考研《英語一》信陽市淮濱縣2023年最后沖刺試題含解析

考研《英語一》信陽市淮濱縣2023年最后沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Theturningpointofmylifewasmydecisiontogiveupapromisingbusinesscareerandstudymusic.Myparents,althoughsharingmyloveofmusic,didn’t__36__itasaprofession.Mygrandfather,havingtaughtmusicforyearsatcollegeand,thoughmuch__37__,earnedmerelyenoughtosupporthisfamily.Asaresultofthis_38___inthefamily,Iwenttocollege-----quite__39__,foralthoughIlovedmyviolinandspentmostofmysparetimepracticing,Ihadmanyother_40___.BeforemygraduationfromColumbia,Ifelt_41___mydutytoleavecollegeandtakeajob.Asidefromthesatisfactionofbeingableto___42__thefamily,moneyisallIgotoutofit.Myonlyambitionwastosaveenoughto_43___thejobandgotoEuropetostudy__44___.Iusedtogetupatdawntopractice_45__Ileftfor“downtown“towork..Icontinuedtomakemoney,and_46__,bitbybit,accumulatedenoughtoenablemeto___47_.Thesituationofmyfamilyimproved,andmyhelpwas_48___necessary,soIresignedfrommy__49__and,feelinglikeamanreleasedfromjail,sailedfor_50___.Istayedfouryears,workedharderthanIhadeverdreamedofworkingbeforeand_51___everyminuteofit.Iwasa_52__manandIwasdoingwhatI__53__todoandwhatIwasmeanttodo.IfIhadstayedinbusiness,Imightbeaquitewealthymantoday,__54__Iwouldn’thavemadeasuccessofliving.Iwouldhave_55__allthosethatmoneycanneverbuy.Moneyisawonderfulthing,butitispossibletopaytoohighpriceonit.1、A．receiveB．a(chǎn)cceptC．refuseD．keep2、A．respectedB．hatedC．doubtedD．scolded3、A．excuseB．chanceC．promiseD．example4、A．happilyB．sadlyC．hopelesslyD．nervously5、A．interestsB．pitiesC．experimentsD．problems6、A．thisB．thatC．itD．one7、A．questionB．helpC．warnD．visit8、A．giveupB．giveinC．goonD．throwaway9、A．computerB．lawC．historyD．music10、A．a(chǎn)fterB．incaseC．beforeD．themoment11、A．firstlyB．finallyC．generallyD．lately12、A．gobackB．gohomeC．goabroadD．godown13、A．nolongerB．ofcourseC．infactD．muchtoo14、A．positionB．collegeC．homeD．friends15、A．AsiaB．EuropeC．AfricaD．NorthAmerica16、A．wastedB．lostC．forgotD.enjoyed17、A．nativeB．freeC．wiseD．weak18、A．repeatedB．offeredC．lovedD．signed19、A．soB．a(chǎn)ndC．butD．for20、A．missedB．gainedC．a(chǎn)chievedD．wonSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1OnFriday,Germany'stelecomregulator(電信業(yè)管理者),theFederalNetworkAgency,announcedthatanumberofchildrenssmartwatches,designedforages5to12,canallowsomeonetoremotelytapintothewatchsmicrophoneandsecretlyspyfromremoteplaces.Theregulatorisn’tjustworriedaboutthepotentialofpeoplespyingonchildren-it'sworriedthedevices(設(shè)備)canbeusedtospyonanyone.AndinGermany,it'sillegaltorecordprivateconversationswithoutpermission."Accordingtoourinvestigations,parentswereusingthewatches,forexample,tolisteninontheirchildrenduringclass,saidFederalNetworkAgencyPresidentJochenHomanninastatement.Smartwatchesthatmakephonecalls,liketheAppleWatch,arelegalinGermany.Theproblemwithmanyofthechildren'ssmartwatches,however,isthatthedeviceshaveaclassicspyingfunction,similartoababymonitor,whichcanbeeasilyactivated(激活)justbyusinganapp.TheGermanregulatorissoseriousaboutdestroyingthesedevices.it'saskingcitizenstodocumentthewatches'destructionandfileevidenceonline.Oncethewatchesaredestroyed,theregulatorwillprovidea"certificateofdestruction,"confirmingthedeedwasdone.Thisisn'tthefirsttimetheFederalNetworkAgencytoldGermancitizenstodestroyaconsumerdevice.Theregulatoronceprohibitedthedoll"MyFriendCayla",whichwasfittedwithradiotransformingtechnologythatcouldallowchildrentobespiedon.Remindtechproducers:TheGermangovernmentwon'tjustbandevicesthatcanspyonanyone,they'lldemandthedevicesbedestroyedwithhammers(orwhatevermeansofdestructiononeprefers)—evenifthey'redolls.1、WhyistheFederalNetworkAgencyconcernedaboutchildren’ssmartwatches?A．