湘鄉(xiāng)市2023年考研《英語一》高分沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Longlongago,acirclemissedonepieceofitsown.Thecirclewantedtobewhole,soitwentaroundlookingforits1piece.Butbecauseitwas2andthereforecouldrollonlyveryslowly,it3theflowersalongtheway.It4withtheworms.Itenjoyedthesunshine.Itfoundlotsofdifferentpieces,but5ofthemfitted.Soitleftthemallbythesideoftheroadand6searching.Thenonedaythecirclefoundapiecethatfitted7Itincorporatedthemissingpieceintoitselfandbegantoroll.8itwasaperfectcircle,itcouldrollveryfast,9fasttonoticetheflowersortalktotheworms.Afteritrealizedhowdifferenttheworldseemedwhenitrolledsoquickly,it10,leftitsfoundpiecebythesideoftheroadandrolledslowlyaway.The11ofthestory,Isuggest,isthatinsomestrange12wearemorewholewhenwearemissingsomething.Themanwhohas13isinsomewaysapoorman.Hewillneverknowwhatit14liketonourishhissoulwiththedreamofsomething15Whenweacceptthat16ispartofbeinghumanandwhenwecancontinuerolling17lifeandappreciateit,wewillhave18awholenessthatotherscanonlydesire,which,Ibelieve,is19Godasksofus—not“Beperfect”,not“Don’tevenmakeamistake”,20“Bewhole”.1、A．other B．missing C．rest D．remaining2、A．incomplete B．ugly C．ordinary D．unusual3、A．picked B．watered C．a(chǎn)dmired D．planted4、A．played B．chatted C．sang D．danced5、A．neither B．each C．a(chǎn)ll D．none6、A．carriedout B．puton C．workedout D．kepton7、A．especially B．permanently C．perfectly D．constantly8、A．Although B．Nowthat C．Unless D．Aslongas9、A．very B．too C．so D．how10、A．stopped B．continued C．hesitated D．cried11、A．lesson B．root C．reason D．cause12、A．degree B．level C．sense D．manner13、A．nothing B．something C．little D．everything14、A．smells B．feels C．looks D．sounds15、A．better B．common C．impractical D．worse16、A．strength B．kindness C．imperfection D．benefit17、A．behind B．a(chǎn)t C．of D．through18、A．recognized B．searched C．a(chǎn)chieved D．founded19、A．which B．how C．that D．what20、A．but B．while C．a(chǎn)nd D．otherwiseSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Dogsmayactuallyunderstandwhattheirownersaretryingtosay,accordingtoanewstudy.Moreover,whendogslistentosomeonetalking,theymayusebrainregionsthatareequaltothosethathumansusetounderstandwhatotherssay,theresearchersfound.Inotherwords,thenewstudyshowsthatthebrainmechanisms(結構）involvedintheprocessofunderstandinghumanspeecharesimilarindogsandhumans.Thismeansthatthebrainmechanismsinvolvedinunderstandinghumanspeecharenotuniquetohumans.Toconveyinformationthroughspeech,peopleusebothwordsandintonation(語調(diào)）,whichisthewayaperson'svoicerisesandfallstoexpressanemotionormeaning,suchaspraiseordisapproval.Similarly,tounderstandwhatsomeoneistryingtosay,peoplehavetopayattentiontoboththeirwordsandtheirintonation.Inthestudy,theresearcherswantedtoseewhetherdogsalsopayattentiontobothwordsandintonationwhentryingtounderstandwhatahumanistryingtosaytothem.Toconductthestudy,theresearcherslookedat13dogs.Theresearchersmeasuredthedogs’brainactivitywithabrainscannerwhilethedogslistenedtorecordingsoftheirtrainersspeakingdifferentcombinationsofwordsandintonations.Theresearchersfoundthatthedogspaidattentiontoboththewordsandintonationwhentryingtounderstandhumanspeech,justashumansdowhentheytrytounderstandhumanspeech.Thisfindingmeansthatdogsmayunderstandboththewordsandtheintonationthathumansusewhentheytalktodogs.Thebrainscansalsosuggestedthatthedogsusedtheleftpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryinglounderstandwordshutusedtherightpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandintonation.Similarly,humansusetheleftpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandthemeaningsofwordsandtherightpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandintonation.1、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．