2023年揭西縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題含解析

2023年揭西縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)SomeyearsagowhenIwasinmyfirstyearincollege,IheardSalomeBeysingforthefirsttime.Themomentwasexciting.Salome’s1filledtheroomandbroughtthetheatertolife.Iwasso2thatIdecidedtowriteanarticleabouther.I3SalomeBey,tellingherIwasfromEssencemagazine,andthatIwantedtomeethertotalkabouthercareer.She4andtoldmetocometoherstudionextTuesday.WhenIhungup,Iwasscaredoutofmymind.I5Iwaslying.Iwasnotawriteratallandhadn’tevenwrittenagrocerylist.IinterviewedSalomeBeythenextTuesday.Isatthere6,takingnotesandaskingquestionsthatallbeganwith,“Canyoutellme…”Isoonrealizedthat7SalomeBeywasonething,butwritingastoryforanationalmagazinewasjustimpossible.The8wasalmostunbearable.Istruggledfordays9draftafterdraft.FinallyIputmymanuscript(手稿)intoalargeenvelopeanddroppeditintoamailbox.Itdidn’ttakelong.Mymanuscript10Howstupidofme!Ithought.HowcouldI11inaworldofprofessionalwriters?KnowingIcouldn’t12therejectionletter,Ithrewtheunopenedenvelopeintoadrawer.Fiveyearslater,IwasmovingtoCalifornia.While13myapartment,Icameacrosstheunopenedenvelope.ThistimeIopeneditandreadtheeditor’sletterin14:Ms.Profit,YourstoryonSalomeBeyisfantastic.Yetweneedsomemorerelevantmaterials.Please15thoseandreturnthearticleimmediately.Wewouldliketo16yourstorysoon.Shocked,ittookmealongtimeto17Fearofrejectioncostmedearly.Ilostatleastfivehundreddollarsandthechanceofhavingmyarticleappearinamajormagazine.Moreimportantly,Ilostyearsof18writing.Today,Ihavebecomeafull-timewriter.19thisexperience,I’velearnedaveryimportantlesson:Youcan’t20todoubtyourself.1、A．voiceB．joyC．smileD．speech2、A．proudB．movedC．satisfiedD．a(chǎn)ctive3、A．visitedB．emailedC．interviewedD．phoned4、A．refusedB．a(chǎn)greedC．hesitatedD．paused5、A．explainedB．discoveredC．knewD．replied6、A．seriouslyB．nervouslyC．patientlyD．quietly7、A．foolingB．blamingC．invitingD．urging8、A．hardshipB．failureC．commentD．pressure9、A．onB．byC．withD．in10、A．disappearedB．improvedC．spreadD．returned11、A．compareB．surviveC．competeD．struggle12、A．faceB．deliverC．ignoreD．receive13、A．decoratingB．repairingC．leavingD．cleaning14、A．a(chǎn)nxietyB．disbeliefC．horrorD．trouble15、A．increaseB．replaceC．a(chǎn)ddD．mix16、A．broadcastB．createC．a(chǎn)ssessD．publish17、A．concentrateB．prepareC．escapeD．recover18、A．energeticB．enjoyableC．typicalD．endless19、A．HoldingontoB．DatingbacktoC．LookingbackonD．Droppinginon20、A．a(chǎn)ffordB．a(chǎn)ttemptC．expectD．pretendSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1You’veprobablyvisitedtheTian’anmenGatetower—thelandmarkbuildingofBeijing，butyoumaynothaveheardofKuaiXiang．Alongwithhim，thefollowingremarkablearchitectsalltookthecenterstageattheirtimes．KuaiXiang(1399—1481)Tian’anmenGatetowerisuniversallyconsideredthebrainchildofKuaiXiang．Byfollowinginthefootstepsofancienthomebuilders，hesuccessfullypresentedtheEmperorJudywithagrandwoodenstructurewhichhasstoodthetestoftimeforalmost600years．Visitorsarealsohookedonitsdelicatepaintings.IeobMingPei(1917-present)Hismottois：Traditionsshouldbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums．Heisalwaysstrugglingwithinnovation．AlthoughundergrillingfromFrenchconservativecritics，hestillplantedaglasspyramidintothecourtyardoftheLouvre．HisotherworksincludeJohnF．KennedyLibrary，BeijingFragrantHillHotelandSuzhouMuseum．ZahaHadid(1950-2016)In2004，shebecamethefirstwomantowinthePritzkerArchitecturePrize，theNobelPrizeforarchitecture．Sheusedtrickstomaximizeavailablespace．Herfluid-styleworkspioneertheconceptofmicro-living.Thecurves(曲線)ofGuangzhouOperaHouseperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofitssurroundingbuildings，formingauniqueview．