2023年江蘇省蘇州市相城區(qū)考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題含解析

2023年江蘇省蘇州市相城區(qū)考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Thestoryhappenedyearsago，whenmydaughterwasstilllittle.Iwasdrivingacrossthecountrywithmydaughterto1myhusband.SinceIintendedtogettomydestinationbeforesuppertime,Idrove2foralongtimewithoutastop.Thenafterdrivingformanymiles,Ibecametiredandneededtostopforabreaktoget3Ifoundarestarea.Itwasmostlydeserted,inaquietareaofthehighway.Iparkedthecarandcarriedmy4intotherestroom.WhenIcameoutIsawamiddle-aged5wanderingaround.Feeling6aboutthat,Iaskedthelady.What7mewas:theywerewaitingforus!Theladytoldmethatsheandherhusbandwantedtoseeussafelybackintoour8Sheexplainedthatsometimesrestareascouldbea9placeforayoungladylikeme.Shetoldmethatshehadadaughteralmostmyage,sotheywantedtomakesurethatIgotsafelybackonmyway.Iwasverytouchedbytheir10.Beingyoung,andprobablynaivetothepotential11ofrestareas,ithadneveroccurredtomethattherewasanypossibilityofsomethinggoingwrong.I12themfortheirkindness.MydaughterandIcontinuedourjourneyand13ourdestinationsafely.Inevergottheirnamesbutyearshavepassedandtheirkindnessisstillnot14Sometimesangelscomeinmake-upandjustbecauseyoucan’tseetheir15itdoesn’tmeantheyaren’tangels.1、A．desert B．stop C．join D．save2、A．slowly B．quickly C．safely D．quietly3、A．excited B．bored C．interested D．refreshed4、A．daughter B．luggage C．license D．car5、A．lady B．man C．couple D．a(chǎn)ngel6、A．a(chǎn)ngry B．curious C．jealous D．terrible7、A．surprised B．worried C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．upset8、A．room B．car C．a(chǎn)rea D．park9、A．quiet B．noisy C．dangerous D．safe10、A．devotion B．honesty C．potential D．consideration11、A．stops B．dangers C．mistakes D．changes12、A．forgave B．a(chǎn)sked C．thanked D．blamed13、A．reached B．left C．missed D．passed14、A．seen B．forgotten C．deserted D．recognized15、A．kindness B．safety C．faces D．wingsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Duringthisshoppingseason,salesmenwillcomeupwithdifferentstrategiestogetyourbusiness.Manyproductcompaniesusespecificcolorstocausepositiveemotionsandcompeteforasale.However,sightisnottheonlysensory(感官的)retailthatcompaniesuse.Soundsandsmellscanalsoinfluenceconsumers’purchasingdecisions.NobelPrize-winningresearchshowsthatoursenseofsmellhasgreatpowertocauseanemotionalresponse.AstudypublishedearlierthisyearcomparedpurchasinginaFrenchflowershopwhenthesmelloflavender(薰衣草)wasgivenoffandwhenitwasn’t.Itfoundthatthesmellincreasedthenumberofconsumers’purchasingitemsandtheamountoftheirpurchases.AnearlierstudyusingNikeshoesfoundthatconsumersdesiredtheshoesmore,andwerewillingtopaymore,whentheroomhadamixedsmellofflowers.Realizingthesubconsciousimpactofsmell,manystoresapplyartificialscents(氣味)throughtheirheatingandair-conditioningvents(通風(fēng)口)orplacescentmachinesabovetheirdoors.Forinstance,acoconutscentmightmakethatbikinimoreappealingasyoulongforavacation.Everfeltfrenziedduetoastore’sfast-pacedmusic?Orcalmedbyapieceoflightmusic?Aretailer’schoiceofmusiccanhaveabigimpactonconsumers’moods.Onestudyfoundthatwhensubjectedtoloudmusic,consumerswillspendlesstimeinastore.Butinterestingly,theresearchersdidnotfindadifferenceinsalesorcustomers’satisfaction.Anotherinterestingfindingfromarecentstudywasthatcustomersactuallyshoplongerwhenexposedtounfamiliarmusic.Justasdepartmentstoresusedifferentscentsincertaindepartments,manyusedifferentmusicinsomeareastoappealtovaryingconsumers.Well,youcouldalwaysleavethestoreandtakeabreak,butthefoodcourtprobablyisn’tyourbestchoicesasbrandslikeCinnabonandPaneraBreadalsousescentsaspartoftheircustomers’experience.Onlineretailers(零售商)useavarietyofotherstrategiestogetyourbusiness,butyoucanalwaysneglectthoseandenjoythefamiliarscentsofhome.1、Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．