2023年考研外語高分通關試卷9

考研外語高分通關試卷9

一、UseofEnglish

1>Analystshavetheirgoathumor,andIhavereadsomeof

thisinterpretativeliterature,(1)withoutbeinggreatly

instructed.Humorcanbe(2),(3)afrogcan,butthe

thingdiesintheprocessandtheinnardsare(4)toany

butthepurescientificmind.

Oneofthethings(5)saidabouthumoristsisthatthey

arereallyverysadpeople-clownswithabreakingheart.There

issometruthinit,butitisbadly(6).Itwouldbemore

(7),Ithink,tosaythatthereisadeepveinofmelancholy

runningthrougheveryone'slifeandthatthehumorist,perhaps

more(8)ofitthansomeothers,compensatesforit

activelyand(9).Humoristsfattenontroubles.Theyhave

alwaysmadetrouble(10).Theystrugglealongwithagood

willandendurepain(11),knowinghowwellitwill

(12)theminthesweetbyandby.Youfindthemwrestling

withforeignlanguages,fightingfoldingironingboardsand

swollendrainpipes,sufferingtheterrible

(13)oftightboots.Theypourouttheirsorrows

profitably,ina(14)ofwhatisnotquitefictionnor

quitefacteither.Beneaththesparkingsurfaceofthese

dilemmasflowsthestrong(15)ofhumanwoe.

Practicallyeveryoneisamanicdepressiveofsorts,withhis

upmomentsandhisdownmoments,andyoucertainlydon，thave

tobeahumoristto(16)thesadnessofsituationandmood.

Butthereisoftenaratherfinelinebetweenlaughingand

crying,andifahumorouspieceofwritingbringsapersonto

thepoint(17)hisemotionalresponsesareuntrustworthy

andseemlikelytobreakoverintotheoppositerealm,itis

(18)____humor,likepoetry,hasanextracontent,itplays

(19)tothebighotfirewhichisTruth,andsometimesthe

readerfeelsthe(20).

A.while

B.although

C.but

D.if

2、(2)

A.explained

B.integrated

C.detected

D.dissected

3、(3)

A.as

B.for

C.which

D.though

4、（4）

A.disgusting

B.discouraging

C.discounting

D.dismissing

5、⑸

A.regularly

B.commonly

C.roughly

D.uniquely

6>(6)

A.consulted

B.commented

C.remarked

D.stated

7、(7)

A.accurate

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B.normal

C.immediate

D.exclusive

8、(8)

A.consciously

B.credulous

C.sensible

D.absurd

9、(9)

A.adequately

B.confusedly

C.reluctantly

D.positively

10、(10)

A.comeacross

B.payoff

C.holdup

D.breakdown

11、(11)

A.annoyingly

B.cheerfully

C.worriedly

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D.hopefully

12、(12)

A.interest

B.threaten

C.benefit

D.deprive

13、(13)

A.pleasure

B.exhibition

C.prejudice

D.discomfort

14、(14)

A.style

B.pattern

C.form

D.mold

15、(15)

A.tide

B.drift

C.float

D.flare

16、(16)

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A.taste

B.steer

C.tackle

D.stir

17、(17)

A.how

B.where

C.how

D.unless

18、(18)

A.when

B.that

C.whatever

D.because

19、(19)

A.open

B.related

C.close

D.devoted

20、(20)

A.warmth

B.severity

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C.tension

D.fever

二、ReadingComprehension

1、PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestions

beloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

ThediscoveryoflifebeyondEarthwouldtransform,notonly

oursciencebutalsoourreligions,ourbeliefsystemsandour

entireworld-view.Forinasense,thesearchfor

extraterrestriallifeisreallyasearchforourselves一whowe

areandwhatourplaceisinthegrandsweepofthecosmos.

Contrarytopopularbelief,speculationthatwearenotalone

intheuniverseisasoldasphilosophyitself.Theessential

stepsinthereasoningwerebasedontheatomictheoryofthe

ancientGreekphilosopherDemocritus.Yetphilosophyisone

thing,fillinginthephysicaldetailsisanother.Although

astronomersincreasinglysuspectthatbiofriendlyplanetsmay

beabundantintheuniverse,thechemicalstepsleadingtolife

remainlargelymysterious.

