2023年湖南省常德市武陵區考研《英語一》臨考沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Oneday,Idroveintoaservicestationtogetsomegas.ItwasabeautifuldayandIwasfeeling1.AsIpaidforthegas,theattendantsaid,“Howdoyoufeel?”Thatseemedlikea2question,butIfeltfineandtoldhimso.“Youdon'tlook3.”herepliedandcontinuedtotellmemyskinappeared4.BythetimeIleft,Iwasalittle5.Aboutablockaway,I6tothesideoftheroadtolookatmyface7themirror.Waseverythingallright?HadIpickedup8raredisease?BythetimeIgothome,Iwasbeginningtofeelaslight9somewhereinmybody.ThenexttimeIwentintothatgasstation,I10whathadhappened:Theplacehadrecentlybeenpaintedabrightyellow,andthelightreflectingoffthewallsmadeeveryoneinside11asthoughtheyweresick!Thatwasthetruth.12,Iletthatshortconversationchangemyattitudeforanentireday.His13observationaffectedthewayIfeltandacted.Thisexperiencemademethinkalot.Itisthesamewithlife,inwhichattitude14.Thewaywelookatlifedetermineshowwefeelandhowwe15.Ifweexpectsomethingtoturnout16,itprobablywill.Butthe17alsoworksinreverse.Ifweexpectgoodthingstohappen,they18do.Anoptimisticattitude,Ibelieve,isnotaluxurybuta(an)19.Soafterthat,Ichosetohighlightthe20throughouttherestofmylife.1、A．great B．excited C．sick D．uncomfortable2、A．considerate B．thoughtful C．strange D．funny3、A．happy B．comfortable C．satisfied D．well4、A．grey B．yellow C．black D．red5、A．angry B．uneasy C．painful D．unbelievable6、A．pulledover B．pulledin C．pulledout D．pulledthrough7、A．on B．at C．over D．in8、A．certain B．some C．several D．anxiety9、A．comfort B．relief C．pain D．anxiety10、A．pickedout B．putout C．turnedout D．figuredout11、A．feel B．behave C．look D．see12、A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise13、A．kind B．helpful C．rude D．negative14、A．matters B．affects C．decides D．speaks15、A．work B．perform C．learn D．believe16、A．smoothly B．badly C．well D．positively17、A．principle B．saying C．meaning D．sentence18、A．usually B．certainly C．definitely D．seldom19、A．imagination B．tool C．necessity D．alternative20、A．important B．useful C．positive D．specialSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Ifyou’reabooklover，youhaveapileofbooksonyourbedside，orabookshelfinyourlibrarywitha“toread”signonit．Yetyoucan’tstopyourselffromaddingtothepile．Thiscanleadtofeelingsofguiltoveryournewpurchases．ButI’mheretotellyoutostopworrying．Whatyouhaveisanantilibrary，andit’saverygoodthing．ThetermcomesfromwriterUmbertoEco．Heistheownerofalargepersonallibrary．Heseparatesvisitorsintotwogroups：thosewhoreactwith“Wow!Whatalibraryyouhave!Howmanyofthesebookshaveyouread?”andtheotherswhogetthepointthataprivatelibraryisnotsomethingtoshowoffbutaresearchtoo1．Readbooksarefarlessvaluablethanunreadones．Indeed，themoreyouknow，thelargertherowsofunreadbooks．Letuscallthiscollectionanantilibrary．Ifyouthinkyoualreadyknoweverythingaboutasubject，you’recuttingyourselfofffromastreamofinformationatanartificialpoint．Soagrowinglibraryofbooksyouhaven’treadmeansyou’reconsistentlycuriousabouttheunknown．Andthatattitudeisagreatfoundationforalifelongloveof1earning．Sodon’tfeelguiltoveryourunreadbooks．Thosebookswillbethereforyouwhenyoudowantthem，andasyoubuildyourlibraryofreadandunreadbooks，youcanstartusingitasyouwoulduseabiggerlibrary．