2023年西寧市城中區(qū)考研《英語一》高分沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MysisterandIhavebeenaheadacheformymother,becausemyfatherwasinthearmy,hewasnotaroundtoooften.__21__,mymotherbroughtusupalmostsingle-handedlyanditmusthave__22__realstrengthofmindtobringupsuchnaughtyandstubbornchildrenwhogotoutfromonetroubleonlytogetintoanother.BonusandIweren’tscholarseither.__23__,wehatedstudyingfromtheverybeginning.Wewere__24__tospendtimewithourschoolbooks---outofthefearofMum’sscolding.Ialmostdidnotmakeitto10thgrade.ThatentiresummerMum__25__thatIreadmyschoolbooksfromtheveryfirstchaptertillthelast.Ileft__26__collegeat18.Inmysecondyearofcollege,whileIwasstudyingformyfinalexams,IgotaphonecallfromMum__27__mysisterhadfailedher9thgradeexams.Mumwasheartbroken.MymotherwasanEnglishteacherinafamousschoolinthecityanditwasa(n)__28__forher.Thenstartedanother__29__formyMum.Therealwaysseemedtobepeoplewhowouldcomeandtalkabouthowwelltheirchildrenweredoing__30__mymotherwouldbehavingatoughtimemakingsurewestayedontherightpath.Mumwas__31__thatwewoulddowellforourselves.Sheneverletmysisterandme__32__thatwehadlostoutonsomethingandalwaystoldus:“Letthisbealesson.Wearegoingtoworkreallyreallyhard...__33__willchange.”Thingsdidchange,butveryslowlyand__34__,onelittlestepatatime.LastyearIfinishedwithlawschoolandstartedworking.Mymother’sbeliefinme__35__.AndjustafewdaysagoIgotaphonefromBonus.Shehad__36__theexamwithhonorsandwas__37__tothebestuniversityinthecountry.Iwasintears.LaterthatnightI__38__Mum:“Mum,yourtwolittlefailuresdidn’tdoasbadlyaseverybodythought.”Mum__39__andsaid:“YouaremydaughtersandIknewyouthebest.Ialwaysknewthatyouwouldsucceed.Itwasjusta__40__oftime.”1、A．HoweverB．ThusC．OtherwiseD．Besides2、A．devotedB．spentC．takenD．wasted3、A．InthatcaseB．InthiswayC．OntheotherhandD．Onthecontrary4、A．pleasedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．forcedD．a(chǎn)dvised5、A．demandedB．concludedC．promisedD．mentioned6、A．a(chǎn)tB．forC．fromD．a(chǎn)fter7、A．a(chǎn)nnouncingB．readingC．knowingD．saying8、A．shameB．challengeC．prideD．honor9、A．experimentB．researchC．conflictD．trial10、A．thoughB．whileC．a(chǎn)sD．unless11、A．determinedB．a(chǎn)stonishedC．satisfiedD．concerned12、A．predictB．imagineC．guessD．feel13、A．EnvironmentB．SocietyC．CircumstancesD．Impressions14、A．quicklyB．extremelyC．smoothlyD．gradually15、A．madeupB．paidoffC．tookonD．burstout16、A．a(chǎn)ttendedB．receivedC．passedD．failed17、A．a(chǎn)cceptedB．a(chǎn)llowedC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．permitted18、A．questionedB．convincedC．persuadedD．called19、A．noddedB．laughedC．shoutedD．joked20、A．matterB．periodC．wasteD．lengthSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Astudy,conductedbyDavidEvansoftheWorldBankandAnnaPopovaofStanfordUniversity,lookedat19programsaroundtheworldinwhichindividualsweregivencashtransfersfromthegovernment,eitherasahandoutorasa“reward”forsomethinglikegettingkidstoschoolontimeortakingthemtothedoctorforcheckups．EvansandPopovalookedattheimpactthosecashtransfershadonthefamilybudgetandwhetherornottheyledtoanincreaseinspendingonalcoholandcigarettes．Whattheyfoundwasthattheyalmostalwaysledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchases．Thenewsmaysurprisesomepeople,butit’strue,andtheresearchershaveseveraltheoriesaboutwhy．Onetheoryisthatthecashtransfermadethingspossiblethatonceseemedimpossible．