2023年安徽省淮北市濉溪縣考研《英語(yǔ)一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iwasindesperateneedofabreak.The“witchinghour”wasuponusonceagain,dinnerwasburningonthestove,andfightswere1betweenmytwochildren.Thecryingwasnever-endingandIwas2theendofmyrope.ButIwasholdingdownthefortuntilwayafterbedtime.I3afriendwhohasfourchildrenthesameagesasmine,andshewasinasimilar4.Ourhusbandswere5thesamemeetingthatnight.Icouldhearthescreaminginthe6,interruptedbyJen’sshouting.Shekept7thephonetopickupthebabybecausehewascrying.Itseemedasifwewereallsuffering8.Couldn’ttherebeawayforustobreakupthesameness?9!ThefirstplaydatewasatJen’shousethefollowingWednesdayat4:00pm.Mydaughter10intothebasementplayroomwiththeotherchildren.JenandIsatjust11someadultcompany.Weorderedapizzaandsalad,andallofthechildrenactuallyatetheirdinner.Mykidsaren’tbigsaladfans,butifotherkidsareeatingit,12it’scool.Theentirelargepizzawaseatenuprapidly.JenandIdidthe13together.Whenweweredone,weinvitedthembackandtheyalldancedtoamusicDVD14itwastimetogo.Mykidswent15tobedwhenwegothome.Ifeltrejuvenated(恢復(fù)活力的).Thee-mailfromJenthenextmorning16hersimilarfeelings.Wewereontosomethingandithadto17.ThefollowingWednesdayplaydatewasatmyhouse,anditwas18thesame.Thekidshadagreattime19.Watchingkidsplaytogetherwithoutfightingisatrulygreatthing.Wednesdaynightgivesmeachancetositandreally20mychildrenaslittlepeople.1、A．breakingupB．breakingoutC．fadingawayD．dyingdown2、A．onB．inC．a(chǎn)tD．by3、A．metB．calledC．invitedD．visited4、A．situationB．conditionC．considerationD．stage5、A．a(chǎn)ttendingB．holdingC．participateD．join6、A．environmentB．a(chǎn)tmosphereC．consequenceD．background7、A．throwingB．holdingC．droppingD．talking8、A．differentlyB．regularlyC．equallyD．slightly9、A．SurprisinglyB．AbsolutelyC．PerhapsD．Maybe10、A．hidB．fellC．disappearedD．dragged11、A．a(chǎn)ppreciatingB．expectingC．imagingD．enjoying12、A．a(chǎn)pparentlyB．surprisinglyC．similarlyD．oppositely13、A．cleaningB．washingC．cookingD．dancing14、A．whenB．unlessC．untilD．a(chǎn)fter15、A．slowlyB．a(chǎn)ctivelyC．unwillinglyD．right16、A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．explainedC．confirmedD．brought17、A．improveB．startC．stopD．continue18、A．usuallyB．exactlyC．generallyD．a(chǎn)ccurately19、A．makingthemselvesupB．wearingthemselvesoutC．settingthemselvesapartD．givingthemselvesaway20、A．understandB．noticeC．observeD．realizeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Whenitcomestocarhiring,allcarhirecompaniesrequirethatyoushouldhaveafulldrivinglicenseforatleastoneyear,someofwhommayaskfortwoyears,especiallyforyoungerdrivers.Mostcarhirecompanieswillnotautomaticallyhireoutacartosomeoneundertheageof25ortopeopleover70.Butthereareexceptions.Somelistedcompaniesarenormallypreparedtoservepeopleof21andover.Andsomemaygoovertheagelimitandprovideserviceforolderpeople(aged70andover)providingyouhavenorecordofbreakingthelawandvalidlicense,andadoctor'sletterofgoodhealth.Nowreadonforsomeinformationaboutnationalcompanieswithmanybaseshiringoutcarstopeopleaged21andolderdrivers.1、Whichisarequirementfor72-year-oldBritishMichaeltorentacar?A．Havingacleandrivinglicense.B．Havingrichdrivingexperience.C．Havingalivelyandsharpmind.D．Havingadoctor'srecommendation.2、InwhatwayisAlamoRent-A-Carspecial?A．Itsetsnoupperlimitonage.B．Itchargesthelowestinsurancefee.C．Itonlyprovidesnationwideservice.D．Ithiresoutnoautomaticcarstounder25s.3、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．ToexplainhowtohirecarsintheUK.B．ToshowthebenefitsofhiringcarsintheUK.C．ToinformpeopleoftheUK'scarrentalservices.D．TointroducesomecheapcarhirespecialsintheUK.Text2AboutamonthafterIjoinedFacebook,IgotacallfromLoriGoler,ahighlyregardedseniordirectorofmarketingateBay.Shemadeitclearthiswasabusinesscall.“IwanttoapplytoworkwithyouatFacebook,”shesaid.