2023年八宿县考研《英语一》高分冲刺试卷含解析

2023年八宿县考研《英语一》高分冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)FredandhiswifeEdnawenttothestatefaireveryyear.EveryyearFredwouldsay,"Edna,I'dliketo36inthatairplane."AndeveryyearEdnawouldsay,"IknowFred,butthatairplaneride37tendollars,andtendollarsistendollars."OneyearFredandEdnawenttothefairagainandFredsaid,"Edna,I'm71yearsold.IfIdon'tridethatairplanethisyearImaynevergetanother38."Ednareplied,"Fred,theairplanerideneedstendollars,andtendollarsistendollars."The39overheardthemandsaid,"Folks,I'llmakeyoua40.I'lltakeyoubothupforaride.Ifyoucanstay41fortheentirerideandnotsayoneword,Iwon't42you,butifyousayoneword,it'stendollars."FredandEdnaagreedand43theywent.Thepilotdidallkindsoftwistsandturns,rollsanddives,butnotawordwasheard.Hedidallhis44overagain,butstillnotaword.They45andthepilotturnedtoFred,"Bygolly,IdideverythingIcouldthinkoftogetyoutoyellout,butyou46."Fredreplied,"Well,IwasgoingtosaysomethingwhenEdna47outoftheplane,butyouknowtendollarsistendollars."1、A.sit B．ride C．sleep D．hide2、A.loses B．pays C．costs D．benefits3、A.job B．unit C．family D．chance4、A．pilot B．policeman C．stranger D．friend5、A．promise B．plan C．request D．deal6、A．safe B．quiet C．kind D．strong7、A．charge B．punish C．carry D．want8、A．up B．down C．in D．out9、A．deeds B．tricksC．flights D．attractions10、A．climbed B．flew C．landed D．stopped11、A．failed B．didn’t C．forgot D．moved12、A.walked B．ran C．fell D．lookedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Woodhasmanygreatcharacteristicsthatmakeittheperfectbuildingmaterial.Itischeap，durable(耐用的)，easilyavailable，andmostimportantly，environmentallysustainable.Theonethingitisnot，istransparent(透明的).NowthankstoateamofscientistsatStockholm'sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnology，thematerialmayevenbeabletoaddthatfeaturetoitsalreadyimpressivelist.LeadresearcherDr.LarsBerglundsaidhewasinspiredtocreatethetransparentwoodafterlearninghowJapaneseresearchershaddevelopedasee-throughpaperforuseinflexibledisplayscreensforelectronicdevices.Theteambeganbypullingoutthewood'slignin(木质素).Thelignin-freewoodwasthendippedintoapolymer(聚合物)andbakedatatemperatureof158Fforfourhours.Theresultwasahybridproductthatwasnotonlystrongerandlighterthantheoriginalwoodbutalso，almosttransparent.Theresearcherswereabletoadjusttheleveloftransparencybyvaryingtheamountofthepolymerinjectedandalsobychangingthethicknessofthewood.Whilescientistshavepreviouslycreatedasee-throughwoodforsmall-scaleapplicationslikecomputerchips,hetransparentwoodisthefirstonebeingconsideredforlargescaleapplications.Theresearchers,whorevealedtheirfindingsinBiomacromoleculesonApril11,pictureusingthetransparentwoodinbuildingstoallowformorenaturallight,ortocreatewindowsthatletinthedesiredamountoflightwithoutsacrificingprivacy.Woodthatallowslighttopassthroughcouldleadtoabrighterfutureforhomesandbuildings.Berglundalsothinksthewoodcouldplayasignificantroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.Thesemi-transparentmaterialwouldbeabletokeeplightlongerandgiveitmoretimetointeractwiththeconductor,thusresultinginbettersolarefficiency.Additionally,substitutingthecurrentlyusedglasswiththisnewproductwouldhelpsolarenergymanufacturersimprovetheircarbonfootprintandlowerthecost.Theyarenowexperimentingwithwaystoscaleupthemanufacturingprocesssothatthetransparentmaterialiscost-effectivetomakeandeasytouse.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"thatfeature"inParagraph1referto?A．Cheapness. B．Durability. C．Sustainability. D．Transparency.2、Whichofthefollowingisnottheprocessinwhichthetransparentwoodismade?A．Dipthewoodintoapolymer.B．Reducetheamountofthepolymer.C．Makethewoodlignin-free.D．Bakethewoodforsometime.3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Berglundgottheideaoftransparentwoodwhilemakingpaper.B．Varyingtheamountofthepolymerchangesthewood'shardness.C．Thecostofmakingthetransparentwoodstillneedstobecutdown.D．Thetransparentwoodwouldbeusedonlyforhomesandbuildings.4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout？A．Thebrightfutureofthetransparentwood.B．Thewood'sroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.C．Thedisadvantagesofthecurrentlyusedglass.D．Solarenergymanufacturers'carbonfootprint.Text2ItwasacoldnightinWashington,D．C．,andIwasheadingbacktothehotelwhenamanapproachedme.heaskedifIwouldgivehimsomemoneysohecouldgetsomethingtoeat.I’dreadthesignsinthehotel:“Don’tgivemoneytobeggars.”SoIshookmyheadandkeptwalking.Theincidentbotheredmefortherestoftheweek.Ihadmoneyinmypocketanditwouldn'thavekilledmetohandoveradollarortwoevenifhehadbeenlying.Backhome,IstartedtowritemyweeklygardencolumnforTheAnchorageDailyNews.Allofasudden,IthoughtofBean’sCafé,thesoupkitcheninAnchorage,whichfeedshundredsofhungryAlaskanseveryday.whynottrytogetallmyreaderstoplantarowofvegetablesintheirgardensanddonatethemtoBean’sCafe?InApril1995,theGardenWritersAssociationofAmericaheldtheirannualmeetinginAnchorageandafterlearningofAnchorage’sprogram,

