2023年鞍山市考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷含解析

2023年鞍山市考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whenwe’reyoung,especiallyinourtwentiesoreventhirties,wemayfeeluncertainaboutourfuture.ForyearsIhavehadnoideawhatIhavebeendoingwithmylife,Iwasathirty-year-oldlawyerinNewYork.1beingalawyerwasnevermydreamorgoalinlife.Ihonestlywantedtobeawriter.Ihaveagreat2andwouldwriteamazingstoriesinmyhead.ButIalwaysknewthatbeingawriterwas3possibleformebecauseitwasabetter4decisiontostayalawyer.Lately,Icouldn’tfallasleep5myusualtimeof10p.m.andwhenIdidfallasleepIhadthesamedream6.Thedreamstartswithmeintheocean7togoforaswimandI’msearchingforsomething,butIstartto8andhavenocontrolovermy9.ThenalightshinesthroughthewatersandwhenIlookup,allIcan10ismyselfinabrightwhitemomwritinga11.ThenIhearavoicesay12,“Nowisthetimetotrysomethingnew:nowisthetimetotrysomethingnew.Somethingindescribablealwaysstayedinmymind.Itwasn’tjustadream;itwasmy13tomakesomethinggoodoutofmylife.Thatafternoon,I14myjobatthelawfirmandIcouldn’thavebeenany15.Mylifestartedat30,andeveryday16thatpointIhaven’tstoppedenjoyinglife.Istartedto17andhavebeenonthebest-sellerslistforthelasttwomonths.Thingshavedefinitely18well.19isagoodthing;itgivesusanopportunitytotakeachance.SomytwofavoritewordsIlivebyandso20youare“changeandchance”1、A．However B．Because C．But D．So2、A．information B．determination C．memory D．imagination3、A．a(chǎn)lways B．never C．a(chǎn)lmost D．ever4、A．original B．essential C．financial D．crucial5、A．by B．on C．a(chǎn)t D．in6、A．inthelongterm B．a(chǎn)llatonce C．onthewhole D．a(chǎn)gainandagain7、A．getting B．trying C．a(chǎn)greeing D．remembering8、A．drown B．scream C．escape D．float9、A．body B．life C．feet D．head10、A．imagine B．see C．feel D．hear11、A．novel B．report C．journal D．letter12、A．unwillingly B．violently C．repeatedly D．sadly13、A．honor B．opportunity C．duty D．hobby14、A．got B．lost C．landed D．quit15、A．happier B．luckier C．worse D．better16、A．until B．a(chǎn)fter C．since D．before17、A．read B．write C．smile D．work18、A．putoft B．turnedoff C．cutoff D．come19、A．Change B．Dreaming C．Writing D．Chance20、A．should B．need C．must D．dareSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1PassingthroughtheAtlantaairportonemorning,Icaughtoneofthosetrainsthattaketravelersfromthemainterminaltotheirboardinggates.Free,andimpersonal,thetrainsrunbackandforthalldaylong.Notmanypeopleconsiderthemfun,butonthisSaturdayIheardlaughter.Atthefrontofthefirstcar–lookingoutthewindowatthetrackthatlayahead–wereamanandhisson.Wehadjuststoppedtoletoffpassengers,andthedoorswereclosingagain.“Herewego!Holdontometight!”thefathersaid.Theboy,aboutfiveyearsold,madesoundsofsheerdelight.Iknowwe’resupposedtoavoidmakingracialdistinctions(種族歧視)thesedays,soIhopenoonewillmindifImentionthatmostpeopleonthetrainwerewhite,dressedforbusinesstripsorvacations.AsIgotoff,IrememberedsomethingI’dwantedtobuyintheterminal.Iwasearlyformyflight,soIdecidedtogoback.Idid–andjustasIwasabouttoreboardthetrainformygate,Isawthatthemanandhissonhadreturnedtoo.Irealizedthenthattheyhadn’tbeenheadingforaflight,buthadjustbeenridingtheshuttle.“Iwanttoridesomemore!”“More?”thefathersaid,mock-exasperated(嗔怪模仿)butclearlypleased.“You’renottired?”“Thisisfun!”hissonsaid.