考研《英語一》2023年荊州市石首市考前沖刺試卷含解析

考研《英語一》2023年荊州市石首市考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Yearsago，therewasaverywealthymanwho，withhisdevotedyoungson，sharedapassionforartcollecting．Together，theytraveledaroundtheworld，addingonly1arttreasurestotheircollection．Oneyear，aswinterapproached，2engulfed（吞沒）thenation，andtheyoungmanleftto3inthearmy．Afteronlyafewshortweeks，hisfatherreceivedatelegram．Hisbelovedsonwas4inaction．Theartcollector5awaitedmorenews，6hewouldneverseehissonagain．Withindays，hisfearswere7．Theyoungmanhaddiedwhilerushingafellowsoldiertoadoctor．Upsetand8，theoldmanfacedthecomingChristmasholidayswithsadness．OnChristmasmorning，aknockonthedoorawakenedthe9oldman．Asheopenedthedoor，hewasgreetedbya10withalargepackageinhishands．Heintroducedhimselftotheoldmanbysaying，“Iwasa11ofyourson.Iwastheonehewas12whenhedied．MayIcomeinforafewmoments?Ihavesomethingtoshowyou．”Asthetwobeganto13，thesoldiertoldofhowtheman’ssonhadtoldeveryoneofhis，nottomentionhisfather’s，14offineart．“Iamno15，”saidthesoldier，“butIwanttogiveyouthis．”Astheoldmanunwrappedthepackage，hesawaportrait（畫像）ofhisson．Thoughtheworldwould16considerittheworkofagenius，thepaintingfeaturedtheyoungman’sface17detail．Overcomewithemotion，theman18thesoldier．Afterthesoldierhadleft，theoldmanputthepaintingabovethefireplace，pushing19thousandsofdollarsworthofart．Histaskcompleted，theoldmansatinhischairandspentChristmasgazingatthe20hehadbeengiven．1、A．poorest B．richest C．finest D．cheapest2、A．flood B．fire C．storm D．war3、A．save B．protect C．serve D．build4、A．missing B．a(chǎn)cting C．fighting D．dying5、A．calmly B．a(chǎn)nxiously C．quietly D．secretly6、A．fearing B．doubting C．wondering D．expecting7、A．completed B．doubled C．removed D．confirmed8、A．nervous B．tired C．lonely D．frightened9、A．sad B．puzzled C．a(chǎn)ngry D．worried10、A．farmer B．soldier C．painter D．seller11、A．guard B．photographer C．partner D．friend12、A．rescuing B．commanding C．guarding D．hiding13、A．a(chǎn)rgue B．move C．talk D．eat14、A．description B．love C．sense D．understanding15、A．a(chǎn)rtist B．businessman C．hero D．reporter16、A．sometimes B．never C．often D．still17、A．for B．of C．in D．on18、A．thanked B．questioned C．welcomed D．treated19、A．down B．up C．a(chǎn)side D．off20、A．treasure B．gift C．souvenir D．packageSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ArecenttrendinCaliforniarestaurantsshowsneweatinghabitsamongthoseouttohaveaninterestingdiningexperience.Appetizer(開胃品)seemtobethenameofthegamesasdinersturnawayfromthemoretraditionalthree-coursemealinfavorofsmallersnackssampledinvarioustypesofrestaurants,barsandcafes.Inthisway,inthecourseofaneveningout,youmightgotoarestaurantforatastydishtoeatatoneendoftown,toabarwithsomelivemusicattheotherend,thenforacoffee,andfinallybacktotherestaurantforafurtherappetizer.Reasonsforthistrendarethefactthatsomanydifferenttypesofrestaurantshavebeensetuprecently,eachwiththeirownparticulartypeoffoodandspecialatmosphere,combinedwiththeincreasedqualityinthetypeofsnacksbeingoffered.Gonearethecheesesticksoftheolddays,whenappetizerswerenotreallytakenseriously.Somefavoritesnacksofthemomentareslicesofhotpizza,creamyfish-baseddishesandcrispycakesandsoon.Pricesforappetizersarenotequaltoafullmeal;however,theirnewpopularityhasmeantthatarebynomeansascheapastheyusedtobe.Certainly,forthatspecialoccasion,amealinanicerestaurant,completewiththepianoperformance,ishardtobeat.However,ifweseethatthistrendfor“butterflyeating”—movingaroundseveraldifferentplacesinoneevening—continues,thenallthetraditionalstylerestaurantsmaywellhavetoprovidetheirownappetizerbarsaswell!1、WhichofthefollowingcouldbestreflectthechangeofCaliforniapeople’seatinghabits?A．