2023年黔東南南苗族侗族自治州從江縣考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試題含解析

2023年黔東南南苗族侗族自治州從江縣考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Growingup,Ialwayshidmythumbsinmyfistsbecauseoftheirunusualshape.1theydolookmorelikeabigtoe（腳趾）2athumb.Andfromanearlyage,mythumbs3anothername“toethumbs”.Inhighschool,Iservedasacashierinagrocerystore.Oneday,Iwas4asweetlittleoldladyandasI5herchangebacktoher,shesuddenlytookmyhandsandsaidinathickPolish6,“YouarePolish!Lookatthose7Polishthumbs!Theymatchmine!”Sheraisedherhandsand8herthumbstomethat9weatheredandwrinkled,lookedexactlylikemine!She10myhandsagainandsaid,“Be11ofthosethumbs!”I’llneverforgetthat30-second12withastrangerthatforever13myviewofapartofmeIoncewas14byandnowaccept.AsIwaseatingdinnerwithmySamueltonight,helookeddownatmyhand15onthetablenexttohisandsaid,“Mommy!Ourthumbs16!”Ismiledandanswered,“Yes,theydo,buddy!ThosearestrongPolish17youhave!Takeprideinthem!Maybesomedayyou’llhavealittleboyorgirlwhowillhavethesamethumbs!”I18mysonneverhideshisthumbslikeIdid.Ihopehe’llbeproudoftheir“unusualness”andthe19behindthem.Hecarriesona(n)20partofmeandthatformewillalwaysbebeautiful!1、A．AdmittedlyB．FortunatelyC．NormallyD．Basically2、A．otherthanB．duetoC．insteadofD．a(chǎn)longwith3、A．earnedB．clonedC．foundD．deserved4、A．waitingforB．checkingoutC．talkingwithD．watchingover5、A．paidB．chargedC．countedD．donated6、A．tuneB．voiceC．languageD．a(chǎn)ccent7、A．beautifulB．strangeC．longD．clumsy8、A．passedB．recommendedC．showedD．offered9、A．tillB．unlessC．onceD．a(chǎn)lthough10、A．raisedB．inspectedC．examinedD．held11、A．sureB．skepticalC．a(chǎn)fraidD．proud12、A．a(chǎn)ppointmentB．conversationC．bargainD．deal13、A．supportedB．changedC．provedD．hurt14、A．embarrassedB．frightenedC．delightedD．a(chǎn)mazed15、A．scratchingB．restingC．knockingD．drawing16、A．differB．suitC．fightD．match17、A．fistsB．thumbsC．toesD．hands18、A．guaranteeB．figureC．insistD．pray19、A．sceneB．lessonC．historyD．moment20、A．uniqueB．elegantC．frankD．sensitiveSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,buttheresultisthesame:increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.Andmoreoldpeoplewhoarelonelyandfeeluse-less,alongwithmoreandmorefamilieswithyoungchildrenwhodesperatelyneedmoresupport.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.That’swhyintergenerationalprogrammes,designedtobringtheoldandtheyoungtogether,aregrowinginpopularityallovertheworld,supportedbyUNESCOandotherlocalandinternationalorganisations.Thereareexamplesofsuccessfulinitiativesallovertheworld.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexample.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanother,perhapsreadingwithchildrenwhoneedextraattention.OnesuccessfulschemeinFranceiscombiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithacreche/nurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidentseatlunchtogetherandshareactivitiessuchasmusic,painting,gardeningandcaringforthepetswhichtheresidentsareencouragedtokeep.Intheafternoons,theresidentsenjoyreadingortellingstonestothechildrenand,ifachildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwaysakindlaptositonandacuddle(依偎).Therearetripsoutandbirthdaypartiestoo.Theadvantagesareenormousforeveryoneconcerned.Thechildrenarehappybecausetheygetalotmoreindividualattentionandrespondwellbecausesomeonehaslime,forthem.Theyalsolearnthatoldpeoplearenotdifferentorfrighteninginanyway.Andofcourse,theyseeillnessanddeathandlearntoacceptthem.Theresidentsarehappybecausetheyfeelusefulandneeded.Theyaremoreactiveandmoreinterestedinlifewhenthechildrenarearoundandtheytakemoreinterestintheirappearancetoo.Andthestaffarehappybecausetheyseeanimprovementinthephysicalandpsychologicalhealthoftheresidentsandhaveanarmyofassistantstohelpwiththechildren.1、WhatisthesocialproblemtalkedaboutinParagraph1?A．Agenerationgap.B．Caringforchildren.C．Intergenerationalcontact.D．Thesupportfortheaged.2、WhatdotheprogrammesmentionedinParagraph2aimtodo?A．Maketheoldtakecareofchildren.B．Helptheoldpeoplelearnnewthings.C．Encouragetheyoungtocarefortheold.D．Increasecontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.3、WhatisspecialabouttheschemeinFrance?A．Joininganelderlyhousewithakindergarten.B．Hiringoldpeopleaschild-careworkers.C．Helpingchildrenfacemisfortunesbravely.D．Usingchildrentoaccompanytheold.4、Inwhichaspectdoestheschemebenefittheold?A．Itbuildsuptheirstrength.B．Theyliveahealthierlife.C．Itcreatesafamilyatmosphere.D．Theyareclosertotheirrelatives.Text2WhatCocktailPartiesTeachUsYou’reataparty.Musicisplaying.Glassesareclinking.Dozensofconversationsaredrivingupthedecibel(分貝)level.Yetamongallthosedistractions,youcantuneyourattentiontojustonevoicefrommany.Thisabilityiswhatresearcherscallthe“cocktail-partyeffect”.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanFranciscohavefoundwherethatsound-editingprocessoccursinthebrain—intheauditorycortex(聽覺皮層)justbehindtheear,notinareasofhigherthought.Theauditorycortexboostssomesoundsandturnsdownotherssothatwhenthesignalreachesthehigherbrain,“it’sasifonlyonepersonwasspeakingalone,”saysinvestigatorEdwardChang.Thesefindings,publishedinthejournalNaturelastweek,explainwhypeoplearen’tverygoodatmultitasking—ourbrainsarewiredfor“selectiveattention”andcanfocusononlyonethingatatime.Thatinborn