“Allright,”thefatherreplied,andwhenadooropenedweallgoton.ThereareparentswhocanaffordtosendtheirchildrentoEuropeorDisneyland,butthechildrenturnoutrotten.Thereareparentswholiveinmillion-dollarhousesandgivetheirchildrencarsandswimmingpools,yetsomethinggoeswrong.Richandpoor,blackandwhite,somuchgoeswrongsooften.“Whereareallthesepeoplegoing,Daddy?”thesonasked.“Allovertheworld,”camethereply.Theotherpeopleintheairportwereleavingfordistantdestinationsorarrivingattheendsoftheirjourneys.Thefatherandson,though,werejustridingthisshuttletogether,makingitexciting,sharingeachother’scompany.1、Whydidthefathertakehissontoridethetrain?A．Totaketheflight.B．Toreceivesomeone.C．Toaccompanyandhavefun.D．Tobuysomethingintheterminal.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．Thefatherandsonwereblack,dressedininexpensiveclothes.B．EveryChildfromrichfamilyisnotashappyasthislittleblackboy.C．Parentsalwaysoffereverythingfortheirchildrentomakethembetter.D．Theshuttleisrunningalldaylongandfreeofchargetoeverypassenger.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FreeShuttleforthePassengersB．HappyBoywithFather’sCompanyC．RichFamilywithoutHappyChildrenD．MovedbytheFunnyFatherandSonText2ThreeFeetFromGoldDarby’sunclewascaughtbythe“goldfever”inthegold-rushdays,andwentwesttodigandgrowrich.Aftermonthsoflabor,hewasrewardedbythediscoveryoftheshiningore(礦石).Heneededmachinerytobringtheoretothesurface.So,withthe“strike”,hereturnedhome.AndwiththehelpofDarby,heborrowedalotofmoney.Afterbuyingthemachineryandhavingitshipped,UncleandDarbywentbacktoworkthemine.Thefirstcaroforewasmined.AndthereturnsprovedtheyhadoneoftherichestminesinColorado!Downwentthedrills!UpwentthehopesofUncleandDarby!Thensomethinghappened!Thevein(礦脈)ofgoldoredisappeared!Theydrilledon,butallinvain.Finally,theydecidedtoquitandsoldthemachinerytoajunkmanforafewhundreddollars.Thejunkmancalledinaminingengineertolookatthemineanddoalittlecalculating.Theengineer’scalculationsshowedthattheveinwouldbefoundjustthreefeetfromwheretheDarbyshadstoppeddrilling!Thejunkmantookmillionsofdollarsinthevein,becauseheknewenoughtoseekexpert’sadvicebeforegivingup.MostofthemoneywhichwentintothemachinerywasborrowedthroughtheeffortsofDarby,whowasthenaveryyoungman.Themoneycamefromhisrelativesbecauseoftheirfaithinhim.Hepaidbackeverydollarofit,althoughhewasyearsindoingso.Longafterward,Mr.Darbymadeanotherdiscoverythatdesirecanbechangedintogold.Thisdiscoverycameafterhewentintothebusinessofsellinglifeinsurance.Rememberingthathelostahugefortune,forhestoppedthreefeetfromgold,Darbyprofitedbytheexperienceinhischosenwork,sayingtohimself,“Istoppedthreefeetfromgold,butIwillneverstopbecausemensay‘no’whenIaskthemtobuyinsurance.”Darbysoldmorethanamilliondollarsinlifeinsuranceannually.Heoweshis“stickability”tothelessonhelearnedfromhis“quitability”inthegoldminingbusiness.1、Darby’sunclewentbackhometo________.A．receivehisrewardB．seekfinancialsupportC．lookformorehelpersD．consultanengineer2、TheDarbysfailedinminingbusinessbecauseof________.A．quittingdrillingonB．thedisappearanceoftheveinC．theshortageofthemachineryD．competingagainstthejunkman3、Fromthepassage,wecanknowDarby________.A．wasunabletopayoffthedebtsB．minedhisgoldfromthefailureC．learnedalessonfromsellinginsuranceD．devotedhimselftomakingnewdiscoveries4、Theauthorintendstotellusthat________.A．hopesanddifficultiesexistsidebysideB．correctdecisionsstemsfromcorrectjudgementC．