考研《英語一》2023年西安市統(tǒng)考試題含解析

考研《英語一》2023年西安市統(tǒng)考試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AssoonasIsawthecatinouryard,Iknewhewasastray(流浪兒).Helooked1—awoundedwarriorwithabadlyscarred(有傷疤的)body.Istartedputtingoutfoodforhimeachday,buthewouldn’tcomenearmeifotherpeoplewere2.Wintercame,andhestillwouldn’t3us.Then,oneday,acarhithimsowetookhimtothevet’s.Afteraweek,wewereeagertobringhimhometo4ourfamily.Butwhenwewenttotakethecathome,thevettoldusweshouldputhimto5immediatelybecausethecatwassofierceandmeantthathewould6becometame(馴服的),letaloneapet.ButIhavealwayshad7inlove’spowerto8eventhewildestbeasts.Itoldthevet,“Iwanttotakehimhome.”We9himPaws.Threedayswentby,andweonlyknewPawswas10thebedbecausewhenwewalkedpastitwehearddeepgrowling.Iwantedtosomehowlethimknowhewas11andloved.SoIputonahardhatandapairofweldinggloves.I12underthebedtowardPaws,withmyfacetothe13andonlythetopofmyheadfacinghim.I14outtostroke(撫摩)himgentlyoverandoveragain.Hegrowledandtriedto15andbiteme.Itwasscary—butIknewhecouldn’t16me,soIjustkeptgoing.Slowly,hebeganto17.ThenIslidoutfromunderthebedandlefttheroom.Severalhourslater,Inoticedacatonthebed.ItwasPaws—all18onthepillows!Icouldn’tbelieveit.Thatdearcatbecamethe19ofourhousehold.AlthoughPawsfinallydiedofcancer,hislegacy(遺贈(zèng))—my20andfirmbeliefinthepoweroflove—liveson.1、A．cute B．strong C．fierce D．smart2、A．a(chǎn)round B．in C．out D．a(chǎn)way3、A．love B．a(chǎn)ttack C．refuse D．trust4、A．please B．join C．see D．satisfy5、A．death B．sight C．observation D．sleep6、A．simply B．hardly C．easily D．gradually7、A．sense B．interest C．faith D．feeling8、A．comfort B．convince C．protect D．tame9、A．named B．a(chǎn)ppointed C．a(chǎn)ccepted D．made10、A．on B．beside C．under D．inside11、A．hopeful B．pitiful C．careful D．safe12、A．hid B．slid C．sheltered D．slept13、A．bed B．sky C．floor D．feet14、A．turned B．reached C．pulled D．picked15、A．play B．scratch C．touch D．push16、A．hurt B．bother C．a(chǎn)void D．leave17、A．getangry B．giveup C．runaway D．calmdown18、A．steppedout B．stoodout C．spreadout D．stuckout19、A．hope B．love C．support D．comfort20、A．normal B．noble C．strange D．continuedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocio-economicbackgroundstendtodofesswellintheeducationsystem.Inanattempttohelpthechildrenofpoorfamilies,anationwideprogramcalled“Headstart”wasstartedintheUSin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.ItLookchildrenintopre-schoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthemsucceedinschool.Buttheresultshavebeendisappointingbecausetheprogrambegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentereditatthreewerealreadybehindtheirpeersinlanguageandintelligenceandtheparentswerenotinvolvedintheprocess.Attheendofeachday,“Headstart”childrenreturnedtothesamedisadvantagedhomeenvironment.Toimprovetheresults,anotherprogramwasstartedinMissourithatconcentratedonparentsasthechild’sfirstteachers.Thisprogramwasbasedonresearchshowingthatworkingwiththefamilyisthemosteffectivewayofhelpingchildrengetthebestpossiblestartinlife.Thefour-yearstudyincluded380familieswhowereabouttohavetheirfirstchildandrepresenteddifferentsocio-economicstatus,ageandfamilystructure.Theprograminvolvedtrainededucatorsvisitingandworkingwiththeparentorparentsandthechild.Theprogramalsogavetheparentssomeguidance,andusefulskillsonchilddevelopment.Atthree,thechildreninvolvedinthe“Missouri”programwereevaluatedwiththechildrenselectedfromthesamesocio-economicbackgroundsandfamilysituations.Theresultswereobvious.Thechildrenintheprogramweremoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopment,problemsolvingandotherintellectualskillsthantheirpeers.Theyperformedequallywellregardlessofsocio-economicbackgroundsorfamilystructure.Theonefactorthatwasfoundtoaffectthechild’sdevelopmentwasthepoorqualityofparent-childinteraction.Thatinteractionwasnotnecessarilybadinpoorerfamilies.The“Missouri”programcomparesquitedistinctlywiththe“Headstart”program.Withoutasimilarfocusofparenteducationandonthevitalimportanceofthefirstthreeyears,someevidenceindicatesthatitwillnotbeenoughtoovercomeeducationunfairness.1、Whatcausedthefailureofthe“Headstart”program?A．