PlantaRowforBean's

became

PlantaRowForTheHungry.TheoriginalideawastohaveeverymemberoftheGardenWritersAssociationofAmericawriteortalkabout

plantingarowforthehungrysometimeduringthemonthofApril.GardeneditorJoanJackson,backedbyTheSanJoseMercuryNewsandCalifornia’snearlyyear-roundgrowingseason,raisedmorethan30,000poundsoffruitsandvegetablesthefirstyear,andshowedhowtheprogramcouldreallywork.Todayprogramcontinuestoboomandgrow.1、Whydidn’tthewritergivemoneytotheman?A．BecausehewasafraidthatthemanwasaliarB．BecausehehadnomoneyonhimatthattimeC．BecausehewasinahurrytogetbacktohishotelD．Becausehedidn’tknowthatman2、Whatinspiredthewritertothinkoftheprogramtohelpthepoor?A．AbeggarB．AhotelC．theGardenWritersAssociationD．Bean’sCafé3、HowdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffectofthePlanaRowprogram?A．It’sdiscouragingB．It’ssatisfyingC．It’sdoubtfulD．It’schallenging4、Whichmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．EverybodyCanMakeaBigDifferencetotheWorldB．ACampaigntoRemovePovertyC．PlantaRowfortheHungryD．HowtoHelpPeopleinNeedText3ThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B．C．ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).1、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Howinternationalletterstravel. B．Asurprisingmethodfordeliveringmail.C．Thehistoryofpostalsystems. D．Changesinthemethodsofcommunication.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRenouarddeVelayeristrue?A．Hiswasagovernment-controlledsystem.B．Hiscompetitorsdestroyedhisbusiness.C．Hissystemlastedforhundredsofyears.D．Inhissystem,thepersonwhoreceivedtheletterpaidthepostagefees.3、Whichofthesystemsmentionedinthepassagewasmostlikethepostalsystemtoday?A．Egyptian. B．Chinese.C．deVelayer's. D．vonTaxis's.4、WhatwasRolandHill'sgreatestachievement?A．Hemadeletterwritingaccessibletotheaverageperson.B．HemadealotofmoneyfortheBritishpostalsystem.C．Hemadestampcollectingapopularhobby.D．Hewonanawardforletterwriting.Text4Doyouwanttoliveanother100yearsormore?Someexpertssaythatscientificadvanceswillonedayenablehumanstolasttensofyearsbeyondwhatisnowseenasthenaturallimitofthehumanlifespan.“Ithinkweareknockingatthedoorofimmortality(永生),”saidMichaelZey,aMontclairStateUniversitybusinessprofessorandauthoroftwobooksonthefuture.“Ithinkby2075wewillseeitandthat’saconservativeestimate(保守的估计).”AttheconferenceinSanFrancisco,DonaldLouria,aprofessoratNewJerseyMedicalSchoolinNewarksaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellasnanotechnology(纳米技术)makeitlikelythathumanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhathasbeenpossibleinthepast.“Thereisagreateffortsothatpeoplecanlivefrom120to180years,”hesaid.“Somehavesuggestedthatthereisnolimitandthatpeoplecouldliveto200or300or500years.”However,manyscientistswhospecializeinagingaredoubtfulaboutitandsaythehumanbodyisjustnotdesignedtolastpastabout120years.Evenwithhealthierlifestylesandlessdisease,theysayfailureofthebrainandorganswillfinallyleadallhumanstodeath.Scientistsalsodifferonwhatkindoflifethesuperagedmightlive.“Itremainstobeseenifyoupass120,youknow;couldyoubehealthyenoughtohavegoodqualityoflife?”saidLeonardPoon,directoroftheUniversityofGeorgiaGerontologyCentre.“Atpresentpeoplewhocouldgettothatpointarenotingoodhealthatall.”1、Bysaying“weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality”,MichaelZeymeans.A．theybelievethatthereisnolimitoflivingB．theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlonglivingC．theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforeverD．theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan2、DonaldLouria’sattitudetowardslonglivingisthat.A．peoplecanlivefrom120to180B．itisstilldoubtfulhowlonghumanscanliveC．thehumanbodyisdesignedtolastpastabout120yearsD．itispossibleforhumanstolivelongerinthefuture3、Theunderlined“it”(inparagraph4)refersto.A．agreateffortB．theideaoflivingbeyondthepresentlifespanC．theideaoflivingfrom200to300yearsD．