白银市白银区2023年考研《英语一》统考试题含解析

白银市白银区2023年考研《英语一》统考试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Goodafternoon,everyone,I’dliketointroducemyfriendChristytoyouall.Christyisagreatexampleofhowonepersonwith1canmakeherdreamareality,sosheshouldwintheStudentoftheYearAward.Christylovestoridebikes.Shedoesnotjustridealongcitystreets,2Sheisinterestedin3trail(小路)rides.4Christyknewthatpeoplewholoveridinghadtotravel5thecitytolocategoodbiketrails,soshe6todosomething.ChristyknewthatRooseveltParkhadaclean,livelycreek（小溪）7throughit.12milesoflandaroundthecreekwas8used.Christydecidedtogettogetherwithothertrail9toaskthecitycouncilto10abikepathalongtheunusedland.Christy11apetition(请愿书).Sheandotherridersaskedalloftheirbikingfriendsiftheywould12thelist,andtheygathered300signatures.Thecitycouncilevaluatedthe13and,more14,agreedtoallowthebiketrail.The15tooktwomonthsofwork,andnowRooseveltParkhasa16biketrail.Ithasmanyupsanddowns;itisagreatride.Thistrailisbecomingoneofthecommunity’simportant17spots.Ican’t18withChristywhenweridetogether,butIamgladthatshedecidedtoworkhardtobeginthe19oftheRooseveltParkbikepath.Christy20thisawardbecausesheactedonherdream,causingacommunitytocometogether.Thankyou!1、A．patience B．satisfaction C．determination D．permission2、A．still B．instead C．either D．though3、A．tough B．vacant C．convenient D．remote4、A．However B．As C．But D．Since5、A．around B．beyond C．along D．outside6、A．expected B．decided C．offered D．claimed7、A．running B．going C．coming D．walking8、A．often B．ever C．seldom D．even9、A．runners B．players C．passengers D．riders10、A．approve B．apply C．prove D．accuse11、A．formed B．developed C．drew D．described12、A．write B．view C．call D．sign13、A．demand B．request C．invitation D．scheme14、A．importantly B．naturally C．obviously D．necessarily15、A．destruction B．organization C．construction D．protection16、A．interesting B．competing C．parking D．rewarding17、A．match B．exercise C．play D．game18、A．putup B．keepup C．endup D．turnup19、A．discovery B．invention C．creation D．collection20、A．deserves B．preserves C．reserves D．servesSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Babieshaveanastonishingtalentthatadultsentirelylose.Bytheageofone,theycanrecognisethesignificantnoisesaroundthemandgroupthemintoalanguage.Whenwehavelostthiscapacityasadults,itbecomesenormouslydifficulttodistinguishbetweensoundsthatareglaringlydifferenttoanativespeaker.ItallsoundsGreektous.Thisisbecausetherangeofpossiblesoundsthathumansusetoconveymeaningmaybeashighas2,000,butfewlanguagesusemorethan100andeventhenthesignificantnoises－thephonemes(音素)ofalanguage－eachcoverarangeofsoundsandsovaguedistinctionswhichwouldchangethemeaningofawordinotherlanguages.Butwheredothesephonemescomefromandwhydotheyshiftovertime?Newresearchsuggeststhattheapparentlyarbitrarydistributionofsomesoundsaroundtheworldmaybepartiallyexplainedbydiet.Thisisunexpected.We’dratherthinkoflanguageasproductofourthought,ratherthanofthearrangementofourteeth.Inreality,though,anygivenlanguagemustbeboth.Huntergathererlanguagesveryseldomusethesoundsknownaslabiodentals(唇齿音)－thosesuchasfandv－thataremadebytouchingthelowerlipwiththeupperteeth.OnlytwoofthehundredsofAustralianaboriginallanguagesusethem,forexample.Butinculturesthathavediscoveredfarming,theseconsonants(辅音)aremuchmorecommon.Theargumentgoesthatfarmerseatmorecookedfoodandmoredairythanhuntergatherers.Eitherway,theyneedtochewmushless,andtobitelesswiththeirfrontteeth.Sofarmersgrewupwithsmallerlowerjawsandmoreofanoverbitethantheirancestorswhohadtobitethroughharderfoods.Itbecameeasierforthemtomakethelabiodentalconsonantsinsteadofpurelylabial(唇音)ones:oneexampleisthatfcometotaketheplaceofp.Romanssaid“pater”butEnglishspeakers(unlessthey’reRees－Moggs)say“father”.Beyondtheseparticularchanges,thestoryhighlightsthewayinwhicheverythingdistinctivelyhumanisbothmaterialandspiritual:speechmustcombinesoundandmeaning,andthemeaningcan’texistorbetransmittedwithoutarealobject.Butneithercanitbereducedtothepurelyphysical,asourinabilitytounderstandoreventorecogniseforeignlanguagesmakesclear.Thefoodweeatshapesourjaws,andourjawsinturnshapethesoundsofourlanguage.Theeasewithwhichweeatprobablyshapesourthoughttoo,asanyonewhohassufferedtoothachecouldtestify.Whatweeatmayhaveshapedthesoundsofourlanguage,buthowweeatchangeshowwefeelandwhatweuselanguagetoexpress.Afamilymealisverydifferentfromasandwichattheofficedesk,evenifthecalorieisthesame.FoodhaspurposesandmeaningsfarbeyondkeepingusaliveandpleasingthePalate(味觉).1、Comparedwithadults,babiescouldmoreeasily.A．createsignificantnoises B．classifytheformsofnoisesC．understandtheGreeklanguage D．distinguishmeaningfulsounds2、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingfactorshelpshapelanguage?A．Lipsandteeth. B．Jobsandhabits.C．Ageandregions. D．Foodandthinking.3、Thereasonforfarmers'makingsoundsof“f”and“v”is.A．enjoyingmorecookedfoods B．bitingmorewithfrontteethC．constantlychewingharderfoods D．growingupwithlagerlowerjaws4、Bywritingthispassage,theauthorintendstoreveal.A．jawshelpshapeourthoughtB．fooddeterminesourthoughtC．diethassomeinfluenceonlanguageD．languageconsistsofsoundandmeaningText2SinceEnglishbiologistCharlesDarwinpublishedOntheOriginofSpeciesin1859,scientistshavevastlyimprovedtheirknowledgeofnaturalhistory.However,alotofinformationisstillofthespeculation,andscientistscanstillonlymakeeducatedguessesatcertainthings.Onesubjectthattheyguessaboutiswhysome400millionyearsago,animalsintheseadevelopedlimbs(肢)thatallowedthemtomoveontoandliveonland.Recently,anideathatoccurredtotheUSpaleontologist(古生物学家)AlfredRomeracenturyagobecameahottopiconceagain.Homerthoughtthattidal(潮汐的)poolsmighthaveledtofishgaininglimbs.Seaanimalswouldhavebeenforcedintothesepoolsbystrongtides.Then,theywouldhavebeenmadeeithertoadapttotheirnewenvironmentclosetolandordie.Thefittestamongthemgrewtoaccomplishthetransition(过渡)fromseatoland.Romercalledtheseearliestfour-footedanimals“tetrapods”.Sciencehasalwaysthoughtthatthiswasacredibletheory,butonlyrecentlyhastherebeenstrongenoughevidencetosupportit.HannahByrneisanoceanographer(海洋学家)atUppsalaUniversityinSweden.Sheannouncedatthe2018OceanSciencesMeetinginOregon,US,thatbyusingcomputersoftware,herteamhadmanagedtolinkHomer’stheorytoplaceswherefossildeposits(沉积物)oftheearliesttetrapodswerefound.AccordingtothemagazineScience,in2014,StevenBalbus,ascientistattheUniversityofOxfordintheUK,calculatedthat400millionyearsago,whenthemovefromlandtoseawasachieved,tideswerestrongerthantheyaretoday.Thisisbecausetheplanetwas10percentclosertothemoonthanitisnow.Thecreaturesstrandedinthepoolswouldhavebeenunderthepressureof“survivalofthefittest”,explainedMattiasGreen,anoceanscientistattheUK’sUniversityofBangor.AshetoldScience,“Afterafewdaysinthesepools,youbecomefoodoryourunoutoffood...thefishthathadlargelimbshadanadvantagebecausetheycouldflip(翻转)themselvesbackinthewater.”Asisoftenthecase,however,thereareotherswhofindthetheorylessconvincing.CambridgeUniversity’spaleontologistJenniferClark,speakingtoNaturemagazine,seemedunconvinced.“It’sonlyoneofmanyideasfortheoriginofland-basedtetrapods,anyorallofwhichmayhavebeenapartoftheanswer,”shesaid.1、Whofirstproposedthetheorythatfishmighthavegainedlimbsbecauseoftidalpools?A．AlfredRomer.B．CharlesDarwin.C．HannahByrne.D．StevenBalbus.2、Whyweretidesstronger400millionyearsagothantheyaretodayaccordingtoStevenBalbus?A．Therewerelargeroceans.B．Earthwasclosertothemoon.C．Themoongaveoffmoreenergy.D．Earthwasundergreaterpressure.3、Theunderlinedword“stranded”inParagraph8probablymeans“________”.A．foundB．settledC．abandonedD．trapped4、Whatisthefocusofthearticle?A．Theargumentsoverascientifictheory.B．Theproposalofanewscientifictheory.C．Somenewevidencetosupportaprevioustheory.D．Anewdiscoverythatquestionsaprevioustheory.Text3Aprettyfaceisneverforgotten.Doyoubelieveso?Butmaybeitisuntrue!Psychologistsbelievebeautifulpeoplearelesslikelytoberecognized.Anewstudysuggeststhatattractivenesscanactuallypreventtherecognitionoffaces,unlessaprettyfacehasparticularlydistinctivefeatures,suchasAngelinaJolie’s.Germanpsychologiststhinktherecognitionofprettyfacesisdistorted(扭曲)byemotions.ResearchersHolgerWiese,CarolinAltmannandStefanSchweinbergerattheUniversityofJena,Germany,discoveredinastudythatphotosofunattractivepeopleweremoreeasilyrememberedthanprettyoneswhentheyshowedthemtoagroupofpeople.Forthestudy,whichwaspublishedinsciencemagazineNeuropsychologia,thepsychologistsshowedphotosoffacestotestsubjects.Halfofthefaceswereconsideredtobemoreattractiveandtheotherhalfaslessattractive,butallofthemwerebeingthoughtofassimilarlydistinctivelooking.Thetestsubjectswereshownthefacesforjustafewsecondstomemorizethemandwereshownthemagainduringthetestsothattheycoulddecideiftheyrecognizedthemornot.Theresearchersweresurprisedbytheresult.“Untilnowweassumedthatitwasgenerallyeasiertomemorizefaceswhicharebeingconsideredasattractive,justbecausewepreferlookingatbeautifulfaces,”Dr.Wiesesaid.Butthestudyshowedthatsuchaconnectioncannotbeeasilyproven.Heassumesthatrememberingprettyfacesisdistortedbyemotionalinfluences,whichenhancethesenseofrecognitionatalatertime.Theresearchers’ideaisbackedupbyevidencefromEEG-recordings(脑电图记录)theyusedduringtheirexperimentwhichshowthebrains’electricactivity.Thestudyalsorevealedthatinthecaseofattractivefaces,considerablymorefalsepositiveresultsweredetected.Inotherwords,peoplethoughttheyrecognizedafacewithouthavingseenitbefore.“Weobviouslytendtobelievethatwerecognizeafacejustbecausewefinditattractive.”Dr.Wiesesaid.1、WhatdoweknowaboutthephotosfromParagraph3?A．Theywereallofprettyfaces.B．Theywereselectedatrandom.C．Theywerenotdistinctiveatall.D．Theywereshowedtwicetothetestsubjects.