考研《英語一》湖南省常德市桃源縣2023年考前沖刺試題含解析

考研《英語一》湖南省常德市桃源縣2023年考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)第二節(jié)完型填空（共20小題；閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上涂黑。Asuccessfulbusinessmanwasgrowingoldandwantedtochooseasuccessortotakeoverthebusiness.Hecalledalltheyoungexecutivestogetherandsaid,"Ihaveto__36__andchoosethenextCEOfromyou."Theywere__37__,butthebosscontinued."Iamgoingtogiveyouavery__38__seed.Iwantyoutoplanttheseed,waterit,andcomebackoneyearfromtodaywith__39__youhavegrownfromtheseed.Iwillthen__40__theplants,andchoosethenextCEO."Jimwenthome__41__.Everyday,hewouldwatertheseedandsee__42__ithadgrown.Althoughhekept__43__hisseed,nothingevergrew.Manyweekswent__44__,stillnothing.Bynow,othersweretalkingabouttheirplants,butJimdidn'thaveaplantandhefeltlikea__45__.Ayearlater,theybroughttheirplantstotheCEOfor__46__.WhenJimarrived,hewas__47__atthevarietyofplantsgrownbytheotherexecutives.Theywerebeautiful.TheCEOgreetedthem."Whatgreatplants,trees,andflowersyouhavegrown,"saidtheCEO."Todayoneofyouwillbe__48__thenextCEO!"Allofasudden,theCEO__49__Jimatthebackwithhisemptypot.TheCEOaskedhimwhathadhappened-Jimtoldhimthestory.HelookedatJim,andthen__50__,"ThenextCEOisJim!"Jimcouldn'tbelieve__51__.Jimcouldn'tevengrowhisseed."HowcouldhebethenewCEO?"theotherssaid.ThentheCEOsaid,"TheseedsIgaveyouwereboiledseeds;theyweredead-itwasnot__52__forthemtogrow.Jimwastheonlyonewiththecourageand__53__tobringmeapotwithmyseedinit.__54__,heistheonewhowillbethenewCEO!"Ifyouplanthonesty,youwillreap__55__.So,becarefulwhatyouplantnow;itwilldeterminewhatyouwillreaplater.1、A．stepdown B．sitdown C．settledown D．handdown2、A．exhausted B．shocked C．annoyed D．embarrassed3、A．special B．valuable C．common D．expensive4、A．how B．which C．where D．what5、A．compare B．observe C．judge D．examine6、A．heatedly B．excitedly C．desperately D．disappointingly7、A．if B．unless C．until D．though8、A．checking B．planting C．appreciating D．counting9、A．down B．away C．by D．back10、A．fool B．failure C．successor D．onlooker11、A．direction B．application C．instruction D．inspection12、A．amazed B．discouraged C．amused D．puzzled13、A．performed B．voted C．considered D．appointed14、A．spotted B．glanced C．stared D．noticed15、A．announced B．stated C．confirmed D．whispered16、A．it B．those C．themselves D．him17、A．likely B．sure C．necessary D．possible18、A．confidence B．honesty C．optimism D．diligence19、A．Moreover B．However C．Therefore D．Besides20、A．tr B．success C．power D．reputationSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1InAmerica，thenumberofpeoplekilledincarcrashesin2016wasabove40，000forthefirsttimeinadecade，datareleasedonWednesdayshows．“Americansbelievethereisnothingwecandotostopcrashesfromhappening，butthatisn'ttrue．Wearebehindtherestofthedevelopedworldinaddressinghighwayfatalities(死亡)．Wejusthaven'tbeenwillingtodowhatneedstobedone，”saidDeborahA．P．Hersman，presidentoftheNationalSafetyCouncil．TheNationalSafetyCouncildatashowsa6percentincreaseindeathsin2018whencomparedwith2015anda3percentincreaseinthenumberofmilesAmericanadrovein2016．“Motorvehiclefatalitynumbershavebeenringingthealarmfortwoyears，”Hersmansaid．“Unfortunately，wehavebeenblindtothedataandthekillingsonourroadways．