2023年明水县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

2023年明水县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iwasstandinginthecheckoutlinebehindawomanwholookedtobeinher60s.Whenitwasherturntopay,thecashier(收银员)1herbynameandaskedherhowshewasdoing.Thewomanlookeddown,shookherhandandsaid,“Notsogood.Myhusbandjustlosthisjobandmy2sonisuptohisoldtricksagain.Thetruthis,Idon’tknowhowI’mgoingto3theholidays.”Thenshegavethecashierfoodstamps.Myheart4.Iwantedtohelpbutdidn’tknowhow.ShouldIofferto5hergroceriesoraskforherhusband’ssituation?6Iwalkedintotheparkinglot,Ispottedthewomanreturninghershoppingcart.IrememberedsomethinginmypursethatIthoughtmighthelpher.Itwasn’tahandfulofcashoran7ofajobforherhusband,butmaybeitwouldmakeherlife8.MyheartbeatfasterasI9thewoman.“Excuseme,”Isaid,myvoicetremblingabit.“Icouldn’thelpoverhearingwhatyousaidtothecashier.Itsoundslikeyou’regoingthroughareally10timerightnow.I’msosorry,butI’dliketogiveyousomething.”Itookasmallcardoutofmypurseand11ittoher.Whenthewomanreadthecard’sonlytwowords,shebegantocry.Andthroughher12,shesaid,“Youhavenoideahowmuchthis13tome.”Iwasalittle14byherreply.Havingneverdoneanythinglikethisbefore,Ididn’tknowwhatkindof15Imightreceive.AllIcouldthinktorespondwas,“Oh!WoulditbeOKtogiveyoua16?”Afterwehugged17,Iwalkedbacktomycar—andbegantocrytoo.Thewordsonthecard?“YouMatter.”Afewweeksearlier,acolleaguegavemeasimilarcardas18foraprojectIwasworkingon.WhenIreadthecard,Ifelta19glow(喜悦)spreadinsideofme.Deeplytouched,IcamehomeandorderedmyownboxofYouMattercardsandstarted20them.1、A．chargedB．greetedC．recognizedD．heard2、A．confidentB．independentC．hopelessD．stubborn3、A．thinkaboutB．giveupC．goonD．getthrough4、A．achedB．failedC．beatD．paused5、A．sendforB．provideforC．payforD．begfor6、A．AsB．ThoughC．UnlessD．Since7、A．excuseB．offerC．experienceD．opinion8、A．harderB．wealthierC．simplerD．better9、A．touchedB．foundC．passedD．approached10、A．happyB．toughC．regularD．long11、A．handedB．showedC．spreadD．explained12、A．thanksB．fearsC．tearsD．beliefs13、A．bringsB．meansC．valuesD．contains14、A．worriedB．excitedC．movedD．shocked15、A．reactionB．feelingC．expressionD．answer16、A．presentB．promiseC．hugD．ride17、A．wildlyB．tightlyC．anxiouslyD．eagerly18、A．progressB．effortC．encouragementD．praise19、A．warmB．richC．softD．fierce20、A．gatheringB．enjoyingC．preparingD．sharingSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1VancouverToursVancouverStanleyParkTourIfyouwanttoseethemajorsightsinVancouverandcomehomewithamazingphotographs,this3-hourphotographytouristhewaytogo.WalkthroughVancouver’stopsightseeinglocations;getguidanceonphotographybasicsandfindthebestspotstophotographthecity.FromStanleyPark’stotempolesandold-growthtreestothemostpopularbeachesanddiningspots,youleavewithbeautifulmementosofthecity.HistoricalChinatownWalkingTourExplorethecolorfulpastofCanada’soldestChinatown,inVictoria,BritishColumbia.Thisguidedwalkingtourwillleadyouthroughthestreetsandstoriedalliesofthehistoricneighborhood,asyourguidetellsyoutheinteresting,sometimessadtalesofthepeoplewhohelpedbuildthecityandshapeCanadaaswellasmodemChina.SmallGroupSeatoSkyTourTheSeatoSkyHighwayisoneoftheworld’smostbeautifulandcelebratedroadways.Youdon’thavetotakeyoureyesoffthesceneryonthissmallgrouptourbecausesomeoneelseisdoingthedriving.TourstopsincludeashorthiketoimpressiveShannonFalls,thegorgeousSeatoSkygondola,andaward-winningBritanniaMineMuseum.EagleViewingRiverFloatTourDresswarmlyunderablanketwithacupofhotchocolateforawinterfloatontheriver.Theareaisthewinterhabitatofbaldeagles,andthistripgivesyoutheopportunitytolearnaboutthebirdsasyoufloatthroughtheirarea.Aftertheboatride,returntodrylandjustintimeforafree,heartymealbeforeheadingbacktoVancouver.1、Inwhichtourwillyougetinstructioninphoto-taking?A．SmallGroupSeatoSkyTour.B．VancouverStanleyParkTour.C．EagleViewingRiverFloatTour.D．HistoricalChinatownWalkingTour.2、WhatwillyoudoontheChinatownWalkingTour?A．BuildmodernChina. B．Tellinterestingstories.C．Learnaboutitshistory. D．Enjoyboatsightseeing.3、WhichofthefollowingdoestheEagleViewingRiverFloatTourprovide?A．Afreeeaglehunt. B．Afreeandheartymeal.C．Ahikeinthewoods. D．