考研《英語(yǔ)一》2023年湖南省衡陽(yáng)市祁東縣考前沖刺試題含解析

考研《英語(yǔ)一》2023年湖南省衡陽(yáng)市祁東縣考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iwasstandinginthecheckoutlinebehindawomanwholookedtobeinher60s.Whenitwasherturntopay,thecashier(收銀員)1herbynameandaskedherhowshewasdoing.Thewomanlookeddown,shookherhandandsaid,“Notsogood.Myhusbandjustlosthisjobandmy2sonisuptohisoldtricksagain.Thetruthis,Idon’tknowhowI’mgoingto3theholidays.”Thenshegavethecashierfoodstamps.Myheart4.Iwantedtohelpbutdidn’tknowhow.ShouldIofferto5hergroceriesoraskforherhusband’ssituation?6Iwalkedintotheparkinglot,Ispottedthewomanreturninghershoppingcart.IrememberedsomethinginmypursethatIthoughtmighthelpher.Itwasn’tahandfulofcashoran7ofajobforherhusband,butmaybeitwouldmakeherlife8.MyheartbeatfasterasI9thewoman.“Excuseme,”Isaid,myvoicetremblingabit.“Icouldn’thelpoverhearingwhatyousaidtothecashier.Itsoundslikeyou’regoingthroughareally10timerightnow.I’msosorry,butI’dliketogiveyousomething.”Itookasmallcardoutofmypurseand11ittoher.Whenthewomanreadthecard’sonlytwowords,shebegantocry.Andthroughher12,shesaid,“Youhavenoideahowmuchthis13tome.”Iwasalittle14byherreply.Havingneverdoneanythinglikethisbefore,Ididn’tknowwhatkindof15Imightreceive.AllIcouldthinktorespondwas,“Oh!WoulditbeOKtogiveyoua16?”Afterwehugged17,Iwalkedbacktomycar—andbegantocrytoo.Thewordsonthecard?“YouMatter.”Afewweeksearlier,acolleaguegavemeasimilarcardas18foraprojectIwasworkingon.WhenIreadthecard,Ifelta19glow(喜悅)spreadinsideofme.Deeplytouched,IcamehomeandorderedmyownboxofYouMattercardsandstarted20them.1、A．chargedB．greetedC．recognizedD．heard2、A．confidentB．independentC．hopelessD．stubborn3、A．thinkaboutB．giveupC．goonD．getthrough4、A．a(chǎn)chedB．failedC．beatD．paused5、A．sendforB．provideforC．payforD．begfor6、A．AsB．ThoughC．UnlessD．Since7、A．excuseB．offerC．experienceD．opinion8、A．harderB．wealthierC．simplerD．better9、A．touchedB．foundC．passedD．a(chǎn)pproached10、A．happyB．toughC．regularD．long11、A．handedB．showedC．spreadD．explained12、A．thanksB．fearsC．tearsD．beliefs13、A．bringsB．meansC．valuesD．contains14、A．worriedB．excitedC．movedD．shocked15、A．reactionB．feelingC．expressionD．a(chǎn)nswer16、A．presentB．promiseC．hugD．ride17、A．wildlyB．tightlyC．a(chǎn)nxiouslyD．eagerly18、A．progressB．effortC．encouragementD．praise19、A．warmB．richC．softD．fierce20、A．gatheringB．enjoyingC．preparingD．sharingSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Astreesacrossthenorthernareasturngoldanddeepred,youcanfindautumncolorsinparksandwoodlands,inthecities,countryside,andmountains.Peoplearewonderingwhatthesecolorsarefor.Foryears,scientistshaveworkedtounderstandthechangesthathappentotreesintheautumn.Uptonowtherehavebeendifferentexplanationsforwhynaturalselectionmakesautumncolorssowidespread.Dr.HamiltonfromOxfordUniversityproposedthatbrightautumnleavescontainedamessage:theywarninsectstoleavethemalone.Inautumn,insectschoosetreeswheretheywilllayeggs.Whenthelarvae（幼蟲(chóng)）comeoutthenextspring,theyfeedonthetrees,oftenwitharesultofdestructionofthetrees.Dr.Hamiltonsuggestedthattreescouldwardofftheseinsectswithpoisons.Theycouldhavestrongdefensesbylettingegg-layinginsectsknowwhatwasinstorefortheireggs.Dr.Hamiltonandstudentsturnedthetheoryintoamathematicalmodel,whichshowedthatwarningsignalscouldindeeddrivetheevolution（進(jìn)化）ofbrightleaves.Itwasafirstattempttoseewhatwasoutthere.AresearchteamfromtheUniversityofWisconsingaveaquitedifferentexplanation.