2023年宜昌市西陵區考研《英語一》巔峰沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MyhusbandandIbothworkathome.Wehavefourchildren,sothetimeswhenIam36inthehousearefew.Likemanywork-at-homemoms,whenIdogeta37tobebymyself,Ifillthattimewithmore38,whetherit’srelatedtomycareerortakingcareofthehousework.Mostofthetime,Idon’tmind.39,Iwantedthisjobaswifeandmother,andIknewfromthestartthatitoften40puttingothers’needsbeforemyown.But,othertimes,Ican’thelpbutfeelalittle41becauseIseldomhadanyplansformyself,andeveryoneknewit.Mylife42onmyfamily,buttheyseldomappreciatedthis,whichoften43mealot.Oneday,whenthekidswereatschool,I44forthemovietheater-alone,I’d45beentothemoviesalonebefore,soIwasalittlenervous.WouldIlookpitifulgoingtothetheaterbymyself?WasIbeingridiculous(荒唐可笑)byseeingamovie46somuchworkwaitedformeathome?I47myselftoswallowthese48andboughtmyselfaticket.AndthenIwalkedintothetheaterwithmy49heldhighandenjoyedeveryminuteofthemovie.Ilaughedandfeltmygoodspirits50foracoupleofhours,Iwas51wifeormother.Iwasjustmyself.Fromthatpointon,I52thatFridayswouldbemine,53foracoupleofhours.SomeFridays,Iheadto(前往)thebeachwithagoodbook.OtherFridays,Igoshopping,54upalittlefastfoodorsomeclothesjustformyself.Ireally55myFridaysafteralongweekofcaringofmyfamily.1、A．busy B．alone C．tense D．brave2、A．chance B．way C．purpose D．fortune3、A．fun B．fear C．work D．love4、A．Sofar B．Fromthenon C．Asaresult D．Afterall5、A．practiced B．advised C．meant D．considered6、A．happy B．excited C．angry D．nervous7、A．centred B．insisted C．depended D．knocked8、A．moved B．bothered C．amused D．scared9、A．applied B．waited C．longed D．headed10、A．ever B．also C．never D．instead11、A．if B．when C．unless D．until12、A．forced B．allowed C．ordered D．taught13、A．answers B．efforts C．thoughts D．results14、A．hands B．head C．legs D．ticket15、A．leave B．happen C．return D．weaken16、A．everybody’s B．somebody’s C．anybody’s D．nobody’s17、A．expressed B．declared C．agreed D．decided18、A．atleast B．atlast C．inall D．intime19、A．making B．picking C．taking D．bringing20、A．comeupwith B．breakawayfromC．lookforwardto D．payattentiontoSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1TensofthousandsofyounginBritainwhoarestrugglingwiththeirmentalhealthareseekinghelponlineforproblemssuchasanxiety,self-harm,anddepression.Soaringnumbersofunder-18sareturningtoapps,onlinecounsellingand“mooddiaries”tohelpthemmanageandrecoverfromconditionsthathaveleftthemfeelinglow,isolatedand,insomecases,suicidal.Agenerationofyoungpeopleareattractedbybeingabletoreceivefast,personalcareandadviceusingtheirphoneratherthanhavingtowaitupto18monthstobetreatedbyanNHSmentalheathprofessional.TheshiftcomesasministerspreparethemselvesforpublicationonThursdayofthefirstnewfiguresfor13yearsshowinghowcommonmentalhealthproblemsareintheyoungmainlyasaresultoftheemergenceofsocialmediaanditsuseinfuellingfeelingsofinadequacy.Thenumberofunder-18susingKooth,afreeonlinecounselling(咨詢的）service,hasshotupfrom20,000in2015to65,000lastyear,andisforecasttorisefurtherto100,000thisyear.OnehundredNHSclinicalcommissioninggroupsacrossEngland,morethanhalfthetotal,havenowcommissionedtheservice.Ithelpsyoungpeoplesufferingfromanxiety,lowmood,poorself-worthorconfidence,self-harmandloneliness.