考研《英語一》閩侯縣2023年考前沖刺試卷含解析

考研《英語一》閩侯縣2023年考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)We’vehearditbefore－we’vehearditonthenews,fromteachers,fromparents－childrenandteenagerstodayaregrowinguptoofast．Therearenottoomanypeoplethatwill1withthatstatement．Teenagersarefacedwithseriousproblemsanddecisionsatanearly2．Infactmostteenagers’dailyschedulesareas3asthoseofanadult’s．IhavebeenworkingsinceIwasthirteen,andalwaysin4inwhichIwasworkingwithadults.Ihavehadtolearntothinkand5likeanadulttobetakenseriously.So,Icountmyselfasonewhohasgrownuptoofast.Ijustgraduatedfromhighschool,andhaverecentlyspentsometimereflecting(反思)onthe6eighteenyears-thinkingaboutmyself,whatIhavegained,andwhat7Ihaveyettoachieve.Weareexpectedtoworkhard,getexcellent8,beinagoodrelationship,andknowwhatwewanttodo9．Thelistgoesonandon.Butthe10isclear：Weliveinasocietytodaythatis11ourchildhood．Wenolongerhavemanyyearstobecarelessandfancy-free.Weareexpectedto12thestrictschoolrulesandtoexcel(擅長)ineverythingwedo.I’veknownthesethingsforalongtime,andknewthatthey13me.But,Ineverreallyadmittedituntillastnight,whenIlearneda14lesson,taughttomebymybosswhereIwork.Wehadfinishedajobataremotesite．Itwasabout11:30atnight,andwehad15tohishouse.Weweretalkingaboutthe16hehadbeenmakingtohishome．Oneofthethingshesaidwas“I17mybasketballhoop(籃圈).”Thenhethrewabasketballtome.Ihadn’t18abasketballinfiveyears．Weproceededtoshoothoopsforabout40minutes.Bothofuswereterriblybadatit,butwespentthewholetime19awaylikechildren.ThenIrealizedsomething:Iamstillachild.Oh,thelawsaysI’manadult.But,wearestillreallyandtrulychildren.Weallneedtohave20onceinawhile.1、A．a(chǎn)rgue B．disagree C．satisfy D．discuss2、A．a(chǎn)ge B．stage C．year D．grade3、A．certain B．busy C．careful D．perfect4、A．companies B．places C．positions D．offices5、A．study B．speak C．work D．a(chǎn)ct6、A．last B．other C．rest D．coming7、A．purposes B．success C．goals D．jobs8、A．textbooks B．grades C．teachers D．schools9、A．inlife B．intime C．forages D．forever10、A．information B．message C．notice D．idea11、A．ruining B．correcting C．envying D．shortening12、A．respect B．a(chǎn)ccept C．learn D．follow13、A．inspired B．disappointed C．a(chǎn)ffected D．frightened14、A．valuable B．serious C．important D．useful15、A．walked B．flownback C．goneback D．driven16、A．furniture B．improvements C．equipment D．a(chǎn)rrangements17、A．moved B．fixed C．sold D．broke18、A．played B．caught C．touched D．held19、A．laughing B．shouting C．running D．shooting20、A．a(chǎn)rest B．a(chǎn)talk C．fun D．sportsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1AnyforeignerwhohastriedtolearnChinesecantellhowharditistomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstand.Andanyonewhohastriedtolearntoplaytheviolinorotherinstrumentscanreportsimilarchallenges.NowresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewithmusicaltraininghaveaneasiertimelearningChinese.WritingintheonlineeditionofNatureNeuroscience，researchersfromNorthwesternUniversitysaythatbothskillsdrawonthesamepartsofthebrainthathelppeoplediscoverchangesinpitch(音調(diào)).Oneofthestudy'sauthors，NinaKraus，saidthefindingssuggestedthatstudyingmusic“actuallytunesoursensorysystem”.Thismeansthatschoolsthatwantchildrentodowellinlanguagesshouldhesitatebeforecuttingmusicprograms，Dr.Kraussaid.Shesaidmusictrainingmightalsohelpchildrenwithlanguageproblems.Mandarin(普通話)speakershavebeenshowntohaveamorecomplexencoding(編碼)ofpitchpatternsintheirbrainsthanEnglishspeakersdo.ThisisbecauseinMandarinandotherAsianlanguages，pitchplaysacentralrole.Asingle-syllablewordcanhaveseveralmeaningsdependingonhowitisintoned.Forthisstudy，theresearcherslookedat20non-Chinesespeakingvolunteers，halfwithnomusicalbackgroundandhalfwhohavestudiedaninstrumentforatleastsixyears.Astheywereshownamovie，thevolunteersalsoheardanaudiotapeoftheMandarinword“mi”inthreeofitsmeanings:squint，bewilderandrice.Theresearchersrecordedactivitiesintheirbrainstemstoseehowwelltheywereprocessingthesounds.ThosewithamusicbackgroundshowedmuchmorebrainactivitiesinresponsetotheChinesesounds.Theleadauthorofthestudy，PatrickC．