“IfyouareuphereinWisconsin,bythetimeleaveschange,alltheinsectsthatfeedonleavesaregone.”Dr.Hochsaid.Hebelievedthatautumncolorsservedmainlyasprotection.AccordingtoDr.Hochandhisteam,autumncolorsmightbeabletoprotecttheleavesfromsundamageorfrost（冰凍）injury—inotherwords,theyactuallyactasasunscreentoavoidthedestructiontotheleaves.Besides,autumncolorsmightprotecttheleavesfromwaterloss.Ifthecellsintheleavesbecomedry,theconnectionsbetweenthecellswillbeweakenedandleaveswillbreakoff.Althoughtherearedifferentexplanationsaboutautumncolors,ithasreallygiventhemadeeperconcernforthistimeofyear.“Peoplesometimessaythatsciencemakestheworldlessinterestingbyjustexplainingthingsaway,”onefamousbiologistsaid.“Butwithautumnleaves,themoreyouknowaboutthem,themoreamazedyouare.”1、AccordingtoDr.Hamilton,thereisaconnectionbetween________.A．thesizeofleavesandthesurvivalofinsectsB．thesizeofleavesandthebehaviorofinsectsC．thesizeofleavesandthequalityofinsectsD．thesizeofleavesandthenumberofinsects2、Dr.Hochandhisteamgivetheexplanationthat_________.A．ClimatehasaninfluenceonthecoloroftheleavesB．SundamageandfrostinjurydrivetheinsectsawayC．thecolorofautumnleaveshasaprotectivefunctionD．Autumncolorsbringgreatdestructiontotheleaves3、Theunderlinedphrase“wardoff”inParagraph2probablymeans_______.A．catchB．a(chǎn)ttractC．ignoreD．prevent4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheevolutionofcolorfulleavesB．Thesecrettoautumnleaves’changesC．ThecharmautumncolorsD．Theroleofleaves’beingprotectionText2WithitsGeorgianbrickbuildingsandgrassygreenhills，almosteverywhereinBathfeelslikealivingpostcard．WithlandmarksfromRomanandmedievaltimes，youmayfeelyou'velandedbackintime，butthesplendidrowhousesandpeoplehustlingaboutonsmart﹣phonesbringsyououtofthatfantasy．Bathsomehowweavestogetherthreadsofsmall﹣townlifewithmetropolitanstyle．Ithasgalleries，museumsandtheaters．It'sacollegetownanchoredbytheUniversityofBath．AnditisaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite．EvenonameredaytripfromLondon，just90minutesawaybytrain，Bathbubblesoverwithcharm．BathAbbeyAnimpressivelandmarkinthecenteroftown，BathAbbeyisthethirdplaceofworshiptooccupythissitein1，200years．Thefirstchurch，builtin757，wasreplacedbyacathedralsoonaftertheNormanconquestofEnglandin1066．Thatonegavewayinthe15thcenturytotheAbbeythat'stheretoday．Walkinsideandeyetheceilingandstainedglasswindowsshowing56scenesfromChrist'slife．AfloorplatemarksQueenElizabethII's1973visit．Toursofthechurchtowerareavailable．RomanBathsTheRomanBathsdatebacktotheyear70，withapoolofnatural，hotspringwatercalledtheGreatBathlocatedbelowstreetlevel．Youcanseethesteamswirlingonthestreetabove．Peopledressedinperiodclothing﹣suchasaRomansoldierorstonemason﹣standinthearchways．Thecomplexincludesseveralundergroundspacesanddisplays．