“Youngpeoplelikethefacttheycantalktoacounselloreitherinstantly,orwithin10minutes,foruptoanhourintheevenings.Theylovethatimmediacy”，saidAaronSefi,theresearchandevaluationdirectoratXenZone,thecompanybehindKooth.“Theyalsolovetheanonymityinvolved,becausetheycansignupwithoutgivingtheirpersonaldetails.Plus,they’reincontrol,becausetheyarechoosingtocontactusratherthanbeingtoldtodoso.”Inaddition,123,138peopleintheUKdownload.CalmHarm,anNHS-approvedappthathelpspeopleself-harmlessoftenornotatall,betweenApril2017andthismonth.“UserstellusthatCalmHarmhelpswithsuicidalthoughtsandintent,”saidDr.NiharaKrause,theconsultantclinicalpsychologistwhodevelopedtheapp.“Currently92%ofourusers,whoaremainlyfemaleandoftenaged15-21,saytheurgereduced.”CalmHarmisamong18appsthatNHSEnglandhasendorsed(支持）tohelpcopewithmentalill-health.TheyalsoincludeBluelce,whichhelpsyoungpeoplemanagetheiremotionsusingamooddiaryandautomaticrouting(自動轉接)toemergencyhelpnumbersiftheirurgestoself-harmcontinue.Expertswelcomedthetrendbutwarnedthatonlinehelpmustcomplement,notreplace,face-to-faceappointmentswiththerapists,psychologistsandpsychiatrists.“Mostyoungpeoplespendmuchoftheirtimeonline,anditcanfeeleasierforthemtocommunicatethroughmessagingandonlineservicesthanface-to-face,”saidTomMadders,campaignsdirectoratYoungMinds,whichhelpspeopleunder26.“Evidence-basedmentalhealthappsandonlinesupportservicescanbereallybeneficialinhelpingyoungpeopletolookaftertheirownmentalhealth,developstrategiesforcopingwithdifficultemotions,andgetaccessibleinformationandadvicewhentheyneedit.”ClaireMurdoch,NHSEngland’snationalmentalhealthdirector,said:“Technologyisconstantlyevolvingandyoungpeopleareusuallyattheforefront,soit’snosurpriseincreasingnumbersareturningtoserviceslikethesewhichcancertainlyplayapart,particularlywhenbackedupbyface-to-facesupport.”TheNHS’sforthcominglong-termplan,duenextmonth,will“harness(利用）allofthebenefitstheseadvancementscanbring”，sheadded.Meanwhile,37%oftheyoungpeoplereferredtoNHSchildandadolescentmentalhealthservices(Camhs)inEnglandlastyearwererefusedhelp,thechildren’scommissionerhasrevealed.InananalysisofCamhscarepublishedonThursday,thechildren’scommissionerforEngland,AnneLongfield,saysthatdespitepromisesbypoliticiansandNHSbossestoimproveaccess,“avastgapremainsbetweenwhatisprovidedandwhatchildrenneed”.Whileshefoundimprovementsinseveralareasofcare,includingcareforeatingdisorders,newmothersandunder-18sinthecriminaljusticesystem,overall“thecurrentrateofprogressisstillnotgoodenoughforthemajorityofchildrenwhorequirehelpbutarenotreceivingit”.1、Onlinehelpcanbecharacterizedas.______A．instant,confidentialandcontrollableB．attractive,convenientandsymbolicC．effective,accessibleandcontroversialD．considerate,authenticandimpractical2、Teenagerssufferfrommentalproblemsmainlybecause______.A．theylackprofessionalguidanceB．theytendtobemoreself-centredC．socialmediamakethemfeellessconfidentD．socialmediakeepthemdistantfromeachother3、CalmHarmhelpsteenagersto_____.A．keepajournaloftheirmoodsB．managetheirfeelingofstressC．reducetheurgetoharmthemselvesD．improvetheirself-identityandconfidence4、Expertsbelievethatonlinehelpcan______.A．strengthenbondsbetweenteenagerswithmentalillnessesB．