M.Wong，saiditmightworkbothways.Itappearsthatnativespeakersoftonallanguagesmaydobetteratlearninginstruments.1、WhenlearningChinese，aforeignerwillfind________.A．hehasadifficulttimelearningmusicatthesametimeB．hehasaneasiertimelearningmusicatthesametimeC．itishardtomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstandD．itiseasytousethebraintohelphimdiscoverchangesinpitch2、WhydoesChineselearninghavesomethingtodowithmusictraining?A．BecausethereisthesamedifficultyinlearningChineseandmusic.B．Becauseskillstolearnthetwomakeuseofthesamepartsofthebrain.C．Becausemusictrainingmighthelppeoplewithlanguagestudy.D．BecausepeoplewhodowellinChinesestudydowellinmusic.3、Theunderlinedword“intoned”inthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedbytheword“____”.A．created B．spelled C．seemed D．pronounced4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MandarinSpeakersAreSmarterthanEnglishSpeakersB．SkilledEarforMusicMayHelpLanguageStudyC．PitchPlaysaCentralRoleinChineseLearningD．SchoolsNeedtoDevelopMusicProgramsText2ThefollowingarethelargestLatinocompaniesintermsofrevenueacrossthecountry,accordingtoHispanicB.BrightstarCorp.(revenue:US$6.3billion)Aleadingglobalcompany,Bightstarhasabusinesspresenceinnearly50countriesinfivecontinents.AnativeBolivan,MarceloClaure,President,ChairmanandCEOofBrightstar,startedthecompanyin1997asasmallMiami-basedregionaldevicedistributortargetingLatinAmerica.MasTecInc.(estimatedrevenuerosetoUS$4.25billion)Afterworkingforchurch&Tower,anundergroundutilityconstructionfirmforjusttwoshortyears,Cubanimmigrant,JorgeMasCanosa,boughtthecompanyheworkedforin1971,andtookittothenextlevelinSouthFlorida’sflourishingeconomicconditions.Duringthenationaltelecomindustryderegulation(放寬管制)eraandunderthisnewleadership,Church&Toweremergedasaleaderintheirindustry.In1994,theymergedwithBurnup&Sims,aconstructioncompanythatspecializedintelephonenetworksintheUS,theCaribbean,MiddleEastandPacificIslands,becomingMasTecCorporation.Inthenextdecades,theyaccomplishedenoughgrowthtobuildcomplexinfrastructureprojectsinrenewableenergy,electricpower,gasandoil,waterandsewers,communicationsandinstallation-fulfillmentservices.Molinahealthcare(revenue:US$3.0billion)SinceDr.C．DavidMolina,MD,openedhisfirstclinicinLongBeach,California,in1980,hesetupthevisionofhiscompanytoprovidequalityhealthcareforlow-incomefamiliesandthoseundercoverageprovidedbythegovernmentwhowereusingemergencyroomservicesinsteadofgeneralhealthcareservices.Now,MolinaHealthcare,apubliccompany,delivershealthservicesandhealthinformationmanagementsolutionstoalmostfivemillionfamiliesin15states.GreenwayFord(revenue:US$1.2billion)FrankRodriguezisthefounderofGreenwayFord,agroupof26dealerships(代理商)intheOrlandoareaandthecoreofGreenwayAutomotiveGroup.1、WhichofthefollowingisthebiggestLatinocompany?A．MolinaHealthcareB．MasTecIncC．BrightstarCorpD．GreenwayFord2、WhichisNOTincludedincomplexinfrastructureprojectsofMasTecInc?A．WaterandsewersB．Non-renewableenergyC．GasandoilD．Electricpower3、Previously,thecompanyofDr.C．DavidMolinaprovidedlow-incomefamilieswith________.A．financialaidB．telephonenetworksC．generalhealthcareservicesD．