湖南省益阳市桃江县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

湖南省益阳市桃江县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Afewmonthsago,adriverwentthrougharedlightandcrashedintomycar.1,theaccidentwasnotmyfault.Thepolicearrivedandbegantaking2.IexplainedthatIhadbeengoingatabout55km/h.“Soyouweregoingabout50km/h...”hesaid.“No,IsaidIwasdoingabout55km/h,”Isaid.“Right,soyouweredoingabout50km/h...”againhe3.Inaslightly4tonebecauseIfeltIwasn’tbeingheard,Isaid:“No!Iwasdoingabout55km/h!”“OK,5that’sthewayyouwarnit,’’thislimetheofficersimplyreplied.Ididn’t6itatthetime,butIwasactually7myselfinthefoot.Myinsurancecompanypaidmeforthedamagestomycar.8.Itotallymissedtheboatontheotherdriver’sinsurancecompany.Thecityspeedlimitis50km/h.I9getting50percentlessthanIwouldhavefromtheotherguy’sinsurancecompany10IhadinsistedIwasdoing55km/h.Itsuddenly11methatthetrafficpolicemanhadbeentryingto12meout.Hehadn’t13aboutthe5km/h;hehadknown14abouttheinsurancethatIhadnot.Ithoughtaboutwhathadhappenedagain.ImighthavecarriedoninsistingthatItoldthe15,butIcouldatleasthave16himinsteadofactingsorudely.17,hehadbeentryingtodomeafavor.Sometimesthe18thingtodoistoletotherpeopletalkwhileyou19shutupandlisten.Never20―tohear,youhavetobeabletolisten.1、A．SuddenlyB．PerfectlyC．ClearlyD．Slightly2、A．statementsB．responsibilitiesC．offersD．tests3、A．requestedB．repeatedC．warnedD．sighed4、A．concernedB．annoyedC．excitedD．satisfied5、A．thoughB．untilC．ifD．or6、A．likeB．feelC．realizeD．make7、A．playingB．blamingC．cheatingD．shooting8、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．MoreoverD．Otherwise9、A．endedupB．couldn’thelpC．feltlikeD．gaveup10、A．unlessB．becauseC．whileD．but11、A．comfortedB．struckC．embarrassedD．confused12、A．seekB．helpC．showD．carry13、A．mindedB．thoughtC．jokedD．forgotten14、A．everythingB．nothingC．somethingD．anything15、A．storyB．truthC．reasonD．excuse16、A．remindedB．noticedC．treatedD．thanked17、A．AfterallB．IngeneralC．ByaccidentD．Believeitornot18、A．hardestB．smallestC．nearestD．latest19、A．simplyB．thankfullyC．hurriedlyD．vividly20、A．escapeB．forgetC．regretD．speakSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Flyingtoanothercountrycansometimestakeseveraldays.Butthedesignerofafuturisticjet(喷气式飞机)sayshisplanecouldtakeyouaroundtheworldinyourlunchbreak.AccordingtoanarticleinTheSun,theplanet,calledtheAntipode,couldcarry10peopleanduserocketboosters(火箭助推器)togo12kmhigh.ThenitcouldflyfromLondontoNewYorkinlessthan20minutes,orfromNewYorktoShanghaiin24minutes.AnormalBoeing747hasatopspeedof917km/h.ThefastestplaneintheworldrightnowisAirForceOne.ItcarriesthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesandcanreach1,092km/h.ButtheAntipodewouldbecapableofreachingacrazy25,750km/h!CanadiandesignerCharlesBombardiersayshisplanecouldbe10timesfasterthantheConcorde,whichcouldflyat2,180km/h.TheConcordeusedtobetheworld’sfastestpassengerplanebetween1976and2003.ButtheConcordewasverynoisyanditsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew,AConcordecrashedin2000,killing114people.NoConcordeswereflownagainafter2003.TheAntipodesdesignincludesaspecialnosethatstopsitfromoverheatingandhavingthesameproblemsthattheConcordedid.Newtechnology,recentlytestedbyNASA,makestheAntipodetheperfectshapeandweighttoflyfastandsafely.