2023年略陽縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Twistwasthenameofanoldchampionracinghorse.Hewaspastthirtyyearsold,buttheheartofthetrue1stillbeatwiththegreatspirit.However,Iknewlittleaboutthe2thattheoldhorse’sspiritwouldhaveonmydaughter.MydaughterStacyhadeverhada3experiencewitharunawayhorse.Shewasjusteightatthetime,andaterrifying4accompaniedthedisaster.Althoughshebrokenobones,her5,loveforhorsesandthedesiretolearntoridewere6NomatterhowmywifeandItried,wehadno7incuringthedamagecausedthatday.Butwhenshewasthirteen,aturningpointcame.OnedayasIsawStacylookintotheeyeofthe8fellowinthestall(牲口棚),Iknewthiswasgoingtobethebeginningofa9relationship.Fortunately,Stacy’saccidenthadnotweakenedherlovefor10ingeneral,andthissmallopeningwasallthatTwistneededtocreateanunusualbond(紐帶).Inthefollowingweeks,Stacybegantoexpressdaily11incomingtothestallwithme.She12spenttimewithhim,feeding,brushingandcombinghim,allthe13talkingtohimaboutherlife.Thenoneday14Iwasreadyingonehorseforaride,Inoticedtheoldguy’s15expressionanddesiretobeincluded,too.SoIaskedStacyifshewantedtotakeTwistoutforaride.In16,Stacylookedonceagainintotheoldman’seye.Thatmoment,theirtwospirits17andcompletedthebondthathadbeenformingoveracoupleofmonths.Continuingtolookdeepintohiseyes,Stacydidn’t18.Sheonlynoddedyes.Momentslater,Isawthemriding19together,Stacywinningrenewedconfidenceanddesire,andTwistwinninghismedalofachild’s201、A．ownerB．winnerC．jumperD．member2、A．wishB．ideaC．effectD．ability3、A．newB．badC．richD．strange4、A．fallB．taskC．shakeD．attack5、A．prideB．skillC．luckD．confidence6、A．ignoredB．reformedC．destroyedD．overlooked7、A．aimB．needC．surpriseD．success8、A．poorB．oldC．braveD．strong9、A．seriousB．similarC．specialD．formal10、A．animalsB．parentsC．friendsD．fields11、A．thanksB．interestC．opinionsD．sympathy12、A．endlesslyB．roughlyC．unwillinglyD．actively13、A．bestB．wayC．sameD．time14、A．asB．soC．althoughD．because15、A．angryB．sadC．eagerD．anxious16、A．briefB．responseC．returnD．addition17、A．metB．roseC．foughtD．recovered18、A．actB．thinkC．speakD．smile19、A．onB．backC．downD．off20、A．heartB．spiritC．agreementD．dependenceSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Manyshoppingmallsnowhavespecialareasthatoffershopperstheirfirstchancetoexperience“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．VRIsBecomingRealText2Chinabecamethefirstcountrytocloneamonkeyusingnon-reproductivecells,reducingtheneedtobreedlabmonkeysandpavingthewayformoreaccurate,effectiveandaffordableanimaltestsfornewdrugs,scientistssaidonThursday.ByDecember,theInstituteofNeuroscienceoftheChineseAcademyofScienceshadcreatedtwoclonemacaques(獼猴)named”ZhongZhong”and“HuaHua”bynucleartransferringofsomaticcells(體細胞)-anycellintheorganismotherthanreproductivecells.Tetra,amonkeybornin1999,istheworld'sfirstclonedmonkey,butitwasdonebyusingasimplermethodcalledembryosplitting(胚胎分割);butitcouldonlygeneratefourclonedoffspringatatimeandcannotbegeneticallychangedtosuittheexperimentalneed.Cloningamonkeyusingsomaticcellshasbeenaworld-classchallengebecauseitisaprimate(靈長類)thatsharesitsgeneticmakeup,andthereforeallofitscomplexity,withhumans.Fordrugandotherlabtests,scientistshavetopurchasemonkeysfromallovertheworld,whichiscostlyandbadfortheenvironment,andproducesinaccurateresultsbecauseeachmonkeymighthavedifferentgenes.Bycloningmonkeyusingsomaticcells,wecanmassivelycultivatelargenumbersofgeneticallyidenticaloffspringinashortamountoftime,andwecanevenchangetheirgenestosuitourneeds.Thiscansavetime,cutdownexperimentcosts,andproducemoreaccurateresults,leadingtomoreeffectivemedicine.SunQiang,directorofthenon-humanprimateresearchfacilityattheinstitute,saidmostofthedrugtrialsarecurrentlydoneonlabmice.However,drugsthatworkonmicemightnotworkorevenhaveseveresideeffectsonhumansbecausethetwospeciesaresodifferent“Monkeysandhumansarebothprimates,sotheyaremuchcloselyrelatedandtestingonmonkeysissupposedtobeaseffectiveastestingonhumans,”hesaid.Thisisespeciallyusefulintestingdrugsforneural(神經的)diseasessuchasParkinson’sdisease,metabolicsyndrome(代謝綜合癥)andimmunesystemdiseases,andtumors,headded.“ThisachievementwillhelpChinaleadtheworldresearchintheinternationalscienceprojectsrelatedtoneuralmappingofprimatebrains,"hesaid."However,biolabsfromtheUnitedStates,Japan,andEuropeancountriesarealsoverycapable,andtheywillquicklycatchupwithChinaafterthemonkeycloningtechnologyismadepublic,"Sunadded.“Thismeanswehavetoinnovatecontinuouslyandworkextrahardthisyeartostayahead,"hesaid.1、Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfactorincloningmacaquesnamed"ZhongZhong"and"HuaHua"?A．Reproductivecells.B．SomaticcellsC．Neuralmapping.D．Geneticmakeup2、Whyiscloningmonkeyssodifficult?A．Becauseitisbadforourenvironment.B．Becauseeachmonkeymighthavedifferentgenes.C．Becausemonkeys'geneticmakeupisascomplicatedashumans.D．Becauseitistooexpensivetoworkontheirgeneticmakeup.3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph8?A．Thecureforneuraldiseases.B．Theprocessofcloningmonkeys.C．Thesignificanceofcloningmonkeys.D．Thecloserelationsbetweenmonkeysandhumans.4、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．Moreeffectivemedicinewillbeproduced.B．Drugtrialsonlabmicewillbeabandoned.C．Chinaisthefirstcountrytohaveclonedmonkeys.D．Chinawillstayaheadoftheworldincloning.Text3Wehumanslovetostareintooursmartdevices.Wegazeforhours—about10hoursand1minutesaday—atourcomputers，smartphones，tabletsandtelevisions.Isallthisstaringbadforus?Itmightbe，mainlybecauseaswestareatourdevicesweareexposingourselvestobluelight.Bluelightisatypeofelectromagneticradiationwithaveryshortwavelengththatproducesahighamountofenergy.Whileit'struethatlightcandamageoureyesundercertaincircumstances，there'snoscientificevidencesuggestingthatbluelightisharmfultooureyes.Butmanypeoplestillthinkitis，whichiswhybluelight—blockingglassesaresopopular.Sodotheglasseswork?“Everyoneisveryconcernedthatbluelightmaybecausingdamagetotheeye，butthere'snoevidencethatitmaybecausingseriousdamage，”Dr.RahulKhurana，clinicalspokesmanfortheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologists，toldBusinessInsider.Bluelightexposureisnothingnew.Infact，thesunisthelargestsourceofbluelight.Moreover，bluelightisalsopresentinLEDlight.Butifbluelightisn'tharmful，thenwhyareweconstantlyrubbingoureyeswhenwe’relookingatourscreens?Theansweriseyestrain(眼疲勞):Morethan60percentofpeopleexperienceeyeproblemsassociatedwithdigitaleyestrain.Andbluelight，itseems，isn'tthecause.Instead，oureyesaresostrainedbecausemostofusblinklesswhenwestareatourdigitaldevices.Soifeyestrainistherealissue，bluelight-blockingglassesareprobablyoflittleuse.1、Whatdoweknowaboutbluelight?A．