2023年特克斯縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷含解析

2023年特克斯縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)NottoolongafterIhadbeguntodriveasateenager,someonepulledoutofaparkinglotontotheroadinfrontofme.Ireacted36andpulledupveryclosebehindher---justtoshowmyirritation(怒氣)andletherknowshedidn't"just37withthat!"We'veallbeentherewith38incidentsandreactions.Mymotherwaswithme,andtoldmetoturnintothe39parkinglot.Safelythere,sheaskedmewhyI40thatladyhadpulledoutinfrontofmepurposely.41rude,powerplay---Iguessed.Momsaidthatmaybeshehadjusthadsomebad42,maybeshewaslatepickingupherchildandwasdistracted(分心).Thinkofallthe43ofwhysomeonedoessomethinglikethat.It'susuallynotonpurpose---butwhatIdoasareactionisonpurpose.ShealwayssaidthatI44tothinkabouttheothersidebeforeI45.Usuallythereactioncausesmoreofa46.Iaminmyfiftiesnow,andtothisday,thathasalways47myheadwheneverthose48happen.I've49mychildrenthesamething.Weoftenseeandhearabout"roadrage."Nomattertowhat50that"rage"istaken,mychildrenwillsaysomethinglike,"TheyneedGrandma'swords!"Asadults,Idon'tseethemreactasmostofusdo51theirfirstreactionisalwaysangerandirritation---they52itand53whattheotherperson'sproblemmightbe.Eveniftheotherdriverreallymightbe54ordoinga"powerplay,"nomore55reactionswilloccurbecauseoftheirirritation.1754．..A．calmlyB．quickly C．a(chǎn)ngrilyD．carefully1755．.A．getupB．getawayC．getdownD．getalong1756．.A．similarB．terribleC．rudeD．familiar1757．.A．firstB．farthestC．lastD．nearest1758．.A．suggestedB．complainedC．thoughtD．concluded1759．.A．AlwaysB．JustC．AlmostD．Still1760．.A．impressionB．gradesC．skillD．news1761．.A．lessonsB．purposesC．possibilitiesD．reasons1762．.A．usedB．neededC．preferredD．reminded1763．.A．decideB．driveC．reactD．do1764．.A．problemB．threatC．messD．result1765．.A．happenedtoB．cameacrossC．passedbyD．flashedthrough1766．.A．a(chǎn)ccidentsB．incidentsC．a(chǎn)ffairsD．quarrels1767．.A．noticedB．givenC．taughtD．passed1768．.A．degreeB．measureC．stepD．a(chǎn)ction1769．.A．a(chǎn)ssoonasB．incaseC．a(chǎn)sthoughD．eventhough1770．.A．getB．setC．makeD．catch1771．.A．questionB．wonderC．forgetD．know1772．..A．troublesomeB．politeC．rudeD．warm1773．.A．casualB．dangerousC．a(chǎn)mazingD．cautiousSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Moreandmorecomment(評論)sectionsarebeingshutdownonline.AutumnPhillipshadhadenough.OnAugust19,theexecutiveeditoroftheQuad-CityTimesinIowa,andIllinois,USvisitedherwebsite,qutimes.com,andsawastoryaboutamanwhohadbeenshottodeath.Whenshegottothereaders’commentssectionattheend,shewasshockedbywhatshesaw.Belowthestorywasagrowingstringofcomments—aracistremarkaboutdemocratic(民主的)voters,anegativecommentaboutpolice...SoPhillipsdecidedtodosomethingshehadbeenthinkingaboutforalongtime:sheshutdownthecommentsection.Phillipswasnotaloneinmakingsuchamove.Lastweek,NPRannouncedittoowasclosingitsonlinecommentssection.Thedecisionsdon’tmeanthatthenewsoutletsarenolongerinterestedinwhattheiraudiencesarethinking.Bothstressedtheireagernesstohearfromreadersandlistenersonsocialnetworks.Butbothagreedthatcommentshaddeviatedfromtheiroriginalintention.Andsotheyhad.Intheearlydaysofdigitaljournalism,commentswereseenasakeypartofthenewmedia,awonderfulopportunityforstrengtheningthedialoguebetweennewsproducersandtheiraudiences.Itwasawelcomechange,giventhatforlongmanynewsorganizationswerefartooseparatedfromtheirreaders.Muchmorebackandforthconversationseemedlikehealthyandwelcomeevolutions.Sadly,that’snotthewaythingsturnedout.Ratherthanaplaceforexchangingideas,commentssectionsbecamethehomeofuglyname-calling,racismandanti-womenlanguage.Besidestheirpoisonousquality,commentsseemoutofplacetoday.