2023年光山县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题含解析

2023年光山县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThedaybeforeChristmasIpulledintoastoreparkinglotandcountedmymoneyagain.Itwasn’tmuch.I1beingpoor，nothavingenoughto2mysmallchildrenafewsimpletoys.AsIwas3InoticedtheSalvationArmy(救世军)bellringeratthe4.IfeltbadagainbecauseIdidn’tfeelIcould5anythingtogivehim.Istartedwalkingtowardstheentrance6twocarsenteredemptyparkingspacesinfrontofme.Thefirstwasa7，newCadillacwhichbecamethe8ofmethemomentIsawit.“How9，”Ithought，“woulditbetohaveenoughmoneytobuyacarlikethat！”Thesecondcar，10，wasanancientcarmoreshabbythantheoneIwasdriving.AmangotoutoftheCadillacandhurriedintothestore11pastthebellringerwithoutasecond12.Outoftheoldcarcameayoungmotherwiththreesmallchildrenfollowing13behindher.Herclotheslookedas14ashercar，yetshestoppedattheentranceand15abill.Inthatseconda(n)16touchedme，myenvyanddislike17me，andalltheloveandjoyfilledme.Ifishedabilloutofmyownpurse，18itintheSalvationArmykettle，andwishedthe19a“MerryChristmas！”NowIfeltIwasapoormanbutrichonthe20.Afterfindingafewthingsformykids，Idrovehomewithmyheartsinging.1、A．hated B．permitted C．escaped D．regretted2、A．make B．buy C．award D．lend3、A．pullingout B．settlingin C．gettingout D．cuttingin4、A．parkingspace B．counter C．parkinglot D．entrance5、A．spare B．split C．spend D．save6、A．though B．since C．when D．if7、A．sharp B．dull C．pure D．shiny8、A．target B．envy C．item D．bargain9、A．nice B．precious C．rare D．expensive10、A．therefore B．however C．anyhow D．besides11、A．merely B．right C．hopefully D．seldom12、A．smile B．nod C．glance D．wave13、A．firmly B．bravely C．casually D．closely14、A．wornout B．castdown C．tiredout D．brokendown15、A．paid B．passed C．donated D．rejected16、A．equality B．sympathy C．approval D．warmth17、A．left B．visited C．reached D．missed18、A．took B．handed C．started D．dropped19、A．salesman B．bellringer C．woman D．mandriver20、A．wealth B．luck C．inside D．outsideSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1A60-year-oldhomelesswomannamedSmokiehasbeensleepingoutsideinthedirtafewdoorsdownfromamannamedElvisSummers.Mostmornings,shestopsbyElvis’sLosAngelesapartmentandasksifhehasanyrecyclablematerialsforher.Throughtheseconversations,theystruckupafriendship.Onemorning,ElvissawanewsarticleaboutmaninOaklandwhohasbeenmakingtinyhousesoutofdesertedmaterials.HewasinspiredtoputoffpayingafewbillssohecouldbuythewoodandhardwaretomakeSmokieabrandnewshelterittookhimfivedaystobuildit,andnow,forthefirsttimeintenyears,Smokieabrandnewshelter.Ittookhimfivedaystobuildit,andnow,forthefirsttimeintenyears,Smokiehasaplacetohangthesign.“HomeSweetHome”.“Ihadnowheretoreallybuildit,soIjustbuiltitinthestreetoutsideofmyapartment,”ElvistoldGoodNewsNetwork.“ThelocalLAPDpolicehavebeensupercool,andhavetoldmetheysupportit—aslongaswemoveittoadifferentspotevery72hours.”Hemadethisprettytime-lapse(延时的)videoshowinghowhedidit.Thematerials,includingtwolocksonthefrontdoorandstrongwheelsformovingitaround,costhimabout$500.“I’vemetsomanyhomelesspeople,goodpeople,”Elvissaidinanemail,“SinceIbuiltSmokie’s,I’vehadseveralpeopleaskingmetomakethematinyhomeandit’sturnedintomuchmorethanjusttheonehouseIwantedtobuild.”AlthoughherunsanonlineretailstorethatsellsEDMclothes,hehasdecidedtolaunchanambitiousprojecttofundmoreshelters.Heplantstogetlighterandcheapermaterials—withoutsacrificingthestrengthofthehouse—forthenextround.RickSassen,abranchmanager,kindlydonatedtheroofshinglesandcedarsupportingSmokie’shouse,finalitemsElviscouldn’taffordonhisown.Sassenhaspromisedtoworkoutadealonfuturebuildingmaterialsforthesamecause.1、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“struckup”inparagraph2?A．Kepton. B．Established.C．Gaveout. D．Accomplished.2、WheredidElvis’sinspirationtobuildatinyhousecomefrom?A．Anewsreport.B．Asciencebook.C．Afictionstory.D．Anadvertisement.3、Whatisthemainfeatureofthetinyhouse?A．Itisair-conditioned.B．Itisverylight.C．Itcanmovearound.D．Ithasnoroof.4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutElvisfromthelastparagraph?A．Hewillgethelpfrompoorpeople.B．Heearnshislivingbybuildinghouses.C．Heplanstobuildstrongerhouses.D．Hewillhelpmorehomelesspeople.Text2Competitionoccursnaturallybetweenlivingbeingswhichco-existinthesameenvironment.Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity(繁荣).Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirselfworthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlifeanddeathaffairs.Intheirsinglemindedpursuit(追求)ofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:”Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethem-selves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sselfrespectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve(缓解)canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.1、Whichisthemainpointofthispassage?A．Competitionisaninterestingexperienceinone’slife.B．Competitionishelpfultosetupself-respect.C．Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D．Differentopinionsaboutcompetitionamongpeople.2、Whydosomepeoplevaluecompetitionhighly?A．Theythinkitmakesnationsbecomerich.B．Theythinkithelpstoimprovepeople’sabilities.C．Theythinkithasthedutytopushsocietyforward.D．Theythinkitmakesnationsmorecompetitive.3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“themostvocal”inParagraph3?A．Thosewhostronglyblamecompetition.B．Thosewhovaluecompetitionhighly.C．Thosewhowantsuccessverymuch.D．Thosewhofailmanytimes.4、Whatcanweknowaboutcompetition?A．Itcandetermineone’sachievement.B．Itswinningshouldbecomealife-and-deathmatter.C．Itshouldbeencouragedinallcountriesintheworld.D．Itariseswhenagoalcannotbeshared.Text3TicksoftheTradeHerearesomeofthewayscompaniestrytogetyoutobuytheirproducts.Seeifyoucanspotanyofthemthenexttimeyouwatchanad,WhataCharacter!CompaniesoftenusemascotstoselltheirproductsAmemorablemascot—likearabbitthatlovescereal—makesyouimmediatelythinkoftheproduct.ConvincingColors:Manyfoodscomeinbrightlycoloredpackagingmeanttograbyourattention.Differentcolorscancreatedifferentfeelings.Forexample,researchshowsthatredandyellowcanmakeyouhungry.NameThatTune:Haveyoueverhadasongfromacommercialstuckinyourhead?Companiescreatecatchyjinglesandsloganstomakesureyoudon’tforgettheirproducts.MakingYourMouthWater:Haveyounoticedthatfoodincommercialsoftenlooksbetterthanitdoesinreallife?That’sbecauseadvertisershirepeoplecalledfoodstyliststomakeburgerslookextrajuicyandchipsextracrispy.StarPower:Companiespayactors,athletes,andsingerstopromotetheirproducts.Theideaisthatpeoplewillwanttoeatanddrinkthesameproductsasthecelebritiestheyadmire.FootballstarCamNewtonappearsinadsforGatorade.1、66．Inthefirsttrick,whatdocompaniestrytoassociatetheirproductswith?A．Trademarks.B．Mascots.C．Logos.D．Symbols.2、68．Researchshowsthatthecoloryellowcan.A．increaseaperson’sappetiteB．inspireaperson’simaginationC．sharpenaperson’seyesightD．motivateperson’screativity3、70．Foodstyliststrytopromotethefoodbytakingadvantageofaperson’ssenseof.A．hearingB．touchC．sightD．smellText4ThingstoDoonaSunnyDayinSanFranciscoSanFranciscodoesn'ttakeitssunnydaysforgranted.Oncethesuncomesoutandthetemperaturesrise,everyoneracestoseizeaspottotakeinanunbelievablecityvieworheadstooneoftheirfavoriteattractions.FindThrillsataThemeParkExperiencethrillridesandattractionsatSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom,NorthAmerica’sonlythemeparkofwildlife,sealifeandthrillingrides.It’sawonderfulentertainmentexperienceforthewholefamily,withone-of-a-kindadventuresacrossthreeworlds.Cruise(乘船游览)ontheBaySailunderoneofthe"ModernWondersoftheWorld".Watchsealionsandsealsatplay.AndlearnallthesecretsofthefantasticcitybytheBay.Forpeoplewholikethethrillofspeedandwindintheirhair,theseasonalRocketBoat(May-October)istheoptionforyou.TourAT&TParkIt'shometothefamousbaseballteamSanFranciscoGiantsfromApriltoOctobereveryyear,butyoucantakeatourinsideAT&TParkanytimefora"player'seyeview."You'llhaveaccesstothebaseballfield,thevisitors'clubhouse,thepressboxandsoon.RideaBikeovertheGoldenGateBridgeExplorethebeautiful,bike-friendlystreetsandwaterfrontpathsofSanFranciscoallthewaytotheGoldenGateBridgewithanall-daybikerentalfromBlazingSaddles.Theireasy-ridebikes,combinedwiththeirnew,freemobileappfullofhelpfultipsandsightseeingsuggestionsmaketheself-guidedtourseasyandfunforeveryone.1、WhatcantouristsdoatSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom?A．Experiencethrillingrides.B．