2023年茂名市茂港區考研《英語一》高分沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Growingup,Ialwayshidmythumbs（拇指）inmyfistsbecauseoftheirunusualshape.1theydolookmorelikeabigtoe（腳趾）2athumb.Andfromanearlyage,mythumbs3anothername“toethumbs”.Inhighschool,Iservedasacashierinagrocerystore.Oneday,Iwas4asweetlittleoldladyandasI5herchangebacktoher,shesuddenlytookmyhandsandsaidinathickPolish6,“YouarePolish!Lookatthose7Polishthumbs!Theymatchmine!”Sheraisedherhandsand8herthumbstomethat9weatheredandwrinkled,lookedexactlylikemine!She10myhandsagainandsaid,“Be11ofthosethumbs!”I’llneverforgetthat30-second12withastrangerthatforever13myviewofapartofmeIoncewas14byandnowaccept.AsIwaseatingdinnerwithmySamueltonight,helookeddownatmyhand15onthetablenexttohisandsaid,“Mommy!Ourthumbs

16!”Ismiledandanswered,“Yes,theydo,buddy!ThosearestrongPolish

17youhave!Takeprideinthem!Maybesomedayyou’llhavealittleboyorgirlwhowillhavethesamethumbs!”I18mysonneverhideshisthumbslikeIdid.Ihopehe’llbeproudoftheir“unusualness”andthe

19behindthem.Hecarriesona(n)20partofmeandthatformewillalwaysbebeautiful!1、A．FortunatelyB．AdmittedlyC．NormallyD．Basically2、A．otherthanB．duetoC．insteadofD．alongwith3、A．earnedB．clonedC．foundD．deserved4、A．checkingoutB．waitingforC．talkingwithD．watchingover5、A．paidB．chargedC．donatedD．counted6、A．tuneB．voiceC．languageD．accent7、A．beautifulB．strangeC．longD．clumsy8、A．passedB．showedC．recommendedD．offered9、A．tillB．unlessC．althoughD．once10、A．raisedB．inspectedC．examinedD．held11、A．proudB．skepticalC．afraidD．sure12、A．appointmentB．bargainC．conversationD．deal13、A．supportedB．changedC．provedD．hurt14、A．amazedB．frightenedC．delightedD．embarrassed15、A．scratchingB．restingC．knockingD．drawing16、A．differB．suitC．fightD．match17、A．fistsB．thumbsC．toesD．hands18、A．guaranteeB．figureC．prayD．insist19、A．sceneB．lessonC．historyD．moment20、A．uniqueB．elegantC．authenticD．sensitiveSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1BeneaththewaterintheChina'sQiandaoLakeliesahiddentreasure.TheancientcityofShiCheng(alsoknownasLionCity),locatedintheprovinceofZhejiang,hasbeensubmergedunderwaterfor53years.ShiChengwasfoundedabout1,300yearsagoinavalleysurroundedbytheFiveLionMountains.WhentheChinesegovernmentdecidedtheyneededanewhydroelectricpowerstation(水力發電站)，adamandman-madelakewereconstructedandthecitywasleftatthebottomofthisnewbodyofwater.Now,itsitsatdepthsrangingfrom85feettoabout103feet.MuchliketheMachuPicchuruinsinPeru,thisunderwatercityremainedforgottenuntilsomerenewedinterestsleadtoitsrediscovery.QiuFeng,alocalofficialinchargeoftourismthoughtaboututilizingShiChengforentertainmentonthelakeandasadestinationfordivingclubs.OnSeptember18,2001,scubadiversmadetheirfirstattemptunderwater."Wewerelucky.Assoonaswedivedintothelake,wefoundtheoutsidewallofthetownandevenpickedupabrick,"QiutoldGuangzhouDailyinaninterview.Moreresearchwasconducted,anditwasdiscoveredthattheentiretownwasintact(t881),includingwoodenbeamsandstairs.Aftertheinitialfindings,internationalarchaeologistsandafilmcrewthenrecordedthepreservationofthelostruins.Lookingatsurfaceofthelake,dottedwithover1,000islands,you'dneverknowthatanentirecitywasbelow.It'sincredibletothinkthatafterallthistime,thestructurestillremainsintactandwecouldonedayvisitit.Untilthen,ShiChengwillcontinuetoremaininconspicuouslysubmerged1、WhywasShiChengcoveredbywateraccordingtothepassage?A．Becausethecityhasalonghistory.B．Becausethegovernmentcouldattractmoretouristsbydoingso.C．Becausethegovernmentneededtobuildapowerstationwhereitwas.D．Themountainssurroundingthecityledtotheconsequence.