Itisakindofnuclearradiation.B．Ithastheshortestwavelength.C．Itmaycomefromelectronicdevices.D．Itconsumesagreatdealofenergy.2、Whatcausesthepopularityofbluelight-blockingglasses?A．Evidenceoftheirbenefitstoeyes.B．Beliefinbluelight'sharmfuleffect.C．Widespreaduseofsmartdevices.D．Scientificunderstandingofbluelight.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Bluelightexposureishardlyavoidable.B．Eyeproblemsarenoteasytodealwith.C．Blue1ightmayconnectwithtiredeyes.D．Rubbingeyesmakespeoplestrained.4、Accordingtothetext，wearingbluelight-blockingglassesmaybe_______.A．tiring B．harmful C．useless D．beneficialText4Manypeoplewanttogrowtheirowngarden,buttheysimplydonothavetheroom.Donotworry.Thereisasolution.Considercontainergardening.Thegreatthingaboutcontainergardeningisthatyoucanuseavarietyofdifferentcontainers.Yousimplyhavetouseyourimagination.Youcouldcreateabeautifulgardenwiththingssuchascementblocks,hangingbaskets,claypots,orwindowboxes.Therearesomanyoptionswhenitcomestocontainergardening;itisonlylimitedbyyourimagination.Ofcourse,youwillwanttotakethefollowingintoconsiderationwhenyouarereadytobegincontainergardening,inorderforittobesuccessful.First,youshouldavoidanycontainersthathavebeenusedtostorechemicals,aswellastreatedwood.Thiscouldleadtothesuddendeathofyourflowersandleadtothefailureofyourcontainergardening.Withanycontainerthatyouchoose,youneedtoensurethatitallowsthewaterinittodrainwhennecessary.Soitmaybeessentialforyoutocreateholesinthecontainertohelpthisalong.Youshouldalsomakesurethecontainersareplacedonaraisedsurface,notuponthefloor,toensurethebestpossibledrainage.Ensurethatthecontainersyouchooseareappropriateinsizefortheplantsyouchoose,Youneedtopreventtherootsfromovergrowingthecontainer.Ifyoulikefreshveggies,youcouldconsidercontainergardeningwithvegetables.Thisrequiresaprocessthatdiffersfromthatofflowergardening.Talktoanemployeeatasupplystoreinyourarea,Theycanhelpyouchoosetherightcontainersforthevegetablesyouarewishingtogrow.1、Whichofthefollowingmaybeimpropermaterialsforcontainergardening?A．Claypots.B．Cementblocks.C．Treatedwood.D．Windowboxes.2、Whatdocstheunderlinedword"drain"inParagraph5mean?A．Toflowaway.B．Togiveoff.C．Topourdown.D．Toholdback.3、Comparedtoflowergardening,whatdoweknowaboutvegetablegardening?A．Itseemsmucheasier.B．Itrequiresmoretime,C．Itdemandsmorewater.D．Itneedsspecialcontainers.4、Whomaybeinterestedinthetext?A．Farmerswhoaregoodatgardening.B．Citizenswhoenjoygardening.C．Childrenwholikeoutdooractivities.D．Peoplewhohaveabigyard.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)CharlesRichardDrew1．(be)afamousAfrican—AmericandoctorandscientistHisworkonbloodbankshelpedsavethousandsof2．(life)duringWorldWarIICharlesRichardDrew3．(bear)in54inWashingtonD．C．HismaininterestwasinsportswhenhewasyoungHewonmanymedalsfor4．