Theself﹣guidedaudiotourthoroughlyexplainshowthecitizensofAquaeSulis（theRomannamegiventoBath）socialized，workedandworshipped．Attheendofthetour，visitorscansamplesomeofthatrefreshingwater．JaneAustenCentreNovelistJaneAustenlivedwithfamilyinBathbetween1801and1806．AvidreadersofAusten'sworkknowthatBathwasaprominentsettingintwoofherbooks，PersuasionandNorthangerAbbey．TheJaneAustenCentre，athree﹣storybuildingonGayStreethasapermanentexhibitandtearoom．Theexhibitofferstwofloorsofclothes，anecdotesaboutwhatdailylifewouldhavebeenlikeforAusteninBath．Youcanendyourwanderingwithafternoonteainthethird﹣floorRegencyTeaRoom．RoyalCrescentThishalf﹣moonformationofGeorgiantownhousesisoneofBath'smostfamousarchitecturalmasterpieces，anarc﹣shapedclusterofbuildingssetbehindagreenfield．Thefirsthome，No.1RoyalCrescent，whereformerParliamentmemberHenrySanfordlivedinthelate1700s，isalsoamuseum．Roomsarefurnishedin18thcenturystyle，withaglimpseoftheupstairs﹣downstairslifestyleoftheera（thinkDowntonAbbeybut150yearsearlier）．1、Accordingtothearticle，thefollowingaspectsofBatharecoveredEXCEPT．A．historyB．a(chǎn)rchitectureC．transportationD．a(chǎn)ccommodation2、WhichofthefollowingstatementisINCORRECTaccordingtothepassage？A．BathAbbeyoccupiedthesiteinthe15thcenturyafterseveralhistoricalchanges．B．TheRomanBathsarefeaturedbyahotspringwater，whereyoucantouraroundwiththelocalguide．C．TwoofJaneAustin'sbooksweresetinBath，whereshelivedfor5years．D．TheroomsinNo.1RoyalCrescentarefurnishedin18thcenturystyle，resemblingthatofDowntonAbbey．Text3Beingmistreatedatworkcanouttheirnegativeemotionsonlovedonesathome.Butanewstudysuggeststhatgettingmoreexerciseandsleepmayhelppeoplebettercopewiththembyleavingthematworkwheretheybelong.Previousresearchshowsthatemployeeswhoarelookeddownonorinsultedbycolleaguesarelikelytogoexpresstheirfrustrationsandbehaveangrilytowardpeopleoutsideofwork,saysstudyco-authorShannonTaylor,amanagementprofessorattheUniversityofCentralFlorida’sCollegeofBusiness.Thenewstudybacksupthisidea,butoffersabitofgoodnewsaswell:Employeeswhoaveragedmorethan10,500stepsadayorburnedatleast2,100calorieswerelesslikelytomistreattheircohabitantsthanthosewhoaveragedfewerstepsofburnedfewercalories.Thefindingsalsorevealedthatwhenemployeesfelttheyhadabadnight’ssleepbecauseofworkissues,theyweremorelikelytobegrouchyathome.“Whenyou’retired,you’reeitherlessableorlessmotivatedtoregulateyourself”,saysco-authorLarissaBarber,aprofessorofpsychologyatNorthernIllinoisUniversity.Physicalactivityseemstocounterbalancepoorsleepy,Barbersays,becauseitpromoteshealthybrainfunctionsneededtoproperlyregulateemotionsandbehaviors.“Thisstudysuggeststhathighamountsofexercisecanbeatleastonewaytoimprovethesituationsbroughtbysleeptroublesthatleadtonegativebehaviorsathome,”shesays.Barberacknowledgesthatfindingtimetoworkoutandgetafullnight’ssleepcanbedifficultwhenworkpressureismounting,andthatoften,jobstresscanbedirectlyrelatedtosleepquality.Butshesaysmakingtheefforttoburnsomeextracaloriesandblowoffsomesteamcanbeworthit.“It’snotonlygoodforyou”,saysTaylor,butitcanbenefitthepeopleyoulivewithaswell.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraphlreferto?A．Lovedpeopleathome.B．