高州市2023年考研《英語一》最后沖刺試題含解析

高州市2023年考研《英語一》最后沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenIspentthesummerwithmyGrandpainWarwick,hesentmetoMissBee’sstore.1thecounterwasMissBee.Apairofglassesteetered(搖搖欲墜)onthe2ofhernose,grayhairwas3onherhead.“Excuseme.Ineedtogetthese.”Isaid.“So?”Shepushedherglasses4hernose.“There’snoonehereexceptyouandmeandI’mnotyour5.Gogetthem.Ifyou’reluckyyou’llfinishshoppingbysundown.”Sundownwasfivehours6.Iwasn’tsurelwould7it.HowcouldIhopetofindanythingonthepacked,jumbled(亂堆的)shelvesaroundme?IvisitedMissBeeseveraltimesaweek.Sometimessheshort-chargedme.Othertimessheovercharged.8shesoldmea/an9newspaperinsteadofonethatwascurrent.Goingtothestorewasmorelikegoingintobattle.“Thatbreadisonlytwenty-ninecents!”Icorrectedheroneafternoon.Ihadwatchedthenumberschangeonthecashregister(收款機(jī))closely,andMissBeehadadded35cents.Shedidn’tseem10thatIhadcaughther11.Shejustlookedatmeand12theprice.AllsummerIlearnedthehardwayto13mylist.Butshestillfoundwaysto14.meintomakingmistakes.NosoonerhadImemorizedtheitems’locationontheshelfthanMissBee15theshelvesandmademehuntfor16alloveragain.ThemorningIwasto17toBrooklyn,Istoppedintogetapacketofgum.“Allright,”shesaid.“Whatdidyoulearnthissummer?”Shewasmean!Ipressedmylipstogether.Tomy18,MissBeelaughed.“Iknowwhatyouthinkofme,”shesaid.“butwhenyougetolderyou’llbegladourpaths19!”GladImetMissBee?Theideawas20.NowIgrowupandIfinallyunderstandIreallylearnedalotfromMissBee.1、A．OnB．UnderC．BehindD．Over2、A．bottomB．sideC．tipD．middle3、A．piledB．coveredC．grownD．worn4、A．downB．upC．outD．over5、A．bossB．guestC．customerD．maid6、A．beforeB．a(chǎn)wayC．a(chǎn)boutD．off7、A．makeB．dependonC．seetoD．keep.8、A．ButB．AndC．OrD．So9、A．newB．badC．brokenD．old10、A．pleasedB．embarrassedC．excitedD．satisfied11、A．payingmoreB．chargingmoreC．charginglessD．payingless12、A．increasedB．rewardedC．correctedD．raised13、A．a(chǎn)ddupB．bringupC．lookupD．putup14、A．a(chǎn)rguingB．forcingC．persuadingD．tricking15、A．rebuiltB．rearrangedC．regainedD．reclaimed16、A．themB．herC．itD．him17、A．leaveB．startC．comeD．return18、A．a(chǎn)mazementB．joyC．regretD．disappointment19、A．ledB．crossedC．wentD．passed20、A．reasonableB．instructiveC．a(chǎn)bsurdD．wiseSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings.Thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewine,thefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offend(hurt)manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjections,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact(接觸)withthem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.1、Thephrase“sourthepleasureofsociety”mostnearlymeans________.A．haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB．makeothersunhappyC．tendtoscoldothersopenlyD．enjoythepleasureoflife2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB．suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC．peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD．unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons3、Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit,theauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould________.A．preventanycommunicationwiththemB．shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC．persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD．quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes4、Inthispassage,thewritermainly________.A．describestwotypesofpeopleB．laughsattheunhappypeopleC．suggestswaystohelpunhappypeopleD．tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlifeText2Britishchildrenusedtoplayconkers(板栗游戲)intheautumnwhenthehorse-chestnuttreesstartedtodroptheirshinybrownnuts.Theywouldselectasuitablechestnut,drillaholeinitandthreaditontoastring,thenswingtheirconkeratthatofanopponentuntiloneofthembroke.Butthegamehasfallenoutoffavour.Childrenspendlesstimeoutdoorsandrarelyhaveaccesstochestnuttrees.Besides,manyschoolshavebannedconkersgames,worriedthattheymightcauseinjuriesornutallergies.Thatsortofrisk-averseness(規(guī)避風(fēng)險)nowspreadsthrougheveryaspectofchildhood.Playgroundshavealltheexcitementdesignedoutofthemtomakethemsafe.Manygovernments,particularlyinsocietiessuchasAmerica,havetighteneduptheirrules,requiringparentstosupervise(監(jiān)管)youngchildrenfarmorecloselythaninthepast.FrankFuredioftheUniversityofKent,acriticonmodernparenting,arguesthatallowingchildrentoplayunsupervisedorleavingthemathomealoneisincreasinglydescribedasasymptomofirresponsibleparenting.Inpart,suchincreasedcautionisaresponsetothehugewaveofchanges.Large-scaleurbanization,smallerandmoremobilefamilies,themoveofwomenintothelabormarketandthedigitizationofmanyaspectsoflifehaveunavoidablychangedthewaythatpeoplebringuptheirchildren.Thereislittlechancethatanyofthesetrendswillbechanged,sotoday'smoreintensive(精細(xì)化的)parentingstyleislikelytogoon.Suchparentingpracticesnowembracedbywealthyparentsinmanypartsoftherichworld,particularlyinAmerica,gofarbeyondanadjustmenttochangesinexternalconditions.Theymeanastrongbidtoensurethattheadvantagesenjoyedbytheparents’generationarepassedontotheirchildren.Sincesuccessinlifenowturnsmainlyoneducation,suchparentswilldotheirbesttoprovidetheirchildrenwiththeschooling,thecharactertrainingandthesocialskillsthatwillsecureaccesstothebestuniversitiesandlaterthemostattractivejobs.Tosomeextentthathasalwaysbeenthecase.Buttherearemoresuchparentsnow,andtheyarecompetingwitheachotherforwhateconomistscallpositionalgoods.Thiscompetitionstartsevenbeforethechildrenareborn.Thewealthyclasseswilltaketheirtimetoselectasuitablespouseandgetmarried,andwillstartafamilyonlywhentheyfeelreadyforit.Childrenfromlessadvantagedbackgrounds,bycontrast,oftenappearbeforetheirparentsarereadyforthem.InAmerica60%ofbirthstosinglewomenunder30areunplanned,andover40%ofchildrenarebornoutsidemarriage.Theresult,certainlyinAmerica,hasbeentowidenalreadymassivesocialinequalitiesyetfurther.Alltheevidencesuggeststhatchildrenfrompoorerbackgroundsareatadisadvantagealmostassoonastheyareborn.Bytheageoffiveorsixtheyarefarless“school-ready”thantheirbetter-offpeers,soanyattemptstohelpthemcatchuphavetostartlongbeforetheygettoschool.Americahashadsomesuccesswithvariousschemesinvolvingregularhomevisitsbynursesorsocialworkerstolow-incomefamilieswithnewbabies.Italsohaslongexperiencewithprogrammesforyoungchildrenfrompoorfamiliesthatcombinesupportforparentswithgood-qualitychildcare.Suchprogrammesdoseemtomakeadifference.Withoutextraeffort,childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesinmostcountriesaremuchlesslikelythantheirbetter-offpeerstoattendpreschooleducation,eventhoughtheyaremorelikelytobenefitfromit.AnddatafromtheOECD’sPISAprogrammesuggestthatchildrenneedatleasttwoyearsofpreschooleducationtoperformattheirbestwhentheyare15.Sothemostpromisingwaytoensuregreaterequalitymaybetomakeearly-yearseducationandcareformorewidelyavailableandmoreaffordable,asitisintheNordics.Somegovernmentsarealreadyrethinkingtheireducationalpriorities,shiftingsomeoftheirspendingtotheearlyyears.Mostrichcountriesdecidedmorethanacenturyagothatfree,compulsoryeducationforallchildrenwasaworthwhileinvestmentforsociety.Thereisnowanargumentforstartingpreschooleducationearlier,assomecountrieshavealreadydone.Inthefaceofcrushingnewinequalities,amodernversionofthatapproachisworthtrying.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Moreattentionisplacedonchildren’ssafety.B．Moreandmoreparentsarebecomingirresponsible.C．Childrenarenolongerinterestedinoutdooractivities.D．Parentsareadvisedtospendmoretimewiththeirchildren.2、WhichofthefollowingaboutintensiveparentingstyleisTRUE?A．Chancesarethatthisstylecouldbechanged.B．Financialpressureforcesparentstobestricter.C．Richfamiliesadoptsuchstyletokeeptheiradvantages.D．Suchstyleislargelyinfluencedbythesizeofthefamily.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A．Economistsofferpracticaladvicetoguideparenting.B．Ahappymarriagesecureschildren’ssocialpositions.C．Unfairdivisionofsocialresourcesdrivesparentsmad.D．Parentsarestrugglingfortheirchildren’sedgeoverpeers.4、Whichisthepropermeasuretonarrowthegapbetweentherichandthepoor?A．Parentsarepersuadedtogivebirthtobabiesintheirlateryears.B．Fundsareprovidedforpoorchildrenaftertheyareadmittedtoschool.C．Newbabiesinlow-incomefamiliesaresenttonursesorsocialworkers.D．Childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesareensuredtoreceiveearlyeducation.5、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsinvestmentinpre-schooleducation?A．Supportive B．DisapprovingC．Skeptic D．Unconcerned6、Theauthorbeginsthepassagewiththegameofconkersto.A．showcompetitionoverweighscooperationB．implyeducationalinequalitiesshouldbebrokenC．makereadersawareoftherulesofthegameD．indicatethegamehaslostitsappealtochildrenText3Grassehasalwaysbeenassociatedwithsmell.IntheMiddleAgesitsmeltparticularlyunpleasantduetoitsleathertanning(制革)industry.Thenoblesonlyrarelyvisitedtheprettyandcharmingtowntopickuptheirhandmadeleathergloves.Inspiteoftheirgrandlandsinthesurroundingcountryside?Grassewascertainlyanecessaryevilwithnoself-respectingnoblesowningbuildingsthere.Molinard,aGrassetanner(制革工人)himself,createdthefirstGrasseperfume.Wordspreadlikewildfireamongstthenoblesaboutthedesignerperfumedgloves.MolinardofferedapairofhisglovestoCatherinedeMedici(theQueen),whogaveplentyofpraisetoherGrasseperfumedgloves;shealmostassured(確保)Grasse’sreputationastheperfumecapitaloftheworld.ThankstoCatherinedeMedici,Grassemerchantswereencouragedtogrowtheperfumeplantsthattannersneededtosupplyperfumedleathertothenobles.Grassehasfourperfumefactoriesaswellasaperfumeschoolandaperfumemuseum.Fragonard’sperfumemuseumissituatedonthefirstfloorofitsperfumefactoryanddisplaysanamazingprivatecollectionofperfumebottles,presentationboxes,documentsandequipmentthattellsthehistoryofperfumemakingfromitsearliestbeginningstothepresentday.Theperfumemuseumisopeneveryday,Sundaysandpublicholidaysincluded