考研《英語一》貴陽市息烽縣2023年臨考沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Earlythismorning,IgotuptomakeabatchofRiceKrispietreats（大米花糖）formyneighboracrossthehall.She1greetsmewhenweseeeachother,andherlittleboy,who’snow4,won’ttalktomeeither.LastMonday,shecalledthefirefighterswhenapanI’dforgottenonthestovecausedmyflatto2Ihadgoneforawalk,butwhenIcamehomethestreetinfrontofourapartmentwas3byapolicecar,afiretruckandanambulance!4Isawthem,Irememberedthepan!Ifeltsafeknowingthat5wedon’tgetalong,myneighborhaddonetherightthinganddidn’tblameme.Hence,theRiceKrispietreats.LastChristmas,myneighborrevealedthatshehadbeenalittleangryaboutmebecauseofa(n)__26___fouryearsago.IhadapologizedandaskediftherewasanythingIcoulddoto___27___ourrelationship,butshewouldnotacceptmy6Herdirectrefusalreally7me.Afterthat,IdecidedI’djustleaveherbe—arelationship8twotowork.So,yousee,Iwasreallyscaredshewasgoingtorefusemyofferagain,9mestandingonher10holdingmyplateoftreats.Then,IremindedmyselfofhowgoodIhadfeltthedaybeforewhenI’ddonesomerandomactsof___33___aftertellingmyself:“Feelthefear,anddoit11AfterplacingtheRiceKrispietreatsonabeautifulplate,Iopenedmyapartmentdoorandmetherinthehallway.Isaid：“Ijustwantedtotellyouhow12IamthatyouwerepayingattentiononMonday.”Iheldtheplate13her,explainingthesewereverysweetAmericantreatsandthatshe14trytoseewhethersheandherfamilylikedthem.Shetooktheplateandwetalkedabitabout15she’dbecomeawareofthesmokeinmyflatbeforepartingways.BackathomeI16.1、A．warmlyB．occasionallyC．barelyD．frequently2、A．goupB．smokeupC．burnupD．tearup3、A．filledB．surroundedC．blockedD．taken4、A．TheinstantB．ForaminuteC．ThatmomentD．Atthattime5、A．a(chǎn)sthoughB．incaseC．nowthatD．eventhough6、A．a(chǎn)ffairB．incidentC．deedD．event7、A．improveB．buildC．reuniteD．establish8、A．a(chǎn)dviceB．suggestionC．a(chǎn)pologyD．request9、A．shockedB．saddenedC．a(chǎn)musedD．a(chǎn)mazed10、A．takesB．costsC．coversD．makes11、A．havingB．leavingC．keepingD．remaining12、A．homeB．hallC．a(chǎn)partmentD．doorstep13、A．kindnessB．happinessC．politenessD．willingness14、A．somewayB．a(chǎn)nywayC．somehowD．somewhat15、A．kindB．safeC．happyD．grateful16、A．a(chǎn)tB．onC．towardsD．over17、A．couldB．mustC．wouldD．need18、A．whenB．whatC．howD．where19、A．performedB．learnedC．didD．played20、A．receiveB．respondC．reflectD．realizeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpsthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”robotic.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(癡呆).TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileElliottisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.D．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe.A．smallerB．cheaperC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.B．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.B．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.C．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.D．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.Text2Ifyoucouldtravelbackintimefivecenturies,you’dencounterafreshlypainted“MonaLisa”inRenaissanceEuropeandcoolertemperaturesacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.ThiswasaworldinthemidstoftheLittleIceAgeandaperiodofvastEuropeanexplorationnowknownastheAgeofDiscovery.Butwhatifwecouldlook500yearsintothefutureandglimpsetheEarthofthe26thcentury?Wouldtheworldseemasdifferenttousasthe21stcenturywouldhaveseemedtoresidentsofthe16century?Forstarters,whatwilltheweatherbelike?Dependingonwhomyouask,the26thcenturywilleitherbealittlechillyorextremelyhot.Somesolaroutputmodelssuggestthatbythe2500s,Earth’sclimatewillhavecooledbackdowntonearLittleIceAgeconditions.Otherstudiespredictthatongoingclimatechangeandfossilfuelusewillleavemuchoftheplanettoohotforhumanlifeby200.SomeexpertsdatethebeginningofhumanclimatechangebacktotheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