湖南省益陽市安化縣2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Thereisanoldproverb“Thewritercreateshalfthetext;thereadercreatestheotherhalf”.Thestatementisquiteaptandverycleartoclarifythefactthat1isveryimportantaspectofeducation.Conversation,experience,readingandobservationarethewaysbywhichanindividual2Andsoitisclearthatprocessoflearningis3withoutreading.Averysuitableexamplefittinginthiscontextisfromourevolution.Wehave4differentages,fromStoneAgetoIronAgeandfromirontospaceage,justbyreadingthehand5articlesofourownancestorsandlearning6theirmistakes.Whenwe7thepagesofdictionaryorsearchforaliteraldefinitionof“Reading”,wewillfindthatitactuallyisawayofwordsattainmentforactivecommunication,andfor8ideasandinformation.Itisalsoa9ofcomplicatedinteractionbetweenthetranscriptandthe10Thereadingprocessobligesconstantpractices,progress,andimprovement.Readingandeducationisnotjustgoingthroughthetext;itisactuallyaskill,talentoranexpertise.Itismeasuredby11parameterslikephonics,vocabulary,fluencyandcomprehension.Althoughthereareanumberof12andtechniquesinreading,therearethreetoolsbywhichonecanimprovereadingand13skills.Let’sfindthethree:Skimming:Itisaskillbywhichreadersgatherthemostpriorinformation.Inthisprocessonehastoonlygothroughthetext,grasping14information.Understandingdoesnotactually15here.Readingmorningnewspaperisthe16ofthisskill.Scanning:Itisusedtolocateormindaparticularpieceofinformation.Thereaderinthisprocessismoreconscious17hereisalsonotsovital.Onecangojustreadingandnotingtheimportantinformationwhichhe/sheare18Goingthroughthetravelticketisthebestexampleofthisprocess.IntensiveReading:Asthenamesuggest,thisskill19thoroughreading.Understandingisalsooneofitsimportantaspects.Itrequiresaconcentrationfromthepartofreaders.Goingthrougheducationalnoteorpropertypapersaretheexampleof20reading.1、A．listening B．respecting C．reading D．speaking2、A．practices B．remembers C．grows D．learns3、A．incomplete B．useless C．incorrect D．inconvenient4、A．passed B．repeated C．moved D．saw5、A．spoken B．written C．bought D．shown6、A．in B．from C．at D．on7、A．goon B．gothrough C．goabout D．goafter8、A．sharing B．arguing C．enjoying D．collecting9、A．thought B．relief C．process D．topic10、A．buyer B．waiter C．writer D．reader11、A．different B．difficult C．reliable D．classic12、A．ideas B．marks C．copies D．tools13、A．occupation B．measure C．comprehension D．education14、A．political B．personal C．important D．interesting15、A．differ B．matter C．work D．occur16、A．explanation B．example C．moment D．idiom17、A．Research B．Understanding C．Information D．Survey18、A．glancingat B．speakingof C．lookingafter D．Searchingfor19、A．requires B．meets C．replaces D．attracts20、A．creative B．active C．native D．IntensiveSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1BritishpeopleworksomeofthelongesthoursinEurope,butareamongtheleastproductive.Nowsomecompaniesareshorteningtheworkingweektoincreaseefficiency,healthandhappiness.RichLeighhasintroducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.Infact,hisentirecompanyhasFridayoff,becausehisfirmhasadoptedafour-dayweek.ItisoneofahandfulofUKbusinessesthatnowoperatelikethis:staffstillgetpaidtheirpreviousfive-daysalary,buttheyworkadayless.Thecompanyfoundthattheyachievedjustasmuch—andtherewereevensighsofgrowth.