考研《英語一》四川省阿壩藏族羌族自治州壤塘縣2023年考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Thiseconomyhasreallygotalotofpeoplemovingandnotalwaysbyachoicetheywantedtomake.MywifeandInowfindourselvesamongthoseunfortunatesfeelingthat1Attheendoflastyear,ourcustomersjust2Wehadtomakethepainfuldecisionto3ourofficeandputourhouseupfor4Wehaven’tlivedinitfortwoyearsyetandexpecteditwouldbethe5oneforalongtime.How6thisworldeconomicmessischangingourlives!AsIgetolder,Ifindmovinglessadventurousandmore7.Thistime,we’reintheprocessofmovingwithoutknowingwherewe’ll8next.Jobsearchinghasbeenthrownintothequagmire(困境)ofanunsettledlife.BothmywifeandIhadbeenfeelingpretty9fromallthis.I’vebeenchallengedtofindthepositiveinallthisdownthat’s10us.ButthenithappenedwhileIwatchedmywife11thingsup.She’sanabsolutewhiz(能手)whenitcomestopacking.Itookdelightinwatchingher12justtherightboxesfor13infrontofherandfillinginthe14withpillowsandtowels.Ibeganfeelingsomethinglikeawindliftmeupandsailmethroughmyown15ofthepackingandloading.Somefriendswillbehelpinguswiththe16I’vetoldthemthatthey’renot17friendsbutgainingsomenewvacationspots.Ihave18thatwe’llgetthroughthistransitionfinally.Weallwillalwayshaveworktodo,bychoiceor19,andwecanalsoconsciouslymaketheefforttocreateasenseof20inanewplace.1、A．pressure B．pleasure C．heat D．chance2、A．stayedup B．turnedup C．driedup D．cameup3、A．open B．close C．visit D．paint4、A．help B．comparison C．decoration D．sale5、A．last B．next C．only D．special6、A．little B．quickly C．frequently D．well7、A．dangerous B．common C．stressful D．interesting8、A．return B．arrive C．study D．prepare9、A．relaxed B．excited C．ashamed D．depressed10、A．improving B．encouraging C．beating D．killing11、A．packing B．washing C．pulling D．dividing12、A．bringup B．keepup C．sizeup D．setup13、A．others B．nothing C．another D．everything14、A．cars B．gaps C．tanks D．holes15、A．boat B．share C．wish D．promise16、A．settling B．cooking C．cleaning D．moving17、A．valuing B．losing C．inviting D．making18、A．idea B．faith C．feeling D．opinion19、A．otherwise B．indeed C．worse D．rather20、A．panic B．connection C．humor D．homeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1PreparingfortheNextPandemic(大流行病)Influenzapandemicshavehistoricallytakentheworldbysurprise,givinghealthserviceslittletimetopreparefortheabruptincreasesincasesanddeathsthatcharacterizetheseeventsandmakethemsodisruptive.Sincelate2003,theworldhasmovedclosertoapandemicthanatanytimesince1968,whenthelastofthepreviouscentury’sthreepandemicsoccurred.Whileneitherthetimingnortheseverityofthenextpandemiccanbepredicted,evidencethatthevirusisnowendemicinbirdpopulationsmeansthatthepresentlevelofriskwillnotbeeasilydiminished.Theadvancewarninghasbroughtanunheard-ofopportunitytoprepareforapandemicanddevelopwaystomitigateitseffects.Morecountriesnowhavepandemicpreparednessplans:aroundonefifthoftheworld’scountrieshavesomeformofaresponseplan,butthesevarygreatlyincomprehensivenessandstageofcompletion.Accesstoantiviraldrugsand,moreimportantly,tovaccines(疫苗)remainsachallengingproblembecauseoflimitedmanufacturingcapacityaswellascosts.Theriskthatapandemicviruswillemergedependsonopportunitiesforhumanexposureandinfections.TheseopportunitieswillpersistaslongastheH5NIviruscontinuestocirculateinanimals.Controlofthediseaseinanimalsisthemainwaytoreduceopportunitiesforhumaninfectionandthusreduceopportunitiesforapandemicvirustoemerge.Whileneitherthetimingnortheseverityofthenextpandemiccanbepredicted,historyshowsthattheseeventsconsistentlybringanexplosiveincreaseinthenumberofillnessesanddeathssufficienttotemporarilyparalysepublicservicesandeconomicproductivity.1、Fromthefirstparagraphweknow.A．Therewerethreepandemicsintheworldlastcentury.B．Atleastthreepandemicsoccurredtotheworldlastcentury.C．Wearenotsurehowmanypandemicstherewereintheworldlastcentury.D．Wearesuretherewerefourpandemicsintheworldlastcentury.