weshouldcatchitwhenanopportunitycomesD．wewon’treachourgoalunlesswepersistText3Eversincehisapplaudedfirstnovel,KazuoIshiguro,now60,hasmanagedtomaintainasteadyliterarydrive,asteadyamountofcreativespace,andasteadysuccessrate.TheBuriedGiant,Ishiguro’sseventhnovel,andhisfirstinadecade,isasriskyasitisattractive.Itisasorthistoricalfantasynovelfilledwithdragonsandknights(騎士）丨Itisasortofthesurface,butitisalsodeeplyhuman,rootedinthemesfundamentaltothehumanexperience:love,history,andtheabilitytorememberitall.JANEGAYDUK:Howwouldyoucopewiththeideaofmemory—ahugethemeinTheBuriedGiant—ifyouweretosetastorylikethatintheagewhereeverythingisonline?KAZUOISHIGURO:Oneofthequestionsthatattractmerightnow—IsupposethesearequestionsthataroseinmymindasIwaswritingTheBuriedGiant,buttherewasnoroominthebookitselfforexploringthem—wouldbe,wheredothememorybanksinamodemsocietyexist?AndIthinkthatquestionhasgottenreallycomplicatednow.MaybeinsimplersocietiessuchastheoneIdescribeinTheBuriedGiant—Idon'tthinkthosesocietiesweresimplebutperhapstheyweresimplerintermsofthisparticularquestion—youcouldpointtoyourlivingmemory,whattheoldestpeoplestillrememberaboutwhathappened,literallywhatishandeddown.JANEGAYDUK:Doyouthinkthischangesthenatureofhistory?Itusedtobewrittendownbyaselectfewpeoplewhobadthepowertoshapestories,butnowit’salmostlikeeveryindividualparticipatesinshapinghistoryandthought.KAZUOISHIGURO:Ifyouleavetheofficialaccountofanation’shistory,acommunity’shistory,tojustahandfulofpeople,Ithinkthat'samoredangeroussituation.Particularlyifit'sahandfulofpeople,whoareusuallytheupperlevels,whocouldwritethehistorybooksandthenhavethosehistorybookstaughtinschools.Ofcourseskilled,disciplined,andtalentedhistorianshavealwaysbeenvitaltoasociety,andIthinkthey’llcontinuetobevitaltoasociety,butinsomewaysIfeelencouragedbythefactthatsomanyordinarypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoputdowntheirimpressions;atleastthere'sthepotentialthattheirvoiceswillbeassessedandheard.Justasanexample,whenIwasresearchingTheRemainsoftheDay,whichisaboutanEnglishbutler(管家），IassumedI’dfindalotofaccountsbypeoplewhohadworkedinservicebecausethat'swhatanenormousproportionofpeopleinBritaindidbetweentheFirstandSecondWorldWar.AndIwasamazedtofindalmost.Therewerescholarlybookswrittenbyacademicsaboutthehistoryofboilers,hutactualpersonalaccountswrittenbypeoplelikethatwerealmostzero.Iguessit'sbecausepeopleofthatclassdidn'tfeelitwastheirplacetowritethingsdown,andtheyprobablydidn'thavethetoolsorthetime,orperhapstheeducationeventowritethingsdown,andsoconsiderablehumanexperiencedisappeared.Ithinkthereissomethingencouragingaboutpeoplebeingabletorecordthingseverywhere,butwithsuchamassiveamountofdata,thereneedtobeverycomplicatedmeansofcontrollingitanddecidingwhichbecomesthethingsthatdeterminethewaywerememberwhatweexperienced.JANEGAYDUK:Onthetopicoffinishingbooks,didyouwritepasttheofficialendingofTheBuriedGiantorwasthatyournaturalend?Ifelttheconclusionwaskindofacliffhanger.KAZUOISHICURO:Idon'treallythinkoftheendingasacliffhanger,butmaybeit'smoreambiguousthanIintended.ThatistheendingIalwayswanted,though.Withallmybooks,I'maimingforacertainemotiontocomeoverwiththebookasawholeandusuallythatistheemotionendingshoulddeliver.Ican’tdeliverthatemotioninanearned,properwayunlesstherestofthebookhasworked,soI'malwaysveryawarethattheendingisnotsomethingIaddwhenthestoryisfinished.Forme,theendingforallmybooksisthearrivalpoint;it’swhatI’vebeenaimingatallalong.1、Ishigurodidn'tdiscuss“thememorybanks”inhisnovelbecause.A．