2023年昭通市大關縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Ispentlastsummervolunteeringatahospital.Onemorning,Iwascalledtoaroominwhichan1womanwasstaying.2shewantedtogotoanearbygiftshop,Igota(n)3andhelpedherintoit,headingfortheshop.Whenwegotthere,theshopwasn’t4yet.Itwasmerelya30-minutewaitsowewentovertothe5areaandIreadherbitsandpiecesofthenewspaperaloud.After30minutes,wewentintothegiftshop.Pushingheraround,Icouldseethe6onherfaceasshelookedateverything.Shehappilychosesomewindowdecorationsandthen7chocolates.Sheaskedmetopushher8thatdirection.Ihelpedher9allthedifferentchocolatearrangements.She10decidedonthreedifferentboxes.Asshewascheckingout,sheaskedthecashierfora11andaskedmetowritethenumbers1,2,and3ontheboxes.She12thatthenursesweretakingsuchgoodcareofher,soshe13chocolatesforeachofthethreeshiftsofnurses.ThemomentIwheeledherbackuptoherroom,shegavethe14shiftofnursestheirboxofchocolate,who15offeredsometomebeforetakingsomethemselves.Therewere16allaround.17hergenerosityandgettingtheopportunitytospendtimewithsomeonewhogotsomuchpleasurefromlifewasa18initself.Gratitudehasanamazingwayofbringingpeople19,especiallyinaplacewherehealthissohighly20.1、A．elderlyB．honestC．impatientD．independent2、A．WhileB．AslongasC．IncaseD．As3、A．wheelchairB．busC．taxiD．ambulance4、A．crowdedB．completeC．openD．close5、A．checkingB．dietingC．parkingD．waiting6、A．joyB．surpriseC．prideD．anxiety7、A．smeltB．spottedC．tastedD．purchased8、A．inB．toC．upD．at9、A．putawayB．handinC．lookthroughD．giveout10、A．properlyB．eventuallyC．graduallyD．hurriedly11、A．changeB．boxC．cardD．pen12、A．admittedB．suggestedC．explainedD．promised13、A．borrowedB．orderedC．madeD．bought14、A．nextB．presentC．previousD．night15、A．inturnB．bychanceC．onpurposeD．inadvance16、A．noisesB．greetingsC．smilesD．jokes17、A．WitnessingB．TakingadvantageofC．RepayingD．Searchingfor18、A．prizeB．giftC．riskD．story19、A．backB．upwardsC．togetherD．down20、A．respectedB．praisedC．admiredD．valuedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Thehumanbeingsseemtobefacingacrisis（危機）．AfterourbestGoplayersweredefeatedonebyonebytheartificialintelligence（AI）AlphaGo，welostourprideofbeingatthetopoftheintelligencechain．AndinOctober，whenSaudiArabiagavecitizenshiptoarobotnamedSophia，anotherprivilegeofbeinghumanwastakenaway．ItlookslikeeverythingthatseparateshumansandAIisatriskfightnow．Butwekeephopingthatinsteadof"everything"，there'sstillsomethingleftinusthatmakesusirreplaceable．ToHaoJingfang，winnerofthe2016HugoAwardforBestNovelette，that"something"isourconsciousness．"AlphaGoisintelligentinacertainway，butnotintelligentenoughtoasktheimportantquestions--DoIlikeplayingGo？DoIwanttoplayGotoday？WhydoIhavetoplayGowhenyoutellmeto？"sheoncesaid．Inotherwords，computerprogramsdon'thaveachoicetosay"no"．Theyprobablydon'tevenknowwhata"choice"is--alltheyeverdoiscalculate．AndtoHeHuaihong，aphilosophy（哲學）professoratPekingUniversity，imaginationandcreativityarealsowhatmakeusspecial．"Amachinecouldn'thavecomeupwiththetheoryofgravityjustbecauseitwashitbyafallingapple"，hesaid．"It'shumanimaginationthatconnectswhatseemtobecompletelyrandomandirrelevantconcepts，somethingthatamachine--whichworksbyfixedrulesonly--can'tdo，atleastfornow．"ThisiswhyBBCreporterViktorMayer-Schonbergersuggestedthatinsteadoffocusingonhowcomputershaveovershadowedusoncalculatingabilitiesthanhumans，weshouldprobably"considerourqualityatadifferentendofthespectrum（光譜）：creativity，originality（原創性），evenplainillogicalcraziness，insteadofhard-nosed（頑固的）logic"，hewrote．Somaybeinthefuture，asartificialintelligencebecomesevenmoreintelligent，humansandA1willlearntouseeachother'stalentsforgood．IfAIcanhandletheboringtaskslikecalculatinganddrivingforus，we'llhavemoretimetocreate，think，andbebusywith"beinghuman"．1、WhatcanwelearnaboutAlphaGo，accordingtoHaoJingfang？