Certainbooksmaybecomereferencesmorethanread-throughs．Oryoumayfindthatabookyouboughtfiveyearsagohasspecialrelevancetoday．Lettingtheroleofbooksevolveinyourlifeisahealthysignofcuriosity．That’sgoodforyouandgoodfortheworldaroundyou．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antilibrary”inParagraph2referto?A．Feelingsofguiltovernewbooks．B．Apileofbooksonthebookshelf．C．Thecollectionofunreadbooks．D．Alargepersonallibrary．2、Accordingtotheauthor，moreunreadbooksmean________．A．yourwronglifelonglearningattitudeB．youlimityourselffromtheunknownC．yourhavenointerestinthenewworldD．yourstrongdesireaboutnewinformation3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardshavinganantilibrary?A．Favorable．B．Doubtful．C．Ambiguous．D．Contradictory．4、Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．CuriosityisasignofhighIQ．B．Booksaretheladderinourlife．C．Unreadbooksaresurelyrelevanttothepresent．D．Weshouldreadthrougheverybook．Text2TheothermorningonthesubwayIsatnexttoanattractiveyoungblondewomanwhowasreadingsomethingonheriPad.Shewasverywell-dressed,carryingaPradabagwithtastefullyappliedmake-upindeed,shehadanunmistakableairofwealth,materialsuccessandevenauthority.Isuspectedsheworkedasahighly-paidWallStreetlawyerorstockbrokerorsomethingofthatsort.So,Iwascurioustoseewhatshewassofocusedon.TheWallStreetJournalperhaps?TheEconomist?Quitethecontrary;rather,shewasconcentratingonaromancenovel.ThenIrealizedthatIhaveknownmanywomenwholoveromancenovels—smart,attractive,successful,“liberated,”modernfemaleswhononethelessfindsomekindofdeepsatisfactionandthrillfromthosehyper-romantic,artificialandextremelyunrealistictalesofhandsome,manlyheroesfallinginlovewithvirginalwomen,enduringaseriesofadventures,thennodoubthavingahappyending.Theseromancestoriesaretoliteraturewhathotdogsaretofinefood.Yet,thegenre(體裁)remainsenormouslypopular.ConsidersomeofthesesurprisingstatisticsfromthegoodfolksattheRomanceWritersofAmerica(RWA):*Morethan9,000romancetitleswerereleasedlastyear,withsalesofabout$1.44billion(morethantriplethetaxesproducedbyclassicliteraryfiction).*Morethan90percentofthemarketarewomen(okay,that’snotatallsurprising).*Readersaretypicallywomenbetweentheages30and54whoarethemselvesinvolvedinaromanticrelationship(betrayingthestereotypethatonlylonelywomenlongforthesetalesofloveandadventure).*Almost40percentofromancebookconsumershaveanannualincomeofbetween$50,000and$99,900(placingthemfirmlyinthemiddleclass).Ihadthoughtthatromancenovelsaccountedforaverysmallshareoftheliterarymarket,soIwasquitesurprisedthatthisparthassuchenormouspopularity.ButImustwonderwhysomanywomen—fortyyearsafterthewomen’sliberationmovement—continuetoenjoythemselvesinthefancifultales?I’mnotsureifitrepresentsakindof“rejection”ofthewomen’sliberationmovement,butclearlysomethingismissinginthelivesofcontemporaryladies.AromanceauthornamedDonnaHatchwhofocusesontheRegencyperiod(early19thcenturyBritain)explainedtheappealofsuchbooksthisway:“Regencymenwerecivilizedandtreatedwomenwithcourtesy.Whenaladyenteredtheroom,gentlemenstood,doffedtheirhats,offeredanarm,bowed,andahundredotherlittlethingsIwishmenstilldidtoday.Buttheywerealsoveryathletic;theyhunted,raced,boxed,rodehorses.Theyweremanly.Strong.Noble.