2023年湖南省湘潭市考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試題含解析

2023年湖南省湘潭市考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whichcomesfirst,happinessormoney?Arericherpeople1?And2,howdopeoplegetricher?Arecentstudycouldtellyoutheanswer.Thestudy3thousandsofteenagersandfoundthatthosewhofeltbetterabout4asyoungadults5tohavehigherincomesbythetimethey629.Thosewhowerehappiestearnedanaverageof$8,000morethanthosewhowerethemost7.Theresearchers,fromUniversityCollegeLondonandtheUniversityofWarwick,saythatverygloomy（沮喪的）teens,nomatterhowtallorsmarttheywere,earned10%lessthantheirpeers,8thehappieronesearned930%more.Happierteenagershaveaneasiertime10school,collegeandthejob11,12becausetheyalwaysfeelbetteraboutlife.Itmay13betruethathappierpeoplefinditeasiertomakefriends,whoareoftenthekeytohomeworkhelpornetworking.AreportinJunesuggestedthatprofessionalrespectwasmoreimportantthan14intermsofworkplacehappiness.InAugustscientistsannouncedthattheyhadfoundthe15forhappinessinwomen.Alas!Thesamegenedoesn’tappeartohave16effectonmen.AndinOctoberresearchersintheUKandintheUSannouncedthatpeoplewhoeatsevenportionsoffruitandvegetablesadayreportbeingthehappiest.Ifitisreallytruethathappierkids17beingwealthierkids,isitnecessaryforparentstogettheirkidstodothehomework?Thefactisthat18homeworkwillmakekidshappybutsurelyhurttheirgrades.Studiesdoshow,19,thatmoreeducation20better-paidjobs,whichmaygiveusadeepthought.1、A．busierB．saferC．happierD．braver2、A．ifnotB．ifsoC．ifanyD．ifever3、A．lookedaroundB．lookedintoC．lookedoutD．lookedthrough4、A．lifeB．timeC．moneyD．work5、A．a(chǎn)ttachedB．a(chǎn)ttainedC．a(chǎn)ttendedD．tended6、A．turnedB．grewC．wentD．got7、A．a(chǎn)dmirableB．fantasticC．delightedD．depressed8、A．whileB．whenC．a(chǎn)sD．though9、A．rightnowB．uptoC．rightawayD．downto10、A．gettingdownB．gettingthroughC．gettingoutD．gettingover11、A．dramaB．interviewC．reviewD．schedule12、A．simplyB．justC．chieflyD．only13、A．evenB．a(chǎn)lsoC．everD．once14、A．jobsB．dollarsC．friendsD．parents15、A．geneB．brandC．characterD．nature16、A．thebestB．thedifferentC．thesameD．themost17、A．comeupB．endupC．takeupD．turnup18、A．noB．norC．notD．few19、A．firstofallB．forallC．a(chǎn)tallD．a(chǎn)fterall20、A．existsinB．contributestoC．resultsfromD．reliesonSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ScientiststhinktheyhavetheanswertoapuzzlethatconfusedevenCharlesDarwin:HowflowersevolvedandspreadtobecomethemostimportantplantsonEarth.Floweringplants,orangiosperms,makeupabout90%ofalllivingplantspecies.Inthedistantpast,theyoutpaced(超過)plantssuchasconifersandfems(針葉植物和蕨類植物)，buthowtheydidthishasbeenamystery.Newresearchsuggestsitisduetogenome(基因組)size.Hundredsofmillionsofyearsago,theEarthwasdominated(支配)byfernsandconifers.Then,about150millionyearsago,thefirstfloweringplantsappearedonthescene.Theyquicklyspreadtoallpartsoftheworld,changingthelandscapefrommutedgreentoavarietyofcolours.WhyangiospermsweresuccessfulanddiverseonEarthhasbeendebatedforcenturies.CharlesDarwinhimselfcalledita“mystery”,fearingthisapparentsuddenleapmightchallengehistheoryofevolution.KevinSimoninfromSanFranciscoStateUniversityinCalifornia,USandotherresearcherswonderedifthesizeoftheplant’sgeneticmaterial—orgenome—mightbeimportant.TheyanalyseddataheldbytheRoyalBotanicGardens,Kew,onthegenomesizeofhundredsofplants,includingfloweringplants,gymnosperms(agroupofplantsincludingconifers)andfems.Theythencomparedgenomesizewithanatomical(結(jié)構(gòu)上的)features.Thisprovides“strongevidence”,thatthesuccessandrapidspreadoffloweringplantsaroundheworldisdueto“genomedownsizing.”Byshrinkingthesizeofthegenome,whichiscontainedwithinthenucleusofthecell,plantscanbuildsmallercells.Intum,thisallowsgreatercarbondioxideuptake(攝入)andcarbongainfromphotosynthesis,theprocessbywhichplantsuselightenergytoturncarbondioxideandwaterintosugarandoxygen.Theresearcherssaygenome—downsizinghappenedonlyintheangiosperms,andhiswas“anecessaryconditionforrapidgrowthratesamonglandplants”.1、Whatdoyouknowaboutangiosperms?A．