揭東縣2023年考研《英語一》高分沖刺試卷含解析

揭東縣2023年考研《英語一》高分沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)TheCostofDishonestyDavidbeganstudyinginGermanytwoyearsago.Thecollegewasalittle1fromwherehelived,sohehadtotakethe2everyday.Thiscleverstudentsoonfounditwaseasyto3buyingsubwaytickets,soheoftenwentandreturned4atickettosavemoney.Asaresult,hehadbeencaughtwithnoticketinthesubwayfourtimes5henevertookthemto6.Hethoughtwhatheshouldpay7attentiontowashisstudy.Hedidworkveryhardinthelasttwoyearsandgraduatedwith8academicachievementsamonthago.Everyone,9himself,thoughthewouldgetagoodjobeasilyin10andhadabrightfuture.Hewenttoabiglocalcompany11.Buttohis12,hewasnotevenallowedhischancefora/an13!Hethenwenttoanotherfamouscompany,onlytoreceivethesame14.Whenhewas15athirdtime,he16helptelephoningthecompanytoaskwhytheydidn’twanthim.Theanswerwassimple,“Wedon’tofferjobsto17peopleinGermany!”Wemaygetshort-term18bydishonestmeans,butthetruthwillcomeout19andthecostishigh.Soremember,honestyisthebest20.1、A．nearB．a(chǎn)wayC．farD．close2、A．busB．carC．vehicleD．subway3、A．skipB．missC．fleeD．forget4、A．forB．withoutC．byD．with5、A．whileB．a(chǎn)lthoughC．butD．because6、A．heartB．mindC．soulD．spirit7、A．muchB．moreC．lessD．little8、A．excitingB．depressingC．shockingD．a(chǎn)mazing9、A．regardingB．includingC．consideringD．concerning10、A．AmericaB．ChinaC．GermanyD．Britain11、A．confidentlyB．fortunatelyC．nervouslyD．willingly12、A．surpriseB．excitementC．delightD．disappointment13、A．interviewB．examC．conversationD．meeting14、A．a(chǎn)chievementB．treatmentC．a(chǎn)rgumentD．improvement15、A．turneddownB．turnedoverC．turnedupD．turnedoff16、A．wouldn’tB．shouldn’tC．couldn’tD．mustn't17、A．immatureB．dissatisfiedC．dishonestD．unconfident18、A．benefitsB．impressionC．profitsD．harm19、A．ontimeB．intimeC．a(chǎn)ttimesD．innotime20、A．directionB．a(chǎn)dviceC．suggestionD．policySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1KillerwhalesinAlaska’sBeringSeahavefiguredoutaneasywaytogetfed.Insteadofseekingoutthefishthem-selves,thecleverwhaleschasedownfishingboatsandstealtheentirecatchoftheday,asmuchas20,000to30,000pounds.Killerwhale“thieves”arenotanewphenomenon.JapanesefishermenhavereportedbeingfollowedbykillerWhalessincethe1950s.However,theincreasingfrequencyofwhalefishtheftintheBeringSea'scontinentalshelfisnowthreateningthelivelihoodoffishermen.PaulClampitt,alocalfisherman,sayshiscrewtriedtokeepthewhalesawaywithloudsounds.Thoughthatworkedforashorttime,thewhalesnowconsiderthenoise“adinnerbell”.JayHerberttriedusingsonartokeepthewhalesaway.Healsometwithlittlesuccess.Accordinglotheexperiencedfisherman,thesmartwhalesdeliberatelyseekoutlongliners(延繩釣漁船）,and,allthefirstopportunitypresentedtothem,stealthefish,leavingbehindjustthelipsofthefishcaught!NOAAFisheriesbiologistJohnMoranisnotsurprisedatthewhales’thievingskill.Theexpertsayswhalesareskilledhunterswhocandistinguishthesoundsofdifferentboatsandevenrecognizethesoundsoftheoperatingsystemthatplacesthefishingequipmentintotheocean.Theexpertjokes,“Grabbingafishoffalineisnothing.”Sincetheyaresocialanimals,itiseasyforwhalestopasstheirskillsontoothers.Killerwhalesarenottheonlywhalespeciesthathavelearnedtostealfromhumans.IntheGulfofAlaska,spermwhalesalsoconductsimilarthefts.LonglinefishermenoffWashington,Chile,Australia,Hawaii,andmanyothercountrieshavereportedsimilarincidents.Thereis,unfortunately,noeasyfixtothisproblem.