YourDogUnderstandsWhatYou’reSayingB．ABigChallengetoHumanBeingsC．OurBestFriends—DogsD．TheDogsintheFuture2、Whatdopeopleusetoconveyinformationthroughspeech?A．Emotionormeaning.B．Voicerisingandfalling.C．Wordsandintonation.D．Praiseordisapproval.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dogsarethecleverestanimals.B．Itisgenerallybelievedthatthebrainmechanismsinvolvedinunderstandinghumanspeechareuniquetohumans.C．Withthebrainmechanismslikehuman's,dogscanspeakashumandointhenearfuture.D．Dogsarealsogoodallearninglanguages.Text2Assoonasapersondies,decomposition(分解)begins.Andthefirstvisitorsarrive.“Within5to15minutesofdeath,fliesorotherinsectsbegintocolonizethebody.”saysRabiMusah,anorganicchemistattheUniversityatAlbany.Shesaysdifferentspeciesturnupatdifferentstagesofdecomposition.“Sobecauseofthat,dependinguponwhatentomological(昆蟲學的)evidenceyoufind,youcanlearnsomethingaboutwhenthepersondiedintermsofthetimingofthedeath.”Fliesdon'ttendtostickaroundwhendisturbedbydetectives.Buttheydoleavebehindeggs.Theeggsarehardtotellapartbyappearancealone,sospecialistsraisethemuntiltheyhatch,afewweekslater—andtheygetaspeciesIDand,withalittleguesswork,aperson'stimeofdeath.ButMusahhascomeupwithamoretime-savingapproach:chemicalanalysisoftheeggs.Sheandherteaminvestigatedthatmethodbyfirstharvestingflieswithpig-livertrapshiddenthroughoutNewYorkCity.Theycollectedthetrappedfliesandthenchemicallyanalyzedtheireggs.Anditturnsouteachspeciesofflyegghasauniquechemicalfingerprint—enoughtotelltheeggsapartwithoutraisingtheeggstomaturity.ThestudyisinthejournalAnalyticalChemistry.MusahandhercolleagueJenniferRosatiarenowtestingthemethodonarealcase.“Andoncewedothatwewillbepublishingsomecasestudiestoillustrate(闡明)thatthisisamethodthatcanbeused,andhopefullyeventuallyit'ssomethingthatwillstandupincourt,andsomethingthatcouldspeedupdetectivework—orhelpdealwithacoldcase.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“colonize”inparagraph1?A．lookfor B．fightoverC．carryaway D．gatheron2、Howcanaspecialistknowaperson’stimeofdeath?A．Byresearchingthehabitualnatureofflies.B．Byrelyingontheentomologicalevidence.C．Bydistinguishingtheappearanceofflies.D．Bydiscoveringanewdetectivemethod.3、WhatcanweinferaboutMusah’sapproachfromthelastparagraph?A．Scientistshavepublishedstudiesaboutit.B．Itisboundtomakeeverycoldcasesolved.C．Itmayhelpacceleratethedetectionofcases.D．ItwillbepublishedinAnalyticalChemistry.4、Wheremostprobablycanyouseethisarticle?A．Inasciencefiction. B．Inanewspaper.C．Inamedicalpaper. D．Inanovel.Text3MywifeandIownedtwodogethatwehadownedbeforewemetandbroughtintothemarriage.Herdogwasapitbull(斗牛犬)namedZack,andhehatedme.Whenourdaughterwasborn,Iwasworriedthatthefamilypitbullwouldbedangeroustohavearoundouryoungdaughter.Iwarnedmywifethatthedogwouldhavetogoatthefirstsignoftrouble.Isaid,“Ifhenips(啃咬)atthebaby,he’sgone.”Webroughtourdaughterhomeinacarseat,andbothdogssniffed(嗅）andlickedher,tailswagging.IhadtopullZackawayfromherbecausehewouldn’tstoplickingher.Zackimmediatelybecamemydaughter'sprotector,andwhenshewaslyingonablanketonthefloor,healwayshadonefootontheblanket.Zacklovedmydaughterextremely,andwhenshebecamealittleolderalwayswalkedhertobed,andthensleptonthebedwithher.Hesomehowknewwheneveritwastimetogoupstairs,andhewouldwaitatthebottomofthestairsforher,andthenfollowheruptobed.Zackwaspoisonedbysomeneighborkids,andwehadoneoftheworstdaysofourlives.Watchingmydaughtersaygoodbyetohimashelaystillonthekitchenfloor,mywifeandIwerebothsobbing.At8:00thatnight,mydaughterwalkedtothestairstogotobed.Atthatmoment,allthreeofusrealizedwhatwasabouttohappen.Mydaughterlookedathermotherandmewithalookofhorrorandpanic.

