考研《英語一》河南省焦作市解放區2023年考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Acomfortzone,particularlyforstudentsinhighschool,servesasanon-risk,no-failureandnon-rejectionzone.It1thatmostteenagersarenot2toextendthemselvesortakerisksintheirlifeandthey3wanttoescapefromtheirparents.Myfirst4ofbeingthrownoutofmycomfortzonewasinmyhighschool.Manyofmyfriendsinthefirstyearhadstartedto5,regardlessoftheresults,withalcohol,drugsorother6things.Forthem,itwas7tocaremoreaboutalcohol,partiesorgirlfriends/boyfriendsratherthantheir8,studyorotherfriends.Thatwasnotthecasewithme.Noneofmyfriendshadthedeterminationto9theirriskybehavior,includingpressureinthenewgroupandthenewcomfortzoneofgoingalongwithnewfriends.10,theysimplyreplacedonecomfortzonewithanotherriskieronewithpotentiallysevereresults.Thosehadlittle11forme.Iconsideredmyselftobesmarterthanmyoldfriendsandwastryingtodevelop12anddiverseinterests.Ithrewmyselfintomy13andspentalongtimeinthelibrary.Itookanactivepartincommunityservice.Igainedconfidenceandtherewardsofmystudy14myoldfriendswanderedinschool,withlittlethoughtorconcernfortheir15.Couldtheysupportthemselvesinthefuture?Becauseofour16opinion,interestsandvalues,theonly17ofourfriendship,wechosetoendit.Icouldn’t18theirgroupjusttobeaccepted.19Iwentthroughahighschoolstudent’sworstexperience—havingnopeer（同齡人）group.AquotefromthetelevisionseriesBoyMeetsWorld20mypersonalexperiencewithpeergroups:“Loseonefriend,loseallfriends,butdon’tloseyourself.”1、A．reflectsB．allowsC．notesD．determines2、A．openB．willingC．proudD．devoted3、A．alreadyB．yetC．stillD．even4、A．gameB．gradeC．experienceD．example5、A．compareB．adjustC．experimentD．fight6、A．painfulB．powerfulC．strangeD．unhealthy7、A．coolB．wiseC．uniqueD．rare8、A．holidaysB．familiesC．projectsD．businesses9、A．exhibitB．admitC．planD．stress10、A．UnfortunatelyB．SurprisinglyC．HopefullyD．Interestingly11、A．dangerB．regretC．doubtD．appeal12、A．popularB．strongC．newD．close13、A．discoveryB．habitC．studyD．memory14、A．ifB．becauseC．thoughD．while15、A．futureB．journeyC．friendshipD．wealth16、A．legalB．differentC．poorD．public17、A．systemB．trendC．basisD．design18、A．makeupforB．keepawayfromC．lookdownonD．goalongwith19、A．BynomeansB．OnthecontraryC．AsaresultD．Inadditionto20、A．enjoysB．explainsC．sendsD．gathers.SectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1AcardealershipinmyhometownofAlbuquerquewassellingsixtoeightnewcarsaday.Iwasalsotoldthat72percentofthisdealership’sfirst-timevisitorsreturnedforasecondvisit.Iwascurious.Howdoesacardealershipget72percentofitsfirst-timevisitorstoreturn?Andhowcantheysellsixtoeightcarsadayinadecliningcarmarket?WhenIwalkedintoSaturnofAlbuquerquethatFriday,thestafftheredidn’tknowmefromAdam;yettheysharedwithmetheirpricingpolicy,theprofitmarginoneverymodel,andstaffincome.TheyevenopenedtheirtrainingmanualsformyreviewandinvitedmebackonSaturdayifIwantedmoreinformation.OnSunday,thedayaftermysecondvisittotheSaturnstore,mywife,Jane,andIwerewalkingaswefrequentlydo.OnthisparticularJunemorning,Janegentlyslippedherhandinmineandsaidtenderly,＂Idon’tknowifyouremember,buttoday’smyfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.