邵陽市2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題含解析

邵陽市2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Mr.Williamrememberedtobuysomebananasafterhelefthisoffice.Itwas1coldoutsidewhenhesawanill-lookingoldladysellingbananasonthestreetacross.Heusuallyshoppedinagroceryshopafew2awayfromhisofficebutashewasina3toreachhometoday,notintendingtogothere.Quicklyhe4theoldladyandsheoffered$7perkg.Mr.Williamsaid,”ButthestorewhereIusuallybuysellsthemfor$5perkg,whynotthesameprice?"Theladysaid,“NoSir,Icannotaffordto5thatprice.$6perkg,andthat'sthelowest.”Shakinghishead,heleftinhiscartowardsthe6groceryshop.Afterpickingupagood70fbananasthere,hewassurprisedwhenthecashiertoldthatpriceperkgwas$10.Hetoldthecashier,”Ihavebeenbuyingbananasfromhereonlyforsomeyearsandcan’tyouoffermeabetterdealforbeinga8customer?"ThemanageroverheardhimandtoldMr.William，“SorrySir,butourpricesare9，wedonotbargain.”Mr.Williamfeltalittle10withthatflatattitude,andputthemback.Mr.Williamreturnedtothepooroldladyand11$20for2kg.Unexpectedlysheonlyaccepted$12.Afterwardslearningshehadtosellherhusband'sfruitshopto12hismedicalbillsandhadtosellthebananastosurvive,hefeltinspiredand13manyofhiscolleaguestobuyfruitsfromthelady.Andwiththe14fromMr.Williaman,otherwarmheartedbuyers,shemadeabetterliving.Alltoooftenwe15togoshoppinginbigmallsorbiggroceryshops,Wealways.paythefixedpricewithout16Thatisfine17weallhaveourownchoices.However,weneedto18amomentandthinkthatwhywehavenocourageorreasontobargainwhileshoppingatbigshopsandwhywetrytobargain.19withsmallstreetsellers？Thinkwisely.Alwaysbe20andsupportivetosomeonewhoworkshardtoearnandhasaneedforit.1、A．burningB．freezingC．frozenD．bitten2、A．blocksB．citiesC．townsD．parks3、A．messB．senseC．momentD．hurry4、A．a(chǎn)ssessedB．a(chǎn)ppointedC．a(chǎn)pproachedD．a(chǎn)pplauded5、A．buyB．fitC．getD．match6、A．commonB．usualC．normalD．general7、A．bunchB．pileC．cupD．band8、A．modestB．honestC．loyalD．considerate9、A．understandableB．focusedC．reasonableD．fixed10、A．badB．wellC．goodD．scary11、A．offeredB．suppliedC．providedD．reported12、A．spendB．dealC．coverD．charge13、A．a(chǎn)ttractedB．droveC．removedD．recommended14、A．permissionB．supplyC．invitationD．demand15、A．chooseB．intendC．riskD．demand16、A．dealingB．payingC．bargainingD．wondering17、A．evenifB．a(chǎn)sC．unlessD．once18、A．saveB．setC．spareD．select19、A．heavilyB．quicklyC．totallyD．slowly20、A．a(chǎn)wfulB．carefulC．usefulD．helpfulSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Wheneverwetalkaboutholidays,mymotherteasesmysisterandmeabouthowwe“makeoutlikerobbers.”SheisreferringtothefactthatwearehalfJewishandhalfIndian,sowereceivegiftsonboththe.festivalsoflights.HanukkahandDiwali.Thoughmymotherteasesus,Idonotmindgettingtwosetsofgifts!Hanukkahiscelebratedonthe25thdayoftheJewishmonth.whichisusuallysometimeinDecember.OnHanukkah,likemostJewishfamilies.welightamenorahandsayaprayereachnight.Wealsosayaspecialprayeronthefirstnight.Afterthat,itisatraditiontormysisterandmetodo‘hotandcold’,forourhiddenHanukkahgifts.Whenwewalktowardsthegift,ourparentssay‘hot’andwhenwewalkfurtheraway,theysay‘cold’.WeeachreceiveonepresenteverynightofHanukkah.AnotherpartIlikeaboutthisholidayisseeingfamilymemberswhowedonotseeoften.Myauntusuallystaysforafewdays,andwesometimesvisitotherrelatives.Diwaliiscelebratedonthe13thdayofthedarkfortnightofthemonthofAshwin(October/November).TocelebrateDiwali,myfamilydoesapooja,orprayers,inhonorofthegoddessLakshmi.Sincesheisthegoddessofwealthandprosperity,thepoojaincludeswashingsilvercoinsinmilkandwater.InIndia,peopledecoratetheirhouseswithlamps,similartothewayyoumightlightupyourhouseforChristmas.MyfamilyjustplacesafewcandlesoutsideWealsosetofffirecrackers,whichismyfavoritepart.Weoftendothisactivitywithfriendstoaddtotheexcitement.BothholidayshavedifferenthistoriesandstoriesWecelebratethemindifferentways,yettheybothhavethesamemeaning.Theybothtranslateinto.FestivalofLights,andtheybothmeanfamilyandpresentsforme!1、WhydoestheauthorreceivegiftsonbothHanukkahandDiwali?A．