考研《英語一》屏邊苗族自治縣2023年巔峰沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)About10yearsagoIwashavingmyannualpartyandmyniececametoseeme.Asshe1aroundtheroom,shenotedthatmyemployeesseemedhappy.Then,IaskedherhowshethoughtIdidthat.“I’msureyoutreatthem2,”shereplied.“That’shalfofit,”Isaid.“Doyouknow3theotherhalfis?”Shedidn’thavetheanswer.Sowhat’stheanswer?I4theunhappypeople.Peoplelaughedatthispoint.IwishIwere5.I’mnot.Ihavelearnedthatasamanageryoucannotmakeeveryonehappy.Good6requirestraining,communicatingandpatience.Don’t7mewrong.Thisdoesn’thappenalot.There’snojoyinthe8offiringsomeone.Andit’snotalwaystheemployee’s9—therearemanybadbossesoutthere.Andnotallemployees10yourcompany.Idon’thaveaPh.D．,anM.B．A,orevenaneconomicsdegree.WhatIdohaveisa11company.NowIknowsomepeoplearguethatbusinessis12makingmoney,andnoteveryonehastobehappy.Whenyou13acompany,youhavetherightto14yourselfwiththepeopleyouchoose.Ihaveagooddaytoday.Not15I’vegotabigorderorgreat16reports.Ihavewonderfulpeopleworkingforme.Theycare.Theyarecommitted(承擔(dān)).17,theyunderstandthewholecustomer-staff-companytriangle,whereallofthelegs18eachother.Whenyouhavetherightpeople,businessismuch19.IknowbecauseIhave20it.1、A．showedB．lookedC．turnedD．came2、A．nicelyB．firmlyC．strictlyD．seriously3、A．whichB．thatC．whatD．who4、A．trickB．hireC．dislikeD．fire5、A．cryingB．jokingC．cheatingD．regretting6、A．a(chǎn)ssessmentB．a(chǎn)greementC．managementD．employment7、A．bringB．thinkC．treatD．get8、A．wayB．chanceC．a(chǎn)ctD．form9、A．decisionB．failureC．fortuneD．fault10、A．suitB．believeC．chooseD．understand11、A．funnyB．largeC．happyD．busy12、A．withB．beyondC．intoD．a(chǎn)bout13、A．leaveB．joinC．ownD．share14、A．relaxB．helpC．a(chǎn)mazeD．surround15、A．untilB．becauseC．a(chǎn)fterD．that16、A．physicalB．writtenC．technicalD．financial17、A．BesidesB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Therefore18、A．supportB．fightC．holdD．hurt19、A．busierB．easierC．saferD．higher20、A．madeB．forgottenC．gotD．putSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture?Nuclearwindorsolarpower?AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)intheUS,itmightbeartificialleaves.Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownas

photosynthesis

(光合作用).Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisprocess.TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecial

siliconchipwith

catalysts(催化劑).Similartonaturalleaves,itcansplitwaterintohydrogen

andoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.Thehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuel

cell

(電池),usingthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricity,locatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehouse.Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercard,scientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobean

inexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries.“OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology”saidanAmericanscientist,Nocera.Anartificialleafisnotanewidea.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensive

andunstableforpracticaluse.Thenewleaf,however,ismadeofcheapmaterials,easytouseandhighlystable.Inlaboratorystudies,Nocerashowedthatanartificialleafcouldoperate

continuouslyforatleast45hours.ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera’srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerfulnew,

inexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergy

transformationinsidetheleafmore

efficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnowthenewleafisabout10timesmoreeffectiveatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalone.Besides,thedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailable.

Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon’thaveaccesstopurewater.Hopefully,eachhomecouldhaveaccesstothenewapplicationinthefuture.1、Thepurposeofthisarticleisto________.A．introduceanewkindofdeviceB．a(chǎn)skpeopletodotheresearchC．a(chǎn)dvertisethenewproductD．showtheprocessofphotosynthesis2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantagesofthenewleaf?A．It’slowincost.B．It’ssmallinsize.C．Ithasawonderfulfuelcell.D．It’sconvenientforpeopletouse.3、Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthetext?A．Nocerathoughtthenewleafisexpensivefordevelopingcountries.B．VillagesinAfricahavebenefitedalotfromthenewinvention.C．Siliconchipcanhelpthenewleafworkmoreeffectively.D．Theequipmentdoesn’tnecessarilyoperateinpurewater.4、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthenewdevice?A．Negative.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Uncertain.5、Accordingtothetext,whatwilltakeplaceinthefuture?A．Naturalleaveswilltaketheplaceofartificialleaves.B．Scientistswilldevelopmorewaystoproduceenergy.C．Thenewinventioncouldbewidelyusedinthefuture.D．Developingcountrieswillcontributemoretotheresearch.Text2Bornin1995orlater,alotofGenZ-ersareenteringintoadulthoodandwillsoonjointheworkforce.HavinggrownupwiththeInternet,theyaresaidtobe“tech-savvy”andmadaboutsocialmedia.Theyliveinamoretolerantearwhengaymarriageisbeinglegalizedinmoreandmoresocieties.Butthey’vealsowitnessedtheriseofglobalterrorism.MostpeoplewillagreethatthesinglebiggestdifferencebetweenGenZandothergenerationsishowconnectedtheyare.Thisisagroupofpeoplewhowerehookeduptosocialmediaassoonastheywereborn.SocialmediahavechangedthewayGenZ-ersinteractwitheachotherandhowtheygetandprocessinformation.“Wearethefirsttruedigitalnatives,”HannahPayne,an18-year-oldUCLAstudentandlifestyleblogger,wasquotedbyTheNewYorkTimesassaying.“Icanalmostatthesameinstantcreateadocument,editit,postaphotoonInstagramandtalkonthephone,allfrotheuser-friendlyinterfaceofmyiPhone.”“GenZtakesininformationinstantaneously,”sheadded,“andlosesinterestjustasfast.”GenZ-ersmayhaveashorterattentionspanthanagoldfish,buttheyareconscientious(認(rèn)真盡責(zé)的)andcivic-minded(有公德心的).Theyareenteredtheiradulthood,accompaniedbytheeconomicdownturnandglobalterrorismandtheyhavetheireyesopenfromtheverybeginning.TheGuardianalsonotesthatyoungpeopleintheUKarebecomingmoreactiveinpolitics.AccordingtoaBritishElectionStudythatiscitedbythenewspaper,anestimated58percentof18-to-24-year-oldvotedinthe2015generalelectionintheUK,asignificantjumpfromthe38percentturnoutamongthesameagegroupin2005.Votingisjustonewayofmakingone’svoiceheard.TheEuropeanCommissionhasfoundthat“youngpeopleregardvotingasoneoptionamongmany,andtheyshowtheirpoliticalengagementinmanydifferent,issue-specificwaysthatcanpotentiallyinfluencepoliciesmoredirectly”.1、Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat__________.A．GenZhasbecomeamainstreamofthesocietyB．itisstillunacceptableforgaystogetmarriedinsomesocietiesC．globalterrorismoccurslessoftenthanbeforeD．InternetandintelligentmobilephoneshavedominatedGenZ’slife2、WhichofthefollowingcannotcharacterizeGenZ-ers?A．TheyarehighlyconnectedbymeansofsocialmediaB．TheyanaccessandprocessinformationinamoreadvancedwayC．TheyaregoingthroughanagefreefromcareandworryD．Theyholdnolastinginterestinthings3、HowdoesGenZobtaininformationaccordingtoHannahPayne?A．DirectlyB．SurprisinglyC．ConvenientlyD．Independently4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．There’sasignificantdropofyoungvoters’engagementingeneralelectioninUKin2015B．TheyounggenerationisgettingmoreandmoreactiveinrunningforgovernorsC．YoungpeoplewilldirectlydecidepolicymakingD．