2023年湖南省衡陽市常寧市考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試題含解析

2023年湖南省衡陽市常寧市考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IhavealwayslivedinCanada,andtraveledfromHamiltontoOttawaforworkmonthsago.Arrivingattheairport1,Ihadtostayinthe2halltospendmytime.Withoutmuchelsetodo,Idecidedtogotothe3store.AsIwalkedaroundthestore,14twoAmericanwomenhavinga5onabench.Itlookedasiftheyhadbeenattheairportforhours,andIfeltanxioustodosomethingtohelpthem6theirwait.I7thestoreforafewmoments,andwenttobuyamedium-sizedtoywhichlookedlikeacartoon8Iaskedtheowneroftheshopforanoteanda9andwrote,"Whenyougetup,Ihopethisgiftwillmakeyousmile.Haveagoodtrip!"Iwalked10towardsthetwowomenand11thetoyandthenotenexttothem.Notwantingtowakethem,Itriedmybesttomakeno12,butinmyattempttofleethescene.oneofthemwokeupandcaughtmeintheact.Atfirstshelooked13MaybeshethoughtIwasa14!Butwhenshelookedatthesofttoyandthenote,she15up,asifshebecameahappygirl."Isthisforme?"sheasked.Igavehera16smileandnodded.Shewas17aboutthething!Wetalkedmorelikeoldfriendsinsteadof1819Icametorealizethatweshouldcareforeachotherandloveeachotheralthoughwewerefrom20places.1、A．late B．early C．hurriedly D．soon2、A．waiting B．dining C．exhibition D．lecture3、A．flower B．book C．drug D．gift4、A．kept B．made C．noticed D．heard5、A．talk B．nap C．rest D．cigarette6、A．calm B．ease C．weaken D．sharpen7、A．raninto B．wentthrough C．lookedaround D．setabout8、A．driver B．a(chǎn)uthor C．salesman D．character9、A．pen B．card C．box D．packet10、A．hurriedly B．quietly C．slowly D．fast11、A．repaired B．hid C．placed D．showed12、A．mistake B．experiment C．noise D．progress13、A．moved B．happy C．sure D．scared14、A．passenger B．thief C．passerby D．student15、A．gave B．turned C．hurried D．brightened16、A．friendly B．grateful C．plastic D．bitter17、A．excited B．worried C．sad D．a(chǎn)nxious18、A．workers B．teachers C．strangers D．officers19、A．enjoyment B．permission C．a(chǎn)ttention D．suggestion20、A．clean B．beautiful C．same D．differentSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1NatalieTraylingisafamousstreetartistinMelbourne.Atfirst,thosewhohappenedtopassbyherandsparesomechangedidn’tevenrealizewhatamusicalgeniuswasplaying.TheemotionaltunewasnotonlymasterfullyplayedbutalsocomposedbyNatalieherselfwhenshewasonly14.Gradually,aslongassheappears,peoplewillstop,absorbedinhermusic.Hermusicmakesyouthinkaboutcalmness,thegoodthingsinlife,andnevergivingup.Butwhatpeopledonotknowisthatbehindthebeautifulmusicoftheoldwoman,itisfullofbitterness.Attheageof12,shewonamusicscholarshipatSantaMariaCollege.At15sheknockedbackascholarshiptotheRoyalAcademyofMusicinLondonbecauseherparentscouldn’tpaynon-tuitioncosts.Whensheleftschool,shetaughtpianoatSantaMaria.Latershemetherhusband,Denis.Theyhadfourchildren,butthetwoofthemdied.In1984,Denisaskedforadivorce.Natalie’sson,Nathan,wasgivenmedicationfordepression.NatalielivedeitheroutdoorsinRoyalParkorinboardinghousesfornineyears.Inlate2003Nataliecollapsedwithanaemia(貧血)andwashospitalizedforsixmonths.Forhalfacentury,Nataliehasbeenteasedbyfate.Butevenso,shenevergaveupherloveformusic.Whenaskedwhythemusicwassoimportanttoher,shesaid:“Musiciseverything.Idofeelpartofit.Thewholeworldismusic.”WhenNataliewentontheInternet,shebecameasignofMelbourne.Peopleareimpressedbyherpersistenceindreamsandtheoptimismoflife.Nowsheisnolongerwanderingaround.Shecanplaythepianoatanytime,butaslongastheweatherisgood,shewillwalktothestreetsofMelbourne,andplayatouchingmelodyfortherushofthecity.1、WhyisNatalie’smusicsotouchingtothepassers-by?A．