“Sincewemadetheannouncement,I’vereceivedanoutpouringofresponsesfromourreaders,”shesays.“I’veheardfromparentswhosechildrenwerehurtbyouronlinecomments.I’veheardfrompeoplewhosaidtheywouldn’tsendinletterstotheeditorbecausetheywereattackedsofiercelybycomments,anditwasn’tworthit.”1、WhydidAutumnPhillipsshutdownthecommentssection?A．Itwasputtowronguse.B．Herwebsitewasattackedheavily.C．Itexposedmanyillegalissues.D．Amanhadbeenshottodeath.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3indicateaboutcomments?A．Theyhadgoneoutofdate.B．Theyhadgoneagainsttheirinitialpurpose.C．Theywerefullofsensitiveinformation.D．Theycouldn’tinteresttheaudience.3、Whatwasthewelcomechangeintheearlydigitaljournalism?A．Readers’havingmoreaccesstovariousmedia.B．Readers’makingfewernegativecomments.C．Readers’freedomtoexpresstheirthoughts.D．Readers’activeinvolvementinthenewsindustry.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．StophurtingpeopleonlineB．RacistscomingfromnowhereC．MorecommentsectionsclosedonlineD．AmovebyAutumnPhillipsText2Itisimportanttoprotectyourselffromharmfulrays.Butifyouthinkahigh-factorsunscreenkeepsyousafefromharmfulrays,youmaybewrong.Researchinthisweek’sNatureshowsthatwhilefactor50reducesthenumberofmelanomas（黑瘤）anddelaystheiroccurrence,itcan’tpreventthem.Melanomasarethemostaggressiveskincancers.Youhaveahigherriskifyouhaveredorblondhair,fairskin,blueorgreeneyes,orsunburneasily,orifacloserelativehashadone.Melanomasaremorecommonifyouhaveperiodicintenseexposuretothesun.Otherskincancersareincreasinglylikelywithlong-termexposure.Thereiscontinuingdebateastohoweffectivesunscreenisinreducingmelanomas–theevidenceisweakerthanitisforpreventingothertypesofskincancer.A2011Australianstudyof1,621peoplefoundthatpeoplerandomlyselectedtoapplysunscreendailyhadhalftherateofmelanomasofpeoplewhousedcreamasneeded.Asecondstudy,comparing1,167peoplewithmelanomasto1.101whodidn’thavethecancer,foundthatusingsunscreenroutinely,alongsideotherprotectionsuchashats,longsleevesorstayingintheshade,didgivesomeprotection.Thisstudysaidotherformsofsunprotection–nosunscreen–seemedmostbeneficial.Thestudyreliedonpeoplerememberingwhattheyhaddoneovereachdecadeoftheirlives,soit’snotentirelyreliable.Butitseemsreasonabletothinksunscreengivespeopleafalsesenseofsecurityinthesun.Manypeoplealsodon’tusesunscreenproperlyapplyinginsufficientamounts,failingtoreapplyafteracoupleofhoursandstayinginthesuntoolong.Itissunburnthatismostworrying–recentresearchshowsfiveepisodesofsunburnintheteenageyearsincreasestheriskofallskincancers.Thegoodnewsisthatacombinationofsunscreenandcoveringupcanreducemelanomarates,asshownbyAustralianfiguresfromtheirslip-slop-slapcampaign.Soifthereisaheatwavethissummer,itwouldbebestforus,too,tosliponashirt,usesunscreenandslaponahat.1、What’speople’scommonexpectationofhigh-factorsunscreen?A．Itwillprotectthemfromsunburn.B．Itwillkeeptheirskinsmoothadfair.C．Itwillworkforpeopleofanyskincolor.D．Itwilldelaytheoccurrenceofskincancer.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．Sunscreencanpreventallkindsofskincancers.B．Thestudiesarebasedondirectobservationofthesubjects.C．Thestudiesmayhelppeopleselectthemosteffectivesunscreen.D．Dailyapplicationofsunscreenhelpsreducetheincidenceofmelanomas.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestinordertoreducemelanomarates?A．Stayingintheshadewheneverpossible.B．Usingcoveringupinsteadofsunscreen.C．Usingbothcoveringupandsunscreen.D．Applyingtherightamountofsunscreen.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NoWaytoStopHarmfulRays!B．DoesSunscreenPreventSkinCancer?C．DidYouUseSunscreenIntheRightWay?D．