考研《英語一》2023年常州市鐘樓區巔峰沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Goodafternoon,everyone,I’dliketointroducemyfriendChristytoyouall.Christyisagreatexampleofhowonepersonwith1canmakeherdreamareality,sosheshouldwintheStudentoftheYearAward.Christylovestoridebikes.Shedoesnotjustridealongcitystreets,2Sheisinterestedin3trail(小路)rides.4Christyknewthatpeoplewholoveridinghadtotravel5thecitytolocategoodbiketrails,soshe6todosomething.ChristyknewthatRooseveltParkhadaclean,livelycreek（小溪）7throughit.12milesoflandaroundthecreekwas8used.Christydecidedtogettogetherwithothertrail9toaskthecitycouncilto10abikepathalongtheunusedland.Christy11apetition(請愿書).Sheandotherridersaskedalloftheirbikingfriendsiftheywould12thelist,andtheygathered300signatures.Thecitycouncilevaluatedthe13and,more14,agreedtoallowthebiketrail.The15tooktwomonthsofwork,andnowRooseveltParkhasa16biketrail.Ithasmanyupsanddowns;itisagreatride.Thistrailisbecomingoneofthecommunity’simportant17spots.Ican’t18withChristywhenweridetogether,butIamgladthatshedecidedtoworkhardtobeginthe19oftheRooseveltParkbikepath.Christy20thisawardbecausesheactedonherdream,causingacommunitytocometogether.Thankyou!1、A．patience B．satisfaction C．determination D．permission2、A．still B．instead C．either D．though3、A．tough B．vacant C．convenient D．remote4、A．However B．As C．But D．Since5、A．around B．beyond C．along D．outside6、A．expected B．decided C．offered D．claimed7、A．running B．going C．coming D．walking8、A．often B．ever C．seldom D．even9、A．runners B．players C．passengers D．riders10、A．approve B．apply C．prove D．accuse11、A．formed B．developed C．drew D．described12、A．write B．view C．call D．sign13、A．demand B．request C．invitation D．scheme14、A．importantly B．naturally C．obviously D．necessarily15、A．destruction B．organization C．construction D．protection16、A．interesting B．competing C．parking D．rewarding17、A．match B．exercise C．play D．game18、A．putup B．keepup C．endup D．turnup19、A．discovery B．invention C．creation D．collection20、A．deserves B．preserves C．reserves D．servesSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Best

Science

Booksof2017Atitsheart,scienceisaboutcuriosity.Soitstandstoreasonthesebooksaboutscienceshouldmakeyouexamineyourworldmoreclosely,andindoingso,giveyouasenseofwonder.Big

Chicken,

by

Maryn

McKennaInvestigative

journalist

Maryn

McKenna

uses

the

modern

industrialchickenasawindowintohowantibiotics(抗生素)

transformed

modernagriculture—forgoodandill.Shetraceshowanimalantibioticsendangerhumanhealth,

causing

serious

problems

from

antibiotic

resistantstomachinfectionstoUTIs.RecognizingthatAmericansaregoingtocontinuetoeatchickennomatterwhat,McKennasuggestsawayinwhichfactoryfarmingridsitselfofitsdependenceonantibiotics.Why

Time

Flies,

by

Alan

BurdickNew

Yorker

staff

writer

Alan

Burdick

examines

the

greatest

gift

humanity

has

ever

known:

time.

Time,hewrites,appears

to

exist

in

two

distinct

forms.