“It’salwayssomethingthatpeoplewouldlike—atransportationsystemthatcouldtakeyoufromoneplaceontheplanettotheotherside,”MrBombardiertoldtheBBC．Don’ttrytobuyaticketontheplaneyet,though.Thedesignisjustaconceptandwillneedmoreresearchbeforeitbecomesareality.1、WhatisthebiggestdifferencebetweentheAntipodeandothernormalplanes?A．Itcanflymuchfaster.B．Itcanholdmanymorepeople.C．Itcanflymuchhigher.D．Itcanbemuchsafer.2、WhichofthefollowingabouttheplanesisNOTtrue?A．ABoeing747canreachaspeedof917km/h.B．AirForceOneisthefastestplaneintheworld.C．ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesusuallytakesaBoeing747.D．TheAntipodecouldbeabout24timesfasterthanAirForceOne.3、WhatdoweknowabouttheConcorde?a.Itusedtobetheworld’sbiggestpassengerplane.b.Itmadeloudnoiseswhenitwasflying.c.Itsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew.d.Itstoppedflyingafter2000.A．abB．bcC．cdD．ad4、Accordingtothestory,weknowthat________.A．aUSdesignerdesignedtheAntipodeB．peoplenowcanbookatickettoflyontheAntipodeC．theAntipodehasalreadybeenproducedD．theAntipodewon’thavetheproblemsthattheConcordehadText2WhenShakespearewastwenty-one,hewenttoLondon,averyinterestingplace,totryhisfortune.TherewasthefamousLondonBridgeandSt.Paul’sCathedral,andpalacesandmarketsandlongstreetsfullofshops.Then,too,therewerethedailycrowdswherecouldbeseenpeoplefromallovertheworld.Knights,scholarsandthehighwayman(拦路强盗）orthieves,whohadbeeninfamousfortheircleverrobberies,passedbyeachother.Here,also,werenoblemendressedingold,fromItalyandSpainandFrance;slavesfromSpanishAmerica,seacaptainsandministers,soldiersandservants—allheldbychancesorinterestswithinthegraywallswhichcircledLondon,andwhosegatesgavewelcometoasstrangeacrowdascouldbefoundintheworld.IntothiscuriouscrowdcameShakespeare,quicktoseeandeagertolearn.Andbeforelongallthesestrangesightswereasfamiliartohimasthefacesofhisowntown’sresidents.Eachonetolditsstorytohimsoplainlythat,asbeforehehadlearnedthesecretsofthefieldsandwoods,sonowhelearnedmenandmen’sintereststhatmakeupthegreatworld.Andhelearnedtheselessonssowellthatwhenhecametowritehisplays,hemadesuchuseofthemasnowriterevermadebeforeorsince;foritistheuseofthisknowledgeoftheworld,combinedwithhisowngenius,thatmakesShakespearethegreatestdramatistthathaseverlived.1、WhatwasLondonlikeinShakespeare’seyeswhenhefirstwentthere?A．Dirtyandsmall. B．Strangeandinteresting.C．Infamousandterrible. D．Familiarandmodern.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesShakespeare?A．Shakespearegotinspirationtowritefromhishometown,London.B．ShakespearewaseagertomakefriendswiththenoblemeninLondon.C．Shakespearewasgoodatobservingandlearningfromthedailylife.D．Shakespearebecamethegreatestdramatistowingtohisowngenius.3、Whatdoestheword“one”inparagraph5referto?A．Crowd. B．Resident.C．Face. D．Sight.4、Thepassageprobablycomesfrom______.A．aposter B．atextbookC．anadvertisement D．