Investingintheirkids’educationorbuyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsmaybewithinreachnow,butwithoutthecashhandout,thesegoalsweren’tevenapossibility．Sofamiliescutbackonotherexpenses(likealcoholandtobacco)tomakethosedreamsareality．Anothertheoryisthatpeoplejustgenerallyseemtodowhatthey’retold．Iftheyaregivenmoneyandtoldtouseitfortheirfamily’swelfare,inmostcases,theywilldojustthat．Andthatleadstothethirdtheory:Thesecashtransfersareusuallygiventowomen,andstudiesshowthatwhenwomencontrolthepursestrings,moremoneyisspentontakingcareoftheirchildren．Whateverthereasonforthetrend,thedataisclear—familiesthatreceivecashhandoutsdon’twastethemoneyonboozeandcigarettesaswaspreviouslythought．Instead,theytypicallyusethatmoneyforthebenefitoftheirfamilies．Andthat’smoneywellspent．1、Thestudyprovesthat．A．cashtransfershelppoorfamiliesgetwhatwouldseemunavailableotherwiseB．cashshouldbegiventopoorpeopleasarewardforsomethinggoodforkidsC．givencashhandouts,poorpeoplewouldspendthemoneyonalcoholandtobaccoD．poorpeoplewouldsavethecashgivenbythegovernmentforemergencyneeds2、Acashtransferledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchasesbecause．A．theeducationgainedwiththecashwouldhelpthemdropalcoholandtobaccoB．themoneypreviouslyforalcoholandtobaccowouldhelprealizetheirdreamC．buyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsleftlessmoneyforalcoholandtobaccoD．thatwasthepromisemadebeforethecashtransferwasgiventothepoorfamily3、Inparagraph5,whentheauthorsaid“womencontrolthepursestrings”,hejustmeant“”．A．womenaretoldwhattodoB．womenaregiventhemoneyC．womenknowwhattodowiththemoneyD．womenhavethefinalwordformoney4、Thepassagemainlytellsus．A．howthestudywascarriedoutB．whycashtransferispreferredC．thefindingsofastudyandexplanationstothemD．thetheoriesforastudyaboutcashtransfersText2Mynewlywedhusbandsaidthesamethingeverymorning.“You'rebeautifultoday.”O(jiān)neglanceinthemirrorshowedthatitwasfarfromthetruth.“Liar,”Ishotbackwithagrin.Itwasmyusualresponse.Mymother'sfirsthusbandwasnotakindmanandhisverbal(語言的)andphysicalabuseforcedherandhertwochildrentofindasafeplace.Heshoweduponherdoorsteponedaywithroses.Shelethiminandhebeatherwiththoserosesandtookadvantageofher.Ninemonthslatershegavebirthtoa9lb.13oz.babygirl--me.Therudewordsweheardgrowinguptookroot.Ihadtroubleseeingmyselfassomeoneofvalue.IhadbeenmarriedtwoyearswhenIsurprisedmyself.MyhusbandwrappedhisarmsaroundmeandtoldmeIwasbeautiful.Alotofyearshavepassed.Myhusbandhasgreyinhishair.I'mnolongerskinny.LastweekIwokeupandmyhusband'sfacewasinchesfrommine.“Whatareyoudoing?”Iasked.Icoveredmymouth,tryingtohidemymorningbreath.Hereacheddownandkissedmyface.“WhatIdoeverymorning,”hesaid.Whataman!Myhusbandunderstandsmypast.He'sbeenbesidemeasI'vegrownfromanunsureyounggirltoaconfidentwoman,mother,speakerandauthor.ButI'mnotsurethatheunderstandsthepartheplayedinthattransformation.ThewordsIheardgrowinguppierced（刺穿）mysoul,yethiswordspiercedevendeeper.ThisAnniversaryDayIplantowakeearly.IwanttotellRichardhowmuchIlovehim.Hemaylookinthemirrorandseeanextrapoundortwo,orwishforthedaywhenhishairwasdarkandcurly,butallI'llseeisthemanwhosawsomethinginmewhenIcouldn'tseeitmyself,andwholeavesbutterflykisses,evenaftertwenty-threeyearsofmarriage.1、Whentheauthorlookedintothemirror,shefoundherself______.A．beautifulB．confidentC．untidyD．unusual2、Whydidtheauthor’smotherandhertwochildrenhavetomove?A．Becausetheirhousewastoosmall.B．Becausetheywerenotwelltreatedbythehusband.C．Becausetheywereexpectinganotherbaby.D．Becausehermother’shusbandwantedthemtomove.3、Asayounggirl,theauthor______.A．wasmarriedearlyB．hadahappychildhoodC．lookedforrooteverywhereD．lackedconfidenceinherself4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A．theauthor’shusbandhadapositiveinfluenceonherlifeB．theauthorplayedanimportantpartinthechangeC．theyhavebeenmarriedfor23yearsD．theauthor’shusbandhasgainedsomeweight5、Theunderlinedphrase“thewords”inthelastbutoneparagraphrefersto______.A．herownwordsB．herhusband’swordsC．hermother’swordsD．herfather’swordsText3WhenaskedaboutherchildhoodinthedocumentaryAliveInside,a90-year-oldwomanwithdementia(癡呆)replies,“I’veforgottensomuch.”FilmmakerMichaelRossatoBennettthenplaysmusicfromherpastforher.“That’sLouisArmstrong,”shesays.“He’ssingingWhentheSaintsGoMarchingInandittakesmebacktomyschooldays.”Shethenrecallsexactdetailsfromherlife.Whydoesithappen?Musictendstoaccompanyeventsthatarouseemotionsorotherwisemakestrongimpressionsonus—suchasweddingsandgraduations.Thesekindsofexperiencesformstrongmemories,andthemusicandmemorieslikelybecomeintertwined(緊密相連)inourneural(神經(jīng)的)networks,accordingtoJuleneJohnson,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia.Movements,suchasdancing,alsooftenpairwithourexperienceofmusic,whichcanhelpformmemories.Evenmanyyearslater,hearingthemusiccanbringbackmemoriesoftheselong-pastevents.AsAliveInsideshows,musichasthispowerevenformanypeoplewithdementia.Researchersnotethatthebrainareasthatprocessandremembermusicaretypicallylessdamagedbydementiathanotherareas,andtheythinkitmayexplainthephenomenon.Theyalsopayattentiontoelderlypeoplewithdementia,especiallythoseinnursinghomes.“It’spossiblethatthoselong-termmemoriesarestillthere,“Johnsonsays,“butpeoplejusthaveahardertimeaccessingthembecausethey’reinastrangeplaceandthere’renotalotofcircumstancesinwhichsomeonecouldpulloutthosememories.”Johnsonalsonotesthatmusicisnotuniversallyusefulforallpeoplewithdementiasincetherearesomepeoplewithdementiawhosebrainareathatrecognizesmusicisdamaged.Despitemusic’sapparentbenefits,fewstudieshaveexploreditsinfluenceonmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia.“It’sreallyanuntappedarea,”Johnsonsays.PetrJanataisoneresearcherinvestigatingthetopicofmusicandmemory.Hesaysthatscientistsstilldonothavetheanswersforwhyandhowmusicreawakensmemoriesinpeoplewithdementia,butthisphenomenonisrealandit’sjustamatteroftimebeforeit’sfullyborneoutbyscientificresearch.1、WhathelpstheoldwomaninAliveInsiderecallherchildhood?A．Afilmshehaswatchedbefore.B．Asongshehaslistenedtobefore.C．Thevoiceofherchildhoodfriend.D．Thedescriptionofherschooldays.2、WhatbenefitofmusicisdiscussedinParagraph2?A．Ithelpsmakelastingmemories.B．Ithelpscurepatientsofdementia.C．Ithelpsarouseemotionsinspecialevents.D．Ithelpsrememberdancemovementseasily.3、AccordingtoJohnson,whatshouldwedoforelderlypeoplewithdementia?A．Sendthemtonursinghomesforgoodcare.B．Providefamiliarenvironmentsforthem.C．Playlotsofclassicalmusictothem.D．Talktothemabouttheirpast.4、Whatdoweknowaboutthestudyintomusicandmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia?A．ItiscriticizedbyPetrJanata.B．Itissupportedbysolidevidence.C．