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"initial"meaninparagraph2?A．Original B．GreatC．Wonderful D．Amazing3、WhatisthemostunbelievablepartofShiChengaccordingtothepassage?A．IthassomethingtodowithMachuPicchuruinsinPeru.B．Noonewasinterestedinthelostcityforalongtime.C．Itsstructurekeepsperfectinthewaterforalongtime.D．Thereareover1,000islandsprotectingthelostcity.4、Whowillmostprobablycometovisitthelostcity?A．Someonewholikesswimming.B．Someonewholikesdiving.C．Someonewholikesclimbingmountains.D．Someonewholikestakingpictures.Text2OnthemorningofSeptember7th,19-year-oldRyanHarrisand40-year-oldStonieHuffman,twoSitka,Alaskaresidents,tookoffontheir28-footboatinsearchoffish.Twomilesintotheocean,theirboatbegantohavesomeproblems.Theymanagedtofixtheproblems,butdecidedtoheadbacktoshoreanyway.However,beforetheycouldcallforhelporgrabalifejacket,aneight-footwaveslammedhardagainsttheirboatandoverturnedit,throwingbothmenintothecoldAlaskanwaters.Stranded,theybegantolookaroundtoseewhattheycouldgrabontoandsawacoupleoftheemptyfishingboxesfromtheboat,floatingaround.Ryanmanagedtoclimbinsideone.Stonie,however,wasnotasluckyandmanagedtoonlygrabontothelidofthebox.Soon,theybothstarteddriftingapart.WhileRyancontinuedtobobupanddowninthebox,thewavesstartedcarryingStonieaway.Butasluckwouldhaveit,hecaughtsightofoneofthelifesuitsfromtheirboatfloatingintheoceanandmanagedtograbit.Thoughputtingitonandhangingontothelidatthesametimewasnotaneasytask,Stoniemanageditandthenbeganhislongswimbacktoshore.Heendeduponadesertedpatchoflandabout25milesnorthwestofSitka,wherehehadtowaituntilSaturdaymorningalmost24hoursafterthefishingtripbegan,forrescuerstofindhim.Meanwhile,19-year-oldRyancontinuedtodriftaroundtheoceantryingtostayaliveandhopingsomeonewouldfindhim.Thebraveteenagerrepeatedhimselfoverandoveragain,“I’mRyanHunterHarrisandI’mnotgoingtodiehere.”Hewassurehewouldberescued.TwohoursafterhisfriendwasrescuedandabletoguidetheCoastGuardand,26hoursaftertheadventurebegan,Ryanwasfinallyfoundandbroughtbacktoshore.Whatwasamazingwasthatbesidesafewscratches,theyoungsterwasinperfecthealth.Willheeverventureoutonafishingtripagain?Onlytimewilltell!1、WelearnthatonRyanandStonie’swaybacktoshore,.A．theyhadexpectedtheywouldencounterdangerB．theywerestruckbyabigwaveallofasuddenC．theytriedtofixtheproblemsoftheirboatD．theywerefrightenedbymanybigwaves2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Stranded”inParagraph2mean?A．Trapped. B．Injured.C．Encouraged. D．Puzzled.3、Paragraph4showswhenRyanwasdriftingaroundtheocean,he.A．wasfrightened B．amusedhimselfC．becamehopeless D．stayedpositive4、Thewriterfindsitsurprisingthat.A．Ryanwasfinallyfound B．ittooksolongtofinallyfindRyanC．Ryanwasonlyslightlyinjured D．RyandecidedtogoonafishingtripagainText3Theworld’sfirstself-drivingtaxisbeganpickinguppassengersinSingaporerecently.Selectmembersofthepubliccanhail(招呼)afreeridethroughtheirsmartphonesintaxisoperatedbynuTonomy,anautonomousvehiclesoftwarestartup.Whileanumberofcompanies,includingGoogleandVolvo,havebeentestingself-drivingcarsonpublicroadsforseveralyears,nuTonomyisthefirsttoofferridestothepublic.ItslaunchinSingaporeisbeatingride-hailingserviceUber,whichplanstoofferridesinautonomouscarsinPittsburghsoon.NuTonomyisstartingsmall—sixcarsnow,growingtoadozenbytheendoftheyear.Thelong-termgoalistohaveafullyself-drivingtaxifleet(車隊)inSingaporeby2018,tohelpcutthenumberofcarsonSingapore’sovercrowdedroadsfrom900,000to300,000.Eventually,themodelcouldbeadoptedincitiesaroundtheworld,nuTonomyhopes.