anannouncementText3Hewasthereeverymorning,sittingmotionlessonthefrontstepsofhishouse.Inthemorninglight,Icouldseetheshadowsthatwereetched(蚀刻)deepwithinthelinessurroundinghiseyes.EachmorningIwalkedthisroutewithmydaughtertoherkindergartenclass.WewerenewtotheneighborhoodsothatIdidn’tknowmanyofmyneighbors.Ononebeautifulautumnmorning,aswepassedhishouse,mydaughtercalledouttohim,“Hi,Mr.Man!”Alwaystheoutgoingchild,Iwasn’tsurprisedatherenthusiasm.Buthercheerfulnesssoonfadedwhenthemandidn’tlookatherandsay“Hi”back.Aswecontinuedonourwalktoschool,mydaughteraskedwhythemandidn’twanttosayhitoher.BecauseIdidn’thaveananswer,Isaidsimply,“Maybeheishavingabadday.”laterIknewthatBoblosthiswifeinacaraccident.Afewdayslater,asweapproachedBob’shouseonourwaytoschool,mydaughtercalledout“HiMr.Man!”andasusual,hedidn’trespond.Butthensheranontohisfrontlawnandpickedupabeautifulredautumnleaf.Shecontinueduponestepandhandedittohim.Iheldmybreath.Assheskippedbacktome,shesaid,“Seeyoutomorrow,Mr.Man!”Thistime,heacknowledgedher.Inasoftgentlevoice,hetankedherandsaid,“Seeyoutomorrow.”Fromthenon,Bobandmydaughterexchangedgreetingeachmorning.OurfriendshipwithBobcontinuedformanyyears.But,thesweetestdayiswhenBobattendedmydaughter’shighschoolgraduation.Bobgavemydaughteragiftabookonidentifyingvariousplantsandtrees.There,tuckedinthepagesthatdescribedanoaktree,wastheleafmydaughterhadgiventoMr.Manwhentheyfirstmet.Hehaddriedandpresseditandkeptitallthoseyears.1、Whatpuzzledthegirl?A．Thecauseoftheman’ssadnessB．Theshadowsintheman’seyesC．Theman’ssittingstillonthestepsD．Theman’snotansweringhergreeting2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisdaughtergavetheredleaftotheman?A．ProudB．NervousC．EmbarrassedD．Comfortable3、WhydidBobkeepthatlittleredleaf?A．ItwasacarefromagirlB．ItwasasymbolofenthusiasmC．ItwasareminderofhispainfuldaysD．Itrepresentedtheknowledgeoftrees4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ASimpleRedLeafB．AStrangeNeighborC．AnUnusualFriendD．AGreetingFromAgirlText4YourNewYear’splantomovemoreisoneofthetoughesttostickto,andagroupofscientistsworkingwithobese(过度肥胖的)micethinkthey’restartingtounderstandwhyRatherthanoursedentary(久坐的)livescausingweightgain,saysAlexxaiKraviz,theNationalInstitutesofHealthneuroscientistwholedthestudy,changesinbrainchemistryafterwestartgainingweightaffectourcapacitytomove.“Obsesmicecanmovejustfine,”saysKravitz,whopublishedtheworkwithhisteaminCellMetabolism“Theyjustdon’t.”WhatKravitz’steamfoundisthattheactivityofaparticulardopamine(多巴胺)receptorlinkedtomovementgoesdownasmicegainweightonahigh-fatdiet.Sotheniceslowdownandtheymoveless.Andwhentheresearchersrestoredtheactivityofthatdopaminereceptor—DR2—themicestartedmovingmore,eventhoughtheywerestillobese.TheteamalsosawthatleanmicemissingtheDR2receptoractedlikeobesemice.Thisisthetarget,saysKravitz—restoringthatdopaminereceptorfunction.“Maybe20or30yearsdowntheroad,wecoulddothatinpeople,”hesays.Andthereisonemorething:ThescientistsfednormalmiceandthemicelackingDR2thesamehigh-fatdiet.Bothsetsofmicegainedweightatthesamerate.KravitzsaysthisisimportantbecausemicelackingDR2movelessfromtheget-go,whereasanormalmousetakesalittletimetostartseeingthatdopaminereceptor-relatedlossofexercise.Theabilitytoexerciseseemstobedisconnectedfromweightgain,hesays.