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年盘山县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题2023Section IUse ofEnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best wordsfor eachnumbered blankand markA,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.10points逆境For mepersonally,I couldwrite fordays aboutmany differentsituations whereadversity1my life.Now letme tell youone experiencewhere Ialmost letadversity2We hada glassstudio,which waslocated50feet fromour home.A coupleof yearsago weexperienced an3winter;we hada lot of snowand ice.The4of theice andsnow5the roofon our studio,taking withit one ofour sourcesof income.6it didfall down,we got on the roof andtried to7the snowand ice,but whenyou have5feet ofice andtemperaturesof minus20Celsius,it waspretty8to do.We hada partnercome into helpus tryto9theroofby supporting.In theend,there was10that couldbedone.The roofcame down.We hadmoved a lotofour goodsand toolsfrom thestudio11we losta lotalso:glass,kilns,workbenches,to nameonly a few of the items.It was a12experience.Here we were in the middleof winterwith ourstudio collapsed.We couldntwork as we hadalmost13all thematerial in abuilding wewere not using.We couldhave doneone oftwo things:we couldsimply saythat wecan nolonger14our glassbusiness.Let metellyouthat thiswas certainlya thoughtthat15our mind.Or wecould find a wayto getourstudioback upand running.翻新We pickedthe16option.We hada largebarn thatwewere notusing.So werenovated thebarn,17our workingarea andtodaywe have a nicerstudio thanwe18had.If theadversity wewere19had nothappened,we probablywould20be workingin theoldstudio-a studiothat wasless efficient.、1A.promoted B.influenced C.destroyed D.prevented、2A.suffer B.escape C.win D.work、3A.awkward B.awesome C.agreeable D.awful、4A.size B.height C.weight D.temperature、5A.collapsed B.limited C.pressed D.struck、6A.Before B.Unless C.Although D.When、7A.replace B.reduce C.recycle D.remove、8A.worthwhile B.tough C.rewarding D.annoying、9A.examine B.test C.secure D.restore、10A.something B.enough C.all D.nothing、11A.for B.but C.orD.so
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6.A
7.D
8.B
9.C
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12.C
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15.B
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18.D
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20.DSection IIReading Comprehension、
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4.A、12A.vain B.valid C.disastrous D.treasured、13A.displayed B.arranged C.piled D.presented
15、A.approached B.crossed C.cleared D.comforted、14A.predict B.conduct C.instruct D.quit、16A.latter B.former C.easier D.further、17A.evaluated B.redesigned C.organized D.reserved
18、A.desperately B.hopefully C.eventually D.previously
19、A.faced withB.concerned aboutC.cautious aboutD.aware of、20A.ever B.already C.even D.stillSection IIReading ComprehensionPartADirections:Read the following fourtexts.Answer the questions beloweach textby choosingA,B,C orD.Mark youranswers onthe ANSWER SHEET.40pointsText1The Britishcustom of driving on the leftside of the roadisnt asign ofeccentricity-theres actuallya verysensible reasonfor it.Originally,almost everybodytravelled on the leftside of the road.For Medievalswordsmen onhorseback,it madesense to keep tothe left tohave theirright armscloser to their opponents.Mounting anddismounting horseswere alsoeasier from the leftside,and saferdoneby theside of the roadthan in the center.So perhapsthe questionhere shouldbe,why didpeople stoptravelling on the leftThingschanged in the late1700s whenlarge carriagespulled byseveral pairsof horseswere used to transportfarm productsinFrance and the UnitedStates.In theabsence of a driversseat insidethe camage,the driversat on the rearleft horse,with his right armfreeto usehis whiptokeepthe horsesmoving.Since he was sittingon the left,he wantedother vehiclesto passon hisleft,so hekept tothe right side of the road.The BritishGovernment refusedto giveup theirleft-hand drivingways.Meanwhile post-revolution France,under