2023年成都市都江堰市考研《英語一》最后沖刺試題含解析

2023年成都市都江堰市考研《英語一》最后沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Atnine,Iwantedverymuchtoownapogostick（彈簧高蹺）.I’dlearnedto1onapairofstilts（高蹺）mydadhad2forme,andifIalsowalkedonthepogostick,thecircuswould3me.WhenChristmasdrewnear,Itold4theonlythingIwantedwasapogostick.Shesaidtheywere5expensiveandthatwecouldn’t6one.OnanafternoonbeforeChristmas,MomandDadtoldmeweneededtogotopayour7.Whilewewerepayingthebill,Dadsaid,“I’llbeback.Ineedtosee8inthedepartment.”Afterthebillwaspaid,Dadcamebackwithalong9box.Irememberwonderingifitwasa10.Arrivinghome,Dadputtheboxinthe11.Whilemyparentswerebusy,I12outtothebarnandfoundit.Iwasso13andIthought,onopeningthemagicalboxmybright,14pogostickwouldappear.Nosuch15!Insidetheboxwasasilly16broom.SoChristmasmorningwasgreatbut17.Igotsomenicegiftsinsteadofthepogostick.Afterallwasready,Dadsaidheneededtodosomethinginthebarn.Soonhecameback,carryingmybeautifulpogostick.Icouldn’t18it,howthey19mewiththebroom.MyparentsprobablygotquiteapleasurefromthetrickandIwonderiftheywere20watchingmeasIstoleouttothebarn.1、A．runB．sitC．walkD．stand2、A．boughtB．madeC．rentedD．lent3、A．hireB．trainC．likeD．praise4、A．fatherB．parentsC．a(chǎn)untD．mother5、A．veryB．fairlyC．tooD．rather6、A．a(chǎn)ffordB．haveC．gainD．a(chǎn)ccept7、A．tripB．mealC．debtD．bill8、A．a(chǎn)nythingB．somethingC．everythingD．somebody9、A．narrowB．bigC．tallD．short10、A．giftB．toyC．broomD．pogostick11、A．kitchenB．barnC．carD．bedroom12、A．wentB．rushedC．stoleD．stepped13、A．stressedB．worriedC．excitedD．shocked14、A．worthlessB．shinyC．uselessD．dear15、A．luckB．possibilityC．timeD．thing16、A．poorB．littleC．smallD．old17、A．discouragingB．terrifyingC．disappointingD．embarrassing18、A．believeB．seeC．rememberD．realize19、A．suppliedB．trickedC．cheatedD．comforted20、A．a(chǎn)lreadyB．frequentlyC．proudlyD．secretlySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Isthereawaytoturnbacktheagingprocessinpeople?Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenlookingfora“fountainofyouth.”Theideaisthatifyoufindamagicalfountain,anddrinkitswater,youwillnotage.ResearchersinNewYorkdidnotfindanactualfountainofyouth,buttheymayhavefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.Itappearsthattheanswermaybecalledthehypothalamus,whichispartofyourbrain.Itcontrolsimportantbodyactivities,includinggrowth,thewayweprocessfoodandsoon.ResearchersatNewYork’sAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicinefoundthathypothalamusneuralstemcells(干細(xì)胞)alsoinfluencehowfastagingtakesplace.DongshengCai,aprofessorattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine,wastheleadingresearcherinastudyonaginginmice.Heandhisteamreportedtheirfindings.“Agingspeedcanbecontrolledbyaparticularplaceinthebody,whichisthehypothalamus.Anditcanbecontrolledbyaparticulartypeofcells,whicharehypothalamusstemcells.”Headdsthatwhenthehypothalamusstartsaging,sodoesthebody.Sowhenhypothalamusfunctionisindecline,particularlythelossofhypothalamusstemcells,andthisprotectionagainsttheagingdevelopmentislost,iteventuallyleadstoaging.Usingthisinformation,theresearchersbegantryingtoactivatethehypothalamusinlaboratorymice.Theydidthisbyinjectingtheanimalswithstemcells.Theresearcherssaytheresultsshowthatthetreatmentslowedagingintheanimals.“Whenweinjectedthehypothalamusstemcellstothemiddle-agedmice,themiceagedslowlyandtheycanalsolivelonger.”Buttheseresultswerejustfromstudyingmiceinalaboratory.Ifthemicecanlivelonger,doesthatmeanpeoplecouldhavelongerlives?Thenextstepistoseeiftheanti-agingeffectsalsoworkinhumanbeings.“Ifwecantranslatewhatwehaveseeninanimalstohumans,Ithinkhumanscanfunctionbetterduringlaterages.”Caiandhisteamsaytheirstudiesmayhaveotherbenefits.Theysaythefindingscouldleadtonewwaystohelpdoctorsidentifyandtreatanynumberofage-relatedhealthissues.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthe“fountainofyouth”inthefirstparagraph?A．Toexplainwhatthe“fountainofyouth”is.B．Tointroducethehypothalamus.C．Toshowhowtofindthe“fountainofyouth”.D．