2023年梧州市蝶山区考研《英语一》临考冲刺试题含解析.docx

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1、2023年梧州市蝶山区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 ANSWERSHEET. (10 points)完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）When Andra Rush started her trucking company, all she had was an old van, two used pick-up tru

2、cks and the simple certainty of a 23-year-old girl. But she planned to make her fortune in about four years to 36 her true goal: dealing with poverty on Native American reservations across North America. nI thought I could retire by the time I was 27J says Rush, nAt that age, you dont know 37 you do

3、nt know.1Rush is 49 now and 38 working hard. Her tiny start-up just outside Detroit has 39 to a $400 million NorthAmerican business. Today Rush is a(an) 40 not only for Native Americans but also for women in the male-controlled world of trucking.Rush was 41 30 miles outside Detroit. When the teenage

4、 Rush visited the reservation for the first time, she was 42 by the poverty and lack of hope. nI really wanted to 43 she says.She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982. She took a nursing job with a 44 pay and then practiced at anairgoods company, 45 the speed of package pickups, and del

5、iveries made a little more a little more profits. nI thought I could do that 46 Rush says.Within six months, Rush had ten employees, and clients(客户)47 Ford and GM were paying her to 48 smallpackages from the airport. Ford was the first to offer her a job trucking parts between its plants and supplie

6、r.By 2001, many of Rush*s 1,000 employees were Native Americans, working alongside people of every 49 But shefelt she hadnt done enough. 50 she joined forces with a Canadian parts maker to design and gather auto components.She located the plants near reservations, 51 opportunities where they were ne

7、eded most. By 2009, her auto parts businesswas earning $370 million 52Shes come a long way from the 5323-year-old who thought “the cash would just roll in. But Rush wouldnft change athing: HI love my job, she says. I 54 the fact that you can start to get some motivation and keep 55yourself-and thenB

8、. accomplishC. receive D. arrivesuddenly you lift your head and its been 25 yearsn2289 A. make1、A - what2、A. so3、A. grown4、A. able housewife5、A. broughtB.whichC.whyD.whoB.somehowC.stillD.anyhowB.becomeC.gotD.goneB.ordinary womanC.role modelD.truck driverB.livedC.risenD.raised参考答案Section I Use of Eng

9、lish1、1. B2. A3. C4. A5. C6. D7. C8. B9. A10. D11. D12. A13. B14. C15. D16. B17. C18. A19. A20. CSection II Reading Comprehension2、1. B2. C3. D3、1. C2. C3. B4. C4、1. D2. A3. C4. A5、1. A2. D3. B4. D6、1. purchased2. , were3. why4. to take5. . should6. mine7. getting8. quicker9. to10. so/and7、 1. brill

10、iantly2. competitors3. third4. was5. the6. was fascinated7. who8. . related9. for10. recitingSection III Translation8、1. G2. D3. C4. E5. A9、1. G2. D3. A4. E5. C6、 A. movedB interestedC struckD. encouraged7、 A have an influence B. make a differenceC. set an exampleD. make a decision8、 A. lowB - highC

11、 cheapD. expensive9、 A. whichB . thatC. whenD. where10、A. wellB . badlyC. worseD. better11、 A. likeB. besidesC. forD. except12、A. takeB . fetchC. bringD. lift13、A. educationB , familyC. backgroundD. city14、A. BecauseB. ForC. ButD. So15、A. seizingB creatingC. graspingD. losing16、.A in caseB. in turnC

12、. in returnD. in need17、A. inexperiencedB experiencedC. expertD. skilled18、A. enjoyB - hateC. doubtD. refuse19 A. fighting B.forcing C. challengingD. amusingSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.

13、Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Best London Exhibitions, 2018 Bridget Riley Exhibition, David Zwirner GalleryDavid Zwirner Gallery devotes its three - floor Mayfair site to new works by the great Bridget Riley in January 2018. We saw it, and quite frankly, the result is amazi

14、ng.WHEN： 19 Jan. 2018 - 10 Mar. 2018, Closed Sundays and MondaysWHERE： David Zwirner 24 Grafton Street, London, WIS 4EZAndreas Gursky, Hayward GalleryAfter a two - year break, Hayward Gallery reopens with a grand Andreas Gursky exhibition. The gallery hasdeliberately gone big with this retrospective