Negativeemotions.C．Differentworkpressures.D．Moreexerciseandsleep.2、Whowillmostprobablybehaveangrilytofamilymembers?A．Apersonwhoalwaysiseasytogettired.B．Apersonwhooftengoestothegymtoworkout.C．Apersonwhooftenargueswithcolleagues.D．Apersonwhoisalwaystreatedbadlybycoworkers.3、Theunderlinedword“counterbalance”inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．makeuseofB．takecontrolofC．makeupforD．keepupwith4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Workpressuremakesnodifferenceinsleepquality.B．Howtoburnmorecalorieshasbecomeamajorissueforworkers.C．Enoughexercisecanreplacegoodsleepindealingwithnegativebehaviors.D．Theamountofcaloriesemployeesburnaffectsthefrequencyoflosingtemper.Text4KoreaWhilemanyKoreanspreferWestern-styleweddingsinwhichthebridewearsawhileweddingdress,somecouplesarestillcarryingoutthe“Pyebaek”–aKoreanweddingcustom.ThePyebaekisheldaftertheofficialceremony,andiswhenthebridepaysrespectstoherparents-in-lawforthefirsttime.Thenewcouplebowdeeplybeforetheparents,andtheyexchangejujube(棗)andchestnuts(栗子)—symbolsforchildrenandgoodfortune.—SujeanPark,HuffPostKoreaJapanForJapaneseweddings,it’scustomaryforgueststobringcashasagiftforthenewcouples.Theamountdependsontheguest’srelationshiptothecouple—onaverage,friendswouldgive$300,andfamilymembersmaygiveupto$1,000.Thebillsshouldbeunfolded,freshlyprinted.They’retypicallyputinaspecialenvelopssignedbytheguest.Guestsleavetheenvelopesatareceptiondeskattheceremonyandreceiveweddingfavorsinreturn.—RyanTakeshita,HuffPostJapanBrazilInBrazilianweddings,thebestmancutsthegroom’stieintoseveralpiecesandsellsthemtotheweddingguestsatwhateverpricetheychoosetopayforit.Themoneythat’scollectedusuallygoestowardthecouple’shoneymoon.Brazilianweddingswouldn’tbecompletewithoutpastriescalled“bem-casados”,or“happilymarried”.Thesearetinysweetcakeswithacondensedmilk(煉乳)fillingthataremeanttobringgoodlucktothenewcouples.—AndreaMartinelli,HuffPostBrazil1、InKoreanweddings,________.A．onlywestern-styleweddingsarefavored B．thecouplemustbothwearawhitedressC．thebrideshowsrespectstoherparents D．somecouplesstillobservetheirtraditions2、WhenattendingaJapanesefriend’swedding,you’dbetter________.A．foldthenewbillsinanenvelope B．contain$300inaspecialenvelopeC．carryanenvelopewithaletterasagift D．givemorethan$1,000tothenewcouple3、WhydopeoplemakepastriesinBrazilianweddings?A．Tosharethenewcouples’stories.B．Toraisemoneyforthenewcouples.C．ToshowtheirexcellentcookingskillsD．Toexpressgoodwishestothenewcouples4、What’sthepurposeofwritingthistext?A．Tosharesomeweddingcustomsroundtheworld.B．Toadvisepeoplehowtomakepreparationsforweddings.C．Toshowthedifferentcustomsbetweendifferentcountries.D．Tocheckhowmuchyouknowaboutweddingcustoms.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Inmanycountries,1．isnotunusualforfamiliesofdifferentbackgroundstolivetogetherinthesharedspace2．,intheUnitedStates,thisideamaystillbeconsideredoddButthistypeofhousing,3．(call)co-housing,isgaining4．(popular)intheUnitedStates,tooCo-housingcomplexesarepoppingupacrossthecountryFormanypeople,thiswayoflifeis5．