2023年扶风县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

2023年扶风县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Oneday,Iwenttomyfavoritecafeforlunch.I1aburgerandwenttotheoutdoorseats.Whilewaitingformymeal,ahomelessmanonabicyclestoppedtoaskiftherewasagrocerystorenearby.AfterIgavehim2,heaskedifIhad3fromSantaClaraUniversity.(IwaswearingaSCUT-shirt.)Itoldhim,yes.LittledidIknowthatthis4responsewouldleadtoa90-minuteconversation.Theman,Michael,toldmehewasveryintelligent.5,drugusehadruinedbothhisformaleducationandhispursuitof6inhiswork.Hedriftedfromonetopictoanother,7thefactthatIwasreadyformylunch.Heclearlyhadmoreofa8totalkthanIdid.Imadeevery9togivehimmyfullattention,never10ourtalkwouldgoonandon...Eventually,Idideatmymeal,bitebybite11responsesinourconversation.Michaelwasabitstrange.12hisinterestsandviewpoints.Wehadlittlein13,buthewasfascinatedwithtalkingwith,ashe14it,“intelligentpeople.”Ihavetoadmit,Iwishourconversationhadbeen15totenorfifteenminutes,butwhenMichaelfinally16off,hethankedmeforlisteningso17tohimandformy18totalkwithhimforsolong.ItwasthenthatI19that,justmaybe,thatwasmypurposeinlifefortoday…tobethere,inthatplace,atthattime,to20inthatconversation.1、A．booked B．ordered C．made D．selected2、A．commands B．contributions C．introductions D．directions3、A．quitted B．1eft C．graduated D．learned4、A．simple B．careless C．timely D．significant5、A．Unfortunately B．Unnecessarily C．Consequently D．Additionally6、A．power B．success C．luck D．strength7、A．admitting B．recognizing C．ignoring D．covering8、A．benefit B．ambition C．need D．chance9、A．use B．difference C．decision D．effort10、A．wondering B．expecting C．attempting D．requesting11、A．between B．in C．beyond D．among12、A．intermsof B．infavorof C．incaseof D．inplaceof13、A．public B．vain C．particu1ar D．common14、A．took B．saw C．put D．got15、A．applied B．1imited C．compared D．referred16、A．drove B．raced C．rode D．turned17、A．attentively B．clearly C．honestly D．casually18、A．weakness B．quietness C．business D．willingness19、A．struck B．occurred C．realized D．complained20、A．result B．engage C．1ead D．competeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1FinlandisthehappiestplaceonEarth,accordingtothe2018WorldHappinessReportof156nations.Thereport,releasedWednesdaybytheUnitedNations’SustainableDevelopmentSolutionsNetwork,ranksthecountriesoftheworldbasedonsixdifferentcategoriesofwell-being:income,freedom,trust,lifeexpectancy,generosityandsocialsupport.Thisyear'sreportalsopaysspecialattentiontothehappinessofeachcountry’simmigrants.TheU.S.droppedfourspotsfrom2017andlandedin18thplace,andlastyear’swinner,Norway,cameinsecondplace—followedbyDenmark,IcelandandSwitzerland.“Thetopfivecountriesallhavealmostequallyhighvaluesforthesixfactorsfoundtosupporthappiness,andfourofthesecountries—Denmark,Switzerland,NorwayandnowFinland—havebeeninfirstplaceinthesixWorldHappinessReportrankingssincethefirstreport"in2012,”co-editorJohnHelliwelltoldCNN.“Inadivisionwithsuchexcellentteams,changesinthetopspotaretobeexpected."Roundingoutthetop10happiestcountrieswasCanadainsixthplace,thenNewZealand,SwedenandAustralia.Theorderofthetop10nationschangedfromthe2017listbutthecountriesdidnot,accordingtothereport.Theywerealso10ofthe11topspotsintheimmigranthappinesscategory(includingMexico—24thoverall,but10thinimmigration).“Themoststrikingfindingofthereportistheremarkableconsistencybetweenthehappinessofimmigrantsandthelocallyborn,”Helliwellsaidinastatement.