環江毛南族自治縣2023年考研《英語一》高分沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Lifeinthetwenty-firstcenturywillbevery1Manychangeswilltakeplace,but2willthechangesbe.Thepopulationisgrowing3Therewillbemany4thanpeopleinthetwentiethcentury.Computerswillbemuchsmallerand5andtherewillbeatleastoneinevery6And7studieswillbeoneoftheimportantsubjectsinschoolthen.Peoplewillwork8andtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsports,watchingTVandtravelling.9willbemucheasierandcheaper.Andmanymorepeoplewillgoto10countriesforholidays.Therewillbechangesinour11,too.Maybenoonewilleatmeateveryday,instead,theyeatmorefruitandvegetables.Maybepeoplewillbe12Workinthefuturewillbedifferent,too.13andhardworkcanbedonebyrobots.Becauseofthis,14willnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.1、A．interestingB．hardC．differentD．beautiful2、A．whyB．howC．whenD．what3、A．slowlyB．fastC．quietlyD．suddenly4、A．peopleB．workersC．scientistsD．doctors5、A．longB．longerC．happyD．lucky6、A．moreusefulB．usefulC．helpfulD．lessuseful7、A．hospitalB．factoryC．homeD．town8、A．scienceB．mathsC．EnglishD．computer9、A．fewerhoursB．morehoursC．eighthoursD．morethaneighthours10、A．SeeingdoctorsB．GoingtothecinemaC．ShoppingD．Travelling11、A．richB．otherC．poorD．small12、A．foodB．clothesC．fruitD．drinks13、A．fatterB．thinnerC．healthierD．morepleased14、A．SafeB．EasyC．SimpleD．Dangerous15、A．afewpeopleB．allthepeopleC．manypeopleD．somepeoplSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage一thewayitcanevoke(喚起）anemotion,avisualimage,acomplexidea,orasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas“broken”English.Butfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”，asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed,asifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsused，“limitedEnglish,”forexample.Buttheyseemjustasbad，asifeverythingislimited,includingpeople’sperceptions(認識)ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.Iknowthisforafact,becausewhenIwasgrowingup,mymother's“limited”Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishrejectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatisbecausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotoday,IbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:theEnglishsheusedwithme,whichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedas“broken”,andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChinese,herinternal(內在的）language，andforthatIsoughtlopreservetheessence,butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure:Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow;herintention,herfeelings,therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.1、Bysaying“Languageisthetoolofmytrade”,theauthormeansthat.A．sheusesEnglishinforeigntradeB．sheisfascinatedbylanguagesC．sheworksasatranslatorD．sheisawriterbyprofession2、Theauthorusedtothinkofhermother’sEnglishas.A．impolite B．amusingC．imperfect D．practical3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A．AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.B．Theauthor'smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.C．Theauthor’smotherhadpositiveinfluenceonherD．BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.4、Theauthorgraduallyrealizeshermother'sEnglishis.A．wellstructured B．intheoldstyleC．easytotranslate D．richinmeaning5、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thechangesoftheauthor’sattitudetohermother’sEnglish.B．Thelimitationoftheauthor’sperceptionofhermother.C．Theauthor’smisunderstandingof“limited”English.D．