海北藏族自治州海晏縣2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Inlastfewdecades,terrorattackshavebecomeagreatthreatallovertheworld.Theyhavearousedcountlessthoughts1medown.WhatcanIdoforthose2people,theveryvictimsandrefugees.LastmonthwhenIgotonatrain,Itookmyseat3thecarriagesothatIwouldbefacingforward.Later,amotherwithherthreechildren,onegirlandtwoboys,4intotherowofseatsinfrontofme.Theclothesthewomanwaswearingwereso5thatIdon’tthinkyoucanfindany6oftheclothesatanyshop.Iwascompletely7bytheirbeautifulsimplicity.Clearly,theywerenotexpensive,fancyorfromafamousdesigner,8theywerepriceless.Thelittlegirl’seyesandminemetandlocked.She9andstaredatme.IwouldreceivethegiftIhadbeenlongingfor.Ihad10toconnectwithpeoplefromaculturethatwasrecentlysufferingandinmy11wasawarmPakistanifamily.Ihadatalkwithherusingthestandardconversation12:Howoldareyou?Wheredoyoustudy?13asshewas,thedepthandwidthofourconversationreachedanamazingheight.14wasevenmoreimportantwastheunspokentalk.Hersmileandtrust15touchedme.Our50minutestogether16quicklybutwewillbealwaysineachother’shearts.I’velearnedagreat17fromthisexperience:weallneedtoopenourdoors18otherscancomein.Meanwhile,somethingamazingwillhappenwhenyou19toothers,becausepeoplecomein20beautifulgifts.1、A．pullingB．takingC．weighingD．cutting2、A．disturbedB．inspiredC．disabledD．depressed3、A．onthetopofB．inthefrontofC．inthemiddleofD．attheendof4、A．walkedB．brokeC．squeezedD．jumped5、A．familiarB．differentC．fashionableD．funny6、A．introductionB．traceC．explanationD．invention7、A．attractedB．movedC．confusedD．tired8、A．andB．soC．yetD．though9、A．criedB．screamedC．shoutedD．smiled10、A．expectedB．refusedC．decidedD．pretended11、A．heartB．lifeC．presenceD．appearance12、A．formatB．starterC．stopperD．advice13、A．ChildrenB．AchildC．AchildrenD．Child14、A．WhatB．ItC．ThatD．Which15、A．suddenlyB．deeplyC．extremelyD．slightly16、A．flewpastB．gotoutC．tookupD．leftfor17、A．classB．subjectC．courseD．lesson18、A．incaseB．evenifC．nowthatD．sothat19、A．giveupB．openupC．growupD．makeup20、A．beyondB．withinC．withD．withoutSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1“Anythingyouwant,anytimeyouneedit.”Themessageappearedoncomputerscreensacrossthecountryatthesametime,onthesameday:December12th,at12p.m..Simultaneously,importantlookingenvelopescontainingcardswiththesamemessagewerehand-deliveredtotheofficesofallthemajornewscompanies.OnefounditswaytothedeskofChrisLin,abusinessreporteratThePost.Thecardwasbeautifullydesigned–ablackbackgroundwiththewordsprintedoutincrispwhiteletters.Therewasnoexplanationontheback,justawebsiteaddress.Chriswenttothewebsite.Itsstylewasidenticaltothecard’sandsaid:“Anytime:StartingTomorrow.”ThenextdaywebsitesandblogswerefilledwitharticlestheorisingaboutAnytime.WasitashoppingwebsitelikeTaoBaoorAmazon?Ajoke?Somethingillegal?Anytime’smarketinghadworked–itwasahouseholdnamebeforeit’devenmadeasinglesale.Whentheopeningcame,thatdayatnoon,theAnytimewebsitesuddenlyhadasinglefieldthatread,“Whatdoyouwant?”Allyouhadtodowastypethewordsintothatbox,andthenspecifyhowquicklyyouwantedyouritemdelivered:withinone,ten,ortwenty-fourhours.Bloggerswerethefirsttotesttheservice.Andtheirreviewswereglowing.Withinweeks,Anytimehadbecomeapartofdailylife.NobodyusedotherdeliverysitesorthepostanymoreasAnytimewasmuchcheaperandfaster.ChrisstillwonderedwhatexactlyAnytimewas.Hetriedtofindoutwhoownedthecompany,butitwasregisteredinasmallcountrythatdidnotrequiresuchinformationtobemadepublic.Hedidfindsomeinterestingfacts,though.Anyonewhochallengedthecompany,itseemed,metwithserioustrouble.AgovernmentofficialcriticalofAnytimeforavoidingtaxwasforcedtoleavehispositionafternewsstoriessuddenlyappearedclaiminghewasdishonest.TheheadofanothercompanytakingAnytimetocourtdiedinacaraccidentjustdaysbeforethecasewastobegin.ChrisbeganmakingalistofallthepeoplewhohadsomethingterriblehappentothemafteropposingorcriticisingAnytime.Bylunch,hehadmorethanonehundredexamples.Somethingwasdefinitelywrong.Chrisworkedonhislisttherestoftheday,emailingpeoplewhocouldprovidemoreinformationandlookingthroughnewspaperrecords.Afterworkingthroughthenight,anexhaustedChrisfinallyfellasleepathisdeskat4a.m..Whenhewokeafewhourslater,therewasamessageflashingonhiscomputerscreen:“Stopmakingtrouble.”Chrissmiled.Hehadnointentionofstoppingnowthatheknewhewasontherighttrack.1、WhatwasonthefrontofthecardsenttoChrisLin?A．