2023年荊門市沙洋縣考研《英語一》點睛提分卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whenevermykidshaveapartyatschool,Iamthemomwhoalwayssignsuptobringthejuiceboxes.It’snotbecauseI’m1orthatIdon’tcareifmykidshaveagoodparty.Iamjustnotgoodatmakinghomemadebreadintoholiday-themedshapeslikeothermothers.2,I’mhappytotry,eventhoughit’ll3mealongtimetodoit.Peoplesaythathousewivesshouldhavethe4tomakedeliciousmeals,keeptheirhousesclean,and5everyminuteoftheirchild’slife.Theirwordsusedto6mealot.IfeltthatIshouldalsobeabletodothosethingsasahousewife.So7Icouldn’tmaketheturkey-shapedcookies,I8feelinglikeafailureasamom.Aftermany9attemptsatbaking,andmanyafternoonsspentcryingovermyinabilitiesasamother,Ifinallyacceptedthe10thatmylot(命運)inlifeistobethejuiceboxmom.Iworkedhardtobethe11oneintheelementaryschool.Andafteroneofmydaughter’sclassparties,it12.HerteacherstoppedmeasIwasleavingandsaid,“Thankyousomuchforalwaysbringing13drinks.Sometimesparentsforgetthatotherchildrenwillalso14classparties,andtheyendupbeingleftoutbecausewedon’thaveenough15foreveryone.”Ijustacceptedherappreciation（感激）,ratherthantellingherthatIbroughtextradrinksbecauseIcould16rememberhowmanykidswereintheclass.Buther17taughtmeanimportantlesson:I’mnotafailureasamom.Noteveryoneiscutouttobea(n)18mom.Ibelieveit’sokaytobethejuiceboxmom.Imaynotbakecookiesanddecoratethembeautifully,butI19somethingtodrink.AndIthinkthat’sjustas20.1、A．smart B．lazy C．tired D．enthusiastic2、A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Besides3、A．cost B．give C．introduce D．take4、A．dream B．a(chǎn)bility C．experience D．tool5、A．compare B．save C．treasure D．teach6、A．puzzle B．reflect C．upset D．a(chǎn)muse7、A．unless B．because C．though D．when8、A．endedup B．wenton C．insistedon D．setout9、A．failed B．careless C．successful D．useful10、A．goal B．opinion C．fact D．impression11、A．slowest B．best C．worst D．quickest12、A．stoodout B．gotout C．cameback D．paidoff13、A．cold B．soft C．extra D．fresh14、A．a(chǎn)ttend B．hold C．enjoy D．leave15、A．cookies B．drinks C．books D．cups16、A．a(chǎn)lready B．a(chǎn)lways C．ever D．never17、A．contribution B．a(chǎn)ppreciation C．congratulation D．comprehension18、A．loyal B．clever C．a(chǎn)ble D．rich19、A．provide B．make C．buy D．retell20、A．believable B．interesting C．ridiculous D．importantSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode(二維碼)withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric(生物特征識別的)security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone5s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone'sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomeacommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2016,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple'snewiphoneXcanevenscanauser'sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine."Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,"saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.WhenintroducingthenewiPhone'sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple'sseniorvice-president,said."ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhonesXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion."Butit'salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren'teventwins."Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,"AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews."Nosecuritysystemsareperfect."Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiometricsecurity.Usingaprintedcopyofathumbprint,shewasabletounlockadeadperson'ssmartphoneforthepolice,accordingtoatechwebsiteSplinter."It'sgoodtoseebiometricsbeingusedmore,"JaintoldCBSNews,"becauseitaddsanotherfactorforsecurity.Butusingmultiplesecuritymeasuresisthebestdefense."1、Whichisthelatestidentificationtechnologyinasmartphoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Facescanning.B．Eyescanning.C．QRCodescanning.D．Fingerprintscanning.2、WhatisamajorproblemoftheiPhoneX'sfaceIDsystem?A．Ittakestoolongtounlockthephone.B．Itoftenfailstorecognizeitsowner'sface.C．Facedatacanbeusedforotherpurposes.D．Differentfacescanbeusedtounlockthesamephone.3、WhatisAnilJain'sopinionaboutbiometricsecurity?A．Itisassecureastraditionalmeasures.B．Itisperfectwithoutmuchimprovement.C．Ithascausedmuchtroubleforthepolice.D．Itshouldbeusedwithothersecuritymeasures.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Thepopularityofbiometrics.B．Securityproblemsofbiometrics.C．Variousproblemswithbiometrics.D．Greatchangescausedbybiometrics.Text2Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-nillion-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”roboticcat.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover200dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliot.Her13-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia（癡呆）.TheboyforAllcatthatElliotboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileEliotisatwork.Elliotsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenhewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.D．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe________.A．cheaperB．smallerC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.B．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.B．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.C．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.D．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.Text3Soapingupyourhandsmaydomorethanjustgetridofgerms.Itmaywashawaytheinnerconfusionyoufeelrightafterbeingforcedtomakeachoicebetweentwoappealingchoices,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudybuildsonpastresearchintoaphenomenonknownas“theMacbetheffect”.ItturnsoutthatShakespearewasreallyontosomethingwhenheimaginedladyMacbethtryingtocleanherconscience（良心）byrubbinginvisiblebloodstainsfromherhands.Afewyearsago,scientistsaskedpeopletodescribeapastwrongact.Ifpeoplewerethengivenachancetocleantheirhands,theylaterexpressedlessguiltthanpeoplewhohadn’tcleaned.ThisfindingfascinatedW.S.Lee,aresearcher.“Anythingfromthepast,anykindofnegativeemotionalexperiences,mightbewashedaway,”saysLee.Hedecidedtotesthandwashing’seffectononekindofbadfeeling:thetensionwefeelafterbeingforcedtochoosebetweentwoattractivechoices,becausepickingonechoicemakesusfeelthatwe’velosetheother.Peopleusuallytrytocalmthisinnerconflictbylaterexaggerating（夸大）thepositiveaspectsoftheirchoice.Hehadstudentsrank10differentmusicCDs.ThenheofferedstudentsoneCDasagift.Somestudentsthenuseliquidsoap.Othersonlylookedatthesoaporsniffed（嗅）it.“Actually,youdonotneedwaterandsoap,”saysLee.Later,thestudentsagainhadtorankallthemusic.Peoplewhodidn’twashtheirhandshadthenormalresponse—theyscoredtheirtake-homeCDhigher,suggestingthattheynowsawitasevenmoreattractivethanbefore.Butthiswasn’ttrueforthehandwashers.Theyrankedthemusicaboutthesame.“theyfeelnoneedatalltojustifythechoice,”sayLee.Buttheimplicationsofitjustaren’tclear.Schwarzsaysit’stoosoontoknowwhetherpeopleshouldheadforasinkaftermakingatoughchoice.Hesayswashingmayhelpdecision-makersbycleaningawaymentaldisorder,butperhapsiftheydon’tgothroughtheusualpost-decisionprocessofjustifyingtheirchoice,theymightfeelmoresorrowinthelongrun.1、TheMacbetheffectreferstothefactthat________.A．