2023年壶关县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题含解析

2023年壶关县考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MywifeandImovedintoourhometwoyearsago.Wehadayardwithalotof1．Veryoftenwhenwehaveflowers,DeniseorIwouldplantsomebetweentherocks,justtoaddsome2tothearea．Lastsummer,Ifoundatinylittle3intheyardthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify.IknewIdidn’tplantitandDenisesaidshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletit4growinguntilwecouldfindoutwhatitwas.WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothe5plant,itappearedtobeasunflower.Idecidedto6theweedsaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomething7Thesunflowerhadnot8whereIsawitbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabig9andgrownunderandaroundittoreachthe10．That’swhenI11thatifatinylittlesunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinits12ofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilityofdoingthesamething.Ifwe13ourselveslikethatlittlesunflower,wecanreachwherewe14togoandgetwhatweneedforgrowth．Weneedtobelieveinourselvesknowingwehavethe15toachieveourgoals.Likethe16,itknewithadtheabilitytogetovertherocksbecauseithad17initselfthatitwouldsucceed.Standtalllikethesunflowerandbe18whoandwhatweare,thentheenvironmentwillbeginto19us.Wewillfindawaytogounderor20any“rocks”inordertoreachourgoals．1、A．flowers B．insects C．rocks D．vegetables2、A．color B．water C．fertilizer D．shape3、A．weed B．seed C．rock D．plant4、A．stop B．continue C．improve D．escape5、A．weak B．lonely C．strange D．pretty6、A．remove B．tend C．watch D．collect7、A．wonderful B．terrible C．valuable D．unusual8、A．passed B．started C．left D．died9、A．tree B．table C．rock D．wall10、A．air B．top C．sun D．house11、A．realized B．doubted C．regretted D．hoped12、A．place B．way C．course D．process13、A．fillin B．putin C．worryabout D．believein14、A．forget B．hate C．aim D．wait15、A．ability B．wish C．plan D．idea16、A．yard B．sunflower C．home D．summer17、A．energy B．virtue C．courage D．faith18、A．awareof B．afraidof C．proudof D．tiredof19、A．support B．affect C．upset D．forgive20、A．into B．around C．through D．fromSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1IfyouaretravellingfromoneofLondon’sinternationalairportstocentralLondon,don’ttaketaxiunlessyouareveryrich!Theminimum(最小的)farefromHeathrow,theairportnearesttocentralLondon,isabout$25.Ifyouaretravellinginagroupoffourpeopleandeachofyouhasalotofluggage,youmayfeelthatitwouldbeworthpayingforataxi.IfyousimplywanttocrossLondonfromonerailwaystationtoanotherorfromastationtoyourhotel,thenataximaybeagoodidea.Althoughtaxismayseemquiteexpensive,theymakelifealoteasierifyouhavealotofluggage,orifyouarenotconfidentaboutfindingyourwayaroundtheUndergroundsystem.Herearesomeusefulfactsaboutusingtaxis:★Licensed(有许可证的)taxisarelarge,andusuallyblack,vehicleswithasmallwhiteplate(牌照)onthebackshowingalicensenumberandthewordsHackneyCarriages.★Thebestplacetofindataxiisatarailwaystation.Followthesignsfortaxiandyouwillfindwhatiscalledataxirank(aplaceintheroadwhereataxicanstop).Anothergoodplacetofindataxiisnearalargehotel.★Ifyouarenotatastation,youwillhavetostandinthestreetandwaitforonetogopast.Lookforataxiwhichhasanorangelightlitupoverthedriver’swindow—thismeansthatitisnotbeingusedbyanyoneelse.★Whenthetaxiisquiteclose,raiseyourarmandwavethedriverdown.Thetaxishouldstopforyou.★Whenyoupay,itisusualtogivethedriveratipofatleast10%.1、WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthetaxiinLondon?A．Itishardtocatchataxiattheairport.B．ItisagoodchoicetocrossLondon.C．Itsserviceisfarfromsatisfactory.D．Itsfareisnotveryhigh.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthelicensedtaxis?A．Theyaresmall.B．Theyareallorange.C．