2023年北流市考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题含解析.docx

2023年北流市考研英语一临考冲刺试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that fits the context.A detailed study of biological diversity (多样性)in town and city gardens has found that they offer a vital refuge for animals and plants. It has also found that many of the ideas about wildlife gardening are not 1 ,In fact, small gardens are just as good as big gardens at 2 wildlife, suburban gardens are not always better than city gardens and non-native plants are not always harmful to native insects and birds. Britain's 16,000,000 gardens are a refuge fbr hundreds of species of animals and plants that would find it 3 to survive on intensively (精细地)fanned land. According to the study, gardens are amazingly varied even compared to 4 environments that are good for wildlife. Small gardens are more interesting 5 they vary a great deal in botanical environment, All the wildlife responds to the variation.Ken Thompson of Sheffield University was involved n the first detailed study of the 6 living in British gardens when he and his colleagues surveyed 61 gardens in Sheffield. They really found a (n)7 diversity of plants and animals. Theyalso identified a range of simple 8 that improved a garden's environment fbr wildlife. The top thing is to grow more big trees as these greatly9the volume of vegetation in the garden and a lot of 10 means a lot of places to liveand a lot of things to eat.11, create a pond for insects and frogs. Think before stocking it with fish which will eatinsect eggs. Also, it is not wise to light up the garden at night with bright lawn lamps, which will 12 many night creatures, Finally, don't be too tidy: don't be 13 to clear up everything when the garden stops flowering. Just 14 a bit of things lying around.To sum up, people who want to turn their gardens into wildlife refuges should 15 and let the grass grow tall, the flowers turn to seed and trees expand skyward.1、A. trueB.basicC. vividD. simple2、A. selectingB.importingC. offeringD. attracting3、A. impossibleB.illegalC. luckyD. convenient4、A. peacefulB.warmC. naturalD. clean5、 A. beforeB.unlessC. butD. because6、A. wildlifeB.menC - germD. pet3. C4. D5、1. C2. C3. D4. 1. is regarded5. . was born6. , when7. with8. , what9. Having read10. could11. , that12. . greatest2. was held3. Why4. never5. failure6. must7. becoming8. , what9. it10. toSection III Translation8、1. B2. D3. A4. G5. C9、1. D2. G3. E4. A5. F7、A. confusingB.completeC. surprisingD.orderly8、A. measuresB.standardsC. servicesD.functions9、A. occupyB.increaseC. limitD.reduce10、A. vegetationB.reservationC , preparationD.decoration11> A. By contrastB.As a resultC. In other wordsD.In addition12、A. blockB.disturbC. benefitD.protect13、A. in a messB.in a wayC. in a hurryD.in a while14、A. forgetB.removeC. avoidD.leave15、A. escapeB.relaxC. striveD.retireSection II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Two recent studies have found that punishment is not the best way to influence behavior. One showed that adults are much more cooperative if they work in a system based on rewards. Researchers at Harvard University in the United States and the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden did the study.They had about two hundred college students play a version of the game known as the Prisoner's Dilemma. The game is based on the tension between the interests of an individual and a group. The students played in groups of four. Each player could win points for the group, so they would all gain equally. But each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players. Harvard researcher David Rand says the most successful behavior proved to be cooperation. The groups that rewarded the most earned about twice as much in the game as the groups that rewarded the least. And the more a group punished itself, the lower its earnings. The study appeared last month in the journal Science.The other study involved children. It was presented last month in California at a conference on violence and abuse(虐待). Researchers used intelligence tests given to two groups. More than eight hundred children were aged two to four the first time they were tested. More than seven hundred children were aged five to nine. The two groups were retested four years later, and the study compared the results with the first test. Both groups contained children whose parents used physical punishment and children whose parents did not.The study says the IQs of the younger children who were not spanked were five points higher than those who were. In the older group, the difference was almost three points. The more they are spanked, the slower their mental development.1、What do we know about the second study?A. Children's IQs have much to do with physical punishment.B. The study is about violence and cooperation of children.C. The children tested were divided into groups of four.D. Children's mental development only relies on their IQs.2、What does the underlined word “spanked" reffer to?A. punished B. blamedC. tested D. praised3、What might be the best title for the text?A. The Best Way to Correct MisbehaviorB. Punishment Is the Best Way of EducationC. Cooperation Is the Most Successful BehaviorD. Punishment or Reward: Which Works Better on Behavior?4、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Punishment is the best way to influence bad behaviors.B. The participants in the first study have the right to reward or punish others in the group.C. the younger children have a higher IQ because of their parents9 educational level.D. Adults are much more cooperative than children.Text 2Wearing a red nose for a day may seem like a strange way to raise money for charity. However, it seems to work in Britain. Red Nose Day (RND) is a well-known event in the UK. The aim of the day is to raise money for a charity called Comic Relief which helps people in need in Africa and in the UK.Comic Relief was started in 1985 by Richard Curtis. He wrote the series “Blackadder“ as well as the famous films “Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill”. Richard's idea to start Comic Relief was as a response to the severe lack of food in Ethiopia. It's called Red Nose Day as on this day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear! The money made from selling red noses goes to the charity.Red Nose Day takes place every two years in the spring and is now so well developed that many people consider it to be an unofficial national holiday. For example, many schools have non-uniform days.The slogan fbr the last RND was “Do Something Funny for Money" and the money collected was used to help fund projects in the following areas: treating malaria, education, maternal health and mental health. The BBC Red Nose Day telethon raised £ 74.3 million! Money-raising events take place all over the country and many schools join in. People also donate money by post, in banks, by phone using