Acupofblackcoffee.Text2Anewkeyboardcantellwhetheryouareitsowner.Thekeyboardrecordsinformationaboutthetypingpattern（模式）andsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthepatternmatchestherightuser.Ifnot,analarmsounds,andthecomputerlocksthetypistout.Itlocksouteveryoneelse,evenifthepersonknowsthepassword.What'smore,thisequipmentneedsnobatteries.Itcollectsalltheenergyitneedsfromyouractionsoftyping.Besides,thekeyboardisalsoself-cleaningandthekeysarefreeofdamagefromwater,oilanddirt.Thekeysofthenewkeyboardaremadeofthesameinexpensiveplasticthatmightbefoundonanyotherstandardkeyboard.Butinsteadofbeingsmooth,thekeyshavemillionsoftinyplasticnanowires（纳米线）ontheirsurfacearea,increasingtheeffectivecontactareasbetweentheplasticsandfingers.Thisguaranteesthatthere'senoughpowertorunthekeyboardassomeonetypes.LimingDai,ascientist,didnotworkonthenewkeyboard,buthethinksthedesigncouldbeimportantingettingbetterperformancefromavarietyofequipment."Itcouldalsobeappliedtoatouchscreen,forexample,"Daisays."Thensmartphonesandnotepadscouldcollectenergyfromsomeone'sactionsoftypingordrawing.""Futureworkmightmakethekeyboardevenmoreuseful,"Daiadds."Alaterdesignmightbuildtinycapacitorsontothenanowires,"hesuggests.Capacitorsarelittledevicesthattemporarilystoreelectriccharge.ThosemightthenbeLEDstolightakeyboardinthedark.ZhonglinWangisaco-designerofthenewkeyboard.Histeamhasbuiltaworkingmodelofthekeyboard."Ifacompanydecidestofund（资助）itsproduction,thiskeyboardcouldbeinstoresinasfewastwoyears,"saysWang.1、Howdoesthenewkeyboardtellwhetheryouareitsowner？A．Bymatchingthetypingpatterntotherightuser.B．Bysendingalarmstoacomputerprogram.C．Bycheckingtherightuser'spasswords.D．Byjustrecordinginformationaboutthetypingpattern.2、Whyaretheremanynanowiresonthesurfacesofthekeys？A．Tokeepthekeyboardfreeofdamage.B．Toimprovethespeedoftyping.C．Tomakethekeyssmooth.D．Tohelpproducepower.3、What'sDai'sattitudetothenewkeyboard？A．Unconcerned. B．Doubtful.C．Positive. D．Critical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？A．ANewKeyboardMadeofNanowiresB．ANewKeyboardEntirelyOwnedbyYouC．ANewKeyboard'sFutureD．ANewKeyboardPoweredbyTypingText3Plantsareboring.Theyjustsittherephotosynthesizing（光合作用）whileanimalshaveallthefun.Right?Notsomuch.Anewstudyhasfoundthatthereisalonghistoryofinteractionsbetweenantsandplants.Theantandplantco-evolution（协同进化）startedwithantsfeedingonplantsandplantsevolvingant-friendlyfeatures.Plantsmakeanumberofdifferentstructuresthatarespecificforantuse.Someplantshaveevolvedfeaturesthatpersuadeantsintodefendingthemfromattackfromotherinsectsandevenmаmmаlѕ.Тhеѕеіnсludеhollowthornsthatаntѕwillliveіnѕіdе,orехtranесtаr(琼浆)оnlеаvеѕorstemsfortheantstoeat.Someantswilljustcheatandtakethenectarandrun,butsomewillstickaroundandattackanythingthattriestohurttheplant.Otherplantsgetantstohelpthemmovetheirseedsaround,byprovidingthemwithrichfoodpacketsattachedtotheseeds.Theantwillpickuptheseedandcarryitaway,eatthefoodpacket,andleavetheseed-ofteninanutrient-richareawhereit'llgrowbetter,andsinceit'sfartherawayfromitsparent,theywon'thavetocompeteforresources.Butscientistsweren'tsurehowtheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplantsgotstarted.Ifevolutionisanarmsracebetweenspeciesdevelopingwaystomakeuseoftheirneighbors,thenscientistswantedtoknowwhetherplantsorantsfiredthefirstshot.Itwasachicken-and-eggquestion,whetherthingsstartedwithantsdevelopingbehaviorstotakeadvantageofplants,orplantsevolvingstructurestotakeadvantageofants.Thehistoryofantsandplantsevolvingtogethergoesbacktothetimeofthedinosaurs,andit'snoteasytotellfromfossilswhofiredthefirstshot.However,itisaquestionoflittlesignificance.Scientistssaytheirstudymatersbecauseitprovidesalookathowthesewidespreadandcomplexinteractionsevolved.1、Someplantsattachfoodpacketstotheirseedsinorderto.A．rewardtheants B．makeafoolofantsC．providenutritionfortheseeds D．gettheseedsmovedaround2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?A．Howplantsandantsinteract. B．Whatantsdotoprotectplants.C．Howplantsandantssurviveattacks. D．Whyplantsandantsneedco-evolution.3、Whichistrueabouttheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplants?A．Antsdependedmoreuponplants. B．Itcausedaraceforbetterevolution.C．Howitgotstartedwasuncertain. D．Itwasoflittlevalueforfuturestudies.4、What'stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tointroduceascienceresearchmethod.B．ToinformreadersofalatestresearchfindingC．