“Thekeytothescheme’ssuccess,”Leighsays,“ishowhappyouremployeesnoware.”TheaverageBritishworkertakesonlya34minutelunchbreakandworks10hoursovertimeeachweek(moreoftenthannotthisisunpaid).YetUKproductivityfallsseriouslybehindtheirEuropeanneighbors,whotendtoworkfewerhours.Britishworkingpracticeshavecausedlossanddamagetothenation’shealthandhappiness.MorethanhalfamillionworkersintheUKweresignedoffwithwork-relatedstressoranxietylastyear.Moreover,theworklandscapeitselfischanging.AutomationandAIwillhaveasignificantimpactonthelabormarket,whereunsteadyworkbecomesmorecommon.BritainistheonlyEUmemberthatallowsworkerstoignoretheEUworkingtimelimitandworklongerhours.Forcampaigners,nowisthetimeforachange.O’Grady,anadvocate,arguesthatwherebusinesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersintheformofreducedhours.“It’stimetosharethebenefitsfromnewtechnology,notallowingthoseatthetoptograbthemforthemselves.”shesays.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．BritishpeoplearetheleastproductiveintheworldB．MostcompaniesinBritainhaveconductedafour-dayweekC．PRcompanyhaswitnessedariseinemployees’happinessD．Britishpeopleworklongerandgetmorepaymentthanothercountries2、WhichistheproperdescriptionofBritishworkingpractices?A．TheworkingtimeofBritishworkersiswithintheEUlimit.B．Intermsofproductivity,BritainisbeatenbytheUnitedStates.C．Profitsgainedfromnewtechnologyareonthedecrease.D．AutomationandAIarelikelytocauseaninstableworkmarket.3、WhichcanbeinferredfromO’Grady’swordsinthelastparagraph?A．It’stimeforemployerstosharetheincreasedprofitscreatedbyautomation.B．Workersshouldbenefitfromautomationintheformoflessworkinghours.C．Newtechnologyshouldbelongtobothbusinessesandworkers.D．Businessescan’tmakemoreprofitswithoutnewtechnology.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TointroducesomeBritishfirms’switchtoafour-dayworkingweek.B．ToexplainthereasonswhyBritishworkerssufferstressandanxiety.C．Toappealformorereasonableworkingconditions.D．TopresentthecurrentproductivityprobleminBritain.Text2ThismessageistoinformallthechildrenthatSanta’spostofficeinHimmelpfort,Germany,isopentoreceiveyourholidaywishes.ThatmeansyoucanmailyourletterstoSantaabout6weekssoonerthanthatlastyear.Santaknowsyou’vebeengoodandwantstomakesureheandhishelpersreceiveyourwishlistearlier.EightpostofficesareorganizedacrossGermanytoansweralltheletterschildrensend.Thisyeartheyplantoreceiveover250,000letters.Thoughthelettersflyfromover80differentcountries,Santaandhishelperscanunderstandandmakesuretoansweralltheletters.In1984,twochildrenfromBerlinsenttheirwishliststoHimmelpfortafterspendingtheirvacationthere.TheirletterswereansweredbypostalemployeesandlaterHimmelpfortincreaseditshelperstomeettheneedsofincreasedmailtraffic.Yearafteryear,Santaandhiscrewuseaneco-friendlypoweredvehicletocollectthethousandsofletterstheyreceivefromyoungboysandgirls.ThegreatnewsforthisyearisthatifyoucometothebeautifultownofHimmelpfort,youcandropoffyourletterandvisitSantainperson,fromTuesdaystoThursdaysuntilChristmasEve.Santadoesnotcurrentlyhaveane-mail,TwitteroraFacebookaccount.Hebelievesinold-fashionedcommunication.Sogetoutyourpaperandwriteyourwishlist.Justmakesureyourletterisclearsoyoucanreceiveanofficialresponse.SendyourletterstoSantaChristmasPostOfficeHimmelpfortGermany2981、ThisyearSantaandhishelpers.A．areeagertoreceivemorewishesB．keeptravelingaround80countriesC．areabletoreceivekids’lettersearlierD．answermostofthelettersforkids2、Fromthe3rdparagraph,weknowthat.A．childrenfromBerlinlikespendingholidaysinHimmelpfortB．