2023年梅州市五華縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題含解析

2023年梅州市五華縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IrecentlyvisitedIndiatomeetwomenwithAIDS.HavingAIDSisconsideredasamarkofdisgraceandthepunishmentisabandonment.Mostofthesewomenhadbeen1bytheirfamily.WhatI2mostishowmuchtheywantedtotouchmeandbetouchedasifphysical3somehowprovedtheir4.Ispenttimewiththedyingandsawrowsofcots(帆布床).Everycotwas5exceptforoneinthecorner,soIwentthere,hopingtoprovidesomehelp.The6wasawomaninher30s.Shehad7eyesandwasskinny.8,Isuddenlyfelthelpless.Ihadnothingto9her.Icouldn’tsaveher,either.I10downandreachedouttotouchher-andwhenshe11myhand,shegrabbeditandwouldn'tletgo.Wehadbeentheretogetherforawhilewhenshepointedupward.Ittookmesometimeto12thatshewantedtogouptotheroofandsitoutside.Itwasgetting13andthesunwasgoingdown,andnooneseemed14totakeherupstairs.Icarriedherup.Shesatonachair,facingthewestandwatchingthe15Iremindedtheworkersto16herlater.ThenIhadtoleave.Butshenever17me.Sometimesit’sthepeopleyoucan'thelpwho18youthemost.Optimismisn'tapassiveexpectationthatthingswillgetbetter.Itisa(n)19thatwecanmakethingsbetterandwecanhelppeople,ifwedon'tlosehopeanddon'tlook20.1、A．beaten B．a(chǎn)bandoned C．scolded D．cheated2、A．value B．complain C．remember D．wonder3、A．excitement B．collision C．pleasure D．contact4、A．birth B．failure C．worth D．future5、A．occupied B．a(chǎn)ttended C．made D．covered6、A．patient B．witness C．nurse D．worker7、A．shining B．beautiful C．sorrowful D．greedy8、A．Otherwise B．However C．Instead D．Besides9、A．entertain B．protect C．convince D．offer10、A．knelt B．calmed C．went D．jumped11、A．pushed B．felt C．shook D．warmed12、A．figureout B．getacross C．pointout D．putdown13、A．clear B．cloudy C．late D．windy14、A．brave B．determined C．confident D．willing15、A．night B．sunset C．roof D．performance16、A．treat B．save C．comfort D．fetch17、A．left B．forgot C．forgave D．thanked18、A．challenge B．confuse C．satisfy D．inspire19、A．opportunity B．promise C．belief D．intention20、A．a(chǎn)way B．up C．out D．backSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Ayoungmanwanderedthroughthedesertforfortydaysuntilhereachedabeautifulcastleatthetopofamountain.Therelivedthesage(圣人)thathewaslookingfor.Withconsiderablepatience,thesagelistenedattentivelytothereasonfortheboy’svisit,buttoldhimthatatthatmomenthedidnothavetimetoexplaintohimthesecretofhappiness.Hesuggestedthattheyoungmantakeawalkaroundhispalaceandcomebackintwohours’time.“However,Iwanttoaskyouafavor,”headded,bandingtheboyateaspoon,inwhichhepouredtwodropsofoil.“Whileyouwalk,carrythisspoonanddon’tlettheoilspill.”Theyoungmanbegantoclimbupanddownthepalacestaircases,alwayskeepinghiseyesfixedonthespoon.Attheendoftwohourshereturnedtothepresenceofthewiseman.“So,”askedthesage,“didyouseethePersiantapestries(掛毯)hanginginmydiningroom?DidyouseethefantasticgardenthattheMasterofGardenersspenttenyearsincreating?”Embarrassed,theyoungmanadmittedthathehadseennothing.“So,gobackandseethewondersofmyworld,”saidthewiseman.“Youcan’ttrustamanifyoudon’tknowhishouse.”Nowmoreatease,theyoungmantookthespoonandwanderedagainthroughthepalace,thistimepayingattentiontoalltheworksofartthathungfromtheceilingsandwalls.Hesawthegardens,themountainsallaroundthepalace,andthedelicacyoftheflowers.Returningtothesage,hereportedindetailwhathehadseen.“ButwherearethetwodropsofoilthatIentrustedtoyou?”askedtheSage.Lookingdownatthespoon,theyoungmanrealizedthathehadspilledtheoil.“Well,thatistheonlyadviceIhavetogiveyou,”saidthesage.“Thesecretofhappinessliesinlookingatallthewondersoftheworldandneverforgettingthetwodropsofoilinthespoon.”1、Whatwastheintentionoftheyoungmantotraveltolookforthesage?A．Toappreciatethemostbeautifulsceneryalongtheway.B．