Thelargenumberofpoorfamilies.B．Thedisapprovalfromchildren.C．Thelatestartoftheprogram.D．Thelongperiodoftime.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Missouri”program?A．Itfocusedonthechildren’sfirstschoolteachers.B．Ithelpedthechildrenreturntothesamehome.C．Itmadethechildrenimprovedinmanyaspects.D．Itgavetheparentsadviceontheirdevelopment.3、Accordingtothepassage,whatislikelytoinfluencechildrensperformance?A．Thenumberoffamilymembers.B．Theteacher-studentrelationship.C．Theintelligenceoftheirparents.D．Theparent-childcommunication.4、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Bylistingfigures. B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Rypresentingideas. D．Bydrawingconclusions.Text2Haveyoueverpressedthepedestrianbuttonatacrosswalkandwonderedifitreallyworked?They’recalled“placebo(安慰劑）buttons”一buttonsthatmechanicallysoundandcanbepushed，butprovidenofunctionality.InNewYorkCity,onlyabout100ofthe1,000crosswalkbuttonsactuallyfunction.Crosswalksignalsweregenerallyinstalledbeforetrafficjamhadreachedtoday’slevels.Butwhiletheirfunctionwastakenoverbymoreadvancedsystems—suchasautomatedlightsortrafficsensors—thephysicalbuttonswereoftenkept,ratherthanbeingreplacedatfurtherexpense.Othercities，suchasBoston，DallasandSeattle，havegonethroughasimilarprocess,leavingthemwiththeirownplacebopedestrianbuttons.InLondon,whichhas6,000trafficsignals,pressingthepedestrianbuttonresultsinareliable“Wait”light.Butthatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatthe“greenman”—or“pedestrianstage”intrafficsignaldesignprofession—willappearanysooner.“Wedohavesomecrossingswherethegreenlightcomesonautomatically,butwestillaskpeopletopressthebuttonbecausethatenablesaccessiblefeatures,’’saidGlynnBarton,directorofnetworkmanagementatTransportforLondon.Thesefeatures,suchasblindtracksandhearabletrafficsignals,helppeoplewithvisualdisordercrosstheroadandonlyfunctionwhenthebuttonispressed.Asforthelights,agrowingnumberofthemarenowcombinedandbecomeapartofanelectronicsystemthatdetectstrafficandadjuststimefrequencyaccordingly(givingprioritytobusesifthey’rerunninglate,forexample),whichmeansthatpressingthebuttonhasnoeffect.AccordingtoLanger,aHarvardpsychologist,placebobuttonsgiveustheillusion(錯(cuò)覺)ofcontrol—andsomethingtodoinsituationswherethealternativewouldbedoingnothing.Inthecaseofpedestriancrossings,theymayevenmakeussaferbyforcingustopayattentiontooursurroundings.“Theyserveapsychologicalpurposeattheveryleast,”sheadded.1、Whyarethephysicalbuttonsstillkeptinsomecities?A．Becauseitmaycostmoneytoreplacethem.B．Becausetheyremainasmemoriesofacity.C．Becausedohaverealfunctionsintraffic.D．Becausetheycanresultinreliablelights.2、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlineword“features”inParagraph4?A．Functions. B．Uses.C．Equipment. D．Facilities.3、Ifyoupresseda“placebobutton”inLondon,whatwouldhappen?A．Alltrafficwouldbeaffected. B．Somekindofsoundmightappear.C．Pedestrianscamefirsttocrosstheroad. D．“Greenman”wereboundtoshowupearlier.4、Whatcanweknowabout“placebobuttons”fromLanger’swords?A．Theycanreallycontroltraffic. B．Theyservelittlefunctions.C．Theymayworkmentally. D．