Tohelppeoplefindthe“fountainofyouth”.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thebrain.B．Theagingprocess.C．Hypothalamus.D．Thestemcell3、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudydonebyCai?A．Theyhavefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.B．Thebraincontrolsgrowth,reproductionandthewayweprocessfood.C．Thedecreaseofhypothalamusstemcellscanleadtoaging.D．Thefindinghasbeenappliedtohumanbeings.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheFountainofYouthB．ANewDiscoveryaboutAgingC．TheWaysofSlowingDownAgingD．Hypothalamus—theFountainofYouthText2Littleblacktaxis,oftenrun-downandfallingapartfromdecadesofuse,haveforalongtimebeenamainfeatureofCairo’schaoticurbanlandscape.Buttheirdaysmaybenumbered,thankstoanewtaxireplacementprogrammeaimedatknockingoutolder,potentiallyunsafevehicles.Thegovernment-sponsoredaction,launchedearlierthisyear,allowsdriversoftaxis20yearsorolder,mostlyFiatsandPeugeots,totradetheircarsforshinynewall-whiteonesatgenerousratesoffinancing.Driverscanchoosebetweenfivedifferentlocallymanufacturedcarmodels.Accordingtoofficials,morethan11,000brandnewtaxis,sportingtrademarkcheckedstripesonthesides,havealreadyhitthestreetsofthecapital,andthey’vebeenwelcomedenthusiasticallybypassengers.Manypeoplesaythatnotonlyarethenewtaxismorecomfortable,buttheyalsomakethestreetsofCairofarmorepresentable.Furthermore,taxifareshaveonlyincreasedbyasmallamount.Thepoorconditionofmostblackandwhitetaxisisalmostlegendary.Passengersoftenhavetodealwithwindowsanddoorsthatdonotopenandclose,andheavy,thickpetrolgases.Airconditioningisunheardof.Thenewall-whitetaxis,meanwhile,arecleaner,morefuel-efficientandprovideairconditioningonrequest.Furthermore,allthenewtaxiscomeequippedwithfunctioningfaremeters,whichavoidsargumentsandsometimesfightswithpassengers!Thegovernmenthopestoreplaceallofthecapital’s40,000elderlyblackcabssoon,butnoteveryoneinCairowillbehappytoseethemgo.HotelmanagerIbrahimAl-Toukhysaysthattheoldblackcabswereweakandrun-down,andmaybeevenalittledangerous,buttheywerepartofthecity,andpartofCairo’scharacter.1、Whichofthefollowingscanreplacetheunderlinedword“chaotic”inparagraph1?A．disorderly B．fantastic C．busy D．silent2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewtaxis?A．Theyaremuchmorepresentable.B．Theirpassengershavetopaydramaticallymore.C．Theyaremuchmoreenergy-saving.D．Onlyfewofthemprovideairconditioning.3、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．TheroadtrafficconditionofCairo.B．AtaxirenewalprogrammelaunchedinCairo.C．TheproblemswitholdblackCairotaxis.D．VariousviewsonthenewtaxireplacementinCairo.Text3WhenIarrivedatuniversity,Ihadnothinginmybankaccountbutwasgivenabrandnewoverdraft(透支).I’dneverhadonebefore.Soitwasveryexcitedtospendmoneyonshopping,nightsout,andallthejunkfoodmymumhadneverletmeeat.Imanagedtomaxout(達(dá)到最高限度)myaccountwithinthreemonthsandsuddenlylifewasn’tsomuchfun.IspentthelasttwoweeksbeforeEasteronadietofporridgeandbecameself-loathing(自我憎恨的)andIalsoblamedAsda(阿斯達(dá)超市)forallthetwo-for-onedealsIcouldn’tresist.NowI’mworkingfull-timetorepaymydebts.I’malsosettingupaseparatebankaccountformystudentloantogointotocoverrentandbills.SoI’llbeabletokeepaneyeonmyspending.WithalotofhardworkandsavingovertheholidaysI’mhopingthatI’llbeinbetterfinancialshapefornextyear.Aftermyexperienceinhalls—beingkeptawakeuntil4a.m.andworksurfacespermanentlycoveredinmind—I’mlookingforwardtomovingintoahousewithfriends.Thepartyingandsociallifeinhallsarefantastic,butsometimesyou’reputwithpeopleyoudon’tgetonwith,andit’shardtocopewiththat.Ithelpedmetostaystrong,butIwishIhadstooduptothemratherthanfeltbullied.Ihadareallybadtimeinmyfirstyear,whichiswhyI’mgoingtomakethemostofuniversitynextyear.I’mgoingtobalanceworkwithasociallife,hitFreshers’weekhardandjoinsomesocieties.Withuniversityhandingmesomanyopportunitiesonaplate,IwanttotakeupasmanyasIcanandenjoymyself.1、Theauthorcoulddosomuchshoppingasafreshmanbecause________.A．shewaspermittedtooverdraftfromthebankB．