Theauthor’sexperiencesofusingbrokenEnglish.Text2Ifyouwanttoconvincethebossyoudeserveapayriseorpromotion,thesolutioncouldbesimple—eatthesamefoodastheydo.Psychologistshavediscoveredmanagersaremuchmorelikelytoinstantlytrustusifwechoosethesamedishesasthem.Duringexperiments,discussionsoverwagesandworkconditionsweremuchmoresuccessfulifbothsideschosetosnackonthesametreats.AndshoppersweremuchmorelikelytobuyaproductadvertisedonTVbysomeoneeatingasimilarfoodtothematthetime.Thereasonisthoughttobeso-calledsimilarityattractiontheory—wherepeopletendtolikeotherswhohavesimilartastesorhabitstothemselves.Butthisisbelievedtobeoneofthefirststudieshighlightingtheroleoffoodinthisrelationship.Researchersat

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conductedaseriesofexperimentstoexaminefood’sroleinearningtrust.Inatest,participantsweretoldtowatchTV—wheresomeonepretendingtobeamemberofthepublicpraisedacertainproduct.ThevolunteersweregivenKitKatbarstonibble(咬),whiletheTVpeopleateeitheraKitKatorgrapesastheytalked.TheresultsshowedviewersweremuchmorelikelytoexpressaninterestinbuyingtheproductiftheTVshowedtheotherpersoneatingaKitKattoo.Theresearchersadded,“Althoughsimilarityinfoodconsumptionisnotasignofwhethertwopeoplewillgetalong,wefindconsumerstreatthisassuch.Theyfeelmoretrustingofthosewhoconsumeastheydo.Itmeanspeoplecanimmediatelybegintofeelfriendshipanddevelopabond,leadingtosmoothertransactions(交易)fromthestart.”HarleyStreet

psychologistDr.LucyAtchesonsaiditwasalreadyknownthatwearingsimilarclothescouldinstantlycreatetrust.Butthiswasthefirstreportthatfoodhadthesameeffect.Shesaid,“Thisisreallyinteresting.Itmakessenseaspeoplefeeltheyhavecommongroundandcantrusttheotherperson.Thatmeansnegotiationsaremorelikelytobesuccessful.”1、Accordingtothepassage,customersarelikelytobuyaproductfromadealerwho______.A．hasthesametasteasthemB．advertiseshisproductsonTVC．reducesthepriceofhisproductsD．paysattentiontothequalityofhisproducts2、Theexperimentsconductedbyresearchersat

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showthat______.A．foodplaysanimportantroleinearningpeople’strustB．bosseslikeemployeesthathavethesametasteasthemC．peoplewhohavesimilartastestotheirboss’searnmoreD．peoplehavelessinterestinbuyingproductsadvertisedonTV3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Peoplewhoeatsimilarfoodaremorelikelytotrusteachother.B．Peoplewillgetalongwitheachotheriftheyliketoeatsimilarthings.C．Theeffectofwearingsimilarclotheshasn’tbeenprovedbyresearchers.D．Peoplearemorelikelytomakefriendswiththosewearingthesameclothesasthem.4、Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbeanexampleofthesimilarityattractiontheory?A．Honestyisthebestpolicy.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Text3Anewstudysuggeststhatrecentcollegegraduateshaveagoodchanceoffindingemployment.ThewebsiteCareerBuilderpublishedthesurvey.ThewebsitereportsontheU.S.jobmarket.Itfoundthat67percentofemployersplantohirenewcollegegraduatesthisyear.Theyalsofoundthat27percentofemployerswillbehiringrecentgraduatesforjobsthatpayupto$57,000ayear.CareerBuildersaidtheimprovingeconomyandtheriseinretirementsofolderworkersisraisingtheneedforyoungprofessionals.Thereis,however,aconcernthatyounggraduatesarenotreadyforlifeaftercollege.AnotherCareerBuildersurveyof2,186hiringprofessionalsfoundthattheyworrynewcollegegraduateslackprofessionalexperience.Theyblameuniversitiesforplacingtoomuchattentiononteachingacademicsubjectsthatdonotrelatetorealjobs.Thehiringprofessionalssuggestthatschoolsshouldgivemoresupporttoexperiencegainedthroughinternships(實習).Theyalsosaiduniversitiesarenotpreparingtheirgraduateswellenoughforjobsthatinvolve(涉及)newtechnologies.Thesurveyfoundthatbusiness,computerscienceandengineeringfieldswereseekingnewworkersthemost.Thebiologicalsciences,architectureandeducationfieldsneededfewernewworkers.CareerBuilder’sadvicetoyounggraduateslookingforjobswastofollowcompaniestheylikeorsocialmedia.Thewebsitealsosuggestedstudentswriteblogsabouttheircareerinterests.1、WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytalkabout?A．