2023年重慶市榮昌縣考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Aneightyearsoldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysicktheyhadnomoneyleft.Whensheheardherdaddysaytoher1motherwithwhispereddesperation（絕望）,“2

amiracle（奇跡）cansavehimnow”,thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandtookoutherpiggybank.She3

allthechangeoutonthefloorandcounteditcarefully.Thenshe4

herwaysixblockstothelocaldrugstore（藥店）.“Andwhatdoyouwant?”askedthechemist.It’s5

mylittlebrother,”

thegirlansweredback.“He’sreally,reallysickandIwanttobuya6

.HisnameisAndrewandhehassomething7

growinginsidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.”“Wedon’t

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miracleshere,child.I’msorry,”thechemistsaid,smiling9atthelittlegirl.Intheshopwasa10

customer.Hestooped(彎腰)downandaskedthelittlegirl,“Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrother11

?”“Idon’tknow,”shereplied.“He’sreallysickandmommysaysheneedsa(n)12

.Butmydaddycan’tpayforit,soIhavebroughtmy13

.”“Howmuchdoyouhave?”askedtheman.“Onedollarandelevencents,14

Icantryandgetsomemore,”

sheansweredquietly.“Well,whatacoincidence（巧合）,”

smiledtheman.

“Adollarandelevencents—the15

priceofamiracleforlittlebrothers.

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metowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrotherand17yourparents.”ThatwelldressedmanwasDrCarltonArmstrong,asurgeon.Theoperationinthehospitalwascompletedwithout18

anditwasn’tlongbeforeAndrewwas19

againanddoingwell.Thelittlegirlwashappy.Sheknewexactlyhowmuchthemiraclecost-----onedollarandelevencentsplusthe