Traditionally,biologistsbelievedthatlifeisafreak—the

resultofazillion-to-oneaccidentalconcatenationof

molecules.Itfollowsthatthelikelihoodofitshappening

againelsewhereinthecosmosisinfinitesimal.Thisviewpoint

derivesfromthesecondlawofthermodynamics,whichpredicts

thattheuniverseisdying一slowlyandinexorablydegenerating

towardastateoftotalchaos.Andsimilarreasoningapplies

toevolution.Accordingtotheorthodoxview,Darwinian

selectionisutterlyblind.Anyimpressionthatthetransition

frommicrobestomanrepresentsprogressispurechauvinismof

ourpart.Thepathofevolutionismerelyarandomwalkthrough

therealmofpossibilities.

Ifthisisright,therecanbenodirectionality,noinnate

driveforward;inparticular,nopushtowardconsciousnessand

intelligence.ShouldEarthbestruckbyanasteroid,destroying

allhigherlife-forms,intelligentbeingswouldalmost

certainlynotarisenexttimearound.Thereis,however,a

contraryview—onethatisgainingstrengthanddirectly

challengesorthodoxbiology.Itisthatcomplexitycanemerge

spontaneouslythroughaprocessofself-organization.If

matterandenergyhaveaninbuilttendencytoamplifyand

channelorganizedcomplexity,theoddsagainsttheformation

oflifeandthesubsequentevolutionofintelligencecouldbe

drasticallyshortened.

Historically,BertrandRussellarguedthatauniverseundera

deathsentencefromthesecondlawofthermodynamicsrendered

humanlifeultimatelyfutile.Allourachievements,allour

struggles,“allthenoondaybrightnessofhumangenius”,ashe

putit,would,inthefinalanalysis,countfornothingifthe

verycosmositselfisdoomed.Butwhatif,inspiteofthesecond

lawofthermodynamics,therecanbesystematicprogress

alongsidedecay?Forthosewhohopeforadeepermeaningor

purposebeneathphysicalexistence,thepresenceof

extraterrestriallife-formswouldprovideaspectacularboost,

implyingthatweliveinauniversethatisinsomesensegetting

betterandbetterratherthanworseandworse.

Thewriterorganizeshisideasinthetextmainlyby.

A.justifyingpopularbeliefs.

B.makingcomparisons.

C.lookingbackonhistory.

D.posingsharpcontrasts.

2、

OnthepossibilitiesoflifebeyondEarthastronomers*and

ancientphilosophers，viewsare.

A.opposite.

B.similar.

C.divergent.

D.contrary.

3、

ItisthebeliefoforthodoxbiologythatDarwinian

evolutionism.

A.isfullybasedonillusions.

B.focusespurelyonreasoning.

C.isutterlyentitledtoworship.

D.comestoaccountfornothing.

4、

Underthelawofthermodynamics,theuniverseissupposed

A.topushforwardprogress.

B.togiverisetootherlifeforms.

C.tomakeforatotalchaos.

D.toimprovebywidemargins.

5、

Iftherewerepushtodirectorganizedcomplexity,chancesof

intelligenceevolutionwould.

A.bewrecked.

B.leveloff.

C.beshortened.

D.cropup.

6^“Myownfeelingswentfromdisbelieftoexcitementto

downrightfear”,saysCarlHergenrother,23,anArizona

undergraduatewhoverifiedalargeasteroidbarrelingtoward

Earthwitha230cmtelescopeatopnearbyKittPeak."Itwas

scary,becausetherewasthepossibilitythatwewere

confirmingthedemiseofsomecitysomewhere,orsomestateor

smallcountry”.

Well,notquite.Earlylastweek,hiscelestialinterloper

whizzedbyEarth,missingtheplanetby450620km—a

hairbreadthinastronomicalterms.Perhapshalfakilometer

across,itwasthelargestobjecteverobservedtopassthat

closetoEarth.