hewrotethenovelinthedigitaleraB．thenovelisnotcenteredonmemoryC．thereisnospacetotalkaboutitinthebookD．hedoesn'tthinkthesocietyinthenovelissimple2、WhydoesKazuoadmireordinaryindividuals’participationinshapinghistory?A．Becausetheirrecordedhistorywillbetaughtinschools.B．Becausetheycanmakeuptheirownhistory.C．Becauseordinarypeopleareimportanttosociety.D．Becausehistorycanbeviewedfromvariousangles.3、Whichexpressioncanbeputinthegapinparagraph4?A．somethinginterestingB．historicaldetailsC．somefamousfiguresD．a(chǎn)completeblank4、Theunderlinedword“cliffhanger''probablyreferstoa(n)_ending.A．a(chǎn)bruptB．normalC．unfinished.D．loose5、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.A．Ishgurodoesn'tliketheendingofTheBuriedGiantB．IshgurohasacleargoalbeforewritingtheendingC．IshguroaddsanemotionalendingonpurposeD．Ishgurodoesn'tcareabouttheendingatallText4Wehumansaresweetonsugar.Thatmakessense.Allanimalsneedsugartolive.It'sthefuelthatpowersourcells.Soit'snotsurprisingthatwe'reborntowantthesweetstuff.Sugarstoresthesun'senergylikeabattery.Afterameal,yourbodybreaksdownfoodsintotheirbuildingblocks.Itusessomesugarsforenergyrightaway.Therestgetstoredforthebodytobreakdownlater.It'samyththatsugarmakesyouextremelyexcited,buthavingasugarysnackcangiveyouaquickburstofenergy.That'sbecausethesugarsinsweetfoodsareeasyforyourbodytoturnintofuel.Whenyoueatotherkindsoffoods,likevegetables,ittakeslongerforyourbodytobreakthesugarsdown.Thesedaysit'seasytofindsweetsnacks.Sodas,candy,cakesandevenfoodsthatseemhealthy,suchasyogurt,canbepackedwithsugar.Foodmakersaddsugar,becausetheyknowthattohumans,sweetmakeseverythingtastebetter.Americanseatabout3teaspoonsofextrasugareveryday.That'swaymorethanwhatisgoodforus.Eatingtoomuchsugarcancausemorethanastomach-ache.Itcanmakepeopleoverweight,decaytheteethandevencausediabetes.However,expertsaren'tworriedaboutnaturallysweetfoods-theproblemisaddedsugar.Sogoaheadandenjoyasweetappleorevenasugar-richcarrotthatarealsofullofvitaminsandothergoodstuff.Evencakeisgreatonceinawhile,aslongasyoudon'toverdoit.Afterall,noonewantslifetobedull.Andyourbodyneedsitsfuel!1、Thefirsttwoparagraphsaremainlydevelopedby_'A．causeandeffect.B．problemandsolution.C．givingexamples.D．makingcomparisons.2、Peoplemaybetnckedintoeatingtoomuchsugarbecause.A．noonewantslifetobeboring.B．we'reborntowantthesweetstuff.C．so-calledhealthyfoodcanbepackedwithsugar.D．sugaristhefuelfortheplantsandanimalsontheEarth.3、WhatdoestheauthorwanttostressinPara.4?A．We'dbettersaynotosweetfoods.B．Expertsareworriedaboutaddedsugar.C．Eatingtoomuchsugarisbadforourhealth.D．We'dbetterconsumesugarfromnaturalsources.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．SugarIsEverywhere.B．SugarBringsHappiness.C．WhyDoesSugarTasteSogood?D．WhyDoesSugarMakeUsFat?PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Somethingsignificantishappeningtotheworldpopulation-itisagingThemedian(中位數(shù)的)ageofanAmericanin1．(be)30-todayitis41andisexpected2．(increase)to42by3．ForJapan,the4．(number)aremorestriking-22in1950,46todayand53in5．