考研《英語一》2023年四川省成都市金堂縣考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)YearsagoafarmerownedlandalongtheAtlanticseacoast.Headvertisedforhiredhands.MostpeopleweretoworkonfarmsalongtheAtlantic.TheyfearedtheawfulthatspreadacrosstheAtlantic,damagingthebuildingsandcrops.thefarmerinterviewedapplicantsforthejob,hereceivedmany.Finally,ashort,thinman,wellpastmiddleage,thefarmer.”Areyouagoodfarmhand?”thefarmeraskedhim.“Well,Icanwhenthewindblows,”answeredthelittleman.Althoughbythisanswer,thefarmer,forhelp,hiredhim.Thelittlemanworkedwellaroundthe,busyfromdawntodusk,andthefarmerfeltwiththeman’swork.thenonenightthewindhowled（怒號）loudlyinfromoffshore.Jumpingoutofbed,thefarmertookalanternandnextdoorthehiredhand’ssleepingroom.Heshookthelittlemanand,“Getup!Astormiscoming!Tiethingsdowntheyareblownaway!Thelittlemanrolledoverinbedandsaid,“Nosir.Itoldyou,Icansleepwhenthewindblows”bytheanswer,thefarmerwastemptedtofirehimonthespot.,hehurriedoutsidetopreparedforthestorm.Tohis,hediscoveredthatallofthehaystacks（干草堆）hadbeencoveredwithtarpaulins（帆布）.Thecowsandthechickenswereallintheplaces,andthedoorswerefastened.Thewindowsweretightly.Everythingwas.Nothingcouldbeblownaway.Thefarmerthenunderstoodwhathishiredhandmeant,sohereturnedtohisbedtoalsosleepwhilethewindblew.1、A．unfitB．curiousC．undoubtedD．unwilling2、A．hurricanesB.stormsC．earthquakesD．wars3、A．ifB．onceC．a(chǎn)sD．until3、A．refusalsB．suggestionsC．rewardsD．desires4、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．interviewedC．remindedD．educated5、A．workB．sleepC．wakeD．flee6、A．excitedB．touchedC．puzzledD．discouraged7、A．convenientB．famousC．badD．desperate8、A．farmB．companyC．oceanD．station9、A．boredB．satisfiedC．patientD．honest10、A．walkedB．slippedC．rushedD．fell11、A．cheeredB．whisperedC．a(chǎn)skedD．cried12、A．whileB．a(chǎn)fterC．beforeD．unless12、A．firmlyB．weaklyC．strangelyD．closely13、A．movedB．a(chǎn)ngeredC．beatenD．calmed14、A．thereforeB．a(chǎn)saresultC.asusuallyD．instead15、A．surpriseB．regretC．horrorD．sorrow16、A．wrongB．properC．topD．clean17、A．paintedB．storedC．securedD．destroyed19、A．fliedawayB．dieddownC．blownawayD．tieddownSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1FreeOnlineCoursesReadingintheDigitalAgeThiscourseisforpeoplefromallwalksoflifewhoenjoyreadingandwouldliketoknowhowliteraryscholarsunderstandtextsinthedigitalage.Itintroducesyoutoavarietyofwaysofunderstandingtexts.Throughthecourse,youwillbecomefamiliarwithprofessionalreadingpracticesaswellasnewer,computer-drivenreadingskills.Duration:6weeks4hourspw2AugustExploringEnglish:ShakespeareThiscourseisaimedathighschoolstudentsanduniversitystudentswhowishtolearnmoreaboutShakespeare.ThefirstweekwilllookatShakespeare'slifeandtimes.Fortherestofthecourse,wewilllookcloselyatadifferentplayeachweek.ShakespeareanactorswillhelpusexploretheuniversalthemesinRomeoandJuliet,Hamlet,TheTempestandMacbeth.OurvideotutorwillguideyouthroughthecourseandlookatthewordsandphrasesthatShakespeareintroducedtotheEnglishlanguage.Duration:6weeks2hourspw16JulyTheEuropeanDiscoveryofChinaThiscourseisaimedatanyonewithaninterestinChinese,Europeanorworldhistory.ItfocusesonwhenandhowtheWestfirstapproachedChina.WewilllookatChina'splaceintheworldandconnectionstotheWestviatheSilkRoad,theriseofGenghisKhanandtheMongolEmpire,andfinallytheMingdynasty.We'llknowthisperiodofChinesehistorythroughtheeyesofWesterntravellersfromthe13thtothe17thcentury.WhattheseWesterntravellerssaw,whattheydidn'tsee—that'sthestorythatwewilluncoverinthiscourse.Duration:8weeks6hourspw6July204、WhenyoutakeReadingintheDigitalAge,youwill________.A．