“Whenyouareabletotakethatmanycarsofftheroad,itcreatesalotofpossibilities.Youcancreatesmallerroads,youcancreatemuchsmallercarparks,”saidDougParker,nuTonomy’schiefoperatingofficer.Fornow,thetaxisonlyrunina2.5-square-milebusinessandresidential(住宅的)districtcalled“one-north”,andpick-upsanddrop-offsarelimitedtospecifiedlocations.RidersmusthaveaninvitationfromnuTonomytousetheservice.Thecompanysaysdozenshavesignedupforthelaunch,anditplanstoexpandthatlisttothousandsofpeoplewithinafewmonths.Thecars—modifiedRenaultZoeandMitsubishii-MiEVelectrics—haveadriverinfrontwhoispreparedtotakebackthewheelandaresearcherinthebackwhowatchesthecar’scomputers.EachcarisfittedwithsixsetsofLidar—adetectionsystemthatuseslaserstooperatelikeradar—includingonethatconstantlyspinsontheroof.Therearealsotwocamerasonthedashboardtoscanforobstacles(障礙)anddetectchangesintrafficlights.NuTonomywasformedin2013.Earlierthisyear,thecompanywasthefirsttowinapprovalfromSingapore’sgovernmenttotestself-drivingcarsinone-north.NuTonomyannouncedaresearchpartnershipwithSingapore’sLandTransportAuthorityearlierthismonth.Singaporeisidealbecauseithasgoodweather,greatinfrastructrueanddriverswhotendtoobeytrafficrules.Asaland-lockedisland,thecityof5.4millionpeopleisseekingcreativewaystogrowitseconomy,soit’sbeensupportiveofautonomousvehicleresearch.1、Itseemsthattheserviceofself-drivingtaxis________.A．isoperatedwithhightechnologyB．haspassedthroughitsinitialstageC．issupportedbyGoogleandVolvoD．willspreadtoothercountriessoon2、Itisimpliedinthepassagethatself-drivingtaxiscanfinally________.A．reducepassengers’fareB．cutdownfuelconsumptionC．ensurepassengers’safetyD．resultinbetterenvironment3、Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesitpossibleforSingaporetoprovideself-drivingtaxiserviceincludes________.A．itssmallareaandurbanpopulationB．supportfromitspeopleandgovernmentC．itsadvancedeconomyandtechnologyD．necessitytoimproveitsinfrastructure4、Whatdowelearnaboutthepresentself-drivingtaxisinSingapore?A．Driversdrivethemwiththehelpofresearchers.B．Onecangetintooroutofthemwhereveroneis.C．Hundredsofpeoplecantakeadvantageofthem.D．Youdonothavetopaywheneveryoutakethem.Text4Wehumansaresweetonsugar.Thatmakessense.Allanimalsneedsugartolive.It'sthefuelthatpowersourcells.Soit'snotsurprisingthatwe'reborntowantthesweetstuff.Sugarstoresthesun'senergylikeabattery.Afterameal,yourbodybreaksdownfoodsintotheirbuildingblocks.Itusessomesugarsforenergyrightaway.Therestgetstoredforthebodytobreakdownlater.It'samyththatsugarmakesyouextremelyexcited,buthavingasugarysnackcangiveyouaquickburstofenergy.That'sbecausethesugarsinsweetfoodsareeasyforyourbodytoturnintofuel.Whenyoueatotherkindsoffoods,likevegetables,ittakeslongerforyourbodytobreakthesugarsdown.Thesedaysit'seasytofindsweetsnacks.Sodas,candy,cakesandevenfoodsthatseemhealthy,suchasyogurt,canbepackedwithsugar.Foodmakersaddsugar,becausetheyknowthattohumans,sweetmakeseverythingtastebetter.Americanseatabout20teaspoonsofextrasugareveryday.That'swaymorethanwhatisgoodforus.Eatingtoomuchsugarcancausemorethanastomach-ache.Itcanmakepeopleoverweight,decaytheteethandevencausediabetes.However,expertsaren'tworriedaboutnaturallysweetfoods-theproblemisaddedsugar.Sogoaheadandenjoyasweetappleorevenasugar-richcarrotthatarealsofullofvitaminsandothergoodstuff.Evencakeisgreatonceinawhile,aslongasyoudon'toverdoit.Afterall,noonewantslifetobedull.Andyourbodyneedsitsfuel!1、Thefirsttwoparagraphsaremainlydevelopedby_'A．causeandeffect.B．problemandsolution.C．givingexamples.D．makingcomparisons.2、Peoplemaybetnckedintoeatingtoomuchsugarbecause.A．noonewantslifetobeboring.B．we'reborntowantthesweetstuff.C．