DuncanSteel,anAustralianastronomer,hascalculatedthatif

theasteroidhadstruckEarth,itwouldhavehitatsome93450

km/h.Theresultingexplosion,scientistsestimate,wouldhave

beeninthe3000-to-12000-megatonrange.That,saysastronomer

EugeneShoemaker,apioneerasteroidandcomethunter,“islike

takingalloftheU.S.andSovietnuclearweapons,puttingthem

inonepileandblowingthemal1up”.

Andwhatifonethemisfoundtobeonacollisioncoursewith

Earth?ScientistsatthenationallaboratoriesatLivermore,

California,andLosAlamos,NewMexico,havedevisedanumber

ofingeniousplansthat,givenenoughwarningtime,could

protectEarthfromathreateningNEO.Theirdefensiveweapons

ofchoiceincludelong-distancemissileswithconventionalor,

morelikely,nuclearwarheadsthatcouldbeusedeithertonudge

anasteroidintoasafeorbitorblastittosmithereens.

Manypeople-includingsomeastronomers一areunderstandably

nervousaboutputtingastandbysquadronofnucleartipped

missilesinplace.Hencethelateststrategy,whichinsome

caseswouldobviatetheneedforanucleardefense:propelling

afusilladeofcannonball-sizesteelspheresatanapproaching

asteroid.Inahigh-velocityencounterwithaspeedingNEO,

explainsGregoryCanavan,aseniorscientistatLosAlamos,

“thekineticenergyoftheballswouldchangeintoheatenergy

andblowthethingapart”.

Someastronomersopposeanyimmediatedefensivepreparations,

citingthehighcostsandlowoddsofalargeobject'sstriking

Earthinthecoiningdecades.Butattheveryleast,Shoemaker

contends,NEOdetectionshouldbeaccelerated."There'sthis

thingcalledthe'gigglefactor'inCongress”,hesays,people

inCongressandalsoatthetoplevelinNASAstilldon'ttake

itseriously.Butweshouldmoveahead.It'samatterof

prudence”.

Theworld,however,stillseemslargelyunconcernedwiththe

dangerposedbylargebodieshurtlinginfromspace,despite

thespectacletwoyearsagoofCometShoemaker-Levy9riddling

theplanetJupiterwithmammothexplosions.Itremainstobe

seenwhetherlastweek'srecordnear-misshaschangedanyminds.

Fromthefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat.

A.theearthnarrowlyescapedacatastrophe.

B.oneasteroidalmostdestroyedanentirecity.

C.asteroidsarecomparabletonuclearweapons.

D.theplanetearthisvulnerabletodangers.

7、

Whenmentioningthe”the3000-to-12000-megatonrange”(Para.

3),thewriteristalkingabout.

A.strikingspectacles.

B.conventionalweapons.

C.explosiveimpact.

D.defensivestrategies.

8、

ThedescriptionofCongress's"gigglefactor”(Para.6)shows

thewriter,s.

A.appreciation.

B.disbelief.

C.excitement.

D.ridicule.

9、

Accordingtothetext,“nucleartippedmissiles'and

“cannonball-sizesteelspheres”(Para.5).

A.aredifferentinnature.

B.servesimilarfunctions.

C.areidenticaltoeachother.

D.poserealchallenges.

10、

Itseemsthatthewriteris.

A.activetofendoffinvadingasteroids.

B.largelyunconcernedwiththedanger.

C.interestedinmilitaryinitiatives.

D.enthusiasticaboutspottingasteroids.

11、AMERICA,Scentralbanksentaclearmessagethisweek.

Forthesecondconsecutivemeeting,theFederalOpenMarket

Committee,thecentralbank,spolicy-makingcommittee,left

shortterminterestratesunchangedat1.75%.Butitsaidthat

therisksfacingtheeconomyhadshiftedfromeconomicweakness

toabalancebetweenweaknessandexcessivegrowth.Thisshift

surprisednoone.Butithasconvincedmanypeoplethatinterest

ratesaresettoriseagain一andsoon.

