2023年周口市考研《英语一》考前冲刺试卷含解析

2023年周口市考研《英语一》考前冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollege.Hehad1abeautifulsportscarinadealer'sshowroomformanymonths.Knowinghisfathercouldwell2it,hetoldhimthatwasallhewanted.3GraduationDaycamenear,theyoungmanexpectedthathisfatherhadboughtthegift.4,onthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathercalledhimintohisownstudyandtoldhimhow5hewastohavesuchafineson.Hehandedhissonabeautifulwrappedgiftbox.Curious,andsomewhat_________,theyoungmanopenedtheboxandfoundalovelybook.6,heraisedhisvoiceathisfather,andsaid,"7allyourmoneyyougivemeabook?"andrushedoutofthehouse8thebookinhisstudy.Manyyearspassed.Theyoungmandidnotcontacthisfather9onedayhereceivedatelegram_________himhisfatherhadpassedawayandwilledallofhis10tohisson.Whenhearrivedathisfather's,suddensadnessandregret11hisheart.Hebeganto_________hisfather'simportantpapersandsawthestillgift-wrappedbook,justashehadleftityearsago.Withtears,heopenedthebookandbeganto12thepages.Hisfatherhadcarefully_________averse(诗),“Andifyou,beingevil,knowhowtogivegoodgiftstoyourchildren,howmuchmoreshallyourHeavenlyFatherwhichisinHeaven,givetothosewhoaskhim?”Suddenly,acarkey_________fromthebackofthebook.Ithadatagwiththedealer'sname,the13dealerwhohadthesportscarhehad14.Onthetagwasthe15ofhisgraduation,andthewords:PAIDINFULL.1、A．exceptedB．enjoyedC．admiredD．owned2、A．offerB．keepC．supportD．afford3、A．AsB．WhileC．SinceD．Although4、A．HoweverB．FinallyC．QuietlyD．Actually5、A．encouragedB．comfortableC．proudD．moved6、A．excitedB．nervousC．interestedD．disappointed7、A．AngrilyB．EagerlyC．CalmlyD.Anxiously8、A．AtB．WithC．ByD．From9、A．toastingB．puttingC．forgettingD．leaving10、A．afterB．untilC．sinceD．because11、A．askingB．announcingC．tellingD．discovering12、A．treasuresB．possessionsC．wealthD．eagerness13、A．filledB．caughtC．attackedD．beat14、A．pickupB．remindofC．searchthroughD．referto15、A．cleanB．turnC．readD．count16、A．madeB．writtenC．underlinedD．designed17、A．lostB．appearedC．showedD．dropped18、A．oldB．newC．sameD．special19、A．rememberedB．desiredC．foundD．met20、A．wordB．pictureC．placeD．dateSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1DavidCameronisurgingtoday’syoungesterstoabandonFrenchtoconcentrateonthetongueofthefuture—Mandarin(普通话)。Cameronsaid:“IwantBritainlinkeduptotheworld’sfast-growingeconomies.Andthatincludesouryoungpeoplelearningthelanguagestosealtomorrow’sbusinessdeals.”“Bythetimethechildrenborntodayleaveschool,Chinaistobetheworld’slargesteconomy.Soit’stimetolookbeyondthetraditionalfocusonFrenchandGermanandgetmanymorechildrenlearningMandarin.”Tostrengthenhismessage,hequotedNelsonMandela—theformerpresidentofSouthAfricawhosaid“Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstandsthatgoestohishead;ifyoutalktohiminhisownlanguagethatgoestohisheart.”CameronsaidthatapartnershipbetweentheBritishCouncil(英国文化协会)andHanbanwilldoublethenumberofChineselanguageassistantsintheUKby2016andprovideincreasedfundingtoschoolsofofferingMandarinasalanguagechoice.InadevelopmentoftheUK—ChinaSchoolPartnershipprogramme,fundingwillalsobeprovidedfor60headteacherstomakestudyvisitstoChinain2014.InrecentresearchtheBritishCouncilfoundonly1%oftheadultpopulationspeaksMandarintoalevelthatallowsthemtoconductabasicconversation.Just3,000pupilsinEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandenteredforChineselanguagesGCSEsin2013,puttingitfarbehindthetraditionalchoicesofFrenchwith177,000,Spanishwith91,000andGermanwith62,000entrants(加入者),aswellasUrdu,PolishandArabic.ProfessorDameHelenWallace,theBritishAcademy’sforeignsecretary,said,“alackofqualifiedteacherscouldbeabarriertoimproveitspopularity.”LauraChan,oneoftheco—foundersofabilingualMandarin—Englishprimaryschool,saidtheprimeminister’sannouncementwasgoodnewsforthestatusofMandarin.Shesaid,“It’sagreathelp.Itwillincreasepeople’sawarenessofMandarinasalanguagetheycanlearn.”1、Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?A．DavidCameroncallsforBritishstudentstolearnMandarin.B．DavidCameronhasvisitedChinaforthreedays.C．ChineselanguageisverypopularwithBritishpeople.D．ThecooperationisimportantbetweentheUKandChina.2、WhydoesDavidCameronurgestudentstolearnChinese?A．BecauseChinesewillbeawidely—usedlanguageintheworld.B．BecausetherearemanyChinesepeoplelivinginBritain.C．BecausehethinksChinawillbecomethelargesteconomy.D．BecauseonlyafewofBritishpeoplecancommunicateinChinese.3、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetothepopularityofMandarin?A．