Theyaretooexpensivetoafford.B．Theycan'tbeusedinremoteplaces.C．Theyareharmfultochildren'shealth.D．Theycanbeusedtowatchanyoneinsecret.2、Howcanasmartwatchspyingfunctionbeperformed?A．Byusinganapp.B．Byusingababymonitor.C．Byfixingadevice.D．Bydownloadingsoftware.3、Whatwillcitizensgetafterdestroyingthewatches?A．Adocument.B．Adoll.C．Acertificate.D．Aprize.4、WhatcanweinferabouttheGermangovernment’sattitudetochildren’ssmartwatches?A．Doubtful.B．Supportive.C．Acceptable.D．Unbearable.Text2HowDidtheAncientChineseKeepFoodWarminWinter?Facilitieslikeelectricricecookers,microwaves,andelectrickettles,makeiteasyforpeopletokeepfoodwarmandenjoyacomfortablewinter.SohowdidChinesepeopleinancienttimeskeepfoodwarminwinterwithoutthese?Infact,ancientChinesepeopleusedtheirownmethodsofheatpreservationasearlyastheShangandZhouDynasties.☆“WenDing”,ancientricecookerOneofthemajorfunctionsofanelectricricecookeristokeepfoodwarm.The“WenDing”,anancientcookingcontainer,servedthesamepurpose,butinsteadofusingelectricenergy,theancientcookingcontainerpreservedheatbyburningfuelslikecharcoal.The“WenDing”unearthedinNanjingin1989isthoughttobetheoldestofitskinddiscoveredinChina,datingbacktotheStoneAge.Thecraftsmanshipofmakingthe“WenDing”wasdevelopedintheBronzeAge.ThebronzeDingfromtheShangandZhouDynastiestookondifferentshapesandstructures.☆“RanLu”,ancientsmallhotpotThe“RanLu”isasmallsizecookingvessel(器皿)madeofbronze,whichcanbedividedintothreeparts.Acharcoalstoveformsthemainstructure,withabottomtraytoholdcharcoalashes,andamovablecupatthetop.Someexpertshaveconcludedthatthevessel’sstructuresuggestsitmayhavebeenusedasasmallhotpotandthatthesevesselsbecamepopularintheWarringStatesPeriod(475—221B．C．).☆BronzeYou,ancientkettleTheBronzeYouwasoneofthemostcommonwinecontainersduringtheShangandZhouDynasties.TheBronzeYoucanalsobeusedtowarmwine.Forexample,theBronzeYouwithbeastmaskdesign,unearthedinJiangxiProvince,hasanopeningwherecharcoalcouldbeplaced.Justaspeopletodaycan’tdowithoutanelectrickettle,theBronzeYouallowedpeopletoenjoyahotdrink.☆BronzeYan,ancientsteamerAlthoughthe“WenDing”waseffectiveatkeepingfoodwarm,theancientChinesepeoplelaterfoundthatitsburningprocessproducedpollution.Asaresult,theBronzeYanmadewithatwo-tierstructureandusedtosteamriceandothergrains.AftertheEasternHanDynasty(25A．D．-220A．D．),furtherimprovementstotheBronzeYanledtothemodern-daysteamer.1、Whendidthe“RanLu”becomepopular?A．IntheZhouDynasty.B．IntheEasternHanDynasty.C．IntheWarringStatesPeriod.D．IntheStoneAge.2、TheBronzeYou,unearthedinJiangxiProvince,hasanopeningto________.A．placecharcoalB．storewineC．pourwaterD．holdcharcoalashes3、WhatistheuniqueadvantageoftheBronzeYan?A．Itiswarm.B．Itisconvenient.C．Itisuseful.D．Itisenvironment-friendly.Text3Inthestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”fromAesop’sFables,athistycrow(烏鴉)dropsstonesintoanarrowjartoraisethelowlevelofwaterinsidesohecantakeadrink.Nowscientistshaveevidencetobackupthatstory.Crowsactuallydounderstandhowtomakewaterdisplacement(移位)worktotheiradvantage,experimentsshow.Theresultssuggestthatthebirdsare,atleastinsomeaspects,assmartasfirst-graders.Researchers,ledbySarahJelbertattheUniversityofAucklandinNewZealand,presentedsixcrowswithtubesfilledwithwater.Insidethetubes,awormorpieceofmeatonapieceofwoodwasfloating,justoutofreachofthecrow.Infrontofthetubes,theresearchersarrangedseveralrubbererasersthatwouldsink,andsomeplasticobjectsthatwouldfloat.Thecrowsfoundoutthattheycoulddroptheerasersintothetubesinordertoraisethewaterlevelandgettheirsnack.However,thebirdshandledawkwardlyinexperimentsinwhichtheycouldchoosetodropobjectsineitherawidetubeoranarrowonetogetasnack,theresearcherssaid.Droppingobjectsintonarrowtubewouldliftthewaterlevelbyagreateramountandputthetreatwithinreachafterjusttwodrops;whileittookaroundsevendropstoraisethesnacktothesamelevelinthewidetube.Thecrowsobviouslydidn’trealizethis,andmostofthemwentforthewidetubefirst.Previousstudiesshowedthatchimpsandhumanchildrencansolvesimilartasks.Ina2011study,chimpsandkidsfoundoutthattheycouldputwaterintoatubetoreachapeanutthatwasfloatinginasmallamountofwateratthebottom.1、HowdidthecrowsgetthesnackinSarah’sexperiment?A．Bybreakingthetube.B．Bydroppinginerasers.C．Bystandingonthewood.D．Byremovingthewood.2、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thebirdshandledawkwardly”inparagraph4?A．Theywereunabletotelldifferentshapes.B．Theydroppedobjectsonlyintonarrowtubes.C．Theywerenotawareofthesnackatfirstsight.D．Theymostlyavoidedtheeasierwaytogetthesnack.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?A．StoriesofAesop’sFables.B．Thedevelopmentofcrows.C．Crows’intelligence.D．Human-animalcommunication.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Crowsarealmostascleverasfirst-gradersinsomerespects.B．Crowsunderstandwaterdisplacementcompletely.C．Chimpsandchildrenaremuchsmarterthancrows.D．Thestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”lacksevidence.Text4Ifyou’reonthehuntforsomethingnewandinterestingtoread,youhaveplentyofplacestogo.Thisweek,we’relookingatfourofthebestbookrecommendationsites,services,orgroups,basedonyournominations(提名).GoodReadsGoodReadsismorethanjustabookrecommendationsite,althoughitexcelsathelpingyoufindnewbookstoreadbasedontheonesyouenjoy.Youcanbuildavirtual“shelf”ofbooksyouownorhavealreadyread,shareyourprogresswiththebooksyou’recurrentlyreading,ratethebooksyou’veread,leavereviews,andconnectwithotherreaders.BookBubWhileBookBubisn’tstrictlyabookrecommendationservice,itdoesbringyousuper-low-costbooksbasedonyourinterestseveryday.Theserviceisfree,andwhenyousignup,youtellBookBubwhatkindsofbooksyouliketoread.Fromthere,you’llgetanemailfromBookBubeverydaywithbookdealsforthatday.Whenwesay“deal,”wemeanit—manyofBookBub’stitlesarefreeentirely,$0.99,orjustacoupleofbucks.LibraryThingLibraryThinghasbeenaroundforalongtimeandisstillagreatuser-poweredbookratings,review,andrecommendationsite.Theservicecallsitselftheworld’slargestbookclub,andthat’salotliketheoverallfeel.Onceyousignup,you’llbeencouragedtostartaddingbooksyou’vereadandleavereviewsforthem.Behinditsbookratingsandreviewsthough,LibraryThingisapowerfultooltocatalogandorganizeyourentirebookcollection.OlmentaIfyou’renotinterestedinregisteringforaccounts,addingyourownbooks,oranyofthathassle(麻煩),Olmentacansuggestsomesolidtitlestoyoubasedongeneralpopularityandthecitationofthepeoplebehindthesite.It’sasimplelistofbookcoversthattheservicethinksyoushouldread,andafewgenresyoucanclickonifyou’relookingforsomethingspecific,likebusiness,fiction,children’s,theatre,poetry,ornonfiction,amongothers.1、Whichofthefollowingtwobookrecommendationsitesaskyoutorateandleavereviews?A．GoodreadsandBookBubB．BookBubandLibraryThingC．LibraryThingandOlmentaD．GoodreadsandLibraryThing2、Whichbookrecommendationsitecanhelpyougetsuper-low-costbooks?A．GoodReadsB．BookBubC．LibraryThingD．Olmenta3、IfyouturntoOlmenta,you__________________.A．needtopaymoreB．needtoaddyourownbookC．don’tneedtosignupD．don’tneedtolookforsomethingspecificPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Beijing’s1．(forbid)City—traditionallyoff-limitsatnightforanyoneexceptemperors—waslitupwithlanternsafterdarkTuesdayasChina2．