“Exerciseisahealthythingtodo,butitsimpactonweightlosshasbeenexaggerated,”hesays.“Wehavetoberealisticaboutthesizeoftheeffectofexerciseonweight,asopposedtohealthbenefits.”Still,beforeyouabandonyourNewYear’sexerciseplan,keepinmindthatthisstudywasdoneusingahigh-fatdiet,andnotthenormalcalorierestrictionthatpeoplemaintainwhentheydiet.That’sabigdrawbacktothework,saysVickiVieira-Potter,aUniversityofMissouriphysiologistnotinvolvedinthestudy.“Theyfeedthemicewithhigh-fatdiet,itdamagesthereceptor,andthatdecreasesactivity.Thosewhoplantolostweightshouldrememberhigh-fatdietisanicewaytocauseobesityinthelab,butit’snotthesameasthenormalsituationofobesity,”shesays.Sinealsosaysthatalotoftheweightgaininthemicecameaftertheystoppedmovingaround,whichindicatesthatthelossofmovementdidimpactobesity.1、AlexxaiKravitzislikelytoagreethat________.A．high-fatfoodleadstothelackofDR2B．lessmovementresultsfromweightgainC．thelackofDR2resultsinlessmovementD．weightgainleadstotheinactivityofDR2.2、Whatcanweinferfromtheresearchmentionedinthepassage?A．High-fatdietisboundtocauseobesity.B．Theresearchteamaimtodealwithhumanobesity.C．High-fatdiethaslittleinfluenceontherateofweightgain.D．Obesemice’sabilitytomoveisaffectedbytheinactivityofDR2.3、Theunderlinedword“exaggerated”inParagraph7canbereplacedby“________”.A．underestimatedB．excludedC．overlookedD．overemphasized4、AccordingtoVickiVicki-Vieira-Potter,________.A．besidesdiet,otherfactorsbehindobesityshouldn’tbeignoredindailylifeB．thetotallossofmovementcandoharmtothefunctionofDR2C．AlexxaiKravitz’steammisreadtheresultsoftheresearchD．obesityismainlycausedbyhigh-fatdietpeopletake.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)TheUNisaninternationalorganizationwhichismadeupofcountriesthatwanttopromoteworldpeaceNowI’maGoodwillAmbassadorfor1．(they)MyjobwiththeUNisvoluntaryandIvisitcountries2．theUNhasprogrammestohelppeopleWhenIvisitthesecountries,I’mfollowedbythetelevisionandpressandmyvisits3．(record),whichwillhelppeopleknowbetterabouttheworkoftheUNRecently,ItraveledtoSouthAfricabecauseofmyworkwiththeUNThereImetsome4．(woman)whohaveorganizedthemselvesintoagroupTheycollectabout5．35yuanperday6．eachmemberandaddittosomemoney7．(contribute)bythegovernmentWiththemoney,theycanafford38．(acquire)materialsandmakebasketstosellatthemarketIftheyareluckyenough,theirgroupwillbecome9．(large)andmaybesetupashopSuchprogrammescanchangepeople’slivesTherearealotofotherworthwhileprogrammeslikethisunder10．umbrellaoftheUNthathavehelpedmillionsofpeopleworldwideApartfromtheurgentproblemscausedbywarsandconflicts,theUNhelpscountrieswith11．(vary)otherproblemsTolearnmoreabouttheworkoftheUN,youcanvisittheUNwebsitesOnarrivingintheUnitedStates，IfelteverythingwasdifferentThereweremanynewthingsIhadtoadapttoOnethingthatreally1．(take)mealongtimetoadapttowasspeakingthelanguageIremember2．