＂Iwassurprised,partiallybecauseIwasembarrassedthatIhadforgottenand,partiallybecause....Well,Ididn’tknowwhattodowithJane’sinformation.Thenextday,Monday,Janewentofftoworkteachingschool.Stillnotknowingwhattodotomarkthisspecialoccasion,IdidthemostimpetuousthingI’veeverdoneinmylife:IboughtanewSaturn.Ididn’tpickthecolororthemodel,butIpaidcashandtoldthemI’dbringJaneinonWednesdayat4:30.ItoldthemwhyIwasbuyingthecar.OnTuesday,itdawnedonmethatJanealwayswantedawhitecar.IcalledthesalesconsultantatSaturn,andIaskedhimifhehadanythingwhiteinthestore.Hesaidhehadoneleftbuthecouldn’tguaranteeit’dstillbeavailableonWednesdayat4:30becausetheyweresellingsofast.IsaidI’dtakemychancesandaskedhimtoputitintheshowroom.Wednesdaycame.Unexpectedly,someoneinourfamilywasadmittedtothehospital.So,itwasn’tuntil9:30SaturdaymorningwhenwefinallymadeourwaytotheSaturnstore.JanehadneverbeeninaSaturnstore.Whenwewentthroughthefrontdoor,theLordtookcontrolofherfeetandhermouth.ShesawthatlittlewhiteSaturncoupeallthewayacrosstheshowroomfloor.Shequicklypassedamulti-coloredseaofautomobiles,satinthelittlewhiteSaturnandsaid,＂Oh,whataprettylittlecar.CanIhaveanewcar?＂Isaid,＂No.Notuntiloursongraduatesfromcollege.＂Shesaid,＂I’msickandtiredofdrivingthatoldDodge,Iwantanewcar.＂Isaid,＂Ipromise,justthreemoresemestersandhe’llbeout.＂Next,Janewalkedaroundtothefrontofthecar.Asshelookeditover,sheletoutthemostblood-curdling,shrillscreamI’deverheardin29yearsofmarriage.Now,beforeItellyouwhyJanescreamed,letmetellyouwhatthesalesconsultanthaddone.Hehadorderedalarge,professionallyengravedsign(whitelettersonblue).ThesignstoodaloneonthehoodofthelittlewhiteSaturncoupe.Itsaid＂Congratulations,Jane.Thiscarisyours.Fiveyearscancer-free.Let’scelebratelife.FromTeamSaturn＂EveryemployeeatSaturnofAlbuquerquehadsignedthebackofthatsign.Janesawit,screamed,collapsedinmyarmsandcriedloudly.Ididn’tknowwhattodo.Iwasintears.Itookoutmyinvoice(發票)fromthepreviousMonday,pointingtothewhitecoupe,said,＂No,honey,thiscarisn’tyours.Iboughtyouthisone.＂Itappedtheinvoicewithmyindexfinger.Janesaid,＂No,Iwantthisonerighthere.＂Whilethisconversationwasgoingon,therewasnooneinthestore.Thesalesconsultanthadarrangeditsothatwecouldsharethemomentalone.Evenso,it’simpossibletohavealotofprivacywhensomanypeoplearestandingoutsidetheshowroomwindowslookingin.WhenJanescreamedandcollapsedinmyarms,Isaweverybodyoutsideapplaudandbegintocry.1、WhydidthewritervisittheSaturnofAlbuquerquethatFriday?A．Hewantedtocollectsomerawmaterialsforhisstory.B．Hewasaskedtowriteareportaboutthatcarstore.C．Hewastoldthecarstorewaslaunchingapricereductionactivity.D．Hesimplywantedtoseewhythecarstoreenjoyedsomuchpopularity.2、WhydidthewriterbuyanewSaturn?A．Becausehiscarwassooldthathedidn’twanttodriveitanylonger.B．BecauseJanewantedanewcarforherfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.C．Becausehewantedtomarkhiswife’sfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.D．Becausehethoughtthecarcouldbehelpfultohiswife’srecoveryfromcancer.3、Whendidthewriterdecideuponthewhitecar?A．OnthenextTuesday.B．OnthefirstFriday.C．OnthesecondWednesday.D．OnthefirstSaturday.4、HowdidJanefeelwhenshesawthesignonthecar?A．Surprisedandthrilled.B．Angrybutsatisfied.C．Shockedandfrightened.D．Skepticalbutoverjoyed.5、Whichofthefollowingbelongstothemostwonderfulpartofthisstory?A．PayingcashforanewSaturn.B．Pickingupthenewcarinthestore.C．Thecouple’sconversationonthestreet.D．Thewriter’sfirstvisittothecarstore.6、Thepurposeofthewriterwritingthisstoryis________.A．tointroduceanewtypeofcarB．totellreadersofhislovelywifeC．tosinghighpraiseforacarstoreD．