考研《英语一》昌宁县2023年巅峰冲刺试卷含解析
考研英语一昌宁县2023年巅峰冲刺试卷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) Over the last summer I volunteered at a summer camp for children ages 5 through 12. Every day for six weeks I 1 pedal power to conquer the hill known only as Depot. 2 I arrived at Abbot School at 7:30, I began my seven-hour day of cleaning, entertaining and others. By helping these kids and working with other counselors, I was able to develop a better 3 of responsibility not just myself, but for 4 around me.In the beginning I helped with a 5 of twelve-year-olds. I had a lot of fun because they were the most mature 6 , and I could relate to them. They didn't need as 7 help as the younger kids so the director of the camp switched me down to six-year-olds.For the 8 few years I had gone to an adventure camp in the woods of Maine. There I participated in rafting, rock-climbing, and sea-kayaking. But nothing could have 9 me for working non-stop with 15 six-year-olds. From fights over batting order 10 who got to sip from the water fountain 11 , we were in a constant 12 of noise. I could now understand why parents always seemed to 13 a sigh of relief as they dropped off their little bundles of energy every morning.For the first summer I was doing something that 14 someone else, and I found more 15 in that than any wasted breezy day of summers past.During this unique opportunity of giving a 16 part of my summer, I was able to get back so much more. I learned how much my time is really 17 and how to take responsibility for myself and 18 others. I learned how different each individual is and how needs 19 . I gained more confidence when I realized I could 20 in the real world.1、AusedBproducedCwastedDaccumulated2、AThoughBBecauseCOnceDIf3、AknowledgeBsenseCdutyDsight4、AanyBonesCtheseDthose5、AgradeBgroupCclassDpack6、AcampersBvolunteersCteachersDguides7、AmanyBsomeCmuchDother8、AnextBoldCpreviousDfuture9、ApreventedBrestrictedCadvisedDprepared10、AtoBinCforDof11、AdirectlyBfirstCpolitelyDslow12、AspiritBviewCstateDshape13、Abring aboutBresult fromCfind outDlet out14、AdefeatedBbenefitedCregrettedDinterested15、AopportunityBrelationshipCdifferenceDsatisfaction16、AsmallBvaluableCboringDmajor17、AshortBworthCnecessaryDunique18、AparticularlyBmerelyCespeciallyDthoroughly19、AvaryBimproveCincreaseDdevelop20、AcreateBstruggleCappearDsurviveSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections: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 1Best Science Books of 2017At its heart, science is about curiosity. So it stands to reason these books about science should make you examine your world more closely, and in doing so, give you a sense of wonder.Big Chicken, by Maryn McKennaInvestigative journalist Maryn McKenna uses the modern industrial chicken as a window into how antibiotics(抗生素) transformed modern agriculturefor good and ill. She traces how animal antibiotics endanger human health, causing serious problems from antibiotic resistant stomach infections to UTIs. Recognizing that Americans are going to continue to eat chicken no matter what, McKenna suggests a way in which factory farming rids itself of its dependence on antibiotics.Why Time Flies, by Alan BurdickNew Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick examines the greatest gift humanity has ever known: time. Time, he writes, appears to exist in two distinct forms. One is the standardized, objective kind found in clocks and watches; the other is our internal, biological sense of time, the one we measure in our cells, bodies and minds. But the closer he looks, the less clearer this distinction appears.Paleoart, by Zoe LescazeDinosaurs have long captured the imaginations of scientists and artists alike, and Paleoart brings those visions together in a blend of human knowledge and creativity.These images not only show our changing understanding of dinosaurs, but also reflect the distinct artistic sensibilities of their time. Both artistic and educational, these pictures are certainly influential.What Its Like to Be a Dog, by Gregory BernsBerns, a neuroscientists, trained dogs to sit in a machine in order to look into the brains of conscious dogs for the first time. That pioneering work inspired him to dig deeper into the minds of other animals, from sea lions to the extinct thylacine(袋狼). Berns says, “With their ability to think, choose and feel, dogs and other animals do not deserve the cruel treatment humans so often do to them.”1、Which book has something to do with public