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsisusingpottrapssimilartotheonesusedtocatchcrabs.However,thecostofswitchingfromlonglinetopotfishingistoohigh,especiallyforsmall-scalefisheries.Thereisalsonoguaranteethatthecatchwillbesafefromtheintelligentwhaleswhich,manyfear,willeventuallyfigureouthowtoopenthepots!1、WhatconcernsfishermeninAlaska?A．Thekillerwhaleseatingtheirfish.B．Thedecreaseofnumbersofwhales.C．Thekillerwhaleschasingtheirboats.D．Thehighcostofoperatingfishingboats.2、Whatmaybethemeanstoprotectfishermen’scatchatpresent?A．Loudsounds.B．Pottraps.C．Sonar.D．Dinnerbells.3、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Whalescanlearnfromeachother.B．Whales’thievingskillssurpriseexperts.C．Whalesareabletocommunicatewithfishermen.D．Killerwhalesarethemostintelligentwhalespecies4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FishermenFacingDangerB．WhalesTeasingFishermenC．ThievesStealingfromFishermenD．WhalesLivingAllovertheWorldText2Attimesweallgetangrywhenwearedriving.Itmightbebecausewearestuckinatrafficjamorstuckbehindaveryslowdriver.tmightbebecausewethinkanotherdriverhasdonesomethingverystupidanddangerous.Whateverthereason,itseemsthatgettingangryinacarissomethingwhichhappensmoreandmoreoftenandthereisnowaspecialtermforit:"roadrage".Someexpertseventhinkthatroadrageisakindofmentalillness!Howcanwerecognizethis"illness"ofroadrage?Therearetwokindsofroadrage:aggressivedrivingandaggressivereactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving.Aggressivedrivingcantakedifferentforms:●Drivingmuchfasterthanthespeedlimit.●Increasingyourspeedveryquickly.●Drivingveryclosebehindthecarinfrontandsoundingthehornorflashingtheheadlights.●Changinglanesverysuddenlyandblockinganothercar.●Movingintoaparkingspacewhereanotherearistryingtopark.Therearealsodifferentreactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving.Theseinclude:●Makingrudesignsatpeople.●Shoutingatpeopleandthreateningthem.●Deliberatelydrivingintoanotherperson'scar.●Hittingsomebody.●Usingaweaponsuchasabaseballbat,orevenagunoraknife.Roadrageiscertainlynotajoke.Therehavebeenincidentsofroadragewhichhaveledtoseriousinjuriesandevenmurder.Expertsthinkthatonereasonforroadrageisthatfilmsshowalotofexamplesoffastandaggressivedrivingsuchascarchaseswherethiskindofdrivingseemstohepositive.Expertsalsothinkthatthepunishmentsfordangerousdrivingarenotseriousenough.Experienceshowsthatdrivingproblemscanbecontrolled，butittakesalongtime.IntheUKinthelast30years，thepolicehavebeenquitesuccessfulinreducingthenumberofpeoplewhodrinkanddrive.Theyarenowworkingtostoppeopleusingmobilephoneswhentheyaredriving.Let'shopetheycanhavethesamesuccesswithroadrage.1、Whichofthefollowingdescribesaggressivereactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving？A．Makingpolitesignsatpeople.B．Shoutingatpeopleandthreateningthem.C．Drivingmuchfasterthanthespeedlimit.D．Movingintoaparkingspacewhereanothercaristryingtopark.2、Roadragehappenspossiblybecause______.A．weareinafast-changingsocietyB．itwon'tcauseseriousinjuriesordeathC．thedriversthemselveshavedonesomethingstupidD．thedriverswon'tgetseverepunishmentsfordangerousdriving3、What'sthetoneofthelastparagraph？A．Sad. B．Cold.C．Optimistic. D．Exciting.Text3Asagestureoffriendship，MayorYukioOzakiofTokyo，JapangaveWashington,D．Cagiftofmorethan3,000JapanesecherrytreesonMarch17,1912.Everyspring,thecherrytreesinWashington，D．C．takebloom(開花)，beginningoneofthecountry'sloveliestcelebrations,theNationalCherryBlossomFestival(March17-April15).Bookyourtripnowtoseethisvibrantdisplayofpinkandwhiteinthiscityfullofhistory!

