2023年臨夏回族自治州康樂縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ItwasaverycoldFriday.WhenIobservedthe1fallingontomycar,IreallybegantowonderifIwasgoingto2itonlime.OfcourseImust,becauseIhaveno3.Abouttwoweeksago,whatmy4EllenbadtalkedaboutwasherChristmasconcerttobeheldinherschoolandsomerumorsaboutit.“Mom,Rachelwas5tosingalone,butshe’snot!Lindawillreplacehertodoit.”“Mom,youwon’tbelieveit,6Lexie’swholefamilyiscomingtotheconcert,evenfromanother7!”MakingalongwayoutofstatetoseethirdgraderssingChristmascarobseemedtobeaprettybigdeal(待遇)forher.WhenIsatintraffic,Ithoughtaboutalltheschool8Ihadattendedalone.Ellennevermentionedit,butIwonder9shefellaboutmebeingtheonlyonewhoevercametoherevents.Myownfamilylivedoutoftown,andherfatherandhisfamily10quitesucceededinfillingthosethingsintotheirschedules.I11ifitbotheredher.Ateighto’clockthe12wasscheduledtobegin.Withonlyafewminutesto13,Ifoundmyselfrunning:first,thoughthesnow-driftedparkinglot,thenthroughtheschoolpassage.Ienteredthe14hallandfoundavacantsealnearthefront.Fromherplaceonstage,Ellensawme15forthechair,andshesmiled.1was16enoughtoheartheloudconversationofthechildrenonstage.“Look,Ellen,thereismyuncleandmycousin.TheycameallthewayfromWestVirginia.Ican’tbelievemywholefamilyishere!”Ellen17atLexieandsaid,“Mywholefamilyishere,too!Look,theresheis!”Ellengavemeabigsmile.Ismilebackather,neveronce18themeltingsnowdrippingoffmyhead.It19occurredtomethatwhilewetriedloteachourchildrenallabout20，theyactuallytaughtuswhatlifewasallabout.1、A．snowB．rainC．leavesD．dust2、A．doB．seeC．makeD．appreciate3、A．ideaB．choiceC．chanceD．time4、A．nieceB．nephewC．sonD．daughter5、A．supposedB．remindedC．forcedD．persuaded6、A．soB．butC．orD．and7、A．slateB．countryC．townD．city8、A．meetingsB．exercisesC．eventsD．exams9、A．whichB．whatC．howD．when10、A．alwaysB．neverC．occasionallyD．regularly11、A．hesitatedB．ignoredC．imaginedD．wondered12、A．concertB．classC．partyD．competition13、A．startB．useC．remainD．spare14、A．hugeB．emptyC．crowdedD．special15、A．walkB．runC．wanderD．head16、A．happyB．eagerC．preparedD．close17、A．glaredB．smiledC．glancedD．laughed18、A．consideringB．stoppingC．noticingD．getting19、A．suddenlyB．eventuallyC．graduallyD．secretly20、A．loveB．musicC．schoolD．lifeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Doyouwanttoliveanother100yearsormore?Someexpertssaythatscientificadvanceswillonedayenablehumanstolasttensofyearsbeyondwhatisnowseenasthenaturallimitofthehumanlifespan.“Ithinkweareknockingatthedoorofimmortality(永生),”saidMichaelZey,aMontclairStateUniversitybusinessprofessorandauthoroftwobooksonthefuture.“Ithinkby2075wewillseeitandthat’saconservativeestimate(保守的估計).”AttheconferenceinSanFrancisco,DonaldLouria,aprofessoratNewJerseyMedicalSchoolinNewarksaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellasnanotechnology(納米技術)makeitlikelythathumanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhathasbeenpossibleinthepast.“Thereisagreateffortsothatpeoplecanlivefrom120to180years,”hesaid.“Somehavesuggestedthatthereisnolimitandthatpeoplecouldliveto200or300or500years.”However,manyscientistswhospecializeinagingaredoubtfulaboutitandsaythehumanbodyisjustnotdesignedtolastpastabout120years.Evenwithhealthierlifestylesandlessdisease,theysayfailureofthebrainandorganswillfinallyleadallhumanstodeath.Scientistsalsodifferonwhatkindoflifethesuperagedmightlive.“Itremainstobeseenifyoupass120,youknow;couldyoubehealthyenoughtohavegoodqualityoflife?”saidLeonardPoon,directoroftheUniversityofGeorgiaGerontologyCentre.