TheU.SjobmarketB．Thepaymentofrecentgraduates.C．TheresultofanewsurveyD．Thebesttimeinfindingjobs.2、WhyareyounggraduatesingreaterneedontheU.S.jobmarketrecently?A．Employersarefondofrecentgraduates.B．Younggraduatesaskforlesspaythanolderworkers.C．Younggraduatesaremoreenergeticthanolderworkers.D．Economyhaspickedupandmoreemployeeshaveretired.3、Accordingtothesurveyofthehiringprofessionals,whatshoulduniversitiesdotopreparetheirgraduateswellforjobs?A．Improvetheirgraduates’academicgrades.B．Increasetheirgraduates’chancesofinternships.C．Supporttheirgraduates’careerinterests.D．Helpgraduateschoosejobsconnectedwithnewtechnologies.Text4SalvadorDali(1904—1989)wasoneofthemostpopularofmodernartists.ThePompidouCentreinParisisshowingitsrespectandadmirationfortheartistandhispowerfulpersonalitywithanexhibitionbringingtogetherover200paintings,sculptures,drawingsandmore.Amongtheworksandmasterworksonexhibitionthevisitorwillfindthebestpieces,mostimportantlyThePersistenceofMemory.ThereisalsoL’EnigmesansFinfrom1938,worksonpaper,objects,andprojectsforstageandscreenandselectedpartsfromtelevisionprogrammesreflectingtheartist’sshowmanqualities.ThevisitorwillentertheWorldofDalithroughaneggandismetwiththebeginning,theworldofbirth.Theexhibitionfollowsapathoftimeandsubjectwiththevisitorexitingthroughthebrain.TheexhibitionshowshowDalidrawstheviewerbetweentwoinfinities(無限).＂Fromtheinfinitysmalltotheinfinitylarge,contractionandexpansioncominginandoutoffocus:amazingFlemishaccuracyandtheshowyBaroqueofoldpaintingthatheusedinhismuseum-theatreinFigueras,＂explainsthePompidouCentre.Thefineselectionofthemajorworkswasdoneinclosecollaboration(合作)withtheMuseoNacionalReinaSofiainMadrid,Spain,andwithcontributionsfromotherinstitutionsliketheSalvadorDaliMuseuminSt.Petersburg.1、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeDaliaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Optimistic. B．Productive.C．Generous. D．Traditional.2、WhatisDali’sThePersistenceofMemoryconsideredtobe?A．Oneofhismasterworks. B．Asuccessfulscreenadaptation.C．Anartisticcreationforthestage. D．OneofthebeatTVprogrammes.3、HowaretheexhibitsarrangedattheWorldofDali?A．Bypopularity. B．Byimportance.C．Bysizeandshape. D．Bytimeandsubject.4、Whatdoestheword＂contributions＂inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Artworks. B．Projects.C．Donations. D．Documents.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Diggingthroughkids'schoolbags,lookingupalltheassignments,sittingbesidethemgoingthrougheachitem,andfinally1．(have)allthehomeworkcheckedwithanamesignedisa2．(day)routineformostChineseparents,asrequiredbyteachersAdemandingtaskespeciallyafteralongday’sworkatoffice,isn’tit?3．（lucky）,someparentsinJinhua,ZhejiangProvince,havebeenliberatedAlocalprimaryschoolhasrecentlyannouncedthatparentswillnolongerhavetosigntheirnamesontheirkids'homework,asstudentsshouldberesponsible4．theirownassignmentsMakingmistakesis5．essentialpartoftheprocessofunderstandingWhocareshowmuchyou6．(score)inyourhomeworkafteryouhavesettleddowninlifeandfoundyourdirections?Theabilitytorealizeone'smistakesandlearnfromthemiswhatmatters,7．isalsothemainpurposeofeducationWhynotgivestudentsachance8．(find)outandcorrecttheirmistakesthemselves?Itisbyno9．（mean）parents'dutytogothroughthekids'assignments10．