考研《英語一》2023年東方市臨考沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)It’sahigh-risky,multibillion-dollarindustrywithtightdeadlines,demandingcustomersandlivesindanger.Thebusinessis1Andit’sbooming.Thenumberofjobsfortranslatorsandinterpretersdoubledinthepast10yearswhiletheirwagessteadily2before,duringandaftertherecession.Duringaperiodofstagnating(停滯的)wagesacrossthelabormarket,thelanguage-serviceindustrywithits50,000jobsisa3spotinthejobsoutlook.LillianClementiisaFrenchtranslatorworkingincorporatecommunicationsfromherhomeinArlington,Massachusettsandisroutinelyontightdeadlinestohandintranslatedmaterial.“Theriskscanbehuge,”saidClementi,“There’stonsof4pressure.”Insomecases,a(n)5translationorinterpretationisalsovital.Ifauser’sguideformedicalequipmentisnottranslatedwell,itcouldleadto6duringanemergency.Soldiersinconflictareasrequireexcellentinterpreterstospeakwithcommunitymembers.Anychangeoftoneorcontextcouldputlives7Translators’andinterpreters’immunity(免疫力)tothenation’seconomicdownturnalso8thegrowingdemandforpeoplewhocanspeakseverallanguagesinanincreasinglyglobalizedeconomy,expertssaid.“Goodtranslatorswho9aparticularsubjectandbecomereallygoodatitcanreallymakesix-digitfiguresannually,”saidJiriStejskal,spokesmanfortheAmericanTranslatorsAssociation.Multinationalcorporations,U.S.demographic(人口的)changesandtheInterneteconomyraisetheneedfortranslatedandlocalizedinformation.Companiesincreasinglywanttheircontent10tothetongueofthetown,evenbetweendialectsofthesamelanguage.“Asmorepeople11theworldwideeconomy,that’sgoingtodrivemorecommerce,andthat’sgoingtodrivemorelanguageservices,”saidBillRivers,executivedirectoroftheNationalCouncilforLanguageandInternationalStudiesintheWashingtonregion.12,qualificationsfortranslatorsandinterpretersarenotassimpleastheymayseem.Speakingtwolanguagesdoesnotmeanapersoncanworkinthelanguage-serviceindustry,expertssaid.Learninghowtotranslateorinterpretisa13skillbeyondknowingthelanguage.Furthermore,themostsuccessfultranslatorsandinterpretersmaintaina14,suchaslegaldocuments,quarterlyearningsreportsoraspecialknowledgeofindustry.Technologicaladvancesmaycutjobsinsomeindustries,butonlinetranslationserviceslikeGoogleTranslate15raisedemandforhumantranslatorsandinterpreters,expertssaid.Onlinesalescompaniesalsodrivedemandfortranslation.1、A．tourism B．language C．technology D．economy2、A．shrank B．changed C．grew D．remained3、A．bright B．scenic C．historic D．tough4、A．money B．peer C．blood D．time5、A．proper B．quick C．direct D．innovative6、A．disease B．depression C．violence D．confusion7、A．inorder B．atrisk C．undercontrol D．outofstate8、A．highlights B．understands C．increases D．resists9、A．setup B．dependon C．specializein D．objectto10、A．limited B．accustomed C．related D．tailored11、A．agreewith B．haveaccessto C．areconfidentof D．insiston12、A．Instead B．Therefore C．However D．Otherwise13、A．separate B．genetic C．learnable D．worthwhile14、A．certificate B．diploma C．strategy D．specialty15、A．automatically B．respectively C．actually D．immediatelySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Whocouldhaveimaginedthatatreadmill(跑步機)onwheelswouldonedaybecomeathing?Lopifitisanunusualmeansoftransportationthatallowsyoutopoweranelectricbicyclebywalkingonatreadmill.LopifitfounderBruinBergmeestersaysitallstartedwhenheaskedhimselfthequestion."HowcanIuseatreadmilloutdoors?"Heeventuallycameupwithadesign,towhichheaddedanelectricengine,andLopifitwasborn.Thetreadmillbicycleissimilartoatypicalelectricbicycleinthatthemotoronlyworkswhentheriderputspowerinaswell.TheLopifitsensesitwhenyouwalkonthetreadmillandusesthemotortoturnadrivechainatthebackpartofthetreadmill,helpingyoureachatopspeedof17milesperhour.TousetheLopifit,simplyturnonthebatteryanduseyourfeettoslidethetreadmillbackwardsandactivate(激活)themotor.Thengetonandenjoytheride!Ifyouneedspeed,justwalkonthetreadmill,andifyouwanttocoast,allyouhavetodoisstaystillandadmiretheview.Tostop,youhavetwohandbrakesavailable.TheLopifitfirsthitthestreetsin2014and,unsurprisingly,becameaninstanthit.Thatwasactuallyquitechallengingforthecompany,becauseitstartedgetinquiriesandcallsfororders,butitwasnowherenearreadyformassproduction.Theuniquetreadmillbicyclebecameavailablethisyear,andLopifitisstrugglingtokeepupwithdemand,despitethehighpricetagof$2,115.Butdespitehavingaveryloyalfan-baseofso-calledLopifitters,thecreativemeansoftransportationalsohasnaysayerswhosimplyconsidertheinventionstupidandunnecessary.Theybasicallybelievethatifyou’regoingtowalk,youmightaswelldoittheold-fashionedway.ButtheLopifitdoeshavetheuniqueadvantageofhelpingyouwalkreallyfastwithoutbreakingasweat,orwalkingatcyclingspeed,ifyouwill.1、WiththehelpofLopifit,youcan________.A．cycletoworkbywalkingB．offerpowertoanybicycleC．createatreadmillonwheelsD．answersomehardquestions2、Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanlearn________.A．howLopifitwascreatedB．whereLopifitcanbeusedC．whoLopifitisintendedforD．whichdesignissuitableforLopifit3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefourthparagraph?A．Lopifitwascheapandavailablein2014.B．Lopifitalwaysbrokedownonthestreets.C．ItwashardforthecompanytodesignLopifit.D．ThesupplyofLopifitfailedtomeetthedemand.4、HowdothepublicreacttoLopifit?A．Positively.B．Variously.C．Angrily.D．Cautiously.Text2Anewalgorithm(演算法)raisesparkingratesinbusyneighborhoodsandlowersthemelsewhere，guaranteeingfreeparkingspotsregardlessoflocation，ChristopherIntagliatareports.Ifyoudriveinacity，you’venodoubtexperiencedtheheadacheofcirclingblockafterblock，cruisingforparking.Butscientistswhostudythatphenomenonhaveasolutiontofreeupmorespots:“Youmakethemmoreexpensive，sopeoplehavetodecidewhethertoparkfartherawayandPayless，orcloserandpaymore.”ItzhakBenenson，asystemscientistatTelAvivUniversity.SanFranciscohaspilotedaprogramthatraisesparkingratesbasedondemand—andit'sbeenshowntoreducecruising.Butthesensorsrequiredforthosesystemscancostmillionsofdollarstoinstallandoperate，Benensonsays.Soinstead，writinginIEEEIntelligentTransportationSystemsMagazine，heandhiscolleagueNirFulmandescribeanalgorithmthatcandeterminesmartpricing，withouttheuseofsensors.TheytesteditontheIsraelicityofBatYam，nearTelAviv.First，theydividethecityintozones.Theyestimatetheparkingdemandineachzone，bycalculatingthenumberofapartmentsandofficesthere.Thentheytakeaccountofparkingsupplyinthearea，alongwithhowwealthypotentialparkersmightbe.Usingthatdata，thealgorithmsuggestedpricingforeachzonethatwouldguaranteea90-percentoccupancyrateofparkingspotscity-wide.Meaning10percentofspotswerealwaysavailabletodriverswillingtopaytheprice，regardlessofneighborhood.Ofcourse，noteveryonewillagreethatraisingparkingpriceswillreducethepressofparking.LasttimeBenensonproposedhikingratesforcityresidents?“Igotabout100reactionsontheweband99ofthemthatsaidtheyhaveneverheardsuchastupidstatementfromtheprofessors，andIshouldbepunishedandfired.”Eventually，hesays，it'llbeuptocitiesthemselvestoestimatetheirresidents’politicalappetitesforaneasierparkingspot.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inparagraph1referto?A．Parkingspots.B．Parkingrates.C．Busyneighborhoods.D．Newalgorithms.2、Howdoesthenewalgorithmwork?A．Adoptingdifferentparkingrates.B．Countingtheapartmentsandoffices.C．Makingfartherparkingspotsmoreexpensive.D．Settingthepriceofparkingspotswithsensors.3、Whichistheprocessofcarryingoutthesmartpricing?①Choosingatargetcity.②Countingtheparkingdemand.③Dividingthecityintozones.④Suggestingpricingforeachzone.⑤Consideringtheparkingsupply.A．②⑤④③①B．①③②⑤④C．②⑤①③④D．①③④②⑤4、WhatwillthepublicthinkofBenenson’ssmartpricing?A．Supporting.B．Disapproving.C．Optimistic.D．Controversial.Text3Wecantakeonlinejoyfullearningexperiencestoanewlevelbycombiningthebestpracticesineducationwithinspiringhands-onlessonsthatparentsandchildrencanenjoytogether.◆