theirleft-handed rulerNapoleon,stuck toa permanentmove to the right side of theroad.As theBritish and the Frenchwere yieldingtheirpower acrossthe globe,they insistedthat thecountries theyoccupied drivelike them.This explainswhy formerBritish coloniessuch asAustralia,New Zealand and Indiadrive onthe left,while formerFrench colonieslike Algeriadrive ontheright.When HenryFord madehis ModelT in1908,the driversseat wasonthe left,meaning thatfor Americans,cars would have todriveontherightsideof theroad toallow frontand backpassengers toexit thecar onto the sideway.This influenceda changein manycountries,such asCanada,Italy andSpain.However,British driversremain onthe left,and this is highlyunlikely tochange.、1It can be inferredfrom Paragraph2that inMiddle Ages.A.people alwaysgotonhorses from the leftsideB.people allwalked androde ontheleftof theroad C,people nevergot offhorses in the centerof theroad D.swordsmen feltsafer、travelling ontheleftof theroad2Why didpeople starttravelling onthe rightA.They usedlarge carriagesto transportfarm products.B.They had to holdtheir whipswith theirright hands.C.They wantedother carriagesto passon theirleft.D.They wereforced tosit onthe backleft horse.、3According tothe passage,which of thefollowingkeep totheleftsideof the roadA.Russia.B.India.C.Spain.D.Algeria.、4Why doesthe authormention ModelT in the lastparagraph A.To introduce a world-famous makeof Americancars.B,To stressits role in changingthe customofdriving.C.To describeits safestdesign forpassengers.D.To explainwhy theBritish wontchange.Text2Not solong ago,most peopledidn*t knowwho Shelly Ann FrancisPryce wasgoing to become.She was just anaverage highschoolathlete.There wasevery indicationthat shewasjust another Americanteenager withoutmuch ofa future.However,one personwants tochangethis.Stephen Francisobserved theneighteen-year-old Shelly Ann asa trackmeet andwas convincedthat hehad seenthebeginning oftrue greatness.Her timewerenotexactly impressive,but evenso,he seemedthere wassomething tryingto getout,something theother coacheshad overlookedwhen theyhad assessedher andfound herlacking.He decidedto offerShellyAnnaplace in his verystrict trainingseasons.Their cooperationquickly producedresults.anda few yearlater atJamaicas Olympicgames in(短跑).early2008,ShellyAnn,who atthat timeonly rankednumber70inthe world,beat Jamaicasunchallenged queenof thesprintnWhere didshe comefromHasked anastonished sprintingworld,before concludingthat shemust beone ofthose one-hit wondersthatspring upfrom time to time,only todisappear againwithout signs.But ShellyAnn wasto provethat shewasanything buta one-hit wonder.At theBeijing Olympicshe sweptaway anydoubts abouther abilityto performconsistently bybecomingthe firstJamaican womanever towin the100meters Olympic gold.She didit again one yearon at the WorldChampionship inBriton,becoming worldchampion witha timeof
10.73——the fourthrecord ever.Shelly-Ann is a littlewoman witha bigsmile.She hasa mentaltoughness thatdid notcome aboutby chance.Her journeytobecoming thefastest womanon earthhas beenanything butsmooth andeffortless,She grewup inone ofJamaicas toughestinner-citycommunities known as Waterhouse,where shelived in a one-room apartment,sleeping fourinabed withher motherand twobrothers.Waterhouse,one of the poorestcommunities inJamaicans areally violentand overpopulatedplace.Several ofShelly-Annsfriends andfamily werecaught upinthekillings;one ofher cousinswas shotdead onlyafewstreets awayfrom whereshelived.Sometimes herfamily didnthave enoughto eat.She ranat theschool championshipsbarefooted becauseshe couldntaffordshoes.Her motherMaxime,one ofa familyof fourteen,had beenan athleteherself asa younggirl but,like somany othergirls inWaterhouse,hadto stop aftershe hadher firstbaby.Maximes earlyentry intothe adultworld withits responsibilitiesgave herthedetermination toensure thather kidswould notend upin Waterhousesroundabout ofpoverty.One of the firstthings Maximeusedtodowith Shelly-Ann wastaking hertothetrack,and shewas readyto sacrificeeverything.It didn*t takelong forShelly-Ann torealize thatsports couldbe herway out of Waterhouse.On asummer eveningin Beijingin2008,all thoselong,hard hoursof workand commitmentfinally borefruit.The barefootkid whojustafew yearspreviously hadbeenliving inpoverty,surrounded bycriminals andviolence,had writtena newchapter inthe historyof sports.But Shelly-Anns victorywas fargreater thanthat.The night,she wonOlympicgoldin Beijing,the routinemurders inWaterhouseand thedrug warsintheneighbouring streetsstopped.The darkcloud aboveoneof the worldstoughest criminalneighbourhoods simply「disappeared for afewdays.