吉林省白城市通榆縣2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷含解析

吉林省白城市通榆縣2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iwassittinginthesurgicalwaitingareaatthehospitalwaitingforwordofmywife'soperation.Thesmallroomwasfilledwithotherfamiliesandfriends,whowere___36___waitingtohearhowtheirlovedonesweredoing.Therewasayoungboysittingquietlyinthe___37___.Heheldasmallboxof___38___inonehandandatablet(寫字板)intheother.Everysooftenhe'dplacethetabletonhislapanddrawsomething.AsthehourspassedIbegantoseetheroomalmost___39___.Andtherewasastrangesilence."Daddy,whenisMommygoinghome?"theyoungboyasked,breakingthe___40___."Tomorrow."hisfatherreplied.Theboypickeduphiscrayonsand___41___somethingonthetablet.I___42___himashemovedhisfeetbackandforth,lookingupattheceilingandthentowardthesunshine-filledwindow."When's___43___,Daddy?"heasked.Hisfather___44___himovertositbyhim."Come,___45___herenexttome,"hesaidwithagentletoneinhisvoice.___46___histhings,thelittleboywalkedslowlytohisfather'ssidefromthecorner.Theman___47___outandheldhissonbyhisshoulder."Therearethreedaysinlife.Yesterday,todayandtomorrow.Oneisoveranddone,onewelivein,theotherwe___48___.Wecan'tliveinyesterday,butifwearehappyenoughtoday,wewillbeevenhappiertomorrow,"hesaidinanattemptto___49___theboy.Thelittleboylookedathimforamomentandsaid,"IfMommyisgoinghometomorrow,I'llbe___50___.So,Iwantittobetomorrowalready,Daddy."Nowhangingoneverywordofthis___51___,Ileanedforwardtohearhisresponse.Itwas___52___."Son,theonegreatthingabouttodayisonceit___53___,itisalreadyalmosttomorrow."Ithoughtabouthow___54___itwas.Eveninmyadultlife,Istilllivewaitingforwhattomorrowmay___55___.NowIknowthatitisalready"almosttomorrow".1、A．eagerly B．patiently C．happily D．curiously2、A．chair B．corner C．distance D．shadow3、A．gifts B．toys C．chalks D．crayons4、A．dark B．full C．empty D．clean5、A．promise B．rule C．record D．silence6、A．wrote B．drew C．printed D．carved7、A．followed B．found C．watched D．caught8、A．today B．yesterday C．future D．tomorrow9、A．knocked B．ordered C．called D．pulled10、A．stand B．sit C．lie D．sleep11、A．gathering B．forgetting C．saving D．choosing12、A．got B．took C．set D．reached13、A．spend B．waste C．kill D．expect14、A．frighten B．satisfy C．persuade D．warn15、A．happier B．calmer C．smarter D．sadder16、A．story B．a(chǎn)rgument C．conversation D．discussion17、A．humorous B．silly C．positive D．perfect18、A．ends B．starts C．passes D．lasts19、A．meaningful B．important C．interesting D．fantastic20、A．happen B．come C．bring D．needSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Thehighestbeefpricesinalmostthreedecadeshavearrivedjustbeforethestartofthehotseason,causingagreatshocktobothconsumersandrestaurantowners—andreliefisn'tlikelyanytimesoon.AdecreasingnumberofcattleandgrowingexportdemandfromcountriessuchasChinaandJapanhavecausedtheaveragepriceoffreshbeeftoclimbto$5.28apoundinFebruary,upalmostaquarterfromJanuaryandthehighestpricesince1987.Everythingthat'sproducedisbeingconsumed,saidKevinGood,ananalystatCattleFax,aColorado-basedinformationgroup.PriceswilllikelystayhighforacoupleofyearsascattleproducersstarttorebuildtheircattleamongbigquestionsaboutwhethertheSouthwestandpartsoftheMidwestwillseeenoughraintowaterthegrass."Iquitbuyingsteaksawhileagowhenthepricewentup,"said59-year-oldLenMarkham,whoworksatTexasTech.Shesaysshelimitsredmeatpurchasestohamburger,choosingchicken,porkandfishinstead.Restaurantowners,too,mustdealwiththehighprices.MarkHutchens,ownerofthe50YardLineSteakhouseinLubbock,raisedhismenupricesforbeefitemsbyabout5percentinNovember.Sincethen,theownerofthesmalleatinghousehastriedtomakecutselsewheretoavoidpassingitontocustomers."Itreallyputsmorepressureonthesmallguys,"hesaidofnon-chainrestaurants."Ijustthinkyouhavetostaycompetitiveandkeepyourcostslow."