Theyhaveredplates.D．Theirplatesareontheback.3、Wherecanyoufindataxieasilyaccordingtotheauthor?A．Abusstop.B．Asmallhotel.C．Alargeshoppingcentre.D．Ataxirankneararailwaystation.4、Whatshouldyoutakenoteofifyouwanttostopataxi?A．Whetheritslightison.B．Whetherthedriveriswaving.C．Whetheritisawhitelicensedtaxi.D．Whetherthetaxistopsattherightplace.5、Ifyourtaxifareis$30,howmuchshouldyougivethetiptothedriveratleast?A．$2. B．$3.C．$4. D．$5.Text2HowtoSaveonSightseeingNewYorkCityAttractionsWithsomanyuniqueattractions，world-famousmuseums，theaters，andskyscrapersthereisalwaysplentytodoinNewYork．However，sightseeing，inNewYorkCitymightnotbetheeasiestorthecheapestexperience．Thisiswhyourteamofreal，life-longNewYorkershascreatedtheNewYorkPass．Ifyouwanttodiscoverthebestofwhatthisamazingcityofferswhilestillsavingsometimeandmoneyonyourvisit，theNewYorkPassissomethingyoushouldbeinterestedin．HowYouBenefitfromtheNewYorkPassFreeentrytoover50attractionsEmpireStateBuilding，StatueofLiberty，MuseumofModernArt，MadisonSquareGardenTour，NBCStudioTours，NewYorkAquarium&manyothers．Free140guidebookinEnglish，German&Spanish，containinghoursofoperation，mapsanddirectionstoeverytouristattraction，shopandrestaurant．Lineskippingprivileges（特权），asaNewYorkPassholderyouareentitledtofasttrackentrytotheNewYorkCity'sbusiestattractions．Over650worthofentrancefeesthat'showmuchitwouldcostifyouvisitedalltheattractionsthatNewYorkPassgrantsentrancetowithoutusingtheNewYorkPass．Thatdoesn'tevenincludetheadditionaldiscountsyoureceiveforhavingaNYPass．100%RiskFree，MoneyBackGuaranteeNewYorkPassinsurancegivesyouextracomfortincaseyourtravelplanschange，offeringrefundonnon-usedPasses．PleaseNote：Youcanvisitasmanyattractionsasyouwantevenmorewiththetimesavedwithfasttrackentry．Youdon'tneedtocarrytoomuchcashandtheNewYorkPasskeepscontrolonyourspending．NewYorkPassPrices：OfferEnds：Fri13Feb2016ProductPrice1DayAdultPass﹩751DayChildPass﹩552DayAdultPass﹩1102DayChildPass﹩903DayAdultPass﹩1123DayChildPass﹩967DayAdultPass﹩1447DayChildPass﹩112484、Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage？______A．TointroducetheNewYorkPass．B．ToattractmoretouriststoNewYork．C．TodescribehowtousetheNewYorkPass．D．ToexplainwhytheNewYorkPassiscreated．1、WhatbenefitcanyougetfromtheNewYorkPass？______A．Youdon'thavetocarrycashwithyou．B．YoucanvisittheStatueofLibertyforfree．C．Youcanchangeyourtravelplansasyoulike．D．Youcangetthefreeguidebookinfourlanguages．2、JackandhistwokidswillvisitNewYorkforthreedaysinJanuaryin2016，howmuchshouldhepayfortheNewYorkPass？______A．﹩520 B．﹩420C．﹩380 D．﹩3043、Theunderlinedphrase"areentitledto"mostprobablymeans"aregiven______of"．A．thename B．thehonorC．theprivilege D．thetitleText3I’vworkedparttimesincetakingearlyretirementtenyearsago.Iwasinspiredbyanolderfriend.Weworkedforthesamecompany,andheretiredtwoyearsbeforeIwasalsoconsidered“spare”,assomecompaniescallit.SoonafterIleftwork,wehadlunchtogether.First,heassuredmethattherewaslifeafterwork.Thenherelatedhisownexperience.Hedidn’twanttotakeanotherfull-timejob,soheturnedhisdaughter’soldbedroomintoahomeoffice.Hearrangedforsomeconsultingworkfromouroldcompany,andhepickedupmoreprojectsfromothercontacts.Soonhewasworking20to30hoursaweek.Hewasn’tmakingasmuchmoney.Hiskidsweregrown-up,sohedidn’tneedasmuchincome.