湖北省2023年考研《英语一》最后冲刺试题含解析

湖北省2023年考研《英语一》最后冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Myfatherwasaself-taughtmandolin（曼陀林琴）player.Hecouldnotread,butifheheardatuneseveraltimes,hecouldplayit.Occasionally,he______playforthelocalradiostation.Dadlovedplayingthemandolinforhisfamily.Heknewweenjoyedhisplaying.Ifhecouldgive______toothers,hewould,especiallyforhisfamily.Hewasalways______histimeandeffortstomakingsurehisfamilyhadenoughintheirlife.Later,Imaturedintoamanandhadmyownchildren.Whenevercominghome,IwouldaskDadtoplaythemandolin,fornobodyplayedthemandolinlikehim.Hecould______yoursoulwithtunescomingoutofthatoldmandolin.Heseemedto______whenplaying,takingprideinhisabilitytoplaysowell.Unfortunately,in1977.Dadwas______inanaccident,leavinghisthirdfingerofhislefthandwoundedseriously.______hedidn’tloseenoughofthefingerwhereitwouldstophimpickingupanything,itdidaffecthis______toplaythemandolin.Aftertheaccident,hewas______toplayandfeltunabletoplayaswellasbefore.Everytimeweaskedhimtoplay,hewouldmakeexcuses.______,wecouldpersuadehimandhewouldsay“Okay.ButIcan’tholddownonthestringsandplayaswellasbefore.”Forthefamilyitmadeno______.Whenheplayedtheoldmandolin,itwouldcarryusbacktoacheerful,happiertime.InAugust1993,Dadwas______withseriousdisease.Hechosenottoreceiveanychemotherapy（化疗）treatments______hecouldliveouthisrestlifeindignity(尊严).Aweekbeforehisdeath,weaskedDadifhewouldplaythemandolinforhisfamily.Firsthemadetheusual______againbutlatersaid“Okay.”,______itwaslikelytobethelastchanceforustohearhimplaying.Hetuneduptheoldmandolinandplayed.______,Ifoundeveryoneinthefamily______.Wesawbeforeusaquiethumblemanwithaninner______thatliveswithhiminhislife.Dadwouldneverplaythemandolinforusagain,butwestill______themostvaluablegiftwegainedfromhim,______hehaddoneallhislife,giving.1、A．might B．should C．would D．must2、A．pleasure B．advice C．help D．favor3、A．applying B．paying C．attaching D．devoting4、A．touch B．discover C．deliver D．possess5、A．escape B．shine C．exist D．calm6、A．included B．absorbed C．buried D．involved7、A．Although B．If C．Whether D．Because8、A．courage B．faith C．ability D．energy9、A．desperate B．unwilling C．worthwhile D．sensitive10、A．Eventually B．Suddenly C．Gradually D．Consequently11、A．sense B．difference C．contact D．progress12、A．combined B．burdened C．carried D．diagnosed13、A．sothat B．incase C．evenif D．asthough14、A．plan B．apology C．reason D．excuse15、A．promising B．noticing C．requesting D．knowing16、A．Lookingaround B．Turningup C．Lookinginto D．Speedingup17、A．happy B．tearful C．anxious D．delighted18、A．preference B．advantage C．strength D．courage19、A．treasure B．adopt C．consider D．approve20、A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．somethingSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Amonklivedwithhisbrother,aone-eyedidiot(averystupidperson).Oneday,whenthemonkwasscheduledtohaveaninterviewwithafamoustheologian(ascientistwhostudiesreligions)whohadcomefromfarawaytomeethim,heneededtotakecareofsomemattersandwouldthereforebeabsentwhenthetheologianarrived.Hetoldhisbrother:“Receivethisscholarandtreathimwell！Don’tsayawordtohim，andeverythingwillbeOK.”Themonkleftthetemple.Uponreturning,hewenttomeethisguest.“Didmybrotherreceiveyouproperly?”askedthemonk.“Youbrotherisoutstanding.He’sagreattheologian!”exclaimedthetheologianwithgreatenthusiasm.“Whatdoyoumean?Mybrother---atheologian?”stuttered(结巴地说)thesurprisedmonk.“Wehadapassionateconversation,”repliedthescholar.“Wecommunicatedprofessionallybymeansofgestures.Ishowedhimonefingerandherepliedbyshowingmetwo.Logically,Iansweredwiththreefingersandthenheastonishedmebyraisingaclosedfist,endingthedebate.Withonefinger,IimpliedtheunityofBuddha.Withtwofingers,heexpandedmypointofviewbyremindingmethatBuddhawasinseparablefromhistheory.Delightedbythereply,withthreefingersIexpressed:Buddhaandhistheoryintheworld.Thenhesuggestedawonderfulresponse,showingmehisfist:Buddha,histheoryandtheworld,alltogetherasonewhole.”Alittlelater,themonkwenttolookforhisone-eyedbrother.