“White-tableclothrestaurantshaveadjustedthesizeoftheirsteaks,makingthemthinner”,saysJimRobb,directoroftheColorado-basedLivestockMarketingInformationCenter.“Andfast-foodrestaurantsarecuttingcostsbyreducingthenumberofmenuitemsandareofferingothermeatoptions,includingturkeyburgers,Robbsaid.Chainrestaurantsalsotrytobuybeefasmuchastheycan,whichessentiallygivesthemadiscount”,IowaStateUniversityassistanteconomicsprofessorLeeSchulzsaid.Thehighpricesarewelcomenewsforatleastonegroup:ranchers(大農(nóng)場經(jīng)營者),especiallythoseinTexaswhoforyearshavestruggledamiddrought（干旱）andhighfeedprices.Butevenasranchersbreatheasighofrelief,someworrylastinghighpriceswillcauseconsumerstopermanentlychangetheirbuyinghabits—switchingtochickenorpork.PeteBonds,a62-year-oldTexasrancherandpresidentoftheTexasandSouthwesternCattleRaisersAssociation,saidthat'sabigconcern.“Butsuchfearsmaybeunfounded,Robbsaid.“Threeyearsago,economiststhoughtconsumerswouldstartfindingsubstitutionsforbeefasthedroughtspread.We'resurprisedwehaven'tseenmoreofthat,"hesaid.SouthDakotarancherChuckO'Connorthinksthatconsumerswon’tabandonbeefforgood."I'msuresomearemaybegoingtocutbacksome,buttosaythatpeoplearen'tgoingtobuyitanymore,Idon'tthinkthat'sgoingtohappen,"hesaid,adding,"Ihopenot."1、Thepriceofbeefhasincreasedbecause________.A．thereisagrowingdemandoffreshbeefamongAmericansB．cattleproducershavesucceededinraisinganewtypeofcattleC．thereisalackofrainandtheexportofbeefisincreasingD．ranchershavefoundwaystodealwithhighfeedprices2、WhichmethodisNOTusedbyrestaurantownerstodealwiththehighbeefprices?A．Theyhavemadethesteakssmallerthanbefore.B．Theyhaveincreasedthepricesofbeef-relateddishes.C．Theyhavemadehamburgerswithmanyotherkindsofmeat.D．Theyhavesoughtdiscountbypurchasinglargeamountsofbeef.3、JimRobbgivesanexampleinthesixthparagraphinorderto________.A．tellpeoplethatitisatoughjobtolookforsubstitutionsforbeefB．showhisfearthatchickenorporkmaybeanalternativetobeefC．explainthatcustomerswon’tchangetheirbuyinghabitscompletelyD．indicatethatranchersmaybeleastaffectedbythehighbeefpricesText2ChineseNewYearhasbeenwelcomedinBritainwithitsbiggesteverprogramofeventsandcelebrations.FromLondon’sTrafalgarSquaretomajorcitiesacrossBritain,tensofthousandsofBritishpeoplehavejoinedChinesecommunitiestocelebratethearrivaloftheYearoftheRooster.InManchestertherewasaDragonParade,ledbyaspectacular54-meterlongdragon,endingisChinatownwheretherewastraditionalChineseentertainment,morethan6,000lanterns,streetfoodvillagesandafireworksshow.CelebrationsalsotookplaceinLiverpool.Birmingham,LakeDistrict,Durham,Edinburgh.LeedsandNewcastle.AcademicDr.WuKegangsaidthattheChineseNewYeareventinBritain“isnowbiggerthaneveranditisgrowingeveryyear.”WhenWuarrivedinBritain26yearsagofromGuangdong,southChina,thefirstthinghenoticedwasthatChineseNewYearwascelebratedmainlyintownsandcitieswithbigChinesecommunities.“YouwouldgotoLondonChinatownandjoinyourcountrymentocelebrate,ortoChinatownsinplaceslikeLiverpoolandManchesterforwhatwereeventsalmostexclusivelyheldforChinesepeople,”Wurecalled.