15、 (回顾)and we love it.WHEN： 25 Jan. 2018 - 22 Apr. 2018, Opening time not yet confirmedWHERE： Hayward Gallery Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SEI & - XXCharles I： King and Collector, Royal AcademyThis year, The Royal Academy celebrates its 250th anniversary. To kick off the celebrations, the

16、 museums director,Christopher Le Brun, wanted to create one of the greatest exhibitions of his career. Charles I： King and Collector reunites the greatest British art collection of all time for the first time in 350 years. Its a complete success.WHEN： 27 Jan. 2018 - 15 Apr. 2018, 10： 00- 18： 00WHERE

17、； Royal Academy Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, WIJ OBDPicasso 1932 - Love, Fame, Tragedy, Tate ModernIt is really once - in - a - lifetime Picasso exhibition. Tate Modern prepares to stage a blockbuster exploring Picassos special and splendid works from 1932. We saw it in Paris, and trust us,

18、 its good.WHEN： 8 Mar. 2018 - 10 Sept. 2018, Sunday to Thursday 10.00 - 18： 00, Friday to Saturday 10： 00 - 22： 00WHERE： Tate Modern Bankside, London, SEI 9TG1、Which gallery has been closed for a long time?A. David Zwirner Gallery.B. Hayward Gallery.C , Royal Academy.D. Tate Modern.2、What can visito

19、rs appreciate when visiting the Royal Academy this year?A. New works by Bridget Riley.B , Paintings by Andreas Gursky.C. The greatest British art collection.D. Paintings by Christopher Le Brun.3、Which art exhibition will last the longest?A. Bridget Riley exhibition, David Zwirner Gallery.B Andreas G

20、ursky, Hayward Gallery.C. Charles I： King and Collector, Royal Academy.D. Picasso 1932 - love, Fame, Tragedy, Tate Modern.Text 2Discoverys astronauts arrived to an exciting celebration Wednesday as nearly 700 people crowded an airplane storage place, waving flags and holding signs that read: Welcome

21、 Home, AstronautsThe seven-person team returned to Earth on Tuesday after being the first to take a space shuttle into orbit since the Columbia disaster（灾难）of 2003.“In the last two and a half years, we have been through the very worst that manned space flight can bring us, and over the past two week

22、s we have seen the very best,“ NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told the astronauts and their families and fans Wednesday.The crowd waved American flags for the U.S. astronauts and Japanese flags for crew member Soichi Noguchi, one of the spacewalkers.“As a rookie （新手）astronaut, I could not ask fo

23、r more J Noguchi saidJWe had three spacewalks, two extra days in space and one great team.While the homecoming has been filled with excitement for what mission controllers declared a truly spectacular test flight”, uncertainty remains for the future of the shuttle program.Shortly after Discovery ros

24、e up into space July 26, a nearly 1 -pound large piece of foam insulation （泡沫绝缘材料）fell from the fuel tank-the very thing that was supposed to have been fixed after Columbia exploded. The foam missed Discovery, but NASA grounded all shuttle flights until engineers fix the problem.NASA ground crews ex

25、amined Discovery after its return from orbit and found it in good condition, an official said Wednesday at NASAs Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California.Technicians counted 101 dings and divots, including 20 that were larger than 1 inch. Schaaf Dean, landing support gro

26、up chief, said the numbers were similar to the results of other shuttle, post-landing examinations.A beginning examination of the shuttles thermal （热的）blanket showed it remained undamaged during re-en-try into the Earths air.（Agencies）1、The seven astronauts.A. are the first to take a space shuttle i

27、nto orbitB , took the Columbia into spaceC. returned to earth safelyD. are Americans2、According to the text, the NASA officials think.A. the flight of Discovery is a failureB. manned space flight has been through the best in the pastC. the flight of Discovery is a successD. the astronauts are nation

28、al heroes3、When the Discovery took off,.A , the fuel tank burned B. a piece of foam insulation fellC. the safety belt is not fixed D. it knocked into the Columbia4、The underlined word grounded means.A. （of a boat） hit the bottom of a sea and be unable to moveB. to cause a boat to hit the bottom of a

29、 sea or lakeC , to prevent a plane or person from flyingD. to be based on somethingText 3When its five oclock, people leave their office. The length of the workday, for many workers, is defined by time. They leave when the clocks tell them theyre done.These days, the time is everywhere: not just on

30、clocks or watches, but on cellphones and computers. That may be a bad thing, particularly at work. New research shows that clock based work schedules hinder creativity.Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours. For example: a meeting from 9 a. m. to 10 a. m, research from 10 a.