One

is

the

standardized,objectivekindfoundinclocksandwatches;theother

is

our

internal,

biological

sense

of

time,the

one

we

measure

in

our

cells,

bodies

and

minds.Butthecloserhelooks,the

less

clearer

this

distinction

appears.Paleoart,

by

Zoe

LescazeDinosaurs

have

long

captured

the

imaginations

of

scientists

and

artists

alike,

and

Paleoart

bringsthosevisionstogetherinablendofhumanknowledgeandcreativity.Theseimagesnotonlyshowourchangingunderstandingofdinosaurs,butalsoreflectthedistinctartisticsensibilitiesoftheirtime.Bothartisticandeducational,thesepicturesarecertainlyinfluential.WhatIt’sLiketoBeaDog,byGregoryBernsBerns,aneuroscientists,traineddogstositinamachineinordertolookintothebrainsofconsciousdogsforthefirsttime.Thatpioneeringworkinspiredhimtodigdeeperintothemindsofotheranimals,fromsealionstotheextinctthylacine(袋狼).Bernssays,“Withtheirabilitytothink,chooseandfeel,dogsandotheranimalsdonotdeservethecrueltreatmenthumanssooftendotothem.”1、Which

book

has

something

to

do

with

public

health?A．Big

Chicken.B．Why

Time

Flies.C．Paleoart.D．What

It

’s

Like

to

Be

a

Dog.2、Who

writes

about

time?A．Maryn

Mckenna.B．Alan

Burdick.C．Zoe

Lescaze.D．Gregory

Berns.3、What

was

Berns’

