考研《英语一》阳泉市2023年考前冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》阳泉市2023年考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IgotocollegeinPhiladelphia.Goingtocollegesofarawayfrommyhomeisreally1onme,especiallywhenIgetupset.ThechurchshootingthatoccurredinTexasonSundayreally2me.Iwasfeelingdiscouragedaboutthe3thatwelivein,andIfeltsosorryforthe4andtheirfamilies.Thissenseof5stayedwithmeforacoupleofdays.IfeltmoreandmorehomesickasIthoughtaboutthetragedy—itreallymademe6myfamily.Ontopofthisfeelingwasthe7ofupcomingexams.OnTuesday,Ijustcouldnot8myfeelingofsadness.Icalledmymomandshemademefeel9better.Shealwaysseemstohavethe10adviceformeinany11.“Youcan’tputyourhappinessorwellbeinginthe12ofanyoneoranythingoutsideyourself,Amelia,”shetoldme.Shewassohelpfulandso13.Shecalled3moretimesthatdayto14me.Ijustfeltsogratefultohaveapersonwho15mesomuch.Iknowthatnooneelsewilleverlovemeinthewaythat’shedoes.WhenIwasyounger,sheandIhadsuchaterrible16.Iwasfeelingreally17aboutthat.Forme,recognizingthe18thingsinmylifeandfocusingonthepeoplewholovemereallyhelpmegetpastthesadnessIfeel.Somethingsmaybeoutofour19,butappreciatingourlovedonesissomethingthatcanmakea20.1、A．hardB．slowC．softD．strict2、A．movedB．includedC．affectedD．limited3、A．townB．wayC．worldD．corner4、A．killersB．victimsC．actorsD．tourists5、A．sadnessB．prideC．honorD．safety6、A．missB．escapeC．regretD．doubt7、A．joyB．answerC．stressD．measure8、A．achieveB．shakeC．settleD．deliver9、A．finallyB．brieflyC．simplyD．instantly10、A．perfectB．actualC．crazyD．formal11、A．periodB．directionC．styleD．situation12、A．planB．handsC．dreamD．memories13、A．stubbornB．educatedC．selflessD．concerned14、A．informB．persuadeC．remindD．comfort15、A．lookslikeB．caresforC．sendsforD．agreeswith16、A．viewB．raceC．struggleD．treatment17、A．certainB．guiltyC．excitedD．grateful18、A．potentialB．reliableC．positiveD．dangerous19、A．controlB．sightC．dreamD．distance20、A．fortuneB．pointC．programD．differenceSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofyourdietplan.Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself­conscious(难为情)whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces—andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.Don’tforgettheclock—ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories(卡路里)permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes.Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12­inchplateinsteadofa10­inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake(摄入)jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.1、Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout____________.A．theirhomecomforts B．theirbodyshapeC．housebuying D．healthydiets2、Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople______________.A．digestfoodbetter B．reducefoodintakeC．burnmorecalories D．regaintheirappetites3、Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?A．Eatquickly. B．Playfastmusic.C．Usesmallerspoons. D．Turndownthelights.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．IsYourHouseMakingYouFat? B．WaysofServingDinnerC．EffectsofSelf­Consciousness D．IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?Text2Manyofuslistentomusicwhilewework,thinkingthatitwillhelpustoconcentrateonthetaskathand.Andinfact,recentresearchhasfoundthatmusiccanhavebeneficialeffectsoncreativity.Whenitcomestootherareasofperformance,however,theimpactofbackgroundmusicismorecomplicated.Theideathatlisteningtomusicwhenworkingisbeneficialtooutputprobablyhasitsrootsintheso-called“Mozarteffect”.Putsimply,thisisthefindingthatspatialrotationperformance(空间旋转能力)isincreasedimmediatelyafterlisteningtothemusicofMozart,comparedtonosoundatall.Howsoundaffectsperformancehasbeenthetopicofresearchforover40years,andisobservedthroughaphenomenoncalledtheirrelevantsoundeffect.Tostudyirrelevantsoundeffect,participantsintheresearchareaskedtocompleteasimpletaskwhichrequiresthemtorecallaseriesofnumbersorlettersintheexactorderinwhichtheysawthem.Thetrickythingisbeingabletodothiswhileignoringanybackgroundnoise.Twokeycharacteristicsoftheirrelevantsoundeffectarerequiredforitsobservation.First,thetaskmustrequirethepersontousetheirrehearsalabilities(复述能力),andsecond,thesoundmustcontainacousticalvariation(声学变化).Wherethesounddoesnotvarymuchacoustically,theperformanceofthetaskismuchclosertothatobservedinquietconditions.Theirrelevantsoundeffectitselfcomesfromattemptingtoprocesstwosourcesoforderedinformationatthesametime—onefromthetaskandonefromthesound.Unfortunately,onlytheformerisrequiredtosuccessfullyperformtherecalltask,andtheeffortinensuringthatirrelevantorderinformationfromthesoundisnotprocessedactuallyhinders(阻碍)thisability.Asimilarconflictisalsoseenwhenreadingwhileinthepresenceoflyricalmusic.Inthissituation,thetwosourcesofwords—fromthetaskandthesound—areinconflict.Thecostispoorerperformanceofthetaskinthepresenceofmusicwithlyrics.Whatthisallmeansisthatwhetherhavingmusicplayinginthebackgroundhelpsorhindersperformancedependsonthetaskandonthetypeofmusic,andonlyunderstandingthisrelationshipwillhelppeoplemaximizetheirproductivitylevels.1、“Mozarteffect”ismentionedto________.A．explainhowmusiccanrelaxpeopleB．showmusiccanimproveperformanceC．advisepeopletolistentoMozartmusicD．stressMozartmusicgainswideattention2、Itcanbeinferredthatparticipantsintheresearch________.A．haveimprovedtheirrehearsalabilityB．performbetterinthequietconditionsC．ignorethebackgroundnoisesuccessfullyD．preferthemusicwithgreatsoundvariation3、Paragraph6iswrittento________.A．supportanidea B．makeacontrastC．introduceatopic D．describeafact4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MusicshapesyourlifeB．MusicdevelopsyourcreativityC．ChoosequietmusicforyourworkD．Doesmusicmakeyouconcentrate?Text3Encouragingchildrentousegesturesastheythinkcanhelpthemcomeupwithmorecreativeideas,accordingtonewresearch.“Ourfindingsshowthatchildrennaturallygesturewhentheythinkofunusualwaystouseeverydayitems,”sayspsychologicalscientistElizabethKirk.“Whenwethenaskedchildrentomovetheirhands,theywereabletocomeupwithevenmorecreativeideas.”“Gesturingmayallowustoexploretheproperties（特性）oftheitems—forexample,howtheitemcouldbeheld,itssize,itsshape,etc.—anddoingsocanhelpuscomeupwithideasforcreativeuses,”Kirkexplains.Intheirfirststudy，theresearcherscomparedthecreativityofchildrenwhospontaneously(自发地）gesturedwiththosewhoeitherdidnotorcouldnotgesture.Atotalof78children,aged9-11,sawaseriesofimagesofordinaryitems,suchasanewspaper,atincan,andakettle.Theresearchersaskedthechildrentolookateachimageandlistasmanyusesastheycouldthinkof.Agroupofparticipantscompletedthetasktwice—ononeversionofthetask,theyworemittens（连指手套）thatlimitedtheirabilitytogesture.Restrictingchildren’sabilitytogesturedidnotaffecttheirabilitytocomeupwithcreativeusesfortheobjects;Childrenwhowerefreetogestureproducedaboutthesamenumberofideasasthosewhoworethemittensandcouldnotgesture.Inasecondexperiment,54childrencompletedthesamealternative-usestask.Insomecases,childrengesturednormally;inothercases,theresearchersencouragedthechildrento“useyourhandstoshowmehowyoucouldusetheobjectindifferentways”.Theencouragementworked:Childrenwhowerespecificallyencouragedtogestureproducedagreaternumberofcreativeusesfortheobjectsthandidthechildrenwhowerenotgivenanyspecialinstruction.“Ourfindingsaddtothegrowingbodyofevidenceshowingthesignificantroleofgestureinthinkingandhaveapplicationstotheclassroom,”Kirkconcludedintheirpaper.1、Whatdidtheresearchersintendtofindoutinthefirstexperiment?A．Thenumberofcreativeideasthechildrencouldthinkof.B．Howthechildrenwouldexplorethepropertiesoftheitems.C．Whetherencouraginggesturewouldhelptoproducemorenewideas.D．Thedifferencebetweenthinkingwithgesturesandwithoutgestures.2、Whyweremittensusedintheexperiment?A．Torestrictgestures.B．Tolimitcreativethinking.C．