考研《英语一》茂名市2023年考前冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》茂名市2023年考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Inwinter,Ioftenwalkinanearbyparkduringlunchtime.Theparkis1,asfewpeoplehavethetimetoenjoythewintersunonaweekday.Thetwopeoplethatareoftenseenareamiddle-agedfatherandhislittledaughter2herschooluniform.Thefatherlookslikehehasallthetimeintheworld—he3tohurryalongthejoggingpath;insteadhematcheshispacewith4ofthelittlegirl.Sometimestheyarelying5inthesun,laughingandchatting.Themancertainlydoesn’tlook6.WhatsortofjobcanhehavethatgiveshimtheflexibilitytowalkintheparkinthemiddleofthedayAndtoday,we7satontherocksandhadalittlechat.“Youmustenjoytheparkverymuchtocomeheresooften,”Isaid.Thefathernodded.“How”Iaskedcuriously,“doyou8toleaveyourofficetobewithyourdaughtereveryday”

The9thatthefather,SatyendraDugbey,toldmeshowedmehow,ifwe10underthesurface,evenordinarypeople’slifecanbequite11.“Iusedtobenodifferentfromanyofthosethousandsofofficeworkers12toworkeveryday,”hebegan.Hiswifeandhewerewell13butrarelymanagedtimeoffforleisure.Everythingchangedaftera(n)14inwhichDugbeywashitbyacar.Ashelayinhospital,terrifyingthoughtscameintohismind.“Howwouldmydaughter,thenonlyfour,remembermeifIdiedthatday”“Wouldmydaughterhave15ofbeingwithherfather”Themomentherecoveredandwentbacktowork,Dugbeytooktimeoffatlunch,16herdaughterfromschoolwhichwasjustnextdoortohisworkingplace,andtookhertothepark.Itwasactuallyaverysmallchangehe’dmade,hesaid,butit17himeverydaytoseethedifferenceit18tohislife.“Itbringsmesomuch19thatIcan’tbelievewhyothershaven’tthoughtofdoingthesamething.”hesaidsimply.Igotuptocontinuemy20walk,unexpectedlyhappyafterhisstory.1、A．noisyB．appealingC．quietD．still2、A．onB．inC．withD．under3、A．tendsB．intendsC．inspiresD．refuses4、A．itB．thatC．thisD．those5、A．heavilyB．tiredlyC．lazilyD．lonely6、A．unemployedB．untrainedC．untestedD．unwanted7、A．trulyB．generallyC．entirelyD．finally8、A．succeedB．failC．manageD．suggest9、A．newsB．storyC．dataD．phenomenon10、A．digB．pushC．cleanD．knock11、A．extraordinaryB．commonC．peacefulD．reliable12、A．hurryingB．wanderingC．hesitatingD．hating13、A．downB．overC．aboveD．off14、A．affairB．accidentC．situationD．sight15、A．associationB．considerationC．misunderstandingD．memories16、A．pickedupB．pickedoutC．tookupD．tookout17、A．botheredB．puzzledC．frightenD．amazed18、A．tookB．ledC．madeD．got19、A．loveB．joyC．reliefD．depression20、A．long-sufferingB．long-lostC．long-forgottenD．long-lastingSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Afternearlyhalfacenturybehindthewheel,HisaoMatsumoto,85,isnotreadytostopdriving.“I’mnotthatoldyet,”hesays.“Istillhave15moreyearstogotillIreach100.”Mr.Matsumotoisoneofmorethan5milliondriversaged75orolder.Amillionmorewillbeontheroadsby2021.Worried,thepolicearetryingtopersuademanyofthemoutofdriving,becauseover-75saretwiceaslikelytocauseafatalaccidentasyoungerdrivers,accordingtotheNationalPoliceAgency(NPA).Nearlyhalfofolderdriverswhocausedfatalaccidentshadsignsofcognitiveimpairment(认知障碍).Hundredsofolderdriversturnthewrongwayintomotorwayseveryyear.InJanuaryan85-year-oldmansteeredhisvehicleintooncomingtrafficonacountryroad,hittingacarandtwoschoolgirls.Policebelievehemistooktheacceleratorforthebrake.Theman’sfamilysaidhehadrejectedtheirrequeststohandoverhiskeysmanytimes.Suchstubbornnessiscommon,notesKazunoriIwakoshi,whoheadsanNGOthatsupportselderlydrivers.Manydriversarguethattheyhaveneverhadanaccidentanditisunfairtodothat,sotheyresentthemselvesbeingcastaside.SincelastMarchover-75srenewingtheirlicensesmusttakecognitiveteststoscreenfordementia(老年痴呆).TheNPAexpectsthesechangestotake15,000driversofftheroadeachyear.Lastyearmorethan250,000over-75sgaveuptheirlicensesaftertheirfamilies’constantstreamofpersuasion,saysMr.Iwakoshi.Hisorganizationpublishesachecklistforelderlydrivers,aimedatgettingthemtoassesstheirresponsesthemselves.Mr.Matsumotoislucky.Hiscitygivespensionersunlimitedaccesstopublictransport.However,thousandsofelderlypeoplearestuckinruralcommunitieswithnobuses.1、Whydothepolicetrytopersuadeelderlydriverstostopdriving?A．Toencourageyoungerdriverstodrivesafely.B．Toreducethenumberofdeadlyaccidents.C．TointroducetheNationalPoliceAgency.D．Tostressthesignificanceofsafedriving.2、Whichwordisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“resent”inparagraph3?A．resembleB．supportC．injureD．dislike3、WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?A．Teststoassesselderlydrivers’responses.B．Families’contributionstotrafficsafety.C．Waystorenewlicensesforelderlydrivers.D．Measurestocontrolthenumberofelderlydrivers.4、Whatisimpliedabouttherestrictiontoelderlydriversinthelastparagraph?A．Itcancausesomenewproblems.B．Itispopularamongelderlydrivers.C．Itwilldoelderlydriversmoreharmthangood.D．Itbringsabouteasyaccesstopublictransport.Text2Whenwasthelasttimeyousentapostcard?TheUK’sfamily-ownedoldestpostcardfirm,whichhasbeenpublishingpostcardsandcalendarssince1880,willclosethisDecember.Thereason?Itsaysinsteadofpenningacard,peopleareputtingphotosuponFacebookorInstagramorusingWhatsApptoshowfriendsaridfamilyathomejusthowmuchfunthey’rehaving.Ifyougetapostcardfromsomeonewho’sawaysomewhere,it’sasmuchthethoughtthatthey’vegonethroughthehassle(麻烦)ofchoosingapostcard,workingoutwheretogetastampfrom,findingapostboxandthenthepostcardmakingthatjourneythroughtoyou.That’sthevalueofthepostcard．Butthattimehasgone．BrothersCharlesandHarrySalmon,thefifthgenerationofthefamilytorunthefirm,saidthepopularityofsocialmediahadhadahugeimpactonthebusiness.Peoplearealsotendingtotakeshorterholidays,meaningtheyarelikelytohavearrivedhomelongbeforetheirpostcards.Asaresultthebusinesswasnolongerviable.“Increasinglychallengingtradingconditionsandchangestothenatureandsizeofthemarketforitspublicationshaveresultedinuncertaintyoverthefutureofitstrade,”thebrotherswroteinalettertosuppliersandnewsagents.Asaresulttheywereannouncingaproposaltowithdrawfrompublishing.Thenumberofpostcardssoldeachyearisreportedtohaveseenasharpdeclinetoaboutfivemillionfrom20millionjust25yearsago.Butthefirmsaidthataswellasthedropinthenumberofpostcardssent.“wehavealsohadtoconsiderthattherearenomoremembersofthefamilywhowishtojointhebusiness."1、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．UK’soldestpostcardfirmsettocloseB．PostcardindustryboominginthefutureC．UK'spostcardfirmthroughatoughtimeD．Postcardindustryneedingsupporttosurvive2、What’sthevalueofsendingapostcard?A．It’sajourneyofloveB．It’sasymbolofsympathyC．It’sanactofpatienceD．It’sawayofpassingtime3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viable"inParagraph3probablymean?A．WorthofpraiseB．PossibletochangeC．ShortofmoneyD．likelytoexist4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．AbusinesscolumnB．AfinancereportC．Ahi-techadvertisementD．AbookreviewText3Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountries,theparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisisbecauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents“pointofview,theonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents”completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,theteensseeitinexactlythesameway,exceptoppositely.Bothfeeltrapped.Inthisarticle,I’lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsoverunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen’shair,thecleanlinessofthebedroom,thepreferredstyleofclothing,thechild’sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needingtoberight.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis-politics,thelawsofphysics,ortheproperwaytobreakanegg-thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandotherpersoniswrong,forbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority-someonewhoactuallyknowssomething-andthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.1、Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent-teenwartoaborderconflict?A．bothcancontinueforgenerations.B．Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline.C．Neitherhasanyclearwinner.D．Neithercanbeputtoanend.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A．Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.B．Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict.C．Theteenscausetheirparentsofmisleadingthem.D．Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents.3、Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto.A．giveorderstotheotherB．knowmorethantheotherC．gainrespectfromtheotherD．gettheothertobehaveproperlyText4VisitorstoBritainaresometimessurprisedtolearnthatnewspaperstherehavesuchalargecirculation(发行).The“DailyMirror“andthe“Dailyexpress”bothsellaboutfourmillioncopieseveryday.BritishfamiliesgenerallybuyanewspapereverymorningandtwoorthreeonSundays.Besidesthenationalpapers,thereis,however,anotherbranchoftheBritishpresswhichsellsalmostasmanycopies.Localnewspapershaveaweeklycirculationof13million.Almosteverytownandcountyareahasone.Nearlyallofthemholdtheirownfinancially(财政)andmanyofthemareveryprofitable(赚钱的).Thesepapersarewrittenalmostentirelyforreadersinterestedinlocalevents—births,weddings,deaths,council(地方会议)meetingsandsports.Editorsprefertorelyonpeoplewhoknowthedistrictwell.Agreatdealoflocalnewsisregularlysuppliedbyclubsandchurchesintheneighborhoodanditdoesnotgetouttodateasquicklyasnationalnews.Theeditorsmustneverforgetthatthesuccessofanynewspaperdependsonadvertising(广告).Heisusuallyanxioustokeepthegoodwilloflocalbusinessmenforthisreason.Butifthenewspaperiswellwrittenandthenewsitemshavebeencarefullychosentodrawlocalreaders,thebusinessmenaregratefulfortheopportunity(机会)tokeeptheirproductsinthepubliceyes.1、VisitorstoBritainaresurprisedtolearnthat________.A．therearesomanylocalnewspapersthereB．localpapersshouldhaveacirculationoffourmillionC．the“DailyMirror“and“DailyExpress”sellasmanyas4millioncopieseverydayD．Britishnewspapersaresowidelyread2、Localnewspapershave________.A．acirculationaslargeasthatofnationalnewspapersB．adailycirculationof13millionC．aslightlysmallercirculationD．anevenlargercirculation3、Inthewriter’sopinion,nopapercanpossiblysucceedwithout________.A．advertisements B．interestingreportsC．agreatdealofnationalnews D．anexcellentsalesmanager4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allthelocalnewspapersareveryprofitable.B．Localnewspapershaveaweeklycirculationof14million.C．Localreadersaremuchinterestedinlocalnews.D．EachBritishfamilybuysthreenewspapersonSundays.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)LiHuaandWangHaiaretwostudentsofSeniorThree1．ofthemworkhardbuttheyhavevariouslearningmethodsLiHualistenstoherteachers2．(attentive)andasksherteacher3．helpassoonaspossibleifshehassomeproblemsBecauseofthis,shespendslesstime4．(do)herhomework,soitis5．(certainly)thatshecankeepenergeticinthedayHowever,WangHaihasquitea6．(difference)wayoflearning7．(compare)toLiHuaHelikestosituplateatnightdoinghishomework,soheoftenfeelssleepyinclassAsaresult,hemisseslotsofkeypoints,8．makesitdifficultforhim9．(concentrate)onwhatheisdoingInmyopinion,LiHualearnsmoreeffectivelyinclassandhasmorefreetimetoenjoyherselfSoIprefer10．(she)learningmethodAspricesandbuildingcostskeeprising,the“do-it-yourself”(DIY)trendintheUS1．(continue)togrow“Weneededfurnitureforourlivingroom,”saysJohnRoss,“andwejustfindithard2．(pay)forwhatweneedSowedecidedtotrymakingafewtablesandchairs”Johngotmarriedsix3．(month)ago,andincommonwithmanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyarestrugglingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh4．(take)a2-weekcoursefor$280atanightschool,nowtheRossesbuildalltheirfurnitureandmakerepairsaroundthehouseJimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifediedHehasafull-timejobathomeaswell5．inashoemakingfactoryLastmonth,he6．(receive)acarrepairbillfor$7．“Iwas8．(deep)upsetaboutitthatmycarrepairscosttoomuchSoIdecidedtobe9．do-it-yourselfer”JohnandJimarenotunusualpeopleMostfamiliesinthecountryaredoingeverything10．cantosavemoneysotheycanfightthehighcostoflivingIfyouareinterestedin“do-it-yourself”,youcangotoDIYclassesAndforthose11．don’thavetimetotakeacourse,therearebooksthattellyouhowyoucandothingsyourselfSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Changeisscary.1、Itcangohandinhandwiththefearthatwemighthurtsomeoneelseifwethinkaboutourselves.Thetruthisthatyou’resomuchmorecourageousthanyougiveyourselfcreditforandfarstrongerthanyourealize.Herearesomewaysthatyoucanusetohelpyourselfmaketheprocessofcreatingchangemoremanageable.Makechangeintosmallbitesizepieces.2、Rememberthataslongasyouattempttotakeregularpracticetowardsyourgoal,suchaseatingmorehealthilyeveryday,orwalkingtwentyminutesaday,you’reheadingintherightdirectiontomakechanges.Fromahabitofkeepingadiaryeveryday.Writingajournaleverynightbeforegoingtobedcaneffectivelyhelpyoucopewiththeemotionalimpactofthechangeprocess.Gotograbapenorpencilandrememberajournalisnotforbeingneatandtidywithgoodspelling.3、Restisessentialtosuccess.Havearestandtaketimeouttobuildyourenergy.4、ifwedon’tgiveourselvestimetorest,wejustendupburningoutbytheconstantstrivingandworry.Aswedon’thavetheenergytokeepgoing,wehavetogiveup!5、Justacceptit!I’msorrytosaythatunlesssomepeoplearereallysecureinthemselvesandtrulyhappyintheirownlife,they’renevergoingtolikeyourchanges.Thishasnothingtodowithwhethertheyloveyouornot.Theyarejustforself-preservation!Therefore,givingthemalittletimetoadjustandgetusedtoit.A．Nooneelseisgoingtolikeyourchanges.B．Don’ttrytoeattheelephantinonesitting.C．Itisastepintotheunknown.D．Keeprepeatingyoursmallstepsoverandoveragain.E.It’snotbeinglazytohavetimeout.F.It’saprivateplacewhereyoucanspeakoutyourinnerthoughts.G.Creatingchangeisaboutbuildingyourcharacter.MakeYourBrainSmarterYouknowthateatingaproperdietandgettingplentyofexercisehelpmakeyourbodyhealthyandstrong.Butdidyouknowthattherearewaystomakeyourbrainhealthierandsmarter?Studiesshowthatwhenthebrainisforcedtodosomethingnew,