“Althoughimmigrantscomefromcountrieswithverydifferentlevelsofhappiness,theirreportedlifeevaluationsresemblethoseofotherresidentsintheirnewcountries.Thosewhomovetohappiercountriesgain,whilethosewhomovetolesshappycountrieslose.”Othermajorworldpowersplacedinsignificantlylowspotsonthelist.Germanycamein15th,theUKwas19th—followedbyJapanin54thplace,Russiain59thandChinain86th.Thereport,basedonsurveyscompletedbycitizenvolunteers,camejustunderaweekbeforeWorldHappinessDayonMarch20,whentheUNdeclaredtorecognize“therelevanceofhappinessandwell-beingasuniversalgoalsandaspirationsinthelivesofhumanbeingsaroundtheworldandtheimportanceoftheirrecognitioninpublicpolicyobjectives”1、TheUSranked______in2017.A．14 B．10C．18 D．222、Whatisthemostsignificantfindingofthereport?A．Thatimmigrantsaredifferentfromresidentsinthecountry.B．Thatimmigrantscomefromcountrieswithdifferentlevelsofhappiness.C．Thatimmigrantsbecomehappywhentheyleavethecountry.D．Thatimmigrantsandlocalsfeelthesimilarlevelofhappiness.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Happinessisnolessimportantthananyotheraspectinlife.B．People’shappinessandwell-beingshouldbeconsideredwhenitcomestopolicy-making.C．ThehappinessreportcameunderaweekbeforeWorldHappinessDay.D．WhattheUNdeclaredwasbeneficialtoallhumanbeings.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．WorldHappinessDay. B．Happiness—foreverpursuit.C．What'syourhappinessindex(指数)? D．The2018WorldHappinessReport.Text2InastudypublishedintheU.S.journalScience,researchersfromtheChineseAcademyofAgriculturalSciences(CAAS)andtheUniversityofFloridaidentifiedthechemicalcombinationsandgeneticrecipeforbettertomatoflavor(味道).“Inrecentyears,consumersoftencomplainthatthemoderntomatoislessflavorfulthanitoncewas”saidco-principalresearcherSanwenHuang.“Ourresultsprovideapracticalroadmapforbreedingtomatovarietieswithbetterflavor.”Forthestudy,a170-personconsumergroupwascreatedtoevaluate160tomatoesrepresenting101varieties,basedonqualitiessuchas“overallliking”and“flavordegree”.Theresultspointedtodozensofchemicalcompoundsofinterest,andfurtherresearchusingastatisticalmodeldiscovered33flavorcompoundsconnectedwithconsumerliking,suchasglucose(葡萄糖).Thereasonwhymoderntomatoesdon’ttastegoodanymoreisthatatotalof13oftheseflavor-associatedcompounds“weresignificantlyreducedinmodernvarieties,”theirpaperwrote.Moreover,theresearchersfoundthatsmallerfruittendedtohavegreatersugarcontent,suggestingthat“selectionformoresizabletomatoeshascostsweetnessandflavor”.Basedonthisknowledge,HuangandProfessorHarryKleeoftheUniversityofFloridastudiedthewholegenomesof398varietiesoftomato,identifyingabout250positionsofgenesonachromosome(染色体),whichcontrolledtomatoflavor.“We’rejustfixingwhathasbeendamagedoverthelasthalfcenturytopushthembacktowheretheywereacenturyago,”saidKleeinastatement.“Wecanmakethesupermarkettomatotastenoticeablybetter.”Kleesaidnewtomatovarietieswithbetterflavorcouldbereadyinthreetofouryears.Inaddition,“thegenesandpathwaysidentifiedhereinthetomatoalmostcertainlypointtopathwaysworthresearchingforimprovementofflavorqualityinotherfruitcrops,”theywrote.1、Accordingtothetext,thestudy________.A．wascarriedoutjustthroughasurveyB．wasconductedbyChineseresearchersthemselvesC．wascompletelyfocusedonthegenesofdifferenttomatoesD．wasdonewiththebackgroundofdecliningflavoroftomatoes2、Theresearchershavefoundthat________inthestudy.A．biggertomatoesaremuchsweeterB．somegeneticpositionsaffectthetasteoftomatoesC．