“Atpresentpeoplewhocouldgettothatpointarenotingoodhealthatall.”1、Bysaying“weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality”,MichaelZeymeans.A．theybelievethatthereisnolimitoflivingB．theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlonglivingC．theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforeverD．theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan2、DonaldLouria’sattitudetowardslonglivingisthat.A．peoplecanlivefrom120to180B．itisstilldoubtfulhowlonghumanscanliveC．thehumanbodyisdesignedtolastpastabout120yearsD．itispossibleforhumanstolivelongerinthefuture3、Theunderlined“it”(inparagraph4)refersto.A．agreateffortB．theideaoflivingbeyondthepresentlifespanC．theideaoflivingfrom200to300yearsD．theconservativeestimate4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．LivingLongerorNotB．Science,TechnologyandLongLivingC．NoLimitforHumanLifeD．HealthyLifestyleandLongLivingText2GOINGTOUNIVERSITY

issupposedtobeamind-broadeningexperience.Thatstatementisprobablymadeincomparisontotrainingforworkstraightafterschool,whichmightnotbesoencouraging.Butisitactuallytrue?JessikaGolleoftheUniversityofTübingen,inGermany,thoughtshewouldtrytofindout.Herresult,however,isnotquitewhatmightbeexpected.Asshereportsin

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thisweek,shefoundthatthosewhohavebeentouniversitydoindeedseemtoleavewithbroaderandmoreinquiringmindsthanthosewhohavespenttheirimmediatepost-schoolyearsinvocational(職業的)trainingforwork.However,itwasnotthecasethatuniversitybroadenedminds.Rather,workseemedtonarrowthem.Dr.Gollecametothisconclusionaftersheandateamofcolleaguesstudiedtheearlycareersof2,095Germanyoungsters.Theteamusedtwostandardizedteststoassesstheirvolunteers.Onewasofpersonalitytraits,includingopenness,conscientiousness（認真）andsoon.Theotherwasofattitudes,suchasrealistic,investigativeandenterprising.Theyadministeredbothteststwice—oncetowardstheendofeachvolunteer’stimeatschool,andthenagainsixyearslater.Oftheoriginalgroup,382wereontheintermediatetrack,fromwhichtherewasachoicebetweentheacademicandvocationalroutes,anditwasonthesethattheresearchersfocused.Universitybeckonedfor212ofthem.Theremaining170chosevocationaltrainingandajob.Whenitcametothesecondroundoftests,Dr.Gollefoundthatthepersonalitiesofthosewhohadgonetouniversityhadnotchangedsignificantly.Thosewhohadundergonevocationaltrainingandthengotjobswerenotthatmuchchangedinpersonality,either—exceptinonecrucialrespect.Theyhadbecomemoreconscientious.Thatsoundslikeagoodthing,certainlycomparedwiththecommonpublicimageofundergraduatesasabunchoflazybones.Butchangesinattitudethattheresearchersrecordedwereratherworrying.Intheuniversitygroup,again,noneweredetectable.Butthosewhohadchosenthevocationalrouteshowedmarkeddropsininterestintasksthatareinvestigativeandenterprisinginnature.Andthatmightrestricttheirchoiceofcareers.Someinvestigativeandenterprisingjobs,suchasscientificresearch,are,indeedbeyondthedegreeless.Butmany,particularlyinGermany,withitstraditionofvocationaltraining,arenot.Theresearchersmention,forexample,computerprogrammersandfinance-sectorworkersascareersrequiringthesetraits.IfDr.Golleiscorrect,andchangesinattitudebroughtaboutbytheverytrainingGermanypridesitselfonarenarrowingpeople’schoices,thatisindeedamatterworthyofseriousconsideration.1、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace“beckonedfor”inParagraph2?A．Examined. B．Attracted.C．Organized. D．