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年宜兴市考研《英语一》高分冲刺试题2023Section IUse ofEnglishDirections:()Read the following text.Choose the best words foreach numberedblank andmark A,B,C orD on the ANSWER()SHEET.10points(急降)“Kevin,we aregetting adivorce,“said mymother.My heartplunged.I was9years oldand I thought that my lifewas goingto.My brotherand Twere going to movewith mymother tosouthern California.My dadwas toin NewJerseybecause ofwork.My familywas splittingapart.Now thatmy momis asingle parent,I domy own,make dinnerand doextra choresaround thehouse.it washard at first,I nowrecognizethe positivethat thisresponsibility hadon me.My mothergave methese andduties sothat I(自律的)would learnto becomeself-disciplined andtrustworthy.I striveto displaythese inall aspectsof my life,and haveseen thebenefits.When I was only11years old,my toldmethat hewas selectingme assoccer teamcaptain becauseof mydetermination and ability to get myteammates to themselves.We thechampionship,but Iwon thefair playaward forkeeping myteam together.I amalways determinedto bean individualand notparticipate inanything that I feelis.I am,for example,extremely of my decisionnotto drinkalcohol.Personally,I dontfeel theneed todrink tohave fiin,and Istand bymy decisioneven whenothers try to me.My momand dadboth foundnew andhappily remarried.I amclose to my father,even thoughhe lives4,800kmaway.I thoughtmy parents9divorce was going to be theworst thingthat happenedto me.Ironically(讽刺的是),itturned outto bethe.I wasntwilling tolet itmylifewithout puttingup afight,and neitherwas myfamily.At age9,1struggled with the confusion and ofdivorce.Today,at age16,1understand thatcan bringopportunityand success,and thathard work,determination andself-discipline canturn yourworst timeinto yourbest time.:
1、A.fall apartB.stand outC.carry onD.come true、2A.abandon B.remain C.accompany D.practice、3A.homework B.exercise C.decision D.laundry4A.Although B.Because C.If D.Since、5A.attitude B.experience C.effect D.situation、6A.achievements B.abilities C.chores D.disadvantages、7A.chores B.difficulties C.emotions D.qualities、8A.father B.headmaster C.brother D.coach、9A.enjoy B.teach C.help D.push、10A.won B.lost C.had D.achieved参考答案Section IUse ofEnglish、
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11、A.wrong B.abnormal C.dynamic D.violent、12A.afraid B.tired C-proud D.fond、13A.cheat B.pressure C.please D.enlighten、14A.families B.jobs C.kids D.partners、15A.still B.not C.rarely D.less、16A.never B.even C.ever D.almost、17A.best B,worst C.busiest D.first、18A.challenge B.protect C.beat D.ruin、19A.pain B.memory C.significance D.emergency20A.obstacles B.families C.parents D.RoutinesSection IIReading ComprehensionPartADirections:Read thefollowing fourtexts.Answer the questions beloweach textby choosingA,B,C orD.Mark youranswers onthe ANSWER SHEET.40pointsText1Parents andkids todaydress alike,listen to the samemusic,and arefriends.Is this a goodthing Sometimes,when Mr.Ballmer andhis16-year-old daughter,Elizabeth,listen torock musictogether andtalk aboutinterests bothenjoy,such aspop culture,he remembershis more distantrelationship withhis parentswhen hewas ateenager.“I wouldnever havesaid tomy mom,Hey,the newWeezer albumis reallygreat.How doyou likeit saysBallmer.“There wasjusta completegap intaste.”Music was not theonly gulf.From clothingand hairstylesto activitiesand expectations,earlier generationsof parentsand childrenoftenappeared tomove inseparate orbits.Today,the generationgap hasnot disappeared,but it is gettingnarrow inmany families.Conversations onsubjects such as sexanddrugs wouldnot havetaken placea generationago.Now theyare comfortableand common.And parent-child activities,from shoppingtosports,involve afeeling oftrust andfriendship thatcan continueinto adulthood.No wondergreeting cardstoday carrythe message,To mymother,my bestfriend.