(celebrate)theendoftheLunarNewYearholidayThepalacecomplex，hometoChineseemperorsforfivecenturies，3．(usual)closesby5pmthoughsomedistinguishedguestshavebeentaken4．a(chǎn)fterdarkonoccasionItwasopenedatnightforthefirsttimesinceitsrebirthasthePalaceMuseum94yearsagoThepalacewallswerebrightenedwithredChineselanterns—designedtorecreatethe5．(feel)oftheroyalcourtofold—and6．lightshowlitupthecomplexwhiletheChinaNationalTraditionalOrchestraandthePekingOperaperformedAnimageofatreasuredpicturecalled“AThousandLiofRiversandMountains”wasbeamedontothepalaceroofPeoplerushedtogetfree7．(ticket)online，fortherarenight-timeopening，8．weresnappedupwithinminutes“Creativitymakesthe600-year-oldpalaceyoungeranddrawstraditionalculture9．(close)tothepublic，”saidthePeople’sDailyThePalaceMuseumisnowonacampaign10．(attract)evenmorevisitorsTheInternethasbecomepartofyoungpeople'slifeAreport1．(show)that38%ofstudentsoftenusetheInternetMostofthemgetnuseful2．(inform)ontheInternetorusetheInternettohelpwiththeirstudies3．manystudentsdon'tuseitin4．goodwaySomeplaygamestoomuch,somevisitwebsitesthat5．shouldn'tvisitSobadthingsmayhappen6．studentsspendtoomuchtimeontheInternet7．isimportantforstudentstousetheInternetproperlyNowwehaveatextbook,8．usesmanyexamplestoteachstudentssomegoodwaystousetheInternetItgivesuseful9．(advise)SomestudentsalsomakefriendsontheInternetButifyouwanttohaveaface-to-face10．(meet)withyouronlinefriends,letyourparentsknowandmeetinaproperplaceSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Giftsarefunbecausetheyareintendedtobeaphysicalexpressionofloveforone'ssignificantother.However,theactingofpreparingagiftcanbeannoying,particularlyifyouarenotsurewhattochoose.Youcandoanythingfrombuyinghimorhersomethingorpanningoutaromantic(浪漫的)day.1、.Chooseasuitablegiftforyourlove.Romanticgiftsareasymbolicgestureofyourlovewhilepracticalgiftsaresomethingwithrealvalueanduse.2、Thoughyoushouldn'tbeafraidtospendtheextramoneyonamemorablegift,it'simportanttorememberthattherearemoreimportantthings.3、Thegiftismeanttobeareflectionofthat.Insomecases,itcanfeelevenmorethoughtfulifyoumakesomethingyourself.4、Althoughwrappingissometimesseenasanunnecessaryadd-on,thetimeittakestounwrapthegiftmakesthegift-givingmoreenjoyableforbothyouandyourlove.Presentsarebestiftheotherpeopledon’tknowwhatitisyet.5、Besides,aromanticletterorcardincludedinthegiftalsoaddstothepleasureofthegift’sreceiver.Moreimportantly,waitforaspecialmomenttogivethegift.Youcanpresentyourgiftatapointwherethetwoofyouarerelaxedandthingsarepleasant.Agift-givingshouldn'tberushedatall.A．Presentittoyourlove.B．Expressyourlovetohimorher.C．Theconnectionthetwoofyoushareispriceless.D．Choosingawonderfulgiftwillhelppromoteyourfriendship.E.There’sacertainpleasureinhavingsomethingkeptasurprise.F.Yourchoicedependsontheoccasion,therelationshipandhisorhertastes.G.Whateveryoudecidetodo,makesureyourgiftappealstohimorherspecially.Examtakingisatiringprocess.1、Sometimesyouhavetopaymuchattentiontothebooksandtrytoputeverythingintoyourbrain.Othertimes,though,youjustdon’tknowwhattodowiththeloadsoflessonstostudyabout.Herearesometipsonbetterpreparingforatest.·MotivateFirstyoushouldmotivateyourself.2、Giveyourselfsomepositivegoals,likesettingthemood(情緒)forit.Afterall,ifyouarenotemotionallyprepared,youwouldn’texpectyourselftobementallyandphysicallypreparedforthetestaswell.·Memorize3、Doingthiscanbeusefulespeciallyifyouhavelotsofconceptstoremember.Everydaymakeitapointtomemorizeatleasttentermsorideas.Asthedayssucceed,alltenconceptsforeveryitemyouhavemastered.·TakeNotesIfyouhavethematerials,