playaroleinpushingforwardthecutting-edgeadvanceC．replaceface-to-faceappointmentswithprofessionalsD．serveasacomplementtoface-to-faceappointments5、AccordingtoAnneLongfield,NHSchildandadolescentmentalhealthservices______.A．haveliveduptotheirexpectationsandpromisesB．arereluctanttohelpteenagerswithmentalillnessesC．willcompletetheirambitiousforthcominglong-termplanD．needtostruggletomeettheincreasingneedsofteenagers6、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thepopularityofonlineappsintreatingteenagers’mentalillnesses.B．Thecontrastsbetweenonlinehelpservicesandface-to-facesupport.C．Theinfluenceofteenagers’mentalillnessesononlinehelpservices.D．Thedrawbackswiththeexistingadolescentmentalhealthservices.Text2Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonisthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculateandincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thus,youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflatonthefloor.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgetpainful.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheother,itcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringshowedthat.A．crossingyourlegscanraiseyourbloodpressureB．crossingonelegovertheothercanincreasethebloodcirculationC．youshouldhaveyourlegscrossedonceeveryhourD．youshouldgetupandwalkaroundformorethan15minutes2、Crossingyourlegscancausesomehealthproblemsexcept.A．pressureonveinsandnervesinlegsandfeetB．permanentnervedamageC．unstablepostureD．neckandbackpain3、Whatseemstobethewriter’sattitudetowardcrossinglegs?A．Supportive.B．Negative.C．Casual.D．ConfusedText3Howfarwouldyougoforyourkidseducation?That'saquestionmanyparentsareaskinginthewakeofthecollegecheatingscandal(丑聞)involving38wealthyparentsaroundthecountry，includingactressesLoriLoughlinandFelicityHuffman.Here’showfarIwent.Inthefallof2017myhusbandandIlostourjobs.Wehadtotellourdaughter,Casey,thatwecouldn’taffordtosendherbacktoschoolforherjunioryearatFordhamUniversity.WedecidedthebestchoiceforourfamilywouldbeforCaseytositoutayear.Wepromisedthatwewouldgetherbackthefollowingyear.CaseydecidedtospendtheyearvolunteeringinSouthAfricaOnSept30,2017,weputouroldestchildonaplanehalfwayaroundtheworld.Caseyworkedasatutorteachingkidsmath,EnglishandmusicinJohannesburg.WedidgetCaseybackinschoolintime.Whenshereturnedtothecampus,shestudiedharder.Sheisn'twhatsheusedtobe.Eachdayismarkedbygratitudebecausesheknowswhatitislikenottobeabletogetaneducation.IwonderwhythecollegecheatingscandalhappenedandIthinkitboilsdowntothis:Parentswanttocreateacomfortzonefortheirkids.Ofcourse,wewantthebestforourkidsbutsometimesweforgetthatrealgrowthdoesn'thappenintimesofcomfort;thosevaluablelessonscomewhenweareforcedtothinkinwaysweotherwisewouldn’thaveWhileIdidlessformychildthanthesewealthyparentsdidintermsofmeans,inotherwaysIdidmore.Itaughtherthatdisappointmentisapartoflifeandweshouldfaceitbravelyratherthanavoidit.MyhusbandandIshowedCaseythatherstrengthisinherstruggle.That'showfarIwentformykidseducation.AndIdaresaysheiswiserandbetteroffforit.1、Whatdotheparentsinvolvedinthecollegecheatingscandalhaveincommon?A．Theyarewell–known B．TheyareaggressiveC．