^^But familyexperts warnthat thenew equalitycan alsoresult inless respectfor parents.Theres stilla lot of strictnessand authorityon the part of parentsout there,but there is achange happening,says Kerrie,a psychologyprofessor atLebanon ValleyCollege.In themiddleof thatchange,there isa lotof confusionamong parents.”Family researchersoffer avariety ofreasons for these evolvingroles andattitudes.They seethe1960s as a turningpoint.Greatcultural changesled tomore opencommunication anda moredemocratic processthat encourageseveryone tohave asay.“My parentswere on the€before sideof thatchange,but todays parents,the40-year-olds,were onthe after9side/explains Mr.Ballmer.“Its not something easilyaccomplished byparents thesedays,because lifeismoredifficult tounderstand ordealwith,but sharinginterests doesmake itmore funto bea parentnow.”、1The underlinedword gulfin Para.3most probablymeans.A.interest B.distanceC.separation D.difference、2The changein todaysparent-child relationshipis.A,more confusionamong parentsB,less respectfor parentsfrom childrenC.new equalitybetween parentsand childrenD.more strictnessand authorityonthepartofparents
3、By saying“todays parents,the40-year-olds,were onthe after9side.the authormeans thattodaysparents.A.have littledifficulty adjustingto the changeB.can seta limitto thechangeC.fail totake thechange seriouslyD.follow thetrend of thechange、4The purposeof thepassage isto.A.describe thedifficulties todaysparents havemet withB・discuss thedevelopment of the parent-child relationshipC.suggest the ways tohandle theparent-child relationshipD.compare todaysparent-child relationship with that in thepastText2Even ifyou donthave to work,eat orsleep,you wontbe abletogetthrough allinfermation onblogs and social networks.Theproblem weface isthat much of thisinformation seemsvery interestingatfirstglance.Actually,muchof the informationis unimportant,(分心、)disposable and it distractsus frommore meaningfulpursuits.Worse still,when wespend lotsof timeconsuming informationfromour socialmedia streams,we mayfind ithard toconcentrate onwhat weredoing andwe have a tendencyto forgetwhat wehaveconsumed anyway.A new study fromSwedens KTHRoyal Instituteof Technologyhas foundthat toomuch socialmedia exposureactually reducesyourability toprocess information and depletesyour short-term working memory.Our working memory playsa criticalrole inour capacity to filterinformationandremember whatis valuablebut itis nota limitlessresource.Erik Fransen,a professorin ComputerScience atKTH and the leaderof thisnewstudyon socialmedia overloadsays thiscanexplain whyour capacityfor processing information beginsto failwhen weattempt tostuff moreinformationin theworkingmemory.In fact,when you trytoprocess the information likespeech orvideo,you aregoing toneed partlythe samesystem ofworkingmemory,so you are reducingyour ownworkingmemorycapacity.And whenyoutryto storemany thingsin your working inyourworking memory,you getless good at processinginformation.It is the periodsof downtimeof your brain-preferably disconnectedfrom thedistractions ofyour computeror smartphone-that areneededfor memoryconsolidation andtransferring importantinformation to your exposureto newinformation.Besides,you canemptyyour mindof thoughtsquickly torelax completely,go for a shortwalk orspend sfew minuteslistening tomusic.This willhelp you、improve your capacitytoprocess informationand increaseyour productivity.1What canwe learnabut socialmedia overloadfromParagraph1A.It distractsour atention.B.It isbeneficial tous.C.It bringsus whateverwe want.D.It keepsus informedof everything.、2Why doesyourcapacityfor processinginformation beginfall sometimesA.Much of theinformationis unimportant.B.You dontmake the most ofyourbrain.C.Youre lessgoodatprocessinginformation.D.Your workingmemory isa limitedsource.、3What doesthe underlineword“downtime“in thelast paragraphprobably meanA.Support.B.Relaxation.C.Increase.D.Loss.