考研《英語一》茂名市高州市2023年考前沖刺試卷含解析

考研《英語一》茂名市高州市2023年考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iamasocialworker.Iwantedtotelleveryoneaboutmyverydearfriendwhopassedawayafewmonthsago.Imethimmanyyearsagowhiledoingmyinternship(實(shí)習(xí)期)inthecountryprison.Hewas1aprogramhehaddesignedtohelpprisonerswithdrugandalcoholproblems.Hewasalways2newwaystobringhopeandhelptothesemenandtheir3.Oneofhisfavorite4wastheToyDrive.HewouldruneveryChristmasforthechildrenoftheprisoners.Hedidthisfortwentyyears5hissuddendeath.AslastChristmas6，Idecidedthatthistraditionhadtobe7，forthechildrenaswellasthe8ofmyfriend.Butthefilewherehekeptthenamesofthepeoplewhohadbeenhelpedbyhimovertheyearswas9.Ihadtostartanew(重新)andwithverylittle10!Istartedmakingphonecalls,explainingabouttheprojectandmy11.Iprayedeverynightthattheeventwould,12,beworthyofmyfriend.Tomygreat13,individuals,churchesandbusinessesbegantocomeonboardand,14,Ihadenoughtoystogivetoallthechildrenoftheprisonerswithsomeleftoverforthelocalcommunity15!WhenChristmasEvefinallyarrived,Ifeltveryhappy,thinkingIhaddoneallIcoulddoandreflectingonwhata(n)16ithadbeenforme.Iwasbagginguptheremainingtoys17iftherewasanyoneleftwhomightlikethem.Thenmyphonerang.Itwasmydaughter.She18toexplainaboutawomansheknewinKentuckywhohadfivechildren,oneseriouslyill,nohusband,noheatinginthehome,notoys!Oh!Howcouldwenot?MydaughterandIdroveallnight,fromNewYorktoKentucky,andthosechildrenwokeupinanicewarmhousewithplentyof19!Myfriend’s20ofkindnesslivedonthatyear,reachingallthewaytoKentucky!1、A．recordingB．directingC．a(chǎn)ttendingD．improving2、A．puttingupwithB．keepingupwithC．comingupwithD．catchingupwith3、A．familyB．groupC．companyD．club4、A．eventsB．sportsC．hobbiesD．games5、A．a(chǎn)fterB．untilC．becauseD．since6、A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．a(chǎn)pproachedC．followedD．finished7、A．carriedoutB．livedonC．livedoutD．carriedon8、A．benefitB．pleasureC．memoryD．favor9、A．a(chǎn)ctiveB．extraC．missingD．hiding10、A．pressureB．timeC．energyD．confidence11、A．a(chǎn)tmosphereB．impressionC．importanceD．difficulties12、A．somehowB．howeverC．otherwiseD．though13、A．curiosityB．disappointmentC．thoughtD．relief14、A．a(chǎn)bsolutelyB．occasionallyC．eventuallyD．generally15、A．a(chǎn)swellB．inparticularC．oncemoreD．a(chǎn)tfirst16、A．burdenB．pityC．honorD．discovery17、A．predictingB．realizingC．evaluatingD．wondering18、A．calledB．cameC．returnedD．drove19、A．chocolatesB．candiesC．flowersD．toys20、A．positionB．spiritC．courageD．a(chǎn)ttentionSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Educationisnotanend,butameanstoanend.Inotherwords,wedonoteducatechildrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.Insomemoderncountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionabletothinkthatbyfreeeducationforall–whetherrichorpoor,cleverorstupid-onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegreerefusetodowhattheythinktobe“l(fā)ow”work,and,infact,workingwithhandsisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessor.Wecanlivewithouteducation,butwedieifwehavenofood.Ifnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooktherubbishawayfromourhouses,weshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtowns.Infact,whenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlife,itmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythat,firstly,eachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityand,secondly,thatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosociety,andthatisverybadtobeashamedofone’swork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety.1、Accordingtothepassage,thepurposeofeducationis________.A．tobuildaperfectworldB．tochooseasystemofeducationC．toleteveryonereceiveeducationfitforhimD．topreparechildrenmainlyfortheirfuturework2、WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．It’shardforuniversitygraduatestofindjobs.B．Noonewouldliketodoworkwithhands.C．Educationisnotenoughtobuildaperfectnation.D．Universitygraduatesareashamedoftheirwork.3、Inthewriter’sopinion,________.A．a(chǎn)llthesocialproblemscan’tbesolvedbyeducationB．freeeducationforailprobablyleadstoaperfectworldC．freeeducationwonthelptosolvesocialproblemsD．educationcansettlealloftheworld’sproblemsText2Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture?Nuclearwindorsolarpower?AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)intheUS,itmightbeartificialleaves.Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownas

photosynthesis

(光合作用).Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisprocess.TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecial

siliconchipwith

catalysts(催化劑).Similartonaturalleaves,itcansplitwaterintohydrogen

andoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.Thehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuel

cell

(電池),usingthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricity,locatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehouse.Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercard,scientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobean

inexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries.“OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology”saidanAmericanscientist,Nocera.Anartificialleafisnotanewidea.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensive

andunstableforpracticaluse.Thenewleaf,however,ismadeofcheapmaterials,easytouseandhighlystable.Inlaboratorystudies,Nocerashowedthatanartificialleafcouldoperate

continuouslyforatleast45hours.ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera’srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerfulnew,

inexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergy

transformationinsidetheleafmore

efficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnowthenewleafisabout10timesmoreeffectiveatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalone.Besides,thedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailable.

Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon’thaveaccesstopurewater.Hopefully,eachhomecouldhaveaccesstothenewapplicationinthefuture.1、Thepurposeofthisarticleisto________.A．introduceanewkindofdeviceB．a(chǎn)skpeopletodotheresearchC．a(chǎn)dvertisethenewproductD．showtheprocessofphotosynthesis2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantagesofthenewleaf?A．It’slowincost.B．It’ssmallinsize.C．Ithasawonderfulfuelcell.D．It’sconvenientforpeopletouse.3、Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthetext?A．Nocerathoughtthenewleafisexpensivefordevelopingcountries.B．VillagesinAfricahavebenefitedalotfromthenewinvention.C．Siliconchipcanhelpthenewleafworkmoreeffectively.D．Theequipmentdoesn’tnecessarilyoperateinpurewater.4、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthenewdevice?A．Negative.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Uncertain.5、Accordingtothetext,whatwilltakeplaceinthefuture?A．Naturalleaveswilltaketheplaceofartificialleaves.B．Scientistswilldevelopmorewaystoproduceenergy.C．Thenewinventioncouldbewidelyusedinthefuture.D．Developingcountrieswillcontributemoretotheresearch.Text3Ilookaroundandcan’trecognizewhereIam.Itseemsfamiliarbutdistant.IseemyfriendsgatheredbyastagewheremusicisplayingandIrunover.AsIbeginrunningtowardsthem,theybecomefurtherandfurtheraway.Ikeepcallingforthem,butnoonehearsme.Istarthearingadistantalarm-likesoundandIamtransportedaway.Iwokeupinadaze(茫然)sittinginmybed.“Oh,itwasonlyadream,”Isaidtomyself.Ihavealwayshadvividandintensedreams.Sometimes,itfeelslikeIhaven’tevensleptbecauseIhavebeenlivingoutmydreamsduringmysleep.Today,dreamingisbeingstudiedevenmorethanever.Somesaythatdreamsarehowyourreceptors(受體)makesenseofrandomthoughtswhileyousleep.Somesaythatyoucan’tdreamofafaceyouhaveneverseenbefore,soeveryoneyouseeinyourdreamsyouhaveatleastlaideyesonatonetimeoranother.Otherpeoplethinkdreamsarewaysofexpressingstressorinternalfeelingsyoumaybeexperiencing.Alotofpeoplesaythattheyhavedreamsaboutbeingchased(追逐).Acommoninterpretationofthe“beingchased”dreamisthatyouarefeelingthreatened.Somedreaminterpretationsitessayyoushouldtrytoreflectonwhatorwhoischasingyoutogetabetterideaofwhatismakingyoufeelthisway.Anotherdreamthatisoftenexperiencedisflying.Thisdreamhasamuchmorepositiveinterpretation,whichisthatyouarefeelingfreeorhavebrokenoutofabadsituationsuchasarelationshipturnedsourorajobyouhate.Unfortunately,ifyouevenrememberyourdreamsatall,youforgethalfofyourdreamwithinfiveminutesofwakingupandwithin10minutes,youusuallyforget90percentofit.Dreamologists,peoplewhodevotetimetothestudyandinterpretationofdreams,suggestifyouwanttotrytorememberandstudyyourdreamsyoushouldkeepajournalbesideyourbedandjotdownwhatyoudreamtassoonasyouwakeupsoyoucanreflectonitlater.1、Dreamsof“beingchased”occurbecause________.A．youarefeelingthreatenedB．youjustquitajobyouhateC．yourfriendsarefarawayfromyouwheninneedD．yourreceptorsisalwaysthinkingwhileyousleep2、Whyshouldwekeepajournalbesideyourbedtoreflectondreams?A．Weneedtochasethosepeoplewhoappearedinourdreams.B．Weusuallyforget90percentofdreamswithin10minutes.C．Itcanhelpusgetoutoftheintensedreams.D．Itcanhelpussleepwellwithoutdreams.3、Wherecanwereadthisarticle?A．Inaposter.B．Inaphysicsbook.C．Inatravelingmagazine.D．Inasciencenewspaper.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyamIAlwaysDreamingB．HowIsMyDreamCreatedC．WhatdoMyDreamsMeanD．HowtoAvoidDreamsText4Itcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasiIy,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,loutthenIrealisedthateveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliariseourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.1managedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren’sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.1、Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren’sbooks?A．Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.B．Becauseshewasslowtolearnlanguage.C．Becauseshelikedchildren'sliterature.D．Becauseshecouldn'trememberanywords.2、Whatcankidsgetfromchildrens'booksaccordingtothepassage?A．