Itwasatthatmomentthatmydog,Samwholovedmydaughterdearly,stoodup,walkedovertoher,andnudgedherwithhishead.Heputhisfootonthestairs,andlookedupather.Theywalkeduptobed,withmydaughterholdinghisnecktightly.Forthenextsixyears,untilhedied,Samwaitedforherbythestairseachnight.1、WhydidtheauthorpullZackawayfromhisdaughter?A．BecauseZackkeptlickinghisdaughter.B．BecauseZackhatedhisdaughter.C．Becausehisdaughterwassensitivetodogs.D．Becausehisdaughterwasafraidofdogs.2、AfterthedeathofthedogZack,thedaughter_______.A．feltveryhorrifiedandsadB．wantedtobuyanotherdogC．a(chǎn)skedherparentstosleepwithherD．a(chǎn)skedtostaywiththeotherdog3、Theunderlinedword“nudged”inParagraph5canbereplacedby“_______”A．liftedB．lickedC．pushedD．pulled4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Dogscanbeman’sbestfriendB．It’sanaturalthingthatchildrenlikedogsC．ParentsshouldprotecttheirchildrenfromdogsD．Dogssometimesmaycausetroublefortheirowners.Text4KendrickLamarhasn’thadmuchluckwhenitcomestowinningaGrammy.Butthat’sOK：TheUSrapper(說唱歌手)hasjustwonaPulitzerPrizeforhismusic.In2014,in2016,andagainthisyear.Lamarwasnominated(提名)foranalbumoftheyearGrammy.Eachtime,hewasbeatenout,firstbyTaylorSwift,nextbyDaftPunk,andmostrecentlybyBrunoMars.ButthePulitzerPrizecommitteewasinspiredenoughbyLamar's2017album,Damn,toawardthe30-year-olditsPulitzerPrizeinmusiconApril16.It'sanamazingalbumthatdocumentsthereallifeofmodemAfrican-AmericansinSouthLosAngeleswithwildlyaccomplishedbeatsandrhythms.Lamar'swinisconsideredtobehistorical.'ThePulitzershavelongdisplayedtheirpreferencetowardhighartratherthanthepopcultureofthemasses.Soit'snotjustthatnorapperhaseverwonaPulitzer:nopopmusicmakerhaseverwononeintheaward's75-yearhistory.ButLamarisnotjustasinger一he'scleveratusinglanguage.Likethebestwriters,hismusicdescribessmallmomentsthatillustrate(闡明)largerpoints.HissongsareAbouthisexperienceasablackmanwhogrewupinCalifornia,struggled,gotintotrouble,andfoundhiswayoutbyworkinghardandmakingsenseofthehistoryandrealityofracialproblemsintheUS.“He’sanartistwhochallengesidea,”saidRyanCoogler,directoroftheblockbuster(大片)hitBlackPanther,forwhichLamarcreatedmusic."Onebigthemeinourfilmof,'WhatdoesitmeantobeAfrican?’Kendrickinhismusicisveryexactlyanddirectlychallengingthatquestion."Goodartistsentertainus,greatartistsmakeusthink,andexceptionalartistshelpusempathize(感同身受).Therearealotofgood,great,evenexceptionalartistsinrock,pop,country,andhip-hop.ButonlyLamarhasaPulitzerPrize.1、WhatisLamar’salbumDamnabout?A．African-Americans’historyandculture.B．HardshipsoftheAfrican-Americanartists.C．ThewaystheUSgovernmentdealwithracialproblems.D．ThelivesofmodernblackpeopleinSouthLosAngeles.2、WhyisLamar'sPulitzerPrizewinsignificant?A．Heisthefirstfilm-makertowintheprize.B．Itisconsideredamilestoneforpopmusic.C．Heisthefirstblackpersontowintheprize.D．HehasmissedGrammyseveraltimesbefore.3、WhatcanwelearnfromRyanCoogler'swords?A．Lamardrewinspirationfromhisownexperience.B．Lamarhasthecouragetotakeonbigchallengesinlife.C．BlackPantheriswellknownbecauseofLamar'smusic.D．Lamar'smusicmatchesthethemeofBlackPantherwell.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Communicatingwiththeoldcanbechallenging,especiallywhenconsideringthefact1．theirabilitiesarefailingFirstofall,youare2．(suppose)torespecttheold’sthoughts,backgroundsandlifeexperienceDonotcorrecttheiropinionsevenwhenyoucan’treachany3．(agree)Andwhenoldpeoplearetalking,listen4．(careful)Letthemfinishbecauselettingthemexpresstheirthoughtsandemotions5．