考研《英語一》懷化市新晃侗族自治縣2023年考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Sylviaisawomanwithbigscars(傷痕）onherbody.The1thatleftherscarredhappenedduringachildhoodgameofhide-and-seekwithhersister.Duetofrequentpowercuts(停電），hermumusedto2potsofwaterandputthemonthebathroomfloor.Hermotherhadtoldhernottoentertheroom，butSylvia3intheroom，forgettinghermom’swords.Whenhersisterpushedthe4，shefellbackwardsintothe5water.Ittookyearsofsurgerybeforeshewentbacktoschool.Withscarsoverherbody，alifeofhidingfrom6followeduntilthe7pointcameinJulylastyear.Sylviawasonholidaywithhermotherwhenshe8aman’scameraphonefollowingheraroundthepool.Thenshewas9bytheeffecttheexperiencehadonhermother一shecouldseeMomstaringatherscars，looking10.Seeingthis，Sylvia11toposetomakehermom12.“IrealizedI’dbeen13formanyyears.IfettlikeIhad14myfamily’slivesandthought,‘Nowisthetimeformeto15，Sylviasaid.Sylviafettitwastimenotjusttomakeachangeherself，buttohelpotherswithdisfigurements(缺陷）.Sylviapointedout“Everypersonis16.Weshouldacceptourbodiesthewaytheylook.Stoptryingto17yourselfwithotherpeople.”Shealsoorganizedaswimwearshowfeaturingmodelswithdifferentdisfigurementsandwantedpeopletoseewhatittruly18tobeinclusive(包容性強的）.ForSylvia，shehopesherstorywill19others.“NowIfeelluckyandproudofmyscarsasI’ma(n)20，”shesaid.1、A．accident B．challenge C．behavior D．adventure2、A．store B．boil C．take D．drink3、A．remained B．washed C．hid D．jumped4、A．barrier B．curtain C．window D．door5、A．cold B．warm C．hot D．clean6、A．attention B．attraction C．discussion D．relation7、A．showing B．turning C．breaking D．meeting8、A．stopped B．found C．allowed D．prevented9、A．silenced B．disappointed C．touched D．annoyed10、A．quiet B．beautiful C．angry D．sad11、A．happened B．started C．pretended. D．agreed12、A．return B．move C．smile D．improve13、A．negative B．selfless C．strange D．lucky14、A．rebuilt B．destroyed C．ended D．saved15、A．think B．learn C．decide D．change16、A．unique B．uneasy C．hopeful D．equal17、A．devote B．introduce C．connect D．compare18、A．benefits B．requires C．means D．maters19、A．inspire B．surprise C．control D．cure20、A．examiner B．creator C．owner D．survivorSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ThomasCheathamhadplannedtostudyLatinduringhistimeatHebronHighSchoolinTexas.ButwhenhelearnedthattheschooldistrictwasgoingtoofferaMandarin(普通話)class,hequicklychangedhismind.“IthoughtMandarinwouldbemorebeneficialthanLatin,”saidCheatham,whoisnowinhissecondyearofstudyingthelanguage.HespeaksMandarintoorderfoodatChineserestaurantsandcanreadsocialmediapostsfromhisChinese-speakingfriends.Whileit’sadifficultlanguagetomaster,thehighschooljunior,whoplanstostudycomputerengineering,thinksitwillbeimportantforhiscareer.“Chineseisagoodlanguagetoknow,especiallywithChinabecomingagrowingpower,”hesaid.Manyexpertsagreethatproficiency(熟練)inalanguagespokenbyabillionpeopleworldwidewillgiveAmericanstudentsanedgeintheglobaleconomy.“PeoplearelookingatChinaasournexteconomiccompetitor,andinterestinMandarinisgrowingfast,”saidMartyAbbott,directoroftheAmericanCouncil(議會)ontheTeachingofForeignLanguages.“We’reseeingitinallpartsofthecountry.”Abbottpredictsthatasmanyas100,000studentsarenowstudyingMandarininpublicandprivateschoolsthroughouttheUS.ShesaidtheUSgovernmenthasdesignated(指定)Mandarinasan“importantneeds”languageandprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachers.“Ourgovernmentwantstoincreaseourlanguageabilityfornationalsecurityandeconomiccompetitiveness,”Abbottadded.Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmentisspreadingknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandculturethroughConfuciusInstitutessetupinmanyUSstates.Forexample,theConfuciusInstituteattheUniversityofTexasinDallashasbeenthehomeofaConfuciusInstitutefor10years.ItsponsorsConfuciusClassroomsat21localpublicandprivateschools,wheretensofthousandsofstudentsarelearningMandarin.1、WhydidThomasCheathamdecidetostudyMandarininsteadofLatin?A．MandarinwaseasiertolearnthanLatin.B．Mandarincouldbehelpfultohisfuturecareer.C．MandarinmighthelphimlearnmoreaboutChina.D．Mandarincouldenablehimtostudycomputerengineering.2、Theunderlinedword“edge”inParagraph4probablymeans“________”.A．aslightadvantage B．theoutsidelimitC．asharptoneofvoice D．anexcitingquality3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightMartyAbbottagreewith?A．MandarinshouldbetaughtinclassroomsthroughouttheUS.B．ThoseskilledatChinesewillbethemostcompetitiveinthefuture.C．TheUSgovernment’spolicyhashelpedpopularizeMandarinintheUS.D．AmericanslearnMandarinbecausetheyworryabouttheirnationalsecurity.4、Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthispassage?A．TherisingpopularityofMandarinamongAmericanstudents.B．ThegreatbenefitsoflearningMandarinforAmericanstudents.C．TheinfluenceofChina’sgrowingpoweronAmericaneducation.D．TheeffectofConfuciusInstitutesinpromotingMandarinintheUS.Text2Tworecentstudieshavefoundthatpunishmentisnotthebestwaytoinfluencebehavior.Oneshowedthatadultsaremuchmorecooperativeiftheyworkinasystembasedonrewards.ResearchersatHarvardUniversityintheUnitedStatesandtheStockholmSchoolofEconomicsinSwedendidthestudy.TheyhadabouttwohundredcollegestudentsplayaversionofthegameknownasthePrisoner’sDilemma.Thegameisbasedonthetensionbetweentheinterestsofanindividualandagroup.Thestudentsplayedingroupsoffour.Eachplayercouldwinpointsforthegroup,sotheywouldallgainequally.Buteachplayercouldalsorewardorpunisheachoftheotherthreeplayers.HarvardresearcherDavidRandsaysthemostsuccessfulbehaviorprovedtobecooperation.Thegroupsthatrewardedthemostearnedabouttwiceasmuchinthegameasthegroupsthatrewardedtheleast.Andthemoreagrouppunisheditself,theloweritsearnings.ThestudyappearedlastmonthinthejournalScience.Theotherstudyinvolvedchildren.ItwaspresentedlastmonthinCaliforniaataconferenceonviolenceandabuse(虐待).Researchersusedintelligencetestsgiventotwogroups.Morethaneighthundredchildrenwereagedtwotofourthefirsttimetheyweretested.Morethansevenhundredchildrenwereagedfivetonine.Thetwogroupswereretestedfouryearslater,andthestudycomparedtheresultswiththefirsttest.Bothgroupscontainedchildrenwhoseparentsusedphysicalpunishmentandchildrenwhoseparentsdidnot.ThestudysaystheIQsoftheyoungerchildrenwhowerenotspankedwerefivepointshigherthanthosewhowere.Intheoldergroup,thedifferencewasalmostthreepoints.Themoretheyarespanked,theslowertheirmentaldevelopment.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthesecondstudy?A．Children'sIQshavemuchtodowithphysicalpunishment.B．Thestudyisaboutviolenceandcooperationofchildren.C．