herparentssenthermoneythroughthebankC．shewantedtomaxoutheraccountD．shecouldworkfull-time2、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraphabouttheauthor?A．Sheenjoyedeatingporridgeforhermeals.B．Shehadtoworktopayforhereducationfee.C．Sheregrettedspendingsomuchmoneyonshopping.D．Shewantedtoborrowmoremoneyforshopping.3、Fromthistextwecanseethattheauthor________.A．gainedalotofmoneythroughworkingB．didn’tgetonwellwithherworkmatesC．feltbulliedbyherfriendsD．workedandsleptinabadcondition4、Theauthormadeuphermindto________nextyear.A．makegooduseofheruniversitylifeB．findabetterjobC．takeupmoreplatesD．formsomeorganizations5、Theauthormainlyintroducesher________inthepassage.A．opportunitiesatfirstyearofuniversityB．freshmanexperiencesatuniversityC．workingexperiencesatuniversityD．thoughtsonherdailySpendingText4RidingSchool:Youcanstarthorse-ridingatanyage.Chooseprivateorgrouplessonsanyweekday.Thereare10kilometersoftracksandpathsforleisurelyridesacrossfarmlandandopencountry.Youwillneedaridinghat.OpeningHours:MondaythroughFriday:9:00a.m.-8:30p.m.(3:30p.m.onSaturdays)Phone:(412)396-6754Fax:(412)396-6752SailingClub:OurYoungSailor'sCourseleadstotheStage1Sailingqualification.Youwilllearnhowtosailsafelyandthecoursealsocoverssailingtheoryandfirstaid.Havefunwithothercoursemembersafterwardsintheclubroom.Thereare10weeklytwo-hourlessons.OpeningHours:Tuesdays:6:00p.m.-8:00p.m.Phone:(412)396-6644Fax:(412)396-6644DivingCentre:Ourexperiencedinstructorsofferone-monthcoursesindeep-seadivingforbeginners.Therearetwoeveninglessonsaweek,inwhichyoulearntobreatheunderwaterandusetheequipmentsafely.Youonlyneedswimmingcostumeandatowel.Reducedratesforcouples.OpeningHours:MondayandFriday:6:30p.m.-8:30p.m.Phone:(412)396-6312Fax:(412)396-6706MedicalCenter:ThestaffoftheMedicalCenteraimtoprovideconvenientandcomprehensivemedicalcaretostudentsandstaffoftheuniversity.Thecenteriswellequippedandthestaffherearetrainedtodealwithabroadrangeofmedicalproblems.Bothfemaleandmaledoctorsaswellasnursingstaffareavailableforconsultation.Also,allkindsofmedicinesaresoldhereandarecheaperforstudentsthanotherdrugstores.OpeningHours:24hoursfromMondaytoSundayPhone:(412)396-6649Fax:(412)396-6648WatersportsClub:Weuseatwo-kilometerlengthofriverforspeedboatracing,andwater-skiing.Abeginners’courseconsistsoften20-minutelessons.Youwilllearntohandleboatssafelyandconfidently,butmustbeabletoswim.Theclubisinaconvenientcentralpositionandisopendailyfrom9a.m.to4p.m.,withlessonsallthroughtheday.OpeningHours:MondaythroughFriday:9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.Phone:(412)396-6899Fax:(412)396-68901、Ifyouwanttoswimandenjoyactivitieswhicharefastandabitdangerous,youshouldjoin________.A．DivingCentre B．RidingSchoolC．WatersportsClub D．SailingClub2、Ifyouwanttoexperienceanewactivityinthecountrysideinthemornings,youmayfax____.A．(412)396-6752 B．(412)396-6648C．(412)396-6890 D．(412)396-67063、Ifyouareplanningtoexploretheoceandepths,youshouldattendyourlessonsat________.A．MondaythroughFriday:9:00a.m.-8:30p.m.B．24hoursfromMondaytoSundayC．Tuesdays:6:00p.m.-8:00p.m.D．MondayandFriday:6:30p.m.-8:30p.m.4、WhichisNOTtheconveniencethattheMedicalCenterprovides?A．Welltrainedstaffmembers.B．Nurseryfornewly-bornbabiesC．Goodequipment.D．Variouslessexpensivemedicines.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankTheGrasshopperinVanGoghPaintingArtconservators(管理員)dreamoffinding1．(hide)secretsinthemasterpiecestheylookafterRarelydotheyexpecttofindadeadgrasshopperConservatorsattheNelson-AtkinsmuseumofartinKansasCitysaidtheydiscoveredthedeadinsectinoneofitsstarpaintings,VincentvanGogh’sOliveTrees,whenit2．(scan)aspartoftheresearchforacatalogueofitsFrenchpaintingcollectionItwasspottedbyMarySchaferShetoldalocalbroadcasterthatshefounditinthework’slowerforeground“3．(look)atthepaintingwiththemicroscope,Icameacrossthetinybodyofagrasshoppercoveredinthepaint,soit4．haveoccurredinthewetpaintbackin5．