Itisfullofbitterness.B．Shecomposeditherself.C．It’sareflectionofherownlife.D．Itremindsofthebeautyoflife.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“knockedback”inParagraph2?A．gaveupB．obtainedC．a(chǎn)cceptedD．wasawarded3、WhatdoesmusicmeantoNatalie?A．It’sherhobby.B．It’sthesourceofhermisfortune.C．Itispartofherlife.D．It’sawaytoearnaliving.4、Whatdoestheauthortrytotellus?A．Natalieisamusicalgenius.B．Lifeisnoteasyforeveryone.C．Nevergiveuphalfway.D．Nataliehasastrongandbraveheart.Text2ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能見度)ofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingsof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(證實)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,”explainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.D．Theirstudywillbefurthered.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?Text3Atsometimeinyourlifeyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudon’tactonyourimpulse(沖動),butletitpassinstead.Youknowthattocommittheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.OneofthenewesttaboosinAmericansocietyisthetopicoffat.Unlikemanyothertaboos,fatisatopicthatAmericanstalkaboutconstantly.It’snotataboototalkaboutfat;it’satabootobefat.The“in”lookisthin,notfat.Intheworkworld,mostcompaniespreferyouthful-lookingexecutivestoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepublic.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouth,vigorandsuccess.Thefatperson,ontheotherhand,isthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergy,self-disciplineandself-respect.Inanimage-conscioussocietyliketheUS,thinis“in”butfatis“out”.It’snotsurprisingthatmillionsofAmericanshavebecomecrazyaboutstayingslimand“inshape”.Thepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnot,however,theonlyreasonforAmerica’sfascinationwithdietandexercise.Recentresearchhasshowntheimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmosttechnologicallydevelopednations,thelifestyleofNorthAmericanshaschangeddramaticallyduringthecourseofthelastcentury.Modernmachinesdoallthephysicallaborthatpeoplewereonceforcedtodobyhand.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivity,people’sbodiescaneasilybecomeweakandvulnerable(易受攻擊的)todisease.Inanefforttoavoidsuchafate,millionsofAmericansarespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercising.1、Fromthetextwecaninferatabooisconsidered.A．popularwithpeopleB．unacceptableinpeopledeyesC．favorableimpressionleftonotherpeopleD．a(chǎn)crimecommittedonimpulse2、AccordingtothetextwecanconcludeinAmericansociety“beingfat”.A．hasn’tbeenatabooB．willremainatabooC．can’tbeatabooD．isnotconsideredataboobymostpeople3、IntheUS,thinis“in”butfatis“out”mostprobablymean.A．thinis“l(fā)azy”butfatis“kind”B．thinis“old”butfatis“youthful”C．thinis“unsuccessful”butfatis“successful”D．thinis“popular”butfatis“unpopular”4、WhyaresomanyAmericansexercisingmore?A．Tokeepstrongandfreefromdisease.B．Tofindgoodjobsinthecompanies.C．Toencouragetheirchildren.D．