考研《英語一》四川省涼山彝族自治州美姑縣2023年臨考沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)At15,IhadstartedabandwiththreematesI'dmetatthelocalrehearsal(排練)rooms.WeplayedourfirstperformanceatapubinBolton.Wewere1,butthecrowddidn'tseemtomind,andafterafewmorelocalconcerts,werecordedsomesongsandwestartedto2.Wesentouthundredsofdemo(樣本)tapesin3ofourfavouriteband,theManics.Afterfinishingmyhighschool,wedrovetoLondontoplayattheDublinCastle.Onlyfivepeople4.Butwepersevered(堅持)andslowlythingsbeganto5.Twoyearsafterourfirstperformance,we6arecorddeal.We7endlesslyforthenexttwoyearsandbuiltupasmallbut8following.Attheendof2002,theManics9ustoplaywiththem.Myteenagedreamshadcometrue,thebandIlookeduptoseemedto10ofus.We11performinginNewYork,andto5,000peopleattheFujiRockfestivalinJapan.There'snogreater12thanthemomentyousteponstage.Thelightsdarken,thecrowdswells(波浪起伏)andthey13inapplauseasyoufinish.Ouralbumwas14in2003.Unfortunately,nooneboughtthething.15,Ithinkthatwasaboutright.16I'mextremelyproudofthemusicweproduced,wewereridingawaveofhype(天花亂墜的宣傳)wecould17liveupto.Ourrecordcompanyquietly18usand,asquicklyasithadstarted,mytimeinabandwasover.We19peacefullyonthedayitwasreleased.Weevenhada"lastsupper"tomarkourdemise(停業).Thebandhad20everything.MyoldschoolwelcomedmebackandIworkedharderandwasfinallyadmittedtoOxfordUniversityatthegrandoldageof21.1、A．troublesome B．thrilled C．hopeful D．terrible2、A．hesitate B．succeed C．dream D．qualify3、A．imitation B．favour C．charge D．celebration4、A．droppedout B．turnedup C．divedin D．passedby5、A．catchon B．takeoff C．pickup D．getround6、A．declined B．lost C．expected D．signed7、A．practiced B．studied C．toured D．waited8、A．separated B．devoted C．concerned D．relieved9、A．persuaded B．required C．reminded D．invited10、A．approve B．tire C．hear D．think11、A．gaveup B．endedup C．putoff D．insistedon12、A．risk B．pain C．loss D．rush13、A．erupt B．gather C．squeeze D．withdraw14、A．preserved B．released C．displayed D．evaluated15、A．Lookingforward B．Lookingdown C．Lookingback D．Lookingup16、A．Though B．Since C．Unless D．Before17、A．actually B．somehow C．always D．never18、A．betrayed B．dropped C．impressed D．sponsored19、A．splitup B．hungaround C．movedaway D．brokedown20、A．experienced B．disturbed C．changed D．replacedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1WhenpeoplefindoutthatIamajournalist,theyoftenaskme:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefutureofnewspapers?ItellthemthatIthinkthefutureofcommunicationsismovingonline.Peopleexpectmetobefearfulforthefutureofprint.Afterall,insomepeople'smindsIwouldn'tbeabletobuildacareerinjournalismifitallmovesonline.However,strangelyenough,I’mactuallycomfortedbythefactthatonlinejournalismisbecomingusual.Iamabloggerwhohasalwaysbeenabletofindahomeformywritingonline.SinceIbeganwritingblogs,Ihavebecomeawareofhowmanypeopleyoucanreachwithonlinewriting.Comparethistothenewspaperscirculationbase,andyouwillhaveastrongreasonforonlinejournalism.InhersuccessfulblogposttitledTheJobIhavespentthelastyearlearningisnottheoneIwillhave,authorJennySuranestates,"Printisanexpensiveproducttolove.Andgeneralmanagers,publishersandeditorsmustnowfigureoutaprofitablewaytogettheirnewsintoreaders'heads.”Shegoesontostatethatpeopledon'tfeellikepickingupanewspapernowandwouldratherscroll(滾屏)throughtheirTwitterfeed,andgetnewsfrommanydifferentsources.Ifprintisdying,thenanewformofcommunicatinginformationisbeingborn.Theneedforinformationhasnotdied.Ifanything,ithasincreased.Whathasdied,rather,isthewayinwhichinformationispresented.Nowmorethanever,inthisageofinformation,thereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppatewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsources,ifitchoosesto.Isthefutureofprintgrim?Maybe,Butisthefutureofjournalismofcommunicatinginformationtopeople,grimaswell?Definitelynot.1、AccordingtoParagraph2,theauthorfeels.A．confidentaboutthefutureofhiscareerB．worriedaboutthefutureofprintC．tiredofbeinganewspaperjournalistD．