2023年揭西县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题含解析

年揭西县考研《英语一》考前冲刺试题2023Section IUse ofEnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose thebest wordsfor eachnumbered blankand markA,B,C orD on the ANSWERSHEET.10pointsSome years ago whenI wasin myfirst yearin college,I heardSalome Beysing for the firsttime.The momentwas exciting.Salomes1filled theroom andbrought thetheater tolife.I wasso2that Idecided towrite anarticle abouther.I3Salome Bey,telling herI wasfrom Esse〃cemagazine,and thatI wantedto meether totalk abouther career.She4and toldme tocometo herstudio nextTuesday.When Ihung up,I wasscared outof mymind.I5I waslying.I wasnot awriter atall andhadnt evenwrittena grocerylist.I interviewedSalome Beythe nextTuesday.I sat there6taking notesand askingquestions thatall beganwith,Can youtell me...”Isoon realizedthat7Salome Beywas onething,but writinga storyfor anational magazinewas justimpossible.The8was almost手稿unbearable.I struggledfor days9draft afterdraft.Finally Iput mymanuscriptinto alarge envelopeand droppedit into a mailbox.It didnttake long.My manuscript10How stupidof me!I thought.How couldI11in aworld ofprofessionalwriters KnowingI couldnt12the rejectionletter,I threwthe unopened envelope into a drawer.Five yearslater,I wasmoving to California.While13my apartment,I came across theunopenedenvelope.This timeI openedit andreadthe editorsletter in14:Ms.Profit,Your storyon SalomeBey isfantastic.Yet weneed somemore relevantmaterials.Please15those andreturn thearticle immediately.Wewould liketo16your storysoon.Shocked,it tookmealong timeto17Fear ofrejection costme dearly.I lostat leastfive hundreddollars and the chanceof havingmyarticle appearin amajor magazine.More importantly,I lostyears of18writing.Today,I havebecome afull-time writer.19thisexperience,Ive learneda veryimportant lesson:You cant20to doubtyourself.2A.proud B,moved C.satisfied D.active、1A.voice B.joy C.smile D.speech、3A.visited B.emailed C.interviewed D.phoned、4A.refused B.agreed C.hesitated D.paused、5A.explained B.discovered C.knew D.replied、6A.seriously B.nervously C.patiently D.quietly、7A.fooling B.blaming C.inviting D.urging、8A.hardship B.failure C.comment D.pressureSection IIReading Comprehension、

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4.D、由选项帚关键词5Other Chinese companies arelooking toenter the high-end smartphone market COptimistic enter thehigh-endsmartphone market、

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5.C、9A.on B.by C.with D.in10^A.disappeared B.improved C.spread D.returned11A.compare B.survive C.compete D.struggle

12、A.face B.deliver C.ignore D.receive

13、A.decorating B.repairing C.leaving D.cleaning

14、A.anxiety B.disbelief C.horror D.trouble

15、A.increase B・replace C.add D.mix

16、A.broadcast B・create C.assess D.publish、17A.concentrate B.prepare C.escape D.recover

