考研《英語一》湖北省宜昌市興山縣2023年巔峰沖刺試卷含解析

考研《英語一》湖北省宜昌市興山縣2023年巔峰沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents．Everydaytheyareverybusytryingtoearnmoneyinordertopaythe1tuitionfeeformybrotherandme．Theydon’t2in‘theromanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV．Myfatherhasabadtemper，it’seasyforhimtolosehistemper．Oneday，mymotherwassewingaquilt．I3satdownbesideherandlookedather．“Isthereany4betweenyouandDad?”Iaskedherinaverylowvoice．Mymotherstoppedherworkandraisedherheadwith5inhereyes．Shedidn’tanswerimmediately．Thenshebowedherheadandcontinuedtosewthequilt．6atlastIheardmymothersaythefollowingwords．"Susan，”’Shesaid7“Lookatthisthread．Sometimesitappears，butmostofitdisappearsinthequilt．Thethreadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable(耐用的)．Iflifeisa8，thenloveshouldbeatead．Itcan9beseenanywhereoranytime，butit’sreallythere．Loveis10．”IlistenedcarefullybutIcouldn’tunderstandheruntilthenext11．Atthattime，myfathersuddenlygotsickseriously．Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth．Aftertheywere12，everydayinthemorninganddusk，mymotherhelpedmyfatherwalk13onthecountryroad．Myfatherhadneverbeenso14．Alongthecountryroad，thereweremanybeautifulflowers，greengrassandtrees．Thesungentlyshonethroughtheleaves．Allofthese15themostbeautifulpictureintheworld．Thedoctorhadsaidmyfatherwould16intwomonths．Butaftertwomonthshestillcouldn’twalkalone．Wewereallworried．“Dad，howareyoufeelingnow?”Iaskedhimoneday．“Susan，”hesaidgently，“Totellyouthetruth，Ijustlike17withyourmom．Ilikethiskindoflife．”18hiseyes，Iknewhelovedmymotherdeeply．OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowers，girlsandsweetkisses．Butfromthis19，Iunderstandthatloveisjusta20inthequiltofourlife．Loveisinside，makinglifestrongandwarm．1、A．expensive B．low C．cheap D．high2、A．play B．talk C．a(chǎn)ct D．perform3、A．silently B．carefully C．certainly D．happily4、A．money B．love C．time D．distance5、A．surprise B．joy C．disappointment D．satisfaction6、A．So B．But C．And D．For7、A．sadly B．excitedly C．regretfully D．thoughtfully8、A．trouble B．pleasure C．quilt D．cloth9、A．hardly B．often C．a(chǎn)lways D．ever10、A．valuable B．inside C．true D．priceless11、A．winter B．a(chǎn)utumn C．summer D．spring12、A．free B．back C．fine D．ready13、A．continuously B．worriedly C．constantly D．slowly14、A．gentle B．perfect C．pleased D．thankful15、A．putup B．tookup C．madeup D．setup16、A．run B．recover C．stand D．work17、A．walking B．1iving C．sitting D．chatting18、A．Examining B．Seeing C．Noticing D．Reading19、A．practice B．observation C．experience D．a(chǎn)ctivity20、A．thread B．thing C．jewel D．lightSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Thehighestbeefpricesinalmostthreedecadeshavearrivedjustbeforethestartofthehotseason,causingagreatshocktobothconsumersandrestaurantowners—andreliefisn'tlikelyanytimesoon.AdecreasingnumberofcattleandgrowingexportdemandfromcountriessuchasChinaandJapanhavecausedtheaveragepriceoffreshbeeftoclimbto$5.28apoundinFebruary,upalmostaquarterfromJanuaryandthehighestpricesince1987.Everythingthat'sproducedisbeingconsumed,saidKevinGood,ananalystatCattleFax,aColorado-basedinformationgroup.PriceswilllikelystayhighforacoupleofyearsascattleproducersstarttorebuildtheircattleamongbigquestionsaboutwhethertheSouthwestandpartsoftheMidwestwillseeenoughraintowaterthegrass."Iquitbuyingsteaksawhileagowhenthepricewentup,"said59-year-oldLenMarkham,whoworksatTexasTech.Shesaysshelimitsredmeatpurchasestohamburger,choosingchicken,porkandfishinstead.Restaurantowners,too,mustdealwiththehighprices.MarkHutchens,ownerofthe50YardLineSteakhouseinLubbock,raisedhismenupricesforbeefitemsbyabout5percentinNovember.Sincethen,theownerofthesmalleatinghousehastriedtomakecutselsewheretoavoidpassingitontocustomers."Itreallyputsmorepressureonthesmallguys,"hesaidofnon-chainrestaurants."Ijustthinkyouhavetostaycompetitiveandkeepyourcostslow."