1800s,otherstoslash-and-burnagriculturalpracticesinprehistorictimes.Eitherway,tool-wieldinghumansaltertheirenvironment—andour26thcenturytoolsmightbequiteimpressiveindeed.TheoreticalphysicistandfuturistMichioKakupredictsthatinamere100years,humanitywillmaketheleapfromatypezerocivilizationtoatypeIcivilizationontheKardashevScale.Inotherwords,we’llbecomeaspeciesthatcanusetheentiresumofaplanet’senergy,masteringcleanenergytechnologiessuchasfusionandsolarpower.Furthermore,they’llbeabletohandleplanetaryenergyinordertocontrolglobalclimate.Technologyhasimprovedsignificantlysincethe1500s,andthispacewilllikelycontinueinthecenturiestocome.PhysicistStephenHawkingproposesthatbytheyear2600,thisgrowthwouldsee10newtheoreticalphysicspaperspublishedevery10seconds.IfMoore’sLawholdstrueandbothcomputerspeedandcomplexitydoubleevery18months,thensomeofthesestudiesmaybetheworkofhighlyintelligentmachines.Whatothertechnologieswillshapetheworldofthe26thcentury?FuturistandauthorAdrianBerrybelievestheaveragehumanlifespanwillreach140yearsandthatthedigitalstorageofhumanpersonalitieswillenableacomputerizedstateoflivingforever.Humanswillfarmtheoceans,travelinstarshipsandresideinbothlunarandMartiancolonieswhilerobotsexploretheoutercosmos.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheLittleIceAgeinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowtheseverityofthecurrentglobalwarming.B．Tostressthecloseconnectionwiththecurrentclimate.C．Toprovidecontrasttothepredictionoffutureclimate.D．Toillustratetheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.2、ThepredictionthatEarthwillcooldownisbasedon________.A．changesinsolaractivity B．ongoingclimatechangeC．previousgeneralassumptions D．currentconsumptionoffossilfuel3、Whateffectwillthe26thcenturytechnologieshaveonhumanbeings?A．Humanswillsufferfromsevereglobalwarming.B．Cybertechnologyhelpshumanpersonalitiessurvive.C．Humansneedn’tworkwiththeapplicationofrobots.D．Highlyintelligentmachineswillreplacehumans.Text3TheBritishcustomofdrivingontheleftsideoftheroadisn’tasignofeccentricity—there’sactuallyaverysensiblereasonforit.Originally,almosteverybodytravelledontheleftsideoftheroad.ForMedievalswordsmenonhorseback,itmadesensetokeeptothelefttohavetheirrightarmsclosertotheiropponents.Mountinganddismountinghorseswerealsoeasierfromtheleftside,andsaferdonebythesideoftheroadthaninthecenter.Soperhapsthequestionhereshouldbe,whydidpeoplestoptravellingontheleft?Thingschangedinthelate1700swhenlargecarriagespulledbyseveralpairsofhorseswereusedtotransportfarmproductsinFranceandtheUnitedStates.Intheabsenceofadriver’sseatinsidethecarriage,thedriversatontherearlefthorse,withhisrightarmfreetousehiswhiptokeepthehorsesmoving.Sincehewassittingontheleft,hewantedothervehiclestopassonhisleft,sohekepttotherightsideoftheroad.TheBritishGovernmentrefusedtogiveuptheirleft-handdrivingways.Meanwhilepost-revolutionFrance,undertheirleft-handedrulerNapoleon,stucktoapermanentmovetotherightsideoftheroad.AstheBritishandtheFrenchwereyieldingtheirpoweracrosstheglobe,theyinsistedthatthecountriestheyoccupieddrivelikethem.ThisexplainswhyformerBritishcoloniessuchasAustralia,NewZealandandIndiadriveontheleft,whileformerFrenchcolonieslikeAlgeriadriveontheright.WhenHenryFordmadehisModelTin1908,thedriver’sseatwasontheleft,meaningthatforAmericans,carswouldhavetodriveontherightsideoftheroadtoallowfrontandbackpassengerstoexitthecarontothesideway.Thisinfluencedachangeinmanycountries,suchasCanada,ItalyandSpain.However,Britishdriversremainontheleft,andthisishighlyunlikelytochange.1、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatinMiddleAges________.A．peoplealwaysgotonhorsesfromtheleftsideB．peopleallwalkedandrodeontheleftoftheroadC．peoplenevergotoffhorsesinthecenteroftheroadD．