Theyareveryrich D．Theyareconservative.2、ThewritermadethedecisiontopullCaseyoutofschool__________A．forlackofmoney B．becauseofherillnessC．asaresultofcheatings D．duetoherbadbehaviour3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofherdaughter’svolunteeringinSouthAfricaforayear?A．It’smeaningless. B．Itiswellworthit.C．Itisawasteoftime D．Itisawrongdecision.4、Thewriteradvisesparentsto____.A．createacomfortzonefortheirkids B．dowhatevertheycanfortheirkidsC．helptheirkidshaveabettereducation D．lettheirkidsexperiencedisappointmentText4It'scomfortingtothinkifyouweresomehowswallowedbyawhale,you'dsimplyhangoutinhisstomachuntilheeventuallyspatyouout,unharmedandwhole.Unfortunately,yourchanceofendingupinthistypeofsituationisprettylow.In2012reporterBenShattuckreadtherecordsattheNewBedfordWhalingMuseumResearchLibrary.Despitehisextensiveresearchatoneofthemostcomprehensivewhalingarchives(檔案),hefailedtofindasinglereportofanyoneeverbeingswallowedalivebyawhale.Hefoundplentyofreportsofwhalerswhowerebittenorinjuredbythecreatures,andseveralwhodiedafterfightingwithawhale,butnonerelatedtoswallowing.Withwhales'largemouths,itcertainlyseemspossiblethatawhalecouldswallowsomeonewhole,sowhyisitsounlikely?Baleenwhales,orwhaleswithoutteeth,aresomeofthelargestcreaturesontheplanet.Despitetheirmassivesize,baleenwhalescouldnevergetyouintotheirbelliesthankstotheirrelativelysmallesophagus(食道).Thesewhalesaredesignedtoeatsmallseacreatures,andtheopeningintheirthroatisonlyaboutaslargeasabasketball,soyou'dnevermakeitthatfar.Butwhatabouttoothedwhales?Spermwhaleseatwholeseals,soyoucouldeasilyfitdowntheirthroatsandintotheirstomachs.However,onceyoureachedthefirstofthespermwhale'sfourstomachs,yourjourneywouldprobablyendquickly.Notonlywouldthewhale'sstomachacidmakequickworkofyou,butyou'dexperienceadistinctlackofairontheinside.Actually,you'remorelikelytogeteatenorinjuredasyoutrytomakeitpastthespermwhale'ssharpteeth.Plentyofwhalers,havefoughtwithspermwhalesandlosttheirhandsorlivesduetothesemeanteeth.1、WhatdidBenShattuck'sresearchin2012show?A．Manypeoplehadbeenkilledbywhales.B．Onlyasinglewhalehadswallowedpeople.C．Whaleshadoftenbeeninjuredbywhalers.D．Nowhaleshadbeenfoundswallowingpeople.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutbaleenwhalesinthistext?A．Theyhaveonlyafewteeth.B．Theylikebigseacreaturesbest.C．Theyhaverelativelysmallesophagus.D．Theyarethelargestanimalsintheworld.3、Whatisthemostlikelytoolforspermwhalestoinjurehumans?A．Theirthroats.B．Thefourstomachs.C．Theinsideofthestomach.D．Themeanteeth.4、Whatmaybethebesttideforthetext?A．WillWhalesKillHumans?B．CanWhalesSwallowPeopleAlive?C．DoWhalesonlyEatSmallCreatures?D．HowCanPeopleResearchonWhales?PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IfyougoonholidayinItaly,SpainorGreece,don’tbe1．(surprise)ifeverythingisclosedatnoonIt’snotbecausetheshopsaresufferingahardtime,butit’sbecauseeveryoneisatlunchIntheseMediterraneancountries,thelocalstakelunchvery2．(serious)Incontrasttomanyothercountries,lunchhereisnotaquicksnack3．(consume)infrontofthecomputeroronthewayto4．meetingItisthemaineventofthedayandcanlastforseveralhours,5．(cover)manycoursesItsoriginissimpleBecauseofthehotclimateinthesecountries,farmersthousandsofyearsago6．