Judgingbypricesinfuturesmarkets,investorsarebetting

thatshort-terminterestratescouldstartrisingasearlyas

May,andwillbe1.25percentagepointshigherbytheendof

theyear.Thatmaybeexcessive.EconomistsatGoldmanSachs,

wholongarguedthatthecentralbankwoulddonothingthisyear,

nowexpectshort-termratestogouponly0.75%thisyear,

startinginJune.ButvirtuallyeveryonereckonssomeFed

tighteningisintheoffing.

Thereason?Afteranunprecedented11rate-cutsin2022,short

terminterestratesareabnormallylow.Asthesignsofrobust

recoverymultiply,analystsexpecttheFedtotakebacksome

oftherate-cutsitusedasaninsurancepolicy"afterthe

September11thterroristattack.Theythinktherewillbea

gradualmovefromtheFed'scurrent"accommodative"monetary

stancetoamoreneutralpolicy.Andaneutralpolicy,many

argue,ultimatelyimpliesshortterminterestratesofaround

4%.

Logicalenough.Buthigherratescouldstillbefurtheroff,

particularlyiftherecoveryproveslessrobustthanmanyhope.

Certainly,recenteconomicindicatorshavebeen

extraordinarilystrong:unemploymentfellforthesecond

consecutivemonthinFebruaryandindustrialproductionrose

inbothJanuaryandFebruary.Themanufacturingsectoris

growingafter18monthsofdecline.ThemostoptimisticWall

StreetersnowexpectGDPtohaveexpandedbybetween5%and6%

onanannualbasisinthefirstquarter.

Butonestrongquarterdoesnotimplyasustainablerecovery.

Intheshortterm,thebounce-backisbeingdrivenbyadramatic

restockingofinventories.Butitcanbesustainedonlyif

corporateinvestmentrecoversandconsumerspendingstays

buoyant.Withplentyofslackcapacityaroundandmanyfirms

stuckwithhugedebtsandlousyprofits,itishardtoseewhere

surginginvestmentwillcomefrom.And,despitefalling

unemployment,America,sconsumerscoulddisappointthebulls.

Theseuncertaintiesalonesuggestthecentralbankwillbe

cautiousaboutraisinginterestrates.Indeed,giventhehuge

pressureoncorporateprofits,theFederalReservemightbe

happytoseeconsumerpricesriseslightly.Inshort,whileWall

Streetfretsaboutwhenandhowmuchinterestrateswillgoup.

Theanswermaywel1benotsoonandnotmuch.

Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthistextisto

A.interpretthemessagefromthecentralbank,

B.justifytheriseofshortterminterestrates.

C.illustratewhatisweaknessandunduegrowth.

D.contrastdifferentviewsoneconomicindices.

12、

HowdoeseveryonefeelaboutthemessagegivenbyAmerica，s

centralbank?

A.Encouraged.

B.Panicked.

C.Confused.

D.Misguided.

13、

Thephrase"current'accommodative'monetarystance”(Para.

3)denotes.

A.optimal.

B.excessive.

C.logical.

D.prudent.

14、

Despitesignsofstrongeconomicrecovery,Americancompanies

arestillpressedfor.

A.tremendousdebts.

B.considerableprofits.

C.soaringinvestment.

D.excessivegrowth.

15、

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothistext?

A.Short-terminterestratesshouldbeguardedwisely.

B.Unemploymentnolongerconstitutesaproblem.

C.Asustainablerecoverydependsoncorporateprofits.

D.Toomuchcautionmightsuspendeconomicgrowth.

16、Comeon,myfellowwhitefolks,wehavesomethingto

confess.Outwithit,friends,thebiggestsecretknownto

whitessincetheinventionofpowderedrouge:welfareisawhite

program.Thenumbersgolikethis:61%ofthepopulation

receivingwelfare,listedas"means-testedcashassistance”by

theCensusBureau,isidentifiedaswhite,whileonly33%is

identifiedasblack.Thesenumbersnotwithstanding,the

Republicanversionof“politicalcorrectness"hasgivenus

“welfarecheat“asanewtermforAfricanAmericansincethe

earlydaysofRonaldReagan.