Itappliestoallpeoplewithdementia.D．Itisapioneeringstudy.Text4Fashionshavealotofrules.Mostofthem,however,arejustwrong.Butthere’sonerulethatgoesbeyondtraditionandintothefieldofscientificstudyofthebrain:Blackgarmentsareslimming.Itallcomesdowntohowyourvisualsystemprocessesthelight.Thebelowholesineachsquarearethesameinsize,yetthewhiteholelooksbiggerthantheblackhole.Inthe1500s,GalileoGalileinoticedthatsomeoftheplanetslookedlargerwhenviewedwiththenakedeye(肉眼)thantheydidwhenviewedthroughatelescope,makingthewhitelightofVenus(金星)appeareighttotentimeslargerthanJupiter(木星)inthenightsky.Heknewsomethingstrangemustbegoingonwithhisvisiontocausethisillusion,buthewasn’tsurewhatitwas.Luckily,scientistsneverstoppedwondering,andin2014,theyfigureditout.Ourvisualsystemoperatesviatwomainchannels:“on”neurons(神經(jīng)元)thataresensitivetolightthingsand“off”neuronsthataresensitivetodarkthings.Whenitcametothedark“off”neurons,theresearchersfoundthattheyrespondedpredictablytodarkshapesonalightbackground—thegreaterthecontrastbetweenthetwo,themoreactivetheseneuronswere.Butthelight“on”neuronsbehavedunpredictably.Evenwiththesameamountofcontrast,lightobjectsonadarkbackgroundcausedagreaterresponseintheseneurons.Thismakessomesense,evolutionarilyspeaking.Inthedarkofnight,you’dwanttobeabletotakeineverybitoflightyoucanget,soavisualsystemthatenlargeslightobjectsonadarkbackgroundcouldbeveryuseful.However,it’snotthathardtoseedarkobjectsinthelightofday.Ithassomeeffectsinthecolorsofyourclothesandintheappearanceoftheplanets—thebrighterappearanceofVenusinthenightskymakesitlookbiggerthanthedarkerJupiter.1、WhatdidGalileoGalileibelieveaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Theneuronsledtothedifference.B．Therewassomethingwrongwithhistelescope.C．Thedifferencewascausedbyhisvisualillusion.D．Thingswerebiggerwhenseenthroughtelescopes.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“off”neurons?A．Theyaresensitivetolightobjects.B．Theirbehaviorcan’tbepredicted.C．Theybehavedifferentlyfrompersontoperson.D．Theiractivenessimproveswiththecontrastofcolors.3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthephenomenon?A．Itmakespeoplefeelpuzzled.B．Itbringsgreatharmtopeople.C．Itismorecommonamongyouths.D．Itisbeneficialtopeople’sevolution.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Whywelookthinnerwheninblack.B．Whatvisualillusionsbringtopeople.C．Howweareaffectedbythefashionrules.D．Whetherpeople’svisualsystemisdifferent.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Everyfouryears,millionsofpeoplegatherinsummer1．(watch)soccergamesandcheerfortheirfavoriteteamsandplayersThisyear,theWorldCupkickedoffonJune14inRussiaLeadinguptothemostexcitingsportingeventofsummer,LiveItUp,theofficialWorldCupsong,wasreleasedonMay25*2．(perform)byUSartistNickyJam,USactorandsingerWillSmith,andAlbaniansingerEraIstref,thesonghasalinethatgoes,"Onelife,liveitup,'causewegotonelife"Withagreatmelodyandcatchylyrics,thesongstandsfor"the3．(excite),thecelebrationandtheunity4．peopleallovertheworldwillshareduringthe2018WorldCup",PhilippeLeFloc'h,chiefcommercialofficerofFIFAtoldFIFA．comInfact,eversincethefirstofficialWorldCupsongcameoutin1966fortheEnglandWorldCup,therelationshipbetweensoccerandmusic5．(grow)strongerandstrongerAsTheWallStreetJournalputit,"Listeningtomotivationalmusic6．