Thechildrentestedweredividedintogroupsoffour.D．Children'smentaldevelopmentonlyreliesontheirIQs.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spanked”referto?A．punishedB．blamedC．testedD．praised3、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheBestWaytoCorrectMisbehaviorB．PunishmentIstheBestWayofEducationC．CooperationIstheMostSuccessfulBehaviorD．PunishmentorReward:WhichWorksBetteronBehavior?4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Punishmentisthebestwaytoinfluencebadbehaviors.B．Theparticipantsinthefirststudyhavetherighttorewardorpunishothersinthegroup.C．theyoungerchildrenhaveahigherIQbecauseoftheirparents’educationallevel.D．Adultsaremuchmorecooperativethanchildren.Text3Woodhasmanygreatcharacteristicsthatmakeittheperfectbuildingmaterial.Itischeap，durable，easilyavailable，andmostimportantly，environmentallysustainable.Theonethingitisnot，istransparent!NowthankstoateamofscientistsatStockholm’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologythematerialmayevenbeabletoaddthatfeaturetoitsalreadyimpressivelist.LeadresearcherDr，LarsBerglundsaidhewasinspiredtocreatethetransparentwoodafterlearninghowJapaneseresearchershaddevelopedasee-throughpaperforuseinflexibledisplayscreensforelectronicdevices.Theteambeganbypullingoutthewood’slignin(木質素).Thelignin-freewoodwasthendippedintoapolymer(聚合物)andbakedatatemperatureof158°Fforfourhours.Theresultwasahybridproductthatwasnotonlystrongerandlighterthantheoriginalwoodbutalso，almosttransparent.Theresearcherswereabletoadjusttheleveloftransparencybyvaryingtheamountofthepolymerinjectedandalsobychangingthethicknessofthewood.Whilescientistshavepreviouslycreatedasee-throughwoodforsmall-scaleapplicationslikecomputerchips，thetransparentwoodisthefirstonebeingconsideredforlargescaleapplications.Theresearchers，whorevealedtheirfindingsinBiomacromoleculesonApril11，pictureusingthetransparentwoodinbuildingstoallowformorenaturallight，ortocreatewindowsthatletinthedesiredamountoflightwithoutsacrificingprivacy.Woodthatallowslighttopassthroughcouldleadtoabrighterfutureforhomesandbuildings.Berglundalsothinksthewoodcouldplayasignificantroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.Thesemitransparentmaterialwouldbeabletokeeplightlongerandgiveitmoretimetointeractwiththeconductor，thusresultinginbettersolarefficiency.Additionally，substitutingthecurrentlyusedglasswiththisnewproductwouldhelpsolarenergymanufacturersimprovetheircarbonfootprintandlowerthecost.Theyarenowexperimentingwithwaystoscaleupthemanufacturingprocesssothatthetransparentmaterialiscost-effectivetomakeandeasytouse.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatfeature”inParagraph1referto?A．Cheap.B．Durable.C．Sustainable.D．Transparent.2、Whichofthefollowingcorrectlyshowstheprocessinwhichthetransparentwoodismade?①Dipthewoodintoapolymer.②Adjusttheamountofthepolymer.③Makethewoodlignin-free.④Bakethewoodforsometime.A．③→①→④→②B．③→①→②→④C．①→②→③→④D．④→③→②→①3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Berglundgottheideaoftransparentwoodwhilemakingpaper.B．Varyingtheamountofthepolymerchangesthewood’shardness.C．Thetransparentwoodwouldbeusedonlyforhomesandbuildings.D．Thecostofmakingthetransparentwoodstillneedstobecutdown.4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thebrightfutureofthetransparentwood.B．