考研《英语一》秦皇岛市山海关区2023年点睛提分卷含解析

考研《英语一》秦皇岛市山海关区2023年点睛提分卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Themeasureofaman’srealcharacteriswhathewoulddoifheknewhewouldneverbefoundout.——ThomasMacaulayAboutthirtyyearsago,IwasstudyinginapublicschoolinNewYork.Oneday,Mrs.NanetteO’Neillgaveamath1toourclass.Whenthepaperswere2,shediscoveredthattwelveboyshadmadeexactlythe3mistakesthroughoutthetest.Thereisnothingreallynewabout4inexams.Perhapsthatwas5Mrs.O’Neilldidn’tevensayawordaboutit.Sheonlyaskedthetwelveboysto6afterclass.Iwasoneofthetwelve.Mrs.O’Neillasked7questions,andshedidn’t8us,either.Instead,shewroteontheblackboardthe9wordsbyThomasMacaulay.Shethenorderedustocopythesewordsintoourexercise-booksonehundredtimes.Idon’tknowabouttheotherelevenboys.Speakingfor10Icansay:itwasthemostimportantsingle11ofmylife.ThirtyyearsafterbeingintroducedtoMacaulay’swords,they12seemtomethebestyardstick(准绳)nowbecausetheygiveusawayto13ourselvesratherthanothers.14ofusareaskedtomake15decisionsaboutnationsgoingtowarorarmiesgoingtobattle.Butallofusarecalled16dailytomakeagreatmanypersonaldecisions.Shouldthewallet,17inthestreet,beputintoapocketor18tothepoliceman?Shouldthe19changereceivedatthestorebeforgottenor20?Nobodywillknowexceptyou.Butyouhavetolivewithyourself,anditisalwaysbettertolivewithsomeoneyourespect.1、A．paper B．question C．test D．problem2、A．marked B．completed C．examined D．answered3、A．easy B．same C．funny D．serious4、A．lying B．discussing C．guessing D．cheating5、A．because B．when C．why D．how6、A．remain B．apologize C．leave D．come7、A．many B．certain C．no D．more8、A．excuse B．reject C．help D．scold9、A．above B．common C．following D．unusual10、A．herself B．ourselves C．themselves D．myself11、A．chance B．incident C．lesson D．memory12、A．still B．even C．always D．almost13、A．adjust B．control C．help D．measure14、A．All B．Few C．Some D．None15、A．quick B．wise C．great D．personal16、A．upon B．out C．for D．up17、A．finding B．found C．find D．founded18、A．turnedup B．turnedon C．turnedover D．turnedback19、A．small B．extra C．some D．necessary20、A．paid B．remembered C．shared D．returnedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1NewYorkWalkingTour◆StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandWalkingTourStartthisexcitingguided4-hourtourbygettingearlyReserveLineAccessboardingontheferrytoLibertyIsland.Oncethere，goinsidethebaseofthestatueandheadtotheobservationdecksforanawesomeviewofNewYorkCityanditssurroundings.ThencomebackontheferrytoEllisIslandtolearnaboutthehistoryofimmigration(移民)toAmericathattookplaceherebetween1892and1954.◆CentralParkWalkingTourWalkthroughCentralPark’smostpicturesquehighlightsona2-hourtourwithaprofessionalphotographer.RememberyourNewYorkCityadventurewithunforgettableimagesofyouwithfamilyorfriendsasyoucirclethetowersatBelvedereCastle，walkthroughpathswithflowersintheConservatoryGarden，orfeedtheswansbytheLoebBoathouse.◆NewYorkCityArchitectureWalkingTourLearnaboutthehistoryofthebuildingsthatdefinetheNewYorkCityskylineona3-hourwalkingarchitecturetour.Walkdownthefamous42ndStreetcorridorwithalongtimeNewYorkresident(居民)andarchitecturalexpert，stoppingalongthewaytolearnaboutMidtownManhattan’smosticonicstructuresliketheChryslerBuilding，FordFoundation，GrandCentralStationandtheNewYorkPublicLibrary.◆GreenwichVillageWalkingTourGreenwichVillageisoneofNewYorkCity’smostbeautifulandfamousneighborhoods.Takeaguided2-hourwalkingtourofthislegendaryLowerManhattanspace.Hearaboutthefamousartistswhooncelivedhere，fromEdgarAllanPoetoBobDylan，JimiHendrixandcountlessothers.WalkthewindingstreetsandvisitpopularWashingtonSquarePark，relivingmorethan200yearsofhistory.1、WhydotouristsvisitEllisIsland?A．