“Nowitissodifferent,andweareseeinglocalcommunitiesalloverthecountrytakingpartalongsidetheirownChinesepopulations,”hesaid.“ItiscleartomethatthecelebrationswillcontinuetogrowinBritain.ChineseNewYearhasearneditsplaceinthecalendarofeventsinBritain,andisheretostay.”1、WheredidtheDragonParadetakeplace?A．London.B．Manchester.C．Birmingham.D．Newcastle.2、WhenDr.WuarrivedinBritain26yearsago,ChineseNewYearwas_______.A．verypopularallaroundBritainB．celebratedmainlybyChinesecommunitiesC．onlycelebratedinLondon,LiverpoolandManchesterD．enjoyedbylocalcommunitiesalongsideChinesepopulations3、AccordingtoDr.Wu,howwillChineseNewYeardevelopinthenextfewyears?A．Growmorepopular.B．Turnintoanofficialholiday.C．Getlessremembered.D．BecomemoreimportantthanChristmas.4、What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A．HowBritishcelebrateChineseNewYear.B．MoreandmoreBritishlearnaboutChineseculture.C．ChineseNewYearhasearneditspopularityinBritain.D．ChinesecommunitiescelebrateNewYearinBritaininvariousways.Text3Plantsarefloweringfasterthanscientistspredicted(預(yù)測)inreactiontoclimatechange,whichcouldhavelongdamagingeffectsonfoodchainsandecosystems.Globalwarmingishavingagreateffectonhundredsofplantandanimalspeciesaroundtheworld,changingsomelivingpatterns,scientistssay.Increasedcarbondioxide(CO2)intheairfromburningcoalandoilcanhaveaneffectonhowplantsproduceoxygen,whilehighertemperaturesandchangeablerainfallpatternscanchangetheirpatternsofgrowth.“Predictingspecies,reactiontoclimatechangeisamajorchallengeinecology,”saidtheresearchersofseveralU.S.universities.Theysaidplantshadbeenthekeyobjectofstudybecausetheirreactiontoclimatechangecouldhaveaneffectonfoodchainsandecosystemservices.Thestudy,publishedontheNaturewebsite,usesthefindingsfromplantlifecyclestudiesandexperimentsacrossfourcontinentsand1,634species.Itfoundthatsomeexperimentshadunderestimated(低估)thespeedoffloweringby8.5timesandleafingby4times.“Acrossallspecies,theexperimentsunder-predictedthespeedoftheadvance—forbothleafingandflowering—thatresultsfromtemperatureincrease,”thestudysaid.Thedesignoffutureexperimentsmayneedtobeimprovedtobetterpredicthowplantswillreacttoclimatechange,itsaid.PlantsarenecessaryforlifeontheEarth.Theyarethebaseofthefoodchain,usingphotosynthesis(光合作用)toproducesugarfromcarbondioxideandwater.Theyletoutoxygenwhichisneededbynearlyeveryorganismontheplanet.Scientistsbelievetheworld’saveragetemperaturehasrisenbyabout0.8℃since1900,andnearly0.2℃everytenyearssince1979.Sofar,effortstocutemissions(排放)ofplanet-warminggreenhousegasesarenotseenasenoughtopreventtheEarthheatingupbeyond2℃thiscentury—apointscientistssaywillbringthedangerofachangeableclimateinwhichweatherextremesarecommon,leadingtodrought,floods,cropfailuresandrisingsealevels.1、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?A．Plants’reactiontoweathercouldhavedamagingeffectsonecosystems.B．Theincreasingspeedoffloweringisbeyondscientists’expectation.C．Climatechangeleadstothechangeoffoodproductionpatterns.D．Foodchainshavebeenseriouslydamagedbecauseofweather.2、WecanlearnfromthestudypublishedontheNaturewebsitethat.A．plants’floweringis8.5timesfasterthanleafingB．thereare1,634plantspeciesonthefourcontinentsC．scientistsshouldimprovethedesignoftheexperimentsD．theexperimentsfailedtopredicthowplantsreacttoclimatechange3、Scientistspayspecialattentiontothestudyofplantsbecause.A．theycanprovetheclimatechangeclearlyB．theyareveryimportantinthefoodchainsC．