2023年宜昌市枝江市考研《英语一》点睛提分卷含解析

2023年宜昌市枝江市考研《英语一》点睛提分卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iwascyclingandnoticedaperson,aboutaquarterofakilometerinfrontofme.Icouldtellhewascycling1thanmeanddecidedtotrytocatchhim.Ihadaboutakilometertogoontheroad2turningoff.SoI3cyclingfasterandfasterandeveryblock,I4closertohim.AfterjustafewminutesIwasonlyabout100yards5him,soIreallypickedupthepaceand6myself.YouwouldhavethoughtIwacompetingintheOlympicsandcyclinginthe7partofarace.Finally,Icaughtupwithhimand8him.OntheinsideIfeltso9.“Ibeathim!”Ofcourse,hedidn'tevenknowwewere10.AfterIpassedhim,I11thatIhadbeensofocusedoncompetingagainsthimthatIhad12myturn.Therefore,Ihadtoturnaroundandgoallthewayback.Isn’tthatwhathappensinlifewhenwe13competingwithco-workers,neighbors,andfriends,14toprovethatwearemoresuccessfulormoreimportant?Wespendourtimeandenergychasingafter15andwemissoutonourown16toourfuture.The17ofunhealthycompetitionisthatit’saneverendingcycle.Therewill18besomebodyaheadofyou,someoneonewithabetterjob,moremoneyandmoreeducation,etc.Therefore,justtakewhat19hasgivenyou,yourheight,weightandpersonality.Stayfocusedandliveahealthylife.There'sno20inlife.Runyourownraceandwishotherswell!1、A．morepatientlyB．morenervouslyC．moreexcitedlyD．moreslowly2、A．beforeB．afterC．unlessD．when3、A．enjoyedB．practicedC．startedD．kept4、A．stayedB．gotC．feltD．stepped5、A．nexttoB．belowC．aheadofD．behind6、A．protectedB．pushedC．supportedD．comforted7、A．sameB．onlyC．lastD．other8、A．passedB．shoutedatC．laughedD．helped9、A．calmB．warmC．luckyD．proud10、A．racingB．exercisingC．celebratingD．cycling11、A．believedB．realizedC．predictedD．expected12、A．waitedB．missedC．madeD．ignored13、A．worryaboutB．thinkaboutC．dependonD．focuson14、A．tryingB．agreeingC．continuingD．remembering15、A．himB．herC．themD．you16、A．pathsB．entrancesC．plansD．barriers17、A．taskB．difficultyC．problemD．goal18、A．neverB．oftenC．sometimesD．always19、A．futureB．educationC．lifeD．time20、A．mistakeB．competitionC．pressureD．challengeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Theworld’sfirst“SkyPool”hasbeenuncoated（曝光）-andit’llgiveanyoneatouchofdizziness（眩晕）,unlessheorsheisnotbotheredbyheights.Situatedinthecapital’snewriversidedistrictbesideBatterseaPowerStation,theglasspool,hanging10storeys,or110feetupasabridgebetweentwoapartmentbuildings,is25mlong,5mwideand3mdeepwithawaterdepthof1.2m.Swimmerswillbeabletolookdown35meterstothestreetbelowastheytakeadip,withonly20cmofglassbetweenthemandtheoutsideworld.It’sevengotabar,foldingchairsandanorangegarden.ThepoolwillbepartofEmbassyGardensatNineElms,ahuge￡15billionbuildingprojectbesidethenewAmericanEmbassyinsouth-westLondon.Theprojectiscreatingthousandsofapartments,thesmallestofwhichareexpectedtocostnearly$1million,andthepoolwillonlybeopentotheapartments’owners.EmbassyGardenstakesdesigninspirationfromtheMeatpackingDistrictofNewYorkwithfloortoceilingwindowsandbrickfrontages.Thedesigner,SeanMulryan,desiredtopushtheboundariesinthecapabilityofconstructionandengineeringanddosomethingthathadneverbeendonebefore.TheSkyPool’stransparentstructureistheresultofsignificantadvancementsintechnologiesoverthelastdecade.TheexperienceofthepoolwillbetrulyuniqueanditwillfeellikefloatingthroughtheairincentralLondon.ThosepeopleluckyenoughtoswimtherewillhaveaperfectviewofthePalaceofWestminsterandtheLondonEye.Itwillbeasellingpointfordeveloperswhenthesecondstageofthedevelopmentisreleasedtomarket.1、WhocanswimintheSkyPool?A．