株洲市荷塘区2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

株洲市荷塘区2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThatcoldJanuarynight,IwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwas,walkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiring1atthetheatre.Withopeningnightonlyaweekaway,Iwas2learningmylines.Iwashavingtrouble3mypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalked,Ithoughtseriously4givingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.5hadbecometoomuchforme.AsIwalkeddown6streetsundertallbuildings,Ifeltvery7andcold.Ibeganrunning,bothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.Aboutablockfrommyapartment,Iheardasoundbehindme.Iturned8,halfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.9Isawwasashiningstreetlight.10,thenoisehadmademenervous,soIstartedtorunfast.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.11Iwasn’tcoldortiredanymore.Iranoutofthedoorandbackto12I’dheardthenoise.13Isearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutes,mywalletwasnowheretobefound.JustasIwasabout14thesearch,Iheardthegarbagetruckpulluptothesidewalknexttome.Whenavoice15fromtheinside.“AlisaCamacho?”IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?Thedooropened,andoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithan16lookinhiseyes.“Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?”heasked,17asmallsquareshape.Itwasnearly3a.m.bythetimeIgotintobed.I18getmuchsleepthatnight,butIhadgottenmywalletback.I19hadgottenbacksomeenjoymentofcitylife.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn’tbeabadplace20peoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.1、A．exerciseB．workC．practiceD．training2、A．stillB．alreadyC．yetD．only3、A．todealwithB．tohandlewithC．handlingwithD．dealingwith4、A．ofB．aboutC．overD．out5、A．CitylifeB．CountrylifeC．SchoollifeD．Modernlife6、A．busyB．crowdedC．noisyD．empty7、A．proudB．confidentC．smallD．excited8、A．fastB．immediatelyC．rapidlyD．quickly9、A．AllwhichB．AllC．ThatD．Which10、A．ThereforeB．StillC．ConsequentlyD．Subsequently11、A．SuddenlyB．GraduallyC．AbsolutelyD．Exactly12、A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what13、A．EvenifB．AlthoughC．AsifD．Asthough14、A．togiveinB．givinginC．togiveupD．givingup15、A．calledB．callingC．wascalledD．tocall16、A．amusingB．amazingC．amazedD．amused17、A．toholdupB．holdingupC．toholdonD．holdingon18、A．couldn’tB．wouldn’tC．didn’tD．shouldn’t19、A．stillB．alreadyC．alsoD．certainly20、A．asfarasB．aswellasC．assoonasD．aslongasSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Arewealoneintheuniverse?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．DiscoveryofNewStarstoLiveonText2Fromthelossofwildlifetorisingsealevels,we’reallwellawareoftheproblemsthatclimatechangecouldcause.Butwhileitmayseemlikesuchissueswon’taffectmostofusdirectly,itlookslikefuturegenerationscouldgrowupwithoutsomethingthatmanyofusnowtakeforgranted:chocolate.AccordingtoanessaypublishedbytheUSNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,changestotheclimateintheregionsthatproducecacao-theplantfromwhichchocolateisproduced-maymeanthatitwillsoonbecomeextinct.Mostoftheworld’scacaogrowsincountriesclosetotheequator,withoverhalfofitgrowingintheAfricannationsofGhanaandIvoryCoast.It’spredictedthatby2050,climatechangewillhaveacceleratedtherateatwhichtemperaturesinthesecountriesrise,makingitextremelydifficultforcacaotogrowthere.Theproblemdoesn’tlieinincreasedheat,however,butinlowerhumidity(湿度),asit’sbelievedthatrainfallwillstayatthesamelevelifthetemperaturerises.