SkinCancer-TheBiggestThreattoHumanBeings!Text3ThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,Georgia,cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedcomposingthestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell,calledPeggy,showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher,butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains:“NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech,askingthemsuchquestionsas‘Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?’Andtodayit’dbe‘Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?’“TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband,JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit“TheDump”.Around1926,MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratypewriterandsaiditwastimeforhertowriteherownbook.OurguidesaysGonewiththeWindbecameahugesuccess.MargaretMitchellreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebook.In1939thefilmversionwasreleased.ItwontenAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.1、ThebookGonewiththeWindwas_________.A．firstpublishedonanewspaperB．a(chǎn)wardedtenAcademyAwardsC．writtenin“TheDump”D．a(chǎn)daptedfromamovie2、Theunderlinedphrase“towerover”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_________.A．beverypleasedwithB．showgreatrespectforC．bemuchtallerthanD．showlittleinterestin3、WhydidMs.Mitchellstopworkingasareporteraccordingtothepassage?A．Becauseshewasrichenough.B．Becauseshewasinjuredthen.C．Becauseherhusbanddidn’tlikeit.D．Becauseshewantedtowritebooks.4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．GonewiththeWind:AHugeSuccess.B．MargaretMitchell:AGreatFemaleWriter.C．AnIntroductionoftheMargaretMitchellHouse.D．ATriptoKnowMargaretMitchell.Text4FindoutwayaroundtheBritishMuseum,discoversomeofthemostfamousobjects,andexploretheuniquecollection.ToptipSomeofthegalleriescanbeverybusyatpeaktimes.Ifyouwanttoavoidthecrowds,tryvisitingthesegalleries.Room1TheEnlightenmentGalleryprovidesanintroductiontotheMuseumanditscollections,showinghowourunderstandingoftheworldofnatureandhumanachievementhaschangedovertime.Itisdividedintosevensectionsthatexplorethesevenmajorages.Itisopendaily10:00---17:00,until20:30onFridays.Rooms24TheWelcomeTrustGallerydealswiththetoughrealitiesoflifeinmanydifferentways.ThedisplaysinRoom24exploredifferentapproachestooursharedchallengesashumanbeings,focusingonhowdiverseculturesseektomaintainhealthandwell-being.Daily11:00---16:00.Room34TheJohnAddisGalleryhousesthemuseum’scollectionofIslamicart,whichnowofficiallyformspartoftheDepartmentofMiddleEast.ThisincludesobjectsfromtheearliestyearsofIslamtothe20thcentury.AvailableeveryFri.,Sat.andSun.at11:30—14:00.Room77GreekandRomanArchitectureGalleryhasanespeciallyimportantcollectionofarchitectureandarchitecturalsculpturefromancientGreekbuildings.IthastheearlierandlatertemplesandthearchitectureondisplayintheroomincludesexamplesoftheCorinthianandCompositeordersinparticular.Daily11:00-----16:00.Room95Viewfamousblue-and-whitechina,whichwasfirstproducedinChinaaroundAD600.theskillfultransformationofordinaryclayintobeautifulobjectshasattractedthepeopleacrosstheglobe.Withinthisgalleryofalmost1,700objectsareexamplesofthefinestchinaintheworld,datingfromthe3rdtothe20thcentury.AvailableMon.---Fri.at10:30---16:00.1、Youcanvisit_______toknowthegeneralinformationabouttheMuseum.A．theWelcomeTrustGalleryB．theJohnAddisGalleryC．Room1D．Room952、TheWelcomeTrustGalleryfeatures__________.A．theunderstandingoflivinganddyingB．thewaysofkeepinghealthyinBritainC．thedifferentrealitiesindifferentculturesD．theideasaboutkeepingfitfromdifferentcultures3、IfyouplantovisittheJohnAddisGalleryat12:00,youcangoon______.A．December1,2017(Friday)B．