.Grasseiscertainlyaperfumedheaven,afarcryfromitssmellybeginningasaleathertanningtown.Nowfamousforafarsweetersmell,Grasseissurroundedbyfieldsofflowersthatmakerealestate(不動產(chǎn))inGrasseverypopular.ThoselookingforrealestateinFrancewouldhavetogoalongwaytofindanywheremorecharmingthanGrassewiththecityofNiceanditsairportjustashortdriveawayandplentyofactivitiestoenjoyinthesurroundingcountryside.RealestateinGrasseissituatedbetweentheSouthernAlpsandtheCoted’Azur,allowingownersthebestofbothworlds.1、WhywasGrasseconsideredtobenecessaryalthoughitwasanevil?A．Becauseitproducedleathergloves.B．Becauseitmadethenobleslookrespectable.C．Becausemanynobleslivedinitscountryside.D．Becauseitwasabeautifulandattractivetown.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutFragonard’sperfumemuseum?A．Ithasseveralperfumefactories.B．Itcanbevisitedalltheyearround.C．Itisfamousforitsperfumeschool.D．ItshowsvisitorsthehistoryofGrasse.3、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“afarcry”inthe4thparagraphprobablymean?A．a(chǎn)goodlongcryB．totallyabsentC．verydifferentD．fardistant4、Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Grasseisstilllesscompetitiveinrealestate.B．Grasseisnowaperfectplaceforpeopletolive.C．Grasseisbecominganimportanttouristattraction.D．LivinginGrassemightcauseyoumuchinconvenience.Text4Let’scatchaglimpseofthelatestinventionsthisyear.ParallelsletsyouusedesktopappsonyourphoneYou'dthinkmostapplicationswouldhavecreatedamobileappbynow—butmanycompaniesstillusedesktopappsexclusively.NowParallelsAccessletsyouaccessthemonyoursmartphone.Allyouneedtodoisdownloadtheapp,thenconnectParallels'Applification?toyourcomputer,soyoucanaccessimportantfilesandotherappswithasingleclick.Youcaneasilyuseyourappsinfull-screenmode,usingintuitive(直觀的)touchcontrolstoworkfasterthanbefore.Usually,ParallelsAccessis$19.99,butyoucangetitnowfor$9.99.TakeyourlightingtothenextlevelwiththissmartswitchYouprobablydon’tspendalotoftimethinkingaboutyourhome’slighting,butit’simportant:thewaythatyoucontrolyourlightingaffectstheenvironment(andyourelectricbill).ThisWiFiwallswitchiscontrolledviaacompanionapponyoursmartphone,soyoucancontrolconnectedlightsorceilingfansfromanywhere.Usually,theMerossWiFiWallLightSwitchcosts$45.99,butrightnowit’sonsalefor$39.99.ShootbeautifullyclearvideoswiththissmartphonegimbalIfyou'reinterestedinshootingprofessional-qualityvideosandphotos,youdon'thavetospendafortunetotakeabeautifullycomposedshot:justusethisRigietSmartphoneGimbalinstead.Agimbalisasupportforyourcamera(inthiscase,yoursmartphone)thatallowsittopivot（移動）,andautomaticallydetectandadjusttothepositionthatyouwanttofilmin.Unlikeanyothercamerahardwareyoumightown,thisonecomeswithitsownaccompanyingapp.Usually,thisRigietSmartphoneGimbalis$269,butyoucangetitnowfor$109.99.1、Whatdotheseproductshaveincommon?A．Theysaveusenergy.B．Theymakeusworkfasterthanbefore.C．Theymakeourlifeeasierandmorecomfortable.D．Wehavetodownloadtheirappsbeforetheyareused.2、Whichproductgivesyouthebestdiscount?A．TheRigietSmartphoneGimbal. B．TheMerossWiFiWallLightSwitch.C．.TheParallelsAccess. D．TheDesktopApps.3、Inwhichsectioncanweseethearticleinanewspaper?A．Education. B．Science.C．Society. D．Culture.