2023年寧夏回族吳忠市同心縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Goodafternoon,everyone,I’dliketointroducemyfriendChristytoyouall.Christyisagreatexampleofhowonepersonwith1canmakeherdreamareality,sosheshouldwintheStudentoftheYearAward.Christylovestoridebikes.Shedoesnotjustridealongcitystreets,2Sheisinterestedin3trail(小路)rides.4Christyknewthatpeoplewholoveridinghadtotravel5thecitytolocategoodbiketrails,soshe6todosomething.ChristyknewthatRooseveltParkhadaclean,livelycreek（小溪）7throughit.12milesoflandaroundthecreekwas8used.Christydecidedtogettogetherwithothertrail9toaskthecitycouncilto10abikepathalongtheunusedland.Christy11apetition(請?jiān)笗?.Sheandotherridersaskedalloftheirbikingfriendsiftheywould12thelist,andtheygathered300signatures.Thecitycouncilevaluatedthe13and,more14,agreedtoallowthebiketrail.The15tooktwomonthsofwork,andnowRooseveltParkhasa16biketrail.Ithasmanyupsanddowns;itisagreatride.Thistrailisbecomingoneofthecommunity’simportant17spots.Ican’t18withChristywhenweridetogether,butIamgladthatshedecidedtoworkhardtobeginthe19oftheRooseveltParkbikepath.Christy20thisawardbecausesheactedonherdream,causingacommunitytocometogether.Thankyou!1、A．patience B．satisfaction C．determination D．permission2、A．still B．instead C．either D．though3、A．tough B．vacant C．convenient D．remote4、A．However B．As C．But D．Since5、A．a(chǎn)round B．beyond C．a(chǎn)long D．outside6、A．expected B．decided C．offered D．claimed7、A．running B．going C．coming D．walking8、A．often B．ever C．seldom D．even9、A．runners B．players C．passengers D．riders10、A．a(chǎn)pprove B．a(chǎn)pply C．prove D．a(chǎn)ccuse11、A．formed B．developed C．drew D．described12、A．write B．view C．call D．sign13、A．demand B．request C．invitation D．scheme14、A．importantly B．naturally C．obviously D．necessarily15、A．destruction B．organization C．construction D．protection16、A．interesting B．competing C．parking D．rewarding17、A．match B．exercise C．play D．game18、A．putup B．keepup C．endup D．turnup19、A．discovery B．invention C．creation D．collection20、A．deserves B．preserves C．reserves D．servesSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1IfIhadtochoosewhatlanguagetolearnnext,it’satoughdecisionbutit’dprobablybeGermanbecausemanypeoplethatknowseverallanguagestellmethatGermanistheirfavouritelanguageintermsofexpressingthemselves.AndIthinkitmighthavesomethingtodowiththevastamountofvocabularytheGermanlanguagehas.SoIthinkit’dbereallydifficultbutafunchallenge.Elena(Canada,teacher)IthinkI’dliketolearnFrenchnextbecauseit’saveryromantic(浪漫的)languageanditcouldbeveryusefulindifferentjobsituations.Besides,IthinkitcouldhelpmeunderstandEnglishabitmoreaswell,sinceitwaspreviouslythelanguageofdiplomacy(外交).Bryan(USA,writer)I’dlovetolearnItaliannext.IvisitedMilanlastyearandIthinkitwouldbegreattobeabletospeaktosomeofthelocals.Also,it’squitesimilartoSpanish,soIdon’tthinkitwouldbetooconfusing.Georgina(England,Olympicswimmer)I’dreallyliketolearnFrench.Iactuallylearneditsomeyearsago,butIhaven’tuseditinalongtimeandI’veforgottenitbutit’salanguagethatIreallyenjoyspeaking,andIthinkFranceisawonderfulcountry.James(NewZealand,travelwriter)1、WhichisoneofthereasonswhyBryanwantstolearnFrench?A．Itiseasytolearn.B．Itisusedfrequently.C．ItsoundsmorebeautifulthanEnglish.D．Itallowshimtoexpresshimselfmoreclearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．GeorginawillliveinMilan.B．GeorginacanspeakSpanish.C．Georginafeelspuzzledabouthercareer.D．GeorginawantstomakesomeItalianfriends.3、Whoisthemostfearlesslearner?A．Elena.B．