2023年如東縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題含解析

2023年如東縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Onedayatthedaycarecentre（日間托兒所）Iwatchedamothertrytopickupherdaughter.ThegirlwantedtogotoMcDonald’s.Themotherreplied,“Susie,nottonight.Maybewecangotomorrow.”.Susie1droppedtothefloor,kickingandscreaming.“Iwantto…”Hermothertriedto2Susie’stantrum（發(fā)脾氣）.Finallyhermother3Iwassurprisedthatwecouldhavealmostanythingwewantedbythrowingatantrum.Thatdaymymother4meupearlybecauseweweregoingtoadepartmenttodotheshoppingfor5Day.Iwasexcitedtoseeatoytelephone.Lookinglovingly6atmymother,Iasked,“CanIhavethattelephone?”Shereplied,“Baby,notnow,but7youareagoodgirl,maybeSantaClausewill8you.”“ButMama,Iwantthattelephonerightnow,”Isaid.Mymother’seyes9andherhandtightened（緊握）onmine.“Becky,you10havethattelephonetoday,andifyou11youcanhaveaspanking（打屁股）.”Wewerestandinginthelong12,andIknewfrommyexperiencethatitwasnowor13SoIlaydownonthegroundandbeganscreaming,“Iwantthattelephone.”TiredChristmas14lookedasmymothercalmlysaid,“Becky,you’dbettergetupbythe15ofthreeorelse.”“One…Two…Three.”ButIwas16andbeganscreaming,“Iwantanewcar,Iwantsomejewellery,Iwant…”17,Istoodup.“Mama,stop,Mama,getup,”Itearfully18Shestoodup.Theotherswaitingbegantolaugh.Thenextthirtyminuteswascomplete19forme.Thenoneparentsaidtomewithasmile,“Ibetyou’llnevertrythatagain”.1、A．heavily B．immediately C．directly D．hopelessly2、A．cover B．free C．resist D．stop3、A．gavein B．gaveoff C．gaveout D．gaveup4、A．carried B．picked C．held D．sent5、A．Mother’s B．Children’s C．Christmas D．National6、A．down B．up C．over D．out7、A．if B．unless C．until D．while8、A．praise B．believe C．love D．help9、A．opened B．closed C．narrowed D．shone10、A．won’t B．daren’t C．mustn’t D．can’t11、A．lie B．risk C．scream D．steal12、A．line B．street C．row D．passage13、A．never B．ever C．later D．then14、A．managers B．sellers C．families D．shoppers15、A．noise B．count C．voice D．word16、A．a(chǎn)gain B．even C．still D．more17、A．bench B．mat C．counter D．floor18、A．Frightened B．Satisfied C．Embarrassed D．Amused19、A．begged B．resigned C．explained D．promised20、A．luck B．discomfort C．complaint D．a(chǎn)ngerSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1WhenOscarPistoriuswasconvicted(證明有罪的)murderlastmonth,thejudgedescribedthecaseasa“humantragedyofShakespeareanproportions”.TheParalympicathlete’sfallfromgracemadethiscomparisonappropriate:overcomingseveredisabilitytoreach“Olympianheights”,fallinginlovewithabeautifulmodel,and,inacoincidencethatwouldn’tbeoutofplaceinoneoftheplays,takingherlifeonValentine’sDay.Mr.Pistorius’stragicflawwasthathewasanexcessiveparanoia（偏執(zhí)狂）,whichshoweditselfinanenthusiasmforguns.Mr.Pistorius’scaseis,indeed,peculiarlyShakespearean.ButJusticeEricLeach,whodeliveredthejudgment,isbutoneofthosewhohaveturnedtotheplaywrightintimesoflegalneed.In2012,Britain’sHighCourtquoted“KingLear”inatrialregardinga“threatening”jokeonTwitter—theyeventuallyoverturnedaconvictiononthegroundsthatsocial-mediausers“arefreetospeaknotwhattheyoughttosay,butwhattheyfeel”.Achoicesnippetof“Hamlet”(“alittlepatchofgroundthathathnoprofitinitbutthename”)wasquotedina2008boundarydispute.