goodserviceinhealthText3Wehavesomefriendswhoseemasiftheyunderstandandappreciateyou,butreallytheymightnot.AgirlnamedNevaehwasabouttofindafriendthatshethoughtunderstoodher,butsheactuallydidn't.WhenNevaehwasinkindergartenshedidn'thavefriends.Everytimeshewantedtomakesometheywouldjustwalkaway.ThathappeneduntilshewenttothethirdgradewhenagirlnamedBrookesaidhellotoher.Nevaeh,ashygirl,didn’tanswer.SinceNevaehhadnofriendstotalkto,hermouthwouldcloseup.AfterknowingNevaehwasshyandneededfriends,Brookewouldn'tleaveNevaehssideandalwaystalkedtoher.Nevaehstartedtalkingmoreandwaslessshy.OnceBrooketookhertoherfriends.Therewereonlythreegirls,Karla,Mariana,andIsela,butNevaehwasfinewithit.Atleastshehadfriends.Theygotalongverywellandhadafewthingsincommon.Whentheywerefinallyinmiddleschool,BrookeandNevaehbecamebestfriends,butastheygotolder,theychanged.WhenNevaehchangedthewayshelookedandacted,Brookedidn'tlikeit.Brookestartledtojudgeher,andmakeherwearstuffthatshedidn’tlike.TheyhadargumentsaboutthewavNevaehwantedtolook,andhowBrookedidn'tlikewhatshewore.Nevaehwasn’tsureifshecouldreallytrustBrookeanymore.ThatwasuntilshemetSusanwhounderstoodNevaehanddidn’tjudgeherbyherlooks,buthadthesameinterestsasNevaeh.Theylikedtodressinthesamekindsofthingsandhadsimilarhobbies.NevaehreallylikedSusanbecausesheneverjudgedher.Whentheyweretalkingabouttheirinterestsitwasliketheyhadknowneachotherforalonglime.Nevaehwasstillfriendswiththeothergirls,andwashappythatshefinallyhadsomeonethatunderstoodherandappreciatedher.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"she”inthefirstparagraphreferto?A．Susan.B．Karla.C．Brooke.D．Nevaeh.2、WhydidNevaehhavenofriendsinkindergarten?A．Shedidn'twantfriendsB．Shewasn’tacceptedbyothers.C．Shedidn'tdeservetohavefriends.D．Shewasstoppedfrommakingfriends.3、HowdidNevaehreacttoBrooke'sjudgmentonher?A．Sherejectedit.B．Shetoleratedit.C．Shecorrectedit.D．Sheappreciatedit.4、WhatwasSusanlikeaccordingtothetext?A．Braveandhelpful.B．Smartandhumorous.C．Sincereandsupportive.D．Cleverandhard-working.Text4Naturalselectionistheprocessbywhichonetypeofanimalwithinaspeciesthrivesbecauseofcertaincharacteristicsthatmakeitmorelikelytolivethanothersinitsgroup.Thehistoryofthepepperedmoth(灰蛾)isanexampleofthenaturalselectionprocess.In19thcenturyEngland,certaintypesofpepperedmothswereabletobetterblend（融合）intotheirsurroundings.Duringthattimeperiod,greatchangeswerehappeninginGreatBritain.TheIndustrialRevolutionwaspartofthischange,andwithitcameairpollution.Naturalselectionoftentakeshundredoreventhousandsofyearstooccur.Forthepepperedmoth,thisprocessoccurredcomparativelyquickly.AtthebeginningoftheIndustrialAge,mostpepperedmothsinEnglandwerelight-coloredandcoveredwithblackmarkings,althoughafewmothshaddark-coloredwings.Becausethelight-coloredmothsblendedintothelight-coloredbarkonthetrees,theycouldnotbeeasilyseenbybirdsthatwouldeatthem.Astheairgrewmorepolluted,however,treetrunksbecamecoveredwithsoot(煙煤)andbecamedarker.Thelight-coloredmothsbecameeasyforbirdstoseeagainstthedarktreetrunks.Sincethedark-coloredmothsnowhadtheadvantage,theirnumbersgrew.Within50years,thepepperedmothwentfrombeingmostlylight-coloredtobeingmostlydark-colored.Inthe20thcentury,theairclearedup,andthepepperedmothpopulationchangedagain.Astreetrunkslightedduetolesssootintheair,light-coloredmothsonceagainhadanadvantage.Theirnumbersincreasedassootlevelsdeclined.Dependingontheirenvironment,thecolorationofthemothshelpedthemtobe“naturallyselected”tosurvive.1、Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“thrives”inthefirstparagraph?A．Reduces.B．Booms.C．Changes.D．Endangers.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthepepperedmoth’snaturalselectionprocess?A．Thelengthoftimewasunusual.B．ThesootlevelsinEnglanddidnotaffectit.C．Thistypeofcolorchangewastypicalformoths.D．Itwasagoodexampleofenvironmentalprotection.3、What’sthedifferencebetweenlight-coloredanddark-coloredmoths?A．Dark-coloredmothswereoriginallyeasytoseeontrees.B．Bothkindsofmothspreferredthedark-coloredtrees.C．Birdsfailedtoseelight-coloredmoths.D．Thecolorofmothswasunimportant.4、WhichwouldmostlikelyhappenifsootdarkenedEngland’streesagain?A．Birdswouldeatfewermoths.B．Mothswouldnotbeabletostayalive.C．Light-coloredmothswoulddisturbpeople’slife.D．Thepopulationofdark-coloredmothswouldincrease.