MengFanchao(1959-present)Manypeopledismissedthebuildingofamegabridgeasapipedream，butMengFanchaoturnedthisintorealitybybuildingHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge．Thislongestcross-seabridge，whenviewedafar，lookslikeadynamicdragonbravingtherollingwavesofLingdingSea．1、WhatcanweinferaboutKuaiXiang?A．Heneverfollowstraditions． B．Helacksfinancialsupport．C．Heisasuccessfularchitect． D．Helikesdelicatehooks．2、What’sIeohMingPei’sattitudetowardscreation?A．Positive． B．Uncaring．C．Subjective． D．Disapproving．3、WhatdoZahaHadidandMengFanchaohaveincommon?A．Theyemphasizetheuseofspace． B．Theysetaremarkablerecord．C．Theylikefollowingothers’opinions． D．theirworksmeetwithaboycottText2Televisionhaschangedthelifestyleofpeopleineveryindustrializedcountryintheworld.IntheUnitedStates,wheresociologistshavestudiedtheeffects,someinterestingobservationshavebeenmade.Television,althoughnotessential,hasbecomeanimportantpartofmostpeople’slives.Italterspeople’swaysofseeingtheworld;inmanyways,itsupportsandsustains(維持)modernlife.Televisionhasbecomeababy-sitter,anintroducerofconversations,themajortransmitterofculture,andakeeperoftradition.YetwhenwhatcanbeseenonTVinonedayiscriticallyanalyzed,itbecomesevidentthattelevisionisnotateacherbutasustainer;thepoorqualityofprogrammingdoesnotelevate(提高)peopleintogreaterunderstanding,butrathermaintainsandencouragesthelifeasitexists.TheprimaryreasonforthelackofqualityinAmericantelevisionisrelatedtoboththehistoryofTVprogrammingdevelopmentandtheeconomicsofTV.TelevisioninAmericabeganwiththeradio.Radiocompaniesandtheirsponsorsfirstexperimentedwithtelevision.Therefore,thecloserelationshipwhichtheadvertisershadwithradioprogramsbecamethesystemforAmericanTV.Sponsorsnotonlypaidmoneyfortimewithinprograms,butmanyactuallyproducedtheprograms.Thus,inAmericansociety,televisionisprimarilyconcernedwithreflectingandattractingsocietyratherthanexperimentingwithnewideas.Advertiserswanttoattractthelargestviewingaudiencepossible.Todosorequiresthattheprogramsbeentertainingratherthaneducational,attractiveratherthanchallenging.[TelevisioninAmericatodayremains,toalargeextent,withthesameorganizationandstandardsasithadthirtyyearsago.Thehopeforfurtherdevelopmentandtrueachievementtowardimprovingsocietywillrequireachangeintheentiresystem.1、Accordingtotheauthor,Americantelevisionispoorinqualitybecause_________.A．itiscontrolledbyradiocompaniesB．theprogramshavetobedevelopedpartlyforeconomicreasonsC．a(chǎn)dvertisersareinterestedinexperimentingwithnewideasD．itisstillatanearlystageofdevelopment,comparedwiththeradio2、Intheauthor’sview,AmericanTVshould_________.A．beentertainingandattractiveB．reflectsocietyandattractsocietyC．maintainandencouragethelifeasitexistsD．changewiththedevelopmentofsociety3、Basedonthepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TVhasbecomeamustintheAmerican’slife.B．OnecanexpecttoimprovehisunderstandingsignificantlyfromwatchingTV.C．AmericanTVisimportanttomostpeopleasitaffectstheirlifeinmanyways.D．AmericanTVnowadayshassomedifferentstandardsfromthepast.4、Theauthor’sattitudetowardsAmericantelevisionis_________.A．negative B．positiveC．indifferent D．sympatheticText3TheScholasticArt&WritingAwardsareamongthemostfamousawardsforstudentachievementintheliteraryandvisualarts.PastwinnersincludesuchshortstorymastersasDonaldBarthelme,JoyceCarolOates,andStephenKing.Thecontestoffersseveralcategoriesconnectedwithshortstorywriters:shortstory,flashfiction,sciencefiction,humor,andwritingportfolio(檔案袋)(graduatingseniorsonly).Whocanenter?Thecontestisopentostudentsingrades7-12(includinghomeschoolers)intheU.S.,Canada,orAmericanschoolsabroad.Whatdowinnersreceive?Thecontestoffersavarietyofscholarships(someashighas$10