2023年湖北省襄樊市老河口市考研《英語一》點(diǎn)睛提分卷含解析

2023年湖北省襄樊市老河口市考研《英語一》點(diǎn)睛提分卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。RicardoSemlerbecamebossofhisfather'sbusinessSemcoinBrazilattheageof21.Ricardoworkedlikea(an)1man,from7：30amtomidnighteveryday.Oneafternoon,whilehewasvisitingafactoryinNewYork,he2Thedoctortoldhimifhe3likethat,hewouldfindanewhomeinhospital.Semlergotthe4Hechangedthewayhe5.Infact,hechangedthewayshis6worked,too.Helethisworkerstakemore7sothattheywouldbetheonesworryingwhenthingswentwrong.He8themtosettheirownsalaries，9theirownworkinghoursandhecutallthejobshethoughtwere10,likereceptionistsandsecretaries.Hechangedtheoffice：11walls,theyhaveplantsatSemco,sobossescan't12themselvesawayfromeveryoneelse.Andtheworkersare13todecoratetheirworkspaceastheywant.Itsoundsperfect，butdoesit14?Theanswerisinthe15：inthelastsixyears,Semco'srevenues（收入）have16from$35millionto$212million.Thecompanyhasgonefromeighthundredemployeesto3,000.Why?Semlersaysit'sbecauseof"peerpressure"whichmakesemployeeswork17foreveryoneelse.Ifsomeoneisn'tdoinghisjob18,theotherworkerswillnotallowthe19tocontinue.Inotherwords，Ricardotreatshisworkerslikeadultsratherthanchildren,andexpectsthemtoactlikeresponsible20Andtheydo.1、A．interesting B．independent C．mad D．great2、A．felldown B．gaveup C．wentout D．gotoff3、A．changed B．continued C．dropped D．went4、A．sound B．way C．sense D．message5、A．walked B．talked C．worked D．treated6、A．family B．workers C．friends D．children7、A．responsibility B．money C．power D．expectation8、A．persuaded B．forced C．forbade D．a(chǎn)llowed9、A．decide B．want C．understand D．try10、A．unnecessary B．unpopular C．stupid D．difficult11、A．a(chǎn)boveall B．insteadof C．a(chǎn)partfrom D．exceptfor12、A．put B．get C．shut D．take13、A．willing B．free C．tired D．eager14、A．develop B．grow C．happen D．work15、A．eyes B．numbers C．persons D．dollars16、A．grown B．dropped C．beaten D．made17、A．straight B．slow C．hard D．seldom18、A．perfect B．wrong C．well D．late19、A．trouble B．situation C．pressure D．suffering20、A．children B．teenagers C．professors D．a(chǎn)dultsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1High-sugardietsraiserisksforheartdisease,obesityanddiabetes,butwedoloveoursweets,sohealthexpertshavetriedtosuggestalternatives,andhoneyhasbeenforemostamongthem.Honeyisactuallysweeterthansugaris,whichmeans,intheoryatleast,thatyoucouldenhanceflavorequallywithasmallerquantityofhoney.Buthoneyactuallyhasahighercaloriecount.Itmayhavemoreminerals,whichlooksbetteronalabelbut,inreality,thesearesuchtraceamountsthattheydon’tofferanyrealadvantages.Honey’sreputationasamedicineisnotwhollyunfounded.Somehoneydoesindeedhaveantibacterialproperties.Onebyproductofenzymesinhoneyishydrogenperoxide,apowerfulgermkiller.Plus,honey’stextureandconsistencyaregoodforkeepingwoundsclean,andbadforbugsthatmightwanttoinfectthem.Honeyismoistanditsgooeyconsistencymeanitcaneasilyspreadoverandstayoverwoundswhilekeepingthetissuefrombecomingdryandfragile.Thestickysubstancemeansbacteriacannotaccumulateandmultiplyeasily.Itisparticularlywell-knownforfightingbacterialikestaph,salmonella,E.Coliandcertainbacteriathatcaninfectthegutandcauseulcers.However,scientistscanonlysaythisforsureaboutMakunaandMalaysianTualanghoney.Wedon’tknowyetwhetherlocalhomegrownhoneyhasthesamepotency-orsafety.Ahotcupofteawithsomehoneystirredincertainlysoundslikeitwouldmakeyoufeelbetter.Butit’sdifficulttosayforsurethatitwill.Whenyouhaveacold,contactwithwarmwater(fromtea)mayhelptobustupphlegm(痰）thatblocksyourairways.Butsomesuspecttherealsecrettothequalitiesofacuppaisinthehoney.Therearestudiesthatsuggestthathoneydoesworkaswellorbetterthancoughsuppressant（抑制性的）drugslikeRobitussin.Mostofthese,however,wereconsideredbytheacademicworldtobewidelymisinterpretedbythemedia.Oneofthefindingsthatseemedtohavegiventhehoneytrendsomeadditionallegscamefromastudythatsaidtherewas“nodifference”,statisticallyspeaking,betweenhoneyandoneparticularcoughsuppressant.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Honeyhasmoremineralsthansugar.B．Honeycanbeusedtotreatwounds.C．Thesweetnessinhoneycanfightbacteria.D．Allkindsofhoneycanactasmedicines.2、Whatistheauthor'sattitudewhenitcomestothefunctionsofhoney?A．ObjectiveB．CriticalC．SupportiveD．Skeptical3、Whatmightbetalkedaboutnext?A．Honeywillbewidelyusedinotherfields.B．Honeywillnotberecommendedinmedicaltreatmentanymore.C．Otherstudiesshowedhoneyworkedbetterthansomecoughmedicines.D．Otherstudiesshowedneitherhoneynorsomecoughmedicinesfunctionedwell.Text2EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionprocessinhighereducation.TheNationalCenterforEducational

