2023年山西省運城市萬榮縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Itwasn’tthatIwasembarrassedmyhusbandwasoutofwork.It’sjustthatwewere1peopleanddidn’tshareour2muchwithothers.Sowhenhelosthisjob,wejustactedlikenothinghadchangedandnooneseemedto3.Itdidn’ttakelongbeforemyfriendsfoundoutthatmyhusband4alotmore.Whenaskedaboutit,ItoldmygoodfriendandneighbourTammythe5andIsaidwewerestilllooking.Shethentoldmethatherhusbandhadalsobeenhuntingfor6allovertownbecausehiscompanywasclosingdown.Iwas7.Weconstantlydidthingstogether,yetIhadn’tfoundanysignoftheir8.Afterknowingwhattheywere9,Iwantedtohelpthemeventhoughwedidn’thavemuchourselves.So,Ibecamea10shopper.Ilookedfordiscountofferseverywhere,andwhenIfinishedmy11,IwouldoffertobuythingsforTammyatthe12price.Itseemslikeourmoneygoesevenfurtherbecausewearewillingto13.Itgoestheotherwaytoo.Tammyandherhusbandhavegivenusenoughwoodto14ourhousethiswinter.Ithasbeenahuge15,reducingourgasbilltoalmostnothing.Thereareother16ofhelpingeachother.IteachTammyhowtomakebread;she17mykidswhenIgotojobinterviews...andthe18goeson.Idon’thavemuchtogive,butIcangiveofmyself.Icanhave19,loveandhope,andthemoreIgivetheseaway,themoreI20.1、A．strange B．selfish C．mature D．private2、A．duties B．problems C．opinions D．plans3、A．mind B．care C．notice D．sympathize4、A．wenthunting B．visitedneighbors C．stayedhome D．dinedout5、A．difference B．truth C．result D．message6、A．jobs B．friends C．promotion D．comfort7、A．relieved B．disappointed C．confused D．shocked8、A．starving B．hesitating C．struggling D．quarrelling9、A．goingthrough B．preparingfor C．lookingfor D．lookingforwardto10、A．professional B．personal C．modem D．secret11、A．housework B．project C．search D．conversation12、A．earlier B．lower C．average D．suggested13、A．shop B．bargain C．compromise D．share14、A．decorate B．support C．build D．heat15、A．help B．victory C．burden D．profit16、A．difficulties B．examples C．expenses D．traditions17、A．watches B．praises C．adopts D．raises18、A．interview B．negotiation C．list D．party19、A．curiosity B．ambition C．freedom D．kindness20、A．huntfor B．getback C．believein D．comeacrossSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Squirrelsaren’tnaturalcitydwellers(居民).In1986thesightofoneinatreenearNewYork’scityhallsosurprisedpassers-bythatanewspaperpublishedareportaboutthe“unusualvisitor”.Aroundthattime,thetree-dwellinganimalswerebeingsetfreeinAmerica’surbanareasto“createpocketsofpeaceandcalmlikethecountryside,”saysUniversityofPennsylvaniahistorianEtienneBenson,whostudiedourrelationshiptosquirrelsoverthecourseoffiveyears.First,theywereintroducedtoPhiladelphia,thentoNewHaven,Boston,andNewYorkCity.Parkvisitorswereencouragedtofeedthem,andsecurityguardsensuredtheirsafety.Inthe1910saleaderoftheBoyScoutsofAmerica(anorganizationteachingboyspracticalskills)saidthatteachingchildrentofeedsquirrelscouldshowtherewardsoftreatingaweakercreaturewithsympathy,saysBenson.Bytheearly20thcentury,though,Americabegantoregretthefriendlinessithadshownsquirrels.Citieshadoncebeenfilledwithanimals—fromhorsespullinggoodstodairycows.Bythe1950sthoseworkinganimalshadbeenmovedtothecountryside.Petsandwildanimalssuchasbirdsandsquirrelswereallthatremainedoftheurbananimalkingdom.Beforelong,people’senthusiasmforsquirrelsworeoff,andtheystartedtoseethemasannoyances.Bythe1970smanyparksbannedfeedingthecreatures.Today,itisraretofindkidswiththeirparentsofferingfoodtosquirrelsunderatree.And,unfortunately,withmoreandmorebuildingsbeingconstructedinthecity,fewerinhabitable(適宜棲息的)areasareleftforthelittletree-dwellinganimals.Whatwouldbelostifthelastofthesecitydwellerswereforcedtoleave?“Ithinkthere’ssomethingconstructivetohaveotherlivingcreaturesinthecitythatarenothumansandnotpetsbutsharethelandwithus,”saysBenson.“It’sagoodthingtoliveinalandscapewhereyouseeothercreaturesgoingaroundmakinglunch.It’sgoodforthesoul.”1、What’sthepurposeofintroducingsquirrelstoPhiladelphia?A．Toentertainparkvisitors. B．Tokeepthenaturalbalance.C．Toencouragekidstoprotectanimals. D．Tomaketheurbanlifemorepeaceful.2、WhatwastheBoyScoutsleader’sattitudetowardsfeedingsquirrels?A．Disagreeable. B．Doubtful.C．Supportive. D．