2023年桂平市考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試題含解析

2023年桂平市考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenIfirstheardaboutcouchsurfing(沙發(fā)漫游),Iwasskeptical.Putuptravelersfreeof1andhelpthemontheirway?Givemeabreak.However,my2wentintooverdriveasIreadarticlesofcouchsurfers,soI3atriptoFinland,acountryI’dalwayswantedto4.Ifeveranyanxietyexisted,it5whenmyfirsthostArimetmeatthetrainstationinHelsinki.Hegavemea(n)6welcomeandhikedwithmetohis7,wherehehandedmeakeytohishomeand8metea.Ifthiswaswhatcouchsurfingwasallabout—9andwelcome—thenIhadawonderful10.Ibeganto11theidea.Whatdrovepeopletoopentheirhomesto12?Isupposetherewasabitofcuriosity,butalsoa13toreachoutandlendahandtolike-mindedfolkswhomight14theirownlives.Ibecamemore15whenmynexthostdrove30kilometerstopickmeupatthetrainstationandtookmetoherhome.Thefamily16melikealong-lostrelative.Sevencitiesin14days.Seven17.Sevennewfriends.Oneofthehostsasked,“Aren’tyouafraid?”Iwasn’tsureofa(n)18responsethen,butIamnow:Ofwhat?Ifcouchsurfing19meanything,it’sthis:Mostpeoplearegoodandgenerous.Andthereisabasichumandesireto20.Wherewillcouchsurfingtakemenext?Ican’twaittofindout.1、A．doubtB．chargeC．responsibilityD．trouble2、A．a(chǎn)mbitionB．observationC．curiosityD．energy3、A．canceledB．a(chǎn)bandonedC．postponedD．planned4、A．exploreB．uniteC．runD．leave5、A．increasedB．changedC．disappearedD．surfaced6、A．coolB．officialC．warmD．cautious7、A．a(chǎn)partmentB．hotelC．officeD．garage8、A．boughtB．servedC．lentD．sold9、A．concernB．dependenceC．hopeD．trust10、A．demandB．startC．rewardD．invitation11、A．carryoutB．tryoutC．reflectonD．hiton12、A．beginnersB．strangersC．settlersD．passengers13、A．suggestionB．competenceC．promiseD．desire14、A．saveB．ruinC．enrichD．shape15、A．certainB．skepticalC．seriousD．rigid16、A．guidedB．praisedC．introducedD．received17、A．driversB．hostsC．optionsD．a(chǎn)ttractions18、A．a(chǎn)ppropriateB．positiveC．strongD．correct19、A．returnedB．a(chǎn)wardedC．taughtD．cost20、A．escapeB．connectC．challengeD．travelSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Hikingisagreatwaytogetactiveandreducestresswhileyouareexploringthecity.VisitourpagetofindsomeofthebestfreewalkingtoursacrossNewYorkCity.CommunityDaysatConferenceHouseParkWednesday,September19,201812:00p.m.2:00p.m.EnjoynewgardensattheVisitorCenter.Exploreandhelprepairthethreeself-designedgardens:vegetable,nativeplant,andsculpture.Experiencekidscrafts，adultartprograms,TaiChiandmoreinthislovelysetting.Position:ConferenceHousePark,298SatterleeStreet,StatenIslandEventOrganizer:ConferenceHouseParkPhoneNumber:(718)227-1463ContactEmail:john.kilcullen@parks.nyc.qovGreenbeltontheGoTuesday,August14,201810:00a.m.11:30a.m.Joinusforrelaxingwalksthroughourparks.Enjoytheprettyviewsofthem,aswepointoutafewofthedistinctfeaturesthatmakeeachparkspecial.Thelengthofeachhikewillbedeterminedbythepaceofthegroup.Registrationisrequired.Toregister,pleaseemailnaturecenter@beforeAugust14.Position:GreenbeltNatureCenterinBloodRootValley,700RocklandAvenueatBrielleAvenueStatenIslandEventOrganizer:StatenIslandGreenbeltConservancy,GreenbeltEnvironmentalEducationDepartmentPhoneNumber:(718)351-3450ContactEmail:naturecenter@AdultAfternoonHikesWednesday,October10,20181:30p.m.3:00p.m.GetfamiliarwiththeGreenbeltandlocalparksbyhikingwithotheradults!You’reencouragedtobringsmallmealsanddrinksforthebreaktime.Position:GreenbeltNatureCenterinBloodRootValley,700RocklandAvenueatBrielleAvenueStatenIslandEventOrganizer:StatenIslandGreenbeltConservancy,GreenbeltEnvironmentalEducationDepartmentPhoneNumber:(718)351-3450ContactEmail:naturecenter@TheSouthPoleatWardsPointThursday,November15,20187:00a.m.7:00p.m.Thethreemilesofnearbynaturalshorelineareasandybeach.Shells,rocks,andstonesofeveryshapeandsizecanbefoundhere.Nottobemissedarethepark’sotherattractions:acresofwoodland,fourgalleries,andfivehistorichouses!Position:ConferenceHouseParkVisitorCenterinConferenceHousePark,298SatterleeStreet,StatenIslandEventOrganizer:ConferenceHouseParkContactEmail:john.kilcullen@parks.nyc.qov1、WhichwalkingtourmayattractpeopleinterestedinChineseculture?A．CommunityDaysatConferenceHouseParkB．GreenbeltontheGoC．AdultAfternoonHikesD．TheSouthPoleatWardsPoint2、WhatdoweknowaboutGreenbeltontheGo?A．ThelengthofthehikeissettledB．PeoplewillvisitthreedistinctparksC．IttakesplaceinConferenceHouseParkD．Visitorsneedtoregisterinadvance3、Whatdothefourwalkingtourshaveincommon?A．Theyareallforadults.B．TheyallchargednofeesC．They’reheldbythesameorganizer.D．Theyrequirevisitorstobringfood.Text2Eachyearthereisanincreasingnumberofcarsonroadsandstreetsasmillionsofnewcarsandtrucks(卡車)areproduced.OneoutofeverysixAmericansworksatputtingtogetherthepartsofcars,drivingtrucks,buildingroadsorfillingcarsandtruckswithgas.Americanswon’tlivewithoutcars!MostAmericanswouldfindithardtothinkwhatlifecouldlooklikewithoutacar.However,somehaverealizedtheseriousproblemoftheairpollutionthatiscausedbythecar.Thepollutedairbecomespoisonous(有毒)anddangeroustohealth.Onewaytogetridofthepollutedcaristobuildacarthatdoesnotpollute.That’swhatseveralofthelargecarfactorieshavebeentryingtodo.Buttobuildacleancariseasiersaidthandone.Progressinthisfield(領(lǐng)域)hasbeenslow.Anotherwayistotaketheplaceofthecarengine

bysomethingelse.Inventorsarenowworkingonsteamcarsaswellaselectriccars.Manymakersbelievethatitwilltakeyearstodevelopapracticalmodelthatpleasesman.Topreventtheworldfrombeingpollutedbycar,we’llhavetomakesomechangesinthewaymanyofuslive.Americans,forexample,havetocutdownonthenumberoftheirtotalcars.Theyareencouragedtotravelandtogotoworkbybicycle.Bicyclingisthoughttohelpkeeptheairclean.Butthischangedoesn’tcomeeasily.Alargenumberofworkersmayfindthemselveswithoutjobsifacarfactoryclosesdown.Thustheproblemofairpollutionwouldbecomelessimportantthanthatofunemployment(失業(yè)).Althoughcarshaveledustoabetterlife,theyhavealsobroughtusnewproblems.1、Howmanywaystogetridofairpollutionaresuggestedinthisarticlebythewriter?A．OneB．TwoC．ThreeD．Four2、Largecarfactoriesaretryingtobuildacleancar,___________.A．whichiscleanitselfB．