“Insteadofrecommendingmyself,Iwanttoaskyou:Whatisyourbiggestproblem,andhowcanIsolveit?”Myjawhitthefloor.Ihadhiredthousandsofpeopleoverthepreviousdecadeandnoonehadeversaidanythingremotelylikethat.Peopleusuallyfocusonfindingtherightroleforthemselves,withtheimplicationthattheirskillswillhelpthecompany.LoriputFacebook’sneedsfrontandcenter.Itwasakillerapproach.Iresponded,“Recruitingismybiggestproblem.And,yes,youcansolveit.”Lorineverdreamedshewouldworkinrecruiting,butshejumpedin.Sheevenagreedtotradeearningsforacquiringnewskillsinanewfield.Lorididagreatjobrunningrecruitingandwithinmonthswaspromotedtohercurrentjob,leadingPeople@Facebook.Themostcommonmetaphorforcareersisaladder,butthisconceptnolongerappliestomostworkers.Asof2010,theaverageAmericanhadelevenjobsfromtheagesofeighteentoforty-sixalone.LorioftenquotesPattieSellers,whocameupwithamuchbettermetaphor:“Careersareajunglegym,notaladder.”AsLoridescribesit,there’sonlyonewaytogettothetopofaladder,buttherearemanywaystogettothetopofajunglegym.Thejunglegymmodelbenefitseveryone,butespeciallywomenwhomightbestartingcareers,switchingcareers,gettingblockedbyexternalbarriers,orreenteringtheworkforceaftertakingtimeoff.Theabilitytocreateauniquepathwithoccasionaldips,detours(彎路),andevendeadendspresentsgreatviewsofmanypeople,notjustthoseatthetop.Onaladder,mostclimbersarestuckstaringatthebuttofthepersonabove.1、WhydidLorimakethecall?A．ShehelpedFacebooktosolvethebiggestproblem.B．ShewantedtomakeabusinessdealwithFacebook.C．ShetriedtoaskforapayriseinFacebook.D．ShewantedtobecomeanemployeeinFacebook.2、Whatimpressed“I”byLori?A．Loriwasgoodatrunningrecruiting.B．LoriattachedgreatimportancetoFacebook’sneeds.C．LorijumpedinFacebookwithnoadequateexperience.D．LoriwasskilledinmarketingateBay.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Nowallpeopledon’ttendtoclimbtheladder.B．Noneontheladdercanenjoythegreatviews.C．Junglegymsofferlimitedexplorationforemployees.D．Apregnantwoman,jobless,benefitslittlefromthejunglegyms.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．It’saJungleGym,NotaLadder.B．Facebook’sBiggestProblem.C．ApplyingforaJobinFacebook.D．AJungleGymisBetterthanaLadder.Text3Thatrobots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscreatingthem.Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesametechnologiesmakingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.TechnologiesliketheWeb,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyinthepostofficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentproductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoincreasesinproductivity.Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.UnitedStatesProductivityandEmploymentButarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster(無(wú)生氣)jobgrowth?DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotalemployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”hesays,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?”1、WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?A．1947—1967.B．1985—1987.C．1997—2000.D．2011—2013.2、AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.A．isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnologyB．resultsfromaweakeningeconomyC．hasnoconnectionwithproductivityD．a(chǎn)ffectsthecurrenttypesofjobs3、WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A．Optimistic.B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A．showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreationB．discusstheeffectoftechnologicaladvancesonemploymentC．a(chǎn)rgueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligenceD．explaintheimpactoftechnologiesonproductivityText4Abargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.Thecostofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat￡1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto￡l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult（侮辱）,buthedoesn’t.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder（orwhatever）andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome“bargains”.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:thesawhadbeentrulycheap.Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor￡120,reducedfrom￡400;andIboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor￡600,reducedfrom￡900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted￡720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade￡580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn’tknowwheretostoreit—untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.Toofferbargainsisacommercialtricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.1、Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?A．