考研《英語一》2023年潛江市臨考沖刺試卷含解析

考研《英語一》2023年潛江市臨考沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)完形填空閱讀下面短文。從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Bobbywasgettingcoldinthesnow.Hisshoeshadafewholesanddidapoorjobofkeepingoutthe1Hehadbeenoutforaboutanhouralready,2hecouldnothitanideaforhismother'sChristmasgift.Eversincehisfatherdiedthreeyearsago,thefamilyhad3.Hismother’ssmallwagecould4makeendsmeet.Whatthefamilylackedin5theymadeupforinlove.Bobby'ssisters,cleverwithhands,hadalready6beautifulgiftsfortheirmother.ButBobbyhadnothing.Standingup,Bobbywalkedtothestreet.Itwasn't7withoutafather,especiallywhenheneededamantotalkto.Hewalkedfromshoptoshop.Everythingseemedsobeautifulandsooutof8ItwasgettingdarkandBobbyturnedtowalkhomewhen9hiseyescaughtsomethingshiningontheground.Hereacheddownand10ashinydime(acoinoftencents).Neverbeforehasanyonefeltso11asBobbyfeltatthatmoment12spreadthroughouthisbody13hisnewfoundtreasure,hewalkedintoanearbystore.His14quicklyturnedcoldwhenknowinghecouldbuynothingwithonlyadime.Thenhewentintoaflowershop.Bobbyhandedthedimeandasked15hecouldbuyoneflowerforhismother.LookingatBobbyandhisdime,theshopkeeper16forasecondandaskedBobbytowaitthere.Thenhewentin.Fewminuteslater,theshopkeepercameoutwithabunchofbeautifulredroses.Bobby'sheart17astheshopkeeperplacedtherosesgentlyintoabeautifulbox.Hehadonlyadime!"Thatwillbetencents,youngman,”theshopownersaid18Bobbygavethemanhiscoinindisbelief.Couldthisbetrue?19theboy'smind,theshopkeeperadded,"Ijusthappenedtohavesomerosesonsale.Wouldyoulikethem?"ThistimeBobbydidn't20Walkingoutofthedoor,Bobbyheardtheshopkeepersay,"MerryChristmas,son."1、A．rain B．cold C．dark D．dust2、A．yet B．so C．or D．thus3、A．ended B．moved C．struggled D．united4、A．hardly B．probably C．usually D．totally5、A．time B．spirit C．money D．education6、A．bought B．made C．ordered D．exchanged7、A．safe B．wise C．strange D．easy8、A．mind B．control C．reach D．sight9、A．gradually B．suddenly C．hurriedly D．deliberately10、A．searched B．watched C．placed D．discovered11、A．popular B．special C．wealthy D．comfortable12、A．Warmth B．Panic C．Regret D．Ambition13、A．Choosing B．Holding C．Bringing D．Fetching14、A．guilt B．patience C．curiosity D．excitement15、A．what B．why C．if D．when16、A．paused B．looked C．waited D．prayed17、A．settled B．sank C．bled D．relieved18、A．Slowly B．Calmly C．Secretly D．Unwillingly19、A．Changing B．Clearing C．Occupying D．Reading20、A．refuse B．stop C．insist D．hesitateSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Doyouliveinacitywherelookinguptheairqualityforecastisjustasimportantascheckingtheweatherforecastfortheday?Manyplacesaroundtheworldhaveterriblepollutionproblems.Butnownewresearchsuggeststhatwemightbeabletoprotectourselves，naturallyandeasily—simplybytakingvitaminB．Thestudywasconductedbyateamofinternationalresearchers.TheirfocuswasonapollutantknownasPM2.5.Itssize,approximatelyl/40ththewidthofahumanhair,makesitparticularlydangerousbecauseitisreadilyinhaledandsmallenoughtospreadthroughthebodyviatheblood.ThiscancausedamagetothelungsifPM2.5isbeingbreathedinregularly.Thecurrentexperimentinvolvedsubjectsbeingexposedtocleanairandaplacebo(安慰劑)torecordbaselineresponses.Theyweregiventheplaceboforfourweeks,thenexposedthroughafacemasktoairfromahighlypollutedareaindowntownToronto.Theresearchersmeasuredmethylation(甲基化)changestoDNA;thedamageincreasedineachparticipant.However,intherepeatedexperiment,whenthevolunteersweregivenavitaminsupplementcontaining1milligramofvitaminB12,50mgofvitaminB6,and2.5mgoffolicaciddailyforfourweeks,itreducedthedamagetotheDNAbyarangeof28to76percent.TheresultsindicatehowpreventionatanindividuallevelcouldbeusedtofighttheharmfuleffectsofPM2.5.However,researchersstressedthatresearchwasinitsearlystages.Futurestudies,especiallyinheavilypollutedareas,areurgentlyneededandthey’llfinallydeveloppreventivemeasuresusingBvitaminstopreventthehealtheffectsofairpollution.