2023年涼山彝族自治州西昌市考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)LifebecamehardwhenIwas14.MymotherandImovedtoNewYorkto1myfather,who’dmovedtheretofind2workwhenIwasthreeyearsold.Hehadajobatarestaurantandonlyvisitedus3everycoupleofyears.BeforeImoved,IknewthatpeopleintheUSspokeEnglish.Buthonestly,Ididn’tstoptoanalyzethe4whenIwas5toleave.JustlikeIassumedIcouldeasilybecomeadoctororalawyer.IassumedthatIhadtheskillstolearnEnglishinafewweeks.WhenI41intheUSandstarted8thgradeatDitmasMiddleSchoolinBrooklyn,everyonewasspeakinga(n)42languageIcouldn’tunderstand.I6thatlifehadsubtitles,likeinforeignmovies.Schoolwassuchaseriousplacehere.SometimesIfeltlikeIwasinageek（呆子）class.Theteacherswerealways7mymovessoIcouldn’teventhrowapaperballataclassmate’shead.Andtheworstthingwashavingtoread89afteralmostsevenmonthsofcomplainingabouteverything,Irealizedthatcomplainingdidn’tchangethings.10justmademylifeworse.IfIwasgoingto11.IbegantolearnEnglishbyreadingnewspapersonmyown12school.Afteraboutfourmonths,Istartedenjoyingreadingthecrimeandsportsstories.Aftersixmonthsofstudying,myteachers13myimprovementandmovedmeintoamore14Englishclass.IcouldgotothestoreandaskforthingsthatIwantedtobuywithout15frustration.ForthefirsttimeIfeltlikeIwaslivingonearthagain16.Ididn’thearforeigntalk.I17understandpeople.1、A．find B．join C．see D．help2、A．good-looking B．well-dressed C．better-paying D．highly-thought3、A．once B．other C．each D．only4、A．case B．condition C．situation D．state5、A．packing B．trying C．managing D．arranging6、A．reached B．entered C．got D．arrived7、A．strange B．unusual C．standard D．foreign8、A．hoped B．wished C．expected D．demanded9、A．staring B．looking C．checking D．watching10、A．texts B．newspapers C．English D．poems11、A．Although B．Evenif C．But D．Since12、A．It B．They C．I D．Things13、A．live B．study C．survive D．continue14、A．adapt B．adopt C．adore D．admire15、A．for B．in C．after D．at16、A．made B．noticed C．concerned D．remember17、A．modern B．advanced C．difficult D．convenient18、A．even B．ever C．some D．any19、A．if B．though C．ever D．because20、A．could B．should C．would D．mightSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《賣花女》,1913)---inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalk---issomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(禮儀)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(繼承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetagsfromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$3million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．Toearnmoremoney.B．Tohidetheirriches.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．TheTimesmagazine.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．Thepricetag.Text2Whenadoglooksatyouwithbigpuppy-dogeyes,it’shardforyoutogoaway,andyoumayspeakout“Awww”withouthesitation.However,there’sareasonwhyyoufindadog’sstaresoattractive.Thatsweetstareactuallycausesthereleaseofaparticularhormone,orchemicalmessengerinthebody.Thishormonecreatesfeelingsofaffectioninhumans.Thesamethinghappenstodogswhenpeoplelookbackatthem.Scientistsbelievethishelpspeopleandtheirfour-leggedfriendsbond,orfeelconnected.Scientistshavewonderedwhatcausesdogstolovinglystareattheirowners.Tofindout,ateamofresearchersfromAzabuUniversityinJapanstudied30ownersandtheirdogs.Theresearchersfoundthatafterthepetsandtheirownersspenthalfanhourtogether,bothshowedariseinoxytocin(催產素).Onekeyroleofthishormoneinmanyanimalsistopromotebonding,likethatbetweenamotherandnewborn.Theincreaseofoxytocindidn’thappen,though,whenscientistsrepeatedtheexperimentwithwolvesandthehumanswhohadraisedthem.Asecondexperimentalsofoundthatifdogsweregivenoxytocin,theylookedattheirownerslonger.Scientistsaren’tsureexactlywhy,butthisreactionoccurredonlywithfemaledogs.Theirownersoxytocinlevelsalsoroseasaresult.Theresultoftheseexperimentsmighthelpansweranage-oldquestion:Howdidthefearsomewolfancestorofmoderndogsturnintoman’sbestfriend?TakefumiKikusui,ananimalscientistwhoworkedonthestudy,thinksthatthechangehappenedwhendogsfirstbecamedomestic(馴養的).AccordingtoKikusui,theremayhavebeenasmallgroupofwilddogsthatwerenaturallyfriendlier.“Humansareverysensitivetoeyecontact.Byusingthisspecialcommunicationtool,thedogsareabletowinoverourhearts.Iftheyaremorelikelytomakeeyecontact,itwouldbeeasierforthemtobondwithdogowners,”Kikusuisaid.