31、m to noon, etc. On the other hand, task-timers have a list of things they want to accomplish. They work down the list, each task starts when the previous task is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both these types of planning.What, then, are the effects of thinking about time in th

32、ese different ways? Does one make us more productive? Better at the tasks at hand? Happier? In experiments conducted by Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier, they had participants organize different activities from project planning, holiday shopping, to yoga by time or to-do list to measure how they p

33、erformed under “clock time vs. task time”. They found clock timers to be more efficient（有效率的）but less happy because they felt little control over their lives. Task timers are happier and more creative, but less productive. They tend to enjoy the moment when something good is happening, and seize opp

34、ortunities that come up.The researchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be undervalued and under-supported in the business culture. This might be a small change to the way we view work and the office, but the researchers argue that it challenges a widespread characteristic of the economy:

35、work organized by clock time. While most people will still probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-based timing should be used when performing a job that requires more creativity. It911 make those tasks easier, and the task-doers will be happier.1、What does the author say a clock-b

36、ased work?A. It makes workers very tired.B , It reminds workers to leave on time.C. It makes workers aware of the precious time.D , It may have a bad effect on the creativity.2、What does the underlined word “hinder“ in paragraph 2 mean?A. Block. B. Consider.C. Increase. D. Value.3、What did Tamar Avn

37、et and Anne-Laure Sellier find in their experiments about clock-timers?A. They seize opportunities as they come up.B They always get their work done in time.C. They tend to be more productive.D. They can control their lives.4、What do the researchers suggest?A. Task-based timing is preferred for doin

38、g creative work.B. It is important to keep a balance between work and life.C. Performing creative jobs tends to make workers happier.D. A scientific standard should be adopted in job evaluation.Text 4Almost none of us have the time to read everything wed like to read. Yet we lose countless hours to

39、daily activities that bring us little joy like taking buses and waiting in line. What if we could turn these little blocks of unoccupied time into precious and rewarding moments for learning and reflection?Founded in 2012, 1Reader, a micro-learning app on mobile phones, brings the biggest ideas from

40、 best-selling books through 15-minute audio (音频)and text. So far, more than 3,000 books have been included, ranging from psychology and parenting to management and economics, with new titles added every day.Reader is pioneering a new method of reading, with over 9 million users enjoying the benefits

41、 already. According to the Pew Research Center (PRC), the British readjust 4 paper books a year and over 25% havent read a single paper book this year, but reading isnt dying. There are now more ways for the British to read than ever before, due to the widespread use of e-books and audio books.The b

42、ooks in Reader are rewritten to ensure it is easy to remember the main content. The way the content is edited has been specifically designed to ensure it is useful in practice. Besides, the content is rewritten with relevant examples in real life, which means users are more likely to remember and ap

43、ply what is helpful to them.Holger Seim, German co-founder of this app, declares, iReader gives you the biggest ideas in the shortest possible time.It transforms great ideas into little packs you can listen to or read in just 15 minutes.1、What does the author suggest people do in the unoccupied time

44、?A. Read and think.B. Write and share.C. Avoid taking buses.D. Bring joy to daily routines.2、What can we infer from the PRC findings?A. The British benefit a lot from reading.B Reading methods are more important than before.C. Digital technology are taking the place of paper books.D. New forms of bo

45、oks are changing the way the British read.3、How does Reader make the content easy to remember?A. By bringing fun to it.B , By making it useful.C. By using artistic designs.D. By taking users as examples.4、What is the best title for the text?A .Reader Prevents Reading from Dying B. Reader Unites Worl

46、dwide Book-lovers C. iReader. The Best New App Creation D. iReader. Big Ideas in Small Packages Part 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 y

47、ou do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)My bike was a three-speed English “racer(purchase) during my second year in college in November 1964 for $2. Most of the money was earned by myself in my spare time,but I had to get my mother to help me out a littleAt that time,bikes3. (be) rare on a college campusThe reasonI hoped to got a bicycle was a little strangeA friend convinced meSCtake) a summer job selling door-to-door and suggested that 16, use a bicycle to travel between housesTh