parentsaresupposedtodoistocreateafriendlystudyingenvironmentforkids,andteachthemtobeanindependentlearnerAfterall,independentlearningismuchmoreimportantthanhighscoresCultureshockisn’taclinicaltermormedicalconditionIt’s1．(simple)acommonwaytodescribetheconfusingandnervousfeelings2．apersonhaveafterleavingafamiliarculturetoliveinanewanddifferentcultureTounderstandcultureshock,itisvitaltounderstandwhatcultureisYoumayknowthatgenesdetermineabigpartof3．youlooklikeWhatyoumightnotknowisthatyourenvironmenthasabigeffectonyour4．(appear)andbehavioraswellYourenvironmentisn’tjusttheairyoubreatheandthefoodyoueat,though;abigpartofyourenvironmentiscultureCulture5．(include)thecommonthingsthatmembersofacommunitylearnfromfamily，friends，media，literature，andevenstrangersOften，youdon’tevenknowyouarelearningthesethingsbecausetheybecomesecond-naturetoyou－forinstance，thewayyoufollow6．(shake)handswithsomeone，thekindofthingsyoufind7．(interest)，orhowyouviewreligionsThedifferencesbetweenculturescanmake8．verydifficulttoadjusttothenewsurroundingsWhenyougotoanewplace，suchasanewcountryorevenanewcity，youoftenenteraculturethatisdifferent9．whereyouusedtoliveSometimesyourcultureandthenewculturearesimilarSometimes，theycanbeverydifferentWhatmightbeperfectlynormalinoneculture－forexample，spendinghourseatingamealwithyourfamily－mightbeunusualinaculture10．(value)amorefastpacedlifestyleSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Astrongmemorydependsonthehealthandvitality（活力）ofyourbrain.Theysaythatyoucan’tteachanolddognewtricks,butwhenitcomestothebrain,scientistshavediscoveredthatthisoldsayingsimplyisn’ttrue.1、.Giveyourbrainaworkout.Memory,likemuscularstrength,requiresyouto“useitorloseit”.Themoreyouworkoutyourbrain,thebetteryou’llbeabletoprocessandrememberinformation.2、Don’tskipthephysicalexercise.Whilementalexerciseisimportantforbrainhealth,thatdoesn’tmeanyouneverneedtobreakasweat.Physicalexercisehelpsyourbrainstaysharp.Itincreasesoxygentoyourbrainandreducestheriskfordisordersthatleadtomemoryloss.Getenoughsleep.Thereisabigdifferencebetweentheamountofsleepyoucangetbyonandtheamountyouneedtofunctionatyourbest.3、.Keepstressincheck.Stressisoneofthebrain’sworstenemies.Overtime,stressdestroysbraincells.Studieshavealsolinkedstresstomemoryloss.Havealaugh.4、Thatholdstrueforthebrainandthememory,aswellasthebody.Unlikeemotionalresponses,whicharelimitedtospecificareasofthebrain,laughterengagesmultipleregionsacrossthewholebrain.5、Justasthebodyneedsfuel,sodoesthebrain.Youprobablyalreadyknowthatadietbasedonfruits,vegetables,wholegrains,“healthy”fatsandleanproteinwillprovidelotsofhealthbenefits,butsuchadietcanalsoimprovememory.Forbrainhealth,though,it’snotjustwhatyoueat—it’salsowhatyoudon’teat.A．Eatabrain-boostingdiet.B．Playgameswithmemory.C．Laughteristhebestmedicine.D．Butoversleepingisnotgoodforyourbrain.E.Evenskippingafewhoursmakesadifference!F.Youhavetoshakethingsupfromtimetotime!G.Thehumanbrainhasanastonishingabilitytoadaptandchange.ThingsYouShouldQuitDoingtobeSuccessfulWouldyouliketobesuccessful?Butwhatareyouwillingtodoinordertoreachyourgoal?1、Ifyouwantitbadenough,youwillgetit.Whenyouareproductive,youefficientlyfinishvarioustasksandachievebetterresults.However,therearemanybadhabitsthatsuccessfulpeoplewilltrytoavoidtoreachtheirdesiredsuccess.Theydon’tdowithoutfirstlearning.Thegreatestthingaboutlearningisthebenefitthatwereceiveinallaspectsofourlives.Ifwestoplearning,thentheonlythingwecandoissettlewithwhatwealreadyknow;ifwesettleforthat,thenthereisnowaytoexpandourminds.2、Sinceourmindsrequirelearningforexpansion,wemustneverstopseekingnewknowled