In2015,onein12peoplearoundtheworldwereover65；by2050,itwillbeoneinsixThisagingofthepopulationisdriven6．twofactorsThefirstisdecliningbirthrates,whichmeansoldgenerationsarelarge7．(compare)toyoungergenerations,andso,onaverage,thepopulationbecomes8．(old)thanbeforeThisis9．(particular)trueintheUSThesecondreasonisthatpeoplearelivinglongerAchildbornintheUStodayhas10．veryrealisticchanceoflivingbeyond100andneedstoplanaccordinglyPeopletendtofocusonthefirstfactorHowever,greaterattentionshould11．(place)onlongevity(長(zhǎng)壽)Itisn'tjustthatpeopleare,onaverage,livinglongerIt'salsothattheyareonaveragehealthier12．moreproductiveforlongerTherefore,theycanworkforlonger,consumemoreandingeneralbeaboosttotheeconomyRose:I'vejustreceivedaphonecallsayingIhaveaninterviewnextweekAlan:Congratulations!Thisisyourfirstinterviewever,isn'tit?Rose:Thankyou!YesI'mquite1．(delight)thatI'vegotthechance,butI'mverynervousatthesametimeI'meager2．(know)whatIshoulddobeforeaninterviewAlan:Youshouldpreparewell3．a(chǎn)stogiveproperresponsesduringtheinterviewRose:Yeah,apartfrommypersonalintroduction,whatelseshouldIprepare?Alan:Youshouldcollectasmuchinformation4．youcan,aboutboththecompanyandthepositionyou'reapplyingfor5．isimportanttoshowyou'vedonesomeresearchThentheinterviewerswillnoticeyou'vecomewithstrongintentionsRose:ThenwhatshouldIdowhen6．(interview)?Alan:Smileattheinterviewersandconcentrate7．thequestionsthatyouwill8．(ask)LookthemintheeyeRemembernottoavoideyecontactdeliberately,9．showsthatyouarenotconfidentenoughRose:OkayArethereanyotherthingsIshouldpayattentionto?Alan:Yeah,wearformalclothestoyourinterviewandbeontime10．inthiswaycanyouleaveagoodfirstimpressiononyourinterviewersSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Whatdotheyreallymean?Foodmanufacturersandretailersarelettingshoppersdown.ThistheviewoftheCWS,whichhasjustbroughtoutanewreport.Accordingtothereport,shoppersbelievefoodlabels(標(biāo)簽)becausetheythinktherearestrictregulationsinplace.1、.Sothefoodindustrycangetawaywithallsortsoftrickystrategiestomakeproductslookbiggerandsoundbetterthantheyare.Thereporthasidentifiedthedifferentwaysinwhichshoppersaremisled.2、.Descriptionsonpackagingaresometimesinaccurateinanattempttooverselltheproduct.Oneexamplegiveninthereportisthephrase“haddockfillets”,usedforaproductthatisinfactcutfrombigblocksoffishratherthanindividualslices.3、.Theseinclude“traditional”,“wholesome”,or“premium”.Theclaimthatabrandis“90%fat-free”hidesthefactthatitcontains10%fat,whichaboverecommendedlevels.Phrasessuchas“freefrompreservatives”makeavirtueoutofanormalattributeoffood.Labelshaveawidevarietyoftextsizesonthem.Yousometimesneedamagnifyingglass(放大鏡)toreadthesmallprint.4、.Anotherdeliberatetypeofmisinformationliesintheimage.Manypicturesonpacketsusesmallplatestomaketheproductlookbigger.5、.However,misleadingmessagesonpackagingcouldsoonbeathingofthepast.TheCWSrecentlyproducedacodewhich,ifused,wouldendthecurrentinaccuraciesandhalftruths.Ithascalledonthegovernmenttosupportitasawayofimprovingfoodstandards.A．Meaninglessadjectivesareoftenusedtogiveapositivemessage.B．Anofficersaysthelabelswillreceiveveryseriousconsideration.C．Photographsaresometimesretouched(修飾)toachievethesameeffect.D．Bycontrast,thehardsell(強(qiáng)行推銷)informationisgivenemphasis.E.Therulesare,inreality,veryweakatpresent.F.Thisresulthasnotpleasedthefoodindustry.G.