2023年杭州市考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Thepurposeofaletterofapplication(求職信)istohelpyouto"sell"yourself.Itshouldstate1thejobyouwant,andshouldtellwhatyourabilitiesareandwhatyouhave2Itshouldbesimple,human,personalandbriefwithout3outanynecessaryfacts.Inwritingaletterofapplication,keepin4thatthethingsapossibleemployerismost5towanttoknowaboutareyourqualifications(條件),yourachievementsandyouraims.Theopeningparagraphisperhapsthemostimportantpart6thefirstfewsentencesfailto7thereader’sattention,therestofthelettermaynotbe8atall.Trytokeyyouropeningremarkstotheneedsorinterestsoftheemployernot9yourownneedordesires.Forexample,insteadofbeginningwith“Isawyour10ofyouradvertisingduringthepastsixmonths”or“Ihavemadeasurveyinmyneighborhoodtofindouthowmanyhousewives11yourproductandwhytheylikeit.”Tryto12generalities(概述).Beclearaboutthekindofjobforwhichyouarenow13Collegegraduateslookingfortheirfirstpositionsoftenask“WhatcanI14has.”Theansweristhateverythingyouhaveeverdoneis15Itisimportanttowriteagoodstrongclosingforyourletter16istoenclose(內附)astamped,self-addressedenvelopewithyourletter.Thatmakesit17forapossibleemployertogetintouchwithyou.1、A．easilyB．carefullyC．obviouslyD．clearly2、A．doneB．foundC．knownD．heard3、A．sendingB．leavingC．takingD．picking4、A．brainB．sightC．mindD．order5、A．probableB．possibleC．ableD．likely6、A．WhileB．AlthoughC．IfD．As7、A．winB．payC．showD．fix8、A．keptB．readC．writtenD．continued9、A．fromB．forC．intoD．to10、A．articleB．reportC．advertisementD．introduction11、A．watchB．studyC．searchD．discussion12、A．useB．makeC．sellD．change13、A．gainB．rememberC．protectD．avoid14、A．applyingB．losingC．preparingD．fitting15、A．offerB．supplyC．provideD．mean16、A．workerB．managerC．ownerD．beginner17、A．successB．experienceC．practiceD．development18、A．StateB．AskC．MakeD．Get19、A．resultB．ideaC．promiseD．decision20、A．easierB．happierC．cheaperD．saferSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1RecentlyIpaidavisittoHarvardUniversity,wheretherearetopclassscientistsandprofessorsandthebestacademicsystemintheworld.IwasprettyshockedwhenIfirststeppedontothecampus.Well,it'snotevenreallyacampus.It'smorelikeadistrictinasmalltown.Harvard'smainbuildingsarefromthe18thcentury.Theylookveryoldandsimple.Youmightevensaythey'realittleshabby.Theydon'tfitthemodernideaofuniversityatall.Thebuildingsaresurroundedbygrassandtrees,soIfeltasifIhadwalkedintoamedievalcastle.ButwhenIlookedacrossthestreet,busyshopsandin-fashionstudentsmademefeellikeIwasinthe21stcenturyagain.Itcreatesastrongcontrastandbringsaspecialatmospheretotheschool.OurtourguideGarytookusaroundandtoldus:"Youseethisgrassfieldinthecenteroftheschool?Hereiswheretheyhosttheirgraduationceremony.Theyjustsetuptentsandbenchesandhaveaverysimpleceremony.Unbelievable!Whowouldthinkthemosttalentedstudentsjustgraduateonthelawn?Isawsomestudentsputablanketonthegrassandliedowntoreadabook.WhenIlistenedtothesoftsoundofpagesturning,alongwithchirpingofthebirds,Ifeltverycalm.Therewasnocompetitivefeelingatall.Harvardhastheworld'sfirstcomputerinitssciencecenterandtherearehundredsofhigh-endcomputerstoo.Itsreligionandtheliteraturedepartmentsarealsoamongthebest.Itistheperfectmixoftraditionandnewtechnology.ItmakesHarvardaveryattractiveplacetostudyin.IhopeonedayI'llattendmydreamschool—Harvard.1、Thearticleismainlyabout_____________.A．