Recognized.2、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?A．Thedegreelesshavenotchangedinpersonalities.B．Goingtouniversityisamind-broadeningexperience.C．Workingstraightafterschoolnarrowspeople’sminds.D．Collegestudentspridethemselvesontheireducation.3、Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,.A．collegestudentsenjoyaverygoodpublicimageB．theundergraduateshavechangedsignificantlyinattitudeC．thedegreelessaremuchbetteratdealingwithchallengingtasksD．peopleshowlessinterestininvestigativejobsduetovocationaltraining4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefinding?A．Concerned. B．Optimistic.C．Unclear. D．Sceptical.Text3Canetoads,alsoknownasbufotoads,areyetanotherinvasive(入侵)speciesthathasfoundahospitablehomeinwarmsouthernFlorida.DeliberatelyintroducedfromSouthandCentralAmericainthe1930s,theyweresupposedtocontrolbeetlesdamagingthesugarcanecrop—that’showtheygotthename“canetoads.”Canetoadscanposeaparticulardangerbecausetheadultonesshoottoxin(毒素)fromtheirbackwhenattacked.Thetinytoadsdon’tcarryenoughtoxintobedeadlyyet,butbigadultonescaneasilysendadogintoaseizure(疾病發作)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.Text4ShellharbourCityLibraryprovidesarangeofLibrarySpecialNeedsServicesforpeoplewhoareunabletoaccessourlibraryserviceintheusualway.AslongasyouliveinShellharbourCity,we’llprovideafullrangeoflibraryservicesandresourcesincluding:LargeprintedandordinaryprintedbooksTalkingbooksontapeandCDDVDsandmusicCDsMagazinesReferenceandinformationrequestsYouwillbeaskedtocompletea“StatementofNeed”applicationformwhichmustbesignedbyamedicalprofessional.HomedeliveryserviceLetusknowwhatyouliketoreadandwewillchoosetheresourcesforyou.Ourstaffwilldelivertheresourcestoyourhomeforfree.Wealsoprovideaservicewherewecanchoosetheresourcesforyouorsomeoneinsteadofyouchoosingthethingsfromthelibrary.Youcanalsochoosetheresourcesyouneedpersonally.TalkingbooksandcaptionedvideosThelibrarycanprovidetalkingbooksforpeoplewhoareunabletouseprintedbooksbecauseofeyediseases.Youdon’thavetomissoutonreadinganymorewhenyoucanborrowtalkingbooksfromthelibrary.Ifyouhavelimitedhearingwhichpreventsyoufromenjoyingmovies,wecanprovidecaptionedvideosforyouatnocharge.LanguagebesidesEnglishWecanprovidebooksinarangeoflanguagesbesidesEnglish.Ifpossible,wewillrequesttheseitemsfromtheStateLibraryofNSW.Australia.HowtojoinContacttheLibrarySpecialNeedsCoordinatortoregisterordiscussifyouareeligible(合適的)foranyoftheservicesweprovide—9amto5pmonTuesday,WednesdayandThursday.Call4297-2522formoreinformation.1、LibrarySpecialNeedsServicesareprovidedfor.A．thosewhoarefondofreadingB．onlythosewhohavewalkingdisabilitiesC．peoplelivinginShellharbourCitywithanillnessordisabilityD．thosewhocan’tgetmedicalhelpinShellharbourCity2、Ifpeoplewitheyediseaseswanttolearnabouthistory,theycanchoose.A．talkingbooksB．captionedvideosC．magazinesD．largeprintedbooks3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Fewentertainingresourcesareofferedhere.B．Bookswithdifferentlanguagesareavailable.C．peoplewithlimitedhearinghavetopayforcaptionedvideos.D．peoplehavetochoosewhattheyneedbythemselves.4、Togethomedeliveryservice,youmust.A．onlychooseprintedbooksB．registeraheadoftimeC．paythelibraryaheadoftimeD．haveotherschoosetheresourcesforyouPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Thereisawidevarietyofbooksavailablethatcontaincross-culturalcharactersManyofthefriendshipsfeaturedinearlypicturebookstend1．