somechemicalcompoundsmaketomatoeslesstastyD．atotalof13flavor-associatedcompoundsmaketomatoesappealingintaste3、Whatistheinfluenceofthestudyaccordingtothetext?A．Thestudylaysthefoundationforfurtherresearchestoimproveotherfruitcrops’flavor.B．Thestudymakesitpossibleforustohavenoticeablymoretastytomatoesnextyear.C．Thestudyprovidesaroadforwheretoplanttomatoeswithbetterflavor.D．Thestudyhasfixedallthegenesofexistingtomatoes.Text3MeetbigbrotherBlueandhissistersMeadowandLittleWillow,afamilyofthreeblindcatsthatjustgotadoptedbythefamilyCatherineMagno.TheirstorystartsjustbeforetheChristmasof2014whenthekittens（小猫）werefoundinanabandonedhouseinDubai.Bythentheyhadalreadylosttheirsightduetoacatfluthatwasleftuntreatedbytheirprevious（先前的）owner.Afterthattheycametoananimalhome.Atsomepoint,brotherBluealmostgotadoptedbythepreviousowner'sneighbor,butthepoorconfusedcatcouldn’tbearlivingwithouthissistersandcriedallnightwhilesearchingforthem.Soontheywereallunitedintheanimalhomeuntiltheimportantnightof19February2015,whenCatherinetookthemunderherwing."Ihadzeroexperiencehavingadoptedmyfirsteverrescuekittenjustacoupleofmonthsago,"Catherinesaid."ButtheirstorytouchedmyheartsomuchthatIcouldn'tbearthethoughtofthembeingputinacageforaverylongtimeorevenworse."Catherinewasworriedaboutthespecialneedsofhernewpetfriends:“Myworrywasthatit'sgoingtonotonlybechallengingbutalsorequirealotofadjustmentsonmypart,”butapparentlyitwasn'tthatmuchdifferent.“Theonlyadjustmentearlyonwaskeepingeverythingwhereitwasbuttheyaresoonadaptive（适应的）.”Andasshewonderfullyputit:“Blindpetsseethroughtheirhearts."1、Whatcausedthethreecatstobeblindaccordingtothepassage?A．Becauseofacertainkindofdisease.B．Becauseofaseriouscaraccident.C．Becauseofsomebadpersonshurtingthem.D．Thepassagedidn'tmentionit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"meaninParagraph2?A．Theownerandhisneighbor.B．MeadowandLittleWillow.C．CatherineMagnoandherfamily.D．Alltheotherblindpetsintheanimalhome.3、WhatkindofpersonisCatherine?A．Hard-working.B．Selfish.C．Kind.D．Rude.Text4WhenAmericansoldiersreturnhomefromwarwithdisabilities,theyoftensuffertwice—firstfromtheircombatinjuries,nextfromthehumiliation（羞辱）ofgovernmentdependency.Woundedveterans（老兵）learntheyhavetwobasicchoices:Theycanreceivealmost$3,000amonthindisabilitybenefitsalongwithmedicalcareandaccesstoothervariouswelfareprograms,ortheycantrytofindajob.Especiallyinthiseconomy,it’snowonderthatmanyfindthatfirstoptionhardtoturndown.MarkDuggan,aneconomicsprofessoratStanfordUniversity,reportsthatenrollmentintheU.S.veterans’disabilityprogramsrosefrom2.3millionin2001to3.9millionin2014.Thepercentageofveteransreceivingbenefitsdoubled,from8.9%in2001to18%in2014.Disabilityservicesforveteransnowconsume$59billion.Inthe1980sand1990s,maleveteransweremorelikelytobeinthelaborforcethannonveterans.Butsince2000,thathaschangeddramatically.Nowthereisa4%gapbetweenveteranandnon-veteranlaborparticipation,withveteranparticipationlower.NavySEALEricGreitens,thefounderofTheMissionContinues,explainshowsoldierswhoservedtheircountryaretransformedintowelfarereceiverswholiveofftheircountry.“Whenveteranscomehomefromwartheyaregoingthroughatremendouschangeinidentity,”hesays.