“HenryVIII”wascalledforthbySenatorSamErvinJrduringtheWatergatehearings.ThecondemnationofDzokharTsarnaev,involvedinthe2013BostonMarathonbombings,wassealedwithlinesfrom“JuliusCaesar”:“theevilthatmendolivesafterthem;thegoodisoftenburiedwiththeirbones.”Lawyers’loveofShakespeareisappropriategiventhatmoreofhislinesaredevotedtodiscussinglawthananyotherprofession.Somethinkhisknowledgeofthelawwassodetailedthatthe“real”Shakespearemusthavebeenalawyer.AstudybyScottDodsonandAmiDodsonpublishedlastyearsetouttodiscover“themostliteraryjustice”ofthosecurrentlysitting(開庭),andwhichauthorswereregularlyturnedtoforquotablewisdom.The“mostabundantciterandthewidestread”wasfoundtobeAntoninScalia,and—nosurprise—WilliamShakespearetoppedthelistoftheoften-quoted,alongwithLewisCarroll.BothShakespeareandCarrollaccumulatedsixteenreferencesfromfivejustices.OtherpopularauthorsamongthebenchwereGeorgeOrwell,CharlesDickens,AldousHuxleyandAesop.ThewordsofShakespearearelikelytobesoundedaroundcourtroomsfordecadestocomeasmanyuniversities—particularlyinAmericaandBritain—haveincludedhimintheirlawcourses.HarvardLawSchooloffersaseminarwhichfocusesentirelyon“justiceandmoralityintheplaysofShakespeare”.King’sCollegeLondon’s“ShakespeareandtheLaw”modelisco-taughtbytheLiteratureandLawfaculties,andexplores“theroleofthelawinmediatingtheplaceoftheindividualwithinsociety”.Therearesensiblereasonsbehindthis;theUniversityofSouthampton,inlinewithrecentstudies,statesthatitofferstheopportunitytostudylawthroughaliteraryprismofShakespeare,Dickens,Kafkaandothersinorderto“helplawstudentstobecomemoreethicallysharp”.Astudyarguesthatreadingliteraryfictionmakespeopleshowempathy,challengeprejudice,andbemoreflexibleintheirdecision-making.Aliterarysensibilityenableslawyerstopresentclear,structuredopinionsandbriefs.ButwhatisitabouttheworkofShakespeare,inparticular,thatlendsitselftolegalquotationandreflection?Afterall,asRobertPetersonpointedoutin“TheBardandtheBench”,all37ofShakespeare’splayshavebeenquotedbyAmericancourts,inover800judicialopinions.OneanswerliesinthefactthatShakespeare’sstatusembodieshighculture;quotinghimseekstoinvestthejudgmentwithcredibilityandinduceasenseofhistory.Mr.Petersonnotesthatthiscan“drivedecisionsinauthenticways”.AnotheroptionisShakespeare’suniversality—everyonehaseitherread,orclaimstohaveread,playslike“Hamlet”.Hisworkshavebecomegloballyshared;theterm“Shakespeareantragedy”inducesarise-and-fallstoryevenifthelistenerisnotfamiliarwiththeworksthemselves.ThehorrifyingdetailsofMr.Pistorius’sactionsonthatnight,placedinafamiliarShakespeareanframe,helpsmembersofthecourt,andthepublic,tomakesenseoftheunnecessarybloodshed.1、WhyisOscarPistoriusmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.B．Toexplainwhyhewasannouncedguiltyofmurder.C．ToshowtheappropriatenessofShakespeare’scomparison.D．TohighlighthowShakespeareinfluencedhisconviction.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Studyinglawmakespeoplemoreflexibleinmakingrightdecisions.B．ThequotationfromShakespeareincourtwillkeepupinthefollowingdecades.C．TheaccusationagainstTwitterwasoverturnedbyBritain’sHighCourtin2012.D．ItisamustforlawstudentsinAmericaandBritaintotakecoursesinShakespeare’splay.3、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“embodies”inthelastparagraph?A．Creates.B．Shapes.C．Promotes.D．Represents.4、ThereasonwhyShakespeareisoftenquotedincourtisthat__________.A．heisuniversallyrecognizedasaproductiveplaywrightB．thequotationfromhimaddscredibilitytothejudgmentC．therearemanyprofessionallegaltermsinhisworksD．