“I haveso muchfire bumingfor mycountry Shellysaid.She plansto starta foundationfor homelesschildrenand wantsto builda communitycentre inWaterhouse.She hopesto inspirethe Jamaicansto laydown theirweapons.Sheintends tofight to make ita womansas wellasamans world.As Muhammad Ali putsit,Champions arentmade ingyms.Champions aremade fromsomething theyhave deepinside them.Adesire,a dream,a vision.HOne ofthe thingsShelly-Ann can be proudof isher understandingof thistruth.、1Why didStephen Francisdecide tocoach Shelly-AnnA.He hada strongdesire tofree herfamily fromtrouble.B.He senseda greatpotential inher despiteher weaknesses.C.She hadbig problemsmaintaining herperformance.D.She sufferedalotof defeatsat theprevious trackmeets.、2What canwe inferfrom Shelly-Anns statementunderlined inParagraph5A.She washighly rewardedfor herefforts.B.She waseager todo morefor her country.C・She becamean athleticstar inhercountry.D.She wasthe envyofthewhole community.3By mentioningMuhammadAli*s words,the authorintends totell usthat.A.players shouldbe highlyinspired bycoachesB.great athletesneed toconcentrate onpatienceC,hard workis necessaryinone*s achievementsD.motivation allowsgreat athletesto beonthetop、4What isthebesttitle for the passageA.The MakingofaGreat AthleteB.The Dreamfor ChampionshipC.The Keyto HighPerformanceD.The Powerof FullResponsibilityText3Microsoft hasdeveloped anew smartphone app thatinterprets eyesignals andtranslates them into letters,allowing people with(渐冻症),ALS alsoknownasmotor neuronedisease,to communicatewith othersfrom aphone.The GazeSpeak app combinesa smartphonescamera withartificial intelligenceto recognizeeye movementsin realtime andtransformthemintoletters,words andsentences.For people suffering from ALS,eye movementcan be the onlyway theyare able to communicate.Current eye-tracking inputsystems for people with ALS areexpensive,not effectiveunder sunlight,and requirefrequent(再校正)re-calibration andabundant,relatively stablesetups Jsaid XiaoyiZhang,a researcherat Microsoftwho developedthetechnology.“To mitigatethe drawbacks...we createdGazeSpeak,an eye-gesture communicationsystem thatruns ona smartphone,and isdesignedto below-cost,effective,and easyto carryand leam.^^The appis usedby the listener bypointing theirsmartphone at the speaker.A chartthat canbe stucktotheback ofthe smartphoneisthen usedby thespeaker todetermine whicheye movementstomakein orderto communicate.The chartshows fourgrids ofletters,which eachcorrespond toa differenteye movement.By lookingup,down,left orright,thespeaker selectswhich gridsthe lettersthey want belong to.The artificialintelligence isthen ableto predictthe wordor sentencethey aretryingto say.Zhangs research,Smartphone-Based GazeGesture Communicationfor Peoplewith MotorDisabilities,is settobepresented attheConference onHuman Factorsin ComputingSystems inMay.、1The mainpurpose ofthe passageis to.A.arouse peoplesattention onthe shortcomingsof Currenteye-tracking inputsystems.B.introduceanew smartphoneApp for peoplesuffering fromALS to communicate.C.call forpeoples awarenessof helpingpeople withALSto communicate successfully.D.compare thecurrent eye-tracking inputsystems with the newGazeSpeakapp.