theauthor'scampuslifeinHarvard B．theauthor'simpressionofHarvardC．Harvard'soldbuildings D．theacademicsystematHarvard2、Theauthorwasmostimpressedby_____________,accordingtothearticle.A．Harvard'smixoftraditionandnewtechnologyB．theclassesheldonbeautifullawnsatHarvardC．HarvardstudentsnottakingtheirgraduationceremonyseriouslyD．thefeelingofnotlivinginmodernsocietyonthecampus3、Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A．Harvardcampusisactuallyadistrictofabigcity.B．TherearenocompetitionsatHarvardUniversity.C．GraduationceremoniesarenotcomplexatHarvard.D．AllHarvardbuildingsdatebacktothe18thcentury.4、Accordtothearticle,inwhichfieldsisHarvardtopintheworld?A．Literature,arts,andlaw. B．Religion,lawandarts.C．Literature,artsandcomputerscience. D．Religion,computerscienceandliterature.Text2Arewealoneintheuniverse?AteamofscientistsannouncedonJanuary6,2015thattheyhadidentifiedeightplanetsbeyondoursolarsystem,threeorfourofwhichorbitintheirstars’“GoldilocksZone”—theregionwheretemperaturesarenottoohotortoocoldforwater,whichisanecessaryingredientforlifeasweknowit,toexistliquidform.ThismaybegoodnewsforpeoplehopingthatEarthisnottheonlyinhabitedworldintheuniverse.Thescientists,ledbyDr.GuilermoTorresoftheHarvard-SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics,madethediscoveriesusingdatacollectedbytheplanet-seekingKeplertelescope.NASAlaunchedKeplerin2009.Sincethen,thetelescopehasidentifiedmorethan1,000planetsoutsideofoursolarsystem.TorresandhisteamanalyzedthedataabouttheeightnewlydiscoveredworldtodeterminewhichonesaremostlikelytobesimilartoourEarth.Amongthenewdiscoveries,thescientistssaytheplanetscalledKepler438band442baretheclosesttoEarth.Kepler438bisjustabout10%largerthanourplanet,andgets40%moreofitsenergyfromitsstarthanEarthreceivesfromtheSun.Temperaturestherewouldbeabout140degrees.Kepler442bisabout33%largerthanEarth,butreceives30%lessenergyfromitsstar.Thatwouldmakeitapotentiallychillierworldthanourown.Torressaysitispossibleforlifetoexistandsurviveineitherofthosetemperatures,butforthattohappen,theseplanetswouldneedtohaveanotherkeyingredientforlife:aheat-trappingatmospherelikeEarth’s.WhilethesefindingsaddtothepossibilitythatlifeexistsbeyondEarth,Torrescautionsagainstdrawingconclusions,“Wearenotclaimingtheyareinhabited,”hesays.Infact,theseplanetsaresofarawaythatthescientistscannotobservethemdirectly,whichcanbeexplanationforwhyfornowitremainsunknownwhethertheseplanetscontainlife.Butthediscoveryofplanetsintheirstars’habitablezonessuggeststhatsomewhereoutthere,someformofalienlifemayhavetakenhold.1、Thescientistshaveidentifiedeightplanets,________.A．whicharesuitableforhumanstoliveonB．someofwhicharepossibleforlifetoexistonC．someofwhichhavethesamesituationsasEarthD．whicharenottoohotortoocoldforwatertoexiston2、WhichstatementaboutthediscoveryofTorresandhisteamisTRUE?A．Kepler438bistoohotforanylifetoexiston.B．