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,peoplesay“Awww”to________.A．makethedogstareatthemB．expresstheirloveforthedogsC．drawthedogsattentionawayD．warnthedogsnottoapproachthem2、Accordingtothepassage,oxytocincan________.A．reduceanimalspainofgivingbirthB．motivateanimalsdesirestoprotectothersC．helpanimalstodevelopabetterrelationshipD．enableanimalstosurvivemoreeasilyfromdangers3、Theunderlinedwords“thechange”inParagraph4refertothat________.A．dogsbecamefriendswithhumansB．wolvesbegintobondwithhumansC．dogsandwolvesarebestfriendsD．dogsweredomesticatedbyhumans4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tocallonhumanstobefriendlytodogs.B．Togiveadviceonhowtogetalongwithdogs.C．Tointroducetheevolutionprocessofwilddogs.D．Toexplainwhyhumansanddogsareconnected.Text3Flightsoftenmeanriskysecurity,longlayoversandunexpecteddelays,whichcansometimesmakeforunpleasanttravelexperiences.Still,yourairportjourneydoesn’talwayshavetobeterrible.Herearesomecoolairportsthatwillmakeyouforgetaboutallyourtravelbaggage:HamadInternationalAirport,QatarThis$16-billionairportscreamsluxury.Itfeaturesa25-metre-longswimmingpool.Theairportisalsoequippedwithquietrooms,idealforpassengersseekingapre-flightsnooze.Thereisagiantdinosaurrobotanda23-foot-tallUrsFischersculptureofayellowteddybear.ChangiAirport,SingaporeIfyoudidn’tgetenoughshoppingdoneduringyourtrip,thenChangiAirportistheperfectplaceforyou.Thereareover300retailstoresavailableandtwomoviestheatres—freeofcharge—foryoutotakeadvantageof.There’salsoafascinatingbutterflygarden.Here,youcanfindarainforest-themedgardenwithabout1,000butterfliessurroundedbyfloweringplantsandasix-metregrottowaterfall.HongKongInternationalAirport,HongKongHaveyoueverwonderedwhatit’sliketoflyaplane?Ifyouhave,thenheadovertotheAviationDiscoveryCentreandhopontheplanec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ntothepublicspotlight,7．(make)theaudiencebatheinthebeautyoflanguageTheparticipantsalso8．(active)sharestoriesfromtheirownlifeexplainingreasons9．particularpiecestouchedtheirheartsorshapedtheirlivesIntheshow,poemscan10．(adapt)intosongsSinceitsbroadcast,ithasbeenconsideredas“abreathoffreshair”amongvariousshowsinChinaSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Haveyoueverheardofabug（蟲子）calledthecicada（蟬）?Well,aspecialkindofthesebugsliveundergroundintheUSformostoftheirlives.Theyhaveaninterestingbio-clock.1、Every17years,billionsofthenoisyBroodVcicadaswillswarm（涌現）tonortheasternpartsoftheUS,includingNewYork,OhioandPennsylvania.2、ButthereareusuallyalotlessofthemcomparedtotheBroodVcicadas.3、AccordingtoDiscoveryNews,thesebugsstartedtheirlivesin1999.Andastheir17-yearlifecyclecomestoanend,theygoabovegroundwhentheirundergroundhomesgetwarmer—64degreesFahrenheit(about18℃)tobeexact.Thenthefemaleswilllayhundredsofeggsintrees.4、Thebabycicadaswillgounderground,andthe17-yearcyclewillstartoveragain.Whiletheycanbekindofannoying,thesebugsdon'tharmhumans.5、Thatsoundisthemalecicadasattractingthefemalecicadas.Besides,alargeamountoflaideggscansometimesharmsmalltreesandbushesbecausetherearesomanyofthe17-yearcicadas.However,afterthissummer,thesebugswillmostlymindtheirownbusinessuntil2033.A．Theyfeedonleavesandroots.B．Ittellsthemwhentogoaboveground.C．WhatmakesBroodVcicadassospecial?D．Buttheydomakealotofnoiseduringtheirtimeaboveground.E.Afteraboutfourtosixweeks,themotherandfathercicadaswilldie.F.Foradifferentbroodofcicadas,matingseasonisjustaroundthecorner.G.Thereareotherkindsofcicadasthatcomearoundonceayearorevery13years.With17millionresidentsand23millionbicycles，theNetherlandsalreadyhasmorebikesthanpeople.1、.TheDutchgovernmentrecentlyannouncedthatitwillinvest$390millionincyclinginfrastructuretoget200，000morepeoplecommuting(通勤)bybikeinthreeyears’time.Fifteenrouteswillbedevelopedinto“cyclistfreeways”，25，000bikeparkingspaceswillbecreatedandmorethan60bikestoragefacilitieswillbeupgraded.“2、，”saysStientjevanVeldhoven，statesecretaryforthatdepartment，whoisspearheadingtheproject.It’snotthatpeoplearen’talreadycyclingintheNetherlands.In2016，overaquarterofalltripsmadebyDutchresidentswerebybike.Butonly25％of