Peoplelovemoreinterestingrestaurants.B．Mostpeopleeatlessthantheyusedto.C．Afullrestaurantmealislosingpopularity.D．Foodiscombinedwithsportsandgames.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2that________.A．a(chǎn)ppetizersusedtoberelativelyimportantB．thequalityofsnackshasbeenimprovedC．restaurantshavetocaterfordifferentcustomersD．new-styleappetizersfueledtheboomofcateringbusiness3、Dinerswhopreferappetizersofnewtypes________.A．willbechargedmoreB．willbeservedbetterC．canenjoymusicperformanceD．caneatintheirneighborhoodText2Connectingwithpeoplehasbecomesomucheasierwithadvancingtechnology.Tasksthatoncerequiredapostagestamporcarrierpigeonarenowassimpleastappinganameorevenafaceonyourscreen,andyou’reconnected.Butalsoeasierisunconsciouslygettingcaughtupinadilemmabyviolatingcertainnewrulesforcommunicating.Abigoneforsome:Don’tcalluntilyou’vetextedtoconfirmit’sOKtocall.Butthat’sjustthebeginning.“I’musuallyprettymildandnotmuchbothersme,”saidMarkAngielle,a29-year-oldofficemanagerfromWhitePlains,NewYork.Buttheonethingthathehatesmorethananythingelseinlifeistheterribleone-wordmessage—“K.”“Attheveryleastreplywith,Gotit.”hesaid“Atleastgivemeafewwordshere.You’renotthatbusy.”Therearehundreds,perhapseventhousands,ofotherswhohavetakenLosocialmediatoexpresstheirdistasteforpeoplewhodon’tfollowtheunwrittenrulesofdigitalcommunication.“Theserulesaresimplyanewdisplayofaphenomenonwe’veseeninthepast,”saidJamesIvory,professorofcommunicationaVirginiaTech.Inthesamewaythatgenerationsandsmallgroupsoffriendshavetheirownslangandcustoms,internetculturehasgivenbirthtotechnology-dependentbeingsthathavetheirownuniquesetofroutine.Butnoteveryonegetsthepoint.Unlikelanguage,digitalcommunicationcanbefilledwithambiguousclues(線索、跡象)thatthepersonontheotherendofthecall,textoremailmayormaynoteasilyunderstand.“Assoonaspeoplearen’ttalkingfacetoface,thefirstthingthatgetslostissomeoftherichnessofthebodylanguage,”Ivorysaid,“Peopleimmediatelyfillthatgapbyusingemoji(表情符號)tosumupafeelinginseconds.“There'sgreatpotentialfordanger,”Ivorywarned.“What'sconsideredpoliteinoneformmightbeinappropriateorrudeinanotheroccasion.”1、WhatcanyouinferaboutMarkfromParagraph2?A．Heisabusinessmanwithabadtemper.B．Hecomplainsaboutsocialmanners.C．Hecan’tbearone-wordmessages.D．Hedislikeabusybusinesslife.2、Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingbreakstherulesforcommunicating?A．Johnsays“Igotit.”tohisbossfacetoface.B．JimcallsBillwithoutconfirminginadvance.C．MarytextsLilytomakesureifshecancallher.D．Jacksends“Thanksalot”tohisbusinessfriends.3、Whymaypeoplemisunderstandeachotherduringdigitalcommunication?A．Emojicannotsumupfeelings.B．Peopleusetheirownslangandcustoms.C．Therearelargequantitiesofwrittenrules.D．Peoplegetswrongmessageswithoutclearclues.4、Whatarepeopleexpectedtodoafterreadingtiepassage?A．Toobeytheirowndigitalcommunicationrules.B．Tobeawareofrulesduringdigitalcommunication.C．Touseadvancingtechnologyevenwithdisadvantages.D．