Becausehelivesinarichfamily.B．Becausehelivesintwodifferentcountries.C．Becausehisparentslikecelebratingtheirdifferentcultures.D．Becausehisparentslikespendingmoneybuyinggiftsforthem.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hotandcold”inParagraph2referto?A．AkindofHanukkahgame.B．AkindofHanukkahgift.C．Acanoffestivaldrink.D．Ariddlewrittenonlights.3、wecanlearnfromthetextthatHanukkahandDiwali.A．sharethesamehistoryandcultureB．a(chǎn)recelebratedbybothJewsandIndiansC．a(chǎn)rebothrelatedtothelegendoflightsD．encouragethefamiliestodotheirprayers4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsHanukkahandDiwali?A．Sheenjoyscelebratingbothofthem.B．Shedoesmindspendingthem.C．ShelikesHanukkahbetter.D．ShelikesDiwalibetter.Text2ShipwreckedPrayersAvoyagingshipwaswreckedduringastormatseaandonlytwoofthemenaboardwereabletoswimtoasmall,desert-likeisland.Notknowingwhatelsetodo,thetwosurvivorsagreedthattheyhadnoalternativebuttopraytoGod.However,tofindoutwhoseprayersweremorepowerful,theyagreedtodividetheterritorybetweenthemandstayonoppositesidesoftheisland.Thefirstthingtheyprayedforwasfood.Thenextmorning,thefirstmansawafruit-bearingtreeonhissideoftheisland,andhewasabletoeatitsfruit.Buttheotherman’sparceloflandremainedbarren.Afteraweek,thefirstmanbecamelonelyanddecidedtoprayforawife.Thenextday,anothershipwaswreckedandtheonlysurvivorwasawomanwhoswamtohissideoftheisland.Butontheothersideoftheisland,therewasnothing.Soonthereafterthefirstmanprayedforahouse,clothesandmorefood.Thenextday,likemagic,allofthesethingsweregiventohim.However,thesecondmanstillhadnothing.Finally,thefirstmanprayedforashipsothatheandhiswifecouldleavetheisland,andinthemorninghefoundashipdockedathissideoftheisland.Thefirstmanboardedtheshipwithhiswifeanddecidedtoleavethesecondmanontheisland,consideringtheothermanunworthytoreceiveGod’sblessingssincenoneofhisprayershadbeenanswered.Astheshipwasabouttoleave,thefirstmanheardavoicefromHeavenbooming,“Whyareyouleavingyourcompanionontheisland?”“MyblessingsareminealonesinceIwastheonewhoprayedforthem,”thefirstmananswered.“Hisprayerswereallunansweredandsohedoesn’tdeserveanything.”“Youaremistaken!”thevoicerebukedhim.“Hehadonlyoneprayer,whichIanswered.Ifnotforthat,youwouldnothavereceivedanyofmyblessings.”“Tellme,”thefirstmanaskedthevoice,“whatdidheprayforthatIshouldowehimanything?”“Heprayedthatallyourprayerswouldbeanswered.”Forallweknow,ourblessingsarenotthefruitsofourprayersalone,butthoseofanotherprayingforus.Sowhatyoudoforothersismoreimportantthanwhatyoudoforyourself.1、Thefirstman’swifeis_____.A．a(chǎn)swimmerwhogottotheislandbyaccidentB．a(chǎn)nangelsentbyGodtokeephimcompanyC．a(chǎn)survivorfromanotherwreckedshipD．a(chǎn)nativepersononthedesert-likeisland2、Theunderlinedword“barren”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A．isolated B．unproductive C．fertile D．dry3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesecondman?A．Hedidn’tdeserveanyblessingfromGod.B．NoneofhisprayerswasansweredbyGod.C．HeisnotbraveenoughtotellGodhisneeds.D．Hisprayerhelpedhiscompaniongetoutoftrouble.4、What’sthemoralofthestory?A．Neverjudgeapersonbyappearance.B．Don’tloseheartintrouble.C．Helpingothersishelpingourselves.D．