“AssoonasIleftthatjob,”hetoldme,“mybackproblemswentaway.Istartedtoeatbetterandgetmoreexercise,Imakehalfasmuchmoney,butIfeeltwiceasgood,andI’mtwiceashappy.”Idecidedtofollowasimilartrack.Atthetime,myyoungerchildalmostfinishedcollege,somyparentalresponsibilitieswerewindingdown.Wesoldouroldhouseandmovedintoatownhouse.Iwenttoworkformyself.Andtheresult?TodayI,too,makelessmoney.Butwemakeendsmeet.AndIfeeltwiceasgoodandtwiceashappy.Ourexperienceisn’tforeverybody.Butalotofpeoplehaveretiredearlyandlivedtotellthetale,whichprovesitpossible.Jack,anotherfriend,wasasalesmanforacommunicationfirm.Hehadalongdistancetoworkanddidalotoftraveling.Hedecidedtoleavethecorporateworld,inpartbecausehehadhealthproblemsandhewantedtospendmoretimewithhisfamily.Later,hequithisjobwithflexiblehoursandwasrestoredtohishealth.Andnowhehasfoundapart-timejob,andhe,togetherwithhisfamily,isleadingamorerelaxinglife.1、Howdidtheauthorandhisfriendsfeelabouttheirretiredlife?A．It’sbusybutwealthy.B．It’sflexiblebuttiring.C．It’shealthyandhappyD．It’srelaxingandwasteful.2、Whatdidthewriter’sfriendtrytotellhimatlunchthatday?A．Heregrettednotleavinghisjobearlier.B．HelivedamuchbetterlifeafterretiringC．Hemademoremoneyafterfindinganewjob.D．Hislifewasnoteasyforhimafterlosinghisjob.3、BeforeJacklefthislastjob,he______.A．livedabusylifeB．usedtofindpart-timejobsC．oftentraveledwithhisfamilyD．workedhardasarealtravelagent4、Whatdoestheauthormainlyconfirmbywritingthetext?A．HealthismoreimportantthanworkB．Youngpeoplegenerallyliveanexhaustinglife.C．Moreretiredpeoplearepayingattentiontohealth.D．Itmaybeagoodchoiceforpeoplewhoretireearlytodoapart-timejob.Text4TheAmericandreamisthefaithheldbymanypeopleintheUnitedStatesofAmericathatthroughhardwork,courage,creativityanddetermination,theycanachieveabetterlifeforthemselves.Morespecifically,theyagreeonhowtogetaheadinAmerica:getacollegeeducation,findareliablejob,and

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JournalpollaskedparticipantsabouttheAmericandream,whatittakestoachievetheirgoal,andwhetherornottheyfeltthecontrolovertheirabilitytobesuccessful.Obviously,theresultsshowthattoday,theideaoftheAmericandreamandwhatittakestoachieveitlooksquitedifferentfromitdidinthelate20thcentury.Generallyspeaking,peoplefeltthattheiractionsandhardworknotoutsideforcedecidingtheirlives.Buttheparticipantshaddefinitelymixedfeelingsaboutwhatactionsmakeforabetterlifeinthecurrenteconomy.Inthelastsevenyears,Americanshavegrownmorepessimistic(悲观的)aboutthepowerofeducationtoleadtosuccess.Eventhoughtheyseegoingtocollegeasafairlyachievablegoal,amajority52percentthinkthatyoungpeopledonotneeda4-yearcollegeeducationinordertobesuccessful.MiguelMaeda,42,whohasamaster’sdegreeandworksinpublichealth,wasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege,whichhasallowedhimtoachieveasenseoffinancialstability(稳定)hisparentsandgrandparentsneverdid.Whilesome,likeMaeda,emphasizedthevalueofdegreeratherthantheeducationitself,othersstillseecollegeasawaytogainnewviewpointsandlifeexperiences.ToFendley,asenseofdriveandpurpose,aswellasaneffectivehigh-schooleducation,andbasiclifeskills,likebalancingacheckbook(支票簿),arethenecessaryelementsforasuccessfullifeinAmerica.1、ItusedtobecommonlyacknowledgedthattosucceedinAmerica,onehadtohave____.A．asenseofdriveandpurposeB．anadvancedacademicdegreeC．afirmbeliefintheirdreamD．anambitiontogetahead2、WhatisthefindingofthelatestNationalJournalpollconcerningtheAmericandream?A．MoreandmoreAmericansarefindingithardtorealize.B．ItremainsaliveamongthemajorityofAmericanpeople.C．AnincreasingnumberofyoungAmericansareabandoningit.D．Americans’ideaofithaschangedoverthepastfewdecades.3、WhatdoAmericansnowthinkoftheroleofcollegeeducationinachievingsuccess?A．Itstillremainsopentodebate.B．Ithasprovedtobebeyonddoubt.C．Itismuchbetterunderstoodnowthanever.D．Itisnolongerasimportantasitusedtobe.4、Howdosomepeopleviewcollegeeducationthesedays?A．Ithelpsbroadentheirminds.B．Itneedstobestrengthened.C．Itwidensculturaldiversity.D．Itpromotesgenderequality.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Duringthe1．(twenty)century,thetemperatureoftheearth2．(rise)aboutonedegreeFahrenheitItisarapidincreasewhencompared3．