2023年祥云县考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题含解析

2023年祥云县考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenIwasyoungIlovedtakingpartinhighschoolmusicals．Ilovedto1．Inoneproduction,Iauditioned（试音）like2else.Mymusicteacherwas38thatIwouldgetaparticularpartinthemusicdrama.ThepartIthoughtIhadwasa3leadwhosangsomeofthemostbeautifullovesongs.Butonedaytheshowdirectorpulledmeaside.Iwas4tobeofferedtheleadingrole.Tomydisappointment,hesaid,“Bob,Ifoundaboywithanexcellentvoice.Ineedtogivethe5tohim.”FromthatmomentonIbeganhatingmusicclass.I6thatIdidn’tlikewhatweweresinging.Mymusicteacherdidn’tknowwhy.She7meinfrontoftheclassandtoldmeIhadchanged.Shedidn’tknowwhatIhadbeentold.Butwhenthey8thefinalists,Iwasgivena9role.Forsometimemypridewas10withhavingtodosomethingIdidn’tthinkIshouldbedoing.ButIdidit.TheminorroleIhad11tobemuchmorefunthanIhadexpected.Myperformanceeven12mybrotherwhowasalsointheaudience.Lifeisreallylikea13andalthoughwedonotauditionfortherole,eachofusis14bythedirectortoplayacertainpartinit.The15isthatwesometimesdon’tlikethepartwearegiven.LikemeinhighschoolIbecame16-–ifIcouldn’tbethelead,Iwouldn’tshowupforrehearsal（彩排）.Thenwewonderwhywefeelso17Sometimeswedon’tevenfeellikeweareapartofthe“BigShow.”Everyonedoesindeedhavearole.Someareinfrontofthecurtain,somearebehind,butallare18fortheshowtogoon.All19tosuccessnomatterhowminorthepartis.1、A．debate B．broadcast C．sing D．show2、A．someone B．everyone C．anyone D．noone3、A．prejudiced B．concerned C．unexpected D．convinced4、A．romantic B．ridiculous C．mysterious D．sensitive5、A．attempting B．expecting C．volunteering D．pretending6、A．part B．deal C．favor D．item7、A．assessed B．advocated C．concluded D．complained8、A．warned B．scolded C．informed D．suspected9、A．presented B．identified C．announced D．delivered10、A．specific B．super C．slight D．small11、A．struggling B．competing C．swinging D．changing12、A．happened B．proved C．expanded D．switched13、A．terrified: B．disappointed C．surprised D．embarrassed14、A．joke B．journey C．stage D．play15、A．appointed B．attached C．employed D．instructed16、A．reason B．problem C．balance D．focus17、A．curious B．helpless C．angry D．positive18、A．exhausted B．lost C．delighted D．thrilled19、A．necessary B．dependent C．natural D．perfect20、A．react B．adjust C．refer D．contributeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Anewphoneappusesshakingfromsmartphonestowarnpeopleaboutearthquakes.ThenewappiscalledMyShake,whichistheworkoffourresearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia.Berkeley.Smartphonesareequippedwithaccelerometers(加速器).MyShakeusesphoneaccelerometerstomeasureseismic(地震的)activity.Ithasbeenprogrammedtoknowthedifferencebetweennormalactivityandearthquakemovement.Thesoftwaredeveloperssaytheirappisright93percentofthetime.Asmartphonesendsseismicinformationtotheappdevelopers.Ifthedevelopersreceiveseveralwarningsfromonearea,itrecognizesthatanearthquakemaybetakingplaceorwilltakeplacesoon.Usinginformationsentfromtheapp,thenetworkthenjudgesthelocationandstrengthofthequakeinrealtime.MyShakecanrecord5.0earthquakeatdistancesof10kilometersorless.MyShakeusesverylittlepower,accordingtoitsdevelopers.Onlywhenseismicactivityissensedbytheappdoesitbecomeactiveandsendsdatatothenetwork.Theappworksbestwhenyourphoneisrestingonaflatsurface,likeatable.ThedevelopershopethatMyShakecanaddtoinformationcollectedbytheU.SGeologicalSurvey.ThatU.SagencyhascreatedtheEarthquakeEarlyWarningSystem,alsoknownastheEEW.TheEEWhasusedsensorsformeasuringquakesinmanyareas.Inplaceswherenosuchequipmentexists,MyShakemaybetheonlymethodofearlyquakedetection(发现).Theappalsoshowswaystostaysaferduringanearthquake.Thedeveloperssayitwillbecomemoreeffectiveasmorepeopleuseit.Thedeveloperssaytheyhopetoaddafeaturethatwillwarnpeopleaboutpossibletsunamiafteranearthquake.1、ThenewappA．