宜昌市秭歸縣2023年考研《英語(yǔ)一》巔峰沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Attheageofnine,Iwastakingswimminglessonsatapool.ThedayhadarrivedwhenIwastobetestedtoseeifIcould1toahigherlevelclass.Fifteenofuswereto2swimmingfromonesideofthepooltotheotherandback.Iwatchedasmy3,onebyone,triedandfailed.Thenitwasmyturnto4,Imean,myturntoattempttopassthetest.IwasabouthalfwaywhenIgot5Iimmediatelystoppedand6thesideofthepool,endingmytest.Ourinstructor,acollegestudent,wasstanding7me.“Whydidyoustop?”heyelled,inaless—than8voice.“Igotwaterinmynose,”I9.That’swhenthiscollegestudent10meoneoflife’sgreatlessons,11heprobablyneverrealizedthat.Bendingdown,heshouted,“So?”“So?”The12shockedme.Ithadjustseemed13tomethattheanswertopainwastoremovethethingcausingthe14.Mynine-year-oldbrainhadnotunderstoodthefactthatavaluable15isworthachieving,howeverdifficulttogetthere.Recognizingthat,Iwas16nothingwouldkeepmefromcompletingthetest.Infact,Ididitrather17onmynextattempt.Seeingme18thetest,almostalltheothersdidsoaswell.Lifeisajourney,andtheroadwon’t19beeasy.Wehavetofocusonthefinaldestination,notthe20alongtheroad.1、A．skipB．referC．a(chǎn)dvanceD．a(chǎn)dd2、A．taketurnsB．insistonC．takerisksD．putoff3、A．competitorsB．classmatesC．studentsD．instructors4、A．showB．leaveC．failD．observe5、A．injuredB．blamedC．trappedD．choked6、A．pushedB．pressedC．grabbedD．controlled7、A．a(chǎn)boveB．belowC．besideD．beyond8、A．surprisedB．sympatheticC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．cold9、A．explainedB．reactedC．declinedD．urged10、A．deliveredB．owedC．taughtD．promised11、A．sothatB．a(chǎn)sifC．incaseD．evenif12、A．problemB．excuseC．questionD．voice13、A．logicalB．illegalC．ridiculousD．impossible14、A．disasterB．discomfortC．damageD．fear15、A．resultB．a(chǎn)dvantageC．goalD．task16、A．concernedB．sensitiveC．embarrassedD．sure17、A．slowlyB．easilyC．clumsilyD．eagerly18、A．a(chǎn)ttendB．takeC．giveD．pass19、A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．sometimesC．everD．seldom20、A．sightsB．barriersC．surprisesD．harvestsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Lastweek,twocompanies,KittyHawkandUber,announcedtheirplanstobringflyingcarstorealityverysoon.KittyHawkpresident,SebastianThrun,announcedKittyHawk’sflyingcarplanslastMonday.Accordingtoitswebsite,thecariselectric-poweredandwillbeabletotravelatspeedsupto40kilometersanhour.Itsayssuchamachine“doesnotrequireregistrationorapilot’slicenseandmaybeflowninuncrowdedareasforrecreationalpurposes.”Asofnow,thecarcanonlybeflownoverfreshwater.KittyHawkismakingalistofpeopleinterestedinbuyingtheflyingcar.Theymustpayadepositof$100.Thosewhogettheirnamesonthelistearlywillreceive$2,000offthefinalcostofthecar.However,KittyHawkhasnotyetannouncedtheprice.Itsfirstflyingcarsareexpectedtogoonsalebytheendofthisyear.UnliketheKittyHawkcompany,Uberdoesnotplantobuilditsflyingcars.UberexpectstolaunchflyingtaxisinDallas-Ft.Worth,Texas,USby2020.LiketheKittyHawkcar,Uberflyingtaxiswilluseelectricpower.Ubersaysitsflyingtaxiscouldtravelupto241kilometersanhour.ThecompanysaysthatcouldreducethetraveltimebetweenSanFranciscoandSanJose,Californiafrom2hoursontheroadto15minutesintheair.RiderscouldusetheUberapptobookaflyingtaxitotakethemtotheirdestinations.Thecompanyhasnotyetsaidhowcostlyairtaxitravelwouldbecomparedtoroadtaxitravel.Soonerthanyouthink,flyingcarsmayappearinthesky.Muchconvenienceastheywillbring,justimaginehavingtoavoidotherflyingcars.Also,whatifyourbatterydieswhenyouareintheair?And,howwillyouknowwheretoland?1、WhatmayKittyHawk’sflyingcarbeusedforatpresent?A．Acceleratingthespeed.B．Havingfun.C．Advertisingthecompany.D．Fetchingwater.2、WhatdoweknowaboutKittyHawk’sflyingcarfromthethirdparagraph?A．Itcoststwothousanddollarseach.B．Itcantraveloverwater.C．Itoffers$100toitspotentialbuyers.D．Ithasn’tgonetomarket.3、InwhatwayisUber’sflyingtaxisimilartoKittyHawk’sflyingcar?A．