“White-tableclothrestaurantshaveadjustedthesizeoftheirsteaks,makingthemthinner”,saysJimRobb,directoroftheColorado-basedLivestockMarketingInformationCenter.“Andfast-foodrestaurantsarecuttingcostsbyreducingthenumberofmenuitemsandareofferingothermeatoptions,includingturkeyburgers,Robbsaid.Chainrestaurantsalsotrytobuybeefasmuchastheycan,whichessentiallygivesthemadiscount”,IowaStateUniversityassistanteconomicsprofessorLeeSchulzsaid.Thehighpricesarewelcomenewsforatleastonegroup:ranchers(大農(nóng)場經(jīng)營者),especiallythoseinTexaswhoforyearshavestruggledamiddrought（干旱）andhighfeedprices.Butevenasranchersbreatheasighofrelief,someworrylastinghighpriceswillcauseconsumerstopermanentlychangetheirbuyinghabits—switchingtochickenorpork.PeteBonds,a62-year-oldTexasrancherandpresidentoftheTexasandSouthwesternCattleRaisersAssociation,saidthat'sabigconcern.“Butsuchfearsmaybeunfounded,Robbsaid.“Threeyearsago,economiststhoughtconsumerswouldstartfindingsubstitutionsforbeefasthedroughtspread.We'resurprisedwehaven'tseenmoreofthat,"hesaid.SouthDakotarancherChuckO'Connorthinksthatconsumerswon’tabandonbeefforgood."I'msuresomearemaybegoingtocutbacksome,buttosaythatpeoplearen'tgoingtobuyitanymore,Idon'tthinkthat'sgoingtohappen,"hesaid,adding,"Ihopenot."1、Thepriceofbeefhasincreasedbecause________.A．thereisagrowingdemandoffreshbeefamongAmericansB．cattleproducershavesucceededinraisinganewtypeofcattleC．thereisalackofrainandtheexportofbeefisincreasingD．ranchershavefoundwaystodealwithhighfeedprices2、WhichmethodisNOTusedbyrestaurantownerstodealwiththehighbeefprices?A．Theyhavemadethesteakssmallerthanbefore.B．Theyhaveincreasedthepricesofbeef-relateddishes.C．Theyhavemadehamburgerswithmanyotherkindsofmeat.D．Theyhavesoughtdiscountbypurchasinglargeamountsofbeef.3、JimRobbgivesanexampleinthesixthparagraphinorderto________.A．tellpeoplethatitisatoughjobtolookforsubstitutionsforbeefB．showhisfearthatchickenorporkmaybeanalternativetobeefC．explainthatcustomerswon’tchangetheirbuyinghabitscompletelyD．indicatethatranchersmaybeleastaffectedbythehighbeefpricesText2WritingContests,Grants&Awardsin2019TheWritingContests,Grants（補助金）&Awardsdatabaseincludesdetailsaboutthecreativewritingcontests-includingpoetrycontests,shortstorycompetitions,essaycontests,awardsfornovels,andmore-thatwe'vepublishedin"Poets&WritersMagazine"duringthepastyear.Wecarefullyreviewthepracticesandpoliciesofeachcontestbeforeincludingit.Usetheonlinesubmissionsystem.CatherineDoctorowInnovativeFictionPrizeAprizeof﹩15，000isgivenannuallyforanovel,orastorycollection.U.S.writerswhohavepublishedatleastthreebooksoffictionarequalified.Submitamanuscript（手稿）ofanylength,abriefbiography,andalistofthreepreviouslypublishedbooksoffictionwitha﹩25entryfeebyNovember1,2019.UniversityofAlabamaPress,P.O.Box870380,Tuscaloosa,AL35487.