2023年河南省洛陽市偃師市考研《英語一》考前沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Inthismodernworld,werusharoundalldaywithnotimeforstillness.Andwhenweare1tobestill,we'reinlineforsomething,orwaitingatadoctor'sappointment,oronabusortrain.Thiscomesata2:welosethattimeforconsideration,forobservingandlistening.Welosepeace.And3yet:sometimesnoactionisbetterthantoomuchactionatall.Youcanrunaroundcrazily,butgetnothingdone.Takeamomenttothinkabouthowyouspendyourdays?Areyoualways4throughyourschedule?Isthishowyouwanttospendyourlife?Ifnot,takeamomenttobestill.Don'tthinkaboutwhatyouhavetodo,orwhatyou'vedonealready.5beinthemoment.Thenafteraminuteortwoofdoingthat,consideryour6,andhowyou'dlikeittobe.Seeyourlifewithlessmovementandlessrushing.Seeitwithmorestillnessandmorepeace.It'sprettysimple:allyouhavetodoissitstillforalittlebiteachday.Onceyou'vegot7tothat,trydoinglesseachday.Findhappinessnow,inthismoment,insteadofwaitingforit.Valuethestillness.It'satreasureandit's8tous,always.1、A．forcedB．orderedC．invitedD．told2、A．costB．riskC．lossD．danger3、A．laterB．worseC．betterD．deeper4、A．breakingB．rushingC．livingD．going5、A．NearlyB．EverC．JustD．Already6、A．lifeB．beliefC．roadD．future7、A．a(chǎn)ddictedB．a(chǎn)ccustomedC．permittedD．ready8、A．a(chǎn)vailableB．convenientC．potentialD．reasonableSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1In1874FrancisGalton,aBritishprofessor,analysedasampleofEnglishscientistsandfoundthevastmajoritytobefirst-bornsons.Thisledhimtotheorisethatfirst-bornchildrenenjoyedaspeciallevelofattentionfromtheirparentsthatallowedthemtoadvanceintellectually.HalfacenturylaterAlfredAdler,anAustrianpsychologist,madeasimilarargumentrelatingtopersonality.First-bornchildren,hesuggested,weremorediligent,whilethelater-bornweremoreoutgoingandemotionallystable.Manysubsequentstudieshaveexploredtheseideas,buttheirfindingshavebeenvaried-somesupportingandsomerejectingtheoriginalconclusions.Themainproblemwiththepreviousstudiesisthattheyweretoosmall-oftenlimitedtoafewdozenindividuals.Thiswouldbetrueevenifthestatisticalmethodsneededtoanalysethedataweresimple,buttheyarenot.Distinguishingbirth-ordereffectsfromthosecausedbyfamilysizecomplicatesmatters,meaningstillbiggersamplesmustbeanalysedtoobtainmeaningfulresults.Toovercomethelimitationoftheseearlierstudies,GermansocialscientistDr.HelmetSchmukleandhiscolleaguesanalysedthreehugesetsofdatafromAmerica,BritainandGermany.Thesedatasets,thoughcollectedforotherpurposes,includedpersonalityandintelligencetestson20,186peopleatdifferentstagesoftheirlives.TheAmericantestswereonindividualsagedbetween29and35.TheBritishtestswereconductedon50-year-olds.TheGermantestsranthewholespanofadultlife,from18to98.Birthorder,theyfound,hadnoeffectonpersonality:first-bornswerenomore,norless,likelythantheiryoungersiblingstobehardworking,outgoingoranxious.Butitdidaffectintelligence.Inafamilywithtwochildren,thefirstchildwasmoreintelligentthanthesecond60%ofthetime,ratherthanthe50%thatwouldbeexpectedbychance.Onaverage,thistranslatedtoadifferenceof1.5IQpointsbetweenfirstandsecondsiblings.Thatfigureagreeswithpreviousstudies,andthuslooksconfirmed.Itis,nevertheless,quiteasmalldifference-andwhetheritisenoughtoaccountforGalton'soriginalobservationisunclear.Inanyevent,itiscertainlynotdeterministic.Galtonwastheyoungestofnine.1、AlfredAdlerconcludedthatfirst-bornchildrenwere________.A．