Kepler438band442barethefarthesttoEarth.C．TheyhavemadethediscoveriesthroughKepler.D．Theyhavediscoveredover1000planetsin7years.3、WhatisthepossiblethingthatKepler442blacksforlifetoexiston?A．Thewater B．ThesunlightC．Thesoil D．Theatmosphere4、Abouttheirexploration,Torreswantstoindicatethat________.A．thereisalotlefttolearnB．theyhavehaddecisivegainsC．itisthefirstinhumanhistoryD．itiscertainforlifeontheplanets5、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．AreWeAlone?B．EyeontheStarsC．DiscoverAnotherEarthD．DiscoveryofNewStarstoLiveonText3Teary-EyedStoriesfromStrangersTheManattheMarketWhenthesupermarketclerksummedupmygroceries,itwas$12overwhatIhadonme.Ibegantoremoveitemsfromthebags,whenanothershopperhandedmea$20bill.“Pleasedon’tputyourselfout,”Itoldhim.“Letmetellyouastory,”hesaid.“Mymotherisinhospitalwithcancer.Ivisithereverydayandbringherflowers.Iwentthismorning,andshegotmadatmeforspendingmymoneyonmoreflowers.ShedemandedthatIdosomethingelsewiththatmoney.So,here,pleaseacceptthis.Itismymother’sflowers.”AFamily’sFoodAngelSincemymotherlostherjob,ourfamilytroublednewworries:noincome,thesamebills,andnowaytoaffordgroceries.Itwasaroundthistimethatshestartedfindingboxesoffoodoutsideourdooreverymorning.Thiswentonformonths,untilshewasabletolandajob.Weneverdidfindoutwhoitwasandwholeftthegroceriesforus,buttheytrulysavedourlives.SevenMilesForMeLeavingastore,IreturnedtomycaronlytofindthatI’dlockedmykeysandcellphoneinside.Ateenagerridinghisbikesawmekickatireandsayafewchoicewords.“What’swrong?”heasked.Iexplainedmysituation.“ButevenifIcouldcallmywife,”Isaid,“shecan’tbringmehercarkey,sincethisisouronlycar.”Hehandedmehiscellphone.“CallyourwifeandtellherI’mcomingtogetherkey.”“That’ssevenmilesroundtrip.”“Don’tworryaboutit.”Anhourlater,hereturnedwiththekey.Iofferedhimsomemoney,butherefused.“Let’sjustsayIneededtheexercise,”hesaid.Then,likeacowboyinthemovies,herodeoffintothesunset.BreakingBreadLastDecember,beforework,Istoppedatadeli(熟食店)andorderedaneverythingbagelwithcreamcheese.Itwastoastywarm,andIcouldn’twaittodigin.ButasIleftthestore,Inoticedanolderindigentgentlemansittingatthebusstop.Knowingitwouldprobablybehisonlywarmmealoftheday,Igavehimthebagel.Butallwasnotlostforme.Anothercustomerfromthedeliofferedmehalfofherbagel.IwassodelightedbecauseIrealizedthatinonewayoranother,wearealllookedafter.1、Tostory1,whydid“TheManattheMarket”hand“me”a$20bill?A．Hewasamillionaireandwantedtoshowoffbeforeme.B．HethoughtIwasextremelypoorandlackedmoney.C．Hetriedtodosomethinggoodforhiskindmother.D．Heexpectedmetosharethegrocerieswithhim.2、Instory3,bysaying“Let’sjustsayIneededtheexercise”,theboymeansthat________.A．heenjoyedridinginthesunsetfreelyB．hethoughtiteasytoridesevenmilesC．hethoughtitagoodwaytodoexerciseD．hewantedtorefusethemoney3、Inwhichstorydidthetellerhimselforherselfoffertohelpothers?A．SevenMilesForMeB．TheManattheMarketC．AFamily’sFoodAngelD．BreakingBread4、Whatcanweinferaboutthestrangersmentionedinthestories?A．Theyarethekindandwarmpeoplearoundus.B．Theyarethecommonguyshavingnothingtodowith.C．Theyarethehighly-educatedpeoplewithwealth.D．