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inhaled”inParagraph1referto?A．breathed.B．smelt.C．a(chǎn)pproached.D．discovered.2、Howdoestheauthorintroducethecurrentexperiment?A．Byanalyzingcauses.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bymakingcomparisons.D．Bydescribingeffects.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheresearchersinthelastparagraph?A．Theywarnedpeopleofheavypollution.B．Theyregrettednotusingenoughvolunteers.C．They’llsoonfindmorewaystotestBvitamins.D．They’llconfirmthefindingsinhighlypollutedareas.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．PM2.5IsMostDeadlyB．VitaminBBenefitsPeopleMostC．VitaminBOffersAirPollutionProtectionD．AirQualityForecastIsExtremelyImportantText2Halloweenisperhapsthethirdmostpopularholidayforparties,comingafterNewYear’sandChristmas.WithHalloween,wehavetheopportunitytodressupforthenightand“besomeoneelse”.TeamMakerIfyouaregoingtohavegames,youmayrequireteams.Onewaytoputtogethertheteamsrandomly,thusencouragingguestswhodon’talreadyknoweachother,istohavethemdrawpiecesfromacauldron(大鍋)orwitch’shat.Beforehand,writeenoughwordsonpiecesofpapertohaveoneforeveryguest.Onthepiecesofpaperwritewordslike:Egyptiantomb,pyramid,magicwand,magicspell,blackcat,etc.Everyonedrawsapieceofpaper.DressUptheDeadThisgameisnotfortheshyandmayresultinsomesmallrudeperformance.Forthegame,youwillneedaput-togetherskeleton.TheycanbefoundintheHalloweensectionofmanystores.Theskeletoncanbeofwoodorplastic,solongasitcanbetakenaparteasilyandcanberecombinedtogether.Thehost“buries”thebrokenupskeletonunderapileofsawdust,loosedirtorhayintheyard.Thefirstteam,whilebeingtimed,mustdiscoveralltheskeletonpiecesthenruntowherethere’sahookforhangingtheskeleton.Theymustrecombinetheskeletonandthen,donatingpartsoftheirownclothing,dresstheskeletoninashirtandpants.MurderMysteryHostamurdermysteryasaplay.Selectplayers,eitherbyvolunteersorbyrandomdrawingorevenhaveguestsvote.Whiletheplayersreadovertheirparts,therestoftheguestsarrangetheroom.Setuparowofchairsfacingthepartyaudience.Thiswillbethe“stage”wherethemurdermysteryplayerswillsitandperformtheirroles.Thehostkeepsthegame(play)moving,usuallybyplayingoneofthedetectivecharacters.1、Howcanpeopleformateam?A．Bygivingaperformance.B．Bymakingawitch’shat.C．Bywritingsomewords.D．Bydrawingapieceofpaper.2、WhatpersonsaresuitableforDressUptheDead?A．Thosewhocantellstories.B．Thosewhoarenotbraveenough.C．Thosewhodon’tmindsmallrudeness.D．Thosewhoarenotgoodatmakingup.3、WhatisthefunctionofchairsinMurderMystery?A．Theyarepreparedfortheaudiencetosit.B．Theyareusedtositinandperformfortheplayers.C．Theyarepreparedforthehosttoguidetheplayers.D．Theyareusedtoattracttheaudience’sattention.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．GamesforHalloweenPartyB．HowtoPreparefortheHalloweenParty?C．TheReasonWhyHalloweenPartyIsPopularD．