Aninvitationtoacompanyopening.B．Thewebsiteaddressofanewcompany.C．Thewords“Anytime:Startingtomorrow”.D．Thewords“Anythingyouwant,anytimeyouneedit”.2、Whydidthecompanychoosetosendthecardstomanynewsreporters?A．Becauseitdidn’thaveenoughmoneyfortraditionaladvertising.B．Becauseitwantedtoattractthereportersascustomers.C．Sothereporterswouldwritestoriesaboutthenewcompany.D．Sopeoplewouldfindthenewcompanyinteresting.3、WhatdidChris’sresearchsuggestaboutAnytime?A．Itmaybeverydangerous.B．Itspopularitywouldsoondecrease.C．Itwasdoingbusinessallovertheworld.D．Itwasbeingwidelycriticisedbyjournalists.4、HowdidChrisfeelattheendofthestory?A．Scaredthathewouldgetintotrouble.B．Confidentthathewouldfindthetruth.C．Nervousaboutwhatthecompanywoulddo.D．Satisfiedthathehaddiscoveredthecompany’ssecret.Text2TicksoftheTradeHerearesomeofthewayscompaniestrytogetyoutobuytheirproducts.Seeifyoucanspotanyofthemthenexttimeyouwatchanad,WhataCharacter!CompaniesoftenusemascotstoselltheirproductsAmemorablemascot—likearabbitthatlovescereal—makesyouimmediatelythinkoftheproduct.ConvincingColors:Manyfoodscomeinbrightlycoloredpackagingmeanttograbyourattention.Differentcolorscancreatedifferentfeelings.Forexample,researchshowsthatredandyellowcanmakeyouhungry.NameThatTune:Haveyoueverhadasongfromacommercialstuckinyourhead?Companiescreatecatchyjinglesandsloganstomakesureyoudon’tforgettheirproducts.MakingYourMouthWater:Haveyounoticedthatfoodincommercialsoftenlooksbetterthanitdoesinreallife?That’sbecauseadvertisershirepeoplecalledfoodstyliststomakeburgerslookextrajuicyandchipsextracrispy.StarPower:Companiespayactors,athletes,andsingerstopromotetheirproducts.Theideaisthatpeoplewillwanttoeatanddrinkthesameproductsasthecelebritiestheyadmire.FootballstarCamNewtonappearsinadsforGatorade.1、250．Inthefirsttrick,whatdocompaniestrytoassociatetheirproductswith?A．Trademarks.B．Mascots.C．Logos.D．Symbols.2、252．Researchshowsthatthecoloryellowcan.A．increaseaperson’sappetiteB．inspireaperson’simaginationC．sharpenaperson’seyesightD．motivateperson’screativity3、254．Foodstyliststrytopromotethefoodbytakingadvantageofaperson’ssenseof.A．hearingB．touchC．sightD．smellText3Whileelephantsbornwithouttusks(長牙)arenotunheardof，theynormallyformjust2to6percentofthepopulation.However,thatisnotthecaseatMozambique’sGorongosaNationalPark,whereanastonishing33percentoffemaleelephantsbornafterthecountry’scivilwarendedin1992aretuskless.Whilethatmayappeartobejustacoincidence,JoycePoole,anelephantbehaviorexpert,hasanothertheory.Theresearcherthinkswemaybewitnessingunnaturalevolutionofthespeciesduetotheconstanthuntingofelephantsforvaluableivory.Poolesaysbeforethecountry’s15-year-longcivilwar,the100,000—acreparkwashometoover4,000elephants.However,bythetimetheconflictendedin1992,about90percentofthemhadbeenkilledforivorytohelpfinanceweapons(武器)andmeattofeedthesoldiers.Ofthelessthan200survivors,over50percentofadultfemaleshadnotusks.