Tokeeppacewithdigitalcommunicationdevelopment.Text3TheInternationalPaintingContestonGoogle’shomepagein2015maylookprettystrange,butitspotlightingsaveryseriousissue:cleanwater,whichisunusualforan11-year-oldfromLongIsland.AudreyZhang,afifth-graderfromLevittown,N.Y,isthewinnerofthisyear’sDoodle4Googlecontest,risingtothetopofsome100,000entriesonthethemeof“drawonethingtomaketheworldabetterplace.”Herpiece,titled“BacktoMotherNature,”describesadetailedwater-cleaningmachine.ZhangworkedwithateamofartistsatGoogletoanimate(使……生動)herdrawing.“Tomaketheworldabetterplace,Icameupwithatransformativewaterpurifier,amachineusedtoremovedirtyorharmfulsubstances,”GooglequotedZhangassaying.“Ittakesindirtyandpollutedwaterfromrivers,lakesandevenoceans,thenmassivelytransformsthewaterintoclean,safeandpurewater.Whenhumansandanimalsdrinkthiswater,theywillliveahealthierlife.”Shecreatedawholeworldaroundthedevice—onepopulatedbyhumans,awhaleinatophatanddragons.Zhang,spieceis“sovividandsorichandsofullandsocomplete,’’GoogleDoodleteamleaderRyanGermicktoldtheWashingtonPost.“Everyleafseemedtohavelifeinit.”AlongwithhavingherartworkfeaturedonGoogle’shomepage,Zhangwinsa$30,000collegescholarship.Inaddition,herschoolwillreceivea$50,000GoogleforEducationtechnologygrant,andthecompanyisdonating$20,000inhernametoacharitydevotedtobringingcleanwatertoschoolsinBangladesh.OnSunday,thenightbeforeherworkwasrevealedonnet,ZhangtoldNewsdayshewasexcitedbythebigwin,butsaidshewouldn’tbeawakewhenherartfirstwentonlineatmidnight.“Ihaveschool-tomorrow,soIcan’tstayuplate,”shetoldthepaper.1、What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thewinnerandherworkinthepaintingcontest.B．TheteamofartistsatGoogletoanimatedrawings.C．ThepaintingcontestofGoogle’shomepagein2015.D．Thewater-cleaningmachineinthepaintingcontest.2、Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat______.A．AudreyZhangiscreativeandself-disciplinedB．a(chǎn)water-cleaningdevicewasmadeinthecontestC．$50,000willbedonatedinAudreyZhang’snameD．Zhang’spiecewasprintedinallmajornewspapers3、TheunderlinedwordinParagraphlprobablymeans“_____”.A．putupwith B．1ookforwardtoC．breakawayfrom D．focusattentiononText4Christmasisatimeforeatinggreatfood,givingandreceivingpresents,andmostimportantlyspendingtimewithyourfamilywatchingsomeclassicChristmasmovies.TheGrinch(2000)ThisisaChristmasmust-watchandoneofJimCarrey'sbestperformances.ItwasalsooriginallyanurserytalebookwrittenbyDrSeuss.It'sthestoryofagreenmonsterwhowantstoruinChristmasbutwhointheenddiscoversthepowerofloveandgenerosity.Ipromiseit'sagreatfilmwithplentyoflaughsalongtheway.LoveActually(2003)Whilethisisnotapersonalfavouriteofmine,peopleintheUKabsolutelylovethisfilm.Ithasmanyfeaturingactorsandactresses.Itmightbealittledifficulttofollowastherearecomplexplots,soIrecommendwatchingatranslatedversionorenablingsubtitles(字幕)inyournativelanguage.However,theheart-warmingelementsofthefilmmakeitworthwatching.HomeAlone(1990)Thisamusingmasterworkisoneofmyfavouritefilmsofalltime.Ittellsthestoryofaboy,Kevin,whoisleftaloneinhishousewhenhislargefamilyforgetstotakehimonvacationwiththem.Whilethefamiliesareaway,burglarstrytorobthehouseandKevinmustprotecthishomebysettingtraps.Thetrips,fallsandtrapswillhaveyoulaughingoutloudasyouwatcha10-year-oldboybeattwogrownmen.Miracleon34thStreet(192)Youcan'thaveChristmasinanEnglish-speakingcountrywithoutwatchingthismovie.It'snotfunnylikeHomeAloneorTheGrinch,butitisincrediblytouching.It'saboutamanwhoclaimstobeSanta,butnobodybelieveshimexceptalawyerandalittlegirl.Thestory-linemayseemalittlechildishbutyoucanenjoyitatanyage.1、Whichfilmisadaptedfromafairytale?A．