Uncaring.3、Whatmighthavehappenedtosquirrelsincitiesaroundthe1960s?A．Theymighthaveinhabitedmorehomes.B．Theymighthavebeguntogooutoffavor.C．Theymighthavebeenintroducedtomorecities.D．Theymighthavebeenmovedtothecountryside.4、WhatdoesBensonsuggestinthelastparagraph?A．Squirrelslivingincitiesareannoying.B．Feedingsquirrelsshouldbediscouraged.C．Squirrelsshouldbeallowedtoliveincities.D．Itispossibleforpeopletokeepsquirrelsaspets.Text2AccordingtoGuglielmoCavalloandRogerChartier,readingaloudwasacommonpracticeintheancientworld,theMiddleAges,andaslateasthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturies.Readerswere“l(fā)istenersattentivetoareadingvoice,”and“thetextaddressedtotheearasmuchastotheeye.”Thesignificanceofreadingaloudcontinuedwellintothenineteenthcentury.UsingCharlesDickens’snineteenthcenturyasapointofdeparture,itwouldbeusefultolookatthefamilialandsocialusesofreadingaloudandreflectonthefunctionalchangeofthepractice.Dickenshabituallyreadhisworktoadomesticaudienceorfriends.Inhislateryearshealsoreadtoabroaderpubliccrowd.ChaptersofreadingaloudalsoaboundinDickens’sownliteraryworks.Moreimportantly,hetookintoconsiderationtheVictorianpracticewhencomposinghisprose,somuchsothathiswritingismeanttobeheard,notonlyreadonthepage.PerformingaliterarytextorallyinaVictorianfamilyiswelldocumented.Apartfrompromotingapleasantfamilyrelationship,readingaloudwasalsoameansofprotectingyoungpeoplefromthedangerofsolitary（孤獨的）reading.Readingaloudwasatoolforparentalguidance.Bymeansofreadingaloud,parentscouldalsointroduceliteraturetotheirchildren,andassuchthepracticecombinedleisureandmoreseriouspurposessuchasreligiouscultivationintheyouths.Withinthefamily,itwascommonplaceforthefathertoreadaloud.Dickensreadtohischildren:oneofhissurvivingandoften-reprintedphotographsfeatureshimposingonachair,readingtohistwodaughters.Readingaloudinthenineteenthcenturywasasmuchaclassphenomenonasafamilyaffair,whichpointstoawidespreadbeliefthatVictorianreadershipprimarilymeantamiddle-classreadership.ThosewhofelloutsidethisgrouptendedtobeoverlookedbyVictorianpublishers.Despitethis,Dickens,withhispublishersChapmanandHall,managedtodistributeliteraryreadingmaterialstopeoplefromdifferentsocialclassesbyreducingthepriceofnovels.Thiswasalsomadepossiblewiththetechnologicalandmechanicaladvancesinprintingandthespreadofrailwaynetworksatthetime.Sincetheliteracylevelofthissectionofthepopulationwasstilllowbeforeschoolattendancewasmadecompulsoryin1650bytheEducationActaconsiderablenumberofpeoplefromlowerclasseswouldlistentorecitalsoftexts.Dickens’sreaders,whowerefromsuchsocialbackgrounds,mighthaveheardDickensinthismanner.SeveralbiographersofDickensalsodrawattentiontothefactthatitwastypicalforhistextstobereadaloudinVictorianEngland,andthusliteracywasnotanobstacleforreadingDickens.Readingwasnolongerachieflyclosetedformofentertainmentpracticedbythemiddleclassathome.Aworkingclasshomewasinmanywaysnotconvenientforreading:thereweretoomanydistractions,thelightingwasbad,andthehomewasalsooftenhalfaworkhouse.Asaresult,theVictoriansfromthenon-middleclassestendedtofindrelaxationoutsidethehomesuchasinparksandsquares,whichwereidealplacesforthepublictogowhileawaytheirlimitedleisuretime.Readingaloud,inparticularpublicreading,tosomeextentblurredthedistinctionsbetweenclasses.TheVictorianmiddleclassdefineditsidentitythroughdifferenceswithotherclasses.Dickens’spopularityamongreadersfromthenon-middleclassescontributedtothecreationofanewclassofreaderswhoreadthroughlistening.DifferentreadersofDickenswerenotreadingsolitarilyand“jealously,”touseWalterBenjamin’sterm.Instead,theyoftenenjoyedamorecommunalexperience,anexperiencethatisgenerallylackingintoday’sworld.Modernaudiobookscanbeconsideredacontemporaryversionofthepractice.However,whilethetwentiethandtwentieth-first-centurytrendforindividualstolistentoaudiobookskeepssomecharacteristicsoftraditionalreadingaloud—suchas“l(fā)istenersattentivetoareadingvoice”andtheearbeingthefocus—itisafarmoresolitaryactivity.1、WhatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinParagraph1?A．Thehistoryofreadingaloud.B．Thesignificanceofreadingaloud.C．Thedevelopmentofreadingpractice.D．