ability

hashelpedhumans

survive

inaworldbuzzingwithvisualandauditorystimulation(刺激).Butwekeep

trying

topushthelimitswithmultitasking,sometimeswith

tragic

(悲劇的)consequences.Driverstalkingoncellphones,forexample,arefourtimesaslikelytogetinto

traffic

accidentsasthosewhoaren’t.Manyofthoseaccidentsaredueto“inattentionalblindness”,inwhichpeoplecan,ineffect,turnablindeyetothingstheyaren’tfocusingon.Themoreattentionataskdemands,thelessattentionwecanpaytootherthingsinourfieldofvision.Imageslandonourretinas(視網(wǎng)膜)andareeitherboostedorplayeddowninthevisualcortexbeforebeingpassedtothebrain,justastheauditorycortexfilterssounds,asshownintheNaturestudylastweek.“It’sapush-pull

relationship

—themorewefocusononething,thelesswecanfocusonothers,”saysDianeM.Beck,an

associate

professorof

psychology

attheUniversityofIllinois.Studiesoverthepast

decade

attheUniversityofUtahshowthatdriverstalkingonhands-freecellphonesarejustasinfluencedasthoseonhands-heldphonesbecauseitistheconversation,notthedevice,thatisdistractingtheirattention.Thosetalkingonanykindofcellphonereactmoreslowlyandmissmoretrafficsignalsthanothermotorists.Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntoscancrowdsforfacesandconductorscanlistenforindividualinstrumentswithinthe