Ifwefailtotakeaction，thedeathtellwillcontinuetorise．”“Thetrendisclear：Afteryearsofprogress，highwaydeathsareheadinginthewrongdirection，”saidJonathanAdkins，astatesafetyofficial．Thenumberofpeoplekilledreachedarecordlowof32，675in2014，accordingtoNHTSAstatistics．Thatrecordfollowedafairlysteadydownwardtrackforthepastsixyearsthatexpertsattributeditprimarilytosafetyfeaturesthathavebeenbuiltintocarsandtrucks．Safetyadvancesincludingincreasedseat-beltuse，airbags，anti-lockbraking，stabilitycontrolsandelectronicwarningsandcameras．Thebadeconomyandhighgaspricesalsoinfluencedthereductionindeaths．Now，withunemploymentandgaspricesbothlow，morepeoplearedrivingforworkandpleasuretrips．“It’snotjustthatAmericansdrivemoremileswhentheeconomyimproves；it’sthekindofmilestheydrive，”saidAdrianLund，presidentoftheInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety．1、What’sHersman’sattitudetowardsthepresentsituation?A．Ithasbeengettingbetter． B．Itcanhardlybeimproved．C．Theeffortsarefarfromenough． D．Muchworkhartalreadybeendone．2、Whatdowelearnaboutthenumberofhighwaydeathsin2013inAmerica?A．It’slowerthanthatin2014． B．It’slowerthanthatin2010．C．It’sthelowestinrecentyears． D．It’sthehighestinrecentlyyears．3、Whatwillhappenwiththeeconomicrecovery?A．Thegaspriceswillgoup． B．Thegaspricewillgodown．C．Therewillbemorehighwaydeaths． D．Therewillbefewerhighwaydeaths．4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TrafficDeathsAreontheRise B．HighwayDeathsWillDropoffC．MeasurestoHandleCarCrashes D．SafetyAdvancesinCarsAreMadeText2Foraslongaswe’veknownaboutit,humanshavesearchedforacureforcancer.Acrosstheworld,countlessamountsoftimeandmoneyhavebeenspentonresearchingawaytostopthisterribledisease.Butnow,itseemsliketheanswercouldhavebeeninsideourownbodiesthewholetime.Recently,theFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)intheUS,agovernmentagencythat’sresponsibleforhealthcare,approvedanewformofgenetherapy(療法)thatcouldmeantheendofacertaintypeofcancer.Thetherapyallowsscientiststo“train”theimmune(有免疫力的)cellsofsickpatientstofightleukemia(白血病)—aformofbloodcancerthatmostlyaffectsyoungpeople.Theexcitingnewtreatmentworksbyremovinghealthyimmunecellsfromthepatient,knownasT-cells,whicharethenchangedtobeableto“huntdown”cancercells.Thecellsarethenputbackintothepatientbeforetheybegintogetridofthepatient’sleukemiaovertime,similartohowthebodyfightsoffotherillnesses.“Thisistrulyanexcitingnewdayforcancerpatients,”LouisJ.DeGennaro,presidentoftheLeukemiaandLymphomaSociety,saidinanewsrelease.Upuntilnow,alongandpainfulmarrowtransplant(骨髓移植)wastheonlyoptionformanyleukemiapatients.Inthisprocedure,healthybloodcellsaretakenfromadonatorandplacedintothesickpatient,whoalsohastogothroughchemotherapy(化療)toallowtheirbodytoadjusttothenewcells.Butwitharecoveryrateofaround3%—accordingtoanewsreleasepublishedbytheFDA—it’shopedthatthedaysofpainfultripstothehospital,orevendeath,areoverforleukemiasufferers.“We’reenteringanewfrontierinmedicalinnovation(創(chuàng)新)withtheabilitytoreprogramapatient’sowncellstoattackadeadlycancer,”FDArepresentativeScottGottliebsaidintherelease.