Shakespeareantragedyisgloballyreadbypeople5、Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A．Bylistingdata.B．Bypresentingexamples.C．Byanalyzingphenomena.D．Bymakingcomparisons.6、Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A．WhyLawyersLoveShakespeareB．FamousQuotationsfromShakespeareC．HowShakespeareCreatedPopularWorksD．TheMostInfluentialPlaywrightinHistoryText2TheUnitedStatesCongressisresponsibleformakingandapprovingfederallaws—rulesthateveryoneinthecountrymustfollow.Butexactlyhowdothoselawsgetmade?Theprocessisnoteasy，andittakesalongtime.Alawbeginswhensomeoneputsforwardanidea.Theideacancomefromanyone，butithastogettoaU.S.lawmakerwhowantsittobecomelegislation.Intime，theideaisfurtherdevelopedintoawrittenproposal，calledabill.Then，amemberofCongressofficiallyproposesthebill.Afterthebillisintroduced，itissenttoasmallgroupoflawmakers，calleda“committee”.Sometimescommitteemembersseekmoreinformationabouttheproposalbyholdinghearings.Sometimesthecommitteechangesthebill.Sometimesitdecidesnottotakeanyaction.Inthatcase，wesaylawmakers“table”thebill，orletit“dieincommittee”.Butnowandthen，thebillisofferedtolawmakersnotonthecommittee.Thoselawmakersdebatethebillfurther.Theymightchangethebillagain.Finally，thefullHouseorSenatevotesonthebill.Ifitdoesnotearnthemajorityofvotes，thebilldoesnotadvance.Finally，theagreed-uponbillissenttothepresident.Ifthepresidentsignsit，thebillbecomesalaw.IfthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressisofficiallymeeting，thebillbecomesalaw.ButifthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressisnotinsession，thebilldoesnotpass.Orthepresidentcanofficiallyrejectthebill.Ifthathappens，thebillisnotstopped.Instead，itisreturnedtoboththeSenateandtheHouse.Iftwo-thirdsofthesenatorsandtwo-thirdsoftheHousemembersapprovethebillonceagain，evenwiththepresidentobjecting，theyturnthebillintoalaw.1、Whoisthefirsttoproposeabill?A．Alawyer.B．Acitizen.C．AmemberofCongress.D．Acommitteemember.2、Whendoesabillfinallybecomealaw?A．Afteritissenttoacommittee.B．Whenthepresidentsignsit.C．AfteritreturnstotheCongress.D．WhileCongressisnotinsession.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Noteverybillcanbeturnedintoalaw.B．Anybodycanputforwardaproposal.C．If“tabled”，thebillhastobevotedon.D．Onceproposed，thebillcan'tbechanged.Text3Feelingsoftenrunhighwhereinsectsareconcerned,withmanypeopleevensickwhenseeingthem,letalonetouchorswallowthem.Andyetinsectspresentahugenutritionalopportunityasanincreasingglobalpopulationseeksmoresourcesoffoodandfeed.Insectshavegenerallyhighlevelsofanimalproteinandkeymicronutrientswithlowerenvironmentalfootprintsthantraditionalalternatives,andtheycanberaisedonleftovers.Butcultural,socialandeconomicproblemsremain,reportsanarticlepublishedtodayinNutritionBulletin.“Insectspresentanutritionalopportunity,butitisunclearhowtheirnutritionalqualityisinfluencedbywhattheyarefed,”saysDarjaDobermann,aresearcherattheUniversityofNottingham.“Inidealconditions,insectshaveasmallerenvironmentalimpactthanmosttraditionalwesternformsofanimalprotein;lessknownishowtoraiseinsectproductionwhilemaintainingtheseenvironmentalbenefits.”