orchestra

asawhole.Manymorethinktheycaneffectivelymultitask,butareactuallyshiftingtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither,expertssay.1、WhathavescientistsinUniversityofCaliforniafoundabout“thecocktail-partyeffect”?A．Usuallythereisonlyonepersonwhoisspeakingalone.B．Allkindsofannoyingsoundsdriveupthedecibellevel.C．Thehigherbrainprocessessoundsandimagesselectively.D．Soundsaresortedoutbeforereachingthehigherbrain.2、Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A．Wearebiologicallyincapableofmultitasking.B．Wesurvivedistractionsinlifebymultitasking.C．Wecannotmultitaskwithoutextraattention.D．Webenefitfrompushingthelimitwithmultitasking.3、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof“inattentionalblindness”?A．Acarelessdriverlosthiseyesightafteracaraccident.B．Policescannedthecrowdsandlocatedthecriminal.C．Amanagertalkedonahands-freephonewithhisclient.D．Apedestrianhadacaraccidentbecauseofphubbing(低頭).4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A．compareandcontrastB．informandexplainC．a(chǎn)rgueanddiscussD．examineandevaluateText3October31,2009,CaliforniaTsienHsue-shen,PhD’39,oneofthefoundersoftheJetPropulsionLaboratory,diedonOctober31,Hewas98.Tsien,bomintheeasternChinesecityofHangzhou,graduatedfromtheNationalQinghuaUniversityin1934andinAugustof1935heleftChinatostudyattheMassachusettsInstituteTechnology.In1936hewenttotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologytocommencegraduatestudies.Tsienobtainedhisdoctordegreein1939andwouldremainatCaltechfor20years,becomingtheGoddardProfessorandestablishingareputationasoneoftheleadingrocketscientistsintheUnitedStates.In1943,TsienandtwoothersintheCaltechrocketrygroupdraftedthefirstdocumenttousethenameJetPropulsionLaboratory.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,hewasamongsttheotherscientistsparticipatedthe"ManhattanProject".AfterWorldWarIIheservedasaconsultanttotheUnitedStatesArmyAirForce.Duringthistime,ConlonelTsienworkedondesigninganintercontinentalspaceplane.HisworkwouldinspiretheX—20Dyna-SoarwhichwouldlaterbetheinspirationfortheSpaceShuttle.In1945TsienHsue-shenmarriedJiangYing,thedaughterofJiangBaili——oneoftheChinesenationalistleaderChiangKai—shen’sleadingmilitarystrategists.Butin1950,theChinese-bornscientistwasaccusedofharboringCommunistsympathiesandstrippedofhissecurityclearance.InSeptember1955hewaspermittedtoleaveforChina,whereTsienresumedhisresearch,foundedtheInstituteofMechanics,andwentontobecomethefatherofChina’smissileprogram,atrustedmemberofthegovernmentandParty’sinnercircle,andthenation’smosthonoredscientist,Tsienretiredin1991andhasmaintainedalowpublicprofileinBeijing,China.ThePRCgovernmentlauncheditsmannedspaceprogramin1992andusedTsien’sresearchasthebasisfortheLongMarchrocketwhichsuccessfullylaunchedtheShenzhouVmissioninOctoberof2003.TheelderlyTsienwasabletowatchChina’sfirstmannedspacemissionontelevisionfromhishospitalbed.Inhislateyears,sincethe1980s,Tsiendevotedhimselftospiritualityresearch,andadvocatedscientificinvestigationoftraditionalChinesemedicine,Qigongand""specialhumanbodyfunctions".1、Theunderlinedword"commence"inthispassageprobablymeans________.A．makeup B．getC．begin D．promise2、TsienHsue-shengotmarriedattheageof________.A．45 B．28C．24 D．343、WhatistherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoTsienHsue-shen?a.hislaterlifeb.returntoChinac.careerintheU.S.Ad.hisearlylifeandeducationA．a(chǎn)-b-c-d B．d-c-b-aC．d-b-c-a D．c-b-d-a4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TsienHsue-shengotadoctor’sdegreein1939.B．TsienHsue-shenmarriedJiangYing,thedaughterofChinesenationalistleaderChiangKai-shen.C．TsienHsue-shenhasmadeacontributiontotheSpaceShuttle.D．