2023年新疆省塔城地區考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThismorningafterIgotthenewsthatmybestfriend,SeanMisner,whowasoneofthefirefighters,diedinanArizonawildfireinJune,createdaFacebookpageinhis1.SeanandIwerelikebrothers.Wemetplayingbaseballwhenwewereeightyearsold.We2life’supsanddownstogether.Hewas26whenhedied.Iwasin3whenIfoundoutthesituation.Friendsofhis4photosandinformationonhispage,andIsetupawayforpeopleto5moneytoSean’swife,Amanda,andtheirson,rightthroughFacebook.Mysisterisajournalist,andshesuggestedthatwearrangeeverything6whilethefirewasgettingnational7.Inthefirstcoupleofdays,Sean’spagegot2,000likes.Todayithasmorethan27,000likes.WhenSean’sfamilydrovehisashes500milesfromPrescott,Arizona,tohis8inSantaYnez,California,firefightershadbeenstandingoneveryhighwayoverpass(立交橋).Iwassurprisedathowmuchit9metoseethatotherpeoplecared.StrangersweresendingFacebookmessages,10babyclothestoAmandaandwe’ve11about$10,000forhisson’seducation.OnepostisfromalittleboyinNevadawhosaid,whenhe12hewantstobeafirefighter.It13touchedme.PeoplepostedmessagesaboutwhataheroSeanwasandtheywereright.Thereisalotof14onthatFacebookpage.I15oneday,whenSean’sson,SeanJaxon,is16enough,hewillseehow17hisfatherwasthroughthispage.DuringmomentswhenImissSean,Ivisitthe18,anditmakesmesmile.Onmybirthdayorhisbirthdayorsome19date,I’llreadthemessagesandlookatthephotosthatpeoplehaveposted.Itsawayformetokeephismemory20.1、A．honour B．absence C．existence D．death2、A．gotthrough B．passedthrough C．wentthrough D．lookedthrough3、A．fear B．horror C．anxiety D．shock4、A．took B．hung C．developed D．posted5、A．save B．donate C．make D．earn6、A．practically B．sincerely C．quickly D．regularly7、A．attention B．support C．sympathy D．recognition8、A．office B．home C．school D．community9、A．entertained B．frightened C．comforted D．astonished10、A．offering B．intending C．expecting D．conveying11、A．grasped B．founded C．figured D．raised12、A．turnsup B．picksup C．comesup D．growsup13、A．deeply B．eventually C．slightly D．gently14、A．information B．money C．love D．emotion15、A．believe B．wonder C．doubt D．realize16、A．tall B．old C．strong D．firm17、A．excited B．satisfied C．respected D．encouraged18、A．tomb B．Internet C．page D．reserve19、A．specific B．special C．available D．accessible20、A．alive B．awake C．apart D．awfulSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1World’sbestbeaches:2018TripAdvisorawardwinnersNO.1ClearwaterBeachItliesinAmerica,aboutaforty-minutedrivewestofTampa.Itimpressestravelerswithtwoandahalfmilesofsugar-whitesand,crystal-clearwatersandgentleGulfwind.Thebeachofferscalm,shallowwater,makingitanidealplaygroundfortourists.*Bargainhotelnearby:PierHouse60MarinaHotel,from$293pernight(doublebed)*Airfare:Aslowas$71round-tripfromORD(Chicago)toTPA(Tampa)No.2SiestaBeachJustsouthofSarasota,SiestaBeachonSiestaKeyisknownforitseight-milestretchofsugar-fine,quartz-whitesand.It’salsoagreatspotforkidstocollectseashellsandsanddollars.*Bargainhotelnearby:TropicalBeachResorts,from$295permight(doublebed)*Airfare:Aslowas$238round-tripfromEWR(Newark)toSRQ(Sarasota)No.3Ka’anapaliBeachAmongthemostvisitedbeachinWestMaui,thisareaisapopularspotforquietrelaxationorwatersports.It’salsofamousforthedailycliffdivingceremonyoffofthebeach’snorthernmostcliffsknownasBlackRock.*Bargainhotelnearby:LahainaShoresBeachResort,from$289pernight(doublebed)*Airfare:Aslowas$382round-tripfromSFO(SanFrancisco)toOGG(Kahului)No.4SouthBeachPeoplewatchingisagreatpastimeinMiami’sSouthBeach,whichdrawscelebritiesandmodels.Travelerslovethewide,fine,whitesand-coveredbeachesaswellasthesurroundingarea,knownforwildnightlifeandexcellentrestaurants.