考研《英語一》嵐皋縣2023年臨考沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Asayoungman,Alwasaskilledartist,apotter.Hehadawifeandtwofinesons.Onenight,hisoldestson36aseverestomachacheanddiedsuddenly.Tomakemattersworse,hiswifelefthimashorttimelater,37himalonewithhissix-year-oldyoungerson.Thehurtandpainofthetwosituationswere_38_Alcouldhandle,andhe_39toalcohol.Albegantoloseeverythinghepossessed---hishome,hisland,hisartobjects,everything.40hediedaloneinaSanFranciscomotelroom.WhenIheardofAl’sdeath,Ireactedwiththesamedisdain（蔑視）theworldshowsforonewhoendshislifewithnothing41_left.“Whatacompletefailure!”Ithought.“Whatatotally42__life!”Astimewentby,Ibegantore-evaluatemyearlier_43judgment.Yousee,IknewAl’snowadultson,Ernie.Heisoneofthekindest,most44mostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.IwatchedErniewithhischildrenandsawthefree45ofthelovebetweenthem.Iknewthatkindnessandcaringhadtocome46somewhere.Ihadn’theardErnietalkmuchabouthisfather.Itissohardto47analcoholic.OnedayIgetupmy48toaskhim.“I’mreallypuzzledbysomething,”Isaid.“Iknowyourfatherwasbasicallytheonlyoneto49you.50onearthdidhedothatyoubecamesuchaspecialperson?Erniesat_51_andthoughtforafewmoments.Thenhesaid,“Frommy_52memoriesasachilduntilIlefthomeat18,Alcameintomyroomeverynight,gavemea153andsaid,“Iloveyou,son.”TearscametomyeyesasIrealizedwhatafoolIhadbeento54Alasafailure.Hehadnotleftanymaterialpossessionbehind,55heleftbehindoneofthefinest,mostgivingmenIhaveeverknown.1、A．obtained B．developed C．cured D．recovered2、A．taking B．locking C．finding D．leaving3、A．morethan B．lessthan C．otherthan D．ratherthan4、A．got B．turned C．loved D．changed5、A．Luckily B．Suddenly C．Eventually D．Jokingly6、A．material B．expensive C．real D．special7、A．happy B．thoughtful C．deserted D．wasted8、A．angry B．sharp C．actual D．proper9、A．handsome B．rich C．caring D．ordinary10、A．flow B．rise C．fly D．move11、A．out B．from C．up D．down12、A．defend B．become C．discuss D．argue13、A．confidence B．courage C．belief D．strength14、A．feed B．love C．care D．raise15、A．How B．What C．Why D．Which16、A．angrily B．comfortably C．quietly D．excitedly17、A．earliest B．nearest C．best D．hardest18、A．pat B．lesson C．kiss D．present19、A．judge B．say C．remember D．respect20、A．so B．and C．but D．orSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B．C．ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).1、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Howinternationalletterstravel. B．Asurprisingmethodfordeliveringmail.C．Thehistoryofpostalsystems. D．Changesinthemethodsofcommunication.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRenouarddeVelayeristrue?A．Hiswasagovernment-controlledsystem.B．Hiscompetitorsdestroyedhisbusiness.C．Hissystemlastedforhundredsofyears.D．Inhissystem,thepersonwhoreceivedtheletterpaidthepostagefees.3、Whichofthesystemsmentionedinthepassagewasmostlikethepostalsystemtoday?A．Egyptian. B．Chinese.C．deVelayer's. D．vonTaxis's.4、WhatwasRolandHill'sgreatestachievement?A．Hemadeletterwritingaccessibletotheaverageperson.B．HemadealotofmoneyfortheBritishpostalsystem.C．Hemadestampcollectingapopularhobby.D．Hewonanawardforletterwriting.Text2Supermarketshelvesarefilledwithplant-basedalternativestocowmilk,includingsoy,nut,andcoconutmilk.Theseproductsarepopularwithconsumerswhocannotdrinkcows’milkforhealthreasons,aswellaswiththoseconcernedaboutanimalwelfareandenvironmentalsustainability.Whilethedairy-free(非乳制的)optionsworkwellwithcerealorincoffee,theyfailmiserablywhenitcomestomakingmilk-basedproductslikecheeseoryogurt.However,theseshortcomingsmaysoonbeathingofthepast,thankstoanewcompanyinCalifornia,whichhasfiguredouthowtocreateanimal-freemilkinalaboratory!PerumalGandhiandRyanPandyafoundedthecompanyin2014afterbecomingincreasinglyannoyedwiththelackofcows’milk-freealternatives,particularlyforcheese.ForGandhi,whostoppedconsuminganimalproductsfiveyearsearlierduetoenvironmentalandanimalwelfareconcerns,themotivationtocreateabetteralternativestemmedfromhisloveofcheesypizza.Pandyawasspurredintotakingactionafterbeingforcedtoeatsome“reallybad”dairy-freecreamcheeseonhissandwichThetwoMITbiomedicalengineeringscientistsdecidedtojoinforcestocreateamorerealisticalternativetodairy-basedproducts.Intheiruniversitylab,thepairspentninemonthsfirstisolatingcowDNAtheninsertingitintoyeast(酵母).Thisgeneticmodificationenabledtheyeasttoproducethenecessarymilkproteins.Thefinalstepoftheprocessinvolvedmixingtheproteinswithsomeplantnutrientsandfats.Thedairy-freemilknotonlytastesliketherealthingbutisalsohealthier,hasalongershelflifeand,mostimportantofall,isEarthfriendly.Accordingtothecompany’swebsite,whencomparedtoconventionalmilkproduction,theirprocessuses65%lessenergy,creates84%olessgreenhousegasemissionsandrequires91%lesslandandanamazing98%lesswater!Bestofall,sinceitcontainsrealmilkproteins,theproductbehaveslikethecow-producedversion,whichmeansvegetarianconsumerswillnolongerhavetodealwithsoggycheeseontheirsandwichesandpizzas.Thecompanyplanstobringtheircreationtomarketlaterthisyearandtheirfirstproductwillmostlikelybecheesesincetherearealreadynumerousgoodcows’milkalternativesavailabletoconsumers.1、Theunderlinedword"those"inparagraph1refersto_______.A．alternativesB．peopleC．productsD．reasons2、Thecompanysfoundersweremotivatedtomakethenewproductbecauseof_______.A．theirdeepconcernfortheenvironmentB．theirworrythatfarmanimalswerepoorlytreatedC．theover-consumptionofthedairy-basedproductsD．thepoortasteofdairy-freecheesepresentlyavailable3、Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4?A．Thedairy-freeproductscannotbestoredforalongtime.B．Thenewproductswilltastebetterthandairy-basedones.C．Cowfarmingcausesconsiderableenvironmentaldamage.D．Thedairy-freemilkwillbemoreexpensivethancow’smilk.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthierCheeseB．NewMilkSavesPlanetC．FresherMilk,BetterFutureD．MakingMilkwithoutCowsText3Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butsittingforlongperiodsoftimewillhurtyouforever.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbones(骨盆)torotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine（脊椎）,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgetpainfulorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveins（靜脈）andnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whichofthefollowingisnottheconsequenceofcrossinglegs?A．Neckandbackgethurt.B．Feetandlegsbecomenumb.C．Bloodpressuregoesup.D．Pelvicboneskeepperfectpostures.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rotate”inPara3mean?A．breakseriouslyB．hurtgreatlyC．movecasuallyD．straightensuddenly3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．HowtochooseapropersittingpostureB．ItisadvisablenottositwithlegscrossedC．HowtodevelopbeneficialhabitsD．Bloodpressureharmsourbodies.Text4TheFrickCollection(5thAvenueandE.70thStreet)ManyartloverswouldrathervisitthissmallartgallerythananyotherinNewYork.HenryClayFrick,arichNewYorker,diedin1919,leavinghishouse,furnitureandartcollectionstoAmericanpeople.Frickhadapreferenceforpre-twentiethcenturyWesternpaintings,andthesearewell-representedinthisexcellentcollection.YoucanalsoexploreFrick’sbeautifulhouseandgardenwhicharewellworthavisitGuggenheimMuseum(5thAvenueand88thStreet)Thismuseumowns5,000excellentmodernpaintings,sculpturesanddrawings.Theseartworksarenotalldisplayedatthesametime.Theexhibitionisalwayschanging.ItwillappealtothosewholoveImpressionistandPost-Impressionistpaintings.TheGuggenheimMuseumbuildingisalsoworld-famous.Thebestwaytoseethepaintingsistostartfromthetopfloorandwalkdowntothebottom.Therearenostairs,justacircular(環形的)path.MetropolitanMuseumofArt(5thAvenueand82ndStreet)Thereputationofthismuseumliesinthevarietyofitsartcollection.Thiscoversmorethan5,000yearsofcivilizationfrommanypartsoftheworld.Themuseumdisplaysmorethanjustthevisualdelightsofart.Itintroducesyouinancientwaysofliving.YoucanvisitanEgyptiantemple,afragrantMinggarden,atypicalroominan18thcenturyFrenchhouseandmanyotherspecialexhibitions.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt(945MadsionAvenue,near75thStreet)TheWhitneyholdsanexcellentcollectionorcontemporaryAmericanpaintingsandsculptures.Therearenopermanentdisplaysinthismuseumandexhibitionschangeallthetime.Everytwoyears,theWhitneyholdsaspecialexhibitionofnewartbylivingartists.Themuseumalsoshowsvideosandfilmsbycontemporaryvideoartists.1、WhatcanweknowaboutHenryClayFrick?A．Heoncelivedapoorlife.B．Hehadadeeploveforhiscountry.C．Heleftallhispossessionstohisfamily.D．