morestableB．moresociableC．moreintelligentD．morehardworking2、Whatdoestheunderlined“they”inparagraph2referto?A．Thedata.B．Theanalyses.C．Thepreviousstudies.D．Thestatisticalmethods.3、WhywasSchmukle'sstudyconsideredsuperiortopreviousresearch?A．Itinvolvedawideragerange.B．Ithadamuchlargersamplesize.C．Itincludedalargernumberofcountries.D．Itwasconductedoveralongerperiodoftime.4、WhydoestheauthormentionGalton'sfamilybackgroundinthelastparagraph?A．ToconfirmGalton'sdifficultupbringing.B．TosuggestGalton'stheorymaynotbecorrect.C．TocomparehisexperiencewithGalton'sparents.D．ToexplainwhyGaltonwasinterestedinbirthorder.Text2ItwasanautumnmorningshortlyaftermyhusbandandImovedintoourfirsthouse.Ourchildrenwereupstairsunpacking,andIwaslookingoutofthewindowatmyfathermovingaroundmysteriouslyonthefrontlawn.“Whatareyoudoingoutthere?”Icalledtohim.Helookedup,smiling.“I’mmakingyouasurprise.”Ithoughtitcouldbejustaboutanything.Whenwewerekids,healwayscreatedsomethingsurprisingforus.Today,however,Dadwouldsaynomore,andcaughtupinthebusinessofournewlife,Ieventuallyforgotabouthissurprise.UntilonegloomydaythenextMarchwhenIglancedoutofthewindow,sawadotofblueacrosstheyard.Iheadedoutsideforacloserlook.Theywerecrocuses（番紅花）throughoutthefrontlawnblue,yellowandmyfavoritepink,withlittlefacesmovingupanddowninthecoldwind.IrememberedthethingsDadsecretlyplantedlastautumn.Heknewhowthedarknessanddullnessofwinteralwaysgotmedown.Whatcouldhavebeenmoreperfectlytimelytomyneeds?Myfather’scrocusesbloomed（開花）eachspringforthene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tantouroperators.net/taktsang-monastery.phpformoreinformation.DinosaurProvincialPark—CanadaKnowntobeonethegreatestfossillocationsintheworld,DinosaurProvincialParkhasnearly5000specimensinallshapesandsizes.Theparkitselfhasavastcollectionoffossilsandauniquenaturalecosystem.Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp://tpr.Alberta.ca/parks/dinosaur/index.aspx.LeshanGiantBuddha--SichuanChinaTheworld'slargestBuddhasitsontheedgeoftwogreatrivers.Constructionisbelievedtohavestartedaroundtheyear713,andatthetimeofthisconstructionitwasthetallestcarvedstatueintheworld.All233feetofthestatuewascarvedfromthesurroundingcliffsandpreservedinamazingcondition.Eventhe2008earthquakewasnotenoughtoshakeit.Itswebsitehttp://yeschinatour.com/china-guides/china-attractionsleshan-giant-buddha-leshanwillprovideyouwithmoreinformation.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHoteldeGlace?A．ItliesintheArctic.B．Eventhebeddingismadeofice.C．Everyguestisprovidedwithsleepingbags.D．Youcanvisititswebsitefordressrequirements.2、WhichofthefollowingwebsitescangiveinformationabouttheTigersNest?A．http://yeschinatour.com/china-guides/china-attractionsleshan-giant-buddha-leshanB．http://www.icehotelcanada.ComC．http://tpr.alberta.Ca/parks/dinosaur/index.AspxD．http://www.bhutantouroperators.net/taktsang-monastery.php3、IfJohnisinterestedinfossils,hecanpayavisitto_________________.A．LeshanGiantBuddha--SichuanChinaB．HoteldeGlace--CanadaC．TheTigersNestMonastery--BhutanD．DinosaurProvincialPark--Canada4、Thispassageismainlytotellusabout_________________.A．fourdifferentconstructionsintheworldB．somepopularhotelsinCanadaC．fourunusualplacesintheworldD．