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AJapanesecompanyhasjustinventedPepper,ahuman-likerobotIthasarmsandhands,buthasnolegsPeppercanspeak17languagesand1．(have)adisplay(顯示器)onitschest,inwhichyoucantypeinmanydifferent2．(command)Therobot’sartificialintelligencesystemcanreaddifferentkindsofhumanemotionsItcanalsoread,answerquestionsandrespond3．thefeelingofpeoplePeppergetsitsinformationfrom4．seriesofcameras,aswellasfacialandvoicerecognitionsoftwareIt5．(connect)totheInternetwhereitgetsinformationfromadatabaseSpecialsafetyfeaturesmakeitalmostimpossibleforthesoftware6．(crash)Pepperisalearningrobotthatbecomesbetterandbetterinrecognizinghuman7．(behave)Themarketdemandforrobotsisgrowingandbecauseofits8．(rapid)agingpopulation,Japanisoneofthe9．(large)marketsintheworld10．manycompanieshavebeencreatingrobotsforvariouspurposes,verylittlehasbeendonetogetrobotstoworkontheemotionallevelPepperisthefirstmachinethatcandojustthatWewanteveryonetorespectusDowerespecteveryonearoundus?ThcanswerisabigNO!Wedon'trespect1．wethinkisbetterthanuswedon'trespectpoorandoldpeople,andwedon'trespectwhowefeelislessbetter2．usSohowcanwewinrespect?Theeasiestway3．(gain)respectisbygivingrespectWinningrespectmightbedifficultbutnotimpossibleDon'tusebadlanguageBeing4．(help)andlisteningtosomeoneareasignofgivingrespectand5．(win)respectaswellWithpatienceandpractice,youcangetanykindofvirtueFlowersarethemain6．(attract)ofanytypeofdecorationandinthesamewayrespectisthebeautyoflifeLifeisterrible7．respectJustthinkwheneveryougotoaparty,everyonethereisnottreatedequallyDoyouknowwhy?Becauseof8．(they)mannersWhyarewenottreatedsometimesas9．(expect)?BecausewedothcsametootherswhohaveexpectationsfromusRelationshipcanbehealthyifwenevercrossthewallsofrespectWithoutrespect,youcan'tliveYouneedrespecteverywhereinlife,inwork,insocietyorinfamilyArespectedperson10．(speak)politelySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Artistsmighthavesunkintoastatewheretheyforgotthemselves,didn’tneedtothinkandlosttrackoftime,andinspirationswould“justflowout”.Suchastateoftotalinvolvementandeffortlessconcentrationiscalled“flow”.1、.Itisaccompaniedbyphysicalchangessuchasdeepenedbreathingandslowheartbeats.Thebenefitsofbeingintheflowstatestretchbeyondtheexperienceitself.Flowisassociatedwithsubjectivehappiness,satisfactionwithlifeandinnerpeace.Atwork,it’slinkedtoproductivity,motivationandresponsibility.2、.Infact,weallcanexperienceflowwheneverwearefullydevotedtoourworkorhobbiesorrelationships,inmountainsandcitiesalike.Ifyoudon’texperiencefloweveryday,herearewaystotrigger(觸發(fā))it.CreatebestconditionsAvoidnoisyenvironmentsandopportunitiesforinterruptions.3、,soyou’llneedtoexperimenttofindwhatworksbestforyou.4、Youneedtoengageinactivitiesthataremeaningful,thatyoufindchallengingandforwhichyouhavetheskillsrequiredtocomeoutaswinners.Thelevelofdifficultyshouldalsobejustright—notsoeasythatyoufindyourselfbored,butnotsohardthatyougetstressed.StayhighlyawareofyourselfPracticestayinghighlyawareofyourbreath,yourpresence,yourthoughtsandyouractions,andyouwilllivefullyeachsecondofthepresentandbecompletelyyourself.Graduallytheworldaroundmeltsawayandwhatyouaredoingbecomesworthdoingforitsownsake.5、.A．DecideonaproperactivityB．FlowismorethanastateofmindC．Fortunately,flowisnotuniquetoartistsD．FlowisahappyaccidentwhenithappensE.Thenyouwillbealreadyintheflowstatebef