2023年城步苗族自治县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试卷含解析

2023年城步苗族自治县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenmysisterDianebeganplayingtheviolin,shewasseven.Howdidshesound?Terrible.Butshedidn’t1.Attwelve,sheaskedourparentsifshecould2afull­timemusicschool.Theysaidno.Actually,everyoneagreedthatmysister3talent.Iwasbetteratmy4.MyteacherhadtoldmyparentsthatIhadgreat5.Somyparentsfoundthebestpianoteacherintheareato6me.Buttheonlytimehewas7wasSaturdayafternoonsat3p.m..Backthen,Iwas8abouttheBritishTVshowTheAvengers,whichwas9everySaturdayat3p.m..IletnothingtakeupmyTheAvengershour.SoI10thisamazingopportunity.Today,Idon’tevenhavea11inmyhouse.Mysisterbecameanengineer,butshe12stoppedmakingmusic.Whenshewasinher40s,sheswitchedher13.Shewentbacktocollege,gota(n)14inmusiceducation,andbecameamusicteacher.Shestartedkidsoffontheirfirstinstrumentandgavethemalltheencouragementandsupportshenever15.Recently,sheandapianistpal(朋友)putonarecital.Abigcrowdoffriendsandfamily16forher.Assheplayed,Ilookedaroundatthe17.Everyonewas18enjoyingthemusic.ItoccurredtomethatIwastheonlypersonthatrememberedthata7­year-­oldkidmakingthoseperfectly19soundsandknewhowfarshehadcome,despite20.Talentisimportant.Butenthusiasmisevenmoreimportant.1、A．advanceB．quitC．reflectD．listen2、A．inspectB．openC．attendD．visit3、A．lackedB．spottedC．possessedD．admired4、A．majorB．projectC．compositionD．instrument5、A．patienceB．enthusiasmC．potentialD．ambition6、A．trainB．examineC．correctD．challenge7、A．punctualB．skillfulC．occupiedD．available8、A．sensitiveB．crazyC．seriousD．particular9、A．filmedB．designedC．airedD．commented10、A．jumpedatB．turneddownC．waitedforD．openedup11、A．tutorB．violinC．musicianD．piano12、A．neverB．onceC．alreadyD．even13、A．attitudeB．careerC．planD．position14、A．scholarshipB．sponsorC．degreeD．assistant15、A．providedB．imaginedC．receivedD．expected16、A．votedB．fearedC．stayedupD．turnedup17、A．studentsB．audienceC．spotlightsD．platform18、A．obviouslyB．desperatelyC．appropriatelyD．anxiously19、A．boomingB．pleasingC．awfulD．powerful20、A．everythingB．somethingC．everybodyD．somebodySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1FiveoftheBestTheatreShowsWarHorseItispossiblytheNational’sbiggesthit,havingplayedin11countriestomorethansevenmillionpeople.Now,MarianneElliottandTomMorris’sproductionreturnstothevenue11yearsafteritsfirstshow.AChristmastreat.NationalTheatre,November8toJanuary5ChristmasSpectacularThesmallNorfolktownofFakenhamreceivesaround110,000visitorsannuallyforthisseasonalinstitution,whichhasbeenrunningfor42years.Eventheroyalfamilyhavecometotheshow.ThursfordCollection,November6toDecember23CompanyThetrendforgender-changerolescontinueswithStephenSondheim’s1970musical,inwhichtheheroBobby—turning35andatanemotionalcrossroads—becomesthefemaleBobbie.Itworks.IntheupdatedCompany,theplotremainsthesameandthere’sfunnyactingfromRosalieCraiginthelead.MarianneElliottdirectswithherhabitualimagination.GielgudTheatre,November7toMarch30MacbethTherehavebeenacoupleofversionsoftheScottishPlaythisyear.TheGlobehopesforabetteropeningforitswinterseason.TherestoftheseasonincludesMarlowe’sDoctorFaustuswithPaulineMelynnasMephistopheles,andRichardⅡwithacastofwomenofcolour.Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,November7toFebruary2TroilusandCressidaTopresentPoloniusinHamlet,theproductionofthis“problem”playiscomical-historicalinnewRSC(英国皇家莎士比亚剧团)staging.ThereiseventhefirstdeafactorinamainstreamRSCrole,CharlotteArrowsmith,signingherlinesasCassandra.RoyalShakespeareTheatre,November8toNovember171、ThefollowingshowscanbewatchedonChristmasDayEXCEPT________.A．WarHorse B．ChristmasSpectacularC．Company D．Macbeth2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCompany?A．