、4Which isrecommended torelax yourbrainA.Listening tomusic fora while.B.Thinking overthings carefully.C.Taking enoughphysical exercise.D.Focusing moreonthepresent.Text3Eighteen yearsago,Terry Grahl,was pregnantwith herfourth child.Money wasvery tight.Terry recalls.So whenher mom(布料)called to ask ifshed liketo goshopping at the local fabric storefor thecoming Christmas,she couldntsay nobecause sheknewshe badlyneeded somefabrics to make newclothes for her children.remember walkingaround,gazing atall thisbeautiful fabric,wondering whetherthere isanything cheapthatIcould afford.And Icould stillget somemoney leftto buyChristmas giftsfbr myfamily.”Well,Terrys mommust haveknown whatTerry wasthinking.Smiling kindly,she whisperedto Terry,“You pickany fabricsyoulike.Its yourChristmas giftfrom me.Terrys eyeswere filledwith tearsas thecart beganto overflowwith manyfabrics,but notbecauseTerry wasplanning onmaking herselfa prettydress ora pairof curtainsforthekitchen.Rather,Terrys momskindness hadinspiredsome holidaygift ideasin Terry,anditdidnt takelong forTerry tofigure outwhat shewasgoingto dowith allthat fabric.(针),“Iwasgoingtomake myfirst quilt.She explains.Every nightI wouldwork onthis queen-size quilt.With everystitch——Ithoughtabout allthatmymom haddone forme overthe courseofmychildhood,during whichwe were always battlinghomelessness,but Momsomehow managedto fillour liveswith loveand makeeverything okay.”On Christmasday,five daysafter herbaby girlwas born,Terry handedher moma giftbox.Inside wasthe quiltshe hadsewn,fromthe fabricher motherhad givenher asa gift.、
1438.What dowe knowabout Terryeighteen yearsagoA.Terry madea livingby makingclothes.B.Terry hada badrelationshipwithher mom.C.Terry andher familylived ahard lifeat thattime.D.Terry oftenwent shoppingat thelocalfabricstore.、
2440.Which of thefollowingwords bestdescribes hermomA.Strict.B.CriticalC.Faithful.D.Generous.、
3442.What madeTerry changeher ideaabout ChristmasgiftA,The valueofthefabric.B.The responsibilityforherfamily.C,The memoryof herchildhood.D.The endlesslove fromher mother.
4444.What is thebesttitle forthe textA.A ChristmasDay B.The FirstQuiltC.Colorful FabricsD.Hard ChildhooText4Ever sincehis applaudedfirst novel,Kazuo Ishiguro,now60,has managedto maintaina steadyliterary drive,a steadyamount ofcreativespace,andasteady successrate.The Buried Giant,Ishiguros seventhnovel,and hisfirst ina decade,is asrisky asitisattractive.(骑士)It isa sorthistorical fantasynovel filledwith dragonsand knightsI It isasort ofthe surface,but itis alsodeeply human,rootedin themesfundamental to the humanexperience:love,history,andthe ability toremember itall.一JANE GAYDUK:How wouldyou copewiththeidea ofmemory-a hugetheme in The Buried Giant ifyou wereto seta storylikethatin the agewhere everythingis onlineKAZUO ISHIGURO:One ofthe questions that attractme rightnow——I supposethese arequestionsthatarose inmy mindas Iwaswriting The BuriedGiant,but therewasnoroom in the bookitself forexploring them—would be,where dothe memorybanks inamodem societyexist And I thinkthat questionhas gottenreally complicatednow.Maybe insimpler societiessuch asthe oneI describe一inThe BuriedGiantI don*t thinkthose societieswere simplebut perhaps they weresimpler interms ofthis particularquestion-youcould pointtoyourliving memory,what the oldest peoplestill rememberabout whathappened,literally whatis handeddown.JANE GAYDUK:Do youthink thischanges thenature ofhistory Itused to be writtendown bya selectfew people who badthe powertoshape stories,but nowifs almostlike everyindividual participatesin shapinghistory andthought.KAZUOISHIGURO:If youleave the official accountof anations history,a communityshistory,to justa handful of people,Ithink thatsa moredangerous situation.Particularly ifits ahandfulofpeople,who areusually theupper levels,who couldwrite thehistorybooks and then havethose historybooks taught in schools.Of courseskilled,disciplined,and talentedhistorians have alwaysbeen vitalto asociety,and I think theyllcontinue tobe vitalto asociety,but insome waysI feelencouraged by the factthat somanyordinary peoplenow have theabilityto putdown theirimpressions;at leasttheres thepotential that their voiceswill be assessed andheard.