2023年甘肃省临夏回族自治州临夏县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试卷含解析

2023年甘肃省临夏回族自治州临夏县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)“Howdareyou!”Myangerfinallyburstoutwhenmyson1togotothepianoclassesforthethirdtimethatday.Herolledhiseyesatme,whichmademeeven2.Icompletelylostmy3andscreamedatthetopofmylungs,“Enough!Youarenotmyboyanymore!”Hedidn’t4ortalkbacktome.Herespondedin5withalookofhelplessnessthatIhadneverseenbefore.Heusedtocryviolentlyandbegmeto6him.Theinnocenceshininginhisbigeyeswould7thathot-temperedbeastinmeawayintheend.8,thistime…Didwhathehaddonereallymakeme9?No.Didsuchangercomeentirelyfromhisimproper10?No.HadIevergivenitachancetolistentoand11him?No.Mydemandingjob,my12housework,mykid’scryforcompany…,allformedaminefieldandallthatwasneededto13itupwasafuse(导火索).Mysonwasthe14.Therestoftheday,he15anoutdoorwalk,arideintheparkandevenhisfavoritegamesandjustwantedtobealone.Icould16thegreatestsorrowandthemosttrueinnocenceinhiseyes.Afteradmittingmyownfault,Iheldthistinytremblingcreature17inmyarms,tearsswellinginmyeyes.ForthosewhobelieveSticksandstonesmaybreakthebone,but18canneverhurtanyone,Ihaveapieceofheartfeltadvice.Donottrythismostpowerfulweapon19thepeopleyoulove.Itis20enoughtocutthedeepestintoasoul.1、A．refusedB．decidedC．requestedD．demanded2、A．calmerB．happier.C．angrierD．emptier3、A．temperB．weightC．breathD．thought4、A．smileB．shoutC．cryD．respond5、A．doubtB．silenceC．surpriseD．relief6、A．praiseB．accompanyC．abandonD．pardon7、A．putB．driveC．throwD．give8、A．HoweverB．OtherwiseC．ThereforeD．Moreover9、A．satisfiedB．annoyedC．movedD．puzzled10、A．argumentB．adviceC．wordsD．behavior11、A．understandB．forgiveC．blameD．hug12、A．importantB．enoughC．endlessD．meaningful13、A．heatB．burnC．putD．blow14、A．victimB．answerC．choiceD．disasters15、A．sharedB．declinedC．enjoyedD．accepted16、A．retellB．forecastC．forgetD．read17、A．rudelyB．firmlyC．looselyD．casually18、A．voiceB．forceC．wordsD．feelings19、A．forB．withC．againstD．beyond20、A．smoothB．softC．hardD．sharpSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Lastmonth,votersinthesecondCongressionalDistrictinNewOrleans,Louisiana,madeahistoricchoice.TheyelectedAnh"Joseph"CaoaVietnamese-AmericanRepublicanpartymember,astheirrepresentative.ItisthefirsttimeinoveronehundredyearsthatvotersinthisareaofNewOrleanselectedanon-democraticPartylawmaker.And,AnhCaoisthefirstVietnamese-AmericantobeelectedtotheUnitedStatesCongress(议会).AnhCaowentthroughdifficulttimestogettowhereheisnow.HewasborninSaigoninnineteensixty-sevenduringthewarinVietnam.Innineteenseventy-five,NorthVietnamesetroopstookcontrolofSaigon.Hewasseparatedfromhisfamilyformanyyears.AnhCaolivedwithhisuncleinIndian,thenlatermovedtoHouston,Texas.Hedecidedtoworkforsocialjusticeinanon-religiousway.So,heworkedasalawyerinNewOrleans.HejoinedtheRepublicanPartyandbecameactiveonlocalandstatepoliticalcommittees.HedecidedtocompeteagainsthislocalrepresentativeinCongress,WilliamJefferson,whohadbeeninofficesincenineteenninety-one.MinisterJefferson'sreelectioncampaignwasnothelpedbyfederalcorruptionchargesagainsthim.MisterCaowontheelection.Thatnighthesaidthatneverinhislifedidhethinkhecouldbeacongressman.HesaidtheAmericandreamisaliveandwell.1、Whichstatementaccordingtothisnewsistrue?A．Anh“Joseph”CaowaselectedaVietnamese-AmericanDemocraticpartymember.B．ItisthefirsttimeeverthatvotersinthisareaofNew-Orlearishaveelectedanon-DemocraticPartymemberC．ThefirstVietamese-AmericanelectedtotheUnitedStateCongressisAnhCao.D．AllthevotersinUSAmadeahistoricchoice.2、WhichdescriptionaboutAnh"Joseph"Caoistrue?A．AnhCaowentthroughdifficulttimestogettheachievementnow.B．Hewasborninnineteensixty-seven.'C．Hewasseparatedfromhisfamilyformanyyears.D．Alloftheaboveareright.3、Whichcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Anh"Joseph"wasborninVietnam.B．