TheheroBobbybecomesaladyinthemusical.B．BobbyfallsinlovewithBobbieinthestory.C．In1970,StephenSondheimwroteanovelcalledCompany.D．MarianneElliottstarsinCompanyandheractingisinteresting.3、WhereisRichardⅡonduringthiswinterseason?A．RoyalShakespeareTheatre. B．GielgudTheatre.C．ThursfordCollection. D．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre.4、WhichroledoesthefirstdeafactorplayinRSC?A．Polonius. B．Charlotte.C．Cassandra. D．Hamlet.Text2Shesatatthepicnictablealone.Recess(休息)wasinfullswing.Sheremainedawkwardaroundherclassmates.Sheseemedunsureofwhattodoorsay,yetIcouldseehereyeslongingforacceptance.Manystudentshadalreadydecidedthatherfriendshipwouldnotbeworththeenergyrequiredtoovercometheawkwardness.Othersteasedher.Mostignoredher—exceptforone.Brianna,theclassclown,wasmakingtheotherstudentslaugh,asusual.“Brianna,doyouseeMollydownthere?Wouldyoumindwalkingdownthereandinvitinghertocomeupherewiththerestofus?”Briannasighed.Icouldtellshedidn’twanttosacrificepreciousminutesofherownrecesstodowhatIwasaskingofher,butIalsoknewherheart.Sheoftenthoughtofothersbeforeherself—ararecharacterforanyone,muchlessakid.Knowingthischoicewashardforher,IpulledoutaD-buck,ourclasscurrency.Thoughbribery(行贿)wasnottheidealwaytohandlethissituation,Ineededhercooperation.“Here,I’llpayyouforyourtime.”Sheofferedaninsinceresmile,graspedthegreenpaper,andheadeddownthehill.Astherestofthechildrenscreamedandlaughed,myeyeslockedonBriannaasshenearedthepicnictable.Mollycouldbedifficult,andIwouldn’thavebeensurprisedifshesentBriannabackalone,refusingherinvitation.Whensheencouragedherselftoastandingposition,Isighedwithrelief.Aminutelater,1felttaponmyshoulder.“Here,Mrs.D．”ShehandedmetheD-buck.“Why?”Iasked.“Ishouldn’tkeepthis.”Hereyesfelltoherfeet,guiltradiatingfromherquietvoice.“Idon’twantMollytothink1onlywenttogethersoIcouldearnamuck.She’smyfriend.”Amomentlater,theywerealllaughingagain,andwhoshouldIseeamongthem,laughingforthefirsttimethatweek?Molly.1、Accordingtotheauthor,whatwasMollylike?A．Sheignoredthejokesfromotherkids. B．Shefeltawkwardatbeingteased.C．Shedesiredtobeacceptedbyotherkids. D．Shehadnoenergytomakefriends.2、WhatdistinguishedBriannafromotherkids?A．Herclowntalent. B．Hercooperation.C．Herhonesty. D．Herkindness.3、HowdidtheauthorfeelasBriannawalkedtoMolly?A．Worried. B．Satisfied.C．Exicted. D．Confused.4、WhatwasthepurposeofBrianna’sreturningtheID-bucktotheauthor?A．TOavoidlosingitoneday.B．TOgetapurefriendshipwithMolly.C．TObribeherteacher.D．TO’escapefrombeingscoldedbyherteacher:Text3TheannouncementsthatfollowinformyouofvariousFirstPresbyterianChurchprogramsandeventstowhichyouareinvited.Pleasesavethispublication,takeithomeandkeepitforeasyreference.SummerMusikgarten—TodayMusikgartenisforinfants(V)L)throughthreeyearsold,butifyouhaveolderchildren,bringthemwithyouduringthesummer.Wedon'twanttoleaveanyoneout!We'llmeetforSummerMusikgartenclassesinRoom307at9:20-9:50AMtoday,andonJune25,July9,16,23,30,August1and20.Ifyouhavequestionsorformoreinformation,pleasecontactKathyMiddleton(kmidd@;563-505-0471).BTCBookClubBonus—MondayJoinusfordessertandadiscussionofthebook,TheTraitor'sWife,byAllisonPataki,ledbyLoisBoyer-Fitzpatrick.WewillmeetMonday,June19at12:30PMintheParlor.Formoreinformation,contactCarolPhoenix(563-332-0980).PerformingArtsSeries—SaturdayThetwenty-fifthanniversaryseasonofthePerformingArtsSeriesconcludeswithtwoperformancesoftheclassicBroadwaymusical,MyFairLady.LernerandLoewe'smostsuccessfulcollaboration,MyFairLadyhasdelightedaudiencesfordecades,andwelookforwardtoproducingitforyou.Ticketsare$2foradultsand$10forstudents,andcanbepurchasedonthechurch'swebsiteorbycallingthechurchoffice.Tabitha'sCircle—SundayAllthosewhosewandmakesomesimpledressesandshortscanjoinusinFellowshipHall.TheclotheswemakearesenttochildreninAfrica,Guatemala,CambodiaandHaiti.Pleasebringyourownsewingmachinesandinvitesotherswhowouldliketoparticipate.Wewillhaverefreshments.ContactRosenPaulsen(563-355-3165)forquestionsaboutthisoutreachproject.1、14．