Toavoidbecomingold.Text4RobertF.Kennedyoncesaidthatacountry’sGDPmeasures“everythingexceptthatwhichmakeslifeworthwhile”.WithBritainvotingtoleavetheEuropeanUnion,andGDPalreadypredictedtoslowasaresult,itisnowatimelymomenttoassesswhathewasreferringto.ThequestionofGDPanditsusefulnesshasannoyedpolicymakersforoverhalfacentury.ManyarguethatitisaflawedconceptItmeasuresthingsthatdonotmatterandmissesthingsthatdo.Bymostrecentmeasures,theUK’sGDPhasbeentheenvyoftheWesternworld,withrecordlowunemploymentandhighgrowthfigures.Ifeverything,wasgoingsowell,thenwhydidover17millionpeoplevoteforBrexit,despitethewarningsaboutwhatitcoulddototheircountry’seconomicprospects?Arecentannualstudyofcountriesandtheirabilitytoconvertgrowthintowell-beingshedssomelightonthatquestion.Acrossthe163countriesmeasured,theUKisoneofthepoorestperformersinensuringthateconomicgrowthistranslatedintomeaningfulimprovementsforitscitizens.RatherthanjustfocusingonGDP,over40differentsetsofcriteriafromhealth,educationandcivilsocietyengagementhavebeenmeasuredtogetamoreroundedassessmentofhowcountriesareperforming.Whileallofthesecountriesfacetheirownchallenges,thereareanumberofconsistentthemes.Yes,therehasbeenabuddingeconomicrecoverysincethe2008globalcrash,butinkeyindicatorsinareassuchashealthandeducation,majoreconomieshavecontinuedtodecline.Yetthisisn’tthecasewithallcountries.SomerelativelypoorEuropeancountrieshaveseenhugeimprovementsacrossmeasuresincludingcivilsociety,incomeequalityandtheenvironment.Thisisalessonthatrichcountriescanlearn;WhenGDPisnolongerregardedasthesolemeasureofacountry’ssuccess,theworldlooksverydifferent.So,whatKennedywasreferringtowasthatwhileGDPhasbeenthemostcommonmethodformeasuringtheeconomicactivityofnations,asameasure,itisnolongerenough,Itdoesnotincludeimportantfactorssuchasenvironmentalqualityoreducationoutcomes—allthingsthatcontributetoaperson’ssenseofwell-being.ThesharphittogrowthpredictedaroundtheworldandintheUKcouldleadtoadeclineintheeverydayserviceswedependonforourwell-beingandforgrowth.Butpolicymakerswhorefocuseffortsonimprovingwell-beingratherthansimplyworryingaboutGDPfigurescouldavoidtheforecasteddoomandmayevenseeprogress.1、RobertF,Kennedyiscitedbecausehe.A．praisedtheUKforitsGDPB．identifiedGDPwithhappinessC．sawtheproblemwithGDPD．misinterpretedtheroleofGDP2、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttherecentannualstudy?A．Itissponsoredby163countries.B．ItexcludesGDPasanindicator.C．Itscriteriaarequestionable.D．Itsresultsareinspiring.3、Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorsuggeststhat.A．theUKispreparingforaneconomicboomB．highGDPpredictsaneconomicdeclineC．itisessentialtoconsiderfactorsbeyondGDPD．itrequirescautiontohandleeconomicissues4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HighGDPButInadequateWell-being,aUKLessonB．GDPFigures,aWindowonGlobalEconomicHealthC．RobertF.Kennedy,aTerminatorofGDPD．Brexit,theUK’sGatewaytoWell-beingPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)LakeHillierisasaltwaterlakeontheedgeofMiddleIsland,alargeislandoffthesouthcoastofWesternAustraliaItispinkincolor,due1．a(chǎn)plantthatcausesthesalt2．(produce)aredcolorThere'salongstripofland3．separatesthelakefromtheoceanItwasfirstwrittenaboutin1802,whenMatthewFlindershikedoneoftheisland’shighest4．(mountain)HenamedthelakeafterWilliamHillier,an5．(explore)whohadpreviouslyvisitedMiddleIslandIn1889,EdwardAndrewsmovedtotheislandwithhistwosonsTheybegantominethelakeforsalt,andsoonoth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