2023年河北省唐山市灤縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MywifeandIseparatedinDecember.Asyoumightexpect,Ihadavery1December.Mytherapist(心理治療師)gaveme2totallyunexpected.ItwasasmallhandmadePlay-Dohheart.She3thatitwasnotformetokeep,butonlyon4untilIgotmyownheart.ThenI5returnittoher.Afterthesession,Iplacedtheheartcarefullyonthedashofmycaranddroveto6mydaughterJuli-Ann,forthiswasthefirstnightthatshewouldbestayingatmynewhome.Asshegotintothecar,shewasimmediately7totheheart,pickingitup,8itandaskingmewhatitwas.“It’sapresentfrommytherapisttohelpmethroughthisdifficulttime9itisnotformetokeep,butonlytohavetillIgetmyownheart,”I10.Juli-Annmadeno11.Iwondered,at11yearsold,couldsheunderstand?Several12later,whenmydaughterwasagainatmyhome,shehandedmeherValentine’sDaypresentforme:asmallredbox,13withagoldband.14Intotheprettylittlebox.Tomysurprise,IpulledoutasimilarPlay-Dohheartthatshehadmadeforme.Ilookedather,15,wonderingwhatitmeant.Afterwardssheslowlyhandedmeacard.Itwasa(n)16.Juli-Annhadwrittenmethemost17andlovingwordsIhadeverread.Tearsfloodedmyeyesandmyheart18open:ForMyDad/Hereisaheart/foryoutokeep/forthebigleap/you’retryingtotake/Havefunonyourjourney/Itmightbeblurry/Butwhenyougetthere/Learntocare19allmymaterialwealth,I20thisasmymostsacredtreasure.1、A．usualB．hardC．ordinaryD．cold2、A．nothingB．everythingC．somethingD．anything3、A．remindedB．recommendedC．respondedD．remembered4、A．holdbackB．holddownC．holdupD．holdonto5、A．mayB．willC．canD．must6、A．takeupB．pickupC．makeupD．giveup7、A．drawnB．takenC．broughtD．shown8、A．openingB．touchingC．paintingD．examining9、A．soB．andC．whileD．or10、A．explainedB．declaredC．shoutedD．sighed11、A．differenceB．senseC．commentD．answer12、A．yearsB．daysC．monthsD．weeks13、A．connectedB．tiedC．equippedD．mixed14、A．movedB．lookedC．gotD．reached15、A．surprisedB．excitedC．embarrassedD．disappointed16、A．storyB．essayC．poemD．letter17、A．touchingB．inspiringC．interestingD．amusing18、A．burntB．beatC．brokeD．burst19、A．ThroughB．AboveC．AcrossD．Beyond20、A．missB．rememberC．countD．keepSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1StephenHawking’sfinalfearwasthatDNAmanipulationwouldleadtoamasterraceofsuperhumans.Thephysicist,whodiedaged76inMarch,2018,thoughtthedevelopmentcoulddestroytherestofhumanbeings.HislastpredictionisrevealedinanewbookofhiscollectedarticlesandessayscalledBriefAnswerstoBigQuestions.Hawkingfearedrichpeoplewouldsoonbeabletoedittheirchildren’sDNAtoimproveattributeslikememoryanddiseaseimmunity.Andhesaidthatwouldposeacrisisfortherestoftheworldevenifpoliticianstriedtoillegalizethepractice.Inanextract(摘錄)publishedbyTheSundayTimes,hewrote:“Iamsurethatduringthiscenturypeoplewilldiscoverhowtomodifybothintelligenceandinstinctssuchasaggression.“Lawswillprobablybepassedagainstgeneticengineeringwithhumans.Butsomepeoplewon’tbeabletoresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics,suchasmemory,resistancetodiseaseandlengthoflife.”Andhesaidthatwouldcausehugeproblemsforhumanswhohavenotundergonethesameprocess,leavingthemunabletocompete.Theprofessorevenwarneditcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanityasweknowit.Hesaidofnormalhumans:“Presumablytheywilldieout,orbecomeunimportant.Instead,therewillbearaceofself-designingbeingswhoareimprovingatanever-increasingrate.”TheBriefHistoryofTimeauthoralsoreferstotechniqueslikeCrispr,whichenablesscientiststomodifyharmfulgenesandaddinothers.Andalthoughsuchprocedurescouldbeaboostformedicalscience,somecriticsareworriedthattheycouldcauseaeugenics-style(優生方式)movement,wheretheweakareweededoutofsociety.Thenewbook,publishedbyHodder&StoughtononTuesday,alsocollectshiswritingsonwhathethoughtwerethebigquestionsfacingscienceandwidersociety.Init,heexamineswhetheraliensexist,colonizespaceandwhetherhumanswillevergobeyondourSolarSystem.1、StephenHawking’sviewsdon’tinclude_________.A．DNAmanipulationcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.B．Thereexisttechniquestomodifyharmfulgenesandaddingoodgenes.C．Peoplecannotresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics.D．Humanswhohaven’tundergonegeneticengineeringmaydieout.2、WhichoneisthehookpublishedbyHodder&Stoughton?A．BriefAnswerstoQuestions. B．TheSundayTimes.C．TheBriefHistoryofTime. D．SolarSystem.3、What’sStephenHawking’sattitudetowardshumangeneticengineering?A．Supportive. B．Impartial. C．Favorable. D．Concerned.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlywanttotellus?A．Crisprcanenablescientiststogetharmfulgeneschanged.B．DNAmanipulationwillcreateamasterraceofsuperhumans.C．HumanswillcolonizespaceandgobeyondourSolarSystem.D．DNAmanipulationmayleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.Text2Whichconstellation（星座）areyou?Forthosewhobelieveinstars,2017isgoingtobebetterintermsoflove,andmanysignshaveindicatedsignsofpromise.GeminiAh,youaregoingtobeactivein2017.Ifyouarecominginto2017withasignificantother,guesswhat?Youshouldnothaveanyanyproblems.Infact,IthinkIhearweddingbellsinthedistance...Stayawayfrom:Taurus,Pisces,VirgoPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Aries,Aquarius,LibraPiscesYouwillfindyourMr.Rightthisyear.Stayopen-minded.Thetideofloveisstrong.Andforthosealreadywithperfectpartner,great.Thisisyouryeartothoroughlydeepenthebondbetweenthetwoofyou.Infact,donotbesurprisedifanewrelationshipsuddenlyseemstobemovingfasterandyouyoutwotakeonanewlevelofseriousness.Stayawayfrom:Aquarius,Sagittarius,GeminiPositivesigns:Capricorn,Scorpio,CancerTaurusFortunefavorsyouin2017.Youwillfindmuchpeacethroughouttheyear,althoughyouwillalsohavetofaceyourfears.Throughthesetrials,thetruefaceofyourlovedoneswillappear.Also,staystrongifyouarecurrentlywithapartner.Thetwoofyoumighthaveaquarrel.Butlovewillfindawayifitistrulymeanttobe.Stayawayfrom:Aries,Aquarius.LeoPositivesigns:Scorpio,Capricorn,Virgo,PiscesLeoRoarheartily,Leo.2017isgoingtobeablessedyearforyou.Luckcontinuestofindyouinthedatinggametoo,singleLeo.However,sinceLeoisalsofeelingadventurous,thoseinrelationshipareabouttomeetsometension.It’sdecisionsthatmatteralot.Stayawayfrom:Scorpio,Taurus,CancerPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Gemini,Aries1、Whichconstellationmentionedinthetextwillgetmarriedin2017?A．Taurus.B．Pisces.C．Gemini.D．Leo.2、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconstellationfromthepassage?A．Notallfourstarsinthetextarelikelytofindtruelovein2017.B．2017issuitableforGeminitostrengthenexitingrelationship.C．ThisyearforTaurusistoughintermsofmoney.D．ThecharacterofLeomayleadtotroubleinrelationship.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Asciencereport.B．Amagazine.C．Anadvertisement.D．Children’sliterature.Text3InAHistoryofReading,theCanadiannovelistAlbertoMangueldescribesaremarkabletransformationofhumanconsciousness,whichtookplacearoundthe10thcenturyA．D．:thearrivalofsilentreading.Humanbeingshavebeenreadingforthousandsofyears,butinancienttimes,thenormalthingwastoreadaloud.Withthearrivalofsilentreading,Manguelwrites,…thereaderwasatlastabletoestablishanunrestrictedrelationshipwiththebookandthewords.Thewordsnolongerneededtooccupythetimerequiredtopronouncethem.Thereader’sthoughtsinspectedthematleisure,drawingnewideasfromthem,allowingcomparisonsfrommemoryorfromotherbooks.①Toreadsilentlyistofreeyourmindtoreflect,toremember,toquestionandcompare.ThecognitivescientistMaryanneWolfcallsthisfreedom“thesecretgiftoftimetothink”.Athousandyearslater,criticsfearthatdigitaltechnologyhasputthisgiftindanger.TheInternet’sfloodofinformation,togetherwiththedistractionsofsocialmedia,threatenstooverwhelmthespaceofreading,leavingusinwhatthejournalistNicholasCarrhascalled“theshallows”.InCarr’sview,the“endless,temptingbuzz”oftheInternetendangersourverybeing:“Oneofthegreatestdangersweface,”hewrites,“aswegiveupcontrolovertheflowofourthoughtsandmemoriestoapowerfulelectronicsystem,isaslowdamagetoourhumannessandourhumanity.”