StatisticsreportedthatU.S.collegesanduniversitiesreceivedmorethan9millionapplicationsbetween2013and2014.Theschoolsadmittedmorethan5millionstudentsinthattime.Butanewreportsaysthattheproblemisnotaboutthenumberofstudentsthatarebeingadmitted,butratherhowstudentsareselected.TheHarvardSchoolofGraduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedthereportinJanuary2016,called“TuringtheTide---MakingCaringCommon”.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkins,the

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DirectorforEducationalPolicy,saysthatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent’sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedwithastudent’shighschoolgradesandstandardized

testresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodogoodintheworld.Thereportalsosuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Movingattentionawayfromacademicabilitywillmakeprocesslessaboutcompetition,thereportsays.Studentswillfeellessstressaboutmeetinghigherandhigherexpectation.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirector,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchange.Hesaidthatnorealchangehashappenedyetandthatevenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.“Manyoftheinstitutionsthathavesupportedthefindingsinthereportaretheveryinstitutionsthathavethemostcompetitiveadmissionprocessesinthecountry,"Schaeffersaid.1、Whatistheproblemoftheadmissionprocessaccordingtothereport?A．TheschoolsasksocialresponsibilitiesfromtheapplyingstudentsB．Theschoolsattachimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionofficersonlyconsiderpersonalqualities2、Whichofthefollowingdocollegesaskofapplicantsexcept?A．Theirreasonstoattendtheschool.B．Adescriptionoftheirinterests.C．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、Whatdoestheauthor’sattitudetothereportoftheadmissionprocess?.A．Supportive.B．DoubtfulC．NeutralD．Negative4、Thecritic,BobSchaeffer,thinksthat.A．someschoolsdon'tdowhattheybelieveisrightB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．notenoughschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．historyhasprovedthatallchangesaregoodText3Laughterispartoftheuniversalhumanvocabulary.Allmembersofthehumanspeciesunderstandit.UnlikeEnglishorFrenchorSwahili,wedon’thavetolearntospeakit.Werebornwiththecapacitytolaugh.Verylittleisknownaboutthespecificbrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughter.Contrarytofolkwisdom,mostlaughterisnotabouthumor;itisaboutrelationships.Tofindoutwhenandwhypeoplelaugh,Iwentwithseveralassistantstolocalmallsandrecordedwhathappenedjustbeforepeoplelaughed.Overa10-yearperiod,westudiedover2,000casesofnaturallyoccurringlaughter.Wefoundthatmostlaughterdoesnotnecessarilyfollowjokes.Peoplemaylaughafteravarietyofstatements,suchas,“HerecomesMary,”“Howdidyoudoonthetest?”or“Doyouhavearubberband?”Thesecertainlyaren’tjokes.Webelievelaughterevolvedfromthepanting(喘氣的)behaviorofourancientancestors.Today,ifwetickle(使發(fā)癢)chimps,theydon’tlaugh.But,instead,theyproduceapantingsound.That’sthesoundofapelaughter,andit’stherootofhumanlaughter.Apeslaughinthekindsofsituationsthatleadtohumanlaughter,likegamesthatinvolvechasing.Otheranimalsproducesoundsduringplay,buttheyaresodifferentfromlaughter.Rats,forexample,producehighsoundsduringplayandwhentickled,buttheseareverydifferentinsoundfromhumanlaughter.Laughterisoftenpositive,butitcanbenegativetoo.There’sadifferencebetween“l(fā)aughingwith”and“l(fā)aughingat”.Peoplewholaughatothersmaybetryingtodrivethemoutofthegroup.Noonehasactuallycountedhowmuchpeopleofdifferentageslaugh,butyoungchildrenprobablylaughthemost.Atages5and6weprobablylaughmorethanatanyothertimes.Adultslaughlessthanchildren,probablybecausetheyplayless.Worknowunderwaywilltellusmoreaboutthebrainmechanismsbehindlaughter,howithasevolved,andwhywe’resosusceptibletotickling.1、Whatwasthepurposeofthedecade’sresearch?A．