walkintodifferentpeople'slifeB．learnwaysofunderstandingtextsC．getbetteratcomputerskillsD．shareopinionswithliteraryscholars1、WhowillhelpstudentsbetterunderstandthethemesofShakespeare'splays?A．Actors. B．Scholars.C．Historians. D．Videotutors.2、WhatcanpeoplelearnfromTheEuropeanDiscoveryofChina?A．China'sdiscoveryoftheWest.B．TheriseandfalloftheQingDynasty.C．TheimportanceoftheSilkRoad.D．China'sinterestinWesterntravellers.3、Whatarethesubjectsoftheseonlinecourses?A．Scienceandhistory.B．Mediaandhealth.C．Natureandenvironment.D．Languageandculture.4、Inwhichwaydothethreecourseshaveincommon?A．Theyareaimedatstudents.B．Theyareprovidedforfree.C．Eachlasts6weeks.D．Eachtakes2hoursperweek.Text2Halfoffusuallyunaffordableproducts?Only$49.99forthat$100.00dinner?That’sthemagicofGroupon,butforsomesmallbusinessownersthe“greatbusiness”offeredbyGrouponcanbeequaltothekissofdeath.Howcouldthatoccur?ThemathofGrouponseemssimpleataglance,butuponfurtherinspectionthenumbersdon’taddupwhenitcomestosmallerbusinesses.AGroupontypicallyoffersa50%discountonaproductorservice;thentheremainingprofitisdividedbetweenGrouponandthesmallbusiness.WhileGrouponhasalreadyreceivedtheprofitinadvance,themerchantisleftwaitingfortheircut.Thoseworryingnumbersareassumingthepricecutis50/50,which,insomecases,isbeinggenerous.Whenyoubreakitdowntonumbers,aGroupondealseemsdisastrous,butit’snotonlythenumberssmallbusinessownershavetoworryabout.ThepointofGroupondealsistoattractnewandhopefullylongtermcustomers.Yet,doesthisactuallyhappen?ThemajorityofconsumersbuyingtheGrouponarethereforthebargainanddon’treturnafterusingtheirGroupon.CFHSJuniorAngelitaPopestated,“IlovethedealsofferedbyGroupon!Theycanreallysaveyousomuchmoney.”However,shewentontosaythatshehadn’treturnedoncetoanyofthebusinessesafterusingherGroupon.Forsomesmallbusinesses,thepressurelieswiththeresponsesoftheirloyalcustomers,whowatchasnewfacesgetthesameproductorserviceforhalfthepricethattheyhavebeenpayingforyears.Whenyoubreakitdown,Grouponindicatesthatthebusinessofferingthedealisnotonlywillingtobeflexiblewiththeirprice,butalsothattheirproductorserviceisn’tworththepricethey’rechargingfor.Whencombiningthesefactors,it’snowonderloyalcustomersareputoffbytheideaoftheirfavoriteshopofferingGroupons.NowIbynomeanssayGrouponshavebadeffectsonallbusinesses;howeverthestormofGrouponisactuallyadisasterforasmallbusiness.1、WhatisgoodaboutGroupon?A．Itcanofferalargediscount.B．Ithelpsaddupthenumbers.C．Itcanimprovethequalityoftheproduct.D．Itbringssmallbusinessownersmoreprofit.2、CFHSJuniorAngelitaPope’sstatementsuggeststhat.A．smallbusinessownersneedn’tworryaboutdealsB．peoplelikeusingGrouponinthesamebusinessC．thepurposeofGrouponistopromotebusinessD．Grouponmaynotbringcustomersback3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?A．Newfaces.B．Loyalcustomers.C．Groupondealers.D．Smallbusinesses.4、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Anewbusinesstrend—GroupondealingB．ThedevelopmentofaGrouponcompanyC．TheeffectsofGroupononsmallbusinessesD．Afantasticshoppingexperience—GrouponText3Manyshoppingmallsnowhavespecialareasthatoffershopperstheirfirstchancetoexperience“VRtechnology”.Youmayhaveenteredoneoutofcuriosity,oryoumaythinkitisjustanotherpieceofuselesstechnology.Whateveryouropinion,VR,orvirtual(虛擬的)reality,isgoingtobecomeabigpartofourlivesverysoon.2016sawtheintroductionofmanyfancyproductsintheworldofVR,includingMicrosoft’sHoloLensandSamsung’sGearVR.AllofthemofferanexcitinglookatthenewrealitiesandopportunitiesthatVRbrings.These,however,aretheearlydaysofatechnologythatisexpectedtogofromstrengthtostrength.And2017lookslikeitisgoingtobetheyearinwhichVRtechnologyreallytakesoff.Forastart,usingVRwillbecomemorenormalin2017.MicrosoftandIntelhavealreadydiscussedtheirplansforsimplerandlessexpensiveVRheadsets.