18、A.energetic B.enjoyable19A.C.typical D.endlessHolding onto B.Dating backtoC.Looking backon D.Dropping inon20A.afford B.attempt C.expect D.pretendSection IIReading ComprehensionPartADirections:Read the following fourtexts.Answer the questions beloweach textby choosingA,B,C orD.Mark youranswers onthe ANSWER SHEET.40pointsText1Youve probablyvisited theTiananmen Gatetower-the landmarkbuilding ofBeijing,but youmay not have heardofKuai Xiang.Along withhim,the followingremarkable architectsall tookthe centerstage attheir times.Kuai Xiang1399—1481Tiananmen Gatetoweris universallyconsidered thebrainchild ofKuai Xiang.By followingin thefootsteps ofancienthomebuilders,he successfullypresented theEmperor Judywith agrand woodenstructure whichhas stoodthe testof timefor almost600years.Visitors arealso hookedon itsdelicate paintings.leob MingPei1917-presentHis mottoisTraditions shouldbe sealedin glassboxes atmuseums.He isalways strugglingwith innovation.Although undergrillingfrom Frenchconservative critics,he stillplanted aglass pyramidinto thecourtyard of the Louvre.His otherworks includeJohnF.Kennedy Library,Beijing FragrantHill Hoteland SuzhouMuseum.Zaha Hadid1950-2016In2004,she became the firstwoman towin thePritzker ArchitecturePrize,the NobelPrize fbrarchitecture.She usedtricks to曲线maximize availablespace.Her fluid-style workspioneer theconcept ofmicro-living.The curvesof GuangzhouOperaHouse perfectlymatch therise andfall ofits surroundingbuildings,forming aunique view.Meng Fanchao1959-presentMany peopledismissed thebuilding ofa megabridge as a pipedream,but MengFanchao turnedthis intoreality bybuilding HongKong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.This longestcross-sea bridge,when viewedafar,looks likea dynamicdragon bravingthe rollingwavesof LingdingSea.、1What canwe inferabout KuaiXiangA.He neverfollows traditions.B.He lacksfinancial support.C.He isa successfularchitect.D.He likesdelicate hooks.、2Whats IeohMing Peisattitude towardscreationA.Positive.B.Uncaring.C.Subjective.D.Disapproving.、3What doZaha Hadidand MengFanchao havein commonA.They emphasizethe useof space.B.They seta remarkablerecord.C.They likefollowing others^pinions.D.their worksmeet with aboycottText2Television haschanged thelifestyle ofpeople inevery industrializedcountry in the world.In theUnitedStates,wheresociologists havestudied theeffects,some interestingobservations havebeen made.Television,although notessential,has become an importantpart ofmost peopleslives.It alterspeoples waysof seeingthe world;（维持）in manyways,it supportsand sustainsmodern life.Television hasbecome ababy-sitter,an introducerof conversations,the majortransmitter ofculture,and akeeper oftradition.Yet whenwhat canbe seenon TVin oneday iscritically analyzed,it becomesevident thattelevision isnot ateacher buta sustainer;the（提高）poor qualityof programmingdoes notelevate peopleinto greaterunderstanding,but rathermaintains andencourages thelifeas itexists.The primaryreason for the lackof qualityin American television isrelated toboth thehistory ofTV programmingdevelopmentand theeconomics ofTV.Television inAmerica beganwith the radio.Radio companiesand theirsponsors firstexperimented withtelevision.Therefore,the closerelationship whichthe advertisershad withradio programsbecamethesystem forAmerican TV.Sponsors notonly paidmoney fortime withinprograms,but manyactually producedthe programs.Thus,in Americansociety,television isprimarily concernedwith reflectingand attractingsociety rather than experimenting with newideas.Advertisers wanttoattract thelargest viewingaudience possible.To doso requiresthat the programs beentertainingratherthaneducational,attractive ratherthan challenging.[Television inAmerica todayremains,toalarge extent,with the same organizationandstandards asit hadthirty yearsago.The、hope forfurther developmentand trueachievement towardimproving societywill requirea changein theentire system.1Accordingto theauthor,American televisionis poorin qualitybecause.A.it iscontrolled byradio companiesB.theprogramshave to be developedpartly foreconomic reasonsC.advertisers areinterested inexperimentingwithnew ideasD.it isstill atan earlystage ofdevelopment,compared withtheradio、2In theauthors view,American TVshould.A.be entertainingand attractiveB,reflect societyand attractsocietyC.maintain andencourage thelife asit existsD.change withthe developmentof society、3Based onthe passage,which ofthefollowingstatements isTRUEA.TV hasbecome amust in the Americanslife.B,One canexpect to improve hisunderstanding significantlyfrom watchingTV.C.American TVis importantto mostpeople asit affectstheir lifein manyways.D.American TVnowadays hassome differentstandards from the past.、4The authorsattitude towardsAmericantelevisionis.A.negative B.positiveC.indifferent D.sympatheticText3The ScholasticArtWriting Awardsare among the mostfamous awardsfor studentachievement in the literaryand visualarts.Past winnersinclude suchshort storymasters asDonald Barthelme,Joyce CarolOates,and StephenKing.The contestoffers severalcategories connectedwith short story writers:shortstory,flash fiction,science fiction,humor,and档案袋writing portfoliograduating seniorsonly.Who can enter The contest is open tostudents ingrades7-12including homeschoolersin theU.S.,Canada,or Americanschoolsabroad.What dowinners receiveThecontestoffers avariety ofscholarships someas highas$10,000and cashawards someas highas$1,000at boththe regionallevel andthe nationallevel.Winners mayalso receivecertificates ofrecognition andopportunities forpublication.呈现How areentries judgedThe awardscite threejudging criteria:Originality,technical skill,andtheemergence ofapersonal visionor voice.Be sureto readpast winnersto getan ideaof whafsbeen successful.The judgeschange everyyear,but theyalwaysinclude people who arehighly accomplishedin theirfield.When isthe deadlineCompetition guidelinesare updatedin September,and submissionsare usuallyaccepted fromSeptemberthrough earlyJanuary.Regional GoldKey winnerswill automaticallyadvance to the nationalcompetition.How doI enterAll studentsbegin byentering aregional competitionbased ontheir ZIPcode.See theguidelines foradditionalinformation.、1Donald Barthelme,Joyce CarolOates,and StephenKing arementioned to show that.A.many famouswriters andartists enter the competitionB.awards willbe givento manydifferent kindsof writingC.the awardwinners wouldbecome successfulin thefutureD.the competitionhas notbeen verypopular amongstudents、2canenterthe competition.A,Students allover theworldB.A studentin anAmerican schoolin ChinaC・An Americancollege studentD.A studentin aCanadian schoolin Africa、3The underlinedword citein Paragraph4most probablymeans A.follow B.improveC.neglect D.decide、4According to the passagewhich ofthefollowingis trueA.All thewinners9writing willsurely bepublished.B・Students candirectly enterthe nationalcompetition.C.The competitionisopenfor entriesall theyear round.D.Reading pastwinners canhelp knowwhat isappreciated.Text4Apple announcedits newiPhones lastweek,but competitors9mobile phonescan domany ofthesamethings for less money.The newiPhone8and Xhave wirelesscharging,edge-to-edge glassscreen anddouble cameras.But allof thesefeatures arealreadyavailable insmart phonesfrom ChinasHuawei andOppo,and KoreasSamsung.While Appleasks buyersto pay$1,000for itshigh-end model,some Asian phone makerscan offersimilar featuresforless.At onetime,Chinese manufacturerscopied featuresand designsfrom othersto producelow-cost phones.But theyhave nowaddedhigh-end featuresto theirphones andthey controlnearly halfthe globalmobile phonemarket.Media MarktSaturnis Europesbiggest electronicsseller.A spokespersonfbr thestore toldReuters thatJHuawei isseen asarelevant competitorto Appleand Samsungby coveringall majorprice pointsand placingbig investmentsin marketingand sales.Shealso saidthat the ChinesecompaniesHuawei,ZTE,Lenovo andTCL wereamongthe top-10best-selling smart phones inits stores.Chinese manufacturers9fast growthhas beenfueled bystrong salesin China.But theynow export40percent oftheir smartphones.That isalmost doublethe numberfrom justthree yearsago,according tothe HongKong investmentcompany CLSA.Huawei iscurrently theworlds thirdlargest phonemaker behindSamsung andApple.According toresearch companyCanalys,theChinesecompany isgetting closerto second-place Appleand mightovertake itlater thisyear.Huawei planstoshowitstop-of-the-line Mate10phone onOct.