pioneering

work?A．Training

dogs.B．Studying

extinct

animals.C．Observing

dog

brains.D．Fighting

for

animal

rights.Text2AyoungmanreturnstohishometownofAractataca,Colombia.Hevisitsthehousewherehelivedasachild.Here,heremembersthemostimportantmemoriesofhischildhood.Standinginfrontofhisoldhouse,theyoungmanmakesanimportantdecision.Hesaystohimself,“Iwillstartmylifeoveragain.Iwillbecomeawriter.”Thismanistheworldfamouswriter,GabrielGarciaMarquez.GabrielGarciaMarquezwasbornonMarch6,1928.Duringhisearlylife,GarciaMarquez’sgrandmotherandgrandfathertoldhimmanystories.Hisgrandmotherwouldtellhimlegendsasiftheywerereal.GarciaMarquezsaysthathisgrandmother’swayofstorytellinglaterinfluencedhisownmethods.WhenGarciaMarquezwasabout20yearsold,heleftAractatacaandattendeduniversityinBogota.Hebeganstudyinglawbecausethiswaswhathisfatherwantedhimtostudy.However,GarciaMarquezwasnothappy.DuringthistimeGarciaMarquezreturnedtoAractataca.Itwasonthisvisitthatherealizedhemuststopstudyinglaw.Andherecognizedthathemustreturntothedreamofhischildhood-writing.Forthenextfewyears,GarciaMarquezwroteformanydifferentnewspapers.Andin1955,hepublishedhisfirstbookcalled“LeafStorm”.Formanyyears,GarciaMarquezknewhewantedtowriteabouthisgrandfather’shouseinAractataca.Towritethisbook,GarciaMarquezandhiswifehadtosellalmostalloftheirpossessionstosurvive.Buttheiractwasworthit.Thebook,“OneHundredYearsofSolitude”wasimmediatelysuccessful.AndthisbookcreatedapathforGarciaMarquez’sfuturesuccess.In1982,GabrielGarciaMarquezwasgiventheNobelPrizeinLiteratureforhisbook“OneHundredYearsofSolitude”,makinghimthefirstColombianandthefourthLatinAmericantowinaNobelPrizeinLiterature.1、WhoinfluencedGarciaMarquez’swritingstyle?A．Hisgrandfather. B．Hisfather.C．Hisgrandmother. D．Hiswife.2、Garciadecidedtotakeupwriting_________.A．whenheworkedforanewspaper B．undertheinfluenceofhisfamilyC．whenhegraduatedfromcollege D．afteravisittohishometown3、Garcia’sbook“OneHundredYearsofSolitude”.A．waswritteninthe1950s B．enjoyedaquicksuccessC．helpedGarcialeadabetterlife D．wasaboutGarcia’sgrandfather4、WhatdoweknowfromthetextaboutGarciaMarquez?A．HeisthefirstLatinAmericantowinaNobelPrizeinLiterature.B．Hewrotefornewspapersbeforepublishinghisownbooks.C．Hisbook“LeafStorm”markedhisgreatsuccessinliterature.D．Hefollowedhisfather’swishtobecomeawriter.Text3SavingOurOceans●YourMissionTeachoceanographers(海洋學者)withdifferentspecialtiesaboutotheroceanspecialtiesandthuscreateabetterunderstandingoftheoceanasacomplete,diversesystem.●BriefingYou'vebeeninvitedtoleadtheInternationalOceanographicConferenceinOslo,Norway.Overonehundredofyourfellowoceanographerswillattendit.Theproblemis,withsomanydifferentspecialtiesinthefield-fromgeologicaltobiologicaloceanography-theoceanographersattheconferencearefindingitdifficulttounderstandwhattheircolleaguesarestudying,letalonetograsptheoceanasanentire,diversesystem!YourjobwillbetogivetheopeningspeechattheConferenceoutliningthegeneralkindsofoceanographyinawaythateachtypeofoceanographerswillunderstand.Then,youwillassigndifferentoceanographerstodifferentprojectsandexplaintothemhowbesttoworktogether.●Family-xfileYoungerXpeditioners:Pickoneproject,andlearnmoreaboutitthroughitsphotogallery.Then,createaposterbasedontheanimalsandterrain(地形).Makesuretolabeleachanimalthatyoudraw.Showyourpostertoyourfamilyanddescribetothemwhatyouhavedrawn.OlderXpeditioners:Learnmoreabouteachoftheprojects:Whereintheoceanwouldoceanographersgotostudythem?Whatanimalsmightoceanographersstudyintheproject?Whichtypesofoceanographerswouldyouassignforeachprojectandhowwouldtheyworktogether?Finally,thinkaboutthewaysinwhichthedifferentgeneralkindsofoceanographymightrelate.Whyisitimportanttolookattheoceanasanentiresystem,ratherthanasdistinctparts?Howmightlookingateachseparatepartandtheoceanasawholeimpactconservationefforts?PracticeyourspeechfortheConferenceinfrontofyourfamily.1、Whatisyourmissionaccordingtothetext?A．Tosavetheoceansallovertheearth.B．ToattendtheInternationalOceanographicConferenceinNorway.C．Toenterforanactivitywithonehundredfellowoceanographers.D．Tohelpbetterunderstandtheoceanasacomplete,diversesystem.2、Wherecanyougetthedetailedinstructionsforyouinadvance?A．Fromtheleaderoftheconference.B．FromYoungerXpeditioners.C．FromthepartofBriefing.D．FromOlderXpeditioners.3、Howshouldyouprepareyourspeechaccordingtothetext?A．Practiceitathomewiththefamilyinfront.B．Askalotofquestionsabouttheoceans.C．Createapostertogetinformed.D．