VotinginpoliticalelectionscanhelpyoungpeopleexpresstheirstandpointText3InShanghai’sGrandTheater,afashionable,mainlyyoungaudienceapplaudsenthusiasticallyasGuoYongtakescenterstage.Heholdsalargebushytreebranchwithleaves.Blowingononeoftheleaves,heproducesasoundlikethesingingofbirdsasheplaysatraditionalBuyifolksong.SomeothermusiciansarealsoplayingthetraditionalinstrumentsfromvariousethnicgroupsinChina.It’sthefirsttimesuchmusichaseverbeenperformedintheGrandTheater.ButallthisistheeffortsofZhuZheqin,aCantonese-bornsinger;whohasmadeithermissiontohelppreserveChina’straditionalethnicmusic.Severalyearsago,afterbeingappointedaUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramambassador,ZhutraveledthroughsomeofChina’sremotestregionsinanattempttodocumentthetraditionalmusicofvariousminoritygroups.Inthecourseotherfour-monthtrip,sherecordedmorethanathousandsongs.Butshenoticedthatmanyofthebestmusicianswereold,andsomeofthemusicwasatriskofdyingout.“IwasshockedthebeautyofwhatIheard-itwassogood,”shesays.“Butitneededsupport.Ihopetoletpeopleseethebeautyofthesethingsinthecontemporarytimes.”SoZhudecidedtointroducesomeofthemusicianstoawideraudience.Bydoingthis,shehopestorekindle(再次點(diǎn)燃)theinterestoftheyoungergeneration.“Youngpeopledon’tlikethismusicmuch;theypreferpopmusicandlovesongs.Theythinkthesesongsaresomethingtheirgrandmasings.Thiskindofrepackaginggivesyoungpeopleanewdoorintotheirheritage.”ZhubelievesChinaneedstolookagainatitsownroots.“ChinatodayisbasicallyallWesternart;inourconservatories(音樂學(xué)院)Westernclassicalmusicisthetop,”shesays.“ForChinatoreallycontributetotheworld,weneedtogoonourownpath.SowhatcanrepresentChinatoday?”Theanswer,shesuggests,istomovefrom“madeinChina”to“createdinChina”.1、Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthat________.A．theaudienceareallyoungpeopleB．GuoYongisplayingtheBuyifolkmusicC．GuoYongistheonlyminorityperformeronthestageD．treebranchesmakegoodmusicalinstruments2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofZhuZheqin?A．Sheteachesmusicinaconservatories.B．SheishelpingpreserveChineseethnicmusic.C．SheworksasanofficialintheUnitedNations.D．She’screatedallthemusicfortheGrandTheater.3、ZhuZheqintraveledtosomeofChina’sremotestregionsto________.A．recordthetraditionalethnicmusicB．helpthelocalmusiciansplaythemusicC．showtheUNChinesemusicaltraditionsD．enjoythemusicofvariousethnicgroups4、WhatisZhuZheqin’sideaaboutChinesetraditionalmusic?A．Itiscompletelyoutofdate.B．Onlyoldmusiciansplayitwell.C．Itneedschangestoattractyoungpeople.D．Itisquicklydyingout.5、WhatdoesZhuZheqinmeaninthelastparagraph?A．Thetraditionalmusicshouldberepackaged.B．Chineseconservatoriesshouldn’tteachWesternmusic.C．ChinahascontributedalottotheWesternart.D．OnlythethingscreatedinChinacanbesymbolsofChina.Text4AfterasuccessfulfirstyearatSt.Faith'sSchoolinCambridgewe'redelightedtobereturningforoursecondsummercamptherein2012.Theactivitycampoffersfunactivitiesduringtheschoolsummerholidaysandisboundtobeverypopularinthelocalarea.Theactionpackedactivityprogrammeincludesmotorsports,archery,fencing,dance,art,footballandmuchmore!We'vegotyourholidaychildcarecovered—Ofsted（英國教育標(biāo)準(zhǔn)局）-registeredforparents,peaceofmind,and80+activitiestoensureavariedandexcitingprogrammeforthechildren.St.Faith'sSchoolisanidealplaceforaBarracudascampwithplentyofbeautifulgroundsandsuperbfacilitiesrightintheheartofthecity.Thesiteconsistsofamodernsportshall,dramastudio,assemblyhall,artroom,tenniscourts,playingfields,motorsportstrackandarcheryrange（靶場）.Wewillalsohaveoneofourfantasticinflatable（可充氣的）waterparksonsite;alwaysabighitwithchildrenofallages.Aspredicted,apopularcamp!Thecampisforchildrenaged4.1to12years.Standardopeninghoursare8.30amto1.30pmbutcanbeextendedfrom8amto2pmwithourEarlyandLateClubs.Theseflexiblehoursmeanbusyparentscanberelaxedknowingtheirchildrenarewellentertainedallday!SkillsBuildercoursesavailableatthissiteincludeMotorMania（熱衷）,LabRatsandUpstage!Addcover（保險(xiǎn)）toyourbookingforunforeseencircumstanceswithCustomerProtectionPlanFurtherquestionsaboutBarracudas?VisitourFAQssectionorcallourfriendlyteamon08411231299.Don'tforgetyoucanalsovisitourTestimonials（推薦書）sectionforcustomerreviewstoo.Pleasenote:alloffersanddiscountedpricesshownbelowaredependentanavailability.Booknowtoavoiddisappointment.1、ThemainpurposeoftheactivityofSt.Faith'sSchoolinCambridgeisforchildrento_____..A．