ToknowaboutAmericanimmigrationhistory.B．Toexplorethesurroundingsoftheisland.C．TogetawholeviewofNewYorkCity.D．ToobserveStatueofLibertyclosely.2、WhowillgowithtouristsonCentralParkWalkingTour?A．Anexperiencedguide.B．Anarchitecturalexpert.C．Aprofessionalphotographer.D．AlongtimeNewYorkresident.3、Whichtourtakesthelongesttime?A．CentralParkWalkingTour.B．GreenwichVillageWalkingTour.C．NewYorkCityArchitectureWalkingTour.D．StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandWalkingTour.4、WhatcantouristsdoonGreenwichVillageWalkingTour?A．Takeunforgettablepictures.B．ComeacrossBobDylan.C．VisitNewYorkPublicLibrary.D．Learnaboutfamousartists.Text2Arewealoneintheuniverse?AteamofscientistsannouncedonJanuary6,2015thattheyhadidentifiedeightplanetsbeyondoursolarsystem,threeorfourofwhichorbitintheirstars’“GoldilocksZone”—theregionwheretemperaturesarenottoohotortoocoldforwater,whichisanecessaryingredientforlifeasweknowit,toexistliquidform.ThismaybegoodnewsforpeoplehopingthatEarthisnottheonlyinhabitedworldintheuniverse.Thescientists,ledbyDr.GuilermoTorresoftheHarvard-SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics,madethediscoveriesusingdatacollectedbytheplanet-seekingKeplertelescope.NASAlaunchedKeplerin2009.Sincethen,thetelescopehasidentifiedmorethan1,000planetsoutsideofoursolarsystem.TorresandhisteamanalyzedthedataabouttheeightnewlydiscoveredworldtodeterminewhichonesaremostlikelytobesimilartoourEarth.Amongthenewdiscoveries,thescientistssaytheplanetscalledKepler438band442baretheclosesttoEarth.Kepler438bisjustabout10%largerthanourplanet,andgets40%moreofitsenergyfromitsstarthanEarthreceivesfromtheSun.Temperaturestherewouldbeabout140degrees.Kepler442bisabout33%largerthanEarth,butreceives30%lessenergyfromitsstar.Thatwouldmakeitapotentiallychillierworldthanourown.Torressaysitispossibleforlifetoexistandsurviveineitherofthosetemperatures,butforthattohappen,theseplanetswouldneedtohaveanotherkeyingredientforlife:aheat-trappingatmospherelikeEarth’s.WhilethesefindingsaddtothepossibilitythatlifeexistsbeyondEarth,Torrescautionsagainstdrawingconclusions,“Wearenotclaimingtheyareinhabited,”hesays.Infact,theseplanetsaresofarawaythatthescientistscannotobservethemdirectly,whichcanbeexplanationforwhyfornowitremainsunknownwhethertheseplanetscontainlife.Butthediscoveryofplanetsintheirstars’habitablezonessuggeststhatsomewhereoutthere,someformofalienlifemayhavetakenhold.1、Thescientistshaveidentifiedeightplanets,________.A．whicharesuitableforhumanstoliveonB．someofwhicharepossibleforlifetoexistonC．someofwhichhavethesamesituationsasEarthD．whicharenottoohotortoocoldforwatertoexiston2、WhichstatementaboutthediscoveryofTorresandhisteamisTRUE?A．Kepler438bistoohotforanylifetoexiston.B．Kepler438band442barethefarthesttoEarth.C．TheyhavemadethediscoveriesthroughKepler.D．Theyhavediscoveredover1000planetsin7years.3、WhatisthepossiblethingthatKepler442blacksforlifetoexiston?A．Thewater B．ThesunlightC．Thesoil D．Theatmosphere4、Abouttheirexploration,Torreswantstoindicatethat________.A．thereisalotlefttolearnB．theyhavehaddecisivegainsC．itisthefirstinhumanhistoryD．itiscertainforlifeontheplanets5、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．AreWeAlone?B．EyeontheStarsC．DiscoverAnotherEarthD．