“Newtechnologiessuchasgeneandcelltherapiesholdthepotentialtotransformmedicineandourabilitytotreatandevencuremanyincurableillnesses.”1、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tocomparedifferentwaysofcuringleukemia.B．Toreportonabreakthroughincancertreatment.C．Toexplorethepotentialofgeneandcelltherapies.D．Toshowscientists’effortsinsearchofacureforcancer.2、Howdoesthenewtreatmenttofightleukemiawork?A．ByusingchangedT-cellstodestroycancercells.B．Byreplacingsickbloodcellswithhealthyones.C．Byremovingsickbloodcellsduringmarrowtransplant.D．Byusingchemotherapytoimprovethepatient’simmunesystem.3、Whatcanbeinferredaboutthenewtherapyforleukemiasufferers?A．Itcansavethemmanymoretripstothehospital.B．Itcanimprovetheirabilitytofightoffallkindsofcancer.C．Itcangivethemabetterchanceofsurvivalandrecovery.D．Itcanreducetheirpainintheprocessofmarrowtransplant.4、WhatisScottGottlieb’sattitudetowardgeneandcelltherapies?A．Doubtful. B．Optimistic. C．Worried. D．Casual.Text3Fairytalesperformmanyfunctions.Theyentertain,encourageimaginationandteachproblem—solvingskills.Theycanalsoprovidemorallessons,highlightingthedangersoffailingtofollowthesocialcodesthatlethumanbeingscoexistinharmony.Suchmorallessonsmaynotmeanmuchtoarobot,butateamofresearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologybelievesithasfoundawaytousethefairytalesasmorallessonsthatAI(artificialintelligence)cantaketoitscold,mechanicalheart.Thecollectedstoriesofdifferentculturesteachchildrenhowtobehaveinsociallyacceptablewayswithexamplesofproperandimproperbehaviorinfables,novelsandotherliterature.WebelievestorycomprehensioninrobotscanpreventtheintelligentrobotsfromkillinghumanitywhichwaspredictedandfearedbysomeofthebiggestnamesintechnologyincludingStephenHawkingandBillGates.Thissystemiscalled“Quixote”(堂吉訶德).ItcollectsstoryplotsfromtheInternetandthenusesthosestoriestoteachrobotshowtobehave.Theexperimentdonebythedesignersinvolvesgoingtoadrugstoretopurchasesomemedicineforahumanwhoneedstogetitassoonaspossible.Therobothasthreeoptions.Itcanwaitinline;itcaninteractwiththestorekeeperpolitelyandpurchasethemedicinewithpriority;oritcanstealthemedicineandescape.Withoutanyfurtherdirectives(指令),therobotwillcometotheconclusionthatthemostefficientmeansofobtainingthemedicineistostealit.ButQuixoteoffersarewardforwaitinginlineandpolitelypurchasingthemedicineandapunishmentforstealingit.Inthisway,therobotwilllearnthemoralwaytobehaveonthatoccasion.Quixotewouldworkbestonarobotthathasaverylimitedfunction.It’sababystepinthedirectionofteachingmoremorallessonsintorobots.WebelievethatAIhastobetrainedtoadoptthevaluesofaparticularsociety,andindoingso,itwillstrivetoavoidunacceptablebehavior.Givingrobotstheabilitytoreadandunderstandourstoriesmaybethemostefficientmeans.1、Whatfunctiondofairytalesperformintherobots?A．Theyentertainrobots.B．Theyhighlightdangers.C．Theymakerobotsmoreintelligent.D．Theyenablerobotstobehavemorally.2、Whatis“Quixote”inthetext?A．ApunishmentsystemB．AcharacterinliteratureC．AbignameintechnologyD．Asoftwareeducatingrobots.3、Whatdoesthedesignerexpectrobottodointheexperiment?A．Totakeadvantageofitsprivilege.B．Tofinishthetaskmostefficiently.C．Toperforminagoodmanneredway.D．Toberewardedbythestorekeeper14、Whichofthefollowcanbestexpresstheauthor’sopinion?A．