宣城市寧國市2023年考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試題含解析

宣城市寧國市2023年考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)"Efficiencyistheby-productofcomfort,"saysDr.ErwinTichauerofNewYorkUniversity.Toprovethis____,Dr.Tichaueruseshiscapabilitytofind_____waystodothings._____,hefeltthatthetraditionalkindofpliers(鉗子）______abetterdesign.Theusual____limitedhandmovementandusedunnecessaryforcebecauseitbentthe_____.Sohedesignedapairofplierstoallowthewristtoremaininacomfortableposition.Toimprovethedesignof______andthenmakeworkeasier,Dr.Tichauer____theoldtools.Heaskssuchquestionsas:why____astepladderhavefourlegs____threearemorestable?Whydoseascrewdriver(螺絲刀)havetobemadewithstraighthandles?Aftertestinghis____,hehasinventedanewtoolthatcauseslessmuscleinjuryandismoreefficient.Tichauerisnotinterestedingetting____fromhisinventions.Infact,hesays,"We_____peopletostealfromus.AtNewYorkUniversity,wedonotpatent(注冊專利）knowledgeorinvention."____companieshaveadoptedsomeofhisinventions.Asabiochemist,aswellasinventor,DrTechauer____theeffectofstressonareasofthebody.Eveneasy______workmayputheavystressonsmallareasofbodyand____causesaseriousdisease.Thushisstudiesofworkersinfactorieswhousethe____toolalldaylongareextremely____inlearningaboutthedamageonhumanbody?Dr.Techauerknowsthathecannotredesignthe____soheredesignsthetool!1、A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．impressionC．statementD．expectation2、A．unusualB．easierC．newD．correct3、A．EspeciallyB．What'smoreC．MeanwhileD．Forexample4、A．followedB．showedC．neededD．proved5、A．designB．habitsC．materialsD．work6、A．bodyB．fingerC．handD．wrist7、A．pliersB．a(chǎn)toolC．a(chǎn)stepladderD．screwdrivers8、A．testsB．usesC．fixesD．destroys9、A．couldB．willC．wouldD．must10、A．ifB．becauseC．whenD．once11、A．inventionsB．theoriesC．toolsD．questions12、A．recognizedB．famousC．excitedD．rich13、A．encourageB．preventC．warnD．forgive14、A．ModernB．ResearchC．CommercialD．Industrial15、A．teachesB．studiesC．producesD．discovers16、A．physicalB．dailyC．officeD．research17、A．intimeB．inadditionC．immediatelyD．commonly18、A．wrongB．oldC．sameD．heavy19、A．suitableB．valuableC．logicalD．practical20、A．workB．studyC．laborD．bodySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Ifyoucouldtravelbackintimefivecenturies,you’dencounterafreshlypainted“MonaLisa”inRenaissanceEuropeandcoolertemperaturesacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.ThiswasaworldinthemidstoftheLittleIceAgeandaperiodofvastEuropeanexplorationnowknownastheAgeofDiscovery.Butwhatifwecouldlook500yearsintothefutureandglimpsetheEarthofthe26thcentury?Wouldtheworldseemasdifferenttousasthe21stcenturywouldhaveseemedtoresidentsofthe16century?Forstarters,whatwilltheweatherbelike?Dependingonwhomyouask,the26thcenturywilleitherbealittlechillyorextremelyhot.Somesolaroutputmodelssuggestthatbythe2500s,Earth’sclimatewillhavecooledbackdowntonearLittleIceAgeconditions.Otherstudiespredictthatongoingclimatechangeandfossilfuelusewillleavemuchoftheplanettoohotforhumanlifeby200.SomeexpertsdatethebeginningofhumanclimatechangebacktotheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1800s,otherstoslash-and-burnagriculturalpracticesinprehistorictimes.Eitherway,tool-wieldinghumansaltertheirenvironment—andour26thcenturytoolsmightbequiteimpressiveindeed.TheoreticalphysicistandfuturistMichioKakupredictsthatinamere100years,humanitywillmaketheleapfromatypezerocivilizationtoatypeIcivilizationontheKardashevScale.Inotherwords,we’llbecomeaspeciesthatcanusetheentiresumofaplanet’senergy,masteringcleanenergytechnologiessuchasfusionandsolarpower.Furthermore,they’llbeabletohandleplanetaryenergyinordertocontrolglobalclimate.Technologyhasimprovedsignificantlysincethe1500