetofthreegamesplayedto21points.Thereisaone-minutebreakwhenaplayerorteamreaches11points,andatwo-minutebreakinbetweenthefirstandsecondgamesandthesecondandthirdgames.Agekidscanstart:About6yearsold.Bestforkidswho:Havegoodskills,arepatientandhardworking,andcanhandlethepressureofone-on-oneortwo-on-twocompetition.Teamorindividual:Matchescanbesingles(one-on-one)ordoubles(two-on-two).Funfact:BadmintonistheonlysportthathasmixeddoubleseventintheOlympicGames.Costs:Beginnersareexpectedtopay$30to$40foranentry-levelracquet(球拍).Badmintonshoesaresimilarinpricetootherathleticshoes.Joinacluborteamforlessons.Aone-hourgrouplessonforbeginnersshouldcost$20to$3,withcostsincreasingasyourchildmovesuptheranks.Youwillalsopayentryfeesforcompetitions.Timecommitmentrequired:Beginnerswillplayforjustanhourortwoperweek.Potentialforinjury:Playershaveaverylowriskofinjury.Playerswhowearglassesshoulduseeyeprotection.1、Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．badmintonisafast-pacedcompetitivesportwhichbeganin1992B．thecourtforsingleshasthesamewidthasthatfordoublesC．badmintonhasmixeddoubleseventintheOlympicGamesD．para-badmintonhasbeenincludedintheSummerOlympicGames2、Howmanyminutesinallwillaplayerhaveforarestinasetofthreegames?A．2.B．3.C．7.D．11.3、Accordingtothepassage,forthebeginners,theyshould________.A．wearglassestoprotecttheireyesB．starttolearnbadmintonattheageof8C．playforatleastanhourortwoeverydayD．payatleast$20foraone-hourgrouplessonText3Stainedglass(彩色玻璃)artistscreatedifferentdesignsbymakingcutsontheglassto“score”itandthenbreakingoffthepatternthattheywanttouseinthefinishedproduct.Themostdifficultcutinstainedglassiscalledaninsidecut.Basically,it’sacurved(弯曲的)linewhereyouthrowawaythepartinsideofthecurve.Theproblemwithinsidecutsisthattheedgesofthecurvetendtobreakoffwhenthepiecesofscoredglassarebrokenapart.Astheartisttalkedaboutinsidecuts,hesaid,“Theglasswillbreakintopiecesifyoutrytocuttoomuchoffatonce.Thebestwaytodoaninsidecutistosliceoffsmallercurvespiece-by-piece.Infact,it’snotjustthebestwaytodoit,butit’stheonlywaytodoit.”Howmanytimesdoyoutrytomakeabigchangeandcuttheentirepieceatonce?Weconvinceourselvesthatwecandothisallthetime.We’llcommittotransformingourdietovernightorwegetinspiredtolaunchabusinessinaweekendorwefinallygetmotivatedtoworkoutandpushourselvestotheedgeofburningout.Whynotapproachyourgoalsanddreamslikeastainedglassartist?Startingbyslicingashallowcurveandbreakingasmallpieceoff,youcutaslightlydeepercurveandbreakthatoffuntilyouhaveyourfullinsidecut.Byslowlycuttingdeeperanddeepercurves,youpreventtheglassfrombreakingasitchangesshape.Ofcourse,changeisn’teasy—nomatterhowyoudoit.Slowgainsareboring,butifwekeepmakingsmallimprovements,thenprettysoonwewillendupwithabeautifulmasterpieceonourhandsinsteadofabunchofbrokenpieces.1、Whyisaninsidecutbelievedtobemostdifficult?A．Itneedsaone-and-onlydesign.B．Itcallsfornothingbutinspiration.C．Theedgesofthecurvebreakeasily.D．Theglassinsidethecurveiseasilybroken.2、Whatmistakesareeasilymadeaccordingtoparagraph3?A．Beingtooeagertomakeimprovements.B．Beingtooworriedaboutthefinaloutcome.C．Tryingtomakeacompletechangeallatonce.D．Tryingtofocusonprogressinsteadofachievements.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbysaying“slicingashallowcurve”？A．Movingforwardwithaclearaim.B．Startingslowandimprovinglittlebylittle.C．Developinganewhabitwithgreatdetermination.D．Handlingsomethingmajorfirstandignoretheminorpart.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhisloveofstainedglass.B．Tointroducetheskillofaninsidecut.C．Toappreciatedesignsofstainedglassartists.D．Tosharehisopinionsonhowtomakeachange.Text4DreaminHeartOnthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedanewclassmate—awrinkledlittleoldlady—tous.HernamewasRose,andshewaseighty-sevenyearsold.AfterclassRoseandIwalkedtotheStudentUnionBuildingandsharedachocolatemilk-shake.Shetoldmeshealwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowshewasgettingone.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayforthefollowingmonths,wewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwaysattracted,listeningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.Rosebecamefamousandeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shetendedtobehighlymotivated,responsible,anddeeplyinvolvedinclassparticipation.Insparetimeshehadsomeonehangoutorgotobarswith.Sheevenparticipatedinsomeformofathleticactivity.Shesaidthatextra-curricularactivitiescanformavitalpartofherexperience,creatinguniquechancesforfriendshipandlearning.AttheendofthetermweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballmeal.Alittleembarrassed,sheleanedintothemicrophoneandsimplysaid,“I’msorryI’msonervous.”Aswelaughed