Ourconfessionsurelystands:whitefolkshavebeengobbling

upthewelfarebudgetwhileblamingsomeoneelse.Butit'sworse

thanthat.IfwelookatSocialSecurity,whichisanotherform,

ofwelfare,althoughitisoftenmistakenforanindividual

insuranceprogram,thenwhitesaretheoneswhoarecrowding

thetrough.Wereceivealmosttwiceasmuchpercapita,foran

aggregateadvantagetoourraceof$10billionayear—muchmore

thanthe$3.9billionadvantageAfricanAmericangainfrom

theirdisproportionateshareofwelfare.Onesadreason:whites

liveanaverageofsixyearslongerthanAfricanAmericans,

meaningthatyoungblackworkershelpsubsidizeahugeand

growing"over-class“ofwhiteretirees.Idonotseeour

confessionbringingmuchrelief.There,sareasonfor

resentment,thoughithasmoretodowithclassthanwithrace.

Whitepeoplearepoortoo,andinnumbersfarexceedinganyof

ourmoregenerouslypigmentedsocialgroups.Andpovertyas

definedbythegovernmentisavastunderestimationofthe

economicterrorthatpersistsatincomes一suchas$20,000or

even$40,000andabove一thatweliketothinkofasmiddleclass.

Theproblemisnotthatwelfareistoogeneroustoblacksbut

thatsocialwelfareingeneralistoostingytoallconcerned.

Naturally,whitesintheswelling"nearpoor“categoryresent

thenotionofwholeracessupposedlyfrolickingattheir

expense.Whites,nearpoorandmiddleclass,needhelptoo一as

dothemanyAfricanAmericans.

Sowewhitefolkshaveachoice.Wecankeeppretendingthat

welfareisblackprogramandaschemefortransferringour

earningstothepocketsofshiftless,dark-skinnedpeople.Or

wecanclearourthroats,blushprettilyandadmitthatweare

hurtingtoo一forcashassistancewhenwe'redownandout,for

healthinsurance,forcollegeaidandalltherest.Racial

scapegoatinghasitscharms,Iwilladmit:thesurgeof

righteousanger,eventhefun一forthoseinclined—ofwearing

sheetsandburningcrosses.Buttherearebetter,nobler

sourcesofwhitepride,itseemstome.Rememberthis:onlywe

cantruly,deeplyblush.

WhitefolksinU.S.areatagreateradvantageinthat.

A.theyobtainmorebenefitsfromwelfare.

B.theyshowcontemptforAfricanAmericans.

C.theyblametheblacksforwelfaretheft.

D.theyhaveachoicetotheirbestinterests.

17、

Itcaninferredfromthe2ndparagraphthat.

A.blackworkersaregenerousunlesswronglyaccused.

B.whiteshavealongerlifeexpectancythanblacks.

C.blackpeoplemaycontributemuchtowelfarebudgets.

D.whitesreceivelessfinancialaidthanblacks.

18、

Theexpression"racialscapegoatingz，(Para.4)bestdenotes

A.angeratthemercyoflaws.

B.anaidintermsofprejudice.

C.reliefforthesakeofclasses.

D.avictiminthenameofraces.

19、

TheauthorismostcriticaloftheWhites'.

A.confession.

B.hypocrisy.

C.arrogance.

D.hysteria.

20、

Thefunctionofthelastparagraphis.

A.toreversethepreviouslyexpressedthoughts.

B.toadvancethefinalargument.

C.toheappraisesupontheprideofthewhites.

D.toechothethesisstatement.

21、PartB(10points)

YouaregoingtoreadatextaboutGold-MedalWorkouts,

followedbyalistofexamples.Choosethebestexamplefrom

thelistforeachnumberedsubheading.Thereisoneextra

examplewhichyoudonotneedtouse.