,000)andcashawards(someashighas$1,000)atboththeregionallevelandthenationallevel.Winnersmayalsoreceivecertificatesofrecognitionandopportunitiesforpublication.Howareentriesjudged?Theawardscitethreejudgingcriteria:“Originality,technicalskill,andtheemergence(呈現(xiàn))ofapersonalvisionorvoice.”Besuretoreadpastwinnerstogetanideaofwhat’sbeensuccessful.Thejudgeschangeeveryyear,buttheyalwaysincludepeoplewhoarehighlyaccomplishedintheirfield.Whenisthedeadline?CompetitionguidelinesareupdatedinSeptember,andsubmissionsareusuallyacceptedfromSeptemberthroughearlyJanuary.RegionalGoldKeywinnerswillautomaticallyadvancetothenationalcompetition.HowdoIenter?AllstudentsbeginbyenteringaregionalcompetitionbasedontheirZIPcode.Seetheguidelinesforadditionalinformation.1、DonaldBarthelme,JoyceCarolOates,andStephenKingarementionedtoshowthat________.A．manyfamouswritersandartistsenterthecompetitionB．a(chǎn)wardswillbegiventomanydifferentkindsofwritingC．theawardwinnerswouldbecomesuccessfulinthefutureD．thecompetitionhasnotbeenverypopularamongstudents2、________canenterthecompetition.A．StudentsallovertheworldB．AstudentinanAmericanschoolinChinaC．AnAmericancollegestudentD．AstudentinaCanadianschoolinAfrica3、Theunderlinedword“cite”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans“________”.A．follow B．improveC．neglect D．decide4、Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allthewinners’writingwillsurelybepublished.B．Studentscandirectlyenterthenationalcompetition.C．Thecompetitionisopenforentriesalltheyearround.D．Readingpastwinnerscanhelpknowwhatisappreciated.Text4AppleannounceditsnewiPhoneslastweek,butcompetitors’mobilephonescandomanyofthesamethingsforlessmoney.ThenewiPhone8andXhavewirelesscharging,edge-to-edgeglassscreenanddoublecameras.ButallofthesefeaturesarealreadyavailableinsmartphonesfromChina’sHuaweiandOppo,andKorea’sSamsung.WhileAppleasksbuyerstopay$1,000foritshigh-endmodel,someAsianphonemakerscanoffersimilarfeaturesforless.Atonetime,Chinesemanufacturerscopiedfeaturesanddesignsfromotherstoproducelow-costphones.Buttheyhavenowaddedhigh-endfeaturestotheirphonesandtheycontrolnearlyhalftheglobalmobilephonemarket.MediaMarktSaturnisEurope’sbiggestelectronicsseller.AspokespersonforthestoretoldReutersthat,“HuaweiisseenasarelevantcompetitortoAppleandSamsungbycoveringallmajorpricepointsandplacingbiginvestmentsinmarketingandsales.’’ShealsosaidthattheChinesecompaniesHuawei,ZTE,LenovoandTCLwereamongthetop-10best-sellingsmartphonesinitsstores.Chinesemanufacturers’fastgrowthhasbeenfueledbystrongsalesinChina.Buttheynowexport40percentoftheirsmartphones.Thatisalmostdoublethenumberfromjustthreeyearsago,accordingtotheHongKonginvestmentcompanyCLSA．Huaweiiscurrentlytheworld’sthirdlargestphonemakerbehindSamsungandApple.AccordingtoresearchcompanyCanalys,theChinesecompanyisgettingclosertosecond-placeAppleandmightovertakeitlaterthisyear.Huaweiplanstoshowitstop-of-the-lineMate10phoneonOct.16.Thephonewillhaveartificialintelligencefeaturessuchasinstanttranslationandimagerecognitionandwillcostlessthan$1,000.OtherChinesecompaniesarelookingtoenterthehigh-endsmartphonemarket.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Smartphone’smanufacturers.B．Applesmartphone’sfeatures.C．Asianphonemakers’fastgrowth.D．CompetitionamongAsianphonemakers.2、WhichisNOTamongthetop3phonemakersintheworld?A．TCL.B．Samsung.C．Apple.D．Huawei.3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．HueweiwillhaveovertakenApplebylater2017.B．Chinesemakers’phoneswithhigh-endfeaturescostless.C．Thetop-10smartphonesaretoenterthehigh-endcompetition.D．40percentofAsiansmartphonesareexportednow.4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsAsianphonemakers?A．