WhatIsthePurposeofHalloweenParty?Text3Notsolongago,mostpeopledidn'tknowwhoShellyAnnFrancisPrycewasgoingtobecome.Shewasjustanaveragehighschoolathlete.TherewaseveryindicationthatshewasjustanotherAmericanteenagerwithoutmuchofafuture.However,onepersonwantstochangethis.StephenFrancisobservedtheneighteen-year-oldShellyAnnasatrackmeetandwasconvincedthathehadseenthebeginningoftruegreatness.Hertimewerenotexactlyimpressive,butevenso,heseemedtherewassomethingtryingtogetout,somethingtheothercoacheshadoverlookedwhentheyhadassessedherandfoundherlacking.HedecidedtoofferShellyAnnaplaceinhisverystricttrainingseasons.Theircooperationquicklyproducedresults,andafewyearlateratJamaica'sOlympicgamesinearly2008,ShellyAnn,whoatthattimeonlyrankednumber70intheworld,beatJamaica'sunchallengedqueenofthesprint（短跑）."Wheredidshecomefrom?"askedanastonishedsprintingworld,beforeconcludingthatshemustbeoneofthoseone-hitwondersthatspringupfromtimetotime,onlytodisappearagainwithoutsigns.ButShellyAnnwastoprovethatshewasanythingbutaone-hitwonder.AttheBeijingOlympicshesweptawayanydoubtsaboutherabilitytoperformconsistentlybybecomingthefirstJamaicanwomanevertowinthe100metersOlympicgold.ShediditagainoneyearonattheWorldChampionshipinBriton,becomingworldchampionwithatimeof'10.73—thefourthrecordever.Shelly-Annisalittlewomanwithabigsmile.Shehasamentaltoughnessthatdidnotcomeaboutbychance.Herjourneytobecomingthefastestwomanonearthhasbeenanythingbutsmoothandeffortless,ShegrewupinoneofJamaica'stoughestinner-citycommunitiesknownasWaterhouse,whereshelivedinaone-roomapartment,sleepingfourinabedwithhermotherandtwobrothers.Waterhouse,oneofthepoorestcommunitiesinJamaica,isareallyviolentandoverpopulatedplace.SeveralofShelly-Ann'sfriendsandfamilywerecaughtupinthekillings;oneofhercousinswasshotdeadonlyafewstreetsawayfromwhereshelived.Sometimesherfamilydidn'thaveenoughtoeat.Sheranattheschoolchampionshipsbarefootedbecauseshecouldn'taffordshoes.HermotherMaxime,oneofafamilyoffourteen,hadbeenanathleteherselfasayounggirlbut,likesomanyothergirlsinWaterhouse,hadtostopaftershehadherfirstbaby.Maxime'searlyentryintotheadultworldwithitsresponsibilitiesgaveherthedeterminationtoensurethatherkidswouldnotendupinWaterhouse'sroundaboutofpoverty.OneofthefirstthingsMaximeusedtodowithShelly-Annwastakinghertothetrack,andshewasreadytosacrificeeverything.Itdidn'ttakelongforShelly-AnntorealizethatsportscouldbeherwayoutofWaterhouse.OnasummereveninginBeijingin2008,allthoselong,hardhoursofworkandcommitmentfinallyborefruit.Thebarefootkidwhojustafewyearspreviouslyhadbeenlivinginpoverty,surroundedbycriminalsandviolence,hadwrittenanewchapterinthehistoryofsports.ButShelly-Ann'svictorywasfargreaterthanthat.Thenight,shewonOlympicgoldinBeijing,theroutinemurdersinWaterhouseandthedrugwarsintheneighbouringstreetsstopped.Thedarkcloudaboveoneoftheworld'stoughestcriminalneighbourhoodssimplydisappearedforafewdays.“Ihavesomuchfireburningformycountry,”Shellysaid.SheplanstostartafoundationforhomelesschildrenandwantstobuildacommunitycentreinWaterhouse.ShehopestoinspiretheJamaicanstolaydowntheirweapons.Sheintendstofighttomakeitawoman'saswellasaman'sworld.AsMuhammadAliputsit,"Championsaren'tmadeingyms.Championsaremadefromsomethingtheyhavedeepinsidethem.Adesire,adream,avision."OneofthethingsShelly-Anncanbeproudofisherunderstandingofthistruth.1、WhydidStephenFrancisdecidetocoachShelly-Ann?A．Hehadastrongdesiretofreeherfamilyfromtrouble.B．Hesensedagreatpotentialinherdespiteherweaknesses.C．Shehadbigproblemsmaintainingherperformance.D．Shesufferedalotofdefeatsattheprevioustrackmeets.2、WhatcanweinferfromShelly-Ann'sstatementunderlinedinParagraph5?A．Shewashighlyrewardedforherefforts.B．Shewaseagertodomoreforhercountry.C．Shebecameanathleticstarinhercountry.D．Shewastheenvyofthewholecommunity.3、BymentioningMuhammadAli'swords,theauthorintendstotellusthat_____.A．playersshouldbehighlyinspiredbycoachesB．