Toexperienceadventuresoftheoutsideworld.C．Tolearnthesecretofhappinessfromthewisestman.D．Tofigureoutwhetherthesagewasknowledgeableornot.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A．Thesagelistenedtotheyoungmanwithpatience.B．Theyoungmanmadeitasthesagehadexpected.C．Duringhissecondroundofwandering,theyoungmanappreciatedthewondersofthecastle.D．Theyoungmanwastooconcernedabouttheoilwhenhefirstwentaroundthecastle.3、Whydidthesageasktheyoungmantogoaroundhiscastlewithaspoonoftwodropsofoil?A．Becausehewantedtofindoutwhethertheyoungmanwasperseverant(堅持不懈的)inaccomplishinghisgoals.B．Becauseheintendedtolettheyoungmanknowthathappinesscameataprice.C．Becausehewantedtohelptheyoungmantouncoverthesecretofhappinessinanindirectway.D．Becausehewantedtolettheyoungmantrusthim.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Realhappinessconsistsinenjoyingourrightsandmeanwhilefulfillingourduties.B．Wecan’ttrustamanunlesswegetfamiliarwithhishouse.C．Thesearchforthesecretofhappinessdemandsourdevotion.D．It’snoteasytokeepbalancebetweenenjoymentandcommitment.Text2NeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedprey（獵物）hasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey'velosttheelementofsurprise.Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled"iCow",whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers.TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle'sdeath.TheAfricanlionisavulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds."Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietly,andcarefullytotheirprey,getclose,andjumponthemunseen,"hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit.Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjustapromisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,equippedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredators（捕食者）andprey.1、TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto.A．killthelionsB．scareoffPredatorsC．identifycattleD．havefun2、Whenhunting,lionsliketo.A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vulnerable"meaninthethirdparagraph?A．badlybehavedB．likelytoattackC．easilycheatedD．easilydamaged4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．NeilJordangottheinspirationfromthepatternsonbutterflywings.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudy,morecattlewerekilled.C．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.D．Thefarmerswillcontinuetotaketheirrevengeonthelions.Text3Itisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel.Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacage,buttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatteraltogether.Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting.Afriendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswertoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandcalmsonecessaryinmoderntrafficcondition.Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough.Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaybenotabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies(奶奶).Anexperienceddriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotalblockagesthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings.Unfortunately,moderndriverscan’tevenlearntodrive.Yearsago,expertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmore

give-and-take

fromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.1、Accordingtothepassage,troubleontheroadareoftencausedby____________.A．roadconditions B．thespeedofmodernlifeC．thelargenumberofcar D．thebehaviorofthedrivers2、Inthewriter’sopinion,___________.A．driversshouldshowroadpolitenessproperlyB．stricttrafficrulesarebadlyneededC．unskillfuldriversshouldbepunishedD．driversshouldavoidtrafficjams3、Theunderlinedword“give-and-take”inthepassagemeans__________.A．politenessandimpoliteness B．willingnesstogiveintoeachother’swishesC．offeringhelptoothersasmuchaspossible D．goodmannersandbadmanners4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．RoadPoliteness B．TrafficProblemsC．BadMannersontheRoad D．GoodDriversandBadDriverText4I’m47yearsold.Twodaysago,yousentmeanemail,whichIdidnotanswer.Ididn’tanswerit,inpart,becauseIam47yearsold.Ialmostansweredyouremailafterbedtime,whichiswhenIhaveoftenansweredemails.Mylaptopwasputonmybedsidetable.Myhusbandsatonhissideofthebed,andheleanedbackandaskedmeifI’dgivenanythoughttowhetherthechickenswouldneedtobekeptawayfromtheappletreesafterhesprayedthemwithsomethingtokeepthebugsaway.Wemovedontothechildren’smathgrades,thentothewaytheyjusttaketheirsocksoffandleavethem,insideout,nomatterwheretheyare.IlookedattheclockandsawthatitwasnotasearlyasI’dthought,notforalotofthings,andsoweturnedoffthelight,andIdidnotansweryouremail.Youremailsatamongemailsfrombossesandeditorsandorthodontistsallthroughthenextworkday.Mychildrenwereatschool,andIhadnotyetmanagedtowrite300wordsninemoretimes.Ithoughtaboutansweringyouremailintheafternoon,whilemyolderdaughterandIwaitedoutsidetheschoolforhersistertofinishapianolesson.Mydaughterprobablywouldnothaveminded.Sheisalmost13,andsometimes,whenshesitsinthehousetextingwhileItrytotalktoher,IsprayedherwiththebottleIkeeponthecountertospraythecatswhentheystartscratchingthebackofthesofa.Icouldhaveansweredyouremailthen.Iadmitit.Wecouldhavesatthere,inpeacefulsilence,eachstaringatourphone.Ihadtimetoansweryouremail,andIdidnot.Isnuggled(依偎)myyoungestsonatbedtimethatnight,becauseheasked.Isnuggledhimeventhoughyouremailwascalling,andsomepartofmewantedtopullawayfromthetediumofbedtimeandreply.Replyingwouldhavefeltfreshandnew,whilebedtimefeltoldandstale.IwouldliketosayIsnuggledmysonanddidnotgiveyouremailonesinglethought,butthatwouldnotbetrue,anditwouldalsoberude,eventhoughitisastateofmindtowhichmanyofusaspire.Instead,Ihovered(懸停)somewherebetweenpresenceinthebedtimemomentandawarenessofyouremailandmanyothers.Ispendalotoftimeinthatgap,sometimesdraftingmentalresponsestoemails,whichIamlatersurprisedandsadtofindIhavenotactuallysent.ItispossiblethatIwillansweryouremaillater,inafewhours,orinafewyears,maybewhenIam57,andIwillbesohappytohaveyouremail.Wewilltradewords,andthosewordswillagainseemsorealtome,awholeworldinmylaptop,whereIlive,sometimes,becausethereissomuchthatisattractiveinthere,wheretimemovesfastandyetnevermovesatall.IwilltakemylaptopoutsideandIwillsitamongthetrees,listeningforthevoicesofchildrenwhoarenolongerhome,andIwillansweryouremail.ItisalsopossiblethatIwillnot—thatI,infact,willneveransweryouremail.Ifthatisthecase,ifthepeopleandtheplacesandthethingsaroundmestillpressuponmewithmoreurgencythanyouremailandsomanyothers,Ihopethatyouwillforgiveme.Ihavealreadyforgivenmyself.1、Whydoestheauthormentionchickensandthechildren’smathgrades?A．Becausedailyroutinestookupmostofhertime.B．Becauseshewastroubledbymanyunimportantthings.C．Becauseshewasmoreconcernedaboutherfamily.D．Becausesheoftenputoffansweringemailtillbedtime.2、Whatcanbelearntfromtheauthor’sdescriptionofherdaughter?A．Theauthorusedtoansweremailswhilewaitingforherdaughter.B．Theauthorwouldratherplaywithherdaughterthanansweremails.C．Theauthoranddaughterslikedtousetheirphonealone.D．Theauthorregrettedthetimespentonthephone.3、Whattonedoestheauthoruseinansweringemailsaftersnugglingherson?A．humorB．embarrassmentC．a(chǎn)pologyD．happiness4、Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A．Learntoforgiveyourselffornotansweringemailsintime.B．