consumers’favoritesoundsandsmellswhileshoppingB．shoppingmalls’strategiesforsatisfyingconsumersC．somespecialservicesfromsupershoppingmallsD．twofactorsaffectingconsumers’shoppingdecisions2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Decoratingstoreswithflowersbecomesafashion.B．Shopswithspecialsmellscanattractmoreconsumers.C．Smellscanactuallyhelpbusinessmengainmoreprofits.D．Theproductswithakindofspecialsmellaremorepopular.3、Howdoesmusichaveaneffectonconsumers?A．Itcontrolsconsumers’desireforshopping.B．Itinfluenceshowlongconsumersstayinashop.C．Itgivesconsumersthesatisfactionofenjoyingshopping.D．Whetherconsumersarewillingtobuythingsdependsonit.4、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“frenzied”inParagraph3?A．Satisfied. B．Depressed.C．Surprised. D．Excited.5、Whatdoesthewritertrytoexpressinthelastparagraph?A．Onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularnowadays.B．Peopleshouldspendmoretimeathomewithfamilymembers.C．Peoplecanchoosetogetridofsalesmen’spromotionstrategies.D．Smellsandsoundsareimportantforconsumers’shoppingexperience.Text2Itisoneoftheoldestmagictricksinthebook—amagicianlocksawomaninabox,withherheadandfeetstickingoutfromeitherend,andsaws(鋸)itinhalf.Butwhenshefinallyjumpsoutofthebox,thewomanisunharmed.Thistrickwasintroducednearlyacenturyago.Ithasbeenaroundforsometime,butitnevergoeswrong.Whyisitsosuccessful?Theanswerissimple:thehumanmindiseasilyfooled.Ourbrainprocessestheworldaroundusbasedoninformationthatsensoryorgans,includingtheeyes,pickup.Forinstance,whenweseeacoworahorsestandingbehindatree,weautomatically“fillin”thepartoftheanimal’sbodythatishiddenfromoursight.“Sothebrainistakingthiskindofverysparse(匱乏的)informationabouttheworldandit’sgeneratingthisrichworldbyfillingininformation,”StephenMacknik,ascientistattheBarrowNeurologicalInstituteinArizona,US,toldSciencemagazine.Butsinceourbrainsarefillinginthegaps,sometimestheygetitwrong.Theytendtobedrivenbyourpreviousexperiencesandweexpectthingstogoastheyhaveinthepastevenifsometimestheydonot.Thistendencyexplainsmagicians’successinfoolingpeoplewithwell-knowncointricks.Forexample,whenyouseeamagicianthrowacoinupanddowninonehandandthenfakeacointhrowntotheotherhand,youwouldnaturallybelievethatthecoinisintheotherhand.Apartfromtheinformationgaps,magiciansalsousethe“blindspots”theorywhendoingtheirshows.Themostwell-knownexperimentdemonstratingthistheoryiscalledthe“invisiblegorilla(大猩猩)”,inwhichvolunteerswatchavideooftwobasketballteams.Theyareaskedtocounthowmanytimestheteamswearingwhiteshirtspasstheball.Inthemeantime,apersondressedasagorillawalksontothecourt.Butshockingly,halfoftheviewersdon’tnoticethegorilla,evenwhentheyappeartobelookingdirectlyatit.Magiciansemploythistactic(招數(shù)),whattheycall“misdirection”,inalmosteveryoneoftheiracts.Theydirectourattentionsomewhereelseusingcomedyandmusic,whichcanmakeusmissstuffduringtheperformance.1、Themagictrickismentionedinthefirstparagraphto________.A．introducethestepsofthemagictrickB．provemagictricksseldomgowrongC．revealhowmagictricksaredesignedD．