Theycanhelptheblind.Text3Mostparentsfeargettinglettershomefromtheirchildren’sschool.Theyareusuallyinformingthemthattheirchildisinbigtrouble.ButaheadoftheSATsexamsnextweek,oneschooldecidedtosendaletterofadifferenttype.BossesatBucktonValePrimarySchoolinStalybridgesentlettertoallpupilsinthesixthgradetotellthemhowspecialanduniquetheyare.Theletterhighlightsallthenaturalskillsandabilitiesthepupilshaveandeverythingthatmakesthem“smart’’individuals.Theyaretoldhowtheirlaughtercanbrightenthedarkestdayandthattheexaminersdonotknowthepupilsarekind,trustworthyandthoughtful.Theletter,signedbytheheadmasterandtwootherteachers,hasbeenputontheschool’sFacebookpageandsharedmorethan9.000timeswithmorethan7,000likes.Theletterreads,“NextweekyouwillsityourSATstestsformaths,reading,spelling,grammarandpunctuation.Weknowhowhardyouhaveworked,butthereissomethingveryimportantyoumustknow.TheSATstestdoesnotassessallthatmakeseachofyouspecialandunique.Thepeoplewhocreatethesetestsandscorethemdonotknoweachofyouinthewaythatwedoandcertainlynotinthewayyourfamiliesdo.”Thelettergoesontosaythatthetestsarenotthemostimportantthinginlife,adding,“Thescoresyouwillgetfromthistestwilltellyousomething,buttheywillnottellyoueverything.Therearemanywaysofbeingsmart.Youaresmart!”TheletterhasbeenwelcomedbymanyparentsonFacebook.LynnMcPhersonwrote,“That’sgreatinstilling(逐步灌輸)hope,faithandbelief.”AndMaryTillingsaid,“Everychildschoolreceiveoneofthese.Brilliant.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph1referto?A．Parent. B．Children.C．Teachers. D．Letters.2、What’sthepurposeofthelettersentbeforetheSATsexams?A．Tostresstheimportanceoftheexams.B．Tohelpthestudentspasstheexams.C．Tohelpthestudentstobuildconfidence.3、Whatmessagedoestheletterwanttoconvey?A．Everyonecanrealizehisdream.B．Everyonehashisuniquevalue.C．Examsaremeaninglessinourlife.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.4、Theauthorgivestwoexamplesinthelastparagraphtoshow.A．theletterwaswellreceivedB．theletterwasatotalfailureC．theparentsareeasytopleaseD．theparentssupporttheirchildrenText4Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatidentifyeyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronedisease(運(yùn)動(dòng)神經(jīng)元癥)tocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsimmediatelyandchangethemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS(漸凍癥),alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSareexpensive,notstrongundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-adjustmentandmaterial,relativelysteadysetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toeaseoffthedisadvantages,wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,strong,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachisequaltoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligenceisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.(265)1、Accordingtothepassage,peoplewithALScancommunicatewithothersby__________.A．eyecontactB．bodylanguageC．handshakingD．languageexpression2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofGazeSpeak?A．cheapB．unsteadyC．a(chǎn)ccessibleD．learnable3、Howdothespeakersusetheapp?A．Theypointattheletterstheywantonthephone.B．Theypredictthewordorsentencetheytrytosay.C．Theyturntothelistenerstospeakoutthelettersforthem.D．Theylookinthefourdirectionstochoosethegridofletters.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．PeopleSufferingFromALSNeedsHelpB．SmartphoneAppHelpsALSSufferersSpeakWithEyesC．HowDoPeopleWithALSCommunicateWithOthersD．ResearchersDevelopTheNewSmartphoneAppPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)語法填空Peopleoftenhavetrouble___1．