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“falsepositiveresults”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Peopleactuallyonlyrecognizefewprettyfaces.B．Peoplerecognizemoreuglyfacesthanprettyones.C．Peopleclaimtorecognizeafacetheyhaveneverseen.D．Peoplerecognizefewerfacesthantheyhavethought.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthenewstudy?A．Peoplearereluctanttorecognizeuglyfaces.B．Beautifulpeopleareparticularlydistinctive.C．Attractivenesspreventstherecognitionoffaces.D．Attractivefacesarealwayseasytoberecognized.4、Whichwordcanshowtheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefindingsoftheresearch?A．Doubtful.B．Disapproving.C．Favorable.D．Objective.Text4TheSecrettoHappinessAnewreportmakesitclearthatwhenitcomestothelifesatisfactionofUKcitizens,theballisinthegovernment’scourt.Forsometime,sensiblepeoplehavebeenarguingthatgovernmentsneedtofocuslessoneconomicgrowthandmoreonthewellbeing（幸福）ofcitizens.Becarefulwhatyouwishfor.Inresponsetothisdemand,from2011DavidCameroninstructedtheOfficeforNationalStatisticstogatherdataonpeople’sself-reportedhappinessandlifesatisfaction.Littlepracticalgoodhascomefromthissofar,butanewreportbyGeorgeBanghamfortheResolutionFoundationisoneofthebestattemptstomakeusefulsenseofthedata.Heconcludes:“Thebestprospectsforpolicymakerstargetingfutureincreasesinnationalwellbeinglieinraisingjobquality,raisingincomes,particularlyatthelowerend,andpoliciestoimprovesecurityinthehousingmarket.”Theagecorrelation（相关）turnsouttobecertainlylinkedtopolitics,despitethefactthatnopoliticalpartycanmakeadifferencetoyourdateofbirth.Thehappinessofpensionersisnotjustafunctionoftheirage,butofpolicy.Onaverage,70-year-oldboomerstodayarethemostaffluentretireesinhistory,oftenowningtheirownhomesandinreceiptofgenerouspensions.Peopleof70arenotgoingtobeascontentin30or40years’timeiftheyareunabletoretire,don’towntheirhomesandhavesmallincomes.However,thereisonerespectinwhichteensandrecentretireesareremarkablysimilar.Comparedtootheragegroups,theytendtoinhabitasweetspotofhavinghighdegreesoffreedom.Thetypical16-year-oldhasnewfreedomswithouteverhavinghadanyseriousresponsibilities.Thetypical70-year-old,havingexperiencedalifetimeofworkandfamilyduties,hasaverydifferentkindoffreedom,onebornfromrelief.Besides，itshouldnotsurpriseustofindthatpeopletendtobehappierwhentheyhavefewerworries.Butthis,too,hasimportantpoliticalimplications.Ifthegovernmentisreallyinterestedinraisingoverallnationalhappiness,ithastomakesureasmanycitizensaspossiblefeelsecureintheirhealth,theirhousingandtheirincomes.Differentstates’recordsinachievingthisisoneimportantreasonwhyNordiccountriesrepeatedlyscorehighlyininternationallifesatisfactionsurveysandNorthAmericaunderperformsrelativetoitsGDP.Whicheverwayyoulookatit,thereisnoescapingtheconclusionthatincreasingwellbeingacrosssocietyrequiresjoined-up,long-termpolicyefforts.ThisisexactlywhattheResolutionFoundationrecommends.1、Whatcanbeconveyedfromthesentence“theballisinthegovernment’scourt”inParagraph1?A．Thegovernmentofficialsarefondofplayingballgames.B．Thegovernmentdeterminesnationalhappiness.C．Thegovernmentmakescitizensfeelhappy.D．Thegovernmentisinaballgame.