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mitigate”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Increase.B．Reduce.C．Evaluate.D．Predict.3、Accordingtotheauthor,howdowepreventthenextpandemic?A．Toproduceantiviraldrugs.B．Toproducevaccines.C．Tocontrolthedisease.D．TogetridoftheH5N1virus.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetothenextpandemic?A．Negative.B．Indifferent.C．Considerate.D．Objective.Text2Itcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasiIy,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,loutthenIrealisedthateveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliariseourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.1managedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren’sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.1、Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren’sbooks?A．Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.B．Becauseshewasslowtolearnlanguage.C．Becauseshelikedchildren'sliterature.D．Becauseshecouldn'trememberanywords.2、Whatcankidsgetfromchildrens'booksaccordingtothepassage?A．Vocabularyandlisteningskills.B．Learningmethods.C．Wordsandstructures.D．Designingskills.3、Whatcausestheauthorfeelsurprisedwhilereadingchildrens’books?A．Graspingthecontextfromthepictures.B．Lookingupthedefinationsofwordsfromadictionary.C．Gettingfamiliarwiththeplotsofthestory.D．Understandingthewordssimplyfromthecontext.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．ReadingChildren'sBooksB．TheWayofLearningLanguagesC．TheMethodofUsingDictionaryD．MyGoodReadingHabitsText3MaryBerryCooksThenation’sbest-lovedhomecookinvitesyoutosharethesecretsofherfavouritedishes.MaryBerryCooksfeaturesanall-newcollectionof100mouth-watering,simplerecipesforanyoccasion.FromdeliciousdinnerssuchasSlow-RoastShoulderofLamborCottagePiewithDauphinoisePotatoToppingtospecialsummerlunchesasFieryRedRiceSaladandSummerPudding,thisistheperfectkitchencompanion.B10062Hardback320pages￡20.00￡16.99TheWipersTimesTheWipersTimes,thewell-knowntrench(戰壕)newspaperoftheFirstWorldWar,isauniquerecordoflifeontheFrontLine.Withanextraordinarymixofblackhumorandfunnyads,thiseditionenablesyoutoexperiencethespiritofthetrenchesfromthesafetyofyourarmchair.B10120Hardback388pages￡9.99￡7.99ComputingforSeniorsThisleadingcomputerguideexplainsineasystepshowtousetheInternet,email,Skypeandonlineshopping,plushowtomanageyourcomputersettingssafelyandsecurely.UpdatedforWindows8andforOffice2013,italsosetsouttomakeTabletPCs,touchscreensandappseasiertobeused,togiveyouconfidenceinyourcomputingskills.B10133Paperback240pages￡10.99￡9.99Philip’sCompleteRoadAtlasBritainandIrelandVotedBritain’sclearestandmostdetailedroadatlas(地圖集)inaconsumersurvey,Philip’sCompleteRoadAtlasBritainandIrelandcontains160pagesofroadmapsandclearlymarkedserviceareas.Italsoincludes10bigcityapproachmapsand64extra-detailedtownandcityplans.B10132Paperback248pages￡14.99￡9.991、Ifyou’reinterestedinthewaryears,youmaychoose___________.A．B10062B．B10133C．B10132D．B101202、Whichofthefollowingcanbeaguidefortravelers?A．Philip’sCompleteRoadAtlasBritainandIreland.B．MaryBerryCooks.C．ComputingforSeniors.D．TheWipersTimes.3、Thetextisprobablytakenfrom__________.A．atravelguideB．atextbookC．anadvertisementD．abookreviewText4BritishMuseumLocatedinGreatRussellStreet,LondonWC1B3DG,theBritishMuseumhousesavastcollectionofworldartandartifactsandisfreetoallvisitors.TheBritishMuseum’sremarkablecollectionspansovertwomillionyearsofhumanhistoryandculture,andithasmorethan7millionobjects,soitwouldprobablytakeaweektoseeeverything.Over6millionvisitorseveryyearexperiencethecollection,includingworld-famousobjectssuchastheRosettaStoneandEgyptianmummies.AdmissionandopeningtimesFree,opendaily10:00to17:30.Openuntil20:30onFridays,exceptGoodFriday.Closedon24,25and26Decemberand1January.Largeluggage,suitcasesandcabinbaggageForeveryone’ssafety,allbags,packagesandpersonalitemsmaybesearchedbeforeentry.WheeledcasesandlargeitemsofluggagearenotallowedintheBritishMuseumforsafetyandsecurityreasons.Storageforluggageisavailableatmajorrailstations,includingEuston,King’sCrossandCharingCross.MembershipMembershipallowsyoutodiscover2millionyearsofhumanhistorywithfreeunlimitedentrytospecialexhibitions,anexclusivediscountofferonmagazinesubscriptionandmanymorebenefits.Individualmembership:￡74Under26membership:￡54Youngfriends(aged815):￡25ShopsThemuseumhasfourshopswhereyoucanbuybooks,souvenirs,andfamilygifts.1、WhencanyouvisittheBritishMuseum?A．