Greedistherootofallevil.Text3Thenextgenerationofartificialintelligence(AI)maybesittingrightbeneathyou,atleastiffurnituremakerIkeahasanysayinthematter.TheSwedishfurniturecompany’s“future-living”researchlabinCopenhagenisconductingasurveytounderstandwhatpeoplewantwhenitcomestosmartfurniture.AIisnowwalkingintomoreaspectsofpeople’sdailylives.Self-drivingcarsarejustaroundthecorner,andAIrobotscanplayandbeatthebestplayersofstrategygames.Assmarthometechnologieshavebecomemoreubiquitous,productsrangingfromsmartelectricaloutlets(插座)tosmartsmokealarmsarefloodingthemarket.Therefore,it’snotsurprisingthatIkeawouldbemovinginthesamedirection.Exactlywhypeoplewouldwanttheirsofaorbedframetospeaktothen,tracktheirdailymovementsorofferhelpisnotyetclear.ThoughIkea’sthenewsurveydoesn’tdirectlyanswerthatquestion,itdoesprovideahintofwhatpeoplewouldfeelcomfortablewith.Mostparticipantswantedamorehuman-likeformofvirtual(虛擬的)assistants,asopposedtoonethatismorerobotic.Intermsoftheidealgender(性別)oftheassistants,themostpopularchoicewasneithermalenorfemale.FewwantedareligiousformofAI.Justaswithhumanfriends,mostwantedAIfriendsthatwerelikethem,affirmingtheirownworldview.TheywantedanAIassistantthatwasreasonablyintelligent-thatcouldcollectdatatopredictwhatapersonwantedbeforeheorsheasked,andthatcouldpreventsomeonefrommakingmistakes.ThisisnotthefirsttimethatIkeahassetfootinthefieldorfuturistictechnologies.Inadditiontowirelesschargingtablesandchainlessbikesthatneverrust,thefurnituregianthasalsopicturedsmartkitchensthatcancookthebestmeal.Todecideonhowintelligentyouwantyournextsofaorbookshelftobe,youcantakeIkea’ssurveyonline.1、ThesurveycarriedoutbyIkeaaimsto________.A．knowpeoplesneedforsmartfurnitureB．understandfuturelifestyleC．promotethecompany’ssmartfurnitureD．a(chǎn)nswerpeople’squestions2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ubiquitous”inParagraph2mean?A．Beautiful. B．Common.C．Normal. D．Environmental.3、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Thedifferencesbetweenrobot-likeandhuman-likeassistants.B．WhatformofAIassistantspeoplewant.C．Whatkindoffriendspeoplewant.D．Thepopularrobotsonthemarket.4、MostparticipantsinthesurveywantedanAIassistantthatcould________.A．helpthembecomesmarterB．communicatewiththemwithouttroublesC．haveitsownworldviewD．dealwiththeirproblemsinadvance5、WhichofthefollowingproductsarefromIkea?A．Smartsofasthatcanspeaktoyou.B．Smartbedsthatcantrackyourdailymovements.C．Wirelesschargingcar.D．Rustlessbikeswithoutchains.Text4TheUnitedStatesCongressisresponsibleformakingandapprovingfederallaws—rulesthateveryoneinthecountrymustfollow.Butexactlyhowdothoselawsgetmade?Theprocessisnoteasy，andittakesalongtime.Alawbeginswhensomeoneputsforwardanidea.Theideacancomefromanyone，butithastogettoaU.S.lawmakerwhowantsittobecomelegislation.Intime，theideaisfurtherdevelopedintoawrittenproposal，calledabill.Then，amemberofCongressofficiallyproposesthebill.Afterthebillisintroduced，itissenttoasmallgroupoflawmakers，calleda“committee”.Sometimescommitteemembersseekmoreinformationabouttheproposalbyholdinghearings.Sometimesthecommitteechangesthebill.Sometimesitdecidesnottotakeanyaction.Inthatcase，wesaylawmakers“table”thebill，orletit“dieincommittee”.Butnowandthen，thebillisofferedtolawmakersnotonthecommittee.Thoselawmakersdebatethebillfurther.Theymightchangethebillagain.Finally，thefullHouseorSenatevotesonthebill.Ifitdoesnotearnthemajorityofvotes，thebilldoesnotadvance.Finally，theagreed-uponbillissenttothepresident.Ifthepresidentsignsit，thebillbecomesalaw.IfthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressisofficiallymeeting，thebillbecomesalaw.ButifthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressisnotinsession，thebilldoesnotpass.Orthepresidentcanofficiallyrejectthebill.Ifthathappens，thebillisnotstopped.Instead，itisreturnedtoboththeSenateandtheHouse.Iftwo-thirdsofthesenatorsandtwo-thirdsoftheHousemembersapprovethebillonceagain，evenwiththepresidentobjecting，theyturnthebillintoalaw.1、Whoisthefirsttoproposeabill?A．