(管家),Just as an example,when Iwas researchingThe RemainsoftheDay,which isabout anEnglish butlerI assumedrd findalotof accounts bypeoplewhohad workedin servicebecause that*s whatan enormousproportion ofpeople inBritain didbetween theFirstand SecondWorld War.AndIwas amazedto findalmost.There werescholarly bookswritten byacademics aboutthe historyofboilers,hut actualpersonal accountswritten bypeople likethat werealmost zero.I guessits becausepeople ofthat classdidnt feelitwas theirplace towrite thingsdown,and theyprobably didnthavethetools orthe time,or perhapsthe educationeven towrite thingsdown,and soconsiderable humanexperience disappeared.Ithink there is something encouragingabout peoplebeing ableto recordthingseverywhere,but withsuchamassive amountof data,there needtobevery complicatedmeans ofcontrolling itand decidingwhichbecomes thethings thatdetermine theway weremember whatwe experienced.JANE GAYDUK:On thetopic offinishing books,did youwrite pasttheofficialending ofTheBuriedGiant orwas thatyournatural endI feltthe conclusionwas kindof a cliffhanger.KAZUO ISHICURO:I dontreally thinkofthe ending asacliffhanger,but maybeits moreambiguous thanI intended.That is theending Ialways wanted,though.With allmy books,Fm aimingforacertain emotionto comeover withthe bookasawhole andusuallythat isthe emotionending shoulddeliver.I cantdeliver thatemotion inan earned,proper wayunless therest ofthe bookhas worked,soFm alwaysvery awarethatthe ending is notsomethingI addwhen thestory isfinished.For me,theendingfor allmy booksisthearrivalpoint;its whatIve beenaiming atall along.、1Ishiguro didn*t discussthe memorybanks“in hisnovel because.A.he wrotethe novelin thedigital eraB.the novelis notcentered onmemoryC.thereisno spaceto talkabout itin thebookD.he doesntthinkthesociety inthe novelis simple
2、Why doesKazuo admireordinary individuals,participation inshaping historyA.Because theirrecorded historywill betaughtinschools.B.Because theycan makeup theirown history.C.Because ordinarypeople areimportant tosociety.D.Because historycan beviewed fromvarious angles.、3Which expressioncan beput inthe gapin paragraph4A.something interestingB.historical detailsC,some famousfigures D.a completeblank
4、The underlinedword6CcliffhangerH probablyrefers to an ending.A.abrupt B.normalC.unfinished.D.loose、5It canbe inferredfrom thelast paragraphthat.A.Ishguro doesnftlike theending ofTheBuriedGiantB.Ishguro hasa cleargoal beforewriting theendingC.Ishguro addsan emotionalending onpurposeD.Ishguro doesntcare abouttheendingat allPartBDirections:Read thefollowing textand answerthequestionsby choosingthemostsuitable subheadingfrom thelist A-G foreachnumbered paragraph41-
45.There aretwo extrasubheadings whichyou donot needto use.Mark youranswers ontheANSWER SHEET.10points语法填空Each year
1.thousand oftourists visitthe polarregions ofthe Arctic and AntarcticaBut theincreasing numberof peopletravelingto theends ofthe Earthcan have
2.negative effecton fragileecosystems Shouldtourists
3.allow tovisit polarregionsAbout40,000tourists visitAntarctica eachyear Morethan fivemillion travel tothe Arcticandsub-Arctic Transporting二tourists tothe regions4_increase shipand airplanetraffic,adding tothe riskof pollution,oil spills,and other5environmentJdamage Becausethe placeswhere wildlifeis accessible6,be fewin number,tourist trafficcan becomeconcentrated inspecific areas,植被
7.putArctic vegetationat riskOtherssay thataccess8,these veryspecial partsofthe world shouldnot berestricted toonly researchersand scientistsPolar」tourism allowspeople todevelop deep9person connectionswith polarregions“Those
10.traveltotheArcticor Antarcticaoftenbecome cheerleadersfor supportingthose placesJim Sano,vice presidentfbr traveland conservationat WorldWildlife Fund,told TFK糖尿病As weknow,prolonged sittinghas been linked tocancer,diabetes andspeeding upageing However,standing forlongperiods of time mightnot begood1-you either,according toa newstudy