whichisusedtocleanstreetsC．whichdoesnotpollutetheairD．whichiseasiertomake3、Ifthenumberofcarsiscutdown,themostseriousproblemtoAmericanworkersis_______.A．tohavenoworktodoB．tokeeptheaircleanC．togetabetterlifeD．togoworkbybike4、Whatistheconclusionofthewriter?A．BicyclingistheonlywayoutB．ThenumberofcarsmustbecutdownC．CarsbringusnothingbutseriousproblemsD．CarsbringusnotonlyabetterlifebutseriousproblemsText3TheTruthCanSetYouFreeIrecentlygotpulledoverforspeedingnotfarfrommynewhomeinVirginia.Ihadn’tbeenpayingattention，andIhaddrivenafewmilesanhouroverthespeedlimit.“CanIseeyourlicenseandregistration?”thepoliceofficeraskedme.Ipulledbothoutforhim，andhesawmyPittsburghaddressonmyPennsylvaniadriver’slicense.“Whatareyoudoinghere?”heasked.“Areyouwiththearmy?”“No,I’mnot,”Ianswered.IexplainedthatIhadjustmovedtoVirginia,andIhadn’thadtimetoreregisteryet.“Sowhatbringsyouhere?”Hehadaskedadirectquestion.Withoutthinkingveryhard,Igavehimadirectanswer.“Well,officer,”Isaid,“sinceyou’veasked,Ihavecancer.Ihavejustmonthstolive.We’vemoveddownheretobeclosetomywife’sfamily.”“Soyou’vegotcancer,”hesaidflatly.Hewastryingtofiguremeout.WasIreallydying?WasIlying?Hetookalonglookatme.“Youknow,foraguywhohasonlyafewmonthstolive,yousurelookgood.”Hewasobviouslythinking:“Eitherthisguyispullingonebigfatlieonme,orhe’stellingthetruth.”Hewastryingtoquestionmyhonestywithoutdirectlycallingmealiar.AndsohehadforcedmetoprovethatIwasbeinghonest.‘‘Well,officer,IknowthatIlookprettyhealthy.Ilookgreatontheoutside,butthetumors(腫瘤)areontheinside.”Andthen,Idon’tknowwhatpossessedme,butIjustdidit.Ipulledupmyshirt,showingtheoperationalscars.Helookedatmyscars.Helookedinmyeyes.Henowknewhewastalkingtoadyingman.Well,hewasn’ttakingthisanyfurther.Hehandedmebackmylicense.“Domeafavor,”hesaid,“Slowdownfromnowon.”Theawfultruthhadsetmefree.Ashewentbacktohispolicecar,Ihadarealization.Ihadbeenoneofthosegorgeousblondes(金發(fā)美女)whocouldbathereyelashesandgetoutoftickets.Idrovehomeunderthespeedlimit,andIwassmilinglikeabeautyqueen.1、Theauthorwasstoppedbythepoliceofficerbecause.A．hedidn’thavealicense B．heforgottore-registerC．hewasseriouslyill D．hedrovetoofast2、TheauthormovedtoVirginiaprobablybecause.A．hewashomesick B．heservedinthearmythereC．Virginiahadbetterhospitals D．hisfamilycouldbebettercaredfor3、Onhearingabouttheauthor’scancer,thepoliceofficer.A．saiditwasanexcuse B．doubtedhishonestyC．showedsympathyforhim D．a(chǎn)skedhimtoshowhisscars4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas.A．optimistic B．a(chǎn)dventurousC．dishonest D．romanticText4Bytryingtotickle(撓癢癢)ratsandrecordinghowtheirnervecellsrespond,ShimpeiIshiyamaandhisadviserarediscoveringamysterythathaspuzzledthinkerssinceAristotleexpectedthathumans,giventheirthinskinanduniqueabilitytolaugh,weretheonlyticklishanimals.ItturnsoutthatAristotlewaswrong.IntheirstudypublishedonThursday,IshiyamaandhisadviserMichaelBrechtfoundthatratssqueakedandjumpedwithpleasurewhentickledontheirbacksandbellies.Thesesignsofjoychangedaccordingtotheirmoods.Andforthefirsttime,theydiscoveredaspecialgroupofnervecells.Thesenervecellsmadethisfeelingsopowerfulthatitcausesanindividualbeingtickledtolosecontrol.Tomakesurethathehadindeedfoundaplaceinthebrainwhereticklingwasprocessed,Ishiyamathenstimulated(刺激)thatareawithelectricalcurrents.Theratsbegantojumplikerabbitsandsinglikebirds.