______A．Itwillbetaughttosaynointhefuture．B．Itwillbemoreintelligentthanhumansoneday．C．Ithasdifficultyansweringpersonalquestions．D．Itisunabletothinkindependentlyashumansdo．2、WhatdoesHeHuaihongbelieveisuniquetohumans？______A．Intelligence．B．Originality．C．Theabilitytomakerules．D．Theabilitytomakechoices．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"overshadowed"inparagraph5probablymean？______A．CompetedwithB．TakencontrolofC．BeenmoresuccessfulthanD．Influenced4、WhatcouldbethefutureofAIaccordingtotheauthor？______A．Itwillbeusedtohelphumans，ratherthancompetewithus．B．Itmaydevelopcreativitybesidesbetterlogicalthinking．C．Itmightbeverydangeroustohumansindifferentfields．D．Itwillbeappliedtoprovidedrivingserviceforhumans．Text2Theresearcherssayapersonlosestwomonthsforeverykilogramoverweighttheyare—andsevenyearsforsmokingapacketofcigarettesaday.Unusually,theEdinburghuniversityteamfoundtheiranswersbyanalysingdifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcodeorDNA．Finallytheythinkitwillshownewwaysofhelpingustolivelonger.Thegroupusedthegeneticcodeofmorethan600,000peoplewhoaretakingpartinanaturalexperiment.Ifsomeonesmokes,drinks,dropsoutofschoolandisoverweight,itcanbedifficulttoidentifytheimpactofonespecificunhealthybehavior.Instead,theresearchersturnedtothenaturalexperiment.Somepeoplecarrymutations(變異)intheirDNAthatincrease(食欲)ormakethemmorelikelytoputonweight,soresearcherswereabletocomparethoseprogrammedtoeatmorewiththosewhowerenot.TheresearchteamalsofoundspecificmutationsinhumanDNAthatalterlifespan(壽命).●Mutationsinagene(asetofinstructionsinDNA)thatisinvolvedinrunningtheimmunesystemcouldaddsevenmonthsoflifeonaverage.●Peoplewithamutationthatincreasedlevelsofbadcholesterolknockedeightmonthsofflifespan.●Araremutationinagene—APOE—linkedtodementiareducedlifespanby11months.●Andonethatmadesmokingmoreappealingcutlivesbyfivemonths.DrJoshisaysthatwhilegenesdoinfluencelifespan,“you’vegotevenmoreinfluence”throughthechoicesyoumake.DrJoshisaid,“Wehopetodiscovergenesaffectinglifespantogiveusnewinformationaboutageingandconstructtreatmenttorageing.”Therearealsosomediseasemutationsthatclearlyaffectlifespanandtodestructiveeffect,suchastheHuntington’sgene.PeoplewithHuntington’softendieintheir20s.However,inordertofollowpeopleuntiltheendoftheirlives,manyofthepeoplestudiedwerebornbefore1940.1、Whatisthemostdifficultfortheresearcherstofind?A．Thedifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcode.B．Thereasonswhypeopleputonweightveryeasily.C．Theresultsofmanynaturalandmassiveexperiments.D．Onebadbehaviour’seffectonpeoplewithmanybadbehaviours.2、Whichofthefollowingmutationsaffectslifespanmostgreatly?A．Onelinkedtocontrollingimmunesystem.B．Oneincreasingunhealthycholesterol.C．OnecalledAPOEinvolvedindementia.D．Onemakingsmokingmoreattractive.3、What’sthemeaningofDrJoshi’sstudy?A．Tohelpstopmutations.B．TOfinddiseasesearlier.C．TOmakepeoplelivelonger.D．TOreducetheeffectsofgenes.4、Whydidresearchersmainlystudypeoplebornbefore1940?A．Tofollowthemuntiltheydie.B．TOeducatethemanextrayear.C．Toshowtheyaremoreimportant.D．Tomakethemlivehappier.Text3WhentheclockstruckmidnightonFebruary23,myflightlefttheEgyptiancapitalCairoheadingforBeijing.Iwasabouttostarta10-monthprogramorganizedbyChina’sPublicDiplomacyAssociation.DuringthisprogramofferedtoAfricanjournaliststobetterunderstandChinaandreportonsomeimportantevents,onebeingtheForumonChina-AfricaCooperationinSeptember,Igainedalotofknowledgeregardingtheculture,history,andfeaturesofthisvastsociety.Uponarrival,IfirstsoughtouttheEgyptiancommunityinBeijing,andmettwojournalistsfrommycountrywhoworkedforXinhuaNewsAgencyandChinaGlobalTelevisionNetwork.OurgatheringpointwasanEgyptiancoffeeshopinSanlitun,awell-knownmeetingplaceforforeignersinBeijing.MostofourmeetingswerespentsharingexperiencesaboutlifeinChina.Indeed,Iwasabletobeginunderstandingthecountrythroughtheirstories.Plus,throughthosefriendsIexpandedmycircle.IalsostruckuparelationshipwithsomeChinesejournalistswhileparticipatinginactivitieswithmyAfricanpeers.TheyhelpedmeappreciatetherichcultureandeventfulhistoryofancientChina,aswellasthemassivedevelopmentsoverthelast40years,bothpoliticallyandeconomicallyDuringmystay,Itraveledtonineprovincesandvisitedmassesofcities.TheplaceIwasmostconnectedwithwasSanyaduetoitssimilaritiestoSharmEl-Sheikh,oneoftheworld’smostfamoustouristdestinations,locatedontheRedSeainEgypt.Shanghaiwillalsolastinmymemory.Idiscoverthatthiscityisnotonlydistinguishedforbusinessdeals,buthasacolorfulhistoryillustratedbyitsfantasticmuseum,whichtellsthestoryofhowShanghai’simportancegrewinthe19thcentury.WhenwalkinginBeijingoranyoftheothercitiesIvisited,Ialwaysfelthistorymixedwithsignsofmodernity,mirroringfourdecadesofhardwork.Irecordedmanyaspectsofmylifeinchina.1、WhydidthewritercometoChina?A．WorkingforXinhuaNewsAgency. B．Visitingsomefamouscities.C．Expandinghiscircleoffriends. D．Coveringimportantevents.2、WhatdoforeignersusuallydowhenmeetinginSanlitun?A．Talkabouttheirlifeexperiences. B．justhaveadrinkinacoffeeshop.C．Sharestoriesintheirowncountries. D．Participateinactivities3、Whichofthefollowingisthereasonforthewriter’smentioningSharmEl-Sheikh?A．Hemissedhishometown.B．Itisafamoustouristdestination.C．IthassomethingincommonwithSanya.D．ItislocatedinEgypt.4、Whichwordcanbestdescribethewriter’simpressionofChina?A．Dissatisfying. B．Awesome.C．Moving. D．Horrible.Text4Theshower,Ifind,isthebestplacetocry.Thewatercoversthesoundofmysadness,whilewashingawayanyevidenceofmypain.Ishowerafterthekidshavegonetobed;it'stheonlytimeIcanbealone.Ialwaysdidmybesttoprotectmytwochildrenfrommytears.IfIneededtocry,Icriedbymyself.Yet,Iencouragemytwoboystocry.My7-year-oldprideshimselfonnevercryingatschool."Oh,butyoumustcry,"Iinsist."Cryingisgood.Itgetsthesadnessout.Neverholdbackyourtears."ButthenIdidjustthat.Whatmightitdotothemtoseetheirmotherupset?Thenmyfatherdied,andtherewasnowayIcouldschedulemygriefandkeepmyfeelingsinside.Itriedtogetonwiththings,butthesadnessstillcame.Therealizationthatmydadwasactuallygonehitmewithanintensity（緊張）thatwasimpossibletocoverup.Tomysurprise,myboysdidn'tseemtooalarmed.Later,theyfoundmehidinginthebedroomoneafternoon,weeping."It'sOK,mommiesgetsadtoo,"Itoldthem,smilingthroughmytears.“Don'tbesad,Mommy.Granddadiscomingbackasababy,”my7-year-oldsaid,histinyarmstretchedacrossmyshoulders."Thinkaboutlove,"hewenton."Thinkaboutallthepeoplewholoveyou."Irealizedthatinhidingmypain,Iwasonlydenyingwhatitmeanstobehuman,IfeltasifIhadledmysonstobelievethat"negative"emotionsareonlyaconcept,andnotsomethingtheyshouldpossess.It'sonethingtotellmychildrenit'sOKtocry.It'sanothertoshowthemhowit'sdone.Weowethattoourchildren,accordingtosocialresearcherandauthorBreneBrown.DuringherTEDtalk,Brownsaid,"It'snecessarywebeseen—deeplyseen"."Ourjobisnottoprotectourchildren,tokeepthemperfect,"saidBrown."Ourjobistolookandsay,‘you'reimperfect,andyou'remadeforstruggles,butyouareworthyofloveandbelonging’."1、Accordingtothepassage,theauthor.A．seldomscheduleshergriefB．believesboysshouldbetoughC．findsinspirationwhensheshowersD．oftengetshersadnessout2、Wherewastheauthorwhenshewasfoundcryingbyherson?A．Inthebathroom.B．Intheauthor'sbedroom.C．Inherfather'shouse.D．Inthekitchen.3、Whatdidtheauthorrealizeaftershefailedtohideherpain?A．Hisson'swordsweremovingandcomforting.B．Hersoncompletelyunderstoodhersadness.C．Thewayshehandledsadnesshadmisledherchildren.D．Herchildrendidn'tworryabouthersadnessatall.4、Thearticleismeanttotellparentsthattheyshould.A．tellkidsit'snotallrighttocryB．