Vocabularyandlisteningskills.B．Learningmethods.C．Wordsandstructures.D．Designingskills.3、Whatcausestheauthorfeelsurprisedwhilereadingchildrens’books?A．Graspingthecontextfromthepictures.B．Lookingupthedefinationsofwordsfromadictionary.C．Gettingfamiliarwiththeplotsofthestory.D．Understandingthewordssimplyfromthecontext.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．ReadingChildren'sBooksB．TheWayofLearningLanguagesC．TheMethodofUsingDictionaryD．MyGoodReadingHabitsPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Teachingasavolunteerteacherisquite1．experienceforZhangTianHebecameavolunteerteacherinavillageschoolinGuizhouProvince,2．(inspire)bytheideaoflivingindependentlyawayfromhomeHowever,noteverythingliveduptoZhangTian'shopesTheschool,withonlythreeclassrooms,wasmuch3．(small)thanhehadexpectedLivinginthevillagewasalsotougherthanhehadthoughtIttookhimalongtimetoadjust4．thelifethereThethoughtof5．(leave)onceflashedthroughhismind,buthequicklygaveitupandfoundwaystodealwiththechallenges6．(make)schoollifemorecolorfulforhisstudents,ZhangTianintroducedmoresubjectstotheschoolToughasitis,hehasenjoyedworkingwiththechildren7．makeshimmostsatisfiedisthathisstudentsareabletoread,speakandwriteinEnglishandtheycanlearnthelanguage8．(confident)Besidesteaching,ZhangTianalsocontactedcharityorganizationsforhelpand9．(teach)thevillagershowtoselllocalproductsonlineThe10．(contribute)hehasmadetothevillageissogreatthatthevillagerstreathimasoneofthemLastTuesday,ourclassinvited1．oldcraftsman2．(teach)ushowtomakedoughfigurines(面團(tuán)雕像)Whenthecraftsmancame3．theclassroom,we4．(give)himawarmwelcomeandtwoboyshelpedhimwiththetoolboxFirst,heshowed5．(we)thebasicstepsandskillsofmakingdoughfigurinesWestoodaroundhimandwatched6．(attentive)ThenwestartedtohaveatryourselvesTheoldmanwalkedaroundandhelpeduspatientlyFinally,weputthefigurines7．wemadeonthetableandtookpictureswiththeoldcraftsman8．(look)atthefigurines,wewereallvery9．(excite)Wehopewecanhavemore10．(activity)ofthiskind!SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Adailymultivitaminmaygiveyourwell－beinganextrabenefit，butifyou’veeverswallowedoneandfeltsickrightafter，youknowit’shardlyapleasantexperience.1、You’retakingvitaminsonanemptystomach.Vitaminsthataremoreacidinnature，likevitaminC，maycausenausea(惡心)ifthey’reconsumedonanemptystomach.VitaminsA，D，EandK，unlikesomeothers，maybebetterabsorbedwhennottakenwithfood.2、Vitaminsarelikemedicinesinthattheycanactoneachotherandothermedicinesyou’retaking.3、Someresearchsuggeststhatmultivitaminscouldcausesideeffectswhentakenatthesametimewithhighestrogen(雌激素)levels.There’salotofironinyourpill.Multivitaminsthatcontainalotofironorironsupplementsthemselvescancausenausea.Thisisespeciallytrueifyou’retakingthemoutsideofameal.Ironisinterestinginthatit’sbestabsorbedonanemptystomach，butit’shardesttotakeonanemptystomachbecauseofthenausea.4、Itmightdecreasetheabsorptionalittlebitbutit’sbetterthannothing.Allergicreactionsideeffects.Sincemultivitaminscontainsomanyvitaminsandminerals，allergicreactionsarecertainlypossible.Mildallergicreactionscanincludeitchiness(癢)andafewhives(蕁麻疹).5、Shouldyouexperiencemoreadvancedsignsofanallergicreaction，suchastroublebreathing，chestpain，widespreadhivesoraswollenfacialregion，visittheclosestemergencyroomimmediately.A．You’retakingvitaminswithothermedicines.B．Belowareafewreasonswhymultivitaminsmaybemakingyouill.C．It’simportanttodiscusswithanexpertthetimingofthesevitamins.D．Thesestomachissuescanbeextremelydisturbing.E．It’sbettertotakeitwithfoodthantryingtakingitonanemptystomach.F．Ifyouexperiencethesesideeffects，stopuseandcontactyourdoctor.G．Pleasereviewthecombinationstomakesuretherearenoharmfulinteractions.Englandistheperfectplaceforyoutotraveltoifyou’rethinkingabouttakingyourfirstabroadtrip.You’llneedtoprepareforthetripwithsomeinternationaltravelbasicsandmapoutarealisticitinerary（旅程）tomakethemostofyourexperience.GetYourPaperworkDone1、Ifyoudon’thaveacurrentpassport,you’llneedtobringyourpicturesandsomeproofofyourcitizenship—abirthcertific