Theytravelatthesamespeed.B．Theyareelectric-powered.C．TheyaresupportedbytheUberapp.D．Theyrequireaflyinglicense.4、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthetext?A．Tocallforpublicdonations.B．Tointroducesomeadvantages.C．Topromoteinterestinscience.D．Totalkaboutpossibleproblems.Text2Whenwethinkaboutendangeredspecies,wetypicallythinkofmammalssuchaswhales,tigersorpandas.Buttheover5,500ofmammalspeciesonEarthisarelativelypoornumber—anditpalesincomparisonwithbacteria,ofwhichthereareatleastamilliondifferentspecies.Despitetheirvastnumbers,littleresearchhasbeendonetounderstandtheimpactthatmodernhumanpracticeshaveonthesetinyorganisms（生物）,whichhaveanimportantinfluenceonmanyaspectsofourlives.Therearealsoreasonsforconcernoverthewayhumansareaffectingbacterialspecies,andinmanycaseswearecausingthesametypeofproblemsthataffectlargerorganisms.Bacterialpopulationstructuresaredefinitelychanging,andbacterialspeciesarebeingtransportedtonewlocations.Perhapssomebacteriaareevenontheirwaytoextinction,althoughwedon’treallyhaveenoughinformationtobecertainyet.Whyshouldwecareifbacteriaarebeingspreadtonewplaces?Besidestheobviouspotentialforspreadingdiseasestohumans,animalsandcrops,therearealsohiddendangers.Microorganismsareinvisibletothenakedeye,sowetendtoignorethemanddon’tnecessarilyappreciatetheirroleinhowtheplanetoperates.Bacteriaareveryimportanttobiogeochemistry—thecyclingofnutritionandotherchemicalsthroughecosystems.Forinstance,beforehumansinventedawaytomakefertilizerindustrially,everysinglenitrogen（氮）atominourproteinsandDNAhadtobechemicallycaughtbyabacterialcellbeforeitcouldbetakeninbyplantsandthenenterthehumanfoodchain.Theoxygenwebreatheislargelymadebymicroorganismsintheoceansratherthanmainlybyrainforests,asisoppositetocommonbelief.Oureffectsonbacteriahavethepotentialtochangethesebasicbacterialfunctions.Itisvitaltogainabetterunderstandingofhowhumansareaffectingmicroorganisms’distribution,theirabundance,andtheirlife-keepingprocesses.Althoughbacteriaareinvisible,weoverlookthematourownrisk.1、Whatcanbelearnedaboutthebacteriaaccordingtothetext?A．Theirpopulationisbecominglarger.B．Someofthemmaybecomeendangeredspecies.C．Theyonlycausegreatthreattoothercreatures.D．Muchattentionhasbeendrawntotheirresearches.2、Whatwasthefirststepofthecyclingofanitrogenatombeforeenteringourbody?A．Beingcaughtbyabacterialcell.B．Enteringthehumanfoodchain.C．Beingtransportedbyhumans.D．Beingtakeninbyplants.3、Whereisthemajorityofoxygenproducedaccordingtothetext?A．Inthehumanfoodchain.B．Intherainforest.C．Inthemountains.D．Intheoceans.4、Whichpartofthenewspaperisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Scienceandtechnology.B．Healthandmedicine.C．Agricultureandanimals.D．Environmentandenergy.Text3Youcaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.Thepopularsayinghasinspiredmanypeopletoreadorgosightseeing.Hereareseveralbookswerecommendthatyoutakeonyourtrip.1.Destination:USRecommendedbook:OntheRoad,1957,byJackKerouacThebookisagloballypopularspiritualguidebookaboutyouth.Theprotagonist(主人公)inthebookdrivesacrosstheUScontinentwithseveralyoungpeopleandfinallyreachesMexico.Aftertheexhaustingandexcitingtrip,thecharactersinthebookbegintorealizethemeaningoflife.2.Destination:SaharaDesertRecommendedbook:

TheStoriesoftheSahara,1976,bySanmaoThebookdescribestheauthor’ssimplebutadventurouslifeintheSaharaDesert,whichseemsabareanddullplace.Thevividnaturalsceneryandlifethere,alongwiththeauthor’sromanticemotionswillinspireyoutoexplorethemysteriousland.3.Destination:EnglandRecommendedbook:

TheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFry,2013,byRachelJoyceThenoveltellsastoryofa60-year-oldmanwholivesaboringandunhappylife,untiloneday,hereceivedhisoldfriend’sletterwhogotcancer.Indeepshockandsorrow,hewentouttosendhisreplyletter.Bythinkingofhislife,hewalkedpastonemailboxafteranother,andfinallywalkedfromtheSouthwestendtotheNortheastendofEngland.627milesin87days,hewalksdependingononebeliefthat“hisfriendcansurviveaslongashewalks.”4.Destination:NorthEuropeRecommendedbook:SoSlow,SoBeautiful,2015,byLuoFuFollowingagirl’ssteptolookaroundNorthEurope,whohasbeenlivingtherefor10years.CheckouthowNorthEuropeansseektheirhappiness,whichmoreoriginatedfromasimple,naturalandtranquilmentality.1、575．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Eithertravelorread.B．Bookstotakewithyouonvacation.C．Let’sgosightseeing.D．Ontheway.2、577．Whichbook’scharactercompletedhisjourneywithconfirmfaith?A．OntheRoad.B．TheStoriesoftheSahara.C．TheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFry.D．SoSlow,SoBeautiful.3、579．TheStoriesoftheSaharaisspecialbecause___________.A．Thebookdescribestheauthor’slife.B．Thebookpresentsthevividnaturalsceneryandlifethere.C．Thebookdescribesthemysteriousland.D．Thebooktellsastory.4、581．AsforthebookOntheRoad,wecanknow___________.A．Thebookisthemostpopular.B．Theauthorofthebookisayoungperson.C．Thetripisacrosstheworld.D．Thetripisexhaustingbutmeaningful.Text4Dolphins,Africangrayparrotsandsomeotheranimalsunderstandtheideaof“zero,”butresearchersweresurprisedtofindthathoneybeesalsocomprehendthisabstractconcept,consideringtheinsects’tinybrains,accordingtoanewstudy.Honeybeeshavefewerthanonemillionneurons(神經(jīng)元),comparedwiththe86billionneuronsinhumans—andyet,theygraspaconceptthathumans,bysomemeasures,don’tstarttounderstandbeforepreschool.Theresearcherssetuptwocards,eachofwhichhadasetofsymbolsonthem,liketrianglesorcircles.Then,theytrainedagroupofthebeestoflytothecardwiththelowernumberofsymbols.Thebeesquicklylearnedwhatthehumanswantedthemtodotogettheirdelicious,sweetrewards.Thetrainedbeeswerethenshownacardthatwasemptyandonethathadsymbolsonit.Thereisnoneedforthebeestobetrainedtoflymoreoftentotheemptycard—thusshowingthattheyunderstoodthat“zero”wasanumberlessthantheothers.Althoughtheyflewmoreoftentoanemptycardthantoonethathadonesymbolonit,itbecameeasierforthemtodistinguishwhenthesymbolsonthecardincreasedinnumber.Forexample,theymoreoftenflewtothezerowhentheothercardhadfoursymbolsthanwhenithadone.Perhapsthesefindingswillexplainthebrainmechanism(機(jī)制)behindwhatallowsustounderstandtheconceptof“nothing,”AdrianDyer,aresearchersaid.Thisunderstanding,inturn,couldhelpinthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence(AI)thatalsounderstandsthisconcept.“Ifbeescanunderstand‘zero’withabrainoflessthanamillionneurons,itsuggeststherearesimple,efficientwaystoteachAInewtricks,”Dyersaidinthestatement.1、Whatisasurprisingfindingfortheresearchers?A．Manyanimalsalsocomprehendthemeaningof“zero”.B．Thenumberofneuronsofhoneybeesismuchsmaller.C．Honeybeescanunderstand“zero”withtheirtinybrains.D．Humansfailtorecognizeabstractideasbeforepreschool.2、Whatcanthebeesdowithoutfurthertraining?A．Flydirectlytothecardwithmoresymbolsonit.B．Flylessoftentothecardwithfewersymbolsonit.C．Flyquiteslowlytothecardwithoutanythingonit.D．Flymoreoftentothecardwithoutanysymbolonit.3、WhatdoesAdrianDyersayaboutthesefindings?A．Theyofferinspirationtothedevelopmentoftechnology.B．Theyenablepeopletounderstandmoreabstractconcepts.C．Theysuggestwaystoteachhumanssomecomplextricks.D．Theyallowpeopletosetanewtypeofbrainmechanism.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Honeybeesknowabouttheconceptof“zero”.B．Honeybeescanunderstandmuchashumansdo.C．HoneybeeswillhelptoimproveAIinthefuture.D．Honeybeescanbetrainedtocomprehend“zero”.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Overthepastfewyears,anxietyhasbecomemoreandmorecommonamongteenagers,especiallyhighschoolstudentsItseemstomethatasthecollegeentranceexamapproaches,students1．