s,andthispacewilllikelycontinueinthecenturiestocome.PhysicistStephenHawkingproposesthatbytheyear2600,thisgrowthwouldsee10newtheoreticalphysicspaperspublishedevery10seconds.IfMoore’sLawholdstrueandbothcomputerspeedandcomplexitydoubleevery18months,thensomeofthesestudiesmaybetheworkofhighlyintelligentmachines.Whatothertechnologieswillshapetheworldofthe26thcentury?FuturistandauthorAdrianBerrybelievestheaveragehumanlifespanwillreach140yearsandthatthedigitalstorageofhumanpersonalitieswillenableacomputerizedstateoflivingforever.Humanswillfarmtheoceans,travelinstarshipsandresideinbothlunarandMartiancolonieswhilerobotsexploretheoutercosmos.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheLittleIceAgeinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowtheseverityofthecurrentglobalwarming.B．Tostressthecloseconnectionwiththecurrentclimate.C．Toprovidecontrasttothepredictionoffutureclimate.D．Toillustratetheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.2、ThepredictionthatEarthwillcooldownisbasedon________.A．changesinsolaractivity B．ongoingclimatechangeC．previousgeneralassumptions D．currentconsumptionoffossilfuel3、Whateffectwillthe26thcenturytechnologieshaveonhumanbeings?A．Humanswillsufferfromsevereglobalwarming.B．Cybertechnologyhelpshumanpersonalitiessurvive.C．Humansneedn’tworkwiththeapplicationofrobots.D．Highlyintelligentmachineswillreplacehumans.Text2Itwasnotyeteleveno’clockwhenaboatcrossedtheriverwithasinglepassengerwhowasluckytobeabletocrosstheriveratthatunusualhourbypromisingtopaysomeextramoney.Whiletheyouthstoodinthelightplacesearchinghispocketsformoney,theboatmanliftedalamp,withthehelpofwhich,togetherwiththenewlyrisenmoon,hetookacarefullookatthestranger.Hewasayoungmanofabouteighteenyears,clearlycountrybroughtup,andwas,asitseemed,onhisfirstvisittotown.Hewaswearingaroughgreycoat,whichwasingoodshape,andwhichhadseenmanywintersbeforethisone.Thejacketunderhiscoatwasmadeofleatherandtrousersfittedtightlytoapairofstronglegs;hisstockingsofblueyarn(毛絨)musthavebeentheworkofamotherorsister,andonhisheadwasahat,whichinitsbetterdayshadperhapsprotectedthegrayerheadoftheyoungman’sfather.Inhislefthandwasawalkingstick,andonhisstrongshouldershungaleatherbag.Brownhair,well-shapedfeatures,bright,cheerfuleyeswerenature’sgifts.Theyouth,whosenamewasRobin,paidtheboatman,andthenwalkedforwardintothetownwithalightstep,asifhehadnotalreadytraveledmorethanthirtymilesthatday.Ashewalked,helookedaroundaseagerlyasifhewereenteringLondonorNewYorkinsteadofthelittlecityinNewEngland.1、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thisboywasrich.B．Thisstorytookplaceonacoldsnowynightinwinter.C．Theboatmanwouldn’tliketosendtheyoungmanacrosstheriveratfirst.D．Theboatmanknewthattheyoungman’snamewasRobin.2、Thestockingsthattheyoungmanworewere__________.A．WornoutB．veryexpensiveC．muchtoobigD．madebyhand3、Theyouthwaswearingahat,which__________.A．wasausedoneB．hisfatherhadboughtforhimC．hehadboughthimselfD．wasmadebyhismotherorsister4、Thecoattheyoungmanwaswearing__________.A．wasnewandingoodshapeB．wascutoutverywellC．hadbeenusedforalotofyearsD．fittedhimwellText3Weallhavesomepeoplewhomwerespectverymuch,likeourfamilymembers,ourfriendsorourteachers.Respectoftenmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Thereareseveralaspectsthatmanypeoplecanagreeon,though.Forexample,atitsmostbasiclevel,respectmeansbeingkindandconsideratetoothers.Respectcantakemanyforms.Don’tmakefunofothers.Putyourselfinotherpeople’sshoesandthinkabouthowtheyfeel.RemembertheGoldenRule:treatothersthesamewayyou’dwanttobetreated.Respectisimportantbecauseitsetstheproperstageforallourhumaninteractions.Friendship,love,andevenbasiccommunicationmustallstartwithrespect.Everyonewantstoberespected.Togetrespect,though,youmustalsoshowrespectforothers.It’salwaysatwo-waystreet.Youcan’tbeimpolitetoothersandexpectrespectinreturn.It’seasytoshowrespect.Bepolite.Lookforthebestinpeopleratherthanconcentratingontheirmistakes.Showcompassiontoothersandtrytoputtheirinterestsbeforeyourown.Makeotherscomfortablewhenthey’reuneasy.Helpoutwheneveryoucan.Whenyoupayitforward,amazingthingscanhappen.Andberespectfultoeveryone.Theworldisanunbelievablyhugeplacefilledwithbillionsofpeople,eachoneofwhomisuniqueandspecial.Andtheyalldeserveyourrespect!Becareful,though.Noteveryonewillshowyourespectallthetime.Infact,you’llprobablyseeexamplesofimpolitebehavioureachandeveryday.Howyourespondtoimpolitebehaviour,though,canmakeahugedifference.Ifyouchoosetorespondtoimpolitebehaviourbyactingrudelyyourself,you’vegainednothing.You’veonlycontinuedthepatternofimpolitebehaviourandsetabadexample.Instead,actrespectfullyandsetagoodexample.Consistentlyactingrespectfullymightjusthelpotherslearnfromyourexample!1、AccordingtotheGoldenRule,__________.A．you’dbetterwalkinothers’shoesB．youcan’tplayjokesonotherpeopleC．youshouldpayattentiontoyourfeelingsD．thewayyouaretreateddependsonyourself2、Bysaying“It’salwaysatwo-waystreet”inParagraph4,thewriterprobablywantstotellus“______”.A．PeopleshouldrespecteachotherB．ItisalwayssafetowalkinthestreetC．SomeleaveandotherscomebackD．Thereisonlyonestreettogothrough3、Thefifthparagraphismainlywrittentotellus______.A．wheretofindrespectB．howtocorrectmistakesC．whentohelpothersintimeD．howtoshowrespectforothers4、Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldwedoifsomeoneisimpolitetous?A．Showhim/hertruerespect.B．Leavehim/heralone.C．Bekindtohim/hersometimes.D．Setaspecialexampletoothers.Text4HistorianTomHollandistheaward-winningauthorofRubicon,PersianFireandMillennium.Heappearsregularlyonradio,TVandinprint.HislatestbookDynastyispublishedinpaperbackbyAbacus.MoominsummerMadnessByToveJansoonWhatIloveaboutthisbook,asachildandstilltoday,isitsmixofthefantasticalandnormal.Ontheonehand,it’saboutafamilyandtheirfriendsallenjoyingthemselves,quitehappynotdoingmuch.Ontheotherhand,it’saboutcharactersthatcanchangeintooddshapes,magicianscomingdownfromthemoonandpeculiarcreaturesemergingfromtheroof.Thatmixofthefamiliarandtheextraordinaryinformsallmywriting.TheHistoriesByHerodoTusBythetimeIwas12,IwasobsessedbyAncientGreeceandRome.Atfirst,IfoundtheearlysectionofTheHistoriesarealgrindbecauseit’slikealongshaggydogstorythatnevergetstothepoint.InthesecondhalfIwasrewardedwiththestoriesI’dbeenwaitingfor,likethebattlesofMarathon,SalamisandThermopylae.Overtheyears,IcometovaluetheinfectiouscuriosityofthefirsthalfandtheportraitoftheworldinthefifthcenturyBCseenthroughtheeyesofthisextraordinaryGreekhistorian.ADistantMirrorByBarBaraWTucHmanTuchman’sbookTheGunsofAugustwonthePulitzerPrize,butit’sthisslightlylesswell-knownworkthatprovidedmewitharolemodelformyownwriting.Bothscholarlyandinteresting,it’saportraitofthe14thcenturyinWesternEuropeandvividlyevokesmedievalcivilizationbuffetedbycataclysms:theBlackDeath,thePeasants’RevoltandtheGreatPapalSchism.IfeltIknewwhatitwastodieoftheplagueortohaveaswordputthroughme—realstoriestoldremarkably436、TomHollandnowfindsthefirsthalfofTheHistories___________.A．offthepoint B．culture-centeredC．reallyboring D．quiteentertaining1、WhichbookdoesTomHollandappreciateandtrytocopyitsstyle?A．TheHistories B．ADistantMirrorC．TheGunsofAugust D．MoominsummerMadnessPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ItzhakPerlman,afamousviolinist,cameonstagetogiveaconcertHewasstrickenwithpolio（小兒麻痹癥）asachild,sogettingonstageisnosmall1．(achieve)Theaudiencesatquietlywhilehemadehiswayacrossthestage2．