ThelawmakersinthisareaofNewOrleansusedtobedemocraticforoveracentury.C．Anh"Joseph"determinedtocooperatewithWilliamJefferson.D．AlltheCandidatesinNewOrleansalwayssupportedWilliamJeffersonText2Lastfall,Ihappenedtooverhearastudenttellingtheothershehaddecidednottosignupforanintroductoryphilosophycourse.Thedemandsofhismajor,hesaidseriously,meantheneededtotake“practical”courses,and“enlightenment”wouldsimplyhavetowait.Fornow,employabilitywasthemostimportant.Thestudents’conversationfitsintoalargeralarmingnarrativeabouttheroleofthehumanitiesinhighereducation.Inatimeofdizzyingtechnologicalachievementandofrapidscientificinnovation,scepticsofthehumanitiesmayquestiontheusefulnessofstudyingAristotle,theItalianRenaissanceorChinesefiction.Actually,Iregretnotinterruptingthatstudenttoarguefortakingthatintroductoryphilosophycourse.Iwouldhavestartedbyremindinghimthat,formuchofAmerica’shistory,collegegraduateswerenotconsideredtrulyeducatedunlesstheyhadmasteredphilosophy,literature,politicaltheoryandhistory.Thekeyroleofhighereducationwastoinvitestudentsintotheconversationsaboutmatterslikewhatitmeanstobealiveandthedefinitionofjustice.Fosteringengagementwiththesesubjectsisstillanessentialpartoftheuniversity’sfunctioninsociety.Iwouldhavealsomentionedtothestudentthathewasmisinformedaboutthejobmarket.Itistruethatmanyemployersarelookingforgraduateswithspecializedtechnicalskills,buttheyalsolookforothercapabilities.Astheworldistransformedbyartificialintelligence,machinelearningandautomation,theuniquehumanqualitiesofcreativity,imaginationandmoralreasoningwillbetheultimatecoinoftherealm.Alltheseskillsaredevelopedinhumanitiescourses.Further,Iwouldhavearguedthatwhileadegreeanchoredinthesciencesisanimportantpreconditionformanyjobs,itisnottheonlyroute.LooknofurtherthanthefoundersofcompaniessuchasLinkedIn,SlackandFlickr,whoareamongthemanytechbusinesspersonswithdegreesinthehumanities,andwhocreditthattrainingfortheirsuccess.Contrarytothewidelyheldbeliefthathumanitiesmajorshaveahardtimegettingjobs,recentstudiesshowthatthosewithhumanitiesdegreesaresuccessfulintheworkplace,experiencinglowratesofunemploymentandreportinghighlevelsofjobsatisfaction.Theratiobetweenaveragemedian(中位数)incomesforhumanitiesdegreeholdersandthosewithbusiness,engineering,andhealthandmedicalsciencesdegreeshasbeenshowntonarrowoverthecourseofacareer.Thecaseforthehumanitiescanalsobeunderstoodinlesstransactionaltermsandmoreasafoundationalpreparationforalifewelllived.Ahumanitieseducationplaysavitalroleinencouragingcitizenstoleadanexaminedlife.Itfosterscriticalthinking,self-reflection,empathyandtolerance,theusefulnessofwhichonlybecomesmoreapparentasonenavigateslife’schallenges.Byallmeans,studentsshouldtakecoursestheythinkpracticalandfollowtheirinterests,butiftheyalsomakeapointofstudyingtheliteratureoftheRenaissance,orresearchingintomodernpoetry,oreventakingintroductoryphilosophy,wewillallbenefit.1、Whatdothestudents’conversationshow?A．Studentsfeelemploymentdifficult.B．Studentsthinkphilosophylessimportant.C．Studentsfindscientificinnovationamazing.D．Studentsconsideruniversitycoursesunsatisfying.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph4probablymean?A．Highlyvalued. B．Equallyapplied.C．Strictlyassessed. D．Greatlyimproved.3、Theauthormayagreethathumanities_____.A．discoverstudents’artisticabilityB．preparestudentsforgraduationC．raiseawarenessofsocialstatusD．providegreatinsightsintolife4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:ConclusionA． B．C． D．