theyplayaleadingroleinreducingglobalwarmingD．theyaregrowingandfloweringmuchfasterthanbefore4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsabouttheworld’stemperature?A．Itneedstobecontrolledwithin2℃inthiscentury.B．Itschangewillleadtoweatherextremes.C．Itis0.8℃higherin1979thanthatof1900.D．Ithasrisennearly0.2℃since1979.Text4Canetoads,alsoknownasbufotoads,areyetanotherinvasive(入侵)speciesthathasfoundahospitablehomeinwarmsouthernFlorida.DeliberatelyintroducedfromSouthandCentralAmericainthe1930s,theyweresupposedtocontrolbeetlesdamagingthesugarcanecrop—that’showtheygotthename“canetoads.”Canetoadscanposeaparticulardangerbecausetheadultonesshoottoxin(毒素)fromtheirbackwhenattacked.Thetinytoadsdon’tcarryenoughtoxintobedeadlyyet,butbigadultonescaneasilysendadogintoaseizure(疾病發(fā)作)orevenkillit.Thetoxinis“veryviscousandwouldstickinsidethedog’smouth,”saysSteveJohnson,awildlifeecologistattheUniversityofFlorida.Ownersshouldtrytowipeoutanaffecteddog’smouthandimmediatelytakeittothevet.TilfordstartedToadBustersin2017.Thewomanwholivedtherehadninecats,whichshefedbydumpingalmostabagofcatfoodeverynight.Canetoadsnormallyeatbugs,buttheyarehappytoeatpetfood,too.CanetoadshaveadaptedbeautifullytotheFloridasuburbs,soalotofTilford’sworkalsoinvolvesgettingpeopletorethinktheirsuburbanbackyard.Nomorecatfood,forexample.Petpoop(糞便)canalsoattractinsects,whichcaninturnattracttoads.Asdolights.Andtoadslovetobreed(繁殖)inattractivepoolsofwater,suchasthelakeintheaffectedPalmBeachGardenneighborhood.For“theselargercommunitiesthatwanttobuildthesebeautifulpondsandwanttohavehousesonponds,”Tilfordsaid,“thisisalmostapest-controlservice.”Thecanetoadsaren’tgoingaway,buttheycanbemanagedlikemosquitoesorrats.DealingwithtoadsamountstoanannoyingthinginFlorida,buttheycanalsocreatemoredramaticproblems.InAustralia—wheretheywerealsodeliberatelyintroducedinthe1930stoprotectsugarcane—theyareagenuinescourge(災(zāi)禍).TheissueisthatAustraliahasnonativetoadspecies,sononeofthepredators(食肉動物)knewhowtoavoidthetoxictoads.Asthecanetoadsadvancedeasttowestacrossthecontinent,“theyleftawakeofdeadanimalsintheirpaths,”saysSeanDoody,anecologistattheUniversityofSouthFloridaatSt.PetersburgwhohasstudiedcanetoadsinAustralia.Turtles,lizards,andcrocodilesjuststarteddyingout,whichwasgoodnewsfortheirprey(受害者).“Ifyouwereasmallspeciesthatwaspreviouslybeingeaten,suddenlyyou’reonahoneymoon,”saysRickShine,abiologistatMacquarieUniversityinSydney,Australia,whohasalsostudiedtheimpactofcanetoadsonAustralianwildlife.1、Whatcancanetoadsbedescribedas?A．InvasivespeciesintroducedtoSouthAmerica.B．Naturalenemiesofbeetlesdamagingsugarcane.C．Dangerousspeciesmakingactiveattacksondogs.D．Agreatthreatpresentedtosomewildlifeecologists.2、WhichmightbetheproperwayofavoidingcanetoadsaccordingtoTilford?A．Abandonthesuburbanbackyard.B．Lightupthebackyardatnight.C．Controlthenumberoflargehouses.D．Keeppetfoodawayfrombackyard.3、WhathappenedinAustraliaaftercanetoadsbeingintroduced?A．Canetoadsdestroyedsomefoodchains.B．Mostofthepredatorsdiedoftoadtoxin.C．Canetoadsbredatamuchslowerpace.D．Bigspecieslearnedtoavoidcanetoads.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankShouldVideoGamesBeArt?BackinAprilthisyear,filmcriticRogerEbertdecidedtohandlethetopicoftheculturalimportanceofvideogamesfromtheperspectiveofwhethertheycouldeverberegardedasartClearly,Ebert1．