甘肅省酒泉市玉門市2023年考研《英語一》點睛提分卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Wishingtoencourageheryoungson’sprogressonthepiano,amothertookherboytoaPaderewskiconcert.Aftertheywere1,themotherspottedafriendintheaudienceandwalkeddownthepassagetogreether.Seizingthe2toexplorethewondersoftheconcerthall,thelittleboyroseand3exploredhiswaythroughadoormarked“NOADMITTANCE.”Whenthehouselightsdimmedandtheconcertwasabouttobegin,themotherreturnedtoherseatand4thatthechildwasmissing.Suddenly,thecurtainspartedandspotlightsfocusedontheimpressiveSteinwayonstage.In5,themothersawherlittleboysittingatthekey-board,6pickingoutTwinkle,TwinkleLittleStar.Atthatmoment,thegreatpianomastermadehis7,quicklymovedtothepiano,and8intheboy’sear,“Don’tquit.Keepplaying.”Then9over,Paderewskireacheddownwithhislefthandandbeganfillinginabasspart.Soonhisrightarmreachedaroundtotheothersideofthechildandheaddedarunningobbligato(伴奏).Together,theoldmasterandtheyoungnovice(beginner)transformedafrighteningsituationintoawonderfully10experience.Theaudiencewasstrongly11That’sthewayitisinlife.Whatwecanaccomplish(實現)onourownishardly12Wetryourbest,butthe13aren’texactlygracefulflowingmusic.ButwhenwetrustinthehandsofaGreaterPower,ourlife’swork14canbebeautiful.Nexttimeyousetoutto15greatachievements,listencarefully.YoucanhearthevoiceoftheMaster,whisperinginyourear,“Don’tquit.Keepplaying.”1、A．seated B．sat C．dressed D．rested2、A．fact B．difficulty C．opportunity D．risk3、A．actually B．occasionally C．fortunately D．eventually4、A．discovered B．told C．accepted D．offered5、A．joy B．trust C．horror D．pleasure6、A．quickly B．personally C．generally D．innocently(純潔地)7、A．entrance B．disappearance C．arrangement D．opening8、A．shouted B．repeated C．promised D．whispered9、A．turning B．bending C．rising D．handing10、A．creative B．effective C．annoying D．fearing11、A．addicted(入了迷的) B．invited C．attacked D．attracted12、A．abnormal(反常的) B．remarkable(卓越的) C．unimportant D．ordinary13、A．goals B．intentions C．results D．purposes14、A．luckily B．truly C．slightly D．fortunately15、A．overcome B．enjoy C．accomplish D．becomeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Onedayin1995,alarge,heavymiddle-agedmanrobbedtwoPittsburghbanksinbroaddaylight.Hedidn'twearamaskandhesmiledatsurveillancecamerasbeforewalkingoutofeachbank.Laterthatnight,policearrestedasurprisedMcArthurWheeler.Whentheyshowedhimthesurveillancetapes,Wheelerstaredindisbelief.“ButIworethejuice，”hesaid.Apparently,Wheelerthoughtthatrubbinglemonjuiceonhisskinwouldmakehiminvisibletovideotapecameras.Afterall,lemonjuiceisusedasinvisibleink,so,aslongashedidn'tcomenearaheatsource,heshouldhavebeencompletelyinvisible.ThecasecaughttheeyeofthepsychologistDavidDunningatCornellUniversity,whoenlistedhisgraduatestudent,JustinKruger,toseewhatwasgoingon.Theyreasonedthat,whilealmosteveryoneholdsfavourableviewsoftheirabilitiesinvarioussocialandintellectualfields,somepeoplemistakenlyassesstheirabilitiesasbeingmuchhigherthantheyactuallyare.This“illusionofconfidence”isnowcalledthe“Dunning-Krugereffect”，anddescribesthecognitivebiastoinflateself-assessment.Toinvestigatethisphenomenoninthelab,DunningandKrugerdesignedsomecleverexperiments.Inonestudy,theyaskedundergraduatestudentsaseriesofquestionsaboutgrammar,logicandjokes,andthenaskedeachstudenttoestimatehisorherscoreoverall,aswellastheirrelativerankingscomparedtotheotherstudents.Interestingly,studentswhoscoredthelowestinthesecognitivetasksalwaysoverestimatedhowwelltheydid—byalot.Studentswhoscoredinthebottomestimatedthattheyhadperformedbetterthantwo-thirdsoftheotherstudents!Sure,it'stypicalforpeopletooverestimatetheirabilities.Theproblemisthatwhenpeopleareincompetent,notonlydotheyreachwrongconclusionsandmakeunfortunatechoices,butalsotheyarerobbedoftheabilitytorealizetheirmistakes.Inasemester-longstudyofcollegestudents,goodstudentscouldbetterpredicttheirperformanceonfutureexamsifgivenfeedbackabouttheirscoresandrankings.However,thepoorestperformersshowednorecognition,despiteclearandrepeatedfeedbackthattheyweredoingbadly.Insteadofbeingconfusedorthoughtfulabouttheirincorrectways,incompetentpeopleinsistthattheirwaysarecorrect.AsCharlesDarwinwroteinTheDescentofMan(1871):“Ignorancemorefrequentlybegetsconfidencethandoesknowledge.”Interestingly,reallysmartpeoplealsofailtoaccuratelyself-assesstheirabilities.AsmuchasD-andF-gradestudentsoverestimatetheirabilities,A-gradestudentsunderestimatetheirs.Thedifferenceisthatcompetentpeoplecananddoadjusttheirself-assessmentifgivenappropriatefeedback,whileincompetentindividualscannot.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheDunning-KrugereffectisTRUE?A．Theeffectistrueforeveryoneindailylife.B．Itsuggeststhatmostpeoplelackcognitiveabilities.C．Somepeopleareoverconfidentabouttheirabilities.D．Theconclusionisdrawnbasedonaseriesofbankrobberies.2、Whatdothecollegestudents'behaviorsmentionedintheexperimentsprove?A．Feedbackplaysasignificantroleinestimatingone'sability.B．Incompetentpeoplehavearatherfixedattitudetowardstheirchoice.C．Goodstudentsalwayspredicttheirfutureperformanceaccurately.D．Peoplecan'trelyontheirpreviousbehaviortomakeadjustments.3、Theunderlinedword“begets”inParagraph4canbereplacedby“________”.A．givesriseto B．takesadvantageofC．makesupfor D．breaksawayfrom4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Realknowledgeisknowingtheextentofone'signorance.B．Itisimpossibleforpeopletoevaluatetheirrealcompetence.C．Illusionofconfidenceisthemajorsourceofpeople'sfailure.D．Thosewithgreatabilitiesoftenhavealowopinionofthemselves.Text2StudentTutoringProgram:Stutor-GramTheStudentTutoringProgram(Stutor-Gram)isdesignedtohelpyousucceedinyourclasses.Researchhasshownthatstudentswhoactivelyparticipateinstudent-ledtutoringcanimprovetheirgradesbyuptoonefullletter-gradeoverthecourseofasemester.Stutor-Gramcanhelpyoutoearnyourbestpossiblegrade.AlltutorsinStutor-GramhaveearnedA’sinthecoursestheytutorandhavereceivedspecialtrainingapprovedbytheNationalTutoringAssociation(NTA).Stutor-Gramoffersbothindividualandgrouptutoring.PleaseNote:Tutoringworksonlyifyouworkatit!Togainthefullbenefitsfromtutoring,youmustattendyourweeklytutoringsession.Consideryourschedulebeforerequestingatutor.Youmustcommittoweeklytutoringsessionsfortheentiresemester.ToObtainaTutor:1.ReporttotheTutoringCenter,locatedintheadministrativecenter.2.FilloutaRequestforTutoringformforeachcourseforwhichyoudesireatutor.Filloutthisformascompletelyaspossiblesoyourrequestcanbehandledquickly.3.TutorsareappointedonaFIRSTCOME,FIRSTSERVEbasis.Comeearlytoensurethatyouwillgetthetutoryouneed.4.Thetutorwillcontactyoutoarrangemutually(相互的)agreeabletutoringtime.5.AlltutoringwilltakeplaceattheTutoringCenter.Stutor-Gramwilloffertutorsforthefollowingcoursesthissemester:SCI101BiologySCI102ChemistrySCI103PhysicsMATHAConceptsinMathematicsMATH101AlgebraMATH102GeometryENGLISH101WritingPersuasiveEssaysENGLISH102WritingCollegeApplicationEssayWelookforwardtohelpingyoumakethegrade!1、Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextismostlikelyto________.A．inform B．describeC．entertain D．persuade2、Thistextwouldbemosthelpfultostudentswho________.A．attendaprivatehighschoolB．areinterestedingettingbettergradeC．havegraduatedfromhighschoolD．needarecommendationforcollege3、Toobtainatutorformorethanoneclass,studentsmust________.A．payadditionalfeesB．callthetutoringofficeC．reporttheirplanstotheirteachersD．filloutaseparateformforeachclass4、Afterrequestingatutor,studentsshould________.A．waittobecontactedB．beginworkonthefirsthomeworkassignmentC．showupattheTutoringCenterforthefirstsessionD．