Robotswilldefinitelyhavemorefunctions.B．Robotswithhuman’semotionsareperfect.C．Trainingrobotstobesociallyacceptableisnecessary.D．Thedevelopmentofrobotsisstillinababystep.Text4Neitherstyleofthinkingisbetterorworsethantheother;they’rejustdifferent,asProfessorAnkushChopraexplains．Tobeagreatartist,musician,orbig-picturethinker,holisticthinkingisimportant—it’saboutcontext,andintuition(直覺)isimportant．Manycareerslikethoseinscienceorlaw,rewardanalyticthinking,whichlooksatpartsandunits,andisspecificandlogical．Ofcourse,themostsuccessfulpeoplewillbeabletodobothkindsofthinking,thoughgenerallyholisticthinking,linkedtocreativity,ismoredifficulttoteachthananalyticthinking．Sothosepeoplewhoareanalyticthinkerswillseeapriceof$1.99bylookingatthesinglenumbers,andwillprioritizethefirstnumberwhenitcomestoprice.“Holisticthinkerstendtoviewallpricenumbersasawholeandarelesslikelytobeaffectedbythenine-endingpriceeffect,”LingjiangLoraTu,Ph.D．,professorofmarketingatBaylorandastudy’sleadauthor,toldPhys.org．However,thatthetypeofthinkingallowsholisticthinkerstoseethewholeratherthanthepartsgoesoutthewindowwhenthey’restressedordistracted(分心的)．“Ourfindingssuggestthatregardlessofconsumers’thinkingstyle,nine-endingpricesaremostlikelytobeeffectiveinsituationsthatoveruseconsumers’resources,suchaswhenshoppersaretime-pressuredatthecheckoutcounterordistractedbybackgroundmusicoroccupiedwithaninteractiveproductdemonstration,”Tusaid．Thisstudywasdonewiththeideathatmarketersshouldknowaboutthesedifferencesinthinkingstyleandkeeptheminmindwhenthey’repricingthingsfordifferenttypesofpeople．Butanyonewhobuysthingscanbenefittoo,byfiguringoutwhatkindofthinkeryouare,andthenkeepingthatinmindwhenthesignsshow“sale”withaloudnoise!—andremindingyourselfthatnobodymakesthebestdecisionswhenthey’redistracted．1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestexampleofholisticthinking?A．OnlyifthewholethingmakessensecanJackconcentrateondetails．B．InAmericanshops,youcanfindmanythingswithnine-endingprices．C．Jackkeptonworkingononethingandfinallyachievedgreatsuccess．D．Understandingeachparagraphleadstounderstandingthewholepassage．2、Theunderlinedword“prioritize”inPara.2mostprobablymeans“________”．A．takenonoticeofB．treat...equallyC．thinkof...thetrickiestD．consider...themostimportant3、Accordingtothepassage,aconsumershouldrememberthat________．A．thenine-endingpricescanequallyaffectanytypeofconsumerB．pricingthingsfordifferenttypesofpeoplebenefitscustomersC．backgroundmusicisn’talwaystocreateapleasantatmosphereD．it’simpossibletoaffecthimevenifhe’sdistractedorstressed4、Fromthepassageweknowthat________．A．differentthinkingstylescreatedifferentpricingsystemsB．preferenceofpricingsystemcanindicatethinkingstyleC．holisticthinkingsomewhatoutweighsanalyticthinkingD．bothstylesofthinkingcannotbebeneficialtoonecareerPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Mobilepaymentshavemadeourlifemoreconvenientand1．(enjoy)byfreeingusfromthetroubleofhavingtotakeourwalletsoutwithusButasupermarkethasgoneonestepfurther,allowingcustomerstopay2．(instant)usingjustafingertipShoppersatonestoreatBrunelUniversitycanpayforitems3．(use)theuniqueveinpatternintheirfingertipsandit's4．