Inviteotheroceanographerstotakepart.Text4AwomangraspedherphonetoherheartthewayaministermightholdaBible.Shewasanxioustotakeapictureofabunchofflowersthatsatnot10feetaway,butfirstshehadtogetthroughacrowdofotherspushingtodothesame.ThecauseofthiswasBouquetstoArt,oneofthemostpopularannualeventsatthedeYoungMuseuminSanFrancisco.Forthe34thyear,artistswereaskedtocreateflowerbunchesthatrespondtopiecesofartondisplay,fromancientcarvingstocontemporarysculptures.It’stimetotakeaphototopostonInstagram,buttothepointthatithasbecomeaproblem.Inrecentyears?thedeYoungreceivedmorethanathousandcomplaintsfrompeoplewhofeltthatcellphoneshadruinedtheirexperience.Infact,institutionsoffineartaroundtheworldfacesimilarproblemsasthedesiretotakephotographsbecomesahugedrawformuseumsaswellassomethingthatupsetssomeoftheirvisitors.SothedeYoungrespondedwithakindofcompromise:carvingout“photofree”hoursduringtheexhibition’ssix-dayrun.Onecommoncomplaintintheongoingdebatesovertheeffectofsocialmediaonmuseumcultureisthatpeopleseemtobemissingoutonexperiencesbecausetheyaresobusycollectingevidenceofthem.ArecentstudyinthejournalPsychologicalSciencesuggeststhereissometruthtothis;itfoundthatpeoplewhotookphotosofanexhibitratherthansimplyobservingithadahardertimerememberingwhattheysaw.Buttheissueiscomplicatedfortheprofessionalsrunningmuseums.LindaButler,thedeYoung’sheadofmarketing,communicationsandvisitorexperience,acknowledgesthatnoteveryonewantsamuseumtobe“aphoto-takingplayland.”Yetalotofotherpeopledo,andshethinksthatthedeYoungisinnopositiontojudgethatonemotivationforbuyinga$28ticketismorevalidthananother.“Ifweremovedsocialmediaandphotography,”shesays,“wewouldriskbecominglesspopular.”Ifthisisabattle,signsindicatethatthepro-phonecrowd(親手機人群)hasalreadywon.1、WhatwerethecrowdeagertodoinParagraph1?A．ToholdaBible. B．Toadmireflowers.C．Totakeaphoto. D．Toseetheexhibition.2、HowdidthedeYoungrespondtothecomplaints?A．Bysettingperiodswithoutphoto-taking.B．Bymakingtheexhibitionfreeofcharge.C．Bycompromisingwithotherinstitutions.D．Bygivingextratimetotakephotosfreely.3、Whatcanweinferabouttheuseofsocialmediainmuseumsaccordingtotherecentstudy?A．Ituncoversthetruth. B．Itaccumulatesevidence.C．Itcausescomplaints. D．Itplaysanegativerole.4、WhichofthefollowingmayLindaButlersupport?A．Cateringtovisitors. B．Reducingadmissionprices.C．Reservingjudgementinpublic. D．Banningsocialmediaandphotography.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)RiseAfterFallingAfatherwasworriedabouthisson,1．wassixteenyearsoldbuthadnocourageatallSothefatherdecidedtocallonaBuddhistmonk(僧侶)2．(train)hisboyTheBuddhistmonksaidtotheboy’sfather,“IinsistthatyoursonshouldbeleftalonehereI’llmakehimintoarealmanwithinthreemonths3．,youcan’tcometoseehimduringthisperiod”Threemonths4．（late）,theboy’sfatherreturnedTheBuddhistmonkarrangedaboxingmatchbetweentheboyandan5．(experience)boxerEachtimethefighterstrucktheboy,hefelldown,but6．oncetheboystoodup;andeachtimeaheavyblowknockedhimdown,theboystoodupagainAfterseveraltimes,theBuddhistmonkasked,“7．doyouthinkofyourchild?”“Whatashame!”theboy’sfathersaid,“Ineverthoughthewouldbeso8．(easy)knockeddownIneedn’thavehimstayhereany9．(long)!“I’msorrythatthat’sallyouseeDon’tyouseethateachtimehefallsdown,hestandsupagaininsteadof10．(cry)?That’sthekindofcourageyouwantedhimtohaveDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankMakosharksgetnewprotectionsAttheglobalwildlifetrademeetinginGeneva,countrieshavedecidedtoprotecttheendangeredmakosharkfromtradeGENEVAmadetheproposal1．moreprotectionsshouldbetakenforbothshortfinandlongfinmakosharksandwasadoptedtodayaftera102-40voteattheglobalwildlifetradesummitThevotestillneedstobefinalizedatthefullmeetingattheend,whenallappendix(附錄)changeproposalspassedincommitteeareofficiallyadoptedTheproposal,debatedatthisyear’sCITESConference,listsmakosharksunderAppendixII,meaningthattheycan’tbetraded2．itcanbeshownthatfishingwouldn’tthreatentheirchancesforsurvivalConservationistssaythiswastheworld’slastchancetopreventmakosharkpopulationsfromcollapsing3．(list)makosharksonCITESAppendixIIisgreatnewsforsharkconservationMorethan50ofthe183CITESmemberssignedonassupportersoftheproposalbroughtforthbyMexicoNonetheless,conservationistsfearedthatoppositionfromafewcountrieswithfairlylargemakofishingindustries—primarilytheUnitedStates,Canada,andJapan—4．tipthescaleJapanopposedthemeasureduringthedebates,andtheUnitedStatesannouncedafterwardit5．(vote)noInthepast,theUSandothershavesupportedlistingothersharkspeciesunderCITES,butnotsointhiscase,6．commercialinterestsForalotofthesecountries,theywerehappytolistsharkspecieswhenitwasonestheyweren’tsoheavilyinvolvedinfishingSuddenly,whenthey’rebeingaskedtoberesponsible,ratherthanaskingotherpeopletoberesponsible,they’re7．(little)keentotakeitonboardTheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature,whichdeterminestheconservationstatusofspeciesclaimsthatbothspeciesofmakosharkstobe