Totesttheabilitytogesture,D．Toincreasecreativeideas.3、Whendidthechildrenthinkofthemostnewideas?A．Whenwearingmittens.B．Whenencouragedtogesture.C．Whennaturallygesturing.D．Whennotusingtheirhands.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CommunicatewithGesturesB．ThinkwithYourHandsC．UseEverydayItemsCreativelyD．MakeGestureswhenNecessaryText4Jobsquicklybecameboredwithcollege.HelikedbeingatReed,justnottakingtherequiredclasses.Infact,hewassurprisedwhenhefoundoutthattherewerestrictcourserequirements.WhenWozniakcametovisit,Jobswavedhisscheduleathimandcomplained,“Theyaremakingmetakeallthesecourses.”Wozniakreplied,“Yes,that’swhattheydoincollege.”Jobsrefusedtogototheclasseshewasassignedandinsteadwenttotheoneshewanted,suchasadanceclasswherehecouldenjoyboththecreativityandthechancetomeetgirls.“Iwouldneverhaverefusedtotakethecoursesyouweresupposedto,that’sadifferenceinourpersonality.”saidWozniaksurprisedlyandadmiringly.Jobsalsobegantofeelguiltyaboutspendingsomuchofhisparents’moneyonaneducationthatdidnotseemworthwhile.“Allofmyworking-classparents’savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition(学费).”hedetailedhisexperienceinafamousceremonyaddressatStanford.“IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutokay."Hedidn’tactuallywanttoleaveReed；hejustwantedtoquitpayingtuitionandtakingclassesthatdidn’tinteresthim.Surprisingly,Reedtoleratedthat.“Hehadaveryinquiringmindthatwasenormouslyattractive,”saidthedeanofstudents,JackDudman.“Herefusedtoacceptautomaticallyreceivedtruths,andhewantedtoexamineeverythinghimself.”DudmanallowedJobstoauditclassesandstaywithfriendsinthedormsevenafterhestoppedpayingtuition.“TheminuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn’tinterestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting,”hesaid.Amongthemwasacalligraphy(书法)classthatappealedtohimafterhesawpostersoncampusthatwerebeautifullydrawn.“Ilearnedaboutserifandsansseriftypefaces(字体),aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallyfineinawaythatsciencecan’tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.”ItwasyetanotherexampleofJobsconsciouslypositioninghimselfattheintersection(相交点)oftheartsandtechnology.Inallofhisproducts,technologywouldbemarriedtogreatdesign,elegance,humantouches,andevenromance.“IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege,theMacwouldhaveneverhadsomanytypefaces.AndsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheMac,it’slikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem.”MeanwhileJobshadahardtimeatReed.Hewentbarefootmostofthetime,wearingsandalswhenitsnowed.ElizabethHolmesmademealsforhim,tryingtokeepupwithhisobsessivediets.Hereturnedsodabottlesforsparechange,continuedhislonghardjourneystothefreeSundaydinnersattheHareKrishnatemple,andworeadownjacketintheheatlessgarageapartmentherentedfor$20amonth.Whenheneededmoney,hefoundworkatthepsychologydepartmentlabmaintainingtheelectronicequipmentthatwasusedforanimalbehaviourexperiments.OccasionallyChrisannBrennanwouldcometovisit.Theirrelationshipdevelopedabnormally.Butmostlyhetendedtothebeginningofhisownsoulandpersonalgoalforenlightenment(开明).“Icameofageatamagicaltime,”hereflectedlater,“OurconsciousnesswasraisedbyZen,andalsobyLSD．”Evenlaterinlifehewouldcreditcertaindrugsformakinghimmoreenlightened.“TakingLSDwasavaluableexperience,oneofthemostimportantthingsinmylife.LSDshowsyouthatthere’sanothersidetothecoin,andyoucan’trememberitwhenitwearsoff,butyouknowit.Itheightenedmysenseofwhatwasimportant—creatingwonderfulthingsinsteadofmakingmoney,puttingthingsbackintothestreamofhistoryandofhumanconsciousnessasmuchasIcould.”1、JobsandWozniakdifferedin________.A．approachtofreedomB．appetiteforknowledgeC．attitudetorequirementsD．affectionforcollegelife2、OnefactorinJobs’decisiontoleavecollegeisthat________.A．hisfamilywasinabsolutepovertyB．hewantedtobeindependentofhisparentsC．