Bryan.C．Georgina.D．James.4、WhatdoJamesandBryanhaveincommon?A．TheybothhavelearnedFrench.B．TheyboththinkFranceisanicecountry.C．TheyboththinkFrenchcanhelpthemunderstandEnglish.D．Theyarebothwriters.Text2It’snotpianolessonsordanceclasses.Nowadays,thebiggestextra-curricularactivityinthewestisgoingtoatutor.Pat,amotherinCanada,spendsabout800Canadiandollarsamonthontutorswhenfindingouthalfherdaughter’sclasshavetutors.Shefeelslikeherchildisgoingtofallbehindbecauseeveryoneelseseemstobeahead.Shelley,amotherofthree,alsohastutorsconstantlycominginandoutofherhome.Shewasalwaysyellingwhenshecouldn’tmanagetogetherchildrenfocused.Whenshegetsatutoronceaweek,theybecomefocusedforoneentirehourandcangetmostoftheirhomeworkdone.Tutoringisn’tsimplyaprivateschoolphenomenon.Norisitintendedonlyforlower-achievingstudents.InCanadaalone,sevenpercentofhighschoolstudentsreportedusingatutorin2010.Thatincreasedto15percentin2015.Overall,parentshiretutorsbecausetheyareworriedschoolarenotmeetingtheirexpectations,butthereisalsoacultureshift.AspecialvalueisplacedoneducationinAsia,wheretutoringisviewedasanextensiontotheschoolday.AsalargenumberofAsiansemigratedtothewestovertherecentyears,theirattitudestowardseducationhavehadaninfluence.Anotherreasonforthegrowthinbusinessisparentalfrustrationandtheirpackedschedules.Alotofparentsjustdon’thavetimetohelptheirchildrenwithhomeworkandsomeotherscouldn’thelptheirchildrenafterGrade3,accordingtoapresidentofanAmericantutoringcompany.Therehasbeenanoticeablechangeintheattitudes,too.Childrenusedtogetbullied（被欺負(fù)）forhavingatutor,nowit’sbecomingthenormtohaveone.Childrendon’tseemtomindthattheyhaveatutor.Oneparentfeelssurprisedthatsomanyofherchild’sclassmateshavetutors.Fortheamountparentspayintuition,childrenshouldhaveasmuchextrahelpchildrenwithatutorbecause_______.1、Shelleydecidedtoequipherchildrenwithatutorbecause_______.A．herchildren’sschoolisnotmeetingherexpectationB．overhalfofherchildren’sclassmateshavetutorsC．herchildren’shomeworkistoodifficultforherD．shehadahardtimegettingherchildrenfocused2、InCanada,thepopulationofhighschoolstudentsusingatutorgrewby_______from2010to2015.A．7%.B．8%.C．10%.D．15%.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A．Patgotatutorbecauseshecan’thelpherchildrenwithhomework.B．Shelleyspendsabout800Canadiandollarsontutorseverymonth.C．AsiansusuallyplacemoreemphasisoneducationthatCanadians.D．Moststudentswiththehelpoftutorshavepoorgradesatschool.4、Thetutoringbusinessinthewesthasbeenseeningrowthinrecentyearsbecause_______.a.alotofparentsaretoooccupiedtohelptheirchildrenwithhomework.b.childrennolongergetbulliedforgoingtoatutorandgettingextrahelpc.manyschoolscannotofferasmuchhelpastheirstudentsneedd.Asiansemigratingtothewesthaveaffectedpeople’sattitudetotutoring.A．a(chǎn),b,c.B．a(chǎn),b,d.C．a(chǎn),c,d.D．b,c,d.Text3Squattingdownonmydisorganizedclosetfloor,Ilookedeagerlythroughmyalbumsforthepictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights.IsearchedsolongandsoeagerlythatIlostallfeelinginthelegs.Ignoringthepain,Iwentonwithmysearch,becausefindingthepicturewasworthit.Mybelovedgrandmaonmydad’sside,whopassedawayalmostfouryearsago,woulddecoratetheChristmastreeslikeitwasherjob.Eachyearshewoulddecorateanornate,12-foot-tall,shiningtreeinherlivingroom,andmostyearsshewouldhaveanadditionalpinktree,palmtree,colored-lighttree,white-lighttree,bedroomtree,etc.Theideasvariedyearafteryear,butthethemewasalwaysthesame:LetThereBeLight.Fortheoutsideofthehouse,mygrandmahiredpeopletocomeandstringthousandsoflightsthroughthetreesinheryard.Itwasn’teasy,anditwasn’tcheap,butitwasalaboroflove.Peopleinthesmalltowncameandparkedtheirkid-packedcarsonthestreet,gazingatthethousandsuponthousandsofshininglightsyearafteryear.Theybroughtusmagic,whichwasgrandma’slegacy.ThatisthefamilyactIamsupposedtofollowfortherestofmylife.It’swhatI’mdyingtorecreateandpassontomyownkids.Ifeelsomuchpressurebecausenooneiscapableofdoingit—andofdoingitcorrectly—butme.So,it’smeandonlyme,eachyearunfasteningcountlessstringsoflights,windingthemrounda10-foot,pricklytree,andsendingthelightstothehighestbranches.ThoughI’monlyeverjustscratchingthesurfaceofgrandma’smagic,Iuncoveralittlemoreeachyear.Istillhaven’tfoundthatpictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights,butIknowitexists,andIwillfindit,evenifitmeanslosingallfeelinginmylegs.1、Whydidtheauthorsufferfrompain?A．Becauseshewasmissingherbelovedgrandma.B．Becauseshehadtroublefindinggrandma’slights.C．Becauseshekeptanuncomfortablegestureforlong.D．Becauseshebrokeherlegswhilesearchingforsomething.2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Grandma’sChristmastrees.B．TheatmosphereofChristmas.C．ThebeautyofChristmastrees.D．Christmasmemoriesinchildhood.3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesgrandma’syardonChristmas?A．Colourfulandmessy.B．Interestinganddizzy.C．Noisyandcrowded.D．Shinyandattractive.4、What’stheauthorsattitudetowardshergrandma’swaytospendChristmas?A．Itisthebestwaypeoplelike.B．Itisherdutytopassiton.C．Itneedstobeimproved.D．Itistoocostlytodoit.Text4TheminuteJoeSernawalkedintotheVeteransTreatmentCourt,hecouldfeelhisshoulderstenseup.Hehadcometoturnhimselfin(自首).Sixmonthsearlier,SernahadbeenarrestedfordrivingafterdrinkingandwasrequiredtoreporttoJudgeLouOlivera’scourteverytwoweekstotakeatestandprovehehadn’tbeendrinking.Sernahadpassedeverybiweeklyscreening—untiltheweekbefore.Positive.Hedecidedtotrytobluffhiswayoutoftrouble.“Ineverhadadrink,Judge,”hetoldthecourt.^BothJoeSernaandJudgeOliverawereoldsoldiers,andOliverahadcometoknowandadmireSernaasheparticipatedinthecourt’sprogramtohelpoldsoldierswithdrinkingandaddictionproblems.AndthatwaswhathadbroughtSernabacktoOlivera’scourtaweekafterhislie.“Thisguyisafellowsoldier,”hetoldhimself.“Ineedtomakethisright.”SoSernastoodbeforeOliveraandadmitted,“Ilied,Judge.Iwasdrinking.”Aftercountlesscombatsandthememoriesofmany“bestbuddies”losingtheirlives,39-year-oldJoeSernaleftthearmyin2013with18yearsofservice.Butintruth,theterriblememorieshadneverlefthimandwouldreappearinnightmares.Andthat’sthereasonforhisdrinking.Tothisday,beingstuckinaclosedspacecancauseflashbacks(突然重現(xiàn))forSerna.OnthedaywhenSernaadmittedhehadliedaboutdrinking,thejudgewasmovedanddecidedonthepunishment:onenightinjail.Thenextnight,JoeSernawasinasmallcellandfelthewouldsoonbeflashingbacktoaterriblewar.Thenthedooropened,andJudgeOliveracamein.Sernawasconfused.Butafewminuteslater,heunderstoodthejudgehaddecidedtospendthenightwithhim.Thetwotalkedforhoursabouttheirservice,theirfamilies,andtheirhopesforthefuture.Ataroundoneinthemorning,Sernafellasleep.“HewillbeOKnow,”thejudgesaidtohimselfasherolleduphisshirtintoamakeshiftpillow.1、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordsinthesecondparagraph?A．explainwithoutbeingdisturbedB．getawaywithhiswrong-doingC．givethecourtalittletroubleD．giveupdrinkinginfuture2、WhatmadeSernadecidetoturnhimselfin?A．Hissicknessinhisshoulders.B．HisadmirationforOlivera.C．Olivera’shelpandidentity.D．