②There’snoquestionthatdigitaltechnologypresentschallengestothereadingbrain.Butseenfromahistoricalperspective,digitalreadingandsilentreadinglooklikedifferencesofdegree,ratherthanofkind.Totheextentthatdigitalreadingrepresentssomethingnew,itspotentialcutsbothways.Donebadly,theInternetreducesustomindlessclickers,racingnumblytothebottomofabottomlessfeed;butdonewell,ithasthepotentialtoexpandtheverycontemplative(沉思的)spacethatwehaveprizedinourselveseversincewelearnedtoreadwithoutmovingourlips.③InthefifthcenturyB．C．,Socratesworriedthatwritingwouldweakenhumanmemory,andstifle(扼殺)judgment.Infact,asWolfnotesinher2007bookProustandtheSquid:theStoryandScienceoftheReadingBrain,theoppositehappened:Facedwiththewrittenpage,thereader’sbraindevelopsnewcapacities.④TheInternetmaycauseourmindstowanderoff,andyetaquicklookatthehistoryofbookssuggeststhatwehavebeenwanderingoffallalong.Whenweread,theeyedoesnotprogresssteadilyalongthelineoftext;italternatesbetweensaccades—littlejumps—andbriefstops,notunlikethemovementofthemouse’scursoracrossascreenofhypertext.It’struethatstudieshavefoundthatreadersgiventextonascreendoworseonrecallandcomprehensionteststhanreadersgiventhesametextonpaper.Buta2015studybytheGermaneducatorJohannesNaumannsuggeststheopposite.Hegaveagroupofhigh-schoolstudentsthejoboftrackingdowncertainpiecesofinformationonwebsites;hefoundthatthestudentswhoregularlydidresearchonlinewerebetteratthistaskthanstudentswhousedtheInternetmostlytosendemail,chat,andblog.Anewgenerationofdigitalwriterspreferstoincludeinteractivefeatures.The2014iPadnovel,Pry,tellsthestoryofademolition(爆破)expertreturninghomefromthefirstGulfWar.Thestoryistoldintext,photographs,videoclips,andaudio.Itusesaninterface(界面)thatallowsyoutofollowtheactionandshiftbetweenlevelsofawareness.Asyoureadtextonthescreen,describingcharactersandplot,youdrawyourfingersapartandseeaphotographofthechiefcharacter,hiseyesopeningontheworld.Pinchyourfingershutandyouvisithistroubledunconscious;wordsandimagesraceby,asifyouareinsidehismemory.Pryistheoppositeofashallowwork;itswholeplayisbetweenthesurfaceandthedepthsofthehumanmind.Readingitisstimulating.1、InAlbertoManguel’sopinion,silentreading________.A．isanabnormalthingtohumanconsciousnessB．offersreaders’mindfreedomandtimetothinkC．strengthensreaders’powerofmemoryandreflectionD．allowsreaderstogainaninsightintobooksandwords2、Whyisdigitaltechnologyconsideredtohaveendangeredourbeing?A．Itpresentschallengestothereadingbrain.B．Itharmsourhumannessandhumanitygradually.C．Itisverylikelytoexpandourcontemplativespace.D．Itleavesourthoughtsandmemoriesoutofcontrol.3、Thesentence“Thefearoftechnologyisnotnew.”shouldbeplacedin________.A．① B．② C．③ D．④4、WhatcanweinferfromJohannesNaumann’sstudy?A．It’seasiertocollectinformationontheInternetthaninbooks.B．People’shabitofusingtheInternetinfluencestheirperformance.C．TheInternetisn’tsupposedtobeusedasatoolofentertainment.D．Paperreadingisbetterthanscreenreadinginimprovingcomprehension.5、The2014iPadnovel,Pry,ismentionedinthelastparagraphto______.A．introducetheoccurrenceofareadingrevolutionB．showthetechnologyemployedindigitalreadingC．provedigitalreadingnotshallowbutattractiveD．illustratetheimpactdigitalreadinghasonourlife.6、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThedeepspaceofdigitalreadingB．ThetimelyarrivalofsilentreadingC．ThedevelopmentoftraditionalreadingD．