Helovedtwentiethcenturypaintingsverymuch.2、WhatdoGuggenheimMuseumandWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArthaveincommon?A．Theybothhavestairsintheirbuildings.B．Theybothholdartworksbylivingartists.C．Theexhibitionsinthemarealwayschanging.D．Theybothdisplaymodernpaintings,sculpturesanddrawings.3、Ifyouareinterestedinancientcivilization,youcangoto________.A．TheFrickCollection B．GuggenheimMuseumC．WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt D．MetropolitanMuseumofArt4、WhatcanweinferaboutWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt?A．Thereareonlypaintingsofgreatartists.B．Itislocatedinthesameavenueastheothers.C．Youcan’tenjoynewartoflivingartistseachyear.D．Itisnotaspopularamongartloversastheothermuseums.5、Thepassageismainlyabout________A．somefamousartists B．somefamouspaintingsC．somefamousplacesofinterest D．somefamousartmuseumsPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)LiNaisrecognizedwiththehighesthonorinherprofessionShebecamethefirstAsian-bornplayer1．(head)totheInternationalTennisHallofFamein2．Itcannotcoverall3．LienduredtoreachthetopofthetennisworldAsforher,itmeanseverything―the4．(tear),thetoughtimes,andthepainEverything5．(pay)backTennishasbeenadynamicstageforsomeofthemost6．(influence)peopleinsportsandsociety,fromArthurAshetoSerenaWilliamsLiNaisaworthymemberofthatHall—amodestwomanfromChina,whoseimpactinAsiaisthe7．(great)WhenLi,37,beganplayingtennisat8mostpeopleinChinadidnotevenknowwhatthesportwasButwhenshe8．(win)the2011FrenchOpentobecomeChina’sfirstGrandSlam(大滿貫)singleschampion,116millionpeopleinhercountrywatched9．finalontelevisionBeforethat,peoplethoughtAsianplayerswerenotsuitable10．tennisLiNa,withher11．(determine)andpioneeringcourage,madepeoplerealizeitisreachableThemooncakefeaturesoneveryMid-AutumnFestivaldiningtable,and1．(tradition)comeswithfillingslikefivekernels(amixtureoffivedifferentnuts)andredbeanpasteThesemooncakeflavorsrepresentthetastesofvarious2．(area)inChina,withfavoritefillingsvaryingfromprovincetoprovinceHowever,traditionschangewiththetimes,and3．domooncakeflavorsToday,manypeoplelikeHongKong-stylemooncakes,4．(go)crazyforthatunbeatablemelt-in-the-mouthfeeling5．comesfromsinkingyourteethintothesemouth-wateringcakesAnotherpopularstyleisthemooncakewithacrayfish(小龍蝦)flavorThecrayfish6．(select)formooncakesshouldbefreshandaliveBecauseoflimitedingredients,onlyasmallnumberofcrayfishmooncakes7．(put)onsaleeachday,forcingmanytoqueueupforhoursThethoroughlymodernmooncakeisnotonlyaboutnewflavors,8．involvesdesigningdistinctpatternsSanxinduimuseuminSichuanProvincethatisfamous9．themasksandsculpturesfromChina'sBronzeAgehasintroducedaspecialrangeofmooncakeswithbronzestatuepatterns,acreativedesignthatissure10．(please)mooncakeloversSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Whereyouchoosetostaycanmakeorbreakyourvacationexperience.Buteventhemostexperiencedtravelersmaynotknowthedifferencebetweenthetwomaintypesofhomes-away-from-home—hotelsandmotels.1、Theanswerisn’tassimpleasyou’dthink.Thesetwotypesoflodging(住宿)havethesamebasicpurpose—aplacefortravelerstosleep.2、Forinstance，theycametobefordifferentreasons，andatverydifferenttimes.Theword“hotel”datesbacktothe1600sandcomesfromaFrenchword，h?tel.Thatword，justliketheEnglishone.referredtoaplacethatprovideslodging，meals，entertainment，andotherservicestotravelers.3、Thisworddatesbacktothe1920sandcombinesthewords“hotel”and“motor.”AsAmerica’smajorhighwaysystemdeveloped，sodidmotels，fillingtheneedforroadsidestopsformotoriststravelingcross-country.4、Hotelstendtobebuiltforlongerstays，whilemotelsareintendedmoreforone-ortwo-nightstopsalongajourney.Becauseofthis，hotelsaremuchmorelikelytohaveofferingslikelounges，gyms，andentertainment.5、Wanttheplaceyoustaytobejustasmuchapartofyourtravelexperienceasanythingelse?Chooseahotel，Justneedaplacetopopinandoutoftoshowerandsleep?Amotelmightbethebetterchoice.A．Therearemanysecretsthathotelswon’ttellyou.B．Butthereareplentyoffeaturesthatsetthemapart.C．Haveyoueverstayedinamotelonyourvacation?D．Motels，ontheotherhand，areamuchmorerecentlodgingoption.E.Besidestheirfirstletters，isthereanyrealdifferencebetweenthem?F.So，intheend，itcomesdowntowhatyouwantfromyourtripandfromyourlodging.G.Therearealsootherdifferencesthat