getanyoftheiremotionsoutC．pushchildrentoworktowardperfectionD．teachtheirchildrenhowtodealwithgriefPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Yesterday,anotherstudentandI,representingouruniversity’sstudent1．(associate),wenttotheCapitalInternationalAirporttomeetthisyear’sinternationalstudents2．werecomingtostudyatBeijingUniversityAfterhalfanhourofwaitingfortheirflighttoarrive,Isawseveralyoungpeopleenterthe3．(wait)arealookingaroundcuriouslyIstoodforaminute4．(watch)themandthenwenttogreetthemThefirstperson5．(arrive)wasTonyGarciafromColombia,closely6．(follow)byJuliaSmithfromBritainAfterImetthemandthenintroducedthemtoeachother,IwasverysurprisedTonyapproachedJulia,touchedhershoulderandkissedher7．thecheek!Shesteppedbackappearingsurprisedandputupherhands,asifindefenceIguessedthattherewas8．(probable)amajormisunderstandingThenAkiraNagatafromJapancameinsmiling,togetherwithGeorgeCookfromCanadaAsthey9．(introduce),GeorgereachedhishandouttotheJapanesestudentJustatthatmoment,however,AkirabowedsohisnosetouchedGeorge’smovinghandTheybothapologized–another10．(culture)mistake!WewanteveryonetorespectusDowerespecteveryonearoundus?ThcanswerisabigNO!Wedon'trespect1．wethinkisbetterthanuswedon'trespectpoorandoldpeople,andwedon'trespectwhowefeelislessbetter2．usSohowcanwewinrespect?Theeasiestway3．(gain)respectisbygivingrespectWinningrespectmightbedifficultbutnotimpossibleDon'tusebadlanguageBeing4．(help)andlisteningtosomeoneareasignofgivingrespectand5．(win)respectaswellWithpatienceandpractice,youcangetanykindofvirtueFlowersarethemain6．(attract)ofanytypeofdecorationandinthesamewayrespectisthebeautyoflifeLifeisterrible7．respectJustthinkwheneveryougotoaparty,everyonethereisnottreatedequallyDoyouknowwhy?Becauseof8．(they)mannersWhyarewenottreatedsometimesas9．(expect)?BecausewedothcsametootherswhohaveexpectationsfromusRelationshipcanbehealthyifwenevercrossthewallsofrespectWithoutrespect,youcan'tliveYouneedrespecteverywhereinlife,inwork,insocietyorinfamilyArespectedperson10．(speak)politelySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoCommunicateWithaDeafPersonCommunicatingwithadeafpersondoesn’thavetobeasdifficultasitmightseem.Thetrickistobepatient,straightforward,andtorememberthatdeafpeoplecommunicatevisually.Beforeyouknowit,you’llforgetyouwereeverworried!Method1:StaringYourConversation1、Youcandothisbymovingintotheperson’sfieldofvisionandwavingfromapolitedistance,orbytappingthepersongentlyontheshoulder.Ifit’sarealemergency,youcanalsoturnthelightsoffandonquickly.Positionyourselfcarefully.Makesurethatthelightintheroomisshiningdirectlyontoyourface,andthatyou’renotstandingwithyourbacktoalight.2、Findouthowthepersonpreferstocommunicate.Somedeafpeoplearebetterlip-readersthanothers.Somedeafpeoplemayprefertowritebackandforthortouseaninterpreter.Maninteractionsbetweenthedeafandthehearingrequireacombinationofthesemethods.3、Method2:CommunicatingthroughLip-reading.Keepyoursentencessimpleanduseplainlanguage.4、Themorecomplexyourphrasingandvocabulary,themorelikelyyourdeafcompanionistomisssomething.Trytoavoidusingslangorexpressionsthataren’twidelyknown.Whensomeoneelseisspeaking,don’tturnawayfromthedeafpersoninyourgroup.5、Youdon’thavetolookatthedeafpersonwhilesomeoneelseistalking,buttrytomakesureyourfaceisvisible.A．Gettheperson’sattention.B．It’simportantnottalktooquickly.C．Or,they’llmisspartsoftheconversation.D．Ifso,it’llmakethemfeelleftoutoftheconversation.E.Standdirectlyinfrontoftheperson,atanormaldistance.F.Thebestwaytoknowwhichmethodsaremosteffectiveistoask.G.Trynottobetoodifficultwhenusingyourwordsinthebeginning.HowtoStoreStrawberriesYou’vescoredsomebeautifulstrawberriesandbroughtthemhomewithgreatcare.You’vewashedafewandeatenthemimmediately,butwhattodowiththerest?