、2The underlinedword“mitigate“in paragraphsprobably meansA.ignore B.acceptC.strengthen D.weaken、3According tothe passage,which ofthefollowingsentences isTRUEA.There aremany waystocommunicateforpeoplesufferingfromALS.B.The speakerpoints theirsmartphone atthelistenerwhen usingthe app.C.The currenteye-tracking inputsystems forpeoplewithALS needimproving.D.The newsmartphoneappforpeoplewithALShas beenput onthe market.Text4I attendeda partyone night.During thedinner aman tolda humorous story basedonthequotation:Theres adivinity thatshapesour ends,rough-hew themhow weThe storyteller mentionedthat thequotation was from the Bible.I knewhewaswrong.There couldn*tbethe slightestdoubt aboutit.To get a feelingof importanceand displaymy superiority,I appointedmyself asan unwelcomecommittee memberto correcthim.Hestuck tohis guns.What FromShakespeare Impossible!Absurd!That quotationwas fromthe Andhe knewit.Thestorytellerwas sittingon myright;and Frank Gammond,an oldfriend ofmine,was seatedon myleft.Mr.Gammond haddevotedyears tothe studyof Shakespeare.So the storyteller andI agreedto submitthequestion to Mr.Gammond.Mr.Gammondlistened,kicked meunder thetable,and thensaid,nDale,you arewrong.The gentlemanisright.It isfromtheBible.nOn ourway homethat night,I saidto Mr.Gammond,“Frank,you knewthat quotationwasfromShakespeare.nYes,of course/*hereplied,Hamlet,Act Five,Scene Two.But wewere guestsat ahappy time,my dearDale.Why arguewiththestoryteller Whyproveto himhe iswrong Whynot lethim savehis faceAlways avoidyour sharpangle.*I learneda lessonIll neverforget.I not only hadmade thestorytelleruncomfortable,but alsohad putmy friendin anembarrassing situation.How muchbetter it wouldhavebeen hadInot becomeargumentative.Nine timesoutoften,an argumentends with each ofthe contestantsmore firmlyconvinced thanever thathe isabsolutely right.、You cantwin anargument.You cantbecause ifyou loseit,you loseit;and ifyou winit,you loseit1What didthe authordo togetA.Tell ahumorousstory.B,Show offhis richknowledge.C.Teach thestoryteller alesson.D.Correct thestorytellers mistake.a feelingof importanceattheparty、
2.Why didFrankGammondkick the author underthe tableA.Because hedidnt knowmuch abouttheBible.B.Because hethought the author wasreally wrong.C.Because hewas thoughtfuland wantedtostopthe author.D.Because hewas humorousand playedtricks ontheauthor.、3How didtheauthorfeel aboutthe event that happenedatthepartyA.Thankful.B.Regretful.C.Satisfied,D.Confused.
4、What canbethesuitable titleforthepassageA.You Can*t Winan ArgumentB.You Can*t MakeMistakes inPublicC.Do Havean OpenMind D.Mind YourManners ata PartyPartBDirections:Read thefollowing textand answerthe questionsby choosingthe mostsuitable subheadingfromthelist A-G foreachnumbered paragraph41—
45.There aretwo extrasubheadings whichyou donot needto use.Mark youranswerson theANSWERSHEET.10pointsFew peopleI knowseem tohave muchdesire ortime tocook MakingChinesei,dish isseen asespecially troublesome二Many westernerscome toChina cookmuch lessthan intheir owncountries oncethey realize how cheap3-canbeto eatout」I stillremember4__visit afriend whodlived herefbr fiveyears and15shock whenI learntshe hadntcooked oncein allthat time;While regularlyeating outseems to
6.become commonfbr manyyoung peoplein recentyears,its notwithout acostThe obviousone ismoney;eating outonce ortwice aweek maybe
7.afford butdoing thismost daysadds upThere couldbe aneven8,high coston your health Researchershave foundthat thereisadirect linkbetween theincrease infood eatenoutside thehome andtherise in
9.weigh problemsIfyou arenot goingto sufferthis problem,then Isuggest thatthe nexttime yougo toyour mumshome
10.dinner,getafewcooking tipsfrom herCooking foodcanbefun Youmight alsobegin tonotice theeffects notonly onyourhealthbut inyour pocket巴黎圣母院The NotreDame fireItfeels asthough thevery heartof Franceandthesoul ofEurope havebeen brokenThe fireof NotreDame inParis
1.Monday eveningwas anact ofblind andterrible destruction,
2.cause greatemotional painsto usall Weall shareFrances terribleloss」The firestruck3quick anduncontrollably Itgathered forcewith hugepower Muchoftheroof andthe centralbuilding caughtfireAfter anhour orso,the Parisfirefighters wereable
4.get partofthefire undersome degreeof controland toprotect other
5.partof thebuilding thatmay surviveAs night
6.fall,the greatwest towersstill stoodagainst thesky,proud buthurtThe NotreDame isthe symboloftheFrench capitaland ofFrance itselfIt