ThepotentialdamageofelectronicbooksText4AsIsitathomethinkingaboutmyupcomingad-ventureandthethingsIneedtobring,itmakesmeevenmoreexcitedtobeginmytravel.Iwillbemakingmywayaroundtheworld.ThefirstplacesonthelistarcAndalusiaandAfricainthebookTheAlchemist.IwillneedtopackalotofstuffandmakesureIhaveenoughmoneytoprovidemyselfwithfoodandenoughtodrink.TheSaharadesertisalwayshotandrequiresplentyofwater.NextIwillheadtoMexicointhebookBorntoRun,whereIwillencountertheTarahumaraIndiantribe.IwillneedtogetintoshapeanddosomejoggingifIwanttokeepupwiththemwhilerunning.Iwillhavetopackmyrunningshoes,though,becausetheTarahumaranshavemasteredtheartofrunningonthetoughland.AfterMexico,myjourneytakesmetotheEgyptiandesertinthenovelTheParisVendetta.ThereIhopetohelpuncoveranancientconspiracy(陰謀)thatgoesbackcenturies.JustlikemytriptoAndalusia91willhavetomakesureIhaveplentyofwater.PackingtheCamelbakproductsseemslikethebestidea,soIwillhavewateronhandatalltimes.Iexpectthisadventuretobequiteinteresting,andIamveryexcitedaboutit.Lastly,IwillmakemywaybacktoAmericainthebookShattered:StruckDown,ButNotDestroyed.Thismakesmefeelexcitedbecauselikethemaincharacterinthebook,IalsowantedtobecomeaprofessionalathletewhenIwasyounger.Forthistrip,Iwillgowithanopenmindandhopefullymeetsomefriendsalongtheway.Iamreadytoembarkonmyadventureoftraveling,andIcannotwaitanylonger!1、Accordingtothepassage,theTarahumaraIndiantribe.A．settlesinAfricaB．livesinadesertC．isgoodatrunningD．needsrunningshoes2、TheCamelbakproductsareprobablymadeto.A．helppeopledojoggingexerciseB．supplypeoplewithwaterC．protectpeoplefromthesunD．showpeopletherightdirection3、Theunderlinedwords“embarkon”inthelastparagraphprobablymean“”.A．startB．prepareC．finishD．record4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Everyoneshouldtravelaroundtheworld.B．Travelingmakespeoplewise,C．Mytravelingexperience.D．Mytravelplan.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect,Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankIt'sthattimeoftheyearagain:schoolhasstartedinfullswing,homeworkispilingupandyourealizethatyoucan’tpossiblywaitforsummernextyear“Ineedaholiday,”you1．bethinkingButwait-isitaholidaythatyoutrulyneed?Whenwethinkofholidays,wethinkoftravelling,benches,funandadventureButtherealityis,wespendmostofourholidaysonourpersonaldevicesSmartphoneshavetakentheworldbystorm,2．(influence)themannerweinteractwitheachotherDoesthissoundlikeyou?Ifso,itsoundslikeyouneedadigitaldetox(數碼產品戒毒期)3．itmayseemthatsendingaquicktextmessageoruploadingaphototoWechat4．(take)littletime,thesethingseventuallyaddupwithoutusevenknowingitItwasdiscoveredinastudy5．(conduct)onLastminutecomthat90percentofBritonsspendmorethanfourhoursadayusingtheirelectronicdeviceswhiletheyareonholidayWhethertogiveyourselfadigitaldetoxisadifficultdecision6．(make)Tohelpyoualong,itisprobablyagoodideatochoosearemotearea,somewhereclosetonature,7．youcantrulyrelaxyourself,andmostimportantly,not8．(tempt)toswitchonyoursmartphoneTakingatech-freeholidaywouldbeagoodtimetopickupsomethingnew,9．returntohobbieswhichyouneverhadtime10．,Youcouldsketchtheview-ofthe-coast,ortakephotoswithyouroldfilmcamera,Ifyou'regoingwithfriendsorfamily,perhapsbringalongsomeboardgamestospendtimerebuildingtiredrelationshipsItwasMother'sDaymorninglastyearMyfive-year-oldson,Tenyson,andI1．(leave)thesupermarketaftershoppingwhenanoldwomanfelloverattheentranceandhitherheadonthegroundHerhusbandwaswithher,butthewomanwas2．(serious)hurtandshakingwithpainAtthefrontofthesupermarketacharity(慈善)groupwassellingflowerstoraisefundsTenysonsuggestedthatwe3．(buy)theladyaflower“Itwillmake4．feelbetter，”hesaidIwasamazedthathe'dcomeup5．suchasweetideaSowewenttotheflowersellertobuyaflowerfortheladyBynowrescuershadarrived,andwereattendingthe6．(injure)womanAswewalkeduptoher,mysonbecamefrightenedbyallthebloodandmedical7．(equip)HesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoherInsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman'shusband8．toldhim,“Mysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandboughtherthisflowertocheerherup”Atthat,theoldmanwasmovedandsaid,“Thankyousomuch,youhaveagoodsonHap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