“Inotherwords,ashighertemperaturessqueezemorewateroutofsoilandplants,it’sunlikelythatrainfallwillincreaseenoughtooffsetthemoisture(含水量)loss,”MichonScott,theessay’sauthor,wrote.Tohelpfightthisproblem,researchersfromBerkeleyUniversityintheUSareworkingonchangingtheDNAofcacaoplantstoallowthemtosurviveindryerconditionsbyusinggeneeditingtechnology,accordingtoUSNews.Inthemeantime,UScompanyMars,oneoftheworld’sbiggestmanufacturersofchocolateproducts,announcedinJanuarythatitwouldspend$1billiontohelpreducetheeffectsofclimatechange.“Thisisaworldissue,anditrequireseveryonetoworktogether,”MarsspokespersonBarryParkintoldBusinessInsider.Themessagehereisthatifwealldoourpart,wemaybeabletopreventsomeoftheworstimpactsofclimatechange.Orifwe’reunlucky,chocolatewillbecomeathingofthepast.1、Whatcouldmakeithardforcacaotosurvivearoundtheequatorinthefuture?A．Theincreasedheatthere.B．Thehigherhumiditythere.C．Thedecreaseinrainfallthere.D．Themoisturelossinthesoilthere.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offset”intheseventhparagraphmean?A．holdbackB．makeupforC．protectD．accept3、WhatwillUScompanyMarsdotohelpcacaosurvive?A．Itwillworkhardtoplantcacaoingreenhouses.B．Itwillapplygeneeditingtechnologyinplantingcacao.C．Itwillgivefinancialsupporttohelpfightclimatechange.D．Itwilldevelopcacaothatcansurviveindryerconditions.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthistext?A．ChocolatecouldbecomehistoryB．WorktogethertofightclimatechangeC．Howdowegrowcacaointhefuture?D．Howdocacaoplantsaffectclimatechange?Text3Inthelastfewweeks,donationshavebeenmailedtocommunityorganizationsinandnearRedfordTownshipbythesenderwhoonlyidentifiesas“Anonymous-1679”,accordingtoMyFoxDetroit.Sofar,envelopes,eachfilledwith$1,000cash,havebeensenttothelocallibrary,ananimalwelfarenon-profit,acivicandleadershiptraininggroup,acreditunionandtheRedfordGoodfellows,agroupthathelpsneedyfamiliesgetholidaymealsandgiftsfortheirchildren.Thereisoneclueabouttheidentityofthegiver.AccordingtotheObserver&Eccentric,theCommunityChoiceCreditUnioninRedfordreceivedthefirstenvelope,whichalsoincludedariddle:“Knowtheclue,Knowthewho,Anonymous-1679.”Spreadaroundonecommunity,thedonationscouldmakeaseriousimpact.Thecredituniontoldthepaperthatthedonationwillgototheirfoundation,whichgivesupto$100,000incollegescholarshipstoMichiganhighschoolgraduateseachyear.TailWaggers1990innearbyLivoniahelpsownersprovidefortheirpets,offeringlow-costvaccinations,apetfoodpantryandassistanceforpetswithserioushealthproblems.Theirdonationwillgotowardtheirnewanimalclinic,theytoldFox.CindyDoyle,secretaryfortheRedfordGoodfellows,saidthattheir$1,000donationwilllikelycoverfood,clothesandpresentsfor10families;lastyeartheorganizationserved225familiestotal.“ThatmoneywillgoalongwaytobrightentheChristmasofseveralchildrenthisyear,”theRedfordTownshipPolicepostedonFacebook,onbehalfoftheirdepartmentandtheGoodfellows.“Tothatgenerousperson...ThankYou!”Anonymous1679hasgivenmorethanmoney—heorshehasalsodirectedattentiontosomeoftheorganizationshelpingthecommunity,andmayeveninspireotherstogive.Potentialdonorsshouldkeepinmindthatwhilereceivingmysteriouscashinthemailmaybeexciting,theU.S.PostalServicerecommendssendingmoneyordersratherthancurrencyincasemailislostorstolen.1、Accordingtothepassage,envelopshavebeenmailedtothefollowingexcept________.A．alocallibraryB．needyfamiliesC．theCommunityChoiceCreditUnionD．TailWaggers19902、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat________.A．thedonationsaddedupto$100,000B．