hischairandbeganhisplayButthistime,3．wentwrongJustashefinishedthefirstpart,oneofthestringsonhisviolin4．(break)WethoughtthathewouldhavetostoptheconcertButhedidn’t5．,hewaitedamoment,closedhiseyesandthensignaledtheconductortobeginagain6．(power)andpure,hisperformanceattractedalltheattentionOfcourse,anyonebelieves7．impossibletoplayaharmoniousworkwithjustthreestringsIknowthat,andyouknowthat,butthatnightItzhakPerlmanrefused8．(know)thatWhenhefinished,peopleroseandcheered9．(smile),hewipedthesweatandsaid,“Youknow,sometimesitistheartist’stasktofindouthowmuchmusicyoucanstillmakewith10．youhaveleft”AseriousweatherwarninghasbeenannouncedasmorethantwoinchesofrainisexpectedtofallinpartsoftheUKonMonday,accordingto1．MetOfficeThreeflood2．(warn)insouthwestEnglandhavebeenputinplace,3．causedfearsoftravelinterruptionatthebeginningoftheweekTheMetOfficehasannouncedthewarningforheavyrainacrosscentraland4．(south)England,includingLondon,BirminghamandManchester,forMondayAlthough5．istooearlytoforecastwhichexactareaswillseethe6．(heavy)rain,theMetOfficesaidtheSouthismostlikely7．(see)“thebiggestrainfall”“Theheavyrainfallbringsariskoffloodingandinterruption,butthesituationisuncertain,suchthatthelikelihoodofthis8．a(chǎn)nygivencountyissmall,”forecasterssaidGrahameMadge,aspokespersonfortheMetOffice,saidareasfromtheIsleofWightuptotheM4arepredictedtoseetheworstweatherHe9．(add)thattherewerenoweatherwarningsinplacefortherestoftheweek10．forecastershaveadvisedpeopletokeepaneyeoutformorewarningsastheunsettledweatherisexpectedtocontinueSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Reducingclasssizehastraditionallybeenseenasanimportantwaytoimproveastudent’seducationalexperience.Manyoftenbelievethatsmallerclasseswouldpermitteacherstogivemorepersonalattentiontotheirstudents.1、.Butonerecentstudysuggeststhere'snotmuchresearch-basedevidencetosupportthisidea.TheresearchwascollectedbyateamfromDenmark'sDanishCenterforSocialScienceResearch.Thestudynotesthatoneofthemainproblemswithreducingclasssizeisthatitcanhaveveryhighcosts.2、.Financiallimitationsmakeitverydifficultformanyschoolstoreducethenumberofstudentsintheclassroom.Thenewstudybeganbyexamining127studiesonclassroomsize.Itsgoalwastoexaminethemajorresearchstudiesalreadycompletedonthesubject.3、.Intheend,theresearchcenteredon10mainstudieswithpossiblesampling(采樣)problems.Theresearchersconcludedthatthere'ssomeevidencetosuggestthatreducingclasssizemayleadtosomeimprovementinastudent'sreadingachievement.4、.Theyfoundjusta53-percentchancethatarandomlyselectedtestscorefromastudentfromasmallclasswouldbehigherthantheselectedscoreofastudentfromalargerclass.5、.Thisledtheresearcherstoconcludethattherewouldbenobenefitatalltomathstudentsinasmallerclasssize.A．ButtheysaidtheeffectisverysmallB．Formathematicsachievement,theresultwas49percentC．ThiscantheoreticallyleadtoimprovedacademicresultsforstudentsD．ManypublicopinionstudieshaveshownteachersfavorsmallerclasssizesE.TheeffectsoflargerclasssizecanstaylongafterthestudentscompletetheireducationF.IncreasingclasssizeisoneofthemostcommonwaysschoolsystemscontroleducationspendingG.TheyespeciallycenteredonthosetryingtomeasureifsmallerclasssizeledtogreateracademicsuccessHowtoStayFocusedinaNoisyWorldBlockouttimeforuninterruptedwork.Makesureyouscheduleimportanttimeforyourselfwhereyoucanfocusonyourtasksinuninterruptedsilence.1、Thinkofthisasschedulingameetingwithyourselfandtreatitthesameasyouwouldwhenschedulingameetingwithothers.Turntechnologyfromadistractionintoausefultool.2、However,therearealsosomereallycoolappsthatencourageyoutobemoreproductiveandlessdistractedbyyourphone.Forrestisanappthatrewardsyoueachtimeyoufocuswell,motivatingyouinafunwayanden