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingthatthepark’stusklesselephantpopulationhasgrowngreatly.Thisisnotthefirsttimeresearchershaveobservedagreatchangeinthepopulationofelephants.AtZambia’sSouthLuangwaNationalParkandLupandeGameManagementArea，areaswhichwereheavilyhuntedinthe1970sand1980s,35%ofelephants25yearsorolderand13%ofthoseyoungerthan25arenowwithouttusks.A2008studypublishedintheAfricanJournalofEcologyfoundthatthenumberoftusklessfemalesattheRuahaNationalParkinTanzaniawentfrom10.5percentin1969toalmost40percentin1989,largelyduetoillegalhuntingforivory.TherecentbanonivoryinboththeUSandChinashouldhelpgetridof,oratleastreduce,elephanthunting.However,scientistsarenotsurehowlongitwilltakeforelephantswithahigherrateoftusklessfemales,tochangethetrend.1、WhatistheprobablecauseofthephenomenonmentionedinParagraph1?A．Illegalhunting. B．Constantfarming.C．Apurecoincidence. D．Naturalevolution.2、WhydidpeoplekillsomanyelephantsduringthecivilwarinMozambique?A．Togetfundsbysellingivory. B．Todevelopnewweapons.C．Toprovidefoodforlocalpeople. D．Tomakeivoryproducts.3、Whichofthefollowinghadtheearliestrecordontusklesselephants?A．GorongonsaNationalPark. B．SouthLuangwaNationalPark.C．TheRuahaNationalPark. D．LupandeGameManagementArea.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thetrend”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Elephantsfacinggreaterdanger.B．Elephantsgrowingmoreslowly.C．Fewerfemaleelephantsstayingalive.D．Morefemaleelephantsbeingtuskless.Text4IrecentlypostedapictureonFacebookfromthemovieMadMax,afilmwheretwogroupsracethroughthedesertinsteampunkvehicles,andwrote,“Actualpictureofmywaytoworktoday.”ItwasmeanttobeajokebecauseofthesandstormsinBeijing,butoneofmyfriendsfrombackhomethoughtitwasreal.Icouldn’timaginehowtheycouldthinkthatisactuallywhatChinaislike.ChinahassomanymoreconveniencesandadvantagesthantheWest,andmanyofmyfriendsagree.“Idon’tknowhowIwillbeabletodealwhenIgobackhome,”saidafriendwhoisabouttoendhergapyearinBeijing.“I’vebecomesospoiledinChina.Chinaseemstobeleadingthewayininnovationandconveniencefordailylife.BackhomeIcouldnevershop,pulloutmyphoneandscanaQRcodetopay.TherehavebeenrumorsofstartingbikesharinginmyhometownforyearswithlittlesuccesswhilebikesharingsuddenlyappearedinBeijingovernight.Ijuststepoutsideandscanacode,andIamonmyway.Goingouttoeatwithagroupoffriendsbackhomewastroublesomeforboththegroupandtheservers.Splittingchecksandswiping(刷)10differentcardsormakingchangeforeachpersoninthegroupcanbeapain.ButwithChina’sWeChat,youcanquicklysendyourfriendsyourpartofthebill.Thelistgoeson…WhenIfirstarrivedinBeijing,Iwasdeadsetonleavinginamonth.Thatmonthhascomeandgone.Now,whensomeoneasksmewhenI’mcomingback,Ithinktomyself,“Whoknows?”WhilemyfriendsthinkI’mridingthroughthedesertonamotorbike,Iamactuallytakinga“Didi”forwhatistheequivalentof$5intheUS.Withalltheconveniencesandtechnologyhere,Imayneverwanttogoback.1、What’sthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroduceamovie.B．Totellaninterestingstory.C．Tointroducethetopic.D．ToshowtheweatherinBeijing.2、HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhefirstcametoBeijing?A．Hecouldn’tstandtheweather.B．Hedidn’twanttostaylong.C．Heneverwantedtogobackhome.D．Hewasamazedatthebikesharing.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Chinaisthefirstcountrytostartbikesharing.B．TheauthorhasbecomeusedtomobilepaymentinChina.C．PeoplealwaysuseWeChattopaywheneatingoutintheUS.D．Theauthor’sfriendsallknowtheconvenienceoflivinginChina.4、Whatdoesthetextintendtotellus?A．BikesharinghasspreadalloverChina.B．ForeignershavemisunderstandingsofChina.C．TechnologyhasbroughtmuchconvenienceinChina.D．Lifeinforeigncountriesisnotaseasyaswethought.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThereisanEnglishsaying:“Laughterisbestmedicine”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriouslyNow,however,doctors1．(begin)tolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbodyTheyhavefoundthatlaughterreally2．improvepeople’shealthTestsweredonetostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthehumanbodyPeoplewatchedfunnyfilms3．