thedonationsweremadeintheformofchequesC．itwillbelongbeforethecitizensbenefitfromthedonationsD．whomadethedonationsremainsamystery3、Howwillthedonationsbeused?A．TohelpsomechildrenenjoyahappyChristmas.B．Tohelpbuildanewclinic.C．Tobuynecessitiesfor225families.D．Toofferscholarshipstohighschoolstudents.4、Whatisimpliedinthelastparagraph?A．Moremysteriouscashwillbereceivedinthefuture.B．Anonymous1679payscloseattentiontocharityorganizations.C．SendingcashwillbeforbiddenbytheU.S.PostalService.D．TheactofAnonymous1679isofgreatsignificance.Text4ArecenttrendinCaliforniarestaurantsshowsneweatinghabitsamongthoseouttohaveaninterestingdiningexperience.Appetizer(开胃品)seemtobethenameofthegamesasdinersturnawayfromthemoretraditionalthree-coursemealinfavorofsmallersnackssampledinvarioustypesofrestaurants,barsandcafes.Inthisway,inthecourseofaneveningout,youmightgotoarestaurantforatastydishtoeatatoneendoftown,toabarwithsomelivemusicattheotherend,thenforacoffee,andfinallybacktotherestaurantforafurtherappetizer.Reasonsforthistrendarethefactthatsomanydifferenttypesofrestaurantshavebeensetuprecently,eachwiththeirownparticulartypeoffoodandspecialatmosphere,combinedwiththeincreasedqualityinthetypeofsnacksbeingoffered.Gonearethecheesesticksoftheolddays,whenappetizerswerenotreallytakenseriously.Somefavoritesnacksofthemomentareslicesofhotpizza,creamyfish-baseddishesandcrispycakesandsoon.Pricesforappetizersarenotequaltoafullmeal;however,theirnewpopularityhasmeantthatarebynomeansascheapastheyusedtobe.Certainly,forthatspecialoccasion,amealinanicerestaurant,completewiththepianoperformance,ishardtobeat.However,ifweseethatthistrendfor“butterflyeating”—movingaroundseveraldifferentplacesinoneevening—continues,thenallthetraditionalstylerestaurantsmaywellhavetoprovidetheirownappetizerbarsaswell!1、WhichofthefollowingcouldbestreflectthechangeofCaliforniapeople’seatinghabits?A．Peoplelovemoreinterestingrestaurants.B．Mostpeopleeatlessthantheyusedto.C．Afullrestaurantmealislosingpopularity.D．Foodiscombinedwithsportsandgames.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2that________.A．appetizersusedtoberelativelyimportantB．thequalityofsnackshasbeenimprovedC．restaurantshavetocaterfordifferentcustomersD．new-styleappetizersfueledtheboomofcateringbusiness3、Dinerswhopreferappetizersofnewtypes________.A．willbechargedmoreB．willbeservedbetterC．canenjoymusicperformanceD．caneatintheirneighborhoodPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankUh-oh,thenewyear'sjustbegunandalreadyyou'refindingithardtokeepthoseresolutionstojunkthejunkfood,getoffthecouchorkicksmokingThere'sabiologicalreasonwhyalotofourbadhabitsaresohardtobreak–theyget1．(wire)intoourbrains"Whyarebadhabitsstronger?You'refightingagainstthepowerofanimmediatereward,"saysDrNoraVolkow,directoroftheNationalInstituteonDrugAbuseandanauthorityonthebrain'spleasurepathway"Weallascreaturesarebehavingthatway,togivegreatervaluetoanimmediaterewardasopposedto2．isdelayed,"VolkowsaysHowthisbitofhappinessturnsintoahabitinvolvesapleasure-sensingchemicalnameddopamineItcausesthebrain3．(pursue)thatrewardagainandagainstrengtheningtheconnectioneachtime–especiallywhenitgetstherighthintfromyourenvironmentPeopletendtooverestimatetheirabilitytoresisttemptationsaroundthem,thus4．(destroy)attemptstogiveupbadhabitsEvenscientistswhorecognizeit5．showweakness"IknowpopcornsarenothealthyButeverytimeIgotothecinema,Ihavetoeatit,"Volkowsays，"It'sfascinating"Amovementtopaypeopleforbehaviorchangesmayexploitthatconnection,assomecompaniesofferemployeesoutrightpaymentsorinsurancereductionforadoptingbetterhabits6．