考研《英語一》鶴慶縣2023年考前沖刺試卷含解析

考研《英語一》鶴慶縣2023年考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Howfarwouldyouwalktolearnaboutsomethingthatinterestedyou?Whenhewasyoung,JacobLawrenceoftenwalkedmorethansixty1fromhishomeintheHarlemsectionofNewYorkCitytotheMetropolitanMuseumofArt．Jacobwantedtobea（n）2，andhebelievedthatstudyingthefamouspaintings3inthatmuseumwouldhelphim．Itwas1930,whenmanypeoplewereoutofwork,moneywas4andpeoplesufferedalot．Stillthestreetswere5withenergyandcolor．AshewalkedthroughHarlem,Jacoblookedhardatthepeople,thechurches,andbarbershopsandsoon．He6thoseimagesinhismind,alongwiththeimagesofpaintingshesawinthe7．Jacobcamefromapoorfamily．Hismotherbelievedtherewaslittlechance8hersoncouldgrowuptobeasuccessfulpainter．Shewantedhimtoaimforsomethingmore9．ButJacob'steacher,Alston,inanartprogramsawthathewastalented．Alston10himhowtousepaintstomakestagesets．Astimepassed,AlstonletJacobrentworkspaceinhisownstudio．Thatwasanexcitingplaceforayoungblackman11tobecomeanartist．Manycreativepeople12theretotalkaboutart,literatureandhistory．Fromtheir13,Jacoblearnedthathistorybooksoften14theaccomplishmentsofAfricanAmericans．Hedecidedtopaintasel1esofpicturesdescribingthestoryofablackhero．He15Toussaint,whohadhelpedfreehispeople16Frenchruling．ManypeopleadmiredJacob'spictures,butheneeded17admiration．Tohelphisfamily,heoftenhadtoworkatjobsthat18himawayfrompainting．Thensomethingencouraginghappened．AnartistnamedAugustagotJacobajob．Foreighteenmonths,Jacobwasgivena19topaintpictures．Forthefirsttime,hefeltlikea20artist．1、A．stepsB．blocksC．buildingsD．a(chǎn)venues2、A．a(chǎn)rtistB．tutorC．scholarD．official3、A．swingingB．existingC．hangingD．twisting4、A．blankB．looseC．toughD．tight5、A．linedB．decoratedC．a(chǎn)ssociatedD．filled6、A．storedB．receivedC．createdD．remembered7、A．museumB．studioC．churchD．street8、A．whetherB．whichC．thatD．when9、A．preciousB．practicalC．standardD．flexible10、A．recommendedB．remindedC．providedD．showed11、A．hesitatingB．strugglingC．marchingD．participating12、A．settledB．wanderedC．gatheredD．rushed13、A．experiencesB．performancesC．a(chǎn)ccentsD．conversations14、A．a(chǎn)cknowledgedB．a(chǎn)ccusedC．ignoredD．witnessed15、A．choseB．a(chǎn)cceptedC．countedD．employed16、A．a(chǎn)gainstB．fromC．forD．with17、A．morethanB．ratherthanC．otherthanD．lessthan18、A．brokeB．gaveC．permittedD．took19、A．a(chǎn)wardB．titleC．salaryD．prize20、A．permanentB．popularC．positiveD．professionalSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1TrainingtheBrainPeoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic-likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse’sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,theMAsscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(細致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete______.A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsizeB．showsagiftinmentalabilitytestsC．usesthememorizingtechniquebetterD．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory2、Whydoestheauthormention“speedreading”inParagraph3?A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Thereisavarietyofunforgettablescenes.B．Memorypalacescanbequicklyforgotten.C．Impressivepicturesareinactualbuildings.D．Onepersonprobablyhas57,000bodyparts.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cubbyholes”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Smallspaces. B．Blacksholes.C．