,sheclearedherthroatandbegan,“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Ifyou’renineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyear,youwillturntwenty.IfI’meighty-sevenyearsoldandstayinbedforayear,Iwillturneighty-eight.Anybodycangrowolder.It’snon-optionalbutthatdoesn’ttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingthechanceinchange.Inthiswaytheelderlydon’thaveregretsforwhattheydid,butratherforthingstheydidnotdo.”Roseconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheRose”.Shechallengedustostudythewordsofthesongandlivedthemoutindailylives.Attheyear’sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Overtwothousandcollegestudentsattendedherfuneralinhonorofthewonderfulwomanwhotaughtbyexamplethatit’snevertoolatetobeallyoucanpossiblybe.1、WhydoestheauthorcompareRoseto“timemachine”inParagraph2?A．Tostressheroldageandknowledgeoflife.B．Todescribetheclosefriendshipbetweenthem.C．Toshowthatshealwaysenjoyedheractivelife.D．Toexplainwhyshetookonachallengeincollege.2、Rosewasinvitedtospeakatthefootballmealmostprobablybecause______.A．shewasagreatfootballfanB．shewasthesmarteststudentC．shetriedhardtoachieveherdreamD．shebecamemoreeducatedthantheothers3、WecanlearnthatRoseagreedwiththeideathat______.A．growingoldermeansgrowingupB．ittakestalentandabilitytogrowupC．receivinghigheducationhelpstobecourageousD．onegrowsolderatthesametimewhenhegrowsup4、Thepassageisintendedto______.A．provideanexamplefortheelderlyB．discusshowtogrowupquicklyC．telltheimportanceofattendingcollegeD．inspirethereaderstoliveuptolivesPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Fishingnetsintheseahavebecome1．seriousproblemTheymaybemanykilometerslongwithplasticballstokeepthem2．(float)onthewater,andweightstoholdthemdownontheseabed3．(unfortunate),theplasticnetsareimpossibletoseeunderwaterSothetermtodescribe4．(they)is“awallofdeath”Theiradvantageis5．theycatchfisheffectivelyHowever,theyalsocausedangertoseaanimalsFirst,notonlyaretargetfishcaughtinthenet,butmanyothersea6．(animal)arefoundhangingthereThosenot7．(need)formarketingarethrownawaySecond,netsareindangerof8．(cut)loosebyfishermenIfanet9．(become)free-floating,itismovedbythetidesallovertheoceanItbehavesasahiddendanger,killingallthataretrappedinitSomanyanimalsbeingcaughtindriftnetsmakemanythinkthatitisnecessarytohaveaworldwideban10．alldriftnetfishingPinky:Hello,Ann!ThisisPinky1．wasyourweekend?Ann:WonderfulWehadafamilydinnerPinky:Yourwholefamily?Ann:Yes,allofusWewenttoourfavoriterestaurant,theGoldenCrabPinky:I2．(notknow)thatwasyourfavoriteIt’smine,tooAnn:Thefoodwasgoodasusual,3．westarteddinnerlateMybrotherPaul’scarbroke4．HeandJennifergotthereafternineWewereallfeelingvery5．(hunger)bythenPinky:Ithoughthiscarwas6．newoneWhatwasthetrouble?Ann:Idon’tknowPaulsaysthatnewcarsarenotasgood7．oldonesHesaystheirsteeringwheelsarenotsogoodPinky:Bythe8．,AnnCanyoudomethefavortolendmeyourcomputer?Mycomputerdoesn’tworkAnn:Sorry,Pinky,butI9．(lend)ittoNancyWhydon’tyouaskEmily?I’msureshe’lllendyou10．SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)DevelopingaFunnyPersonalityPutyourselfunderthespotlight.Tellself-deprecating(自嘲的）jokesratherthanmakejokesattheexpenseofothers.1、RodneyDangerfieldmadefunofbothhissanity(理智）andhislookswiththisone:"Iwenttothepsychiatrist(精神病医生)，andhesays'You'recrazy.'ItellhimIwantasecondopinion.Hesays,‘Okay，you'reuglytoo!'"Knowyouraudience.2、Somepeoplefindthatsensationalismcausesthemtolaugh;othersfindthatsatire(讽刺)doesthetrick.Learnwhichiswhich,anddeliveryourjokesandanecdotessothattheyapplytomanydifferentcategoriesofhumorandemotionatonce.Misleadthemind.Misleadingthemindiswhatwereferredtoearlierassurprise.3、Verbaljokesusethiselementtothegreatestlevelpossible,tryingtomisdirectyourattentioninthesamethatmagictricksdo.4、Goodtimingisreallyimportant,becauseifyougivethebraintoomuchtimetoworkoutasituationorjoke,thefunnymomentwillpassby.Thisisprobablywhyjokespeoplehaveheardbeforedon'twork,asrecognitiondullsthehumorbecausethebrainisalreadywell-preparedbyexperience.Reactquicklyandstrikewhilethehumorousmomentexists.Beobservant.Lookforthehumorineverydaysituations,andseewhatothersdon't.5、A．Strikewhiletheironishot.B．Differentthingsmakedifferentpeoplelaugh.C．Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhoarefunny.D．Morepeoplewillbemorewillingtolaugh,insteadofbeinglaughedat.E.Youcanexpandyourreachagooddealbylisteningtootherfunnypeople.F.Often,theunnoticedhumorthatisstandingrightinfrontofoureyeshasthemosteffect.G.Thisiswhenyoucreateadifferencebetweenwhatsomeoneexpectstohappenandwhatactuallyhappens.HowtoNegotiatewhenyou'renegotiating（协商）withsomeone,listenforthemessagesthatheorshemightbesendingtoyou.1、Imagineyou'restayinginahotel,andyou