*Bargainhotelnearby:RoomMateLordBalfour,from$264pernight(doublebed)*Greatairfare:Aslowas$107round-tripfromLGA(NewYork)toMIA(Miami)1、HowmuchmaytheypayatleastifMr.andMrs.SmithfromChicagovisitabeach?A．$364 B．$435C．$579 D．$6572、SiestaBeachisdifferentfromotherthreebeachesinthat.A．touristsenjoyanexcitingsportB．finesugar-whitesandcoversitC．childrenhavemoregreatfunD．manyfamouspersonsvisitit3、Charlieiseagertomeethisfavouritemoviestar,whichbeachwouldyourecommend?A．ClearwaterBeach. B．SiestaBeach.C．Ka’anapaliBeach. D．SouthBeach.Text2Thisweek,amammoth(猛犸象)possiblykilledbyhumans10,000to15,000yearsagowasfoundinsoyfieldsabout2mileswestofDetroit.ItwasfoundbyfarmerJamesBristleandhisneighborTrentSatterthwaite,whowerereportedlydigginginthefield.Atfirst,theycouldn’tfigureoutwhattheywereseeing.“Itwasprobablyaribbonethatcameup,”BristletellsAnnArborNews.“Wethoughtitwasabentfencepost.”Uponcloserinspection,however,itbecamecleareventountrainedeyesthiswasnofencepost.“Weknewitwassomethingspecial.”Thentheyspedupthedig.AfterfindingthebonesMondaynight,BristlecalledtheUniversityofMichiganTuesdaymorningtoreporthisfind.ScientistDanielFisherarrivedtoinspectitWednesday,andbyThursdaymorninghehadconfirmedit’sawoollymammoth.Heconcludestheanimalwasabout40yearsoldwhenitdied.Itwashuntedbyhumans,hesays,whokilleditaridstoredtheremainsinapondasawayofpreservingthemeatforfutureuse.It’sstilltooearlytotellexactlyhowitdied,FishertellsDetroit’sWWJ-TV,“buttheskeletonshowedsignsofhuman’sbutchering.”Thebonesarebeingtemporarilystorednearby,accordingtotheFreePress,anditremainsunclearwherethey’lleventuallyendup.Theirresearchvaluewillbedeterminedoncethey’vebeencleanedanddried.WoollymammothsoncelivedinEurasiaandNorthAmerica,andmostdisappearedby10,000yearsago—ademise(終止)thathasbeenlinkednotonlytohumans,butalsotochangingclimate.It’snowbelievedthatwarmingweatherweakenedtheirpopulationsbeforehumansdealtthefinalblows.1、HowdidJamesBristleandhisneighborfindwhattheyfoundatfirst?A．It’sdelicate. B．It’sold.C．It’sunique. D．It’sworthless.2、Whatcanweknowaboutthemammothaccordingtothetext?A．Itmightdieinits40s. B．ItwasnativetoEurasia.C．Itpreferredwalkinginthefields. D．Itmainlydiedfromclimatechange.3、WhichisDanielFisher’sopinion?A．Thebonesarewellworthstudying.B．Themammothwaskilledbyabutcher.C．Thenewfoundsitehasevidenceofhumanactivity.D．It’sunclearwhethertheboneswereamammoth’s.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmean?A．Driedtheirbones. B．Tooktheirlives.C．Destroyedtheirhome. D．Preservedtheirmeat.Text3Haveyoueverrealizedthatthesmallestcountriesintheworldhavesomuchtooffer?Whetherit’shistoricandculturalheritageorunspoilednature,thesemicrostatesareworthavisit.GrenadaGrenadaisasmallcountryintheworld.ItislocatedonislandofCaribbean,whichisalsoknownasTheIslandofSpiceforseveralspiceslikecinnamon,gingerandrarenutmeg.Grenadareliesontourism.Itspristinebeaches,warmturquoisewaterandunspoilednaturemakeitawonderfulholidaydestination.Recentlyecotourismhasbeengrowingaswell.SanMarinoLocatedwithinItalyandsurroundedbytheApennineMountains.SanMarinoisvisitedbyapproximately2milliontouristsannually.It’sabeautifulcountry,whichalsoclaimstobetheoldestsurvivingstateintheworld!Thereforeitsculturalandhistoricheritageisundoubtedlyfascinating.Althoughverysmall,themicrostatehasalotofarchitecturalattractionsaswellastheRomagna,whichislovedbyItalians,whoareamongthemainguestshere.MaldivesMaldivesislocatedonthebankofIndianOcean.Maldiveshasarangeofdifferenthabitatsincludingdeepsea,shallowcoast,andreefecosystems,fringingmangroves,wetlandsanddrylands.VisitorstotheMaldivesdonotneedtoapplyforapre-arrivalvisa,regardlessoftheircountryoforigin,providedtheyhaveavalidpassport,proofofonwardtravel,andthemoneytobeself-sufficientwhileinthecountry.AndorraIt’sapicturesquemicrostatefoundinthePyreneesMountains,borderingSpainandFrance.Over10milliontouristsvisitAndorraeveryyear!Unliketheneighboringcountries’highprices,thecountryhasaduty-freepolicy,allowingshopperstoenjoylowercosts.Alsotherearewinterandsummerresorts,soyoucanvisitanytime.1、WhomightbeinterestedinGrenada?A．Architects. B．Spicelovers.C．Historians. D．Mountainclimbers.2、Whichofthefollowingisagoodchoiceforpeoplewholikebuildingdesign?A．Maldives. B．SanMarino.C．Andorra. D．Grenada.3、WhatisnotrequiredforatravelertoMaldives?A．Money. B．Apassport.C．Avisa. D．Areturnticket.4、WhatmeasurehasAndorratakentoattracttravelers?A．Offeringlowerprices. B．Adoptingvisa-freepolicy.C．Settingnaturalhabits. D．Developingscenicspot.Text4They’reinrestaurants,hotelsandhomesallovertheworld.Thesaltwateraquarium,withitscolourfish,bringapieceofthewildintoyourlivingroom.Butdoyoureallyknowwherethosesaltwaterfishcomefrom?Afull97percent,yes,almostallkindsofsaltwaterfishcan’tbebredincaptivity(人工養殖).Theymustinsteadbetakenfromtheocean.Andhowisthatdone?Mostofthetime,withsodiumcyanide,itisaharmfulchemicalcompoundthatmanyfishcollectorsinthePhilippines,SriLanka,andIndonesiausetocatchfish.Theymixitwithwateranduseitonthefish.Stunned,thefishcanthenbeeasilycaught.Whatdoescyanidedotothefish?Thereisascientificstudyoncyanide’seffects.Whenthereiscyanideinwater,fishlosetheirbalanceandhavedifficultybreathing.Somefishsimplydiethenandthere.Many,manymoredieonthewaytocaptivity.AlthoughcyanidefishinginthePhilippines,SirLanka,andIndonesiaisnotallowed,itsillhappenstoooften.AccordingtotheWorldwildlifeFund,upto90percentofthesaltwaterfishthatentertheUSeachyeararecaughtthisway.TheCenterforBiologicalDiversityiscallingontheUSgovernmenttoavoidtheseimports.“Comparedtomanyenvironmentalproblemsnowfacingtheworld’soceans,thisisonethatcaneasilybesolved,”saidNicholasWhippsoftheCenter.“BecausetheUSissuchapowerfulmarketplayerinthisindustry,theresponsibilitytostopthispracticefallslargelyontheUnitedState’shoulders.”InthePhilippines,privateplanesbringincyanidetothefishermanandthentakeawaythelivefish.Livefishgivethefishermanabetterlifethandeadones,somoreandmorefishermenhaveturnedfromsupplyingthefish-for-foodtradetothefish-for-aquariumstrade.TheCenterforBiologicalDiversityhopesthegovernmentwillusethelawtoturnawaycyanide-caughtfishandpersuadepeopletobuythoseonlyraisedincaptivity.1、Whatcanweleanaboutcyanidefishing?A．Itiswithinthelaw. B．Itisthemainreasonwhyfishdie.C．Itbringsdeathtomanyfish. D．Itcauseshealthproblemsforfishermen.2、Afishcollectorcaneasilycatchsaltwaterfishwhen________.A．theybecomesick B．theyareswimmingincyanide-filledwaterC．theyconsidercyanideasfood D．theygetoutofbreathwhiletryingtoescape3、Theunderlineword“this”inParagraph6refersto_________.A．importingfishfromforeigncountries B．usingprivateplanestocarryfishC．overfishingintheocean D．catchingfishwithcyanide4、WhatdoestheCenterwantAmericanstodo?A．Saynotocyanide-caughtfish. B．Keepcyanidefishing.C．Stayawayfromtheharmfulcyanide. D．Raisemorefishincaptivity.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Nowoneknows1．(exact)howmanydisabledpeoplethereareintheworld,butestimatessuggest2．figureisover450millionThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneisprobablelargerthanthetotalpopulationofCanadaIntheUnitedKingdom,aboutone3．