At9:00onFriday. B．At12:00onMonday.C．OnChristmasDay. D．OnGoodFriday.2、Wherecanvisitorsstoretheirlargeluggage?A．Atmajortrainstations. B．Atsomecrossings.C．InthehalloftheMuseum. D．AttheentrancetotheMuseum.3、Iftwofriendsaged14and18applyformembershipoftheMuseum,howmuchshouldtheypay?A．￡25. B．￡79.C．￡50. D．￡148.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)CharlieChaplinwrote,directedandproducedthefilmshe1．(star)inHismostfamouscharacterwasthelittletrampHewasapoorandhomelessman,2．woreamoustache,largetrousers,worn-outshoesandasmallroundblackhatHewalkedaroundstiffly,carryingawalkingstickThischaracterwasasocialfailurebutwaslovedforhisoptimismanddeterminationtoovercomeall3．(difficulty)HewastheunderdogwhowaskindevenwhenotherswereunkindtohimCharlieChaplinislovedandremembered4．agreatactorThegardenofJoeSandersisthemostbeautifulgardenthatI1．(see)inourtownNearlyeverybodyenters2．“TheNicestGardenCompetition”eachyear,3．JoewinseverytimeThereisalsoaman4．(call)BillFrithwhosegardenislargerthanJoe’sBesidesBillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersand5．(vegetable),butJoe’sgardenismoreinteresting6．makesJoe’sgardenstandoutisthathehasmadeneatpathsandhas7．(build)awoodenbridgeover8．poolIlikegardeningtoo,butIdon’tlikehardworkTakingpartinthegardencompetitioneveryyear,Ialwayswinalittleprizeforthe9．(bad)gardeninthetown,butIstillthink10．fundoinggardeningSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Howmanyofyoufeelthatyoureallyshouldbeworkingharder?Atthesametime,howmanyofyouwishyouhadmoretimetohavefunandenjoyyourself?Sohowcanyousolvethisparadox(悖論)？1、Sometimesatightschedulecanleaveyoufeelingburntout.Ontheotherhand,spendingmostofyourtimeonleisure(休閑)oftenmeansyoudon’tendupgettinganythingdone.Sohowcanyouachieveabalancebetweenworkandleisure?Thefirststepistoimprovethequalityoftheactivitiesyoucurrentlydoforbothworkandleisure.Bydoingthis,youcangetalotmoreoutoftheactivitiesusinglesstime.2、.Focusingonwhatisreallyimportantwillallowyoutoputyourtimeintothingsthataretrulyproductiveorenjoyable(orboth).3、Havingthetimetodothingssimplyisn’tenoughCertaintasksrequirealotofyourfocusandenergy.Bytryingtoincreaseyourenergylevels,throughproperdietandexercise,itiseasiertofocusonthesetasksratherthanwastetime.Thethirdstepistoseparateyourworkfromleisuretime.Whenyouhaveaprojectthatdemandsmuchofyourtime,youtendtosacrificeleisuretimetocontinueworking.Inthiscaseyou’llfeelburntout.It’sbettertoguaranteeyourselfcertaintimetoleisure.4、Achievingthebalancebetweenworkandleisurecanbedifficult.Butitisnotonlynicebutabsolutelynecessaryforbothyourproductivityandenjoyment.Understandingthatismostimportant.5、A．Itisapieceofcaketodealwithboth.B．Manyofyouractivitiesarenotsoimportant.C．Solvingthisproblemcanbedifficultforyou.D．Thesecondsteptosolvethisproblemisenergy.E.Thiswillallowyoutogainmoreworkingexperience.F.Hopefully,youcannowstrikeabalancebetweenworkandleisure.G.Thusyoucangiveyourselfplentyoftimetorelaxwhenyouneedto.Ifsomethingthatyou’redoingdoesn’tchallengeyou,thenitdoesn’tchangeyou.Weallneedsomenormalstressinourlives,afterall.1、Sochallengethefollowinglimits:1.Figureoutwhatyou’rescaredofanddoitcontinuously.Ifyou’reasalesman,andyou’rescaredoftalkingtopeoplepersonallyoroverthephonenow,insteadofbeingscaredandthinkingyou’llfail,spendatlea