16.The phonewill have artificial intelligencefeatures such as instanttranslation andimagerecognition andwill cost less than$1,

000.Other Chinesecompanies arelooking toenterthehigh-end smartphonemarket.、1What isthe textmainly aboutA.Smart phonesmanufacturers.B.Apple smartphones features.C・Asian phone makers fastgrowth.D.Competition amongAsian phonemakers.、2Which isNOT amongthetop3phonemakersin theworldA.TCL.B.Samsung.C.Apple.D.Huawei.、3What dowe knowfrom thetextA.Huewei willhave overtakenApple bylater

2017.B・Chinese makersphones withhigh-end featurescostless.C.The top-10smartphones are toenterthehigh-end competition.D.40percent ofAsian smartphonesareexported now.、4What isthe writersattitude towardsAsianphonemakersA.Doubtful.B.Concerned.C.Optimistic.D.Uncertain.Part BDirections:Read thefollowing textand answerthequestionsby choosingthe mostsuitable subheadingfromthelist A-G foreachnumbered paragraph41—

45.There aretwo extrasubheadings whichyou donot needto use.Mark youranswerson theANSWER SHEET.10pointsChopsticks and forks,as thetwo kindsof tablewarebest representingthe easternand westerndietary cultures,deserve」deeper comparisonand1discuss」」Lots of2research havebeen doneontheorigin ofChinas chopsticks3compare tothe knifeandforkintheWest Somepeoplesay Chinawas4,agricultural societyand reliedon vegetablesfor foodChopsticks werevery convenient5-eating However,theknife andfork weremore practicalfortheWesterners,6_^loved onmeat Othersbelieve thatChina didnothavemuch industry,andtherefore peopleused chopsticksThe Westwas anindustrial society,so theireating toolswere madeof metalWhatever thereasons,itis aresult of