ShakespearedidscientificresearchbeforewritingMacbethB．soapingupone’shandmayhelpwashawaytheinnerconfusionandmakeadecisionC．peoplefeellessguiltybygettingridofinvisiblegermsfromtheirhandsD．peoplefeellessashamedafterwashingtheirhands2、AccordingtoLee,afterpeoplemakethechoice________.A．theywilloverstatethegoodnessoftheirchosenchoiceB．theywillfeelregretfulfornotchoosinganotherC．theywillfeelfreeduetothefeelingoflosingtheotherchoiceD．theywillthinknothingoftheirchosenchoiceanymoretocalmtheirinnerconflict3、AccordingtoLee,thehandwashersconsiderthejudgmentofchoice________.A．morescientificB．unnecessaryC．a(chǎn)littleconvincingD．a(chǎn)bsolutelyuseless4、WhatdoesSchwarzneedtoresearchmore?A．Whetherpeopleneedtojustifytheirchoice.B．Whetherpeoplefeelmoresorrowafterwashinghands.C．Whetherwashinghandshelpoveralongperiodoftime.D．Whetherwashinghandsishelpfultomakeachoice.5、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A．IsWashingHandsNecessarytoDefeatTension?B．WashingHands,WashesOurMindC．WashingHands,HelpsMakeaBetterChoiceD．WashingHands,ReducestheStressofDecisionText4WhenIwasakidinthe1960s.myparentshadacountrystoreinthesmalltownofFrankfort,Maine.NoneighboringhousescouldbeseenFromourplace，andnewsalesmenwerealwaysamazedattheamountofbusinesswedid.Dad'smottowas,“Weselleverything.”Ifhedidn'thavesomethinginstore,hewouldpickitupforcustomersonhisweeklytriptoBangor.OnetimeDadwasinBangorgettingshoesforsomeoneatashoefactory,Hesawbigboxesfullofshoesandaskedaboutthem.Theywerethemates(一雙鞋中的一只)tofaultyshoesthathadbeenthrownaway.Helookedthroughtheboxesandrealizedthattherewereusablebrand-newshoesinthere.Heofferedthemanagerfivecentsashoe,Dadmadethedealandgotthemanagertoreserveanyfutureboxesforhim.OfcourseMon,hisbusinesspartner,wasmorepractical,andherfirstreactionwas,“Butwhatareyougoingtodowiththem?”Dadboughtanoldschoolbus.Hecleaneditup,removedtheseatsandplacedbigcontainersdownbothsitesoftheaisle(通道).Whenallwasready,thewholeFamilyhelpedtoputtheshoesinplace.Atfirst，itlookedlikewehadplentyofroomonthebus,butDadkeptbringinghomemoreboxes.TherewasnosignontheShoeBus.'TheonlyadvertisingDaddidwastoplaceapieceofpaperbesidethestoreexitthatread“Shoes$1apair."Whenfolksaskedaboutthedeal.theylearneditwasn’tthateasybecausetheyhadtofindtheirownpairs.Theattractionwasacombinationofgettingagooddealonaqualitypairofshoesandthethrillofthehunt.TothisdayIstillrunintopeoplewhotalkaboutthefuntheyhadsearchingforpairsinDad'sShoeBus.1、Theauthor'sparentsrantheirstorewellbecauseA．theyalwayshadenoughsuppliesinstoreB．theywonthegreatsupportofnewsalesmenC．theyopeneditinaverycrowdedneighborhoodD．theydidalltheycouldtomeettheircustomers'need2、WhydidthecustomersthinkitfunshapingintheShoeBus?A．Therewerefreebusridesofferedonthem.B．'Theycouldreceivebettercustomerservice.C．Theycouldmatchpairsofshoesbythemselves.D．Therewasawidevarietyofshoestochoosefrom.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sfatherfromthetext?A．Hehadagoodnoseforbusiness.B．Hewascleverattransformingastore.C．HewaspatientwithcustomersD．Hehadastrongpreferenceforbargains.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)November11,knownas“SinglesDay”,hasgrownintoChina’sandpossiblytheworld’s1．(busy)onlineshoppingdaySinglesDay2．(create)byChinesecollegestudentsinthe1990sas3．