isakindofaccelerometer.B．feelsearthquakesthroughsmartphones.C．isdevelopedbytheU.SGeologicalSurvey.D．predictspossibletsunamiafteranearthquake.2、Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlytalkingabout?A．HowMyShakeworks.B．Whatseismicactivityis.C．WhyMyShakeisdeveloped.D．Whenaccelerometersrecordearthquake.3、WecaninferthatMyShakeA．docsnotworkwhenthespartphoneisinthepocketB．sleepswhilethereisnoshakingoftheearth’ssurface.C．guidespeoplehowtosurvivewhenmanypeopleuseitatthesametime.D．recognizesanearthquakewhenitreceivetheinformationfromothersensors.4、ThenewappdevelopershopetoA．usetheinformationbytheU.SGeologicalSurveytobetterMyShake.B．unitetheU.SGeologicalSurveytocombinetheEEWandMyShake.C．helptheEEWdetectearthquakessomewhere.D．improvetheEEW.Text2Moviesareagreatmeansofentertainmentformany.Therearesomeadvantagesofwatchingmovies.Comedies,forexample,helpreduceyourbloodpressure.Laughterfor15minutesduringafilmmakesyourbloodvessels(血管)wider.Besides,whenyouwatchasadmovie,you’remorelikelytocomeawayfromitthinkingaboutlovedonesandfeelinghappyaboutwhatyouhave.Watchingmoviescanmakeyoucreative.Astudyshowsthatyoungchildren,whowatchedtheuseofmagicinHarryPotter,scoresignificantlyhigherinacreativethinkingtestthanchildrenwhowatchedsomethingelse.Moreover,moviesareveryusefulforstrengtheningpeople’smentalhealth.Theyenablepeopletotaketimetoreallyrelaxandtemporarilyforgetabouttheirdailyconcernsandproblems.However,watchingmoviesaren’talwaysbeneficial.Studieshaveshownthatsomepeoplegetrealpleasureoutofbeingscaredbyhorrormovies,butinvariouswaystheymayberiskingtheirphysicalandmentalhealthwithoutevenknowingit.Whenyouwatchatensesceneinamovie,yourheartrateandbloodpressureincrease.Meanwhilethischangeinyourbrainchemistryremindsyouoftimeswhenyouwereinasimilarstate,evenifyouhavenoideayouevenhadthosememories.Soifsomethinghorriblehappenstoyou,beingscaredagainbyamoviecanunintentionallymakeyouexperienceitoncemore.Scientists,politiciansandparentshavedebatedfordecadesifbeingexposedtomovieviolenceleadstoactualreal-lifeviolence.Overalltheanswertothatisprobablystillupintheair,butanewstudyseemstoprovethatwatchingaggressiononscreencancontributetobeingabully(土霸)inreallife,evenifitisjustintheshortterm.Inconclusion,certainmoviesplayapositiverole,butnotallmoviesdo.Itdependscompletelyonthesubjectofthemovie.Soit’salwaysadvisabletochoosethemoviesconcerningsomethingpositive.1、Howdoeswatchingsadmoviesbenefitusaccordingtothetext?A．Itmakesuscontentwithourlives.B．Itridsusofunhappymemories.C．Itreducesourriskofillness.D．Itdevelopsourcreativity.2、Whatcanweinferaboutwatchinghorrormoviesfromthetext?A．Ithasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.B．Ithasgainedpopularityaroundtheworld.C．Plentyofpeopleignoreitshealthbenefits.D．Allpeopledon’trealizeitsdisadvantages.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“upintheair”inParagraph4mean?A．Meaningless.B．Attractive.C．Uncertain.D．Obvious.4、Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodotoreducethepassiveeffectofmovies?A．Enjoymovieswithmorecompanions.B．Makeawisechoiceofwhattowatch.C．Tryourbesttowatchmovieslessoften.D．