toshowhisdeeploveforhiswifeText2DarkSkyParksaroundtheWorldWarrumbungleNationalParkSituatedinthecentralwestslopesofNewSouthWalesisAustralia’sonlydarkskypark,Warrumbungle.TheparkhasservedasadarkskyparksinceJuly2016.Itscrystal-clearnightskiesandhighaltitudemakeitanatural,educational,andastronomicalheritagesiteinthesouthernhalfoftheearth.TouristscanuseAustralia’slargestopticaltelescopewithintheparkboundariestoviewtheauroras(極光)，theMilkyWay,andfaintshootingstars.SarkSarkisaChannelIslandnearthecoastofNormandyundertheprotectionoftheUK.ItwastheWorld’sFirstDarkSkyIslandsetupinJanuary2011.Itshistoricalandculturalblendattractsover40,000touristsannually.Withnomotorvehiclesandpubliclightingontheisland,thereisanexceptionalviewofthedarkskies.ArichMilkyWayisvisibleinthedarknightskiesfromtheshoresoftheisland.PicduMidideBigorrePicduMidideBigorreinFrancewasdesignatedasadarkskyparkinDecember2013makingitthesecondlargestdarkskyparkintheworld.Theparkcovers3.112squarekilometersspreadacrossthePyreneesNationalParkandUNESCO’sWorldHeritagesite,Pyrenees-MontPerdu.Theparkattractsoveronehundredstarwatcherseveryyear.TheObservatoryMidi-Pyrenees,whichwasbuiltin1870,isoneoftheworld’shighestmuseumsataheightof2,877metersabovesealevel.RamonCrater/MakhteshRamonRamonCraterisaunique1,100-square-kilometernaturereservelocatedintheNegevDesertinIsrael.In2017,theRamonCraterbecamethefirstdesignateddarkskyparkintheMiddleEast.Itslocation,roughclimate,andforbiddinglandscapethatarecharacteristicoftheNegevhavelargelydefeatedhistoricalattemptsforhumansettlement,makingitagreatplacetoviewthenightskies.Stargazersusuallycampinthedeserttohaveanuninterruptedviewofthestars,planets,andtheMilkyWay.1、Whichparkservesasaheritagesiteforastronomy?A．Sark.B．PicduMidideBigorre.C．WarrumbungleNationalPark.D．RamonCrater/MakhteshRamon.2、WhatdoweknowaboutSarkfromthepassage?A．Notasinglecarrunsthere.B．ItwasanislandbelongingtoNormandy.C．TheMilkyWaycanonlybeseenthere.D．Visitorsliketostayontheislandingroups.3、WhatmakesitdifficultforhumanstoliveinRamonCrater?A．Highaltitude. B．Thelargearea.C．Geographicalconditions. D．Culturalfeatures.Text3It’s3o’clockandyou’vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolateovercomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn’t.Hereisanothersituation.Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyourmomusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeoffood.Andtheyarenormal.ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorkscomparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairlysimpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger.”Whenourstomachsburnupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone(荷爾蒙)sendsamessagetoonepartofthebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivates(使活躍)brainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.So,somescientistscallfoodcravings“mindhunger.”Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighinfatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.Ina2007study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthat“dietingorrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcraving.”So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fastingisabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallforashortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmaybemoretoblamethanyourstomach.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Toremindreadersoftheirownspecialfood.B．Todeepentheunderstandingofhunger.C．Toreportthediscoveryofcravingstudy.D．Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.2、Whatdowelearnaboutfoodcraving?A．Itshowsfoodislinkedtofeelings.B．Itensuresapersonsurviveshunger.C．Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell.D．Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.3、What’sthelikelyresultofdieting?A．Thedecreaseofchemicals.B．Theincreaseoffooddesire.C．Therefusaloffatandsugar.D．Thedisappearanceofappetite.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Thefunctionsofbrainareas.B．Whathungerisallabout.C．Thefindingsoffoodcraving.D．Whatdietingmaybringus.Text4SANFRANCISCO(AP)-SamsungsaysnewGalaxyNote7smartphoneswillbeavailableinU.S.stonesstartingWednesdaytoreplaceabout1milliondevicesthatarebeingrecalledbecausetheirbatteriescancatchfire.TheSouthKoreancompanyhasbeenscramblingtofixproblemscausedbyfaultybatteriesinthelatestversionofitstopofthelinesmartphonewhichfirstwentonsalelastmonth.WhenitfirstofferedonSept.2toreplacetheaffectedNote7phonesSamsungsaiditwouldswapthemformodelsofitsotherphonessuchastheGalaxyS7untilsuppliesofreplacementNote7devicesbecameavailable.SamsungfolloweduplastweekbyannouncingthatU.S.consumerswhohadpurchasedoneoftherecalledphonescouldchoosebetweenareplacementorarefundfrothedevicewhichsellsforabout$850.ThatofferwasjointlyannouncedwithofficialsattheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommissionafterSamsungwascriticizedfornotcoordinatingmorecloselywiththecommission.SafetyofficialshaveurgedNote7ownerstoturnofftheirphonesandreturnthemimmediately.TheycitedreportsofNote7batteriesoverheatingintheUnitedStatesincluding26instanceswhereindividualswereburnedand55thatcausedpropertydamage.Theproblemdoesn’taffectallNote7phonesbecauseSamsungusesbatteriesfromdifferentsuppliers.Butthecompanyhassaidabout2.5milliondevicesmaybeaffectedworldwideincluding1millionsoldintheUnitedStates.Samsungalsosaidit’spushingouttwosoftwareupdatesthroughwirelesscarriers.OnewillshowagreenbatteryicontoconfirmthataNote7deviceisanewonethatdoesn’thavethebatteryproblem.Theotherwilldisplayashortnoticetoownersofolderphonescoveredbytherecalltellingthemtoturnofftheirdeviceandtakeitinforareplacement.AboutaquarterofaffectedphoneshadbeenexchangedintheUnitedStatesbyTuesdayAccordingtoaspokeswomanforSamsung’sU.S.subsidiary.ShewasunabletosayhowmanyNote7buyerssoughtrefundsbutsaid“thevastmajority”receivedadifferentSamsungphoneasareplacement.1、What’swrongwiththeaffectedNote7phones?A．Thepriceofthemistoohigh.B．Theirbatteriescancatchfire.C．Theyaresimilartoiphone7.D．Theyhaveproblemswiththeirearphones.2、WhatcanaU.S.consumerwhohadpurchasedoneoftherecalledphonesdoaccordingtoSamsung’sannouncement?A．Tosellhis/herrecalledphonetoothersforabout$850.B．Tochooseareplacementandarefundforhis/herrecalledphone.C．TousetherecalledphonetoreplaceaGalaxyS7firstandthenoneofthenewNote7devicesforfree.D．Toreturntherecalledphoneandgetareplacementorarefund(about$850)forthedevice.3、HowmanyaffectedphoneshadbeenexchangedintheUnitedStatesbyTuesday?A．About0.625million.B．About0.25million.C．About0.875million.D．About1million.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Atleast81casesofNote7batteriesoverheatingwerereportedintheUnitedStates.B．TheNote7phonessoldinChinaaresafe.C．TheNote7phonesusedbatteriesfromdifferentsuppliersneverhavethe