Drawingonbiomechanicsandothersportsscience,Olympic

hopefulstargetjusttherightmusclesandmoves.Olympiansof

yesteryearsharedthesamegoal,buttheywouldhardly

recognizetoday'strainingtechniques.ToachievetoOlympian

idealof“faster,higher,stronger'7,coachesnowrealize,

athletesdon'thavetotrainmorebuttheydohaveto,train

smarter.That'swhy,thesedays,cross-country(Nordic)skiers

kneelonskateboardsandtugonpulleystohaulthemselvesup

aramp.

Byanalyzingeverymotionthatgoesintoaskijumporaluge

run,thescienceofbiomechanicsbreaksdowneventsintotheir

componentpartsanddetermineswhichmovementsofwhichmuscles

arethekeytoasuperlativeperformance.Knowingthatis

crucialforasimplebut,tomanycoachesandtrainers,

unexpectedreason:itturnsoutthatalthoughtrainingfor

generalconditioningimprovesfitness,thebestwaytoboost

performanceisbyworkingthemusclesandpracticingthemoves

thatwillbeusedincompetition.It'scalledsport-specific

training.

(41)Waystoworktherightmusclesandtraintherightpatterns

ofmovement.

Sport-specifictrainingdoesn'thavetomeanrunningtheactual

courseorperformingtheexactevent.Thereareotherwaysto

worktherightmusclesandtraintherightpatternofmovement.

DoingsitupsonaSwissball,forinstance,developstorso

controlaswellasstrength.TheFinnishice-hockeyteam

recentlyaddedacrobaticstoitstrainingregimebecauseit

helpsplayerstobalanceontheice,saysheadcoachRaimo

Summanen.

Performance-enhancingstrategies.

Theadvancesinphysiologythathaverevolutionizedtraining

aregivingsportsscientistsabetterunder-standingofhowto

improvestrength,power,speedandbothaerobicandanaerobic

fitness:

(42)Trainingthestart-up.

Speedispartlygenetic.Astarsprinterisprobablybornwith

apreponderanceoffast-twitchmusclefibers,whichfire

repeatedlywithonlymicrosecondrestsinbetween.Speed

trainingthereforeaimstorecruitmorefast-twitchfibersand

increasethespeedofnervesignalsthatcommandmusclestomove.

(43)Strengthreflectsthepercentageofmusclefibersthebody

canrecruitforagivenmovement.

“Someonewithpurestrengthcanrecruit90percentofthese

fibers,whilesomeoneelserecruitsonly50percent”,saysthe

USOC'sDavis.

(44)Developinganaerobicfitness.

Anaerobicfitnesskeepsthemusclesmovingevenwhentheheart

can,tprovideenoughoxygen.Topostponethepointwhenacid

beginstoaccumulate,oratleasttrainthebodytotolerate

it,JimWalkerhasthespeedskatersheworkswithpush

themselvesbeyondwhattheyneedtodoincompetition.

Powerisstrengthwithspeed.

“Oneofthebiggestchangesinstrengthtrainingisthatwe're

gettingawayfrompurestrengthandemphasizingpower,or

explosivestrength”,saysUSOCstrength-and-conditioning

coordinatorKevinEbel.

(45)Difficultiesunderway.

It'sstilldifficulttopersuadecoachestoletsports

scientistsmesswiththeirathletes.

Toovercomesuchresistance,theUSOC'sPeterDavishassetup

''performance-enhancingteams“wherecoachesandscientistsput

theirheadstogetherandapplythebestsciencetotraining.

ComeFebruary,theworldwillseehowsciencefaredinits

attempttomoldathleticexcellence.

A.ZachLundracesskeleton(ahead-first,belly-downsled

race),inwhichthestartiscrucial.Hehastosprintina

bent-overposition(pushinghi

22、(42)

23、(43)

24、(44)

25、(45)

26、PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthen

translatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.(10points)

Anawkward-1ookingcharactersuchasCyranodeBergeracmight

sniffatthesuggestion,butrecentscientificresearchshows

beauty,brainsandbrawnmayinfactallbeallied,writesDr.

RajPersaud.

(46)Psychologis