Washington,D．C．CherryBlossomIn-DepthTour

Priee:$45/personAvailable:Mar.25-Apr.15Duration:1DayHighlights:VisitWashington，D．C．;experiencethepeakperiodofcherryblossom(April8-12)Itinerary:GuestswillstarttocelebratetheNationalCherryBlossomFestivalanddiscoverthebeautyofcherryblossoms.Next,wewillbeginoursightseeingcitytourincludingLincolnMemorial,WhiteHouse,USCapitol,MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum,WashingtonMonumentandInternationalSpyMuseum.Thenvisitthenexttouristspot,theJeffersonMemorial,It'sthebestlocationtoviewthecherryblossoms.Finally,guestsmayboardaPotomacRivercruisetoseethecityfromthewater.Thentourends.PriceIncludes:GroundTransportationAdmissionFees:DestinationAdultChildSeniorInternationalSpyMuseum(optional)$21.95$14.95(3-12yrs)$19.95(Over65yrs)MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum(optional)$23$17(3-12yrs)$20(Over65yrs)PotomacRiverCruise(optional)$26$18(3-12yrs)$23(Over65yrs)Note:Ifyouwouldliketojoinintheoptionalactivities,pleasepaythefeeincashtothetourguide.YoucannotbuytheticketsonyourownoruseCityPass.Thetourguidewillarrangetheticketsforthegroup.1、OnMarch25,tourists___________。A．experiencethepeakperiodofcherryblossomB．haveadiscountedtourofacityfullofhistoryC．enjoytheNationalCherryBlossomFestivalD．witnessthefirstdayofthefestival2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．JapanpresentedcherrytreestoattracttouriststoWashington,D．C．B．Thetourcoversfivetouristspotswithoutadmissionfees.C．AdmissionfeescanbepaidincashorwithCityPass.D．Eachtouristmustchooseatleastoneoptionaldestination.3、Itcosts___________fora16-year-oldstudentandhisgrandpa(aged67)togoonthetour，withthewaxmuseumincluded.A．$110 B．$136C．$133 D．$127Text4Lastfall,Ihappenedtooverhearastudenttellingtheothershehaddecidednottosignupforanintroductoryphilosophycourse.Thedemandsofhismajor,hesaidseriously,meantheneededtotake“practical”courses,and“enlightenment”wouldsimplyhavetowait.Fornow,employabilitywasthemostimportant.Thestudents’conversationfitsintoalargeralarmingnarrativeabouttheroleofthehumanitiesinhighereducation.Inatimeofdizzyingtechnologicalachievementandofrapidscientificinnovation,scepticsofthehumanitiesmayquestiontheusefulnessofstudyingAristotle,theItalianRenaissanceorChinesefiction.Actually,Iregretnotinterruptingthatstudenttoarguefortakingthatintroductoryphilosophycourse.Iwouldhavestartedbyremindinghimthat,formuchofAmerica’shistory,collegegraduateswerenotconsideredtrulyeducatedunlesstheyhadmasteredphilosophy,literature,politicaltheoryandhistory.Thekeyroleofhighereducationwastoinvitestudentsintotheconversationsaboutmatterslikewhatitmeanstobealiveandthedefinitionofjustice.Fosteringengagementwiththesesubjectsisstillanessentialpartoftheuniversity’sfunctioninsociety.Iwouldhavealsomentionedtothestudentthathewasmisinformedaboutthejobmarket.Itistruethatmanyemployersarelookingforgraduateswithspecializedtechnicalskills,buttheyalsolookforothercapabilities.Astheworldistransformedbyartificialintelligence,machinelearningandautomation,theuniquehumanqualitiesofcreativity,imaginationandmoralreasoningwillbetheultimatecoinoftherealm.Alltheseskillsaredevelopedinhumanitiescourses.Further,Iwouldhavearguedthatwhileadegreeanchoredinthesciencesisanimportantpreconditionformanyjobs,itisnottheonlyroute.LooknofurtherthanthefoundersofcompaniessuchasLinkedIn,SlackandFlickr,whoareamongthemanytechbusinesspersonswithdegreesinthehumanities,andwhocreditthattrainingfortheirsuccess.Contrarytothewidelyheldbeliefthathumanitiesmajorshaveahardtimegettingjobs,recentstudiesshowthatthosewithhumanitiesdegreesaresuccessfulintheworkplace,experiencinglowratesofunemploymentandreportinghighlevelsofjobsatisfaction.Theratiobetweenaveragemedian(中位數(shù))incomesforhumanitiesdegreeholdersandthosewithbusiness,engineering,andhealthandmedicalsciencesdegreeshasbeenshowntonarrowoverthecourseofacareer.Thecaseforthehumanitiescanalsobeunderstoodinlesstransactionaltermsandmoreasafoundationalpreparationforalifewelllived.Ahumanitieseducationplaysavitalroleinencouragingcitizenstoleadanexaminedlife.Itfosterscriticalthinking,self-reflection,empathyandtolerance,theusefulnessofwhichonlybecomesmoreapparentasonenavigateslife’schallenges.Byallmeans,studentsshouldtakecoursestheythinkpracticalandfollowtheirinterests,butiftheyalsomakeapointofstudyingtheliteratureoftheRenaissance,orresearchingintomodernpoetry,oreventakingintroductoryphilosophy,wewillallbenefit.1、Whatdothestudents’conversationshow?A．