考研《英語一》2023年湖南省郴州市北湖區最后沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AsachildIneverworriedaboutlosingmyhearing,eventhoughmanyothermembersofmyfamilyhaddoneso.ItseemedIwasoneofthe1ones.Ihadalovelyvoiceandfelt2aboutmysinging.At13,1mademydebut(初次登臺)inaschoolproductionofCarloMenotti’soperaandknewthenthatI3onstage.ButthenInoticedthat4Ididn’tsitatthefrontinlectures,Iwould5tohear.Iwenttothehospitaltohavea6test.Ifeltdesperate，myambitions7byadiagnosisofincurablenervedeafness.However,mybraverypersuadedmeto8myplansandIwentontostudyattheRoyalNorthernCollegeofMusic.Ikeptmy9acloselyguardedsecret,convincedthatadmittingitwould10mycareer.Iwonrolesonmerit(憑成績)，buttheaddedfearandanxietyatauditions(試聽)11me.At28,ImademydebutatNewSadler’sWellsOpera.Butmyhearinglosswas12Icouldn’thearmyselfsingwellanymore.I’dgetafeelingofterrorandwantto13beforeeveryperformance.14asuperbtechnicianfittedin-the-earhearingaids,makingmeself-consciousandmyconfidence15Iwasfastlearningto16,singingbysensation.Recordingmusicisnowajoyandacoustic(原聲的)soundsthroughtheheadphoneshelpme17.18intechnologymeanmylatesthearingaidsarewireless,andmy19isatitspeak.Icontinuetotourtheworld.Thisyear,Idecideditwastimetobe20,notashamed,andwentpublicastheonlydeafmezzo-sopranointheworld.1、A．clever B．lucky C．pitiful D．active2、A．curious B．anxious C．awkward D．confident3、A．belonged B．sacrificed C．survived D．trembled4、A．though B．since C．if D．after5、A．struggle B．hesitate C．pretend D．cease6、A．blood B．hearing C．sight D．memory7、A．achieved B．developed C．crushed D．extended8、A．figureout B．stickto C．goover D．giveup9、A．background B．scores C．ambitions D．deafness10、A．start B．further C．change D．ruin11、A．puzzled B．consumed C．impressed D．motivated12、A．accelerating B．compensating C．recovering D．disappearing13、A．rest B．play C．drill D．flee14、A．Thankfully B．Clearly C．Actually D．Generally15、A．faded B．grew C．counted D．helped16、A．forget B．judge C．cooperate D．adapt17、A．laugh B．howl C．relax D．sleep18、A．Drawbacks B．Applications C．Improvements D．Regulations19、A．attention B．performance C．intelligence D．energy20、A．famous B．creative C．proud D．innocentSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1NEWYORK－AmassivewinterstormparalyzedmuchoftheUSEastCoastonThursdayandFriday,dumpingasmuchas46centimetersofsnowfromtheCarolinastoMaine.ItalsocausedfloodingonthestreetsofBostonduetoswellingstormtides,forcedthecancellationofnearly5,000flightsandclosedbusinesses,officesandschools.Somemeteorologists(氣象學家)classifiedthestormasa"bombcyclone"foritssharpdropinatmosphericpressurewouldbefollowedimmediatelybyablastofcoldairthatcouldbreakrecordsinmorethantwodozencitiesandbringwindchillsaslowas-40℃duringtheweekend.FromBaltimore,Maryland,toCaribouinMaine,effortswereunderwaytoclearroadwaysoficeandsnowaswindchilltemperaturesweretoplungeduringtheday,reaching-40℃insomepartsaftersundown,accordingtotheNationalWeatherService.UtilitycompaniesacrosstheEastworkedtorepairdownedpowerlinesearlyonFridayasabout21,000customersremainedwithoutelectricity,downfromalmost80,000thedaybefore,andissuedwarningsthattemperaturesmaybecomedangerouslylow."Ifthetemperatureinyourhomebeginstofall,werecommendtakingshelterelsewhereuntilservicecanberestored.Youcanfindwarmingcentersbycontactinglocalauthorities,"NationalGridpowercompany,whichservesMassachusetts,saidonTwitter.Airlinescanceled4,000flightsonThursdayandhundredsmoreonFriday,accordingtoFlightA,anonlinetrackingservice.MayorBilldeBlasiosaiditcouldfeellike-30℃onFridayandSaturdaynightswiththewindchill."Thisisaserious,seriousstorm,andmaybethemostseverein2018,"hesaidatanewsconference.NewYorkGovernorAndrewCuomodeclaredastateofemergencyforthesouthernpartofthestate,whileNewJerseyGovernorChrisChristiedeclaredastateofemergencyforseveralcounties.