embarrassedaboutonlinewriting2、WhatinformationisconveyedinJenny'sblogpost?,A．TwitterisnotverypopularB．ItishardtomanageonlinejournalismC．PrimstillhasitsadvantagesD．Peoplehavemorechoicestogetinformation3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grim”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．PromisingB．DepressingC．UnforgivingD．Encouraging4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToexplorethefutureofjournalismB．ToanalyzethecauseofprintdeclineC．ToexplainthebrightfutureofajournalistD．TointroduceasuccessfulblogpostaboutprintText2WhenKevinDurantgavehistearfulMVPspeechin2014,theNBAstarmadesuretothankonepersonwhohadbeentherewithhimfromtheverybeginning:hismother.HisheartfeltwordsaboutthesacrificesshemadeforDurantandhisbrotherledtoalifetimemovieaboutherjourneyasasingleparent,TheRealMVP:TheWandaDurantStory.Today,theNBAsuperstar’smomtravelsthecountryasamotivationalspeakerandphilanthropist(慈善家).OnMonday,shespokeatThomsonReuters’inNewYorkaboutherpersonalstrugglestoachievefinancialstabilityandsharedthefinancialadviceshegavehersonwhenheenteredtheleaguewithCNBC．“Iwantedhimtorealizehehasworkedhard,”shesays,“AnditisOKforhimtoenjoyhimselfbecauseofhishardwork.Butitisalsoimperativethathepreparesforhisfuture.”Whilesheadvisedhimtoenjoytherewardsofhislabor,shealsowantedtomakesurethathersonknewtheimportanceoffinancialplanning.Shetoldtheaudiencethatwhenshefoundherselfasingleparenttotwochildrenat21,shecouldn’tfollowthefinancialprinciples.Ratherthanplanningforthefuture,shefocusedonlyonhowhermoneycouldmakeendsmeetforthatmoment.Recently,DuranthasteamedupwithLaurenePowellJobsforanewphilanthropicprogramcalledCollegeTrackwhichisaimedathelpingdisadvantagedkidsattendcollege.Aspartoftheprogram,Duranthascommittedtodonating$10milliontohishometown’spublicschoolsystem.Durant’smomsaysthatinadditiontohisfinancialdecisions,sheisproudofhisphilanthropicworkandhisdesiretohelpthecommunity.“Ithoughtgivingbackwasalwaysveryimportant,andsowetalkedaboutthatandhehadseenthatfromusasafamilyandit’soneofthethingsthatItaughthim,”shesays.1、WhatisTheRealMVP:TheWandaDurantStorymainlyabout?A．Durant’scareerpath.B．Durant’shardchildhood.C．Durant’smother’sdevotiontothefamily.D．Durant’smother’sstrugglingtobeindependent.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“imperative”inparagraph3mean?A．Enjoyable. B．Important.C．Unusual. D．Hopeful.3、WhatarethefinancialprinciplesofDurant’smom?A．Enjoyingnowandplanningforthefuture.B．Sharingrewardsandcreatingacharityprogram.C．Spendinglessmoneyandsavingfortheemergencies.D．Donatingmoneytothecharityandhelpingmoreschools.4、WhatmadeDurantpayattentiontothecharityprogram?A．Hiskindheart. B．Hispoorhometown.C．Hismother’steaching. D．Hisdifficultlifeexperiences.Text3Theworld’sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction，threateninga“catastrophiccollapseofnature’secosystems”，accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview．Morethan40％ofinsectspeciesaredecliningandthirdareendangered，theanalysisfound．Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals，birdsandreptiles．“Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus，forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb．Theypollinate(授粉)thelargemajorityofplantspecies，keepthesoilhealthy，recyclenutrients，controlpests，andmuchmore．Lovethemor1oathethem，wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects，”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK．Theanalysis，publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation，saysintensive(集約型)agricultureisthemaindriverofthedeclines，particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides．Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors．“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped，thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanet’secosystemsandforthesurvivalofmankind．Itisveryrapid．In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless，in50yearsonlyhalfleftandin100yearsyouwillhavenone，”saidreviewauthorFranciscoSánchez-Bayo，attheUniversityofSydney，Australia．Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds，reptiles，amphibiansandfishthateatinsects．“Ifthisfoodsourceistakenaway，alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath，”hesaid．SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico，wherearecentstudyrevealeda98％fallingroundinsectsover35years．MattShardlow，attheconservationcharityBuglife，said：“Itisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitifulstateoftheworld’sinsectpopulations．Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanet’secologyisbreakingandthereisaneedforastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends．”1、Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?A．Theyarevitaltoecosystems． B．Theyprovidefoodforpests．C．Theypollinateallplants． D．Theyenrichthesoil．2、Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?A．Moreandmoretrees． B．Restrictionsonpesticides．C．Upgradingagriculture． D．Friendlyenvironment．3、Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?A．Inparagraph1． B．Inparagraph2．C．Inparagraph3． D．Inparagraph4．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanscansurvivethepunishmentofnatureB．Insectdecliningisbreakingnature’secosystemsC．Nature’secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumansD．InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRicoText4RecentlyIandotherRedCrossvolunteersmetagroupofvictimsfromHurricaneKatrina.Wewerethere,asmentalhealthprofessionals,tooffer“psychological(心理的)firstaid”andIwasstruckbythesimplehealingpowerofpresence.Aswewalkedinthegatetotheshelter,weweregreetedwithaburstofgratitudefromthefirstpersonwemet.Ifeltappreciated,butalsoguilty,becauseIhadn’treallydoneanythingyet.Ifirstrealizedthepowerofpresencemanyyearsagowhenafriend’smotherpassedawayunexpectedly.Ihadreceivedacallsayingshehadjustpassedaway.Iwantedtorushdownthereimmediately,butdidn’twanttodisturbthisverypersonalperiodofsadness.Iwastornaboutwhattodo.Anotherfriendwithmethensaid,“Justgo.Justbethere.”Idid,andIwillneverregretit.Sincethen,Ihavenothesitatedtobeinthepresenceofothers.OnceIsatatthebedsideofayoungmansufferingfromthepainofhisAIDS-relateddying.Hewasnotawake,andobviouslyunawareofothers’presence.However,theatmospherewasbynomeanssolemn.Hisfamily,playingguitarsandsinging,allowedhimtobepresentwiththemasthoughhewerestillfullyalive.Inmylife,Iamrepeatedlystruckbythehealingpowerofpresence.Init,noneofusaretrulyalone.Itisnotonlysomethingwegivetoothersbutalsochangesmeforthebetter.1、Whywerethehurricanevictimsgratefultotheauthor?A．Hebuiltsheltersforthem.B．Hecametostaywiththem.C．Hegaveimmediatefirstaidtothem.D．Hebroughtmentalhealthprofessionals.2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenhisfriend’smotherpassedaway?A．Hedecidednottodisturb.B．Hewenttohisfriends’atonce.C．Heknewwhattodoinstantly.D．Hehesitatedoverwhethertogo.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“solemn”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Heavybutwarm.B．Alittlesadbutcomfortable.C．Relaxinganddelightful.D．Veryseriousandunhappy.4、Whathastheauthorlearnedfromhisexperience?A．Beingpresentcanmakeabigdifference.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Thefamilyharmonyisthehappiestthinginlife.D．Beingavolunteercanmakeone’slifemoresignificant.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Accordingtoour1．(appoint),ImadeupmymindtodrivetoSouthCarolinatomeetmyfriendsinmyusedcarThoughIhadonlybeenthereoncebeforeanddidnotknowthewayverywellIwasonthehighwayafterIhadmadesomeinquiries(詢問)AtAshvelle,therewasacrossroadat2．Icouldgoonalongthemainroad3．(construct)in2015orIcouldtakeashortcutTheshortcutwastocrossseveralhillsandwasdangerous,IhesitatedforalittlewhileandthenchosethemainroadNowuntilIdrovealongwaydidsomethingstrangehappenIfounditwasnotthecorrectroadthatIwantedtotake,butthehillyroadIdecidedtoavoid“WhatshallIdo?”IaskedmyselfIfIwentbacktotakethatroadagain,itwouldbeverylatebythetimeIgottoColumbia4．