2.publish lastyearIn the12-year-long study,researchers lookedattheworkplace habitsof7,000participants inOntario Canadaand3-find thatthose who stoodat workwere twiceas likely
4.catch heartdisease incomparison tothosewhospent theday sittingdown血管,Standing forhours onend increasesthe pressureintheveins
5.might contributetotheincreased riskof heartdiseaseProlonged standinghas alsobeenlinkedto chronicback painand musculoskeletaldisorders inthe legs
6.is suggestedthat employersshould focuson wellnessprograms thattarget thosewho aresubjected toprolonged periodsof」」standing justas theywould targetdaily7smoker Thosewho cannotavoid standingat workshould8regular stretchduring breakstoease themuscles」」With studies9suggest bothsitting andstanding forlong periodsoftimecarry healthrisks,perhapsthe10solve isto alternatebetweenthe twoSectionIII TranslationDirections:Translate thefollowing textinto Chinese.Write yourtranslation ontheANSWERSHEET.15pointsThe21st centuryhas introducedthe worldtoanew wayof doingBusiness.Ifs nowa foregoneconclusion thatglobalcommerce willbeasrevolutionized byit asHenry Fordsrnass-production techniqueswereadefining characteristicofthe1900s.、1It allowsInternet-based purchaseand salestransactions involvingalmost anythingtobesafely conductedat lightningspeed.核实Safeguards arein placetomakeidentity cheating,charge backprevention andfunds verificationmuch moreofasurety thananythingthe conventionalmeans ofpayment inthe non-cyber worldcan provide.E-currency mayonly existinthecyber world,but thatisnothing new.2It wasofficially acceptedbythecountries ofthe EuropeanUnion in1999to simplifybusiness byabolishing exchangerates,but itbegan life20years beforethat byprivate financialinstitutions whosaw itasanidea thathad tohappen.3It isnow arguablythesecond-most influentialcurrency intheworld.Experiential shoppingisthenext bigthing.4_You orderonline on your phone,card orwhatever,and itsdelivered toyou bythetime youget home.Money isbeing alreadylent topeople basedpurely onthe positiverankings aperson hasonawebsite.Online paying、issodifficulty Also,were movingtoaworld wherewe allhave oneonline ID.Whether itsyour face,your fingerprint,your creditcardor yourmobile phoneremains tobe seen.A.In modemEngland,thewaypeople spend,earn,save andinvest isbeing revolutionized.B.Youve gotyour log-ins,your password,card numbersandsoon fordifferent websites.C.When the euro hasalready gone,todays e-currencies willfollow.D.By2002,theeurohad evolvedfrom cyber-tender tohard cash.E.Shops arelike museumsyou cantouch.F.The eurobegan inthe samemanner.G.The Businessis e-currency.How toWork Fasterand SmarterAstheoldsaying goes“work smarter,not harder”.What doesthat reallymean Whenthere aredeadlines approaching,how do、you stayfocused and get everythingdone efficiently1,but itis unclearwhere tostart andwhen totake abreak.These wayswill helpyoutoworkfaster andsmarter.Dont multi-taskThere isa wrongopinion thatdoing manythings atonce isproductive.Instead,it leavesyou half-focused andconstantly switching、attention.
2.Set atimer,and focuson thatone taskuntil itis completed.Then,take abreak andmove on.What someoneelse thinksis urgentcan createa senseof peoplespanic.If youknow itisnotimportant,do whatisthemostimportant firstinstead.You knowbest howto setyour prioritiesandgetyourworkdone.So listento yourself.Celebrate thelittle victories、Projects takemany stepsuntil completion.
4.Rather thanbeating yourselfup forwhat youhavent doneyet,taking timeto patyourselfontheback cangive youthe confidenceto seeit throughtotheend.Stop sayingTm sobusy“Itiscomplaining,and、complaining onlymakes youand everyonearound youfeel worse.5This willencourage youto keepgoing.A.Take breaksB.Sometimes weknow whatto doC.Urgent doesntnecessarily meanimportantD.You areonyourway ifyouaretaking actionE.You mayhaveasense thatnothing getscomplete thiswayF.Instead ofit,say Ihave alreadycome somuch closertomygoal”G.Break downyour projectinto thesesteps,andthenhaveahappy danceeach timeyou completea step.。