Honorable.AndthatiswhyIlovethem!”Mrs.Hatchmayhaveexpressedthesecretdesiresandattitudesofuntoldmillionsofherpeers—thatis,intheearly21stcentury,havewomengrowntiredoftheburdensandexpectationsthatthe“freedoms”theyhavegainedgivethem?Isthisarejectionofmodernfeminism?Dowomenlongfordaysofoldwhenmenweremasculinegentlemenandwomenwerefeminineandprotectedasprecioustreasuresandregardedaspossessions?Perhapsmostwomen(eventheoneswhogetlostinromancenovels)donotwanttogoallthewaybackbutitisobvious,______.1、Whatisthefunctionoftheopeningparagraph?A．Tosummarizethewholepassage. B．Toprovetheauthor’sargument.C．Toleadinthemaintopicofthepassage. D．Toraiseproblemsthatwillbesolvedlater.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?A．Romancenovelsaresatisfyingandthrilling.B．Romancenovelsarenotofmuch“nutrition”.C．Romancenovelsareaspopularashotdogs.D．Romancenovelsareanessentialpartofcontemporarylife.3、Intheauthor’sopinion,whatismissinginthelivesofcontemporarywomen?A．Authority. B．Dignity. C．Liberty. D．Care.4、Whichsentencecanbeputintheblankinthelastparagraph?A．theyprefertalesofinnocentromancetoclassicsB．theyareunhappywithhowtheworldhasturnedoutC．truelovedescribedinromancenovelsdoesexistinrealityD．romancenovelsprovidethemwithanaccesstosocietyText3“Beafraid.Beveryafraid,”saysacharacterinTheFly,ahorrorfilmaboutamanwhoturnsintoanenormousinsect.Itcapturestheuneaseanddisgustpeopleoftenfeelforthekingdomofcockroaches,Zika-carryingmosquitoesandcreepycrawliesofallkinds.However,ecologistsincreasinglyseetheinsectworldassomethingtobefrightenedfor,notfrightenedof.Inthepasttwoyears,scoresofscientificstudieshavesuggestedthattrillionsofmurmuring,droning,honeybees,butterfliesandbeetlesaredyingoff.“Ifallmankindweretodisappear”,wroteE.O.Wilson,arespectableentomologist,“theworldwouldregenerate…Ifinsectsweretovanish,theenvironmentwouldcollapseintochaos.”Mostofthestudiesdescribedeclinesof50%andmoreoverdecadesindifferentmeasuresofinsecthealth.Theimmediatereactionisshock.Insectsenableplantstoreproduce,throughpollination(授粉),andarefoodforotheranimals,soacollapseintheirnumberswouldbecatastrophic.Butasecondlookleadstoadifferentassessment.Ratherthancausingapanic,thestudiesshouldactasatimelywarningandareasontotakeprecautions.Thatisbecausetheworstfearsareunproven.Therearenostudiesatallofwildinsectnumbersinmostoftheworld.Reliabledataaretooscarcetodeclareaglobalemergency.Moreover,wheretheevidencedoesshowacollapse—inEuropeandAmerica—agriculturalandruralecosystemsareholdingup.Farmproductionstillremainshigh.Assomeinsectspeciesdieout,othersseemtobemovingintotheniches(生態位)theyhaveleft,keepingecosystemsgoing,althoughwithlessbiodiversitythanbefore.Itishardtoarguethatinsectdeclineisyetcausingsignificanteconomicdamage.Buttherearecomplications.Agriculturalproductivityisnottheonlymeasureofenvironmentalhealth.Animalshavevalue,independentofanydirecteconomiccontributiontheymaymake.Themorespeciesmakeupanecosystem,themorestableitislikelytobe.Theextinctionofafewinsectspeciesamongsomanymightnotmakeabigdifference.Thelossofhundredsofthousandswould.Andthescaleoftheobserveddeclineraisesdoubtsabouthowlongecosystemscanremainresilient(能復原的).Anexperimentinwhichresearchersgraduallypulledoutinsectpollinatorsfromfieldsfoundthatplantdiversityheldupwelluntilabout90%ofinsectshadbeenremoved.Thenitcollapsed.Giventhelackofdata,itisimpossibletoknowhowcloseEuropeandAmericaaretoanecosystemcollapse.Butitwouldberecklesstofindoutbyactuallytriggeringone.