Thewood’sroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.C．Thedisadvantagesofthecurrentlyusedglass.D．Solarenergymanufacturers’carbonfootprint.Text4Highschoolandcollegeareperiodsofever-expandingresponsibilityforstudents.Youcangethelpfromsomepracticalapps.Checkouttheseappstogetahead-startonbeingontopofyourlife!SleepCyclealarmclock(free;iOS,Android)Gettingenoughsleepisessentialtogettingagoodeducation,butwakinguprestedisn’tjustabouthowmuchyousleep;it’saboutwhereyouareinyoursleepcyclewhenyouwakeup.SleepCycleusesyourphone’smicrophoneand/oraccelerometertoanalyzeyoursleepingpatternsandwakeyouupatthebesttime,whenyou’reinyourlightestsleepstate(withinawindowthatyouset,sothatyou’renotlate).myHomeworkStudentPlanner(free;iOS,Android,Windows)ThemyHomeworkStudentPlannerisavailableonwidevarietyofplatformssothatyoucanstayorganizedwhereveryouare.Youcankeeptrackofyourclassscheduleandhomework,getremindersforupcomingtests,andsyncitacrossallofyourplatforms.There’salsoapremiumversionfor$4.99thattakesawaytheads,givesyoumorethemes,letsyouaddfileattachments,andintegratesaccesstoexternalcalendars.Circleof6(free;iOS,Android)Circleof6isaninnovativesafetyappthatconnectsyoutosixofyourmosttrustedfriends(your“circle”)andhelpsyoukeeptrackofeachother.Ifyou’refeelingscaredaboutasituationyou’reinyoucansendaper-programmedtexttoyourcirclewithjusttwotaps,anditwillincludeyourexactlocation.Thiscouldalsobeusedbyyoungerstudentstodiscreetlylettheirparentsknowthatthey’reinanuncomfortablesituationandwanttobepickedup.Goodbudget(free;iOS,Android)Goodbudgetcandivideyourmoneyintovirtual“envelopes”forthingslikeGroceries,Transportation,Entertainment,Gas,andwhateverelseyouneedtobudgetfor.Thefreeversionincludes10regularenvelopesplussyncingacrosstwodevices.Oryoucanmovetoapremiumsubscription(溢價認購)($5/month,$45/year)formoreenvelopes,fivedevices,andafive-yeartransactionhistory.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．AllofthefourappscanbeusedfreeofchargeB．SleepCyclealarmclockcanmakeyousleepasmuchaspossibleC．myHomeworkStudentPlannercanbeusedoncomputersandcellphonesD．Goodbudgetcanhelpyouuseyourmoneywisely2、TheappGoodbudgewithapremiumsubscriptionforsixmonthscosts__________.A．$5 B．$22.5C．$30 D．$453、Whichmightbethemostusefulforaprimaryschoolstudentwhowalkstotheschoolaloneeveryday?A．SleepCyclealarmclock(free;iOS,Android)B．myHomeworkStudentPlanner(free;iOS,Android,Windows)C．Circleof6(free;iOS,Android)D．Goodbudget(free;iOS,Android)PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Aslesspeoplechoosetomakesugerpaintings,thetraditionalChinesefolkcraftmighthavebecomea1．(distance)memoryinsomewaysHowever,a38-year-oldcraftsman,LiJiangzhong,iscommittedto2．(keep)theartofsugarpaintingaliveLiworkedasaminerformorethantenyearsAfter3．minecloseddown,Liturned4．housingdecoration,untilhe5．(force)togivethatupduetoafingerinjuryEarlierthisyear,hediscoveredsugarpainting,somethinghereallyhadaninterestinSincetherewasnosugarpaintingcraftsmaninhisvillage,hestudiedby6．(he)throughlargequantitiesofvideosandinformationontheInternetLilovedpaintingwhenhewasyoung,andhefounditeasytolearntheskillinsugarpaintingHesoonmasteredtheskillandcouldmakea7．