June15,2017(Thursday)C．May9,2017(Tuesday)D．March20,2017(Monday)4、WhomightprefertovisitRoom95?A．ProfessionalarchitectsB．ChinaloversC．ScholarsmajoringinreligionD．StudentsinterestedinmedicinePartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Oncetherelivedarichman1．wantedtodosomethingforthepeopleofhistown2．firsthewantedtofindoutwhethertheydeservedhishelpInthecentreofthemainroadintothetown,heplaced3．verylargestoneThenhe4．(hide)behindatreeandwaitedSoonanoldmancamealongwithhiscow“Whoputthisstoneinthecentreoftheroad?”saidtheoldman,buthedidnottrytoremovethestoneInstead,withsomedifficultyhepassedaroundthestoneandcontinuedonhisway5．mancamealonganddidthesamething;thenanothercame,andanotherAllofthemcomplainedaboutthestonebutnottriedtoremove6．LateintheafternoonayoungmancamealongHesawthestone,7．(say)tohimself:“Thenight8．(be)verydarkSomeneighborswillcomealonglaterinthedarkandwillfallagainstthestone”ThenhebegantomovethestoneHepushedandpulledwithallhis9．(strong)tomoveitHowgreatwashissurpriseatlast!10．thestone,hefoundabagofmoneyEnoughsleepisimportanttohealthTheamountofsleep1．(need)dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsin2．sleeptakesplaceTheyoungmayneedmoresleepthan3．old,butusuallyeighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-upsSomecandowith4．thanthisamount,butothersmayneedmoreEverypersonknowshisownneed5．isthenamatterofgoodjudgmenttosatisfyhisneedSleepshouldalwaysbeenoughtomakeonebringbackhis6．(strong)andgetreadyforaday’sworkFreshairisnecessarytosoundsleepSoitisnotwithoutreasonforsomepeopletothinkthatitispracticabletosleep7．theopenairAbathatbedtime,8．hotnorcoolbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpful9．sleepSleep-producingdrugshouldneverbetakenexceptwhen10．(suggest)byadoctorSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Askingforaraisecanbeadiscouragingprospectforanyemployee.1、Ifyou’reafemaleemployeeseekingaraise,itmatterstoapproachthatconversationstrategically.Hereareafewtipsforpullingitoffsuccessfully.Doyourresearch.2、Soifyou’remakingacaseforapayincrease,you’llneedtogathersomedataonwhatothersinsimilarpositionsareearning.Tothatend,dosomeresearchonsiteslikeS.3、Remembertocollecttheaverageearningsforallworkersinyourpositionandmakeyourcaseforwhyyoudeservetobepaidsimilarly.Don’tgetemotional.Womenareoftenaccusedofgettingemotionalonthejob.Infact,it’sthatso-calledsensitivenaturethatcausessomepeopletoclaimthey’reuncomfortableworkingwithandpromotingfemaleemployees.That’swhyit’sextremelyimportanttokeepyoucoolduringasalarynegotiation.Bespecificandpresenthardevidenceofyourvaluetothecompany.Trytofocusonyourpositivecontributions,ratherthanthenegativefeelings.Andalthoughthediscussionmightgetheated,besurenottoyellor,worseyet,crywhileit’sgoingdown.4、5、Givenmanynewsstoriesabouthowmenout-earnwomen,youmaytendtodrawonsomeofthatdataasareasonforgettingaraise.Butbeverycarefulaboutusingthatargument,becauseunlessyouhavedefinitiveproofthatyourmalecolleagues-withthesameexacttitles,experience,andresponsibilities—aremakingmoremoneythanyou,you’rebetteroffavoidingthatangle.A．Don’taccuseyouremployer.B．Stayingcalmwillonlyhelpyourcase.C．Takeadvantageofhowmuchmencolleaguesearn.D．It’sneveragoodideatogointoasalarynegotiationblindly.E.Youareoftenpaidlesssalarythanyourworkmatesinsimilarpositions.F.Butwomenfaceuniquechallengeswhenitcomestorequestingmoremoney.G.Theyallowyoutosearchforcompensationinfobasedonindustryandgeographicregion.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Highschoolcanbequitethestressfultimeforanystudent.Therearenumerousstressestodealwithandthepressurecanbemoreintenseasyouenteryoursenioryear.1、Theansweris