“WecanconnectittoVanGoghpaintingoutside,sowethinkofhimbattlingtheelements,dealingwiththewind,thebugs,andthenhe’sgottowalkbacktohisstudiothroughthefieldsWhat’sfunisthatwecancomeupwithallthesestoriesfor6．theinsectlandedinthepaint”Schafersaidtheywerecurioustoknowifthegrasshoppercouldbestudied7．(far)topossiblyidentifywhichseasonVanGoghpaintedOliveTreesMichaelEngel,aprofessorattheUniversityofKansas,wasapproached8．(examine)thegrasshopperfurtherHediscoveredthatpartoftheinsect’sbodywasmissingandtherewasnosignofmovementinthesurroundingpaintInotherwords,itwasalreadydead9．itsomehowlandedontheartist’swetcanvasandcouldnotbeusedfordatingpurposesVanGoghpaintedOliveTreesin1889,theyearafterhisfallingoutwithhisfriendGauguin,10．mayhaveledtohisfamousactofself-mutilationinthehistoryofart:cuttingoffhisownearThegrasshoppermaynothelpinanyarthistoricalresearchbutithasbecomeatalkingpointformuseumvisitors,lookingcloselyintothepaintingtosee11．theycanspotthedeadinsectWhyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargely1．culturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiencesPeople'schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies'reactions(反應(yīng))towardthemGreenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolorIthastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysicallyPeople2．(work)ingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohave3．stomachachesTotheEgyptians,greenwasacolor4．representedthehopeandjoyofspring,5．forMuslims,itmeansheavenRedisasymbolofgoodluckinmanyculturesInChina,children6．(give)moneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYearRedcancauseaperson'sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople'sappetites(食欲)Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant7．(similar),manycommercialwebsiteswillhaveared“BuyNow”buttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson'seyesFormanynations,blueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefsGreekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklace,8．(hope)toprotectthemselvesagainstevils(災(zāi)禍)Blueisanothercalmingcolor9．red,bluecancausepeopletoloseappetiteSo10．youwanttoeatless,somesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelpSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Manyofuslivewitharoommateatsomestage．Sometimes，therecanbeproblems．Whohasn'thadanargumentaboutwhoseturnitistotakeouttherubbishorwhoshouldbetheonetoclearupafterdinner？1、Youknowthatthere'salwayssomeoneelsearound，whichcanhelpyoufeelsafer．Thereisalwayssomeonetotalkto，soyouneverfeellonely．Besidestheseobviousbenefits，therearesomeyoumaynotnotice．2、Toexaminetheeffectoflivingalone，Australianuniversityresearchersdidmuchresearchandfoundthatpeoplelivingalonetendedtoeatlessfreshfood，whichcanhaveasignificantnegativeeffectonlong-termhealth．However，thoselivingwithothersgenerallybenefitedfromamorevarieddietcomparedtothoselivingalone．3、Theresearchersbelievethesocialandculturalrolesplayedbycooking，foodpreparationandeatingmaybeimportantconsiderations．Forexample，thoselivingwithfriendshavesomeoneelsetogoshoppingwith，andthusarelikelytobuyhigh-qualityfreshfoodregularly．4、Ifpeoplelivingalonefindtheydonothavetheknowledgerequiredtoprepareaparticulardishorcookacertainfood，theymayfallbackonready-made，lesshealthyfood．However，iftheylivewithatleastoneotherperson，theymaybeabletoaskforhelp．Inaddition，peoplelivingalonecaneatwhatevertheywantatanytimeofthedayornight．However，it'shelpfultohavesomeonearoundwhoquestionsyourdecisiontoeatfrozenpizzaat3am．5、So，ifyounowlivealoneandfindyourselffightingalosingbattleagainstpooreatinghabits，whynotconsidersharingahomewithsomeoneelse？Youcouldencourageoneanotherontogreaterhealthandwell-being．A．Cookingskillsmaybeanotherfactor．B．Inotherwords，roommatescandrawyourattentiontounhealthyroutines．C．Livingwitharoommatecouldbeagoodthingbecausearoommatecanshareyourexpensesandcontributetoyourhome'smaintenance．D．Forexample，we'reactuallymorelikelytoeathealthierfoodwhenlivingwithothers．E．Whatcouldexplainthesefindings？F．It'shardtofindsomeonewhodoesn'tgrateonyournerves