“Sohowdiditgoearlierwiththetheologian?”heasked.“Verysimple,”saidthebrother.“Hemadefunofme;heshowmeonefingeremphasizingthatIhavebutoneeye.Notwantingtofallintotheconflict,Ishowedthathewasfortunateenoughtohavetwoeyes.Critically,hecontinued,‘Bethatasitmay,betweenus,wehavethreeeyes.’Thatwasthestrawthatbrokethecamel’sback.Showinghimaclosedfist,Ithreatenedtolayhimoutrightthenandthereifhedidn’tstophisinsultingchallenges.”1、Accordingtothepassage,themonk’sbrotherisaperson__________.A．whowasagreattheologianB．whowasathree-eyedidiotC．whowasaone-eyedtheologianD．whowasafoolwithonlyoneeye2、Thetheologianthoughtthemonk’sbrotherasagreattheologianbecause______.A．thebrotherwasaone-eyedidiotB．thebrothercouldcommunicateproperlyandpolitelybymeansofgesturesC．thebrotherhaddeepthoughtsofBuddhismD．thetheologianhimselfmisunderstoodthebrother’sgestures3、Whatwouldthemonkdoafterheheardofhisbrother’sexplanationonhowitwentearlierwiththetheologian?A．Themonkwouldbeveryangrywithhisbrotherandbeathim.B．Themonkwouldbeveryhappyandpraisehim.C．Themonkwouldapologizetothetheologianandhisbrother.D．Themonkwouldthinkwhatafunnymisunderstandingitwas.4、Accordingtowhatthetheologiansaid,heconsideredthemonk’sbrother’sfisttobethemeaningof_____________.A．athreattohimB．anencouragementtohimC．aunityoftheBuddha,theoryandtheworldD．oneeyeofhimselfText2SajaPahad,asmallvillageinChhattisgarh,India,hasbeendealingwithseverewatershortagesforaslongasanyonecanremember.Withonlytwowellsavailable,localswerebarelyabletosecureenoughwatertofeedtheircattle,letaloneirrigatetheircrops.Villagersdidn’tknowwhattodoandthegovernmentignoredtheirdifficultsituation,butone“crazy”teenagertookmattersintohisownhands.ShyamLalwasonly15whenhetookituponhimselftosolvehisvillage’swaterproblem.Heidentifiedaspotinanearbyforestanddecidedtodigapondtocollectrainfallthatcouldthenbeusedbytheentirevillage.LalsharedhisideawiththerestofSajaPahad,butinsteadofvolunteeringtohelp,theyjustlaughedathiscrazyplanandcalledhimalunatic（疯子）.Buttheyoungmandidn’tletthepeople’sreactiongethimdown.Instead,hegrabbedaspadeandstarteddiggingthepondhimself.Hekeptondiggingforthenext27years.Now42,ShyamLalisconsideredaheroandasaviorbyhiscommunity.Thatsmallholehestarteddiggingnearlythreedecadesagoisnowaone-acre,15-feet-deeppondfilledwithpreciouswaterthatservestheentirevillage.“Noonehelpedmeinmywork,neitherthegovernmentnorthevillagers,”LaltoldtheHindustanTimes,“Itwasmydreamtosecureenoughwaterforthewholevillageandtheircattle.”ThestoryofShyamLal’sdeterminationrecentlywentviralinthewholeofIndia,andpromptedauthoritiesinMahendragarhdistricttofinallyacknowledgehisachievement.AmemberofthegovernmentrecentlyvisitedSajaPahadandofferedLala$156prizeforhiscontributiontothevillage.1、WhatlackedinSajaPahadwhenShyamLalwasateenager?A．Crops.B．Cattle.C．Water.D．Residents.2、WhereisthepondShyamLalchosetodig?A．Nearhishome.B．Inhisfield.C．Nearariver.D．Nearaforest.3、HowdoesShyamLalfeelabouthiswork?A．Joyful.B．Envious.C．Ambitious.D．Helpless.4、WhatmadethegovernmentadmitShyamLal’sachievement?A．Hehasbeenlivingbadly.B．Hisinfluencewasgreat.C．Theappealofthevillagersishigh.D．