2023年筠連縣考研《英語一》高分沖刺試卷含解析

2023年筠連縣考研《英語一》高分沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iamsogratefulforthe21-DayEcochallengehostedbyKindSpring.TakingcareofoursweetMotherEarthhasalwaysbeen1tomeinmylifeandIhavetaken2inmyeverydaylifetorecycle,reuse,thinkaboutwaystoprotectourMotherEarth,etc.However,this3awokemeevenmore.OurScholarsTogethercommunityhastakenonemorethanwehavebefore4recycling,usingourownChinacupsandmetalwaterbottleswhenwegoout,notbuyingthingsin5containersandhavinggreenlunchesmoreconsistently（一貫的）,not6,butthebiggestchangewemadewassettingagoalofZeroWaste.Wesetupmoreboxesandbinsforpaperthatwecould7again,recycledeverysheetofuse-on-both-sidespaper,plastics,cans,etc.Wealso8allofourfoodwecookedorbought,insteadofthrowingsomeaway.Wereally9itachallenge.Eachdayweallsawhowlittle10couldbeinourdustbins.IrealizedthatIhadbeenthrowingpaperawaythatcouldbeusedontheother11orcouldberecycled,andnowIamlookingeverywherefor12thatcanbeusedmore13untilrecyclingtime.ThevideosofferedbyKindSpringhavebeenso14andusefultousallIdon’twanttheEcochallengeto15.Wewillcontinuetodopartand16thenewstoourfamilyandfriends.Nextweekwearetryingsome17inourlocalsandwichandsubshopswherethekidsliketogotoseethatwecanbringourown18in,ratherthanhavingthemputinbags.Itiscooltoseehowthe19spreads.ThankyouKindSpringfor20thecommunitywithdailysupportandgreatresearchedvideosandinformation.1、A．convenientB．importantC．obviousD．curious2、A．notesB．a(chǎn)ctionC．turnsD．risks3、A．lifestyleB．a(chǎn)ctionsC．a(chǎn)dventureD．challenge4、A．intermsofB．inneedofC．regardlessofD．a(chǎn)partfrom5、A．glassB．metalC．plasticD．china6、A．smoothlyB．occasionallyC．formallyD．regularly7、A．createB．findC．useD．put8、A．putawayB．soldoutC．ridofD．a(chǎn)teup9、A．sawB．madeC．thoughtD．debated10、A．rubbishB．paperC．moneyD．sandwich11、A．endB．sheetC．topD．side12、A．thingsB．inventionsC．storiesD．reasons13、A．easilyB．steadyC．effectivelyD．frequently14、A．meaninglessB．instructiveC．briefD．funny15、A．existB．occurC．endD．last16、A．hideB．deleteC．enjoyD．spread17、A．dreamsB．wondersC．hopesD．experiments18、A．foodB．drinksC．containersD．videos19、A．a(chǎn)warenessB．donationsC．mottoesD．fantasy20、A．chargingB．decoratingC．botheringD．providingSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Instagramiscontainingsomanyphotosoffood---nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.Ialwaysthoughtpeople'stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsilly,butatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUK,I'dprobablydoittoo.“ThePictureHouse”istheworld'sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant—youorder,clickaphotoofthefood,shareonInstagramandeatforfree!Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant(巨人）BirdsEye,whocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople’saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonline.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange.Thepop-updinerwasopeninSoho,LondonforthreedaysinMay,andisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities.Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon'thavetopayfor,iftheyphotoandInstagramit.TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye’s“FoodforLife,”campaign,anewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfood.“Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecial,”saidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling.ThereactiontoThePictureHousehasbeengreatsofar.Andthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses.Lastyear,inacafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspendthere,notbywhattheyeat.1、Instagramprobablyis_______________.A．a(chǎn)restaurantfreeofchargeB．a(chǎn)campaignof“FoodforLife”C．a(chǎn)newmarketingprojectD．a(chǎn)programusedtosharephotos2、“ThePictureHouse”encouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto_____________.A．raisethepriceoffrozenfoodB．a(chǎn)ttractmorecustomersC．createanewsocialmediatrendD．rewardtheregularcustomers3、Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?A．