Theyarethesimpleandmindlessoneshangingaround.Text4TheTajMahal,inAgra,India,isoneofthemostbrilliantstructuresonEarth.Itisnearly400yearsold.EmperorShahJahanhaditbuiltinmemoryofhiswife.Ittookabout20yearstobuildthemonument.Some20,000workersand1,000elephantshelpedgetthejobdone.Today,theTajMahalisnotjustasymbolofculturalhistory.It’salsoIndia’smostfamoustouristattraction.About8millionpeoplevisititeachyear.Butpollutionisturningthewhitemarblemonumentshadesofgreen,yellow,andbrown.TheTajMahalstandsonthepollutedYamunaRiver.Insectsareattractedtothedirtywater.Theyleavegreenishdroppingsonthebuilding.Airpollutionisalsoabigthreat.Factoriesandcarsreleasepollutionintotheair.ItstickstotheTajMahal’ssuidEace.Inthe1990s,India’sSupremeCourtorderedhundredsoffactoriesnearthemonumenttoclose.Also,carandbustrafficwasrestricted.Fromtimetotime,workerscleantheTajMahal.Butdoingsoisdifficult,expensive,andtime-consuming;Anditdoesn’tpreventthediscoloration.OnJuly11,India’sSupremeCourtgavethecityofAgraawarning:“EitheryoudestroytheTajMahaloryourestoreit”.AuthoritiesinthecitysubmittedadraftofanactionplanonJuly24.Itsuggestsbanningplasticsandconstructionfromthearea.Italsocallsfortheclosingofmorefactories.“InordertopreservetheTajMahal,peoplemustcometogethertoworktowardasolution.Thereneedstobepositivepressureonpeopletoact.Weneedtoactimmediately,”SachchidaTripathisays.Heworkedona2014studyofpollutionattheTajMahal.“Wearetrying,”headds,“butweneedtotrymore.”1、WhydidEmperorShahJahanbuilttheTajMahal?A．Toattracttourists. B．Tohonourhiswife.C．TorepresentIndia. D．Tomarkhisgreatness.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheTajMahalfromthesecondparagraph?A．Itisgettingdirty. B．Itisunderrepair.C．Itattractsinsects. D．Itislosingtourists.3、WhatshouldpeopledotosavetheTajMahalaccordingtoSachchidaTripathi?A．Closefactories. B．Becomeunited.C．Makeanewplan. D．Preventthediscoloration.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ImmediateActionMustBeTaken B．TheTajMahalMustBeRebuiltC．FactoriesandCarsLedtoPollution D．PollutionDestroyedtheTajMahaPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Haveyoueverwishedyourvocationcouldmeetallyour1．(expect)?Well,thisispossiblewhenyouchoose2．(go)onacruise(游輪)Recently,cruiseshavebecome3．(popular)placesthantraditionalformsoftraveling4．isnotnecessarytomakereservationsatdifferenthotels,findplacestodine,orarrangedifferenttransportsinadvanceEverythingyoucanimagineisavailablewheneveryouwantitonsuch5．cruiseshipCruiseshipsarelikeminiature(小型的)citiesonwaterTheyare6．(full)loadedwithrestaurantsservingallkindsofdishesThestaterooms(特等客艙)canbecomparedtorooms7．(find)infive-starhotelsThebigdifferenceis8．yougettohaveamovingoceanviewWhat’smore,thereareactivitiesdesignedforpeopleofallagesandinterests,and9．(vary)sportsfacilitieslikegymsandrockclimbingwallsaswellasclubsandshopsarealsoaccessibleQualityentertainmentslikeBroadwayshowsandlivemusic10．(provide),tooSpringFestivalisthemostcelebratedfestivalinChinaOnthatdayandoverthefollowingtwoweeks,peoplegreeteachotherStreetsandhouses1．