____(get)usedtoanewculturebecausetheyneedalongtimetoadapttoitTheyareusuallycurious___2．___theyfirstarriveinaforeigncountryandsometimestheymaygetconfusedaboutwhattodoHowever,iftheystayfor__3．__longtime,theymaystarttofeeldifferent__4．__(stage)ofcultureshockTheycanfeellonelyorsadbecausetheycan’tdealwiththelocalpeopleHow___5．__(quick)peoplegetusedtoculturedifferencesmaydependonthewaythey__6．____(learn)That’saproblemiftheycan’tspeakthelanguageSothefirstimportantthingistolearntospeakthelocallanguageOn__7．__otherhand,somecanstudythesituationandmakegoodguessesaboutthecultureWhentheyfinallybegin___8．__(understand)someofthelanguageandmakesomenew___9．___(friend),theywillgraduallyenjoythemselvesandfeel___10．____(comfort)ThentheycanliveaneasylifeinacompletelynewcultureManypeopletravelduringtheholidayseasonbutdonotmakesurethattheirhouses1．(protect)CrimesgouprapidlyduringthewinterandsummerholidayseasonsHerearetwothingsthatyoushouldkeepinmindwhenyougo2．holidayAlwaysgive3．(strange)thefeelingthatyouareathomeHavethesnow4．(clean)offyourstairsoroutofyourdrivewayduringthewinterseasonYourmightaskotherstopark5．carsinyourdrivewayTellyournewspaperdelivererthatyouarenotathome6．(have)apileofnewspapersandothermailsonyourdoorsteptellspeoplethatyouarenotathome,soyoushouldhaveaneighbor7．a(chǎn)relativegetyourmaileverydayNobodywouldbothertomaketheseclassicnovelsintofilmsifthey8．(have)nothingtodowithcontemporarylifeGreatExpectations9．(set)inEnglandintheearly1800sLikemanyofBurns’poems,aRed,RedRosewasintended10．(be)asongSomeoftheworld’sgreatestsingeswerealsocastinthis11．(produce)ModernpopmusichasitsrootsinthefolksongsofblackAmericans12．(hold)inslaveryThus,fromtheblues,there13．(spring)upafaster,livelierkindofmusiccalledjazzBesidestheworksofdaVinci,theLouvreMuseumhasmorethan6,000otherEuropeanpaintings,14．(range)fromthe13thcenturytothe19thcenturyTheideaforourfestivalwashatchedbackin1978,15．itwasknownastheUtah/USFilmFestivalSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Ialwaysreflectonwhathappenedinmylife.Ithinkthisisimportant—toappreciateourwins,losses,newpassions,insights,etc.1、Herearesometipsforyouonreflection.1.Focusontheprocessandnottheoutcome.ThisthoughtwasbeautifullysummedupbySrikumarRao.Heexplainshowwefailbecausewefocusourenergiesontheoutcomeratherthanthe-processitself.Whenachildlearnstowalk,sheneverfocusesontheoutcomebutontheprocess.2.Failureisaleadnotastopsign.Whenyouhitawallandthingsdon’tturnupthewaytheyareintended,nooneissayingtoyou,“Thisiswhereyoustopbecauseyoufailed”.Ifyoudo,youarereadingthewronginformation.Failuretellsus,“2、Tryanothermethod.”3.Happinessisnotthedestinationbutthejourney.Wethinkthathappinessisaresultthatcomesafterhavingacquiredorachievedsomethingwedon’thave.Thisisnotquiteright.3、It’saboutsteppingbackandenjoyingtherideratherthanexpectingitatyourdestinationpoint.4.Wisdomcomesfromthebalancebetweenyourknowledgeandyourheart.Letyourhearttalkmore;it’swiserthanyouthink.Youcanbeasknowledgeableandcleverasonecanbe.4、Wisdomisreallyhavingreachedastagewhereyoubalanceallyourknowledgewithyourheart.5.Gratitudeistheenergy-drinkofthesoul.Saythankyoutotheuniverseeverymorning.Appreciationcanliftyoursoulfromanxietywhichweighsyoudown.Tryitout.5、Itwillhelpyouappreciatelifewithmoredepthandperspective.A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B．Happinessiswhenweacceptandenjoyeverythingasitis.C．Thismethodandtheintendedresultdonotmatch.D．Bethankfultoatleastonethinginyourday.E.Notreflectingonourlivesandexperiencesisawastedchanceforgrowth.F.Happinessmeansachievingyourgoalsandgettingwhatyouwant.G.Butifyourminddoesn’tgowithyourheart,youarelosingenergyininternalconflicts.NowVARtechnologyi