TheyaredominantplantsonEarth.B．TheyarerareplantsinSouthAfrica.C．TheyaretopicalplantsinSouthAsia.D．Theyareextinctplantsintheworld.2、Itcanbeinferredthat.A．CharlesDarwinwasconfidentofhistheoryofevolutionB．KevinSimoninisprobablyanAmericanbiologistC．KevinSimoninworksintheRoyalBotanicGardens,KewD．CharlesDarwinsucceededinfiguringouttheflowerevolution3、Whichofthefollowingcontributedtothesuccessanddiversityofangiosperms?A．Theweakerconifer.B．Thelargernucleus.C．Thesmallergenome.D．Thestrongercell.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A．HowAngiospermsConqueredtheWorld?B．WhatPuzzleConfusedEvenCharlesDarwin?C．WhyGymnospermsWereSuccessfulonEarth?D．WhenAngiospermsOutpacedConifersandFems?Text2Amsterdamisaspecialcity.Therearemanyplacesyoushouldnotmissduringyourvisit.Hereisourlistofthebest.AmsterdamcanalringThecityoldcentreisformedfromcanalrings,whichgiveyouthefeelingofspace,freedomandpeace.Walkthroughthesecanalstreetsorbetter—takeatripbyrentingaboatyourself.AnotherwaytoexploretheVeniceoftheNorthistotakearideonabicycle.Anywayyoudecidefor—enjoythiscity.TheNationalMaritimeMuseumTheMaritimeMuseumisanattractiveplacetovisit,especiallywithchildren.Withmanyattractionsinit,thiscolourfulandenjoyablemuseumwillhelpyouunderstandthehistoryoftheNetherlands—asmallnationwhichwasoneoftheworld’sgreatestseapowers.AmsterdamBrownCafeWhenyouenterAmsterdamoldcafescalledBrown,atfirstitwillseemtoomuchfromthepastandtoocrowded,buttheatmosphereisunique.Relaxandwatch—mostofpeoplearoundwillbelocals.Feellikeoneofthem—therealAmsterdammers.CivicGuardsGalleryThisgalleryisfilledwitholdpaintingsfromtheDutchGoldenAge.Theexhibitedcanvasmaybenotalwaysthemasterpiecesofart,butthesegroupportraitsofAmsterdamcitizensandtheirwivesareanexquisite(精致的)documentoftheDutchcivilizationandculturecenturiesago.ToavoidwaitinglinesweadviseyoutobuyyourticketsinadvanceonlinethroughourAmsterdamattractionsandmuseumsticketswebpage.1、Howmanywaysaretherefortouriststovisitthecityoldcentre?A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.2、Wherewouldyougotolearnmoreaboutlocallife?A．Amsterdamcanalring.B．TheNationalMaritimeMuseum.C．AmsterdamBrownCafe.D．CivicGuardsGallery.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Afiction.B．Atravelguide.C．Atextbook.D．Asciencemagazine.Text3IREADmostlyfictionbeforeIwasintroducedtoCaMalcolmGladwell'swork.InhisTEDtalkcalled"Choice,Happiness,andSpaghettiSauce(意大利面醬)",heusedtheexamplesofPepsiandspaghettisaucetoarguethatgivingpeoplechoicesmakesthemhappy.IfIhadonlyheardhisconclusionstatementandmissedtheevidencethatheemployed,Iwouldhavebeenwonderinghowhecouldarguesuchaninterestingpoint.Buthestructuredhisargumentlikeadetectivestory,witheachpuzzlepiececontributingtotheconclusion.Fascinated,IborrowedhisbookOutliers:TheStoryofSuccessfromthelibrary.Eachchapterhaditsownstoryandargument,andalloftheargumentswereaboutfactorsthatcontributedtoanindividual’ssuccessintheworld.Thedepthofhisresearchwasamazing.Inthefirstchapter,heanalyzedthereasonsbehindthecrashofKoreanAirFlight801in1997,whichkilledmorethan220people.Thedisastertookplacepartlybecausetheco-pilotdidn’tpointoutthemistakesthatthepilotwasmaking.InSouthKorea,it’sdisrespectfultodisagreewithhigherupseveniftheyaredoingsomethingwrong.Perhapsmostinterestingofall,GladwellexplainedwhyAsiansaresogoodatmath.HesaidAsiansgetanadvantagewhentheylearnhowtocountbecausetheirlanguagehasfewersyllables(音節(jié))andmakesnumberseasiertoremember.ButGladwellismostlyinterestedinansweringmyfavoritequestion,"Why?”Andthat’sexactlywhyIlovehisworks.AfterreadingOutliers:TheStoryofSuccessandotherbookslikeit,Ifoundmyselfquestioningmycommonly-acceptedbeliefsmuchmoreoften.Afterall,whyshouldwetakeanythingforgranted?1、Whydoestheauthorwritethisarticle?A．