“ThentheUnitedStatesDepartmentofVeteransAffairs,andothers,encouragethemtoviewthemselvesasdisabled.”BythetimetheycometoGreitens’non-profitorganization,“Wemeetanumberofveteranswhoseethemselvesascharitycasesandarenotsureanymorewhattheyhavetocontribute.”Therearealsomorepracticalfactorsdrivingthedisabilityboom.Oneistheexpansionofqualificationcriteria.In2000,forinstance,type2diabeteswasaddedasadisabilitybecauseofevidencelinkingexposuretoAgentOrangewiththeonsetofthedisease.Heartdiseasehasalsobeenaddedtothelist.Anotherpossiblefactoristhatyoungerveteransseemlessagainstwelfarethantheirparents’generation.Veteranswhohaveservedsincethe1990saremuchmorelikelytosignupfordisabilitythantheiroldercounterparts;1in4youngerveteransisondisability,versusjust1in7ofthoseoverage54.Weshouldn’tgobacktothebadolddayswhenveteranswereafraidtoadmitweakness.ButLt.Col.DanielGadeisoneofmanyveteranswhothinkourdisabilitysystemisharmful,psychologically,toformersoldiers.Gadelosthislegincombatin2005andnowteachesatWestPoint.HerecentlygaveatalktodisabledveteransatFt.Carson,inwhichheurgedthemtorejointheworkforce.“Peoplewhostayhomebecausetheyaregettingpaidenoughtogetbyondisabilityareworseoff,”hewarned.“Theyaremorelikelytoabusedrugsandalcohol.Theyaremorelikelytolivealone.”Whatawasteofhumanpotential,especiallysincemostveteransondisabilitystillhavetheirprimeworkingyearsaheadofthemwhenthey’redischarged（遣退）.Wecouldsolvethisproblembychangingthewayweview-andlabel-veteranswithdisabilities.AsGadenotedinarecentarticle,“Veteransshouldbeviewedasresources,notasdamagedgoods.”Herecommendedthat“effortstohelpveteransshouldbeginbyrecognizingtheirabilitiesratherthanfocusingonlyonthendisabilities,andshouldservetheultimateaimofmovingwoundedsoldierstorealself-sufficiency.”Onamorepracticalnote,theUnitedStatesDepartmentofVeteransAffairscouldreallocate（再分配）resourcestospendmoreonjobtrainingandlessondisability.Currentplacementprogramsaresadlyinadequate.Wearegoodatsendingsoldiersofftowar.Yetwhentheseyoungmenandwomenreturnhome,theyareessentiallytold,“We’llgiveyouenoughforareasonablycomfortablelife,butwewon’thelpyoufindajob.”Itisunreasonablethatwearecondemningthousandsofyoungveteranswhoservedtheircountrytolifeonthedole（失业救济金）ratherthanenablingthemtore-entertheworkforcewiththenecessaryaccommodations.1、Whatdomoreandmorewoundedveteransappeartodonowadays?A．Dependonthegovernmentforaliving.B．Betreatedbadlyinmostworkplaces.C．Askthegovernmentformoredole.D．Spendmoretimeonjobhunting.2、HowdoesMarkDugganprovehisopinioninthepassage?A．Bylistingfigures.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byperformingexperiments.D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.3、Whatdidveteransusetodointhe1980sand1990s?A．Refusetofindjobs.B．Beamainlaborresource.C．Havemuchtroublefindingjobs.D．Receivemanydisabilitybenefits.4、Oneofthereasonswhytherearemoredisabledveteransisthat.A．damagefromthewarisgreaterthaneverB．veteranshavesufferedmuchmorethaneverC．thescaleofdisabilitieshasbeenbroadenedD．olderveteransaren’tafraidtoadmittheirdisability5、InCade’sopinion,theveteranswhoreceivewelfarefromthegovernmenttendto_______.A．savemoretroubleforthegovernmentB．leadamiserableandunhappylifeC．increasinglydependonthegovernmentD．sufferthehumiliationoftheircombatinjuriesPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Mobilephonesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularnotonlywith1．(grown-up)butalsowithstudentsMeanwhile,theyalso2．(become)aproblemformiddleschoolsinthepastfewyearsSomechildrenhavegotmobilephones3．Christmasorbirthdaygifts,andmorewillstillwantthemManylikeSMSbecauseitis4．(ease)andquickSomeparentsfelthappybecausetheycouldcommunicatewiththeirchildrenSometeacherssaidmobilephoneuse5．