AnyoneatNineElms.B．VisitorstoLondon.C．PeoplelivinginEmbassyGardens.D．Thosewhoarenotterrifiedofheights.2、PeopleluckyenoughtoswimintheSkyPoolcandothefollowingexcept.A．drinkingwithfriendsB．experiencingdivingandsurfingC．appreciatingtheLondonEyeD．sittingintheorangegarden3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.B．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.C．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A．theapartmentsinEmbassyGardensarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjobText2AsIsitathomethinkingaboutmyupcomingad-ventureandthethingsIneedtobring,itmakesmeevenmoreexcitedtobeginmytravel.Iwillbemakingmywayaroundtheworld.ThefirstplacesonthelistarcAndalusiaandAfricainthebookTheAlchemist.IwillneedtopackalotofstuffandmakesureIhaveenoughmoneytoprovidemyselfwithfoodandenoughtodrink.TheSaharadesertisalwayshotandrequiresplentyofwater.NextIwillheadtoMexicointhebookBorntoRun,whereIwillencountertheTarahumaraIndiantribe.IwillneedtogetintoshapeanddosomejoggingifIwanttokeepupwiththemwhilerunning.Iwillhavetopackmyrunningshoes,though,becausetheTarahumaranshavemasteredtheartofrunningonthetoughland.AfterMexico,myjourneytakesmetotheEgyptiandesertinthenovelTheParisVendetta.ThereIhopetohelpuncoveranancientconspiracy(阴谋)thatgoesbackcenturies.JustlikemytriptoAndalusia91willhavetomakesureIhaveplentyofwater.PackingtheCamelbakproductsseemslikethebestidea,soIwillhavewateronhandatalltimes.Iexpectthisadventuretobequiteinteresting,andIamveryexcitedaboutit.Lastly,IwillmakemywaybacktoAmericainthebookShattered:StruckDown,ButNotDestroyed.Thismakesmefeelexcitedbecauselikethemaincharacterinthebook,IalsowantedtobecomeaprofessionalathletewhenIwasyounger.Forthistrip,Iwillgowithanopenmindandhopefullymeetsomefriendsalongtheway.Iamreadytoembarkonmyadventureoftraveling,andIcannotwaitanylonger!1、Accordingtothepassage,theTarahumaraIndiantribe.A．settlesinAfricaB．livesinadesertC．isgoodatrunningD．needsrunningshoes2、TheCamelbakproductsareprobablymadeto.A．helppeopledojoggingexerciseB．supplypeoplewithwaterC．protectpeoplefromthesunD．showpeopletherightdirection3、Theunderlinedwords“embarkon”inthelastparagraphprobablymean“”.A．startB．prepareC．finishD．record4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Everyoneshouldtravelaroundtheworld.B．Travelingmakespeoplewise,C．Mytravelingexperience.D．Mytravelplan.Text3Whileglobalwarmingandoceanacidificationdrivenbypollutioncausearealthreattoseacreatures,climatechangeisnottheprimarydriverthreateningtocausetheextinction(灭绝)oflargeoceananimals.Itishumansthatarethreateninglargeseacreaturesprimarilybyhuntingandfishingthem.Researchersfindingsreflectaphenomenonexperiencedbyancientlandecosystems(生态系统).Theselossesintheoceanareparallelingwhathumansdidtolandanimalssome50,000to10,000yearsago,whenwewipedoutaroundhalfofthebig-bodiedmammalsonEarth,likemammoths,mastodons.saber-toothcatsandthelike.Theincreasingthreattolargegroupsofseaanimalsisarecentphenomenon.Theresearchersmadethisdiscoverybycomparingcharacteristicsofnearly2,500extinctseavertebratesandmollusksalongsideotherscurrentlyindangerofextinction.Theyfoundthatsmallerseaanimalswerealittlemorelikelythanlargeonestobekilledoffduringfivepreviousmassextinctionevents—themostrecentofwhichwasassociatedwithasmallplanet’sstrikesome65millionyearsago.Whatwassurprisingtotheresearcherswasthattheydidnotseeasimilarkindofpatterninanyofthepreviousmassextinctioneventsthattheystudied.Thestudyshowsthatasixthmassextinction,whichmayalreadybeunderway,couldkillofflarger-bodiedanimalswhileleavingsmalleronesbehind.Thatcouldhaveaterriblelong-termimpact.Suchremovalofthelargestanimalsfromthemodernoceans,whichneverhappenedinthehistoryofanimallife,maydisturbtheorderofecosystemsformillionsofyearsevenatlevelsoftaxonomiclossfarbelowthoseofpreviousmassextinctions.Thisnewsshouldserveasawake-upcallforhumanstofundamentallychangethewaytheymanagetheoceans.Thatistosay,itisawarningofwhatwillhappenifwedon’tgetouracttogether.Limitingindustrializationoftheoceansmaybenecessarytogivethreatenedanimalstimeandspacetorecover.Mostwhalinghasbeenbannedsincethe1980s.Wehavebroughtgraywhalesbackfromtheedgeofextinctionandbluewhalesarecomingbacktoo.Theresearcherspointoutthatcuttingbackoncarbonemissions(排放)willalsobenecessarytoslowextinctions.1、Paragraph2isintendedtotellusthat________.A．bothlandanimalsandseaanimalsdieoutbecauseofhumansB．big-bodiedanimalswerekilledastheywerethreattohumansC．humanstendedtokillanimalsonlandinsteadofthoseinseasD．humanshavebeenmainkillersofanimalsforaverylongtime2、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearcher’sstudiesaboutanimalextinction?A．Itiseasierforseacreaturestogoextinctthanlandones.B．Thepatternsofseaanimalmassextinctionareirregular.C．Humanswereresponsibleforallthoseextinctions.D．Small-bodiedcreaturesproducetheiryoungmoreeasily.3、Whichdoesthepassagesuggestisthemostimportantinstoppingseaanimalextinction?A．Tocompletelybanpeoplefromhuntingthem.B．Tofullyrealizetheurgencyofprotectingthem.C．TounconditionallyreleasekssCO2intotheair.D．Toreasonablykeepcontrolofthetradeinthem.Text4SinceEnglishbiologistCharlesDarwinpublishedOntheOriginofSpeciesin1859,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.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)OfthemanyfactorsthatcontributetopoorperformanceonstandardizedtestsliketheSAT,nervesandexhaustion,surprisingly,1．notrankveryhighInfact,accordingtoanewpaperpublishedinJournalofExperimentalPsychology,alittleanxiety–nottomentionfatigue–mightactuallybeaverygoodthingThestudywasconductedbypsychologyprofessorsPhillipAckermanandRuthKanferTheyrecruited239collegefreshmen,each2．(agree)totakethreedifferentversionsoftheSATreasoningtest3．(give)onthreeconsecutiveSaturdaymorningsThetestswouldtakethree-and-a-halfhours,four-and-a-halfhoursandfive-and-a-half-hours,andwouldbeadministeredinarandomordertoeachofthestudents4．(boost)thestresslevelinthestudents–whohadalreadytakentheSATinthepastandgottenintocollege–AckermanandKanferofferedacashbonustoanyvolunteerswho5．(beat)theirhigh-schoolscore6．thetestbeganoneachofthethreeSaturdays,thestudentsfilledoutaquestionnairethataskedthemabouttheirfatiguelevel,moodandconfidenceTheycompletedthequestionnaireagainatabreakinthemiddleofthetestandoncemoreattheendTogether,alloftheseprovidedasortoffeverchartofthestudents’energyandanxiety7．