It’swonderfulbutitalsohassomeproblems.B．Itcanbeagreatwasteoftimeandenergy.C．It’sonlyadesignfortheyoungsterslater.D．It’sonlyawaytohelpstudentstotravelabroad.4、WhatisthepurposeofDavidCameronbyquotingMandela’swordsinParagraph3?A．Tocomparedifferentideas.B．Toshowhisrichknowledge.C．ToshareMandela’sopinion.D．TopersuadepeopletolearnMandarin.Text2Indianscientistshavedesignedanewdevicewhichtheyhopewillsolveoneofthebiggestproblemswiththeuseofsolarenergy.Theycallthedeviceasolartree.Solartreeshavemetal"branches"extendingfromatall,centralpoleatdifferentlevels.Eachbranchholdsaphotovoltaic(光电的)panel,alsocalledasolarpanel.Thesepanelsareflatsurfacesthatcollectenergyfromthesunandturnitintoelectricity.DaljitSinghBediisthechiefscientistattheCouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearch,orCSIR,inNewDelhi,India.TheCSIRlaboratoriesarewherethesolartreewasdesigned.Bedisaystheshapeofthesolartreemakesitpossibletofitmorephotovoltaicpanelsinaspacethantraditionalsystemsdo."Ittakesabout4squaremetersofspacetoproduceenergywhichotherwisewouldhaverequired400squaremetersofspace,"hesays.Scientistsbelievetheenergyasolartreecollectswillbeenoughtopowerfivehomes.Thesolartreeswillmakeiteasiertoprovidesolarenergyforhomesincities,theysay.Thesolartreeswillalsotakelessspacefromfarmersinruralareas.Andtheywillcollectmoreenergythannormalphotovoltaicpanelsonthetopsofbuildings,becausetheirdesignhelpswithplacementofsolarpanelsinawaythattheyareexposedmoretothesun.Indiaistheworld'sthirdlargestproducerofgreenhousegases.Thecountryhaspromisedtoreduceitsrateofgreenhousegasproduction.Thecostofphotovoltaicpanelshasgonedowninrecentyears.Thishasmadesolarpowercheaperandeasiertouse.Butitisstillnotclearhowusefulthesenewdevelopmentsinsolarpowertechnologyare.1、Whichpicturecanshowthesolartreeinthepassage?A． B． C． D．2、WhatdoesBedisayaboutthesolartrees?A．Theyareenergy-consuming. B．Theyarespace-saving.C．Theyareeasilyaccessible. D．Theyhavegeographicallimitation.3、Whatmakesthesolartreecollectmoreenergy?A．Thehi-techmaterialsbuiltinthepanels. B．Thenumberofpanelsfixedonit.C．Thecorrectplacementofthetree. D．Theflexibilitvofitsdesign.4、What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewtechnologicalinvention.B．Toexplainwhyscientistsdesignsolartrees.C．Todescribethefeaturesofsolartrees.D．Toshowthebenefitsofsolarpowertechnology.Text3Babies’mainfoodisricecereal.Butitisoftenpoisoned.Studieshavefoundthatmanybrandscontainmeasurableamountsofinorganicarsenic(无机砷),themostpoisonouskind.It'snotjustnice:anAugust2018studytested50foodsmadeforbabies.includingorganicandnonorganicbrandssuchasGerber,EarthsBest,andotherpopularlabels,andfoundevidenceofatleastonedangerousheavymetalineveryproduct.Fifteenofthe50containedenoughcontaminants(污染物)toposepotentialhealthriskstoachildeatingoneservingorlessaday.Heavymetalscandamagecognitive(认知的)developmentinchildren,whoareespeciallyatriskbecauseoftheirsmallersize.InorganicarsenicindrinkingwaterhasbeenfoundtolowertheIQscoresofchildrenbyfivetosixills.Andasheavymetalsaccumulateinthebodyovertime.theycanraisetheriskofcancer,diabetesandotherphysicalconditions.Ofcourse,findingyou’reyourfavoritebrandiscontaminatedisnotareasontopanic.Lowlevelsofexposureforshortperiodsareunlikelytocauseseriouseffects,butparentsshouldfocusonreducingtheoveralllevelsofthesepoisonoussubstancesintheirchildren'stotaldiettolimitharm.HeavymetalsoccurnaturallyonEarthandarepresentinsoilandwater.Butpesticides(杀虫剂),miningandpollutionincreasetheirconcentrations,andfarmingandfoodmanufacturingprocessescancontributeevenmore.Foodmakersareclearlyofkeepingbabyfoodpoison-free:roughlyathirdofthetestedproductsdidnotcontainworrisomemetallevels.Somecompaniesarealreadytryingtolookintothesourcesofcontaminationintheirproductsandtrytoreducethem.Morecompaniesshouldfollow.Butthebestchanceofrealchangewillcomewithlaws.CurrentlytherearenoU.Srulesonacceptablelevelsofheavymetalsinbabyfoods.Thegovernmentandthefoodindustryshouldunitetodealwiththeseriousthreattoourchildren.1、WhatdidtheAugust2018studyfind?A．Fifteenofthe50foodbrandscontainedcontaminantsB．Allorganicfoodbrandscontainedsomeinorganicarsenic.C．Earth’sBestprovedtobeapoison-freebabyfoodbrand.D．Alltestedproductswerecontaminatedwithheavymetals.2、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,inorganicarsenicindrinkingwaterhasabadeffectonchildren's_____A．intelligenceB．behaviorC．sightD．