Raiseourabilitytotellrightfromwrong.Text3Mostofushavequitegoodmemories,butourmemoriesarelimited.Forexample,wecannotremembereveryonewehaveevermetorwhatwedidoneverysingledayofourlives.However,therearesomepeoplewhodohaveprodigiousmemories.Thesepeoplehavearareconditionknownassavantsyndrome（学者症候群）.Savantssufferfromadevelopmentaldisorder,buttheyalsoexhibitgreattalentsthatcontrast（显出差异）sharplywiththeirphysicalandmentaldisabilities.KimPeek(1951-2009)wasasavantwholivedinSaltLakeCity,Utah,intheUnitedStates.Hewasbornwithdamagetopartsofhisbrain,butitseemedthatotherpartsofhisbrain,particularlythoserelatingtomemory,becameover-developed.Peek’suniqueabilitiesappearedataveryearlyage.Whenhewasjust20monthsold,hecouldalreadyremembereverybookthatwasreadtohim.Peekcouldreadtwopagesofabookatthesametime-onepagewiththerighteyeandonewiththeleft-inlessthan10secondsandremembereverythingheread.Bythetimehedied,Peekhadmemorizedmorethan9,000books.Hecouldrememberallthenamesandnumbersinavarietyoftelephonebooks.Hecouldrememberthousandsoffactsabouthistory,literature,geographyandsports.Dr.DavidTreffert,anexpertonsavantsyndrome,oncedescribedPeekas“alivingGoogle”becauseofhisastonishingabilitytomemorizeandconnectfacts.However,atthesametime,Peekwasunabletocarryoutsimpletasks,suchasbrushinghishairorgettingdressed,andheneededotherstohelphim.In1989,themovieRainManwontheOscarforbestPicture.Themaincharacterinthemovie,playedbyDustinHoffman,wasbasedonKimPeek'slife.Hestartedtoappearontelevision,wherehewouldamazeaudiencesbycorrectlyansweringdifficultquestionsondifferenttopics.Peek-becameworldfamous,andheandhisfatherbegantouringwidelytotalkaboutovercomingdisabilities.Heinspiredagreatmanypeoplewithhiswords.“Recognizingandrespectingdifferencesinothers,andtreatingeveryoneinthewayyouwantthemtotreatyou,willmakeourworldabetterplaceforeveryone.Everyoneisdifferent.”1、Theunderlinedword“prodigious”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．happy B．clear.C．amazing D．short2、Accordingtothetext,Peek______.A．couldtakecareofhimselfB．wasbornwithagoodmemoryC．wasthestudentofDr.DavidTreffertD．becamebrain-damagedat20monthsold3、HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingfacts. B．Byfollowingtimeorder.C．Byexplainingcauses. D．Bymakingcomparisons.4、Peek’swordssuggestthatweshould______.A．respectdifferentcultures B．listentodifferentopinionsC．treatdifferentpeopledifferently D．respectothers’differencesText4JOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoaporcelain(瓷器)candlestick（烛台）thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourfightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot“first-classtreatment”,sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad’sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious(两栖的)passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”OnlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon(季风)season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.“We’vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions(蝎子)infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestick,andwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.B．Asiantoadscan’tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.C．WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.D．SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.2、Ifthetoadisreleasedintothewild,_________.A．itwillmakethelocalsfeelshockedB．itmightharmthenativespeciesC．itwillloseitslifeinthewildD．itmightfleeintoanothercountry3、ThetoadwasabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive_________.A．becauseitescapedallattacksandhuntsB．becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinterC．becauseitformedhardskintoprotectitselfD．becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A．sometimesanimalaretransportedaccidentallyB．noonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfricaC．acandlestickisthebestplaceforatoadD．droughtsmaketoadslivelongerPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Calligraphy,theartofwriting,wasthevisualartformprizedaboveallothersintraditionalChinaPaintingwascontemporarywithcalligraphy,sharing1．sametools—namely,brushandinkYetcalligraphywasregarded2．afineartlongbeforepaintingThestatusofcalligraphyreflectstheimportanceofthewordinChina3．makesthewrittenwordsdistinctiveisitsvisualformHowever,despiteitsabstract4．(appear),calligraphyisnotanabstractformChinesecharactersaredynamic,closelyconnectedwiththeforcesofnatureandthekinesthetic(运动)energiesofthehumanbodyHowcanasimplecharacterconveyallthis?Theuseofbrushandink5．(have)muchtodowithitAcalligraphercancontrolthe6．(thick)oftheinkbyvaryingboththeamountofwaterandthesolidinkOncehestartswriting,byloadingthebrushsometimeswith7．(much)inkorsometimeswithless,hecreatescharactersthatresembleashowerofrockshereandadropofdew(露珠)thereTheChinesewrittenlanguage8．(begin)todevelopmorethan3,000yearsagoand9．(eventual)evolvedintofivebasicscripttypesOverthecenturies,calligrapherswerefreetowriteinanyofthem,10．(depend)onthetext’sfunctionThecalligraphictraditionremainsalivetodayTheuniversityIattendhasabout3500studentsOneearlyafternoon,I1．(walk)aroundthecampuswhenIfoundafemalestudentsittingonthewalkwaywithtearsonherfaceEveryonejustwalkedbyher,soIdecidedtostop2．(give)herahandIdroppedmybooksandsatdownbesideher3．turnedoutthatsheinjuredherankle(脚踝)andwas4．(able)towalkSoItoldherthatIwouldsitwithher5．shewasreadytogetupItonlytookafew6．(minute)forhertocalmdownThenItookher7．thehandandgothertothenearesthospitalShethankedmesomuchforjuststopping!Sincethen,whenwerunintoeachother8．(occasional)oncampus,shewouldsmileandthankmeagainAndwehavebecomegoodfriendsnowIamamazedthatjustmysittingthere,9．(offer)supportandcomforttoatotal10．(strange)wouldaffecthersogreatlyShesaidshewasgratefulformakingherfeelthatshewasnotaloneintheworldSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Lifestylechangesareaprocessthattakestimeandrequiressupport.HerearefivetipsfromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationtohelpyoumakelasting,positivelifestyleandbehaviorchanges.Makeaplanthatwillstick.Yourplanisamapthatwillguideyouonthisjourneyofchange.1、Wanttoexercisemore?Detailthetimeofdaywhenyoucantakewalksandhowlongyou’llwalk.Writeanythingdown,andaskyourselfifyou’reconfidentthattheseactivitiesandgoalsarerealisticforyou.Startsmall.Afteryou’veidentifiedrealisticshort-termandlong-termgoals，breakdownyourgoalsintosmall，manageablestepsthatcanbemeasured.Ifyourlong-termgoalistolose20poundswithinthenextfivemonths,agoodweeklygoalwouldbetoloseonepoundaweek.2、Changeonebehavioratatime.Unhealthybehaviorsdevelopoverthecourseoftime,soreplacingunhealthybehaviorswithhealthyonesrequirestime.Manypeoplerunintoproblemswhentheytrytochangetoomuchortoofast.3、4、Whetheritisafriend,co-workerorfamilymember，someoneelseonyourjourneywillkeepandmotivatedandaccountable.Perhapsitcanbesomeonewhowillgotothegymwithyouorsomeonewhoisalsotryingtostopsmoking.Askforsupport.Acceptinghelpfromthosewhocareaboutyouandwilllistenstrengthensyourcommitment.Ifyoufeelunabletomeetyourgoalsonyourown,considerseekinghelpfrompsychologists.Makingchangestakestimeandcommitment,butyoucandoit.5、Minormisstepsontheroadtoyourgoalsarenormalandokay.Resolvetorecoverandgetbackontrack.A．Whenmakingyourplan,bespecific.B．Justkeepitinmindthatnooneisperfect.C．Findapartner.D．Communicatingwithyourfriends.E.Carefulplanningmeanssettingsmallgoalsandtakingonestepatatime.F.Toimproveyoursuccess,focusononegoalorchangeatatime.G.Bytakingstepsgraduallyyou’llfeelsu