theexperienceWhentheresearchersscoredtheresults,itcameasnosurprisethatvolunteers’fatigueandstressrosesteadily8．thetestgotlonger9．wasunexpectedwastheircorrespondingperformance:asthelengthofthetestincreased,so10．thestudents’scoresTheaveragescoreonthethree-and-a-half-hourtestwas1209outof11．Onthefour-and-a-half-hourversionitwas1222;onthefive-and-a-half-hourtestitwas12．Inrecentyears,anewidea1．iscalleda“nakedmarriage”hasarisenasthecostoflivinggoesupIthasbecomeanewtrendformanyyoungpeopleinChinaWithasmallmarriagecertificateinhand,theygetmarriedAndforthecouplesina“nakedmarriage”,thiscertificatealsocontainsother2．(meaning)AresidentfromChengdusaid,“Therearemanypeoplelikeusbornin3．1980sOurfamiliescannotafford4．(buy)usnewapartments,cars,letalonediamondringsIthinkthat'sverynormalforregularfamiliesWemustmakeabetterfutureon5．(we)own”AgraduateofSichuanUniversitysaid,“Themostimportantelementinamarriage6．(be)loveIbelieveourlivingconditionswill7．(gradual)getbetter”Aprofessorsaysa“nakedmarriage”isindirectcontradictiontoChina's8．(tradition)marriagecustomsHowever,aslivingcostscontinuetorise,thisphenomenonmaybecomemorepopularinthefutureButnotallpeoplehaveapositiveopinionabouta“nakedmarriage”Accordingtoasurvey9．(conduct)bysohucom,onlyabout40%ofthe3,500peoplesurveyedliketheideaofa“nakedmarriage”About80%ofmensupporta“nakedmarriage”,10．therearealso70%ofwomennotsupportingtheideabecausetheythinkthesemarriagesarenotstableSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)WaystoHostanEco-FriendlyCookoutEatingintheopenairmayfeeleco-friendly,butoutdoordiningcanresultinunnecessarywasteifyouaren’tcareful.1、.Ifyoukeepthatinmindthroughoutyourpreparations,you’llbeofftoagoodstart.Reduce,Reuse,RecycleSkipthepaperinvitationsanduseonlineserviceslikeEmail,orFacebookevents.2、.Thiswayyou’llavoidendingupwithfivedifferentpotatosaladsthatgouneaten.Makeiteasyforgueststosortgarbagebypositioningdifferenttrashcansinacentrallocation:oneforkitchengarbage,oneforrecyclables,andonefornon-recyclables.StopUsingPlasticPlasticisaleadingcauseoflitterandisn’teasytorecycle.Tomakesureyourcookouteco-friendly,considersomeotheroptionsformakingyourcookoutstandout.Userecycledjarsasglasses.They’realsofarlessbreakablethanregularglasses.3、Ifguestsknowwhichglassistheirs,theydon’tneedtoreachforanotherone,whichcutsdownonthecleanupyou’llbedoing.4、Whereverpossible,shopforlocalproduceandgoodstoserveyourguests.Thiswillreduceyourcarbonfootprintandhelpsupportyourlocaleconomy.Buyproduceandmeatsatyourlocalfarmers’market.Lookfororganic,butfavorlocaloverorganicifyouhavetomakeachoice.UseRenewableLightSources5、Asthesungoesdown,illuminateyourpartyspacewithLEDlightingandsolar-powereddecorations.Investinsomecitronella(香茅精油)candlesandtorchestohelpdriveawayinsectsnaturally.A．SupportGlobalEconomyB．ThinkGlobally,ShopLocallyC．AskgueststobringglassesoftheirownD．KeeptrackofwhateveryoneisbringingaheadoftimeE.SaveonenergybyhostingyourpartyduringthedaylighthoursF.OneofthekeystobeinggreenistoreducewastewhereverpossibleG.Putupsomelabelstothejarssopeoplecanwritetheirnamesonthem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。BoysdobadatschoolDespiteeducationreformsandmorethanenoughmoney,moreandmoreboyshavebeendroppingoutofhighschoolsintheUnitedArabEmirates(阿拉伯联合酋长国)fort