emotion3、Inthefourthparagraph,thewriterindicatesthat_____A．foodstorageisamajorsourceofmetalcontaminationinthefoodproductsB．manyfoodmakershaven'ttakenenoughsafetystepstoreducemetallevelsC．foodmakersshouldfigureoutthesourcesofcontaminationintheirproductsD．foodcompaniesmustbebannedfromproducingfoodscontainingheavymetals4、Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisthevitalsteptomakearealdifferencetotheworryingsituation?A．Steppingupbabyfoodtests.B．ListingharmfulheavymetalsC．MakingoutrelevantregulationsD．Punishingfoodlawbreakers.Text4TrainingtheBrainPeoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic-likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse’sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,theMAsscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(细致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete______.A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsizeB．showsagiftinmentalabilitytestsC．usesthememorizingtechniquebetterD．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory2、Whydoestheauthormention“speedreading”inParagraph3?A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Thereisavarietyofunforgettablescenes.B．Memorypalacescanbequicklyforgotten.C．Impressivepicturesareinactualbuildings.D．Onepersonprobablyhas57,000bodyparts.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cubbyholes”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Smallspaces. B．Blacksholes.C．Technicalskills. D．Differentnumbers.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankTheStoryofLegoTheworld-famousLEGOcompanyhasitsoriginsintheworkshopofapoorDanishcarpenter,OleKirkChristianseninthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturyDespitethesehumblebeginnings,it1．(grow)tobecomeoneofthemostpopulartoysofalltimeOle,thetenthsoninthefamily,earnedaliving2．(make)toyswithhisfatherFinally,hebecameamastercarpenterandin1932hesetup3．ownbusinessHecalledthecompanyLEGO,4．means'playwellinDanishUnfortunately,tenyearslaterhisfactoryburneddownHowever,despitebeingundergreatfinancialpressure,Olehadit5．(rebuild)ThistookthreeyearsandduringthattimehelearntofaBritishcompanywhichspecializedinplasticmouldingmachines6．hismanagersthoughttheyweretooexpensive,OlestillboughtoneItwasworththeinvestmentAttheendofthedecade,thecompanywasproducingasuccessfulrangeoftoysandinterlockingbricks,andOle’sson,Godtfred,hadjoinedhiminthebusinessSadly,Oledidn’tsee7．successfulhiscompanylaterbecameHediedattheageof66andGodtfredbecamemanagingdirectorThemodembrickdesign8．(patent)on28January14,andbricksfromthatyeararestillcompatible(兼容的)tobrickstodayUnbelievably,inthe16s,theLEGOfactorywasstruckbylightningandburnedtothegroundagainAfterthis,GodtfredhadtorethinkthedirectionofthecompanyThistime,9．theadviceofhisdirectors,hedecidedtoconcentratemainlyonthehugelysuccessfulinterlockingplasticbricksGodtfred'sson,Kjeld,isthecurrentDeputy-Chairmanand10．(celebrate)thecompany's80thanniversary,ashortanimatedfilmcalled“TheLEGOstory”wasreleasedinAugust11．语法填空Ifyoumakeacareerchoicewhileyouarestillinhighschool,you1．(save)timeandmoneyinthelongrunStudentswhodonotplanaheadmaydelaystatingcollegeortakeextracourses2．(give)themselvestimetomakeuptheirmindsUSNewsandWorldReportsaythattheaverageyearlytuitionatafour-yearcollegeis$35,3．Ifyouspend4．extrayearinschool,youmayhavetotakeoutadditional5．(loan)orpayextramoneytocoverthecostChoosingacareerwhileyouareinhighschoolalsogivesyoutimetoexploreyour6．(choose)industry,Ifyoufindacareer7．soundsinteresting,youcanfollowsomeoneinthefieldandseewhatitis8．(real)liketohavethatjobYoucanalsoapply9．achancetogetaninformalpositionrelatedtoyourdesiredindustryThiswillhelpyoubuildaprofessionalnetworkevenbeforeyougraduatefromhighschoolProfessionalcontactisvery10．(value),especiallywhenyouarelookingforajobinyourfieldIfyoudoasmuchasyoucantobuildanetwork11．youarereadyforajob,youwillbemorelikelytosucceedSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)校创业俱乐部成员Bob、Olga、Scott、Ann和David正筹划在同学中开展“青少年创业”的宣传活动。请根据他们各自的兴趣（61~65），阅读下面某杂志上6位青少年企业家的简介（A、B、C、D、E和F），为他们选定最佳的宣传案例，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。1、Bob:Howtomakeuseofpart-timejobexperiencetosecureapositioninabigcompany?2、Olga:Howtotakeadvantageoffamilytraditionandbuildanewbrand?3、Scott:Howtodiscovermarketneedsandbuildanonlinebusiness?4、Ann:Howtorunabusinessbasedoncreativityandinventions?5、David:Howtostartasmallbusinessbasedonspecialskills?A