Alawyer.B．Acitizen.C．AmemberofCongress.D．Acommitteemember.2、Whendoesabillfinallybecomealaw?A．Afteritissenttoacommittee.B．Whenthepresidentsignsit.C．AfteritreturnstotheCongress.D．WhileCongressisnotinsession.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Noteverybillcanbeturnedintoalaw.B．Anybodycanputforwardaproposal.C．If“tabled”，thebillhastobevotedon.D．Onceproposed，thebillcan'tbechanged.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)TheDarjeelingHimalayanRailwaymaybetheslowesttrainintheworldEverydaythetrain1．(climb)over2250metersAlthoughtheentiretripis80kilometers,ittakesuptotenhoursTherailway2．(build)in1881andhasbeencarefullyprotectedforitsculturalimportanceTodaythetrainisattractivetothepassengerswhocomefromotherplaces3．(see)therailwayandthesurroundingmountainsTheyseemtogetalotofpleasure4．itsslowspeedFor5．(fan)ofthistrain,beingslowisactuallyagoodthingAsthesepeoplesay,“slow”hasfourletters,sohaslife;“speed”hasfiveletters,sohasdeath語法填空SmilingSmileisauniversallanguage,whichiswidelyusedthroughouttheworld1．,themeaningofasmileindifferentculturesmaybedifferentDependingondifferentcultures,smilingcanexpressjoyand2．(amuse),butitcanalsoindicateembarrassmentThefollowingexamplesshowthispointofview:Inanattempttobeopenand3．(friend),peopleintheUnitedStatessmilealotEveryonesmilesateachotherandthisnonverbalcommunicationshowsbeingpoliteintheUnitedStatesButinChina,smilingisnotonly4．expressionofhappiness,butalsoawaytoavoid5．(laugh)atChinesepeoplelikesmilingwhentheyareembarrassedinordertoavoidembarrassmentSmilingisakindofgoodwillbutnotsneer(嘲笑)Forexample:Whenachild6．(fall)offfromabike,theadultsinChinamaysmile,7．isakindofgentleencouragementandmaynotbeakindofimpolitelaughRelated8．thesmileisthelaughAlso,differentcultureshavedifferent9．(meaning)aboutlaughAmericanscanenjoyaveryheartfeltbelly(腹部)laughthatcomesfromthedeepestemotionswhilemostChinesemaythink10．sillytolaughthatwaySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Today,sometraditionalmethodsareunfashionable,particularlyinthefastchangingworldoftechnology.Apersonwhoreliesonlyonformaleducationmaybecheated.1、Self-learningisstillconsideredthebest.Youknowyourselfbest,andyoucanlearnatyourownpace.self-learnerhashisownfreedom.Itisachoicebetweenthethingsthatyoumaywanttolearnmoreandimprovingyourabilities.Itcanalsoleadyoutogreatpersonalsatisfaction.2、Then,whatyoushouldpayattentiontowhenyouareteachingyourself?Well,firstofall,youmustrealizewhatyouwilldoandachieve.3、Whetheritislearninganewlanguage,anewsubjectorahobby,itcanbeagreatstartinteachingyourself.4、Itcanbeharderthanatypicalclassroomsituation.Oneshouldhavetheabilitytokeepontrying,especiallyduringtimewhenyouwanttogiveup.Learningthebasicsisveryimportantbeforestartinganewapproach.Itmaybecomeeasyifyoumasterthebasicsanditsadvancedskills.Giveyourselfsomespacewhenproblemsareathand.Timingoutmayrenewyourmindsetandenergies,particularlyinsolvingproblems.Involveyourselfinagroupofpeoplewhohavetheskillsthatyouwanttoachieve.5、A．Soaskyourselfwhatyouwanttodo.B．Apersonalsohastohelphimselflearn.C．Learningonyourownismoreenjoyable.D．Bepatientwhileyouarelearningonyourown.E.Bebravetoturntoothersforadviceoutsideclass.F.Forums(論壇)arethebestwaytogetvaluableinformation.G.Don’ttrytospendalotoftimeresearchinglearningmethods.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Thewordaddictionusuallymakesyouthinkofalcoholordrugs.1、Somepeoplearecompulsive(難以自制的)shoppers.Othersfinditimpossibletopullthemselvesawayfromtheirwork.StillothersspendcountlesshourswatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.2、Manypeopleenjoygoingtomallsorstoresmoreandmoreeveryd