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ofalittlechild.1、A．helpfulB．hopefulC．tearfulD．kind2、A．SimpleB．JustC．MorethanD．only3、A．pulledB．putC．pouredD．drew4、A．followedB．madeC．tookD．found5、A．toB．forC．a(chǎn)sD．on6、A．hopeB．doctorC．favourD．miracle7、A．badB．smallC．extraD．impossible8、A．getB．offerC．storeD．sell9、A．gentlyB．coldlyC．sadlyD．strangely10、A．wellbehavedB．goodlookingC．kindheartedD．welldressed11、A．haveB．needC．careD．like12、A．doctorB．surgeonC．kindnessD．operation13、A．savingsB．wishesC．ideasD．suggestions14、A．sinceB．a(chǎn)sC．butD．a(chǎn)fter15、A．sameB．properC．exactD．necessary16、A．ShowB．FollowC．HelpD．Take17、A．persuadeB．encourageC．meetD．help18、A．difficultyB．doubtC．chargeD．result19、A．wellB．homeC．happyD．strong20、A．courageB．clevernessC．devotionD．faithSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1OncewhenIwasateenager,myfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus(馬戲表演).Finallytherewasonlyonefamilybetweenusandtheticketcounter.Thisfamilymadeabigimpressiononme.Therewereeightchildren,allprobablyundertheageof12.Youcouldtelltheydidn’thavealotofmoney.Theirclotheswerenotexpensive,buttheywereclean.Thechildrenwerewell-behaved,allofthemstandinginline,two-by-twobehindtheirparents.Thechildrentalkedexcitedlyabouttheclowns,elephantsandotheractstheywouldseethatnight.Onecouldsensetheyhadneverbeentothecircusbefore.Thefatherandmotherseemedhappyastheycouldbe.Theticketsladyaskedhowmanyticketsthefatherwanted,heproudlyanswered,“Pleaseletmebuyeightchildren’sticketsandtwoadults’tickets,soIcantakemyfamilytothecircus.”Theticketladytoldhimtheprice.Thefatherloweredhisheadandasked,“Howmuchdidyousay?”Theticketladyagaintoldhimtheprice.Themandidn’thaveenoughmoney.Howwashesupposedtoturnandtellhiseightkidsthathedidn’thaveenoughmoneytotakethemtothecircus.Seeingwhatwashappening,mydadtooka$20notefromhispocketanddroppedinontheground.(Wewerenotwealthyinanysenseoftheworld!)Myfatherreacheddown,pickedupthebill,tappedthemanontheshoulderandsaid,“Excuseme,sir,thisfelloutofyourpocket.”Themanknewwhatwasgoingon.Helookedstraightintomydad’seyes,tookmydad’shandinbothofhis,pressedtightlyontothebill,andwithhislipquiveringandatearstreamingdownhischeek,hereplied,“Thankyou,thankyou,Sir.Thisreallymeansalottomeandmyfamily.”MyfatherandIwentbacktoourcaranddrovehome.Wedidn’tgotothecircusthatnight,butwecouldgowithout.1、Whywasthepoormanunhappyafterhespokewiththeticketlady?A．Theticketsweretooexpensive.B．Hischildrenwerenoisy.C．Hehadlosthismoney.D．Theticketsweresoldout.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthewriter’sfatherdidn’tgivethemoneytothefatherdirectlybecause____A．hewantedtomakethefatherfeelashamedB．hewasnotverywillingtohelpthemanandhisfamilyC．hewantedtopretendtobeverywealthyD．hedidn’twanttohurttheman’sprideandrespect3、Wecanconcludefromthelastsentenceofthestorythat______.A．theyfeltitapitythattheydidn’tgotothecircusB．theydidn’tfeelbadthoughttheydidn’tgotothecircusC．theyfelttheywouldbeblessedfortheirbehaviorD．theyhadnevergonetothecircuseversinceText2Weavinghammocksisanartthattakesasharpeye,askilledhandandlotsofpatience.ButinLenwoodHaddock’scase,beingblindworkstohisadvantage.Histrained,sensitivehandsareacutelyawareofeverystepoftheprocess.Sincebeginninghiscraftin1986,Lenwoodhaswovenabout145,000perfecthammocks.Lenwoodlosthissightin1973,atage18,duringahuntingaccident.“Mywholeworkingcareerhasbeenblind,”hesays.Hefirstfoundajobasawoodworker,butwhenthatorganizationclosed,theNorthCarolinaDivisionofServicesfortheBlindconnectedhimwithHatterasHammocks.Onhisfirstdayofwork.“Ididatotalofonehammock,”Lenwoodrecalls,laughing.