Thegovernmentwishespeopletofollowtheexampleofhim.Text3AnyforeignerwhohastriedtolearnChinesecantellhowharditistomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstand.Andanyonewhohastriedtolearntoplaytheviolinorotherinstrumentscanreportsimilarchallenges.NowresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewithmusicaltraininghaveaneasiertimelearningChinese.WritingintheonlineeditionofNatureNeuroscience，researchersfromNorthwesternUniversitysaythatbothskillsdrawonthesamepartsofthebrainthathelppeoplediscoverchangesinpitch(音调).Oneofthestudy'sauthors，NinaKraus，saidthefindingssuggestedthatstudyingmusic“actuallytunesoursensorysystem”.Thismeansthatschoolsthatwantchildrentodowellinlanguagesshouldhesitatebeforecuttingmusicprograms，Dr.Kraussaid.Shesaidmusictrainingmightalsohelpchildrenwithlanguageproblems.Mandarin(普通话)speakershavebeenshowntohaveamorecomplexencoding(编码)ofpitchpatternsintheirbrainsthanEnglishspeakersdo.ThisisbecauseinMandarinandotherAsianlanguages，pitchplaysacentralrole.Asingle­syllablewordcanhaveseveralmeaningsdependingonhowitisintoned.Forthisstudy，theresearcherslookedat20non­Chinesespeakingvolunteers，halfwithnomusicalbackgroundandhalfwhohavestudiedaninstrumentforatleastsixyears.Astheywereshownamovie，thevolunteersalsoheardanaudiotapeoftheMandarinword“mi”inthreeofitsmeanings:squint，bewilderandrice.Theresearchersrecordedactivitiesintheirbrainstemstoseehowwelltheywereprocessingthesounds.ThosewithamusicbackgroundshowedmuchmorebrainactivitiesinresponsetotheChinesesounds.Theleadauthorofthestudy，PatrickC．M.Wong，saiditmightworkbothways.Itappearsthatnativespeakersoftonallanguagesmaydobetteratlearninginstruments.1、WhenlearningChinese，aforeignerwillfind________.A．hehasadifficulttimelearningmusicatthesametimeB．hehasaneasiertimelearningmusicatthesametimeC．itishardtomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstandD．itiseasytousethebraintohelphimdiscoverchangesinpitch2、WhydoesChineselearninghavesomethingtodowithmusictraining?A．BecausethereisthesamedifficultyinlearningChineseandmusic.B．Becauseskillstolearnthetwomakeuseofthesamepartsofthebrain.C．Becausemusictrainingmighthelppeoplewithlanguagestudy.D．BecausepeoplewhodowellinChinesestudydowellinmusic.3、Theunderlinedword“intoned”inthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedbytheword“____”.A．created B．spelled C．seemed D．pronounced4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MandarinSpeakersAreSmarterthanEnglishSpeakersB．SkilledEarforMusicMayHelpLanguageStudyC．PitchPlaysaCentralRoleinChineseLearningD．SchoolsNeedtoDevelopMusicProgramsText4Goodreadsrecommendsthefollowingbooksyouwanttoreadfortheeventtocome.1.TheLyrics:1961-2012ByBobDylanSimon&Schuster,$60Whatit'sabout:Thisheavy,well-timedpublicationcontainslyricsbythesongwriterwhojustwontheNobelPrizeinLiterature,fromhisfirstalbum,BobDylan,throughTempest.What'stolove:Thetimesmaybechanging,butDylan'sfansareaconstant,traditionaldevoteeswhowillwantthisepiccollectionfortheirshelves,tositbesidethosebelovedoldlargepapers.2.TaylorSwift:ThisIsOurSongByTylerConroySimon&Schuster,$28Whatit'sabout:AnelegantfanzinecelebratingallthingsaboutTaylorSwift,especiallythepopstar'scountlessfans.What'stolove:Momand/orDad,thefanofTaylorSwift,willthinkyou'reprettycoolifheorshediscoversthistempletoTaylorundertheChristmastree(evenifitisabook).3.MistyCopelandByGreggDelmanRizzoli,$39.95Whatit'sabout:Star-figurefemaleballetdancerMistyCopelandstrikesapose(95,tobeexact)inphotostakenbetween2011and2014,inthecasualsettingofdancestudios.What'stolove:SincebecomingthefirstAfricanAmericanwomantobenamedaprincipaldancerwiththeAmericanBalletTheatre,Copelandhasbecomeaculturalphenomenon,andDelman'sarrestingpicturescapture（捕捉）hermuscularpowerandelegance.4.@NatGeo:TheMostPopularInstagramPhotosByNationalGeographicNationalGeographic,$19.95Whatit'sabout:NationalGeographic'spopularInstagramaccount(nearly63millionfollowers)comestobookforminthistitlefilledwitheye-poppingimagesfromaroundtheworld.What'stolove:Here'sproofthatNatGeo'stalentedphotographershaveconqueredsocialmediawhilemaintainingtheusualqualityoftheirwork.Andforfansofmoretraditionalcoffee-table-sizebooks,checkoutNationalGeographic'sWild,BeautifulPlaces:Picture-PerfectJourneysAroundtheGlobe($40).1、Whichauthorisnotedforliteratureachievements?A．BobDylan.B．TylerConroy.C．