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PoetryMakersJune11th—July15thWhensharingpoemswithourchildren,wenotonlyteachthemhowtoappreciatethebeautyoflanguagebutalsothatourwordshavetheabilitytoaffectothersindeepandmeaningfulways.Inthisfour-weekonlineworkshop,wewillstrengthenourchildren’sunderstandingofthemselves,eachother,andtheworldaroundthemthroughthepowerofwritingpoetry.PRICE:$27.00AGE:6—101、WhatcanwelearnaboutStartingaWriter’sNotebook?A．Itoffersadiscount. B．Itlastsfourweeks.C．Itissuitableforallages. D．Itencourageschildrentowritepoetry.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutBackyardScience?A．Itencouragesthekidstogetclosetonature.B．Itoffersthekidsvariousoutdoorexplorations.C．Itfillsthekidswithconfidenceintheirfuture.D．Itenrichesthekids’lifeexperienceandknowledge.3、WhatcankidslearnatPoetryMakers?A．Takemoreinterestintheirstudies.B．Haveastrongdesiretobesuccessful.C．Showmuchenthusiasmforliterature.D．Beawareofthepowerofwords.Text4CompanyNamesThatHaveSecretMeaningsCo-founderLarryPagewasatabrainstormingsessionatStanfordforanewmassivedataindexingwebsite.Someonesuggested“googolplex”—oneofthelargestdescribableNUMBERS.Pageshorteneditto“googol.”Whenhelatercheckedfortheavailabilityofthedomainname,hemadeamistakeandtypedin“google”instead.Buthelikedthenameandregistereditforhimselfandco-founderSergeyBrin.ThisluxurycarmakercombinedelementsfromtheFordandOldsmobilecompanieswhenitwasstartedin1902andlaterbecameknownforitsinnovationandhighquality.ThecompanywasnamedfortheFrenchexplorerAntoineLaumetdelaMotheCadillac,whofoundedthecityofDetroitin101.Companyco-founderGordonBowkerhassaidthatwhilebrainstormingnames,someonebroughtoutamapthatfeaturedtheoldminingtownofStarbo.ThatmayhaveledhimtothinkofStarbuck,thefirstmateinHermanMelville’sfamousnovel,MobyDick.Notonlythecompanynamebutalsotheoriginofitslogohasarousedgreatcuriosity.TheinventorofRolex,HansWilsdorf,waslookingtomakeanelegant,yetprecise,wristwatch.Hewantedanamethatwaseasytosay,workedindifferentlanguages,andlookedgoodonthewatches.HesettledonRolexin1908.16、Whichcompanynamehasacloserelationshipwithliterature?A．Google. B．Cadillac.C．Starbucks. D．Rolex.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A．Googlewasadoptedbecause“googol”wasnotavailablethen.B．Cadillacwasnamedafterthefoundingfatherofthecompany.C．Starbuckswasusedduetotheco-founder’sloveforhistown.D．HansWilsdorfintendedRolextobeuniversallyaccepted.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyou,itcanbeverydifficulttoletgoofyourangerButforgivenessispossible—anditcanbesurprisingly1．(benefit)toyourphysicalandmentalhealthSofar,research2．(show)thatpeoplewhoforgivecanhavemoreenergy,betterappetiteandbettersleep“Peoplewhoforgiveshow3．(little)angerandmorehopefulness,”saysDrFredericLuskin,whowrotethebookForgiveforGood“Soitcanhelpreducethetirednessoutoftheimmunesystemandallowpeople4．(feel)moreenergetic”Sowhensomeonehashurtyou,cooldownfirstTakeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomething5．givesyoupleasure:abeautifulsceneinnature,orsomeoneyouloveDon’twaitforan6．(apologize)“Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoumayneverthinkofapologizing,”saysDrLuskin“Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethings7．samewaySoifyouwaitforpeopletosaysorry,youcouldbewaitingaverylongtime”Nextkeepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymean8．