endangered,sayingan8．(estimate)50to79percentpopulationdeclineoverthreegenerations,orabout75yearsThey9．(target)fortheirfins(鰭),usedinsharkfinsoup—adishinAsiancountries,that’softenservedatweddingsasasignofrespectforguestsTheirmeatismoreediblecomparedto10．ofothersharks,whichisoftenacidicandisusuallysoldasabyproductofthefintradefor“penniesonthedollar”SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Akiln(窯)isatypeofovenorfurnaceusedtocure,harden,orburncertainmaterials.Dependingonwhichmaterialsareheatedinit,akilnmaybesquare,tunnelshaped,orbeehiveshaped,andusuallymadeofbrickorstone.1、Itmaybesetaslowassixty-fivedegreestocuregrainorashighas3,200degreestotransformlimestonetoquicklime(熟石灰).2、Theyhaveavarietyofpurposes.Thecement(水泥)industryusesrevolvingkilnstoheatandseparaterawmaterials.Bricks,pottery,andchinamadefromclaymustbefired,orhardened,inkilns.Certainkindsofcoalandwoodmustbekiln-driedbeforetheycanbeused.Hobbyistsusesmallkilnstofireavarietyofceramic(陶瓷)objects.Therearetwomaintypesofkilns.Aperiodickiln,usedtofirecertainkindsofdelicatechina,israisedtoahightemperatureandthencompletelycooledbeforeitscontentsareremoved.Acontinuous,ortunnelkilncontainsseveralchambers,orzones,whichheat,bake,andcoolaproduct.Stacksofclaybricksmovethroughatunnelkilnontracks.3、Gas,oil,andcoalareallusedtoheatmodernkilns.4、Butforspecialjobs,wherecleanlinessandcarefulheatareimportant,kilnsmustbeheatedbyelectricityoventhoughitismoreexpensive.Smallkilnsusedinthehomeorincraftshopsarealsoheatedelectricallybecauseelectricityiscleanandconvenient.5、Whenancientpeoplediscoveredthatheathardenedsomematerials,theywereabletomakedurablehouseholdobjectssuchasjugsandbowls.Todayourmuseumsdisplaymanykindsofancientstatuesandartobjectsthathavelastedbecausetheyhadbeenkiln-dried.TheycomefromlandsasfarapartasChinaandGreece.A．Itstemperaturemayvary.B．Thentheycomeout,hardened,andcooled.C．Kilnsareusedinindustryandincraft-making.D．Kilnshavebeeninuseforthousandsofyears.E.Anelectrickilnisaheatingchamberusedtotransformmaterials.F.Mostmanufacturersusewhichevermaterialischeapestintheirarea.G.Clay,whenheatedproperly,becomeshardenoughtoformbowlsandplates.Ifyoudesiretomeetnewfriends,havefun