TsienHsue-shenwasinterestedintraditionalChinesemedicine,qigongand"specialhumanbodyfuncitions"inhislaterlife.Text4WelcometoSunBrightHotel,NewYorkIntroductionThishotelisperfectforstudenttravelersonalowbudgetortravelerslookingforaninexpensive,limitedservicehotel,andwantingtostayinNewYorkCity.Thesleepingroomsaresmallandquippedwitha13-inchTVwithcable.Guestswalkuponeflightofstairstoreachtheroomsandthelobby(大廳)onthesecondfloor.Nobathroomintherooms,andtheyarelocatedineachfloorandshared.Thereisnorestaurantinthehotel,buttherearemanyAsianrestaurantswithinatwo-minutewalkfromthehotel.Thehotel’slocationinChinatownprovidesitsguestswithworld-classeaterieswithinblocks.ItisalsoonlyblocksfromgreatItalianrestaurantsinLittleItaly,approximatelyafive-minutewalkfromthehotel.LocatedinManhattan’sChinatowndistrict,thehotelisawalkingdistancetomanyfamoussupermarketsonCanalStreet,LittleItaly,Tribeca,SoHoandtheFinancialDistrict.RoomandAccommodationConnectionforlaptopAirconditioningSatellitetelevisionDirectdialphoneAutomaticwake-upcallLocationandContactInformationAddress:140HesterStreetNewYorkNY10013UnitedStatesHotline:400-830-2353Email:hotels@Bookyourroomhere!1、Wecanlearnthatthehotelis.A．fashionableB．plainC．highD．grand2、Whatserviceisprovidedinthehotel?A．DeliciousbreakfastB．FreeWi-FiC．Automaticwake-upserviceD．Fitnessequipment3、Wecaninferthatitisveryconvenientforguestsinthehotelto.A．seeafilmB．a(chǎn)ttendaconcertC．visitazooD．goshoppingPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)“Whatwouldyoudoifyou1．(know)thiswasthelastnightoftheworld?”Thetwosmallgirls2．(play)blocksontherugwhenMrJohnsonasked3．wifethequestionTherewas4．easy,cleansmelloffreshcoffeeintheeveningairHeputforwardthatquestion,stirringhiscoffeeslowlyand5．(stare)intoits6．(deep)“It’sjustafeeling;sometimesit7．(fright)me;sometimesI’mnot8．(scare)9．youItfirsthappenedaboutfour10．(night)ago”ColdFoodDay,whichhonorsJiezitui,ahermit(隱士）wholivedsome2600yearsago，usedtobeobserved1．(wide),buttodayfewChineseobserveitexceptonandaroundthemountainon2．thehermitlivedJiezituiserved3．a(chǎn)nadvisortoChong’er,aprinceinthestateofJinAcivilwarforcedtheprince4．(leave)JinandJieZituifollowedhim5．,whenChong’erreturnedandbecametherulerofJin,hisfollowerswererewardedwithmoney,landandofficialjobs6．JieZituiwasoverlookedSoJieZituichosethelifeofahermitonMtMian,wherehetookcareofhiselderlymotherChong’er’smensetfiresonMtMiantodrivehimoutof7．mountainandthenrewardhimButJieandhismotherrefusedandwereburnedtodeathOutof8．(sad),Chong’erdeclaredColdFoodDayinhonorofhimIt9．(celebrate)forcenturiesinChinauntil10．(replace)bythemorepopularTombSweepingFestival,whichbeginsthedayafterSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Myfatherusedtobeanamateurwrestler(業(yè)余摔跤者)andnationalchampion.Hewasforcedbyhisfathertogiveupthesportinordertoobtaingainfulemployment,whichmeanthewouldn’tbeabletowinamedalforourcountry.Therefore,hemadeavowthathisunbornsonwould.1、Hewasabouttogiveuphopewhenoneday,myyoungersisterBabitaandIbeatuptwoboysaccidentallyinresponsetocriticalcomments.Mydadfoundourpotentialtobecomewrestlersandbegancoachingus.2、Wewererequiredtodophysicaltrainingearlyinthemorningandhaveashorthaircutstoavoidlice.3、Wewouldcomplainabouthimallthetime.Gradually,Irealizedthathewantedustohaveagoodfutureandnotgrowuptobeordinaryhousewives.Motivated,wewillinglyparticipatedinhiscoaching.Withgreatefforts,hemadeuscompetitivewrestlersandIwonthejuniorandseniorchampionships,providingmewithachancetogaintraininginaNationalSportsAcademy,whereprideandpainfulfilledmymind.4、Asaresult,Ifoundmyselflosingeverymatchattheinternationallevel.Afterthat,Itearfullymadepeacewithpapaandturnedtohimforhelp.Thenhecoachedmepatiently.Despitedifficulty,IfinallybecamethefirstIndianfemalewrestlertoqualifyfortheOlympics,inspiringdozensofIndianwomentotaketowrestling.Evennow,papa’swordsarestillinmymind“Geeta,thinkaboutallthegirlswhoarethoughttobeinferiortoboys,girlswhoareforcedtodochores,girlswhoaremarriedandhavechildren.Notonlywillyoucompetewithothercountries,butalsowiththosewholookdownuponwomen!”.Iwillneverforgetourfather’sinstruction.5、.A．Buthismethodswerecruel.B．Ialmostgaveupwhatpapahadtaughtme.C．Disappointingly,mymothergavebirthtoallgirls.D．MysisterandItriedtoescape.E.Iwillalwaysoweallsuccesstohim.F.Atfirst,mysisterandIdidnotunderstandourfather.G.However,mymotherdidn’tagreewithhim.Wordsarethetoolsthroughwhichwecanhealordestroy.Theyareweaponsthathurtpeopleaswellasmagicalsticksthatrepaireverything.1、Goodwordsareencouragingwords,caringandlovingwords,powerfulwords