(accept)theactionofthepersonwhoupsetsyouInstead,learntolookforthelove,beautyandkindnessaroundyouFinally,trytoseethings9．theotherperson’sperspectiveYoumayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofignoranceTogainperspective,youmaywanttowritealetterto10．(you)fromthatperson’spointofviewAllChina’smajorcitieshavegoodtransport1．(network)Therearethetourbuses,minibuses,taxis,aswellaspublicbuses,BusesinChinesetownsarealways2．(crowd)Thefaredependsondistance,andispayabletothe3．(conduct)ofbusesAtaxiisoften4．mostconvenientmeansoftravelintheCityTheyareavailableatairports,railwaystationsandhotelsandeveninurbanareasThetotalfaredependsonthestartingmeterprice,5．canrangefrom5to12yuan,andthedistanceExtrafees6．(charge)forwaitingandlowspeeddrivingduringtrafficjamsIfyoutakeataxiafter11pm,a20percentsurchargeappliesoverthebasicfareTheminibusisacompromisebetweenthe7．(relative)expensivetaxisandfullpublictransportTheirchargeisalittlemorethanthatofthebus,about2yuanormore8．(depend)ondistance,butitisveryconvenient,becauseitcanstop9．anypointyouwantalongtherouteTourbuses,normally10．(equip)withairconditioningandTV,aremanagedbytravelagencies,hotelsandairportsandprovidedforshorttoursAtourguideisusuallypresentonsuchbusesSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TheThingsThatKeepUsFromSucceedingWehavealwaysbeentoldnottofearfailurebecauseitisessentialtosuccess.Soweshouldembracefailureoratleastthepossibilityoffailure.1、.Ifyou’renotreachingthekindofsuccessyouimagine，oneormoreofthefollowingthingsmightwellbetrueofyou，too.NO.1:Youdon’thaveagoal.Alotoftimewefindourselvesstrugglingthroughaday-to-dayroutinethatisn’tgettingusanywherebecausewedon’tknowwherewewanttogo.Sometimeswehadgoalswhenwesetourselvesonaparticularpath，butwe’vechangedalongthewayandthosegoalsarenolongerthatimportant.2、，figuringoutwhatyourgoalsareisimportant.NO.2:Youdon’thaveavision.Settinggoalsisimportantbutisn’tenoughtodriveyoutothefinishline；it’simportant，too，tobeabletoimagineyourselfastheachieverofyourgoals.Ifgoalsaretheendresultofajourney，yourvisionisthefueltogetyouthere.NO.3:Youdon’thaveaplan.Ifgoalsareyourdestinationandavisionisyourfuel，yourplanisthemaptogetyouthere.3、.Theworldisfullofpeoplewithgoalstheyhaveneveraccomplishedbecausetheydidn’thaveaplan—don’tbeoneofthem.NO.4:You’retoocertainornotcertainenough.Toomuchcertaintycreatesinflexibility.Ifyou’resurethatyourplaniscorrect，andrefusetoacceptthepossibilityoferror，youmaywellfindyourselfstuckwhenanunexpectedchangecomesabout.Howeverstrongyourplanandhoweversureyouareofyourgoals，makeroomforperiodicreassessment.4、.Ifyourefusetotakeastepbecauseyouaren’tpositivethatitwillmoveyoutowardssuccess，youwon’tmakeanybetterprogressthanifyouhadnogoalsata11.Keepyoureyesopenandbewillingtochange，buthavefaithinyourself，too.NO.5:5、.Oftenwecloseourselvesofffromotherpeoplenotbecausewe’reafraidthattheywillinfluenceusbutthatwewillinfluencethem.Weareafraidthatourbrilliantideaswillbetakenupbysomeoneelseandnolongerbesolelyours.Soweavoidsharingourpassions，andspendourenergyjealouslyguardingour“secret”ratherthansimplymovingforward.Intheend，weturnourpassionsintoburdensthataredifficulttocarryinsteadofajoy.A．WhateverthecaseB．WhateverthecauseC．YouworryaboutbeingcopiedD．Youdon’tlearnfromyourmistakesE.Atthesametime，toolittlecertaintywillfailyouF.However，fearisn’ttheonlythingthatkeepsusfromsucceedingG.Withoutit，youhavenoideawhatimmediatestepstotaketoachieveyourgoalsRiseandshinealldayMakingtheseeasytaskspartofyourmorningschedulewillimproveyournutrition,energy,andmoodtoday—andbeyond.StretchinbedTrythisevenbeforeyouopenyoureyes.Liftonearmandbeginbystretchingea