(introduce)arestduringthehottesttimeofthedayTheywouldhaveabigmealandthentakeanapin7．_(prepare)fortheremainingworkAlthoughmostemployeesnowworkincooledoffices,manyfamilies,especiallyonweekends,stillenjoyaluxuriouslunch8．,thefocusisnotonlyonthefoodItisasocialgathering9．friendssharefood,andenjoythecompanyofothersThisapproachtolifeandeatinghasmanybenefitsAccordingtohealthexperts,theMediterraneandietisoneofthe10．(health)intheworldManypeopleinItaly,SpainandGreeceenjoyalong,healthyandhappylifeLastsummerourfamilytookatripwestthroughArizonaOneeveningatastop,ourfathersufferedanoldpaininhisback1．nextdaywe2．(stop)atthePaintedDesert,inArizonaDadtriedtogetoutoftheare,but3．(fortunate)hecouldn’tmovewithpainHesatinthecarforthenexthourwhiletherestofthefamilywalkedamongthegloriouslayerscolorsofthedesertAtthevisitor’scenter,Isawasmallglassglobe4．(fill)withmulticoloredsandfromthedesertThenIboughtit5．adollar6．(see)ourreturningtothecar,Dadwaseagertohearabout7．we’dseenItoldhimIwantedhimtohavesomememoriesofthevisit,eventhoughhedidn’tgettoseeit8．(him)Igavehimtheglobe,9．hestudiedforalongtimeThenhelookedatmewithasmile,tearsinhiseyes---althoughIpretendednot10．(notice)SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。AnoldHollywoodmovieFreeWillyhastouchedsodeeplysomanylargeaudiences.1、Thestorygoes;LittlekillerwhaleWillyiscapturedandsenttoamarineparktobetrained.ThewhaletrainersfinditsohardtogetWillyintotheirexpectedprocessoflearningthedesignedtricks.2、.JessieteachesWillytoperformtricksfarmorewonderfullythatanyotherwhaletrainedbyotherwhaletrainers.3、HedecidestohelpWillyescapefromthemarinepark.ThetwoofthemmakeitthroughchainsofadventuresandrisksandWillyeventuallygetsbackhisfreeintheopensea.Theclosingsceneofthemoviegoestoagreatlengthofthedirector’sefforttolevelithighupasafilmtotouchdeepintopeople’sheart,inwhichJessieguidesWillyinitsrepeateddesperateattemptstojumpoverthefenceintothesea.4、Later,peoplegettoknowthattherealwhalewhostarsinthemovieisstillleadingaWilly’slifeinaMexicanseapark.ThatannoysthepublicandpeoplewanttheentertainmentindustrytogiveupsomeoftheirgainedinterestsandfollowwhatisfinallyconductedinthecaseofWilly.5、AndthefilmstudioandtheMexicanparkhadtoeventuallysurrendertothepublicandchildrenandfundforthewhale’sfreelifeintheopenocean.A．Willyballoonsupinhisself-prideforhimselftobeaperformingwhale.B．Andalsoithasbroughtinsohugeprofitsforthefilmstudiowhichproducedit.C．Itwinslargeseasoftearsfromwildly-beatingheartsofyoungkidsandadultsaswell.D．JessieandWillyareplanningtofightforalargershareofthegainfromalltheperformances.E.AndthereWillyencounterslittleJessieandaclosefriendshipsoondevelopsbetweenthetwo.F.KidsandadultslaunchcountlesscampaignsanddemonstrationsofvariedscalesallacrosstheUStoprotest.G.Tohisgreatshock,JessieoverheardbychancethattheownerisplottingtokillWillyforthevastamountofinsuranceprofit.Mostdrinksstatingthattheyarefruitflavoredcontainnofruitatall,whilemostoftherestcontainonlyasmallquantityoffruit,accordingtoastudycarriedbytheBritishFoodCommission."Shoppersneedtocheckthelabelsbeforebuyingdrinks,thoughsometimestheactualcontentcanbenonexistent,"saidFoodCommissi