Therolesofreadersinreadingpractice.2、HowdidthepracticeofreadingaloudinfluenceDickens’sworks?A．Hestartedtowriteforabroaderpubliccrowd.B．Heincludedmorereadablecontentsinhisnovels.C．Scenesofreadingaloudbecamecommoninhisworks.D．Hisworkswereintendedtobebothheardandread.3、HowmanybenefitsdidreadingaloudbringtoaVictorianfamily?A．2. B．1.C．2. D．3.4、WherecouldaLondonsteelworkerpossiblyhavegonetoforreading?A．Workingplace. B．His/herownhouse.C．Nearbybookstores. D．TrafalgarSquare.5、WhatchangedidreadingaloudbringtoVictoriansociety?A．Differentclassesstartedtoappreciateandreadliteraryworkstogether.B．Peoplefromlowersocialclassesbecameacceptedasmiddle-class.C．Thedifferencesbetweenclassesgrewlesssignificantthanbefore..D．Anon-classsocietyinwhicheveryonecouldreadstartedtoform.6、Whatislikelytobediscussedafterthelastparagraph?A．Newreadingtrendsforindividuals.B．Theharmofmodernaudiobooks.C．Thematerialformodernreading.D．Readingaloudincontemporarysocieties.Text3ClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeleswhenaflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionovertheloudspeaker:“DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanSignlanguage?”Sheknewsheneededtohelp.Clara，15atthetime，pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcamebyandexplainedthesituation.“Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho’sblindanddeaf，”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething，buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn’tunderstandwhatheneeded，accordingtoPEOPLEmagazine.ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithherdyslexiaandknewshe’dbeabletofingerspellintotheman’spalm.Sosheunbuckledherseatbelt，walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane，andkneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook，then64.Gentlytakinghishand，shesigned，“Howareyou?AreyouOK/”Cookaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived，Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit，shestoppedandstayedforawhile.“Hedidn’tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,”Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour，that’swhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture(shewantstobeapolitician).CooktoldClarahowhehadgraduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn’tseeher，she“l(fā)ookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchkindness，”apassengerreported.“Clarawasamazing.”aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.“YoucouldtellTimwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto，andshewassuchanangel.“Cook’sreaction:“BesttripI’veeverhad.”Lookingforwaystogivebackyourself?Startwiththisrandomactofkindnessthatcanchangesomeone’sliferightnow.1、Theflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionbecause______________.A．thepassengerwastravelingaloneB．theplanewasinadangeroussituationC．thepassengeraskedforsomethingurgentlyD．Theycouldn’tcommunicatewiththepassenger2、WhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?A．Becausetheflightattendantaskedhertodoso.B．BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.C．BecauseCookexpectedtounderstandteenagersbetter.D．Becauseshewantedtoshowherambitionforthefuture.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?A．Kindandcaring. B．Warm-heartedandcautious.C．Generousandamazing. D．Ambitiousandattentive.4、Thepassageismainlywrittento______________.A．tellatouchingstoryofanamazinggirlB．appealtoreaderstolendahandkindlyandrandomlyC．stressthegreatimportanceofAmericanSignLanguageD．showhowconsideratetheflightattendantwastohelpCookText4Theysaythatanappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway．Well,thereisoneladywhobelievesthatit’sactuallychocolate．At102yearsofage,she’slivingproof．AccordingtoBoonville,Indiana’sEuniceModlin,adailydoseofchocolatehasbeenthekeytoalongandhealthylife．Specifically,twopiecesofdarkchocolate．It’snotjustEunicewhobelievesthis．Manyscientistshaveattributedthesweettohealthbenefitssuchaslowerchancesofcancer,cardiovasculardisease,anddiabetes．