Theworldoutsideissoattractivethatweshouldenjoyitnow.C．Iwillsurelyansweremailswithoutchildrenaround.D．Answeringemailsisathingoflittleurgency.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenIwasten,Iwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“AChallengeinMyLife”Totalkbeforethewholeclass!Justimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwasthemomentIthoughtofthatwithsomanyeyesfixeduponmeIhadnoother2．(choose),thoughFirstIwastodraftthespeechandthatwasjustapieceofcakeforme,becauseIwasagoodwriter—somethingtopridemyselfinButthehardpart3．(lie)inmyoralpresentation;toreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed;Ihadtogivethespeech4．mymemoryandinfrontofsuch5．bigaudience!ArealtrialbeganwhenIstoodontheplatformwithmylegs6．(shake)andmymindblankHowmuchtimehadpassedby?Ididn’tknowMylistenerswerestillwaiting,patientlyandwithoutanysignsofrushingmeGraduallyIfound7．(I)back,givingoutmyspeechwithdifficultyFinallyIfinishedAfter8．seemedtobeahundredyears,IfoundmyaudienceapplaudingImadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappearedActuallywithmyconfidencebuildingup,InowturnouttobeagreatspeakerLookingback,Iknowthe9．(great)difficultyonourwaytosuccessisourfear;overcomeit,10．wewillbeabletoachieveourgoalsItwasmyfirstdayinHangzhou,theChinesecityfamousforits1．(nature)beautyandhistoryandIdidn’thavemuchtimetospareIwantedtosee2．muchofthecityaspossibleinthetwodaysbeforeIwastoreturntoGuangzhouMyfirsttaskwastodecidewheretogoandhowtogetthereItookoutmyguidebook3．therewasalotofinformationaboutthecity’swell-knowntourist4．(attraction)andstartedtoreadAtthatmoment,anattractiveyoungladywhonoticedmybookcameup5．meandintroducedherselfShesaidhernamewasBaiLiand6．(kind)offeredtoshowmearoundthecityIwasdelightedandwasabouttoaccepthersuggestionwhenshe7．(suggest)wefirstgototheWestLakeandwalkalongtheBrokenBridgeIlikedtheideaofvisitingtheWestLake,butwasn’tsosureaboutcrossingtheBrokenBridgeIfitwasbroken,didsheexpectme8．(jump)across?AndIcouldn’tswim,soifIfellinthenI9．(die)Thatwasdefinitelynotanattractiveidea,soIpolitelydeclinedher10．(invite),closedmybookandwalkedawaySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Howmanytimeshaveyoustartedtomakechangesinyourlife,studyacertaintopic,orstartacertainproject,onlytostopafterashortwhile?Itismainlyduetolackofmotivation.Itisaninnerdrivingforce.Inordertoaccomplishanything,youneedthedrivingforce.Howtogetmotivated?1、StartwithsmallgoalsItiseasiertodisplaymotivationinconnectionwithshort-termgoals.WhenIcomestolong-termgoals,itisalwayshardtosustainthemotivationforalongperiodoftime,unlessyouhaveastrongambition.2、Afterlearningtoawakenmotivationandincreasetheambition,youcanproceedtobiggergoals.3、Writingitdownwillhelpyoudescribeitinclearandbriefwords.Themorespecificitis,theeasieritwouldbetofocusonitandawakenthenecessarymotivation.Makeworkableplans.Withsmallstepsthatareeasytofollow,insistontakingatleastonestepaday.4、Whenyouseeagoalasdoable（可做的）,itwouldbeeasiertobecomemotivatedandenthusiastic.Readinspiringquotesrelatedtothetopicofyourgoal.Isuggestthatyoureadafewinthemorningandagainatnight,beforeyougotosleep.Youmayalsoreadthematanyothertimeoftheday.Youcanwriteafewonapieceofpaperorsavethemonyoursmartphone.5、Ifyouwanttomakechangesinyourlifeyouneedtostartthemnow,thisverymoment,andnottomorrow.A．AwakenthemotivationB．MakeyourgoalveryclearC．So,whatareyouwaitingfor?D．Hereareafewtipsthatcanhelpyou.E.Whatismotivation,andwhydoweneedit?F.Thisiswhyitiswisertostartwithsmallgoals,whichyoucanaccomplishquitefast.G.Thiswillgiveyouconfidence,andmakeyoubelievethatthegoaliswithinyourreach.Thekeytolosingweightistounderstandwhatreallymotivatesyou.Haveyoueverbeenexcitedaboutlosingafewpoun