Studentsfeelemploymentdifficult.B．Studentsthinkphilosophylessimportant.C．Studentsfindscientificinnovationamazing.D．Studentsconsideruniversitycoursesunsatisfying.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph4probablymean?A．Highlyvalued. B．Equallyapplied.C．Strictlyassessed. D．Greatlyimproved.3、Theauthormayagreethathumanities_____.A．discoverstudents’artisticabilityB．preparestudentsforgraduationC．raiseawarenessofsocialstatusD．providegreatinsightsintolife4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要點)C:ConclusionA． B．C． D．PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Doyouknowthatsomeofthemostinterestingurbangardensareinunexpectedplaces?Theymaybeontopof1．publicbuilding,inthemiddleofacommercialdistrict,orintheterminalofoneoftheworld1s2．(busy)airportsYoumayhavewanderedonasidewalknexttoa“secretgarden”3．realizingitwasjustaroundthecomerorontheothersideofawallIfyoudontknowtheseattractive4．(nature)spacesexist,youmightneverexperiencethemAtthesametime,thefactthattheseplacesescapenotice5．(make)themworthseekingoutStDunstan-in-the-EastisahistoricchurchinLondon,whichhasahistoryofhundredsofyearsItsurvivedtheGreatFireofLondoninthe17thcentury,butit6．(hit)byaGermanbombduringWorldWarIIStDunstanwasrebuiltinthe1960sLater,thecityturnedthegroundsintoapublicgardenStDunstanisonaquietstreet,butit’sonlyashortwalkfrommajor7．(tour)attractionsliketheTowerofLondonThispeacefulparkreportedlygets8．(relative)crowdedatnoononsunnydaysduring9．timeofficeworkersfromthenearbybuildingscometoeatlunchAtmostothertimes,however,it'saquietplace10．(get)awayOnceayear,araceisheldforoldcarsAlotofcarsenteredforthisracelastyearandtherewasagreatdealof1．(excite)justbeforeitbeganOneofthemosthandsomecarswasaRolls-RoyceSilverGhost2．mostunusualcarwasaBenz3．hadonlythreewheels4．(build)in1885,itwastheoldestcartakingpartAfteragreatmanyloudexplosions(轟響),theracebeganManyofthecars5．(break)downontheway,sosomedriversspent6．(much)timeundertheircarsthaninthem!Afewcars,7．,completedtheraceThewinningcarreachedaspeedoffortymilesanhour-----muchfasterthananyof8．(it)rivalsItspeddownhillattheendoftheraceandthedriverhadalotoftrouble9．(try)tostopitTheracegaveeveryoneagreatdealofpleasureItwasverydifferent10．moderncarracesbutnolessexcitingSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Naturalsitesandhistoricbuildings,whenleftalone,canslowlybeinbadcondition.1、Forthesereasonswemustprotectthem.“WorldHeritage"isthetitlegiventoplaceschosenfromnaturalsitesandbuildingsaroundtheworld.Theseplacesareconsideredspecial,valuableandrequireprotection.Theymaybeplacesofnatureorculturalheritagesthataretheprideofthepeopleinthecountry.2、Eachisatreasureofourplanetthatmustbeprotectedforusandourfuturegenerations.Evenextremelybeautifulnaturalenvironmentscanbeinbadconditioniftheyareleftalone.3、Forinstance,theGalapagosIslandsarenowprotectedbyrulesthatstoppeoplefrombringingorremovingplantsandanimalstoorfromtheislands,movingrocksandtouchingtheanimals.IntheUS,peoplearenotallowedtovisitGrandCanyonNationalParkbyvehicle.Itaimstoprotectthepark'senvironmentfromthegasproducedbycars.4、AustraliaismakingstricterlawstopreventagriculturalchemicalsfromflowingintotheoceanneartheGreatBarrierReef.EffortsarealsobeingmadetoprotectNaturalHeritagesitesinJapan.InShiretoko,onlyasmallnumberofpeopleareallowedtowalkonitsnaturepathatthesametime.5、A．Theymayalsobehometoendangeredspecies(物種).B．Todaythereare183NaturalHeritagesitesaroundtheworld.C．Peoplecanchangetheseplacestoo,justasthewindandraincan.D．NaturalHeritageisvaluedforgeographicalcharacteristicsandbeautifulscenery.E.That'swhymeasuresarebeingtakenaroundtheworldtoprotectthem.F.Itcanreducetheriskofpeopleaccidentallysteppingonvaluableplants.G.Thereareevensecurityguardstherewhocanarrestpeoplethatbreaktherules.Coffeeisoneofthemostpopulardrinksaroundtheworld.1、Expertsthinkthattherearemoreflavorsofcoffeethanthereareofwine.Coffeecontainscaffeine,somethingthatraisesourawareness,keepsusfrom