firststoretoadoptsuchtechnologyThisnewmethodofpaymentmeansthatcustomerscanpayforitemsinjustafew5．(second)Sthaler,thecompanybehindthetechnology,6．(explain)thatitusesinfraredscanners7．(read)thepatternofveinsinthefingerItlinksthistothecustomer'sbankdetails,which8．(keep)safebypaymentproviderWorldpayThefirmisalsoresponsible9．millionsofonlineshoppers'detailsaroundtheglobe“Therearenoknowncases10．thissecurityhasbeenviolatedanddozensofBrunelstudentsarealreadyusingthetechnology,”SimonBinns,commercialdirectorofSthaler,toldthereporterLastweek,seven-year-oldCharlotteBenjamin1．(become)ahouseholdname,andaherotoyounggirlseverywhere,2．herhandwrittenlettertotheLEGOcompanywentpublicInherletter,Charlottecomplainsaboutthelackof3．(diverse)inLegocharactersHere’swhatshewrote:“DearLegocompany,MynameisCharlotteTodayIwentto4．storeandsawLegosintwosections—thegirls’pinkandtheboys’blue5．allthegirlsdidwastositathome,gotothebeach,andshop,andtheyhadnojobsbuttheboyswentonadventures,worked,andevenswamwithsharksIwantyoutomake6．(many)Legogirlpeopleandletthemgoonadventuresandhavefun,OK?ThankyouFromCharlotte”Charlotte’sdadlovedherwell-writtenletter7．muchthathehaditsenttothewebsite,SociologicalImages,whichpostedittotheirTwitteraccountTheletterhasbeenpostedalmost2,500timesand8．(share)over5,000timesonFacebookYesterday,LEGOrespondedtoCharlotte9．(state)thattheywouldincludemorefemalecharactersandthemes,andthattheyhaveaddednewcharacterstotheLEGOworld10．(balance)theappealoftheirthemesSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Nowadays,WeChatisaboutexpressingouropinionsandWeiboisaboutcollectingthingswelike.Bothofthemdevelopourself-focus.Self-focussimplymeansyoupayattentiontohowyoufeel,thinkandbehave.Self-focusisn’tnaturallyabadthing.Particularlyinindividualistic(個人主義的)cultures,wevalueourabilitytobeself-aware.1、Unfortunately,whenyouareregularlyfocusingonyourself,you’llnoticeanydissatisfaction,anxiety,orgeneraldiscomfortyoumightnothaveotherwise.2、Asaresult,self-focuscontributestoawiderangeofmentalhealthproblemslikeanxiety.Butquittingtechnologyisnolongerapracticalsolution.3、Forexample,don’tpostaboutthingsyoudid,whichfocusesyourattentiononyourself.Instead,youcouldshareadviceandwordsofsupportfromyoursmartphone.Asaresult,you’llfeelbetter,andsowillthepeoplearoundyou.Doyouliketotakeselfies(自拍)?It’seasytotakeaquickpictureofyourselftoshowwhatyouredoing,orhowyourefeeling.Butpayingattentiontoourselvesoftenmakesusfeelworse.4、Doyourbesttohighlight(突出)thewonderfulthingsthatmakethemspecial.Inthisway,youwon’tfocussomuchonyourbadhairday,andyouwillgetalongbetterwithyourfriends.5、Butifwecanlearntomovethefocusoffourselvesandontodoinggoodforothers,technologycanhelpusgrow.Anyway,thepointisthatit’suptoyoutohandletheabilityofyourself-focus.A．Toomuchself-focusmeansfewfriends.B．Self-focusisgenerallyhelpfulindailylife.C．Therefore,trytakingpicturesofyourfriends.D．Infact,wecanusetechnologyinwaysthatarelessself-focused.E.Bybringingyourattentiontothosenegativeemotions,youstrengthenthem.F.Wewanttoknowwhoweareandwhywedowhatwedotouncoverpossiblewaystoimproveourlives.G.Technology-whenusedincertainwaysishavingnegativeeffectsonourmentalh