“It’strulyground-breaking,”saidJeffreyBurgdorf,aneuroscientistatNorthwesternUniversitywhoreviewedthepaper.“Ittakesthestudyofemotiontoanewlevel.”Burgdorfhasplayedacentralroleinourunderstandingofanimaltickling.Hewaspartofateamthatfirstnoticed,inthelate1990s,thatratsmadespecialnoiseswhentheywereexperiencingsocialpleasure.Othershadalreadynotedthatratsrepeatedlymadeshortandhighsoundsduringmeals.ButthelabwhereBurgdorfworkednoticedthattheyemittedsimilarsoundswhileplaying.Andsooneday,theseniorscientistinthelabsaid,“Let’sgoandticklesomerats.”Theyquicklyfoundthatthosecriesofpleasuredoubled.“Theauthorshavebeenveryadventurous,”saidDanielO’Connor,aneuroscientistatJohnsHopkinsUniversitywhostudiestouch.Tohim,thatfindingwasverysurprising.“Whydoestheworldliterallyfeeldifferentwhenyouarestressedout?”hesaid.“Thisisthefirststeptowardsansweringthatquestion.Itgivesusawaytoapproachitwithexperimentalrigor(嚴謹).”1、Whatcontributedtohumans’beingticklishaccordingtoAristotle?A．Theirspecialskin.B．Theirsocialpleasure.C．Theirnervoussystem.D．Theirwillingnesstotouch.2、Whydidtheresearchersmakeuseofelectricalcurrents?A．Todiscoverthespecialgroupofnervecells.B．Toexperimentondifferentanimals.C．Tofollowtheprocessoftickling.D．Toprovetheirfinding.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementswillJeffreyBurgdorfagreewith?A．Theresearchprocessisfullofrisks.B．Thefindingofthestudyissurprisingandunbelievable.C．Thenewdiscoveryisbeneficialforthestudyofemotion.D．Thefindingofthestudyactuallycontradictsmodernscience.4、Theunderlinedword“squeak”inParagraph2maybeexplainedby______.A．giveasmileB．makeanoiseC．burstintotearsD．watchwithstaringeyes5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheLifeofRatsB．HowRatsLaughC．AWonderfulScientistD．ANewDiscoveryaboutRatPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThenovelbehindthepopulartelevisiondramaIntheNameofPeoplehassoldoutinbookstores,bothonlineandhardcopiesWrittenbyZhouMeisenand1．(publish)inJanuary,the54-chapternovel2．(focus)onChinesepoliticsandofficialdomintheongoingcampaignagainstcorruption（腐?。〢udiencestothetelevisionversion（版）3．consistsof55episodes（集）,havebeendrawn4．(watch)theseriesbythetension,dramaandstruggleofcharactersfeaturedSincetheTVadaptionhasbeenaslowrelease,many5．(view)haveboughtacopyoftheoriginalbooktogetaheadYetthosewhohaven'tgotthebookmayfinditdifficulttobuythepapercopy6．presentAndpopularityofthebookisbeyondmanysellers’expectation“Weneverthought7．bookwouldbesopopularanddidn’tstoreenough8．(copy),”saidabookshopassistantFollowerscan'twaittoturntothedigitalversionOnyuedu9．com,anonlinereadingplatform,thebook10．(read)bymorethan170millionpeopleandhad2,000reviews“Icouldn’twaittoreadthebookwhenIfinishedepisode5oftheTVversion,”anetizen2Ssaid,“Itis11．