Text3Mostofushavequitegoodmemories,butourmemoriesarelimited.Forexample,wecannotremembereveryonewehaveevermetorwhatwedidoneverysingledayofourlives.However,therearesomepeoplewhodohaveprodigiousmemories.Thesepeoplehavearareconditionknownassavantsyndrome（学者症候群）.Savantssufferfromadevelopmentaldisorder,buttheyalsoexhibitgreattalentsthatcontrast（显出差异）sharplywiththeirphysicalandmentaldisabilities.KimPeek(1951-2009)wasasavantwholivedinSaltLakeCity,Utah,intheUnitedStates.Hewasbornwithdamagetopartsofhisbrain,butitseemedthatotherpartsofhisbrain,particularlythoserelatingtomemory,becameover-developed.Peek’suniqueabilitiesappearedataveryearlyage.Whenhewasjust20monthsold,hecouldalreadyremembereverybookthatwasreadtohim.Peekcouldreadtwopagesofabookatthesametime-onepagewiththerighteyeandonewiththeleft-inlessthan10secondsandremembereverythingheread.Bythetimehedied,Peekhadmemorizedmorethan9,000books.Hecouldrememberallthenamesandnumbersinavarietyoftelephonebooks.Hecouldrememberthousandsoffactsabouthistory,literature,geographyandsports.Dr.DavidTreffert,anexpertonsavantsyndrome,oncedescribedPeekas“alivingGoogle”becauseofhisastonishingabilitytomemorizeandconnectfacts.However,atthesametime,Peekwasunabletocarryoutsimpletasks,suchasbrushinghishairorgettingdressed,andheneededotherstohelphim.In1989,themovieRainManwontheOscarforbestPicture.Themaincharacterinthemovie,playedbyDustinHoffman,wasbasedonKimPeek'slife.Hestartedtoappearontelevision,wherehewouldamazeaudiencesbycorrectlyansweringdifficultquestionsondifferenttopics.Peek-becameworldfamous,andheandhisfatherbegantouringwidelytotalkaboutovercomingdisabilities.Heinspiredagreatmanypeoplewithhiswords.“Recognizingandrespectingdifferencesinothers,andtreatingeveryoneinthewayyouwantthemtotreatyou,willmakeourworldabetterplaceforeveryone.Everyoneisdifferent.”1、Theunderlinedword“prodigious”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．happy B．clear.C．amazing D．short2、Accordingtothetext,Peek______.A．couldtakecareofhimselfB．wasbornwithagoodmemoryC．wasthestudentofDr.DavidTreffertD．becamebrain-damagedat20monthsold3、HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingfacts. B．Byfollowingtimeorder.C．Byexplainingcauses. D．Bymakingcomparisons.4、Peek’swordssuggestthatweshould______.A．respectdifferentcultures B．listentodifferentopinionsC．treatdifferentpeopledifferently D．respectothers’differencesText4Justayearago,thecolorswerebrightunderthewaves.Nowit’sgray—theMaldivianreefisdead.Thecoraliskilledbythepressureofrisingtemperatures.Coralreefsareareasunderwaterwheresmallcreatureslive.Thecoralishardmaterialformedonthebottomoftheseabytheskeletonsofthosecreatures.Buttheworldhaslostabouthalfitscoralreefsinthelast30years.Scientistsareworkingtopreventtheirdestruction.Duetoglobalwarming,over90percentofcoralsareexpectedtodieby2050.“Tolosecoralreefsistofundamentallyunderminethehealthofaverylargeproportionofthehumanrace,”saidRuthGates,directoroftheHawaiiInstituteofMarineBiology.Whyarecoralreefsimportant?Coralreefssupportafourthofallmarinespecies,aswellashalfabillionpeopleworldwide.Theyserveasbarrierstoprotectcoastlinesfromthestorms.Theyprovidebillionsofdollarsfromtourism,fishingandothertrade.Theyarealsousedinmedicalresearchforcuresfordiseases.“Everyoneshouldbeconcerned,”saidbiologistOveGuldbergatAustralia’sUniversityofQueensland.“Thisisnotjustsomedistantdivedestination.Thisisthebasicstructureoftheecosystemwedependon.”Theoceanisgettingwarmer.ArisingtemperatureofjustonetotwodegreeCelsiuscanforcecoraltoexpelthealgae(驱逐海藻)thatlivethere.Thisleavestheirwhiteskeletonsuncovered.Itisaprocesscalled“bleaching”.Sixteenpercentoftheworld’scoralsdiedofbleachingin1998.Theproblemhasbecomemuchworseinrecentyears.“We’velost50percentofthereefs,butthatmeanswestillhave50percentleft,”saidRuthGates,whoisworkinginHawaiitobreedcoralsthatcanbetterwithstandincreasingtemperatures.Sheisalsotryingto“train”coralstosurviverisingtemperatures.Gatessaysitistimetostart“thinkingoutsidethebox”—findcreativewaystohelpthem.1、Theunderlinedword“undermine”inparagraph2means___________.A．