relieftothebusymodernlifestyleThereisoftena“commonhouse”withakitchenanddiningroom,meetingroom,andmaybeaworkshopoflibraryormusicroominaco-housingcommunityAbout25co-housingcommunities6．(build)inrecentyears,and150moreareplannedAco-housingcomplexisaplace7．residentsshop,cook,andeattogetherResidentsofaco-housingcomplexlikeitssenseofsharedcommunityChildrenhaveotherkidstoplaywith,whichmanyfamilieslikeThefeelingoflivingina“village”is8．otherresidentslikeResidentsalsosaythattheycanliveinco-housingfor9．moneythantheywouldpay10．nearbyapartmentsLucy:BeforebeginningoursightseeingtourinChina,I'dbeglad1．(know)ifyouhaveanythingspecialinmindthatyou'dliketoseeTom:Itdoesn'tmattertome,2．wegoYoucanchoosesomescenicspotsthatyoulike,honeyI'dliketoreadthenewspapernowLucy:Youcanmakesome3．(suggest),tooIdon'thaveanythinginmindatpresentTom:OK,thenWhatabouttheGreatWall—4．ofthesevenwondersoftheworld?Wewouldn'twanttoleaveChinawithoutseeingitLucy:Isitfar5．here?Tom:No,I6．(check)thatontheInternetIt'sonlyabout50kilometersJust7．hourandahalf'stripbycarLucy:Good!Andwe'veheardquitealot8．theSummerPalaceI'dliketoseethat,tooTom:AllrightTheSummerPalaceAndthereareanumberofother9．(interest)places,suchastheTempleofHeaven,theMingTombsandsoonLet'swatchsomeTVnowLucy:No,you10．starttopreparesomefoodnowSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)AlotofpeoplewonderwhysomanyChinesechildrenaremathsgeniusesandmusicalprodigies(神童).AmyChuaexplainswhyinherBattleHymnoftheTigerMother.1、BornintheUnitedStatestoChineseimmigrantparents,ChuamarriedamanwhoshemetatHarvardUniversity,andwhentheirtwodaughterswerebornshewasdeterminedthattheywouldbeassuccessfulasshewas.Hersystemhadstrictrules.Hertwodaughterswereexpectedtobenumberoneineverysubject.PlayingwithfriendsandTVwasforbidden.Musicwascompulsory.2、FromaveryearlyageherdaughtersSophiaandLuluwereoutstandingpupilsandmusicalprodigies.Chuachosemathsandmusicforherdaughters,butitseemsthattheycouldhaveexcelledinanything.“There'snomusicaltalentinmyfamily，”shesays，“it'sjusthardwork.”EventuallyChuarealizedthatshewaspushingherdaughterstoohard.3、Afteraseriesofviolentarguments,Chuadecidedtogiveherdaughtersalittlemorefreedom,andLuluimmediatelygaveupviolinlessonsandtookuptennis.LaterSophiawasevenallowedtogotoarapconcert.Manypeoplehavebeenshockedbythebook.Chuaspentmuchofherdaughters'childhoodshoutingatthemandcriticizingeverymistaketheymade.4、Sophiasaidthatsheherselfchosetoacceptthesystem,andafterthebookwaspublishedshewroteanarticledefendinghermother.Lulusaysthatalthoughshenolongerwantstobeaviolinist,shestilllovesplayingtheviolin.5、SophiaisnowstudyinglawatHarvard,andLuluisdoingwellathighschoolandwinningtennistrophies.A．“Theyareamysterytome，”Chuasays.B．Thesystemseemedatfirsttobeworking.C．Infact,sheisgladhermothermadeherlearn.D．However,thegirlsdonotseemtobeupsetabouttheirmother.E．At13SophiaplayedapianosoloattheCarnegieHallinNewYork.F．Itisabookwhichcausedcontroversyamongparentswhenitwaspublished.G．Luluhadalwaysrebelledthemost,andwhenshewas13sherefusedtoco-operateatall.ThereisalargepercentageofAsianpeopleintheUS.They’rehard-working,respectfulbutstrangesometimes.1、Asianpeoplearedifferentfrompeopleinan