7.they ownculturesThe appearanceof chopstickscan probablydate backtotheShang dynasty,more than4,000yearsagoTheir lastingpopularity、、may8actual belinked toChinese cookingmethods:before stir-frying,the foodis cutinto tinypieces,9make themeasy tomanipulate操作withachopstick Inthe west,it wasnot untilthe10th centurythat thefork

10.becomeanecessary itematthedinnertable」The informationI1collect overthe lastfew yearsleads meto believethat speedreading maybe less2_use thanmost peopleJthinkThe claimthat you can readand comprehendover30,000words perminute isoverstated Oneresearcher provedthis ina studywhereirrelevant andillogical sentenceswere addedtoatext The“speed readers3-were testeddidnt noticethe irrelevantlines-thenon-speed readersspotted themimmediately」Ive interviewedpeoplewhohave attendedthe introductorysessions4-offer bysome speedreading courses5them storiesindicatethat impropermethods aresometimes usedto sellthe coursesHeres how:First,youre askedto reada passagefrom abook6-which mostpersons wouldbe unfamiliarYour readingspeed and comprehension aretested duringthis exerciseThen,after abouthalf

7.hour ofinstruction,another readingtest isgiven Butthis timethe readingis onemost educatedAmericans knowwell-such as」Huckleberry FinnNot8surprising,persons attendingthese introductorysessions findthat theirexit speedandcomprehensionarebetter thantheir“entry”9,performIm oneofthefiction readerswho appreciatethe beautyin goodwriting OccasionallyIll reada passageor sentenceover andover参透just

10.let thebeauty ofits constructionsoak inGood writingmust beread carefullyand thoughtfullytobefully appreciatedSectionIII TranslationDirections:Camping isanTranslate thefollowing textinto Chinese.Write yourtranslation ontheANSWERSHEET.15pointsAmerican tradition,and especiallyimportant forfamilies.1★Time togetherCampingallows youto spendquality timeasafamily.Most familymembers aretoo caughtup in their everydaylives tostop andspendtime witheach other.At homethere are just toomany distractions,suchastelevisions.2On a camping tripone canspend timewithones kidsand forma realrelationship.★

3、Another greatreason togo onacampingtrip isto teachkids things like respectfor natureand outdoorsurvival skills-things thatjustcant belearned adequatelyfrom books.★Camping ischeap、4You willsave onair travel,accommodations,food,and otherexpenses.★Outdoor activitiesOncamping trips,people dontjust stayintheirtents thewhole day.5These includebird watching,wildlife viewing,hiking,mountainclimbing,fishing,swimming,and playinggames withkids.A.Camping tripsare inexpensivecompared toregular vacations.B.Instead ofdoing activitiestogether,they mayjust sitthere andwatch TV.C.They can do lotsof enjoyableand worthwhileactivities.D.LearningE.Enjoying natureand relaxingF.Here arefour importantreasons.G.Activities shouldbe colorful.Tips toIncrease YourProductivityWant toget moredone inyour dayOf courseyou do.1The goodnews isthat everyonecan increasethe amountof taskstheyaccomplish ina day.Here aresome tipsto helpyou havea moreproductive day.、Make aplan foryour day.Make sureyou knowhow youwant yourday togo inadvance,even beforeyou start.2To workbest,create thenext daysplan thenight beforeso thatevery morningyou spendtime performing,not planning.Break largetasks down into bitsaccomplished easily.Do youhavealarge projectthats justso bigthat youkeep puttingit offOrmaybe you5rejustunsure ofwhere tobegin,so youput itoff.3Therefore,you willfeel asense ofaccomplishment asyou checktheitems of your list.（优先事项）.、Always setyour priorities4Figure outwhat mustbe done,do thatfirst andrank therest ofyour workaccordingto importance.If youdont gettotheitems atthe endofyourlist,it wontbe abig problem,and youcandothem anothertime.、5If you are the most productiveinthe morning,thats whenyou shouldhit ithard anddo asmuch asyoucan.If youworkbetter inthe afternoon,take careof somethingslikeemails inthemorningand thenaccomplish theimportant projectsintheafternoon.Keep ontop ofyour workhabits,and youllbe moreproductive.A,Reward yourselfif youare productive.B.This canprovide youa roadmapfortheday.C.Be awareof whenyouarethe mostproductive.D.Its toughto meetdepressed peoplewho areproductive.E.Its importantto accomplishthemostimportant tasksfirst.F.A goodway isto breakthe projectdownintomore manageableones.G.To staycompetitive inany industry,you needtoimproveyour productivity.参考答案SectionIUse ofEnglish、

11.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.B

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11.C

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19.C

20.A。