tenpeoplehavesomedisabilityDisabilityisnotjustsomethingthathappenstootherpeople;aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile,hardtohearorhave4．(fail)eyesightDisablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflifeSomepeoplearebornwithdisabilitiesManyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolderTherearemanyprogressive(逐漸的)disabling5．(disease)Thelongertimegoeson,the6．(bad)theybecomeDisabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriersButthereareotherbarriers:prejudicecanbeevenharder7．(break)downandignorancerepresentsthegreatestbarrierofallItisalmost8．(possible)fortheable-bodiedtofullyappreciate9．theseverelydisabledgothoughSoitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatit10．(be)theindividualperson’sability,nottheirdisability,thatcountsAreyouthefirstorthelastchildinyourfamily?Orareyouamiddleoranonlychild?Somepeoplethink1．matterswhereyouwereborninyourfamilyButtherearedifferentideasaboutwhatbirthordermeansSomepeoplesaythatoldestchildren,2．aresmartandstrong-willed，areverylikely3．(succeed)Thereason4．thisissimpleParentshavealotoftimefortheirfirstchildandgivehimorheralotofattentionAnonlychildwillsucceedfor5．samereasonWhat6．(happen)totheotherchildreninthefamily?Middlechildrendon’tgetsomuchattention,sotheydon’tfeelthatimportantIfafamilyhasmanychildren,themiddleonesometimesgets7．(lose)inthecrowdTheyoungestchild,however,oftengetsspecialtreatmentOftenthischildgrowsuptobefunnyButarecentstudysawthingsquite8．(difference)ThestudyfoundthatthefirstchildrenbelieveinfamilyrulesTheydon,ttakemanychancesin9．livesTheyusuallyfollow10．(order)Ruiesdon’tmeanmuchtolaterchildreninthefamilyTheytakechancesandtheyoftendobetterinlifeSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)LongbeforetheInternet,andevenbeforethetelephone,peoplereliedonpenandpapertocommunicate.It’salotdifferentfromwritinganemailbecausewhenyoumakeamistake,youcannot“backspace”yourerrorsaway.1、Letterwritinghasbeenakeymeansofcommunicationforpeoplethroughouthistory.2、FamousnameslikeChristopherColumbusandAmerigoVespuccigracedmyhistorytextbooksgrowingup,withstoriesoftheirexplorations.MuchofwhatweknowaboutthemisthroughtheletterstheywrotetopeoplebackinEurope.Thereweretwomainreasonswhytheseearlyexplorerswroteletters.3、Theotherreasonforwritingletterswastoassureandupdatethepeoplewhofinancedtheirtrips.Theseso-calledsponsorswereoftennoblemenorwealthypeoplewhohadapersonalinterestinworlddiscoveries.Lettersfromexplorerswouldraisehopesthatnewlandscouldbringmoreriches.WhentheBritishbeganbuildingcolonies(殖民地)inAmericaduringthe17thcentury,theselandsweresettledbypeoplewhosailedacrosstheAtlanticOcean.4、Theirlettersweremixedwithnewsofillnessaswellasdetailsoftheirexotic(異國的)surroundings.5、WiththewidespreaduseoftheInternet,thetinydifferencesofaperson’shandwritingarelosttothecold,typewrittentextthatcomeswithanemail.Aperson’suniquesignatureisreservedforsigningareceiptforacreditcardpayment.A．Letterwritingisjusthowyoutravelaroundtheworld.B．Yousimplycrossoutyourmistakeswithyourpenandcontinuewriting.C．Theearlysettlersfacedalotofchallengesintheunfamiliarenvironment.D．OnewasaboyfromEnglandwholikedthesamemusicasme:rockandroll.E.Fourhundredyearslater,however,wedon’treallyneedtowritelettersanymore.F.Itplayedavitalpartintheexplorationofthe‘"NewWorld”,asAmericawasonceknown.G.Onewastodocumentforthepeoplebackhomewhattheysawastheyjourneyedthroughthefaraway,mysteriousland.Unsurprisingly,peoplewhoareverybusyalsotendtobeverysuccessfulandknowledgeable,soit’sinyourinteresttobefriendwiththem.Buthowdoyoutalktosuchbusypeople