hewouldn’thavehisparents’moneywastedD．thecollegecouldn’tpreparehimforhissetgoal3、FromJackDudman’sstatementwecanseethatJobswas________.A．ratherdifficulttogetalongwithB．quitegoodatsolvingproblemsC．toostubborntochangehismindD．veryseriousaboutexistingbeliefs4、Theunderlinedword“audit”inParagraph3means“________”.A．attendinformallyB．missoccasionallyC．givesuccessfullyD．conductirregularly5、Jobsworkedontypefaceswhilesufferingfromahardlife________.A．toprovehisvaluetothewholeworldB．tobringsomethinggreatintoexistenceC．tomakehimselfwealthyforabetterlifeD．toshowcollegewasunimportanttohim6、Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A．StayOutB．DropOutC．HoldOutD．WorkOutPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Ihaverecentlyreturnedfrom1．extended26-daytriptoChinaImadetwoearliertripstoChinain2．Onmypreviousvisitsmytravel3．(limit)Beijing,ShanghaiandChongqingThistimeI,togetherwithmyfamily,wasabletovisitsomeofthemoreremotecitiesandholidaydestinations4．(miss)ontheprevioustripsandrevisitBeijingandShanghaitoobservethegreatchangesthereinjustfourshortyearsThemanycontradictionsand5．(struggle)withinChinatodayareveryimpressiveNoonecanignoretherichculture6．(date)backtoancienttimesischanginginthemodernageataspeedandscalethathasneverbeenwitnessed7．happensinChina,thethird8．(large)countryintheworldwith20percentoftheworld’spopulation,will9．(certain)shapetheimmediateanddistantfuturesof10．(we)allOnthisblogIwillbepostingatraveljournal11．photographsanddrawingsMarkedonthemaparethecitiesandvillagesIvisitedwhileinChinaInordertorealizehisdream,BillGates,therichestmanintheworld,gaveup1．(study)inHarvardUniversity,2．isthemostfamousintheworldHeset3．acompanyandresearchedthecomputersoftwareAsanold4．(say)goes,“Interestisthebestteacher”IquiteagreewiththisideaIbegantobecrazy5．EnglishwhenIwasalittlegirlIgotparticularlyinterestedinforeign6．(culture)andcustomsTomeetmycuriosity,IreadEnglishstorieseverydayItseemedtobethe7．(good)“meal”ofthedayAs8．result,Ialwaysdidvery9．inmyEnglishexamsInterestisthekeyto10．(succeed)SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TheArtofSlowReadingIfyouarereadingthisarticleinprint,chancesarethatyouwillonlygetthroughhalfofwhatIhavewritten.Andifyouarereadingthisonline,youmaynotevenfinishafifth.1、Theysuggestthatmanyofusnolongerhavetheconcentrationtoreadarticlesthroughtotheirconclusion.Soarewegettingstupider?Actually,ouronlinehabitsaredamagingthementalpowerweneedtoprocessandunderstandtextualinformation.Round-the-clocknewsmakesusreadfromonearticletothenextwithoutnecessarilyengagingfullywithanyofthecontent.OurreadingisfrequentlyinterruptedbythenoiseofthelatestemailandwearenowabsorbingshortburstsofwordsonTwitterandFacebookmoreregularlythanlongertexts.2、Butwearegraduallyforgettinghowtositback,thinkcarefully,andrelateallthefactstoeachother.3、Adesperatebunchofacademicswantustotakeourtimewhilereading,andre-reading.Theyaskustoswitchoffourcomputerseverysooftenandrediscoverboththejoyofpersonalengagementwithprintedtexts,andtheabilitytoprocessthemfully.What'stobedonethen?Mostslowreadersrealizethattotalrejectionofthewebisextremelyunrealistic.Theyfeelthatgetawayfromtechnologyforawhileistheanswer.4、Personally,I'mnotsurewhetherIcouldevergoofflineforlong.Evenwhilewritingthisarticle,Iamswitchingconstantlybetweensites,skimmingtoooften,absorbingtoolittle.Internetreadinghasbecometoorootedinmydailylifeformetochange.IreadessaysandarticlesnotinhardcopybutasPDFs.Isuspectthatmanyreadersareinasimilarposition.5、YoucandownloadacomputerapplicationcalledFreedom,whichallowsyoutoreadinpeacebycuttingoffyourInternetconnection.OrifyouwanttoavoidbeingdisturbedbytheInternet,youcouldalwaysdownloadofflinereaderInstapaperforyouriPhone.Ifyou'restillreadingmyarticle,thatisslowreading.A．TheInternetisprobablypartoftheproblem.B．Nowsomecampaignsareadvocatingslowreading.C．Thesearethetwofindingsfromth