Ifyouvaluethechildreneducation,whicheventisyourbestchoice?A．SummerMusikgartenB．BTCBookClubBonus19C．PerformingArtsSeriesD．Tabitha'sCircle2、16．YoucancontactallofthefoureventsbyA．makingphonecallsB．visitingthewebsitesC．inquiringinpersonD．writingletters3、18．Accordingtothethirdsection,weknowMyFairLadyA．isfreeforyoungkidsB．hasbeenpopularforyearsC．wasstarredbyLernerandLoeweD．wasoneofthelongestclassicBroadwaymusicalsText4Itmaysurprisebookworms,butapparentlymasterpiecessuchasJaneEyrearelackinginsomething—soundeffects.Anelectronic-bookfirmisaddingbackgroundnoisesandmusictotheworksofCharlotteBronte,SirArthurConanDoyleandWilliamShakespeareinthehopeofattractingyoungerreaders.Inoneexample,adescriptionofrainlashingagainstawindowinaSherlockHolmesstorywillbe“enhanced”withmatchingnoises.Thefirstmultimediae-books—withsoundstoaccompanynovels—willbeavailablethisFridayintheUK.TheBooktrackreleasesareavailabletoiPadusers,withothertabletcomputerversionstofollow.TheconceptisalreadyinuseintheU.S.,wheretheclassicscomewithaddedsoundeffects.ReadersforexamplecanhearthechinacupschinkinginMr.Darcy’sgardenastheyreadPrideAndPrejudice.AstorybyBookerPrizewinnerSalmanRushdiewillbereleasedlaterintheyearwithaspeciallycraftedorchestralscore.Rushdie’sstoryInTheSouthwillbereleasedwithasoundtrackprovidedbytheNewZealandSymphonyOrchestra.ThePowerOfSixbyPittacusLore,anovelforyoungadults,isoneofthefirsttobetestedwithasoundtrackwhichbuildsinsuspenseinkeepingwiththeplot.Itworksbytimingthespeedofeachreaderandthesoftwaremeasuresthe“turning”ofapageandmovesthemusicorsoundsalongaccordingly.IthasbeencreatedbyBooktrackwhichsynchronizes(使同步)musictoeachnovel.ItisfundedbyPeterThiel,aco-founderofPayPal.Mr.Thielsaid,“It’salwaysexcitingtowitnessthecreationofanewformofmedia.Thetechnologypromisestocaptivatereadersinadifferentway.”However,theyhavebeengreetedwithhorrorbytraditionalists,whosaythetechnologytakesawaythepleasureofhavingone’simaginationstimulatedbyastory.Theyalsoraisetheprospect(预期)ofhavingtoaskanoverlyeagerreadertoturntheirbookdown.DavidNicholls,whosebestsellerOneDaywasrecentlyturnedintoafilmstarringAnneHathaway,said,“Thissoundsliketheoppositeofreading.Itwouldbeadistraction.”1、What’sthepurposeoftheelectronic-bookfirmaddingsoundeffectstomasterpieces?A．Toaddsomecreativefactorstothee-books.B．Toarouseinterestofthereaders.C．Tosatisfythereaders’greatneed.D．Topromotethetechnologyprogress.2、Wherewastheideathatsoundsareaddedtoaccompanynovelsfirstputforward?A．Britain.B．Australia.C．NewZealand.D．America.3、Thefollowingshouldbedonetomakeasoundtrackwork,EXCEPT________.A．measuringhowlongeachreaderspendsinreadingB．increasingthevolumeofthemusicorsoundsC．makingoutthereadingspeedD．changingthemusicorsoundswithpagesturned4、What’sMr.Thiel’attitudetothefutureofthenewformofmedia?A．Doubtful.B．Indifferent.C．Hopeful.D．Negative.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Ilovenaturalscience,whichcamefrommycuriosityinnatureFrom1．earlyage,IcaughtfrogsandinsectsinthenearbywoodsIexploredthecoolstreams2．(run)throughthewoodsandsearchedforfishlivinginthewaterAsIgrewup,myinterestsexpandedaroundsubjectsinschool,particularly3．biology,chemistryandphysicsinhighschoolTheseinterestswereincreasedwithmoretime4．(spend)inthedesertsofArizonaThedesertwasnottotallynewtome,sinceI5．(visit)relativesinPhoenixseveraltimesbeforeImovedthereHowever,exploringthedesertonmyownwasnewIcheckedundereveryrockandbushlookingfor6．