Doubtful.B．Concerned.C．Optimistic.D．Uncertain.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Chopsticksandforks,asthetwokindsoftablewarebestrepresentingtheeasternandwesterndietarycultures,deservedeepercomparisonand1．(discuss)Lotsof2．(research)havebeendoneontheoriginofChina’schopsticks3．(compare)totheknifeandforkintheWestSomepeoplesayChinawas4．a(chǎn)griculturalsocietyandreliedonvegetablesforfoodChopstickswereveryconvenient5．eatingHowever,theknifeandforkweremorepracticalfortheWesterners,6．lovedonmeatOthersbelievethatChinadidnothavemuchindustry,andthereforepeopleusedchopsticksTheWestwasanindustrialsociety,sotheireatingtoolsweremadeofmetalWhateverthereasons,itisaresultof7．(they)ownculturesTheappearanceofchopstickscanprobablydatebacktotheShangdynasty,morethan4,000yearsagoTheirlastingpopularitymay8．(actual)belinkedtoChinesecookingmethods:beforestir-frying,thefoodiscutintotinypieces,9．(make)themeasytomanipulate(操作)withachopstickInthewest,itwasnotuntilthe10thcenturythatthefork10．(become)anecessaryitematthedinnertableTheinformationI1．(collect)overthelastfewyearsleadsmetobelievethatspeedreadingmaybeless2．(use)thanmostpeoplethinkTheclaimthatyoucanreadandcomprehendover30,000wordsperminuteisoverstatedOneresearcherprovedthisinastudywhereirrelevantandillogicalsentenceswereaddedtoatextThe“speedreaders”3．weretesteddidn’tnoticetheirrelevantlines—thenon-speedreadersspottedthemimmediatelyI’veinterviewedpeoplewhohaveattendedtheintroductorysessions4．(offer)bysomespeedreadingcourses5．(them)storiesindicatethatimpropermethodsaresometimesusedtosellthecoursesHere’show:First,you’reaskedtoreadapassagefromabook6．whichmostpersonswouldbeunfamiliarYourreadingspeedandcomprehensionaretestedduringthisexerciseThen,afterabouthalf7．hourofinstruction,anotherreadingtestisgivenButthistimethereadingisonemosteducatedAmericansknowwell—suchasHuckleberryFinnNot8．(surprising),personsattendingtheseintroductorysessionsfindthattheir“exit”speedandcomprehensionarebetterthantheir“entry”9．(perform)I’moneofthefictionreaderswhoappreciatethebeautyingoodwritingOccasionallyI’llreadapassageorsentenceoverandoverjust10．(let)thebeautyofitsconstructionsoak(參透)inGoodwritingmustbereadcarefullyandthoughtfullytobefullyappreciatedSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)CampingisanAmericantradition,andespeciallyimportantforfamilies.1、★TimetogetherCampingallowsyoutospendqualitytimeasafamily.Mostfamilymembersaretoocaughtupintheireverydaylivestostopandspendtimewitheachother.Athometherearejusttoomanydistractions,suchastelevisions.2、Onacampingtriponecanspendtimewithone’skidsandformarealrelationship.★3、Anothergreatreasontogoonacampingtripistoteachkidsthingslikerespectfornatureandoutdoorsurvivalskills—thingsthatjustcan’tbelearnedadequatelyfrombooks.★Campingischeap4、Youwillsaveonairtravel,accommodations,food,andotherexpenses.★OutdooractivitiesOncampingtrips,peopledon’tjuststayintheirtentsthewholeday.5、Theseincludebirdwatching,wildlifeviewing,hiking,mountainclimbing,fishing,swimming,andplayinggameswithkids.A．Campingtripsareinexpensivecomparedtoregularvacations.B．Insteadofdoingactivitiestogether,theymayjustsitthereandwatchTV.C．Theycandolotsofenjoyableandworthwhileactivities.D．LearningE.EnjoyingnatureandrelaxingF.Herearefourimportantreasons.G.Activitiesshouldbecolorful.TipstoIncreaseYourProductivityWanttogetmoredoneinyourday?Ofcourseyoudo.1、Thegoodnewsisthateveryonecanincreasetheamountoftaskstheyaccomplishinaday.Herearesometipstohelpyouhaveamoreproductiveday.Makeaplanforyourday.Makesureyouknowhowyouwantyourdaytogoinadvance,evenbeforeyoustart.2、Toworkbest,createthenextday’splanthenightbeforesothateverymorningyouspendtimeperforming,notplann