swordsmenfeltsafertravellingontheleftoftheroad2、Whydidpeoplestarttravellingontheright?A．Theyusedlargecarriagestotransportfarmproducts.B．Theyhadtoholdtheirwhipswiththeirrighthands.C．Theywantedothercarriagestopassontheirleft.D．Theywereforcedtositonthebacklefthorse.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingkeeptotheleftsideoftheroad?A．Russia.B．India.C．Spain.D．Algeria.4、WhydoestheauthormentionModelTinthelastparagraph?A．Tointroduceaworld-famousmakeofAmericancars.B．Tostressitsroleinchangingthecustomofdriving.C．Todescribeitssafestdesignforpassengers.D．ToexplainwhytheBritishwon’tchange.Text4Inacountrywheremanygirlsarestilldiscouragedfromgoingtoschool,SushmaVermaishavinganythingbutatypicalchildhood.The13-year-oldgirlfromapoorfamilyinnorthIndiahasenrolledin(入學登記)amaster’sdegreeinmicrobiology,afterherfathersoldhislandtopayforsomeofhisdaughter’stuitiontohelphertobepartofIndia’sgrowingmiddleclass.Vermafinishedhighschoolat7andearnedanundergraduatedegreeatage13withtheencouragementofheruneducatedandpoorparents.“TheyallowedmetodowhatIwantedtodo,”Vermasaid,“Ihopethatotherparentsdon’tmaketheirchildrenaccepttheirchoices.”Sushmaliveswithherfamilyinacrowdedsingle-roomapartmentinLucknow.Theironlyincomeisherfather’sdailywageofupto200rupees(lessthan$3.50)forlaboringonconstructionsites.Theirmostpreciouspossessionsincludeastudytableandasecond-handcomputer.Itisnotagreatatmosphereforstudying,sheadmitted.Buthavingnotelevisionandlittleelseathomehasadvantages,shesaid.“Thereisnothingtodobutstudy.”Herfirstchoicewastobecomeadoctor,butshecannottakethetesttoqualifyformedicalschooluntilsheis18.“SoIchosethemaster’sofscienceandthenIwilldoadoctor’sdegree,”shesaid.Inanotherfamily,Sushmamightnothavebeenabletoreceivehighereducation.MillionsofIndianchildrenarestillnotenrolledingradeschool,andmanyofthemaregirlswhoseparentschoosetoholdthembackinfavourofadvancingtheirsons.Somefromconservative(守舊的)villageculturesareexpectedonlytogetmarried.“Thegirlisaninspirationforstudentswhoarebornwitheverything”,saidDr.BindeshwarPathakofSulabhInternational,whodecidedtohelpafterseeingalocaltelevisionprogramonSushma.Sheisalsoreceivingfinancialaidfromwell-wishingciviliansandothercharities.1、WhichwordcanbestdescribeSushmaVerma’sfather?A．Strict.B．Educated.C．Understanding.D．Supportive.2、Whydoesthewritermentionastudytableandasecond-handcomputer?A．Toshowherfamilyenjoyasimplelife.B．Toshowherfamilyliveaverypoorlife.C．Totellusherroomispoorlyfurnished.D．Totellusherroomisagreatplacetostudyin.3、WhatmadeSushmanotqualifiedtotakethetestformedicalschool?A．Herage.B．Herchoice.C．Herinterest.D．Herpoverty.4、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph6?A．Indianparentstreattheirsonsanddaughtersequally.B．Indianparentsspendmuchoftheirincomeoneducation.C．Indianboyshavemorechancestoreceivehighereducation.D．Indiangirlsinthecountrysidegetmarriedwhentheyleaveprimaryschool.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,intelligentrobotswillbewidelyusedinthefutureAthome,robotswillhelp1．(we)dosomehouseworkandtakecareoftheelderly,babiesandparentsInadditiontothese2．(task),robotswillevenbeabletoplaychessanddoexercisewithpeopleInfactories,robotswillbeusedtoperformsomedangerousjobs3．(avoid)accidentsRobotswillchangeourfuturelifeinmanyways,whichwillmakeitmorecolorfulandcomfortableHowever,weshouldn’tdependonintelligentrobotstoomuch,forthey4．(make)tohelphumansratherthanreplaceusSorobotsshouldbeused5．(proper)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,