“TheideaofVRwillstopbeingasci-fi(science-fiction)idea,andinsteaditwillturnintoanindustryofrealproductsusedaswaystoshowoffimagination.”SaidAndrew,adesigneratUSVRCompany,Survios.ItisalsoexpectedthatVRproductswillplayapartinmorecommonandreal-lifefieldslikefashionandfilm.Forexample,toenjoytheatmosphereandenergyofthefrontrowexperienceatafashionshow,fanswillnolongerhavetogoalongintheflesh.InsteadpeoplewillbeabletoenjoytheexperiencebyjustwearingaVRheadsetathome.YoucanalsoexpectVRmirrorsandfitting-roomssoonerratherthanlater.”Thisisanespeciallygoodopportunityforbrandslookingtoofferverypersonalizedexperiences.”SaidRoyDeYoungfromUS-basedmarketingagency,PMX.Astimegoeson,therewillbelessdiscussionaboutwhetherpeoplewillacceptVRtechnology.Itwillsimplybeadiscussionofwhen.1、WhydomanyshoppingmallshaveareasforVRexperiences?A．Tocollectshoppers’opinions.B．Tomeetthedemandsofshoppers.C．Tointroducethenewtechnologytoshoppers.D．Toentertainshopperswithnewtechnology.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“intheflesh”mean?A．IntimeB．InpersonC．InlineD．Inorder3、WhatcanweknowaboutVRproductsfromthepassage?A．Theyarenotexpensiveatpresent.B．Theywillmeetmorepersonaldemands.C．Theyarebeingusedalmosteverywhere.D．Theywon’tbeacceptedformanyyears.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．VRMeetsOurLifeGoalB．VRMirrorsAreComingC．VRTakesoverFashionD．VRIsBecomingRealText4BestSmartphoneGamesToPutYourBrainToTestIamafanofbloodsheddingMMORPGs.ButsometimesIplaybraingames.Herearefourgamesforyouthatwillsurelyputyourbraintotest.RealChessChesshasbeenburstingbrainsforover14centuries,andthisvirtualvariantofchessreallybringsanewtaste.It’sa3Dvirtualchessthatletsyouplaywithusersfromallaroundtheworld.Youcanchatwithopponents,playwithAI,getnewbietipsandmuchmore.Theanimationsand3Dstructuresarereallycoolaswell.JuiceCubesJuiceCubesisalightandcolorfulgamefulloffruityjuicecubesthatyouneedtoconnecttopopandclearlevels.Therearemultipletypesofchallenges,powerups,andover550+levelstokeepyouaddicted.Itmightseemeasyatthestart,butitwillburstyourbrainwhenyoureachhigherlevels.WordBrain2Areallyfunwordgamewhereyouneedtoguesswordsbasedonthenumberoflettersprovided.Eachwordpuzzlehasathemecategory,suchasfood,humanbody,color,orevenspace.Andyoucanalsousehintstosolvethelevelwhenyougetstuck.Yourvocabularyissuretobechallengedinit.PuzzleramaPuzzleramabasicallyjoinssomeofthetoppuzzlesinonesingleapp,makingitaperfectappforpuzzlelovers.Itletsyouplaypopularpuzzlegamessuchasflow,jigsaw,unblock,pipes,tangram,andmore.Therearehundredsoflevelsavailableforeachpuzzletypeandthingsgetreallytoughasyouadvance.Thegameinterfaceisalsoverycolorful,andsmoothanimationsmakethegamefuntoplay.1、WhatisspecialaboutRealchess?A．Itisalightandcolorfulgame.B．Itisafunnywordgame.C．Itisa3Dvirtualchessgame.D．Ithashundredsoflevels.2、Ifyou’regoodatguessingwords,whichgameisthebestchoice?A．RealChess.B．JuiceCubes.C．WordBrain2.D．Puzzlerama.3、Whichgamesarelikeytohavebrightanddifferentcolorsintheinterfacedesign?A．RealChess&WordBrain2B．JuiceCubes&WordBrain2C．WordBrain2&PuzzleramaD．Puzzlerama&JuiceCubesPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Nooneknowsexactly1．theearthbeganHowever,accordingtoawidelyacceptedtheory,theuniversebegan2．