（773）702-7000.WaltWhitmanAwardAprizeof﹩5,000isgivenannuallyforapoetrycollectionbyapoetwhohasnotpublishedabookofpoemsinastandardedition.Thewinningbookwillalsobedistributedto5,000membersoftheAcademyofAmericanPoets.Submitamanuscriptof48to100pageswitha﹩35entryfeebyNovember1,2019.AcademyofAmericanPoets,75MaidenLane,Suite901,NewYork,NY10038.（212）274-0343.GabrieleRicoChallengeinCreativeEssayAprizeof﹩1,333isgivenannuallyforanessay.Usingtheonlinesubmissionsystem,submitanessayofupto5,000wordswitha﹩20entryfee,byNovember1,2019.Allentriesareconsideredforpublication.Visitthewebsiteforcompleteguidelines.SanJoseStateUniversity,EnglishDepartment,OneWashingtonSquare,SanJose,CA95192．（408）924-4425.BrooklynNonfictionPrizeAprizeof﹩500isgivenannuallyforaworkofnonfictionthatissetinBrooklyn,NewYork,andexpressestheregion's"richsoulandintangible（無形的）qualitiesthroughthewriter'sactualexperiencesofBrooklyn."Submitanessayofupto2,500wordsbyNovember15,2019.Thereisnoentryfee．BrooklynNonfictionPrize,P.O.Box491,NewYork,NY10156.（207）778-7071.1、Whohasthequalificationtoattendthecontestfortheprizeof﹩15，000______A．Whoeverhaswritten3novelbooks．B．Whoeverhaspublishedatleast3books．C．U.S.authorswho'vepublished3novelbooks．D．U.S.writerswho'vewritten3poetrycollections．2、WhatwillhappentoyourmanuscriptifyouwinWaltWhitmanAward______A．Itwillbepublishedasabookofpoems．B．Itwillbereadbyalltheacademymembers．C．Itwillbedistributedtowhoeverlikespoems．D．Itwillbecomeabookthatwillsellwell．3、BrooklynNonfictionPrizeisdifferentfromtheotherthreewritingcontestsinthat______．A．theworkmustbeawriter'srealexperiences B．itsentryfeeishigherC．ithasadeadlineearlierthanthem D．thewinnershavenoprizemoneyText3Babies’mainfoodisricecereal.Butitisoftenpoisoned.Studieshavefoundthatmanybrandscontainmeasurableamountsofinorganicarsenic(無機砷),themostpoisonouskind.It'snotjustnice:anAugust2018studytested50foodsmadeforbabies.includingorganicandnonorganicbrandssuchasGerber,EarthsBest,andotherpopularlabels,andfoundevidenceofatleastonedangerousheavymetalineveryproduct.Fifteenofthe50containedenoughcontaminants(污染物)toposepotentialhealthriskstoachildeatingoneservingorlessaday.Heavymetalscandamagecognitive(認知的)developmentinchildren,whoareespeciallyatriskbecauseoftheirsmallersize.InorganicarsenicindrinkingwaterhasbeenfoundtolowertheIQscoresofchildrenbyfivetosixills.Andasheavymetalsaccumulateinthebodyovertime.theycanraisetheriskofcancer,diabetesandotherphysicalconditions.Ofcourse,findingyou’reyourfavoritebrandiscontaminatedisnotareasontopanic.Lowlevelsofexposureforshortperiodsareunlikelytocauseseriouseffects,butparentsshouldfocusonreducingtheoveralllevelsofthesepoisonoussubstancesintheirchildren'stotaldiettolimitharm.HeavymetalsoccurnaturallyonEarthandarepresentinsoilandwater.Butpesticides(殺蟲劑),miningandpollutionincreasetheirconcentrations,andfarmingandfoodmanufacturingprocessescancontributeevenmore.Foodmakersareclearlyofkeepingbabyfoodpoison-free:roughlyathirdofthetestedproductsdidnotcontainworrisomemetallevels.Somecompaniesarealreadytryingtolookintothesourcesofcontaminationintheirproductsandtrytoreducethem.Morecompaniesshouldfollow.Butthebestchanceofrealchangewillcomewithlaws.CurrentlytherearenoU.Srulesonacceptablelevelsofheavymetalsinbabyfoods.Thegovernmentandthefoodindustryshouldunitetodealwiththeseriousthreattoourchildren.1、WhatdidtheAugust2018studyfind?A．Fifteenofthe50foodbrandscontainedcontaminantsB．Allorganicfoodbrandscontainedsomeinorganicarsenic.C．Earth’sBestprovedtobeapoison-freebabyfoodbrand.D．