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheconsequenceofthemassivewinterstorm?A．BreakdownoftheUScoastB．FloodinginBoston.C．Cancellationofnearly5,000flights.D．Closureinbusiness,offices,andschools.2、Whydidsomemeteorologistsclassifythiswinterstormas“bombcyclone”?A．Becauseitwillcausechangeableatmosphericpressure.B．Becausethescaleofthisstormcouldbreakrecordsinlotsofcities.C．Becauseofthedeadlyanddestructiveeffectsofthisstorm.D．Becauseoftheextremelycoldairandthewindchillsinthisstorm.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword“plunge”inP3?A．declinesteadilyB．dropdramaticallyC．fluctuateviolentlyD．fallmoderately4、Abouttherescuework,whichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?A．Peopleweremakinggreateffortstoridroadwaysoficeandsnow.B．About101thousandpeoplewereleftwithoutelectricityonThursday.C．Residentscanstayinwarmingcentersuntilheatingserviceisrestored.D．Aviationservicehasn'tbeenbroughtbacktonormalyetuntilFriday.Text2Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutchandalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.Incontrast,whenthere’smorehomogeneity,perhapsit’seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit’seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou’relesswellacquaintedwith.1、Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?A．TheDutch.B．Americans.C．TheEnglish.D．TheJapanese.2、WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinaconversation?A．Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.B．Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.C．Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.D．Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.B．It’shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.C．EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.D．Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Similarity.B．Contradiction.C．Diversity.D．Misunderstanding.Text3TheCoca-ColaCompanyannouncedithadaddedanewalcoholicbeveragetoitsportfolioonlyintheJapanesemarket.Thelow-alcoholdrink,orChu-Hi,isawatereddownmixtureoftheShouchuspiritplusflavoring.Thisisn'tthefirsttimeCoca-Colahasexperiencedwithflavorsandtastes.Notallflavorsaresuccessful,buttheuniqueflavorsdeservearoundofapplause.Herearefiveotherunusualcocacolaproductsthatwerereleased.BeverlyIntroducedin1969,BeverlywasanItalianaperitif,designedtobeconsumedbeforemealsandbelievedtoaiddigestion.CompetitorslikeCampariandSanPellegrinoledtoitsdiscontinuationin2009.OKSodaThisproductwasstartedtocapturetheGenerationXmarketin1993.OKSodacanshadgrim-lookingillustrationsinitsadcampaignthatrespondedtotheideathatGenerationXwascynicalanddisillusioned.Itssloganwas"ThingsaregoingtobeOK"anditevenhaditsownmanifesto(宣言).Itwasdiscontinuedin1995.Coca-ColaBlakCoffeeinsoda?Coca-Colahaddevelopedthisrecipefortwoyearsandfinallyreleasedthecarbonatedcoffeedrinkin2006.Ithopeditwouldtapintothepremiumcoffeemarkets,butjustoneyearlaterBlakwasdiscontinued.NewCokeIn1985,the99-year-oldcompanydecideditwasscrappingitsclassicCoca-ColarecipeforasweeterversiontocompetewithPepsi.Inblindtastetests,peoplegenerallypreferredthenewrecipecomparedtotheold.Butthreemonthsaftermakingtheswitch,thecompanyannouncedthereturnoftheclassicCoca-Cola.Coca-ColaPlusAftermorethanadecadeofresearchanddevelopment,Coca-ColastarteditsfirsteversodaapprovedbytheFOSHUfoodstandard.Theno-calorieandno-sugardrinkcontainsfiberthatwillhelpreducefatabsorptionandhelpmoderatebloodsugarlevels.1、Whichofthefollowingcanhelpmakefatabsorptionless?A．