a(chǎn)llkindsofparksinEurope5、Thepassageisprobablytakenfromamagazineon._________________A．politics B．travelC．education D．environmentPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Theso-calledAmericanizationphenomenonseemstobemorearesultoftherecentglobalization(全球化)inourworldIfwefindvariousAmericanproductsworldwide,1．isalsoincreasinglycommontofindAsianproductsintheUnitedStates2．(go)toanycountryinAsianowadays,weareseemanyoftheAmericaniconseverywhereAfewyears3．whenIwasinVietnam,Iwas4．complete)surprisedatthenumberofadvertisementsaboutproductsfrommultinationalcompanies,manyofthemAmericanItisunforgettableformetoseethehugecocacolabillboardshownon5．unnamedlongandnarrowstreetSinceImovedtoAmerica,I6．(discover)manyAsianproductsinAmerica,frommoviestofoodEitherinSanFrancisco7．inSeattle,wecangotohecinemaandenjoythe8．(attract)Amerivan-ChinesemovieKungFuPanda,andtakehomespringrollsfromoneofthemanyChineserestaurantsintownIknowthatmanypeoplewouldlike9．(reduce)theglobalizationprocessintheworldbecausetheythinktheyarelosingtheirownculture,butitisverydifficulttostopthisprocessWecanonlytrytobewiseandchoose10．isbetterforustohaveortobuyA14-year-oldChineseboyovercametwoofhumankind’smostdreadedfears—gettingstuckinanelevatorandgettinghomework1．(do)inasinglenight,owingtohiscalm-wittedcharacterSunYixiaowasonhiswayuponTuesdayeveningafterschool2．theliftsuddenlycametoastopAmomentofpanicfollowedbeforethe3．(teenage)couldfindawayoutSunsaidhetriedtoopentheelevatordoor,4．(press)allthebuttonsinthehopetogettheelevatortoworkagain,butitdidn’tworkWithoutacellphoneathand,Suntriedyellingtogetattentionofpeopleoutside,butnoonerespondedastimepassedbyHeslippedanotethroughthedoor5．themessage“peoplestuckinside,pleaseaskthepropertymanagementforhelp,”andhopedsomeone6．(pick)itupandactonitAfterexhaustingallhisoptionswithoutknowinghowlong7．wouldtakebeforesomeonefoundhim,hetookouthistextbooksandstartedtodohishomework8．(patient)Soonafterhefinishedhisduties,Sunheardloud9．(voice)outsideAlargecrowdincludinghisteachersandotherparentshadcometotherescue,bywhichtimehe10．(trap)intheelevatorforoverfivehoursSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中的兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。VisitingLondoncanbeanexpensivetrip.1、ThefollowingstepscanhelpyoufindcheapalternativesfortransportforyourLondontrip.●Familiarizeyourselfwiththecity.DosomehomeworkaboutdifferentpartsofLondonaheadoftimeanddeterminesspecificallytheareawhereyouwillbestaying.Howtoestablishwhereinthecityyouwillbestayingandthedistanceyouarefromthemajortouristattractionsyouwanttovisit?2、.●FindalocalproviderofTransportforLondonticketsortravelcards,sinceyourfirstbargainpurchasewillbeanOysterCard.TravelingaroundLondonwithanOysterCardwillgiveyouaccesstothecheapestoptionoftransportationmethods.TheOysterCardisacceptedcitywideonbuses,boatsandtheLondonUnderground,knownbythelocalsas“thetube”.●3、.TheTubeisthecheapestandmostreliableformoftransportationandrunsfromaround6am.untilaround1am.,dependingonthelineorthestation.●MakethemostoftheOysterCard.4、,withahighconcentrationincentralLondon.IfyouarestayinganywhereincentralLondon,therewillbeatubestationlessthan10minutesaway.TheTransportforLondonwebsiteoffersatubestationsearchfacilitytofindthenearestsubwaystationtoanylocationinthecity.Whenyoufindatubestation,you