However,researchersbelievethatEunicemightbeoverlookingthefactthatshehasneversmokedordrunkalcoholinherlonglife,andthatchocolatemightnotbethesignificantcauseofherlongevity．“Therearesomanyotherfactorstoherlonglifeandchocolateisn’ttheonlyone,”nutritionistVanessaRissettosaid．“Genes,herdietingeneral…areprobablythemainreasons.”Atanyrate,Euniceisstillaliveandkicking．Withfourchildren,sevengrandkids,14great-grandkidsand11great-greatgrandkids,thisladyhasabigfamily．ItmustbenotedthatEunicewasalsoveryathletic,beinganarcherinher20s．Amazingly,shehaslivedthroughtoughtimessuchastheGreatDepressionandWorldWarII．Also,thehealthybloodrunsthroughtheveinsofotherfamilymembers．Eunice’sbrotherisalsostillalive,at101yearsofage．Nomatterwhatyoumightthink,Eunice’sconsumptionofchocolatecan’tbeignored．In2015,aBMJstudyshowedthatadailytreatofonesmallbarwouldgivetheconsumer23%lesschanceofhavingastroke(中風)．Whatisinthesweetthatmakesitsobeneficial?Apparently,cocoabeanshaveflavonoids,plantnutrientsthathaveusefulantioxidants(抗氧化劑)．“Notallchocolateiscreatedequal,”Rissettowarns．“Darkchocolatehasmoreflavonoidsthanmilkchocolate,andwhitechocolate—whichdoesnotactuallycontainchocolate—isnotagoodsourceofflavonoids.”1、Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingleadtoEuniceModlin’slongandhealthylife?a．twopiecesofdarkchocolateb．genesc．lifelongexercised．gooddiete．loveofherlargefamilyA．a,b,dB．b,c,dC．a,b,eD．a,c,d2、Rissettothinksthat．A．chocolateisthemostimportantthingthataffectsEunice’shealthB．nosmokingordrinkingcontributesthemosttoEunice’slongevityC．chocolatereallyhasnothingtodowithherlongandhealthylifeD．Eunice’sgooddietdoesn’tonlymeantakingchocolateeveryday3、Whattheauthorpresentedinthepassagesounds．A．persuasiveB．objectiveC．subjectiveD．critical4、Fromthewholepassagewecanconcludethat______________．A．there’suniversalproofforwhatcontributestoalonglifeB．itisgenerallyacceptedthatchocolateisthekeytolongevityC．manyfactorsmaycontributetopeople’sgoodhealthD．abitofanychocolateadaykeepsthedoctorawayPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)We'veallheardthatbreakfastis1．mostimportantmealinthedayItmayactuallybetrueRecently,astudyofmorethan50,000adultsaged30andolder2．(find)thatpeoplewhohavebreakfastaremorelikelytolose3．(weigh)thanthosewhodon'teatamorningmealOtherstudiesconnectnoteatingbreakfast4．ahigherriskofhighbloodpressure,heartdiseaseandsoonHowever,it'snotjustwhenyoueatthatmatters,but5．youeatalsomatters6．(keep)fit,youshouldhaveabalanceddietwithprotein,fiberandhealthyfats,whichisthekeytoasatisfying7．nutritiousbreakfastIfyouwanttokeep8．(you)frombeinghungrylateroftheday,you’dbettereatwithin90minutesafterwakingupAlso,coffeedrunkonanemptystomachisnotrecommendedbecauseitcanbe9．(harm)toyourbodyThereisanoldsayingthatadvises"Eatbreakfastlikeaking,lunchlikeaprince,anddinnerlikeabeggarItisworth10．(follow)Today,dogsarefound1．(help)toallwhoflyinairplanesTheyaretrainedtosmell,track,andfindbombsonplanesandinluggageDogsareeasytotrainbecausetheyalreadyhavedeepconnectiontohumansManyofthesedogsaredonatedtothesafetyprogram,wherethey2．(give)agoodhomeThepartnershipbetweendogsandhumansallowseachtoprofitfromthespecialtalentsoftheotherastheyworktogether3．（save）livesSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。America’sholidayshoppingseasonstartedonBlackFriday,thedayafterThanksgiving.1、Shoppersmakethemostmoneythistimeofyear,about20percentto30percentofallrevenueallyear.About136millionpeopleshoppedduringtheThanksgivingHolidayweekend.2、Inaneraofinstantinformation,shopperscanusetheirmobilephonestofinddeals.Nearly80percentofthisyear’sholidayshoppers,orabout183.8millionpeople,shoppedonCyberMonday.3、OnlinespendingonBlackFridayrose15percenttohit$2.7billionthisyear.CyberMondayspendingincreased12percentto$3billion.NBCNewsreportedthatformany,shoppingonlinewasamorecomfortablealternativethancrowdedmalls.Theshifttoonlineshoppinghashadabigimpactonsolidshoppingmalls.Since2010,morethan24shoppingmallshaveclosedandanadditional60arestruggling.Fortunesaystheweakestofthemallshaveclosed.However,thebusinessinmallsisthrivingagain,itadds.Accordingtoasurvey,94.2percentofmallswerefu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