sendacopyoftheirscheduletotheTutoringCenter5、Whichofthefollowingcoursescanstudentstakethissemester?A．SCI101andMath103.B．MathAandEnglish103.C．SCI103andEnglish102.D．SCI102andMath103.Text3BritishpeopleworksomeofthelongesthoursinEurope,butareamongtheleastproductive.Nowsomecompaniesareshorteningtheworkingweektoincreaseefficiency,healthandhappiness.RichLeighhasintroducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.Infact,hisentirecompanyhasFridayoff,becausehisfirmhasadoptedafour-dayweek.ItisoneofahandfulofUKbusinessesthatnowoperatelikethis:staffstillgetpaidtheirpreviousfive-daysalary,buttheyworkadayless.Thecompanyfoundthattheyachievedjustasmuch—andtherewereevensighsofgrowth.“Thekeytothescheme’ssuccess,”Leighsays,“ishowhappyouremployeesnoware.”TheaverageBritishworkertakesonlya34minutelunchbreakandworks10hoursovertimeeachweek(moreoftenthannotthisisunpaid).YetUKproductivityfallsseriouslybehindtheirEuropeanneighbors,whotendtoworkfewerhours.Britishworkingpracticeshavecausedlossanddamagetothenation’shealthandhappiness.MorethanhalfamillionworkersintheUKweresignedoffwithwork-relatedstressoranxietylastyear.Moreover,theworklandscapeitselfischanging.AutomationandAIwillhaveasignificantimpactonthelabormarket,whereunsteadyworkbecomesmorecommon.BritainistheonlyEUmemberthatallowsworkerstoignoretheEUworkingtimelimitandworklongerhours.Forcampaigners,nowisthetimeforachange.O’Grady,anadvocate,arguesthatwherebusinesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersintheformofreducedhours.“It’stimetosharethebenefitsfromnewtechnology,notallowingthoseatthetoptograbthemforthemselves.”shesays.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．BritishpeoplearetheleastproductiveintheworldB．MostcompaniesinBritainhaveconductedafour-dayweekC．PRcompanyhaswitnessedariseinemployees’happinessD．Britishpeopleworklongerandgetmorepaymentthanothercountries2、WhichistheproperdescriptionofBritishworkingpractices?A．TheworkingtimeofBritishworkersiswithintheEUlimit.B．Intermsofproductivity,BritainisbeatenbytheUnitedStates.C．Profitsgainedfromnewtechnologyareonthedecrease.D．AutomationandAIarelikelytocauseaninstableworkmarket.3、WhichcanbeinferredfromO’Grady’swordsinthelastparagraph?A．It’stimeforemployerstosharetheincreasedprofitscreatedbyautomation.B．Workersshouldbenefitfromautomationintheformoflessworkinghours.C．Newtechnologyshouldbelongtobothbusinessesandworkers.D．Businessescan’tmakemoreprofitswithoutnewtechnology.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TointroducesomeBritishfirms’switchtoafour-dayworkingweek.B．ToexplainthereasonswhyBritishworkerssufferstressandanxiety.C．Toappealformorereasonableworkingconditions.D．TopresentthecurrentproductivityprobleminBritain.Text4EachapplicanttoHarvardCollegeisconsideredwithgreatcare.WeconsidereachapplicanttoHarvardCollegeasawholeperson,andputenormouscareintoevaluatingeveryapplication.Wehopeyouwillexploretheinformationinthissectiontounderstandwhatwelookforinouradmissionsprocess.HowtoApplySubmityourapplicationthroughtheCommonApplication,theCoalitionApplication,ortheUniversalCollegeApplication.EachistreatedequallybytheAdmissionsCommittee.Completeandsubmityourmaterialsassoonaspossibletoensurefullandtimelyconsiderationofyourapplication.ViewourApplicationTipsforstep-by-stepinformation.WhentoApplyDateDeadlineDateDeadlineNovember1EarlyActionDeadlineMarch1FinancialAidApplicationdeadlineNovember1EarlyFinancialAidApplicationdeadlineLateMarchDecisionlettersmailedMid-DecemberEarlyAuctiondecisionsreleasedMay1ReplydateforAdmittedStudentsJanuary1RegularDecisiondeadlineWhatWeLookForWeseekpromisingstudentswhowillcontributetotheHarvardcommunityduringtheircollegeyears,andtosocietythroughouttheirlives.Whileacademicaccomplishmentisthebasicrequirement,theAdmissionCommitteeconsidersmanyotherfactors—strongpersonalqualities,specialtalentsorexcellencesofallkinds,perspectivesformedbyunusualpersonalcircumstances,andtheabilitytotakeadvantageofavailableresourcesandopportunities.WeoutlineeverythingyouneedtoapplytoHarvard.Clickhttps://college.harvard.edu/admissions/applytogetdetailedrequirements.1、Wherecanyoufindstep-by-stepinformationofhowtoapply?A．