(encourage)peopletotakemorerisks"Oneoftheworld'sgreatestsoccer7．(coach),GiovanniTrapattoni,evenbelievesthatlisteningtomusiccanteachplayersgreatlessons"Youlearnalotaboutintervals,speed,rhythm8．learnthelogicalskillsyouneedtoreadagame,"hetoldFIFA．comIndeed,therightmusiccanmakeallthedifferenceAsColombianmusicianJuanestoldFIFA．com,soccerandmusichavealot9．common"Youthrowyourselfintoit,anditmovessomethingwithinpeopleYouneedyourfeetforsoccerandyouneedwordsformusic,buttheyarouseoneand10．samething---passion,"hesaidMobilepaymentshavemadeourlife1．(convenient)byfreeingusfromthetroubleofhavingtotakeourwalletsoutwithusButaUKsupermarkethasgoneonestep2．(far),allowingcustomerstopayusingjust3．fingertipShoppersattheCostcutterstoreatBrunelUniversityinLondoncanpayforitems4．(use)thespecialvein(靜脈)patternintheirfingertips,5．(report)TheTelegraphIt’stheworld’sfirststore6．(make)useofsuchtechnologyThisnewmethodofpayment7．(mean)thatcustomerscanpayforitemsinjustthree8．(second)Sthaler,thecompanybehindthetechnology,explainedthatitusesinfraredscanners(紅外掃描儀)toreadthepatternofveinsinthefingerItlinksthistothecustomer’sbankdetails,9．a(chǎn)rekeptsafebypaymentproviderWorldpayThefirmisalsoresponsibleformillionsofonlineshoppers’detailsaroundtheglobeThecompanysaiddozensofBrunelstudentsarealreadyusingthetechnology,andithopestohavesignedup3,000studentsoutof13,00010．NovemberSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HobbiesHobbiesplayanimportantroleinourlife.Mostpeoplehavealotoffreetimeavailablebutseldomuseitgainfully.1、Therearemanyhobbiesfromwhichyoucanpickandyoucanchooseonethatsuitsyourtalents.Onceyouhavedecidedtostartahobby,itwillbewisetogothroughalistofpopularhobbiesandchooseonethatisclosetoyourheartandcanmakeyoufeelconfident.Someofthemostpopularhobbiesthatpeoplegenerallytaketoarereading,listeningtomusic,gardening,fishing,sports,music,exerciseandcomputer-relatedactivities.2、Onceyoustart,youseldomthinkofgivingitup.Learninganewhobbyisreallyawonderfulexperience.Asyouprogress,youwillbelivinginanewworldandlearningnewskills.Youwillbegintodiscoveryourhiddentalentsthatyoudidn’tknow.Youwillstartreadingmoreaboutyourhobby,meetingotherhobbyistswithsimilarinterests,exchangingviewsandbuildingfriendcirclesbothnearandfar.3、Inthesegamesyouwillgettheopportunitytomeetothersonaregularbasisanddevelopgreatrelationship.4、Theycanhelpyoukeepgoodhealthandremainfit.Ontheotherhand,ifyouareyoungandtakeagreatinterestinsports,youcandevelopyourskillsandfinallygetfinanciallyrewardedtoo.Similarly,gardeningprovidesthehobbyistwithenjoyablepastimeandopportunityforrelaxation.Atthesametimetheygettherewardsoftheirlabor.Peopletakeuphobbiesforinterest,enjoymentandrelaxation.Overaperiodoftime,youmightdevelopoutstandingskillsandgetfinanciallyrewarded.5、A．Eachofthesehobbiescangiveyougreatbenefits.B．Thiswillchangewhenyouplaygameslikegolf,basketballortennis.C．Mostimportantly,themainaimofhavingahobbyisforpersonalsatisfaction.D．Physicalhobbieslikesportsandgardeningcanbeveryrewarding.E.Thiswillbemoresoifyoutakeupgameslikegolf,basketballortennis.F.Althoughthesehobbiescanbenefityoualot,youmaynotkeepthemforever.G.Theywouldratherchatwiththeirfriendsthanusetheirtalentsandstartahobby.Helpfultipsforcollege-boundseniorsResearchingacollegeisoneofthemosttime-consumingtasksthatyou'llencounter.1、Forexample,whatclassesandfacilitiesthecollegehastooffer,and