(certain)anexcellentbook”Wind,rain,andicehavebeenshapingtheBrimhamRocksforthelast320millionyearsIthasevenbecomeaNationalTrustlandmarkandanAreaofOutstandingNaturalBeauty,1．(draw)visitorstoadmiretheoutdoorsofNorthYorkshire,EnglandEarlierthisyear,2．somevisitorshavedamageditinafewsecondsAtaround8:45pmonFriday,June1,agroupoffiveyoungpeople3．(see)pushingarockatthetopofoneofthecliffs,NorthYorkshirePolicesaidThisresulted4．therockfallingfromthetop,causingdamagetotheclifffaceThedamageisirreplaceableanditisnowinapotentially5．(danger)conditionTheincidenthascausedhugedamagetoboththerockandthecliffface,andthoseteensput6．dangerandhavecreatedapotentialriskforothervisitorstoBrimhamRocksHelenClarke,fromtheNationalTrust,7．(add),"ItmighthavebeenfunforsomepeopleActually,itisjust8．(complete)meaninglessandneedlessWhileeveryoneisangryagainsttheteensonsocialmedia,thepoliceareaskingforhelp9．youhaveany10．(inform)abouttheidentityofthoseteens,pleasecontactofficersat11．SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)InastudyrecentlypublishedinthejournalNeuron,researchersfoundthatsupermemorizersdon’thaveunusuallylargebrainregionsthatallowthemtorememberalotofinformation.1、Hereareafewoftheirfavoritetricksthatcanhelpyoutorememberthingsinyoureverydaylife.ToRemember:NewwordsTechnique:ChangeroutineInastudy,agroupofstudentsstudiedalistofwordsintwoseparatesessions.Somestudiedinamessyroomantsomeinaneatspace.Onegroupofstudentsspentbothsessionsinthesameroom,whiletheothersplitthesessionsbetweenthetwoenvironments.Duringatest,thestudentswhostudiedinmultipleplacesrememberedmuchmore.2、Thatincludesthetimeofday,themusicinthebackground,whetheryousitorstand,etc.ToRemember:YourPINTechnique:CountitoutYoucoulduseyourbirthday,oryourphonenumber,butidentitythieveshaveawayoffiguringthosenumbersout.3、Writeafour-wortsentence.Thencountthenumberoflettersineachword.Forinstance,“ThisismyPIN”=4223.ToRemember:FacesTechnique:FocusonnosesWhitesomesupermemorizesspecializeinassociatingnameswithfaces,thememory-palacetechniquedoesn’tworkaswelliftheimageofthefaceischangedinanyway.Ratherthanfocusingoneyes,asmostpeopledo,focusonthecentreortotheleftofaperson’snose.4、ToRemember:Facts&figuresTechnique:5、Tolearnandrememberstatistics,reviewingthematerialrepeatedlyoveralongertimeisfarmoreeffectivethanrepeatingitinashorterone.Ifyourexamisinaweek,studytodayandthenagaininadayortwo.Ifit’samonthaway,studytodayandthenwaitaweekbeforeyoursecondsession.A．valueexamsB．GiveyourselftimeC．Thisallowsyoutotakeintheirwholeface.D．Theirbrainstructuresareinfactthesameastherestofours.E.Instead,trythistipfromDominic,aneight-timeWorldMemoryChampion.F.Thetheoryisthatyourbrainlinksthewordstotheenvironmentaroundyou.G.Studiesshowedthatvaryingotheraspectsofyourenvironmentcanalsohelp.CampingonEruptingVolcanoSantiaguitoinGuatemalaGuatemala’sactivevolcanoSantiaguitoeruptswithanexplosionofhotashandrockseveryfewhours.However,asanadventure-lover,Idecidedtogocampingonit.1、Wewereabouttoclim