(be)adistraction（分心的事）tostudentsduringschoolhoursand6．alsogavethemmuchtroubleintheirclassroomsSometimesstudentsmightusephonemessages7．(cheat)duringexamsAnewstudyfoundthatsometeenagerssendingmessagesinclassevenhurttheirfingersbecausetheycan'tstop8．(send)SMSManyteacherssuggestedthatstudentsshouldnothavephonesatschool,butiftherewasagoodreason,theycouldleavetheirphonesatschoolofficeAndeventheycanusethetelephoneintheteachers’officeinsteadManypeoplethinktheyunderstandthereason9．parentswouldwanttheirchildrentohavethem,buttheyagreeschoolsshouldtellthestudents10．(use)theirmobilephonesatpropertimesI’mYuanLongpingLookatmysunburntfaceandarmsandmyslimstrongbodyandyouwillthinkI’m1．likeafarmerthanascientistInfactI2．(struggle)forthepastfivedecadestohelp3．(farmer)In1974,Ibegantogrowaso-calledsuperhybridriceThisspecialstrainofricemakes4．possibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefieldsIwasbornintoapoorfarmer’sfamilyin5．WhenIwasyoung,IsawmanypeoplegohungryoftenSoIhavedevotedmyselfto6．(find)waystoincreasingriceharvestwithoutexpandingtheareaoffieldssinceIgraduatedfromSouthwestAgricultureCollegein7．Nowmorethan60%oftherice8．(produce)inChinaeachyearisfromthishybridstrainIamcirculatingthisknowledgeinIndia,VietnamandotherlessdevelopedcountriestoincreasetheirharvestPerhapsyouthinkIamrich9．(actual)IliveasimplelifeIcarelittleformoneyInmyopinion,apersonwithtoomuchmoneywillhavemoretroublesIdon’twanttobefamous10．IprefertohavemoretimetodomyresearchInmyfreetimeIlovelisteningtomusic,playingmah-jongandreadingIoncehadadream,in11．IsawriceplantsastallassorghumandeachearofricewasasbigasanearofcornandeachgrainofricewasashugeasapeanutNowIhaveanotherdream-toexportmyricesothatitcan12．(grow)allovertheworldSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Whenwewerekids,ifourparentswantedustostopthescreentime,theywouldturnofftheTV.1、Theygrabthecellphone,thetabletorthelaptop.Herewewilltalkabouthowtocontroltheirscreentime.First,limitthetimetheyusescreens.2、Kidsaresmart.Onceyougobacktoyourdailyroutine,theywillquicklybebackonascreen.Becausetheyjustdon’tunderstandthatwhenyoutellthemtogetoffthetabletorcomputer,youmeanfortherestoftheday.3、Itcanbegoingoutsidetoplay,readingafunbookorcleaningtheirroom.Presentingthemwithanalternativehelpstheunder-developedplanningpartoftheirlittlebrainsgetpastwhattheycan’tdoandseewhatelseispossible.Andthird,hidethescreendevice.Thatonemaynotseemveryfair.4、Iftheydon’tseethedevicearoundthehouse,theycan’tgrabit.Thisway,worksforusadult-typeswhomaybealittletooaddictedtoscreensourselves.Ultimately,thebestwaytohelpkidsrecognizehowmuchistoomuchscreentimeistolimitourown.Yeah,youmayhavetostareatonealldayforyourjob,butdoyoureallyhavetocomehomeandimmediatelyturnontheTVoranswerthatemailonyourphone?Don’tthinkyourkidsaren’ttakingexcusesfromyouractions.5、A．Second,givethemanalternative.B．So,it’snecessarytosetalimitedtime.C．Itmayseemeasy,butitcanbechallenging.D．Now,kidsoftenhaveachoiceofwhichscreentheywant.E.Theywatchyoujustascloselyastheywatchthosescreens.F.Nowgotofindascreenandturnitoff,foryouandforyourkids.G.Butthephrase“outofsight,outofmind”actuallyworkssometimes.Whyyoushouldn’tpunishyourkidsforlyingGettingyourchildrentostoplyingischallenging.Therearemanyinfluences(TV,movies,videogamesandsomegreatbooks)inwhichliesarecommon.Childrenseeparentslietoothers,ifonlytobepolite.MostparentsaddtothatwithtalesaboutthelivesandactivitiesofSantaClausortheToothFairy,ortolessenfears.