getustowonderhowmagicianstrickthemind2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatthehumanmindiseasilyfooledbecauseourbrain________.A．mayhavedifficultyrememberingwhatwejustsawB．fillsininformationaboutthemagicworldC．isinfluencedbyourpreviousexperiencesD．processesfarmoreinformationthanoursensoryorganspickup3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invisible”inparagraph7referto?A．Unnoticed.B．Unimportant.C．Unpleasant.D．Unprepared.4、Duringthe“invisiblegorilla”experiment,peoplewatchingthevideoignorethe“gorilla”because________.A．theydon’tlookdirectlyatitB．theyarenotinterestedinitC．theyaretoofocusedoncountingD．theyconsiderittobeadistraction5、Whydomagiciansusuallyusecomedyandmusicwhentheyplaymagictricks?A．Togetviewerstostayfocusedontheshow.B．Tomaketheshowmorefunandexciting.C．Todrawviewers’attentionawayfromasecretaction.D．Tocreateinformationgapsbetweenmagiciansandviewers.Text3Planyourdreamvacationtooneoftheseexcellentdestinations.St.LuciaAbundant（豐富的）rainforestsandsplendidmountainsareallreasonstovisitthisCaribbeanisland.St.Luciaofferstheperfectmixofrelaxationandadventure.Totakeinthebreathtakingscenery,plantohikethePitonMountainsordiveinthewatersofAnseChastanet.Banff.AlbertaThisCanadiandestinationwillbringouttheexplorerinanyonewhovisits.Fromhikingandwhitewaterraftingtoskiingandsnowboarding,Banffofferstravelersanabundanceofyear-roundoutdooractivities.TheLakeLouiseSkiResortisoneofthelargestinNorthAmericaandthestrikingphotoopportunitiesoftheCanadianRockiesfromMoraineLakecan’tbeunderestimated(低估).MachuPicchuAccordingtotravelers,avisittothisPeruvianUNESCOWorldHeritage(遺產(chǎn))siteisaonce-in-a-lifetimeadventure.LocatedintheAndesMountains,itisthemostfamiliaricon(象征物)ofIncacivilization.SpendafewdaysaccustomingyourselftothealtitudeintheneighboringcityofCusco,whereyoucanexperienceamixofIncanandSpanishcultures.GreatBarrierReefIt’seasytoseewhytheGreatBarrierReefisoneoftheSevenNaturalWondersoftheWorld–itstretchesnearly1,500milesalongtheeasterncoastlineofAustraliaandfeaturesabout3,000reefs,900islandsandmorethan1,500speciesoffish.Travelerscanseetheseamazingnaturalstructuresfromtheairorunderwater.However,largeamountsofcoralbleaching(褪色)causedbyrisingoceantemperaturesputthisplace’scontinuedexistenceatrisk,soplanyourvisitsoontoseethisawesomesightupclose.1、WhatcanyouenjoybothinSt.LuciaandBanff?A．Hiking.B．Skiing.C．Diving.D．Snowboarding.2、Wheremayahistorianchoosetogo?A．St.Lucia.B．Banff.Alberta.C．MachuPicchu.D．GreatBarrierReef3、WhatdoweknowabouttheGreatBarrierReef?A．It’sonthewesterncoastofAustralia.B．It’sfamousforcoralreefsratherthanfish.C．Peoplemusttakeaplanetoenjoyitsbeauty.D．Itmaydisappeariftemperaturekeepsonrising.Text4Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”，oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay.Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle－cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow－pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour(水蒸汽)initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout(被擠出)atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddampair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AsanoldEnglishsayinggoes,“Honestyisthebestpolicy”Itismorethan1．oldcliché(陳詞濫調(diào)),butagoodwaytoliveyourlifeFirst,honestyisthe2．(easy)choicethatwecanmakeWhenpeoplegetcaughtinlies,italwayscoststhemsomethingManyrelationshipsaredestroyedbyliesSecond,honestygivesusmuch3．(free)Manybelievethatbeinghonestlimitstheminlife,butthatisnottrueSoonerorlaterthosedishonestpeople4．