OKSoda. B．Coca-ColaBlak.C．Coca-ColaPlus. D．NewCoke.2、Whichofthefollowinglastedlongest?A．Beverly. B．OKSoda.C．Coca-ColaBlak. D．NewCoke.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．It'sthefirsttimeCoca-Colahasexperiencedwithflavors.B．Coca-ColaPlusisano-calorieandno-sugardrink.C．AllflavorsbyCoca-ColaCompanyarenotsuccessful.D．Therearemanysucc.essful'productsinCoca-ColaCompany.Text4Whilestaringoutofthewindowduringaflight,noteveryonewillthinkcarefullyaboutthequestionwhyairplaneshaveroundedwindowsratherthansquareones.Overtheyears,aerospaceengineeringhasmadehugestepsinairplanetechnology,meaningplanescancarrymorepassengersandgofaster.Theplaneshavealsochangedshapetoincreasesafety—includingthewindows.Ascommercialairtraveltookoffinthemid－20thcentury,airlinecompaniesbegantoflyathigheraltitudestolowertheircost—theairdensity(密度)islowerupthere,creatinglessdrag(阻力)forairplanes.However,higheraltitudescamewithproblems,likethefacthumanbeingscan’treallysurviveat30，000feet.Tomakethatpossible,thecabinwaschangedtoacylindrical(圓柱體)shapetosupportthepressureinside.Butatfirst,planebuildersleftinthestandardsquarewindowsandthisexpansionmeantdisaster.Thede__Havilland__Cometcameintofashioninthe1950s.Withaclosedcabin,itwasabletogohigherandfasterthanotheraircraft.However,wherethere’sacorner,there’saweakspot.Windows,havingfourcorners,havefourpotentialweakspots,makingthemlikelytocrashunderstress—suchasairpressure.Bycurvingthewindow,thestressthatwouldeventuallybreakthewindowcornerisdistributedandthechanceofitbreakingisreduced.Roundedshapesarealsostrongerandresistdeformation(變形),andcanthussurvivetheextremedifferencesinpressurebetweentheinsideandoutsideoftheaircraft.Fortunately,designersfiguredoutthelackofdesignprettyquick.Nowwehavenice,roundedairplanewindowsthatcanresistthepressureoftravelingaltitude.Itgivesbeingabletogazeoutofyourwindowtotheworldfrom35，000feetawholenewoutlook,doesn’tit?1、Whydidairlinesaimtoflyathigheraltitudes?A．Toincreasesafetyoftheplane.B．Tohelptheplanetotakeoff.C．Tosavemoneyforlessdrag.D．Tocarrymorepassengersandgofaster.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“deHavillandComet”inParagraph2referto?A．Aplanet. B．Aband. C．Anaircraft. D．Adesign.3、Whichistheadvantageoftheroundedwindow?A．Itreducesthepossibilityofbreakingup.B．Itweakensthestrengthofairpressure.C．Itincreasestheairpressure.D．Ithelpstosurvivetheextremeweather.4、Wheredoesthistextcomefrom?A．Anewspaperonsafedriving. B．Amagazineonfashiondesign.C．Awebsiteonsurvivalskills. D．Asciencebookonflying.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankNook’sarrival,GoodorBad?Booklovers,mostofthem,willtellyou1．apleasureitistolendafavoritereadtoafriend–thenovelyoustayedupallnighttogettotheendof;thetravelbookthatmadeyoufeel2．youyourselfwereonatrainridethroughIndiaForawhileitseemedthate-bookusersweretobedeniedthispleasureoflendingtofriendsYoucouldbuyabookormagazineforyourreadingdevice,butyoucouldn’tlenditoutButnow,withtheNook,theUSbookchainBarnesandNoble’sresponsetoAmazon’sKindle,electronicreaderswillbeabletohavetheirlatestliteraryenthusiasm3．(press)ontheirfriends,justlikereadersofphysicalbookscanYousimplyemailthebookfromyourNookandyourfriendcanreaditfortwoweeks,4．