TheadviceofSerna’sfamily.3、WhatcanweknowaboutJoeSema?A．Hedidn’tadmithisfaultandthusgotpunished.B．Helosthislifedirectionandgothimselfdrunkoften.C．HehadplannedtotalkmorewithOliverainthecell.D．Hejoinedthearmywhenhewas21yearsold.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnArmyofTwoB．AConsiderateJudgeC．TwoSoldiers’WarExperienceD．HonestyIstheBestPolicyPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Formanyofus,colddrinks1．(consider)tobeoneofthenecessitiesforsummerWhocanresistthe2．(please)ofdrinkinganice-coldCokeafterplayingabasketballgameonahotday?However,arecentstudy3．(conduct)bytheprofessorsfromtheUniversityofOttawa,foundhotdrinkssuchasteasandcoffeesmightactuallybemore4．(effect)tocoolyoudownindryconditionsAccordingtoSmithsonianMagazine,whenyoudrinksomehotdrinks,you5．(start)tosweatmoreItwillremoveexcessheatbyconverting(轉(zhuǎn)化)6．waterfromaliquidtoavaporAslongasyouareabletosweat,youcancooldownquicklyButthatalsomeans7．you’reinahot,humidroom,oryouarewearinglongsleevesandtrousers,hotdrinksare8．(probable)notgoingtowork9．thatcase,Jaysuggeststheoppositecourseofaction:“Hotdrinksstilladdasmallamountofheattothebody,soif10．(sweat)moreisgoingtobeaproblem,goforacolddrink”IlovereadingAtage6,IcouldbefoundreadingHarryPotter,adifficultbookfora6-year-oldbutI1．(enjoy)itallthesame2．soonbecameobviousthatspellingformewasnotdifficultandIhadawidevocabularyThisisonewayIbenefited3．readingatsuchayoungageMyadviceforyouasEnglishlearnerswouldbetoreadtheEnglishnovels4．youhaveoftenreadinyournativelanguageReadingnovelsisagreatwayof5．(improve)yourvocabularyandspellingwithoutrealisingitasyouareabsorbed（全神貫注的）inthestorylineYouknowthesorrywell,soits6．(usual)easytofollowitinEnglishevenifyoudonotunderstandeverywordThisisanotheressential（基本的）point:it’snotnecessary7．(understand)everywordIfyouunderstandthe8．(mean)ofthesentence,eachwordisnotnecessarilyimportantQuiteoften,ifawordisusedseveraltimesinatext,you’llgraduallygetanideaof9．itmeansGiveitatryIfyoulikereadingyoncouldopenup10．wholenewworldofliteratureSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Dreamisstrength.Thestrengthcanbringuswhereverwewanttogettoanditcanbringusalotofwondersonourwaytotheplaceinourdreams.Dreamisbeauty.Maybeyoucanseethethingsfullofmagicandmaybeyouwillbemovedbyyourowndream.1、.Butshouldwehaveourlifewithoutdreams?Ofcoursenot.Everyonehashisdreamsanddreamsareespeciallyimportanttoteenagers.Asteenagers,youhavemanydreams.Thesedreamscanbeverybig,suchaswinningtheNobelPrize.Ortheycanbesmall,forexample,youmayjustwanttobecomeoneofthetenbeststudentsinyourclass.2、,whatdoyoudowithit?Doyouevertrytomakeyourdreamcometrue?AndrewMatthews,anAustralianwriter,tellsusthatmakingourdreamscometrueisthebiggestchallengeinourlife.3、,orthatitisimpossibleforyoutobecomeawriter.4、.Infact,everyonecanfulfillhisdream.Thefirstthingyoumustdoisrememberwhatyourdreamis.Don’tletitleaveyourheart.Keeptellingyourselfwhatyouwant.Dothisstepbystepandyourdreamwillcometrueearlierbecauseabigdreamismadeupofmanysmalldreams.Youmustnevergiveupyourdreams.5、.Butthebiggestonecomesfromyourself.Youneedtodecidewhatisthemostimportantandfaceallthesedifficultiesbravely.A．ThesekindsofthoughtsstopyourealizingyourdreamB．TherewillbemanydifficultiesontheroadtoyourdreamsC．OnceyoufindadreamD．Youmaythinkyou’renotverygoodatsomeschoolsubjectsE.BothbigdreamsandsmallonesareveryimportanttoourlivesF.TheworldissorealthatthedreamsseemweakG.Yourtalentisoneofthemostimportantfactorsinlivingyourdreams_55_Oneofthebestthingsyoucanposs