DiscoveryofNewStarstoLiveonText3Abargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.Thecostofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto£l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult（侮辱）,buthedoesn’t.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder（orwhatever）andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome“bargains”.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:thesawhadbeentrulycheap.Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor£120,reducedfrom£400;andIboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor£600,reducedfrom£900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted£720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade£580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn’tknowwheretostoreit—untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.Toofferbargainsisacommercialtricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.1、Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?A．Polite. B．Foolish.C．Humorous. D．Serious.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Goodquality. B．Lowprice.C．Newness. D．Curiosity.3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutlpOFFaproduct?A．It’sagiftforpoorpeople. B．It’sanoffensetoshoppers.C．It’sabargainworthtrying. D．It’sarealreductioninprice.4、Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A．Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.B．Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.C．Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.D．Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.Text4Duringtheperiodfrom1660through1800,GreatBritainbecametheworld’sleader.Languageitselfbecamesubmittedtorulesduringthisperiod.ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.GuidestotheEnglishlanguagehadbeeninexistencebeforeJohnsonbeganhisprojectin1746.These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords.Whendefinitionsofcommonwordsweresupplied,theywereoftenunhelpful.Forexample,a“horse”wasdefinedinanearlydictionaryas“abeastwellknown”.Johnsonchangedallthat,butthetaskwasnotaneasyone.Rentingahouseat17GoughSquare,Johnsonbeganworkingintheworstofconditions.Supportedonlybyhispublisher,JohnsonworkedontheDictionarywithfiveassistants.ComparedtotheFrenchAcademy’sdictionary,whichtookfortyworkersfifty-fiveyearstocomplete(1639-1694),Johnson’sdictionarywascompletedbyveryfewpeopleveryquickly.Balancedonachairwithonlythreelegs,Johnsonsatagainstawallinaroomfilledwithbooks.Johnsonwouldreadwidelyfromthesebooks,markpassagesillustratingtheuseofaparticularword,andgivethebookstohisassistantssothattheycouldcopythepassagesonslipsofpaper.TheseslipswerethenstucktoeightylargenotebooksunderthekeywordsthatJohnsonhadselected.Fixingthewordbythismethod,Johnsoncouldrecordaword，susageanditsdefinition.Howmanypassageswereused?AccordingtoJohnson’smodernbiographerWalterJacksonBate,theoriginaltotalnumbercouldhavebeenover240,000.Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?Over40,000wordsappearedintwolargebooksinAprilof1755.DidJohnsonfullyunderstandthehugetaskhewasundertakingwhenhebegan?AshetoldhiscontemporarybiographerJamesBoswell,“IknewverywellwhatIwasundertakingandverywellhowtodoit—andhavedoneitverywell.”1、WhatistheproblemofearlyEnglishdictionaries?A．Theyonlyoffersimplepictures.B．Theylistjustafewforeignwords.C．Theysimplygivesometranslations.D．Theyaddnomorethansomebigwords.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lexicographer”inparagraph4referto?A．Apublisher. B．Abiographer.C．Amakerofdictionaries. D．