postofficessendkidsallthepresentstheyaskforC．SantausesapoweredvehiclebecauseoftheheavymailtrafficD．childrencanvisitSantainthefleshbeforeChristmasEvethisyear3、Santadoesn’thavesocialcommunicationsonlineprobablybecausehe.A．isnotsureabouttheonlinesecurityB．truststraditionalwaysofcommunicationC．prefersofficialandformallettersD．thinkswrittenlettersareclearerthane-mails4、Thistextisintendedfor.A．touristscomingtoHimmelpfortB．teenagerspreferringwritinglettersC．parentspreparingforChristmasD．childrenplanningtowritetoSantaText3Accordingtoscientists’research,themonthinwhichbabiesareborncouldaffecttheminsomeways.Babiesborninspringgetsickeasily.ChildrenbornunderAquarius(Jan.21stFeb.19th)maybelesscleverthanthoseborninotherseasons.Theymayalsohaveshorterlivesthanthoseborninautumn.Scientistsbelievemanyofthedifferencescanbeexplainedbythemother'sexposuretosunlightinpregnancy(懷孕).SunlighthelpsleadtotheproductionofVitamin(維生素)Dinthebody.Thelack(缺乏)ofvitaminDinthefirstmonthsoflifemayhaveabadeffectonhealth.VitaminDiscalledthe"sunshinevitamin".Ithasagoodeffectonhealth.AstudyshowedthatpeoplebornfromApriltoJunehadslightlyshorterlivesthanthoseborninOctober,NovemberorDecember.SimilarstudiesintheUSAshowedthatpeopleborninautumnlivedabout160dayslongerthanthoseborninspring.ProfessorRussellFostersaidtheconclusionsweresurprisingandinteresting.Headded,"Thesearesmalleffectsbuttheyarevery,veryclear.Iamnotgivingvoicetostarsignsandtheyarejustforfun.Butitistruethatweareaffectedbyourseasonofbirth."1、Babiesbornin______getsickeasily.A．summerB．springC．autumnD．winter2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exposure”meaninChinese?A．偏愛B．抗拒C．過敏D．暴露3、WhatcanweknowaboutvitaminDaccordingtothepassage?A．ItcomesfromsunlightB．Itdoesn’thelppeoplelivelongerC．Sunlightpreventsits’productionD．IthasagoodeffectonhealthText4FerryServicesFareTableEffectivefrom1stApril2019.CashOnlyisacceptedonboardourFerries.ReturnFaresforMainlandtoBressay；MainlandtoWhalsay；MainlandtoYell；YelltoUnst.AllFaresareRETURN-PayableonoutboundjourneyonlyPassengerAdult￡5.50OAPs(WithSICPass)&Childrenupto19￡1.00DisabledConcessionarySICPassHolders￡0.00Adult10MultiJourneyTicket￡22.70Vehicles-FaresincludedriverVehiclesuptoandincluding5.50mReturn￡13.60MotorcyclesReturn￡11.00Motorhome5.5m-9m￡20.50Motorhome9m-12m￡23.50Motorhome12m+￡27.00Vehicle(<5.5m)10JourneyTicket￡90.00Motorcycle10JourneyTicket￡72.00*ForYelltoUnst,thefarepayableisthesameastheother“returnfare”routes.HoweverifyourjourneyoriginatedontheMainland(youhavehadtousetwoferriesonthesamedayorafter18：00fromthedaybefore)thenyouwillonlybechargedtheonefareonYell.PleaseretaintheticketyouweresoldontheYellferryforpresentingontheUnstferry.265、Howwillyoupayforyourticketontheferry?A．Incash. B．Bycreditcard.C．WithSICPass. D．Allofabove.1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．TheinformationaboveisnoteffectiveonChildren’sDay,2019.B．It’sfreeforthedisabledwithoutanSICpass.C．Thevehiclesfaresvaryinthesizesofthem.D．Youcanseethefareinformationfor3routesinthetable.2、Jack(10yearsold)andhisparentswilltravelfrommainlandtoWhalsayintheircar,howmuchwilltheypay?A．￡12.00 B．￡25.60C．￡20.10 D．￡21.003、Thebestmeaningoftheunderlinedword“return”is________.A．Theactofgiving,puttingorsendingsomethingback.B．Paymentorrewardforsomething.C．Achangebacktoapreviousstate.D．Aticketforajourneyfromoneplacetoanotherandbackagain.4、HowmuchwillbechargedifyougofrommainlandtoYell,thentoUnstonthesameday?A．￡11.00. B．￡5.50.C．￡6.50. D．￡22.70.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Brightonisthe