Toprovethatpeoplelaughbecauseofhumour.B．Tofindouttherealreasonforpeopleslaughter.C．Toresearchpeoplesdifferentreactiononjokes.D．Torecordconversationsamongshoppersinmalls.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Peoplewhoplaymoretendtolaughmore.B．Apesproducehighsoundswhentickled.C．Scientistsknowthebrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughterwell.D．Thesituationsinwhichapeslaughareverydifferentfromthoseinwhichhumanslaugh.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“susceptible”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Sensitive. B．Flexible.C．Addictive. D．Reliable.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImpactofLaughterB．TheMeaningofLaughterC．ABigMystery:WhyDoWeLaugh?D．Laughter:TheMostBeautifulWordsText4Plantsarefloweringfasterthanscientistspredicted(預(yù)測)inreactiontoclimatechange,whichcouldhavelongdamagingeffectsonfoodchainsandecosystems.Globalwarmingishavingagreateffectonhundredsofplantandanimalspeciesaroundtheworld,changingsomelivingpatterns,scientistssay.Increasedcarbondioxide(CO2)intheairfromburningcoalandoilcanhaveaneffectonhowplantsproduceoxygen,whilehighertemperaturesandchangeablerainfallpatternscanchangetheirpatternsofgrowth.“Predictingspecies,reactiontoclimatechangeisamajorchallengeinecology,”saidtheresearchersofseveralU.S.universities.Theysaidplantshadbeenthekeyobjectofstudybecausetheirreactiontoclimatechangecouldhaveaneffectonfoodchainsandecosystemservices.Thestudy,publishedontheNaturewebsite,usesthefindingsfromplantlifecyclestudiesandexperimentsacrossfourcontinentsand1,634species.Itfoundthatsomeexperimentshadunderestimated(低估)thespeedoffloweringby8.5timesandleafingby4times.“Acrossallspecies,theexperimentsunder-predictedthespeedoftheadvance—forbothleafingandflowering—thatresultsfromtemperatureincrease,”thestudysaid.Thedesignoffutureexperimentsmayneedtobeimprovedtobetterpredicthowplantswillreacttoclimatechange,itsaid.PlantsarenecessaryforlifeontheEarth.Theyarethebaseofthefoodchain,usingphotosynthesis(光合作用)toproducesugarfromcarbondioxideandwater.Theyletoutoxygenwhichisneededbynearlyeveryorganismontheplanet.Scientistsbelievetheworld’saveragetemperaturehasrisenbyabout0.8℃since1900,andnearly0.2℃everytenyearssince1979.Sofar,effortstocutemissions(排放)ofplanet-warminggreenhousegasesarenotseenasenoughtopreventtheEarthheatingupbeyond2℃thiscentury—apointscientistssaywillbringthedangerofachangeableclimateinwhichweatherextremesarecommon,leadingtodrought,floods,cropfailuresandrisingsealevels.1、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?A．Plants’reactiontoweathercouldhavedamagingeffectsonecosystems.B．Theincreasingspeedoffloweringisbeyondscientists’expectation.C．Climatechangeleadstothechangeoffoodproductionpatterns.D．Foodchainshavebeenseriouslydamagedbecauseofweather.2、WecanlearnfromthestudypublishedontheNaturewebsitethat.A．plants’floweringis8.5timesfasterthanleafingB．thereare1,634plantspeciesonthefourcontinentsC．scientistsshouldimprovethedesignoftheexperimentsD．theexperimentsfailedtopredicthowplantsreacttoclimatechange3、Scientistspayspecialattentiontothestudyofplantsbecause.A．theycanprovetheclimatechangeclearlyB．theyareveryimportantinthefoodchainsC．theyplayaleadingroleinreducingglobalwarmingD．theyaregrowingandfloweringmuchfasterthanbefore4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsabouttheworld’stemperature?A．Itneedstobecontrolledwithin2℃inthiscentury.B．Itschangewillleadtoweatherextremes.C．Itis0.8℃higherin1979thanthatof1900.D．Ithasrisennearly0.2℃since1979.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Theworld’slongestseabridge,theHongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridge,linksHongKongandMacautomainlandChina1．