greatathletesneedtoconcentrateonpatienceC．hardworkisnecessaryinone'sachievementsD．motivationallowsgreatathletestobeonthetop4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheMakingofaGreatAthleteB．TheDreamforChampionshipC．TheKeytoHighPerformanceD．ThePowerofFullResponsibilityText4Tomakeroomforagriculture,treesandotherplantsareoftenclearedawaysothatfarmershavespacetogrowcrops.Theclearingofforestsforcesmanyanimalsfromtheirhomes.Theyoftenfleetheareainsearchofanewplacetolive.Thereisabigdownsidetothat.Someofthoseanimalsarenaturalpredators.Theycontrolpestpopulations.Theycanhelptoclearthefieldsofrats,mice,andotherrodentsthateatanddamagecrops.ThishappenedatonesmallfarmingvillageinIndonesia.Afterlandwasclearedforfarming,ratsandmicebeganappearinginlargenumbers.Villagerstriedtotargettheanimalsbysmokingthemoutandhuntingthem.Butthevillagerswereunsuccessful.So,onefarmerdecidedtotryanothermethod-anaturalone.PujoArtobroughtowlstohisfarm.Owls,afterall,areexpertsathuntingrodents.Itiswhattheydo.Anditworked!However,PujoArtodidn'tstopwithhisownfield.HesetupaNaturalPredatorProgram.Now,owlsarebusycatchingratsandmiceinthefieldsaroundthevillageofTlogoweru.Thereisahugeupside:noneedforchemicalpesticideswhichcanharmnotonlyrodents,butothercreatures.In2011,theIndonesianmanbegansettingupboxeswheretheowlslive.Heisalsoraisingowletsinthevillage.Afteraboutfourmonths,theyoungbirdsarereleased.Thesefacilitieshaveraisedmorethanowls.Theyhavealsoraisedawarenessinthecommunityabouttheimportanceofowls.Theyraisedawarenesswithintheircommunitybybuildinghomesforthoseowls.Atthesametime,governmentofficialshelpedtocreatelawstoprotectthoseowls.Inadditiontocontrollingpestsnaturally,thereisanotherupsidetotheprogram.Hisvillageisnowapopularstopforeco-tourists.Peopleinterestedinlearningmoreaboutowls,wildlifeprotectionandnaturalpestcontrolcometohisvillagetolearnmore.1、Whydidtheowlsgetawayfromthelandaroundthevillage?A．Therewasnofoodtoeat.B．Thereweretoomanyratsandmice.C．Theyweresmokedaway.D．Theyhadnoplacetolive.2、NaturalPredatorProgramis.A．touseowlstocatchthecrop-damagingrodentsB．toattracteco-touriststothevillageC．toraiseawarenessofprotectingforestsD．tocontrolpestsbyusingchemicalpesticides3、Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a.introducingowlsb.pestsbeingcontrollednaturallyc.rodentsappearinginlargenumbers.d.clearingforestsA．a(chǎn)bcdB．bcdaC．dcabD．dabc4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theimportanceofprotectingowls.B．Indonesianvillageusesowlstoprotectcrops.C．Theadvantagesofusingnaturalpredatorsinagriculture.D．Thegovernment'sroleinusingowlstocontrolpests.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)BirthdayfactsManycenturiesago,birthdayswereconsideredatimewhenthebadspiritswereabletoharmyouItwasbelievedthatyoushouldhaveyourfriendsandfamilyaroundyou1．theirgoodwishesandpresent-givingwouldkeepthebadspiritsawayPeoplealsobelievedthat,bylightingcandles,theyweresendingasignalorwishestothegodsLateron,candlesstarted2．(use)onbirthdaycakesOnestoryaboutthebeginningsofthebirthdaycakeis3．itstartedwiththeGreeks,whomaderoundcakes4．(represent)thefullmoonfortheirmoongoddessTheyalsoplacedcandlesonthecaketomakeitlight,againlikethemoonHowever,theGermansaresaidtohavefirstusedcakesandcandlesTheyusedasweetcakeandtheyputalargecandleinthecentreofthecaketomean“thelightoflife”The“HappyBirthday”songismorethanahundredyearsoldThemusicwaswrittenin1893bytwosisters,PattyandMildredHill,5．wereschoolteachersinLouisville,KentuckyThemusicwasfirstusedasamorninggreetingtotheirstudents6．