theconservativeestimate4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．LivingLongerorNotB．Science,TechnologyandLongLivingC．NoLimitforHumanLifeD．HealthyLifestyleandLongLivingPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Arecentfilmhasearnedhugeattentiononsocialmediaplatforms,manycitizens1．(praise)theshortvideoasthe“bestcommercialvideoof2019”Thefilmfocuseson2．question“WhoisPeppa?”andtellsatouchingstory3．highlightsChinesefamiliesInthebeginning,aseniorman4．(name)LiYubaoinaremotemountainousareaaskedhisgrandsononthephone5．giftshewantedfortheSpringFestival,butonlyheardtheword“Peppa”duetothepoormobilesignalTherefore,themanbeginsaninterestingjourneytodiscoverwhoPeppais6．thehelpofneighbors,theseniormanmadeaPeppamodelwithironsandsteels,and7．(surprise)hisgrandsonTheshortvideo8．(encourage)peopleworkingoutsidetocomebackhomeoftenandaccompanyfamilymembers9．(spend)ahappyandwarmSpringFestivalholidayAfterall,familyconnectionsarethemost10．(significance)thinginChinesepeople’sheartsEurope’sbusyseasonsareinsummerandwinterCrowdingisthemainprobleminthewarmestmonthsofJune,JulyandparticularlyAugust,1．you’dbetternotgointhebusymonthsInsomecountries,suchasFranceandItaly,manyshopsandrestaurantscloseinAugustwhilelocalstaketheirownholidays,2．（mean）thatsomecitiescanfeelratherdeadDecemberisalwaysbusyinParis,PragueandanyAustrianorGermancitywith3．goldenChristmasmarketEasterisanotherbusytimeYoucanfindbargainsbyvisitingtraditional“summer”4．（destination）suchasGreeceinwinter,5．beawarethatpublictransportmightbelessfrequentInsomenorthernlocationssuchasScotland,Sweden,IcelandandNorway,itmightnotrunatallbecauseofheavysnowandiceForalltheabovereasons,byfarthebestmonthstotraveltoEurope6．May,SeptemberandOctoberApart7．transportcosts,youmayneedabout50to80eurosadaytogetbyinWesternEuropeThismightbelessinsmallertownsandinMediterraneanEuropeEasternEuropeisthe8．（cheap）region,costingadailytotalof30to40euros,althoughUkraineandRussia9．bemoreexpensive,about40to50eurosadaySweden,IcelandandNorwayare10．（slight）dearerthanWesternEuropeSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Technologicalinnovation(创新)maynotgiveyouawarmfeeling.1、.Messagingappsareexamplesoftechnologythatarehelpingbringpeopletogether.It’sreadytocontinueimprovingourlivesasinnovationallowstechnologytoreallyunderstandhowwelive.2、.Someofthemostpopularandwidelyadoptedinnovationsmakethingswe’realreadydoingeasier.Awell-designedpieceoftechnologycantransformsomethingthatconsumestimeintoaworry-freeswipeofyourfinger,givingyoumoretimetospendwithfriendsandfamily.ProvingthatyoureallyareyouDeveloperskeepfindingnewandbrilliantwaystoproveouridentitiesonline.Withfingerprintsandvoicerecognition,technologykeepsgettingbetteratprovingwearewhowesayweare.3、.Themoretrustwehave,theeasieritwillbetofullyembracetheempoweringaspectsoffintech(金融科技)andhavingcontrolofourfinancialdata.HelpingmakegoodideasarealityCrowdfunding(众筹)technologykeepsbreakingdownbarriersthatmayhavepreviouslykeptgoodideasfrombeingrealized.Hereishowitworks:Youpitch(拋)yourprojecttopeoplethroughanonlineplatform.4、.Byconnectingdreamersandinventorstoanewtypeofcapital,technologyisgivingmorecreativeideastheiropportunitytobecomeareality.AddingevenmorequalitytoqualitytimeAstechnologycontinuesimproving,itbecomeseasiertobuildandmaintainaconnectionwithsomeonewhoisn’tinthesamelocationasyou.5、.Andthinkabouthowgreatitwillbewhenyoucaninteractwithyourfriendsandrelativesinvirtualreality.Itwillbethenextbestthingtobeingtogetherinperson.A．SparingsometimetomakeresearchesB．FreeingupmoretimeforfriendsandfamilyC．However,whenatitsbest,itopensoureyestomanythingsD．Actually,itcandowonderstodeepenourinterpersonalconnectionsE.ThattechnologycanmakeiteasiertotrusttheconnectionswemakeonlineF.Iftheyareinterestedinyourproject,theydonatemoneytofundyourprojectG.ThinkabouthowmucheasieritistoconnectviavideoconferencingthanbeforAttheendofalongday,it’salltooeasytotakeahotshower,brushyourteeth,andthenjumpintobed.1、Asitturnsout