LearnallthesecretsofSanFrancisco.C．Takeaplayer'seyeviewoverapark.D．AdmirethesceneryoftheGoldenGateBridge.2、Whicheventattractstouristslovingspeedandwindmost?A．FindThrillsataThemepark B．CruiseontheBayC．TourAt&TPark D．RideaBikeovertheGoldenGateBridge3、Whichofthefollowingofferstouristsafreemobileapp?A．Watchingwildlife. B．Sailingonthebay.C．Visitingabaseballfield. D．RentingabikefromBlazingSaddlesPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Everydayhasthepotentialtobeagoodand,insomecases,agreatdayforyouFewofusgetupinthemorning,1．(think)thatwewantthistobeabaddayYetinmanycasesthedayturnsthatwaybecauseofapersonoranevent2．weworryaboutThinkaboutthosesmall3．(event)whichcanthrowyouoffbalanceandaffectyourwholeday4．(negtive）Whostoleyourday?5．(Be)ityourboss,anodddriveronthewaytowork,oranimpolitewaiteratlunchthatdid?Everydaynumerouspeopleorthingscanpreventus6．havingagoodday,ifweletthemThekeyisthatweshouldadopt7．positiveattitudetowardslifeWecannotcontrol8．happenstousinmanycases,9．wecancontrolhowwereacttothemLao-tzu,aChinesephilosopher,said,“Hewhoconquersothersisstrong;hewhoconquers10．(he)ismighty”InSeptember,inBritain,youmayseealotofswallowsTheyaregatheringtogetherbecause,verysoon,theywillbeflyingsouthtomuch1．(warm)lands,wheretheywillfindplentyofsmallflyinginsectson2．theyfeedTherearenosuchinsectsaboutinBritainduringthewinter,asitistoocold3．themTheswallowssettle,flyoff,dash,andsettleagainThistheydomanytimes,fortheyaremakingshortpracticing4．(flight)inordertobefitforthelongjourneyaheadofthemFlocksofthese5．(migrate)birdsleaveBritainintheautumnTheyfly6．(steady)forhundredsofmilesbeforetheyreachthewarmlandsofAfricaButnotallthebirdsgetthere,formanyofthemdieinthe7．(storm)weathertheymeetwithonthewayInthespringofthefollowingyeartheymakethelongandtiringjourneybacktoBritainTheyget8．(settle)onthesamebarnortreeinthesamedistrictwhichthey9．(leave)thepreviousautumnNobodyknowsexactlyhowthesebirdsfindtheirwaythereandbackoversuchvastdistance,butithassomething10．(do)withwindsandaircurrentsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TheArtofSlowReadingIfyouarereadingthisarticleinprint,chancesarethatyouwillonlygetthroughhalfofwhatIhavewritten.Andifyouarereadingthisonline,youmaynotevenfinishafifth.1、Theysuggestthatmanyofusnolongerhavetheconcentrationtoreadarticlesthroughtotheirconclusion.Soarewegettingstupider?Actually,ouronlinehabitsaredamagingthementalpowerweneedtoprocessandunderstandtextualinformation.Round-the-clocknewsmakesusreadfromonearticletothenextwithoutnecessarilyengagingfullywithanyofthecontent.OurreadingisfrequentlyinterruptedbythenoiseofthelatestemailandwearenowabsorbingshortburstsofwordsonTwitterandFacebookmoreregularlythanlongertexts.2、Butwearegraduallyforgettinghowtositback,thinkcarefully,andrelateallthefactstoeachother.3、Adesperatebunchofacademicswantustotakeourtimewhilereading,andre-reading.Theyaskustoswitchoffourcomputerseverysooftenandrediscoverboththejoyofpersonalengagementwithprintedtexts,andtheabilitytoprocessthemfully.What'stobedonethen?Mostslowreadersrealizethattotalrejectionofthewebisextremelyunrealistic.Theyfeelthatgetawayfromtechnologyforawhileistheanswer.4、Personally,I'mnotsurewhetherIcouldevergoofflineforlong.Evenwhilewritingthisarticle,Iamswitchingconstantlybetweensites,skimmingtoooften,absorbingtoolittle.Internetreadinghasbecometoorootedinmydailylifeformetochange.IreadessaysandarticlesnotinhardcopybutasPDFs.Isuspectthatmanyreadersareinasimilarposition.5、YoucandownloadacomputerapplicationcalledFreedom,whichallowsyoutoreadinpeacebycuttingoffyourInternetconnection.OrifyouwanttoavoidbeingdisturbedbytheInternet,youcouldalwaysdownloadofflinereaderInstapaperforyouriPhone.Ifyou'restillreadingmyarticle,thatisslowreading.A．TheInternetisprobablypartoftheproblem.B．Nowsomecampaignsareadvocatingslowreading.C．Thesearethetwofindingsfromtherecentresearchprojects.D．Butifyoujustoccasionallywanttoreadmoreslowly,helpisathand.E.Someofthemhavesuggestedturningtheircomputersoffforonedayaweek.F.Slowreadingcanhelpconnectareadertoneighborhoodandbecomepopular.G.BecauseoftheInternet,wehavebecomeverygoodatcollectinginformation.Thereisnodoubtthatgoingwithoutsleepfortoolongmakesusfeelterrible,andthatgettin