(include)verysimpleexamples,butaschildrenbecomemorefluent2．(read),'thereisagreatervarietyofbookswithcomplexexamplesoffriendshipamongthemaincharactersForexample,inthepicturebookTheSandwichSwap3．(write)byQueenRaniaA1AbdullahofJordan,theauthorillustratesthecross-culturalfriendshipbetweenSalmaandLily,andthesimilaritiesanddifferencestheyshareTheyarebestfriendsatschool,4．theyhappilydrawpictures,playontheswings,andjumpropeSalmaandLilyalsoeattheirlunchtogetherinthecafeteria,andatthatpointtheyrecognize5．differenceSalmaeatsahumus(鷹嘴豆泥)sandwich6．LilyeatsapeanutbutterandjellysandwichAtfirst,theyannouncethateachother’ssandwichis“yucky,”andthedisagreementcontinuesuntilit7．(final)leadstoafoodfightHowever,SalmaandLilylearntoworkout8．(they)differencesWhentheyeachtrytheother’ssandwich,theyrealizethedifferentsandwichesaretastyAlthoughthisbook9．(describe)friendswhoenjoysocializingtogetherandtherelationshipisalesscomplexformoffriendship,itdoesshowthatsmallthingscanruinfriendshipsHowever,10．thiscase,thefriendshipturnsouttobestrongerMyTravelExperienceinChinaDuringthesummerholidaysIvisitedavarietyofregionsinChinaMyfirststopwasBeijingandofcoursetheGreatWallWithoutquestionitliveduptomy1．(expect)Afteralongjourney,IreachedYunnanWith2．(it)minorityvillagesandImpressivelandscapes,YunnanhadalottoofferOneofmy3．(enjoy)momentsinYunnanwasduringmyvisittoTheTigerLeapingGorgeTheclimboverthegorgewasattimesexhausting4．alwaysbreathtakingTheviewscouldn’t5．(imagine)intheirbeautyandthey6．(leave)mewithmanygreatmemoriesAftertakingaboatfromthemainlandIarrivedat7．islandprovinceofHainanThereIvisitedBaihuaWaterfall8．(float)onapoolofwateratthebaseandlookingupatthewaterfallwithabackgroundofblueskywasoneofthemostrelaxingexperiencesofmylifeThroughoutChinatherearemanyancientbuildingsandinparticularancienttownsLijiangandDalibothhaveglorious9．(example)ofthisItwasremarkabletostepbackintimeandgetanideaof10．ChinamighthavelookedlikeallthoseyearsagoIthoughtthebuildingswerebeautifulandfullofhistoryIhadawonderfultime!Chinaisbothfascinatingandbeautiful!SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)WaystoHostanEco-FriendlyCookoutEatingintheopenairmayfeeleco-friendly,butoutdoordiningcanresultinunnecessarywasteifyouaren’tcareful.1、.Ifyoukeepthatinmindthroughoutyourpreparations,you’llbeofftoagoodstart.Reduce,Reuse,RecycleSkipthepaperinvitationsanduseonlineserviceslikeEmail,orFacebookevents.2、.Thiswayyou’llavoidendingupwithfivedifferentpotatosaladsthatgouneaten.Makeiteasyforgueststosortgarbagebypositioningdifferenttrashcansinacentrallocation:oneforkitchengarbage,oneforrecyclables,andonefornon-recyclables.StopUsingPlasticPlasticisaleadingcauseoflitterandisn’teasytorecycle.Tomakesureyourcookouteco-friendly,considersomeotheroptionsformakingyourcookoutstandout.Userecycledjarsasglasses.They’realsofarlessbreakablethanregularglasses.3、Ifguestsknowwhichglassistheirs,theydon’tneedtoreachforanotherone,whichcutsdownonthecleanupyou’llbedoing.4、Whereverpossible,shopforlocalproduceandgoodstoserveyourguests.Thiswillreduceyourcarbonfootprintandhelpsupportyourlocaleconomy.Buyproduceandmeatsatyourlocalfarmers’market.Lookfororganic,butfavorlocaloverorganicifyouhavetomakeachoice.UseRenewableLightSources5、Asthesungoesdown,illuminateyourpartyspacewithLEDlightingandsolar-powereddecorations.Investinsomecitronella(香茅精油)candlesandtorchestohelpdriveawayinsectsnaturally.A．SupportGlobalEconomyB．ThinkGlobally,ShopLocallyC．Askgueststobring