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphimply?A．Ecologistshavelongbeenafraidofthosedisgustinginsects.B．Ecologistsareworriedaboutthedisappearanceofsomeinsects.C．Ecologistshavealreadygotridoftheprejudicedfeelingaboutinsects.D．Ecologistsarerespectfuloftheinsect’sabilitytoregeneratethemselves.2、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthestudiesconductedinthepast2years?A．Thoughthereisadeclineinthenumberofinsects,westillhavethereasontobeoptimistic.B．Biodiversitycancauseimmediatedamagesothatweshouldtakeprecautionsrightaway.C．Datacollectedfromallovertheworldisconvincingtoproveourenvironmentisatrisk.D．Theconsequenceofdecreasingbiodiversitymaybemoreseriousthanwecanimagine.3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Toshowthemagicalpowerofourmothernature.B．Toanalyzewhyinsectsareontheedgeofextinction.C．Todrawpeople’sattentiontothedecreasinginsects.D．Tourgethescientiststocollectmoredataaboutinsects.Text4Saying''I'msorrywhenyou'vehurtsomeonecanbeahardthingtodo.We’restubborncreatures,afterall,anddon’tlovedealingwithitwhenwe’rewrong.Butapologizing,andmeaningit,isanimportantpartoftheforgivenessprocess.MichaelMcCulloughmadearesearchandfoundthatthemostsincere,forgiveness-inducingapolog.esincludesaying“I’msorry”,offeringtomakeupforthewrongdoinginsomeway,andtakingresponsibility.Andthereasonwhytheyworksowellislargelybasedonprinciplesofevolution,theapologiesmakethetransgressor(犯錯的人}seemmorevaluableasarelationshippartner,andalsohelpthevictimfedlessatriskofgettinghurtagain.Onebasicscientificimplicationoftheresultsisthatthehumanpsychologyofconflictresolutionisunusuallysimilartothatofanimalswhichliveingroups.“Manygroup-livinganimals,particularlymammals,seemtousepeacemakinggestures'assignalsoftheirdesiretoendconflictandrestorecooperativerelationshipswithotherindividualsafteraggressiveconflicthasoccurred,”McCulloughsaid.“Weseemtoreachacommonviewonthispoint.”“Iwouldsaythatempathy(情感共鳴）isapartofgoodmentalhealth,andthatcouldbeapartofthenaturalselectionprocess,too,''BethanyMarshallsays.“Humanswithempathytendtobehealthierandmakebetterchoicesinlife,whilethosewhoareaggressivedon’ttendtodoaswell.”,Andhavingempathywhenyou'vehurtsomeone,shesays,isthebestwaytoapologize.”Themostimportantthingisthatyoufeeltheotherperson'spain,''sheexplains.“Soinsteadofusinglogictoexplainordefend,lookinwardtoidentifywhyyoudidthebadthing.Thenconveythattothemandsaythatyouwouldliketomakeitbetter.Thatcounts.”Youcanmakeitevenbetterbymakingsuretoactdifferentlythenexttimearound——whatthestudyauthorsreferredtoas“compensation”（補償).Butwhattendstohappenoften,saysMarshall,isthatpeoplegetdefensiveaboutwhatthey'vedone,orevenmadatthepersonthey'vewronged.Sowatchyourresponse,becausetheworstapology,sheadds,“isonewherethevictimisblamed.''1、Intheexperiment,McCulloughfindthat_?A．animalsaremorecooperativewithotherindividualsB．humans'psychologyisveryclosetoanimals’whendealingwithconflictsC．