useonewordthatbestfitseachblankAnewstudyshowsthat1．(good)yourshort-termmemory,thefasteryoufeelfedupanddecideyou’vehadenoughThefindingsappearintheJournalofConsumerResearchNoelleNelson,assistantprofessorofmarketingandconsumerbehaviorattheUniversityofKansasSchoolofBusinessSheandhercolleagueJosephReddenattheUniversityofMinnesotatriedtothinkoutsidethelunchbox“Somethingthatwasinterestingtomeisthatsomepeoplegettiredofthings2．verydifferentratesWhenyouthinkaboutpopsongsontheradio,somepeoplemuststillbeenjoyingthemandrequestingthemevenafterhearingthemalotButalotofotherpeoplearereallysickofthosesamesongs”Thedifference,theresearcherssupposed,mighthavetodowithmemoriesofpastconsumptionTheresearcherstestedthememorycapacityofundergraduatesThestudentsthenviewedarepeatingseriesofthreeclassicpaintings…likeTheStarryNight,AmericanGothic,andTheScream…orlistenedandre-listenedtoaseriesofthreepopsongs…orthreepiecesofclassicalmusicThroughoutthetest,theparticipantswereaskedtoratetheirexperienceonascaleofzerototen“Wefoundthatpeoplewithlargercapacitiesrememberedmoreaboutthemusicorart,whichledtothem3．(get)tiredofthemusicorartmorequicklySorememberingmoredetailsactuallymadetheparticipantsfeellikethey’dexperiencedthemusicorartmoreoften”Thefindingssuggestthatmarketers4．copewithourdesirefortheirproductsbyfiguringoutwaystodistractusandkeepusfromfullyrememberingourexperiencesWecouldalsotrick5．intoeatinglessjunkfoodbyrecallingtheexperienceofaprevioussnackAsforkidseasilybored,justtellthemtoforgetaboutit—itmighthelpthemhavemorefunClearlyifwearetoparticipateinthesocietyinwhichwelive,wemustcommunicatewithotherpeopleAgreatdealofcommunicatingisperformedonaperson-to-personbasisbythesimplemeansofspeechIfwetravelinbuses,buythingsinshops,oreatinrestaurants,wearelikelytohaveconversations6．wegiveinformationoropinions,receivenewsorcommentandverylikelyhaveourviews7．(challenge)byothermembersofsocietyFace-tofacecontactisbynomeanstheonlyformofcommunicationandduringthelasttwohundredyearstheartofmasscommunication8．(become)oneofthedominatingfactorsofcurrentsocietyTwothings,aboveothers,havecausedtheenormousgrowthofthecommunicationindustryFirstly,inventivenesshasledtoadvancesinprinting,telecommunications,photography,radioandtelevisionSecondly,speedhasrevolutionizedthetransmissionandreceptionofcommunications9．localnewsoftentakesabackseattonationalnews,whichitselfisoftenalmosteclipsed(失去優(yōu)勢)byinternationalnewsNolongeristhepossessionofinformationrestrictedtoawealthyminorityInthelastcenturythewealthymanwithhisownlibrarywasindeedfortunate,buttodaytherearepubliclibrariesFortyyearsago,peopleusedtogotothecinema,butnowfarmorepeoplesitathomeandturnontheTVtowatchaprogramthat10．(channel)intomillionsofhomes…SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Asyougrowrapidlythroughyourteenageyears,youwillexperiencealotofchanges.Thechangesmayseemdifficult.1、Don’tpanic!Youwilldealsuccessfullywiththem!Youareayoungadultnow!Withmoreresponsibility,youwillfindmorefreedomtomakeyourownchoices.Thisisatimetobewellinformedaboutmakingchoices.Inthiswayyoucanmakehealthybalanceddecisions.2、Youmayalreadyknowyourcareerpathoryoumayhavenoideaatallwhatyouwanttodo.Bothsituationsarefine!Workhardandtherightopportunitywillpresentitselftoyou.Youngadulthoodmeansgreaterfreedomandmorechoices.3、Buttrynottoshutyourfamilyoutofyourlife.Youshouldlearntothinkofotherseventhoughyouareoldenoughtolookafteryourself.Itisalsoperfectlynaturalatthistimeforyoutospendmoretimewithyourfriendsthanyourfamily.4、Atruefriendwillstandbyyounomatterwhathappens.Thisperiodisapartofthelifecycle.Thesearesomepeoplewhowillbewithyouthroughoutlife’sjourney.Therewillbesomepeoplewithwhomyoupartandgoseparateways.Leavingschoolcanbehard.Therealityisthatyoumaynotevenseeallofyourclassmatesagain.Youareayoungadult.Itisyourlife.Noonecanliveitforyou.5、Somakingtherightchoiceswillbeimportanttoyou.Lifeisforliving.Enjoyyourlifewisely!A．Chooseyourfriendswisely.B．Theywillhelpshapethefuture.C．Theymayseemtohappenquickly.D．Youwillprobablywanttobeindependent.E.Youmayappreciatewhatyouhaveinyourownlife.F.Thechoicesthatyoumakefromnowonwillbeyourchoices.G.Yourfamilyhasbee