TheGrinch.B．HomeAlone.C．LoveActually.D．Miracleon34thStreet.2、WhatisHomeAlonemainlyabout?A．Anunsuccessfulfamilyvacation.B．Aboyprotectinghomebyhimself.C．Aterriblesufferingtoalittleboy.D．A10-year-oldboy'spracticaljokes.3、WhyisMiracleon34thStreetsopopular?A．Owingtoitsmovingplots.B．Becauseofitsfunnystory.C．Duetoitschildishstoryline.D．Foritsfamousactorsandactresses.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WecouldlearnvocabularywhileweareasleepResearchersshoweditispossible1．(learn)newinformationwhilesleepingdeeply,andrecallthisinformationlaterTheydidteststosee2．a(chǎn)personcouldremembernewwordsandtheirtranslationswhilesleepingTheanswerisyesThelanguageareasofthebrainremembervocabularyduringsleep,especiallyduringdeepsleepWhilesleeping,ourbrainswitchesonforabouthalfasecondandthenswitches3．forhalfasecondTheactivestate4．(call)“up-state”ThisishowourbraincouldlearnnewvocabularyAShanghaipolicemantookontheroleofsontohelpcomfortanelderlycouple,1．hadlosttheirownsoninadeadlyaccidentIn2003,LiangQiaoyingandherson2．(expose)topoisongasduringanaccidentThewomansurvived,butheryoungsonwas3．(lucky)AndLiangwasleftmentally-disabledHerhusband,XiaZhanhai,couldn'tbeartotellherthe4．(true)abouttheirsonInstead,wheneverhiswifeaskedtoseetheson,hekept5．(say)thattheirsonhadgonetoworkinanothercityIn2010,whilewatchingatelevisionshow,XiaZhanhaiwasamazedtoseeanofficerthatlooked6．(exact)likehissonHeimmediatelyknewthattheyoungmanwastheanswertomakinghiswifesmileagainWith7．helpofthetelevisionstationandthepolicestation,thecouplewereabletomeettheverypolicemanonaTVshowTheyoungpolicemanwastouchedby8．(they)lossandsadness,andsaidthathewasmorethanwilling9．(act)asthesonAlthoughhestillhesitatedtocallanotherwoman"mum",hismotherwashappytosupporthisactionTheir"reunion"lastedjustafewminutesontheshow,butithadalastinginfluence10．thesick"mother"SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。ObtainingfreshwaterfromicebergsTheideaofgettingfreshwaterfromicebergsthataremovedtopopulatedareasorplaceswasoncetreatedasajoke．Recently,scientistshavewarnedthatthehumanracewilloutgrowitsfreshwatersupplyfasterthanitrunsoutoffood．1、Glaciersareapossiblesourceoffreshwaterthathasbeenoverlookeduntilrecently．2、Itcontainsfreshwatersomuchthatitcouldsustainalltheriversoftheworldfor1,000years．Hugeglaciersthatstretchovertheshallowcontinentalshelfgivebirthtoicebergsthroughouttheyear．3、However,theyareformedentirelyonland,breakingoffwhenglaciersspreadoverthesea．Astheydriftawayfromthepolarregion,icebergssometimesmovemysteriouslyinadirectionoppositetothewind．Becausetheymeltmoreslowlythansmallerpiecesofice,icebergshavebeenknowntodriftasfarnorthas35degreessouthoftheequatorintheAtlanticOcean．4、Thedifficultyexistssuchasitsrapidmeltinginwarmerclimates．5、A．Icebergsarenotlikeseaice,whichisformedwhentheseaitselffreezes．B．Nowitisbeingconsideredquiteseriousbymanynations．C．7,659trillionmetrictonsoficearefloatingontheseaeveryyear．D．Butthewatertheycouldprovidewouldbefarcheaperthanthatproduced．E．Tomovethemtotrypartsoftheworldwouldnotbetoodifficult．F．ItisnotadreamtogetwaterfromIcebergs．G．Three-quartersoftheEarth’sfreshwatersupplyisstilltiedupinglacialice．I’vealwaysbeeninterestedinwhywedothethingswedo,solastyearIdecidedI’dliketostudypsychology.MostcoursesIfound,however,wereeith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