(be)importantWhenyou’retogetherwiththem,trytoknowiftheywouldlike6．(chat)orbequietAndwhenyoufeeltheywanttobequiet,justbethere,because7．(spend)timewiththemisasimportantastalkingtothemorcheeringthemupAscommunicationwitholdpeoplecanbedifficult,itis8．(importance)tobealwayspatientWhenyouareexplainingsomething9．them,youshouldremainpatientwhentheyaskyoutorepeatyourselfTryusinggestureswhileyoutalkwiththem,orwritedownwhatyouwanttosaywhen10．isnecessaryW：SoMrBrown，thisisyourbed，andasyoucansee，therearethreeotherbedsinthewardHaveyou1．(get)everythingyouneed?M：Yes，madam，Ithink2．．Ifollowedthehospital'sadvice，andI'veonlybroughtafew3．(belong)withmeW：Good，youcanseethereasons4．weaskyoutodothat，thecupboardis5．(real)verysmallM：Yesmadam，canyoutellmewhatthevisitinghoursare?W：Yes，ofcourseTheyareintheafternoonfrom2：30to4：30andintheeveningfrom7：006．8：00，butrememberthatonlytwopeoplecanseeyouatthesametimeM：IseeWhatotherrulesarethere?W：YesWestartprettyearlyWewakeyouat6o'clock，andbreakfastisat8o'clock，lunchisatnoon，thereisteaat3：30，andsupperisat6o'clockM：Oh，that'svery7．(difference)fromwhatIhavebeenusedtoYou'dbettertellmetherestoftheruleshereW：YesWell，youcanseetheno8．(smoke)signWedon'tallowsmokinginthewards，andthesame9．(go)foralcoholHowever，ifyou10．(need)tosmoke，therearespecialroomsM：Oh，Idon'tsmoke，soitdoesn'taffectmeW：GoodSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TheArtofSlowReadingIfyouarereadingthisarticleinprint,chancesarethatyouwillonlygetthroughhalfofwhatIhavewritten.Andifyouarereadingthisonline,youmaynotevenfinishafifth.1、Theysuggestthatmanyofusnolongerhavetheconcentrationtoreadarticlesthroughtotheirconclusion.Soarewegettingstupider?Actually,ouronlinehabitsaredamagingthementalpowerweneedtoprocessandunderstandtextualinformation.Round-the-clocknewsmakesusreadfromonearticletothenextwithoutnecessarilyengagingfullywithanyofthecontent.OurreadingisfrequentlyinterruptedbythenoiseofthelatestemailandwearenowabsorbingshortburstsofwordsonTwitterandFacebookmoreregularlythanlongertexts.2、Butwearegraduallyforgettinghowtositback,thinkcarefully,andrelateallthefactstoeachother.3、Adesperatebunchofacademicswantustotakeourtimewhilereading,andre-reading.Theyaskustoswitchoffourcomputerseverysooftenandrediscoverboththejoyofpersonalengagementwithprintedtexts,andtheabilitytoprocessthemfully.What'stobedonethen?Mostslowreadersrealizethattotalrejectionofthewebisextremelyunrealistic.Theyfeelthatgetawayfromtechnologyforawhileistheanswer.4、Personally,I'mnotsurewhetherIcouldevergoofflineforlong.Evenwhilewritingthisarticle,Iamswitchingconstantlybetweensites,skimmingtoooften,absorbingtoolittle.Internetreadinghasbecometoorootedinmydailylifeformetochange.IreadessaysandarticlesnotinhardcopybutasPDFs.Isuspectthatmanyreadersareinasimilarposition.5、YoucandownloadacomputerapplicationcalledFreedom,whichallowsyoutoreadinpeacebycuttingoffyourInternetconnection.OrifyouwanttoavoidbeingdisturbedbytheInternet,youcouldalwaysdownloadofflinereaderInstapaperforyouriPhone.Ifyou'restillreadingmyarticle,thatisslowreading.A．TheInternetisprobablypartoftheproblem.B．Nowsomecampaignsareadvocatingslowreading.C．Thesearethetwofindingsfromtherecentresearchprojects.D．Butifyoujustoccasionallywanttoreadmoreslowly,helpisathand.E.Someofthemhavesuggestedturningtheircomputersoffforonedayaweek.F.Slowreadingcanhelpconnectareadertoneighborhoodandbecomepopular.G.BecauseoftheInternet,wehavebecomeverygoodatcollectinginformation.Thejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninvented.1、Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.1.CuriosityYourchildrenn