(use)anydevicewiththeBarnes&Noblee-bookreadersoftwareIt’sabigimprovementfrompreviouse-bookreadersTheNookoffersotherfeaturestooYoureadinblackandwhiteonthemainscreen,justlikewithKindleThedifferenceis5．onthelowerpartofthedevicethere’sacolortouchscreen,6．allowsyoutobrowsethroughabookormagazine,butgoesblackwhenyou’renotusingitsothatyousavepower7．excitingthingabouttheNookisthatitoffersWi-Fi,arguablyabigadvanceonpreviouse-bookreadersCustomersintheUnitedStatescanusetheInternetconnection8．(read)wholee-booksatBarnesandNoble’shundredsofbookstoresforfreeNoneofBarnesandNoble’scompetitorscancomeclosetothisButtheNook,ironically,9．(turnout)tobeamoney-loserforBarnesandNoble,oratleastajob-loserforBarnesandNoble’semployeesAccordingtoMarianManekeratTheBigMoneyWebsite,10．theNookissuccessfulitmighttakesalesfromthecompany’sbookstores,eventuallyforcingtheirclosureandthelossofthousandsofjobsIstartedtoworkintheoperatingroomafternursingschool1．(complete)Iwas2．excitedaboutmynewjobthatIwaswillingtotaketurnsbetweenbeingtiredandnotbeingabletosleepproperlyLikemanyjobs,thenewnessandexcitementdisappearedandIfound3．indrudgery(繁重乏味的工作)OnenightIwasfeelingverytired,sinceIhadn’tsleptwell4．nightbeforeIdidn’tlikethedoctor5．charge,myfeethurt,itwasverylate,andIwas"doingeyes"Everynursehasafavorite(andleastfavorite)taskMyleastfavoritewaseyes-Ithoughtitwasalwayseitherboring6．unpleasantMypatientwasanoldmanwhowastheretohavehiscataract(白內障)7．(remove)Asthe8．(operate)nearedaclose,Istartedtotaketheoperatingclothoff,andputdrops(眼藥)inthepatient'seyesWemadeeyecontactandIstumbled(發愣)slightlywhenhesaid,"Icansee!YouaresobeautifulIrealizedthenhow9．(true)thankfulhewasandIhelpedhimsee!IrealizedatthemomentthatnomatterhowIwasfeeling,itwaswhatIwasdoing10．wasimportantSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TipsforTeachingKidsResponsibilityYourbestfriendhasateenagerwhohelpswithhouseworkwithoutbeingasked.Yourcousinhasaone-year-oldchildthatputsherbottleinthesinkwhenshefinishesthemilk,butnoremindersareneeded.1、Raisinghelpful,goodkidswhoknowhowtomakeasandwichisnotafantasy!Thefollowingtipscangiveyouabetterchanceofraisingaresponsiblechildwhothengrowsintoaresponsibleadult.2、Youcan’tsuddenlyspringresponsibilityonateenagerandexpecthewillknowhowtofollowthrough.Heneedstimetopracticeandtotallyunderstandwhatresponsibilitymeans.Letkidshelpyou.Dontcomplainwhenit'stimetodohousework.Smileandinviteyoursontohelp.3、Hewilltakethesegoodfeelingsandlearntotakeownershipofhishomeandfeelprideinkeepingitup.4、Makeresponsibilitiesageappropriate.Youcanshowhowtocompletesmalltasksindailylifeandperformthematachild’sskilllevel.Forexample,ifyourkidwantsasnack,showhimwheretheapplesareandhowtowashoneoff.Teachyourchildconsequences.Learningtotakecareofhisthingsalsohelpsachilddevelopasenseofresponsibilityforhisactions.Getyoursontocleanupafteranartproject,andinformhimthathewon^beabletoplaywithhiscrayonsthenextdayifheleavesamessytable.5、Themoreyoucarryouttherules,themorelikelyheistocleanupwithoutbeingasked.A．Haveasenseofresponsibility.B．Whydotheymakeasandwichforkids?C．Showkidshowtoperformresponsibility.D．Wheredothesewonderfulchildrencomefrom?E.Starttoteachresponsibilitytokidsearly.F.Whenyourchildisinvitedtoparticipate,hefeelsvalued.G.Thentakeawayhissuppliesifhedoesnottakehisresponsibility.TheUNhasrecognizedthecontributionsofvolunteersonDec.5,InternationalVolunteerDay.Here,thefourthingsareofferedtoconsiderbeforetakingtheleapintooverseasvolunteering.Chooseyourorganiz