Toarousereaders'interestinscienceresearch.D．Tocriticizepeople'straditionalviewsaboutplants.Text4Inthespaceofjusttwoyears,theappDouyin,createdbyBeijing-basedcompanyByteDance,hasgatheredmorethanhalfabillionusers—around40％ofthemoutsideChina—whoshareshortvideosofthemselveslip-syncing（假唱）,cooking,dancingorjustbeingsilly.WhatsetsByteDanceapartisitssuccessinthesocialmediacategory,whichiscontrolledbyFacebook,TwitterandSnap—allWesterncompanies.ByteDancecallsitselfanartificialintelligencecompany.Itusesmachinelearningandalgorithms（算法）tofigureoutwhatpeoplelikemostandgivethemmoreofwhattheywanttosee.OnDouyin,peoplecaneditandbeautify15-secondvideosbeforepostingthemonline.Theapphasevenmadeaphrasetodescribepeoplegluedtotheircustomizedfeeds:“shuaDouyin”or“scrollingthroughDouyin”.Lastyear,thecompanyreleasedTikTok,theoverseasversionofDouyin.ByteDance’sgrowingvideoempirehasmadeittheworld’sfifthbiggestappmaker.ByteDancesaysTikTokandDouyintogetherhavemorethan500millionmonthlyactiveusers.InvestorslikeByteDancebecauseitshundredsofmillionsofusersattractalotofadvertisingmoney.Thevideoappsarelucrativebecausetheyattractalotofusersintheirteensand20s,whoaremoregenerouswiththemoney.ByteDancealsomakesmoneythroughincomesharingdeals.PeopleonTikTok,forexample,canbuydigitalcoinstogivetootherpeopleontheapp—likethrowingmoneyinaperformer’stipjar.ByteDancetakesacutofthoseearnings.ByteDance’sfounderandCEOisZhangYiming,a35-year-oldformerMicrosoftemployee.PeoplewhohaveworkedwithZhangdescribehimassomeonewhothinksdeeplyabouttechnologyandspendsmuchofhisfreetimewritingcode.LikeFacebookandTwitter,ByteDanceisalsobattlingfakenewsandinappropriatecontent.ByteDancepromisestoaddthousandsmoreemployeestoreviewthecontentonDouyin.1、WhatmakesByteDancesospecial?A．Itsappchallengessimilarcompanies’ruleinWesternworld.B．Itinventedthesocialmediaappinitiallyintheworld.C．Itisthebiggestartificialintelligencecompanyontheearth.D．IthascontrolledFacebook,TwitterandSnap.2、WhyisDouyinsopopular?A．Itisanewgenerationhi-techproduct.B．Ithasbothhomeandoverseasversion.C．Itiseasyandtotallyfreetooperateonline.D．Itmeetsthedemandofpeopleindividually.3、HowdoesByteDancemakeaprofit?A．Bychargingtheusers. B．Bychargingtheadvertisement.C．Byforcingtheuserstodonate. D．Bysellingitsartificialintelligence.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Douyin,aPopularAppB．ByteDance,aSuccessfulCompanyC．FacebookTogetherwithDouyinIsBattingFakeNewsD．TwitterIsHelpingDouyinAttractMoreAdvertisingMoneyPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)HaveyoueverbeentoaMichelinrestaurant?Formostchefs,there'sno1．(big)honorthanhavingyourrestaurantawardedaMichelinstar,letalonethree2．that'snotthecaseforSebastienBras,46,oneoffrance'smostfamouschefsHeistheheadofathree-starrestaurant,LeSuquet,3．islocatedinthecenterofParisAcoupleofdaysago,he4．(announce)thathewantedtoberemovedfromnextyear'sMichelinguide,5．(say)thathewantedtogiveanewmeaning6．hislifeBrasexplainedthatheissickof7．pressureoftryingtokeephisstarsAccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes,thechefalwayshastobereadyforsurprisevisitsfromMichelin8．(inspector)Healsohastowork9．(extreme)longhourseveryday,from7amto2am"Idon'tunderstandMrBras'10．(decide),butIrespectit,LaurentPetit,headchefoftwo-starrestaurantLeClosInFrance,toldTheNewYorkTimesWiththedevelopmentofmodemtechnology,peoplecanstay1．(connect)withtheirfamiliesandfriendseasily,howeverfaraparttheyarefromeachotherWeChatisoneofthemost2．(frequent)usedmeansofcommunicationinChinaItisreportedthatthenumberoftheWeChatusers3．(reach)over4．1billionsofarOncejoiningtheWeChat,peoplecanfindmoreandmorepeoplestarttoaddthem5．friendsTheydon’thavetoconsidertime6．(zone)whencommunicatingAnotherreasonwhyifssopopularisthatitcostsnothingIt’salsoveryconvenientforpeopletoimmediatelyupdate7．theyaredoingbyWeChatHowever,addictiontoWeChatwillrobpeopleofthetimethatshouldotherwise8．(spend)onsomethingmoreimportantAndthemanyso-calledfriendsonitarenotreallyfriendsatall,whosimplywant9．(put)adsorsellitemsonMomentsBesides,peopleontheWechataremorelikelytocompare10．(they)withothers,whichwillmakethemfeelbadwhenfindingsomepeopleseemtobe11．(success)SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根据短文内容,从下框A~F选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。A．Controlofrespiration

B．Basictipsforpreservingcutflowers

C．Roleofrespiration

D．Mostimportantaspectofflowercare

E.Needforcleanwater

F.Waysofstoppingrespiration

1、______________Whileeverybodyenjoysfreshcutflowersaroundhishouse,fewpeopleknowhowtokeepthemforaslongaspossible.Thismaybedonebykeepinginmindafewsimplefacts.Thekeytokeepingfreshcutflowerforaweekormorewithoutpreservatives(whichcontainbiocides(杀虫剂)thatkillbacterialandfungus)istokeepthewaterfreshandthestemsfreeofairpocketssotheycancontinuetodrawupwater.2、_____________Animportantthingtorememberaboutcutflowersisthattheyaresensitivetotemperature.Forexample,studieshaveshownthatcutcarnationsretaintheirfreshnesseighttimeslongerwhenkeptat12℃thanwhenkeptat26℃.Keepingfreshlyharvestedfloweredattherighttemperaturesisprobablythemostimportantaspectofflowercare.3、_____________Theprocessbywhichflowersconsumeoxygenandproducecarbondioxide,calledrespiration(呼吸),suppliestheenergytheflowerneedstogivethefloweritsshapeandcolor.Themakingofseedsalsodependsonthisenergy.Whilealllivingthingsrespire,flowershaveahighlevelofrespiration.Aresultofallthisrespirationisheat,andforflowersthelevelofheatrelativetothemassoftheflowerisveryhigh.Respirationalsobringsabouttheeventualdeathoftheflower.Thusthegreaterthelevelofrespiration,thesoonertheflowerdies.4、______________How,then,tocontrolthespeedatwhichflowersdie?Bycontrollingrespiration.Howisrespirationcontrolled?Bycontrollingtemperature,weknowthatrespirationproducesheat,butthereverse(反面)isalsotrue.Thusbykeepinglowtemperatures,respirationisreducedandthecutflowerwillagemoreslowly.5、_____________Anothervitalfactorinkeepingcutflowersisthequalityofthewaterinwhichtheyareplaced.Flowersfinditdifficultto“drink”waterthatisdirtyorotherwisepolluted.Evenwhenwaterlooksandsmellsclean,italmostcertainlycontainsharmfulsubstancesthatcanendangertheflowers.Toridthewateroftheseunwantedsubstances,chlorinebleach(含氯漂白剂)canbeusedinsmallquantities.Itisrecommendedthat15dropsofchlorinebleachbeaddedtoeachliterofwater.Thewaterandsolution（溶液）shouldalsobereplacedeachday.Choosingtherightcollegeforyouisnotsoeasy.Youshouldhaveageneralideaofwhatyouwantanddon’t