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“affluent”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Responsible. B．Careful.C．Honest. D．Rich.3、Accordingtotheauthor,thesecrettohappinessisfreedomand_________.A．income B．healthC．security D．destiny4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothefunctionofgovernmentonnationalhappiness?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Unsatisfactory.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AfewmonthsagoIleftmyhometownforCanadatostudyIfeltnervousbecauseIwasgoingto1．newplacewithnewpeopleWhatworriedmeatfirst2．(be)thatIcouldn'tspeakEnglish3．(fluent),andIalsocouldn’tunderstand4．(they)customsEverythingwasdifferent5．myowncountryIhadtodealwitheverythingaloneItwasasadmoment6．IhadtosaygoodbyetomyfamilyandfriendsattheairportSuddenlyIfeltunwilling7．(leave)m\hometownbecauselgrewupthereandhadwonderful8．(memory)ofthefamiliarplaceHowever，Iknowstudyingabroadwasa9．(decide)thatImademyselfIhadtoacceptthechallengeBynowIhavegotusedtothenewlifeherealready,thoughI’mlookingforwardto10．(spend)thecomingvacationwithmyoldfriendsbackhomeAllChina’smajorcitieshavegoodtransport1．(network)Therearethetourbuses,minibuses,taxis,aswellaspublicbuses,BusesinChinesetownsarealways2．(crowd)Thefaredependsondistance,andispayabletothe3．(conduct)ofbusesAtaxiisoften4．mostconvenientmeansoftravelintheCityTheyareavailableatairports,railwaystationsandhotelsandeveninurbanareasThetotalfaredependsonthestartingmeterprice,5．canrangefrom5to12yuan,andthedistanceExtrafees6．(charge)forwaitingandlowspeeddrivingduringtrafficjamsIfyoutakeataxiafter11pm,a20percentsurchargeappliesoverthebasicfareTheminibusisacompromisebetweenthe7．(relative)expensivetaxisandfullpublictransportTheirchargeisalittlemorethanthatofthebus,about2yuanormore8．(depend)ondistance,butitisveryconvenient,becauseitcanstop9．anypointyouwantalongtherouteTourbuses,normally10．(equip)withairconditioningandTV,aremanagedbytravelagencies,hotelsandairportsandprovidedforshorttoursAtourguideisusuallypresentonsuchbusesSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)WhetheryouuseaGPSdevice（设备）inyourcarorGoogleMapsonyoursmartphone,fewofustravelanymorewithoutdigitalhelp.1、Foronething,GPSisn’tasaccurateasyoumightthink.What’smore,scienceisbeginningtodiscoverthatpeoplewhorelyonlyonnavigationaltechnologiesmayhaveapoorsenseofplaceduringtravel.2、Theysoonbecomeoutdatedascitieschange,requiringuserstocontinuallypurchaseupdatedversions.They’realsoeasilydamagedfromexposuretowater,poorweatherconditionsandotherphysicalforces.However,papermapsstillofferafewadvantagesthattechnologiescan’t.Forexample,studyingamapallowsyoutogetafullviewofwhereyou’regoing,includingtheroads,forests,towns,historicsites,riversandmountainsyou’llcomeacrossalongtheway.Manyoldermapsarewonderful,offeringalovelyfeastfortheeyes.3、ResearchbyToruIshikawaandcolleaguesattheUniversityofTokyofoundthatGPSusersspent30％moretimelookingattheirdevicethanthosewhousedapapermap.4、Insteadtheytendedtostareattheirscreensandfollowdirections,nevergainingafullviewofwheretheyweregoing.Therefore,goaheadanduseyourGPS,butalsocarryapapermapasahandybackup.5、Alsoitcouldevenbealife-saver!A．Itwillimproveyourtravelexperiences.B．Butdon’thurrytof