(convince)thatnogamesofarcouldevendreamofbeingconsideredascomingclosetoaworkofartIntoday’spost,Ebertreturnstothetopictoputanendtothedebatethathasbeengoingoneversince:thoughhestandsby2．hebelievesin—namelythat,atleastintheoryandprinciple,videogameswillneverbeart—hecannowadmitthatheshouldn’thaveexpressedhisopinionwithoutknowingwhathewastalkingaboutAndthatishisbiggestmistake,asfarasheisconcerned,3．heexpressedajudgmentonapublicforum（論壇）withouthavingplayedasinglevideogame—andallthewhile4．(insist)thatwasthelastthingonhiswishlistHeapproachedthematterstrictlyfromatheoreticalpointofviewandthat’snotfair5．thegamingindustry—orthegamerswhotookoffense,forthatmatter“IwasafoolformentioningvideogamesinthefirstplaceIwouldneverexpressanopiniononamovieIhadn’tseenYetIhavedeclaredthatvideogames6．neverbeArtIstillbelievethis,butIshouldneverhavesaidsoSomeopinionsarebestkepttoyourselfSofar,4,547comments7．(rain)downuponmeforthatblogentryPerhaps300supportedmypositionTherestwereunitedinoppositionWhatyouseenowpostedarealmostallofthecomments8．(send)inTheyaremostlyintelligent,well-written,andrightaboutonethinginparticular:Ishouldnothavewrittenthatentrywithoutbeingmorefamiliarwiththeactualexperienceofvideogames,”Ebertwritesabouttheverypost9．startedthedebateMostposterspointedtohimthathewasalsodoingsowithoutasmuchasofferingacleardefinitionofArt“10．gamersexperiencevideogamesasaformofart,doesthatnotautomaticallymakethemso？”somesaidOthers,tiredofreadingwhatothershadarguedbeforethem,weresimplycontenttosay“Ebertdoesn’tgetit”Hi,I’vegotsomething1．(excite)totellyouIwasinanelevatoryesterdayandsawRobinDrexel,thefamousmoviestar!Ijuststoodthere,2．(freeze)Icouldn’tsayawordBut3．ofasudden,sheturnedtome,4．(say),“Hello”tooThensheaskedme5．therestaurantwasonthefifthfloor,ItoldherIwasgoingtotherestaurant6．(my),andIofferedtoshowherwhereitwasShesaid,“Oh,fine”Thenshesaid,“Whydon’twehavelunchtogether?”Imagine!IneverthoughtIwouldhavelunchwithamoviestar!ButI7．(do)!Wehadlunchtogetherandtalkedforabouthalf8．hourSheevenpaidformylunch!Canyouimagine?Butthatisn’tall9．lunch,sheaskedmeifshecouldgivemearidetosomewhereItoldherIwasgoinghome10．shetookmehomeinherbig,blacklimousine(豪華轎車)ItwasanexcitingdayThat’sallfornowI’vegottorun!SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoHaveaSuccessfulRemoteInterview?Ifinterviewsmakeyounervous,thethoughtofdoingoneremotelymightbearelief.1、Evenifyourinterviewermayhaveahardtimeseeingyousweat,theywillstillaskquestions.Thinkofaphoneorvideointerviewasanextraopportunitytoimpress.Ifyoucreateagenuineconnectionwithsomeonewithoutbeinginthesameplaceasthem,chancesarethey’lltrustyourability.2、●Testyourequipment.3、Foravideointerview,it’simportanttodoatrialruninadvance,sincetheycanbeespeciallytroublesome.“Thesearelive,soit’sveryimportanttotestyourconnectionaheadoftime,”saysScottDobroski,thedirectorofCorporateCommunicationatGlassdoor.●4、Youdon’twantyourinterviewertothinkyou’reinanundergroundplace.Soskipthedark,dullmoodlighting.Pickaspotwherethelightisfacingyouandtrytosetyourselfupinarelaxingatmosphereandatacomfortabledistance.Ideally,haveslightlyaninchofspaceaboveyourhead.●Takeyourtime.Acommonmistakepeoplemakeiscuttingsomeoneelseoffinconversation.Thisiseveneasiertodowhenyoucan’tseethepersonyou’retalkingto.Soevenifitfeelsslightlyunnatural,waitforawhileafteryourinterviewerfinishesasentence.5、Hemayunderstandwhy.Butyoudon’twanttocomeacrossasrushingtheconversationorbeingmoreinterestedinhearingyourse