“Studiesoverallshowthatinsectscouldmakevaluableeconomicandnutritionalcontributionstothefoodorfeedsystems,buttherearenoclearregulationsinplacetobringinsectsintosuchsupplysystemswithoutthemturningintoamoreexpensiveversionofpoultry（家禽）forfood,”saysDobermann.Thearticlehighlightshowinsectshavebeenasourceoffoodforhundredsofyearsinmorethan100countrieswithover2,000speciesthatcanbeeaten;incentralAfrica,upto50%ofdietaryproteinhascomefrominsects,withtheirmarketvaluehigherthanmanyalternativesourcesofanimalprotein.Insectsneedtobelargeenoughtomaketheeffortofcatchingthemworthwhileandeasytolocate,preferablyinpredictablylargequantities.Theyareconsumedatvariouslifestages,asraw,fried,boiled,roastedorgroundfood.1、Whichofthefollowingistheadvantageofraisinginsectsforfood?A．Itwillofferpeopleworkopportunities.B．Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.C．Itwillreplacetraditionalfood.D．Itwillresultinlessleftovers2、WhatcanbeinferredfromDobermann’swords?A．Raisinginsectsforfoodhasbecomepopular.B．Raisinginsectscan’tsolvefoodproblems.C．Moreshouldbedonetoraiseinsectsforfood.D．Moremoneycanbemadebyraisinginsects.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph4standfor?A．Insects. B．Regulations.C．Feedsystems. D．Supplysystems.4、Whichisthepossibletitleofthispassage?A．HowtoRaiseInsects B．RaisingInsectsforMoneyC．InsectsSeemNoLongerUgly D．ANewSourceofFoodText4TothepeoplewhocametoChristopherMorleyParkinRoslyn,hehadnoname.tothem,hewas“theicecreamman”.Hewasjusttwohandsandasmilehandingbackicecreamfromthevan（面包車）window.Tome,hewasmyolderbrother,Andrew.Once,heworkedonWallStreet.Butlaterhespenthisdayssellingicecreamtoanendlesslineofkids,momsanddadsinswimmingsuits,perhapsdaydreamingofabeachfaraway.Alldaylong,whilehesoldbagsofpotatochips,cansofsoda,andalltypesoficecream,hewoulddothissortofroboticmotion—turntotheright,stoopdown,handtheitemoutofthewindowandcollectthemoney.Hisdrinkingdayswereovernow.Theynearedtheirendonenightafterhetookaseverebeatingwhensomeonefollowedhimhomeandrobbedhimwhenhewasdrunk.Itlefthimmemoriesofpainandmisery.Hewasdeterminedhewouldnevertakeanotherdrinkagain.Onedayyearslater,Iwenttolookforhim.Islippedintothehighdriver’sseatandsatquietlywatchinghimwork.Occasionally,hewouldaskmetohandhimadietrootbeerorabagofchipsforsale,allthetimebendingoverasheworkedthelongline.AsIwatchedhimsellicecreamfromavanwindow,hetaughtmesomethingaboutlivingthislifethatweallpassthroughtooquickly.Itwasalessonabouttryingtoliveitwithgraceanddignityandstyle,nomatterwhat.HediedinMarch1999.HehadservedintheArmyfortwoyearsinEuropeinthe1950s.Theygavehimasoldier’sfuneralwithafoldedflag.1、WherewasAndrewlikelytoselltheicecream?A．Onatrain.B．Inapark.C．OnWallStreet.D．Inasupermarket.2、WhatdidtheauthorthinkofAndrew’sjob?A．Busyandhard.B．Challengingbuttime-consuming.C．Honorableandwell-paid.D．Busybutbadly-paid.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?A．Therobbers.B．Thepainfulmemories.C．Theconsumers.D．Thedrinkingdays.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Torememberhisbrother.B．Totellaregrettablestory.C．Toshareasadlifelesson.D．Tostatehisattitudetowardslife.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Womenareattheirhappiestattheageoftwenty-eight,astudyhasfoundResearchersdiscoveredwomenfeelmostconfidentandhappy1．theirlovelifeandbodyshapeshortly2．theyreachthirtyTheageoftwenty-eighthasbeenpinpointed(認(rèn)定)asthetimeinawoman’slife3．theirhairlooksthebest,bodyshapeisatitspeakandconfidenceisatanall-timehighThesurveyof25-65-year-olds4．(record)theageatwhichwomenweremostcontentintwelvekey5．