tookoveradecadetoconstructAfewartificialislandswerebuiltinthePearlRiverDelta2．(provide)thesupportsforthebridgeThereis3．4．7-kilometreunderwatertunnelinthemiddleofthebridge,5．a(chǎn)llowsshipstosailthroughtheDeltaThebridgewill6．(great)cutthetimeittakestotravelfrommainlandChinatoHongKongandMacauIt’sbelievedthatupto29,000cars7．(cross)thesealinkdailyaroundtheyear8．HongKongwillbecomealotmoreaccessibleforgoodsandtrade,9．(attract)morebusiness,sothisbridgeis10．(benefit)toitseconomyThebridgewillbeopentopeopletodriveacrossitHowever,car11．(own)willnotbeabletodriveacrossthebridgeunlesstheyhaveaspecialpermitMostpeoplewilltakeashuttlebusComparedwithdrivingacar,thiswillbemuch12．(cheap)Onlineshoppingiscomingintofashioninmostcities,wherepeopleareabletomakefulluseoftherapidly-developedInternettechnologyNowadays,canwefindaperson1．hasnotexperiencedonlineshopping?DefinitelynotOnlineshopping2．(welcome)bymostpeopleduetovariousreasonsFromthepointsof3．(consume),itcansavesometimeforpeoplewhodon’thavemuchsparetimeJustclickthemouse,andtheycangetwhatevertheywantquicklywhile4．(stay)athomeFortheretailers(零售商),itcancutsomecostsforthosewhodon’thavemuchfundsComparedwiththe5．(tradition)trademode,theydon’thavetospendmoneyinrentingahouse6．,therearestillsomedisadvantages7．onlineshoppingFirst,alackofaface-to-facedealmakesonlineshoppinglessreliableandtrustworthySecond,peoplewilllose8．funofbargaining9．isundeniable(不可否認(rèn)的)thatshoppingontheInternethasbecomeatrendinmodemsocietyIt’sofgreaturgencythatweneedtomaketherelativelawstomeettherapid10．(grow)ofonlineshoppingOnlyinthiswaycanweenjoythepleasureandconvenienceofonlineshoppingwithouttheconcernofbeingcheatedSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoEnjoyLifeAsaTeenThe"bestyearsofyourlife"?Maybenot,butyoucanlearntomakethemostofyourhighschooldays.Herearesometipsforyou.Learntoappreciatesmallthings.Whetherit'shavingacomputer,havingfriends,havingagoodsupplyoffood,abedtosleeponandthefamilythatlovesyou.1、．Behappy,andlifewillrewardyou..Rememberthatthesearethelastfewyearsyouwillbeabletoenjoyyourselfwithouthavingtoworryabouttheresponsibilityofanadult,butmakesureyouprepareyourselfforwhenyoudobecomeone.Whenyouactuallybecomeanadult,you'lllearntolovethatresponsibilityandyouprobablyneverwanttogoback.Chooseyourfriendswisely.Unlikewhatmanyarticlesstate,youdon'thavetobepopularandhaveagazillionfriendstobehappy.Infact,manyofthe"friends"youhavewhenyouarepopulararenottruefriends.2、Thesearepeoplewhoshopatthesamestoreasyou;notsomeonewhowillsympathizewithyouwhenyourdogdies.Playasportorworkout.3、Ifyouarenotgoodatsports,joinaband.Beingconfidentinyourappearancemakesyoumoreconfidentinotherareas.4、Participatinginclubs,activities,andsportsincreasesyourchancesofmeetingnewfriends.Whileyouonlyneed4or5closefriends,thatdoesn'tmeanyoushouldn'ttrytomeetnewpeople.Participatinggivesyousomethingtodoinsteadofsittingboredathomeandwallowinginself-pity.Youcanpursueinterestsyouenjoy.Videogames,forexample,aregoodifyou'rethetypewhocangetintothatkindofthing.5、Useyour"hobbytime"toeitherA)Volunteer(togainpracticalskillsforcollegeapps,jobresumes,andscholarships)B．Learnaninstrument,orgetintosomethingelseinthecreativefieldlikepaintingordance,becausethisisthetimetostartdevelopinganduncoveringpassionsthatmightotherwiseliedormant.A．Besociable.B．Workingisagreatwaytogainexperienceandtomeetotherpeople.C．Youshouldalsofindahobbythatismeaningfulorpractical.D．Havingahealthybodyleadstoahealthyandhappymind.E.Rememberthatthepointoflifeisforyoutoenjoyit.F.Trytohavefriendsthatlikeyouwhoyouare,notjustbecauseyouarewearingacertainbrandofshoesorsomethinglikethat.G.About90%ofthegirlsorguysyoutalktowilllikeyouback,onlyabout10%probablywillrejectorbadmouthyou.Examtakingisatiringprocess.1、Sometimesyouhavetopaymuchattentiontothebooksandtrytoputeverythingintoyourbrain.Othertimes,though,youjustdon’tknowwhattodowiththeloadsoflessonstostudyabout.Herearesometipsonbetterpreparingforatest.·MotivateFirstyoushouldmot