weaken B．regain C．promote D．overlook2、What’sthemajorconcernofthescientistslikeOveGuldberg?A．Peoplewon’tfindadivedestinationinthefuture.B．Theefforttosavecoralswillturnouttobefruitless.C．Thedestructionofcoralreefswillaffecttheearthecosystem.D．Thebrightseahaslostitscharmbecauseofthosedeadcorals.3、Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout___________.A．theharmofalgae B．theprocessof“bleaching”C．theimportanceofcoralreefs D．thechangeofoceantemperature4、RuthGates’attitudetowardstheprotectionofcoralsis___________.A．proud B．cautious C．optimistic D．casualPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whereveryoulookthesedays,something'slookingbackatyouTherearevideocamerasonstreet1．(corner),vehiclesandourownfrontdoorsAChicagocompany2．(call)CoolerScreensbelievesthatyouwon'tmindiftheyputcamerasintothedisplaycases(展柜)instoresThecamerasaren'tplacedthere3．(prevent)youfromstealingInstead,they'repartofasystemthattriestoguess4．youwillbuynext,basedonhowyoulookThedoorsonthecases5．(be)videoscreensthatshowimagesofthegoods,soacustomercanseewhat'savailableinsideThescreensalsoshowvividadsTheydecidewhichadstoshowby6．(study)videoimagesofthecustomersAcamerafeedsimagesofeachcustomerintoacomputer7．guesseshisorhersexandageInaddition,thesystemtracks8．(exact)wherethecustomerislookingDotheeyescometorest9．abottleofRedBull,ordoestheshopperfancyCocaCola?TheCoolerScreenssysteminstantly10．(analyze)allofthisdata,andthenstartsshowingadsonthecoolerdoorAblackholeisaspotinspacethathas1．(power)gravityItsgravityissostrongthatitpullseverythingnearbyintoit,stars,planetsandotherthingsBlackholesformwhenastardiesWhenthathappens,ahugeamountofmattercrowdsintoaverysmallspace,2．becomesverydenseBlackholes3．(talk)aboutin1783firstThatyear,onescientistsaidthatintheuniverse,theremightbeplaceswithstronggravitytotraplight,althoughhedidn’tusetheterm“blackhole”SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtokeepajournalKeepingajournalcanbeawayofgivingyourfeelingsanoutletlikenoother.1、Butitcanbehelpfultoreadsuggestionsformakingthemostofyourjournal,aswellassomeideasaboutgettingonestarted.Findajournalmediumthat'sperfectforyou.2、Bothmethodshaveadvantagesanddrawbacks,soyou'llneedtoweighupwhatworksbestforyou.Forexample,apaperbasedjournalcanbetakenanywhere,neverneedselectricity.However,typingcanbefasterandeasierintheelectronicformat.Decidewhatkindofjournalyou'dliketokeep.Youcouldsimplyuseyourjournaltowritedownallthethoughtsthatcometoyouatanyparticulartime,randomly,oryoucouldmakeyourjournalmorefocusedonaspecificthemetodrawoutsomethingthatyou'retryingtodevelopmoreofinyourlife.3、Findsourcesofinspiration.It'softeneasiesttostartwithyourcurrentfeelings.4、Therearenorulesatallaboutjournalwritingandyoumayfindthatyourstartingpointsvaryeverytimeyoubeginanewentry.Sometimesitiseasiertobeginwithanarrativeaboutsomethingthathappenedtoyouduringtheday.Writingdownthefactsandeventscanopenupawholestreamofconsciousnessasyou'rewriting.5、Thinkaboutwhatthingshavebecomeclearertoyoufromonejournalentrytothenext,andthinkaboutwhathopesanddreamsoncewritteninyourjournalhavenowturnedintoreality.Useyourjournaltoassessyourlife'sjourney.A．Writedownyourfeelingsonpaperandseewherethistakesyounext.B．Reflectoverwhatyou'vewrittennowandthen.C．Keepinmindthatajournalisnotaboutusingafancybook.D．Decidehowyouwanttokeepyourjournal,eitheronpaperorinelectronicform.E.Journalwritingisapersonaljourney,determinedwhollybyyourownthoughts.F.It'sfuntoglueinlittlethingsofyourlife,likepicturesyoutookofabreathtakingsunset.G.Andthereisnothingsayingthatyoucan'tkeepbotharandomandaspecificjournalatthesametime!Mobilephonesareoneofthemostusefulin