NoNeedtoPay.B．ThePop-upDiner.C．PaybyPicture.D．FoodforLifeText2Wanted,SomeoneforaKissWe’relookingforproducerstojoinusinthesecondofLondon100FM.You’llworkonthestation’smusicprogrammes.Musicproductionexperienceinradioisnecessary,alongwithrichknowledgeofmoderndancemusic.Pleaseapply(申請)inwritingtoProducerVacancies,Kiss100.FatherChristmasWe’relookingforaveryspecialpersonpreferablyover40,tofillourFatherChristmassuit.Workingdays:EverySaturdayfromNovember24toDecember15andeverydayfromDecember17toDecember24exceptSunday,10:30—16:00.Excellentpay.Pleasecontact(聯(lián)系)theEnterpriseShoppingCenter,StationParade,Eastbourne.AccountantsAssistantWhenyoujoininourRevenueAdministrationUnit,youwillbeprovidingassistancewithinallpartsoftheRevenueDivision,dealingwithpostandothergeneralduties.IfyouareeducatedtoGCSEgradeClevelwewouldliketotalktoyou.Thispositionisequallysuitableforaschoolleaverorforsomebodywhohasofficeexperience.WealdenDistrictCouncilSoftwareTrainerIfyouareaged24-3andhaveexperienceinteachingandtraining,youcouldbethepersonwearelookingfor.Youshouldbegoodatthecomputerandhavesomeexperienceinprogrammewriting.Youwillbeallowedtomakeourdecision,andtodesigncoursesaswellaspresentthem.Payupwardsof￡15,000fortherightperson.PleaseapplybysendingyourCV(簡歷)toMrsR.Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited.1、Whoshouldyougetintouchwithifyouhopetoworkinaradiostation?A．ProducerVacancies,Kiss100. B．MrsR.Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited.C．TheEnterpriseShoppingCentre. D．WealdenDistrictCouncil2、WelearnfromtheadsthattheEnterpriseShoppingCentreneedsapersonwho__________________.A．isagedbetween24and40 B．maydosometrainingworkC．shoulddealwithgeneralduties D．canworkforaboutamonth3、Whichpositionisopentorecentschoolgraduates?A．Producer,LondonKiss. B．FatherChristmas.C．AccountantsAssistant D．SoftwareTrainer4、WhatkindofpersonwouldprobablyapplytoPalmaceLimited?A．OnewithGCSEgradeClevel. B．Onewithsomeofficeexperience.C．Onehavinggoodcomputerknowledge. D．Onetrainedinproducingmusicprogrammes.Text3CanItalkaboutsalaryatwork?Inaword:yes.AsHRcompanyInsperityputitinarecentblogpost:Canyouremployeesdiscusstheirsalariesorwageswiththeirco-workers?Yes.Evenifyouhaveacompanypolicyagainstit?Yes.Thefreedomtodiscussyoursalaryatworkisaprotectedrightunderfederallaborlaw.TheNationalLaborRelationsActof1935protectsyourrighttodiscusstheconditionsofyouremployment，includingissuesrelatedtosafetyandpay，evenwhenyou'renotprotectedbyaunion.Talkingaboutsalarywithcolleaguescanbeuncomfortable，sincethere'ssuchatabooaboutdiscussingmoneymatters，butit'sanimportantsteptowardsachievingequalpayforequalwork.Onebarrier，however，stemsfromhowwethinkofourownfinancialworth.ToomanypeopleItalktowronglyconsidertheirsalaryareflectionoftheirworthiness，astatementabouttheirskills，experience，orvalue.Attheendoftheday，ifwecanallseparateourself-worthfromoursalariesabitmore，it'llbecomeeasiertotalkfranklywithourcolleagues.Askingaboutmoneyoutrightcanbetough，soonetrickI'vepickedupalongthewayistoaskforyourcolleaguestoconfirmordeny.Forinstance，youmightvolunteeryoursalaryfirstandask“Doesthatsoundaboutrighttoyou?”bywayofcomparison.Or，let'ssayyou'reinterviewingforapromotiontobecomeamanager.Youmightaskafellowmanageraboutthekindofsalaryyoushouldexpectbysaying，“I'mseeingsalariesforthiskindofpositionrangingfrom$65，000to$70，000—doesthatseemaccuratetoyou?”Thisway，evenifyourcolleagueisn'tcomfortablesharingtheirsalaryoutright，theycanhelpyouidentifyifyourexpectationsareonpointorwayoff.1、Whatmakesco-workersuncomfortabletotalkaboutsalaries?A．Thesafetyissue.B．Thefederal1aborlaw.C．Thewrongideaaboutsalaries.D．Thereflectionoftheirworthiness.2、Whatdoes“taboo”underlinedinParagraph3referto?A．Aprohibitedpractice.B．Areligiousbelief.C．Ageneralagreement.D．Asocialcustom.3、WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4？A．Oneofmyinterviewexperiences.B．Mywayofaskingaboutmoney.C．Themethodofraisingquestions.D．Anexampleofgettingpromoted.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtoDiscussSalariesatWorkB．WaysofTalkingaboutSalariesC．DoSalariesStandforSelf-worth?D．CanSalariesbeTalkedaboutatWork?Text4Untilrecently,voicecloning—orvoicebanking,asitwasthenknown—wasacustomizedindustrywhichservedthoseatriskoflosingthepowerofspeechtocancerorsurgery.Synthesizing（合成）avoicewasalongandexpensiveprocess.Itmeantrecordingmanyphrases,eachspokenmanytimes,withdifferentthehistoryoftheKidPassblogemotionalemphase（s重音）andindifferentcontexts(statement,question,commandandsoforth),inordertothetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlinecoverallpossiblepronunciations.Notanymore.Softwareexiststhatcanstorepiecesofrecordedspeechwhichismerelyfivemillisecondslong,eachmarkedwithaprecisepitch（音高）.Thesecanbeputtogethertomakenewwords,andadjustedindividuallysothattheyfitharmoniouslyintotheirnewsonichomes.Thisismuchcheaperthanconventionalvoicebanking,andpermitsnovelusestobedeveloped.ThisyearVivoTextplanstoreleaseanappthatletsusersselecttheemphasis,speedandlevelofhappinessorsadnesswithwhichindividualwordsandphrasesareproduced.Mr.Silbertreferstotheemotivequalityofthehumanvoiceas“theultimateinstrument”.Yetthispoweralsotroubleshim.VivoTextlicensesitssoftwaretoHasbro,anAmericantoymakerkeentosellincreasinglyinteractiveplaythings.Hasbroisaware,Mr.Silbertnotes,thatwithoutsafeguardsanaughtychildmight,forexample,typeimpolitewordsonhismother’ssmartphoneinordertoseeayoungersiblingburstintotearsonhearingthemspokenbyatoyusingmum’svoice.Moretroubling,whentestedagainstvoice-biometricssoftwarelikethatusedbymanybankstoblockunauthorizedaccesstoaccounts,morethan80%ofthefakevoicestrickedthecomputer.AlanBlack,oneofFestvox’sdevelopers,thinkssystemsthatrelyonvoice-IDsoftwarearenow“deeply,fundamentallyinsecure”.Dr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesaskedvolunteersifavoicesamplebelongedtoapersonwhoserealspeechtheyhadjustlistenedtoforabout90seconds.Thevolunteersrecognizedclonedspeechassuchonlyhalfthetime(ie,nobetterthanchance).Theoutcome,accordingtoGeorgePapcun,anexpertwitnesspaidtodetectfakerecordingsproducedasevidenceincourt,istheappearanceofatechnologywith“enormouspotentialvaluefordisinformation”.Asmightbeexpected,countermeasurestorecognizesuchdeception（欺騙）arebeingdeveloped.NuanceCommunications,amakerofvoice-activatedsoftware,isworkingonalgorithms（算法）thatdetecttinyskipsinfrequencyatthepointswhereslicesofspeecharestucktogether.Adobe,bestknownasthemarkerofPhotoshop,animage-editingsoftwaresuite,saysthatitmayadddigitalwatermarkstospeechsynthesizedbyavoice-cloningsoftwarecalledVoCoitisdeveloping.Suchtechnologymayhelpcomputersrecognizesuspiciousspeech.Evenso,itiseasytoimaginethechaosthatmightbecreatedinaworldwhichmakesiteasytoputauthentic-soundingwordsintothemouthsofopponents—betheycolleaguesorheadsofstate.1、Paragraphs1and2aremainlyabout.A．significantelementsinfluencingvoicecloningB．possibleapplicationsofvoicecloninginrealityC．complexitiesofcreatingasyntheticcopyofavoiceD．differencesbetweentraditionalandexistingvoicebanking2、What’sHasbro’sattitudetowardsVivoTest’snewapp?A．Optimistic.B．Conservative.C．Unconcerned.D．Subjective.3、TheexperimentcarriedoutbyDr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesshowsthatvolunteers.A．identifiedclonedspeechinabout45secondsB．preferredarealspeechtoavoicesampleC．provedonlyalittlehardertofoolthansoftwareD．foundithardtousethesoftwaretorecordtheirvoices4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Investmentsshouldbeincreasedtoadvancevoicecloning.B．Long-termmeasuresshouldbetakentopopularizetheideaofvoicecloning.C．Disagreementsamongfirmsaboutthewaytotreatvoicecloningaregettingserious.D．Problemsofvoicecloningareunavoidabledespitetheeffortsthathavebeenmade.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Science,tomanyschool-agedchildren,seems1．(bore)anddifficultMostdonotrealizeitis2．(extreme)importantandamazingBillBryson’sbookAReallyShortHistoryofNearlyEverything3．