Alltestedproductswerecontaminatedwithheavymetals.2、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,inorganicarsenicindrinkingwaterhasabadeffectonchildren's_____A．intelligenceB．behaviorC．sightD．emotion3、Inthefourthparagraph,thewriterindicatesthat_____A．foodstorageisamajorsourceofmetalcontaminationinthefoodproductsB．manyfoodmakershaven'ttakenenoughsafetystepstoreducemetallevelsC．foodmakersshouldfigureoutthesourcesofcontaminationintheirproductsD．foodcompaniesmustbebannedfromproducingfoodscontainingheavymetals4、Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisthevitalsteptomakearealdifferencetotheworryingsituation?A．Steppingupbabyfoodtests.B．ListingharmfulheavymetalsC．MakingoutrelevantregulationsD．Punishingfoodlawbreakers.Text4Fashionshavealotofrules.Mostofthem,however,arejustwrong.Butthere’sonerulethatgoesbeyondtraditionandintothefieldofscientificstudyofthebrain:Blackgarmentsareslimming.Itallcomesdowntohowyourvisualsystemprocessesthelight.Thebelowholesineachsquarearethesameinsize,yetthewhiteholelooksbiggerthantheblackhole.Inthe1500s,GalileoGalileinoticedthatsomeoftheplanetslookedlargerwhenviewedwiththenakedeye(肉眼)thantheydidwhenviewedthroughatelescope,makingthewhitelightofVenus(金星)appeareighttotentimeslargerthanJupiter(木星)inthenightsky.Heknewsomethingstrangemustbegoingonwithhisvisiontocausethisillusion,buthewasn’tsurewhatitwas.Luckily,scientistsneverstoppedwondering,andin2014,theyfigureditout.Ourvisualsystemoperatesviatwomainchannels:“on”neurons(神經(jīng)元)thataresensitivetolightthingsand“off”neuronsthataresensitivetodarkthings.Whenitcametothedark“off”neurons,theresearchersfoundthattheyrespondedpredictablytodarkshapesonalightbackground—thegreaterthecontrastbetweenthetwo,themoreactivetheseneuronswere.Butthelight“on”neuronsbehavedunpredictably.Evenwiththesameamountofcontrast,lightobjectsonadarkbackgroundcausedagreaterresponseintheseneurons.Thismakessomesense,evolutionarilyspeaking.Inthedarkofnight,you’dwanttobeabletotakeineverybitoflightyoucanget,soavisualsystemthatenlargeslightobjectsonadarkbackgroundcouldbeveryuseful.However,it’snotthathardtoseedarkobjectsinthelightofday.Ithassomeeffectsinthecolorsofyourclothesandintheappearanceoftheplanets—thebrighterappearanceofVenusinthenightskymakesitlookbiggerthanthedarkerJupiter.1、WhatdidGalileoGalileibelieveaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Theneuronsledtothedifference.B．Therewassomethingwrongwithhistelescope.C．Thedifferencewascausedbyhisvisualillusion.D．Thingswerebiggerwhenseenthroughtelescopes.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“off”neurons?A．Theyaresensitivetolightobjects.B．Theirbehaviorcan’tbepredicted.C．Theybehavedifferentlyfrompersontoperson.D．Theiractivenessimproveswiththecontrastofcolors.3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthephenomenon?A．Itmakespeoplefeelpuzzled.B．Itbringsgreatharmtopeople.C．Itismorecommonamongyouths.D．Itisbeneficialtopeople’sevolution.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Whywelookthinnerwheninblack.B．Whatvisualillusionsbringtopeople.C．Howweareaffectedbythefashionrules.D．Whetherpeople’svisualsystemisdifferent.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)語法填空GoingtoaBritishhighschoolforoneyear1．a(chǎn)veryenjoyableandexcitingexperienceformeOnthefirstdayallofthenewstudentsattendedanassemblyIsatnexttoagirl2．