(area)oftheirlifeAccordingtotheresults,womenarehappiestintheircareerattwenty-nineandmostcontentwiththeirrelationshipsoneyearlateratthirty,despitehavingthebestsexattwenty-eightButallisnot6．(lose)fortheoverthirties,aswomenfeelmostcontentwiththeirfinancialsituationatthirty-threeandateasewiththeirhomeandfamilylifeatthirty-twoTheresearchfoundtwothirdsofwomenfeeltheyagemore7．(quick)thanmenItalsoemerged(表明)that56percentofwomenworryaboutlosingtheirlooksastheygetolderBut8．(drink)fromthefountainofyouthdoesn’tcomecheapastheaveragewomanwillspend￡600everyyearonbeautyproductsinabid9．(stay)lookingyoungTheresearchalsofoundwomenspendoverfivedaysayearontheir10．(beautiful)routine—anaverageoftwenty-twominuteseverydayLucy:BeforebeginningoursightseeingtourinChina,I'dbeglad1．(know)ifyouhaveanythingspecialinmindthatyou'dliketoseeTom:Itdoesn'tmattertome,2．wegoYoucanchoosesomescenicspotsthatyoulike,honeyI'dliketoreadthenewspapernowLucy:Youcanmakesome3．(suggest),tooIdon'thaveanythinginmindatpresentTom:OK,thenWhatabouttheGreatWall—4．ofthesevenwondersoftheworld?Wewouldn'twanttoleaveChinawithoutseeingitLucy:Isitfar5．here?Tom:No,I6．(check)thatontheInternetIt'sonlyabout50kilometersJust7．hourandahalf'stripbycarLucy:Good!Andwe'veheardquitealot8．theSummerPalaceI'dliketoseethat,tooTom:AllrightTheSummerPalaceAndthereareanumberofother9．(interest)places,suchastheTempleofHeaven,theMingTombsandsoonLet'swatchsomeTVnowLucy:No,you10．starttopreparesomefoodnowSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowNottoBeAwkwardNotatallusareoutgoingandreadytotaketheworldbystorm.1、Thisusuallyhappenswhenapersonisstillinhisorherteenyearsandgoingthroughthesocializationprocess.So,whatcanapersondotoovercomethistendencytobeawkward?Let’strytofindanswerstothequestions.StayinshapeanddressupwellSometimes,awkwardnesscouldbeduetobeingoverweight.Whenyouarelargeinsize,youtendtogetveryself-conscious.So,inordertoavoidthis,getintothehabitofexercisingeveryday.2、Ifyoulookasifyouhavejuststeppedoutofa1980’sfilmwhenactuallyitis2011,thereisnodoubtthatyouareboundtofeelawkwardaboutyourself?BeoptimisticAnothereffectivetiponhowriottofeelawkwardistoalwayskeepasmileonyourface.3、Ontheotherhand,asmiling,happyandpositivethinkingpersonisappreciatedbyeverybody.So,smilewhenyoumeetacquaintancesorevenstrangers,sayacheerful“Hi!”andautomaticallysomeofyourawkwardnesswilldisappearcompletely!ParticipateinteamactivitiesThisonereallyhelps.Awkwardnessgenerallydevelopswhenapersonremainsisolatedfromothers.So,inordertochangethissituation,joingroups.4、Joiningpeopleinbookreadingsessionsaswellasdebateswillhelpremoveyourawkwardness.Chooseanyactivityofyourchoice,suchasplayingteamsportsorjoiningadanceclass,andsoonyouwillfindyourcomfortlevelaroundpeopleincreasingdaybyday!DevelopyourpersonalityBeingabook-wormoranInternetaddictwillnotgetyouanywhere.Forself-improvement,takeupahobbythataddsmeaningtoyourlife.Learnsingingortryadventuresports.5、A．Learnhowtoendaconversation.B．Secondly,haveappropriateclotheson.CForinstance,ifyouareareadinglover,joinabookclub,D．Ifyoulooksad,nobodywillactuallylikebeingwithyou.E.Somethingassimpleaslisteningtomusicwilldowonderstoo.F.Manyamongusareshyandmayevenfeelkeptapartfromothers.G.AwkwardnesscouldbebecauseyoudonothaveanythingincommontotalkaboutThingstoKnowBeforeAdoptingaDogTheideaofgivingsomeonea