Anassistant.3、WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelJohnsonfromthetext?A．HestandardizedEnglish.B．Hecaredaboutauthorityalot.C．Hegainedmuchfinancialsupport.D．Hecomplainedofworkingconditions.4、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．Todiscusstheproblemsofdictionaries.B．Toencouragepeopletoworkonaproject.C．Topersuadepeopletobuythenewdictionary.D．TointroducehowJohnsoncompletehisdictionary.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Thereisno1．thattheearthisbecomingwarmerandallscientistsagreethatitishumanactivity2．hascausedglobalwarmingrather3．arandombutnaturalphenomenon4．,theirattitudestowardstheriseintemperaturearecompletely5．Somethinkitcouldbeassevereasacatastrophe,asitcanresult6．storms,floods,droughts,thespreadofdiseasesandthe7．(appear)ofspeciesButscientistswho8．(oppose)totheviewthinkthatweshouldnotworryabouthighlevelsofcarbondioxideandthatmorecarbondioxideisactuallyapositivething:althoughitcontinuesto9．upintheatmosphere,itwillproducemorecropsandencourageagreaterrangeofanimals,allof10．willmakelifeforhumanbeingsbetterThanksgivingisalwaysonaThursdayThedayafterithasbeenknownasBlackFriday，1．isthestartoftheholidayshoppingseason，and2．(be)thebusiestshoppingdayoftheyearintheUSsince3．MoststoresofferbigsalesonBlackFridayTheyopentheirdoorsquiteearlyinthemorningandtrytoattractshoppers4．bigdiscountsBlackFridayisagreattimetogo5．(shop)However，thereareproblemsThe6．(big)oneis7．therearenotenoughlow-priceditemsTheseitemsareingreatneed，sopeoplestandinlonglines8．(get)themTheymaywaitthreetofourhoursbeforeastoreopensTheymaybehopingtogetaTVorcomputeratalowprice，9．noteverybodycangetoneSomepeopleleave，10．(disappoint)ThesituationmakespeopleworriedSomeBlackFridayeventshavebeencrazyTherehavebeenfightsovertoysamongshoppersSomeworkershaveevenbeenhurtbylarge11．(crowd)ButmostBlackFridayeventsaresafeandfunStill，ifyouplantogo，youwillexpectalargenumberofpeopleandabitofpushingSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)WhyAcceptingChangeIsImportanttoYourProfessionalSuccess?Whetheryoulikeitornot,changeisanecessarypartoftoday’sbusinessclimate.Thoseemployeeswhoacceptchangewillsucceed,whilethosefearingchangemayheadfortheunemploymentline.1、Sohowcanwemakethisnormalchangeaspositiveandbeneficialaspossible?What’swrongwithchange?Employerswanttheirworkerstochangewhennecessary.2、Themainreasonisfear,thoughnoneofusagreethatwedoubtourabilitytoacceptnewideas,usenewtechnology,oradapttoneworganizations.3、Employeesoftenviewchangedifferentlyfromtheirsupervisors.Thisiswhycommunicationissovitalinmanycases.Lackofcommunicationwillcauseproblemsinpersonalrelationships.Unfortunately,fearpreventsthemfromexpressingtheirideasandopinions.Thepositivesideofchange.4、Oneofthemostpositiveaspectsofchangeisthatitisneverboring.Ifwewantpassionbackinourwork,wemustbewillingtochange.Wecanlearnhowtoworkwithateamandtakeonnewresponsibilitiesandchangenotjustyourattitudetochangebutsomeofyourideasandgoals.Embraceupcomingchanges.Manypeoplearecontenttolivetheirpresentsafelivesandwantnochange.5、Comfortandhighposition?Ifthosearewhatyoudesire,thenyouwillprobablysoonbeoutofajob.If,instead,youwantchallengeandwelcomechange,youwillalwaysbesuccessfulandpopularinyourjob.A．Communicationisthekey.B．Thinkaboutwhatyoureallywant.C．Remembertoworkhardatyourwork.D．Communicationhelpsyoumakemorefriends.E.Althoughsomeemployeesfearchange,changeisnormal.F.Ifyoudescribeyourcurrentjobasboring,thenchangeit.G.Knowingthat,then,whyaresomanypeopleresistanttoit?Whyispinkorpurp