(vary)ofsugarpaintingsAsugarpaintingismadewith8．(melt)brownorwhitesugarCraftsman9．(normal)paintanimalsandflowersonastoneboardwiththesyrup(糖漿)Whenthesugarcoolsdown,10．appearsisapieceofsugarartNowadays,EnglishiswidelyspokenallovertheworldActually,Englishhaschangedanddeveloped1．timeAtfirst,theEnglish2．(speak)inEnglandbetweenAD450and1150wasquitedifferentfromtheEnglishspokentoday,whichwasbasedmore3．GermanthanEnglishwespeaknowThengraduallybetweenaboutAD800and1150,EnglishbecamelesslikeGermanbecausethose4．ruledEnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrenchThesenew5．(settle)enrichedEnglishandespeciallyitsvocabularySobythe1600’sShakespeareuseda6．(wide)vocabularythaneverbeforeIn1620someBritishsettlersmovedtoAmerica,latertheymovedtoAustraliatooEnglishbegan7．(speak)inbothcountriesFinally,thelanguagewassettledbythe19thcenturyEnglishnowisspoken8．aforeignorsecondlanguageinIndia,Singapore,MalaysiaandsoonTodaythenumberofpeoplelearningEnglishinChina9．(be)increasingrapidlyWillChineseEnglishdevelop10．(it)ownidentity?OnlytimewilltellSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)FacebookIsaBigWasterDuringthefirstdecadeofthe21st

century,apopularandnewwordhascomeintoourvocabulary—Facebook.ThisisthemostpopularsocialnetworkingwebsiteontheInternet.1、Youcansendmessagestoyourfriend'selectronicwall,putupastatussayingsomethinglike"Goingtothemall,Ineedtogetanewpairofshoes"or"it'sfinallytheweekend!:)".Inspiteofthebenefititdoesoncommonpeople,itistruethatthissocialnetworkisabigwaster.Thereareabout350millionactiveusersonthiswebsiteand67%ofthemarebetweentheagesof13-25.Morethan35millionusersupdatetheirstatuseveryday.2、ThehighestagegroupwhouseFacebookareteenagers.Mostofthemkeepthewebsiterunningwhenevertheyareusingthecomputer,iftheyaren'tinschoolorwhentheyaren'tasleep.Facebookisjustchangingthenewgenerationofyoungstersunconsciously.Theteenagelifeisoneofthemostimportantstagesoflife.

3、Itisadistractiontotheirmindaswell.Nowadays,whenalltheirhomeworkandresearchareonICT（信息技術）theywouldeasilyswitchtoFacebookjusttocheckiftherewasanythingupdatedamongtheirfriends.Facebookisalsowherepeoplecanseethegossipamongtheirfriends,virtualarguments,relationshipstatusandupdates,whoisinwhose"topfriends".It'snotjustteenswhobecomeaddicted,evengrown-upsdo.Anaveragepersonspendsabout55minutesonFacebook.4、Technologymightbetakingoverpeople'slife.ThisshowspeopleusingFacebookontheirphonesaswellascomputersjustcan'tstandbeingawayfromthewebsite.Facebookislikecracktosomefolk.5、Thiswouldmakethemthinkhowlifeislikewithoutsayingwhat'sontheirmindtoalltheirfriendsontheInternet.Abreakwouldalsomakethemmoreactive,likesocializinginperson.Thiswouldfinallyhelpthemfocusbetterinschoolorinwork.A．And2.5billionphotosareaddedeachmonth.B．WastingitonFacebookisnotencouraginginanyway.C．Thisstatisticisn'tthatbadbutsomepeoplespendabout3-5hours.D．ItistimepeopleshouldtakeabreakfromFacebookonceinawhile.E.Asaresult,theaverageFacebookusershave130friendswhotheysharelinkswith.F.Usually,whenpeoplehearthewords"socialnetworking",theirbrainsautomaticallygotositessuchasTwitterorFacebook.G.ThemainideaofFacebookisthatyoucankeepintouchwithallyourfriendsaroundtheworldwhohaveFacebook.Porridgedoesn'thaveaverytastyname,doesit?1、I'mheretotryandconv