(clear)thatIhadtostruggletolearnEnglishbecauseIcouldn'tevenwriteashortparagraphtointroducemyselfatthefirstdayofmyEnglishclassTheteacheraskedme3．itwasdifficultformeIfitwas，Icouldchangetolevelone!However，IwasstubbornandsworethatIwasgoingtosucceedIstartedtospendmany4．(hour)perday，eventhoughitwasstressful，becauseIwantedtotakeadvantage5．thisspecialchancetostudyEnglishintheUSA．IfeltdepressedbecauseIcouldn'tunderstand6．peopleweresayingeventhoughImadegreateffortsHowever，Istillkept7．(try)andnevergaveupNow，IcantellyouthatIhaveimprovedalot，butsometimesitisstilleasyformetoget8．(confuse)ifIdon'tknowwhattopicpeople9．(talk)aboutToadapttothisnewlanguage，Ihadtotell10．(I)thatIcoulddoitIreallybelieveIcan!SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)ThereisalargepercentageofAsianpeopleintheUS.They’rehard-working,respectfulbutstrangesometimes.1、Asianpeoplearedifferentfrompeopleinanyothercultures.Ifyouthinkyouknowthem,youmightwanttothinkagain.Howaretheydifferent?WhenitcomestomostAsianculture,respectiseverything.2、Ifyoudon’tshowproperrespectforhim,youwillgetsomerealconsequencesafterwardandespeciallyifhe’syourboss.It’ssomethingcalledfacesavingintheAsianculture.It’sridiculoussometimesbutit’stheirculture.Sometimestheirculturecancomeinbetweentheirrelationshipatwork.Asianpeoplemightexpectalotofrespectfromtheirco-workerswhentheirco-workersjustseethemasanequal.3、IfyoureAsian,youmightwanttounderstandtheAmericancultureandevenadapttotheircultureifyouworkwiththem.Itwillbeeasierforyousinceyoureintheircountries.ImagineanAmericaworkinginChina,expectingChineseco-workerstogetalongwithhimwhenhecriticizesthemstraightoutoneverysinglematterinfrontofeveryone,Ithinktheywilltakehimoutsideandtakecareofhim.4、Ifyou’reanAmericanbossgivingyourAsianemployeeareview,youwillseethattheywillhaveaproblemwithyournegativeremarks.Theywillthinkthatyoudontlikethem,disrespectful,andwanttogetridofthem.5、Ofcourse,it’snotfairforyouasanAmericanbossbutjustexpectthatitcanbesomethingthatisonyourAsianemployee’smind.A．Infact,yourejustdoingyourjob.B．Soyouhavenochoicebuttotrustthem..C．AmericanscannotgetalongwellwithAsians.D．Itjustdoesn’tworkthatwaywithAsianpeople.E.AmericansareverydifferentfromAsianpeople.F.YoucandoanythingyouwantbutdontdisrespectanAsianman.G.Ifyoudontunderstandtheirculture,youwillgetsomeproblemswiththem.ThingsYouShouldQuitDoingtobeSuccessfulWouldyouliketobesuccessful?Butwhatareyouwillingtodoinordertoreachyourgoal?1、Ifyouwantitbadenough,youwillgetit.Whenyouareproductive,youefficientlyfinishvarioustasksandachievebetterresults.However,therearemanybadhabitsthatsuccessfulpeoplewilltrytoavoidtoreachtheirdesiredsuccess.Theydon’tdowithoutfirstlearning.Thegreatestthingaboutlearningisthebenefitthatwereceiveinallaspectsofourlives.Ifwestoplearning,thentheonlythingwecandoissettlewithwhatwealreadyknow;ifwesettleforthat,thenthereisnowaytoexpandourminds.2、Sinceourmindsrequirelearningforexpansion,wemustneverstopseekingnewknowledge.Theydon’tworkintheircomfortzone.Whatisyourcomfortzone?Yourcomfortzoneisdefinedas“Apsychologicalstateinwhichaperson