aggressiveconflictsaren'teasytoendamonganimalsD．signalgesturesmayhelpendconflicts2、AccordingtoMarshall,peoplewithempathytendto_?A．defendthemselvesforwhattheyhavedoneB．trytoexplainwhytheydosomethinglogicallyC．findfaultwiththemselvesseriouslyD．showaggressivebehaviorsinlife3、Tomakeupforthewrongdoing,youneedto?A．conveythebadthingstoothersB．experiencetheotherperson’spainC．becarefulofyourresponseD．promisetobehaveyourselfwellnexttime4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeofthepassage?A．TopresentthereasonswhyapologizingintherightwaymattersB．ToshowthewayshowyouacceptapologizingofothersC．TotelltheoccasionwhenitissuitabletoapologizeD．ToexplainthewordsthatyouuseforanapologyPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)YesterdaywasacrazydayIfeltverytired1．IhadatonofworkstuffgoingonThenIgot2．messagefromoneofmyteammatesItsaid,“Wewanttoletyouknowthattherearepeoplewhoseeand3．(true)appreciateallyourhardwork”Thismeantmoreto4．(I)thananythingelseinalongwhileAnditmademethinkthatmaybeIneedtosettimeaside5．(tell)thepeopleinmylifehowmuchIappreciatewhattheydidSay“thankyou”totheguybehindthecounter,tellinghimthatyouappreciatehowhardhe6．(work);tellyourdaughterthatyouareproudofher7．(perform)atschool;tellyourmomthatyounoticehowmuchshedoes8．thefamilySometimeswhenalongtimegoesbywithout9．(recognize)forthegoodwedo,westarttogetupset,butasimplestatementofappreciationcouldmakeusbecome10．(energy)againforagoodlongtimeYounevergetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression,whichmaysoundlikeanunusualpieceofadvice,1．itistrueSohowdoyoumakeagoodfirstimpression?ThemostimportanttoolisyourfaceSmiling,beingresponsive,andlookinglikeyouarehappyalmostalwaysleaveapositiveimpressiononpeopleFurthermore,beinginapositivemood2．(help)youtogetabetterunderstandingofnewthingsThismeansthatyoucanpossiblybe3．(friendly)topeopleyoudonotknowandbemorecreativeandabletosolveproblemsmorequicklySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)ThankYouNotes:TheEssentialLifeLessonsThereisnogreatergiftforanyofustogiveourfriendsandfamilythanthegiftofgratitude.1、Takeaquietmomenttothinkabouttheblessingsoftheseasonandwriteathankyounotetoeveryonewhomadeitspecialforyou.Therearesomelifelessonsfromthankyounotes.2、Evenachildcanmakesomelinesonpaper,helppickoutaprettystamp,andlicktheenvelope.Thishelpscreateasenseofownership,confidence,andcontribution.Thankyounotesstrengthencommunicationskills.Whereveryouare,noskillmattersmorethantheabilitytocommunicateclearlyandsincerelymidthoughtfully.3、Thosearethequalitiesthatinspirepeopletotrustandrespectyou.Thankyounotesremindyouaboutwhatmatters.Maybethegiftwasthoughtless.Butwhenwewriteathankyounotewehavetolocatewithinourselvessomewaytobegratefulandfindsomewaytoexpressit.Wedonotfindhappinessinwhatweget.4、Not,“Thankyouforthesweater.Itiscool.”but“Thanksforthesweater!”Not,“Thanksforthegame,”but“Wehadablastplayingthatgame.”Ithinkyouwillsoondiscoverthatthemorethankyounotesyousend,themoreyoubecomeawareofhowmuchthereistobegratefulfor,andhowgooditfeelstoletpeopleknowyouappreciatethem.A．Everyonecanwriteathankyounote.B．Andthatcanbeginwiththankyounotes.C．Thankyounotesmusthavespecificdetails.D．There