(swim)Later,heturnedtobasketballandfootballDuringcollege,CharlesbecameinterestedinmedicineHeattendedMedicalSchoolatMcGillUniversityinCanadaIn83,hereceived5．(he)doctorofMedicineDegreeAsadoctorandaresearcher,Charleswasabsorbedinresearchonbloodtransfusions（輸血）Throughhisexperiments,hefoundthatbloodplasma（血漿）couldbe6．(success)usedinsteadofwholebloodHe7．(write)uptheresultsinapublishedreportDuringWorldWarII,CharlesworkedwiththeBritishHehelpedthemdevelopthebloodbankHeorganizedthecollection8．processingofbloodplasmafromdifferenthospitalsTheselife-savingplasmascuredwoundedpeopleinthewarHealsohelpedtheAmericanRedCrossdevelopabloodbankCharlesdiedin100as9．resultofacaraccidentAfterhispassingaway,hereceivedmanyhonorsManyschoolsandinstitutionswerenamed10．himLastweek,seven-year-oldCharlotteBenjamin1．(become)ahouseholdname,andaherotoyounggirlseverywhere,2．herhandwrittenlettertotheLEGOcompanywentpublicInherletter,Charlottecomplainsaboutthelackof3．(diverse)inLegocharactersHere’swhatshewrote:“DearLegocompany,MynameisCharlotteTodayIwentto4．storeandsawLegosintwosections—thegirls’pinkandtheboys’blue5．allthegirlsdidwastositathome,gotothebeach,andshop,andtheyhadnojobsbuttheboyswentonadventures,worked,andevenswamwithsharksIwantyoutomake6．(many)Legogirlpeopleandletthemgoonadventuresandhavefun,OK?ThankyouFromCharlotte”Charlotte’sdadlovedherwell-writtenletter7．muchthathehaditsenttothewebsite,SociologicalImages,whichpostedittotheirTwitteraccountTheletterhasbeenpostedalmost2,500timesand8．(share)over5,000timesonFacebookYesterday,LEGOrespondedtoCharlotte9．(state)thattheywouldincludemorefemalecharactersandthemes,andthattheyhaveaddednewcharacterstotheLEGOworld10．(balance)theappealoftheirthemesSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Whenwewerekids,ifourparentswantedustostopthescreentime,theywouldturnofftheTV.1、Theygrabthecellphone,thetabletorthelaptop.Herewewilltalkabouthowtocontroltheirscreentime.First,limitthetimetheyusescreens.2、Kidsaresmart.Onceyougobacktoyourdailyroutine,theywillquicklybebackonascreen.Becausetheyjustdon’tunderstandthatwhenyoutellthemtogetoffthetabletorcomputer,youmeanfortherestoftheday.3、Itcanbegoingoutsidetoplay,readingafunbookorcleaningtheirroom.Presentingthemwithanalternativehelpstheunder-developedplanningpartoftheirlittlebrainsgetpastwhattheycan’tdoandseewhatelseispossible.Andthird,hidethescreendevice.Thatonemaynotseemveryfair.4、Iftheydon’tseethedevicearoundthehouse,theycan’tgrabit.Thisway,worksforusadult-typeswhomaybealittletooaddictedtoscreensourselves.Ultimately,thebestwaytohelpkidsrecognizehowmuchistoomuchscreentimeistolimitourown.Yeah,youmayhavetostareatonealldayforyourjob,butdoyoureallyhavetocomehomeandimmediatelyturnontheTVoranswerthatemailonyourphone?Don’tthinkyourkidsaren’ttakingexcusesfromyouractions.5、A．Second,givethemanalternative.B．So,it’snecessarytosetalimitedtime.C．Itmayseemeasy,butitcanbechallenging.D．Now,kidsoftenhaveachoiceofwhichscreentheywant.E.Theywatchyoujustascloselyastheywatchthosescreens.F.Nowgotofindascreenandturnitoff,foryouandforyourkids.G.Butthephrase“outofsight,outofmind”actuallyworkssometimes.Teacherslovetoputstu