sameproblems.D．TheGalaxyS7devicesarethesafest.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Formanyyoungpeople,goingtouniversityisoneofthemostimportant1．(stage)oftheirlivesItisthetimewhenyoungpeoplewillmoveoutof2．(they)hometolivewithotherpeople,oftenstrangers3．(especial)intheUS,peopleoftentravelveryfar4．hometostudyItisatimetobe5．(independence)Atuniversity,youwill6．(teach)bylecturesandprofessorswhoareleadingfiguresintheirstudyTheopportunitytolearnfromandtodiscusswiththemis7．drivessomepeopletoapplytouniversityStudentsarerequiredtochooseamajorthattheywishtostudyApartfromthe8．(academy)benefit,lifeatuniversityalsocanallowstudents9．(develop)theirinterestsinmanyfieldsTherefore，universityisaplace10．youattainknowledge,developyourvaluesandacceptthosewhomaybedifferentThesurprisepartyisverypopularinAmericaMostpeopleinAmericathink1．isveryexcitingtohavesurprisepartiesfortheirgoodfriendsorfamilymembersItisquiteeasytoplanasurprisepartywhenone’sbirthday2．(come)Doyouwanttoknow3．asurprisepartyislike?LookatthefollowingexampleIt’snightBob’swifeaskshim4．(go)downstairstothekitchenandbringheraglassofmilkBobwalkstothekitchenandpushesthedooropenThere’snosound5．lightthere6．(sudden)hehearsastrangesoundandthenseesabear7．(stand)infrontofhim!BobisveryscaredandfallsbackwardsThebeartakesoffhiscostumeIt’sBob’sfriendCharles!TherearealsoseveralpeoplebehindCharles,8．(include)hiswifeAllofthemsaytoBob,“Surprise!!Who!!”Bobis9．(puzzle),andhedoesnotknowwhatitisuntilhisfriendssay“Happybirthday”tohimInfact,thesurprisepartyhasmanykindsof10．(form)AsuccessfulsurprisepartyalwaysmakespeoplefeelsurprisedandexcitedEveryoneenjoysthemselvesatthepartySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Herearesomeeasystepstocreatebetterhabitsthatwillsurelyimproveyourmentalhealth.?Getenoughsleep.Keepingaconsistentsleepschedulewillensurethatyourbodyandmindwillfunctionproperly.Expertsrecommendthateachpersonshouldsleepforatleast6.5to8hoursanight.1、Whenyourestart,itrefresheseverythingandhelpsyourmachinefunctionfasterandbetter.?DOsomeexercise.Youshouldknowthatregularexerciseisnecessaryforahealthybodyandsoul.Someworkoutmotivationtipsfromexpertsarethatyoushoulddeterminewhatexercisesinterestyouandworkyourwayupfromthere.Stillnoideahowtostart?2、?Mindwhatyoueat.3、Youknowyourbodyandyoualsoknowpotatochipshavedonenothingexceptmakeyoufeelsluggishandguilty.DOyourheartandwaistlineafavorbyfeedingyourbodyhealthythinglikeleanprotein,wholegrainsandfiber.?4、Usejournalingasawaytorelease(釋放)tensionyoumaybeholdingin.Youcanalsouseitasawaytoorganizeyourthoughts,transferthechaosfromheadtopaper.Youdon’tnecessarilyhavetowriteforanaudience.Infact,writingforyourselfcanberegardedasself-treatmentandhelpyoubecomemoreawareofyourselfandyourownthoughts.?Exploretheworld.Youdon’tneedyourpassportforthisone.5、Nomatterhowoldyouare,therearemanythingsinthislifethatyouhaveyettoexperience.Getoutofyourcomfortzoneandseewhattheworldhastoofferyou.Youmayactuallybepleasantlysurprisedtotrythingsyouhaveneverdonebeforeandhowenjoyabletheyare.A．Startwriting.B．Balanceyourself.C．Putdownthehamburgerandacceptwholegrains!D．Hireapersonaltrainertohelpyougetoffyoursofa.E.XThinkofyourbodyasacomputerthatneedssomerebooting(重啟).F.Goouttonewrestaurantsorhikingtrailstoexpandyourexperiences.G.Evenifyouhavetoworkoutslowatfirst,it’sbettertostartthannotatall.HowtoRunforStudentCouncilSoyouwanttorunforstudentcouncil,butaren’tquitesurehowtogetstarted?Herearesometipsthatmighthelpyou:1.Haveagoodreasonforrunning.Beforeyourunforstudentcounci