(decorate)bymanythingsofredcolorSpringFestivalisatimeforexpressinggratefulnessGratefulnessisaChinesevirtueAregularactivityisofferingsacrificetotheheavenandtotheearth,andtoancestorsItismeant2．(show)gratefulnesstotheoriginoflifeSpringFestivalisalsoasalute3．anotherChinesevirtue,diligence(勤勞)WeChinesepeoplebelievethatonlywith4．(we)ownhandscanwecreateahappyandbeautifullifeSomeactivitiesstagedduringSpringFestival5．(most)reflectdailyworkingscenessuchasharvestingandfishingSpringFestivalalsocallsforsharing,6．valuelongkeptbyChineseAstheoldsayinggoes,goodfortuneshouldbeshared,andmisfortunebefacedtogetherInsomeareas,peoplebringfoodstoapublicplaceandhavefuntogetherbyhavinggamesor7．(perform)AswarecelebratingSpringFestival，thefestivalisgettingmorepopularinthewest8．(tradition)Chineseactivities，suchasthedragondanceandthePekingOpera,areperformedasafixedprogram，9．(add)diversitytolocalcultureItindicatesthetrendsofmutual(相互的)learningandharmoniouscoexistence(共存)betweencivilizations,10．areexpectedtocontributetothebuildingofasharedfutureforhumankindSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Onedayaprofessorenteredtheclassroomandtoldthestudentsaboutasurprisedtest.Afterhearingthat,allstudentswereseatedandwaitedforthetesttobegin.1、Oncehewasdonewithhandingoutthepaperstoallthestudents,heaskedthemtoturnthetestpagesandbegin.Thestudentswereconfusedtoseethattherewasnotaquestionbutjustablackdotinthecenterofthepage.Theprofessornoticedthestudents’faceexpressionandtoldthem,“Iwantyoutowriteaboutwhatyouseethere.”2、Attheendoftheclass,theprofessortoolallanswersheetsandstartedreadingeachanswerfromeachsheetinfrontofallstudents.Allofthemdescribedabouttheblackdotandtriedtoexplainitspositionetc…3、Professorbegantoexplain,“Don’tworry.IamnotgoingtogiveyougradesforthisbutIjustwantyoutothinkaboutsomething.Hereeveryonefocusedontheblackdotandwroteaboutitbutnoonewroteaboutthewhitepaper.4、Thewhitepaperrepresentsourwholelifeandtheblackspotrepresentsproblemsinourlife.“OurlivesareagiftgiventousbyGod,withloveandcare,andwealwayshavereasonstocelebrate—ourfriendsaroundus,thejobsthatprovidesusourlivelihood,themiraclesweseeeveryday.”“5、butweneverseethattheseproblemsareverysmallcomparedwitheverythingwehaveinourlife.”A．Thesameiswithourlife.B．Instead,youshouldberesponsibleforwhatyoudid.C．Thestudentswerestillconfusedbutgotstartedwiththetest.D．Aftertheprofessorfinishedreading,thewholeclasswassilent.E.Luckily,researchshowsthereisalotyoucandotoavoidthosemoments.F.Stillwejustfocusondaytodayproblemslikehealthissues,lackifmoney,G.Then,theprofessorgavethetestpaperstoallstudentswithtextfacingdownatthedesk.ThingsYouShouldQuitDoingtobeSuccessfulWouldyouliketobesuccessful?Butwhatareyouwillingtodoinordertoreachyourgoal?1、Ifyouwantitbadenough,youwillgetit.Whenyouareproductive,youefficientlyfinishvarioustasksandachievebetterresults.However,therearemanybadhabitsthatsuccessfulpeoplewilltrytoavoidtoreachtheirdesiredsuccess.Theydon’tdowithoutfirstlearning.Thegreatestthingaboutlearningisthebenefitthatwereceiveinallaspectsofourlives.Ifwestoplearning,thentheonlythingwecandoissettlewithwhatwealreadyknow;ifwesettleforthat,thenthereisnowaytoexpandourminds.2、Sinceourmindsreq