versionofValentine’sDayforpeoplewithoutromanticpartnersOnthatday,unattachedyoungpeoplewouldtreateachothertodinnerorgivegiftstochasethatspecialsomeone4．(end)theirsinglestatusThatgift-givinghelpedtoturn5．intoamajorshoppingeventassellerssawamarketingopportunityandlaunchedSinglesDaysalesItisChina’s6．(respond)toCyberMondayintheUS,thedayafterThanksgivingweekend,7．onlineshoppingforChristmasbeginsLastyear,8．(businessman)onTaobaoandTmallcomtookinabout$3billiononSinglesDayThisfigureexceededthetotalof$9．25billionthatUSonlinebusinessearnedonCyberMonday,10．(make)SinglesDaythebiggeste-commercesalesdayonrecordChinahasthebiggestpopulationofonlineusersintheworld,11．a(chǎn)bout538millionpeopleonlineNow,itfollowstheUSandJapaninonlinespendingandisforecastedtorisetofirstplaceasearlyasthisyearLastTuesday,ourclassinvited1．oldcraftsman2．(teach)ushowtomakedoughfigurines(面團雕像)Whenthecraftsmancame3．theclassroom,we4．(give)himawarmwelcomeandtwoboyshelpedhimwiththetoolboxFirst,heshowed5．(we)thebasicstepsandskillsofmakingdoughfigurinesWestoodaroundhimandwatched6．(attentive)ThenwestartedtohaveatryourselvesTheoldmanwalkedaroundandhelpeduspatientlyFinally,weputthefigurines7．wemadeonthetableandtookpictureswiththeoldcraftsman8．(look)atthefigurines,wewereallvery9．(excite)Wehopewecanhavemore10．(activity)ofthiskind!SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)AWonderPlantEveryrainyseason,themountaingorillas(大猩猩)ofCentralAfricamigratetothefoothillsandlowerpartsoftheVirungaMountainstofeedonbamboo.Forthe650orsothatremaininthewild,it’savitalfoodsource.1、Gorillasaren’ttheonlylocalskeenonbamboo.Forthepeoplenearthemountains,it’savaluablerawmaterialusedforbuildinghousesandmakinghouseholditems.Butinthepast100years,resourceshavecomeunderincreasingpressureaspopulationshaveexplodedandlargeareasofbambooforesthavebeenclearedtomakewayforfarms.2、Allovertheworld,therangesofmanybamboospeciesappeartobereducing,endangeringthepeopleandanimalsthatdependuponthem.AreportpublishedbytheUNEnvironmentProgrammehasrevealedjusthowprofoundourignoranceofglobalbambooresourcesis.Bambooisawonderplant.Itsecologicalroleextendsbeyondprovidingfoodandhabitatforanimals.Bambootendstogrowinstandsmadeupofgroupsofindividualplantsthatgrowfromrootsystems.Itsextensiverootsystemsarecrucialinpreventingwaterlossandsoilerosion.3、InIndia25%ofpaperproducedismadefrombamboofiber,andinBrazil,100,000hectaresofbambooaregrownforitsproduction.Becauseofitsflexibilityandstrength,ithastraditionallybeenusedinconstruction.Bambooisoftentheonlyreadilyavailablerawmaterialforpeopleinmanydevelopingcountries.4、RayTownsend,vicepresidentoftheBritishBambooSociety,says,“Someplantsarethreatenedbecausetheycan’tsurviveinthehabitat—theyaren’tstrongenoughortherearen’tenoughofthem,perhaps.Butbamboocantakecareofitself-itisstrongenoughtosurviveifleftalone.5、”Whenforestgoes,itistransformedintosomethingelse:thereisn’tanywhereforforestplantssuchasbambootogrowifyoucreateacattlegrassland.A．Sadly,thisisn’tasinglestory.B．Itisthephysicaldisturbancethatisthethreattobamboo.C．Untilnow,bamboohasbeenviewedasasecond-classplant.D．Withoutit,theirchancesofsurvivalwouldbereducedsignificantly.E.Besides,bamboo’smostimmediatesignificanceliesinitseconomicvalue.F.Morethanabillionpeoplerelyonbambooforeithertheirshelterorincome.G.Despitebamboo’svalueineconomyandecology,itssituationisallthemoreworrying.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Manyargumentsteenagershavewiththeirparentsareaboutonething:independence.Asyougetolder,you’llwanttodomorestuffonyourown,wi