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JamesMurrayWellsfoundedGlassesDirect,whichisnowthebiggestonlinesellerofeyeglassesintheworld.Itsellsapairofframeseveryfewminutesandemploys70peopleinitstwooffices.

ThisEnglishentrepreneurwasstillincollegewhenhesawagreatbusinessopportunity.HesawthattherewasnoUKonlineshopsellingeyeglasses.Heusedhiscollegeloanmoneytostartjustsuchabusinessanditwassuccessfulenoughtoearnover$1millionduringitsfirstyearinoperation.

RichieStachowski,11,ofMoraga,Calif.,wentdivingwithhisdadduringavacationinHawaii.Richiewasdisappointedhecouldnottalkunderwateraboutthemanycolorfulandamazingthingshesaw.

WhenRichiegothome,hestartedworkontheequipmentthatwouldallowhimtotalkunderwater.Hisinvention—theWaterTalkies—isbasicallyaphonethatallowssoundwavetotravelabout15feetunderwater.WaterTalkiesarenowofferedattoystoresaroundthecountry.

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FraserDohertyisanexampleofayoungmanwithamoreold-fashionedapproachtobusiness.Attheageof14,FraserDohertybeganmakingjamsfromhisgrandmother’srecipes(制作法)andsellingthemdoor-to-doorinEdinburgh,Scotland.Developingtherecipesandcomingupwithanameforhisproduct,Dohertyquitschoolatage16toworkonSuperjamfulltime.NowSuperjamhasanestimatedworthofover$2millionbasedoncurrentsalesof$1millionannually.

Richardisanexampleofdevelopingandusinghisskillstoearnmoney.Attheageof15helearnedleathercraftatasummercamp.Hethenmadesmallitemshecouldsellattheonlyshopinhisvillage.

Becausehewasdeterminedtoproducethehighest-qualitywork,hisfameandhisprofitgrew.SoonRichardcouldbuylargerquantitiesofleather,whichhemadeintohandbagsandpurses.Thesehesoldinalargershopintheneighboringvillage.

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Dorothystartedherbusinessattheageof14,sellingstick-insecteggsbymailorder.Lessthan20yearslater,sheisGreatBritain’sbiggestbreeder(繁殖者)ofstickinsects.Becauseshehadexperiencewithinsectsandknewshewantedtomakeacareerintheinsectbusiness,Dorothystudiedappliedbiologyatauniversity,designingtherightkindofinsecthousesandresearchingproperfeedingfacilitiesforherinsects.Thisgreatlyincreasedherabilitytosupplythewholepackagetohercustomers.

Ben’sfamilyhelpedhimturnanafter-schooljob—cleaningswimmingpoolsandmowinglawns—intoasuccessfulandvaluableservice.Becauseoftheskillshedevelopedthroughhardwork,helandedapositionwithalargecompany,whichpaidhiscollegefees,providedhimtraininginacareerandguaranteedhimajobaftergraduation.

Thecompanywasnotlookingforahigh-powere