(think)itover,Idecidedtogoon“Ifotherpeoplecangoalongthisroad,whycan’tI?”Iencouragedmyselfandconcentrated5．mydrivingIdrove6．(cautious)andhopedmycarwouldnotbreak7．onthewayTheshortcut,tomysurprise,wasnotthatdangerousInfact,itwasonlyaverypeacefulcountryroad,goingupanddowntwolowhillsOnbothsidesoftheroad8．(be)trees,wildflowers,andfarmswithcowsandhorses,whichleftmeadeepimpressionMyfearwasgonewiththewindListeningtothebeautifulcountrymusicovermycarstereo(立體聲),IdroveonandenjoyedthescenerywhichwassoquietandsonaturalEvenmyusedcarforgottogivemeproblemsItwasjustinthislightheartednessthatIarrivedatmydestination9．(tell)whathadhappenedtome,myfriendsalladmiredmeTheythoughtitsoundedlikeanadventureandso10．IOverweightchildrenandteenagersagedbetween5and18intheChinamainland1．(reach)2．5millionin2018,anumber3．surpass(超過)thepopulationofSpain,astudysaidAccordingtothestudy,amongtheobeseChineseyouth,millionsofthem4．(report)tosufferfromallkindsofdiseasesItalsostatedthatinalltherewouldbe268millionoverweightschool-agedchildrenworldwideby2025,5．(include)91millionobesechildren,ifno6．(effect)measurescouldbetakentostoptheexistingtrendsInactivityandtheconsumptionofjunkfoodandsodadrinkcontributed7．thegrowingnumberofoverweightyouthintheworld8．(respond)totheincreaseofobesechildreninChina,theStateCouncilreleased9．guidelinethisyearTheguidelineaimedtopreventmorechildrenfrombecomingobeseanditsuggestedthatthelocalgovernmentinChina10．(strengthen)thetrainingofmedicalstaffaroundchildren’shealthandpromoteknowledgeof11．(balance)eatinganddrinkinghabitsamongtheirparentsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoSay“HelpMe”inAmericanSignLanguageAmericanSignLanguage(ASL)isthestandardsignlanguageusedbythedeafcommunityintheUnitedStates.ASLisameansforthedeaftocommunicate.ASLisnotareplication(復制)ofEnglish.ItisvastlydifferentfromBritishSignLanguage(BSL).1、Tosignthephrase“helpme”inAmericanSignLanguage,usethesesteps.★Makethe“help”sign.Placetherightfirstontopoftheflatleftpalm（手掌）.Elbowsshouldbeslightlyout.Raisehandstogether.2、Somepeopledothissignbyplacingtheleftfistontherightpalm.Doithoweveryourlocalteachersordeaffriendsdoit.★Combinewithmovement.3、Inthisphrase,startthemovementtowardthepersonbeingaddressed.Ifyouaretalkingtosomeoneinfrontofyouandstartthesigntoyourrightandbringitnearertoyou,itmeans“Hehelpsme.”Ifyoustartthesignneartotheotherpersonandbringittowardyourself,itmeans“Youhelpme.”However,thesigncanbemadewithouthavingtosigneachword.★Addfacialexpressions.AmericanSignLanguageisavisuallanguage.4、Raisedeyebrows,forexample,usuallyconveyaquestion,suchas“Youhelpme?”or“Willyouhelpme?”Aharshorfrowningexpressionmeansimportanceorurgency,asin“Helpme!”★5、AmericanSignLanguagehasanentirealphabetusingfingersigns.Bylearningtheentirealphabet,anindividualcanusehis/herfingerstospellanyword,asinthiscase“Help!”★Tips&Warnings:Signingshouldbecomfortable.Holdhandsandarmswheretheyaremostcomfortable;forolderpeople,thismaybelower.A．Learntofingerspell.B．Asksomeoneforhelp.C．Facialexpressionaddgreatlytothemeaning.D．Thisissimilartothegestureofassistingsomethingupwards.E.ASLhasaclearvocabulary,grammarandsentencestructure.F.Weacquiresignlanguageinthesamewayasweacquirespokenlanguage.G.ASLusesthedirectionofthemovementtodeterminethesubjectofthephrase.Empathyistheabilitytoimaginewhatitmustbelikeinsomeoneelse’ssituation.Itisanessentialpartofwhatitmeanstobehuman,totheextentthatwearesuspiciousofanyonewhodoesnotshowempathyintheirbehavior.1、Wereadnovels,watchtelevisionandgotothetheatre,andpartofourenjoymentcomesfromunderstandingthedilemmafacedbythecharactersbecauseweknowhowwewouldfeelifwewereinthesamesituation.2、Onestudyhasshownanimalsdisplayingempathytowardsotheranimalsandtowardshumans.Creaturesfromacrosstheanimalkingdomsuchasbeesandwhales,aswellasdomesticpets,displaybehaviorthatsuggeststheycooperatewithandprotecteachother.Inanotherstudy,psychiatristJulesMassermanandhisteamconducted