(sign)oflifeIfoundmanyincredibleanimalsOnceIhappenedtodiscover7．(poison)snakesunderarockIwasverysacredHowever,I8．(eventual)grewtobecautiousofthemandnowsnakesaremyfavoritestudysubjectIamnowanecologistIhavedoneresearchindeserts,forests,streamsandlakesFindingnewspeciesstill9．(excite)meIamgladtohaveastrongcuriosityinthenaturalworldMyhobbyandcuriositymakeme10．IamnowOurexperienceattheChildren’sMedicalCareCenterwaseye-openingWesawalotofchildrenwithouthairduetotheirradioactive1．(treat)WeplayedwiththemandtaughtthemtodrawpicturesThechildren,though2．(suffer)suchgreatpains,weresofriendlythatitwasmucheasiertointeractwiththemthanwe3．(expect)Oneday,anincidentdeeplytouchedusAgirlsuggestedthatshe4．(teach)ushowtofoldpaperShetaughtuswithgreatpatience,5．(explain)eachstepclearlyThoughwecouldeasilydothat,westillpretendedtoknownothingaboutitWefollowedher,stepbystep,doingeverything6．shetoldusFinally,whenwefinishedourwork7．(succeed),shegaveeachofusabighugWecouldseetheprideonherfaceHerfatherwassothankfultousthatheheldourhandstightly,tearsinhiseyesAnditwasnotuntilthen8．weknewthegirlwouldreceiveanoperationthenextdayManystorieshappenedatthecenterItwasreallya9．(value)experiencetousall,enrichingourlife10．apositivewaySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)PeopleArePeopleGlobalizationhasbroughtdifferentculturestogetherinawayunimaginableonehundredyearsago.Today,Chinese,Indians,Arabs,Africans,Anglos,andHispanicsmayallworkinthesameoffices,attendthesameschoolsorliveinthesameneighborhoods.1、Andoursocietyhaslatelyemphasized（强调）theimportanceofdiversity.2、Takethefollowingoldproverbsforexample.

“Honestyisthefirstchapterinthebookofwisdom.”ThomasJefferson,AmericanPresident“Onefalsehoodspoilsathousandtruths.”Africanproverb“Behonesttothosewhoarehonest,andbealsotothosewhoarenothonest.”LaoTzu,Chinesephilosopher“Asacrificeiswrittenoffbyalieandthemeritofdevotionbyanactofcheat.”Hindusaying3、Theseseemstobeasortofculturalunity.Wedon’twishtoimplyallculturesarethesame.Culturaldiversityisreal,andpeoplefromdifferentculturesviewmanysituationsindifferentways.However,historically,differentculturesseemtosharemanycommonvalues.Theyarejustice,courage,patience,generosity,equality,mercyandkindness,respectfortheelders,andmanymore.Lyingandstealingappeartobewrongnomatterwhereyougo.Perhapssomeculturesmakeroomforextenuating（情有可原）circumstancesmorethanothers;perhapsculturesapplythesevirtuesindifferentways;andwhenvaluesdisagree,differentculturesmayplacedifferentlevelsofimportanceonthem.4、Butbothculturesmaystillvalueboth.Tous,itseemsasifthereissomesortofcodeofrightandwrongthateveryoneeverywhereseemstounderstand,regardlessofculture.Itisalmostasif,behindallofthediversity,onefindsacommonunderstanding–ahumanculture,ifyouwill–thatgoesbeyondracial,social,andpoliticalboundaries.5、.A．Allpeopleseemtoagreethatweshouldtellthetruth.B．Asculturesmeetwitheachother,manydifferencesstandout.C．Eachvaluesupportsmanymoresayingsfromdifferentcultures.D．Wewanttoshow,however,thatthereismoretotheseculturesthandiversity.E.Thesesayingsfromfourseparateculturesallsupportthesamevalue–honesty.F.Itisalmostasif,despiteallourdifferences,weareallstillthesame–wearejustpeople.G.Inotherwords,oneculturemayleanmoretowardjusticeandanotherculturemoretowardmercy.Withadvancesintransportationandinformationtechnology,eventhemostremoteplacesonEartharewithinreachofthetraveler.Infact,tourismisnowtheworld’slargestindustry,withnaturetourismgrowingthefastest.1、Inresponsetothisincreasingappreciationofnatureexperiences,anewformoftravelhasarisencalledecotourism.2、TheNatureConservancyadoptstheconceptexplainedbytheInternationalUnionforCon