Polite. B．Foolish.C．Humorous. D．Serious.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Goodquality. B．Lowprice.C．Newness. D．Curiosity.3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutlpOFFaproduct?A．It’sagiftforpoorpeople. B．It’sanoffensetoshoppers.C．It’sabargainworthtrying. D．It’sarealreductioninprice.4、Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A．Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.B．Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.C．Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.D．Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)CulturalTVprogramshaveexperienced1．come-backatthestartoftheChineseNewYearAnewprogram,Readers,hasbecomeahitBroadcastonChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)overtheweekend,2．isbringingfresh3．(enthusiastic)forliteratureinChinaReaderssetsouttointerpretthepowerandvaluesbehind4．(tradition)ChinesecultureTheweeklytalkshow,producedand5．(host)byfamousTVpersonalityDongQing,invitespeoplefromall6．(walk)oflifetoreadpoems,essaysandbookstheylikeorwroteWithoutanyamazingstagedesign,Readershasbroughtthealmost-losthabitofreadingaloudbackintothepublicspotlight,7．(make)theaudiencebatheinthebeautyoflanguageTheparticipantsalso8．(active)sharestoriesfromtheirownlifeexplainingreasons9．particularpiecestouchedtheirheartsorshapedtheirlivesIntheshow,poemscan10．(adapt)intosongsSinceitsbroadcast,ithasbeenconsideredas“abreathoffreshair”amongvariousshowsinChinaTheWanderingEarthisaChinesesciencefictionmovie,1．isbasedonthenovelof2．samenamebyLiuCixin,andwasreleasedonFebruary5,2019,theChineseNewYear’sDayAfterlearningthesunisdyingout,peopleallaroundtheworldfeel3．(panic),sotheybuildgiantplanetthrusters(星球推進(jìn)器)tomovetheearthoutofitsorbitandsail4．toanewstarsystemThe2500years’journeycomeswithunexpecteddangers,butinordertosavehumanity,agroupofyoungpeoplecomeoutbravelyandfighthardforeveryone’s5．(survive)。We6．(impress)toseethethemeofthisfilmItdoesn’tparticularlyshowsomebody’sabilitytosaveourworld7．showsallthehumanbeingsareworkingtogether,8．(spare)noefforttosavethisworldTheWanderingEarthisseenbypeople9．thedawn(開(kāi)端)ofChinesesciencefictionmoviesItmeansthatChina’ssci-fimovieshave10．(official)setsailSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Ifyou’reinyour20soreven30s,youmightfeelalotofuncertaintyallthetime.Youmaybenotsurewhatyourlifepurposeis.1、Thisisnormal.Weallwanttohaveacertainlifepurpose.Weallwanttofeelwe’reontherightpath.Weallwanttoperfectourhabits,ourroutines,orourproductivity.Weallwanttofeelmorecertain,andperfectinwhatwe’redoing.Thereisastrugglebetweenthecomfortofcertaintyandperfectionandthefearofuncertaintyandbeingsuboptimal(不最理想的).Letmeletyouinonasecret:nooneisfreefromthisstruggle.Lookatthemostsuccessfulpeopleyoucanthinkof—BillGates,Obama,TaylorSwift.2、Doyouthinktheyhavecertaintyandafeelingofreachingperfection?Notachance.Thereisnotoneofusalive,notmeoranyoneelse,whoeverfeelscertaintyabouttheirpurposeorpath.Iftheydo,they’refoolingthemselves.3、Nooneeverfeelsthey’vefoundtheperfectproductivityroutine,theperfectversionofthemselves.4、Weallfeeluncertainty,allday,andweallstrugglewithit.Somepeoplehavegrownmorecomfortablewithitthanothers,butingeneralnoonelikesuncertainty.5、That’sperfectlyOK,perfectlynormal.Don’trunfromit.Instead,staywiththisuncomfortable,unappealinguncertainty.It’shereinyou,apartofthismoment,apartofyoubutnotthewholeofyou.A．Becauseitdoesn’texist.B．Doyouthinktheyhaveitallfiguredout?C．Thisuncertaintyyou’refeelingisunpleasant.D．Butifthey’rehonest,theydon’tfeelthatcertainty.E.Seeifyoucantellwhatyou’rebeinguncertainabout.F.Sofocusonwhatyouactuallyhaverightinfrontofyou.G.Youmaybeuncertainaboutwhatpathyoushouldtakeinlife.FourQuestionstoAskBeforeChoosingaTravelAgentWhileonlinebookingengineshavemadeiteasierfortravelerstobuytheirownflightsorhotelrooms,travelagentsstillofferalevelof