namewasDianeWesoonbecamebestfriends3．Duringtheassembly,theheadmastertoldusabouttherulesoftheschoolHealsotoldusthatthebestwaytoearnrespectfromtheschoolwastodevoteourselvesto4．(study)hardandachievehigh5．(grade)ThissoundedlikemyschoolinChinaMyEnglishimprovedalot,6．IusedEnglisheverydayandspentanhoureachday7．(read)EnglishbooksinthelibraryI8．(usual)wenttotheComputerClubduringthelunchbreak,9．Icouldsende-mailstomyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfreeIalsohad10．extraFrenchClassonTuesdayeveningsIwasvery11．(luck)toexperiencethisdifferentwayoflife,andIreallyhopetogobacktostudyinManchesteragainGabiRizeaonlydiscoveredhistalentforwoodcarvingthreeyearsago,andhassinceput1．togooduse,savingdozensofoldtreestumps(樹樁)from2．(remove)byturningthemintoimpressiveworksofartRizeabecameawoodcarver3．(complete)byaccidentThreeyearsago,afterbuyinghimselfanewchainsaw(鏈鋸),he4．(start)“playing”withitonablockofwoodHetriedcarvingahumanfaceintothewood,andtohissurprise,itturnedoutprettygoodToday,heissogoodatwoodcarvingthathishomecityallowshimtoworkhismagiconoldtreestumpsandsofarabout40worksofart5．(create)inthelocalparks“In99%ofthecases,thewoodjustdoesn’tmatchmyideas,”hesaidinaninterview“Ifirsthavetoremovealltherottenparts,andsometimes,6．isleftisn’tenoughformydesigns”Followinghisrecentrisetofame,Rizeahasbeenaskedbymany7．(city),includingthecapitalofRomaniatotransformtheiroldtreetrunks8．worksofartHepromisedtohonortheirrequests,buthewillneverrepeatanyoftheartworks9．(find)inhishomecityInspiteofhisobvioustalent,theRomanian10．(art)recentlygotintoartschoolinordertofullymasterwoodcarvingSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Whatisbitcoin?Bitcoinisakindofdigitalcurrency,whichmeansitdoesn’texistasbanknotes.Atfirst,bitcoinswereonlymadeforcollectors.1、Youcanstoreitinanonline“wallet”.Andwiththatwallet,youcanspendbitcoinonlineandinthephysicalworldforgoodsandservices.Moreandmorebusinesses,restaurantsanduniversitiesincluded,acceptpaymentsinbitcoins.And,ofcourse,bitcoinhasavaluation,whichyoumayhaveheardaboutbecausebitcoin’spricehasfluctuatedupanddown.What’sdifferentaboutbitcoin?2、Thatcardisconnectedtoinformationaboutyou,suchasyournameandbillingaddress.Youcanusebitcointhesameway,butunlikewithacreditcard,thetradesyoumakewiththecurrencyarecompletelyanonymous（匿名的）.Theycan’tbeusedtoidentifyyoupersonally.3、IsthatwhytheWannaCryattackerspickeditasafromofpayment?4、Thebitcoincurrencyisunique—noauthoritycanchangethevalue.It’squickandeasytosetupabitcoinaccount.It’sfast—itonlytakesafewminutestotransferyourpayments.5、Possibly,Bitcoinhascertainlygainedfameinthenewsmediaasatechnologythatcanresultincrime.Buteventhoughtheidentitiesofpeopleinabitcointrademaybehidden,thepublicledgerhasincreasinglyhelpedlawtracethemovementofbitcoinsfromplacetoplace.A．Whatmakesthebitcoincurrencyunique?B．AnotherwayofexchanginggbitcoinsisatATMs.C．Soyoucanusebitcointoprotectyourprivacy.D．It’scheap—tradefeesareusuallyzero,orlessthan1UScent.E.Usually,ifyoupayforsomethingontheInternet,youuseacreditordebitcard.F.However,youcanbuyitwithdollarsoreuros,,justlikeyoucantradeanyothercurrency.G.Thebitcoinwasintroducedontheinternetin2008byasoftwaredevelopercalledSatoshiNakamoto.Amastermindalliance(策劃小組)isbuiltoftwoormoremindsworkingactivelytogetherinperfectharmonytowardacommondefiniteobjective.1、Noonehasevergainedsuccesswithoutapplyingthemastermindprinciple.Allgreatmindsha