Technicalskills. D．Differentnumbers.Text2Sittingtoomuchislinkedtochangesinasectionofthebrainthatisimportantformemory,accordingtoarecentstudybyUCLAresearchersofmiddle-agedandolderadults.Studiesshowthattoomuchsitting,likesmoking,increasestheriskofheartdisease,diabetesandprematuredeath.ResearchersatUCLAwanttoseehowsedentarybehavior(sittingforlongperiodsoftime)influencesthehealthofthebrain,especiallyregionsofthebrainthatareimportanttomemoryformation.UCLAresearchersgathered35peopleaged45to75andaskedabouttheirphysicalactivitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhoursperdaytheyspentsittingoverthepreviouswork.Eachpersonhadahigh-resolutionMRI(熱分辨磁共振成像)scan,whichprovidesadetailedlookatthemedialtemporallobe,orMTL,abruinregioninvolvedintheformationofnewmemories.TheresearchersfoundthatsedentarybehaviorisanimportantpredictorofthinningoftheMTLandthatphysicalactivity,evenathighlevels,ismilenoughtocompensatetheharmfuleffectsofsiltingforlongperiods.“Thisstudydoesnotprovethattoomuchsittingcausesthinnerbrainstructures,butinsteadthatmorehoursspentsittingareassociatedwiththinnerregions,”researcherssaid.Inaddition,theresearchersfocusedonthehoursspentsitting,butdidnotaskparticipantsiftheytookbreaksduringthistime.Theresearchersnexthopetofollowagroupofpeopleforalongerdurationtodetermineifsittingcausethetinningandwhatrolegender(性別),race,andweightmightplayinbruinhealthrelatedtosilting.“MTLthinningcanbeanindicationofcognitive(認知的)declineinmiddle-agedandolderadults.ReducingsedentarybehaviormaybeapossibletargetformeasuresdesignedtoimprovebruinhealthinpeopleatriskforAlzheimer’sdisease,”researcherssaid.1、WhatisthestudydonebyUCLAmainlyintendedtofindout?A．Whatharmsittingtoomuchcauses.B．Whysiltingtoomuchislikesmoking.C．Howtoomuchsittingaffectsbrainhealth.D．Whethertoomuchsittingcausesearlydeath2、Participantswerescannedbyahigh-resolutionMRIto.A．evaluatetheirmemorylossB．examinetheirMTLconditionsC．recordtheirphysicalactivitylevelsD．recordthelengthoflimefortheirsitting3、WhatdoUCLAresearchersthinkoftheirstudy?A．Itinagreatsuccess.B．Itislittlepracticalvalue.C．Itmusttargettheyoung.D．Itstillneedstobeimproved.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LongSittingIsBadforYourBrainB．HowtoImproveBrainHealthC．SittingCausesManyHealthProblemD．AnEasyWaytoPreventMemoryLossText3Trumanheadedhomefromschool,withthehomeworkinmind,areportonbeehives(蜂巢).Truman’sclasshadstudiedbeesforthreedays,sohewasready.But,ashisteacherMrs.Lawrencehadexplained,toearnanA+，heneededa“newangle”.Trumanpushedopenthefrontdoortofindhisfour-year-oldbrother,Bryan,sittingonthelivingroomrag,hardatwork.Papertoweltubeswerealloverthefloor.Bryanquicklystoodup.“Truman,helpmebuildacity!”“I’dliketo,”Trumanreplied,“butIhavetodoareportonbeehivesand...”“CanIhelpyou?”Bryanbegged.“Idon’tthinkso,Bry.Sorry.’’“Iknowwherethere’sabeehive.”Bryansmiled.“Where?”“Inthewoodpilebythegarage.’’Theboysmarchedtothefirewood.Bendingdown,Bryanpointedoutthehivedeepinsidethepile.Trumancarefullyremovedthehiveout.“Yougotit!”Bryanshouted.Backinthelivingroom,Trumanpacedaround,turningthefragilehiveunderhisnose.Eachcellwasaperfecthexagon(六邊形).Howdidthebeesfitthecellstogethersoneatly?Andhowdidtheymakeeachcellsix-sided?Couldtheycount?Lostinthought,hisfootcamedownonsomething...“Truman!You’reminingmycity!”