7.be inits placesince the12th centuryIt isworldfamous notsimply asa Parisianbuilding butthrough the
8.write ofVictor Hugo,
9.madethebuilding itselfcome aliveinhisnovelHunchback ofNotre DameWebelieve theDame willrise againin timeThis terriblefire isnot aneventthatshould
10.ignore orquickly forgottenWe standSectionIII TranslationwithFrance inits hourof heartbreakWe willnever,ever,turn awayDirections:根据短文内容,Translate thefollowing textinto Chinese.Write yourtranslation ontheANSWERSHEET.15points从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项其中有两项为多余选项In manyparts oftheworld,cars playan importantroleindaily lifeand manysocieties wouldnot existwithout them.k Butthisisthe制prediction madeby ateam oftransport researcherswho aretaken seriously,notonlyby governmentbut alsoby carmanufacturers造商.The HumanScience andAdvanced TechnologyInstitute atLoughborough inthe UKis partof aninternational researchprogram.2That willmean muchsaving,no accidentsand betteruse ofroads.The super-intelligent carofthe21st centurywill drive、itself,
3.Instead,we willhaveachoice ofcars andchange themas frequentlyaswechange ourclothing.According toDr.David Davis,who leadsthe researchteam,these predictionsare basedontherising costofthecar culture,which hadblockedup ourcities,polluted ourair,and causedmore deathsthan bothworld warsput together.装置调节Davis says,cars will be fittedwith someintelligent devicesto regulatethe distancebetween onecar andanother.4Computers aremuch saferdrivers thanpeople,so carsinaroad trainwill beabletodrive muchcloser togetherthan carsdriven bypeople.By2010,Dr.David Davisbelieves,car technologywill givemotorists aclear viewoftheroad,whatever theweather conditions,by影像projecting animageoftheroad aheadontothe carswindscreen.5Cars willbe connectedby anelectronic bartothecar infrontto formroad-trains.The frontvehicle insuch atrain bumsthe normalamount offuel.says Davis.But allthe othersinthetrainwould bumabout ten percent ofthe normalamount,and soproduce abouttenpercentofthepollution.A.The teamthere believesthat by2030all cars willbecomputerized.B.They believethat carswill becomemore importantin20years.C.And itwill notbe ownedby oneindividual.D.And by2030,carswilltravel inline,linked toeach otherelectronically.E.So theidea thatin20years9time,no onewill owncars maybe hard to believe.F.Every driverwill useless fuelinthecar heowns.G.The carwill automaticallyspeed up,or slowdown,to matchthe speedofthecar infront.Maybe youoften havearguments with your parents about clothes,homework,friends andmany otherpersonal things,1Most teenagersmust besorry oreven frightenedwhen theirparents fight.They mightthink theirparents dontlove eachother anymoreand thatitwouldresult indivorce.、2They mightdisagree aboutimportant thingslike jobsor majorfamily decisions.They mighteven disagreeabout littlethingsthat dontseem importantat all——Like whatsfor dinneror whattime someonegets home.Maybe sometimesparents canfeel sostronglyabout theirdifferences thatit maylead toarguments.However,these arguments are oftenover quickly.%As afamily member,you shouldfind outwhat itreally meanswhen your parents fight.When yourparents getupset witheachother,they mightcry orsay thingsthey dontreally mean.Most peoplelose theircool nowand then,so ifyourparentsarc fighting,dont、worry toomuch aboutit.4If yourparents fightreally bothersyou,you mightfind ithardtosleep orgo toschooL5They maynot evenrealizehowupsetyou areuntil youtell themhow theirarguments affectyou.You canalso tellother relatives,a teacherorafriend.Just rememberthat nofamily isperfect andargumentsarecommon inevery family.A.Try tofindagood wayto solveit.B.Parents mightfight oversmall thingsC.You shouldnever arguewithyourparents.D.But whatsgoing onwhen yourparents fightwitheachotherE.In fact,it isnormal forparents todisagree andargue fromtimetotime.F.If thishappens,try talkingto oneor bothof yourparentsabouttheir behavior.G.Parent mayapologize andmake upandthefamily getsback intoits usualway.参考答案SectionIUse ofEnglish、
11.A
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4.C。