developagoodhabitB．teamupwithotherclassmatesC．promotetheircreativeabilityD．builduptheirbodies2、Whyarebusyparentsprobablysatisfiediftheirchildrenjointhecamp?A．Theirkidscanbewellentertainedundergoodcare.B．Theirkidscanlearnhowtotakegoodcareofthemselves.C．Theirkidscanimprovetheirmoralstandardtoadegree.D．Theirkidswillobtainalotofknowledgeaboutprotectingthemselves.3、Howmuchwill,youpayifyouwanttobookthreekidsfortwoweeks?A．￡181.B．￡1,203.C．￡834.D．￡913.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Aftergivingatalkatahighschool,Iwasasked1．(pay)avisittoaspecialstudentAn2．(ill)hadkepttheboyhome,buthehadexpressedaninterest3．meetingmeIwastolditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim,soIagreedThethirteen-year-old,4．hadmusculardystrophy（肌肉萎縮癥）,wantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifter,andIknewhowtodealwithdifficultiesIspentoveranhourtalkingtohimNeveronce5．hecomplainorask,“Whyme?”Hespokeaboutgoingforhisdreams6．(obvious),heknewwhathewastalkingaboutHedidn’tmentionhisclassmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewas7．(disable)HejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefutureWhenwehadfinished8．(talk),Ipulledout9．firstgoldmedalIhadwonandputitaroundhisneckHelookedatitforamoment,then10．(take)itoffandhandeditbacktomeHesaid,“SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedal,Iwillshowittoyou”MacwascyclingalongaroadWithaheavycampbag,hewasn'tmovingveryfastSuddenlyheheardloudbreathingbehindhim1．(look)tohisside,hewas2．(terrify)tofinditwasn'tadogbutawolfthatwasrunningafterhimHereached3．thesprayinthebagWithonehandonthehandlebar,hefireditAbrightredcolorcoveredthewolfanditfellbackshakingitsheadButaminute4．(late)itwasbyhissideagainHesprayed5．secondtime,thewolffallingbackagainbutonlytoquicklyrestart6．(it)attackThewolfwasgettingcloserMacwavedandyelledatpassing7．(motorist)butmeanwhilerodehardHeknewclearlyhemustbecarefulnottoslowdown8．(fortunate),PaulandBeckyweredrivingalongthesameroadwhentheyspottedthesceneTheydrovetowardMacWhenthecarwasinfrontofhim,MacjumpedoffthebikeanddashedforthebackdoorPaul9．(open)thedoorsoastoletMacinItwasquiteawhile10．MacbecamecalmandthankedthemSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TipsforCookingonaTightScheduleFrommyexperience,therearethreemainreasonswhypeopledon’tcookmoreoften:ability,money,andtime1、.MoneyisatopicI’llsaveforanotherday.SotodayIwanttogiveyousomewisdomabouthowtomakethemostofthetimeyouspentinthekitchen.Herearethreetipsforgreatcookingonatightschedule:1.Thinkahead.ThemomentswhenIthinkcookingisapainarewhenI’malreadyhungryandthere’snothingreadytoeat.Sothinkaheadofthecomingweek.Whenwillyouhavetimetocook?Doyouhavetherightmaterialsalready?2、.2.Makeyourtimeworthit.Whenyoudofindtimetocookameal,makethemostofitandsaveyourselftimelateronAreyoumakingoneloafofbread?3、.Ittakesaroundthesameamountoftimetomakemoreofsomething.Sosaveyourselftheeffortforfuturemeal.3.4、Thismaysurpriseyou,butoneofthebesttoolsformakingcookingworthyourtimeisexperimentation.Itgivesyouthechancetohituponnewideasandrecipesthatcanworkwellwithyourappetiteandschedule.Themoreyoulearnandthemoreyoutry,themoreabilityyouhavetotakecontrolofyourfoodandyourschedule.Hopefullythatgivesyouagoodstart.5、Anddon’tletabusyschedulediscourageyoufrommakingsomegreatchangesinthewayyoueatandlive!A．Alittletimeplanningaheadcansavealotofworklateron.B．Trynewthings.C．Makethreeorfourinstead.D．Understandyourfoodbetter.E.Abilityiseasilyimproved.F.Cookingisaburdenformanypeople.G.Letcookingandlivingsimplybeajoyratherthanaburden.Whenwatchingasoccergameorbasketballmatch,youmi