TopromotesomeofGladwell’sbooks.B．TointroduceGladwellandhisbooks.C．ToshowhowGladwelldidresearchforhisbooks.D．ToexplainwhyheenjoysGladwell’sbooks.2、HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutGladwell’sTEDtalk?A．Surprisingbutpersuasive.B．Refreshingbutpuzzling.C．Interestingbutdoubtful.D．Funnybutconclusive.3、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Eatingspaghettisaucecanmakeyouhappy.B．CarelessnesscausedtheKoreanaircrashin1997.C．FewersyllablesgiveAsiansanadvantageinlearningmath.D．TheStoryofSuccessisaboutGladwell’spersonalsuccess.4、WhatreallymakestheauthorfallinlovewithGladwell’sworks?A．Hisstrongarguments.B．Hisamazingresearch.C．Hisdetective-likestories.D．Hisquestioningspirit.Text4Itisgoodtogetintouchwithyourinnerchildfromtimetotime，andobviouslysomepeoplearewillingtopaybigmoneyforthechancetodosoinaproperenvironment．ABrooklyn-basedadultpreschoolischargingcustomersbetween$333and$999forthechancetoactlikeakidagain．AtPreschoolMastermindinNewYorkadultsgettoparticipateinshow—and—tell，arts—and—craftssuchasfingerpaint，gameslikemusicalchairsandeventakenaps．Themonth-longcoursealsohasclasspicturedaywheretheadultsareexpectedtohaveafieldtripandaparentday．30-year-oldMichelleJoniLapidos，thebrainbehindtheadultpreschool，studiedchildhoodeducationandhasalwayswantedtobeapreschoolteacher．She’salwaysonthelookoutfornewwaystogetpeopleintouchwiththefreedomofchildhood．Afriendencouragedhertostartthemastermindcourseinstead．AccordingtoCandice，herbloggerfriend，PreschoolMastermindgivesadultsachancetorelearnandmasterthethingsthattheyfailedtounderstandaschildren．“Irealizedallthesignificancesofwhatwelearninpreschool，”saidfounderMichelleJoni，“Peoplecomehereandgetintouchwiththeirinnerchild．It’smagical．Wearebringingourselvesbacktoanotherplace，anothertimewithourselveswhenwearemorebelievinginourselves，moreconfidentandreadytotakeontheworld.”“Oneperson’sherebecausetheywanttolearnnottobesoserious．”Michellesaid．“Another'sheretolearntobemoreconfident.”Sheexplainedthatmostoftheclasseswereplanned．However，Joniaddedthatwhiletheplannedactivitieswerefun，itwasoftenthespontaneous(自發(fā)的)momentsthatattractedstudents．“It’sthethingsyoudon’tplanfor，thesharingbetweenfriendsandlearningfromeachother.’’1、WhatisthepurposeofPreschoolMastermind?A．Togiveadultsachancetoreturntochildhood．B．Tohelpparentsunderstandtheirchildrenbetter．C．Toprovidepracticaltrainingcoursesforteachers．D．Tointroducesomewaysofplayingwithchildren．2、WhatismainlydiscussedaboutPreschoolMastermindinParagraph2?A．Itscustomers． B．Itsactivities．C．Itsenvironment． D．Itsschedule.3、AccordingtoCandice，peoplecometothisprogramto________.A．enjoyfreedomofthinking B．realizetheirchildhooddreamsC．discovertheirinnerabilities D．figureoutchildhoodpuzzles4、WhatdoweknowaboutMichelleJoni?A．Sheusedtobeapreschoolteacher．B．Shelikestomakeplansinadvance．C．ShefoundedPreschoolMastermind．D．Shegainedconfidencebysharing．PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Africahasbeencalledthe“darkcontinent”foralongtimebecause1．lackstechnology,electricityandother2．(achieve)ofthemodemworldHowever,itisbeginningtochangeAfricaisstartingtocatchupwith3．(industry)countriesandthedrivingforcebehindthisnewdevelopmentistheInternetandtheWorldWideWebNowAfricaisthefastest4．(grow)placeontheearthSofar,governments,businessesandindividuals5．(realize)thatinordertodevelopquickly,modemtechnologyisneededOnlytenyearsagoaSIMcardusedtocostabout$100inNigerTodayyoucanbuyoneforunder$2andphonecallshavebecomemuch6．(cheap),tooAsaresult,23%ofitspopulationarenowmobilephoneusers7．(equip)withthisnewservice,peoplecanconnecttotheInterneteasilyManyNigerianshaveaccess8．