“Getyourstupidtubesoutofhere，Bryan!I’mtryingto…”Thetoweltubesonthefloorsuddenlyremindedhimofsomething.Thebeehive!Lookingcloser,henoticedthetubeswerearrangedwithoneinthemiddle,surroundedbysixothers,justlikethecellsofthehive.Justtobesure,hetriedfiveandthenseventubessurroundingthecentertubes,butneitherwayfit.Sixwastheonlynumberthatworked.“Beesdon’tcounttosix,”hesaidaloud.“Thecellshavetobesix-sided.TrumanrantoBryanandthrewhisarmsaroundhisbrother.Bryan,youdidit!NowIcanbuildamodelbeehivewithyourtubes!Imean—ifit’sO.K.withyou.”1、WheredidTrumanfindthebeehive?A．InBryan’scity.B．Insidethegarage.C．Inthelivingroom.D．Insidethewoodpile.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthebeehive?A．ItwashiddenbyBryan.B．Itwaseasytobreak.C．ItwasruinedbyTruman.D．Itwasaperfecthexagon.3、HowdidTrumanprobablyfinishhishomeworkintheend?A．Withhisteacher’said.B．Bybuildingacity.C．WithBryan’shelp.D．Bykillingthebees.Text4Wehumansspendaboutone-thirdoflifeasleep.Sleephelpsusstayhealthy,anditalsohelpsourbrainremember.Ourbrainsneedgoodsleeptorememberwhatwedoandlearnduringtheothertwothirdsofourlifewhenweareawake.Besideskeepingushealthy,somenewresearchshowsthatagoodnight’ssleephelpsmakeusmoreintelligent.ResearcherattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonhavefoundthatsleephelpsimprovebrainperformancebyshrinkingsynapsesinthebrain.Asynapseistheareawherecellspassmessagestoothercells.Cirelliisaleadingscientistattheschool’sCenterforSleepandConsciousness.Shefoundthatsleepiswhenthehumanbrainmixesinformationithaslearnedwhileawakeintoitsgeneralcollectionofknowledge.However,thebrainforgetsunimportantdetails.Thisforgettingisimportant.Itmakesspacefornewlearningandnewmemories.CirellisaidthattheCenter’sresearchbeganwiththishypothesis:Wesleepsothatourbraincanrepairandrefreshitself.Shesaidtheideaseemssimpleandreasonable.However,testinganddiscoveringhowitworkshasbeenextremelydifficult.CirelliandCenterdirectorGiulioTononihavebeentryingtoprovetheconnectionbetweensleepandthebrain’ssynapsessince2003.Cirellisaidtheresearchersknewthat“strongersynapsesarealsobigger.”So,theybegantheirstudyby“measuringthesizeofthesynapses”inthebrain.Theyalsoknewthatduringsleep,thebrainchecksonallitssynapsesandresetsitselfforthenextday.Theteamwantedtoseeifthesynapsesofthebrainarebiggerafterbeingawakealldayandsmallerafteragoodnight’ssleep.Synapsesareonlyabout20-40nanometerswide.So,theteamlookedforchangesinthesealreadytinyspacesbetweennervecells.Theteamhadlowailuntilimprovementsinlaboratorytechnologymadeitpossibletoseethesetinychanges.Cirellisaystheyfoundthatsynapsesizeandstrengthareupsetbybeingawakeandrestoredbysleeping.Shesaysoursynapsesshrinkasourbrainscleanthemselvesduringsleep.Wewakeuprefreshedandreadytofillthosesynapseswithnewinformation.1、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Sleepcanonlykeepushealthy.B．Sleepcanhelpourbrainfunctionbetter.C．Sleepcanmixalltheinformation.D．Sleepcantakeuptwo-thirdsofourlife.2、WhatdoesitrefertoinParagraph4?A．Themeasuringthesizeofthesynapses.B．Thespacefornewlearningandnewmemories.C．Thewayourbraincanrepairandrefreshitself.D．Theconnectionbetweensleepandthebrain’ssynapses.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Dujiangyanistheoldestman-madewatersystemintheworld,andawonderinthedevelopmentofChinesescience1．(build)over2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineering2．