(entitle)“GoodMorningToAll”In1935,thewordslegally7．(belong)totheHillsisters,andthecopyrighthasbeenboughtandsoldformillionsofdollarseversinceThepresentcopyrightisownedbyWarnerCommunicationsTheyboughtitin8．morethan$22million‘HappyBirthdaytoyou’9．(recognize)aroundtheworldandhasbeentranslatedintomanydifferentlanguagesAndchildrenstilllovetomakenewversionsof10．Pedestrianism,anearlyformofracewalking,wasa(n)1．(extreme)popularsportin18th-and19th-centuryBritain,2．(attract)hugecrowdsofspectators(觀眾)Individualswouldeitheraimtowalkacertaindistancewithina(n)3．(limit)periodoftimeorcompeteagainstotherpedestriansPerhapsthemostfamous4．(walk)wasCaptainRobertBarclayAllardice,whoseextraordinary(非凡的)achievementsearned5．(he)thetitleofthe“CelebratedPedestrian”TheScotsman'smostmemorableperformance6．(take)placein1809,whenhewalked1,000milesin1,000hoursforabetof1,000guineas(anoldBritishunitofmoney)Manyconsidered7．unlikelythathewouldcompletethechallenge,8．requiredhimtowalkamileanhour,forforty-twodaysandnightsHeprovedthemwrong,thoughthetaskwassophysicallydemandingthatbytheendofthewalkhehadlostnearlyfifteenkilos9．weightSincethe20thcentury,interestinwalkingasasporthasdroppedRacewalkingisstillanOlympicsport,butfails10．(catch)thepublicattentionasitdidSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Asmilesays,“Ilikeyou.Youmakemehappy.”That'swhydogsmakesuchahit.Theyaresogladtoseeusthattheyalmostjumpoutoftheirskins.1、Ababy'ssmilehasthesameeffect.Haveyoueverbeeninadoctor'swaitingroomandlookedaroundatallthesadfaceswaitingimpatientlytobeseen?Thereweresixorsevenpatientswaitingwhenayoungwomancameinwithanine-month-oldbaby.Shesatdownnexttoagentlemanwhowasmorethanalittleimpatientaboutthelongwaitforservice.Thebabyjustlookedupathimwiththatgreatbigsmilethatissocharacteristicofbabies.2、Soonhestruckupaconversationwiththewomanaboutherbabyandhisgrand-childrenandthentheentirereceptionroomjoinedin,andtheboredomandtensionwerechangedintoapleasantandenjoyableexperience.3、TelephonecompaniesthroughouttheU.Shaveaprogramcalled“phonepowerwhichisofferedtoemployeeswhousethetelephoneforsellingtheirServicesorproducts.Inthisprogramtheysuggestthatyousmilewhentalkingonthephone.Your“smile”comesthroughinyourvoice.Youdon'tfeellikesmiling?4、Ifyouarelone,forceyourselftowhistleorhumatuneorsing.Actasifyouwerealreadyhappy,andthatwilltendtomakeyouhappy.Yoursmileisamessengerofyourgoodwill.5、Tosomeonewhohasseenadozenpeoplefrownorturntheirfacesaway,yoursmileislikethesunbreakingthroughtheclouds.Especiallywhenthatsomeoneisunderpressurefromhisbosses.hiscustomers,histeachersorparentsorchildren,asmilecanhelphimrealizethatallisnothopeless-thatthereisjoyintheworld.A．Hesmiledbackatthebaby.B．Well,forceyourselftosmile.C．Smilegetsmucheasierwithpractice.D．So,naturally,wearegladtoseethem.E.Yoursmilebrightensthelivesofallwhoseeit.F.Theeffectofasmileispowerful,evenwhenitisunseen.G.Weshouldgiveothersarealsmile,asmilethatcomesfromwithin.CommunityServiceNowadayshighschoolsarefacedwithaverycontroversialissuewhetherornotcommunityservicehoursareneededtograduate.Highschoolsarearguingthat40hoursofcommunityserviceareneededtograduate,butmanyupsetstudentsarevoicingprotests(反對(duì))tothisdemand.Supportersofthecommunityserviceprojectarguethatwhilehighschoolstudentsareparticipatingincommunityservice,theywillbecomebetterawareofwhattherealworldislike.Studentswilllearnvaluablelifelessonbydoingcommunityservice.1、Theyfeelthatifhighschoolstudentsareforcedtodocommunityservicetheywillbegintoseeitasapunishmentandassomethingthatthe