wellpayingforbehaviorplaysout,researcherssaytherearestillsomestepsthatmayhelpfightyourbrain'shold7．newly-establishedhabits:Repeat,repeat,repeatthenewbehavior–thesameroutineatthesametimeofdayYoudecidetoexerciseDoingitatthesametimeofthemorning,ratherthanfittingitincasually,8．(make)thestriatum(终脑皮层)recognizethehabitTherefore,ifyoudon’tkeepdoingit,youwillfeelfrustratedExerciseitselfraisesdopaminelevels,soeventuallyyourbrainwillgetafeel-goodhit9．yourmusclesprotestBesides,trytorewardyourselfwith10．thatyoureallydesireForinstance,ifyouexerciseallweekorsticktoyourdiet,youcouldtryafancyrestaurant-saferperhapsthanaboxofcookiesbecausethepriceinhibitsthequantityAsyouknow,scienceplays1．veryimportantroleinoureducationDoyouwanttokeepupwiththelatestresearchanddiscoveriesinscience?Therearemanygoodwebsites2．youcancheckoutthelatestinthescienceworldOnegreatsiteisScienceNewsforKidsThissitereportssciencenews3．(cover)awiderangeofsubjectsThearticlesareintended4．youngerreaders,5．adultswillfindthissitesuitableforthemaswellAnotherwonderfulsite,onethatIcheckouteveryday,6．(call)ScienceDailyThesiteis7．(constant)updatedwithnews,oftenaboutexciting8．(finding)thatchangehowweviewtheworldThesesitespostthelateststoriesandalsokeepallthepastarticlesthey9．(post)earlierThatwayyoucanfindjustaboutanythingthat10．(be)relatedtothesciencefieldsyourareinterestedinSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Inallourliveswemustmakechoices.Youmakechoicesfromthetimeyougetoutofbedinthemorninguntilyougotosleepatnight.Whattimetogetup?Whattowear?Whattoeat?Youalsomakemoresignificantchoiceswhenyougraduatefromhighschool.1、College?Technicaltraining?Nomatterthesizeofthedecision,thecommonthreadinallofthemisthattheyinvolveanopportunitycost.Opportunitycostisyournextbestalternative—yoursecondchoice.Forexample,it’saSaturdaynight,andyouaretryingtodecideamonggoingtothemovies,hangingoutatafriendshouseorgoingtothefootballgame.2、Whatisyoursecondchoice?Ifitisthefootballgame,thenthatisyouropportunitycost.Opportunitycostisimportant.Whenyoumakeacertainchoice,itforcesyoutothinkmorecriticallyaboutailoftheabandonedchoices.Byrecognizingopportunitycost,youcandecidewhetheryourdecisionisworthit.3、Asahighschoolsenior,youfaceseveraloptions,includinggoingtocollege,goingtotechnicalschool,orgoingtotheworkforce.Ifyouchoosecollege,theopportunitycostislosingwhatcouldhavebeenpurchasedorsavedwiththemoneyspentontuition（学费）,housing,books,etc.forfouryears.4、Youwouldalsolosefouryears’worthofincomeandexperiencethatyoucouldhaveearnedifyouhadgonestraighttowork.However,itisstillthecasethatcollegegraduatesearnmorethanhighschoolgraduates.Andtheunemploymentrateamongcollegegraduatesislessthanthatofhighschoolgraduates.5、But,likealldecisions,itisonethatshouldbearrivedatonlyafterlookingatthecosts—includingtheopportunitycost一andconsideringthefollow-upquestion:isitworthit?A．Willyougostraighttowork?B．Whatcausesopportunitycost?C．Butthat’snottheendofthecosts.D．Supposeyoudecidetogotothemovies.E.Ifyougiveupcollege,whatdoyoulose?F.Aperfectexampleisthedecisiontogotocollege.G.Formanystudents,goingontocollegeisawisedecision.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。其中有两项为多余选项。Inmanypartsoftheworld,carsplayanimportantroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldnotexistwithoutthem.1、Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhoaretakenseriously,notonlybygovernmentbutalsobycarmanufacturers(制造商).TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKis