考研《英语一》湖南省衡阳市衡山县2023年临考冲刺试题含解析

考研《英语一》湖南省衡阳市衡山县2023年临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)SteveMorriswasnotatypicalchild．Butwhenhewasnine，his1tobetypicalwasverystrong．OfallthepeopleSteveremembered，onewoman，hisprimary-schoolteacher，MrsBeneduci，2inhismind．MrsBeneduciwasawiseperson．Sherealizedthatmerewordstoakid3notcarrymuchweight．Soinstead，withthesecretaidofalittlemouse，shefounda4toshowStevehisrealtalent．OnedayMrsBeneducibeganher5withthequestion:whowasAbrahamLincoln?Amywasrequiredtoanswerit．Shesaidina6voice，“Uh．．．he，uh，hadabeard．”Thestudentsburstinto7．“Steve?”saidtheteacher．Stevestoodupand8confidently，“Hewasthe16thPresidentoftheUnitedStates．”9withSteve’sperformance，theteacherthenaddedthatAbrahamLincolnhadbeenPresidentduringtheCivilWar…Thenshestopped，10shewaslisteningtosomething．Itsoundedlikeamouse．Thelittlegirlsscreamed．Somestoodontheirchairs．MrsBeneducitriedto11thestudentsdown，andaskedStevetofindthepoorlittlecreature．Stevesatstraightupinhischairandaskedeverybodytobe12．Inthesuddenstillnessheraisedhishead，hesitatedforamoment，and13tothewastebasket．“He’srightoverthere!”saidSteve14．“Icanhearhim!”Andsohewas:afrightenedlittlemousethatwas15beneaththewastepaper，hopingtogo16．Naturegavehimaremarkablepairof17tomakeupforhisblindness．Intheheartofsmall，sightlessSteveapridewasborn，andthatprideiswithhimstill．18theincident，MrsBeneduciwouldcontinueto19histalent，andshealwaysremindedSteveofthelittlemouse．Alittlemousegaveasmallboy20．SteveMorrisisnowasingerwhoispopularallovertheworld．1、A．limit B．desire C．direction D．courage2、A．standsout B．turnsup C．getsthrough D．givesaway3、A．will B．shall C．might D．must4、A．control B．chance C．power D．choice5、A．rest B．holiday C．study D．class6、A．low B．proud C．long D．wide7、A．tears B．laughter C．cheers D．applause8、A．decided B．predicted C．answered D．required9、A．Satisfied B．Confused C．Thrilled D．Surprised10、A．evenwhen B．sothat C．justbecause D．asthough11、A．calm B．lie C．keep D．settle12、A．relaxed B．anxious C．quiet D．active13、A．pointed B．walked C．fell D．rushed14、A．slowly B．proudly C．carefully D．luckily15、A．running B．escaping C．fighting D．struggling16、A．undiscovered B．unexplained C．untreated D．unhurt17、A．arms B．hands C．legs D．ears18、A．Before B．In C．After D．For19、A．test B．encourage C．inspect D．feel20、A．excitement B．patience C．warmth D．confidenceSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1GwendolynBrookswasthefirstAfricanAmericantowinaPulitzerPrizeforPoetry.GwendolynBrookswrotehundredsofpoemsduringherlifetime.ShewasknownaroundtheworldforusingpoetrytoincreaseunderstandingaboutblackcultureinAmerica.Herpoemsdescribedconditionsamongthepoor,racialinequalityanddruguseintheblackcommunity.Shealsowrotepoemsaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.Butherskillwasmorethanherabilitytowriteaboutstrugglingblackpeople.Shewasanexpertatthelanguageofpoetry.ShecombinedtraditionalEuropeanpoetrystyleswiththeAfricanAmericanexperience.Inherearlypoetry,GwendolynBrookswroteabouttheSouthSideofChicago.TheSouthSideofChicagoiswheremanybackpeoplelive.Inherpoems,theSouthSideiscalledBronzeville.ItwasAStreetinBronzevillethatgainedtheattentionofliteraryexpertsin1945.Criticspraisedherpoeticskillandherpowerfuldescriptionsoftheblackexperienceduringthetime.TheBronzevillepoemswereherfirstpublishedcollection.In1950,GwendolynBrooksbecamethefirstAfricanAmericantowinthePulitzerPrizeforPoetry.ShewontheprizeforhersecondbookofpoemscalledAnnieAllen.AnnieAllenisacollectionofpoetryaboutthelifeofaBronzevillegirlasadaughter,awifeandmother.Sheexperiencesloneliness,loss,deathandbeingpoor.Ms.Brookssaidthatwinningtheprizechangedherlife.Hernextworkwasanovelwrittenin1953calledMaudMartha,MaudMarthareceivedlittlenoticewhenitwasfirstpublished.Butnowitisconsideredanimportantworkbysomecritics.Itsmainideasaboutthedifficultlifeofmanywomenarepopularamongfemalewriterstoday.Insomeofherpoems,GwendolynBrooksdescribedhowwhatpeopleseeinlifeisaffectedbywhotheyare.Oneexampleisthispoem,CornersontheCuringSky.Bytheendofthe1960s,Gwendolynbrooks'spoetryexpandedfromtheeverydayexperiencesofpeopleinBronzeville.Shewroteaboutawiderworldanddealtwithimportantpoliticalissues.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．ThelifeofGwendolynBrooks.B．ThepoemsofGwendolynBrooksC．Theunderstandingaboutblackculture.D．Thestrugglesofblackwomen.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutGwendolynBrooksfromthesecondparagraph?A．Shemainlywroteaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.B．ShewasgoodatusingthelanguageofpoetryC．Herwritingskillswerealittleworsethanherability.D．HerpoemsweremainlyabouttheAfricanexperience3、Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby___________.A．providingexamplesB．usingstatisticsC．comparingopinionsD．describingherexperiences4、Inthenextpart,theauthorwouldmostprobablytalkabout______.A．thedifficultiesGwendolynBrookswouldmeetB．thepoemsrelatedtopoliticalissuesC．theawardsGwendolynBrooksgainedD．theracialinequalitytheblackhadtofaceText2Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists(人类学家).Descriptionslike"Palaeolithic(旧石器时代的)Man"."Neolithic(新石器时代的)Man",etc.neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcentury,theywillsurelychoosethelabel"LeglessMan".Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:"inthetwentiethcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Andthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn'tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday."Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprived(剥夺)oftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,wefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird's-eyeviewoftheworld.

Whenyoutravelbycarortrain,anunclearpictureofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardrivers,especially,aremixedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays"I'vebeenthere."Youmentiontheremotest,andsomeoneisboundtosay"I'vebeenthere"-meaning,"Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse."Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,yoususpendallexperience.Thetraveleronfoot,ontheotherhand,livesconstantlyinthepresent.

Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyes,hisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicaltiredness.Heknowsthatsound,satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.1、Anthropologistslabelmannowadays"LeglessMan"because_____.A．peopleprefercars,busesandtrainsB．peopleusetheirlegslessandlessC．liftspreventpeoplefromwalkingD．peopletravelwithoutusinglegs2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmightmakepeoplelosetherightofusingtheireyes?A．themodernmeansoftransportation.B．Abird’s-eyeviewoftheworld.C．Theunclearsightfromthevehicles.D．Thefast-pacedlifestyle.3、Fromthepassage,weknowtravelingathighspeedsmeans_______.A．appreciatingbeautifulsceneryB．experiencinglifeskillsC．focusingonthenextdestinationD．feelingphysicaltiredness4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Moderntransportationdeviceshavereplacedlegs.B．Travelingmakestheworldasmallplace.C．Human’shistorydevelopsveryfast.D．Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.Text3Dogsandhumanshavebeenlivingside-by-sideforabout15,000years,buttherearetonsoffactsaboutdogsthatperhapswehaveneverheardof.NightvisionDogshavegoodnightvision.Theirlargepupilsletmorelightinandtherods(视杆细胞)workbetterinpoorlight.Butthebiggestfactoristhetapetum(反光组织),whichreflectlightatthebackoftheeye.Besides,dogs’whiskers(胡须)alsohelpthem“see”inthedarkbecausetheypickuponverysmallchangesinair,providingdogswithinformationaboutthesize,shape,andspeedofthingsnearby.SecrettailcodeDogscanusetheirtailstocommunicate.Theywagtheirtailstotherightwhentheyarerelaxedorhappy,andtotheleftwhennervousorthreatened.Whenthey’reaggressive,thetailswillstickstraight-upintheair.Abroadwagisfriendlywhileaslowwagisneutral,neitherexcitednoranxious.DreamsWeoftenseeadog’sbodymakingsuddenmovementsinitssleep.Dogshavethesamebrainwavepatternsashumans’whiletheyareasleep,sotheydreamjustlikewedo.SupernoseDogscanfindtheirwayhomedespitelongdistances.Theirnosesareavitalpartoftheirincrediblesenseofdirection.Thepartofadog’sbrainthatcontrolssmellis40timeslargerthanhumans’.They’reabletofollowsmellsformiles.Furthermore,dogshaveanamazingabilitytorecognizethesmellsgivenoffbytheabnormalcellsinhumanbodies,includingcancer.Thisissomethingscientistsareeagertoexplorefurther.Andinteresting,adog’s“fingerprint”isonitsnose.Thepatternsondogs’nosesaresodistinctthattheycanactuallybeusedtoidentifytheanimals.AsixthsenseDogsactstrangelybeforesomethingbad,likeastormorearthquake,happens,fortheyaresensitivetolowfrequenciesthathumanscan’tsense.Sodon’tlettheirstrangebehaviorgounnoticednexttime.Itcouldsaveyourlife.1、Whichofthefollowingindirectlyhelpsdogsseewellinthedark?A．Theirrods.B．Theirtapetum.C．Theirwhiskers.D．Theirpupils.2、Ifadogholdsupthetail,itindicates________.A．happinessB．attackC．friendlinessD．relaxation3、Whathasn’tbeendiscoveredaboutadog?A．Whyitcansensenaturaldisasters.B．Whyithasanacutesenseofsmell.C．Whatemotionsitshowswithitstail.D．Howitcansmellhumans’illnesses.4、Inwhatwayaredogslikehumans?A．Theydreamwhentheysleep.B．Theyhavegoodnightvision.C．Theyhavedistinctnosepatterns.D．Theycanreacttolowfrequencies.Text4Doyoulistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?Chancearethatyoudon’t.YouprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldanddullandthattheSongsonyourplaylistaremuchcooler.Buthereiswhatscientistsfoundrecently:people’smusictasteschangeastheyage,accordingtoastudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.Soit’slikelythatyourownmusicalpreferencewillfollowasimilarpathtoyourparents’whetheryoulikeitornot.Weusedtothinkthatcultureandpersonalityarctheonlyfactorsthataffectone’smusicchoice.ButresearchersattheUniversityofCambridge,UK,gathereddatafrommorethan250,000peopleoverthepast10years.Theynoticedthataspeopleage,theirsocialcircumstanceschange,andsodoestheirmusictaste.Therearethreemusicalperiodsthatpeoplepassthroughastheymature-intense”,“contemporary”and“sophisticated”.Thefirstperiodcomesintheteenagersyears,duringwhichtimepeoplelikeintensemusicsuchaspunkandrockbecauseteenagerstendtobeaggressiveandwanttoestablishtheiridentityasindependentindividuals.Butaspeoplemoveintoearlyadulthood,theirlifestylechanges—theysocializemoreandwanttobuildcloserelationshipswithothers.Asaresult,theybecomemorefondofcontemporarymusic,suchaspopandR&B,whichisusuallyupliftinganddanceableandplayedatpartieswherepeoplehangouttogetherandchat.Whenmiddleagecomes,thingshavesettleddownformostpeople.Thisperiodwillbedominated(支配)bymore“sophisticated”music,suchasjazzandclassical,aswellasmorecatchymusiclikecountry,folk,andblues.“Formany,thislifestageisfrequentlyexhaustedbyworkandfamily,andthereisarequirementforrelaxing,emotive(动情的)music,”JasonRentfrow,aresearchermember,toldThetelegraph.Butyoumustbethinking:“Aren’tthereoldpeoplewhoarestillintorockmusic?”Ofcoursethereare.ButRentfrowexplainedthattheirreasonsforlisteningtorockmusicmayhavechanged.“Weusemusicfordifferentreasons,”hesaid,andthusatthatagepeoplemaylistentoremindthemselvesoftheiryouths.1、Whydochildrenusuallylikedifferentsongsfromtheirparentsaccordingtothepassage?A．Childrenprefercoolmusic.B．Musictastechangeswithage.C．parents’songsarealwaysdull.D．Parentshavebettersocialcircumstances.2、Theunderlinedword“catchy”inParagraph7probablymeans________.A．touchingandeasilyrememberedB．awkwardandeasilycapturedC．elegantbutdifficulttounderstandD．flexibleanddifficulttocatch3、Middleageisaperiodwhenpeople________.A．haveanaggressivegoalB．likePopandR&BC．desirecloseconnectionswithothersD．leadastressfullife4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Oldpeopledon’tlikerockmusic.B．Musiccanserveasareminder.C．Rockmusicmakesoldpeopleyounger.D．Listeningtorockmusicneedsreasons.5、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Whydopeoplelikemusic?B．Howcanyouimproveyourmusictalent?C．Whatinfluencespeopledmusictaste?D．Whydodifferentpeoplelikedifferentmusic?PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankCanIndoorPlantsReallyPurifytheAir?PlantsareveryimportanttohumanlifeThroughphotosynthesis(光合作用),theytransformcarbondioxideintofreshoxygenThey1．(assume)toremovetoxinsfromtheairwebreathe—butisthistrue?OnefamousNASAexperiment,publishedin1989,hasfoundindoorplantscancleantheairbyremovingpollutants2．(cause)cancerLaterresearchhasfoundsoilmicro-organismsinthepottedplantalso3．(play)apartincleaningindoorairBasedonthisresearch,somescientistssayhouseplantsareeffectivenaturalairpurifiers,andthebiggerandleafiertheplant,thebetterTheamountofleafsurfaceareainfluencestherateofairpurification4．,however,saytheevidencethatplantscaneffectivelyaccomplishthisfeat(功绩)isfarfromconclusive“Therearenodefinitivestudiestoshowthathavingindoorplantscansignificantlyincreasetheairqualityinyourhome,”5．LuzClaudio,aprofessorofenvironmentalmedicineandpublichealth“There’snoquestion6．plantsarecapableofremovingvolatile(易挥发的)chemicaltoxinsfromtheairunderlaboratoryconditions,”saysClaudioButinyourhomeorofficespace,thenotionthatputtingafewplantstogethercanpurifyyourairdoesn’thavemuchhardscience7．(back)itupMostresearcheffortstodate,includingtheNASAstudy,placedindoorplantsinsmall,8．(seal)environmentstoassesshowmuchair-purifyingpowertheyhave“Butthosestudiesaren’treallyapplicabletowhathappensinahouseInmanycases,theairinyourhomecompletelyturnsover—thatis,exchangesplaceswithoutdoorair—onceeveryhourInmostinstances,airexchangewiththeoutsidehasa9．(great)effectonindoorairqualitythanplants”saysStanleyKays,aprofessorofhorticulture(园艺学)Disappointed10．manypeoplemaybebywhatKayssaid,theprofessoralsomadeitclearthathebelieveshouseplantsarebeneficialStudieshaveshownplantscanknockoutstressandmakepeoplefeelhappierMoreresearchshowsspendingtimearoundnaturehasapositiveeffectonaperson’smoodandenergylevelsEcotourismisanewtermintoday’stourismindustryItis1．(typical)consideredasanecologicallysustainabletourismwithaprimaryfocusonvisitingfragileandrelatively2．(disturb)naturalareas,especiallytheoneswherespecialandunusualplants,animalsandculturalheritagesarethemainattractions3．takesecologyandcultureintoconsiderationTherefore,programs4．(concern)theprotectionofsomenaturalandculturalspotsalsoformapartofecotourismEcotourismisdevelopingatan5．(increase)speedAccordingtoarecentreportbytheWorldTourismOrganization,ecotourisminrecentyearshasenjoyed6．annualgrowthofabout5%worldwideSofar,morethan80activities7．(list)forecotourismandtheyincludebirdwatching,hiking,diving,photographyandtakingpartin8．(vary)oflocalculturaleventsBigcitiesarestillthemajorplaces9．attracttouristsinoursocietytodayHowever,itseemssomesmallertownsandcountryareasmaywellbecomethenewdestinationsforpeople10．(visit)tomorrowbecausetheyarerichinecological,culturalandhistoricalresourcesSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)WhenIwasyoungerIwasfascinatedwithstoriesofmagic.Iwasabsorbedinbookswherewizards(男巫)andfightersbattledthepowersofdarknessinstrangeworlds.Iwasdelightedwhentheywonbringingpeaceandhappinesstotheirlands1、.Iwantedtobeabletomagicallymakemypaindisappear,tomakemyproblemsgoaway.AsIgotolder,however,Irealizedthattherewasnosuchthingasmagic2、.Ihaddailypainfromabackinjurythatneverhealedright.Istillsometimesdreamedofmagicbutintimeeventhatfadedaway.3、Thismagicgrewstrongerinmyheart,soul,andminddaybyday.ItwascalledLOVE.Thismagicconnectedmetomyownhighestselfandtoalloftheothersoulsinthisworld.Itdidn’tabolishmypovertybutitmadeeverydayofmylifefeelricher.4、.Thereissuchathingasmagicinthisworld.Thereissuchathingasmagicineachoneofus.ThismagiciscalledLOVE.5、.Also,Ihopeyouuseittohelpothers,tohealthisworld,andtobuildabridgetosoulsofeverybody.A．Istruggledthroughalongperiodofpoverty.B．Iwasnoteagertohaveanypowerthatcontrolledtheworld.C．ThenonedayIstartedtodiscoveradifferentkindofmagic.D．Mayyouchooseit,shareit,andliveiniteverysingledayofyourlife.E.Itdidn’tgetridofmypainbutithelpedmedealwithitsomuchbetter.F.Ithelpedmeseethemasthebeautiful,lovingandjoyfulsoulstheytrulyare.G.Mostofthereaderslikemesecretlywishedformagicalpowersforthemselves.Mondaysarekindofannoying.1、Arecentsurveysaysthatmostpeoplegetthepre-work“Sundayblues”.StartingyourMondayfeelingsad,anxiousandunorganizedishardlythewaytokickoffahealthyweek.Thesolution?SetasidealittletimeonSundaytopurposefullyprepareyourselfforthefivedaysahead,suggestswomen’shealthexpertMarshaHudnall.2、Dosomemealpreparations.Figuringoutwhattohavefordinneronweeknightscanbesurprisinglystressful.StretchingoutamenuplanonSundayandswingingbythegrocerystorefor