othernaturalchangesThereisnodoubt4．theearthisbecomingwarmerScientistsbelieve5．ishumanactivitythathascausedthisglobalwarmingTheincreaseintheearth'stemperatureisduetothe6．(burn)offossilfuelsSomebyproductsofthisprocess7．(call)“greenhouse”gases,themostimportantoneof8．iscarbondioxideWithoutthe“greenhouseeffect”,theearthwouldbethirty-threedegreeCelsius9．(cool)thanitisSo,weneedthosegasesTheproblembeginswhenweaddhugequantitiesofextracarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,causingtheglobaltemperature10．(go)upEveryyear，AlargenumberofpeoplegobackhomeforChristmas．Joe’splanelandedontimeatHeathrowAirport．Hehad1．(exact)onehourtogetoutoftheairportandgoacrossthecentreoftheairportandthecentreofLondontocatchhistraintoManchester．Hehurriedthroughtheairport，andthenraced2．thetaxisign．Unfortunately，atthatmoment，3．(he)luggagebrokeanddirtysocks，shirtsandunderwearwereallovertheairportfloor．Joewasso4．(embarrass)thathequicklyputeverythingbackintohisluggage．5．(push)hiswaythroughthecrowdsofpeople，hefinallymadeittothetaxirank．Hejumpedintothenearesttaxi，shouting，“EustonStation，quickly，please!”Thetaxisetoffatsuch6．highspeedthatJoewasthrownbackward，7．madehimhithisheadagainsttheglass．Thetaxispedonandfinallyarrivedinthecitycentre，andalsothemiddleofatrafficjam!Itwouldbequickertowalkthere．Joeoffered8．(pay)thedriver，gotoutofthetaxi，andranalongthepavementandpastalltheshop9．(window)．Atlast，hecouldseethestationopposite．Hereachedthestationjustashistrainwasleaving．He10．(get)onthetrainwithsecondstospare．Hesighedwithrelief—hewouldbehomeintimeforChristmas．SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Doyoubelongtoahighlyemotionallyintelligentperson?Asweallknow,emotionalintelligence(EI)hasbeenanimportantfactorinoursuccessandhappiness,notonlyatwork,butinourrelationshipsandallareasofourlives.Sowhatsetsemotionallyintelligentpeopleapart?1、Theyfocusonthepositive.Whilenotignoringthebadnews,emotionallyintelligentpeopledonotspendalotoftimeandenergyfocusingonproblems.2、Thesepeoplefocusonwhattheyareabletodoandwhatiswithintheircontrol.Theysurroundthemselveswithpositivepeople.PeoplewithalotofEIdon’tspendalotoftimelisteningtocomplainers.Theyareawarethatthosepeoplearenothelpfultothem.3、Youcanspotthesefolksastheytendtosmileandlaughagreatdealandattractotherpositivepeople.Theirwarmth,openness,andcaringattitudeletotherslookuponthemasmoretrustworthy.Theylookforwaystomakelifemorefun,happy,andinteresting.Whetheritisintheirworkplace,athome,orwithfriends,highEIpeopleknowwhatmakesthemhappyandlookforopportunitiestoexpandtheirenjoyment.4、Therefore,theydowhatevertheycantobrightensomeoneelse’sday.5、PeoplewithhighEIaresobusythinkingofpossibilitiesinthefuturethattheydon’tspendalotoftimeworryingaboutthingsthatdidn’tworkoutinthepast.Theytakethelearningfromtheirpastfailuresandapplyittotheiractionsinthefuture.A．Theyarewillingtoletgoofthepast.B．Peopleknowhowtheycanusetheirenergywisely.C．HerearefourhabitsthatpeoplewithhighEIhave:D．Theyreceivepleasureandsatisfactionfromseeingothershappy.E.Sotheyalwaysspendtimewithpeoplethatlookatthebrightsideoflife.F.Instead,theyusetheincidenttocreateawarenessofhowtonotletithappenagain.G.Rather,theylookatwhatispositiveinasituationandlookforsolutionstoaproblem!HowtoRentYourHouseBeforehandingthekeystoyourhouseovertoacompletestrangerforcare,therearedecisionsyouneedtomake.Infact,thedecisionsyoumakenow,beforesearchingforatenant(房客),willmakethebiggestimpactonthesuccessofyourrental.1、WhatConditionDoYouWantYourHousein?Thereisnoendtotheamountofimprovingyoucandotoyourhousebeforerentingitout.2、Whenisgoodenough,goodenough?Ahouseshouldbeclean,empty(unlessyouareofferingit“furnished”,whichisuncommon)andfreefromanymajorrepairsatthetimethetenantmovesin