(achieve)isstillusedtodayInancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstands3．(suffer)fromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver4．(help)thevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregiongovernor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolutionLidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhileleavingtheriverflowingnaturally5．(good)still,theextrawatercouldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,making6．suitableforfarmingOncethesystemwasfinished,nomorefloodsoccurredandthepeoplewereabletolive7．(peaceful)Today,Dujiangyan8．(admire)byscientistsfromaroundtheworldbecauseofonefeatureUnlikemoderndams9．thewaterisblockedwithahugewall,DujiangyanstillletswaterflowthroughtheMinjiangRivernaturally,enablingecosystemandfishpopulationstoexist10．harmonyGiftshopsinmuseumsusedtobethelaststopofeachvisit,1．peoplewouldbuysouvenirsforthemselvesandtheirfriendsButrecentlyinsteadofbeingthelastplacepeoplegoafteravisit,they2．(become)apointofentrytothemuseumYoumaywonder:Whatisitaboutmuseumgiftshopsthat3．(make)themsodifferent?EachmuseumproductcontainsasmallpieceofhistoryForexample,theBritishMuseumstorehasdifferentkindsofstickytape4．(print)withpatternsinspiredbythefamousRosettaStone,whichwasdiscoveredin1799andcontainsaninscription(碑文)helpinghistorians5．(good)understandsomeofthemostmysterious6．(Egypt)scriptsAndinthegiftshopsofChina'sPalaceMuseum,thereareearphonesinspiredbythenecklaceswornbyancientofficials7．thedesignevolvingovertheyears,museumproductsarenolongerlimitedtofamouspaintingstobehungonthewall8．nowmeanitemsputtouseeveryday—glasses,jewelryorcushioncovers,9．(indicate)wecannotonly“own”apieceofhistory,butalsoholditinourhands,wearitonourneck,orevensleeponitIndeed,agreatmuseumgiftshopisanextensionofthemuseum10．(it)SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)BestWaytoSaveMoneyAlthoughthebestwaytosavemoneycanvaryfrompersontoperson,dependingonage,familysizeandothercharacteristics,therearestillsomeeasythingsthatallshopperscandotokeepmoremoneyintheirbankaccounts.●Avoidimpulse(沖動的)purchases.Whenyoushop,abestwaytosavemoneyistohaveaplaninmindtohelpyouavoidimpulsepurchases.1、Andyouonlycarrytheexactamountofcashthatyouwillneedforyourplannedpurchase.Someshoppersagreetodiscussanypurchasesoveracertaindollaramountwiththeirspouses(配偶)first.●2、Sometimesthebestwaytosavemoneyinthelongtermistospendalittlemoremoneyrightnow.3、Ahigh-qualitypairofshoeswilllastlongerthanabargainpairandpreventfootpain.Leaner(瘦的)cutsofmeatandorganicproduceprovidehealthbenefitsforyourfamily.●Buysecondhand.Checkclassifiedads,thriftstoresandgaragesalesforusedclothing,toys,furniture,andmuchmoreavailableatapartoftheiroriginalcost.4、Andtheremembersofferunwanteditemsforfreetoanyonewillingtopickthemup.●Borrowinsteadofbuy.Ifyou’reonlygoingtousesomethingonce,trytoborrowitinsteadofspendingyourmoneyonit.Borrowatoolfromyourneighbor.5、Checkouttheresourcesatyourlocallibrary.You’llalsobereducingdisorderinyourhome.A．Makethingsbyyourself.B．Exchangebookswithafriend.C．Knowwhentopayforquality.D．Refusetobuythingsyoucan’tuse.E.Forinstance,youmightleaveyourcreditcardsathome.F.Agoodpieceoffurniturecanstayinthefamilyfordecades.G.Forthemostsecondhandsavings,checkoutgroupslikeFreecycle.Artistsmighthavesunkintoastatewheretheyforgotthemselves,didn’tneedtothinkandl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