(cover)manydifferentaspectsofscience,suchaswhathappenedtodinosaurs,whytheoceansaresalty,howheavytheearthis,andachainoflife,genetics,planets,weather,atomsandetcfromhispointofview,theBigBangwasthestartof4．universeanditonlytooklessthanasecond5．(happen)Filledwithcountlessillustrationsandphotographsthataccompanyfacts6．a(chǎn)reshortandto-the-point,thebookgivesaratherdetailedbutshorthistoryofthescienceoftheworldForanysciencelover,thebookisperfectBrysonwritesina7．(humour)manner,butheisveryinformative,Ilovethebook’s8．(organize)Thevocabularyfitsperfectlywiththesubjectmatter,andunfamiliarterms9．(explain)finelyThisbookhasdoneme,andeverycuriouskidburdenedbyadulltextbookorabrain-deadscienceteacherahugefavorItisagreatresource10．a(chǎn)classroom,homeschoolsetting,orlibrarytouseAroundtheyear1000A．D．,somepeoplefromNorthwestIndiabegantotravelwestwardNobodyknowswhy1．theylefttheirhomes,theydidn'tsettledownanymore,butspenttheirlives2．(move)fromonetoanotherTheirlatergenerationswerecalledtheRomanypeopleofGypsies(吉普賽人)There'reGypsiesallovertheworld,manyof3．a(chǎn)restilltravelingwithnofixedhomesThereareabout8,000,000ofthem,including3,000,000intheEasternEuropeGypsiessometimeshave4．hardtimeinforeigncountriesbecausetheyaredifferentPeoplemaybeafraidofthem,lookdown5．them,orthinkthattheyarecriminals(罪犯)TheNazistreatedtheGypsies6．(cruel),liketheJews,andnobodyknowshowmanyofthem7．(die)inHitler'sdeathcampsGypsieshave8．ownlanguage,RomanyTheylikemusicanddancingTravelingisofgreatimportancetothem,andmanyGypsiesareunhappywhentheyhavetostayinoneplaceBecauseofthis,itisdifficult9．Gypsychildrentogotoschool,soGypsiesareoftenunabletoreadandwriteInsomeplaces,theeducationalauthoritiestrytoarrangespecialtravelingschoolsforGypsychildren,sothattheycangetthesameeducation10．otherchildrenSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)DoPeopleNeedSmallTalktoBeHappy?Psychologists(心理學(xué)家）havelongsaidthatconnectingwithothersisanimportantpartofhappiness,butjusthowmuchconversationwerequireisunderexamination.Inonestudy，researchersfoundthatsmalltalkmadeuponly10%oftheirconversationrelatedwithhappiness.1、.Scientistsbelievethatsmalltalkcouldpromotebonding.Latelastyear,Princetonresearchersreportedthatsmalltalkkeepsclosenesswithlovedones,andisn’tmerelythestuffofawkwardexchangeswithstrangers.Still,chattingwithstrangerscouldbrightenyourmorning.Inaseriesofexperiments,psychologistsgaveChicagopassengersdifferentdirectionsaboutwhethertotalkwithfellowpassengers一somethingtheytypicallyavoided.2、.Noneofthechattersreportedbeingrejected.Smalltalkcanalsohelpusfeelconnectedtooursurroundings.Peoplewhosmiledat，madeeyecontactwith,andbrieflyspokewiththeirStarbucksbaristas(服務(wù)員）reportedagreatersenseofbelongingthanthosewhorushedthroughthetransaction(交易）.3、Onereportfoundthatwhenvolunteersbrokethesilencetochatwithgallerygoers,thevisitorsfelthappierandmoreconnectedtotheexhibitthanthosewhowerenotapproached.4、.Inonestudy,peoplewhowererated“l(fā)esscurious”byresearchershadtroublegettingaconversationrollingontheirown,andhadgreaterluckbuildingclosenesswithotherswhentheyweresuppliedwithquestionsthatencouragedpersonaldisclosure(透露）.Butpeoplewhowereconsidered“curious”needednohelpwhentransformingconversationsaboutordinarythingsintopersonalexchanges.5、.A．Thesameistrueofgallerygoers.B．TheyfoundthatsmalltalkisrelatedwithhappinessC．Butdon’tplaydownsmalltalkjustyet.D．Ofcourse,somepeoplearebetterthanothersatturningsmalltalkintosomethingbigger.E.A“curiousmindset”，theauthorconcluded,canleadto“positivesocialinteractions”.F.Makingsmalltalkisanimportantskillforallthesocialsituations.G.Thosetoldtochatwithothersreportedamorepleasantjourney.Anewurbansport,parkour,ishittingthestreets.Ithasevolvedfromobstaclecoursetrainingintoafitnessoptionforyoungpeople.Inparkour,theoutsideworldisthegym!1、Thegoalofparkourisadirectroutefromoneplacetoanother.Youmeetanobstacle,youovercomeit.MarkToorock,whoteachesthetechniquesofparkourathisfitnessgym,saysthatparkourisamethodtotrainthebodyandmindusingobstaclesasthemedium.Hesaysthatthisnewsportisdemandingandtakesyearstomaster.2、