theWorldWideWebnowInEthiopiafarmerscannowgetthepricesoftheirfarmingproductsinrealtimeUntilrecently,mostofthesmallfarmersofthecountrydidnotknow9．thepricesoftheirproductswereat10．certaintimeToday,theycanphoneinandgetanup-to-the-minutereportonpricesTrafficisaveryimportantpartindailylifeNearlyeveryonecomplainsaboutbeingstuckintrafficsomuch1．peoplearemakingitpossiblethatthefuturecitywillhavenotrafficatallHGWells,inhisbookTheSleeperAwakes,tellssomethingaboutthetrafficInthestreetsofthatfutureLondontherewillbenovehiclesThecity2．(provide)withmovingroadsOnesideoftheroadtravels3．onedirection;4．othersidemovestheoppositewayAnyonewhowantstogotoanotherpartofthecitystepsonthemoving“way”andsitsononeoftheseatsuntilhearrivesHehasnoneofthetroubles,5．a(chǎn)privatecarbringswithit:whetherthereisenoughpetrol,whetherthetyresareallright,andwheretoparkitThemovingwayisalwaysathisservice,alwaysmoving6．(silent)along,alwaysready7．(take)himtohisdestinationThatcityofthefuturewillhavenotrafficjamsTolinkupthe8．(vary)cities,vehiclesdrivenbyatomicpowerwillpassalonghighways9．(divide)intotwomaingroupsoflanesEachgroupwillconsistofseverallanesSomeforslowtraffic,someforfastCrossroadswillnotexistonthesehighways,butwillbereplacedbybridgesandjunctionsWherethesehighwaysentercities,10．(port)andotherbuilt-upareas,theywillpassthroughundergroundtunnelsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。DoesaDogHelpaTeenwithLowSelf-esteem?Adogisknownasman’sbestfriendforgoodreason.Loyalandaffectionate,adogcompanioncanenrichitsowner’slifeinmanyways,1_____Manyteenagerssufferfromperiodsoflowself-esteem(自尊)astheytrytonavigatethewavywatersofadolescenceanddealwithallofitsassociatedhighsandlows.Ateenagerwholacksself-esteemmayfeelisolatedfromhispeersandunabletotellhisparentsaboutpersonalissues.Thecompanyofadogcanbeahugecomfortandeasefeelingsoflonelinessandawkwardness.Adogoffersgenuineunconditionallove.2_____Alldogsneedexercise，sotakinghisclogforawalkistheperfectopportunityforateenagertogetoutdoorsandbenefitfromfreshairandphysicalactivity.Exerciseallowspeopletotakecontroloftheirbodies，whichisoftenthefirststeptowardregainingcontrolofotheraspectsoftheirlife，saysmentalhealthspecialistDr.AlanCohen.3Exercisereleaseschemicalscalledendorphins(內(nèi)排肽）intothebrain，whichcreatepositiveresponsesinthebody,includingimprovedself-esteem.Dogscanhelpteenagersbemoresociableandmakenewfriends,suggestsHELPGUIDE.4_____Adogisagreatice-breaker,avoidingawkwardsocialsituationsandputtingtheteenagerateasewithpeoplehemeets.Themoreconfidenttheteenbecomeswhenoutandaboutwithhisclog,themorehisself-esteemwillimprove.5_____Ifateenagerissufferingfromdepressionordevelopingdangeroushabitssuchasalcoholanddrugabuse,moreextremeactionmayberequired.Inthesecases,professionalhelpshouldbesoughtandalltreatmentplansconsidered.Parentswhosuspectthattheirteen’slowself-esteemisasignofafarmoreseriousproblemshouldaskasuitablyqualifiedhealthprofessionalforadvice.A．Insomecases,havingadogwillnothelpwithateenager’slowself-esteem.B．Itsimplyacceptsitsownerforwhoheisanddoesn’tjudge,questionorcriticize.C．Petsofferanunconditionallovethatcanbeveryhelpfultopeoplewithdepression.D．Youdon’thavetoworryabouthurtingyourpet’sfeelingsorgettingadviceyoudon’twant.E.Inparticular,someonewithlowself-esteemmayfindapetdogtobeextremelybeneficial.F.Ateenmaymeethispeerswhilewalkinghisdogintheparkortakingpartinadogtrainingclass.G.Manyformsofexercisebesideswalkingcanbeenjoyedwithadog,suchascycling,joggingandthrowingaball.Childrenwhohavedevelopedleadershipskillsaresuretohaveabrightfuture.1、Notonlywilltheygainmoreself-esteemandinteractmoreeasilywiththeirpeers,theycanalsomakeanimpactontheircommunity.Thesequalitieswillcontinuetodevelopaschildrengrowup.Herearesimpletechniquestodevelopchildren’sleadershipqualities.Discusspeerpressure