doctorscheckedtheirheart,bloodpressure,breathingandmusclesThedoctorsfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffects4．physicalexerciseItincreasesbloodpressure,heartbeatingandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet5．laughterexercisesthebody,itmustbehelpfulOthertestshaveshownthatlaughterseemstobeabletoreducetheeffectsofpainonthebodyInoneexperiment,doctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprogrammesThegroupthattoleratedthepainfor6．(long)timewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogrammeThereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobe7．ithelpsproduceakindofchemicalinthebrainwhichcandiminishbothstressandpainAsaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStateshavesetuplaughterclinics,8．theyhelpimprovetheirpatients’conditionby9．(encourage)themtolaughTheyhavefoundthat10．theirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducegoodeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughterIstillrememberthefirsttimeIlefthomeIwasgoingtoasummercampforamonthWhenmyparentstoldmeaboutthecamp,Iwas1．(excite),becausetherewerelotsofactivitiesthereThewholefamily2．(drive)metothecampWhenwearrived,Isawalotofkids,3．Ididn’tknowanyoneIbegantofeelnervousTheygavemealittlecard4．mynameonitThenagirl,wholooked5．(old)thanme,cameuptomeandsaid,“Hi,Margie!I’mSaraOurcabinisthePines”Finallythetimecamewhenmyparentssaid,“Well,Margie,goodbyeHave6．greattimeAnddon’tworry;we’llwriteto7．often”IhadanawfulfeelingIwanted8．(cry)Butjustthenanothergirlofmyagecameuptomeand9．(say),“Hi,areyouMargie?I’mTammyI’minthePines,tooComeonLet’sgotoseethehorses”SooffwewentandIhada10．(wonder)experienceatthecampSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Thesepracticaltipsongoalsettingcanhelpmakeiteasiertosetandreachgoals:1.Specific,realisticgoalsworkbest.1、“I’mgoingtorecycleallmyplasticbottles,sodacans,andmagazines:isamuchmorepracticalgoalthan“I’mgoingtodomorefortheenvironment.”Andthatmakesiteasiertostickwith.2.2、Iwillprobablytakeacoupleofmonthsbeforeanychanges—likegettinguphalfanhourearliertoexercise—becomearoutinepartofyourlife.That’sbecauseyourbrainneedstimetogetusedtotheideathatthisnewthingyou’redoingispartofyourregularroutine.3.Repairingagoalmakesitstick.Sayyourgoaloutloudeachmorningtoremindyourselfofwhatyouwantandwhatyou’reworkingfor.3、Everytimeyouremindyourselfofyourgoal,you’retrainingyourbraintomakeithappen.4.Pleasingotherpeopledoesn’twork.4、Youhavetomakethechangebecauseyouwantit,notbecauseagirlfriend,boyfriend,parent,orsomeoneelsewantsyouto.Itwillbehardertostayontrackandmotivatedifyou’redoingsomethingoutofobligationtoanotherperson.5.Roadblocks（路障）don’tmeanfailure.Clip-upsareactuallypartofthelearningprocessasyouretrainyourbrainintoanewwayofthinking.5、Butthat’sOK—it’snormaltomessuporgiveupafewtimeswhentryingtomakeachange.Sorememberthateveryoneslipsupanddon’tbeatyourselfupaboutit.Justremindyourselftogetbackontrack.A．Writingitdownworkstoo.B．Itmaytakeafewtriestoreachagoal.C．Ittakestimeforachangetobecomeahabit.D．Theywillsticktothegoalsfortheentireseason.E.Youdon’thavetoalwaysfollowother’sexample.F.Peoplewithpracticalgoalsaremorelikelytosucceed.G.Thekeytomakinganychangeistofindthedesirewithinyourself.Weigheddownbystudy?Pushedtothelimitbythefastpaceoflife?Frightenedbythepossiblewar?Well,you’renotalone.1、Inthepastyears,morethan15laughterclubshavebeensetupacrossthecountry.Peopleofallagesgotoreleasetheirstresswithanhourgrouplaughs.“Peopletelephonedmeandsaidtheyhaveforgottenwhatitistolaugh.2、Sotheycome,”said40-year-oldJocelyneLeMoan.Sheusuallytakesaclassofaround60peoplethroughaseriesoflaughtertechniques.Herpupilsrangefromteenagersto70yearsold,butmostaremiddle-agedwhitecollarsseeking60minutesofrelaxationa