so-calledhealthyfoodcanbepackedwithsugar.D．sugaristhefuelfortheplantsandanimalsontheEarth.3、WhatdoestheauthorwanttostressinPara.4?A．We'dbettersaynotosweetfoods.B．Expertsareworriedaboutaddedsugar.C．Eatingtoomuchsugarisbadforourhealth.D．We'dbetterconsumesugarfromnaturalsources.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．SugarIsEverywhere.B．SugarBringsHappiness.C．WhyDoesSugarTasteSogood?D．WhyDoesSugarMakeUsFat?PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)語篇填空Whenpeopleusemaps,theyareusuallyseekingdirectionstoaplacetheywanttogoButSusanSchultenseesmuch1．(many)inmaps,likehistory,cultureandartShesharessomeofthosefindingsinherbook,AHistoryofAmericain100MapsSchultenis2．historyprofessorattheUniversityofDenver,inColoradoShe3．(study)cartography,themakingofmapsDuringherresearch,shebecameveryinterestedin4．seriesofmapsmadebyAmericanschoolgirlsin5．early1800sThedetailedmapsattractedhernotonlyfortheirbeauty,butalsobecauseofwhattheytaughtabout6．little-knownperiodinAmericaneducation7．bookalsoincludessomeNativeAmericanmapsTheyhelpshapeanunderstandingofhowNativessawpowerrelationshipsSomemapsinthebookrecalldarkmomentsinAmericanhistoryFrompoliticalmoves,toadvertising,mapstellmanyAmericanstoriesTheycanalso8．(use)topushreform，andhelptosetthecountryon9．newcourseAHistoryofAmericain100Mapsincludesmapsnever10．(publish)beforeOthersarewellknownButallcanprovideaspecialunderstandingofAmerica’spastHowdoyouusuallybuywhatyouneed,shoppingonlineorgoingouttoshopinperson?WiththehelpoftheInternet,shoppingis1．(easy)thanbeforeWecanjustclickourmousetochoosetheitemswelike,payforthemonline,andtheshopping2．(finish)ItiseasyandquickIthelpssavemoney,tooWecansavethousandsayearifwecomparethepricesofsimilaritemsbefore3．(decide)tobuyHowever,therearealwaystrapsinshoppingonlineIfweare4．(care),wemaygetintotroubleForexample,wemayfindthecoloroftheitemdifferent5．thatinthepictureonlineSometimes,thesizeoftheitemwereceivecanbetoobig6．toosmall7．(avoid)suchtroubles,weshouldcomparesimilaritemsondifferentonlinestoresandpaymoreattentiontowhatothercustomerssayFromtheircomments,wecanknow8．(well)aboutanitem’scolor,sizeaswellas9．shortcomingsInthiswayweincreaseourchanceofbuying10．moresatisfactoryitemSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)WhyAcceptingChangeIsImportanttoYourProfessionalSuccess?Whetheryoulikeitornot,changeisanecessarypartoftoday’sbusinessclimate.Thoseemployeeswhoacceptchangewillsucceed,whilethosefearingchangemayheadfortheunemploymentline.1、Sohowcanwemakethisnormalchangeaspositiveandbeneficialaspossible?What’swrongwithchange?Employerswanttheirworkerstochangewhennecessary.2、Themainreasonisfear,thoughnoneofusagreethatwedoubtourabilitytoacceptnewideas,usenewtechnology,oradapttoneworganizations.3、Employeesoftenviewchangedifferentlyfromtheirsupervisors.Thisiswhycommunicationissovitalinmanycases.Lackofcommunicationwillcauseproblemsinpersonalrelationships.Unfortunately,fearpreventsthemfromexpressingtheirideasandopinions.Thepositivesideofchange.4、Oneofthemostpositiveaspectsofchangeisthatitisneverboring.Ifwewantpassionbackinourwork,wemustbewillingtochange.Wecanlearnhowtoworkwithateamandtakeonnewresponsibilitiesandchangenotjustyourattitudetochangebutsomeofyourideasandgoals.Embraceupcomingchanges.Manypeoplearecontenttolivetheirpresentsafelivesandwantnochange.5、Comfortandhighposition?Ifthosearewhatyoudesire,thenyouwillprobablysoonbeoutofajob.If,instead,youwantchallengeandwelcomechange,youwillalwaysbesuccessfulandpopularinyourjob.A．Communicationisthekey.B．Thinkaboutwhatyoureallywant.C．Remembertoworkharda