a(chǎn)“BigBang”Thenthedust3．(settle)intoasolidglobeAstheearthcooleddown,waterbegantoappearonitssurfaceMany4．(science)believethatitwasthepresenceofwaterthatallowedtheearthtodissolve5．(harm)gasesandacidsintooceansandseas,whichmadeitpossibleforlifetodevelopMillionsofyearslater,thefirstsmallplantsappearedonthesurfaceofthewaterTheirdevelopment6．(follow)byearlyshellfish,allsortsoffish,greenplantsandlandanimalsReptiles7．(produce)younggenerallybylayingeggswhilemammalsgavebirthtoyoungbabyanimalsDinosaursexistedontheearthforover140millionyearsbeforetheysuddenlydisappearedThereason8．theydisappearedstillremainsamysteryFinally,humansappearedandspreadallovertheearthButtheyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,whichpreventsheatfrom9．(escape)fromtheearthintospaceAsaresultofthis,peoplebelievetheearthmaybecometoohottoliveonSo10．lifewillcontinueontheearthwilldependonhowthisproblemcanbesolvedHappinessmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeopleForMary,whohas1．severesleepingproblem,happinessisassimpleashavingagoodnight’ssleepBedwasonceaplace2．Marywenttorestafteralonghardday3．,shehasnothadafullnight’ssleepinalmostsixmonthsHerdoctorsaidthat4．(count)sheepmighthelpherfallasleepShetriedthis,butsoongottiredofitafteritfailedtoworkShefindsthenightswithoutsleepalmost5．(bear)SheisalwayssleepyandlacksenergyduringthedayMaryisnotaloneStudiesshowthatmorethanoneinthreepeopleworldwidestrugglewithgettingenoughsleepItoftentakesondifferent6．(form):somepeoplecangettosleep,butwakeupmuchtooearly;somegetafullnight’ssleep,butare7．(disappoint)tofindthattheystillfeeltiredwhentheywakeup;others,likeMary,find8．difficulttofallasleepinthefirstplaceSpecialistssaythatpeopleshouldnotworrytoomuchaboutthisproblemInmostcases,alackofsleep9．(cause)byanxietyandpressureItisimportanttokeepyourself10．goodspiritsandtobepositiveSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)ThreeSimpleWaystoMakeExerciseaHabitAlotofpeoplewanttobuildanexercisehabitthatsticks.Ofcourse,wantingtomakeexerciseahabitandactuallydoingitaretwodifferentthings.Changingyourbehaviorisdifficult.Livinganewtypeoflifestyleishard.Thisisespeciallytruewhenyouthrowinverypersonalfeelingsaboutbodyimageandself-worth.1、Herearethreesimplewaystomakeexerciseahabit.Developaritualtomakestartingeasier.Habitsarebehaviorsthatyourepeatoverandoveragain,whichmeanstheyarealsobehaviorsthatyoustartoverandoveragain.2、Inmanyways,buildingnewhabitsissimplyanexerciseingettingstartedtimeaftertime.3、Thebestwaytomakeexerciseahabitistostartwithanexercisethatissoeasythatyoucandoitevenwhenyouarerunninglowonwillpowerandmotivation.Inthewordsofanexpert,startwithsomethingthatissoeasyyoucan'tsayno.Focusonthehabitfirstandtheresultslater.4、Mostpeoplestartwithsometypeofgoal.Thisisthewrongapproach.It'sbettertofocusonthesystemratherthanthegoal.Whatmattersmostinthebeginningisestablishinganewnormalandbuildingyouwillstickto;nottheresultsthatyouget.Inotherwords,inthefirst6monthsitismoreimportanttonotmissworkoutsthanitistomakeprogress.5、A．Exerciseevenwhenyou're“tootired”.B．Startwithanexercisethatisridiculouslysmall.C．Thetypicalapproachtodietandexerciseistofocusonresultsfirst.D．Itismoreimportantnottomisstakingexercisethantomakeprogress.E.Inotherwords,ifyoudon'tconsistentlygetstarted,thenyouwon'thaveahabit.F.Boththerearesomestrategiesthatcanmakeiteasiertostickwithanexercisehabit.G.Onceyoubecomethetypeofpersonwhodoesn’tmissworkouts,thenyoucanworryaboutmakingprogressandimproving.Tipsfortheperfectselfie（自拍）Youcantakeas