GreggDelman.D．NationalGeographic.2、Forwhateventarethebooksmostprobablyrecommended?A．NewYear'sDay.B．ChristmasDay.C．One'sanniversary.D．Literatureawards.3、Howmuchwouldaphotographernormallyspendonhisfavouritebookslisted?A．$39.95.B．$19.95.C．$59.9.D．$99.9.4、Whichbookwouldapopstar'sfanprobablybuy?A．TheLyrics:1961-2012.B．TaylorSwift:ThisIsOurSong.C．MistyCopeland.D．@NatGeo:TheMostPopularInstagramPhotos.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThereisalovelypandaSheliveswithherparentsandtheylead1．happylifeintheforestOneday，thepanda2．(pick)ahugepumpkinandwantedtotakeithomeButthepumpkinwastoobigforher3．(take)ithomeonherownShecoulddonothingbutsitbesidethepumpkinShethought4．shewaitedthere，shemightturntoapasser­byforhelpSuddenly，shesawabear5．(ride)abiketowardsherShewatchedthebikeandsuddenly，shejumpedandshouted6．(happy),“Iknow！Ihaveagoodidea—IcanrollthepumpkinIt’sjustlikeawheel！”Therefore，sherolledthepumpkinto7．(she)houseWhenhermothersawthebigpumpkin，whichwas8．(big)thanherlittledaughter，shewas9．(surprise)，“Oh，myGod！Howcanyougetithome？”Thelittlepandaansweredproudly，“Ican’tliftit，butIcanrollit”Hermothersmiledandsaid，“10．aclevergirlyouare！”语法填空Onemorning,Iwaswaitingatthebusstop,worriedabout1．(be)lateforschoolThereweremanypeoplewaitingatthebusstop,2．someofthemlookedveryanxiousand3．(disappoint)Whenthebusfinallycame,weallhurriedonboardIgotaplacenext4．thewindow,soIhadagoodviewofthesidewalkAboyonabike5．(catch)myattentionHewasridingbesidethebusandwavinghisarmsIheardapassengerbehindmeshoutingtothedriver,butherefused6．(stop)untilwereachedthenextstopStill,theboykept7．(ride)HewascarryingsomethingoverhisshoulderandshoutingFinally,whenwecametothenextstop,theboyranuptothedoorofthebusIheardanexcitedconversationThenthedriverstoodupandasked,“Didanyoneloseasuitcaseatthelaststop?”Awomanonthebusshouted,“Oh,dear!It’s8．(I)”Shepushedherwaytothedriverandtookthesuitcasethankfully,Everyoneonthebusbegantalkingabout9．theboyhaddone,andthecrowdofstrangers10．(sudden)becamefriendlytooneanotherSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)MakeYourBrainSmarterYouknowthateatingaproperdietandgettingplentyofexercisehelpmakeyourbodyhealthyandstrong.Butdidyouknowthattherearewaystomakeyourbrainhealthierandsmarter?Studiesshowthatwhenthebrainisforcedtodosomethingnew,itcreatesnewneural(神经的)pathways.1、●LimityourTVviewing.WatchinganaverageTVshowrequiresverylittlebrainpowerandbringsthesameresultasneglecting(忽视)physicalexercise.2、IfyouwatchTV,choosesomethingeducationalandinformative.●Useyournon-dominant(非支配的)hand.Ifyouareright-handed,useyourlefthandforeverydayactivities,oruseyourrighthandifyouareleft-handed.Doingfamiliarthingsinanewwaywillcauseyourbraintocreatenewneuralnetworks.Brushingourteethissomethingwedodaily.3、Butmaybeweshould.Expertssuggestthatwecanforcethebraintoworkbychangingthingsupandworkingwithournon-dominanthand.Sothenexttimeyoubrushyourteeth,openthetube,applyyourtoothpasteandbrushwiththeoppositehand.●4、Jumpintheshowerandshutyoureyes.Evenifyoudropthesoap—that’sokay.5、Searchingforthesoapwhilefeelingthetextures(质地)withyoureyesclosedworks.Usingyourfingerstomakefinedistinctionsbetweenobjectsortexturescanreconnectthebrainareasinvolvedintouch,suggestsLarryKatz,aprofessorofneurobiologyatDukeUniversityMedicalCenterandauthor.A．Showerwithyoureyesclosed.B．Smartpeoplerarelyfollowasetpattern.C．Themorepathwaysyouhave,thesmarteryouwillbe.D．Useyourdifferentsenses.E.Wereallydon’tputthatmuchthoughtintoit.F.Putyourbraintobestuse.G.Yourbrainwillbecomeweakjustasyourmusclesdo.HowtoImproveYourStudyHabitsPerhapsyouareanaveragestudentwithaverageintelligence.Youdowellenoughinschool,butyouprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.1、Yes,evenstudentsofaverageintelligencecanbetopstudentswithoutadditionalwork.Herearesometipsforyou:◆Planyo