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10．surveyalsofindsthatBrightonresidentshavethebestlevelsofcholesterol(膽固醇)andbloodpressureinBritainReggiewasanormalboy,buthehadbeenborndeafHewaswellknowntoeveryoneintown,andtheywereallveryfondofhimUnfortunately,healwaysseemedtobetreated1．(different)fromeveryoneelseReggiedidn’tlikethisverymuchButtheperson2．dislikedthismostwashisfriendMichaelMichaeldecidedthatthingshadtochangeSohemanagedtopersuadeotherpeopleintown3．(choose)onedayofthefestivalfordeafpeoplethisyearDuringthatwholedayeveryoneintownwouldhavetowearearplugs(耳塞)Theday4．(call)TheDayofSilence,andwhenitarrivedeveryonestuckplugsintheirearsAsthehourspassed,peoplebegantorealize5．difficultlifewasforthedeafSoonnoonewasthinkingofReggieas6．deafperson7．(use)hisusualgestures,ReggiewastheonewhocouldcommunicatebestwitheveryoneTheyweresurprisedathisabilitytofindsolutions8．almostanyproblemTheyrealizedallReggieneededwas9．(much)timethanotherstocommunicateThatwastheonlydifferenceItwasonthisday10．everyonerealizedtheyhavetogivepeopleachancetoshowhowusefultheyareSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Didyouevertellsomebodyaboutsomethingthathadhappenedatworkorschoolthatday?Ifso,youwerereportingthatevent.Youmaythinkbeingareportermeanssimplygettingone'sfactsstraightandtellingastorythat'sofbroad,generalinterest.1、Tobeagoodreporter,youneedtobeabletoread,write,speakandlisteneffectively.2、Somakingyourcommunicationskillsthebesttheycanbeisquiteimportantifyouwanttobeagoodreporter.Keepanotebookorajournal,andremembertopracticenotingdownwhathappens,wheneverandwhereverithappens.Inaddition,youshouldobeythefollowingrules.3、Whenanissueisdebatable,doyourbesttocoverbothsides.Don'tassumethings,andnevermakeupdetails;reportersaresupposedtoseekandreportthefacts.Lying,makingupstoriesorquotes,ormisquotingsomeonewilldamageyourcredibility(信譽).4、Asareporteryourjobistoreportthefactssothatotherscanformtheirownopinions.Makesureyoupresentalltheimportantdetailswithouttwistingthemtoyourownviewpoint.Generally,astorystartswithwho,what,where,when,whyandhow.Builddetailsfromthere,beginningwiththemostimportantinformationandendingwiththeleastimportant.Byincludingthemostimportantinformationfirst,youallowyoureditortocutthebackofthestoryifitrunstoolong.5、Youcanreportoncurrentevents,oryoucandofeaturestories,whichareusuallyofamoregeneralinterest.Carryacameraandataperecordersothatyouhavethemonhandwheneveryouneedthem.Bepreparedtoturnoveryournotes.Yournewspublishermaywanttocheckyourinformationbeforepublishingit.A．Strive(奮斗)foraccuracy.B．Reportersshouldpracticenotingdownwhateverhappens.C．Youalsoneedtobeabletoaskgoodquestions.D．Sendoutstoriesyoufindinteresting.E.Endwithsomeimportantinformation.F.Avoidexpressingpersonalopinions.G.Butactuallyit’snotsoeasy.GoodPosturesBenefitsHealthUnlessyoubecomeaballetdancerorasoldier—occupationswherepoorposturesiseasilynoticed—1、However,ifpartsofyourbodystheneck,shouldersorlowerbackstartlocryoutinpain,youmayfindoutthatyourposturesgowrong.Postureismorethanjustafunctionofthewaysomeonestandsorsits.2、Themainhealthrisksofpoorposturesarcachesandpains,whichcanoccurrightawayordowntheroad.Thisdiscomfortmaystartintheneckorback,butfinallyitmayaffectthehipsandknees.Thosewhoexhibitbadpostur