a credit card and online.Getting sponsored to do something is a common way to raise money on RND. If someone sponsors you it means that they agree to give you a certain amount of money for your actions. Here are some ways that people raise money: wear their pyjamas （睡衣）all day at work or in school, or grow a moustache or beard for a month.So, if you are ever in the UK on Red Nose Day, now you know why you may find normal people wearing red noses and doing silly things! It is all for a good cause!1、 The purpose of Comic Relief is .A. to celebrate Red Nose DayB , to help those in need in Africa and BritainC. to warn people against some diseasesD. to raise money for Mr. Curtis's films2、Red Nose Day got its name mainly from its .A. creator B. birthplaceC. aid receivers D. products for sale3、Which of the following is TRUE about Red Nose Day?A. It is celebrated in the spring every other year.B , People celebrate this day to bring happiness to others.C. Richard Curtis, the famous writer, started Red Nose Day.D. Some people raise money by growing a beard for a week. 4、Paragraph 4 is mainly to show that in Britain RND . A. is considered an official holidayB. lasts for a long timeC. is popular with people D. is well designed for TV Text 3One evening last summer, when I asked my 17-year-old son, Ray, fbr help with dinner, his response surprised me, "What's a colander （漏勺）？“ he asked.I could only blame myself. Nobody's hands went in the sauce except my own. But that night, as I explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadn't prepared Ray fbr. I felt confident that I'd raised a self-reliant boy, as we all try to do. But could he boil water? Sew on a button? Wash his clothes without turning them pink? No, no and no. Suddenly it hit me: He'd be leaving the house in a year to attend college. No way was I going to set a spoiled prince into the world.As parents, while we focus on our child's confidence and character, we perhaps don't always consider that we are also raising someone's future roommate, boyfriend, husband, or father. I wanted to know that I'd raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his liffe, “What's fbr dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. I was delighted to find that he didn't say no.For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for toasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust （馅饼皮）and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation on the importance of preheating an oven.Three of my four grandparents were tailors, so Ray was genetically programmed to quickly master the basics, like mending a split seam or refastening a button. One day we covered Advanced Laundry, in which I taught him never to mix a red sweatshirt with white shirts or put sweaters in the dryer. I knew that he would rather have been shooting hoops in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his mother he tried to beg off sewing lessons, even though I insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fixing his own shirt very attractive but it couldn't be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. "I appreciate more what you do as a mom,“ he told me one day.Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more important, he realizes there's nothing masculine （男子气的） about being helpless. Not only can he make his own dinner, he can make it for his family, too. Thafs what I call a man.1、 Hearing her son's question, the author felt.A. shocked B. angryC. disappointed D. calm2、We can learn from the text that Ray.A. made great progress in cookingB preferred sewing to cookingC. was unwilling to take the course at firstD. always thought it attractive to do housework3、The underlined part “more than just housekeeping shows that Ray.A. fell in love with housework B. did other work in the houseC. acknowledges the author's efforts D. began to be more independent4、What would be the best title for the text?A. Are Women Programmed for Housework? B. Should Boys Be Involved in Housework?C. I'm Proud I've Raised a Curious Son D. A Present for My Future Daughter-in-lawText 4Best Smartphone Games To Put Your Brain To TestI am a fan of blood shedding MMORPGs. But sometimes I play brain games. Here are four games for you that will surely put your brain to test.Real ChessChess has been bursting brains for over 14 centuries, and this virtual variant of chess really brings a new taste. Ifs a 3D virtual chess that lets you play with users from all around the world.You can chat with opponents, play with Al, get newbie tips and much more. The animations and 3D structures are really cool as well.Juice CubesJuice Cubes is a light and colorful game full of fruity juice cubes that you need to connect to pop and clear levels. There are multiple types of challenges, powerups, and over 550+ levels to keep you addicted.It might seem easy at the start, but it will burst your brain when you reach higher levels.WordBrain 2A really fun word game where you need to guess words based on the number of letters provided. Each word puzzle has a theme category, such as food, human body, color, or even space.And you can also use hints to solve the level when you get stuck. Your vocabulary is sure to be challenged in it.PuzzleramaPuzzlerama basically joins some of the top puzzles in one single app, making it a perfect app for puzzle lovers. It lets you play popular puzzle games such as flow,jigsaw, unblock, pipes, tangram, and more. There are hundreds of levels available for each puzzle type and things get really tough as you advance.The game interface is also very colorful, and smooth animations make the game fun to play.1、What is special about Real chess?A. It is a light and colorful game. B. It is a funny word game.C. It is a 3D virtual chess game. D. It has hundreds of levels.2、If you're good at guessing words, which game is the best choice?A. Real Chess. B. Juice Cubes.C. WordBrain 2. D. Puzzlerama.3、Which games are likey to have bright and different colors in the interface design?A. Real Chess&WordBrain 2 B. Juice Cubes & WordBrain 2C. WordBrain 2 & Puzzlerama D. Puzzlerama & Juice CubesPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A -G for each numbered paragraph (41 45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Arturo Toscanini, who conducted the first public performance of many world-famous operas (such as Othello and LaBoheme), 1, (regard) as the greatest conductor of the first part of the twentieth centuryToscanini 2(bear) in Italy on March 25, 3. He entered a music school 4Jie was nine and graduated in 1885 5/he highest honours in cello and composition6, was most special about Toscanini was that he did his job without the help of a score 7. (read) through a score, he8. recall every note many years later However, the fact 9, he had a marvellous memory alone did not make him a great conductor It was his energy, strict attitude towards performance, and loyalty to the composer's