(pay)apricefortheiracts;onthecontrary,whenwearehonest,weare5．(true)freeIfthereweretwopeoplestandingbeforeyou,aperson6．a(chǎn)recordofbeinghonestandapersonwhoisknowntobedishonest,whowouldyoubemorelikely7．(believe)?I’msuremostpeoplewouldsidewiththehonestperson8．weliveinthetruthorweliveinliesTruthsetsusfreeandliesleaveusinnothing9．moretroublesHonestyisachoicethatwecanmakeeachdayThechoiceis10．(you)Whatwillyouchoose?TheMoon’snearside，theoneweallsee，hasbeenthetargetofmanyroboticandhumanmissionsHowever，itsfarside，also1．(call)thedarksidebecauseitfacesawayfromtheEarthandlittle2．(know)aboutit，hasneverbeenexploredThatchangedonJan2，65，whenChinesespacecraftChang’e4madeasoftlandingon3．isoftenreferredtoasthedarksideThelandingis4．exampleofChina’sgrowingdesire5．(compete)withtheAmerican，RussianandEuropeanspaceprogramsChinaalsowantsto6．(strength)itspositionasaregionalandinternationalpowerOneofthegreat7．(difficulty)inexploringthefarsideoftheMoonisthatitblocksallradiosignals，8．(make)itimpossibletocommunicatewiththeEarthToovercomethisdifficulty，in63，theChineseNationalSpaceAdministrationlaunchedasatellitetoorbittheMoonandrelaythesignalsOncea9．(rely)communicationpathwasinplace，Chang’e4couldsendbackinformationChang’e4willmakeastronomicalobservationsandexaminethestructureandmineralcompositionofthegroundaboveandbelowthesurface，10．researchersbelievewillprovideinsightsintothesolarsystem’searlydaysandperhapseventheoriginofthefirststarsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Mosttripswillinvolvesomewalking,evenifthemainactivityiscyclingorhorseriding.1、However,ifyouaregoingtowalk16-19kmormoreadaywithapackonyourback,dailyforseveraldays,yourfeetandbodywillsufferifyouhavenotpreparedyourselfbeforehand.1.Preparation2、Startwithgentlewalksof3-5kmadayoneasy-goingareas.Buildthisupto16-19km,walkingonlocalfootpathsonceortwiceaweek,wearingyourbootsandcarryingyourpack.Thinkaboutyouroverallphysicalfitnessifyouareoverweight,orifyouhavebeenillorarerecoveringfromaninjury.Youneedtobesurethatthiswon'tcausehealthproblemsorseverediscomfort.2.CareofyourfeetNeverunderestimatetheimportanceofcomfortablefeetonawalkingtrip;uncomfortableorsorefeetcanmakeyourtriptrulymiserable,soitisworthtakingcareofthemproperly.3、Keepingyourfeetcleanwillmakeyoumorecomfortableandwashingthemeverydayisadvisable.Dryfeetwellafterwashing.3.Decidingonfootwear4、Badlyfittingbootscancausediscomfortandblisters（水泡）,andthiswillbeenoughtoruinyourday.Bootsshouldgivegoodanklesupport,andthisisespeciallyimportantformountainwalking.5、Forextremeconditions,suchassnowandice,jungleordesert,youwillneedspeciallydesignedboots.A．Ashorthikeiswithinmostpeople'scapabilities.B．Themostimportantcriterion（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)）withwalkingbootsisthattheyfityouproperly.C．Takeashortwalkdailyforseveraldays,andyourfeetandbodywillimprovealot.D．Rememberthatthesamebootswillnotnecessarilybesuitableforeverytrip.E.Duringtheexpedition,keepyourtoenailscutshort,sothatyourbootsdon'tpressonthem.F.Ifyouarenotanexperiencedwalker,getinsometrainingwalksaspartofyourpreparation.G.Toprepareforyourwalkingtrip,youhavetowashyourfeeteverydayforseveraldays.ComingtostudyintheUKisyouropportunitytogaintheskills,outlookandconfidenceyouneedtofulfilyourpotential.ApplyingtostudyintheUKisastraightforwardprocess.1、1.Decideonauniversityorcollegeandcourse.Toensureyouchoosethecoursethatisrightforyouandforwhatyouwant