CommonApplication. B．CoalitionApplication.C．UniversalCollegeApplication. D．ApplicationTips.2、WhichisthefinaldayforFinancialAidApplication?A．November1. B．January1.C．March1. D．May1.3、WhatisthebasicrequirementtoapplyforHarvardUniversity?A．Academicaccomplishment. B．Strongpersonalqualities.C．Specialtalents. D．Uniqueperspectives.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)語法填空SmilingSmileisauniversallanguage,whichiswidelyusedthroughouttheworld1．,themeaningofasmileindifferentculturesmaybedifferentDependingondifferentcultures,smilingcanexpressjoyand2．(amuse),butitcanalsoindicateembarrassmentThefollowingexamplesshowthispointofview:Inanattempttobeopenand3．(friend),peopleintheUnitedStatessmilealotEveryonesmilesateachotherandthisnonverbalcommunicationshowsbeingpoliteintheUnitedStatesButinChina,smilingisnotonly4．expressionofhappiness,butalsoawaytoavoid5．(laugh)atChinesepeoplelikesmilingwhentheyareembarrassedinordertoavoidembarrassmentSmilingisakindofgoodwillbutnotsneer(嘲笑)Forexample:Whenachild6．(fall)offfromabike,theadultsinChinamaysmile,7．isakindofgentleencouragementandmaynotbeakindofimpolitelaughRelated8．thesmileisthelaughAlso,differentcultureshavedifferent9．(meaning)aboutlaughAmericanscanenjoyaveryheartfeltbelly(腹部)laughthatcomesfromthedeepestemotionswhilemostChinesemaythink10．sillytolaughthatwaySandstormsarestrong,drywindsthatcarrysandTheyareoften1．thickthatyoucannotseethesunandthewindsometimeshassuch2．(strong)tomovesanddunesAtypicalexampleofsandstormsistheDustBowlofthe1930sintheUnitedStatesItwasthe3．(bad)sandstormdisasterinthehistoryoftheUnitedStatesFornearlytenyearsdustblewonthesouthernplainsofAmerica,4．causedseriousresultsPeoplecouldn’tbreathewhentheywentoutsideand5．(child)woredustmaskstoschoolThesky6．(be)oftendarkfordaysOverfivemillionacresoflandbecamedesertduringtheDustBowl,7．(force)200,000peopletoleavetheirhomesThedisaster8．(cause)bybadfarmingmethodsandseveralyears9．verylittlerainfallmadethingsworseThelanddriedupandthewindblewthesoilaway10．tookoverthirtyyearstoreversetheprocessandreplantthelandSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)MakeYourBrainSmarterYouknowthateatingaproperdietandgettingplentyofexercisehelpmakeyourbodyhealthyandstrong.Butdidyouknowthattherearewaystomakeyourbrainhealthierandsmarter?Studiesshowthatwhenthebrainisforcedtodosomethingnew,itcreatesnewneural(神經的)pathways.1、●LimityourTVviewing.WatchinganaverageTVshowrequiresverylittlebrainpowerandbringsthesameresultasneglecting(忽視)physicalexercise.2、IfyouwatchTV,choosesomethingeducationalandinformative.●Useyournon-dominant(非支配的)hand.Ifyouareright-handed,useyourlefthandforeverydayactivities,oruseyourrighthandifyouareleft-handed.Doingfamiliarthingsinanewwaywillcauseyourbraintocreatenewneuralnetworks.Brushingourteethissomethingwedodaily.3、Butmaybeweshould.Expertssuggestthatwecanforcethebraintoworkbychangingthingsupandworkingwithournon-dominanthand.Sothenexttimeyoubrushyourteeth,openthetube,applyyourtoothpasteandbrushwiththeoppositehand.●4、Jumpintheshowerandshutyoureyes.Evenifyoudropthesoap—that’sokay.5、Searchingforthesoapwhilefeelingthetextures(質地)withyoureyesclosedworks.Usingyourfingerstomakefinedistinctionsbetweenobjectsortexturescanreconnectthebrainareasinvolvedintouch,suggestsLarryKatz,aprofessorofneurobiologyatDukeUniversityMedicalCenterandauthor.A．Showerwithy