“AndthenIcamehomeandlaydowntosleep.Iliftweights,butIwasn’tastoughasIthoughtuntilIstartedweaving.lttakesalotofenergy,andyou’restandingupallday.”Intime,however,Lenwoodfoundhehadaknack(竅門)forthejob.Atfirstheworkedon-siteatthecompany,butafterayearLenwoodmovedhisoperationtothehomeworkshopwherehehadworkedfor10yearsduringhiswoodworkingdays.There,hecreatesdozensofhammockseachweekfromropesinavarietyofsizes.Oneday,herealizedthestepcounteronhisphonerecordedhimwalkingeightmileswithouteverleavinghisshop.Theprocessofweavingahammockinvolvesmakingandcatchinghundredsofloops(環(huán)).Asinglemissedstitch(織針)createsaholethatcanwidenandmakethehammockuncomfortableorevendangeroustouse.Experiencedweaversmissloopssometimes,buttohiscompany’sknowledge,Lenwoodhasneverturnedinahammockwithevenonedroppedstitch.Lenwood’sskilledfingersarequicktocatchandfixanymistakes.ThecompanyhasacquiredotherbrandsandchangeditsnametoTheHammockSource.Today,itistheworld’slargestmakerandsellerofhammocks,allbuiltbyhand.However,Lenwood’sroutinehaschangedlittle.Heworkshisfingersbackandforthacrosstherows,loopingtheropeandpullingit.Witheveryhammock,Lenwoodpresentshimselfaperfectproduct.“I’mnotsurehowsightedpeopledoit,”headmits.1、Lenwoodstoppeddoinghisfirstjobbecause.A．itwasforpeoplewithgoodeyesightonlyB．thecompanyfailedtogoonwithitsbusinessC．thecompanydidn’tproducehammocksD．hewasnotskilledatdoingwoodwork2、ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatLenwood.A．hasbeenblindallthroughhislifeB．usedtoworkasahuntertosupporthisfamilyC．wasborninthe1950swithgoodeyesightD．hasworkedasahammockweaverfor10years3、WhatcanwelearnaboutLenwoodfromthe4thparagraph?A．Hemovedveryoftenwhilehewasworkingonahammock.B．Hehadtomakedifferentropesbeforehewoveahammock.C．Hehadtostay8milesawayfromtheworksitetocompleteit.D．Heneededropesofabout8mileslongtocompleteahammock.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．thesuccessoftheHammockSourceCompanyB．a(chǎn)blindcraftsmanwhomakesperfecthammocksC．howtoweaveperfecthammocksbyhandD．howtobecomeasuccessfulcraftsmanText3Whenitcomestogifts,it’snoteasytoshopforsomeonewhenyou’renotsurewhatthey’reinto.Thankfully,CrateandBarrel’ssisterstore—themodern,fancyversion—CB2hasagiftcollectionthatisjustasbeautifulasitispractical.They’reknownfortheirmoderndesigns.We’veeditedalistofsomeofourfavoritegiftideasfromCB2soyou'llknowjustwhattoget.GalacticJewelryBox($21)Thisjewelryboxisnotonlyaplacetostoreyourjewels,butitlookslikeoneitself.“DesignedbyUK-basedSeascapeCuriosities,thejewelryboxbringsdeepspacetoyourroom.Openstoragespacelinedwithlightgreycottonvelvetholdsmost-preciouspossessions,”CB2states.Thebestpart?It’sunder$25.FlamingoCatchall($29.95)DesignedbytheBritishfashiondesignerMatthewWilliamson,thisflamingocatchallisapopofcolorineveryroomandoffersasecureplacetostoresomeofyourfavoriterings,earrings,orlittleitems.Notonlyisitanawesomeadditiontojustaboutanyhome,it’salsoagreatconversationstarteratdinnerparties.HeritageNavyLeatherActivityBall($49)It’sagreatgiftforthemaninyourlifewholovessports.Craftedwithdesignandfunctioninmind,handmadeactivityball(thinkofitasasmallerbasketball)standsuptoyearsofplayandevengetsbetterlookingwithage.It’sasuperadditiontoanybookshelf.BlackNickelCocktailShaker($24.95)Thiscocktailshakerstartsoffwithasmokyblackfinishandfadesintogrey.It’sfashionable,functional,and—aboveall—easytoclean.1、Whichofthefollowinggiftswouldyouliketochooseifyourbrotherlovesfootball?A．GalacticJewelryBox.B．FlamingoCatchall.C．HeritageNavyLeatherActivityBall.D．BlackNickelCocktailShaker.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutthefourgifts?A．GalacticJewelryBoxiseasytoclean.B．FlamingoCatchallcaninspirepeopletostartatopic.C．Madebyhand,LeatherActivityBallisfragile.D．BlackNickelCocktailShakeristhecheapest.3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToadvertisegiftsfromCB2.B．Toexplainthefunctionsofgifts.C．TosellproductscreatedbyCB2.D．Tostrikeadealonfashiondesign.Text4UberUberisavailableinover70citiesthroughout40countriesworldwide.YoucaneitherchooseatypicalUberunmarkedcaroraregulartaxi.Theappcanshowyouwheredriversare,soyouknowhowlongyou’llbewaiting.Youcanalsogetfarequotes(報(bào)價(jià))inadvance.Yourpaymentsourceislinkedtotheappandisautomaticallycharged,sonophysicalmoneyiseverneeded.LyftLyftisaservicethatisalsoavailableinmanylargecitiesintheUS.However,itofferssomethingdifferent,oneofwhichisLyftLine.Withthisservice,youcanfindpeoplethattakethesamerouteonadailybasisasyouandsplitthefarewiththem.Lyft’sregularserviceletsyoueasilyseewhereridesare,catchone,andeasilypayrightwithintheapp.EasyTaxiEasyTaxiisavailablein86citiesacross26countriesandletsyouquicklybrowsethroughmapsandfindlocationsyou’dliketobepickedupat.Fromthere,justmakesuretherearetaxisinyourarea.ConfirmyourrideandthenpayforitwithintheEasyTaxiapp.Onceyoubookaride,youshouldseethetaxi’splatenumberandphonenumberappearonthemap,makingiteasyforyoutopickoutboththecarandthedriver.CurbCurb,formerlyTaxiMagic,iscurrentlyavailableinaround60citiesacrosstheUnitedStatesaswellasselectcitiesintheUnitedKingdom,Canada,andMexico.Ittiesinwithtaxicompaniesandtheirdrivers.Asyourtaximakesitswaytoyourlocation,you’llbeabletotrackitsprogressinsidetheapp.YoucanlinkapaymentaccounttoCurbtopayyourfarethroughtheapp.Youcanalsopayincash.1、Whichappisavailableinthemostcountries?A．