(face)withdifficultiesandfailuresatschooloftenfeeloverwhelmed(無(wú)所適從的)Theycan’tsolvetheirproblemsandareunabletoadjusttothechangingenvironmentSomeevenhavephysical2．(symptom)suchasheadaches,stomachsandsoonTheseanxietiesincreasetheriskofdepressionParentalbehavioriscertainlyanotherreason3．contributestochildren’sanxietyParentsshouldencouragetheirchildrenandbetheirfriendsHowever,thefactisthatthemajorityofparentspaytoomuchattention4．children’sschoolperformanceTheywouldrathershoutatthechildrenthantrytofindout5．theyaredoingbadlyatschool6．(consequent),studentsbecomelessandlessconfidentandunwillingtocommunicatewithanyonePressurecan’t7．(avoid)inlifeThosewhosucceedmanagetoturnpressureintomotivationAsstudents,first,weshouldsetsuitabletargetsforourselves,8．(depend)onourabilitiesSecond,weshouldregarddifficultiesas9．(value)experiencesthatcanbeovercomeifwetrytogetpastthemLearntocomfortyourself,Humanintelligence10．(vary)frompersontopersonPhysicalandmentalhealthismoreimportantthanexammarksMochi(年糕)isatraditionalfoodpopularinChineseandJapanesecooking,madefrom1．(special)treatedriceItisoftenpresentedintheformofaroundcake,andistraditionallyexchangedattheNewYearMochiismadeby2．(put)stickyriceintowaterovernight,cookingitandpoundingitintoastickypasteThepasteismadeintoshapesrangingfromsimpletocomplexrounds,someof3．a(chǎn)restuffedwithsweetfillingsMochiisoftendecoratedwith4．(flower)orfruits,especiallywhenitisexchangedas5．giftatcelebrationslikebirthdaysandtheNewYearTraditionally,woodenmortars(臼)andpestles(杵)6．(use)topoundmochiriceFreshmochiisusuallycookedandservedwarm7．a(chǎn)varietyofsaucesSteamingandboilingarebothpopularpreparationsinJapan,alongwithcookingFreshmochiissoftbutit8．(hard)quicklyPrepackedmochiblocks,flattenedandcutintosquarepiecesorshapedintorounds,areavailableatgrocerystoresMochicangobadeasily,soit’s9．(good)tocooksoonthantokeepitinyourfridgeHardmochipiecescanbecooked,deep-fried,boiled,andmoreCookedmochiisverysticky,sobecarefulnot10．(choke)onitSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)WhattoDowhenSomeoneDoesn’tLikeYouWhensomeonetellsme,“Idon’tcareifpeoplelikeme,”theyareshowingmetheemotionalwalltheyusetoblockthehurtofrejection.Ashumansaresocialanimals,allofuscareifpeoplelikeus.Basedontheneedforsocialconnections,yourreactionstorejectionandnegativejudgmentcanrangefromminorhurttobreakoutsofdepression.1、Thefirststeptohandleanegativesituationistorecognizeyourreaction.Askyourself,“WhatamIfeeling?”.2、Anybetrayal(背叛)orembarrassmentinyourheart?Identifywhatfeelinghasshownupinyourbody,soyoucanchoosewhattodonext.3、Whenyousenseyourselfbeingshutoutorfeeldefensive,askyourselfwhatthepersonactuallymeanstodotoyou.Doeshetrulymeantooffendyou,ormakefunofyou?Yourbrainworksveryhardtokeepyousafe,soitwilljudgeasituationthreateningifthereisanypossibilityofsocialharm.Whenourbrainssenseapossiblethreat,wereactasifwewerepersonallyattacked.Takeabreathtorelieve(減輕)thestress.4、Finally,ifyoubelievethepersondoesn’tlikeyou,askyourselfifthismatters.5、Ifnot,whatcanyoudotoreleaseyourneedtobelikedbythisperson?And,whatcanyoudotostayneutralandnotreturnthedislike?Themoreyoucancometoacceptothersaswhotheyare,themoreyoucanmoveforwardwithyourgoalsregardlessofwhethersomeonelikesyouornot.A．Ifyoucan,lookthepersoninhiseyes.B．Doyoufeelanyfearorangerinyourhead?C．Askyourselfwhatistrueaboutthesituation.D．Oftenpeopledonotrealizetheimpactoftheirwords.E.Willtheperson’sjudgmentofyouimpactyourworkorlife?F.Theabilitytoletashowofdislikerolloffyourbackisalearnedskill.G.Thiswillhelpyourelaxatpresentandtakeyououtofyourtremblingmind.EncouragingPositiveRelationshipsChoosingone’sfriendsisanimportantpartofgrowingup.Andalthoughyoucan’tchooseyourchildren’sfriends,youcanhaveapositiveinfluenceontherelationshipstheymakethrough