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Howdoyouusuallybuywhatyouneed,shoppingonlineorgoingouttoshopinperson?WiththehelpoftheInternet,shoppingis1．(easy)thanbeforeWecanjustclickourmousetochoosetheitemswelike,payforthemonline,andtheshopping2．(finish)ItiseasyandquickIthelpssavemoney,tooWecansavethousandsayearifwecomparethepricesofsimilaritemsbefore3．(decide)tobuyHowever,therearealwaystrapsinshoppingonlineIfweare4．(care),wemaygetintotroubleForexample,wemayfindthecoloroftheitemdifferent5．thatinthepictureonlineSometimes,thesizeoftheitemwereceivecanbetoobig6．toosmall7．(avoid)suchtroubles,weshouldcomparesimilaritemsondifferentonlinestoresandpaymoreattentiontowhatothercustomerssayFromtheircomments,wecanknow8．(well)aboutanitem’scolor,sizeaswellas9．shortcomingsInthiswayweincreaseourchanceofbuying10．moresatisfactoryitemFillintheblanksEatingpopcorninthecinemamaybeirritatingnotjustforfellowmoviegoers,butforadvertisers:agroupofresearchersfromCologneUniversityhasconcludedthatchewingmakesusimmunetofilmadvertisingThereasonwhyadsmanagetoimprint(刻上記號)brandnamesonourbrainsis1．ourlipsandthetongueautomaticallysimulatethepronunciationofanewnamewhenwefirsthearit2．were-encounterthename,ourmouthsubconsciouslypractisesitspronunciationHowever,accordingtothe

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3．(publish)intheJournalofConsumerPsychology,this"innerspeech"canbedisturbedbychewing,4．(render)therepetitioneffectredundant5．theirexperiment,theresearchersinvitedagroupof96peopletoacinematowatchamovieprecededbyaseriesofadvertsHalfoftheparticipants6．(give)freepopcornthroughoutthesession,theotherhalfonlyreceivedasmallsugarcube7．immediatelydissolvedintheirmouthsAtestattheendofthescreeningshowedthattheadvertshadleftnoeffectonthoseviewerswhohadchewedtheirwaythroughpopcornthroughout,whiletheotherparticipantsshowedpositivepsychologicalresponsestotheproductsthey8．(encounter)intheads"Themundaneactivityofeatingpopcornmadeparticipantsimmunetothepervasiveeffectsofadvertising,"saidSaschaTopolinski,oneoftheresearchersHegoesasfarasimplyingthathisresearch9．spelltheendofthetraditionalpopcornmachineincinemafoyers"Thisfindingsuggeststhatsellingcandyincinemasactuallyunderminesadvertisingeffects,whichcontradictspresentmarketingstrategiesInthefuture,whenpromotinganovelbrand,advertisingclientsmightconsidertryingtopreventcandy10．(sell)beforethemainmovie"SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Acobra(眼鏡蛇)wassetfreeonSeptember10inaparkinXiangtanCity,SouthChina’sHunanProvince.1、Andtheybeganhuntingforthedeadlycreaturetotrytopreventitfromhurtinganyone.Inthenameofmercy,somepeoplefreecaptive(關在籠子里的)animals,includingforeignspecies,mostlyboughtfrompetshopsormarkets.2、LastApril,someonefreedhundredsoffoxesandraccoondogsinaBeijingsuburb,causingeconomiclossestoanimalfarmersandendangeringthesafetyoflocalresidents.3、Besides,todaypeopleareincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofenvironmentalprotectionandbiodiversity.Butitisnecessarytoensurethatactsoffreeingcaptiveanimalsdonotviolatelawsorharmtheinterestsofthepublic.4、Inordertoregulatethereleaseofcaptiveanimals,thegovernmentrevisedthelawonwildlifeconservationin2016.Accordingtotheupdatedregulations,noindividualororganizationshouldharmthepublicinterestbyfreeingcaptiveanimals.5、A．Andanycreaturessetfreeshouldbelocalspeciesthathavenothreattolocalbiodiversity.B．However,theirwarm-heartedkindnessoftencausesseriousconsequences.C．Freeingacobrainaparkreflectsthetroublemaker’signoranceofotherpeople’slives.D．Suchnewshasfrequentlyappearedinrecentyears.E.Localpoliceimmediatelyarrestedthetroublemaker.F.InfluencedbyBuddhism,freeingcaptiveanimalsisanactthatdeservesrespectinChina.G.Itisimportanttoprotectanimalsincludingthosesetfreebypeople.Googleannouncedthisweekthatitsbuilding100self-drivingcarprototypesandLloydwroteagreatpiecediscussingvar