Uber.B．Lyft.C．EasyTaxi.D．Curb.2、What’sthespecialserviceofLyft?A．Youcanpaythefareincash.B．Youcanseewhereyourrideis.C．Youcangetfarequotesinadvance.D．Youcanfindsomeonetosharethefare.3、Whatdothefourappshaveincommon?A．Theyareavailableworldwide.B．Theyaretiedtotaxicompanies.C．Theyallowuserstopayviaapp.D．TheycanidentifyyourlocationPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)OvertimeI1．(change)quitealotIcouldsimplifydifficultsumswhenIbeganasacalculatingmachineAfterIwasprogrammedbyan2．(operate),IcouldlogicallyproduceananswerquickerthananypersonAtthattimeitwasconsidereda3．(technology)revolutionIn1936,IcouldsolvedifficultproblemsasauniversalmachineFromthenon,mymemoryhasdevelopedsomuchthatIneverforgetanythingIhavebeentoldSincethe1970s,manynew4．(apply)havebeenfoundformeForexample,IhavebeensenttoexplorethemoonMygoalis5．(provide)humanswithalifeofhighqualityDaisydesiredtohelp6．(endanger)speciesofwildlifebecausealargenumberofanimalsare7．(die)outOneday,a8．(fly)carpettookhertoadistantland9．shecouldfindantelopesthatgavefurtomakesweatersThenshemetanelephantinZimbabweandwastoldthatelephantsusedtobehunted10．mercyButnowpeopleknowtheimportanceofwildlifeprotectionIcebreakertotheNorthPoleisanewbook1．thewell-knownChinesewriterBiShuminItdescribesherspecialtriptotheNorthPolelastyearLongingtogototheNorthPole,shealwaysheardaboutitwhenshewasyoungBi,nowinher60s,hasatlastrealizedthedreamtoseeitfor2．(she)“ThisdreamwashiddeninmyheartbymyselfinthepastItgraduallybecamedusty,butitneverdisappeared3．Idreamedhasfinallycometrue”Uptonow,Bi4．(travel)to73countriesworldwideBesidestheNorthPole,shemadeatriptoEasterIsland,whichisaround3,700kilometresoffthewesterncoastofChileInthesameyear,shewenttotheSouthPoleAndsheintends5．(go)tootherplacesinthenearfutureAsawriter6．(show)agreatinterestintravel,Bithinkstraveling7．(be)apartofourlifeShealsobelievesitis8．onlywaytoseedifferentculturesandhistories“Iftheviewisthesameeveryday,wewilleasilybecome9．(bore)Butifwegotoastrangeplace,wewillsoonenteraconditionofexperiencingandthinkingaboutdifferentculturesTravellinggivesmemuch10．(free)”SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Learntothink＂Iwillthinkofit.＂Itiseasytosaythis.1、Wecannotseeourthoughts,orhear,ortaste,orfeelthem;andyetwhatmightypowertheyhave!SirIsaacNewtonwasseatedinhisgardenonasummer’sevening,whenhesawanapplefallfromatree.2、Later,hediscoveredhowtheearth,sun,moon,andstarswerekeptintheirplaces.3、Hebegantothink;hewantedtofindoutwhythesteaminthekettlemovedtheheavylid.Fromthattimehewentonthinkingandthinking.Whenhebecameaman,heimprovedthesteamenginesomuchthatitcould,withthegreatestease,dotheworkofmanyhorses.4、AmannamedGalileowasoncestandinginthecathedralofPisa,whenhesawachandelierswayingtoandfro(來回地).Thissethimthinking,anditledtotheinventionofthependulum.Boys,whenyouhaveadifficultlessontolearn,don’tfeeldiscouraged,andhelpyourselvesbeforeaskingsomeonetohelpyou.5、A．Anddoyouknowhowtothink?B．Hewasafamousphysicistandgoodatthinking.C．Hebegantothink,tryingtofindoutwhytheapplefell.D．Butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefromthinking?E.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.F.AboynamedJamesWattsatquietlybythefireside,watchingthelidoftheteakettleasitmovedupanddown.G.Whenyouseeasteamboat,asteammill,rememberthatitwouldneverhavebeenbuiltifithadnotbeenforthehardthinkingofsomeone.Unsurprisingly,peoplewhoareverybusyalsotendtobeverysuccessfulandknowledgeable,soit’sinyourinteresttobefriendwiththem.Buthowdoyoutalktosuchbusypeopleinordertomakefriendswiththem?1、thesame